The Seventh Prince withdrew his gaze and looked at the Left General: "Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all guards present must lay down their weapons, and I will let bygones be bygones. If they insist on resisting, they shall be executed!"

General Zuo roared excitedly, "This subordinate obeys!"

The guards who had taken the common people and officials hostage looked at each other, at a loss for words.

"Insolence! Insolence! No one is allowed to lay down their weapons! If you dare to lay down your weapons, I will kill you all!" the Southern Frontier Emperor roared.

There was a moment of silence in the crowd.

Clang!

A knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Then, countless knives fell to the ground.

The Southern Emperor glared angrily: "Quickly pick up the knife!"

No one paid any attention.

The Southern Frontier Emperor shifted his foot, and the Left General opposite him clicked his tongue twice, startling the Southern Frontier Emperor into shrinking back.

Soon, all the guards who had been holding the people hostage laid down their weapons. The Seventh Prince gave the order: "Open the palace gates and let the people out."

"yes."

The people rushed towards the palace gate in a swarm, and the large group of people disappeared in less than half an hour.

Empress Yan's expression changed slightly as she clutched her chest. A palace maid said, "Your Majesty, has your heart condition flared up again? Let me help you back to rest."

Whoosh!

A sharp arrow blocked Empress Yan's path.

“Your Highness, the Empress is a hypocrite and one of the instigators of this whole affair. She cannot leave!” General Zuo said.

Empress Yan frowned and looked at General Zuo with displeasure.

General Zuo pointed his shoulder directly at Empress Yan, as if to say, "If you dare to leave, I dare to shoot." Empress Yan was so angry that she gritted her teeth and dared not move her feet even half a step. She turned her head and looked at the Seventh Prince with a wronged expression: "A-Yin, do you really allow others to slander me?"

The Seventh Prince's gaze towards Empress Yan was icy cold.

He approached the Southern Emperor step by step: "Father, abdicated in front of all the civil and military officials, and I posthumously honor you as the Retired Emperor. Considering our father-son relationship, you will be imprisoned in the palace forever. What do you say?"

The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang's pupils constricted.

"Either abdicate or pass away." The Seventh Prince's sword gleamed coldly, as if he were about to raise it high and strike down on the Southern Emperor.

"I...I..."

The Southern Emperor trembled, unable to speak.

The area was surrounded by the Seventh Prince's subordinates, and even the Imperial Guards surrendered without resistance.

The tide has turned.

Just as the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was about to speak...

Prime Minister Yan's voice came from behind: "If the Southern Frontier Kingdom wants to change its ruler, it should not be Your Highness. You can choose someone else."

All eyes turned to Prime Minister Yan.

Behind Prime Minister Yan were two guards, who were the Seventh Prince's confidants and had been left to guard Princess Jia Hua.

The Seventh Prince's expression changed slightly.

"Your Highness, rest assured, this old minister has done nothing." Prime Minister Yan looked around and said in a deep voice, "As long as Your Highness leaves the palace with General Zuo and his entourage, this old minister guarantees that Princess Jiahua will be safe and sound."

Prime Minister Yan narrowed his eyes: "Your Highness, the dead cannot be brought back to life. You should think this through."

threaten!

The seventh prince clenched his fists tightly.

"A-Yin, you have military power. If you want to return to the capital, it's just a matter of a word. Why fight for it overnight?" Empress Yan quickly advised.

Seeing the Seventh Prince's expression become hesitant, General Zuo was extremely anxious: "Your Highness, you must not believe what these people say."

Prime Minister Yan smiled and looked at the Seventh Prince with certainty.

Suddenly, the Seventh Prince felt dizzy and extremely uncomfortable in his chest. He even lost his grip on the sword and it fell to the ground.

Even more so, his hands were covered with spiderweb-like red marks, densely packed.

"puff!"

He spat out a mouthful of black blood.

General Zuo rushed over anxiously: "Your Highness!"

The Seventh Prince reached out and stopped the Left General: "Don't come any closer!"

General Zuo glanced at the bloodstains on the ground. It was clearly poisoning. Everything was fine two hours ago before His Highness entered the palace.

The Seventh Prince had also thought of this, and he slightly raised his gaze to look at Empress Yan.

Empress Yan looked away guiltily.

The Seventh Prince only ever had contact with Princess Jia Hua.

The poison was administered to Princess Jia Hua.

"A-Yin, leave Jincheng, and I promise to provide you with the antidote." Empress Yan's voice was low.

General Zuo was furious and raised his sword to Empress Yan's neck. Empress Yan said, "If I die, A-Yin will be buried with me. If A-Yin dies, the neighboring countries will surely come back, and then there will be devastation and countless deaths!"

"You! You!" General Zuo was so angry he could barely speak, cursing, "How could you be so vicious, woman?"

Empress Yan ignored what General Zuo said and stared at the Seventh Prince: "Ayin, don't blame me. I'm only thinking of you. Take advantage of this time to leave Jincheng with Princess Jiahua. I will definitely persuade the Emperor to forgive and forget. This is the best outcome."

The seventh prince felt as if a thousand arrows were piercing his heart, and he was in excruciating pain.

"Imperial Physician!" General Zuo roared.

The imperial physician, trembling, stepped forward and, after taking the pulse with a thread, confirmed that the patient had been poisoned. The poison would travel with the vital energy to the internal organs, and the patient would die suddenly in no time.

"The antidote!" General Zuo gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke.

Empress Yan kept her eyes closed, unmoved.

Seeing this, General Zuo slapped Empress Yan across the face: "You put on airs all day, but you're actually a snake in the heart. Only His Highness trusts you. If it were me, I would have killed you long ago. With your grotesque appearance, how dare you compare yourself to the Princess Consort? You're not even worth a finger of hers!"

Empress Yan finally lost her temper.

Ignoring everything else, General Zuo first killed the palace maid beside Empress Yan with a single sword stroke. Blood splattered everywhere, frightening Empress Yan so much that her face turned pale and her body trembled even more violently.

This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!