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The Pseudo-Princely Heir: System’s Early Gamble (Web Novel) - Chapter 756: Wu Ling is Not in the Crown Prince East Palace? 2
Chapter 756: Wu Ling is Not in the Crown Prince East Palace? 2
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A group of powerful figures were in heated discussion.In their words, there was a clear dissatisfaction with Heaven Mountain Palace.
The leader, a man in a black robe, shook his head, “It’s a fact that the people from Heaven Mountain Palace are a bit stronger than us, and although they sent fewer people, they still showed up.”
“Right now, the most important thing is for Great Zhou to send people to probe the secrets of Chang’an City, other matters can be set aside.”
“Moreover, the people from Heaven Mountain Palace not taking this matter to heart is actually a good thing. If there are any advantages within Chang’an City, we can also use this situation. Since Heaven Mountain Palace contributed the least effort, it could be used to secure the greatest benefits for us.”
The man in the black robe slowly stroked his beard, smiling as he spoke.
...
His words lightened the previously tense atmosphere in Empress Dowager Li’s Sleeping Palace instantly.
Many strong individuals wore knowing smiles on their faces.
“Exactly, exactly.”
“So it is indeed good.”
……
Shortly after, Cheng Guang managed to find Wu Ling.
Inside a loft in Empress Dowager Li’s Sleeping Palace.
In several scattered rooms, concubines, the Empress, Empress Dowager, Wu Ling, and quite a number of princes and princesses were imprisoned.
Cheng Guang briefly surveyed the area and concluded that most of the royal family and relatives were indeed detained here by people from Heaven Mountain Palace, Long Sword Sect, Monkey Sect, and Turtle Defense Sect.
Cheng Guang saw that Wu Ling was staying together with Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang.
Wu Ling seemed alright.
She sat alone in a corner, meditating.
In contrast, the expressions of Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang were not so pleasant.
Their usually meticulous hairstyles were now somewhat disheveled, and their eyes were filled with an enduring fatigue and agony.
Both Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang, who normally held high and powerful positions,
were now imprisoned in this loft within the Imperial Palace.
This would be a great disgrace for any ordinary person, let alone for the two of them.
Empress Dowager Li sat weak and tired, her gaze falling upon Wu Ling beside her.
Her eyes revealed a complex expression.
Empress Dowager Li’s lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words.
From initially taking Wu Ling for granted, her feelings had evolved to immense pity and guilt.
As the people from Heaven Mountain Palace, Long Sword Sect, Monkey Sect, and Turtle Defense Sect entered the Imperial Palace, none of the princes or ministers had been much use.
Seeing the Immortal figures appear and several immortals suppressing the place, most of the royal individuals had lost the will to resist.
In such a circumstance.
What about the ministers and guards then?
Empress Dowager Li had thought that they were left with no choice but to give in, but Wu Ling had instead stood out, protecting not just Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang, but also many of the ministers present.
What Wu Ling was protecting was not just the royal family or the court’s ministers,
but Great Zhou itself.
Empress Dowager Li had never thought that Wu Ling, a girl who seldom caught her attention under normal circumstances, could possess such courage.
After the surprise,
came prolonged shame and affection.
Although Wu Ling didn’t play a significant role later on,
the fact that Wu Ling had stood up had already brought much comfort to Empress Dowager Li.
“The Crown Prince chosen by the Emperor seems to have been the right choice,”
“At first, I felt that Wu Ling being this Crown Prince wasn’t quite appropriate, but since the Emperor had decided, I didn’t say anything more,”
“Now it appears, it was I who failed to recognize the real gem.”
Empress Dowager Li sighed, then spoke again: “Now that Great Zhou has yet to establish a new ruler, if our Great Zhou can survive this crisis, I will definitely support Wu Ling to become the new ruler of our Great Zhou.”
Upon hearing this, Empress Wang also nodded, overcome with shame.
Her son, Prince Wu Ming, had also been rendered useless at this time.
It wasn’t that he was gone,
but that he had been crippled.
When the Immortals pressed down on the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, Wu Ming simply couldn’t support it; he also lacked the courage to step forward and compete with the members from Heaven Mountain Palace, Long Sword Sect, Monkey Sect, and Turtle Defense Sect.
