Chapter 663: Failure!
Zhou Xinrou didn't expect to come into conflict with Shen Lanxi so soon. She was filled with displeasure when she thought about her refusal to hand over the imperial power.
"Lan Xi, I believe you already know your life story, so I won't say more. If I hadn't picked you up from the street, you would have died long ago. I gave you peace and wealth, but fake is always fake. You are not of royal blood, so don't occupy the throne."
Shen Lanxi looked coldly at the person on the city wall, her eyes seemed as if she knew her for the first time.
"I am your benefactor. Now my real daughter is back. Will you give up the throne or not?" Zhou Xinrou looked at the soldiers under the city. There were so few troops, probably less than 5,000.
In their hands, the city defense troops alone numbered more than 10,000, not to mention Shen Yuanjing who arrived with a large army a moment later.
"If you lay down your weapons and surrender now, I will spare your life for the sake of our past friendship."
Shen Lanxi just watched Zhou Xinrou talking to herself without saying a word.
"My Yu'er is the descendant of the late crown prince and the legitimate heir of the Great Zhou. Lan Xi, surrender!"
Huang Yu said angrily, "We wanted to spare her life, but she didn't appreciate it, so don't blame us."
The sarcasm on Shen Lanxi's face became more and more obvious, until she couldn't listen any longer.
She took a deep breath, and the next moment her voice spread to every corner of the capital.
"Huang Yu held the Queen Mother hostage and plotted treason. This is a heinous crime that cannot be forgiven! Today, I will execute this villain and restore the peace and order of the Great Zhou!"
Liu Yanhui and others immediately shouted loudly.
"Kill this villain and restore the peace and prosperity of our Great Zhou!"
Huang Yu's eyes were panicked at first, but then he thought of the upcoming troops and calmed himself down.
"Chen Lanxi, I think you won't cry until you see the coffin!"
Shen Lanxi whispered to the side, and Liu Yanhui immediately began to negotiate with Huang Yu.
"Traitor, if you release the Queen Mother now, His Majesty will be magnanimous and spare your life!"
Huang Yu and Zhou Xinrou's faces darkened. Shen Lanxi was taking what they had just said and saying the opposite to them.
"Chen Lanxi, don't refuse my toast and drink the forfeit!" Huang Yu yelled angrily.
Liu Yanhui pointed at Huang Yu and shouted, "Traitor, don't hurt the Queen Mother. If you dare to hurt the Queen Mother in the slightest, His Majesty will tear you into pieces."
"Take your hands off the Queen Mother."
"Try pointing a knife at the Queen Mother's neck again."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty and I will ensure that Your Majesty will not be hurt in the slightest."
Huang Yu and Zhou Xinrou's faces flushed with anger. It was obvious that Shen Lanxi was making people talk nonsense.
"I have not been held hostage. Everything I said is true."
Liu Yan replied: "How dare you, Huang Yu. How dare you threaten the Queen Mother in front of us?"
"Huang Yu, quickly release the Queen Mother. If you can release her now, His Majesty said that he would allocate a piece of land to you and let you establish yourself as a king there."
Huang Yu and Zhou Xinrou became even more angry.
"Archers, aim at Shen Lanxi and shoot!" She didn't wait for Shen Yuanjing. Even if she faced Shen Lanxi now, she still had a great chance of winning.
Liu Yan replied: "Not good, Huang Yu is desperate!"
Shen Lanxi: "We must ensure the Queen Mother's safety."
Liu Yanhui shouted, "Huang Yu, whatever conditions you want, just let me know, as long as you can release the Queen Mother."
Huang Yu was so angry that he gave the order again.
"Shoot!"
There was silence on the city wall. After a few breaths, Huang Yu and Zhou Xinrou realized that something was wrong.
"I told you to shoot arrows, didn't you hear me?"
There was still silence, and no one bent their bows.
Huang Yu and Zhou Xinrou's faces turned pale instantly.
"Why don't you obey my orders?"
"Do you want to rebel?"
Liu Yanhui sneered: "It is because they don't want to rebel that they don't obey your orders. Huang Yu, you have failed."
Huang Yu didn't believe it. She had carefully planned for so long, trained hard every day, and fought closely with the soldiers. In order to make them obey her orders, she even disregarded her reputation.
I didn't expect that after all the planning, the final result would be like this.
After being shocked, Zhou Xinrou saw that Huang Yu looked shocked, so she immediately went over to comfort him.
Liu Yan replied: "How dare you, Huang Yu, what do you want to do?"
"Queen Mother, protect her!"
The soldiers on the city wall rushed forward. Zhou Xinrou lowered her head and stared blankly at her chest.
A dagger hits the vital point.
Huang Yu watched Zhou Xinrou die in front of him and was completely terrified.
"Huang Yu killed the Queen Mother. Kill Huang Yu to avenge the Queen Mother!"
A shout suddenly rang out.
The archers who were supposed to be prepared for Shen Lanxi suddenly aimed at Huang Yu and fired several arrows at once.
"Open the city gate and welcome His Majesty back to the city!" A loud voice rang out, followed by the opening of the city gate.
Shen Lanxi gave orders as she entered the city.
"Huang Yu committed treason and shall be hung at the city gate for three days as a warning to all!" If she doesn't whip the corpse, the people of the capital will not let go of the murderer who destroyed their peaceful life.
"The Queen Mother was killed by the thieves. I am deeply saddened. I will suspend court for three days to express my grief!"
"In order to prevent neighboring countries from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, the Queen Mother's funeral will be simple. The body will be collected today and buried tomorrow!"
"Write a letter to all the Shen family members who are away from home, telling them that the situation in the capital is still uncertain and they don't need to come to the funeral!"
A series of orders were issued and everyone was busy.
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation
"Your Majesty, all the city guards are already on standby outside the city."
Shen Lanxi: "Jiuhuan Mountain is a good place. People who should have died long ago should stop making trouble."
"I will set out now to suppress the bandits."
Shen Lanxi nodded, and then gave another order.
"Send two things to the northwest, one for Wei Dongzhu and one for Shen Yuanjing!"
The white-faced eunuch said: "I will do it right away."
An hour later, a thin coffin and a child were quietly sent out of the capital.
"I have finally given the Wei Army an explanation!"
In fact, Shen Yuanjing and others never received the letters sent by Zhou Xinrou from beginning to end. She could already imagine how shocked Shen Yuanjing would be when he received the gift.
Although the Empress Dowager's funeral was held in a hurry, no one in the court had any objection, and the people in the capital had even less objection.
They just hope that this matter will be over as soon as possible so that they can continue to live a peaceful life.
A vigorous riot finally stopped quietly.
Even the Shen family and the people knew about Zhou Xinrou's death on the second day after her death.
The people in the Shen family began to panic.
"Why didn't we see that Huang Yu had evil intentions before?"
"Not only did you not see it, the Queen Mother didn't see it either, right?" Now, not only did she adopt the thief as her adopted daughter, but she also lost her life.
"The Queen Mother's death was so unjust." She had just been brought into the palace and was named Queen Mother not long ago. It was such a pity.
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