As he watched the mother and son leave, Yang Qing felt a sense of crisis. It was true that the mother and son's willpower wasn't strong enough, and they didn't have the ability to withstand pressure. It was easy for them to ride on the fence. If they cowered, he might have to answer to Qing Zhu. Even though Miao Yi was exerting pressure on the mother and son pair, he had no choice but to be careful. He didn't want to screw up and get killed by these two.
He immediately took out the Star Bell to contact Miao Yi and explained the situation. He asked Miao Yi to use the people in the Netherworld Army who had pledged loyalty to Yuan Venerate Qing to pressure the mother and son so that they wouldn't act rashly.
As soon as the mother and son left, they bumped into Wang Dingchao, who had come to ask for orders. "Your Highness, Your Highness! Your Highness, the heavenly decree has arrived. Why haven't you ordered the troops to assemble? "
Xiahou Chengyu was enraged and shouted, "How dare you! Your Highness knows what to do. Are you the Netherworld Governor, or is Your Highness the Netherworld Governor? "
Wang Dingchao cupped his hands and said, "Please calm down, Your Highness. I wouldn't dare, but this is His Majesty's decree. We can't delay it. I'm afraid we will incur His Majesty's wrath. I'm doing this for Your Highness's own good."
Yuan Venerate Qing sighed. "We have to obey His Majesty's decree, but we can't act rashly. We have to plan carefully."
Wang Dingchao said, "Your Highness, His Majesty only wants us to send troops to pressure the southern army."
Yuan Venerate Qing said, "Who is Niu Youde? He did not climb to the position of the Southern Army Commander by luck. He is a famous general who is good at war and cannot be underestimated! Moreover, Niu Youde is someone who will fight whenever he is angry. How do you know that we won't provoke his retaliation by rashly invading his territory? We can't rely on luck. Since we are going to send troops, we have to be prepared for the possibility of fighting Niu Youde, don't you think? "
This was the stalling method that Yang Qing had just taught him. Yang Qing knew that Miao Yi had the initiative. If Master Qing did not make a move, Miao Yi's territory would not be given to Yuan Venerate Qing. When the time came, he would naturally have other reasons to stall Yuan Venerate Qing and would not satisfy Yuan Venerate Qing's little scheme.
However, there was some truth to this. Wang Dingchao was speechless and could only urge Yuan Venerate Qing to make preparations as soon as possible.
Yuan Venerate Qing couldn't be unprepared either. While he said that this was a plan, he was also slowly mobilizing his troops.
One or two days passed, and Lord Qing of the Heavenly Palace acted as if nothing had happened and didn't ask any more questions. Five or six days passed, and Qing Zhu was still watching from the sidelines. Day after day passed, but there was still no movement from the Netherworld Army. Anyone could tell that Yuan Venerate Qing did not want to send his troops. Qing Zhu had a gloomy expression on his face all day long. The people in the Heavenly Palace started to speak cautiously whenever they saw him. Anyone who was familiar with Qing Zhu knew that he was on the verge of exploding.
Coming out of the Cold Palace, Qing Zhu did not go through the main entrance. Instead, he went through the back door and arrived at the valley behind. The valley that had been destroyed by Xiahou Chengyu's disturbance was only simply repaired for the time being. He did not want people to see any obvious signs that something had happened, and it was not convenient for him to immediately restore it to its original elegance and leave behind evidence.
Standing on a rock, Qing Zhu looked around at the messy surroundings after the collapse. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said coldly, "It's been ten days!"
Shangguan Qing, who was standing under the rock, raised his head and glanced at him. He knew what he was referring to and replied softly, "Yes, it's been ten days."
Qing Zhu slowly put his hands behind his back and said coldly, "He still hasn't sent his troops. He is deliberately delaying!"
Shangguan Qing said vaguely, "Niu Youde is good at war, so it's understandable that Your Highness wants to make thorough preparations."
Qing Zhu suddenly turned around and looked at him condescendingly. "Do you believe this nonsense? He doesn't want to send his troops. He is deliberately delaying and defying the decree! What else does he want? Unfilial son! "
Shangguan Qing said tentatively, "Your Majesty, should we issue another decree to urge him?"
Qing Zhu sneered. "Pass my decree to Wang Dingchao. Let him take over the position of Netherworld Governor. Immediately detain the mother and son and bring them to the Heavenly Palace!"
Shangguan Qing said worriedly, "Your Majesty, please reconsider. A family shouldn't be like this."
Qing Zhu said sternly, "I have already given him a chance, but this unfilial son doesn't know how to repent. Where does this unfilial son get the courage to go against me? There must be something fishy going on. If we let the mother and son stay there any longer, they will only be used by others. If we don't act decisively, it will be even more difficult to clean up the mess! Do you also want to defy the decree? "
Shangguan Qing could only accept the order and said, "Yes! This old servant will pass on the decree now! "
The stone door of the quiet room opened with a buzz. Yang Qing, who was sitting cross-legged on the stone couch, opened his eyes and saw Xiahou Chengyu and Yuan Venerate Qing rushing in.
Without waiting for Yang Qing to say anything, Xiahou Chengyu said anxiously, "Little Brother, I just received news from my subordinates that the Heavenly Palace has sent someone over. They didn't come here but went directly to Wang Dingchao. I'm afraid His Majesty has some decree for Wang Dingchao."
Yang Qing thought to himself that Xiahou Chengyu was indeed someone who had been in the Heavenly Palace for so many years. He had already sensed that something was wrong.
