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Chapter 168 Confrontation

She looked around and found that no one noticed her, so she immediately walked over quickly, snatched the brocade box, and turned and ran.

"Stop! Who are you? How dare you steal things!" The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then shouted loudly.

Lin Wanqing ignored him and just kept running forward.

She knew that if she was caught, all her efforts would be wasted.

Seeing that she ignored him, the eunuch yelled in anger and immediately chased after her.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing felt nervous and immediately quickened his pace and ran forward.

Not long after she ran, she saw Lu Shengyuan and his men walking towards her.

"Shengyuan!" she shouted, and immediately ran towards him.

When Lu Shengyuan saw her running towards him, he immediately went to meet her.

"What's wrong? What happened?" he looked at her and asked nervously.

"I got the imperial edict!" Lin Wanqing looked at him and said excitedly, "Let's go!"

When Lu Shengyuan heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded.

"Okay, let's go." He said, and immediately took Lin Wanqing's hand and turned to walk towards the inn.

They had only taken a few steps when they saw the eunuch and his men chasing after them.

"Stop! Don't run!" the eunuch shouted.

Walked in hurriedly.

"Wanqing, are you okay?" He looked at her and asked worriedly.

"I'm fine." Lin Wanqing shook her head and handed him the imperial edict in her hand. "Look, what is this?"

Lu Shengyuan took the imperial edict, opened it and took a look, his eyes suddenly widened.

"This... is this an imperial edict?" He looked at Lin Wanqing and asked in surprise.

"Yes, this is the emperor's decree of succession." Lin Wanqing nodded and said, "As long as we have this decree, we can threaten the emperor."

"Wanqing, you're amazing!" Lu Shengyuan looked at her and said admiringly, "How did you find this imperial edict?"

"I just happened to meet him." Lin Wanqing smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's think about what to do next."

"Hmm." Lu Shengyuan nodded and fell into deep thought.

Now, they already have the emperor's decree of succession, which is undoubtedly a good bargaining chip.

As long as they can use this bargaining chip well, they will definitely be able to defeat the emperor.

"Shengyuan, I have an idea." Lin Wanqing looked at him and said, "We can..."

She told Lu Shengyuan her idea, and after listening to it, a hint of appreciation flashed in Lu Shengyuan's eyes.

"Okay, let's do as you say." He looked at her and said, "I believe you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqing immediately laughed.

She knew that as long as Lu Shengyuan was by her side, she would not be afraid of anything.

In the following days, they began to act according to the plan.

They first found someone to imitate the handwriting of the previous emperor and wrote a fake edict of succession, and then hid the real edict.

Then they began to spread the news that the late emperor had passed the throne to someone else, and they also produced the fake edict as evidence.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar.

Everyone began to doubt the emperor's intentions, and some even began to doubt his identity.

When the emperor heard the news, he was furious.

He immediately sent people to investigate the source of the news, trying to find out who was behind it.

However, he did not expect that all this was a plan of Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan.

They used a fake imperial edict to successfully divert everyone's attention, and then began to act in secret.

They first contacted those officials who were dissatisfied with the emperor, and then showed them the real edict to prove the emperor's ambition.

After seeing the imperial edict, those officials immediately expressed their willingness to support Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan to fight against the emperor.

With the support of those officials, Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan's power suddenly increased greatly.

They began to plot secretly, preparing to find a suitable opportunity to pull the emperor down from the throne.

However, just as they were making intensive plans, an unexpected situation occurred.

That day, Lin Wanqing was discussing something with Lu Shengyuan in the inn when suddenly, there was a noise outside.

They were stunned for a moment, then immediately walked out of the room to see what was going on.

As soon as they walked out of the room, they saw a group of soldiers rushing into the inn and surrounding everyone in the inn.

"Who are you? How dare you act so wildly here!" Lu Shengyuan looked at the officers and soldiers and shouted loudly.

"We are the emperor's men!" The leading officer looked at them and sneered, "You two traitors, how dare you forge an imperial edict and attempt rebellion! Come, arrest them!"

As he said this, he waved his hand, signaling the officers and soldiers to arrest people.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan immediately understood what was going on.

They knew that their identities had been exposed and it was too late to hide them.

So they immediately began to resist.

However, the officers and soldiers seemed to be prepared and immediately rushed towards them.

The two sides immediately engaged in a fight, and the inn suddenly became chaotic.

Although Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan were extremely brave, they were soon at a disadvantage due to the large number of officers and soldiers.

Seeing that he was about to be caught, Lin Wanqing suddenly had an idea and shouted loudly: "Everyone, stop it! I have something to say!"

Her voice was clear and loud, and it immediately spread throughout the inn.

When the officers and soldiers heard her words, they were stunned for a moment, and then stopped what they were doing.

"What do you want to say?" The leading officer looked at her and asked coldly.

"You've arrested the wrong person!" Lin Wanqing looked at him and shouted, "We didn't forge the imperial edict, nor did we attempt rebellion!"

"Hmph, do you think we'll believe your lies?" the soldier snorted coldly. "You two traitors, stop trying to argue! Come on, arrest them!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand again, signaling the officers and soldiers to continue.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing felt despair.

She knew that she was really doomed this time.

However, at this moment, a group of masked men suddenly rushed in from outside. They were holding weapons and chopped at the officers and soldiers they saw, and soon drove them back.

Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan were both stunned when they saw this.

They didn't expect that someone would come to rescue them at this critical moment.

"Who are you?" Lu Shengyuan looked at the masked men and asked loudly.

"We are here to rescue you." The masked leader looked at him and said, "Follow us quickly. We can't stay here for long."

As he said this, he waved his hand, signaling others to rescue people.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan didn't say much and immediately followed the masked men and rushed out.