Chapter 113 (End of the Main Text) (1)

Soon Wan'er washed her hands and came over.

Yan Qiushu also gave her a small stool for her to stand on.

Wan'er is not very old, only eight years old now, so she thinks of this like a child playing with mud. Everything is ready, so she starts playing with mud. Yan Qiushu has taught her the method, but every time she squeezes out a string...

Yan Qiushu was so annoyed by what she saw that she simply stood on the other side and joined in the action.

It is difficult to find a gap in the water to pick up the fried meatballs and filter the oil.

When the first meatball was made, Dongdong, who had nothing to do, was the first to clamor for a taste, so Shuixuan naturally gave it to him.

The crispy meatballs do not need any seasoning at all. When you bite open the thin crispy outer layer, you will find the hot meat filling. The fat and lean meat is fragrant but not greasy or dry. Even people who usually hate eating fatty meat can enjoy a few bites of it.

The salty and slightly numb taste makes the greasy feeling disappear.

The meatballs were eaten by sticking them with chopsticks. Dongdong nibbled on them, finishing the thin and crispy skin on the outside, and then ate the meat filling in one bite. Soon, another meal appeared in front of him.

He blinked and took a step back in resistance: "It doesn't look delicious!"

Wan'er pouts unhappily: "It's delicious. Try it if you don't believe me!"

"No!" Dongdong shook his head quickly. That thing was about the same length as his finger and as wide as three fingers. It was fried into a dark yellow color. Because of the soy sauce inside, it was a little brown. At first glance... it was really not that good.

How can I have any appetite at all?

Wan'er didn't think that, and turned around angrily and handed it to Xiao Pingsong: "Brother Pingsong, give it to you!"

Xiao Pingsong was also eating meatballs, and he ate even faster. This was already the second one, and he had no interest in the one in Wan'er's hand: "I don't want it, you eat it yourself."

Wan'er's eyes immediately turned red.

Yan Qiushu couldn't bear to see such a well-behaved child like Wan'er cry, so she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll eat it, Wan'er's cooking is the best!"

Wan'er burst into laughter and put the strip of meat...to Yan Qiushu's mouth.

In fact, the taste is almost the same, it’s just the shape…

Yan Qiushu kept a straight face and tried to ignore some strange thoughts. She endured the heat and ate it in three or two bites. Facing Wan'er's expectant eyes, she nodded and said, "It's delicious! Wan'er's is even more delicious!"

Wan'er smiled with satisfaction and said shyly, "Then Wan'er will do it for Sister Shu again."

"...No need, you can take the rest back and feed it to your mother, your grandmother, and your uncle..." Yan Qiushu said with a smile.

Wan'er's eyes lit up: "Yes!"

Yan Qiushu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we have spring rolls next. Wan'er go wash your hands and help knead the dough."

Wan'er said crisply: "Okay!"

The method of making spring rolls is also very simple, mainly involving spring roll wrappers and fillings.

Yan Qiushu was making spring roll wrappers. After the wrappers were ready, the dough would rest. While the dough was resting, it was time for everyone to share the meatballs. After everyone had eaten their fill and the dough had rested, they started kneading the dough.

Until the end, add oil, add layer by layer, roll the mixture into thin skin, and steam it in a pot.

Because of the oil, the skin can be easily torn apart. After tearing it apart, spread it on a plate, put the fillings in the middle, mix the meat and vegetables, overlap it, and roll it up. A small spring roll is ready.

Before, squeezing meatballs required skills, but now it doesn’t require any skills at all. Just follow Yan Qiushu’s steps.

Xiao Pingsong did the best job, very methodical, sometimes even better than Yan Qiushu.

Once all the spring rolls are ready, you can put them in the pan.

The fried spring rolls are rectangular in shape and you can only bite half of them in one bite. Once you bite it open, the fillings inside will be exposed. There are so many fried foods, but each one tastes different.

Spring rolls are even better. The thin spring roll skin is fried crispy after passing through the oil pan. Salt needs to be added when making the spring roll skin, so it tastes salty. The filling inside depends on your taste.

When Yan Qiushu cooked it, she added more vegetables and only a little meat. When you take a bite, your mouth is full of fungus and carrots. It is so delicious.

