"Then it's not up to him."
Xiao Yan sneered: "If he wants to appease the orphans of the He family, he can't take away my power, let alone the Long Yuling."
"Once Shang Qin enters the capital, it will be difficult for him to deal with it. Without the Long Yu Order, he will need me, the orphan of the He family, to be his shield. Without me, how can he suppress the Long Tingwei?"
He would legitimately take over the military power, and Emperor An would be willing to push him forward.
Xiao Yan did not hide his plan from Tang Ning, but also whispered to her about the risks involved.
"Of course, these are not foolproof. Maybe people from the He family can get him to do it. Maybe he cares too much about the reputation of the emperor and would rather shed blood than reveal the past. He would rather fight to the death with Shang Qin and others. No threats.”
"Although I can figure out Emperor An's character, everything is unpredictable when a person is in a desperate situation. If he really gets to that point, a big war is inevitable."
Xiao Yan looked down at Tang Ning: "I will find a way to send you out of the capital then."
Tang Ning nestled in his arms and listened to his words. She raised her head and looked at him steadily: "If it comes to the situation you said, and the world is in chaos and there is no peace, where can I go if I leave the capital?"
"Tang Ning..."
Tang Ning didn't let Xiao Yan speak and just sat upright.
"I know it's stupid to tell you that I want to stay in the capital and live and die with you. If you really fail, I should find a way to leave the capital to plan revenge for you and help you do the unfinished business, but then think about me Not as powerful as you."
"You taught me a lot and gave me everything in your hands, but I still can't be like you. If the world is really in chaos, I won't be able to save the people, let alone be as forbearing as you. Ten years or even decades, I will learn from you and start over again step by step."
"So brother..."
Tang Ning took Xiao Yan's hand and said seriously: "You will definitely succeed, otherwise a tired person like me will have to sleep in the capital with you."
What she said was extremely rogue, but Xiao Yan held her hand little by little.
Nothing in this world is ever foolproof. Ever since he escaped from the fire in the palace, he knew how dangerous the road he was going to take was.
He shouldn't have brought her in, and he also knew that staying away from her would make her live a stable life, but instead he had selfish motives, luring her into falling in love with him bit by bit, clearly watching him sink, and pulled her in. Let her accompany him through this dark abyss.
Xiao Yan held her hand instead, his face that had been hesitant just now turned firm.
He will succeed.
His little Begonia deserves to stand on a high place with him and be worshiped by the world!
…
Xiao Yan held Tang Ning tenderly for a while. The two said nothing more, but they became closer to each other.
Xiao Yan didn't say any more depressing words. He just wanted to think over the things he had thought about before and become more confident. He said softly to Tang Ning:
"Emperor An has decreed that the queen should be deposed and the fourth prince be killed. Previously, Song Jinxiu robbed the Song family on the way. When do you plan to find him?"
When Tang Ning heard Song Jinxiu, his face turned cold: "Where did he hide Song Hong and the others?"
"A farmer's house outside the city gave me money and was taken care of."
"Oh, he is quite filial!"
Tang Ning sneered. Song Jinxiu still protected such a cold-blooded and vicious person. After all, they were a family.
Song Jinxiu was ashamed of her and regretful of her, but he never held back when it was time to harm her. He would never hesitate to step on her and use her to gain power. He could say with red eyes that he was wrong, but at the same time he knew that Song Jinxiu was wrong. Hong and the others ignored her involvement in the death of her parents and put her in a safe place.
Is this what he calls a clear conscience?
Is this what he calls confession? !
Pooh!
Tang Ning felt that mentioning him was dirtying her mouth.
Xiao Yan also hated Song Jinxiu and felt that he had misjudged Song Jinxiu.
"Previously, I was worried that the Queen was still there, Song Jinxiu was useful, and it was difficult to investigate your mother's affairs in detail. Now that the Queen has been relegated to the cold palace, the Song family no longer needs to be taboo."
"I will have Queen Lu brought out of the palace later and let her meet the Song family. The matter between your parents back then should also be settled."
Tang Ning thought of the heavy coffin that day and the messy bones of A Niang and others, and her eyes were filled with evil spirits.
Xiao Yan touched her hair and took her into his arms.
…
No one dared to comment on the post-abolition decree. After the decree came down to kill everyone in the Lu family, Jinyun led people to guard the imperial prison. Lu Chongyuan didn't know the decree yet, and he still hoped that Emperor An would remember the past and have scruples. , "show mercy" to him.
After the fire in Fengxi Palace, Empress Lu suffered burns and disfigurement. She was moved to the Xiangshui Palace not far from Fengxi Palace. She was seen by imperial doctors every day and attended by palace people. Although she was in unbearable pain, she still held on to her life. Hope, hope that Emperor An can release the fourth prince for her sake.
But who would have thought that she waited and waited, and Emperor An ignored her, and later even the palace and imperial doctors around him disappeared.
Queen Lu was carried and thrown into the cold palace, and she realized that she had been deposed.
