First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 819 The Collapse of the Han Family (Second Update)

 This duel caused great losses to Long Yi.

 It was not only caused by the back-and-forth fighting, but also the pain Long Yi endured and the temptation he had to resist when suppressing the out-of-control killing spirit were unimaginable by ordinary people.

This is the most damaging thing to one’s vitality.

Long Yi panted and looked up at the endless sky.

Gu Jiao got off her horse and came to his side. She turned around and looked at him steadily: "Long Yi, what are you looking at? Do you remember what happened in the past? You are injured, ride the Black Wind King back."

 The next second, Gu Jiao was pinched by Long Yi.

Gu Jiao's face turned dark instantly, like a little rag doll with its head and feet down, hopeless.

 So you were just taking a breather?

 Sure enough, she shouldn't worry about Long Yi.

How abnormal is Dark Soul's strength? Long Yi's will only become more abnormal.

 Long Yi brought Gu Jiao back to Anguo Duke's Mansion.

On the other side, the struggle in the palace also ended. Han Fu was captured alive by Wang Xu. The imperial army led by him saw Han Fu being captured, their morale dropped sharply, and they surrendered in a moment.

 The only one left is the Han family.

After Dark Soul took Han out of the palace, he asked Han to get on the carriage prepared in advance, while he stayed to stop Gu Jiao from being killed.

 But he didn’t expect that he could not stop him and kill him, but he was killed by Long Yi instead.

Dark Soul is the biggest trump card in Han's hand, even more important than the fake king. If Dark Soul hadn't been working for Han, how could Han have easily eavesdropped on the news about the imperial study? Where can the false king observe the real king in secret and silently?

Even when Shangguan Yan was sold as a slave girl, there was a trace of the dark soul.

The Han family can lose the false king, but the Han family can never lose the dark soul.

Of course, Han has absolute confidence in Dark Soul. Even though Dark Soul lost to the same junior fellow student last time, Dark Soul became stronger because of it.

“When Dark Soul kills Xiao Liulang, he can come to meet with me.”

Han thought so, took a long breath, leaned against the car wall and closed his eyes to rest.

But after a while, her eyelids suddenly twitched.

  Immediately afterwards, a feeling of uneasiness flashed through her heart, as if something bad was about to happen.

She frowned and said, "Did Xiao Liulang catch up? No, there was a dark soul blocking him, and I don't even know how he died!"

 “I think it’s you who is going to die!”

 Gu Chengfeng fell from the sky and landed on Han's carriage. He kicked the driver and pulled Han off the carriage mercilessly.

Although he respects the old and cares for the young, he still has to let go of such a vicious old witch.

Gu Chengfeng's attack was not serious. Han was pulled from the speeding carriage and rolled several times before stopping. Her hairpin fell off and her bun came apart. Her face was covered with dust, which was worse than that of the begging old woman. Not as good as that.

Han wailed in pain.

Gu Chengfeng patted the hand that touched her in disgust and walked towards her condescendingly: "You have done so many bad things and you still want to escape. Can you escape?"

Gu Chengfeng had already taken off the prince's hood, revealing his true face.

　　But Han still recognized him by his voice. Han raised her eyes and gave him a cold look: "Are you the one who pretended to be the prince last night? Let me go, I can-"

"It's okay, sir!" Gu Chengfeng considered himself a talker, but he was too lazy to waste time with an old witch like Han. He directly arrested Han and threw her into the prison car of the Captain's Mansion that had been prepared.

 Han was sitting in the prison car, clutching the wooden board with both hands: "You will regret it!"

Gu Chengfeng rolled his eyes and tapped her mute point with two fingers: "If you talk nonsense when you are about to die, I can't cure you!"

The Han family was detained and returned to the Duwei Mansion, and a palace coup came to an end.

 Zhang Dequan was recalled to the palace and worked with the Twelve Supervisors to clean up the mess caused by the war between the Zhonghe Hall and the outer court.

 Such a big event happened, and the outer dynasty and aristocratic families were all alarmed. They all rushed to see the king, but the king did not receive anyone.

 The king ordered a three-day recess and asked Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment to intervene in the investigation.

 What to check?

The natural thing is to find out how many shady things the Han family, the Prince's Mansion, and the Han family have done behind the scenes.

“Surround the Han family and the Prince’s Mansion! Not even a fly can be let out!”

"What did the former commander of the Royal Forest Army do for a living? He actually let a deputy commander take away half of his troops! I will punish you severely!"

 “There are also Han family’s military talismans, take them back to me!”

 …

The monarch promulgated earth-shattering oral edicts one after another in the imperial study room. Each government office did not dare to neglect, each performed its duties, and went non-stop to handle the errands assigned by the monarch.

