Xie Zhan smiled at Xia Chao, his smile as gentle as a spring breeze, harmless and innocent, "Father-in-law, Feng Guang and I are already in love, why do you have to separate us?"
"What did you say?" Mutual affection? Feng Guang and Xie Zhan, how could that be possible? Xia Chao would never believe it, not even if you beat him to death!
Xie Zhan chuckled lightly, "Father-in-law doesn't believe me? You can tell Feng Guang whether she would come with me or with you if you didn't want her to be with me."
Isn't that obvious?! Compared to Xia Chao, who suddenly appeared as a father, Feng Guang would definitely choose to go with Xie Zhan, whom she already knows!
Xia Chao was furious. "You must have used some trick to bewitch Feng Guang!"
Feng Guang is still young, while Xie Zhan is already a cunning old fox. In addition, Xie Zhan's face is indeed very deceptive. Not to mention young girls, even women who have been through many relationships may not be able to resist him.
"Saying that I bewitched Feng Guang..." Xie Zhan nodded and chuckled, "That's not wrong, but Feng Guang does like me now. Father-in-law, you've already gone through more than ten years of being unable to be with your lover. You wouldn't choose to break up a couple and let Feng Guang repeat your mistakes, would you?"
Xia Chao clenched his fists at his sides. It has to be said that Xie Zhan had hit a nerve.
The two fathers-in-law and sons-in-law, whose relationship was still far from confirmed, started arguing. The emperor suddenly felt like he was superfluous. He was a little anxious and angry. His palace was not a place for them to discuss family matters!
But Xie Zhan's sword tip was pointing at him, and he dared not move.
Consort Xiao appeared much braver. She stepped forward and said without fear, "This is His Majesty's palace. Prince Xin and General Xie mistakenly heard news of assassins and entered the palace to protect His Majesty. But since it was a misunderstanding, and it is getting late, why don't Prince Xin and General Xie go back to rest?"
The emperor, being a ruler for so many years, instantly understood Consort Xiao's meaning. She was using this as an excuse to end the still unresolved palace coup sooner. If Xie Zhan and the Xia Dynasty still had any reservations, they would definitely use this as a way to back down and completely turn this coup into a misunderstanding.
"I am very pleased that General Xie and Prince Xin were so eager to protect me. Now that everything is alright, please return."
"It was indeed a misunderstanding." Xie Zhan chuckled softly, seemingly intending to comply with the emperor's wishes.
However, just as Xia Chao frowned and the Emperor and Consort Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, his long sword suddenly moved. All that could be seen was a flash of sword light. He sighed and said, "It's a pity that Consort Xiao was too anxious to protect His Majesty. In the chaos, she accidentally injured His Majesty. His Majesty was seriously injured and died. Consort Xiao could not bear it and chose to commit suicide."
As Xie Zhan casually finished speaking, a head fell to the ground, accompanied by a gushing of blood, and the emperor's body collapsed to the ground.
After a long while, even Consort Xiao, who always prided herself on being different from other women, couldn't help but scream and turn pale after regaining her senses.
Xie Zhan smiled gently and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has always thought that you are not an ordinary woman, and that you are deeply in love with him. Now that His Majesty has died because of your mistakes, you should go and join him."
The sword flashed again, and a bloody gash appeared on Consort Xiao's neck. She collapsed to the ground in pain and soon fell silent.
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