In the Suzaku Imperial Palace, the always graceful and dignified Concubine Long was now in a state of disarray. Her hair was disheveled, the pearl hairpins on her head were gone, and her gold-threaded dress was stained. As she was being carried by two palace servants and running for her life, Concubine Long even lost one of her shoes. ..
Compared to Concubine Long, Lord Ai was dressed neatly and looked calm. When he saw Jing Mo approaching, he angrily said, "Jing Mo, are you trying to seize my Suzaku kingdom?!"
Jing Mo glanced at Concubine Long, then looked at Ai Jingzhong and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Ai, you are a traitor at the end of your rope, yet you can still tell me such a joke. Jing Mo admires you."
"What does my Suzaku affairs have to do with you?" Ai Jingzhong had an angry look on his face, looking like a loyal minister.
"Anyone can kill those who betray their master and the king," Jing Mo said coldly, "Why can't I do anything about it?"
"He is a foreign minister!" Ai Jingzhong pointed at Jing Mo and shouted to the Suzaku soldiers who surrounded him and Concubine Long and her group, "He is the Emperor of Zhuri!"
"The woman next to you is the eldest princess of Qinglong," Jing Mo's voice was not loud, but everyone present could hear it. Emperor Jing said, "I didn't expect that Prime Minister Ai would still be kind to women at this time."
"Nonsense!" Concubine Long shouted.
Jing Mo said: "Why are there only the two of you? Where is the Fifth Prince?"
"Do you still want to kill my Suzaku Emperor?" Ai Jingzhong scolded Jing Mo.
Jing Mo smiled and said, "Xiang Ai, let's not make some things clear."
Ai Jingzhong felt so angry that he vomited blood. He was falsely accused of having an affair with the Dragon Concubine. Even Jing Mo, the great Emperor Zhuri, would use such a despicable trick?
At this time, Zhou Ning hurried over with a group of soldiers.
When Long Fei and Ai Jingzhong saw the bright yellow imperial edict in Zhou Ning's hand, they immediately despaired.
Zhou Ning came closer and glared at Concubine Long and Ai Jingzhong. He did not open the imperial edict, but raised it above his head with one hand and shouted, "The emperor has ordered the execution of Ai Jingzhong and the entire Ai family!"
Ai Jingzhong's legs went limp and he collapsed on the snow that had been trampled into black mud.
"Capture Ai Jingzhong!" Zhou Ning ordered.
More than twenty soldiers rushed forward, and two of them directly pressed Ai Jingzhong to his knees on the ground.
"Kill," Zhou Ning gave another order.
A soldier stepped forward, raised his sword, and chopped off Ai Jingzhong's head.
After all, Concubine Long was the emperor's wife, and no soldier dared to touch her, but Concubine Long was surrounded by so many soldiers and had no way to escape. The hot blood from Prime Minister Ai's broken neck splashed on Concubine Long's face, warm and sweet. Born into wealth and luxury, Concubine Long owed many lives in her life, but she had never seen such a bloody scene. After screaming, Concubine Long fainted on the ground.
There were still more than twenty palace maids following Concubine Long. Some of them were screaming, some were stunned, and some were kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, saying that they were forced by Concubine Long and Ai Jingzhong.
"What should we do with these people?" Jing Mo asked.
Zhou Ning waved his hand and said, "Kill."
The soldiers obeyed the order and drew their swords.
After a while, there was no more crying, shouting or screaming in the open space near the harem gate.
Jing Mo covered his nose and took a few steps back, as if he couldn't stand the smell of blood in the air.
At this time, several palace maids were brought over by two soldiers. When they saw the corpses on the ground, they looked calm.
"Take Concubine Long to the Ministry of Punishment," Zhou Ning ordered the palace maids.
Several palace maids came forward, lifted Concubine Long and walked towards the direction they came from.
"Your Majesty," Zhou Ning said to Jing Mo again, "His Majesty wants to see you."
Jing Mo nodded, looked at the backs of several palace maids and asked, "The Dragon Concubine committed such a serious crime, but I didn't expect the king to spare her life. The king is merciful."
Zhou Ning looked embarrassed, as if Jing Mo's words had slapped him in the face.
"General, take it," Jing Mo said to Zhou Ning, half covering his mouth and nose.
Zhou Ning half raised his hand, pointed behind him, and said, "Your Majesty, please."
The group left the open space.
Jing Mo had not walked far when he heard the cry of crows behind him. Turning back, he saw several crows already perched on the corpse.
Zhou Ning also looked back and sighed heavily.
In the cold winter, it is difficult for birds and animals to find food. These corpses lying in a pool of blood are undoubtedly a feast in the eyes of crows.
"These people followed the wrong master," Jing Mo said to Zhou Ning, "so they ended up like this."
Zhou Ning turned his head to look at Jing Mo.
Jing Mo whispered, "The old emperor is getting old, and the new emperor is taking the throne. This is an inevitable cycle. General Zhou, you have a family and a career, so you are destined not to be a lone minister. Choosing a wise master at this time will not damage your reputation as a loyal minister."
After hearing what Jing Mo said, Zhou Ning silently raised his hand and asked Jing Mo to continue. Zhou Ning was sent by Li Xiaoyuan to the army for training. General Zhou had served with Jiang Zhuojun in the army for several years, so even though General Jiang led the troops into the imperial palace with a mask on, Zhou Ning still recognized him at a glance. Jiang Zhuojun could lead the troops, what did this mean? Zhou Ning knew very well that the person behind this must be the Fourth Emperor Li Luo.
When Jing Mo followed Zhou Ning to Li Xiaoyuan's bedroom, several followers of the Su Mansion fished Long Fangyan's body out of the water and carried it to the front yard of the posthouse.
An attendant asked Su Zhao: "Sir, where is the body of the princess of Xiangning?"
"There's no need to look for hers," Su Zhao said indifferently.
Yu Xiaoxiao stood aside without saying a word. In the end times, human bodies were cremated and the ashes were then blown away by the wind. The living did not have much time to miss the dead, not even time to feel sad, so Yu Xiaoxiao really didn't care much about the corpses of her own kind.
The head of the family looked at Long Fangyan's body, which had turned white after being soaked in water, and said, "Should we find him a coffin first?"
Su Zhao ordered his two followers, "Go find a wooden coffin."
The boss shook his head. It was a tragic ending for a country.
The group had already found some clothes to change into in the inn. Su Zhao looked at the men's clothes Yu Xiaoxiao was wearing and asked, "Isn't there any women's clothes in the inn?"
"Ah?" Yu Xiao: "I have to fight with Mo Wen later. How can I fight in a skirt?"
Oh, Su Zhao remembered that the princess was also wearing a tight outfit just now.
"How do I look like?" Yu Xiaoxiao asked the boss.
The boss thought to himself, what's the point of a set of clothes for the second brother? But thinking so, the boss still said to Yu Xiao: "Not bad, like it."
Like?
Su Wugong found that he couldn't understand most of what these two said! (This is normal. If you can understand, you're screwed.)
The sound of hurried horse hooves came from far away.
Yu Xiaoxiao tiptoed to look out the door and said, "Xiao Gu is here!"
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