Chapter 372 Too many twists and turns this night

A silent silence suddenly spread in the hall.

The open palace door could not keep out the cold night wind, and the smell of kerosene suddenly became extremely clear in the silence.

Lu Xinran pinched Song Junyan's fingers, silently asking if everything was really arranged?

If Zhong Rui had really been waiting outside the city and was willing to obey their orders, where did this pungent smell of kerosene come from?

Song Junyan squeezed her hand back and shook his head slightly at the look she gave him.

Today's game is also a gamble for him.

Betting on Zhang Yongping's thoughts and Zhong Rui's ambitions.

If you lose the bet... then you lose.

The time is so short that no one has time to make thorough preparations.

Yunsong stood at the door of the store, looking at the stars in the sky, and murmured softly, "The night sky tonight is worthy of my life."

He was a frail baby who was nearly drowned and was born in a poor farming family, but he has walked step by step to where he is today. His life is quite wonderful.

The history books of later generations would slander him to the utmost, and he was confident that he would leave a heavy mark on his reputation.

That is enough.

"Duke Zhenguo, don't you covet this world? Become the best of the best, and from now on no one will be able to threaten you and your family."

Zhang Yongping remained silent, maintaining his posture of blocking the empress behind him without moving.

Yunsong was not surprised by his silence, and continued, "Even if you don't want to, what about Zhong Rui? Do you think the wolf king who grew up outside the Great Wall will let someone put a rope around his neck again?"

He suddenly turned around and pointed at the queen whose half body was blocked.

"As an emperor, you can get everything you want without the need for promises or charity from others. You don't understand this feeling, but he does."

So, he won't lose.

The person he chooses to take over Da Chu will definitely not disappoint him.

Zhang Yongping remained motionless, while Lu Xinran quickly flipped through the booklets of several people. At this moment, she was unusually calm.

Zhong Rui is indeed a wolf kept outside the Great Wall. He is fierce and wise, and will do anything to achieve his goals.

He could abandon Yuchengguan without mercy just to see the empress, and he would definitely not miss the chance to gain the whole world and the empress.

Now she only cares about whether she and the people she cares about can still live in peace if the world finally changes.

Listening to her broken heart, Song Junyan pinched her fingers and looked down at her.

If they were to become prisoners, would she blame him?

Lu Xinran looked up and smiled at him. She didn't know how she felt about him now. They had only been married for a few months and it was far from them being together through life and death.

But at this moment she just wanted to stay by his side. No matter what the outcome would be in the future, as long as they could still be together, it would be enough.

Yunsong rolled his eyes at them both with disdain. At this moment, the two of them were still looking at each other affectionately. Should he applaud them for being calm and sincere, or should he promise them that he could accompany them on the road to the underworld?

He withdrew his gaze and looked outside the hall again.

"Have you heard the fighting outside? Where do you think Zhong Rui is attacking now?"

Lu Xinran snuggled up to Song Junyan, and at this moment, they still only had each other in their eyes.

All is left to fate. They have done everything they can to the best of their ability.

Zhang Yongping still kept his head down and eyes closed without moving, but the empress behind him suddenly moved out and walked towards the palace gate step by step.

"The Zhang family is indeed the family that produced an empress," Yunsong listened to the footsteps behind him and continued without turning his head, "Do you think that after Zhong Rui ascends the throne, he will make you the empress?"

"will not."

The queen returned with the ability to cut nails and cut iron.

"Oh?" Yunsong leaned sideways playfully and asked seriously, "Do you not trust him, or do you think you are a spent flower and not worthy of him?"

The queen ignored the provocation in his words, smelled the increasingly strong smell of kerosene in the air, and replied lightly.

"Do you really want to know the result?"

She suddenly flashed, took a few steps to Yunsong's side, raised her hands and clamped his neck.

"But I'm not a kind person. What if I don't want you to see the final result?"

Yunsong's veins popped out on the top of his head from being pinched by her. He raised his hand and slapped the back of her hand, but he couldn't get her to release her grip.

The queen pressed her fingers harder and harder, and a fierce look flashed across her eyes. Yunsong could not be kept any longer!

"Let him go."

Zhang Yongping had walked to the Queen's side without her knowing when, and his big hands rested on her shoulders to relieve the force from her hands.

The queen looked at him in astonishment: "Why?"

"No reason," Zhang Yongping supported Yunsong, his big hand fell on his back, and helped him to regulate his breathing: "Don't you think...what he just said makes sense?"

Only by standing at the highest point can the Zhang family escape the fate of being clamped everywhere and envied every day.

Since their ancestors were wrong, they should not have just prayed for peace in the world and forgotten that the lives of their descendants would be in the hands of others.

Then he should start to restore order from this generation, so that the Zhang family will no longer be at the mercy of others.

Yunsong laughed and clapped his hands: "Wonderful, really wonderful."

He enjoyed all the twists and turns that night.

He knew that in the face of absolute power and temptation, no one could remain true to themselves and not be tempted.

That is the throne, above everyone else.

If his body wasn't too damaged and he couldn't hold on for much longer, how could he be willing to give up the world to others!

"I don't mind who becomes the emperor, as long as it's not the son of that bastard."

He laughed loudly, and while speaking he turned around to look at Song Junyan provocatively.

Song Junyan's gaze still stayed on Lu Xinran's cheek. His heart had never been so close to hers.

Only then did he realize that she was more important to him than the throne.

Yunsong withdrew his gaze with disgust and inexplicable irritation. These two guys are useless!

I knew that the seeds of that bastard were all crooked and defective.

The queen looked at Zhang Yongping in disbelief. She had imagined this result before, but in her mind, her father should not be like this.

"Is it difficult to accept?" Yunsong no longer paid attention to the two people who were emitting a certain disgusting aura, and all his evil thoughts were directed at the queen: "As a man, power, wealth, and women are irresistible to anyone.

"Your father is just an ordinary man who couldn't refuse an offer. How could he not be tempted by the throne that was within his grasp?

"But you, don't you want to be the queen? Zhong Rui is a licker, if you want his heart, he will probably dig it out and give it to you, and he will definitely be willing to give up a mere throne.

"Do you want to be a queen? And also have a taste of being subjugated? From now on, no one will dare to despise you or laugh at you. Everyone will kneel at your feet and wish they could lick your soles with their tongues.

"Isn't this much more interesting than so-called freedom? Freedom..."

He sneered and pointed at the empty square: "You still have to rely on others for your livelihood. This is the most ridiculous thing."