"It's Song Yue! It must be her!" Xu Lingqing suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She stared at Xuan Yuanche: "She won't let us leave Bei Chu so easily."
Japan was right before their eyes.
Something still happened.
The next instant, a group of black figures descended from the sky.
Danger lurks everywhere.
He drew his sword and rose to his feet, its cold gleam flashing.
Xuanyuan Che and Xuanyuan Ye were both stunned, and they quickly responded.
However, the number of men in black increased, and they were agile and swift, like dragons in flight, clearly top-notch assassins.
Pfft!
A sword pierced Xuan Yuanche's shoulder.
Blood flowed, and Xuan Yuanche's face showed a pained expression.
A short while later, a muffled groan came from Xuanyuan Ye.
Xuanyuan Ye was no match for the overwhelming number of opponents and was quickly subdued. A cold, sharp blade was held to his neck, ready to take his life at any moment.
"Your Highness, it must have been very tiring for you to follow me all this way," he said.
Xu Lingqing crouched down, covering her head, and upon hearing this, she immediately looked up and around: "Song Yue, Song Yue, come out quickly!"
Indeed, one of the men in black slowly removed his veil, revealing a delicate face—it was none other than Song Yue.
"It really was you!" Xu Lingqing gritted her teeth.
Song Yue smiled and looked at the man beside her.
Xu Lingqing followed the gaze and her eyes lit up when she saw the man's familiar eyes: "Your Highness!"
Zhao Zhiyan removed his mask, revealing his entire face. He approached Xu Lingqing, who was both surprised and delighted: "Has Your Highness come to take me back?"
"Receive?" Zhao Zhiyan scoffed, his eyes already flashing with a sharp edge.
The look in her eyes startled Xu Lingqing, who retreated several steps and covered her mouth in surprise.
"Lingqing, I have treated you well, why would you betray me?" Zhao Zhiyan was furious. Considering that she was pregnant, he would not hold her impersonation against him.
He had lost everything and had thought about spending the rest of his life with Xu Lingqing and raising their child.
He believed that the Crown Prince wouldn't be so heartless as to not even leave behind a child.
But Xu Lingqing not only abandoned him without hesitation, but also secretly drank abortifacients, and he became sober along the way.
The once-respected and dignified Eighth Prince suffered a dramatic fall in status and reputation after marrying Xu Lingqing, becoming universally hated.
That day, Zhao Zhiyan was invited to the city wall.
Looking towards the north, a group of busy people had fear, unease, anxiety, and anticipation on their faces, among them a woman holding two innocent children on either side.
Suddenly, with a thud, the woman collapsed, her body convulsing.
The two children threw themselves on the woman and wailed.
The guards arrived in time and took the woman away.
"What's going on?" he asked, his voice trembling slightly as he faced the wind.
“It’s Wu San powder. All the herbs that Dongying gave us were soaked with Wu San powder in advance. Although we were prepared, compared to the deadly epidemic, we could only bite the bullet and brew the medicine. The antidote without Wu San powder was given to the soldiers.” Song Yue’s voice was low and gloomy: “This idea came from the Eighth Princess.”
Zhao Zhiyan's face was filled with disbelief.
"Your Highness knows perfectly well what the purpose of the Eastern Ying's visit to Northern Chu is. Does Your Highness really intend to allow the Eighth Princess to destroy the Northern Chu kingdom?" Song Yue's questions left Zhao Zhiyan speechless.
He tried to find an excuse for Xu Lingqing.
He opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.
"I remember that the Eighth Prince also went to the battlefield, full of passion, to protect his country. Now that the enemy is bullying us right under our noses, can the Eighth Prince really bear to watch these people die in front of you?"
Zhao Zhiyan felt as if someone was choking him, and he couldn't make a sound for a long time.
"Let's not dwell on the past, Eighth Imperial Uncle, how about we take a gamble on humanity?" Song Yue looked at Zhao Zhiyan with clear eyes.
"If I lose, I will definitely advise the Crown Prince to abdicate." She spoke calmly, with a hint of pity in her eyes.
How to gamble?
"Let's bet on Xu Lingqing!"
Zhao Zhiyan pulled himself back to reality and looked at Xu Lingqing, who was crying pitifully in front of him. If only she hadn't gone to get the abortion potion and hadn't accepted that divorce letter.
He won.
They failed to capitalize on both opportunities.
“Your Highness.” Xu Lingqing struggled to her feet and walked towards Zhao Zhiyan, grabbing his sleeve. “I regret it. I will not leave you. No matter what, we should face the future together. Only you will be the final victor. I will always accompany you to that supreme position.”
Xu Lingqing took the other person's hand and placed it on her stomach, glancing at Song Yue from time to time, signaling the other person to make a move.
Zhao Zhiyan raised his chin slightly: "Kill Xuan Yuanche or Xuan Yuanye, and I will take you back."
"Wh-what?" Xu Lingqing's face froze.
"Zhao Zhiyan!" Xuan Yuanche and Xuan Yuanye roared, "You despicable villain, how dare you plot against us!"
Zhao Zhiyan's patience gradually ran out. He grabbed Xu Lingqing's arm and pressed a sharp knife against her abdomen, frightening Xu Lingqing so much that her face turned pale: "Your Highness? You've frightened me."
"I'll ask you one last time, whose child is this in your womb?"
Xu Lingqing immediately replied, "Of course it's yours, Your Highness. Don't be deceived. How could I betray you?"
Whoosh!
The clothes were torn.
The full back of his body was covered in ink and color.
Zhao Zhiyan stared intently at Xuan Yuanche and Xuan Yuanye, whose reactions were completely different; Xuan Yuanche looked astonished.
Xuanyuan Ye remained calm, as if he had known all along.
Just as the madam, Mingniang, had said.
She used her skill to bewitch Xuan Yuan Ye, inducing him to avenge her. She even smeared five-powder powder on the herbs. All of this was done with careful planning.
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