"A man's mouth is a lie!"
"Based on his reaction, it's clear that the Master Seal bears a strong resemblance to her mother. He previously insisted that she was not his biological daughter."
Everyone looked down upon the Shen father and son.
Shen Yu lowered his head, feeling bitter in his heart.
Ruyi didn't look at him and walked straight into the door.
In Shen Cangyun's study, he found the portrait of the ghost doctor and treasured it in the deepest part of the drawer. He rolled it up, tied it with golden silk thread, and put it in a silk bag.
She felt unworthy of her mother.
She searched the entire Shen family's home but couldn't find any portrait of her mother. The entire house was clean, with no trace of her mother's life completely erased.
Finally, she stood alone in the yard, looking at the white winter scene and feeling desolate.
Yan Weiyun didn't know how to comfort her.
"Ruyi, it's all over."
Ruyi came back to her senses and nodded, "Yeah, it's all over."
The Shen family's property was ransacked, causing an uproar.
The final result was that Shen Luo and Shen Qi were given lighter sentences and exiled to the northern border.
Shen Cangyun was executed by slow slicing, and Shen Yu, Shen Xiao, and Shen Ci were beheaded.
Ruyi did not go on the day of beheading.
I just heard that the Shen family father and son insulted her, and she had her tongue pulled out and died a miserable death.
In a blink of an eye it was New Year’s Eve.
Ruyi has been studying and practicing diligently these days. Apart from official business, he spends the rest of his time practicing martial arts and only sleeps two and a half hours a day.
Her martial arts skills improved by leaps and bounds.
Even the palace guards were stunned. "If the Master Seal continues at this speed, it won't be long before we all have a chance to fight her together."
Ruyi drew his sword, and the sword light was already there.
This level of internal strength is simply unbelievable.
Zen Master Prajna looked at her with a complicated expression, "She is not an ordinary martial artist, and that is not just internal strength."
It's true energy.
"She paid with her life for what she has today."
And in history, people who took the same path as her died at the previous level.
That afternoon, everyone who needed to move started moving.
Ruyi stopped practicing sword skills, prepared poison and antidote, and distributed one to each of the people she cared about, asking them to protect themselves, but she nominally said that it was the new year and she was giving gifts in advance.
No one knew that there was medicine in the box.
The state banquet went smoothly.
But the location has changed.
Yan Weiyun and Ruyi went into the original state banquet hall and set up a dozen small speakers. After some decoration, the inside was decorated with lights and colors, creating a festive atmosphere. When the time came, they would start playing music.
A few days ago, Cao Zhizhang proposed to pray for the prince's soul to be reincarnated in that area and invited a group of Taoist priests to perform a ritual. The emperor gave him this opportunity, so the tunnel was dug under the cover of these Taoist priests.
That night, Cao Zhizhang took leave, saying that his mother was seriously ill and he needed to stay by her side.
Concubine Duan has not come out of the Buddhist temple yet.
In short, no one related to the Third Prince's party showed up tonight, and each of them found an excuse to disappear.
The emperor sneered in his heart.
The state banquet was moved to the Queen's bedroom, which had been empty for many years, and both the emperor and his subjects enjoyed themselves to the fullest.
Ruyi had a rare opportunity to sit next to the emperor with Rong Yan.
"Here's to you."
Rong Yan smiled at her and said, "I wish you every success and success every year."
"So does my senior brother."
The two clinked glasses, and their affection was evident in their eyes.
Although they could only exchange a few words, Ruyi could feel their mutual affection deeply, which was strong and deep.
It seems that as long as the other person exists in this world, they have the strength to withstand all the blood and gore.
Immediately afterwards, Rong Yan said goodbye and left.
Ruyi watched him go away, quietly waiting for time to pass bit by bit.
The state banquet was halfway through.
Suddenly there were several deafening "boom" sounds outside, and flames rose up.
At the banquet, everyone turned pale with fear and there was chaos.
"Protect the emperor!"
Those who were unaware of the situation shouted, some protected the emperor, and some rushed out to see what was going on.
There were also a few who just stood there with a strange expression.
It is easy to tell who is one of us and who is not.
The emperor raised his hand and asked everyone to sit down, "It's okay, let's eat."
Everyone was shocked. Someone came in and said, "Your Majesty, there was an explosion in the state banquet hall... Did you have a premonition?"
No wonder the state banquet was held in the Queen's bedroom.
Everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.
Someone wants to rebel!
The palace exploded, flames shot up into the sky, and instantly fell into the eyes of the third prince who was sitting on a hill in the distance.
The third prince was overjoyed, "Send a signal!"
In an instant, the flare flew high into the sky and exploded in a ball of fireworks.
Afterwards, more than 45,000 people poured out from the dense forest outside the city and headed straight for the imperial city.
Then, someone started making dumplings.
General Yao, who was originally exiled to the Northern Desert, led his troops to fight their way out and entered the northern city.
Rong Yan led the Qianlong Army and blocked their way from the west.
The three deputy generals who were originally "persuaded" by the Third Prince actually changed sides on the spot, grabbed the Third Prince and sneered, "Third Prince, you should wake up from your dream."
"you--"
The third prince widened his eyes in shock and looked at the three deputy generals in disbelief. Weren’t these people bribed by him?
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Pingyue came out.
"Third Prince, you are really brave. The emperor has served the country and the people for many years, and the people like him. As his son, you want to kill the emperor."
He raised his hand, signaling one of the lieutenants to lead half of Yancheng's troops to rush to the east gate, and personally led the rest to rush to the south gate. "Today we have caught you red-handed. You are dead."
The third prince was tied up and taken to the city gate.
At this time, part of the city guards were still swaying left and right, while the other part had already rushed towards the palace with the third prince's men.
The Third Prince frowned, "General Xiao, didn't you hear? The state banquet hall has been blown up! No one present today can escape."
When he said this, a sinister look appeared in his eyes, "You are still speaking for my father. How can he help you advance to a higher level when he is dead?"
"If you let me go today, I will allow you to become Prime Minister!"
Although he was confident of victory in the palace affairs, he couldn't help but feel nervous because he was now being forced to catch the leader first.
Because once Xiao Pingyue chose to kill him, he could also defect to another prince.
At this critical juncture, the Fourth Prince has not returned yet, the Fifth Prince is far away in the west, the Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince are not a concern, and no one can stop Rong Yan from ascending the throne.
Even though he was a cripple, he could still force others to submit temporarily.
The only people who did not go to the state banquet hall today were the Cao family, the rest of the Third Prince's party, and officials below the fifth rank in the court.
These people are no match for Rong Yan.
Therefore, the Third Prince could only negotiate with Xiao Pingyue, "It's better for you to follow me than to follow a loser like Rong Yan."
Xiao Pingyue sneered, "The matter is not over yet, does Your Highness think that he has definitely won?"
The third prince frowned when he heard this.
He felt a little uneasy and couldn't help but inquire about the situation, "What do you mean?"
Xiao Pingyue did not answer him directly, but glanced at him and snorted, "Third Prince, it's not that I look down on you, but you don't have to compare yourself with the Ninth Prince. You are far inferior to my Ruyi."
"After today's battle, my Xiao family is destined to be prosperous and wealthy, but you... are destined to die at Ruyi's hands."
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