Huangpu Xuanye regained his freedom and was being protected by Jun Yan. The outcome was decided.
Lan Qiwei could only surrender when she realized she had no other way out.
Helian Qingyu succeeded in apprehending Lan Qiwei.
Huangpu Xuanye rehosted the national assembly as the remaining royal member.
Huangpu Xuanye sat on the throne with his fatherâs Emperor Badge in his hand.
âI will be taking on the role of the new Northern Kingdomâs emperor,â Huangpu Xuanye announced. âAre there any objections?â
The crowd remained silent until one of the senators congratulated him.
âAll hail, the new emperor!ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Everyone followed the senator and congratulated Huangpu Xuanye.
At the age of only 17, Huangpu Xuanye officially took over the throne.
That was his fate and his fatherâs wish, and he did not disappoint Huangpu Hengâs expectations.
The first thing Huangpu Xuanye did as the emperor was to round up people who sided with Lan Qiwei. They were all thrown into jail.
Lan Qiwei was being locked in the Imperial Prison, and Lan Lingâer was there to visit her.
âCome here. Let me take a good look at you,â Lan Qiwei said while extending her arm outside the bar.
âMom, how did you become like this?â Lan Lingâer asked, unable to hide her sadness. âYou kept your distance from me for what? So that you could obtain power? Is power more important than your own flesh and blood?â
âNo! Youâre wrong! I wanted to bring you over after Iâd taken over the country... I never stopped thinking about you every day.â
âYouâre all talk! Do you know that dad is dead now? That Lstan has fallen? Dad deserved it because he has been doing evilâs bidding for his whole life, but why do you have to follow him? You were already the queen of the Northern Kingdom...was that not enough for you? Are you happy now?â
Lan Lingâer hated her parents, as they werenât like other people who committed themselves to the benefit of society. Instead, they did unforgivable things.
Lan Qiwei could only answer her daughterâs question with tears.
âI know I was wrong... Itâs all your auntâs fault... She was the one who talked me into it...â
âWhere is she now?â
âI donât know. She was here until everything went bad. Right! Could you please tell her to come and save me when you meet her?â
âYou still trust her? Do you know that sheâs a fugitive now? If I were you, I wouldâve talked her into handing herself in, not working with her instead.â
Lan Lingâer took a deep breath, wondering why all of her relatives were criminals.
But it was all too late. Lan Qiwei had already tasted her defeat, and there was only one way out for her.
âLingâer, I know I was wrong... But you have to get me out of here! Youâre the only one I can rely on now!â