thefictionvixens Chapter 1193 Liyue coup?
Chapter 1193 Liyue coup?
Shao Yun staggered when she pulled him and could only move forward according to her force. What kind of scene could make the usually calm Beidou become like this?
Besides, didn’t you just mention the temple fair?
When Shao Yun was pulled into his house by Beidou, the first thing he saw was an elegant woman with side bangs and wearing a blue and white leather jacket standing next to the sofa in the living room, with her arms folded across her chest and her eyes fixed on the sofa.
If this isn’t Ye Lan, then who is it?
Why did Ye Lan come here? Shao Yun had a big question in his mind.
"Ye Lan? Why are you here too?"
It was already unbelievable that Beidou came, so how come Ye Lan came too?
One of these two people is the captain of the "Death Star" and the other is Liyue's secret intelligence officer. They are usually very busy.
Even if they came in a group to visit his new home, he wouldn't be so anxious to ask Yuanshang to call him back from the Liuquan group, right?
Just as Shao Yun was stunned, there were slight footsteps coming from the second floor.
Shen He walked down the stairs holding the baby "Xi" who had just woken up. The little guy was still rubbing his sleepy eyes, with his little head resting on Shen He's shoulder, babbling.
Seeing Shao Yun, Ying and Paimeng at the door, Shen He was very surprised. Aren’t there still two days before the honeymoon ends?
"Shao Yun, Ying, Paimeng, you're back! Isn't your honeymoon only two days away? Why are you back so early?"
As she spoke, she carried the baby to the living room, her eyes scanning the people in the room, her confusion growing even more intense.
In addition to the familiar Beidou and Ye Lan, there was another person sitting on the sofa. The person was wrapped in a thick black cloak, and his head was covered by a hood, with only a small part of his chin exposed, so his appearance could not be seen at all.
"Are there guests at home?" Shen He asked softly, and his arms around the baby unconsciously tightened.
At this moment, Ye Lan saw Shao Yun coming, and her heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally settled down. Shao Yun's arrival meant absolute safety.
"Mr. Shao Yun, you're here. If you hadn't come, we wouldn't be able to hold on any longer."
Shao Yun looked at Ye Lan standing in the living room...
Beidou's loss of composure was already abnormal enough. Even Ye Lan, who was always calm and steady, came all the way from Liyue in person and said something like "I can't hold on any longer". This was definitely not a simple visit.
"Ye Lan? Even you seem to be losing your composure. It seems like something serious has happened."
Ye Lan did not answer directly, but raised her chin towards the figure wrapped in a black cloak on the sofa beside her, and said with a complicated look:
"You can see it for yourself. After you see it, you will understand why we are in such a hurry to find you."
Shao Yun's eyes instantly locked on the person on the sofa.
The cloaked man still sat motionless, his hood covering most of his face, leaving only the white skin at his chin visible.
But judging from the aura it exudes, it feels like it is about to die?
Shao Yun walked to the front of the sofa, stopped, stretched out his hand, and slowly lifted the hood.
As the cloth slipped off bit by bit, a familiar yet unfamiliar face was gradually exposed under the light.
Those delicate eyebrows, red eyes, and platinum-colored hair, actually...
"Ningguang?" Shao Yun's voice suddenly rose.
He never imagined that this person wrapped in a cloak and exuding a repressed aura would be the queen of the business world who was always dressed in gorgeous clothes, full of vigor and vitality, and looked down on everyone in the Qun Yu Pavilion.
At this moment, Ningguang has long lost her former glory.
The golden cheongsam she was wearing, which once symbolized status and luxury, was now stained, and there were even a few tears on the corners of the cheongsam.
His platinum hair was scattered on both sides of his cheeks, and his eyes, which were once bright and full of shrewd calculations, were now empty and numb.
His face had a sickly look to it, and he looked thinner.
How can I describe this miserable look? It shouldn't have been like this the night Ningguang did something stupid, right?
No wonder Beidou and Yelan lost their composure like that. Anyone would be fooled.
(Biao is dead? Shen He: What did you say?)
Ningguang's eyes, which were originally numb, finally flashed a faint light in the moment she saw Shao Yun.
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but only an indistinct hoarse sound came out of her throat, dry and harsh.
“Ah… Ah…”
Shao Yun watched her opening and closing her lips hard, but no clear sound came out.
He squatted down, his eyes level with Ningguang's, and asked anxiously, "Your voice...are you hoarse?"
When Ningguang heard the word "mute", she nodded vigorously and grabbed Shao Yun's sleeves tightly with both hands, as if she had grabbed the last straw, but she could still only make helpless hoarse sounds.
"what……"
Beidou looked at Ningguang, who seemed to have suffered so much injustice but was unable to express it, and the anger that had been pent up along the way erupted again.
She stamped her feet suddenly, her knuckles clenched until they crackled, and she gritted her teeth and said:
"It's all that bastard Keqing's fault! Ningguang treats her well and supports her in every way."
"This little bastard is so ungrateful! She treated Ningguang so cruelly! When I return to Liyue, I will skin her alive!"
"Keqing?" When Shao Yun heard this name, he was overwhelmed with emotion. How come each revelation was more explosive than the last?
"Wait a minute, Beidou, the Keqing you're talking about is the Yuhengxing Keqing I know, right?"
"This is impossible, right? Keqing, how could this little girl do such a cruel thing? Is there some misunderstanding here?"
In Shao Yun's impression, although Keqing is occasionally a little impatient, she always sticks to her principles.
She and Ningguang may have political differences, but it is impossible for them to go to the extent of "coup" or "poisoning".
Seeing that Beidou was very emotional, Ye Lan knew that continuing to talk would only make things worse, so she quickly stepped forward, gently pulled Beidou's arm, and reminded him:
"Captain Beidou, calm down for a moment. You've been angry for several days. Being too emotional won't help you explain things clearly. Let me handle this."
