Chapter 1274
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Ying Qi's struggling movements froze when she heard Gu Shengyin's words.
She suddenly raised her head and stared at Gu Shengyin's face, "Her Royal Highness Princess Royal has no intention of letting Ying Qi go?"
Gu Shengyin gently stroked the white jade cup in her hand and didn't speak.
Ying Qi smiled bitterly, "Xu Baochan, you're so ruthless! You … "
Before she could finish her words, a Shadow Guard who had turned pale with fright sealed her mute acupoint.
Then, everyone in the hall knelt down in unison, waiting for their master to speak.
These Shadow Guards hated Ying Qi in their hearts. Ying Qi was a person who deserved to die, yet she had implicated them!
What if their Master was in a bad mood and decided to vent her anger on them?
Gu Shengyin looked at the hall full of people kneeling down and was stunned for a moment, but then thinking of her current identity and the world she lived in, she suddenly understood the thoughts of these Shadow Guards.
In a society where imperial power was supreme, existences like Shadow Guards had no dignity at all. Their life and death were all controlled by their Master.
"Get up and take her away." Gu Shengyin said lightly.
The Shadow Guards felt as if they had been granted amnesty. Since Master said so, it meant she wouldn't pursue this matter.
They quickly took Ying Qi away and disappeared in front of Gu Shengyin.
Towards Gu Shengyin, they were grateful, but towards Ying Qi, these Shadow Guards only felt disgust.
It was this woman who had almost caused them to be punished!
Thinking so, these Shadow Guards stared at Ying Qi without any trace of warmth.
Didn't their Master say they were to properly "entertain" her according to her oath?
It just so happened that these Shadow Guards were proficient in many ways, but this was a life worse than death.
Silence was restored in the hall.
Gu Shengyin suddenly felt bored.
"System, how is he?" Gu Shengyin suddenly asked.
The System flashed a white light and sent a message to Gu Shengyin's mind.
Sky Dragon had not been peaceful recently.
The late Emperor had passed away, and the First Prince, who should have rushed back to inherit the throne, met with an accident on his way back. There was no news of him.
The other princes in the court, who had been dormant for a long time, seized this opportunity to spread the news that the First Prince had died. A group of officials, led by the Prime Minister, advocated for a new emperor to be chosen from the remaining princes.
Fortunately, there was another group of staunch royal officials who insisted on finding the First Prince. Both sides refused to budge, and this bought some time for Long Xiao.
Then, the First Prince returned to the capital in a high-profile manner and used thunderous methods to control the chaotic situation in the court, ascending to the throne.
Compared to the benevolence and righteousness of the previous Emperor, the methods of this new Emperor were clearly much more forceful.
Not long after he ascended the throne, he took out a handbook in front of the court. On it was a list of the masterminds behind the ambush he encountered on the day he returned to the capital.
The Second Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Ninth Prince were all involved.
Long Xiao mercilessly stripped the three of their titles and imprisoned them in the imperial mausoleum, never to enter the capital for the rest of their lives.
The imperial court had also purged most of the old officials and put the younger officials in important positions.
In less than half a year, the entire Sky Dragon court was solemn and the new Emperor had complete control of the situation.
Some of the old officials who originally had some objections to the new Emperor's thunderous methods could not help but sigh at the current situation. They also had to admit that His Majesty was indeed a natural politician.
The Sky Dragon court officials and the people were very satisfied with the new Emperor. The only thing they had some complaints about was that the new Emperor's style seemed to be a bit extravagant.
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