Quick Transmigation: Good Man Series 2 [201-400]

The Treasonous General 4

At this time, inside the enormous Xuanshi Hall was especially solemn and respectful. All the cabinet ministers sat in concentrated introspection[1] and did not know what they were thinking. The difference was that the womenfolk of the Yan family looked at the door of the hall anxiously and expectantly, waiting for Yan Chu's appearance.

The current Emperor Zhou was the least valued one among all the princes of the late emperor. But who would have imagined that to fight for the title of emperor, other princes denounced and framed each other, and not many survived? The late emperor was cold-hearted and quietly pointed to this least ambitious and yet undisputed[2] son as one.

When he was the prince, Emperor Zhou had only one princess, which was the current empress. Emperor Zhou had a gentle disposition, but the empress had a strong personality. When Emperor Zhou was not favored, and several brothers could bully him, it was the princess who protected him at that time. Therefore, he respected and cherished this empress very much.

For many years after he acceded to the throne, Emperor Zhou's harem had two or three women from other countries besides the empress. Most of the time, Emperor Zhou spent the nights with the empress. Therefore in the harem, besides the concubine born eldest princess, the other two princes and one princess all came from the empress.

In terms of heirs, Emperor Zhou's children were rare among the royal families of the Three Kingdoms.

As soon as the eldest prince was born, he bestowed with the title of the Crown Prince. He only had one Crown Princess and a daughter at his knee for the time being. The second princess, who was born from a side concubine, was three years younger than the eldest prince. The empress was already looking for a candidate for the second princess and did not know whose son would have the honor.

On such occasions today, two princes and two princesses were present. When Yan Chu brought in, he looked around the Xuanshi Hall quickly.

"Little Tiger."

That group of Imperial Guards was afraid that Yan Chu's bloody appearance would frighten Old Madam Yan, also the princesses and princes in this Xuanshi Hall. Before they brought him in, they markedly changed him into a clean white prison uniform, wiped his face, hands, and feet, and cleared his messy hair. He looked quite neat. At least in that way, they could not see his miserable appearance like in prison just a moment ago.

But even so, in the eyes of the onlookers, he should have suffered a lot. If he did not bear any crime, would the young master of the Yan military family need some guards to carry him?

All the people present were more sophisticated and more difficult to fool than ordinary people. In the eyes of some of them, this matter unconditionally had something to do with the one sitting on the Dragon Throne right now and looking at Yan Chu with a lamenting face, ah.

Once a task was succeeded, they got rid of those who accomplished it[3]. Before that, when the chaos of wars and disputes were frequent in various countries, Zhou needed the men of the Yan family. Now that the war settled, the Yan family, who enjoyed a too high reputation among the people, had become a thorn in the emperor's side.

Now because of this incident, Venerable General Yan initially had endured the complications of his old illness, and even the Qi and blood attacked his heart. He died suddenly, while Young General Yan was in prison. The reliable reputation of the Yan family got destroyed in a few days.