The moment they walked out of the Imperial Study Room, everyone understood that the Han family, which had stood for many years, was probably about to fall. After fifteen years, Shengdu once again experienced a power shock, and the top ten aristocratic families were about to be wiped out again. Card.

As the saying goes, I saw his tower rising, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his tower collapse.

Once the Han family falls, military power will inevitably be divided.

 But whether the aristocratic families are complacent or sad, it is unclear.

 …

 At the Duke's Mansion, Gu Jiao was very happy.

 Dark Soul is dead and the Han family has been arrested, which means that the three-year fratricidal civil war will not happen.

From this moment on, the wheel of fate quietly reversed.

 The next step is the foreign war with Jin and Liang.

 It would be great if it could be avoided -

 “Young Master! Your Highness, Changsun!”

Gu Jiao was treating Long Yi's injuries. Manager Zheng hurriedly entered the courtyard. He found Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng in Long Yi's room. He bowed and said, "His Majesty's instructions came from the palace, asking the young master and the eldest grandson to Enter the palace immediately!"

Gu Jiao wrapped the last bandage on Long Yi, told Long Yi not to move around, and then entered the palace with Xiao Heng.

 In the imperial study room, Shangguan Yan and Yanshan Jun are also there.

Just now in Zhonghe Hall, Gu Jiao was fully alert to the dark spirits that might appear at any time, and did not pay much attention to the little princess's biological father, Lord Yanshan.

Now that she was in the mood to look at him, Gu Jiao realized that she was an out-and-out beauty.

Yanshan Jun is the posthumous son of the late emperor given birth to by the Empress Dowager. He is nearly half a century younger than the king, and he is over thirty this year. But I don’t know if he has nothing on his mind, but his eyes have the innocence and clarity of a young man.

 This makes him look younger than his actual age.

His right hand holds two big walnuts, looking handsome and elegant.

In addition, Gu Jiao also noticed a detail. His eyes were amber, lighter than ordinary people's eyes.

"You are the first person who dares to stare at me like this." Yanshan Jun smiled and put his face in front of Gu Jiao, "How do you like it? Does it look good?"

“Well, he’s not as good-looking as him.” Gu Jiao pointed at Xiao Heng.

 Yanshanjun: “…”

 Has been hit.

The king glanced at the two of them lightly and said, "Okay, I asked you to come here because of business."

 Jun Yanshan quickly adjusted his expression and became serious and solemn.

 It seems that this younger brother still respects the king.

Shangguan Yan is not in a wheelchair today.

 —Isn’t there any need to pretend anymore?

“First thing.” The monarch looked at Shangguan Yan and said, “Where is Shangguan Qing?”

Shangguan Yan’s expression froze, and he blinked guiltily, pointing to Xiao Heng beside him: “Isn’t it... right here?”

The monarch slapped the table with a cold face: "Do you really think I can't recognize my grandson? Shangguanqing doesn't eat fennel!"

oh.

Fennel.

 There is such a thing, the cook of the Duke's mansion likes to put fennel in the dishes.

 So it was revealed in the past two days.

The king glared at Shangguan Yan angrily: "You, a mother-in-law, don't even know such a trivial matter!"

Shangguan Yan was wronged and muttered in a low voice: "I... have never made fennel for him. How can I afford such expensive spices?"

 Is it okay to live in poverty in the imperial mausoleum?

Jun Yanshan looked at Xiao Heng: "Isn't it Qing'er? They really look alike..."

The king looked at Xiao Heng with a serious look: "Who are you?"

Jun Yanshan was also very curious about Xiao Heng’s identity and did not shy away from looking at him, waiting for Xiao Heng’s answer.

Xiao Heng said calmly and calmly: "It doesn't matter who I am. Your Majesty only needs to understand that everything is an expedient measure. The third princess and the emperor's eldest grandson were deeply persecuted by the Prince's Palace, the Han family, and the Nangong family, so he took this measure as a last resort. The real eldest grandson of the emperor is safe, and the third princess will take him back to Shengdu when everything calms down."

The king took a deep look at Xiao Heng, and tightened his hands on the armrest.

 “It doesn’t matter who you are?”

"yes."

 “You don’t want any glory or wealth?”

"In no mood."

 “You don’t want power, fame and fortune?”

"don't want."

Xiao Heng looked straight into the monarch's eyes, without a trace of dodge in his eyes, speaking frankly and speaking from the bottom of his heart.

The king swallowed the Jiangshan Sheji that reached his mouth. The king was so angry that he picked up the tea on the table and took a swig!

Gu Jiao glared at the monarch fiercely.

　　　You will be cruel to me.

 Let’s give it a try.

I'll beat you up.

Today is also the day I want a monthly pass.

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【Note】: "Seeing his tall building rise, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapse", comes from the work "The Peach Blossom Fan" by Kong Shangren, a writer of the Qing Dynasty.

 (End of this chapter)