Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

The moment the tip of the knife stabbed out, Lu Wanying felt a pain in her wrist, and the dagger and her fell down the stairs.

"How can you be rude to the Queen Mother, Concubine?"

It was a gentle voice, and there was no hint of blame in it.

Lu Wanying raised her head in exasperation.

Gao Hao was standing where she had just stood, looking down at her with some apology on his face.

But the apology was so little that it was not enough to calm the anger in her heart.

But what annoyed her the most was that Liang Qian, who was protected by him behind him, actually looked at her with pity.

Lu Wanying was puzzled: "Why did you stop me from killing her?"

Gao Hao sighed, squatted down, stared at her for a moment with his eyes downcast, and said, "My brother's harem is good in every way, except for one thing that really doesn't please me."

Lu Wanying was stunned when she heard this, and was unable to react. She looked at Gao Hao and then at Liang Qian.

The finger stained with blood slowly pointed behind him.

"...Are you also fascinated by her?"

Gao Hao frowned slightly, an extremely subtle movement that was not easy to capture. Only people who were familiar with him would know how annoying it was.

Lu Wanying didn't understand, so naturally she wouldn't comprehend. When she saw that he didn't deny it, the lump of anger in her chest grew stronger.

"Has Prince Changguang forgotten what is most important right now?"

Gao Hao paused for a moment, then smiled slowly: "In my opinion, the Concubine Dowager has lost her mind."

He said she was dizzy?

Lu Wanying was furious and looked at him angrily: "Don't forget, even if I agree, our Lu Group will not--"

Suddenly, her shoulder felt warm, and a broad palm covered her. It was clearly holding her shoulder, but somehow, it seemed as if he was covering her mouth.

Gao Hao helped Lu Wanying up and said, "My Queen, have you forgotten that I came to the King's rescue?"

Come to the king's rescue?

Lu Wanying was suddenly confused.

Gao Hao pursed his lips slightly and was about to speak when someone came running towards him.

"Your Highness—"

Gao Hao loosened his hand, glanced at the person, and moved aside.

The visitor understood.

He first bowed respectfully to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, then turned to Gao Hao and reported the general situation inside and outside the palace as briefly as possible. Now all the fortresses were almost under control as expected.

Gao Hao closed his eyes, exhaled a breath, and felt an unprecedented sense of comfort throughout his body.

When he opened his eyes again, he couldn't help but raise his head.

The journey of thousands of miles is only one step away.

Thinking of the dragon throne, the heart in my chest seemed to tremble even more violently.

"Where is the King of Nanyang?"

"Brother Royal."

As they were talking, someone walked in.

It was Nanyang King Gao Jun.

He walked in front with big strides, followed by several people. This was not surprising, but what was surprising was that they also brought in a gagged and tied-up man.

"Xiahou leads the army!"

Gao Yang called out softly and was about to stand up, but was pushed back to his seat.

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious."

Tears welled up in Gao Yanghong's eyes and he was overwhelmed with grief.

"Bold Ao Rubin, what are you going to do!"

Ao Rubin's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a cold and indifferent tone: "Protect His Majesty's safety."

Gao Yang tried twice but still couldn't stand up. Although he was very angry, he could do nothing about it.

Gao Jun walked up to Gao Hao, his tone unable to conceal his excitement: "The rebels who caused the rebellion have all been executed on the spot."

Are all Gao Huan’s people dead?

Liang Qian pretended not to hear anything and stood there expressionless.

Gao Huan was not weak among the many princes and grandsons of the royal family, but Gao Hao was able to successfully eliminate his power after just this one contest.

Although he had the help of Gao Jun and Lu, it is undeniable that Gao Hao had been cautious in every step in the past.

Chun Yubei was right, he was indeed hiding very deeply.

Liang Qian glanced at the several corpses in the corner that had long been forgotten, her eyes calm and she said nothing.

However, not speaking does not mean being ignored.

