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Chapter 541 Husband, someone wants to kill me.

After Lin Chengzhang finished speaking, Lu Mo rushed out in a single step.

The young man's personal skills were very fast. As soon as he went out, he saw a man in black snatching the young prince from the wet nurse's arms.

The man in black used Qinggong and was about to climb over the wall when Lu Mo grabbed him back.

The man in black wanted to fight Lu Mo a few times, but Lu Mo was afraid of hurting the child, so he had to dodge.

Lin Xuezhu saw that the two of them were inseparable, so Lu Mo threw himself into a trap. Over time, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.

So, she said to Lin Chengzhang and others: "Dad, take the people away first, I'm afraid they still have someone to help."

"What about my little grandson?" Lin Chengzhang looked anxiously at the child in the hands of the man in black.

"Believe in Lu Mo." Lin Xuezhu said firmly.

Lin Chengzhang had no choice but to quickly take Lu and others out of the courtyard and call for the soldiers to protect them.

Only Lin Xuezhu, Lu Mo, the man in black and the young prince were left in the small courtyard.

Lin Xuezhu was not polite, and with a sudden movement of consciousness, he took the baby into the space.

The man in black originally wanted to use the child as a bargaining chip to control Lu Mo, but he didn't expect that the child disappeared with a flick of his arm.

The man in black was completely stunned.

He lowered his head and looked at his arms in disbelief.

However, Lu Mo didn't give him a chance to react. He pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and killed him.

Lu Mo was furious. After killing the person, he realized that his cousin-in-law was still beside him.

"Cousin, should I be kept alive?" Lu Mo asked guiltily.

Lin Xuezhu said: "It doesn't matter, I don't need to know who wants to attack me now."

After saying that, she moved the baby out of the space and held it in her arms.

"Don't tell others what happened just now." Lin Xuezhu said.

Lu Mo understood that it would be dangerous if others found out that his cousin's sister-in-law possessed occult skills.

He must keep his mouth shut.

Lin Xuezhu held the child and found Lin Chengzhang.

Lin Chengzhang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his grandson was fine.

Lu, Wei Hong'er and others also had lingering fears.

Lin Xuezhu got ahead of everyone and said, "I know you have a lot to ask, but I suggest you don't ask yet. Dad, prepare the carriage immediately and let's go find your husband."

"Ah?" Lin Chengzhang didn't understand, but saw Lin Xuezhu's expression showed no doubt that he still had someone prepare the carriage.

"Let's go prepare our luggage." Mr. Lu said.

"Don't be prepared." Lin Xuezhu stopped them and said, "Listen to me, tonight, someone attacked the prefect's mansion and wanted to kill me and the children. After Lu Mo led the soldiers to break up, we fled in a carriage. Do you understand?"

Lu and Wei Honger: I know, but I don't know.

They knew that Lin Xuezhu must have her reasons, and they all nodded cooperatively.

Since he was running away in a hurry, he definitely couldn't make any preparations.

After Lin Chengzhang asked someone to bring the carriage, Lin Xuezhu led the people onto the carriage.

Father-in-law Quan worked hard to drive the car and ran towards the front line again.

Lin Chengzhang vaguely guessed Lin Xuezhu's thoughts and asked in a low voice: "Daughter, what are you..."

"My husband has a high prestige in the Pingnan Army. If he insists on deploying troops, it is not impossible. However, if It would be better if the teacher is famous." Lin Xuezhu said.

She gave her husband a name.

Lin Chengzhang took a deep look at Lin Xuezhu and said nothing.

As a father, he naturally hopes that his daughter will have a smooth life.

For this goal, some things must be done.

However, he didn't want his daughter to get involved.

I don't want my daughter to become a part of this power struggle.

However, his daughter could not avoid being involved.

At this point, besides feeling distressed, what else can he do?

"Daughter, after meeting my uncle, you should stay in the Southern Territory with your father." Lin Chengzhang said.

At least, let his daughter stay away during that life-and-death showdown.

What if...

Although he doesn't want to have that possibility, there is always a possibility in everything.

If Yuan Xiu fails, his daughter will always have a chance to survive.

"Dad, I will leave the baby with you, and I will go to Beijing with my husband." Lin Xuezhu said.

Lin Chengzhang knew that his daughter would definitely make such a choice.

His heart sank, but there was nothing he could do.

That is a matter between husband and wife. When a daughter gets married, she should obey her husband, not her father.

Lin Chengzhang felt sad and sighed softly.

Lin Xuezhu knew what her father was thinking, so she reached out and patted her father's shoulder gently and said, "Dad, don't worry, my husband and I will go together. We will not lose this battle."

Lin Chengzhang forced a smile . laughed.

He also knew that Yuan Xiu had a great chance of winning.

But, again, everything is possible.

Lin Xuezhu said: "Dad, you will help me take care of the baby in the Southern Territory. When we are done, we will take you all back to the capital. What we lost three years ago, we must get back everything now."

Lin Chengzhang heard this , sad but also somewhat relieved.

His daughter is really growing up.

From the time she embarked on the road of exile until today, she can not only help the whole family make a living, but also help her husband plan for big things.

The carriage drove fast day and night, and when they arrived at the military camp, everyone was in a very tired state.

Father-in-law Quan's clothes and hairstyle were messy in the wind. Before he arrived at the camp, he started shouting: "General, help me, someone wants to kill the princess or the young prince."

His voice, usually quiet when speaking, was raised. When it comes to pitch, it's sharp, thin, and very penetrating.

The sound soon spread to the camp.

When the gatekeeper heard this, he didn't dare to delay and hurriedly sent a message to Yuan Xiu's camp.

When Yuan Xiu heard the news, he immediately dropped the documents in his hands and rushed out.

When he saw Lin Xuezhu and others, he saw that their faces were tired and haggard, and they looked completely different from when they left.

"Husband, someone wants to kill me and our son." Lin Xuezhu had just taken two steps toward Yuan Xiu when her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Yuan Xiu rushed forward and caught her crumbling body.

"Madam, what happened?" Looking at Lin Xuezhu's appearance, Yuan Xiu felt heartbroken and his expression became extremely solemn.

"Uncle, we just had dinner in the prefect's mansion when a group of men in black climbed over the wall, snatched the children, and attempted to assassinate Xuezhu. Fortunately, Lu Mo was there and led the soldiers to resist, so we were able to escape. Come on. We didn't dare to stop along the way and ran back quickly." Lin Chengzhang said for her with a wink when he saw that her daughter was acting very weak.

After hearing this, Yuan Xiu's fists became hardened.

You don't have to think twice to know who did this.

"Where's Lu Mo?" he asked solemnly.

"Lu Mo is responsible for breaking up the queen." Lin Chengzhang replied.

"Huang Hao, take someone to pick up Lu Mo." Yuan Xiu ordered, and at the same time stretched out his long arms, picked up Lin Xuezhu and went straight into his tent.

Chapter 542: The emperor sent the killer

Yuan Xiu, which made everyone gossip.

Seeing the general showing his manliness in front of his wife, the soldiers almost burst into laughter.

After entering the camp, Lin Xuezhu immediately concealed her tired look and said, "Husband, you can let me down."

Yuan Xiu was startled and looked at Lin Xuezhu in surprise.

Lin Xuezhu smiled and said, "The matter is not as serious as I said. Someone did go to the prefect's mansion and wanted to do harm to our son, but they were dealt with by Lu Mo."

"Then why did Madam..." Yuan Xiu said this, Some reactions came over.

Lin Xuezhu made a "you know" expression and said, "The teacher is famous."

Yuan Xiu completely understood.

He suddenly laughed, scratched Lin Xuezhu's nose, and said, "Madam's acting is so similar, I really thought she was frightened when she was attacked."

"Thank me quickly for giving you an immersive experience." Lin Xuezhu was not serious. say.

"Thank you!" Yuan Xiu was a little annoyed when he thought that she had almost made him furious and performed a cross-hug in front of everyone.

However, no matter how annoyed he was, he couldn't be angry at all when facing Madam's face.

Lin Xuezhu was smug, "Husband, my acting skills just deceived you, and the soldiers in the army must have believed it. I pulled off this wave of hatred very well."

Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu have been together for a long time, so naturally Know what it means to draw hatred.

He nodded calmly, what the lady said was right.

At this moment, Huang Hao's voice was heard outside the tent, "General, Lu Mo is back."

Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu looked at each other, and Lin Xuezhu quickly softened her legs and leaned on Yuan Xiu's arm.

Yuan Xiu had no choice but to look solemn and act out the scene with her.

