"You, the Wei family, are so brave!"

Wei Ting did not speak up for himself: "The Prince of Nanyang holds the secret decree of the late emperor, and my grandfather also obeyed the decree and pledged his loyalty."

Emperor Jingxuan sneered: "What a loyalty! I am the emperor of the Great Zhou! The secret decree in his hand is fake!"

Wei Ting frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the secret decree from King Nanyang is true."

"Wei Ting!"

Wei Ting cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to me. The late emperor issued three imperial edicts. The first one was a secret edict to pass the throne to the King of Nanyang, and the second one was sent to Qin Canglan to enthrone your Majesty as the new emperor."

Emperor Jingxuan asked, "Why did the late emperor do this?"

Wei Ting said, "Because the late emperor discovered the true face of the King of Nanyang, his eldest son was not as pure and harmless as he imagined. If he ascended the throne, he would become a tyrant, so he replaced Your Majesty. He was also worried about complications, so he left a will before his death, demoting the King of Nanyang to a commoner, and if he did not abide by his duty, he would be killed!"

Emperor Jingxuan was completely shocked: "He... he is the eldest son whom the late emperor loved the most... he..."

Wei Ting said: "It is precisely because I love him that I have been kept in the dark by him. I was investigating Helian Ye's case and accidentally overheard his conversation with Helian Ye. I learned that he was the man behind Mo Guiyuan. He was also the culprit who killed my grandfather, father and brother!"

"What?" Emperor Jingxuan thought the previous news was shocking enough, but he never expected there would be something even more shocking.

Wei Ting clenched his fists and said with a cold look in his eyes, "Four years ago, just because my grandfather accidentally learned the contents of the will, he killed my grandfather and my father and brothers to silence them... If I hadn't been in the capital at the time and didn't know about his existence and the contents of the will, I'm afraid I would have been silenced by him."

Emperor Jingxuan looked at Wei Ting deeply and said, "Tell me the truth. Do you know that your grandfather has been secretly colluding with the King of Nanyang over the years?"

Wei Ting met his scrutiny and said frankly, "I don't know."

Emperor Jingxuan looked at Wei Ting deeply and said, "When you say this to me, can I understand that... you are surrendering to me?"

Wei Ting said sternly: "The hatred of killing my father and brother is irreconcilable!"

Emperor Jingxuan looked at Wei Ting shrewdly and said, "How do I know if you and the King of Nanyang have teamed up to deceive me?"

Wei Ting took something out of his arms and presented it with both hands.

Emperor Jingxuan's expression froze: "This is——"

Wei Ting said: "The military token was left by my grandfather. I went to Qingzhou for it. The King of Nanyang has always wanted to get it. Another reason why he didn't kill me was to get this army."

The last trace of doubt in Emperor Jingxuan's eyes disappeared: "Wei Ting, swear to heaven that every word you said tonight is true."

Wei Ting stared and said, "I swear!"

Emperor Jingxuan took the military token, looked at it over and over, sneered, and gave it back to Wei Ting: "Take it, where is he now?"

Wei Ting said: "The Queen Mother's bedroom!"

In Yongshou Palace, the Queen Mother planned to rest.

Eunuch Cheng helped her to sit down beside the bed. Just as he took off one of her shoes, a dark shadow broke through the window and fell onto the shiny floor.

Eunuch Cheng was startled. Looking at the man covered in blood, he immediately opened his arms and stood in front of the Queen Mother! "Mother...Mother..."

After the man said this weakly, his eyes went dark and he fainted.

"Come—" Eunuch Cheng was about to ask someone to come in and protect the emperor, but the Queen Mother grabbed his arm and said, "Wait!"

"Empress Dowager?" Eunuch Cheng turned his head and looked at the Empress Dowager in confusion.

The empress dowager stood up in a daze, pushed Eunuch Cheng aside and walked in front of the other person, brushed away the hair on his cheek, and saw the familiar face clearly.

…

"This is a serious matter, so don't publicize it yet."

"I obey your order."

"Besides, who else knows his identity besides you?"

"Helian Ye."

Wei Ting did not mention Su Xiaoxiao and the others. Although Qin Canglan and Su Xiaoxiao had fought with King Nanyang before, they could also say that it was too dark. One of them did not recognize him and the other did not know him at all.

"You go back first."

"yes."

Wei Ting came out of the palace and got on the carriage at the palace gate.

Wei Ting handed him the military token.

Wei Liulang took it and looked at it: "Didn't you give it to His Majesty?"

"I gave it to him, but he didn't want it."

This was something Wei Ting had expected. He wanted to express his loyalty, and Emperor Jingxuan wanted to win people over with his virtue. If he didn't even give him this basic trust, how could he convince himself to continue working for him?

When Wei Ting proposed to use military tokens to show his "loyalty" to Emperor Jingxuan, Wei Liulang broke out in a cold sweat.

Wei Liulang said, "Xiao Qi, you are sure that he won't take the military token, right?"

Wei Ting said: "This is called retreating to advance."

Xiaoqi is so smart, he deserves to be the youngest top scholar in Da Zhou.

Cooperating with Emperor Jingxuan was not a step in their plan, but many times, plans cannot keep up with changes. This principle applies to King Nanyang and to them as well.

Thinking of something, Wei Liulang asked, "I wonder what the situation is like with the Queen Mother."

…

The Imperial Palace.

Eunuch Cheng walked stealthily along the winding and secluded path.

"It's so late, where is Eunuch Cheng going?"

The sudden voice of Emperor Jingxuan suddenly appeared beside him, and Eunuch Cheng was so frightened that he almost dropped the basket in his hand.

Emperor Jingxuan strode over with Eunuch Fu.

Eunuch Cheng hurriedly bowed to him and said, "This old servant greets your majesty."

Emperor Jingxuan's eyes fell on his basket: "Golden wound medicine, hemostatic powder, is the queen mother injured?"

"No, no." Eunuch Cheng smiled, "It was a young eunuch who was clumsy and hurt himself."

Emperor Jingxuan laughed and said, "What little eunuch would bother the favorite of the Queen Mother to make a personal trip?"

Eunuch Cheng's eyes flashed: "This..."

Emperor Jingxuan said with a smile: "You must be seriously injured to have taken so many medicines. Fudequan, go call an imperial physician and go with me to visit my mother."

Eunuch Cheng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! That's not necessary!"

Emperor Jingxuan said coldly: "Are you trying to stop me?"

Eunuch Cheng knelt down and said, "I dare not!"

"snort!"

Emperor Jingxuan snorted coldly, walked past him and went straight to Yongshou Palace.

Eunuch Cheng looked at the emperor's receding back, at a loss as to what to do: "It's bad, it's bad!"

Inside the bedroom, the Queen Mother was wiping the blood off the Prince of Nanyang's face with a handkerchief. When she heard footsteps behind her, she said without even looking up, "Quickly bring the medicine for wounds."

The person behind him didn't respond.

"Bring it here! What are you standing there for—"

The empress dowager turned around and saw Emperor Jingxuan standing in the hall, and her voice stopped abruptly.

Tingge: Let them fight.

Xiaopangya: What about us?

Tingge: Eat meat.

Xiaopangya: 0.0 　　* 　　There is one more

(End of this chapter)