On the day the decree came down, Zhao Xi closed his eyes tiredly.
Concubine Gang was secretly proud that her hard days were finally over. With her unremitting efforts and care, the old man Zhao Rui was finally finished.
She was not such a vicious woman. She felt that she was just very goal-oriented and only wanted wealth and glory, not love. No matter how much Zhao Rui liked her, as long as he blocked her way, he was blocking her way.
She let him down, so it was his bad luck.
Isn't it her bad luck that her virginity was taken away from her?
Perhaps this was God's punishment for Zhao Rui's deep love for her but his failure to recognize her, giving his love and status to an imposter in vain.
Even now, Zhao Rui's punishment for the impostor was still not severe enough. She was very dissatisfied, but with Zhao Xi's warning, she couldn't say anything. Fortunately, Zhao Ying was indeed punished.
Everything is about to end... She felt a little excited.
Along with this news, the four generals from the Southern Region also arrived at the princess's mansion.
Before Shangguan Shu died, he secretly transferred them back to the capital. Each of them brought 3,000 soldiers and horses, not a large number, but they were all elite. They had entered the city in disguise these days.
The four generals knelt in front of Zhao Ying and said that they would sacrifice their lives to help Zhao Ying ascend the throne.
Zhao Ying shook her head.
The tactic of mutiny would not work. The total number of troops in the capital patrol camp, the capital guard camp, and the imperial guards was 100,000. These 100,000 were the personal troops of Emperor Jianxi.
It was simply not feasible to mobilize troops quietly and then attack. There would be casualties in a war, and she did not want to see innocent people being harmed in the chaos of the fight for the throne.
Shangguan Shu had probably thought of this as well, so he asked the four generals to bring a small number of people, just enough for them to protect themselves.
This is also the reason why Zhao Xi placed the four generals' families under house arrest, even though she had anticipated it but did not take action.
Zhao Xi's move had both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that it tied down the millions of troops in the Southern Region, but the disadvantage was that it completely pushed these four generals to her.
But he didn't care.
He is the designated crown prince, and he only needs to use thundering means to rise to the top.
The four generals were puzzled but respectful. Zhao Ying ordered three generals to keep their troops in place and not to reveal their whereabouts, and only ordered... Liang Su to reveal the whereabouts to Zhao Xi's spies.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Ying left the house at night to meet a person, a very important person.
Prince Ding's Mansion.
The spy informed Zhao Xi and others, and Zhao Xi said, "As expected..."
Hengbi said, "Zhao Ying's efforts are doomed to fail. The prince has secretly replaced the guards of the capital with his own men. As long as General Long takes control of the imperial guards tomorrow, there will be no worries."
Zhao Xi's expression did not ease at all.
Hengbi thought Zhao Xi was worried, so he said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Although General Long was a subordinate of the criminal general Wei Fu in the past, he has always been at odds with Wei Fu. Most of Your Highness's troops came from the criminal general Wei Fu, and they also obey General Long's orders."
It would have been fine if Hengbi hadn't said anything. But after he did, Zhao Xi became worried. He frowned, "If Wei Fu comes back..."
Hengbi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Wei Fuyuan is in Ningguta. Even if he had wings, he wouldn't be able to fly back in three days."
"If Your Majesty is truly worried, on the day the imperial edict is read, I will present you with a great gift to ensure that your future is smooth and that all your wishes are fulfilled."
"What gift?"
"Your Majesty will know when the time comes."
Zhao Xi smiled faintly, but there was loneliness in his eyes.
Three days later, early in the morning, all civil and military officials knelt quietly outside the Golden Palace.
Emperor Jianxi had not yet attended court. As early as yesterday, he was too ill to get out of bed.
At this moment, in the side hall, the Queen, Prince Ding, Concubine Gang, and Wu Yonggui were present.
“Cough cough cough…”
The palace maid brought the medicine, and Concubine Gang took it, pretending to wipe her tears and stepped forward, "Your Majesty, I will feed you the medicine."
Emperor Jianxi's face was dark and deathly. He waved his hand, swept his sharp eyes over everyone, then turned his head, lay on the jade pillow, and closed his eyes.
Everyone present had different thoughts. Some could no longer contain themselves, but did not dare to make a sound to disturb the crowd.
Suddenly, Hengbi came in and whispered something in Zhao Xi's ear. Zhao Xi then said, "Father, I will be out for a moment."
"Go ahead..."
The moment he turned around, Zhao Xi's eyes darkened.
"Is she outside the Shenwu Gate now?"
"Yes, but the guards are all ours. They stopped her carriage."
"I will go there in person."
Zhao Xi threw off his robe and left.
Hengbi looked at his back, then suddenly raised his eyes and looked up at the sky.
The sky is clear and the air is fresh.
The mortal eyes of ordinary people cannot see the mystery within.
At this moment, the four ancient mythical beasts, the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise, are standing at the four corners of the Forbidden City, and an auspicious aura is spreading like mist.
It will definitely help Zhao Xi.
He had no mana left, and summoning them took considerable effort.
I hope Zhao Xi won't let him down.
Regardless of whether Sixth Brother can return to his position, he will not let that woman have an easy time.
Outside the Shenwu Gate, in the carriage, Zhao Ying said helplessly, "Mother is taking you to see the Emperor's grandfather for the last time. Yue'er, why did you bring your dog with you?"
"Woof woof!"
The little fellow said seriously, "Mom, these are not ordinary fighting animals, they are very powerful." She pointed at one of them and said, "This is Taowu!"
Taowu: "Woof woof!"
Zhao Ying: ...
The little guy introduced them one by one and was so proud.
Zhao Ying wanted to scratch her head. She really couldn't associate these hideously ugly dogs in front of her with the ancient ferocious beasts, but her daughter said yes, so it turned out that this dog called Taotie really could eat a lot!
She is not bragging, but it is just her. If it were another family, they might not be able to afford it!
Zhao Ying gave the little fellow enough respect and was surprised, "So they actually have such a background!"
The little fellow crossed his arms and lifted up his little fleshy chin, looking very timid.
The four of them jumped around excitedly.
Shangguan Yiersansi also opened his eyes wide in surprise when he saw this.
"Although they have a background, Yue'er is still the best!" the little guy said seriously.
【Yue'er can beat away all the bad guys who bully her mother! 】
A few people smiled.
Zhao Xi came and stood on the city wall.
Zhao Ying sneered and said bluntly, "My father is seriously ill. I want to go see him with my child. Why are you trying to stop me?"
Zhao Xi was silent for a while. "So what if I let you in? Zhao Ying, just give up on this idea!"
"Your Highness Prince Ding wants me to force my way in?"
Zhao Xi sighed, as if to compromise, and ordered, "Open the door."
Then he said to Zhao Ying, "I can let you in, but whether the emperor wants to see you or not is not something I can control."
Zhao Ying didn't respond.
The carriage rumbled into the palace gate.
However, this is just one hurdle.
Outside the Golden Palace, seeing her coming with a few children, all the officials turned their heads to look at her, saluted, and then turned their heads away silently. Only Taifu Yang and Prime Minister Yin had eyes that were as if filled with poison, gloomy and full of sarcasm.
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