Compared to meatballs, which are purely salty foods, spring rolls are obviously more popular with children.

As soon as the food was taken out of the pot, Wan'er and Dongdong sat there and refused to leave.

Yan Qiushu placed a cup of tangerine peel tea next to them for them to eat and drink. Xiao Pingsong liked meatballs more. He sat next to the two children and ate one meatball at a time until his cheeks were stuffed full.

While Yan Qiushu was cooking, Wan'er fed her some. Since she couldn't eat anything at this time, she just drank the tangerine peel fruit tea.

When it was getting dark, she had the intestines put away and the children had to leave.

When I left, I even took some leftovers with me, feeling as satisfied as a little mouse that had stolen some meat.

Yan Qiushu even laughed when she saw it.

Within two days, the casings had not been dried enough yet, and the September dividend came. Yan Qiushu was so scared of the nearly 100,000 yuan dividend that she didn't dare to touch it and asked someone to send it back.

With such a large dividend, it must not be just pure profit, it should be the franchise fee.

Xiao Huaiqi has always been very efficient. It is estimated that he has opened more than a dozen fried chicken restaurants in other parts of the city of Kyoto. The franchise fee for this one alone is not small.

But she couldn't accept it. She proposed the franchise fee mainly because she wanted the Xiao family to make more money. If the money fell into her hands, it would be a bit redundant. She didn't get any copyright fees, after all, the things were not created by her.

Yan Qiushu was determined not to take it, but Xiao Huaiqi was determined to give it to her. Both sides had to ask the servants to run several times, but in the end Yan Qiushu won and kept the money.

The servant said: "...Master, let's listen to the Lord next time."

Xiao Huaiqi: “…”

He was also helpless. He wanted to give the child more dowry, but she was unwilling to keep it. This made him, who was a dozen years older than her, feel a little embarrassed.

After receiving the dividends, time seemed to pass by much faster.

The situation in Kyoto became increasingly serious. Both sides kept testing each other, but nothing really happened. The old emperor was bedridden and unable to attend court, and he no longer cared about what happened in the court.

It was all thanks to Prince Chang, Prince Shun, the Fourth Prince and those ministers who maintained the relationship.

But because of this, the ministers also clearly took sides.

Among them, there were surprisingly many people who supported King Chang.

As a result, Concubine Lu became more and more anxious.

Yan Qiushu could sense an imminent anxiety from all the news she had heard. As October came, the potatoes were harvested in abundance again, and the whole farm was filled with sausages. Her anxiety was finally relieved a little.

With enough food and money, the army can hold out for a while longer. With Xiao Huaiting's military strength, it won't be difficult to escape unscathed!

Yan Qiushu was very confident about this and was obsessed with cooking all day long.

By the end of October, when the peppers were harvested, I spent a lot of money to buy butter to make hot pot base and brine ingredients.

Also at the end of this month, Qi State sent out troops and occupied two cities on the border of Da Zhou in a lightning speed. When the battle report came, everyone in the court tacitly turned their attention to Xiao Huaiting.

The conscription lasted seven days, and Xiao Huai Ting set out in early November, accompanied by Xiao Huai Wu.

Facing such a huge monster as Qi State that once left behind General Xiao Lao and Xiao Huaiqi, he took away most of the troops, leaving only tens of thousands of imperial guards in Kyoto.

After Yan Qiushu sent someone to deliver all the things she had prepared, she was taken to the Xiao family by someone sent by the Xiao family.

Just like the few days after the third prince's rebellion last time, the entire Xiao Mansion was on alert, and all servants were not allowed to go out easily. The food delivered every day had to be checked repeatedly before being eaten.

Yan Qiushu didn't feel anything last time, but this time, she couldn't sleep well at night.

Occasionally I fell asleep, but I had nightmares.

He wanted to ask Mrs. Xiao about the specific arrangements, but he was afraid that someone on the other side of the wall might be eavesdropping, so he kept it to himself.

Every morning when I ate with Mrs. Xiao, I yawned all the time. I didn’t want to eat the spicy snacks that I usually liked, and I had no appetite to cook anything.

