h confusion and asked, "Who are you What brings you to the General's Mansion""You go and tell your general that I am the son of a deceased member of the Li family, and I have brought something to show...Chapter 1050: Please, Your Highness, Abdicate

Under this torrential downpour, the only sound between heaven and earth was the deafening roar of the rain.

Suddenly, a loud and clear call reverberated throughout the Jinshui Bridge.

"The Empress has arrived!"

"The Prince has arrived!"

"The Crown Princess has arrived!"

Three consecutive knocks echoed through the hall, causing a ripple of unease among the dozens of courtiers present. However, Zhang Bimu, standing at the front, calmly said, "Silence!"

At these words, all fell silent.

At that point, two figures walked side by side into the Golden Water Bridge's exterior.

Dressed in a grand red wedding gown, she stood out strikingly against the backdrop of the rain-soaked night.

With their appearance, came the sound of many neat and orderly footsteps.

The Imperial Guards enter in order.

They encircled the red wall of the square, encompassing the entire Jin Shui Bridge area.

The officials just watched with cold eyes, no one resisted or offered any meaning, as if they knew these guards were utterly useless.

San Bao wanted to hold an umbrella for Li Chen and Su Jinpa, but Li Chen waved his hand and took the umbrella, shielding it over Su Jinpa's head. He himself left most of his body exposed to the rain.

"Let's go."

Li Chen smiled and finished speaking, then took Su Jinpa's hand and walked towards Taihe Hall.

The empress's procession is just outside, waiting.

Zhao Qinglan sat in the palanquin, looking through the gauze curtain, past a layer of raindrops, at Li Chen's retreating figure. Her heart was filled with complex emotions.

Even she knew that the situation in the palace was dangerous, with assassins lurking everywhere. It wasn't hard to see that San Bao had knelt before Li Chen twice on their way here, begging him not to go any further.

With Sanzhao's skill, loyalty, and cunning all resisting Li Chen's visit, even a fool would know that this seemingly peaceful Taihe Hall is actually a heaven-and-earth net.

But twice, Li Chen rejected.

Finally, he kicked Three Treasures away with one foot.

"How dare you"

"How dare you"

Zhao Qinglan murmured to herself, she didn't know what her mood was at this time, whether she hoped Li Chen would die or live.

She only knew Li Chen's courage. In this Great Qin, there was probably no second person like him.

Closing his eyes, Zhao Qinglan murmured, "If we truly get past tonight, who could possibly stop you from ascending the throne, considering the vastness of the Qin Dynasty Even a great recovery wouldn't be able to hold you back."

Torrential rain poured down, soaking half of Li Chen's body in the blink of an eye.

"Move the umbrella over there a bit."

Su Jinpa spoke softly.

"A man's just there to shield a woman from the wind and rain, isn't he" Li Chen chuckled, refusing.

Su Jinpa pursed her lips, no longer insisting. But she quietly edged closer to Li Chen, hoping to create a little more space for him, so that this man would have to endure a little less wind and rain.

Upon embarking on the imperial journey, Li Chen was flanked by his ministers.

Every official bowed their heads, no one looked at Li Chen, or rather, dared to look.

Not until he had passed Zhang Biwu, who stood at the front, did Li Chen turn around to face the court officials.

"Along the way, this palace has seen officials from the Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Tai Pu Temple, and Honglu Temple, as well as officials from the Six Ministries, Guozijian, Hanlin Academy, Tongzheng Si, Six Departments, Ducha Yuan, and the Cabinet."

Every department in the central government has a share.

"You all are here to rebel against this palace, aren't you"

Standing at the front, Zhang Biwu gazed calmly at Li Chen and replied, "Please abdicate, Your Highness."

"Step down, Crown Prince!"

Dozens of ministers spoke up at the same time.

The clamor, even drowned out the rain.

Just at this moment, a clap of thunder roared, and lightning, like a writhing dragon, darted across the sky above, illuminating the darkness as bright as day. her strength and courage, pouring out her lifetime of grievances, injustices, resentment, and anger in a single, powerful roar."It's hard to let go!""Kill him!"All the people present, near and far, s...