In the eyes of everyone, the current situation depends on Cheng Li's decision. Wei Jinghan wants to use Cheng Mingran to threaten Cheng Li to support the new master.

Everyone looked at Cheng Li at this moment. Cheng Li also clenched the knife in his hand, not knowing how to choose.

"Ran, persuade your father, okay? You know I don't want to hurt you. Believe me, Prince Jin'an will treat your father well after he ascends the throne. Ji Lingzhou treated you like that, but I... I won't despise you for being a concubine. After things are over, I will marry you, okay?" Wei Jinghan whispered in Cheng Mingran's ear, with an imperceptible paranoia in his eyes.

Cheng Mingran ignored him and closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, she looked at her hesitant father and said, "Daddy has always told Ranran that sacrificing one's life for the country is like returning home. Now I remember your teachings. Please don't make things difficult for me."

"Ranran..." Cheng Li never thought that his daughter would say such words. Even Ji Lingzhou at the seat couldn't help but look at her twice.

However, the next moment, a sharp sword shot out from nowhere and headed straight for Wei Jinghan. He subconsciously dodged sideways, and Cheng Mingran was scratched on the neck. Fortunately, Wei Jinghan withdrew his hand quickly, otherwise he would have died on the spot.

Cheng Li seized the opportunity and immediately threw the sword in his hand at him, then pulled Cheng Mingran behind him. Wei Jinghan dodged and stabbed Cheng Li's shoulder with a sword.

A new round of fighting started below.

"Hurry! Ranran, come here quickly!" The Queen Mother stood beside Ji Lingzhou and waved to Cheng Mingran anxiously. The guards beside her protected her and came to the Queen Mother.

Ji Lingzhou looked at Cheng Mingran who was being protected in front of him, and the two looked at each other without saying a word. However, at the critical moment, Cheng Mingran's eyes flashed with panic and seemed to be terrified, and the next moment she rushed straight towards Ji Lingzhou. Ji Lingzhou was about to dodge but was hit by her, and his body was unstable and deviated from his original position.

The sound of the sharp blade piercing through flesh made Ji Lingzhou's heart skip a beat. She...

"Ranran!" The Queen Mother widened her eyes, totally unable to believe what was happening before her eyes.

Blood spread from the corner of her mouth. Cheng Mingran wanted to speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

It turns out that blocking a sword is so painful... She was a little unsteady and slowly fell to the ground. Ji Lingzhou felt the woman who threw herself on him slowly lose her strength, and he subconsciously held her up.

Ji Lingzhou looked to the side. The hidden weapon was shot by Ji Chenan when no one was paying attention, but it had been taken away.

"Ranran...Ranran..." The Queen Mother came over tremblingly and held her hand. Ji Lingzhou supported her body and squatted down together, her eyes filled with indescribable complex emotions.

How could this happen? This was a situation he had never imagined.

The whole world stopped at this moment. Blood gushed out from her wounds, staining Cheng Mingran's clothes red. Her body was trembling slightly: "It hurts... Aunt... Ranran is in so much pain..." After all, the parting bird was the one who was most reluctant to give her the most warmth.

"It's okay, they have gone to call the imperial physician. Don't be afraid... Don't be afraid, Ranran." The Queen Mother's hands were shaking. She wanted to stop Cheng Mingran's wound, but she couldn't. The blood still kept pouring out.

Who can come and save her Ranran? Who can come and save her!

Cheng Mingran smiled, but whenever she smiled, her wound would hurt. She took out a sachet from her body with great effort: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... This is something I have been embroidering for a long time... I haven't finished it yet..."

Ji Lingzhou looked at the blood-stained sachet in her hand. The stitching was crude, so it must have been embroidered by her.

"I originally wanted to give it to Your Majesty, but... but it's dirty, and I... I don't have time, no time to make a new one..." Cheng Mingran's eyes were red, and every word she said was laborious, with crystal tears on her pale face.

The Queen Mother looked at the sachet she gave, and perhaps guessed her intention, she kept shaking her head.

Ji Lingzhou never took her things, but just asked in a slightly distant tone: "Why did you block this sword? Even if you didn't block it, he couldn't hurt me."

Cheng Mingran's eyes flashed with gloom, and she clenched the sachet in her hand: "It's probably love, but it's not sincere... Your Majesty, the Cheng family has no intention of rebellion. Please, Your Majesty, please let the Cheng family live for the sword I blocked, okay?"

