They wanted to use this to gain a chance to survive.

After all, it seems that Dugu Xuancheng holds a large army, controls the palace, and has the lives of the Crown Prince and others in his hands. Even if the Emperor continues to resist, it is nothing more than a last-ditch effort, and the overall situation is already decided.

Upon seeing this, Dugu Xuancheng was filled with excitement. "Yes, yes, everyone, let's all work together. All I want is the abdication edict. If I don't get it, not only will your lives be lost, but I'm afraid your families in Baohua Palace will also perish here with you."

These words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Some who were not afraid of death and planned to resist the emperor to the very end felt a jolt in their hearts and instinctively took a step back upon hearing this.

It is not terrible to die for one's own country or for loyalty and righteousness, but to drag one's family down with one's death, including the old, young, women and children, is heartbreaking!

boom--

Amidst the chaos, Consort Chen suddenly pushed away the soldiers restraining her and stumbled to Dugu Tianxiong.

She knelt down with a thud and hugged his leg, pleading, "Your Majesty, please save me, please save Yue'er."

The once elegant and refined imperial concubine, who always appeared high and mighty, now had a face full of tears, her makeup ruined, and her clothes disheveled and unkempt, completely losing her former image.

She wept, clinging tightly to the emperor's leg, pleading desperately.

Dugu Ran couldn't bear it and stepped forward to help her up, saying, "Mother, please don't do this. Your son and sister are not afraid of death."

Dugu Yue, sitting opposite him, was stunned. Upon hearing this, she didn't know whether to refute or nod.

But Consort Chen forcefully shook off Dugu Ran's hand, her voice cold and sharp, "Shut up! Who gave you the right to speak here? Just because you're not afraid of death doesn't mean your mother is."

She continued to cry, her eyes blurry with tears, looking pitiful and weak. "Your Majesty, please think of me. I followed you when I was fifteen. I knew nothing and knew nothing, so I only regarded you as my heaven, to make you happy, to relieve your boredom, and to bear your children, giving birth to Ran'er and Yue'er."

"Can you really bear to let us be buried with you?"

Every word struck Dugu Tianxiong's heart.

Compared to the excuses and evasions of those ministers, this pained Dugu Tianxiong a hundred or a thousand times more!

Dugu Tianxiong released Chenfei's hand, straightened up, and closed his eyes as if his heart had turned to ashes.

In her ear, she heard Dugu Ran's low, bewildered roar, "Mother, why did you do this... why..."