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Xu Mu should be safe and sound in the Marquis' Mansion.
When Song Jin heard the news, he was on his way back to the Marquis' Mansion.
The ceremony of crowning the queen was forced to end halfway, and the eleventh prince fell into the hands of Xu Nanheng. There was no voice of protest at all in the court.
The only prince who could compete with Xu Nanheng was also imprisoned by him.
The more Song Jin thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"How did the eleventh prince get caught?"
Meng Shu said in a deep voice: "It was the Fifth Princess's people. She took advantage of our absence from the Marquis' Mansion and sent people to capture the Eleventh Prince, but they were intercepted by Xu Nanheng's people."
Damn it!
If Xu Zhaoran hadn't intervened, Xu Mu wouldn't have fallen into his hands.
I wonder what Xu Nanheng would do to an eleven-year-old child.
"etc!"
Meng Shu suddenly stopped the carriage.
Look serious.
Song Jin was wondering what was wrong with him.
Then I saw him lifting the car curtain and looking at something.
Not long after, he came back with a sullen face.
"My lady, we can't go back to the Marquis' Mansion."
Just now he vaguely heard hurried footsteps running towards Quling Marquis Mansion.
His steps were steady, and one could tell at once that he was a well-trained imperial guard.
Now, the only ones who can dispatch the Imperial Guards are the two in the palace.
Song Jin made a prompt decision: "Turn around!"
*
The imperial palace.
The Forbidden Guards failed to catch anyone and knelt in the hall and were scolded by Yang Chaoxue.
Ningxue came in with a bowl of icy sweet soup.
"My Lady, the people from the Dali Temple have also run away."
"Um?"
Yang Chaoxue slightly raised her eyelids and her voice sounded very flat, but Ningxue had been with her for many years and had already figured out her habits.
She lowered her head and said, "I have checked and it is the eldest prince's man. It just so happens that the eldest prince's wife has entered the palace. Your Majesty may as well meet her."
"Um."
Yang Chaoxue nodded contentedly, picked up the bowl of sweet soup and drank it.
At this moment, Ningxue glanced coldly at the Imperial Feather Guards.
"Go down and accept the punishment yourself."
"yes!"
A moment later, the eldest prince's wife, Zhao, walked in, supported by her maid.
In the past few years, Zhao had been in poor health. Thanks to Xu Changyi's wholehearted love for her, he searched for famous medicines to cure the disease she had in her mother's womb.
Yang Chaoxue's eyes were warm.
"The eldest prince's wife has just recovered from a serious illness, and it's not easy for her to sit up properly with help."
Zhao was secretly alert and sat down after thanking him softly.
"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, and the eldest prince is ill and not attending court. I thought he was recuperating in the palace, but I never thought that he was colluding with outsiders."
Zhao was terrified. "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Your Highness has been recuperating in the mansion and has never..."
"Is that so?"
This sentence, which was neither salty nor bland, strangled the words in Zhao's mouth.
Zhao knew that being brought into the palace was not a good thing. Now Yang Chaoxue was testing her directly, making it clear that she was going to cause trouble for Xu Changyi.
“I…”
"Is the eldest princess going to say that she didn't know about it?"
Unexpectedly, Yang Chaoxue already had a plan.
His eyes turned to Ningxue.
Ningxue retreated.
What is this for?
Zhao's face turned pale, vaguely feeling that something was not going well.
"Those people in the Dali Temple were done by the eldest prince. Is the eldest prince's wife still going to say that she didn't know about it?"
“I…”
Zhao caught a glimpse of what Ningxue brought in.
His face turned even paler.
"Does the Queen intend to lynch me?!"
Zhao couldn't help but question.
"The eldest prince colluded with the rebels and let the thieves go. Your Majesty is now too busy to pursue the matter. As the heir of a country, I should share his concerns."
Yang Chaoxue looked at those things and curled the corners of her mouth.
"You are the eldest prince's wife, why don't you know what he did?"
"It's the same when I interrogate you."
The things Ningxue brought up were the two most classic types of punishments for women.
Needle torture and torture.
Zhao was held down by the palace maids.
I couldn't help but tremble.
How could a body that had just recovered from its injuries endure such torture?
"Empress!" Zhao's lips trembled violently, "Even if I am not, I am still a member of the royal family. How can you torture me without any evidence? After all, Your Highness is your Majesty's brother!"
Yang Chaoxue turned a deaf ear to him and glanced at Ningxue. She immediately picked up the silver needle and moved towards Zhao.
The silver needle was so thin and long that it was almost invisible if you didn't look carefully.
If it gets into the skin, even a pinhole would be hard to detect.
The palace is accustomed to using this method to torture people.
Zhao was just a young lady from a noble family. No matter how calm she appeared on the outside, she was terrified in her heart.
"ah!"
The silver needle was inserted through the finger joint.
Zhao screamed and tried to break free from her restraints, but she was no match for them.
Another silver needle was inserted.
She bit her lip so hard in pain.
"stop!"
Yang Chaoxue was feeling proud when he saw someone breaking into the hall from outside.
Xu Changyi pushed them away and held Zhao in his arms, looking at her finger pierced by a silver needle with heartache.
The usually meek man finally couldn't hold himself back.
"Yang Chaoxue, she is your sister-in-law!"
How could he be bullied by Yang Chaoxue when he was someone he couldn't even bear to scold!
Xu Changyi picked her up and was about to leave.
"Someone, stop him!"
The forbidden guards rushed in instantly.
It was as if they had been prepared long ago, waiting for him to fall into the trap.
Zhao opened her eyes weakly: "Your Highness, you shouldn't have come..."
Yang Chaoxue had someone bring her into the palace in order to force Xu Changyi to come to her.
