But she wouldn't give up until the very last moment. Maybe if she tried one more time, she would still have a chance to escape?
Yokoyama Chiyo thought this and actually did it. She suddenly sprang up, a short dagger appeared in her hand from her sleeve, and she gripped the dagger tightly and quickly stabbed at Xingxing, who was still holding the little prince in her arms.
The little guy didn't know what was happening. He was just startled by the woman on the ground suddenly leaping up and charging at him. Then he opened his big eyes wide and watched as she stabbed him with a knife. He wasn't scared, just curious.
"Ah." This was the little prince's startled, childlike voice.
"Ah!" This was followed by a scream from Yokoyama Chiyo, who then fell to the ground.
It turned out that Zhu Lin had thrown two darts. One landed on the back of Hengshan's neck, and the other hit the back of her head. Both of these were vital spots, and the person who was hit by the dart died on the spot.
The hidden guards, who were preparing to attack, paused upon seeing this and continued to lie low. They hadn't expected Prince Hui to move so quickly. With him around, they were like decorations, unable to find an opportunity to make a move.
Xingxing glanced down at Hengshan, who lay on the ground, his eyes still closed even in death, and sighed silently, her hand still covering her son's eyes.
"Eee-yah." The little prince struggled in Xingxing's arms, waving his chubby little hands in an attempt to remove the hand covering his eyes, but he didn't succeed.
"Someone, drag Hengshan out and bury him somewhere," Xingxing ordered in a deep voice. She couldn't bring herself to throw him into a mass grave to feed the wild dogs, and besides, it was better to bury the dead properly to avoid polluting the air.
Someone just died in Chang'an Palace. Considering the young prince, Xingxing decided not to stay there for the time being, but to move to another palace.
Xingxing didn't tell Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua what happened in the palace. She only told them that Hengshan was dead and that they didn't have to worry about her suddenly appearing to harm people anymore.
Zhao Guihua actually wanted to ask more questions, but Xingxing didn't leave the palace. She only had a eunuch relay her message and instructed the eunuch not to say anything more. Zhao Guihua couldn't get any answers, and since her daughter-in-law had just given birth, she was really busy and forgot about the matter.
Zuo Youhengshan is already dead, and how he died isn't really important. The eldest daughter-in-law has finished her work and is still in her postpartum period when the third daughter-in-law goes into labor. She's really too busy to care about anything else.
Chen Yueru went into labor ten days after Chun Chun gave birth, and it took her two days and one night to deliver the baby. Perhaps because she was giving birth to twins, it took her a little longer.
"My third sister-in-law gave birth to twin sisters, and my parents can finally hold their granddaughters in their arms," Xingxing chuckled upon hearing the news.
"Master Zhou and Madam Zhou are overjoyed. They say they adore their granddaughter." Seeing the Emperor's happiness, the young eunuch added a few more words.
"Good, I understand. Go and collect your reward." Xingxing waved the eunuch away, thinking that she must visit her niece and nephew at the Zhou residence this time.
She had originally planned to go out of the palace to see her elder brother's son's third-day celebration, but the incident with Yokoyama Chiyo affected her mood, so she didn't leave the palace at that time.
This year seems to be full of happy events. First, Xingxing gave birth to a baby boy at the beginning of the year, then Chun Chun and Ruru gave birth to their children one after the other. The children's full moon celebrations were just over, and now it's Erfu's turn to get married.
Xingxing was naturally happy, or at least everyone thought she was happy, except that she would occasionally stand forlornly by the window in the dead of night, lost in thought. Whenever this happened, Zhu Lin would come up and hug her from behind to comfort her.
She was thinking of her father and mother. She was prepared for the emperor's poor health and his serious illness before his death, but the empress also passed away with the emperor, which was a profound blow to Xingxing.
She just didn't like to show her sorrow to others, and often grieved in secret. The grief and heartache of losing two of her closest relatives was something that couldn't be recovered from in a year or two, but she didn't want the people around her to suffer with her.
Fortunately, Zhu Lin was by her side, so she didn't feel too lonely. Later, Yu'er came along, and with the little guy making a fuss, she had even less time to be sad.
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Logically, if Xingxing became emperor, the Zhou family would be the most powerful. However, the Zhou family did not value power and were extremely low-key in their daily lives. If they did not speak out, outsiders would have no idea about the relationship between the Zhou family and the emperor.
Although most people in the capital knew that he had been a child and had lived among the common people for quite some time, and had been adopted by them, it was said that his adoptive parents had later brought him to the capital.
However, this was all they knew; they did not know who the emperor's adoptive parents were. Although some officials in the court had considered finding fault with the Zhou family and launching an attack against them.
However, no one in the Zhou family held an official position in the imperial court. Although they had opened a shop in the capital and their business was quite successful, they were well-behaved and did not take advantage of the emperor's power to become too powerful or do anything despicable such as squeezing out their competitors.
Some had considered using underhanded methods to frame the Zhou family, but before they could act, they were warned in advance by Prince Hui's senior brother, "If you feel tired of this official position and want to resign and return to your hometown, or be exiled to the frontier, then go ahead and target the Zhou family. Otherwise, behave yourself."
The late Emperor and Empress have both passed away. Now, the Zhou family is His Majesty's closest relative. Anyone who dares to harm His Majesty's closest relatives should first consider whether they can afford to sacrifice their entire clan for his funeral.
With such strong words spoken, who would dare to have any wicked thoughts? They might not be able to bring down the Zhou family, but they would first wipe out their own entire clan.
October arrived in the blink of an eye, and Zhou Erfu's wedding day was also approaching. The Zhou family was very low-key, but the Chen family was one of the top aristocratic families in the capital. How could the eldest granddaughter of the Chen family's main branch marry in a shabby manner? Naturally, it had to be a grand and glamorous wedding with a ten-mile-long red bridal procession.
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