Chapter 380

Chapter 380: Everyone, Immediately…

In the Great Chen Empire, just like in the Qian Yuan Empire, the emperor and court officials had died on the same day a few days ago.

The Great Chen Empire also quickly arranged for a prince to ascend the throne.

However, unlike the Qian Yuan Empire, where the emperor could control the situation, in the Great Chen Empire, although the New Emperor had taken the throne, many powerful individuals and families had different intentions.

The reason was clear: the emperor was only 8 years old.

It was evident that he was a puppet emperor supported by certain forces.

When Ye Jian arrived at the palace of the Great Chen Empire and saw the 8-year-old emperor, her brows furrowed.

How could she make a child this age listen to her?

But this did not stump Ye Jian; although the emperor was young, he had his own mother, who was in her thirties.

In the palace, inside a hall, a beautiful woman in her thirties sighed deeply.

At that moment, a palace maid walked in.

“How is it? Did you see His Majesty?” Upon seeing the maid, the beautiful woman quickly asked.

“Your Highness, I did not see His Majesty. I was stopped just as I reached Zhengli Gate, and no matter how I tried to persuade them, they wouldn’t let me pass,” the palace maid said, feeling somewhat wronged.

“Sigh!”

Hearing the maid’s words, the beautiful woman sighed and then gritted her teeth in frustration.

The emperor was her second son.

Her first son had died a few days ago along with the emperor and the court officials.

Now, her youngest son had been supported by a group of royal family members and court officials to become the emperor.

However, although her son was now the emperor, she could not even meet her own child.

It was clear that she was effectively confined to the harem; unless the emperor came to the harem, she would never see him.

“Damn it, they’re treating my son like a puppet.”

Faced with such a situation, the beautiful woman gritted her teeth inwardly, but she had no way to change it.

Moreover, she did not dare to express her emotions in front of the many palace maids and eunuchs.

Because if she showed too much dissatisfaction with the situation, it wouldn’t be long before she would follow the late emperor.

Just as the beautiful woman was seething inwardly about not being able to see her son, suddenly, a white figure appeared before her.

The newcomer was a woman, stunningly beautiful and radiating immortal energy.

Most importantly, this woman was not standing on the ground but was floating in mid-air.

This person was, of course, Ye Jian.

“You…”

Upon seeing Ye Jian suddenly appear, the beautiful woman was very shocked.

She wanted to say something, but feeling the powerful pressure coming from Ye Jian, she sat down on the ground, her face turning pale with fear.

At the same time, the palace maids and eunuchs nearby also fared poorly; everyone was pressed to the ground by the powerful pressure, staying down firmly.

Seeing this, Ye Jian felt satisfied and then withdrew her pressure.

Once Ye Jian retracted the pressure, everyone felt as if they had lost a heavy burden and became relaxed.

After a moment of thought, Ye Jian waved at the beautiful woman, and in the next instant, the woman was caught in her grasp.

Soul Searching.

Without any hesitation, Ye Jian directly chose to perform Soul Searching.

After completing the Soul Searching, Ye Jian tossed the beautiful woman onto the ground.

From the woman’s memories, she learned many things.

“You, you, you…”

The beautiful woman stared at Ye Jian in shock, wanting to say something, but could only stammer, “You, you, you…”

“In the future, you will be the Empress Dowager of the entire Great Chen Empire. Next, you need to take on power behind the scenes and manage the entire empire for me,” Ye Jian’s lightly spoken voice echoed in the woman’s ears.

She wanted to say something, but no words came out.

The other palace maids and eunuchs remained completely silent, not daring to move an inch.

This woman before them was far too terrifying.

Everyone understood that this woman was certainly an Immortal.

On the other hand, Ye Jian ignored everyone and quickly sent out her divine sense, relaying a message.

“All royal family members and civil and military leaders in the capital, immediately go to Yonghe Palace. Those who arrive in less than an hour will die…”

Ye Jian’s divine sense spread throughout the city, and almost everyone heard her voice.

The sound was deafening.

Upon hearing this voice, many people in the Imperial City were greatly shocked.

“Did you hear that voice?”

“Yes, it seems to say that the civil and military officials should immediately go to Yonghe Palace.”

“Isn’t Yonghe Palace the imperial consort’s palace?”

“Whose voice is that? How could we all hear it?”

“A few days ago, I also heard a voice; it wasn’t in our Great Chen language, but I understood its meaning—it seemed to tell everyone to flee immediately…”

At this moment, many common people in the city began to whisper to each other.

The common people heard the voice, and the civil and military officials in the capital, as well as the royal relatives, naturally heard it too.

In one residence, a close-knit family group gathered together.

“Dad, did you hear that voice just now? Are you going to go?” a young man asked an older man.

Hearing this, the elder lightly shook his head, “I don’t know if I should go. Yonghe Palace is where the emperor’s birth mother resides, and she has already been effectively confined by those powerful individuals…”

“Master, I think you should go to the palace. If everyone goes and you don’t…”

“Yes, I need to go. Even if it’s just to find out what’s happening, that’s good enough.” The elder nodded.

“Quickly help me change my clothes; I’m going to the palace.”

Just as the elder was changing to prepare for the palace, many others were also taking action.

Of course, there were those who did not take this seriously.

Before long, many civil and military officials, along with royal relatives, gathered at the palace gate.

Here, in a short time, hundreds of people had assembled.

“Did you all hear that voice just now?”

“Yes, we heard it.”

“Does anyone know what’s going on?”

“I don’t know, but the Prime Minister has already started moving troops into the palace. The situation is still unclear.”

“Should we go in now?”

“Let’s wait a bit longer to see what happens.”

While a group of civil and military officials gathered at the palace gate, thousands of imperial guards had already entered the harem of the palace.

Soon, the imperial guards surrounded Yonghe Palace.

In a moment, a young commander led the imperial guards into Yonghe Palace.

Inside Yonghe Palace, upon seeing the imperial guards burst in, all the eunuchs and palace maids, as well as Imperial Consort Liu, turned pale.

“Immortal Master, you, you see…” Imperial Consort Liu looked at Ye Jian with terrified eyes, stuttering her words.

“Don’t worry, I will take action.”

Ye Jian lightly reassured her.

Facing the imperial guards rushing into Yonghe Palace, Ye Jian waved her hand, and in the next moment, the officer leading the guards flew towards her.

Quickly, the imperial guard officer landed in Ye Jian’s grasp.

Seeing this, all the imperial guards were instantly shocked and stopped in their tracks.

Soul Searching!

Without any unnecessary words, Ye Jian directly performed Soul Searching on the imperial guard commander.

Soon, Ye Jian learned that this was an army arranged by the Prime Minister.

Understanding the situation, Ye Jian waved her hand.

In the next instant, the imperial guard commander transformed into a mist of blood and was blown outside Yonghe Palace by the wind.

Seeing this, all the imperial guards showed expressions of terror.

The next moment, Ye Jian displayed her powerful pressure and coldly said, “All of you, get out immediately, or face death without mercy.”

Upon hearing this, many imperial guards looked at each other in confusion, but soon, someone took the lead and started to leave.