There was nothing in the cold palace. The burns on her body were serious and she had to take medicine every day. Someone helped clean the wounds, but for the past two days, let alone taking medicine, there was not even a rough person around her.
Within two days of taking the medicine from the imperial doctor, Empress Lu's skin began to pus and ooze, and her face became frighteningly ulcerated. The constant pain made it difficult for her to close her eyes day and night.
She tried her best to get out of the dilapidated house behind her, grabbing the door of Leng Palace and banging it hard.
"Someone...come..."
"I want to hire an imperial doctor, please come..."
She patted it again and again, and the thumping sound was particularly loud at night.
"What are you shooting for, are you risking your life?!"
There was a "bang" outside, as if someone dropped a scabbard on the door.
Empress Lu grabbed the gap in the door and said, "I am seriously injured and need to call for an imperial doctor. Go and ask for an imperial doctor to come over quickly..."
"Bah, who are you, and you still want to hire a doctor?"
"Bold, I am the queen..."
The people outside seemed to be amused by her angry scolding. Someone took a scabbard and pushed it in along the crack of the door. Queen Lu, who was originally lying on the door, was staggered and fell to the ground screaming.
Seeing her embarrassment, several guards outside burst into laughter.
"You are the only queen. Whose queen lives in this cold palace? I don't even look at your appearance, which is uglier than a ghost."
"Who in the world doesn't know that you are just a piece of shit who was fucked by King Cheng, and that you are not His Majesty's seed to have a son? You are a wanton, shameless bitch, and you are still the queen..."
"I bother!"
Someone spat outside, but the words in his mouth were like knives, making Queen Lu's face turn pale.
"His Majesty has already destroyed you. He just left you here to die. Even the fourth prince was given poisonous wine. You are such a lowly child, but you still want the imperial doctor. You are so beautiful."
Queen Lu's eyes widened.
She was suddenly deposed the day before yesterday and was carried and thrown here. She didn't even know what happened, but she never expected that Emperor An actually knew about her and Prince Cheng, and he even wanted to give her a gift. Death Zheng'er.
That's his own flesh and blood! !
Queen Lu didn't know where she got the strength, so she got up from the ground with all her strength, threw herself at the door and slapped it hard.
"I want to see Xiao Yan, I want to see Governor Xiao..."
"The fourth prince is your Majesty's bloodline, he is your Majesty's son...ah!!"
The scabbard hit Queen Lu directly on the head with a heavy blow, and the person who had been screaming suddenly fell down.
People outside looked at the situation inside through the crack in the door, and someone whispered: "What should I do? Could it be that he was beaten to death?"
"If you die, just die. What are you afraid of? No one will care about her if she dies in the cold palace."
"But what she just said..."
"Hey, who would believe that?"
The relationship between Empress Lu and Prince Cheng is certain. So what if the fourth prince is His Majesty's son? Does Your Majesty believe it? The poisonous wine sent to the fourth prince may have been used long ago. Your Majesty will never leave King Cheng's "evil seed" alive. Even if the fourth prince is really wronged, he will have long since become an unjust ghost.
The speaker looked at Queen Lu who was lying on the ground in the crack of the door and moved. He said with disgust, "You're lucky," and stretched out his hand to pull the loose palace door, and said to the people beside him:
"Okay, don't worry about things you shouldn't care about. Just pretend you didn't hear what you just said. The boss has no intention of letting her live."
"Let's go, just come back and see us in two days."
Emperor An made it clear that he wanted to torture Empress Lu to vent his anger, and anyone who stood up for her would be seeking death.
As for Governor Xiao...
Is Queen Lu worthy of meeting her now?
Queen Lu heard the palace door being slammed shut, and the surroundings were dark without even a trace of moonlight. Her whole body twitched in pain, and she wanted to struggle to get up.
She wants to see Xiao Yan, but she hasn't lost yet. She still has something to do with Xiao Yan. As long as she sees him, he will definitely help her and Zheng'er...
It's a pity that her body was so badly burned that she stumbled several times and didn't get up. She fell to the ground and bruised the wounds on her body. The severe pain made her faint. No one outside came to see her from beginning to end. Not even a single question was asked.
Canglang and Tubai jumped down from the roof of the Leng Palace. Looking at Queen Lu who was paralyzed on the ground, Canglang clicked his tongue: "How pitiful."
Tu Bai: "If you weren't so gloating about her misfortune, I would believe you when you said she was pitiful."
He crouched down and leaned forward. Queen Lu's breath was still there.
"People are still alive, let's go."
Canglang took half a step back: "You carry her, and I'll get her settled inside."
Cang Lang threw the female body that had been prepared into the cold palace, then sprinkled some fire oil and lit it directly.
After the fire started inside, he went out. Tubai had already picked up the bloody Empress Lu, and the two of them jumped onto the roof and left.
Cang Lang looked back halfway and laughed playfully: "How many sticks do you think Yu Yanfeng will receive this time?"
Tubai: "..."
"Hurry and leave. You will be surrounded by the Forbidden Army later. Be careful that the Overlord breaks your legs."