He helped Lin Xuezhu out of the tent.

Lin Xuezhu's face looked weak, but she still couldn't hide her concern for Lu Mo.

She didn't care about it, but when she did, it almost scared her soul out of her mind.

Lu Mo was covered in injuries and was almost carried back by Huang Hao.

Yuan Xiu was also taken aback. He almost forgot that he had to support Lin Xuezhu. He took a few steps forward, grabbed Lu Mo's arm and asked, "What's going on?"

"General, it's the emperor. The emperor sent a killer to kill him." Kill Madam and the Young Prince..." After Lu Mo finished speaking, his body tilted and he fainted.

Lin Xuezhu was completely dumbfounded.

She wanted Lu Mo to cooperate with her in this play.

But this kid is too dedicated!

Could it be that he stabbed himself with this injury?

"Military doctor, call the military doctor quickly!" Yuan Xiu shouted.

"Husband, Spring-Returning Pills." Lin Xuezhu reacted quickly, remembering that before leaving, she brought a few Spring-Returning Pills to Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu also remembered this incident, and quickly returned to the camp to get the spring-returning elixir.

Lin Xuezhu continued pouring water, replaced the ordinary water with spiritual spring water, and gave Lu Mo a drink.

The medicine was probably quite strong, and Lu Mo had already woken up before the military doctor arrived.

Yuan Xiu invited everyone out of the camp, leaving only him and Lin Xuezhu.

Lin Xuezhu whispered: "Little cousin, I only ask you to cooperate with me in acting, there is no need for you to get yourself into this."

Lu Mo shook his head, "Cousin, not me, is really a killer sent by the emperor. "

What's going on?" Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu were shocked at the same time.

Lu Mo took a deep breath and said, "Fortunately, cousin, you ran away in time. There were many people following the man in black. All the soldiers of the Prefect's Mansion died in order to defend against the enemy, and I was the only one who survived. "

Lin Xuezhu was shocked.

After working on it for a long time, the opportunity she wanted to create for Yuan Xiu actually happened and saved her life?

Even if a lot of people come, she is not afraid. At worst, she will stuff those people into the space and save them to kill them slowly.

But that would also reveal her secret.

She didn't want to do that unless she had to.

However, her secret was kept, but her little cousin was injured!

My good little cousin, I fought with the enemy for more than half a year without being injured like this, but I was injured by a group of rabble sent by the Dog Emperor.

wrong!

Lin Xuezhu suddenly frowned.

She was someone with an intelligence network. It was such a big deal that the Dog Emperor sent killers. Why didn't she get any information before?

"Eunuch Pang!" Lin Xuezhu looked at Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu also realized the problem, but he was slightly calmer than Lin Xuezhu.

In today's matter, either Eunuch Pang rebelled, or Eunuch Pang was discovered.

Since the Dog Emperor is currently a useless person, the possibility of the former is not high.

As long as you are not a fool, you should know whose team you want to be on by now, not to mention that Eunuch Pang is his person.

Then, there is only one possibility, Eunuch Pang is exposed.

Yuan Xiu's heart ached.

The relationship between him and Eunuch Pang is more than just a master-servant relationship.

During the most difficult moments of his life, Eunuch Pang once reached out to him and helped him through difficulties again and again without any hesitation.

Based on Eunuch Pang's understanding of the Dog Emperor, he should not be exposed.

Why?

Just then, the military doctor arrived.

Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu quickly calmed down and made room for military doctors to treat Lu Mo.

It was not convenient for Lin Xuezhu to stay here, so he opened the curtain and left the tent.

Lin Chengzhang, Lu and Wei Hong'er were all outside the camp. Lu's expression was obviously more anxious.

"How is Lu Mo?" Madam Lu asked.

"He was injured, but it is not life-threatening." Yuan Xiu said.

Lu's heart relaxed a little.

Lin Xuezhu took out the bone whistle from her neck, handed it to Yuan Xiu and said, "Husband, return the intact jade to Zhao."

She was actually a little ashamed. When Yuan Xiu handed the secret guard into her hands, everything was fine.

During her management, a spy of Prince Wenyue appeared in the secret guard, and now another most important informant has been lost.

After all, she didn't get things done.

Yuan Xiu took the bone whistle and blew a few syllables.

After a while, the military doctor came out, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Brother Lu Mo just has some flesh injuries. It will take some time to recover. Young people recover quickly."

"Thank you . Military doctor." Yuan Xiu said politely.

The military doctor wiped his sweat and left. It seemed that treating Lu Mo's wounds took a lot of energy from him.

As soon as the military doctor left, the soldiers gathered around and asked what happened today.

Everyone has left their hometowns and has long regarded their colleagues as their own family.

If anyone is injured or loses their life, someone will feel sad and sorry for them.

Yuan Xiu organized his speech and said: "You also know that before the army set off, the emperor took his wife to the capital to take care of her. At that time, her wife was pregnant. After giving birth to the prince, the emperor became obsessed with his wife and the prince. Murderous intentions. Madam sensed something was wrong and fled the capital in advance, but unexpectedly, the emperor actually sent a killer to chase her to the southern region. Lu Mo was injured because of protecting his wife. "

Chapter 543 Just look at Yuan Xiu. After he

finished talking about how he wanted to win Yuan Xiu, all the soldiers were silent for a few seconds.

For no other reason than for the Dog Emperor's shamelessness, it really exceeded everyone's expectations.

I thought that his practice of removing the grindstone and killing the donkey had reached its peak.

But I didn't expect that this bitch wouldn't even let go of a newborn baby.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Lin Xuezhu quickly glanced at Eunuch Quan who was standing nearby.

The whole father-in-law agreed, stood up at every opportunity, and knelt down in front of Yuan Xiu with a plop.

Quan Gong said fairly: "General Zhenguo, the slave is from the northern border. Because his family was poor, he was sent to the palace as a servant. General Zhenguo pacified the northern border and saved the slave's hometown. The slave has always respected the general. Today. , I have something to say, even if I die, I will tell

you." Yuan Xiu said solemnly.

Eunuch Quan grabbed the ground with his head and said: "In the spring, the general who ruled the country came to the court, saying that the army's rations were insufficient, and asked the court for support. At that time, there was a strange sign coming from the sky, and it was snowing in May, so the emperor used the excuse of transportation inconvenience. Delaying military rations. The general's wife was pregnant at the time, so she had no choice but to kneel in front of the palace gate in the snow and ask the emperor to send the military rations to the southern region. It was extremely cold that day, and the general's wife knelt in front of the palace gate for several hours, even passing by. The people couldn't stand it anymore, and they voluntarily cleared the snow just to allow the military supplies to be sent out of the capital.

"This is happening! Madam, why didn't you tell me?" Yuan Xiu was also surprised when he heard this.

He was focused on fighting in the southern region. Although he occasionally inquired about his wife's situation in the capital, most of the news he got was good news.

Now it seems that it was the madam who hid all the bad news from him.

Yuan Xiu felt ashamed and regretful in his heart, but he didn't hide it at all on his face, letting everyone see it.

When Mrs. Lu and Wei Honger heard this, they couldn't help but wipe their tears.

Mrs. Lu said: "Xiu'er, you really need to thank Xuezhu. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid the military rations wouldn't be delivered to you on time. I really don't dare to think about what would happen if the Pingnan Army ran out of military rations. What kind of outcome. I don't dare to think about how I will explain to you if something happens to Xuezhu and the child!"

At this time, Luo Hong also stood up and knelt down like Eunuch Quan.

She said: "General, my wife has been plotted by the people in the palace since the first day she came to Beijing. They kept saying that they took her there to take care of her, but what they did was not at all caring. Meaning! If the servant dared to say something unpleasant, he would have been tricked so many times that he would have lost his life. How many times did the general manage to see his wife again? "

He said . , she recounted with added detail how Lin Xuezhu was wrongfully poisoned after entering the palace, was attacked during the funeral of the Empress Dowager, the imperial guards pretended to be thieves and attacked him, and everything that followed.

All the soldiers' fists hardened upon hearing this.

In the excitement of the crowd, someone shouted: "The Dog Emperor is not a human being, general, let's fight back to the capital and kill the Dog Emperor!"

"Yes, we are still on the battlefield, and the Dog Emperor dares to attack the general's wife. This time We have won the battle, and it is useless for the Dog Emperor to keep us. He must find a way to kill us. Only by killing him can we live. "

"Yes, kill the Dog Emperor, and let us all live together!

" Emperor, protect the general, protect the general's wife, protect the young prince!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The shouts were louder than when they called for battle on the battlefield.