In fact, he had also just received news that the Heavenly Palace had sent someone to Wang Dingchao's place. There was no reason for him not to know if the Xiahou Family's spies could tell this to the mother and son.
Yuan Venerate Qing was also a little flustered. "Uncle, how are the preparations on His Highness' side?"
Yang Qing put his feet down from the couch and sighed. "Soon. It will be ready in a few more days. However, even if His Highness is ready now, I'm afraid it will be too late. Someone in the Cold Palace is taking advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble. I'm afraid someone doesn't want to let Her Highness and Her Highness return alive! "
Xiahou Chengyu's eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
Yang Qing muttered, "I received news from His Highness previously. I don't know what Zhan Ruyi said to His Highness in the Cold Palace, but His Highness didn't look too good. His Highness then instructed Shangguan Qing to pass on the decree here. I'm not sure what the decree is exactly, and I wanted to wait for Her Highness to receive the decree to see what was going on. Now, it seems that the decree was not for Her Highness but for Wang Dingchao? Logically speaking, Wang Dingchao could have been notified directly if there was anything. Why would a decree be sent directly to Wang Dingchao? I suspect that it is something that even Wang Dingchao wouldn't dare to do even if he received the decree … "Yang Qing's gaze shifted between the mother and son." Based on this, it is very likely that someone wants to harm Her Highness and Her Highness! "
Yuan Venerate Qing immediately looked nervous.
Xiahou Chengyu was so angry that he was trembling. "It's that b * tch! It must be that b * tch! I already knew that b * tch wanted to replace me, but she couldn't find an opportunity and kept putting on an act. This time, the fox's tail has indeed been exposed. She can't wait any longer! "
Before she could figure out what was going on, she had already confirmed without hesitation that Zhan Ruyi wanted to harm her.
Yuan Venerate Qing might be nervous, but he wasn't as resentful as Xiahou Chengyu to the point of losing his rationality. "Mother, things might not be as bad as we think," Yang Qing said.
Yang Qing asked, "What if Wang Dingchao really received an imperial edict to kill Her Highness and Her Highness?"
Yuan Venerate Qing said doubtfully, "Wang Dingchao said that His Majesty had already given him an imperial decree to not be loyal to His Majesty and only to me. Wang Dingchao has always done so for so many years. No matter what, he wouldn't go so far as to harm me, right?"
"Your Highness is too naive. If that person from the Cold Palace really wanted to get rid of Her Highness and Her Highness, if he didn't do it now, when would he?" Yang Qing sneered. "If I'm not wrong, Wang Dingchao would definitely say that it was an imperial decree from His Majesty to escort Her Highness and Her Highness back to the Sky Palace if he wanted to. In fact, once they reached the Southern Army's territory, someone would definitely assassinate them. After killing Her Highness and Her Highness, they would then frame His Highness!"
Xiahou Chengyu fumed. "How dare he!"
Yang Qing said calmly, "Her Highness and Her Highness have been hesitating for so long, so I can't say anything for fear that you will overthink it. However, if the situation has reached a point where it's either your life or mine, and the plan is already revealed, but Her Highness and Her Highness are still hesitating and pinning their hopes on someone being merciful, then just pretend that I didn't say anything! " He cupped his hands and bade farewell. "I have no choice but to abandon my sister and Her Highness. The situation is too dangerous, and the knife is already at my neck. Allow me to escape first!" With that said, he turned to leave.
The two of them panicked. Yuan Venerate Qing grabbed his wrist. "Wait, Uncle. If Wang Dingchao really dares to harm us, I will not let him off!"
"Little Brother!" Xiahou Chengyu also had a pleading look on his face as he said, "You can't just leave us like this. If Wang Dingchao really wants to kill us mother and son, he has His Majesty's decree to command the army. Zun 'er's subordinates won't be able to stop him! How should we deal with this? "
Yang Qing sighed to himself. Even people like you have such improper thoughts …
Outside the Governor's Residence, in the main hall of a residence, Wang Dingchao and a general from the Heavenly Court were standing face to face.
After reading the imperial decree in his hand, Wang Dingchao was silent for a long time before he finally took out the star bell and said, "Let me confirm this with the Chief Steward!"
The general nodded and sighed softly, knowing that it was difficult for him to do this.
However, after contacting the general, Wang Dingchao's expression turned solemn as he said slowly with difficulty, "Understood!"
The general knew the outcome and reminded him, "The higher-ups don't want to make a big deal out of this. If the impact is too great, it will be hard to clean up the mess, and the higher-ups will lose face. To a certain extent, His Majesty is also doing this for the good of Her Highness and Her Highness. Do you understand what I mean?"
Wang Dingchao nodded with difficulty. "Understood!"
The general cupped his hands and said, "Then please act quickly, General. I will be in charge of sending people to the Heavenly Palace!"
Wang Dingchao walked out with a straight face and began to gather the relevant personnel to convey the imperial decree. He couldn't act unless the relevant personnel saw the imperial decree. After all, the people being detained were the Empress and Her Highness!
In a pavilion, Xiahou Chengyu and Yuan Venerate Qing were sitting opposite each other. The table was filled with delicious delicacies, but neither of them was in the mood to enjoy them.
Yuan Venerate Qing took out the star bell from under the table and received a message. Then, he said through gritted teeth, "Uncle, someone has sent news that Wang Dingchao is secretly gathering troops!"
Xiahou Chengyu looked apprehensive, and both mother and son started to feel nervous. After all, this was the first time they were facing such a situation, so they didn't feel confident at all.
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