Jingyuan 23rd year.

The Great Zhou Dynasty experienced a seven-year struggle between the Five Dragons to seize the throne, which finally ended with the abdication of Zhou Xianzong Wu Yang.

In this year, Wu Yang was honored as the Supreme Emperor, his fourth son Wu Tianqi ascended the throne as emperor, and the country's name was changed to Qingli.

The year after the new emperor ascended the throne, which was the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the second year of Qingli, the emperor and empress held a Chinese Valentine's Day banquet to entertain couples of third rank or above in the Zhou Dynasty and their children.

At the banquet, the new emperor consecrated the most beautiful woman in the Zhou Dynasty, Lin Jiaoyue, Princess Qingyang, as a noble concubine, with the title Qing.

On that day, Weiyuan Hou Mu Rong returned to the court for a banquet.After being drunk, he tried to do something inappropriate to the newly-named Concubine Qing. Fortunately, Concubine Qing escaped quickly. After hearing the news, the Imperial Guards who came after hearing the news pinned down the disheveled Marquis of Weiyuan, Murong.

Emperor Wu Tianqi was furious and had Mu Rong seduced and imprisoned on the spot.

At this point, the title of Marquis Weiyuan, which had lasted for four dynasties in the Zhou Dynasty, ended in the hands of Mu Rong.

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In the early morning of the next day, a group of forbidden troops, fully armed, rushed into the Weiyuan Hou Mansion, but only the side wife Xu Rongrong was left in the huge Hou Mansion.

In the morning light, Xu Rongrong stood tall and graceful in a long goose-yellow dress. Against the backdrop of the rising sun, her skin became paler, and there was no trace of ripples on her face that was once stunning in the capital but soon disappeared.

She stood under the laurel tree in front of the study, while a blazing fire was burning in the study behind her.Facing the hundreds of Imperial Imperial Guards who were fully armed and standing with swords, there was no trace of fear on her face.

Chu He, the leader of the Forbidden Army, frowned: "Mrs. Side, why is this?"

Xu Rongrong smiled lightly, her face dazzling and captivating: "As General Chu can see, I accidentally let the study leak."

Chu He looked around: "Then why don't you see any servants coming to put out the fire?"

Xu Rongrong sighed softly: "Oh, I was not careful, and the servants took advantage of it. They stole my deed of betrayal overnight, and also took away the family's finances, and ran away with them all."

After saying that, she looked sideways at the study that had been burned to ashes, and said quietly: "General Chu, come and help put out the fire."

Chuhe: "..."

At dusk two days later, Mu Rong, covered in blood, was dragged back to the front yard of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. He was tied to the room with a chain made of fine iron, and was surrounded by imperial guards, waiting for the emperor's final decree.

Xu Rongrong, wearing a long green cloth dress, came outside the hospital carrying a mahogany food box.

The guard checked the food box and did not stop him.

The room that had been kept spotless now had a strong smell of blood.

Xu Rongrong sat down at the table, took out the dishes one by one from the food box and placed them on the table without saying a word.

"This place is so messy, you shouldn't come here." The man in the corner had a hoarse voice.

"Some things must be settled."

After saying that, Xu Rongrong took out a Heli book from the interlayer of the food box and spread it out in the middle of the table.

The man came over from the corner, his handcuffs and anklets jingling.His originally handsome face was covered in blood, and there was barely a piece of good flesh visible all over his body, which was covered with traces of whips and branding irons.The blood stains and the red robe on his body had already become one color.

When he saw the words "Heli Shu", he couldn't help but be startled for a moment, then he laughed self-deprecatingly: "That's fine, that's fine!"

After saying that, he dipped his fingers into the blood seeping from his body and put his fingerprints on the book of Heli.

When he raised his hand, he was shaking slightly.

Xu Rongrong quietly folded the book of Heli and put it away, hiding it in his sleeve.

She raised her head and looked at the bruised man in front of her, and said: "Just now, the emperor has announced to the world that he has named Concubine Qing Lin Jiaoyue as the imperial concubine. The woman at the top of your heart has become my first queen in the more than 200 years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. A woman who was canonized as the imperial concubine when she was still alive. You risked your own life and the honor of the Marquis Mansion to help her ascend to the throne. Now, for you, this result can be regarded as benevolence and benevolence."

Mu Rong clenched his fists, and her words were like silver needles, piercing into his heart.

There was no trace of blood on his tightly pursed thin lips.He tried hard to open his mouth, but no sound came out.

Xu Rongrong saw it, stood up and left with a sneer.But after stepping out of the door, his thin body was shaking slightly.

Mu Rong watched her leave. He knew that tomorrow was the day of his death, and now, on the table were his favorite crab roe eggs, eight-treasure duck soup, fried lotus root, and crispy jade soup.

He raised his blood-stained hands and swept away all the food without tasting it.Suddenly, his throat felt sweet, blood spurted from his mouth and he fell to the ground.

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When he opened his eyes again, what came into view was Shi Muyi, the chief of the Weiyuan Hou Mansion, and the five personal guards of the Hou Mansion.

"What...what's going on?" Mu Rong found that half of his body was still buried in the soil.