As long as he stepped into the palace, she would have a thousand reasons to keep him.
"Xu Changyi, the people from the Moon-Picking Tower colluded with the rebels, and you colluded with them and let them go. Do you know your crime?"
"Oh." Xu Changyi's eyes were clear and unrestrained. "Yang Chaoxue, whether this palace is guilty or not, you asked Xu Nanheng to come in person. How can you, a woman, have the right to ask about the affairs of the previous dynasty!"
"Let's not talk about whether the collusion with the Moon-Picking Tower is true or not. You used the Moon-Picking Tower to convict me. Isn't it because the person you wanted to arrest ran away?"
Yang Chaoxue's face suddenly turned dark.
Jin Yuwei went to Quling Marquis' Mansion but returned empty-handed. The person she had been thinking about for so long just ran away like that. How could she swallow the anger in her heart?
He then sent people to the Dali Temple to bring out the people from the Zhaiyue Tower, intending to use the Zhaiyue Tower to threaten Song Jin. Unexpectedly, the people from the Zhaiyue Tower were also rescued.
The anger in Yang Chaoxue's heart was burning fiercely.
We will find out who let the person go once we investigate.
"So what?"
Yang Chaoxue looked down at him from a high position, "I will not let any of those who helped Song Jin go, and I will take down this traitor now!"
"presumptuous!"
The majestic voice resounded throughout the palace.
Xu Nanheng strode in, first glanced at Xu Changyi whose eyes were red, and then looked at Yang Chaoxue who had an angry face.
"What are you doing again?"
Yang Chaoxue raised her chin and asked back, "Your Majesty, can't you see? I am dealing with the rebels on your behalf."
Xu Nanheng frowned.
Jin Yuwei should be his man, but at this moment he did not obey his orders.
Xu Changyi and his wife were arrested.
"The eldest prince colluded with the rebels, and because he was deceived, his legs were cut off to serve as a warning to others."
When Jin Yuwei received the order, he wanted to drag Xu Changyi down to torture him.
He didn't take Emperor Xu Nanheng seriously at all.
Only then did Xu Nanheng realize that something was wrong.
"Chao Xue, what are you going to do?"
When did her become one of the Forbidden Guards?
Yang Chaoxue smiled: "Your Majesty, don't you understand? I am no longer the person who foolishly waited for you. It was Your Majesty who made me understand that only by holding power in my own hands can I control everything."
She never wanted to feel abandoned again.
It was Xu Nanheng who abandoned her for Song Jin first.
She had already replaced the imperial guards in the palace, and now half of them were from the same party as King Suli.
Then they just obey her orders.
"you!"
Xu Nanheng had planned everything, but he never expected that Yang Chaoxue would betray him at this time.
"Tsk."
Ningxue silently stepped forward and helped her down.
"Your Majesty, listen to the beautiful sounds outside."
The heart-wrenching screams outside the hall continued to ring out.
Xu Changyi's legs were broken, and Zhao fell beside him crying.
"Your Majesty, the court is busy with affairs, please return quickly. Leave this to me."
It's a terrible feeling to be out of control.
Xu Nanheng hates variables the most.
"What on earth is going on?"
Why are the people of Suli Wang so loyal to her?
"Your Majesty wants to know?"
Yang Chaoxue glanced at the forbidden feather guards around her.
The imperial guards immediately left the palace.
"This matter has to start from that year..."
*
Back then in school, Yang Chaoxue was bullied by the Fifth Princess's men because of her cowardice, and it was Xu Nanheng who rescued her.
It was also Xu Nanheng who said that he wanted to stand at the highest position in Yuchao with her.
From that time on, a different idea began to emerge in Yang Chaoxue's heart.
Until she came into contact with King Suli's people.
King Suli failed in his attempt to usurp the throne. Although he died, his subordinates swore allegiance to him and hid everywhere just to avenge their master one day.
At that time, Yang Chaoxue was thirteen years old.
Already made his mark in school.
But these are far from enough. If she wants to help Xu Nanheng get that position, talent alone is not enough.
The emperor has appointed a crown prince, and if nothing unexpected happens, the world will belong to the crown prince.
In the end, the struggle will inevitably lead to a rebellion.
But the most important thing when forcing abdication is to lack military force.
It was here that Yang Chaoxue plotted to bring in people from Wang's faction to join the group.
But why should they believe her?
A weak woman is worthless.
But Yang Chaoxue was smart enough. She took advantage of their lack of knowledge about Prince Su Li and disguised herself as Prince Su Li's abandoned child.
She deliberately hired someone to spread the news.
Disguise yourself as a man and wait for them to come to you.
All plans were successful.
Yang Chaoxue, who disguised herself as a man, gained their trust with her intelligence.
They were unwilling to accept the defeat of King Suli in the past, and were more willing to assist his children in rebelling again.
But Yang Chaoxue did not immediately agree to their proposal.
They need to wait, wait for the most appropriate time.
In fact, these are all excuses. Yang Chaoxue held this huge trump card in his hand, which was supposed to be used to prepare for Xu Nanheng's rebellion.
Who would have thought that it would eventually become her own sharp blade.
But who asked Xu Nanheng to betray her first?
After lying dormant for decades, the power of Prince Suli's party had already become too great, and replacing the imperial guards was a piece of cake.
Yang Chaoxue dared to tell him these things because he was sure that those people would not believe him.
After all, they watched King Suli's son grow up with their own eyes.
It is obvious which one is more convincing.
Xu Nanheng was so angry that he felt dizzy.
“You! You—”
Yang Chaoxue smiled and said, "Your Majesty, these things originally belonged to you, but you didn't cherish them. I have such strong support, why should I stand behind you? Women don't belong to men, I want to be the first woman in Yu Dynasty to go to the front court!"