Yuan Xiu's gaze was deep and firm, he took out a roll of bright yellow silk satin from his arms and unfolded it.

He said: "Before the death of the late emperor, he wrote a will to pass on the throne to me. However, the edict was discovered by the queen at that time and the current empress dowager. The empress dowager forged the edict to allow the emperor's brother to ascend the throne. , in order to check and balance the imperial brother, he secretly kept this imperial edict. By chance, this imperial edict fell into the hands of the king. Only then did the king know the shocking secret of the year, and also knew why the emperor must kill the king. "

After a pause, he continued: "Now, there is destined to be a fight to the death between me and my brother. You have followed me for a long time, and you naturally know that I do not want to implicate you. If you are not willing to join me, If you return to the capital, you can choose to leave the military and stay in the southern region or the northern region to make a living on your own. But if you are willing to fight alongside me, I will not treat you badly when I am lucky enough to win!"

Among all the soldiers, there was no one who did not believe what he said.

After all, after they won the Northern Campaign, they didn't get a penny from the court. Instead, the general and his wife took pity on them and gave them a silver reward.

Although the silver reward is not much, their hearts are warm.

Following the general who ruled the country, the general had to find a way to get them a sip of soup even though he couldn't eat meat himself.

But following the Dog Emperor, they could only watch the Dog Emperor eat and drink, but they couldn't even take a sip of the northwest wind.

Who would sacrifice their lives for such a dog emperor?

The soldiers expressed their stance one after another, "General, we will follow you. If you say to go up to the Mountain of Swords, we will go to the Mountain of Swords. If you say to go down to the Sea of ​​Fire, we will go to the Sea of ​​Fire. If anyone has second thoughts, then he is not worthy of being a human being."

"That's right . , Only the general and the general's wife understand us. If we don't sacrifice our lives for such a master, should we sacrifice our lives for someone who plots against us every day?"

"We are willing to follow the general without regrets

in life or

death !" Regret!"

"I will never regret it even if I live or die!"

Lin Xuezhu was extremely moved as she looked at the determined expressions on the faces of the soldiers.

She has never experienced this kind of comradeship, but she knows that the relationship between people who have experienced life and death together is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary people.

What's more, Yuan Xiu is really an impeccably good coach.

In this way, Yuan Xiu decided that the army would set off immediately to the capital.

After all, things like rebellion will change later.

Now that I have decided, I naturally set off immediately to avoid a long night and many dreams.

According to the previous agreement between Lin Xuezhu and Lin Chengzhang, she would go to Beijing with Yuan Xiu, while Lin Chengzhang would take the young prince and stay in the Southern Region with Lu and Wei Hong'er.

Eunuch Quan vowed to follow Lin Xuezhu to the death, while Luo Hong stayed to help take care of the young prince.

Yuan Xiu left five hundred elite soldiers to protect the Southern Territory Governor's Mansion.

Then, the army set off in great force.

During this farewell, Lin Chengzhang and others were very worried, but Lin Xuezhu's mentality was very relaxed.

The Dog Emperor is exhausted. Even if Yuan Xiu doesn't take him in, he will have to burp himself sooner or later.

There is almost no possibility of failure in this battle.

It just depends on how Yuan Xiu wants to win.

It would be better for Yuan Xiu to settle the grudge between Yuan Xiu and the Dog Emperor with his own hands according to his own wishes.

Chapter 544: Emperor Shen Shen Nao Nao

After the army moved forward for a few days, news of the secret guards came.

Eunuch Pang is dead.

He was killed by the Dog Emperor.

There is no reason, just because the dog emperor is in a bad mood.

When Yuan Xiu heard the news, he lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Lin Xuezhu felt that her fists were hardened.

What kind of thing is the Dog Emperor? If he is in a bad mood, he can kill his cronies who have been following him for many years?

"He has gone completely crazy." Yuan Xiu said: "The queen was put under house arrest by him. He was looking for folk remedies to treat him..."

Yuan Xiu did not say anything.

However, Lin Xuezhu understood that the Dog Emperor's inhumanity would definitely make him resentful.

The legitimate son hasn't been born yet, so he certainly can't let himself be wasted like this.

This guy's obsession with his concubines has reached its peak even in this era.

It can be seen that the existence of Yuan Xiu has brought many psychological shadows to him.

But this is fine, the gentleman is magnanimous, the villain always has a close relationship, and the person with evil intentions should be allowed to live in a world of fear.

The army moved forward and was supported by the people along the way.

Everyone knows that General Zhenguo pacified the northern region and then the southern region, saving the country from fire and water.

Moreover, thanks to Tuolin Xuezhu's continuous efforts to create public opinion, the shameless things done by the Dog Emperor gradually spread among the people.

The closer they get to the capital, the louder the people's calls for the general who governs the country.

After marching hastily for a month, the army approached the gate of the capital.

The Dog Emperor had only received the news three days ago. At that moment, he felt both fear and anger.

He mobilized almost all the troops and horses that could be mobilized in the capital, and ordered the city gates to be closed tightly, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

When the army arrived outside the city, the archers were already in position on the city wall. As long as someone stepped into the range of the bow and arrow, they would not hesitate to shoot arrows to resist.

Yuan Xiu reined in the reins and looked at the soldiers who were stubbornly resisting in the city, as if he saw his headstrong brother behind them.

At this time, everyone in the palace was bearing the emperor's wrath.

"Trash, they are all trash! Prince Wenyue, this embroidered pillow, I sent him to keep an eye on Yuan Xiu and deliver the news to me in time. Fortunately, he was killed by Yuan Xiu! If he didn't die, how could I possibly be in Yuan Xiu? Just when Xiu was about to arrive in the capital, he received the news! Come here, capture that old loser King Qi, I want to kill him, I want to kill him! "

Seeing that the emperor is so crazy, the imperial guards under his command will not do anything. If he dared to delay, he quickly went to Prince Qi's Mansion and captured Prince Qi.

When the emperor saw King Qi, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.

He roared angrily: "It's all your fault for giving birth to a son but he is a waste! If he had been more alert and conveyed the news to me in time, I could have sent people to kill Yuan Xiu after he won! Now he is back with an army , he came back, not only did he win the battle, he also wanted to rebel! It's all because of you, all because of you!"

King Qi's eyes were empty and his expression was numb. No matter how crazy the emperor was, he would not do it. Unmoved.

"Come here, cut King Qi into pieces for me and throw his body from the city gate! I still don't believe it. Yuan Xiu will be sad when he sees his brother who grew up with him die in such a miserable state. Will he be sad?" Sad?"

The emperor was circling back and forth in the hall, like an ant on a hot pot.

He shouted: "Eunuch Pang, go handle this matter in person and help me take a good look at what kind of expression my good brother Wang had on his face when he saw the body of King Qi."

His words fell to the ground, There was silence in the hall.

No one dared to speak out, and no one dared to move.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, glanced at His Highness, and suddenly laughed maniacally, "I forgot that when Eunuch Pang died, he was stabbed to death by me myself. I forgot that when he died, he looked at me sadly, as if His loyalty to me all these years has been wrong. If I kill him, what will happen if I kill him! I am the king of a country, and I can kill whoever I want

! Think twice." Seeing that the emperor was crazy, the commander of the Royal Forest Army had no choice but to stand up.

The emperor's expression suddenly changed, he stumbled off the high platform, pulled out the sword from the waist of the commander of the Imperial Guard Army, pointed it at his neck and said, "Why, you dare not obey my order?" "Your Majesty,

calm down!" said the Commander of the Imperial Guard Army. : "Wei Chen just thinks that instead of killing King Qi and making King Xiang sad, it is better to bring King Qi to the city gate to threaten King Xiang to retreat. Now, the emperor's secret order to mobilize troops has been sent to the east and west. As long as we can stabilize King Xiang and wait for reinforcements, we may have a chance of winning."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and seemed to have listened.

After all, he didn't want to die, let alone lose the throne.

As long as he can survive, as long as he can keep the throne, he can do anything.

Although the secret order to mobilize troops was issued only after Yuan Xiu's movements were discovered.

However, as long as the cities closest to the capital in the east and west come to help, Yuan Xiu can be held back for a while.

"That's it, that's it." The emperor nodded vigorously.

His eyes rolled around wildly, and his face looked both worried and happy.

After pondering for a long time, he said: "Go, get Yuan Xiu's bitch mother's tablet, let King Qi hold it, and stand on the city wall. If Yuan Xiu dares to attack the city, throw his mother's tablet together with King Qi Go down. I will kill everyone who has anything to do with him one by one!"

