The Fifth Princess was pulled and squeezed next to the old emperor by Hua Rong.
At this moment, all the concubines in the harem, even the empress, huddled around the guards, trembling with fear.
The old emperor's imperial power was also on full display at this moment.
He stood with his hands tied behind his back, his withered body standing straight, calmly watching the assassins' dying struggles.
Because she was standing at the front, she saw the expression on her father's face, the one she had been avoiding.
So cold and composed, so sinister and so sorrowful...
She didn't know if he was sad.
But at this moment, she knew clearly that she was very sad.
She saw the somewhat unruly, but only twelve-year-old, eldest daughter of the Imperial Censor's family beheaded at the waist.
The young master of the Ministry of Rites, who had come to her not long ago asking for pastries, was now lying motionless on the ground... with a piece of pastry still clutched in his hand.
His mother died not far from him.
His head was facing his direction.
It seems that even in that chaotic time of war, this mother was still running towards her son!
Then, the merciless sword fell!
All thoughts have been severed!
The fifth princess touched her face and realized she was crying.
This assassination attempt, which wasn't described in the novel, brought tears to her eyes.
There were no corpses strewn across the land yet, but through this assassination, she saw the future!
In the future, this once prosperous and peaceful Great Yan will be conquered.
Everyone here will become a slave to a conquered nation.
It will be even worse then!
She lowered her head and vomited repeatedly.
For the scene before us, and for the future.
She came to this strange world with only the thought of surviving.
She befriended Hua Rong and tried her best to play the role of the Fifth Princess Yuwen Hua.
The sole purpose is to survive.
However, now, she suddenly has some unrealistic ideas.
She wanted to do something for these people.
However... she was powerless to do anything!
That idea of changing the world seemed to have nothing to do with an ordinary person like her before she transmigrated.
Those who become dominant after transmigrating must have been dazzling before transmigrating.
The Fifth Princess was protected by Hua Rong, but Hua Rong didn't even look at her.
Even though she knew that what she was seeing would upset the kind-hearted girl, she didn't think of saying anything.
Sometimes, people can't be persuaded by outsiders when they want to grow.
"Your Majesty, it seems your opponent is more formidable than you imagined."
Hua Rong used the term "opponent," not "son."
The old emperor, Yuwen Liu, also watched this scene in silence.
"It's time to end this."
With a wave of his hand, the assassin, who had thought he was about to win, was instantly surrounded by a large number of archers.
Hua Rong paid no attention to the assassins' defeat, but simply stared silently at the corpses lying on the ground.
She didn't know what she was thinking at that moment.
All I know is that these people shouldn't have died.
Because of a struggle involving those in power, these people were forced to leave this world forever.
She had mixed feelings.
This is the true cruelty behind imperial power!
After losing the military power that was enough to sweep across the world, the world turns out to be so cruel.
She rubbed her forehead and didn't stay any longer.
That evening, she returned to her bedchamber with the Fifth Princess.
The two lay silently asleep on the Fifth Princess's bed, neither of them speaking first.
The Fifth Princess had no idea what Hua Rong was thinking, but Hua Rong could roughly guess what the Fifth Princess was pondering.
Hua Rong sighed and couldn't help but say, "Don't overthink it. There are some things you just don't understand."
"Yes, I don't understand."
The Fifth Princess's voice suddenly became somewhat out of control.
She sat up and looked at Hua Rong, who was lying down, and said:
“Father knew all along that this would happen, didn’t he? If it weren’t for that, those archers wouldn’t have appeared at the crucial moment. But he…”
Hua Rong also sat up and said, "In order to find out who is behind this and prevent more unnecessary sacrifices, he has no choice but to do this."
On this point, Hua Rong understood the old emperor.
Although this person possessed the ruthlessness of an emperor, in many ways he was absolutely a qualified emperor.
Thinking of this, Hua Rong suddenly froze, feeling as if she had touched something.
That's the mentality of an emperor.
"But some people won't have to die tonight."
Hua Rong had no answer to this question.
The two fell silent, and finally Hua Rong heard the usually cheerful Fifth Princess speak in a sorrowful tone:
“There will be even crueler things in the future. I cannot be sad now, nor should I be sad.”
Hua Rong's eyebrows twitched slightly.
A time traveler who can foresee the future...
Hua Rong thought of transmigrating into a book.
Perhaps, this world is a world of fiction.
Considering the Fifth Princess's attitude towards her, could she be seen as a successful character in that novel?
Hua Rong was in a rare moment of better mood.
At least I won't die immediately.
"What is united for a long time will inevitably divide, and what is divided for a long time will inevitably unite. It's just the general trend of the world. At that time, I will always find a way to protect you."
The Fifth Princess was startled. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she chose to remain silent.
Some things are best left unsaid between the two of you.
The next day.
Hua Rong was invited to the Imperial Study by Wang Dequan.
Surprisingly, the old emperor was the only person in the imperial study.
Upon seeing this scene, Hua Rong thought for a moment and understood what was going on.
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