Chapter 371 Nailed on the Palace Gate
At this time, the Nine-Gate Admiral had already gone to the city gate and ordered his men to surrender, open the city gate, and welcome His Royal Highness Prince Duan's troops into the city.
She thought today would be the most glorious and happiest day in her life, but Lin Xiafeng found that she was extremely unlucky.
Not being able to enter the palace would have been fine, but he just met Qin Qingyao and now he's met Ling Jingxuan. What incredible luck!
However, this time she did not stand there in a daze, but instead followed the crowd and hid to the side. She absolutely did not want to confront these people now, as she did not have the capital to do so.
Ling Jingxuan walked past Lin Xiafeng, and just after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at the crowd on the side. Seeing this, the subordinates around him also looked over, but they only saw a group of people with lowered heads and trembling heads who dared not raise their heads.
"My Lord, what's wrong?"
Ling Jingxuan looked at the disheveled woman with blood all over her face in the crowd with a cold smile. Just as she was about to reach out to grab her, she was pushed away by the crowd that suddenly rushed over.
In a flash, he disappeared in the crowd.
When they were escaping at the beginning, some people were smart enough to think that it would be safer to stay near the palace because it was close to the emperor and the guards would be the strictest.
But who knew that in such a short time all the civil and military officials surrendered and the emperor was captured, and they all started to run away.
Therefore, it helped Lin Xiafeng a lot, allowing her to successfully disappear under Ling Jingxuan's nose.
"Your Majesty, who did you see? Do you want to chase him?"
Chase? Where to chase in this chaos?
"Nothing, maybe I saw it wrong."
After all, that person should be dressed in a very noble attire with a phoenix crown and a red robe, so how could he look so miserable?
Even if that person is really Lin Xiafeng, he has more important things to do now.
In fact, Ling Jingxuan arrived at the palace gate quite quickly, but when he saw the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground, and Ling Jingyu blushing in shame and anger in front of Dugu Yu, as if ready to explode at any time, but still not daring to do anything to him, he immediately felt very frustrated.
After all, it was he, not Dugu Yu, who came to seize the throne, and he just picked up a ready-made one, which really made Ling Jingxuan lose face!
Dugu Yu seemed to have noticed that Ling Jingxuan was in a bad mood, so he stepped aside when he saw him coming. "Sorry, I couldn't help myself."
You'd better not say that!
Ling Jingxuan curled her lips at Dugu Yu's miserable appearance and didn't bother to pay any attention to him. Instead, she drew the sword of her subordinate and threw it at Ling Jingyu's feet.
"I know you've never submitted to me. I'm giving you a chance to fight me fairly. Life and death are up to fate. No mercy!"
Look at this image, these words, how upright and dignified, how noble and glorious, it almost makes people really believe that he is not just looking for a legitimate reason to kill Ling Jingyu.
If Ling Jingxuan had captured Ling Jingyu at the beginning, he could have killed him directly in the chaos.
But now Ling Jingyu has nothing in his hands, and he is suppressed by Dugu Yu and dares not speak out. If he goes up and strikes someone with a sword, he will be criticized by the world and carry a stain on his back for the rest of his life.
But if Ling Jingyu had to be let go, Ling Jingxuan would not be willing to do so even if it meant imprisoning him for life and making him live a life worse than pigs and dogs.
He prefers to cut the grass at its roots and doesn't like to leave himself with worries.
He believed that Dugu Yu didn't do it not because he didn't dare or couldn't bear to, but because he didn't want to get his hands dirty. After all, it would be inappropriate for a prince of a different surname to have the blood of the Ling family on his hands.
Anyway, Dugu Yu knew Ling Jingxuan well enough to know that he would never let Ling Jingyu survive today.
Ling Jingyu bent down and picked up the sword. He really didn't obey Ling Jingxuan. Why should he obey him? He was the crown prince of Zhaoling Kingdom, the eldest son of the queen, and the rightful heir to Zhaoling Kingdom!
Ling Jingxuan, who the hell is he!
Ling Jingyu's biggest shortcoming is his lack of self-awareness. If he could face reality today, admit defeat and not pick up the sword, he would have no problem surviving for at least another three years.
No matter how anxious Ling Jingxuan was, he would arrange a slow death for him to avoid being charged with the brutal crime of regicide and fratricide.
In this way, he might have a chance to make a comeback. However, he picked up the sword and accepted Ling Jingxuan's challenge to duel with Ling Jingxuan.
He wanted to kill Ling Jingxuan so much that if possible, he would cut Ling Jingxuan into pieces.
"I've known for a long time that you've always had ulterior motives. Sure enough, you couldn't resist so quickly and jumped out like a clown to rebel. It's truly disgraceful!"
"No, what I'm doing is called setting things right."
Ling Jingyu narrowed his eyes dangerously and suddenly jumped up, "Prepare to die!"
Imagination is beautiful, but reality is unbearable to look at.
The two brothers had a fair duel in front of officials, soldiers and common people who had nowhere to hide. With just one move, Ling Jingyu lost everything.