When the emperor said this, he suddenly remembered something.

His whole body was agitated, and his eyes were straight, as if he felt something.

"Lin Xuezhu!" He rushed towards the incense burner placed under the high platform, kicked it over with a flying kick.

The incense ashes were scattered all over the floor, and a puff of smoke rose up.

"Lin Xuezhu, he killed everyone around me. The Queen Mother, the Empress, and the forces behind them. Although these people are playing tricks on me, compared with Yuan Xiu, they will still support me! But Lin Xuezhu Only a few months after arriving in the capital, they were all killed! And my brother Yan Wang died the worst, not even a body was found. All this was Lin Xuezhu's fault, and she spread it all over the capital. The rumors that are bad for me are that she is trying to alienate the people from me. This woman is so vicious. I should have killed her when she first entered the capital!"

The emperor's expression was divine! Nagging, nagging, that crazy look frightened everyone.

The commander of the Royal Forest Army quickly winked at his people, indicating that they should do what the emperor ordered.

After a while, someone brought in the tablet of Yuan Xiu's mother and forced it into King Qi's hand.

Then, the two imperial guards escorted King Qi towards the city gate.

The emperor and others left, and suddenly his eyes flashed again, and he said: "Come here, make a plan for me, depose the queen, make Zhuang Noble Concubine the queen, and make the third prince the prince. In this way, I will have a legitimate son, my legitimate son , is the heir to the throne!"

Chapter 545: After embarrassing others and secretly feeling happy that

the emperor went crazy on a whim in the palace, King Qi was escorted by two imperial guardsmen to the top of the city.

The Royal Forest Army shouted: "The traitor Yuan Xiu, retreat quickly, otherwise, the life of King Qi will not be saved, and the memorial tablet of your mother and concubine will not be saved."

With that, the King of Qi was slipped out from the crowd and pinned to the top of the city. .

Yuan Xiu looked from a distance and saw that King Qi was holding a tablet and being held down tightly.

His blood immediately rushed to his head.

"Husband." Lin Xuezhu pressed the back of his hand and said, "Don't panic, we can enter the city through the secret passage."

Yuan Xiu had a flash of inspiration and suddenly remembered the secret passage that Lin Xuezhu told him.

In addition to the secret passage leading to the Temple of Wealth in the capital, there is also a hidden secret passage that can lead directly to the outside of the city.

Yuan Xiu took out a map from his pocket.

That was what his wife painted for him before he went off to war.

"Huang Hao!" he shouted.

"My subordinates are here." Huang Hao stepped out.

Yuan Xiu handed him the blueprint and said, "Can you bring a hundred people into the capital through this secret passage and open the city gate for me?"

"Yes!" Huang Hao answered without hesitation.

One hundred people, to the thousands of guards in the capital, was nothing more than a battle between a small number and a large number.

But at this moment, he couldn't say that he couldn't do it.

Even at the risk of his life, he must help the coach open the city gate!

"Wait a minute." Lin Xuezhu said, "Bring some gunpowder and blow up the secret passage outside the city after it is used up."

Both Yuan Xiu and Huang Hao understood that this was to prevent the Dog Emperor from escaping the capital through the secret passage.

Huang Hao sighed in his heart: The general's wife is really thoughtful.

So, Huang Hao ordered a hundred people from the end of the army, took gunpowder and left quietly.

Lin Xuezhu glanced at the city gate tower from a distance and said to Yuan Xiu: "Husband, let's talk to King Qi. You brothers may not have seen each other for a long time."

Yuan Xiu understood that the madam meant for him to delay time and wait for Huang Hao to take the people. Open the city gate.

Just when Yuan Xiu was about to speak, King Qi's voice came from the city gate tower.

"Brother Xiu, how are you doing lately?"

Although the voice raised its pitch, its tone was very calm and peaceful.

It's like an old friend we haven't seen for a long time, greeting each other when we see each other again.

Yuan Xiu felt a little surprised.

How long has it been since Brother Qi Wang met and chatted with him?

He thought that the relationship between the two would never return to its original state.

Yuan Xiu's eyes heated up and he shouted, "Everything is fine with Yuan Xiu. Brother Wang, don't worry."

In the distance, King Qi's expression was indistinguishable.

After a while, he shouted: "Brother Xiu, what Wen Yue did was not authorized by me. The illness in the north was caused by the medicine this child gave me. I have never had the idea of ​​competing with Brother Xiu. "I was careless in teaching my son. I hope my brother won't blame me."

He was talking about how he fell ill in the north and Crown Prince Wenyue took this opportunity to return to the north.

At that time, both Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu thought that the father and son were fighting together.

Now, the truth is finally revealed.

As soon as these words came out, the estrangement between the two brothers for many years seemed to be eliminated overnight.

Yuan Xiu was moved and sad, and said loudly: "Yuan Xiu has known what Brother Wang said for a long time."

Just before his death, Crown Prince Wenyue wanted to put all the responsibilities on his father.

At that moment, he understood that Brother Wang was innocent.

Perhaps, in order to protect himself and his family, Brother Wang chose to draw a clear line between himself and his mother and concubine.

But in these years, Brother Wang has never harmed him or his mother or concubine.

Regarding Crown Prince Wenyue, he had never expressed his anger towards Brother Wang.

There are just different paths between him and Brother Wang.

There was a surge of heat in Yuan Xiu's throat.

He swallowed, barely suppressing the emotions raging in his heart.

At this time, King Qi's voice came again.

"Brother Xiu, don't blame brother. Brother is not like you. Brother is just an ordinary person."

Yuan Xiu could no longer suppress his tears and let them fall from the corners of his eyes.

He seemed to know what Brother Wang was going to do.

But at this moment, there was nothing he could do.

King Qi's voice was filled with relief and relief.

He shouted with all his strength: "Brother Xiu, do what you want to do. Brother Wang will go and honor your mother and concubine for you first."

As he said that, he broke away from the imperial guard who was holding him, jumped up and jumped from the city wall. Jumped down.

Lin Xuezhu's consciousness suddenly moved and she wanted to connect him to the space, but after all, the distance was too far and she couldn't reach him.

With a muffled sound, King Qi hit the ground heavily. In his arms, he was still holding the tablet of Yuan Xiu's mother and concubine tightly.

His head was broken and blood gurgled out, but the tablet in his arms was not damaged at all.

At the last moment, he glanced at the sky, with a difficult smile on his face.

The debts owed by people must be repaid sooner or later.

What he owed to his mother and concubine and what he owed to his brother-in-law should be paid back today.

If you still owe something, you can be a cow or a horse in the next life and pay it back.

King Qi slowly closed his eyes.

Finally freed!

Yuan Xiu's hand tightly grasped the reins.

Lin Xuezhu could only sigh silently when he saw this scene.

The relationship between relatives is sometimes very delicate.

When they stay together, they don't get along with each other, they can't get along, and they look disgusted with each other.

I don't feel missed when we are apart, or even eager to see each other.

But deep down in his heart, he knew that as long as the other person lived well in the world, he would feel at ease.

Don't such relatives have feelings for each other?

Of course there is.

It's just that the way they get along is different from ordinary people.

Lin Xuezhu sighed and felt sorry for Yuan Xiu.

But she knew that no one else could help with matters like separation and death.

At this moment, they saw that there seemed to be a commotion on the top of the city.

It was Huang Hao who led the men to kill him!

Yuan Xiu made a prompt decision and said to the soldiers behind him: "Forwards in the center, follow me and charge! The others wait where they are!"

He always does this, always rushing to the front during a battle.

If the coach is like this, how can the soldiers not work hard!

Lin Xuezhu followed Yuan Xiu and also rode forward.

They had agreed before arriving in Beijing that she would just follow. If there was danger, she would have space to stay close to him and help him protect himself from harm.

Yuan Xiu couldn't defeat her, so he had no choice but to agree.

As long as you cross the range of the bow and arrow and reach the city, you will enter the blind spot of the bow and arrow.

They must seize the moment of panic among the guards and complete this task.

Lin Xuezhu's mission was to quickly dispose of the weapons of the guards in the capital after rushing within the controllable range of her consciousness.

People should still be left to Yuan Xiu's army to kill.

What she wants to do is to make it easier for them.

The archers on the city gate realized that someone was rushing in below.

They quickly calmed down and pointed their bows and arrows at the people under the city again.

However, just when they were about to release the arrows, the arrows in their hands disappeared inexplicably.

