But before he could finish speaking, another eunuch rushed in, shouting in a shrill voice, "Your Majesty, the Northwest Army has breached the palace gates!"

This news was like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan; the imperial palace instantly erupted in chaos.

Meanwhile, Lu Yanzheng calmly rode his horse behind the charging troops and entered the palace through the main gate.

He hadn't expected the siege to go so smoothly. Four of the eight city gates opened voluntarily, and the other four, after a 15-minute standoff, quietly opened their gates after the Northwest Army fired the first siege shell.

Lu Yanzheng looked up at the magnificent palace, a sarcastic smile creeping onto his lips.

When a ruler is unrighteous, the people suffer, and Heaven will surely bring about his downfall.

The ancestors of the Xiao family of the Great Yue Dynasty must never have imagined that their descendants would be so incompetent.

But none of this was what Lu Yanzheng should care about right now. He glanced around again, then raised his long sword and pointed it forward, "Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

Whether they were guards or soldiers, they were all the emperor's most loyal supporters, and casualties were inevitable here.

...

Just as Lu Yanzheng and his group of Northwest Army soldiers stepped into the palace, Jiang Qinyu was finally allowed to go out for a stroll in Dingshui Village.

"Auntie," Shufan and Pan'er said in unison, holding hands and looking at Jiang Qinyu, "Where are you going?"

Jiang Qinyu quickly smiled and patted their heads, saying, "I want to go for a walk in the village."

“Then we’ll go with you.” The two said in unison again.

Jiang Qinyu nodded, "Okay."

So, what she originally intended to do to clear her head turned into her holding a child in each hand, with Yunzhu and Hupo following behind her.

Jiang Qinyu glanced back and sighed inwardly, "Oh no, will this be my go-to outfit from now on?"