Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

Xiao Zhan reiterated word by word that this time he called himself the king and would no longer bow to Xiao Yan. Today, he would take back his throne from this tyrant.

"How dare you call yourself the king in front of me." Xiao Yan was furious.

"Someone, come here! Prince Gong committed treason, disregarded the law, and colluded with the Marquis of Zhenbei, betraying the country. His crime is unforgivable. Capture him and use his blood to sacrifice to the innocent people of Yunzhou to atone for the sins of our ancestors. How could our Beiling royal family have such a rebellious son?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of palace guards swarmed in, surrounded Xiao Zhan and Lu Changfeng, pointing their swords at them, and the situation was about to break out.

The ministers panicked and retreated.

It looked like Xiao Zhan would not be able to escape today. But facing the siege of hundreds of people, he showed no fear, and his eyes finally fell on Xiao Yan.

"Do you think I will come unprepared?" Xiao Zhan sneered. Suddenly, countless sharp arrows flew out from the entrance of the hall, and the guards fell one after another.

"You..." Xiao Yan was shocked: "Kill him quickly!"

Although he shouted loudly, the guards were as fragile as paper in front of Xiao Zhan. The Qingfeng Iron Warrior quickly attacked and easily defeated the blocker.

"Xiao Zhan, you brought weapons into Xuchen Palace without permission and even dared to kill palace guards. This is blatant rebellion."

"Rebellion..." Xiao Zhan repeated these two words coldly: "Xiao Yan, you have stolen the throne for a long time, and seem to have forgotten that this position was originally mine. I am just taking back what belongs to me, how can you talk about rebellion?"

The ministers fled in all directions, fearing that they would be caught in the sudden storm and get injured.

Everyone has a question in their mind: What exactly did what Prince Gong just said mean?

He said that the throne should have belonged to him but was taken away by Xiao Yan. Did the late emperor really consider passing the throne directly to his grandson instead of his son? Such a thing had never happened in the history of the Ten Kingdoms.

"Xiao Zhan, I shouldn't have shown mercy and left you, a scourge, alive." Xiao Yan seemed very anxious when he saw that his guards were no match for the well-trained Lu family soldiers, especially after another general fell at the hands of Lu Changfeng.

Standing on a high place, looking at the bloody scene below, he angrily shouted at Xiao Zhan: "I should have let you die with that loser Xiao Yunjian."

Suddenly, there was a flash of knife light, and the blade in Xiao Zhan's hand was stained with blood. His eyes were like torches, staring at Xiao Yan with hatred.

This was the first time in all these years that anyone had seen the prince with such a grim expression.

"You are not worthy to mention my father's name." Xiao Zhan shook off the blood on the knife and pointed the tip of the knife at Xiao Yan.

At this moment, everyone was shocked and looked at the two in disbelief.

It turns out that Prince Gong Xiao Zhan is the son of the late Crown Prince Xiao Yunjian?

Isn’t it said that after Xiao Yunjian died in battle, his wife and children also died?

In fact, many old ministers who were loyal to Beiling originally followed Xiao Yunjian.

Since the death of Xiao Yunjian, they lost their backbone and had no choice but to turn to Xiao Yan.

Others did so out of respect for the empress dowager and because she adopted Xiao Yan.

Over the years, the reason why these people were loyal to Xiao Yan was largely because they missed the empress dowager and the former crown prince Xiao Yunjian.

They never dared to disobey Xiao Yan's orders.

Even if they wanted to get rid of Lu Changfeng, the Marquis of Zhenbei, no one dared to stand up and oppose it, although they were reluctant.

After all, Xiao Yan was the emperor chosen by the empress dowager herself and was also the closest friend of the late crown prince Xiao Yunjian.

However, today, when Xiao Zhan revealed the truth, everyone was shocked.

Xiao Zhan approached Xiao Yan step by step, each step was treading on blood, he angrily questioned: "Xiao Yan, you betrayed my father, you watched him die on the battlefield without saving him, causing him to die in battle.

What's worse is that you also defiled my mother, reduced her to a military prostitute, and made her die with hatred. If it weren't for my grandmother using your throne to protect me, do you think I would be alive and standing in front of you?"

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing the hearts of everyone present.

It turned out that Xiao Yunjian and the princess were so tragically killed by Xiao Yan.

"This is all your one-sided statement." Xiao Yan retorted, "Xiao Zhan, you did not hesitate to fabricate lies in order to usurp the throne."

"Evidence?" Xiao Zhan sneered, then ordered Qing Feng to bring people in.

Several generals were forced to kneel down and admitted that they had participated in the betrayal of the prince's family under the threat of Xiao Yan.

"We have no choice but to do this. Xiao Yan is using our families as a threat."

As the truth came to light, the atmosphere in the court suddenly became solemn.

An old general was furious and accused Xiao Yan of evil deeds.

Just as Xiao Zhan was about to take revenge, Xiao Yan suddenly laughed wildly. The dragon throne slowly descended, revealing a secret room. The figure of the Queen Mother appeared inside, tightly bound.

"Xiao Zhan, do you think you can win like this?" Xiao Yan said provocatively.

Faced with such a situation, even the old general who wanted to save the empress dowager had to stop and wait for the next change.

Xiao Zhan held a sharp knife in his hand, his eyes as cold as ice, and said slowly: "Xiao Yan, holding the Queen Mother hostage is a crime of treason. Even if you are the emperor, you will not escape punishment. Think twice before you act."

Xiao Yan's hands trembled slightly, but the blade was firmly placed on the empress dowager's neck. He sneered and said, "My mother is the emperor of Beiling. She is filial and righteous. How could I harm her?

But if the Queen Mother was unfortunately injured by a stray arrow during this rebellion, it would be due to the current situation and not something I can control. Don’t you agree, Xiao Zhan?”

As the words fell, a line of blood appeared on the empress dowager's neck.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Xiao Zhan glared at Xiao Yan, heartbroken by the way the Queen Mother tried to endure the pain.

"My request is very simple." Xiao Yan revealed a hint of cunning, "As long as you publicly admit your intention to rebel and commit suicide here and now to apologize. If you can do this, I promise not to harm my mother."

“Don’t even think about it!” The Queen Mother interrupted harshly, her eyes full of anger, “Xiao Yan, if you hadn’t used every possible means to force me back then, this throne shouldn’t have belonged to you. If you dare to touch a hair on Yun Che’s body, I will never let you go.”

Xiao Yan slapped the empress dowager, and she immediately saw stars.

"Stop!" Xiao Zhan's knife tip scratched Xiao Yan's cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

If it weren't for the Queen Mother's safety, this knife would be enough to take her life.

"Xiao Yan, if you dare to attack the Imperial Grandmother again, I won't mind destroying both you and me."

Xiao Zhan waved his hand, and the archers behind him were ready to fire their arrows at the command.

"You dare not. The Queen Mother is here. You don't have the courage." Although Xiao Yan was frightened in his heart, he still looked tough.

Xiao Zhan exchanged a look with the Queen Mother, which was firm and resolute. He said to Xiao Yan coldly: "You can try and see if I really dare not."

"You're crazy, Xiao Zhan, you're completely crazy." Seeing this, Xiao Yan was furious and turned to the guards and shouted, "Keep an eye on the hostages."