The Cheng family should have been exiled, but now private soldiers have entered the capital, and Ji Lingzhou was already wary of the Cheng family. She was afraid that he would pursue the matter to the end, so she had no choice but to take the risk.

However, Ji Lingzhou did not agree to her immediately. Cheng Mingran might be afraid, and there was more anxiety in her eyes. Maybe she didn't know how to prove it, so she could only muster up the courage to grab his sleeves: "Your Majesty... I beg you, please let the Cheng family go..." Another mouthful of blood vomited out, Cheng Mingran's breathing became more and more rapid, and it became more difficult to speak. It seemed that she had to use all her strength to say a word.

Ji Lingzhou closed his eyes and opened them again, and finally agreed to her: "Okay."

Cheng Mingran laughed. There was a constant sound of fighting below. Ji Lingzhou took the initiative to say, "The doctor will be here soon."

"It's too late... Your Majesty, I... I really liked Your Majesty before. I entered the palace just to accompany Your Majesty."

"Because when we were young, brother Lingzhou said he would protect Ranran, but brother Lingzhou forgot about it when he grew up. My brother Lingzhou is gone when I was young, and only Your Majesty is left. Why doesn't Your Majesty want to see me? Your Majesty's heart is so cold...I, your concubine, can't warm it up no matter how hard I try." Cheng Mingran had tears in her eyes. When the words "Brother Lingzhou" came out of her mouth, Ji Lingzhou's heart moved slightly.

This name was so old that he could no longer remember it. Ever since he became the crown prince, Cheng Mingran had never called him that again. Now that he heard this name again, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"Now, now I know, it turns out... it turns out that this is what it feels like to be held in your majesty's arms. It turns out that your majesty's arms are also warm... but why does your majesty hate me so much?" Cheng Mingran lay in his arms. This was the embrace she had been pursuing for a long time, and now she finally got it, but now she seemed to no longer need it.

Ji Lingzhou didn't say anything, Cheng Mingran looked at the sachet in her hand. Young people were happy and silent, and their feelings were like wine, buried deep in their hearts, fermenting secretly, but it was too late...

"Your Majesty, I am sorry for bothering you in this life. If there is an afterlife, I am willing to live and die with Your Majesty and never meet again..." The sachet slowly slipped from her hands. Before leaving, Cheng Mingran looked at Cheng Li who was not far away.

Daddy...I have missed you so much these years.

But my daughter is incompetent and cannot wait to reunite with her father. Please forgive my daughter's unfilial behavior. For so many years, my daughter has never been filial to her father. Now I can only do the last thing for the Cheng family and my father in this way.

Daddy...if you were not a general with a large army, if we were just an ordinary father and daughter, then I could grow up by your side, and be filial to you, and our family would be fine...

Cheng Li looked at his daughter, his eyes red. It was only a few steps away, but why was it so far? He desperately wanted to kill the man in front of him. He had defended his country all his life, and now he wanted to protect his daughter, but he didn't even have the ability to walk up to his daughter! What kind of father is he!

Ranran, wait for daddy. Daddy please wait for daddy. Daddy will be here soon.

But it was too late, too late for everything.

Daddy, auntie...I'm sorry...

Cheng Mingran slowly closed her eyes, the last teardrop escaped from her eye sockets, one drop ran across her nose, and one drop disappeared into her hair...

"Ranran! Ranran!" The Queen Mother screamed uncontrollably, and Cheng Li, who was listening to the Queen Mother's voice on the other side, finally killed the last enemy in front of him.

He looked over in disbelief, and his daughter had quietly closed her eyes. He walked towards his daughter, but his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and he couldn't lift them.

When she was just born, he took her from the midwife's arms. The soft and tender little girl made him afraid to move too much, for fear that he would hurt her with his big and strong body.

I don't know if it was because of fear, but the little girl kept crying. How could she be so quiet now? She came crying, but now she left silently.

Cheng Li really wanted to call his daughter, but she knelt down before he could open his mouth. The air around them was filled with sadness and despair. The wind blew gently, mixed with heavy snow, drowning out the sadness.

After the farce was over, Ji Lingzhou looked at the woman in his arms who was no longer breathing. He felt a trace of pain in his heart for some reason, but he quickly ignored it.

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