More than ten days passed like this, until the Xiao family army fought the first battle with the Qi army and a small victory report came in. The cheers of the people reached their ears, and the tense atmosphere in the Xiao government finally relaxed a little.

Yan Qiushu herself was still worried.

Seeing her like this, Madam Xiao dismissed the maid and said with a smile, "Didn't you eat well and sleep well last time? Why are you so worried this time?"

Yan Qiushu said with a bitter face: "I knew it would not succeed that time. Now that Prince Shun and Prince Huai have joined forces, it is not certain. Besides, all the troops in Kyoto City have been taken away..."

This is their conspiracy.

But it was so obvious that they couldn't object. Without anyone to rely on, they couldn't do anything.

Madam Xiao said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, nothing will happen!"

Yan Qiushu nodded in silence: "I hope so."

She looked at the others and wondered how they could be so calm?

Xie Qingyun smiled at her, with a kind of accustomed calmness: "If it succeeds, everything will be fine. If it fails, mother will definitely not let anything happen to us, right?"

Xiao Huaiqi smiled and said, "After so many years, the Xiao family has made some preparations. It won't be a problem to protect you."

They are all old, weak, women and children. It is much easier for them to survive than for people like them who can control power.

Yan Qiushu felt a little relieved, but not too much, because she knew that if they failed, the other members of the Xiao family might be able to survive, but Xiao Huaiqi and Madam Xiao might not, and Xiao Huaiting was even less likely to survive.

She cares more about this.

But when she saw this, she suddenly remembered, by the way, why haven't she seen Xiao Huaiya and Xiao Huaiyu for several days?

That night, something happened in the palace.

The Xiao family's residence was close to the imperial city, and there was a lot of noise, which they all heard. Yan Qiushu still didn't sleep well at night, and woke up at the slightest noise. After listening to the noise over there, she was taken to Madam Xiao.

The room was heated by a charcoal stove and the temperature was just right. She was still covered with a thick blanket, but her hands and feet were cold.

But even so, Yan Qiushu said nothing, as if she felt nothing.

Around her were Mrs. Xiao, Xie Qingyun, Xiao Huaiqi and others. They all looked solemn and no longer had the calmness and composure they had during the day. They were still very nervous. Success or failure would depend on this one night.

Someone from the Xiao Mansion went out to gather information, and they came back again and again to report: "The imperial guards are guarding the palace gates, and outsiders cannot enter."

"It seems that a fight has already broken out in the palace. Without an imperial decree, the ministers are guarding the palace gates and dare not enter without permission."

"The Minister of War arrived with his men and said that the remaining half of the military token had been stolen..."

"The Prince of Jin has brought his imperial guards to surround the Xiao residence. We can't get out!"

The Xiao family is surrounded!

When Yan Qiushu heard this, her eyelids twitched and cold sweat broke out on her palms.

Mrs. Xiao's expression remained unchanged, as if she had known it for a long time: "Forget it, just wait."

She looked at Yan Qiushu and her sons and daughters-in-law and smiled soothingly: "The mansion is protected by retired veterans of my Xiao family. They dare not act rashly. Now we have made all the necessary preparations. The rest is to do our best and leave the rest to fate."

Yan Qiushu hugged Dongdong tightly and nodded obediently. She experienced firsthand the horror of the power transition in this feudal dynasty. At this moment, she could not say anything. If the Xiao family could not resist, she naturally could not resist either.

Fortunately, she did not get involved directly.

I just don’t know if this night can end?

The imperial palace.

Unlike the calm last night, the palace was now in chaos. The smell of blood filled the air. Countless palace maids and eunuchs were killed, and the rest were hiding.

Prince Huai brought a large number of imperial guards to control all those who resisted, and approached the emperor's bedroom step by step, which had the most guards.

On the way, Zhou Zejing brought another group of people to meet him and reported: "King Chang seemed to have made preparations in advance. When I led people there, the place was already empty."

"Did someone leak the news?" Prince Huai wiped the blood off his face and asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Zejing shook his head: "Impossible, we just decided this afternoon. I guess they noticed it and ran away immediately. I have left a thousand people to search the whole city. But it doesn't matter. As long as we control the power, it's useless for Prince Chang to be alive. It's enough for the Xiao family to be in our hands. Xiao Huaiting values ​​his relatives more than his father does."

