King Liang then saw a group of men carrying shields and spears rush out, while those who had been fighting the Imperial Guards quickly hid behind the shields and took the spears from the shield bearers.

With unstoppable force, they approached the imperial guards armed with bows.

At close range, the bows and arrows lost their advantage and became a burden. In contrast, the united formation commanded by Ye Zhen, with shield bearers in front and wolf-tooth rakes protecting them, used long spears to kill enemies and close-combat support to wipe out many imperial guards.

Inside the Renshou Hall, the Emperor and Empress were tightly protected by a group of people dressed in black, and many archers were also lying on the walls.

King Liang retreated again.

Ye Zhen did not continue the pursuit, but instead changed the formation and led everyone to retreat outside Renshou Hall.

Prince Yun looked at the Emperor, "Father, why not press our advantage and pursue them?"

Looking at the corpses of the Imperial Guards scattered on the ground, the Emperor said, "The fate of soldiers is determined by their generals. Not all those who rebel today acted of their own volition."

Most of them simply follow orders.

Kang Le and Liang Wang are hateful, but the emperor did not want innocent soldiers to die along with them. Today, his goal has been achieved.

The King of Liang's rebellion was a foregone conclusion.

They only need to defend until the prince comes to the rescue, and this farce will end.

At that time, all the civil and military officials will be grateful to the Crown Prince for saving them today.

Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them.

On the day the Crown Prince returned, he had already decided to let the Crown Prince be the one to end this favor, in order to prepare for his future ascension to the throne.

Prince Ning exclaimed in amazement, "Ye Zhen actually knows formations, and the children around her are all so capable."

The Emperor laughed and said, "The Marquis of Zhongyong always boasts to me about how amazing his daughter is, saying that she has inherited Ye Jinghong's true skills. Today, I will take this opportunity to see her abilities."

He glanced at the Empress and nodded in approval, "Xie Bang's words are true; this child is indeed outstanding."

In reality, it was because her son had returned, and the Empress, seeing that he was still single, inevitably began to think about his marriage.

This reminded me of his original engagement.

The Empress believed that Ye Zhen was Ye Jinghong's daughter, and therefore Ye Zhen was the one who should have been engaged to the Crown Prince.

Although the Crown Prince, when he was Xie Tingzhou, had rebuked Ye Zhen for keeping his distance from him.

However, as Xie Shizi's younger sister, Ye Zhen should have escorted the coffin back to the capital. Instead, the Crown Prince told her to stay and participate in the sacrificial ceremony and prayers on behalf of the Marquis's mansion, and also gave Fu Guang Xing Ze to Ye Zhen.

The Crown Prince knew that the Prince of Liang would definitely send assassins to kill him on the way back to the capital with the coffin, while the imperial estate would be safe.

As a man himself, he knew very well that to understand how a man treats a woman, you shouldn't listen to what he says, but rather look at what he does.

Parents should always think long-term.

They roughly knew about Ye Zhen's recent activities, but they didn't know what other abilities he had or whether he was truly worthy of the Crown Prince.

They all wanted to try again.

Therefore, when the King of Liang raised his army, the Emperor and Empress did not act immediately, wanting to see what Ye Zhen would do.

Ye Zhen did not disappoint them; in fact, she was even more decisive and courageous than they had expected. She had indeed inherited Ye Jinghong's true teachings.

If the crown prince is willing, his parents will not object.

Prince Ning, unaware of the emperor's true thoughts, sighed, "This time, I really feel like I'm useless."

When the treacherous minister rebelled, those half-grown children dared to follow Ye Zhen to protect their father and mother, while he could only hide in the Renshou Palace.

The King of Liang was in disguise; he had been close to him for many years without realizing it.

He's incapable of either literary or military strategy.

The emperor looked at him and said, "Your self-assessment is quite accurate, Ning'er. From this day forward, you should truly grow up."

Prince Ning nodded in shame.

The Prince of Yun helped him up and said, "Father, I know I was wrong. I will learn from my elder brother, the Crown Prince, so that I can do my best to assist him in the future."

When the Crown Prince was mentioned, Prince Ning was somewhat worried, "Father, will Prince Liang also try to harm the Crown Prince?"

The emperor nodded. "Yes."

"Will my elder brother, the Crown Prince, be in trouble?"

King Yun also asked.

After a moment of silence, the emperor said, "I do not know."

But in fact, he secretly sent people to protect the crown prince. Those people sent a message that the crown prince led his men to kill all the assassins sent by the King of Liang and sent false information to the King of Liang.

However, he did not tell his two sons the truth, not because he did not trust them, but because the crown prince informed him that there was a traitor among the palace guards.

Little did he know that it was precisely because he believed the Crown Prince's reminder that things ended satisfactorily—but that's another story.

Ye Zhen, standing outside the hall, was also worried about Xie Tingzhou and the Marquis of Zhongyong. Although he had made plans in advance, he couldn't rest easy until the very last moment.

However, she was not in the capital, so her worries were futile. Instead, she focused on the children in front of her, many of whom were fighting for the first time today.

She patted the heads of Sui Sui and Chun Ni and the other girls, "Are you scared?"

Several people hesitated and shook their heads, "We're not afraid."

From the day they decided to learn skills from their older sister, they resolved to become vigilantes against evil.

Murder was inevitable.

To prevent them from getting stage fright, the older sister took them to the mortuary to see corpses, and also showed them martial arts duels and assassinations.

But they were still a little scared, though they knew their older sister's good intentions and they couldn't let her down.

Ye Zhen praised, "You are really brave. When the nun and the others come to the capital, they will definitely praise you."

Although the old lady and Fu Jiang are dead, Xie Jinyao has regained her memories of her past life. Ye Zhen is worried that the tragedy of the nunnery's past life will be repeated, so he wrote to them asking them to move to the capital.

The nuns also wanted to see Ye Zhen and were already on their way to the capital.

Upon hearing this, the children were overjoyed, their fear dispelled, and their expressions became much more resolute.

Ye Zhen took the opportunity to let them rest, saying, "The rebels won't attack again for a while, so you can take this opportunity to rest."

Although the Marquis of Zhongyong arranged for her to have several children, she still had many children, and the Marquis of Zhongyong felt that Sui Sui and Chun Ni were all women and had no future.

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