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The Emperor's gaze swept over the Imperial Guard inside the hall, speaking in a low voice: "The Crown Prince is plotting rebellion. As long as you lay down your weapons and exit the hall, I can pretend nothing has happened, including the Crown Prince!"
The expressions of the civil and military officials varied. Empress Xue's faction was relieved, while Fei Dingbo, Ruan Fan, and their group lowered their eyes. The others looked worriedly at the one seated on the Dragon Throne.
Yuan Hongcheng felt a sudden sense of panic upon hearing this and instinctively looked towards his mother.
Empress Xue almost felt her blood boiling up at seeing her son naively wanting to believe the Emperor's words.