They had already decided that they would rebel as soon as the news of Xiao Huaiting's war with Qi State came out, but it was unknown when exactly Xiao Huaiting would fight with Qi State, so no one knew when they would rebel.

But Prince Chang, who had just attended court in the daytime, was nowhere to be seen, which seemed very strange.

Prince Huai nodded reluctantly. He could understand. His royal brother was always smart. If he hadn't sought death six years ago, this scene would never have happened!

He waved his hand and said loudly: "Noble Concubine Lu is begging the emperor. I am sorry that I came late to rescue you. I hope your Majesty will forgive me!"

"yes!"

Then all the imperial guards strode forward, holding swords stained with blood.

Concubine Lu, who had never thought that Prince Huai would be the first to rebel, looked at the murderous group of people and, under the protection of the guards, stumbled to the old emperor and cried, "Your Majesty, Prince Huai has rebelled!"

The old emperor had already been awakened by this incident. He did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Good news, good news!"

"Your Majesty, don't you want the fifth son to be the crown prince?" Concubine Lu was not expecting this reaction and asked in a shrill voice, stunned.

She was also prepared to let her son rebel, but she didn't expect it would be today. She didn't have much on hand, only the military token of the Minister of War, which she exchanged with the Minister of War. If the fifth son became the emperor, the position of empress could only be the daughter of the Hong family.

But before he could use the things, he was cheated by the obedient Prince Huai!

The old emperor pushed her away in disdain and said in a cold voice: "Whoever has the ability to take my kingdom can take it. If the fourth brother has the ability, it doesn't matter if he takes it!"

He is my son anyway.

The fourth brother wanted to kill Prince Chang before, which means he had been enemies with the Xiao family for a long time. Now that he has ascended the throne, Prince Chang may die, and the Xiao family will certainly not survive.

That's enough!

The old emperor was satisfied, but Concubine Lu was in disbelief. She had never thought that the man she had always coaxed around would actually think this way? !

Concubine Lu was anxious and said angrily, "What should we do with Lao Wu? Your Majesty, you can't do this!"

The old emperor asked back: "What are you going to do? We have come to this point!"

Concubine Lu's breathing stagnated and she was unable to answer.

Yes, it has come to this, what can she do? Blame her for not being well prepared from the beginning, who knew that the beast Prince Huai had evil intentions?

Soon, the sound of fighting was heard outside the door. After a while, the sound disappeared. The bedroom door opened, and the smell of blood came in. Prince Huai, wearing armor, strode in, with a smile on his handsome and gentle face: "Father, Mother Concubine Lu, good evening."

Concubine Lu's legs went limp and she dared not utter a word, cold sweat breaking out on her back.

The person in front of her had been tortured by her countless times.

His mother was tortured to death by her.

When she was unhappy, she would smash the vase and make the woman kneel on the broken pieces and kowtow to her. Even Prince Huai had been beaten by her.

Now the tide has turned...

The old emperor smiled and said, "Old Fourth, you did a great job. This is what an emperor should do!"

Is that how it should be?

Are you so cruel?

Prince Huai looked at him mockingly, without a trace of respect on his face.

The old emperor felt something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he continued to instruct: "I will pass the throne to you, I only hope you can spare Lao Wu's life. That child is simple and has never done anything bad. Don't hurt him. I will take the concubine away, and the Xiao family must not be let go..."

“Hahahaha…” Prince Huai laughed out loud, and his handsome face became extremely mean.

The old emperor paused and looked at him in confusion.

Prince Huai said softly, "Don't pass the throne to me. I don't want it."

The old emperor paused, looking a little surprised.

The smile on Prince Huai's face grew deeper and deeper. "Don't worry, none of your sons will get your throne. The second and fifth sons have been hunted down by the soldiers I sent. If nothing unexpected happens, they will die soon. I will use their heads to commemorate you. I hope you will like it."

The old emperor stared at him, his hoarse voice filled with disbelief: "You...you are crazy!"

