"Prince of the Northern Barbarians, what do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince immediately pulled Consort Chen back two steps and stared warily at the Northern Di prince.
"Now the entire palace is under the control of my Northern Di. If the emperor and you, the crown prince, are both dead, wouldn't the entire Dasheng Dynasty fall into the hands of my Northern Di?"
After the Northern Di prince finished speaking, he suddenly drew his long sword and stabbed at the crown prince. "Hahaha, this is so easy! Since the crown prince wants to die, then I, the prince, will send you on your way!"
"Pfft..."
The opponent's attack was too sudden; the crown prince didn't even have a chance to react before he was pierced through.
"Ah... Cheng'er... is dead... it's all over... everything is over..."
Upon seeing this, Consort Chen screamed and collapsed to the ground, utterly dejected.
"Cheng'er..."
Upon seeing this, the emperor couldn't help but show a sorrowful expression.
He had given his heart to this son for so many years, how could he not have feelings for him?
"Father...Father...cough cough...I...was wrong..."
Looking at the dazed Consort Chen beside him, and then at the Emperor's sorrowful eyes on the high platform, the Crown Prince's eyes were filled with regret.
At that moment, he understood that Consort Chen had never loved him; on the contrary, it was the Emperor who truly loved him.
But he let down the person who loved him the most.
He was wrong…
The crown prince laboriously raised his hand toward the emperor, but in the end, he let it fall limply.
"You dog emperor, now it's your turn to die!"
The Northern Di prince didn't even glance at Consort Chen, and charged towards the emperor with his long sword in hand.
The emperor closed his eyes in despair.
He felt incredibly guilty, for today, the fate of the Great Sheng Dynasty was about to be lost in his hands!
"Bang..."
Just then, a sudden gunshot rang out, and a spot of blood red appeared between the brows of the Northern Di prince.
Then, with his eyes wide open, he collapsed with a thud.
"prince!"
"What happened?"
"Hidden weapon! There's a hidden weapon!"
Upon seeing this, the Northern Di soldiers first let out a heart-wrenching scream, and then looked around in extreme fear and became on guard.
The emperor was also stunned, equally unable to imagine who could save him in his current situation.
"Father, I am late in coming to your rescue."
Soon, Zhao Xuanheng appeared with Ji Minxiu and the others, protecting the emperor behind a riot shield.
"Heng'er, it's you, Heng'er! You're back!"
Upon seeing him, the emperor's eyes lit up instantly, filled with joy.
For him, Zhao Xuanheng was his only son.
Then, looking at his bomb suit, she asked in confusion, "What are you wearing?"
"Father, please leave first. I will explain everything to you in detail after I have resolved everything here," Zhao Xuanheng reassured him.
"Alright, then you must be careful!" the emperor said anxiously.
"Your subject understands."
Zhao Xuanheng nodded, ordered his men to escort the emperor away, and then looked at the group of Northern Di people, "We have brought all the people outside under our control. Lay down your weapons and surrender, and I, the prince, will send you all back to Northern Di. If you resist, kill them without mercy!"
"We surrender!"
After looking at the corpse of the Northern Di prince and then at the strange weapons in the hands of Zhao Xuanheng and his group, the group finally gave up resisting.
Soon, all the Northern Di people were handcuffed and taken into custody.
Everything has settled down.
Zhao Xuanheng then went to see the emperor.
The emperor, having already seen Yun Zhourong, immediately showed excitement.
"Your subject, Yun Zhourong, greets Your Majesty."
"I have seen him before," Yun Zhourong said, kneeling down before the emperor could even speak.
The emperor was stunned, his face full of confusion. "You refer to yourself as...your subject?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am the daughter of the late Empress."
After saying that, Yun Zhourong handed over the jade clasp in her hand, "I've been wearing this since I was born. My adoptive mother told me that it's a token for recognizing my relatives."
"That's right... this is the jade clasp I gave to the Empress..."
As the emperor spoke, he took out another identical jade clasp from his bosom and, with trembling hands, slowly joined the two halves together.
The next moment, her eyes reddened.
Choking back tears, he stepped forward and helped Yun Zhourong up, scrutinizing her closely as he said, "You...you are my eldest princess. Yes, how could there be someone so similar in the world? How could I not have thought of that!"
The tears in the emperor's eyes touched Yun Zhourong's heart, and she knew that he was a father who truly loved his child, so she no longer held any grudges about what had happened before.
So he comforted him, saying, "Your Majesty, please take care of your health. I have been doing very well these past years, so you don't need to be sad."
"Really? Then you must tell me all about it."
The emperor pulled Yun Zhourong to sit down and listened quietly as she recounted her experiences over the years.
Of course, the part about Qiongzhou was not mentioned.
"Damn Yun Hongshen! If he weren't already dead, I would have torn him to pieces! How dare he treat my son so cruelly!"
The emperor slammed his hand on the table in anger, then said with heartache, "You have suffered so much these years. If I had known you were in the Earl's mansion, I certainly would not have let you go into exile."
The emperor was well aware of how bitter the days of exile were, and given that a famine struck that year, it was truly a miracle that Yun Zhourong was able to survive.
The emperor felt both annoyed and relieved. He was glad his daughter was alright, otherwise he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.
"Your Majesty, my second uncle's family has been very good to me," Yun Zhourong quickly said, also afraid that the emperor would take his anger out on others.
"I am not such a person who cannot distinguish right from wrong. Your second uncle must reward you handsomely."
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