Lin Xuezhu, who was riding a horse and standing at the foot of the city, could clearly see the expressions on the faces of some archers.

She chuckled, looked up to the sky and asked, "Are you surprised, are you surprised?"

No one heard her except Yuan Xiu, but she herself was very happy.

Human beings, sometimes when you embarrass others, you secretly feel good about yourself.

Chapter 546: He finally fell.

The guards at the top of the city were in panic. When they didn't know why the arrows in their hands were lost, Huang Hao led his men to kill the guards guarding the gate and desperately opened the city gate.

"Enter the city!" Yuan Xiu shouted and took the lead in leading his men to kill him.

The soldiers who followed him raised the banner with the word Xiang high.

The Pingnan army in the distance got the news and rushed towards the city gate one after another.

There is no suspense in a battle between tens of thousands of people versus thousands of people.

After the guards were eliminated, the capital seemed to be deserted.

Conscientious people all understand that King Xiang was forced to rebel because he had no choice but to do so.

At times like this, not going out is the biggest help.

Yuan Xiu led the army and rushed all the way to the palace.

The palace door was closed tightly, and heavy objects were used to block the door, as if they were going to fight to the end.

Yuan Xiu smiled slightly and waved to Huang Hao.

Everyone retreated, and Huang Hao led others to place explosives outside the palace door and light the fuse...

There was a loud bang and the palace door was blown open.

The bronze cauldron and brass vat blocking the palace gate were all blown away.

The smoke had not yet dissipated. Yuan Xiu stood at the entrance of the palace and glanced at this place he had not seen for many years. There was no expression on his stern face.

He didn't like this palace. When he returned to his hometown, there was no nostalgia in his heart, only deep fatigue.

He waved his hand and galloped forward, heading straight for Qinzheng Hall.

Behind him, Pingnan's army spread out and rushed towards each palace.

In the Qinzheng Palace, the emperor was frightened when he heard the explosion. He looked out in horror, but could not see anything.

A soldier from the Royal Forest Army came to report, "Your Majesty, King Xiang used something unknown to open the palace door, and now he is leading people to rush in."

"Did he learn witchcraft?" The emperor was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Now, he has finally realized what it means to be a slave and I am a fish.

After standing in a high position for a long time, I am used to doing things that slaughter others, so I naturally feel very uncomfortable with being slaughtered. The commander of

the Royal Forest Army said: "Your Majesty, I will protect you as you break out of the encirclement."

"No need." The emperor waved his hand and said to him: "Take the people out to meet the enemy and let me be quiet for a while."

The commander of the Imperial Forest Army was extremely anxious. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to be quiet. If you don't run away, it's too late."

"Get out!" The emperor was furious, grabbed the incense burner on the table, and threw it at the commander of the Imperial Guard.

The good intentions of the commander of the Royal Forest Army were regarded as a donkey's heart. He was anxious, angry and helpless, so he could only lead the people out of the hall in anger.

When everyone was gone, the emperor quickly found the mechanism of the secret passage and stretched out his hand.

Under the dragon chair, the entrance to the secret passage slowly opened.

The emperor couldn't wait any longer and got under the dragon throne.

At this moment, a man with disheveled hair suddenly rushed out of the diagonal ground, grabbed his crown and pulled him out.

The emperor was startled. He thought there was no one in the hall. Where did this person come from?

He glanced in shock and saw the man's haggard face under his messy hair.

It's the queen!

This crazy woman, why did she escape?

Didn't she have to be kept under strict supervision?

The emperor was just puzzled when he felt a strong force grab his hair and pull him out.

He felt like his scalp was about to be ripped off.

"Crazy woman, what are you doing!" the emperor roared at the queen.

The Queen gritted her teeth and tightened her strength on her hands.

When the palace door was blown open just now, the servants guarding Fengyi Palace were so frightened that they fled in all directions. Who had the mind to take care of the queen in the palace.

The queen took advantage of the chaos and ran out. The first thing she did was to go to the Qinzheng Hall to reason with the emperor.

As soon as she arrived, she saw the emperor opening the door to the secret passage and preparing to escape, so she immediately went to catch him.

It is said that when mental illness leads to madness, even a few strong men are no match.

The Queen had this kind of demeanor at this time.

He desperately pulled the emperor out, then pointed at his nose and cursed: "You bitch, why did you destroy me?"

She had been raised as the mother of a country since she was a child.

After entering the palace, he changed his temper and acted a dignified and majestic image in front of everyone.

For this position, her mother's family sacrificed almost everything.

The whole family worked together just to keep her in the rear position.

But what did she do wrong? Why should she be abolished and let the arrogant and domineering Concubine Zhuang take over?

What did she do wrong?

Seeing that the queen's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes and her whole body was in a state of madness, the emperor was extremely irritable.

This woman, going crazy at a time like this, really has no regard for the overall situation!

Seeing that she was still clinging to him, the emperor was heartbroken, took out the dagger he had used for playing on the desk, and stabbed the queen into the heart.

The queen clutched her chest, took two steps back, and stared at the emperor in disbelief.

This man, she gave everything for him.

At the end of the day, he did this to her.

She just wanted to ask him why, why did he kill her?

The queen's lips curved into a cold smile.

Seeing that the emperor turned around and was about to go down the secret passage again, she hesitated, grabbed the golden lamp holder closest to her, and threw it hard at the emperor's back.

The hot lamp oil burned through the emperor's dragon robe with a sizzling sound.

The emperor wailed, but ignored the pain and dug into the secret passage with all his strength.

If he doesn't leave, I'm afraid he will become the victim of Yuan Xiu.

Just when the emperor closed the secret door of the secret passage, the queen looked at the man's decisive back under the dragon chair, and her eyes gradually lost focus, Yuan Xiu rushed in with his people.

What came into view was the secret door that closed with a click, and the Queen's bloody body.

Yuan Xiu understood that the Dog Emperor had run away.

Fortunately, Madam was prepared and allowed Huang Hao to blow up the secret passage leading outside the city.

However, the emperor could not leave the city, but he could go to the Temple of Wealth.

Yuan Xiu didn't care, he didn't even care about the emperor's life or death.

Even if such a person runs away, there is nothing to fear.

He's just a street rat. It's fine if everyone doesn't yell at him and beat him up. Are we still afraid of him making a comeback?

Yuan Xiu waved to Huang Hao and said, "Send someone to guard the Temple of Fortune. Once he runs out, catch him."

"Yes!" Huang Hao immediately ordered a small team to guard the Temple of Fortune.

After Yuan Xiu arranged this matter, he stopped being distracted and ordered: "Take care of the queen's body and send it to Wenzhonghou Mansion."

"Now there is no Marquis Wenzhong's Mansion." Lin Xuezhu smiled and whispered to Yuan Xiu: "There is only the Queen's natal family."

Yuan Xiu also smiled, "Yes, Madam has done many important things in the capital."

The soldiers found a door panel , put the queen's body on it, and carried it out of the palace.

The queen who used to be so charming and noble could only leave the palace in such a miserable way. Lin Xuezhu could only lament for her for three seconds.

Her eyes turned to the huge dragon chair made of pure gold, with a mocking look in her eyes.

That dog emperor doesn't look like an emperor even if he sits on the dragon throne.

Now, he has finally fallen.

Chapter 547: I want to personally correct the country. Ben

Yuanxiu and Lin Xuezhu waited in the main hall for a while, and then the Pingnan Army captured the concubines and princes and princesses from each palace.

Concubine Zhuang and the third prince were captured together with the commander of the Royal Forest Army.

The wise leader of the Royal Forest Army saw that the emperor was crazy, so he thought of the third prince who had just been established as the prince, so he hurried to Yongning Palace.

I thought that giving up the emperor and being able to protect the prince could be regarded as his contribution.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he was about to leave the palace with the prince, he was intercepted by the Pingnan Army.

After a few moves, he was captured by the Pingnan Army, which had a large number of people.

When they were escorted to the Qinzheng Hall, Concubine Zhuang and the third prince were very calm, but the commander of the Royal Forest Army was both dissatisfied and angry.

He shouted: "Rebel Yuan Xiu, where did you get the emperor? The prince is here, you must not be arrogant."

"Prince?" Yuan Xiu narrowed his eyes and looked at the man who was blocked behind him by the commander of the Imperial Forest Army. The third prince asked, "When was the crown prince established?"

"Just now, the emperor asked someone to draft a decree to make the third prince the prince and concubine Zhuang the queen." The commander of the Imperial Forest Army shouted while looking around, as if he wanted to find People who are on the same side as him.