"Whatever you say, I won't take this position anyway. I will give it to the Prince of Jin. He really wants it. So you see, you have so many women, and they give birth to so many sons, but in the end, none of them will die for you. How great is that..." Prince Huai was smiling, but his eyes revealed madness. This was his revenge. He had planned for a long time and finally succeeded. From now on, he would no longer have to endure the torture of nightmares.

He said softly: "Your sons, go and make amends to my mother! I had killed King Xuan before he came, and it will be soon... I don't know if you will be able to see him..."

"No! No..." The old emperor's face gradually turned redder as he spoke, and he struggled to get up.

Although he didn't care how future generations would view him, he was unwilling to give the throne he had fought so hard for to someone else's son! Wouldn't that be making things easier for others?!

Not to mention he is the son of King Jin!

The Prince of Jin had been suppressed by him all his life. How could his son become the emperor? How could he take his place?

But he struggled to no avail. He had already been terminally ill, and the reason he was still alive was because of the imperial physician's strenuous efforts. After struggling twice, his body lay limp on the bed again.

The old emperor twisted his face and said, "Old Four, calm down!"

Seeing this, Zhou Zejing stepped forward with a smile and said, "Uncle, my nephew will definitely sit firmly on the throne in the future and work for the welfare of the people. You can rest assured."

Seeing him, the old emperor's eyes widened: "Someone, come! Kill him! Kill him!"

He shouted loudly, but no one in the bedroom paid any attention to him. After he struggled until he vomited blood, his cloudy old eyes widened and stared at Prince Huai fiercely and terrifyingly.

Prince Huai waved his hand, and someone restrained Concubine Lu. Another person went to write the imperial edict. He dictated it, and the old emperor's chief eunuch wrote it on his behalf, passing the throne to the crown prince of Jin, Zhou Zejing...

Finally, the seal was stamped and the old emperor’s fingerprint was pressed on it.

The old emperor didn't move at all. Prince Huai said coldly, "Use force!"

The chief eunuch, with tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth and pried out his fingers, stained them with red mud, and printed them on the imperial edict.

This time, the old emperor seemed to be completely stimulated. He spat out blood again, his body softened, and closed his eyes.

The chief eunuch shuddered and immediately checked his breath. Then he collapsed beside the dragon bed and said, "Your Majesty has fainted! Your Majesty has fainted!"

Concubine Lu, who was staying in the corner, was so frightened that she felt weak all over and her eyes were filled with despair. She fainted at this moment... But it was no use if she didn't faint. She felt a black screen in front of her eyes.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, and the next second a personal soldier came over to report: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Chang and His Royal Highness Prince Shun are here with their troops!"

The despair in Concubine Lu's eyes disappeared, but the old emperor did not move on the dragon bed.

The report from the personal guards made Prince Huai and Zhou Zejing, who were originally confident of victory, change their expressions and quickly ran out to check.

I saw a group of people fighting with their own people, and there were actually quite a lot of them!

Among them, Prince Chang and Prince Shun were protected in the crowd.

There were two female generals in the crowd wearing armor and holding long swords. They stabbed accurately and no one knew how many imperial guards had fallen around them.

"Where did they get the troops?" Prince Huai said angrily, "Didn't Xiao Huai Ting take all the troops away to avenge his father?!"

Zhou Zejing was also very puzzled, and even more angry: "I don't know either, these soldiers shouldn't be here!" After a pause, he recognized them: "That's Xiao Huaiya! The fifth young lady of the Xiao family!"

"That's not right! Where did these soldiers come from? Didn't they say that all the Xiao family members who could lead troops had gone to the front line?!" Prince Huai roared.

They all watched it with their own eyes because they were afraid of any accidents. They didn't wait for Xiao Huaiting to die. They just made sure that there were enough troops over there and that the two powerful generals Xiao Huaiting and Xiao Huawu were not in Kyoto, and then they led people to rebel. And how did the fifth brother get together with the second brother?

But the situation before them forced them to admit that these two men were not only prepared to escape, but they had also prepared soldiers!

Amid their fury, the two sides gradually determined the winner.

When Prince Huai saw this, his eyes brightened: "Bring Concubine Lu here."

Someone immediately came over and brought Concubine Lu over.

