Chapter 475: Calming Down

Su Mu nodded. After all, Murong Sheng was no longer a powerful figure, and Gu Yue was just a woman. With so many soldiers guarding outside, what was there to be afraid of?

Afterwards, when Su Mu went in again, he found that Murong Sheng no longer wanted to live as much as before, and he had a desire to survive.

Gu Yue kept holding his hand, her eyes dull and tears flowing silently.

Outside the palace, all the hostages had been rescued, but several people still died, which was unavoidable.

People from the Shunde Marquis' Mansion also participated in the rebellion, and the entire family was controlled, but their legitimate daughter Zhong Lier disappeared.

Su Wan was waiting here at Fengying's place. He didn't dare to sleep, and couldn't sleep either, so he kept listening to the noise outside.

Jiang Yu said that if he was safe, he would come to pick her up immediately.

Fengying stayed outside until Anan came over.

"Princess, Princess, are you asleep?"

When Su Wan heard Anan's voice, she jumped up from the couch. She didn't even take off her clothes and just kept waiting.

"I haven't slept yet. Where's Jiang Yu? How is he?" Su Wan ran out and asked Jiang Yu the first thing he did.

"The rebels have been dealt with, and the prince is fine, but he can't leave the palace yet. So I've come to pick you up. You can meet him and put your mind at ease. Then I'll take you back."

Jiang Yu knew that she would not feel at ease without seeing him, but there were still many things in the palace waiting for his decision. Since Murong Huai and the others were still unconscious, he could not leave casually and could only ask Anan to pick her up.

Anan was 100% trustworthy, so Su Wan got on the carriage and followed her to the Xuanwu Gate. This was not the main battlefield, so there was no bloody scene.

The Taihe Hall Square was a river of blood.

Jiang Yu was waiting at the door. It was just dawn. Seeing him standing there, Su Wan ran towards him and hugged him tightly.

The wound on his arm had just been bandaged, and because of the hug, it started bleeding again, but Jiang Yu didn't say a word.

Su Wan still smelled the blood on him.

"Are you hurt?"

"No, I just killed the enemy." Jiang Yu denied it, not wanting to make her worry.

"Where are my eldest brother, second brother and third brother? Are they safe?" Su Wan didn't forget her brothers just because she had a husband.

"They are all safe. The eldest brother inhaled smoke and is still unconscious, but he is fine. The second brother is very busy and has to save people. The third brother can't leave either, but I saw him earlier and he is fine."

Su Chen suffered some minor skin injuries, but since he was thick-skinned, it was nothing.

In this way, Su Wan felt relieved.

"I can't leave for the time being. Let Anan take you home first. Just wait for me at home." He touched her head, very doting.

After Su Wan confirmed that they were all fine, she returned home with peace of mind. The carriage arrived at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, and Liuyun waited for her at the door.

After Anan sent her there, he had to go back to help.

The gates of the two mansions were demolished by the rebels. When Su Wan walked up the stairs, a figure suddenly jumped out from behind the stone lions on both sides.

"Su Wan, go to hell." A sharp female voice sounded, and Su Wan didn't have time to react.

I only heard Liuyun shout:

"Princess, be careful!" She personally stood in front of Su Wan, and the knife scratched the back of her hand.

She raised her foot and kicked the attacker to the ground.

The man was holding a knife and was kicked down the stairs. He didn't hold the knife properly and stabbed himself in the abdomen.

Liuyun immediately drew his sword and walked down. He took out a fire starter from his waist and flicked it, and a faint flame ignited.

Su Wan was startled and his heart was pounding.

Liuyun looked down and saw that the figure was a woman, but she was twitching slightly. She turned her over with her foot and took a look at her with fire.

Oh my god, it’s Zhong Lier, but why is she here?

"Princess, it's Zhong Li'er!"

Su Wan hadn't heard this name for a long time, because ever since she plotted against Jiang Yu and ruined his reputation, she has been a laughing stock in Kyoto. No one dared to marry her, and her status in the family plummeted.

Her appearance here now, to assassinate Su Wan, really makes people feel cold.

Fortunately, Liuyun was there, otherwise I would have been in trouble.

"She's dead..."

Su Wancai just walked over, and the whole process took only a dozen seconds. She was gone?

Later we found out that when she rolled down the stairs, the knife in her hand stabbed herself in the abdomen.

Su Wan held his forehead with his hand, but still asked someone to cover her body with white cloth and send it to the Dali Temple.

Liuyun's back of the hand was injured, but because all the maids in the mansion had gone to seek refuge, Su Wan had to bandage her personally.

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Inside the palace, when daybreak came, the square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony had been cleared, and countless corpses would be transported to the crematorium in the suburbs.

The incident last night caused ordinary people to be afraid to go out. There were no pedestrians on the streets and no shops were open.

Murong Huai woke up the next morning with a splitting headache.

He really didn't expect Murong Sheng's smoke-drenching trick last night, but fortunately he had already planned the game in advance, and everything was going according to his plan.

Hearing that Murong Sheng almost died, he sighed deeply.

Before his death, his father told him that even if there were vassal kings causing trouble in the future, he hoped Murong Huai would not kill them and spare their lives, because they were all brothers after all, and as long as one of them was spared, he could take care of the rest.

If it weren't for this, Murong Huai wouldn't care about his life or death.

Murong Sheng was finally rescued, but trial still awaited him.

All participants in this palace coup will not escape sanctions.

The Shunde Marquis's Mansion was ransacked, leaving no one alive, and all those who rebelled against him were killed.

The case of King Qi was relatively minor, so Murong Huai allowed him to return to his fiefdom.

The King of Chu surrendered in time, and most of those guarding the hostages were his men. The Queen of Chu had given them a token in advance, so they were saved. Since he did not cause heavy casualties to the hostages, he had made a contribution. With his merits and demerits offsetting each other, he could return to his fiefdom, but in the next five years, the annual taxes paid by the fiefdom would have to double.

A fiefdom's income is not enough to cover its expenses. If the tax revenue has doubled for five consecutive years, he will be poor for at least a dozen years. After a dozen years, he will be old.

Murong Huai also temporarily added a policy, inserting an institution in the fiefdoms of each vassal king, named the Resident Envoy, to lead the army to be stationed in the vassal state to prevent the kings from causing chaos again.

As for Murong Sheng, the mastermind of this incident, the late emperor spared his life, and Murong Huai abolished his throne, but still gave him the Prince of Jin's Palace to live in. All his martial arts skills were abolished, his legs were broken, and he and his concubine were never allowed to leave the palace. He would send soldiers to guard it.

Murong Chen was kept in the palace from then on. He was allowed to visit the prince's mansion, but each visit was not allowed to exceed half an hour. He was still respected as the prince.

However, he will always be watched by people planted by Murong Huai. Although he has the title of crown prince, he will never be able to leave Kyoto and the palace in this life.

Murong Huai still couldn't bear to do anything too harsh to the child...

After Gu Yue gave birth to her second child, no matter whether it was a son or a daughter, she had to take the child to the palace to be raised.

He was afraid that the couple would teach their child bad things and cause him a lot of trouble in the future.

He did not allow Murong Sheng to commit suicide. If he disobeyed the order, he would have to think about his child still in the palace, who would be like a hostage.

Being alive is the greatest punishment for him, especially living in a place that is like a cage, which is worse than death.