However, everyone who was caught by his gaze lowered their heads silently.

Why are you still struggling? The emperor is nowhere to be seen. He was either killed or ran away.

They are just palace servants, who can fight against the famous King Xiang!

Yuan Xiu looked at Concubine Zhuang and asked, "Is this possible?"

"No." Concubine Zhuang's eyes were firm and her tone was firm, and she said, "I don't know what the commander of the Royal Forest Army is talking about."

The commander felt like he had been stabbed in the back.

He stared at Concubine Zhuang in disbelief with his eyes widened.

The third prince is the crown prince, the one who will ascend to the throne in the future.

Concubine Zhuang does not recognize the third prince's position as crown prince. Doesn't she want her son to be the emperor?

The commander of the Royal Forest Army knew that King Xiang would definitely kill him.

Now he has no way out, his only hope is the emperor and the prince.

No matter who of the two is on the throne, he can survive.

Otherwise, it is a dead end.

The commander of the Royal Forest Army refused to admit defeat and said: "The emperor has an imperial decree, which has been passed to Yongning Palace before. As long as the imperial decree is found, the third prince will be the prince. Prince Xiang, you can't be disrespectful to the prince!"

After he said this, he happened to face the prince. Concubine Zhuang's eyes.

Concubine Zhuang looked at him like a fool, and there was even some pity in her eyes.

Pity for the poor fool.

Yuan Xiu asked Zhuang Guifei: "Is there an imperial edict?"

Zhuang Guifei said: "I have never seen an imperial edict."

"Zhuang Guifei!" The commander of the Royal Forest Army was anxious.

Concubine Zhuang was too lazy to pay attention to him and looked indifferent.

Yuan Xiu waved to the Pingnan Army beside him, and a soldier stepped forward and put a knife on the neck of the leader of the Royal Forest Army.

Yuan Xiu slowly said: "I heard that you once asked your subordinates to disguise themselves as spies and try to murder my wife. Is this true?"

The leader of the Royal Forest Army trembled.

Although they are both martial arts practitioners, Yuan Xiu has been trained on the battlefield many times, and his majesty and magnanimity are enough to make him tremble with fear.

He was silent for a moment and then said with force: "The emperor asked me to assassinate Princess Xiang as a matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor."

"Then are you going to die on your own, or are you waiting for others to kill you?" Yuan Xiu asked coldly. .

The commander of the Royal Forest Army felt cold.

It seems that today, he will die no matter what.

Looking at the cold blade on his shoulder, the leader of the Royal Forest Army hesitated for a moment, but after all, he could not attack himself.

He closed his eyes, with a sudden heart, and said, "Please, King Xiang

, take action." As soon as he finished speaking, the Pingnan Army soldiers flashed their swords, killing him.

Blood spattered and stained the surrounding area.

Many women in the palace screamed, but they quickly covered their mouths for fear of attracting King Xiang's attention and that they would be the next to die.

At this moment, Concubine Zhuang stood up.

Her gaze faintly swept across Lin Xuezhu's face, showing no sadness or joy, let alone surprise.

Lin Xuezhu also looked at her generously. It was impossible to say who was right and who was wrong.

Although they had a good relationship and cooperated in business, it was a matter of life and death, and it had nothing to do with feelings.

Concubine Zhuang turned her gaze to Yuan Xiu and said: "Prince Xiang, my brother has no children, and our Cao family is afraid that there will be no heirs. I plan to adopt the third prince to my brother to inherit the Cao family. As for me, , I feel that I have no love in life, and I want to cut off the worldly ties and become a nun."

These words surprised everyone in the palace.

Although everyone knew that King Xiang led his troops into the palace to usurp the throne.

With the emperor's strength and prestige, he would definitely not be able to compete with King Xiang.

However, what Zhuang Guifei did was too extreme. Isn't it equivalent to severing the royal bloodline of the third prince?

Cruel, Concubine Zhuang is such a ruthless person.

Lin Xuezhu looked at Concubine Zhuang with admiration, with a faint smile on her lips.

Concubine Zhuang is a smart person. By doing this, she saved herself, the third prince, herself, and the Cao family.

Now, it depends on what Yuan Xiu will do.

Yuan Xiu glanced at Concubine Zhuang and said, "In that case, according to Concubine Zhuang's wishes, Concubine Zhuang is allowed to become a monk in Jingyuan Temple in the capital. The third prince will be adopted by the Cao family, and the Cao family will be exiled to the north."

" Thank you, King Xiang." Concubine Zhuang kowtowed in thanks, her eyes still calm.

Under the incomprehensible eyes of everyone in the palace, Concubine Zhuang left with the third prince and Shi Shiran.

Yuan Xiu glanced at the others and asked, "Who else?"

The emperor didn't have many heirs, and there were even fewer princes.

Those who are more savvy will know to imitate Concubine Zhuang and take off their royal status to save a small life.

Those who are not smart are still obsessed with it, hoping that the emperor will come back to save them after escaping.

Regarding the former, Yuan Xiu's attitude is tolerant. As long as they don't block his way, he can spare their lives.

As for the latter, if he is a prince, he will be sentenced to death, and the entire mother clan will be distributed among them.

If she is a princess, she will be sold as a slave or a prostitute, and the entire mother clan will distribute her.

Among the queen's two daughters, the fourth princess and the fifth princess are in completely different situations.

The fourth princess was very unconvinced and pointed at Yuan Xiu: "Prince Xiang is bold. You dare to seek the throne and usurp the throne. You have an unfair reputation. The officials will not support you, and the people will not support you. My father is The late emperor's eldest son is the king of a country, and you will be punished by God if you harm him."

Yuan Xiu sneered and said calmly: "Your father is not just as he says. Apart from the fact that he is the eldest son of the late emperor, everything you said is wrong. Come, please bring all the ministers from the first to the fourth rank in the court." Bring it to the main hall, I will personally rectify the country's foundation!"

Chapter 548 Among women, I have never been afraid of anyone.

While waiting for the arrival of the ministers, the fourth princess was still calm.

She stared at Lin Xuezhu bitterly and said: "When you were in the palace, my father should have killed you. A bed-crawling bitch like you, if I keep you, you will embarrass the royal family. What face do you have to stand now?" Above this hall? Even you deserve it!"

After hearing these extremely insulting words, Yuan Xiu's expression suddenly changed.

He can say anything. Anyway, those people can only pay lip service to him.

But, it's not okay to tell his wife!

Yuan Xiu waved to the side, intending to have someone take the fourth princess down.

As for the fate of the fourth princess, it must be the most miserable among everyone present.

Lin Xuezhu spoke before Yuan Xiu, "Eunuch Quan, bring me a chair. I'm tired of standing."

"Yes." Eunuch Quan immediately moved a chair made of golden nanmu and placed it respectfully for Lin Xuezhu.

Lin Xuezhu sat down slowly, looked at the fourth princess with interest, and said: "Do you know what hindsight means? Why are you talking about the past now? You were still the noble fourth princess, but look at now, you will soon

I am about to become a prisoner. Instead of cursing me here, it is better for you to think about whether it is better for you to be a slave or a prostitute in the building. ! How dare you talk to me like this!" the fourth princess said sternly.

Lin Xuezhu had nothing to do and was willing to play with the four princesses before the ministers arrived.

She thought for a while and said: "Well, I will give you a chance to change your destiny. From now on, if you say anything rude to me, you will get a slap. If you can get a hundred slaps , I respect you for being an unyielding person, and will find a family that is tolerant of your servants."

"Have a sweet dream! It's not your turn to decide my princess's fate." The fourth princess was going crazy. .

Lin Xuezhu glanced at Eunuch Quan. Eunuch Quan immediately understood and stepped forward and slapped the fourth princess hard.

The four princesses were all stunned.

In all her life, she has never heard even a rude word, let alone a slap in the face.

How could she bear this kind of grievance? She immediately yelled, "You bed-crawling bitch, how dare you hit this princess..."

Before she could finish her words, Eunuch Quan slapped her again.

The fourth princess was so angry that her mouth was full of smoke, and her curse words became even worse.

When she cursed, Father-in-law Quan slapped her hard.

After five or six rounds, the fourth princess's face became swollen, and tears continued to flow down her red and swollen cheeks.

She was speechless.

Every time he opened his mouth, severe pain came from his face.

The fourth princess was angry, hateful, cowardly and afraid, and couldn't understand all her emotions.

She wished she could kill Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu.

But she couldn't even kill the eunuch in front of her who dared to hit her.

She had never been so helpless in her life.