The weak display from Wu Ming, compared to Wu Ling’s performance, made it clear who was superior.
Even Empress Wang, who greatly desired Wu Ming to become the Emperor of Great Zhou, found herself lacking the courage to speak up at this time.
Given Wu Ming’s current behavior, even if Wu Ling couldn’t become the Emperor of Great Zhou, the throne was unlikely to fall into Wu Ming’s hands.
At this thought,
Empress Wang couldn’t help but feel a surge of sorrow, her heart filled with discomfort, as her gaze inadvertently fell once more on Wu Ming in the cell opposite.
Wu Ming sat there, soullessly, with several wine jars overturned beside him.
The thick aroma of wine spread from the jars,
making the surrounding air seem somewhat intoxicated.
Empress Wang, observing Wu Ming’s state, couldn’t help but shake her head again.
“Empress Dowager, if I could, I would also endorse Wu Ling for the emperor,”
Empress Wang withdrew her gaze from Wu Ming and spoke, following the words of Empress Dowager Li.
In Empress Wang’s view, Great Zhou was already on its last legs.
Even if the people from Heaven Mountain Palace, Long Sword Sect, Monkey Sect, and Turtle Defense Sect did not harm the Great Zhou Imperial Family, a Great Zhou Imperial Family without any Immortals could not hold onto this world.
At this time, Duke Zhen Guo, Cheng Shiyuan, was also unreliable.
Let alone whether Duke Zhen Guo, Cheng Shiyuan, could rush back from the borders; even if he did manage to return, facing the situation currently in the Great Zhou Imperial Palace with the people from Heaven Mountain Palace, Long Sword Sect, Monkey Sect, and Turtle Defense Sect,
what could Duke Zhen Guo, Cheng Shiyuan, possibly do?
Everyone involved was an Immortal,
and Duke Zhen Guo, Cheng Shiyuan, being one Immortal, how could he possibly contend with so many Immortals?
In Empress Wang’s view, Great Zhou was already finished.
Under these circumstances,
it no longer mattered who became the Emperor of Great Zhou.
Following the words of Empress Dowager Li at this time and giving the throne to Wu Ling, what difference would that make?
After finishing speaking, Empress Wang sighed again.
Her heart sank deep into despair.
At this time,
Wu Ling, who was in meditation, had also heard the conversation between Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang.
Neither Empress Dowager Li nor Empress Wang had intended to hide their conversation from Wu Ling, nor did they plan to keep it secret from her.
Moreover…
It seemed they even intended for Wu Ling to overhear them.
To motivate Wu Ling.
Wu Ling wasn’t sure whether Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang genuinely wanted her to become the Emperor of Great Zhou, or if it was just pretense, or perhaps just words of desperation in a hopeless situation.
Regardless,
Wu Ling didn’t take the words of Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang to heart.
For Wu Ling, whether she took the throne or not, there wasn’t much difference at this point.
Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wang believed the Great Zhou Imperial Family was done for, and Great Zhou was finished.
What could she possibly do?
Unable to contend with the Immortals from Heaven Mountain Palace, Long Sword Sect, Monkey Sect, and Turtle Defense Sect,
the Great Zhou Imperial Family had no opportunity to turn things around.
Even though the people from Heaven Mountain Palace, Long Sword Sect, Monkey Sect, and Turtle Defense Sect dared not kill the members of the Great Zhou Imperial Family indiscriminately, confining all the royal family and relatives like they did now was still a particularly painful torment.
At this time, Wu Ling felt utterly powerless.
She only regretted that her own strength was not strong enough; if she could ascend to being an Immortal like the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir, she wouldn’t be in such a passive situation as she was now.
Just thinking of this made Wu Ling’s thoughts turn to that incomparably handsome man, like an exiled immortal — the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir.
In a daze,
Wu Ling seemed to see the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir standing by her side, smiling at her.
Wu Ling stared blankly at the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir in front of her, momentarily unable to react, her entire person dully focusing ahead.
She felt as if she had become somewhat foolish.
