Chapter 406 Trying to be a prostitute while pretending to be virtuous?
"What? Don't you recognize them, Your Majesty?" Shen Ruzhi said coldly. "Aren't these the people Your Majesty arranged in advance at the Star-Picking Tower?"
"Wait until I kneel down and worship, then make some small noises little by little."
"Oh, right," Shen Ruzhi said, "there's one more thing I forgot to tell you all: I have already completed the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven."
After Shen Ruzhi finished speaking, a eunuch covered in knife wounds was dragged forward by the men in black behind her. The eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has indeed completed the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven."
"It was the Third Prince who ordered us to sneak into the Star-Picking Tower last night and tamper with it. The incense was also ordered by the Third Prince."
Lord Liu was sweating profusely upon hearing this. Who said that the princess they found was just a glutton who only knew how to eat?
Tuoba Wenjing's eyes turned sinister. "I underestimated you."
"But do you think I'll give in just like that?"
"If you obediently abdicate today, I may preserve your status as a princess and spare your life, but place you under house arrest. If you disobey..."
I have no choice but to fight it out.
"Royal sister, you only have the Lingxiao Sect and have never been on the battlefield. Do you think you can defeat me by fighting head-on?"
"She has never been to the battlefield. You must have forgotten that when I was fighting on the front lines, you were still nursing somewhere."
Lin Qingshuang's voice was calm, exuding the aura of someone in a high position, "Do you think that because I have been away from the capital for a long time, I am no longer able to command the soldiers in the army?"
Tuoba Wenjing gave a cold laugh, "Of course the Empress Dowager can, but those she can command are all far away on the frontier."
"Now this entire imperial city belongs to me, Tuoba Wenjing. Mother, do you think that if we were to fight head-on, who would win?"
"Then give it a try."
After Lin Qingshuang finished speaking, the men in black behind her stepped forward in unison, drawing their long swords.
The soldiers behind Tuoba Wenjing stepped forward and made the same gesture.
If it's a direct confrontation, Tuoba Wenjing will surely win.
"Tuoba Ling'er, obediently hand over the imperial seal."
"You will still be a princess, and your mother will still be the empress dowager. I will not kill you."
Shen Ruzhi was like a soulless puppet, showing no fear or any superfluous expression.
"You'll let me go?"
"You just don't want to be branded as a regicide and usurper."
"What can I say about you? You're acting like a prostitute while trying to maintain a virtuous image?"
Tuoba Wenjing was publicly called a bitch, and his face turned red with anger. Suddenly realizing something, he asked, "Are you stalling for time?"
"You were still hoping your friends from Dongling would come to your rescue?"
"I'm telling you, they didn't come. Even if they did, do you think their army could break into our Western Xia palace?"
"Don't get your hopes up."
"If you don't hand over the imperial seal, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Then why don't you show me what you're made of?" Shen Ruzhi raised the corners of her lips slightly, looking at Tuoba Wenjing provocatively.
"Tuoba Ling, you haven't even ascended the throne yet, so stop calling me 'I' (朕) all the time," Tuoba Wenjing said. "Do you really think I wouldn't dare?"
"Let me give you a piece of advice: don't refuse a toast only to suffer the consequences."
"I have completed the sacrifices to Heaven and my ancestors, so why can't I refer to myself as '朕' (Zhen, the imperial 'I')?"
Tuoba Wenjing drew the sword from a soldier beside him, pointing the blade at Shen Ruzhi, "You forced me to do this."
All the soldiers behind him drew their swords.
Tuoba Wenjing raised his long sword and slashed at Shen Ruzhi. The sword was only an inch away from landing on Shen Ruzhi.
suddenly.
An arrow flew past from the side, knocking the sword out of Tuoba Wenjing's hand.
"Who are you?" Tuoba Wenjing looked at an elderly man in his sixties standing on the roof of the main hall.
"Sect Master of the Netherworld Sect".
Jiang Wanning pulled Shen Ruzhi behind her, raised her head, and said to Tuoba Wenjing, "The Netherworld Sect and the Lingxiao Sect together, plus the Princess's troops."
Even if I'm not absolutely certain I can beat you, I'm not necessarily going to lose to you either.
Tuoba Wenjing narrowed his eyes slightly, "The Princess Consort of Langya?"
"Does Dongling really intend to meddle in the internal affairs of Western Xia?"
Jiang Wan Ning didn't speak, but her meaning was clear.
Tuoba Wenjing gripped the sword in his hand tightly. "If the Prince of Langya were here today, I might consider it. No matter how intelligent you are, you have never been on the battlefield."
"Then let's fight! I, Tuoba Wenjing, refuse to accept this and will become the emperor of Western Xia!"
As Tuoba Wenjing spoke, he took the lead and rushed towards Jiang Wanning.
The two sides immediately engaged in battle.
Shen Ruzhi stared blankly at everything before her, then pulled Lin Qingshuang aside. "Mother, our people are already at a disadvantage."
"In a little while, you and your aunt will take Ningning to hide her away. I will take care of Tuoba Wenjing myself."
"Zhizhi, what do you want to do?" Lin Qingshuang asked.
She had been with Shen Ruzhi these past few days and hadn't seen Shen Ruzhi make any other moves. These words sounded like she wanted to take Tuoba Wenjing down with her.
"Today, I will avenge Yu Hai!" Shen Ruzhi said.
Lin Qingshuang then noticed that something was wrong with Shen Ruzhi and quickly reached out to tear off Shen Ruzhi's dragon robe.
She had a bomb strapped to her waist; Yu Hai had made it for Shen Ruzhi so she could save her life.
It was more powerful than the gunpowder they used.
She actually wanted to use this to perish together with Tuoba Wenjing.
"Zhizhi, with your mother here, I won't let you lose. Be a good girl and listen to your mother. Please don't light it, okay?" Lin Qingshuang said softly.
Tuoba Wenjing and Jiang Wanning were fighting fiercely on the sidelines.
Tuoba Wenjing was, after all, a man who had been on the battlefield and could contend with Prince Pei Yanchuan of Langya. After only a dozen or so rounds, Jiang Wanning was already starting to run out of energy.
"Die!" Tuoba Wenjing was bloodthirsty, disregarding who his opponent was.
It was aimed at Jiang Wan Ning's heart.
A flicker of emotion crossed Shen Ruzhi's eyes, but even if she ran over now, it would be too late.
Jiang Wan Ning reached for the sword with her bare hands, but just as she stretched out her hand, a sword slashed past from the side, knocking Tuoba Wen Jing's sword away.
Jiang Wan Ning fell into a familiar embrace.
"Your Highness?" Jiang Wan Ning looked at Pei Yan Chuan, who appeared before her, incredulously. "When did you arrive?"
"Just arrived, luckily I made it in time," Pei Yanchuan said softly.
He made no mention of the fact that he had killed three horses while running.
Tuoba Wenjing recognized the newcomer and was secretly pleased. "Pei Yanchuan, this is Western Xia, not your Eastern Ling. How dare you come here like this?"
"So what if it's Western Xia? I can come and go as I please."
"How arrogant!" Tuoba Wenjing said, "Since you're here, you might as well stay here."
"Since I am ascending the throne today, consider this a gift from you."
"How shameless!" Tuoba Yan'er arrived. "You're going to let me ascend the throne?"
"Take a good look at the people behind you. They've all been subdued. You might as well surrender."
Tuoba Wenjing turned around and saw that all his men had been captured.
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