Chapter 2245: Chapter 1935: Isn’t Prince Zhen Nan Already Near Death?

Upon hearing Pei Shuhua’s words, the Hall of Political Affairs instantly fell quiet, so silent that even the faint sound of people’s breathing could be heard.

The expressions on the faces of the ministers revealed a trace of disbelief. Wasn’t Prince Zhen Nan suffering from the Ling Sha backlash and supposedly not long for this world?

Why would he enter the palace at this moment?

They all thought that the wolf demon was indeed Prince Zhen Nan transformed, but now that Prince Zhen Nan had willingly entered the palace, they couldn’t even spread rumors if they wanted to.

But speaking of it, what was Prince Zhen Nan doing coming to the palace now?

Even if the wolf demon wasn’t him transformed, his suffering from Ling Sha backlash surely wasn’t false, right? After all, the palace’s imperial physicians personally went to treat Prince Zhen Nan; what would a dying man want, not staying at Zhen Nan Prince Manor, but coming to the Imperial Palace now?

For a time, a bad premonition arose in people’s hearts, yet the ministers of the Imperial Faction were extremely excited at this moment.

Just recently, Emperor Zhou had lifted Ji Yunmeng’s restriction, hinting at his support for Zhen Nan Prince Manor. Now that Prince Zhen Nan had willingly entered the palace, it was very clear why he had come.

Prince Zhen Nan must be entering the palace to meet the Emperor.

In this manner, Prince Zhen Nan has decided to stand with Emperor Zhou. With the strength of Zhen Nan Prince Manor, the Empress Dowager and the Pei Family can no longer act recklessly.

At this moment, the ministers in the hall lowered their heads, not daring to meet Pei Shuhua’s eyes, only daring to secretly glance at Pei Shuhua’s that somber jade-like face.

After an unknown length of time, Pei Shuhua finally spoke again, "If there is no other business, today’s court session will end here."

Everyone understood well that Pei Shuhua ending the session early was certainly to handle the entrance of Prince Zhen Nan into the palace. If Prince Zhen Nan were allowed to meet the Emperor at this time, it would be very unfavorable for her.

At this moment, the ministers from the Imperial Faction wanted to say something to delay, trying to win some time for Prince Zhen Nan to meet Emperor Zhou, but Pei Shuhua had already risen, swished her robe, and directly left the Dragon Throne, leaving the Hall of Political Affairs.

Meanwhile, Prince Zhen Nan’s carriage had already passed the second gateway of the Imperial Palace. One more gateway and they could proceed to the Long Life Hall.

However, at this moment, a Guard Commander stood before the carriage, Pei Zhan glanced at the carriage ahead. In the palace, other than the Empress and Noble Concubine who live in the palace, only one person could ride a carriage into the palace, and that was Prince Zhen Nan.

As the Guard Commander of the palace’s inner courtyard, Pei Zhan was very familiar with the carriages of those women in the harem. Although their carriages were luxurious, none were as luxurious as this carriage before him.

Ordinary carriages had two horses pulling them, while this carriage was pulled by six horses. Normally, even when the Emperor left the palace, without any major ceremonies, he would most likely sit in a carriage pulled by four horses.

In Dazhou, the only person daring to ride in a carriage pulled by six horses was Prince Zhen Nan. As a member of the Pei Family, a staunch supporter of the Empress Dowager’s faction, Pei Zhan obviously wouldn’t allow Prince Zhen Nan to enter the Long Life Hall to meet Emperor Zhou.

If Emperor Zhou really united with Zhen Nan Prince Manor, the court could undergo major changes.

Pei Zhan then saluted the carriage and said, "May I ask who is the esteemed person inside the carriage? What is your purpose in entering the palace?"

Though already guessing it was Prince Zhen Nan, Pei Zhan still feigned ignorance, pretending not to know.

Driving the carriage was a late-stage Xuan Realm spirit martial artist, who coldly glanced at Pei Zhan and then said, "Commander Pei, you have quite the guts to dare block our great king’s carriage!"