Prince Huai held the long sword across Concubine Lu's neck and shouted, "Stop! Otherwise, I will cut Concubine Lu to pieces!"

There was some commotion among the crowd, but soon King Chang gave the order: "Don't stop!"

Everyone returned to normal and continued to fight.

They had obviously undergone long-term training and were more skilled than the imperial guards. They had the upper hand in the battle. As time passed, more and more imperial guards on Prince Huai's side were killed.

These soldiers are not ordinary soldiers!

It’s the real Xiao family army!

When Prince Huai realized this, his body shook. Although all the soldiers recruited by the Xiao family could become the Xiao Family Army, the real Xiao Family Army was still a group trained by the Duke of the old town, with only 3,000 people.

Every time there was a war, a group of these 3,000 people would be reduced, and the top students would be selected to fill the gap. Their salaries and burial expenses were all paid by the Xiao family themselves. Over time, the royal family seemed to have forgotten about this team.

But now they appear again! And at such a critical moment!

Prince Huai's expression became increasingly ugly, and he finally couldn't help himself and slashed Concubine Lu with his sword.

"Ah——" Concubine Lu screamed. A bloody mark on her arm caused her to be unable to stand up due to the pain. She screamed, "Stop! Stop! Do you want to watch your mother die in front of you?!"

"Stop!" King Chang said.

Everyone stopped and quickly divided into two distinct formations, looking at each other hostilely.

Prince Huai took a deep breath and his face trembled. He looked behind him and then at Zhou Zejing.

The latter also looked a little excited: "Your Highness, you can't give up halfway!"

Although the old emperor was avenged, there is still a grudge to be taken!

Two words popped out from between the king's teeth: "Don't worry."

He waved his hand and led his men forward, and the imperial guards voluntarily made way for them.

The King of Chang and the King of Shun on the opposite side also came forward. The two sides stood ten meters apart and looked at each other.

Behind Prince Chang, Xiao Huaiya and Xiao Huaiyu had just experienced a fierce massacre and were taking time to rest, their fair and pretty faces were still stained with blood.

The held captive Concubine Lu looked at her son, her eyes red with relief, but she became a little frightened when she thought of this situation. She had already fallen into Prince Huai's hands, and with the hatred of her mother's murder in the air, Prince Huai would not let her go.

Can she live to enjoy the honor of being the Queen Mother?

"Stop it, I will leave you a way out." King Chang looked at his younger brother and cousin and said softly.

Prince Huai sneered and said sarcastically, "Stop?" He looked at Prince Shun who remained silent. Compared with the other princes, Prince Shun was the best looking, with red lips and white teeth. He could be described as handsome, but at this moment, the young man's beautiful and gorgeous clothes were stained with blood, and he no longer looked as noble as he once was.

He coaxed, "Old Five, kill Prince Chang and I'll release your mother, how about that?"

call out!

Everyone looked over and stared at him closely.

Prince Shun's face twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "You won't."

Prince Huai smiled and slashed Concubine Lu with the sword again, this time slashing her belly. He said in a gentle tone, "Do you really want to watch your mother die in front of you?"

At the moment her stomach was pierced, Concubine Lu did not even feel any pain, but she was still panicking. Soon, severe pain came over her. Her face turned pale and she curled up on the ground in pain, saying in a hoarse voice, "Old Five, do it! Hurry up!"

Prince Chang sighed and said, "My dear concubine, please commit suicide."

Concubine Lu shook her head without thinking: "No! I want to live!"

She was scared to death and didn't want to die at all. She just wanted to live well and see the person who had hurt her kneeling at her feet. If she couldn't do that, she would die with regrets!

Prince Chang stopped talking. If he chose to give in for Concubine Lu, he would be sorry for the deaths of so many soldiers, and would also be sorry for Xiao Huaite who left the 3,000 Xiao family soldiers in Kyoto and led the ordinary troops to fight against Qi State.

Prince Shun gave a bitter smile, raised his hand and drew out his sword. The white sword was not stained with a single drop of blood. Although he was standing at the center of the killing, he was protected and the sword was never pulled out.