The long sword pierced Ling Jingyu's chest, firmly pinning him to the palace gate.
Blood kept gushing out of his mouth. He looked at the sword on his chest in disbelief, then looked at Ling Jingxuan, then lowered his head and died.
Before he died, he left no last words.
At this moment, there was no joy on Ling Jingyu's face at all. Although he wanted to laugh, he had to hold it back.
His face was filled with shock and surprise, and even a hint of regret, as if he had never expected Ling Jingyu to be so vulnerable, which was why he had hit him too hard.
His face was full of expression saying, this was really an accident, I didn't mean to kill him!
Looking at his helpless expression, everyone felt embarrassed to believe that he had made the mistake unintentionally.
Ling Jingxuan did not draw his sword, and let Ling Jingyu's body be impaled on the palace gate for public display.
Then he looked at the officials kneeling on the ground and said, "My lords, please stand up. I am sorry to have frightened you today, but I will give you a reasonable explanation."
The farce is over, the carnival is over, but Ling Jingxuan still has to come back to be the emperor, so it would be bad to make things too awkward between him and the other adults.
With Dugu Yu, the black-faced evil spirit, standing beside him, wouldn't it be foolish of him not to quickly pretend to be a good guy?
Qin Qingyao was hidden in the crowd, watching from a distance. She didn't have much objection to the fact that Dugu Yu was leading the efforts in the front while Ling Jingxuan came to reap the fruits of victory.
But Dugu Yu had already helped him so much, and he didn't even say a word of thanks. He even used Dugu Yu's coldness and ruthlessness to highlight his own gentleness and kindness?
Wouldn’t that be a bit too shameless?
Having said that, although everything today had finally ended without any danger, Qin Qingyao still felt a little uneasy in her heart, as if they had missed something.
She unconsciously began to look around, her eyes sweeping across the panicked faces of the frightened people.
Zhao Lan, "Princess, what are you looking for? Aren't we going to the prince's place?"
Qin Qingyao shook her head. Dugu Yu and Ling Jingxuan must still have some cleanup work to do, and she didn't want to join in the fun.
Qin Qingyao was about to look away when she suddenly saw a shivering old lady in palace dress in the corner of the wall. Then, she finally realized what was wrong.
"Where's the Queen?"
Zhao Lan and the others thought about it and realized that they had not seen anyone related to the Queen along the way.
Given her status, if she was killed by Prince Duan's men, it would definitely not be so unknown. After all, it would not only inspire people's morale, but also be a great achievement!
If she was trampled to death by the people while fleeing, even if she was crushed into mud, she would be the most glittering and eye-catching one in the crowd. How could she die so silently?
So, she is definitely not dead, but hiding!
"She's truly worthy of being the heroine. She's still able to escape at this moment!"
Qin Qingyao suddenly felt horrified again. Ling Jingxuan was the male protagonist of the original novel, Lin Xiafeng's official partner. Now the male protagonist was about to succeed and ascend the throne to become the emperor. Would the female protagonist be far away from becoming the queen?
Lin Xiafeng has the incredible bug of Thousand Days Drunk in his hand. With just one pill, it would only take a few minutes for Ling Jingxuan to forget all the unpleasantness between them and rekindle their love!
What's more, who knows if she has anything else in her hands? What if Lin Xiafeng really turns into Ling Jingxuan's true love? Wouldn't all their efforts be in vain?
In a split second, Qin Qingyao seriously considered where Lin Xiafeng might go, then said to Zhao Lan and the others, "Follow me."
Dugu Yu's safety is definitely guaranteed at this time. The Qin family is protected by the Yanling Army, and whether they can escape is a foregone conclusion. Nothing she does can change it.
Therefore, she can now go and meet the heroine who has been favored by the goddess of luck countless times without any worries!
"Princess, where are we going?"
"Prince's Mansion."
Ling Jingxuan still referred to himself as "this king", appearing modest and polite, but he was unequivocal in his command of the civil and military officials.
The city is in chaos today. The people need to be appeased and the damage needs compensation. He is a kind and generous emperor and naturally will not be stingy.
After arranging all these, I saw Dugu Yu had already left with his men.
Ling Jingxuan quickly chased after him, "Dugu, where are you going?"
"Your Highness Prince Duan probably has a lot of important things to do, so I won't bother you."
"What are you talking about? How can it be a bother? I still need your help."
"You are too modest. You don't need anyone's help now."
Ling Jingxuan didn't mind Dugu Yu's alienation at all and continued, "Have you forgotten that there is still a fish that slipped through the net?"
Dugu Yu frowned and didn't answer. Ling Jingxuan continued, "For someone who has poisoned you multiple times and repeatedly expressed murderous intent towards your princess, are you confident in letting her 'disappear'?"
So Qin Qingyao was really wronged to worry that Ling Jingxuan would rekindle her old relationship with Lin Xiafeng. Among all the people in the world who wanted Lin Xiafeng to die, Ling Jingxuan was definitely in the top three.
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