While everyone was hurriedly pulling him out of the soil, Mu Yi replied: "This is the idea that Mrs. Side came up with. She poisoned the food she sent me last night, which caused the illusion that I committed suicide by taking poison. The palace stayed overnight. Four imperial doctors were sent, and they all confirmed that I had died. Wu Tianqi ordered that I be thrown into a mass grave. We will follow you all the way, and we will come to rescue you after the imperial army leaves."

"Xu Rongrong?" Mu Rong was shocked: "Isn't she very dangerous?"

Mu Yi hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Madam Side left the house yesterday after she came out of the front yard. Before the imperial army discovered her, she had already disguised herself and left the city."

Mu Rong asked again: "What about the list of the Mu family's army?"

The Mu family army is the Weiyuan Marquis Guards specially gifted by the late emperor.During the reign of the late emperor, there were many riots and rebellions in the Zhou Dynasty. The old Marquis Weiyuan saved the late emperor many times. In order to show his trust, the late emperor ordered Weiyuan Marquis Mansion to secretly cultivate the Mu family's army, so that he could flexibly mobilize the response. In case of emergencies, it can also monitor military forces and prevent unscrupulous people from plotting.

Wasn't this court drama designed by Wu Tianqi to get rid of him and take away the Mu family's army?He was tortured in the Neiting Department in order to force him to reveal the list of thousands of members of the Mu family army.

Mu Yi replied: "Mrs. Side set fire to the study and burned it down. The Imperial Army did not find the list."

Mu Rong clenched his fists; it turned out that she had arranged everything before leaving.Thinking of Zhang and Li Shu...forget it, let her go.

Now that Xu Rongrong was safely out of danger, he felt relieved and walked out of the mass grave with the support of Mu Yi and his guards.

However, when they walked out of the woods, they found that they were surrounded by the Forbidden Army.

"Protector!" Mu Yi shouted.

The guards immediately surrounded Mu Rong.

"Brother Rong is really powerful, he actually came back to life!" A sharp male voice came, "Jiao Jiao is indeed right, you can't commit suicide."

"I didn't expect His Majesty to come in person." Mu Rong took the long sword handed by the guard, "The birds are gone, so does Your Majesty want to break the good bow in person?"

Wu Tianqi smiled and said: "I know that Brother Rong, you and the guards around you can fight one against a hundred, but my forbidden army has tens of thousands, and I will not let you go out today! In addition... I actually just want That team in your hands, as for the person who wants your life, it’s not me.”

After saying that, his expression suddenly changed: "Go!"

For a moment, there was light and blood inside and outside the woods, and screams could be heard one after another.

Mu Rong was worthy of being the most powerful general in the Zhou Dynasty. Although he was tortured, he still showed no hesitation with his long sword in his hand, and his moves were ruthless and deadly.

Wu Tianqi watched the imperial soldiers fall one by one, and Mu Rong was already red-eyed. He couldn't help feeling timid, and while retreating, he ordered Chu He who was guarding him: "We must not let him live!"

"Yes!" Chu He took the divine arm bow from the archer's hand, untied the five arrows, and whizzed away.

He knew that Mu Rong was brave, so he shot the five arrows at the guards around Mu Rong.

"Ah!" A guard fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow.

"Mu Lu!" Mu Rong broke out of the encirclement to rescue Mu Lu, but his body shape was inevitably affected while being distracted.

And just because of this small flaw, Chuhe's long arrow shot through the forest and headed straight for Mu Rong's front door.

In the flash of lightning, a thin figure rushed over and pushed Mu Rong away.

And the long arrow hit her in the back of her heart, piercing her chest.

"Xu Rongrong!" Mu Rong said sternly, his eyes about to burst.

"Mrs. Side!" Mu Yi exclaimed.

At this moment, the momentum of the battle changed. Everyone in Weiyuan Hou Mansion became red-eyed and fought for a bloody path.The desperate momentum suppressed the imperial army and kept retreating.

"Protect Your Majesty!" Chu He roared, and the Imperial Army did not dare to pursue him.

Mu Rong held Xu Rongrong and ran wildly through the mountains: "Xu Rongrong, hold on."

"Don't... hug me." Her voice was trembling.

"Don't be stubborn! I'll take you to the hospital!"

Xu Rongrong took a deep breath and said again: "Don't hug me."

After saying that, she trembled and struggled out of his arms: "It's too late..." She felt her body temperature disappearing rapidly.

"Why..." Mu Rong looked at her and wanted to reach out, but he didn't dare to touch her.

"Why did I save you?" Xu Rongrong laughed at herself: "...Maybe...it's instinct."

She herself didn't know why she couldn't help but come to the mass graves even though she had already left the city. When she saw the siege by the Forbidden Army, she didn't turn around and leave, but sneaked in. She didn't even think about why she saw that arrow shadow. He rushed over desperately.

Perhaps, everything is already doomed.

She took out the blood-stained "Heli Letter" from her arms with shaking hands, and looked at Mu Rong: "There is no longer any relationship between you and me... Everything I do... is my own choice... with you ...nothing to do..."

"No! Don't!" Mu Rong panicked, "I signed this letter to ask the emperor to let you go, it was not my intention!"

Xu Rongrong was very cold and shivering. Her consciousness began to blur, but her tone was extremely firm: "But, this is my original intention...I am trapped by your side...I am too tired...Now this...can be considered a kind of relief...I just I hope to meet you again in life and death..."

Her breath was cut off at this moment.

"No!" Mu Rong's desperate roar echoed in the valley.

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