Her mouth was whimpering and she kept making sounds, but others couldn't hear anything clearly.

Lin Xuezhu smiled gently, even with the kindness of an elder looking at a junior.

She said: "The fourth princess must speak clearly, otherwise the whole father-in-law will not know whether to take action. In addition, the fourth princess must also think about her future carefully. If she can't get a hundred slaps, she will take action against you." Sent to a brothel. I don't need to tell you who has lost the royal dignity. "

" Wuwuwuwuwu..." The fourth princess's mouth moved like a sausage for a long time, but there was still only sound. There is no language.

At this time, the fifth princess walked out of the crowd and knelt down in front of Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu with a plop.

"Little uncle, little aunt, we juniors don't know much about the grievances between you two and our father. My fourth sister and I are just weak women. We are powerless whether it is facing the government or the disputes in the palace. Please also ask Uncle and aunt, please be patient and give me and the fourth sister a way out."

The fifth princess said sincerely, and her attitude was humble enough. She was more aware of current affairs than her fourth sister.

The most important thing is that she did not call Yuan Xiu and Lin Xuezhu King Xiang and Princess Xiang, but called them uncle and aunt. This was to play the family card, and it also showed that she was not interested in palace fighting or government affairs.

Since Lin Xuezhu entered the palace, whenever she saw the fifth princess, she remained silent and had no sense of presence.

It can be seen that she is not usually a troublemaker.

Lin Xuezhu said: "Since I entered the palace, I have never been made difficult by the fifth princess. I have clear grievances. If you don't mess with me, you are not hostile to me, and I am the same. The fifth princess keeps her own rules, has a sense of proportion, and knows Go ahead and let her become a nun together with Concubine Zhuang."

"Thank you, little aunt," said the fifth princess.

Lin Xuezhu focused his attention on the fourth princess again and asked, "As for you, are you still scolding me?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Lin Xuezhu sneered, "It's useless, you can't even understand how to scold it. It's strange that the royal family has a daughter like you who is undefeated. Eunuch Quan, look back and keep an eye on it. Send the fourth princess to the lowest brothel in the county." "

The most noble flower of the royal family can also fall into the muddy dust of the people.

It's time for this incomprehensible thing to feel the suffering of the world.

"My servant understands." Eunuch Quan waved his hand, and two young eunuchs immediately came forward and escorted the fourth princess down.

This scene made the palace people still in the palace tremble.

However, Lin Xuezhu looked at them impatiently and said to Yuan Xiu: "I am not interested in the rest of them. Let me deal with them."

After saying that, she stood up and went to the harem accompanied by Eunuch Quan.

"Princess, where are we going?" Grandpa Quan asked.

Lin Xuezhu paused for a moment, then said slowly: "Let's go to Yongning Palace."

After all, she still had to see off Concubine Zhuang on her last journey.

Eunuch Quan hesitated and said: "Princess, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to go to Yongning Palace at this time. I'm worried that Concubine Zhuang will be resentful of the princess and do something inappropriate again."

"It doesn't matter, among women, I'm not afraid yet. Who should I pass?" Lin Xuezhu said.

With her current strength, let alone a weak woman, she would not be afraid even if a man of average height came.

Eunuch Quan knew that Lin Xuezhu had a sense of discretion, so he stopped trying to persuade her.

The two of them walked towards Yongning Palace, one behind the other.

On the way, whenever he met Ping Nanjun who was searching the palace, he would say hello to Lin Xuezhu.

Lin Xuezhu looked at the palace, which was bustling with the coming and going of Pingnan's army, and suddenly felt that this place had become much closer and more pleasing to the eye.

Sure enough, whether people like or dislike a place is never because of the place itself, but because of the people in that place.

Chapter 549 Hello, Emperor

Lin Xuezhu brought his father-in-law to Yongning Palace and saw Concubine Zhuang packing her things.

It was all gold and silver, so she didn't bring it with her. She only packed a few close-fitting clothes.

Seeing Lin Xuezhu come in, she smiled slightly and said, "Princess Xiang, please sit down. I don't have anyone to serve tea and water now, so I hope Princess Xiang won't be surprised."

Lin Xuezhu didn't say anything and sat down at the table.

Concubine Zhuang put the bundle aside and sat down.

She glanced at Lin Xuezhu and said, "Thank you for coming to see me."

Lin Xuezhu did not answer, but instead said: "The northern border cannot be compared with the capital, but during this period, under the governance of Prefect Kong, the situation has gradually... Order has been restored. Boss Cao has a lot to do in the past. It is not a bad thing to stay away from the capital and the disputes."

These words came from a winner, and they were somewhat sincere.

Concubine Zhuang said: "You don't need to say more, I understand everything. If you want to kill us, you will not leave us any room at all. I have heard about the situation in the north. It is a good thing that my brother can get there. ."

They are all smart people, and there are indeed some things that don't need to be said.

Lin Xuezhu has always admired Concubine Zhuang. Now it seems that she is not only smart and sensible, but also very kind.

It's just that being in the palace forced her to hide her kindness.

"Do you really want to become a monk?" Lin Xuezhu couldn't help but ask.

In fact, it is okay for her to be exiled together. Even if the whole family goes to the north, it will be neat and tidy, which is better than her being alone.

Concubine Zhuang smiled, "They are gone and I stay in the capital. Prince Xiang can rest assured that their lives in the north will be stable."

Lin Xuezhu also smiled.

Perhaps Zhuang Guifei didn't know that once they went to the north, they would be stared at by Kong Bo, and Yuan Xiu wouldn't worry about their inappropriate behavior at all.

If the Cao family stays on their own terms and can use their abilities and resources to help Kong Bo further restore the economic order in the north, then after a period of time, they can get rid of their criminal status and resume their status as merchants.

In this way, the Cao family can develop and grow in the northern border and become a dominant business overlord.

The days to come will definitely be easy.

Lin Xuezhu thought for a while and then asked: "Have you ever thought about letting the third prince inherit the throne?"

After hearing this, the expression on Concubine Zhuang's face changed, but it was not regretful and unwilling as Lin Xuezhu thought.

Instead, her face showed ridicule and disdain.

She sneered and said, "Do you really think that the emperor indulged me because he was interested in the third prince or because he was particularly fond of me?"

"Isn't it true?"

Lin Xuezhu was not surprised because of her understanding of the Dog Emperor.

But what Concubine Zhuang said was very different from what she heard and saw.

Concubine Zhuang continued to sneer, "In his life, he has attached great importance to the concept of legitimate concubines. Although he didn't like the queen and was afraid of the power of Marquis Wenzhong, he never thought about making the prince born from the concubine the prince. The reason why he showed his love for me The extremely conniving look is just to divert everyone's attention."

When Lin Xuezhu heard this, she felt that the dog emperor was doing too many tricks.

Many things, if it were result-oriented and omitted the fancy operations in the process, might have been done long ago.

The bad thing about the Dog Emperor is that he always makes the process very tortuous, leading to great variables and giving the enemy a chance to breathe.

Concubine Zhuang continued: "If the queen does not give birth to a legitimate son, others will always have hope. The emperor will not establish a heir, and the court will not be stable. He pretended to be interested in the third prince, attracting everyone's attention to our mother and son. If I don't be strong and act arrogant, how can I make others fearful and protect my son?"

At this point, Concubine Zhuang smiled miserably and said to Lin Xuezhu: "I'm in this palace . I've suffered enough here, and now that King Xiang is in power, it's only a matter of time before he ascends the throne. From now on, it will be you who has to suffer."

Lin Xuezhu's mind sank, and she felt a little worried for no reason.

Yes, if Yuan Xiuruo ascends the throne, their family affairs will become state affairs.

She has always made the final decision in family matters, but there are so many national affairs involved, how much can she follow her wishes?

In the face of the overall situation, can Yuan Xiu still defend her unconditionally?

Even if he could, could she bear to see him feel embarrassed for her?

Lin Xuezhu remained silent.

Seeing this scene, Concubine Zhuang quickly stopped the warning she wanted to blurt out and said: "You are so smart, you must have many more solutions than mediocre people like us. Maybe the things that we can't solve will come to you. It's nothing."

Speaking of this, Lin Xuezhu was quite helpless.

Who is born to want to be a know-it-all in solving problems? Isn't that because of the pressure of life?

Of course, from her standpoint, she hopes to live a comfortable life.

It is best to lie down and have food, drink and money to spend.

Lin Xuezhu sighed softly and smiled.

"Sister Cao, take care." She stood up and gave a slight salute to Concubine Zhuang.

