Sensing the strange looks from those around him, Emperor Zhaolie immediately shouted angrily, "What do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty," Commander Qian urged anxiously, "Prince Daoan will not harm you. He only wants the life of Prince Yongning. Please, Your Majesty, save me and my family."
"How dare you!" Emperor Zhaolie angrily drew his sword and placed it against his own neck. "Prince Yongning is the crown prince I have appointed. How dare you aid the tyrant in his cruelty and help these traitors murder loyal officials?"
"Commander Qian, it's not that easy to kill me." Fu Mingchi clenched his silver spear and sneered, "But I'm curious, if you kill me, how will you protect His Majesty? Do you still want to watch the tragedy unfold in the Yangxin Palace?"
Commander Qian choked.
On the city wall, Gu Tingchen looked very impatient: "Commander Qian, what are you still dawdling about? I'll count to three. If you don't take action, you will have no choice but to collect your old father's body."
The defenders on the city wall quickly pushed Qian's father and a group of women and children onto the city wall, pretending to push them down. The entire city was immediately filled with cries.
"Prince Yongning, I'm sorry."
Commander Qian immediately drew his sword, and many soldiers around him were eager to try.
Just at this moment, a low, sneering laugh was heard from the city.
"Qian Zhang, you have truly failed the Emperor's grace. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve. Today, you aid this demon in slaughtering loyal and good people. If this demon threatens you with your father and forces you to regicide, or even do something even more inhumane, will you also submit to his enslavement?"
Gu Tingchen looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Ji Yuan who was brought in. The anger in his heart rose straight up: "Ji Yuan, what are you talking about? Do you really think that this king dare not kill you?"
Ji Yuan sneered: "How could I not believe it? A beast like you who killed his brother and mother, what can't you do?"
Seeing the murderous intent in Prince Daoan's eyes, Zhou Fuhai hurried forward and whispered a few words to him, then shouted towards the city: "Prince Yongning, you came here to support the king, now that Prince Qi has been destroyed, you should return to Yuezhou as soon as possible."
Glancing secretly at Ji Yuan beside him, he smiled faintly and said, "The Queen Mother has decreed that as long as Prince Yongning is willing to return Princess Jinghe and lead the troops back to Yuezhou, the Queen Mother will forgive the past."
"Let bygones be bygones?"
Thinking about Wan'er's experiences these days, Fu Mingchi curled his lips in disdain: "Eunuch Zhou, what if I insist on complaining about the Queen Mother's harsh treatment of the Princess over the past few months?"
"Then don't blame the Queen Mother for being cruel. Let's first use Ji Shoufu, the treacherous and stingy person who colluded with foreign vassals, as a warning to others."
Zhou Fuhai narrowed his eyes coldly. "I've heard that Prince Yongning treats Princess Jinghe with deep affection. I'm sure Prince Yongning won't let the princess be branded as unfilial, right?"
"Prince Yongning, do not listen to his lies. Do not let down the efforts of His Majesty and Wanwan."
Ji Yuan said righteously, "Your Majesty is at the gates of the city today. The suffering Your Majesty has endured over the years is unknown to others, but the soldiers of the Divine Might Army know it too. Their lofty ambitions cannot be realized, and they can only allow the Gu family to bring disaster to the country and the people."
"Soldiers, do you still want to allow the Gu family to abuse their power, watch foreign invaders trample on our compatriots, and watch your sisters and the children you have painstakingly raised be sent to the northern border to be humiliated?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Fu Mingchi with a resolute gaze and said loudly: "Prince Yongning, today I only plead with you as a father. I hope you will not forget the promise you made to me in Qizhou City."
Fu Mingchi naturally remembered what happened in Qizhou City that night. He said that he would love Wan'er more than Ji Yuan, as a father.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. I will never let Wan'er return to the clutches of that devil again," Fu Mingchi vowed.
Ji Yuan smiled with relief, suddenly stood on the top of the city wall and jumped down.
Ye Wanshu lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw this scene. She was stunned.
"Father." Her mind suddenly went blank. She staggered out of the carriage and ran towards the city wall.
"Ji Qing."
Emperor Zhaolie jumped off his horse first and rushed forward to support him without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, I have to say goodbye to you today."
Ji Yuan coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, glancing sideways at his daughter who was running towards him like crazy, and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I have lived up to your majesty's grace and the people's kindness in this life. The only thing I haven't done is to be a good husband and a good father. I hope Your Majesty will take good care of my daughter in the future."
Recalling his wholehearted support for him over the years, Emperor Zhaolie's eyes were filled with tears and he nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Ji Qing, your daughters are my daughters. I will never let them suffer any injustice."
Fu Mingchi was stunned for a long time before he reacted. He didn't expect that the person he hated most in his life would risk his life for justice at this time.
It was not until he saw Wan'er suddenly appear that he gradually came back to his senses. He dismounted in a daze, supported her and hurried forward.
"Dad." In just a few days, Ye Wanshu had witnessed several of her closest relatives leave her, and her heart felt empty.
She fell to her knees somewhat helplessly, her voice choking with sobs as she asked, "How could you not wait for your daughter to come?"
Seeing his daughter's crystal tears falling, Ji Yuan raised his hand to touch the corner of her eyes distressedly, his voice scattered and weak: "Wanwan, don't cry. Daddy has no regrets about today's decision. It's a pity that Daddy can't see you get married. No one will protect you in the future..."
"Don't worry, father-in-law. I will never let Wan'er down in this life."
Fu Mingchi hurriedly pulled out a golden token from his bosom and handed it to Ye Wanshu. "This is a token left by Emperor Taizong. It's been passed down through generations in the Yongning Palace. Today, I'm handing it over to Wan'er. If I betray Wan'er in the future, she can use this token to take my life, and no one will dare disrespect me."
Hearing this, Ji Yuan smiled faintly, held his daughter and Fu Mingchi's hands tightly together, and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
On the top of the city wall, Gu Tingchen saw everything and glared at Zhou Fuhai angrily: "Who allowed you to force him to jump off the building?"
Hearing the scolding from upstairs, Ye Wanshu calmly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, snatched a bow and stared fiercely at Gu Tingchen.
"Wanwan, cousin doesn't want this to happen. He doesn't want to kill him." Gu Tingchen shook his head and explained.
Seeing the arrow suddenly rushing up, Gu Tingchen was so confused that he didn't even have the strength to dodge, and let the arrow go straight into the right chest and abdomen.
Everyone was stunned and quickly drew their bows and arrows and aimed at the city.
"Bastards, what are you doing?" Gu Tingchen covered his chest and shouted loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Father Qian suddenly stood on the top of the city wall and shouted towards the people below: "Zhang'er, the Prime Minister is right. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial. You must not help the tyrant to commit atrocities. You should prioritize protecting His Majesty and the world."
As soon as everyone looked over, they heard a loud bang and Qian's father fell vertically and hit the ground heavily.
"Dad," Commander Qian cried out loudly.
Immediately afterwards, countless figures jumped down from the city wall without hesitation. For a while, the Shenwei Army was filled with wailing.
But when those eyes turned to Gu Tingchen's figure on the city wall again, there was only endless resentment and hatred in their eyes.
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