Qi Yan said firmly, "This Marquis is only loyal to the Emperor. Unless you can produce the Emperor's decree, you will never see me again."

The palace maid tried to rush in, but was rudely beaten away by Qi Yan and the guards.

After one stick of incense.

"Rebellion! Rebellion!"

The head nanny stumbled into the front hall of the Yangxin Palace, her hair disheveled and her clothes in disarray.

"Empress Dowager, how dare the Marquis of Qi disobey your order!"

The Empress Dowager twisted the jade Buddhist beads in her hand and said, "Speak clearly!"

"I went to the Marquis's residence with the imperial decree, but the Marquis of Wu'an not only refused to let me in, he also... ordered his men to beat the servants out..."

Nanny Zhang covered her bruised forehead and said, "Even the imperial edict... was torn up by them..."

"What a feast!"

The Empress Dowager stood up suddenly, her eyes filled with anger.

"Someone! Call the commander of the Imperial Guards, Xue Yun!"

A moment later, Commander Xue knelt in the hall and said, "Empress Dowager..."

"I command you to lead your troops to the Marquis' Mansion immediately and execute Sheng on the spot!"

Commander Xue touched the ground with his forehead. "Please forgive me, Empress Dowager. Without the Emperor's decree, I dare not mobilize the Imperial Guards..."

"presumptuous!"

The Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the table.

"I am the Empress Dowager, can't I punish a sinner?

What's more, Sheng was once a concubine in the harem, and now she is a lady of the imperial court. How can I not control her?"

Commander Xue remained kneeling on the ground, saying, "I would rather die than overstep my bounds..."

"Good, very good!"

The Empress Dowager sneered, "Since the Imperial Guards won't obey my orders, I have my own way!"

She turned to the trusted nanny beside her and said, "Go, tell my personal guards to go to the Marquis' Mansion immediately!"

Empress Duan was secretly delighted without showing any emotion and respectfully presented the teacup.

"Mother, have some tea and calm down."

In front of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, Qi Yan was holding a soft sword, with dozens of loyal guards behind him.

The sound of orderly footsteps could be heard in the distance, and the Empress Dowager's personal guards were approaching with swords raised.

"Lord Qi, the Empress Dowager has decreed that Sheng be handed over!"

Qi Yan said, "If you want her life, you have to get past me first!"

Amidst the flashing of swords and the shadow of sabers, the sound of fighting was deafening.

In the bamboo garden,

The male and female demons were guarding the door, staring around vigilantly.

Inside the house, Sheng Xiyan hugged Jiang Jiang tightly.

Hua Xia stood guarding the door with a dagger in hand, while Sheng Xitang trembled beside her.

"Don't be afraid, mother," Jiang Jiang raised his little face,

"The Emperor will protect us, and so will Little Father."

Sheng Xiyan gently stroked the top of her son's head.

"Baby is right, we are not afraid."

The sound of fighting was getting closer and closer, and she looked towards the palace: Your Majesty, when will you wake up?

Although she was a doctor, she was not sure how long it would take for Xuan Ling to wake up as he was weak after vomiting blood.

"Xitang, you've been in the Marquis' Mansion for many days, you must know where the back door is, right?"

"I know." Sheng Xitang nodded.

"Well, you and your generals go out the back door! They're targeting me, not you."

"No!" Jiang Jiang grabbed Sheng Xiyan's sleeve tightly, "I want to be with my mother!"

Sheng Xiyan suddenly thought, what if these people didn’t know her and mistook Sheng Xitang for her, wouldn’t that be even worse?

"Forget it, let's stay together and never separate."

He was jumping for joy with excitement, but he was not afraid at all.

The little hand took out a short crossbow from his bosom.

"Hey, if any assassins break in, I'll shoot them to death with this!"

Sheng Xitang said with a smile: "General, you have only learned for a few days, are you accurate?"

Jiang Jiang said confidently: "My father said I am very talented and I will definitely be able to do it!"

There was a loud noise in the distance, and the gate of the Marquis' Mansion collapsed.

The Empress Dowager's personal guards poured in like a tide...

Soon they approached from outside the Marquis' Mansion, with a large number of people and strong forces, and reached the Bamboo Garden.

Qi Yan resisted, "Both male and female demons, block the door, and don't let them in."

The eldest female and the young male showed their weapons, "Don't worry, my lord, we will protect my lady and my young master to the death!"

The general lay in the gap of the window, secretly aiming at the crossbow,

A short arrow flew out with a whoosh and hit a killer who was trying to break in.

He said excitedly, "Mom, I'm awesome! Wait till I kill them all!"

"Baby, save the short arrows for now. They will be of great use later."

Jiang came back from the window and said, "Mother is right. I only have six. I used one, so I have five left to keep."

Sheng Xiyan nodded.

Touching her belly, she wondered if she shouted out that she was pregnant with the royal heir, the Queen Mother would not forgive her. Could it be that she really could not escape death today?

Put your hands together and pray: Your Majesty, please wake up soon and save us.

The gilded clepsydra in the rear hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation was ticking.

Prince Yu's black boots rolled over the white jade tiles as he paced back and forth in the hall filled with the scent of agarwood.

Eunuch Fu's hands were shaking as he held the medicine cup.

Suddenly, there was a slight noise on the dragon bed.

"The Emperor's fingers moved!"

Before Judge Wu finished his exclamation,

Empress Duan had already stepped forward quickly, holding the phoenix robe, and shook Emperor Xuanwu's hand: "Your Majesty?"

A whisper escaped from Xuan Ling's pale lips: "Yan Yan..."

"Royal brother!"

Prince Yu didn't care about that and suddenly pushed the queen away.

"Brother, the Queen Mother has sent someone to the Marquis' Mansion to order the execution of Madam Sheng!"

Empress Duan's golden armor suddenly tightened, and she said fiercely, "Prince Yu, be careful with your words!"

"How outrageous!" The Empress Dowager heard that Emperor Xuanwu had woken up, stepped into the inner hall, and glared at Prince Yu.

"The emperor just woke up, and you're already using these dirty things..."

Xuan Ling was so anxious that he stood up.

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