This time, it's not the princess versus the noble concubine, but the younger sister versus the older sister.

She was originally worried that Concubine Zhuang had no choice but to cut off her arm to protect herself, and she still felt resentful in her heart.

Now it seems that she was worrying too much.

This sister thinks clearly and is much more sober than the average person.

Lin Xuezhu left Yongning Palace and strolled around the harem.

I have to say that the layout in this palace is quite good.

It is grand where it should be grand and elegant where it should be elegant. There is nothing wrong with it except that it is too big.

Lin Xuezhu walked to Xuande Palace without knowing it.

This is the residence of the princes of the past dynasties.

Because the emperor of this dynasty has not yet established a prince, Xuande Palace has always been empty, and only the maids and eunuchs who sweep the palace regularly come to clean up.

On a whim, Lin Xuezhu decided to see what it was like inside Xuande Palace.

So, she took Quan's father-in-law and walked in.

The first entrance to Xuande Palace is where the prince handles his daily affairs, which is equivalent to the prince's study.

The second entrance is the residence of the prince.

The third entrance is the residence of the Crown Princess and other concubines.

Lin Xuezhu was not interested in the prince's residence, so he casually walked into the study.

The study room was almost empty except for the basic furnishings, giving the appearance of a vacant place.

Lin Xuezhu looked at the elegant furniture, but there was no smoke and fire at all. It felt like he had entered the Palace Museum in his previous life.

Just as she was studying the furniture with interest, there was a creak and a door somewhere seemed to be opened.

Eunuch Quan immediately became alert, but Lin Xuezhu waved her hand to signal him to calm down.

The two of them breathed lightly and silently paid attention to the direction from which the sound came.

After the squeaking sound, there was the sound of very light footsteps and the sound of clothes being rubbed.

A yellow figure came out of the inner room.

Then, he met Lin Xuezhu's eyes.

Lin Xuezhu looked at the other party with a smile, stretched out his hand to say hello, "Hello, Emperor."

Chapter 550: It's good to have a temporary support.

The emperor looked at Lin Xuezhu with a guilty look on his face, not knowing what to say for a moment.

He just wanted to escape from the palace, but found that the secret passage leading outside the capital collapsed for some reason.

As the next best thing, he wanted to escape from the Temple of Wealth. When he reached the entrance of the secret passage, he heard voices from above and had to retreat again.

After thinking about it, he couldn't go back to Qinzheng Hall, Yuan Xiu must still be there.

The Queen's Fengyi Palace is also useless. People searching the palace must be running around now.

Only this Xuande Palace, because it is uninhabited, should not attract anyone's attention.

He just wanted to come out and take a few breaths of fresh air, calm down, and then go back to the secret passage to wait for the opportunity.

Unexpectedly, such a wrong decision led to his encounter with Lin Xuezhu.

After Lin Xuezhu greeted the emperor, he smiled and said, "Did you find that the entrance to the secret passage collapsed, so you can't escape?"

The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead almost immediately.

She knew the entrance to the secret passage, so she must also know that the secret passage led to the treasury...

In an instant, the emperor seemed to understand something.

"It's you." He looked at Lin Xuezhu and narrowed his eyes.

"It's me." Lin Xuezhu smiled lightly, "I know all your secrets."

The emperor took two steps back in disbelief, his heels hit the corner of the table, and he staggered.

"How do you know?" he asked.

Only the emperor knows the secret of the secret passage, not even the queen. Is this woman a psychic?

Lin Xuezhu smiled, "There is no airtight wall in the world. The late emperor told me in a dream."

"What?" The emperor's eyes widened in shock.

Lin Xuezhu continued to laugh, "Are you surprised or surprised? The late emperor was probably dissatisfied that his throne was usurped by someone he didn't like, so he told me many things in his dream."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! "The emperor's eyes became panicked.

Lin Xuezhu said: "My husband has the late emperor's edict in his hand. It clearly states that he established Prince Xiang as the crown prince and inherited the throne. It's a pity that the late emperor was not cautious enough and allowed such an important thing to fall to the late emperor. In the hands of the Queen Mother. However, everything in the world has its own rules. Whoever belongs to you can get it a thousand times, and whoever belongs to you will lose it after all your efforts. "

The emperor looked at Lin Xuezhu . His eyes seemed to have seen a ghost.

The late emperor's edict was stolen together with the treasury.

Now that the imperial edict is in Yuan Xiu's hands, it means that he also stole the treasury.

But, how did he do it?

The emperor admitted that he had never stopped sending people to investigate since the treasury was stolen.

But after checking again and again, the treasury seems to have disappeared from the world.

Although he did not believe in evil, at the end of the investigation, he had to accept this reality.

If the treasury is gone, it is really gone.

He was once worried that the late emperor's edict would fall into the wrong hands.

But it's been so long and I haven't heard any news.

He was secretly relieved.

Perhaps, like the treasury, the late emperor's edicts have completely disappeared.

That's fine. We can just search for gold and silver treasures slowly in the future.

The treasury is empty, but the expenses of the palace can still be provided.

As long as it doesn't affect him, he can turn a blind eye.

As long as the late emperor's edict does not appear, it will be fine if he can secure the throne.

But all this has finally come to this day.

The emperor's heart dropped.

He looked at Lin Xuezhu for a long time before asking, "How did you do it?"

How did you do it, emptying out the huge treasury overnight?

How did you do it, find out the hidden edict of the late emperor?

Lin Xuezhu smiled half-heartedly and asked, "Are you sure you want to know? Once you know this secret, your life will end."

The emperor immediately shut his mouth.

Lin Xuezhu smiled mockingly.

Sure enough, nothing was as important as his life.

When he had the throne, he acted arrogantly and framed Zhongliang.

When he doesn't have the throne, he can give up everything as long as he can survive.

This kind of person with no morals, incompetence and spine, if he were just an ordinary citizen, he could survive his whole life.

But he is the king of a country, so every day he lives in the world is a waste of air and food.

Lin Xuezhu was too lazy to waste time with him and said directly: "Shall you go find my husband by yourself now, or shall I escort you?"

"Can you pretend that you haven't seen me?" the emperor asked.

Lin Xuezhu didn't answer, just gave him a look.

What do you think?

The emperor gritted his teeth and lowered his posture and said: "Princess Xiang, please spare my life. I don't want to die. As long as you let me go, I promise to run away far away and never appear in front of you again. I will take the throne." No, if Brother Xiu wants it, just give it to him."

Lin Xuezhu laughed at these words.

Although she was too lazy to talk nonsense with such an idiot, there were some things she didn't want to say when it came to her husband.

So, she said: "Listen carefully, first of all, my husband has never done anything to be sorry for you or the court. When you wanted to kill him, you never thought of sparing his life. Secondly, , the throne belongs to my husband, you did not give it to him, you are not qualified. Third, I think you are as stupid as a pig. Even if I let you out, you will not have the ability to survive, so I advise you to die early. Reincarnate early and come again in the next life!"

These words made the emperor's face turn red, white, blue, and purple, which was really complicated and beautiful.

He had just been in trouble and had not yet woken up from the arrogance of the superior.

In his life, no one had ever dared to talk to him like this.

However, Lin Xuezhu didn't care what he was thinking.

Now that she is Daozu and the dog emperor is fish, she doesn't even have to act. She can just scold him whatever she wants, as long as she feels happy.

"Eunuch Quan, go call someone and say that the Dog Emperor is here." Lin Xuezhu ordered.

"Princess, you'd better go call someone. I'll be here to watch." Eunuch Quan was worried that Lin Xuezhu was with the emperor.

He knew that the emperor had an arrogant character.

When he was an emperor, he killed his slaves at will without blinking an eye.

Even Eunuch Pang couldn't escape the fate of dying due to his anger.

Once he goes crazy, can Princess Xiang be his opponent?

Eunuch Quan felt that if he wanted to protect Princess Xiang, he must not put her in danger.

However, Lin Xuezhu was confident.

She nodded to Eunuch Quan and said, "Don't worry. With his current body, I can fight three of them."

Eunuch Quan was doubtful, but seeing Lin Xuezhu's insistence, he had no choice but to turn around and leave.

The Dog Emperor is waiting for this opportunity.

When he heard Eunuch Quan's footsteps walking away, he showed a fierce look in his eyes and rushed towards Lin Xuezhu.

He wants to kill this bitch. As long as this bitch dies, the traitor Yuan Xiu will definitely be heartbroken.

He wouldn't survive anyway, so it would be nice to have a temporary support.