The tiger-shaped handles of Dongqin contain snake venom.
He had taken an antidote pill beforehand. Yin Jin'an knew he was a scoundrel, but she never expected that he would still be able to scheme against such a small brass knuckles in such an emergency.
The commoner Gu Ge Lao was indeed a man of deep cunning.
Yin Jin'an was poisoned by snake venom, but the other members of the Imperial City Guard were unaware of this, and they immediately rushed towards Dong Qin.
With swords held to his neck, Dong Qin had no chance of escape and was captured.
One of the Imperial Guards shouted, "Don't kill him! Stabbing him to death like this is too easy for him!"
The Imperial City Guards pinned Dong Qin down, breaking his legs.
Dongqin chuckled.
Even if he's crippled, as long as he survives, he'll have a chance to take revenge.
"Quickly save the Marquis!"
"My lord, my lord..."
Yin Jin'an was in a daze, her eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Knowing it was no use, he said with difficulty, "General Wei, I have something to say..."
The torches caught up, and Wei Ziying said to the crowd, "Don't touch him. Quickly, bring the imperial physician."
Sometimes, moving a patient can actually hasten death.
Someone went to the palace to report, and someone else escorted Dongqin back to the palace.
While he was fighting Yin Jin'an, the remaining troops of Dong Qin, led by other generals, desperately fled.
The Palace Guard, the Imperial City Guard, and the Military Guard were all mobilized.
As night fell, the Hall of Diligent Governance was brightly lit.
The moment Xie Anfeng awoke from his coma, he demanded the tally of the Xuanyi Guard (on the day of their wedding, Xie Anfeng had already handed over the entire Xie family's Xuanyi Guard to Xie Yu).
They mobilized all of Xie's Black-Clad Guards to surround Huiyue Manor.
Xie Anfeng, having previously gifted Empress Xie five thousand Black-Clad Guards, gave no further words of persuasion and directly ordered: "Kill them!"
The 150,000 active-duty Black-Clad Guards wiped out Empress Xie's 5,000 Black-Clad Guards in less than half an hour.
Without Dong Qin's 100,000-strong army, the three lines of guards at Huiyue Manor were no match for the tens of thousands of Xuanyi Guards.
All the guards were killed.
The Black-Clad Guards swept through the enemy lines like a whirlwind, charging into the Moonlit Manor. Anyone who resisted was killed!
Finally, in the deepest part of Huiyue Manor, Empress Xie sat calmly, holding a teacup in her hands.
Seeing the drops of blood falling from Xie Anfeng's longsword, she smiled and said, "Lord Xie has arrived?"
Xie Anfeng didn't say a word to her, but waved his hand and said, "Tie him up and take him away."
Empress Xie put down her teacup and said, "I will go with you."
Xie Anfeng's voice remained icy: "Tie him up."
Empress Xie was bound with hemp rope, and a silk handkerchief was stuffed into her mouth.
There was no sister, no empress; those being held captive were only traitors.
After examining Yin Jin'an's pulse, the imperial physician was shocked: "I'm afraid the Marquis has been poisoned."
An experienced imperial physician, after taking the pulse, said doubtfully, "Snake venom?"
Wei Ziying said loudly, "It's snake venom. Marquis Xiaoyao said it's snake venom."
The imperial physicians were not skilled in treating snake venom, so Zhou Shaoyu sent someone to fetch Lu Feiyan again.
"Quickly, bring them here as fast as possible."
He sent Nanxing and Dongyue.
Lu Feiyan was taken away by Zhou Shaoyu twice in a hurry, and no matter how much she tried to hide it, she could no longer hide it from Xie Zhaozhao.
She wore a thick cloak and a headband, and summoned Bei Chen, saying, "Bei Chen, tell me the truth, what exactly happened outside? What are you hiding?"
They have indeed been reporting news these days.
Zhou Shaoyu will be back soon.
Zhou Shaoyu's army has arrived in the capital.
The secret letter from the Xie family has been made public; it was a secret edict. The Grand Secretary is a prince, the son of Consort Yun.