Beidou took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently a few times, but he finally suppressed his anger and walked to the living room window to look at the scenery outside.
Ye Lan walked to Shao Yun and began to describe the earth-shaking changes that had taken place during this period.
"Mr. Shao Yun, let me briefly explain the situation. A week ago, Miss Keqing suddenly launched a coup in Liyue."
"She used the excuse that 'Ningguang was a dictator and hindering Liyue's development' to rally her supporters and gain control of key departments in Liyue Harbor, including the Thousand Winds Army."
"He also placed Ningguang's three personal secretaries under house arrest, ultimately seizing supreme power in Liyue."
"During this coup, Lady Ningguang was poisoned by someone sent by Keqing and lost consciousness."
"After the coup, Lady Ningguang was accused of 'treason' by Keqing and is wanted throughout Liyue."
"Captain Beidou and I happened to be away from Liyue Harbor at the time and escaped the coup."
"After hearing the news, I immediately rushed back, risking exposure to rescue the poisoned and unconscious Lady Ningguang from prison."
"On the road to exile, we didn't know where to go. There were wanted posters everywhere in Liyue, and other countries might not be willing to take in a wanted 'Former Seven Stars'."
"Just when we were at our wit's end, Lady Ningguang regained consciousness. Unable to speak, she wrote your name on a piece of paper and gestured for us to come find you."
"We drifted on the sea for several days and wandered around for several days before we finally found Nata's ranch."
"You should know the rest. You weren't home when we arrived, so we had to ask Mr. Fuchigami to go find you."
The words "coup", "poisoning" and "wanted" that Ye Lan used made Ying and Paimeng dumbfounded.
Shao Yun couldn't even imagine it, let alone these two, one big and one small.
Shao Yun was stunned for a full half minute before he finally came back to his senses from the shock.
He looked at Ye Lan and his first reaction was that this was a joke.
"You...are you kidding me? Keqing? A coup? How is this possible? Ye Lan, tell me the truth, is there something wrong?"
But the fact is, Ye Lan has always been calm and reliable, and never likes to joke about such things.
Looking at Ningguang's "voiceless and dejected" appearance, he even doubted whether he had not woken up from the dream of psychological treatment, and was unwilling to believe that all this was real?
How could Ye Lan be willing to believe all this? But reality was so cruel that there was no room for escape.
"I know you don't believe it. Anyone who knows Keqing would probably find it hard to accept this fact."
"But this is the reality. There's no joke, and no mistake. Keqing did launch a coup, and Lady Ningguang did become what she is now because of her."
At this moment, Ningguang, who was sitting on the sofa and holding Shao Yun's sleeve, suddenly started coughing violently.
She covered her chest with one hand and supported herself on the armrest of the sofa with the other.
In between coughing, she wanted to say something, but she could only make hoarse "ah, ah" sounds, which sounded extremely painful.
Obviously, after being caught in the rain last night and the fatigue of the long journey, her already weak body could no longer bear it.
Ying looked at Ningguang's wet cheongsam, messy hair, and pale, haggard face, and a complex emotion suddenly surged in her heart.
Although Ningguang did do something stupid, she was also nearly killed by her own husband in the end...
To be honest, Ying did blame Ningguang for her stupidity, but she never had any intention to kill her.
Ningguang used to be the "Star of Heavenly Power" of Liyue. She sat on the Jade Pavilion and directed the country's affairs. Her every move revealed the dignity and aura of a queen, like a proud golden phoenix.
But now, this "Phoenix" has fallen on hard times. It is being rained on and frozen, and even talking has become a luxury. It is in such a miserable state that it makes people feel distressed.
At this moment, Ying finally understood what it meant that "a fallen phoenix is no better than a chicken."
Without the protection of power and status, no matter how noble a person is, he will find it difficult to escape the miserable fate of being displaced.
Fortunately, Ningguang is indeed a successful investor. Her massive Mora investment in Shao Yun and Ying allowed her to be sheltered in this most desperate moment.
Ying walked forward, gently patted Ningguang on the back, and said in a gentle tone:
"Well, Miss Ningguang, I'll take you upstairs to take a shower and change into clean clothes. The rest of you wait here for a moment, we'll be down soon."
After she finished speaking, she waved to Shen He, who was holding the baby beside her, and called softly, "Shen He, come and help me too."
Shen He was standing by holding the baby. When he heard Ying's call, he immediately nodded and responded blankly: "Yeah, okay, no problem. I'll be right there."
She carefully handed the baby in her arms to Yuan Shang, who had returned at some point and was standing at the door.
"Mr. Fuchigami, please help take care of the baby. We will be down soon."
Yuanshang quickly stretched out his hands and carefully took the baby.
The little guy blinked his round eyes and looked at Yuanshang, then stretched out his little hands in the direction of Shenhe and hummed twice.
Yuan Shang saw that the baby didn't want to leave the arms of the godmother, so he patted the baby's back gently and assured him:
"Okay, no problem! Leave the little princess to me, I will definitely take good care of her."
Afterwards, Ying and Shen He supported Ningguang on both sides and went to the second floor to wash up and rest.
Ningguang looked at Ying and Shenhe, her eyes full of gratitude, but she could only make a weak "ah" sound to express her thanks.
After Ying and Shen He helped the haggard Ningguang to the second floor to wash up, Shao Yun looked at Ye Lan and Bei Dou.
He rubbed his swollen temples.
No matter how much he wanted to stay out of it, he couldn't just stand by and watch after seeing Ningguang's miserable condition and listening to Ye Lan's narration.
After a few seconds of silence, Shao Yun took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Beidou, Yelan, let's go to the study and talk it over. I want to know the details of Keqing's coup."