Just when everyone was at a loss and didn't know how to attack, Chen Chong, having heard the news, immediately brought Tangyuan and Xuanyu to the scene. After traveling for many days, when they saw Zhao Moyan, Tangyuan tried her best to hold back and said, "Father, where is Mother? I don't believe what they said. Tell me, where is Mother? Where is she?"

Zhao Moyan squatted down and looked at Tangyuan, who had grown much taller, and comforted her, saying, "Tangyuan, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for not protecting your mother."

Tangyuan hadn't cried on the way here after hearing the news, because he couldn't believe it. But when he saw Zhao Moyan, he started trembling uncontrollably, especially when he saw his father's hair, which was already half white. Hearing Zhao Moyan's words, he completely lost control and burst into tears, demanding, "You promised me you'd protect Mother! Why is she gone now? Give me back my mother! Give me back my mother!" Zhao Moyan could only hold Tangyuan, letting him vent his emotions. The others didn't know how to comfort them either. Chen Chong didn't want to believe it either, but when he saw Zhao Moyan, he knew it was all true—Tian Yu was gone. Pei Yuling looked at Chen Chong, gently took his hand, and Chen Chong glanced back at her. Tangyuan cried for a long time, constantly insisting on finding his mother. After traveling all night and crying for so long, Tangyuan finally fell asleep, heartbroken. Zhao Moyan put him on the bed, covered him with a blanket, and got up to leave.

Chen Chong stopped Zhao Moyan at the door and said, "Was it Wu Yaohui who did it?!"

Zhao Moyan didn't answer Chen Chong's question, but left with the words, "I'll leave the tangyuan to you!"

After speaking, he left the tent without looking back. The next day, Li Yong, as instructed by Zhao Moyan, guarded the city gate. At dawn, Zhao Moyan, covered in blood, opened the city gate. No one knew how he got in or how he fought his way out. Li Yong led his army into the city. The city gate was littered with corpses. Zhao Moyan was surrounded by the city's common people, many of whom were Tian Yu's shop assistants and orphans she had helped. Now grown up, they had disregarded the law and united to open the city gate for them. Zhao Moyan, covered in wounds, looked at the ordinary people who had fought with him all night, clasped his hands in salute, then mounted his horse and rode with Li Yong and the others towards the palace. No one stopped them on the way. The city's people made way for them, and the resisting soldiers simply retreated.

Li Yong could tell that Zhao Moyan was going all out. Ever since he learned that Tian Yu was really gone, he hadn't thought about living. He had only held on because he hadn't finished his mission. Li Yong immediately mustered his courage and decided that he must accompany Zhao Moyan into the palace to protect him. He couldn't let Zhao Moyan commit suicide, and he couldn't let those two children lose their father. Even if his elder brother blamed him, it didn't matter.

When Tangyuan woke up, she learned that Zhao Moyan had already led his troops into the city. She wanted to go find him, but Xuanyu stopped her and said, "You should take care of yourself first!"

"Father is in danger! Brother Xuanyu told me to go find him!" Tangyuan said angrily.

"Don't even think about going there, this is your sister," Xiao Qi said as she carried the little girl.

"My little sister?!" Tangyuan looked at the little girl in her arms, who then giggled happily.

“Yes! She’s your own sister, you have to take good care of her,” Xiaoqi said.

Tangyuan looked at the little girl in her arms, then glanced at Xuanyu and Xiaoqi, unsure of what to do.

The little girl excitedly called out, "Brother! Brother!"

Prince Wu then led his troops to catch up with Zhao Moyan, splitting into two groups and storming into the palace. Inside the palace, Wu Yaohui was leisurely playing with a little boy in his arms, completely unconcerned that the enemy was already at the city gates.

Hearing that the enemy had stormed in, the palace servants scattered in terror, and the entire palace was thrown into chaos. Fires broke out in many parts of the palace, and no one had the will to fight them. The library was burned down, leaving only the rafters. Only the palace servants before Wu Yaohui dared not move, standing trembling. The imperial guards at the palace gates vowed to protect the emperor to the death, but they were gradually driven back by Zhao Moyan and Prince Wu's army, until they reached the main hall of the palace. An old eunuch, trembling with fear, stammered, "Your Majesty...Your Majesty, Prince Wu and Zhao Moyan have led their troops in! You'd better run!"

"Escape! Why should I escape? This palace belongs to me, why should I escape?!" Wu Yaohui handed the child to the old eunuch, stood up, and walked out of the main hall step by step. Looking at Zhao Moyan and Wu Yaotian who had stormed in, he shouted, "You're still alive! My good brother, have you forgotten what you promised Father? Now you've joined forces with outsiders to kill your elder brother?"

"I promised my father I wouldn't fight for the throne, but I didn't say I couldn't kill you. You plotted against my father and colluded with enemy countries to frame loyal officials. You deserve to die!"

"Is that so! The Prince of Zhenbei is colluding with the enemy and plotting a rebellion to seize the throne of my Wu Kingdom. My dear brother, don't you know?" Wu Yaohui said.

Wu Yaotian looked at Zhao Moyan and said, "Who would believe what you say?"

Believe it or not, do you know why Father insisted that I marry Tian Yu?

Why?

"Whoever obtains this woman will obtain the world," these were Mr. Wen's words to the Emperor.

Everyone present was shocked, especially Chen Chong, who had never known about this before; his master had never told him about it.

"Just because of those words, you've ruined her life!" Zhao Moyan said angrily.

“I originally wanted to treat her well, but she was disobedient and always went against me. She was also thinking about other people. I had no choice but to think of another way to help her.”

Zhao Moyan looked at him without speaking, and Wu Yaohui, intrigued, continued, "What a pity! If she had agreed, she could have unified the world with me, but she refused. In order to escape my control, she ended up blowing herself up." He then burst into laughter.

Everyone present was furious, staring intently at Wu Yaohui, ready to kill him at any moment.

"Do you know how she kept herself conscious?" Wu Yaohui asked Zhao Moyan with a smile. Seeing no one answer, he continued, "You can't imagine, she's absolutely amazing! Only she could do that! She actually endured it for so long. For a while, I even thought she had really lost her memory and completely forgotten you!"

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