Soldiers from Gyeonggi Province were scattered throughout Shangzhou City, and there were almost no civilians left in the city.

For five whole days, the entire Shangzhou City was a river of blood. The Qin family was doomed, and the soldiers of Gyeonggi Province had no choice but to flee everywhere. Qin Zhen had long since disappeared without a trace.

In Shengjing City, Uncle Qin was shocked when he saw his fifth son, who was blind in one eye, and asked, "Your eye? Zhen'er, your eye..."

Qin Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, it's Lu Ze! Lu Ze is still alive! He's not dead! He shot me in the eye, I will never forgive him."

Uncle Qin asked, "Lu Ze is still alive?"

Uncle Qin went to the Eastern Palace.

Inside the East Palace, Zhao Chong was inhaling the incense of opium from the incense burner. Seeing Uncle Qin coming, he stood up and said, "Uncle."

Uncle Qin said to Zhao Chong, "Lu Ze is still alive! He's not dead! He's still alive! The Qi army has arrived in Shangzhou City!"

Zhao Chong took a deep breath of the scent of opium and sneered, "Uncle, you've been calculating, but you underestimated the imperial court's military power. You're simply not worthy of being an enemy of the Qi family. Do you regret stopping me from marrying Qi Yuning?"

Zhao Chong sneered coldly, "You won't regret it! Because you want to be emperor yourself, even if I were your grandson, you wouldn't let me live long, right?

What a pity! Even if you have the final say in the court, what good is it? Now that the Qi family army is at the gates of the city, everything you do will become a wedding dress for the Qi family!

Uncle Qin glared at Zhao Chong and said, "Zhao Chong, what are you talking about? We don't have no chance now. As long as you kill the old emperor and ascend the throne, the Qi family and Lu Ze will have to bow down to you. Our Qin family does not have no chance."

Zhao Chong smoked opium and said with a drunken look, "Yes, I ascended the throne and caused chaos in the court. Later, your Qin family took my throne. I was just making wedding clothes for your Qin family."

Zhao Chong took a deep breath of opium and said, "I'm not that stupid!"

Uncle Qin looked at Zhao Chong coldly and said, "Once the Qi family army enters Shengjing City, you will not survive!"

Zhao Chong said, "No matter what choice I make, I won't survive, right?"

Zhao Chong looked at the curling white smoke coming out of the opium incense block and said, "This opium is a good thing!"

"Report! The Qi family army has entered the gates of Shengjing City!"

Zhao Chong looked at the increasingly round moon outside, "It's Mid-Autumn Festival...it's time for a family reunion!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Qin could no longer endure it and said, "I have worked hard all my life to plan this, and I absolutely cannot let it go to waste. If I had known this would happen, I should not have allowed the Qi brothers and sisters to live!"

When Zhao Chong saw Qin Guojiu's confused eyes, he knew that he had been deceived by the opium. He laughed and put out the burning opium with the tea beside him.

After Qin Guojiu left, Song Heqing came out from behind and said, "Your Highness, let's run away! The Qi family army is already here!"

Zhao Chong said, "Escape? Where to escape to? Where in this world can we escape to?"

Song Heqing held Zhao Chong's hand and said, "It's fine to live in seclusion in the mountains, Your Highness. Staying alive is the most important thing."

But Zhao Chong refused to leave. "He Qing, we can't leave. We can't escape."

It was late at night when the Qi family army entered Shengjing City.

The army went straight to the palace.

The Mid-Autumn moon is very round, unlike the previous years when it was as bright as day. This year, Shengjing City is very depressed.

Qi Yu'an ordered Zhong Ding to send troops to surround the Qin family, and he led his troops into the palace.

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze followed Qi Yu'an. The Qin family soldiers in the palace were already at the end of their strength. The whole palace was ablaze with flames, and some were fleeing and some were leaving.

In the Tai Chi Palace.

Seeing Emperor Shiyuan sniffing the sweet grass in front of him, Empress Qin said, "Your Majesty, let's flee quickly. The Qi family's rebels are entering the palace."

Emperor Shi Yuan said, "I trust Brother Yang's grandson. Even if he wants to seize the throne, he won't be able to kill me. Aside from the King of Shu, I have never wronged the Qi family!"

Emperor Shi Yuan looked at the full moon outside and said, "Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, right? Mid-Autumn Festival should be a day for family reunion."

Queen Qin said beside Emperor Shiyuan: "Your Majesty..."

In the messy palace, the maids and eunuchs ignored any preparations and just grabbed things and left.

Concubine Wu came to the Taiji Hall holding two large swords and said, "Your Majesty, although I haven't wielded a sword for a long time, I can still protect you as you leave for Liaozhou. With the emperor here, we will definitely be able to make a comeback!"

When Empress Qin saw Consort Wu approaching, she said to Emperor Shiyuan: "Sister Wu is right, Your Majesty, let's go!"

The fire grew brighter and the sound of horse hooves grew louder.

With a creak, the door of Taiji Hall opened, and Uncle Qin, wearing a dragon robe, entered the Hall. The lights were on inside, and Concubine Wu was holding two knives. The remaining loyal maids and eunuchs inside all stopped Uncle Qin.

When Emperor Shiyuan saw Uncle Qin wearing a dragon robe, he shouted, "How dare you!"

Queen Qin looked at Uncle Qin and said, "Brother, how can you wear the dragon robe?"

Qin Guojiu held the sword in his hand and said, "I have devoted my entire life to becoming emperor. I will not fail at this moment. You must write the edict of succession and transfer the throne to me. Otherwise, I will kill you!"

Emperor Shi Yuan frowned and looked at Uncle Qin and said, "Uncle Qin, I have been very kind to you throughout my life!"

"Not bad? Back then, I advised you that Qi Yang would be a hidden danger, but you didn't listen to me and even made Qi Yang a king of a different surname. Now that the Qi family army is approaching, you now understand what it means to raise a tiger and bring disaster upon yourself, right?"

Emperor Shi Yuan said, "The one I regret most about raising a tiger is you! I have been very kind to your Qin family for the sake of the Queen!"

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