"Where is the person?" The guard pushed the old man hard and turned to stare at the young man fiercely.
"It's at Doctor Fang's house." The young man pointed in a specific direction, and the guards led their men to surround the Fang family's courtyard.
Situ Yao heard the commotion and came out alone. Seeing the clothes on the group of people, he sneered, "Situ Zhao thinks I'm doomed, so he doesn't even want to disguise himself?"
"Your Highness, we are just following orders. Please don't blame us." After the guard finished his polite words, he ordered his men to take action.
Situ Yao's right hand was injured, so he could only use his left hand to kill the enemy. Situ Zhao underestimated his martial arts skills, and the guards he brought were forced to stay away by him alone.
Just then, Linglan from the next room heard the noise and came out in a daze. Su Mengyan did not hold her back, but anxiously wanted to drag her back.
But her movements were not as fast as the guards, who flew over and grabbed Lily of the Valley away.
"Your Highness, this is your savior, right? If you continue to resist, don't blame me for killing her." The guard wanted to threaten him with lily of the valley.
"Don't kill her. If you want a hostage, let me go instead." Fang Linyuan was very calm and walked step by step to the guard. "Let me go instead. She is just a little girl. It's useless for you to capture her."
The guard impatiently kicked him away and said, "Get out of here!"
"Your Highness, if you want her to live, put down the sword in your hand." The guard threatened. He could see that Situ Yao was seriously injured. Without a weapon, he was a lamb to be slaughtered.
Su Mengyan saw Linglan crying out of fear and tugged at Situ Yao's sleeve, "Sir, Linglan is innocent."
Situ Yao looked at her deeply, then threw the sword aside and said, "Let him go!"
The guard pushed the man away and attacked Situ Yao with a knife. Su Mengyan threw the dagger to him in time and pulled Linglan and Fang Linyuan to hide aside.
"This is a sleeping drug. Once they inhale it, they will fall asleep for three hours." Fang Linyuan handed her a porcelain bottle. After Su Mengyan took it, she sprinkled it fiercely at those who wanted to attack Situ Yao from behind.
A moment later, they all fell to the ground. The guards gradually lost their battle, and seeing Su Mengyan's actions, they suddenly changed their target and tried to grab the porcelain bottle in her hand.
Su Mengyan had experienced several assassination attempts, and her movements were much sharper than before. With a single dodge, she dodged his attack. Situ Yao appeared behind her in time and said in a deep voice, "Hide behind."
The guard missed his target and tried to continue grabbing. Situ Yao threw the dagger at him and stabbed it accurately into his arm.
The others were knocked down by Su Mengyan. The guards' martial arts skills were not as good as Situ Yao's, so they were quickly captured after dozens of moves.
They were Situ Zhao's men. Situ Yao didn't want them to get out alive, so he stabbed them in the throat with a sword, ending their lives.
"Doctor Fang, Miss Linglan is frightened. I'll help her go in and rest." Su Mengyan wanted to comfort the crying Linglan, but Fang Linyuan coldly waved her away, "No need. My humble abode can't accommodate a big Buddha. Please leave as soon as possible."
He immediately drove them away, and Su Mengyan's explanation was useless. After the two of them dealt with the corpses scattered on the ground, they had no choice but to leave the Fang family courtyard.
Before leaving, Situ Yao placed a silver ingot in the yard as a reward for their services over the past few days.
"Sir, there seems to be someone in front." The two of them walked up the path, and Su Mengyan vaguely saw someone coming down from above.
Situ Yao clenched the sword in his hand and said, "Keep going up." There was no way to hide on the path, and they could not bring disaster to the village again, so they could only move forward.
"Your Highness." Qingfeng's voice relaxed Su Mengyan's tense nerves.
"I met King Rui's men on the road and arrived a little late. Please forgive me, Your Highness." There was no space to kneel on the small mountain path, so he could only clasp his fists and apologize.
Situ Yaoxu helped him up and took a closer look at the person behind him. "Is this General Feng's man?"
Qingfeng told him in a few simple words what happened when he entered the capital.
"The general has already arranged for the people at the city gate. No one will stop Your Highness from entering the city." After Qingfeng finished speaking, the group walked upstairs.
"There is one more thing, I don't know whether I should tell it or not." Qing Feng said hesitantly.
"What's the matter?" Situ Yao frowned.
"I seem to have seen Miss Cui being taken away by King Rui's men." This is what Qingfeng saw two days ago. He didn't know what method Cui Mixue used to prevent Situ Zhao's men from killing her.
Su Mengyan was extremely surprised, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"No." Qingfeng said affirmatively.
"Why is Cui Mixue with King Rui?" Su Mengyan remembered that in the original work, she always stood with Situ Yao, and finally helped him kill Situ Zhao.
The current plot has completely deviated, Su Mengyan thought a little uneasily.
Situ Yao was very calm, as if he had known it for a long time. He didn't care at all and continued walking forward.
When Qingfeng went to rescue people, General Feng had already spread the news in the capital that Situ Yao was not dead. For a time, people made up many confusing stories about his life and death.
Although Situ Zhao's men were dealt with by General Feng, Situ Yao and his men still did not enter the city in a high-profile manner.
The next day, when Situ Yao stood in the court unharmed, not only the people on Situ Zhao's side, but even the emperor subconsciously asked, "Are you still alive?"
Situ Yao twitched the corner of his mouth and chuckled, "Yes, your son is not dead, so your father is not happy?"
The emperor was already old, and even though he was sitting on the high dragon throne, he was forced to step back by Situ Yao's imposing manner. He forced an ugly smile and said, "Prince, you are worrying too much. I am very happy that you are back alive."
"Now that His Highness has returned, can the previous decree appointing the Crown Prince be invalidated?" General Feng took the opportunity to say,
However, after being missing for a few days, even the imperial edict came out. It seemed that his father really didn't want to see him continue to be the crown prince. Situ Yao sneered in his heart. Facing the emperor's complicated gaze, he remained motionless and let him look at him.
As the crown prince, he has not committed any major faults. Unless he dies, the emperor cannot depose him even if he dislikes him.
With General Feng leading the charge, the other generals followed suit. The emperor was completely suppressed by them and could only say, "Now that the crown prince has returned, the imperial edict is naturally useless."
"Minister Lin, what crime have you committed?" the emperor suddenly shouted angrily. He had humiliated himself in front of so many ministers, so naturally he had to get it back somewhere else.
Minister Lin, who was the first to say that Situ Yao was assassinated, was the first to bear the brunt of the blame. He knelt on the ground trembling with fear and pleaded guilty, "I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty."
"You are guilty. My crown prince is the foundation of the country. How dare you speak nonsense and disturb the public." The emperor blamed Minister Lin for his reckless decree to appoint the crown prince. "Come here, Minister Lin has ulterior motives and intends to disrupt the government. I will remove you from office and expel you from the capital."
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