Minister Su and Li Ming spent ages rummaging through the places where the Emperor often hid the Imperial Seal, but they still couldn't find it. Li Ming was truly frantic now. No one needed to urge him—he began searching wildly on his own.
The others exchanged bewildered looks, unable to understand why the Imperial Seal had vanished.
They considered every possibility, and all began to suspect the Shangguan Family. They hesitated over whether to summon the old Shangguan scoundrel.
"Are you looking for this?"
Just as they were about to send someone to the Shangguan Family, Wang Yue's voice suddenly rang out. Watching the officials who had begun searching on their own, he couldn't help laughing.
"Imperial Advisor!"
"Imperial Advisor!"
At the sound of his voice, everyone looked over and saw that Wang Yue had somehow appeared in the main hall. They were all terrified.
The entire imperial city was under their control. How had Wang Yue gotten in?
What's more, seeing Wang Yue dare to come alone left everyone unsettled. They all sensed that something might go wrong today.
Consort Rou reacted quickly. "Imperial Advisor, no matter who becomes Emperor, you will still be the Imperial Advisor. Why get involved in this?"
Though she was making a concession, her words were also a reminder to the powerful families already involved: they mustn't forget that the Imperial Advisor was an Imperial Son-in-Law!
Everyone present was clever. After hearing Consort Rou's words, Minister Su and Minister Wen said no more. They hurriedly called for the soldiers outside to charge in.
Wang Yue didn't move at all. He simply said, calmly, "Fall!"
The moment the word left his mouth, everyone in the hall collapsed to the floor. The soldiers who had been charging in from outside fell as well.
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