At this moment, as the long sword came out, Xiao Jiajun stared at him fiercely, as if as long as he caused harm to Prince Chang and others, these people would come and kill him.

Prince Huai's eyes lit up slightly, as did Zhou Zejing and Concubine Lu, who all stared at him closely.

Prince Shun seemed not to feel anything. He held the sword, stared at his mother for a few seconds, and then turned his wrist.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, he decisively stabbed himself in the abdomen with a sword.

"You are crazy!" Concubine Lu Guifei never thought that this sword strike was a suicide. She wanted to run over in anger, but was held back. She could only watch her son stab her through and then pull out the sword. Blood flowed out of the hole in her abdomen. Prince Shun was unable to support himself and was about to fall to the side.

Prince Chang raised his hand to catch him, his face full of regret, but he said nothing.

Concubine Lu has done too many evil things and killed too many people. Even if he ascends the throne, Concubine Lu will still die. Today, Prince Shun came here. He wanted to stand by his mother's side as a son.

As a son, he could not stand by and watch his mother being bullied, but he would not let King Huai succeed for the sake of his mother.

"Thank you." Prince Shun said these two words weakly, steadied himself, raised his hand and struck again with the sword, causing cold sweat to break out on his face. He paused for a long time before trying to say to the person opposite him, "Mother, you gave birth to me, and I was unable to save you, so I suffered with you. If this time, mother and son are buried here, it would also be...good."

"Zhou Zejin!" Concubine Lu was stunned. She never expected her son to do this. Her voice broke as she screamed sharply.

Prince Shun, however, looked calm and smiled at her, as if to comfort her.

Concubine Lu realized that he was not threatening anyone, not joking, and not acting on impulse. He had just decided to do this a long time ago. He would not kill Prince Chang for his own sake.

Her legs went limp and she knelt on the ground with a bitter smile, but she couldn't bear the heartache for her son anymore and began to struggle desperately to get away from this group of people, but she couldn't. At this moment, she finally forgot her ambition and hatred and knelt down to King Huai: "Please let me go, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I won't go against you in the future, just let me go! Please..."

Prince Huai and Zhou Zejing's faces also changed. Even though Concubine Lu knelt down and begged for mercy, they did not respond. Prince Huai raised his foot and kicked her away, shouting: "Do you really want to watch your mother being chopped to pieces by me?!"

Prince Shun pursed his lips and revealed a weak smile.

However, Prince Huai was no longer as naive as before and thought that he would agree.

Sure enough, Prince Shun said softly, "I will not be able to see it when I die."

"Coward!" Prince Huai said hatefully.

Prince Shun lowered his eyes and said nothing more.

He was indeed a coward. He did not have enough ability to stop his mother and could only watch everything develop to this point. He had been a coward since he was very young, watching his mother torture those concubines. He deserved to be in this state.

Prince Chang helped his brother sit down and waved his hand. The imperial physician who had been prepared came with medicine for treating external injuries, but was pushed away by Prince Shun.

"Be obedient!" King Chang said in a deep voice.

But seeing the determined look in Prince Shun's eyes, he had to let someone hold his arms to prevent him from moving, and then he held him down and applied medicine on him.

Prince Chang stood up again and looked at Concubine Lu opposite him, his voice sinking slightly: "Are you really not going to commit suicide?"

This time, Concubine Lu said nothing, but just stared at her son, feeling resentment, hatred, but also regret.

She resented her sons for being useless, not daring to make decisions, and unwilling to fight for the throne, otherwise they would not have fallen into such a passive situation.

But now it has come to this. For her, her son would rather stab himself twice. Those two stabs are enough to kill him!

After all, this was the child she had carried in her heart for ten months and had protected for more than ten years.

Concubine Lu gritted her teeth and tried to charge at the sword of the guard beside her, but Prince Huai grabbed her in the first place.

Upon seeing this, King Chang raised his hand.

The war that had just ended broke out again. Prince Huai's face changed drastically and he quickly retreated with his men.

But this time, Prince Chang did not give him time to react. With a glance, Xiao Huaiyu and Xiao Huaiya quickly stepped forward, covering each other and going straight into the heart of the enemy. The two sides were only ten meters apart, and Prince Huai was carrying someone, so he could not walk fast, so he was caught up by them in a short while.

