The night is about to end, the dawn is about to come, and the sound of war begins...

Everything seemed to have returned to the Ganlu Incident seven years ago, when the emperor's brother died tragically, the eunuch party was in control of the country, and as the emperor's younger brother, he was in constant fear. It also seemed to have returned to five years ago, when Lin Xun led a large army back to Kyoto to support the emperor, eliminate the eunuch party, and clean up the government.

After experiencing two changes of imperial power, Emperor Yonghui was tired of the power struggle and was also afraid of it.

Now he is still worried and doesn't know what his future fate will be.

He tightly grasped the hand at his side. In the past, he was holding the hand of Queen Wang, but this time he was holding a younger and more delicate hand.

Queen Wang looked at Ruoniang who was accompanying Emperor Yonghui, and a hint of cruelty flashed in her eyes, but her expression became more anxious, and her voice became several degrees higher, saying: "Your Majesty..."

She picked up the sword again and put it back into Emperor Yonghui's hands!

As a couple for many years, Queen Wang knew that Emperor Yonghui was close to a state of emotional collapse at this time. She just needed to push him again, and again...

"Queen!"

Xiao Xuetang stopped Queen Wang with a stern voice, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "You are crazy. How dare you instigate the emperor to kill his mother!"

Hearing this, Queen Wang smiled. The dying flame of the bronze lamp was reflected in her eyes. She said with a calculating look, "Xiao Xuetang, I know that you sent Mu Yan and Xie Lanluo. You want to avenge Concubine Xie... killing the Queen Mother is just right!"

Seeing Xiao Xuetang holding the sword with the intention of stopping him, Queen Wang's eyes flashed with a hint of viciousness: "Xiao Xuetang, think it over. Now you and I are in the same boat. If the Queen Mother doesn't die, neither you nor I will survive..."

Queen Wang survived a desperate situation and learned that the reason Xiao Xuetang saved her was to thank the Imperial Concubine - the Queen Mother wanted to silence her, one because Prince Heng wanted to seize power, and the other because of the Imperial Concubine's death; and Xiao Xuetang saved her because he wanted to stop Prince Heng from seizing power and expose the Queen Mother.

In a sense, Queen Wang and Xiao Xuetang had a common enemy, but given Queen Wang's self-centered character, she was unwilling to be used as a pawn by Xiao Xuetang to expose the Queen Mother and clear Concubine Xie's name.

Therefore, when the troops were approaching outside, Queen Wang knew that Emperor Yonghui was at his most vulnerable moment.

She wanted to eliminate the trouble forever, so she let the emperor kill his mother, and then the prince would have a chance to survive...

Xiao Xuetang knew exactly what Queen Wang was planning. She sneered and said, "Queen, do you know why you lost?"

Queen Wang was startled...

Just as the two were in a stalemate, someone outside kicked open the door of the palace!

The sword fell to the ground, and Queen Wang looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Lin Shaoshu, wearing armor and holding a bloody sword, rushing into the inner hall...

Emperor Yonghui, who had been sobbing with his face covered, stopped crying, and Queen Wang asked loudly, "Prince Heng, you raised an army in the middle of the night, are you planning a rebellion?!"

The next moment, Lin Shaoshu glanced at Queen Wang with a cold look, then threw away his sword and knelt in front of Emperor Yonghui, saying, "I am sorry that I am late and frightened you, father."

At dawn, the morning light was dim. Mu Xingyun and many soldiers who had entered Caiwei Palace with Lin Shaoshu were kneeling outside the palace...

It was pitch black and the air was filled with the smell of blood, which brought people inexplicable pressure.

Yonghui was still in shock from the night, and now he had a splitting headache. He looked at Lin Shaoshu and said, "Prince Heng, what happened just now?"

Under the dying candlelight in Caiwei Palace, Emperor Yonghui's eyes were red...

I don’t know if it was because I hadn’t slept all night or because I had just cried.

