The System Make Me Near With The Emperor
Chapter 66

This year is not like the year before. If today was in the past year, there would be a lot of people busy preparing for the new year festival. Even before the new year's night came, the streets of the capital were already crowded with people passing by or going to the lake to make lanterns of hope.

The palace decided not to hold the festival as it was busy taking care of the increasingly troubling rebels. They also fear that if the event involves large numbers of people, the rebels will do something to endanger civilians.

In a crowded food store visited at night, there were two men who were sitting talking. The man wearing the brown shirt said: "I'm disappointed that this year the Palace banned the festival."

The other man who tied his entire hair into a scroll. "me too. I saw some soldiers on the main road today. Is the palace not doing well?"

"I heard that now the Palace is looking for a way to exterminate the Shi Family's rebellion."

His opponent gasped. "What's? The Shi family rebelled? No wonder they dared to act. They are the largest family in the Kingdom. It must not be easy to beat them. Then now what is the fate of the Empress?"

The man glared at his partner who spoke a little loudly. "Sst, lower your voice. We shouldn't be talking about this."

The man then asked in a low voice. "So?"

"Say now the Empress's whereabouts are unknown. Not just him hiding, but his whole family."

The man with his hair tied up commented. "They were very good at hiding for years and managed to escape suspicion."

"They hold half the power of the Southern Kingdom. Do you think they will succeed in usurping the throne of His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Eitherway. To be sure, there will be a big change of situation."

They did not realize that there were two people secretly listening to the conversation. He's the guy playing his cup. After the two people who were talking left, one of them spoke.

"Where exactly did the Young Master go? For a few days he had not told me. We can't be here much longer." He carefully raised his bandaged hand so as not to wave and inflict pain.

The other man answered. "I don't know.

"My situation is better. We need to get back to the North quickly."

The man in front of him spoke firmly. "I'm not leaving without Young Master."

"Then we can wait a while longer. If Young Master doesn't show up, we have to look for him."

The man nodded. He then raised his glass and downed his drink.

Huang Long gave the order to strengthen the defenses in the Capital. He could not let the rebels succeed in seizing him.

Currently, the rebels have managed to capture the south and several military camps. Huang Long had to go the extra mile to deal with this matter.

His body state had already improved thanks to the pills given by Xie Hongyi. The woman gave him a lot of poison-retaining pills. Recalling that name again, Huang Long felt his heart ache.

Although the reality was clear, he was convinced that the woman was still alive. This was the first time he had any hope after years of not believing it.

According to Huang Long, hoping for something impossible was a waste of time. Actually, that's not the only reason why he doesn't believe in hope.

Once the only hope he had was that his mother had the affection of his father. But that hope was never fulfilled. Hope was lost without a trace like smoke when his mother died being harmed by his father's favorite woman.

At that time he was just a little boy who had yet to know the outside world. He doesn't understand why adults are so bad. After his mother's death, his half-brothers began to bully Huang Long. He then grows up in an environment filled with evil intrigue and tricks.

Not to mention the treatment of the people in the military camp, making him have to have a strong mentality.

His attention was again shifted as someone spoke. "Your Majesty, we've searched around the cliff, but we didn't find Consort Xie."

Huang felt his mind empty. He said in a cold tone. "Continue searching. Don't ignore the slightest hint."

The black-clothed man kneeling in front of Huang Long made an agreeable gesture. "Your Majesty."

He was in his study without lighting a torch. The room was so dark and the air it released made people shudder. The dim light from the moon sometimes appeared shining on Huang Long's handsome face. Beside him was a shining sword. Although covered in a sheath, the sword emitted a savage aura, like a lion preparing to pounce on anyone who approached it.

That sword was the one Xie Hongyi wanted to see.

Huang Long must seek out a power that supports the Shi family. He was certain that in addition to abundant resources, both funds and human power, not just his strength.

He had already inspected the secret room, and surprisingly, all the treasures and some documents inside were lost. It was fortunate that he had already secured a letter of agreement with the Northern Kingdom. He could not imagine if the letter was held by the wrong person.

The blue veins on Huang Long's forehead appeared when he realized that someone was taking advantage of his own careless situation.

In a cottage in the backyard, two beautiful women were sitting gracefully while drinking warm tea.

Concubine Hu who had a childish face, spoke. "Concubine Chen, why do I feel like the Palace has been so cold lately?" He was already used to the cold aura of the Palace caused by Huang Long, but lately the atmosphere was so different.

Concubine Chen understood Consort Hu who was unaware of the situation. He and Consort Hu had been friends for a long time, so he knew how her nature was. "You must have heard what happened."

Consort Hu opened her mouth. "Ah, so that's the reason."

No wonder his father was called Emperor a few days ago. He is the type of person who sometimes doesn't care about being around and only focuses on his own world. But his much-talked servant told him that now the officials were busy with the rebels. He did not understand why they rebelled, but Huang Long was very capable in taking care of the government.

Consort Chen suddenly said: "If anything happens, we should be able to survive."

Concubine Hu looked at Consort Chen in horror. "Concubine Chen, you don't scare me."

Concubine Chen smiled. "I'm just talking about the possibilities that happen in the future."

Actually, Consort Chen felt a little worried. He was afraid that his family might be involved in the rebellion. If that were true, then his entire family would definitely be beheaded.

The Queen Mother had a bad mood. He had the same thought as Consort Chen. When he heard the news of the rebellion, he thought of his younger brother being the leader of the family. The Queen Mother massaged her head which felt very dizzy.

Someone who was outside suddenly said. "Master Chen Bufang came to visit."

Perfect fit.

The Queen Mother said with enthusiasm. "Send him in."

Not long after, a middle-aged man who was still fit at his twilight age entered. By looking at that figure, people certainly knew he was a man of high leadership authority. That man was Chen Bufang, the leader of the Chen family. After he entered, Chen Bufang saluted. "Give respect to the Queen Mother. How are you doing?"

The Queen Mother answered her sister's question. "My mood is being unkind after hearing the Shi Family rebel." The Queen Mother carefully continued her words. "You're not involved with this, are you? I'm telling you, don't let you endanger the whole family because of your ambition." Growing up together over the years made the Queen Mother memorize how her sister's character was.

Chen Bufang only smiled looking at his elder sister's face. "The Queen doesn't have to worry about this."

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes. "What do you mean?"

"Although our family is a big family, but I must still increase the strength of the family."

For a long time the Chen family had always been in the shadow of the Queen Mother. Chen Bufang was the leader of the family, and he felt that if he continued to hang the fate of his family in the hands of the Queen Mother, as the leader he would feel very embarrassed.

Also according to him, the Queen Mother was too flabby, unworthy of being a pillar of the family. His gentle and kind nature will one day bring disaster. Chen Bufang argued that kindness and gentleness would not bring great progress to his family.

"I don't need your consent to decide how I act."

Chen Bufang then smiled mysteriously. "Alright, I came here just to see how the Queen Mother is doing. Apparently, the Queen Mother lived a good life in the Palace. Take care of your health. I'm leaving."

Seeing her sister leave, the Queen Mother shouted. "Hurry back!" However, the man had already gone far.