Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback
Chapter 511: Your Majesty, Please Abdicate!

Chapter 511: Chapter 511: Your Majesty, Please Abdicate!

Emperor Qingwu was terrified by the contemptuous expressions of the common people and ministers, scared by the inexplicable chill wind. He knelt on the ground holding his head, resembling not an emperor but a stray dog wagging its tail in pity.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

Everyone turned to see Zhong Xuanliang’s face flushed with anger.

Emperor Qingwu pleaded, "I was wrong, I can issue a decree of repentance!"

In his mind, a decree of repentance was the greatest concession a monarch could make. So many citizens had died, yet all the people under Heaven were his subjects. Could anything be more important than imperial dignity?

Then another voice came, "Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

After hearing this, Emperor Qingwu suddenly became alert. He stood up from the ground and saw Lu Zhong’s indifferent and contemptuous eyes.

"Lu Zhong, you!" Emperor Qingwu was shocked that even Lu Zhong would betray him!

In truth, Lu Zhong’s resolve had long since faltered. Whether the emperor he supported was worthy or not only crystallized today when he decided to personally drag this incompetent emperor from the throne.

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!" The next voice made Emperor Qingwu dumbfounded.

He saw Wang Qingchen step forward and loudly demand his abdication!

Wang Qingchen had betrayed him too!

"Good, all of you! You traitorous ministers and rebels!" Emperor Qingwu’s hands trembled uncontrollably.

Next, numerous officials shouted in unison, "Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

The officials’ voices rang out powerfully through the air.

Emperor Qingwu could barely stand. Not one minister supported him, not a single person stood by his side!

Next, the voice of the people came.

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

The people’s angry cries rose wave after wave, echoing throughout Ding’an City.

The demand for Emperor Qingwu to abdicate resonated long in the air, as if his body had been emptied.

Only now did he understand the feeling of being betrayed by everyone close to him.

He looked at Zhan Lan and Mu Yan; both looked at him with cold disdain.

Lu Zhong stepped out of the crowd and bowed, "The late emperor’s edict once declared that if the new emperor were to lack virtue, let a capable one take his place! The Regent King governs the empire skillfully, bearing the demeanor of a monarch, Zhan Lan, the Great General, fights valiantly and is beloved by the people, a model for the Queen Mother."

Zhong Xuanliang, Wang Qingchen, Chu Xiong, and a number of ministers all spoke in unison, "We request the Regent King assume the throne!"

The officials followed suit, "We request the Regent King assume the throne!"

The voices of the people quickly followed, "We request the Regent King assume the throne!"

Four veteran ministers shouted in unison, "The old ministers request the Regent King assume the throne!"

The passionate cries echoed throughout the imperial city. Zhan Lan’s heart surged, Mu Yan won the approval of everyone.

Zhan Beicang and Zhan Hui exchanged a look; this was what Mu Yan deserved.

Xiao Chen had foreseen this outcome. Mu Yan was a born emperor, his ability fit for the role; Zhan Lan’s popularity among the people further encouraged the ministers to support Mu Yan.

Huang Gun’s heart raced with excitement, feeling fortunate for standing with the right person!

Dugu Yan curled her lips; her sister Lan was about to become the queen of Nanjin!

In a teahouse, Qin Shuang, with tears in her eyes, looked at Chu Yin. Both cried silently and embraced each other.

At their side, Liu Xi, Xiao Tao, and Qiuyue wept looking at the Old General Zhan’s coffin. They had all been maids at the General Mansion; the Old General was always kind, never harsh.

Chu Yin cried; her dear sister had suffered so much and was finally going to become the most dignified woman in Nanjin, and yet her grandfather’s coffin was there in the long street, unseen by him.

Qin Shuang’s voice choked, "Let’s go, return to the General Mansion to wait. We’ll leave quickly through the alley."

The Old General’s coffin was set to pass through the long street to the General Mansion; Qin Shuang had to arrange the chapel for the Old General.

Bai Chen received them downstairs; they left swiftly by carriage.

Emperor Qingwu looked venomously at those who had ousted him from the throne, his voice hoarse, shouting, "You, you are rebelling!"

Mu Yan glanced at him coldly, completely ignoring Si Yun. He said toward his back, "Lift the coffin, return the Old General home!"

The coffin was lifted by Zhan Beicang and others, Mu Yan and Zhan Lan led the way.

Si Yun hid aside in a fright, the sixteen bearers’ bright yellow dragon chariot blocked the path of the Old General’s coffin.

Mu Yan commanded forcefully, "Move the dragon chariot, make way for the Old General!"

"Yes!" All the Imperial Army immediately moved the dragon chariot aside.

Just as the people marveled at the regime change in Nanjin, suddenly, an arrow shot into the Old General Zhan’s coffin.

Zhan Lan raised her head sharply, seeing countless figures donned in black robes on the roof not far away.

The black robes were adorned with enormous bat emblems, Zhan Lan was alarmed, the Jinghong Guards!

This was a royal dark guard organization tasked with protecting the emperor.

She recalled that in the previous life, this organization had ceased to exist long ago; why had it suddenly resurfaced now?

There was only one possibility, perhaps it was left behind by Emperor Xuanwu for Si Yun.

Mu Yan’s Hidden Guards swiftly encircled Zhan Lan and the Old General Zhan’s coffin for protection.

The people fell into a panic, the ministers sensed things were amiss.

In the distance, the sound of horse hooves clattered. Si Yun’s grandfather, Wang Guoxiang, came clad in armor, wielding the National Guardian Sword.

Si Yun rejoiced, taking advantage of the chaos to rush behind his grandfather.

Wang Man was also rescued by the Jinghong Guards, joining his father’s side.

Duke National Protector Wang Guoxiang glared at Mu Yan and Zhan Lan, brandishing the National Guardian Sword menacingly, "Mu Yan, Zhan Lan, Zhan Beicang, you treasonous ministers and rebels, this is the National Guardian Sword passed down from Nanjin’s founding ancestors to the Wang Family, capable of executing an incompetent emperor above and traitorous ministers below. None of you will survive today!"