With a look of fear on his face, Cui Yuanzhao ran towards Tang Huan without regard for anything else, his expression slightly ferocious.

Xue Qi instinctively tried to stop the other person, but Tang Huan gently shook her head, indicating that Xue Qi didn't need to do so.

"Old Tang!"

Cui Yuanzhao walked up to Tang Huan, grabbed his arm tightly, and shook it repeatedly.

"What exactly happened? Why did you leave me in Qihuai County? What's going on in the capital? Why is it so dangerous?"

Cui Yuanzhao was filled with questions. On his way to Qihuai County, he couldn't resist taking a look at the letter Tang Huan sent to Xue'e, thinking it might contain something inappropriate for children.

He knew this behavior was wrong, but he never expected the contents of the letter to be so serious.

"Have you read that letter?"

Upon hearing Cui Yuanzhao's words, Tang Huan guessed everything.

He continued, "Do you know what Cui Renshi has done all these years? His Majesty's actions began that morning at court. I am a knife in her hand, and I will eventually be used to cut your father."

Tang Huan said solemnly, "If you leave the capital now and return to Qihuai County, I can still save your life; otherwise, you will die."

"I……"

Cui Yuanzhao was speechless for a long time. When he looked up at Tang Huan again, his face was covered in tears.

"Is my father definitely going to die?"

"Probably. He has made too many mistakes over the years. His Majesty can't keep him, and neither can Daqing. If he had taken the initiative to retire and return to his hometown earlier, he might have been able to have a peaceful old age. But now it's too late."

Cui Yuanzhao nodded emphatically, "I understand, I won't leave."

"Why?"

Cui Yuanzhao gave a bitter smile. "If I leave, what will others think of me? What will you think of me? You killed my father, and I'm staying by your side to suffer. I might as well die with him."

"Have you thought it through?"

“Yes, I know what kind of person my father is, and I know what he has done. Since I have enjoyed everything he has given me, there is no reason for me to run away now. If I do this, I will despise myself…”

Now it was Tang Huan's turn to fall silent.

He didn't say anything more, but gave Qin Yuyang and Xue Qi a wink, and the group left the mansion.

Not only did Cui Yuanzhao follow behind, but Liu Danqing also couldn't help but follow along.

The group set off from the mansion, their destination being the Prime Minister's residence.

In just a day or two, when they returned to the Prime Minister's residence, there were already quite a few people inside and out.

At a glance, there were numerous corpses lying on the ground.

Tang Huan saw the mercenaries and Li Daikui, who was guarding the entrance to the Prime Minister's residence.

He walked over and said, "Well done."

Li Daikui chuckled and said, "The people inside have been dealt with most of the time. Only a few old guys are left trembling in fear. They have no power to put up a fight at all."

That's natural.

When Tang Huan decided to handle the matter in the simplest way, Cui Renshi's demise was already sealed; he was powerless to resist.

It would be difficult to eliminate Cui Renshi's power in a short period of time.

But dealing with him personally is not difficult.

The biggest problem is that if Tang Huan does this, he may become a major concern for the Empress for a long time.

Perhaps in the end they will be purged because they become a threat.

But Tang Huan did not hesitate and ultimately did it anyway.

He led Qin Yuyang and Xue Qi into the Prime Minister's residence, where the scene inside was even more appalling than the outside.

One of his subordinates either died tragically or was injured.

Tang Huan had already learned Cui Renshi's location from Li Daikui, and headed towards the study.

The closer you get to this place, the more horrific the scene becomes.

Tang Huan remained expressionless, but the expressions of Cui Yuanzhao and Liu Danqing, who were following behind, became increasingly complicated.

Among these people, Liu Danqing discovered a high-ranking military officer who had close ties with Cui Renshi, and saw the assassins that Cui Renshi secretly supported, but now they had all become corpses.

Some of the corpses were unrecognizable, and some even had their entire faces missing.

Many people had burns on their wounds and were bleeding profusely.

Tang Huan finally arrived at the door of Cui Renshi's study. He pushed the door open and strode in.

Cui Renshi was sitting behind his desk, with several high-ranking and powerful people, including Redding, beside him.

The scene seemed almost identical to when they first dined at the restaurant.

Tang Huan ignored everyone else and focused her attention on Cui Renshi.

"Prime Minister Cui, we meet again."

Cui Renshi nodded to Tang Huan.

Tang Huan sat down opposite him. "You must have thought about what might happen if we meet again, right?"

“I’ve thought about it. If those people hadn’t been able to kill you in Qihuai County, our relationship would have only deteriorated further. You could say I forced you to take action,” Cui Renshi said.

"No, you forced His Majesty to take action. Otherwise, it would have been just a minor assassination attempt. I never intended to kill you, and there would have been no benefit in doing so, would there?"

Tang Huan waved her hand and said, "You all go out first. I want to talk to Prime Minister Cui alone."

The others hesitated before getting up and leaving the study one after another until only Cui Renshi, Tang Huan, and Cui Yuanzhao remained in the room.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have lost, or at least not so quickly."

Cui Renshi began to mutter to himself.

"Why? Why do you suddenly appear, as if you jumped out of thin air, constantly giving people more and more surprises?"

"I thought the two pistols used in the competition were already rare and amazing weapons, but after hearing the gunshots next to my ear today, I realized just how much you've been hiding."

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