Upon hearing the coachman’s words, Pei Zhan nonchalantly continued to ask, "I wonder which great king it is? For what purpose have you entered the palace?"

Even knowing it was Prince Zhen Nan on the carriage, Pei Zhan’s inner heart felt no fear. Prince Zhen Nan was nothing more than a dying man, and their Pei Family was powerful, not to mention the Empress Dowager now controlled the entire Great Zhou Court; furthermore, the Empress Dowager had long planned to take action against Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Before long, once Prince Zhen Nan dies, Zhen Nan Prince Manor will completely disappear from Dazhou.

Inside the carriage, upon hearing the coachman address the person blocking the carriage as Commander Pei, Prince Zhen Nan asked indifferently, "Are you a member of the Pei Family?"

Hearing Prince Zhen Nan’s voice from inside the carriage, Pei Zhan was taken aback. He had heard Prince Zhen Nan’s voice before, and this voice was indeed Prince Zhen Nan’s.

Except...

Wasn’t Prince Zhen Nan already on the brink of death? The voice sounded nothing like that of a dying person.

What’s going on?

After a momentary stupor, Pei Zhan regained his composure, staring warily at the carriage; he faintly felt something amiss, and a sense of crisis suddenly arose inside him.

Yet, thinking of being a member of the Pei Family with the Empress Dowager behind him, Pei Zhan didn’t yield as he responded, "Yes."

As soon as Pei Zhan finished speaking, a terrifying aura was released from the carriage, black Ling Sha instantly enshrouding the vicinity of the palace gates. Pei Zhan and the gathered guards were immediately suppressed to the ground by the aura released by Prince Zhen Nan.

Pei Zhan’s expression changed drastically—is this a dying man?

Could the carriage really not contain Prince Zhen Nan?

For a moment, cold sweat poured from Pei Zhan’s forehead. If the carriage really held Prince Zhen Nan, and Prince Zhen Nan had not, as rumored, suffered the Ling Sha backlash and was still at full power, then even the Pei Family and the Empress Dowager wouldn’t dare disrespect Prince Zhen Nan.

Pei Zhan couldn’t bring himself to accept that the carriage contained Prince Zhen Nan; if it really was a peak-strength Prince Zhen Nan, then even if Prince Zhen Nan killed him, the Empress Dowager wouldn’t say anything.

Pei Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "Who are you? How dare you trespass in the Imperial Palace; do you think having Earth Realm strength allows you to act recklessly here!"

Pei Zhan had barely finished speaking when another Earth Realm aura appeared at the palace gates. The moment Prince Zhen Nan released his aura, the Earth Realm Strong Persons inside the Imperial Palace sensed it, and one of them immediately rushed to the scene.

When Royal Family Tributor Zhuang Wei came to Pei Zhan’s side and found there was a carriage pulled by six horses before him, his heart instantly skipped a beat.

There weren’t many who used four-horse carriages, let alone six, so the carriage could only possibly belong to Prince Zhen Nan.

However, how could a dying Prince Zhen Nan release such a terrifying aura?

Is it really Prince Zhen Nan in the carriage? Or is someone impersonating him to sneak into the palace?

Feeling the Earth Realm Strong Person behind him, Pei Zhan turned and saw Zhuang Wei, his heart leaping with joy as he quickly remarked, "Master Zhuang, someone is pretending to be Prince Zhen Nan to break into the palace, quickly kill him!"

Zhuang Wei didn’t respond to Pei Zhan’s words; he gazed seriously at the carriage before him, sensing an aura far beyond his own. Most importantly, the black Ling Sha released by the other could affect his own Ling Sha within.

This Black Evil was characteristic of someone who had suffered severe Ling Sha backlash, so perhaps the carriage did indeed hold Prince Zhen Nan.

Zhuang Wei then bowed toward the carriage and said, "Greetings, Prince Zhen Nan. May I ask the purpose of your entrance into the palace?"