They also said the child was named Zhou Qiheng, and was fair-skinned and chubby...
All good news!
The letter hidden by Xie revealed Grand Secretary Gu's true identity. Xie was credited for safeguarding the secret letter, and his family will never be slaughtered again.
However, Zhou Shaoyu hasn't returned even once in many days.
Now that he's a prince, shouldn't he be able to openly and legitimately bring himself and his child back to his residence? Or perhaps into the palace?
What exactly happened?
In particular, Lu Feiyan was called away twice in twelve hours.
Calling anyone else away can be fooled, but calling Lu Feiyan away means someone must have been poisoned, and it must be someone very important who has been poisoned.
Who has been poisoned?
"You all have to tell me the truth, or you can all stop following me!" Xie Zhaozhao's voice wasn't loud, but it was stern. "I'm not made of paper; no information can bring me down!"
Bei Chen and Yuan Yuan had no choice but to tell her the truth:
The Empress has escaped the palace and rebelled!
The assembled 100,000 elite troops are led by General Dong Qin!
The Empress is hiding in the Huiyue Manor, guarded by five thousand Xuanyi Guards given to her by her father.
Xie Yu led 5,000 Xuanyi Guards to invite the Empress back to the palace, but was beaten and fell into a coma.
The Empress ordered Zhou Shaoyu to go to negotiate in person, but he was ambushed and shot as soon as he left the city. Zhou Shaoyu was poisoned, and Lin Hansu (Ren Jialin) was also poisoned.
...
Now, Yin Jin'an has been poisoned again and is in critical condition.
“Madam, it’s not that His Highness doesn’t want to bring you back to the manor, but the Empress has gone mad. She’s threatening His Highness with your safety, which is why His Highness risked leaving the city.”
"His Highness doesn't want his wife to worry; he'll tell you after he's resolved everything."
"Dongqin betrayed you, and His Highness was afraid of upsetting the Lady, so he dared not tell you."
Xie Zhaozhao's eyes gradually reddened and became hot, and tears flowed uncontrollably down her face.
My heart is breaking.
Aunt, why did you have to come to this?
Even after her identity was revealed, and even with her aunt's pressure, her husband continued to scheme for her as always, even risking his life for her.
Everyone in the Xie family, Zhou Shaoyu, and Xie Zhaozhao were desperately trying to cover for the Empress, but why was the Empress still trying so hard to drag everyone into the abyss?
There is no turning back now.
"I've been in postpartum confinement for forty days now, I have to go back." Xie Zhaozhao's eyes reddened. "I want to face this with my husband. —Bei Chen, where is the child?"
Bei Chen said with difficulty, "Madam, it is not convenient to bring the young master to the palace for the time being, it is too dangerous."
Xie Zhaozhao said with tears in her eyes, "Since Heng'er is the emperor's grandson, he should be sent to the palace to reunite with His Majesty."
"Shall I go and report to Your Highness?"
"good."
Seeing Bei Chen leave, Manman immediately used a hot towel to press Xie Zhaozhao's eyes and said with heartache, "Miss, please don't cry. If you ruin your eyes, you'll suffer in the future."
Once they were alone, Yuanyuan quietly asked, "Miss, aren't you afraid His Majesty will detain the child if you bring him into the palace?"
Empress Xie's treason is a heinous crime, and the entire Xie family will likely be implicated, including her own daughter.
He could be killed or divorced; either way is possible.
If you take your child with you, and they are taken away, you'll have nothing to rely on.
Xie Zhaozhao said, "His Majesty's health is severely depleted, and it should be soon for Your Highness to inherit the throne. If Your Highness wishes to protect my child and me, even if the child is detained by His Majesty, he can still protect him."
Now, I'm bringing my child to His Majesty's presence openly, hoping to secure a glimmer of hope for the Xie family, considering the child's young age and his status as His Highness's eldest son.
My child, I'm sorry, but from the very first moment I saw you after you were born, I had to use you!
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