Gao Hao walked forward and bowed to Liang Qian: "I am honored to have fulfilled my mission."

Lu Wanying took two steps forward and frowned at him: "What do you mean?"

The crowd was even more confused.

Gao Hao turned around and took out a letter from his arms in front of everyone.

Without waiting for it to unfold, Lu Wanying rushed forward, snatched it away, and read it word by word.

Prince Yong'an had long been scheming to be disloyal. After the Queen Mother saw through this, she deliberately set a trap to lure the Emperor into it, intending to capture Prince Yong'an and his followers. However, in order to protect the Emperor's safety, she asked Prince Changguang to help secretly...

Lu Wanying looked at the secret letter in her hand, then looked at Liang Qian who was standing on the steps, gritted her teeth, and glared at Gao Hao.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Gao Hao smiled and said, "Your Majesty is really confused. This is a secret order from the Queen Mother to me."

He shook his head and sighed, "I just didn't expect that someone would deliberately leak the news, causing a change in the plan that was supposed to go smoothly."

"Unexpected incident?" Lu Wanying took a breath.

Gao Hao nodded gently: "Yes, I never thought that the Empress Dowager would slander me and the Empress Dowager in public for her own selfish reasons, and I never thought that she would want to kill the Empress Dowager and me in order to consolidate her position——"

At this point, he bowed to Lu Wanying and said, "This time, it is all thanks to the Concubine Dowager's act of righteousness, otherwise the Queen Mother and I would have been wrongly accused, and our lives would have been in danger."

Lu Wanying stared blankly at the person in front of her, her head buzzing.

Gao Jun had already helped Xiahou Zhao untie the ropes: "To be honest, I barely managed to save General Xiahou. If I had been a little later, I'm afraid he would have met with an accident."

As he spoke, he patted Xiahou Zhao on the shoulder: "Right, General Xiahou?"

Xiahou Zhao didn't look up, but just responded with his eyes lowered.

Really?

Then why did Chunyu Zuowei die?

What happened to Ao Rubin?

How can anyone be convinced by such a statement full of loopholes?

Gao Yang looked at the person who had been silent.

"… Queen Mother?"

The people blocking her way had already moved aside, and Jinlan was forced to kneel on the side.

Liang Qian glanced at everyone's puzzled looks, lowered her eyes and spoke lightly.

"Prince Changguang is right. I never expected the Empress Dowager would take this opportunity to cause trouble..."

She walked down the steps slowly and looked up at the besieged central army: "You are all imperial guards in the palace. You should obey the emperor and guard the imperial city. But today you believed the rumors and were used by others, almost causing disaster... The emperor is merciful. Those who lay down their weapons and surrender will be deemed innocent."

Gao Yang opened his eyes wide, furious.

As if he had expected it, someone covered his mouth and he couldn't make a sound.

After a while, some people put down their weapons.

Once someone starts something, people will follow suit.

The originally quiet hall fell into noise again.

The sounds of people throwing down their weapons and kneeling down continued.

Not to mention Lu Chen's death, they were already wavering. Even if they hadn't, judging from the current situation, it was clear what would happen next. The overall situation was set, so why bother struggling in vain? There was no need to sacrifice their lives for it.

Gao Hao looked at him, with a faint smile on his lips.

He exchanged glances with Gao Jun. Ao Rubing and Xiahou Zhao were commanding the imperial guards.

Soon, silence returned to the hall, and even the corpses on the ground were cleared away.

"I will never let down the Queen Mother's deep love and affection."

When Liang Qian raised her head again, she met a pair of scorching eyes.

Gao Hao's tone was intimate, his posture was even more intimate, and the distance between them was so close that he was almost face to face with her.

Liang Qian suppressed her nausea, smiled faintly, and tilted her head.

Lu Wanying saw this and was so angry that she was about to step forward, but Gao Hao took a step back and turned to Ao Rubing.

"Let's do it."

"Wait," Liang Qian pulled Gao Hao.