Xia Mingyang was silent for a moment, unable to utter the words to beg for mercy.
"But your minor injury will heal in two days, and Yuning is pregnant. Please forgive her this time. I promise I will never let her appear in front of you again!"
As Xia Yifeng spoke, he kowtowed three times, which made Princess Rong very angry.
Bai Zhirou didn't say anything, so Xia Yifeng kept kowtowed, until his forehead was bloody.
The air was filled with the foul smell of blood.
Xia Mingyang looked at him sadly and turned his head away.
Two lines of tears flowed from the eyes of Princess Rong.
"Okay, stop knocking. I promised you. You can go pick up the person after being locked up for three more days." Bai Zhirou said.
After leaving Prince Rong's Mansion, Bai Zhirou's good mood disappeared completely.
She felt heavy in her heart as if something was about to happen.
Sure enough, not long after they returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, the palace sent people over to ask them to prepare to enter the palace.
The queen died.
Bai Zhirou was shocked. The queen looked healthy and well, so how could she die so suddenly?
But she didn't have much time to think now, as everyone was changing clothes and preparing to enter the palace.
The ladies and wives of officials in the imperial court had to mourn for the empress. Bai Zhirou and Shen Zhao separated at the palace gate and followed the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo to Fengqi Palace to mourn for the empress.
Bai Zhirou was very curious about the cause of the queen's death, and the fertility system told her everything incessantly.
It turned out that a wild cat sneaked into the queen's bedroom and accidentally ate something poisoned and died. The emperor was afraid that there was an assassin in the palace, so he asked the imperial physician to examine the cat's body.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that the poison in the cat was exactly the same as the poison in the third prince.
Once the Queen's possession of poison was exposed, she was hanged in her bedroom with a white silk scarf shortly afterwards.
Bai Zhirou couldn't help but sigh twice, and she thought of the prince again.
Throughout history, there have been many cases of princes forcing the emperor to abdicate, and she was a little afraid that she would encounter such a thing.
As expected, when the moon was at its zenith, the fire outside flickered and the sounds of fighting spread throughout the Fengqi Palace.
The ladies huddled together in panic.
Even the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo fearfully held Bai Zhirou's hand.
"What happened?" a lady asked in a trembling voice.
"No noise is allowed within the palace. Something big must have happened!" Bai Zhirou said coldly.
It was not until a scream was heard and bright red blood splashed on the white windows that everyone realized that something serious had happened!
Bai Zhirou was worried about Shen Zhao, so she rushed out of Fengqi Palace. She looked outside and saw many people dead outside. Judging from their attire, they were all well-trained guards.
"Mother, please stay here. I'll go take a look and be back soon." Bai Zhirou said to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, then turned around and ran away.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo wanted to rush out as well, but as soon as she stepped over the threshold, she was blocked by two spears.
"The prince has ordered! No one is allowed to step out of Fengqi Palace!" The prince controls all the palaces!
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo broke out in a cold sweat and secretly prayed that her daughter-in-law was okay.
With the help of the system, Bai Zhirou avoided the prince's guards and came to the empress dowager's palace alone, which was also surrounded.
She found a dog hole and crawled in, and successfully came to the Queen Mother.
"Grandmother Empress Dowager!" Bai Zhirou's voice was as soft as a kitten, but the Empress Dowager still heard it.
The Queen Mother looked back in surprise, and when she saw Bai Zhirou, the dog came to her in a low voice.
"Grandmother Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince's cousin is forcing the emperor to abdicate. If we don't get out quickly, the Emperor might be in danger!" Bai Zhirou said anxiously.
The Queen Mother naturally knew this truth, but as an old woman, she had no idea what to do!
Bai Zhirou didn't say much to her. She called Hongyu over to help her dress up. She also changed into a light palace maid's uniform.
Several people took advantage of the night to crawl through the dog hole and hurried towards the Yangxin Palace.
The night was hazy, and the palace was lit by torches as bright as day.
The prince, dressed in a yellow robe, had a cold face and his hands were behind his back.
"Father, you should abdicate immediately. You forced my mother to death. Do you feel at ease as the emperor?"
The prince's face was half hidden in the night and half appeared in the firelight, making him look extremely ferocious.
The prince has the power to control the Yulin Guards. Those who disobeyed his orders have been killed on the spot, and the rest are all his people.
He is absolutely sure!
"Rebellious son! You really are a rebellious son! The Queen almost poisoned the third son to death, just to pave the way for you, right?" The Emperor's face turned pale, and he grabbed something at hand and threw it at the prince.
"So what? If it weren't for Bai Zhirou, the Third Brother would have died long ago! The Third Brother's existence is a threat to me! Only after he dies can I sit on the throne with peace of mind!"
The prince's tone was cold, and his eyes seemed to be frozen.
The emperor was furious, but he was the ruler of a country and could not lose his composure!
Bai Zhirou brought the Queen Mother into the crowd, and everyone heard everything that was said clearly.
Bai Zhirou originally wanted to find a suitable opportunity to capture the prince in one fell swoop, and she had many hidden weapons in her hands.
But the Queen Mother broke free from her hand and rushed out!
"Xuan'er! My Xuan'er! So you're here. I made you your favorite Ruyi Osmanthus Cake. Come with me and eat it. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
The Queen Mother held up the hem of her skirt and walked towards the Prince, her tone sounding as if she was coaxing a child.
No one expected the Queen Mother to come out at this time, not even the Emperor.
Swords and knives have no eyes. The emperor was so frightened that his heart was about to jump out of his chest, fearing that this rebellious son would not recognize his relatives and would stab the empress dowager with a sword.
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