"Puchi——" The sound of a long sword piercing into the abdomen was heard. King Huai turned around angrily, but he didn't expect that another sword would come at him immediately. His neck felt a pain and blood spurted out.

Seeing this, Concubine Lu reluctantly struggled to break free from his restraints and rushed to Xiao Huaiya: "Save me! Save me!"

It’s better not to die if you can!

Xiao Huaiya and the others were ready to retreat. If they were hit, they would run quickly, otherwise they would be easily injured when the enemy reacted. However, she was suddenly slowed down by such a heavy burden. Her face changed color, and her delicate eyes were filled with anger: "Your master!"

Seeing this, Xiao Huaiyu turned around and pulled his sister, then saw Zhou Zejing reacting and stabbing at him with a sword.

But this time Xiao Huaiya leaned forward, and the sword pierced Concubine Lu on her back: "Ah!"

Zhou Zejing felt annoyed when he saw this, and drew out his sword to attack again.

This was enough to make Xiao Huaiya run away. She raised her foot and kicked, then pushed back with force.

"Ouch!" Concubine Lu only felt a pain on her back, and the next second the world was spinning, and then she saw her son.

"How are you?" Concubine Lu wanted to see her son, but she was also covered in wounds and could not move, so she could only ask weakly.

Prince Shun had never thought that Xiao Huaiya could save his mother. He was just showing his surprise, but when he saw the blood on Concubine Lu's body, he couldn't laugh anymore: "Imperial Physician! Treat her quickly!"

The doctor nodded obediently and rubbed the powder on Concubine Lu's belly. But after pouring a little, he was shocked and said, "This wound is poisonous!"

The blood that should have flowed out was bright red, but her abdomen was dark red. He looked at Concubine Lu's shoulder, and sure enough, it was also dark red: "Prince Huai's sword is coated with poison!"

Prince Shun's face was blank, but his mind was clearer than ever. It turned out that from the first moment of the knife, Prince Huai had never intended to let Concubine Lu live.

After all, the people he hated the most were probably the old emperor and Concubine Lu.

Along with the words of the imperial physician, a loud shout rang out from the battlefield: "His Royal Highness Prince Huai is dead! Prince Jin is dead! Surrender quickly and you will not be killed!"

Upon seeing this, the imperial guards quickly dropped their weapons and chose to surrender.

The sky was fading into white, and the abdication came to an end at this moment!

When the news reached Xiao's house, the imperial guards outside the gate had already been driven away.

The person who got the news came to report immediately: "Prince Chang won, Prince Huai and Prince Jin are both dead, their heads are hung on the city wall for public display, Your Majesty has fainted from Prince Huai's anger, Concubine Lu and Prince Shun are seriously injured, the imperial physician has been called in to treat them..."

Winner!

Mrs. Xiao smiled sincerely and nodded with tears in her eyes: "Okay! Okay! All of them are appreciated!"

Nanny Huang was deeply moved and gave away the red envelope she had prepared.

Xie Qingyun happily held Xiao Huaiqi's hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay! We live again!"

Yan Qiushu was also so surprised that she almost jumped up. Dongdong, who had been quiet all night, was awakened by her overly strong hug. He rubbed his eyes in a daze and asked in a childish voice, "Did we win?"

"Yes!" Yan Qiushu answered loudly: "We won! We are all safe!"

His tone was more excited than ever before.

Suddenly, there was a scream from the side, and Xie Qingyun, who was just excited, fell into Xiao Huaiqi's arms. The blush caused by the high emotions was still on her face, but her eyes were closed.

The usually calm man panicked at this moment. He couldn't walk and could only support his wife. He looked at his mother helplessly: "Mom! Ah Yun fainted! What should we do?"

Mrs. Xiao looked at him and said in shock, "Go find Doctor Yao! Go!"

A servant ran out excitedly, shouting from afar: "Doctor Yao! Doctor Yao!"

After about a cup of tea, Doctor Yao finally arrived. Seeing everyone's expressions, he became extremely cautious. He came over to feel Xie Qingyun's pulse and held his breath with great concentration.

Supporting his wife