Ye Lu ignored her small concern for Ye Qiu, firmly believing that Chen Gaoxuan's position as the male lead would not be shaken, and confidently assisted him in dealing with Prince Donghe.
Prince Donghe marched straight in, using the pretext of purging the traitors beside the Emperor, and successfully became the Regent King, causing everyone in the capital to be on edge.
Meanwhile, Prince Linsan and King of Xichuan received Prince Donghe's rebellion letters and also marched into the capital under the guise of purging rebels. Naturally, forces like Ye Qiu's, which were not recognized by royal power, did not dare to lag behind.
The situation was clear this time: whoever purged Prince Donghe and emerged victorious from this chaos would become the new Emperor.
However, everyone was apprehensive and no one was willing to make the first move. They engaged in small skirmishes to prepare for the big battle, probing each other back and forth, wasting two years like this.