"Father, last night a thief took advantage of the dangerous path of Jiufan Mountain and attempted to assassinate the emperor. Fortunately, General Mu and I discovered the rebellion and put it down in time. Now the traitors have been executed. Please give us your instructions for the next step."

Emperor Yonghui gritted his teeth and held on, but his eyes were extremely sharp as he asked Lin Shaoshu, "Who is the traitor?"

Lin Shaoshu raised his head, his handsome face now stained with blood, and said to Emperor Yonghui: "Kill the Wang family's soldiers who climbed Mount Jiufan. The traitor is the Eastern Palace!"

Most of the people in Caiwei Palace today were old foxes who could keep their composure. Only Wang Luoluo, who was being held by Mu Yan, could not wait to speak: "Your Majesty, please know clearly that Prince Heng is loyal to you. He was not rebelling just now, but was suppressing a rebellion. Your Highness Prince Heng, the Queen Mother and I are loyal to you. It is the Queen who lied!"

As soon as the words fell, the Queen's face changed instantly. Mu Yan, who was standing by, did not expect Lin Shaoshu to do such a thing. She frowned slightly and said to Wang Luoluo in a cold voice, "Be honest, let's deal with this matter separately."

The Queen never expected Lin Shaoshu to do this...

She knew that most of the people in Jiufan Mountain had been controlled by the Queen Mother and Lin Shaoshu, but they had not completely controlled them.

Otherwise, Xiao Xuetang would not be able to walk so freely, and could not arrange for Mu Yan and Xie Lanluo to go to Jianjia Palace to rescue her.

Therefore, Queen Wang thought that there would be two opposing forces on Mount Jiufan, one led by Empress Dowager Lin Shaoshu, and the other led by Xiao Xuetang and Lin Xun, who were protecting Emperor Yonghui.

The confrontation in Caiwei Palace was obviously out of the Queen Mother and Lin Shaoshu's plan. She thought Lin Shaoshu would rebel...

Lin Shaoshu has rebelled, and the troops left behind by Lin Xun will not remain indifferent.

On Mount Jiufan, both sides fought to the death, and that was the only hope for her and Donggong.

Therefore, Queen Wang tried her best to provoke Emperor Yonghui to kill the Queen Mother!

But what they never expected was that Lin Shaoshu did not rebel, and Lin Xun's men remained silent...

Until the bloody badge of the Wang family assassin was thrown in front of Queen Wang, Queen Wang remembered what Xiao Xuetang said just now. Her heart was in turmoil, but her body was very honest. She knelt down in front of Emperor Yonghui and shouted loudly that she was innocent.

"Your Majesty, all of this must have been directed and acted out by Prince Heng!"

"He must be worried that his plot to frame the Eastern Palace would be exposed, so he took action in advance..."

"No, it's because he wants to protect the Queen Mother. He wants to stop me from telling the truth about Concubine Xie's death, so... so..."

At this moment, the usually calm queen couldn't help but become incoherent.

The Queen Mother, who had her back to them, suddenly turned around and interrupted the Queen, saying, "Queen Wang, you still don't repent?"

"Noble Concubine Xie is Prince Heng's biological mother. If Noble Concubine Xie's death is really related to me, will Prince Heng stand on my side?"

Just this one sentence from the Queen Mother overturned all the previous testimonies of Xiao Xuetang and Queen Wang.

At this time, Queen Wang panicked and said in defense: "It's not like that, it's because..."

"Emperor, Queen Wang is full of lies. Do you still want to listen?"

The Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Yonghui again, and there was no trace of warmth left, only endless darkness and coldness!

Emperor Yonghui's bloodshot eyes swept across the Empress Dowager, looking at Lin Shaoshu who had a blood-stained sword beside him, and then at the soldiers outside the courtyard who were like a dark cloud...

Final compromise!

"Pass on my order, drag the queen away and put her under house arrest!"

"Send troops to Kyoto to quell the rebellion..."

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