"Xiao Jiu!"

Mo Yunzhao looked at him with a face full of disappointment and frustration.

"Your elder brother protects you in every way, don't be ungrateful."

There was no trace of reluctance left in Mo Yunhan's dark eyes.

"Brother, are you truly protecting me? Father is on his deathbed, and instead of tending to him, you led troops to besiege me. I have explained the facts, but you still do not believe me and continue to prevent me from entering the palace to see Father. Are you afraid that my medicine will harm Father, or are you afraid that it will benefit him?"

"Mo Yunhan!"

Mo Yunzhao was so angry that his whole body was trembling.

"How dare you doubt me?"

Mo Yunhan chuckled very softly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you give me a definite answer? How much longer can Father's illness last?"

Mo Yunzhao pursed his lips and remained silent.

Someone outside the crowd shouted, "Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered the Ministry of Rites to begin preparations for the funeral."

It was Xiao Ping who spoke.

He Nian was also by his side.

The two squeezed through the crowd and bowed with their hands clasped in greeting.

Xiao Ping added, "The Ministry of Rites' application for funds has reached the Ministry of Revenue."

Mo Yunhan felt a lump in his throat.

Her eyes were slightly red.

“Brother, since you have already prepared for the worst, then taking my medicine will only lead to this outcome. What are you doubting? Do you even want to deprive me of the right to see Father? If my medicine really kills Father, I am willing to die.”

The surrounding chatter was faint, but it still reached Mo Yunzhao's ears.

The Great Zhou Dynasty governs the world with filial piety. If he were to obstruct it again, it would likely draw criticism.

He was hesitating.

Yoruichi and Aoi also squeezed in.

They all knelt down in front of Mo Yunhan with a thud.

"Your Highness, you're finally back."

Mo Yunhan frowned.

"Why are you in such a panic? What happened?"

Qing Sui immediately said, "Your Highness, the Emperor forced the Princess to stay in the palace, saying that Your Highness has gone mad and lost his reason. He said that keeping her in the palace was to protect her. The Princess wanted to come out to find you, but the Emperor wouldn't allow it and even sent the Imperial Guards to surround the palace gates. It was only after the Princess begged the Emperor that I was allowed to come out. I have been waiting for you for so long."

Her screams were piercing.

Ye Qi couldn't help but give her a thumbs up in his heart.

After this accusation.

The surrounding chatter grew louder.

"What's going on? Why is the princess still being kept in the palace and not allowed to leave?"

"Forcing the Ninth Princess to stay in the palace, yet coming to the city gate with such a grand display to strangle the Ninth Prince, something seems a bit off."

A drunken beggar was completely intoxicated.

Hearing this from the corner, he burst into laughter.

"Then what's there to not understand? Of course they're going to take it."

Although he didn't say it was the Ninth Prince's wife, his words revealed a truth that others dared not point out.

For a moment, the atmosphere was completely silent.

Mo Yunzhao's face turned pale and then red.

The most critical issue is that Jiang Qingwan has disappeared inside the Kuihe Palace.

They've vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead.

If this escalates, how will we handle it?

Mo Yunhan paused deliberately for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty will not do anything to my Princess Consort, right, Your Majesty?"

Mo Yunzhao gave a stiff, forced smile.

Knowing that today's encirclement and suppression would likely make it difficult to succeed again.

Although they were unwilling, they could only suppress it for the time being.

“Of course. Since Xiao Jiu is so confident in the medicine she seeks, let’s go to the palace together.”

The chief eunuch shouted, "Let's begin!"

This is a dozen or so black-clad assassins emerging from the pollution on the roof ridge.

Countless hidden weapons flew towards Mo Yunhan without warning.

The chief eunuch screamed in fright.

"Protect the emperor! Everyone, protect the emperor!"

Yan Yunqing immediately led the Imperial Guards to break through the encirclement.

Sun Ke and Mo Shaojun also left.

Sun Ke deliberately blocked Zheng Qing's men completely.

Even Ye Qi and Qing Sui were blocked by Mo Shaojun.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go protect the Emperor."

Yoru and Aoho wanted to help, but there was nothing they could do.

Seeing the poisoned hidden weapons aimed at Mo Yunhan, he could only shout in desperation.

"Your Highness, please be careful."

Everyone thought that Mo Yunhan was doomed to die this time.

However, when those poisoned arrows got within three inches of Mo Yunhan's side, they were all knocked away by his internal force.

The assassin in black ignored everything.

When the poisoned arrows were fired back, they flew haphazardly in all directions.

They completely disregarded the lives of anyone.

All the soldiers protected the emperor, while the onlookers became easy targets.

"Help!"

Someone screamed and backed away; the scene was chaotic.

A poisoned arrow was about to hit a man in the face.

But Mo Yunhan arrived quickly and grabbed him.

He intercepted all the poisoned arrows aimed at the people.

Looking at his bleeding palm.

The man was still shaken, but he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Thank you very much, Your Highness, for saving my life."

Mo Yunhan ignored him.

He simply said coldly, "Stay away."

The assassin leader looked at his wounds and chuckled sinisterly.

"A poisoned arrow piercing your guts, you are doomed! Kill!"

More than a dozen assassins attacked simultaneously.

Mo Yunhan drew his soft sword from his waist and fought against more than a dozen opponents, yet he was not at a disadvantage at all.

Mo Yunzhao suddenly looked at Yan Yunqing.

A glance was exchanged.

Yan Yunqing hesitated slightly, but dared not disobey.

With a slight twitch of his finger, several flying needles shot out.

Mo Yunhan was focused on fighting the enemy and didn't notice any other hidden weapons.

The flying needle was about to pierce his back.

Suddenly, a red light flashed around Mo Yunhan.

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