Chapter 109 Shooting
Gao Hongchen looked at the emperor and said proudly, "In this situation, do I still have a choice?"
"You have it. I promise you that if you kill Rongpin, I can spare your Gao family from the death penalty."
Gao Hongchen listened and shook his head firmly.
"That's impossible. I won't kill Ya'er."
When the emperor heard that Gao Hongchen was still calling Ya'er at this time, he couldn't help feeling annoyed.
"Is it worth it for a woman?"
Gao Hongchen continued to sneer: "Woman, Your Majesty, you have three palaces and six courtyards, but you have never truly loved a woman. You don't understand."
Seeing that he was still stubborn, the emperor waved his hand and brought two more people up from behind.
It turned out to be Gao Tongrui and Gao Tonghuan.
When Gao Tonghuan saw Gao Hongchen, he cried out:
"Father, please stop being stubborn. Rongpin is just using you.
Father and mother are the ones who truly love you, and we are a family."
Gao Hongchen ignored Gao Tonghuan's words.
Gao Tongrui said upon seeing this: "Gao Hongchen, our Gao family has been planning and working hard for generations to achieve the current situation.
Do you really have to bury the good reputation of your ancestors, bear the reputation of treason, and let the entire Gao family be buried with you just because of a woman?"
After hearing what Gao Tongrui said, Gao Hongchen's face suddenly became ferocious.
"It's not your turn to lecture me, little bastard.
Don't think I don't know that you have been in collusion with Feng Shenyu for a long time.
You're dreaming if you want to leave my Gao family."
Gao Tonghuan continued to cry and shouted, "Father, even if you don't care about us, please think about my grandmother back home.
She worked so hard to raise you, and this is how you repay her?"
Gao Hongchen sneered after hearing this: "I am where I am today because of your grandmother. When I asked to marry Ya'er, she refused.
It was she who insisted that I marry Zhuang Yunlu, that disgusting woman."
Gao Tongrui couldn't stand hearing anyone talking about his mother, even if that person was his father.
He immediately retorted, "Gao Hongchen, the Zhuang family has done so much for you over the years, and you've taken advantage of them, yet you still despise my mother.
An ungrateful, heartless person like you should not exist in this world.
You deserve to die.”
"Humph, whether I should die or not is not up to you, a little bastard."
Everyone listened to the quarrel between Gao's father and son.
Rongpin brought Li Yueyao with her, and the two of them leaned against the railing of the Thousand Carp Pond.
On the other side of the huge lake, Feng Shenyu was discussing with Gan Qing.
"Right Prime Minister, the distance is too far, I'm afraid I won't hit you."
Feng Shenyu heard this and said, "Is there anyone who is good at swimming? Please leave a few for me.
I led them into the water, and after swimming to the other side, we could capture Rongpin with our crossbow.
You take your men with you to His Majesty's side to protect him."
Gan Qing nodded after listening and called a few people over to listen to Feng Shenyu's instructions.
He took the remaining people with him to protect His Majesty.
Feng Shenyu and his companions changed into tight clothes, went into the water silently, and moved towards this side.
Rongpin didn't want to listen to the conversation between the three of them, so she interrupted:
"Honglang, we don't have much time left. Take Sheng'er and let's go."
The emperor naturally saw someone in the lake coming towards this side, trying to hold back Concubine Rong.
Then he asked, "Rongpin, why did you poison me?
Are you from Nanli?"
"I am either from Nanli or Dajin.
But so what? No one ever said that the people of Dajin couldn't poison you."
"I want to know what you are trying to achieve by doing this?"
"What do you want?" Rongpin sneered. "If you want to know so much, come forward and I'll tell you."
In order to prevent the poison in Concubine Rong, the emperor kept a distance from her.
At this moment, in order to buy time for Feng Shenyu and to save Li Yueyao, the emperor nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian immediately grabbed the emperor's hand and said:
"Your Majesty, please do not do this. Be careful of fraud."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Aunt has risked her life for me time and again. I cannot abandon her."
Li Yueyao also shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, don't go forward. Be careful of her poison."
The emperor ignored Li Yueyao's shouts, took a few steps forward, stood still, looked at Rongpin and said:
"I know you just want me to be closer to you so you can attack me.
You never thought about telling me anything from the beginning, right?"
Rongpin laughed and said, "Since you knew, why did you come forward to die?"
The emperor laughed and said, "I have my own reasons."
Rongpin smiled and said, "Since you are rushing here to die, I will grant your wish."
After saying that, he threw a handful of medicine powder at the emperor.
Seeing this, Gan Qing rushed out from the side and stood in front of the emperor.
The emperor covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, but did not retreat a single step.
Just as everyone was hurriedly covering their mouths and noses, Rongpin's figure like a ghost had already rushed two steps in front of the emperor.
Gan Qing came to his senses and raised his hand to block it.
But Rongpin slipped under Gan Qing's armpit without mercy and successfully placed the dagger in her hand on the emperor's neck.
Li Yueyao had just been pushed aside by Concubine Rong, and her whole body hit the railing of the Thousand Carp Pond and fell down softly.
"His Majesty!"
"His Majesty!"
Everyone exclaimed nervously.
Rongpin laughed triumphantly: "Your Majesty, my target today is you, and you're actually rushing to get close to me, hahahaha..."
Feng Shenyu in the lake saw the situation on the field change drastically, and took decisive action, shooting a crossbow at Gao Hongchen.
Before Rongpin finished laughing, she saw Gao Hongchen fall down.
He immediately shouted anxiously: "Honglang, Honglang, what's wrong with you?"
Feng Shenyu aimed his crossbow at Concubine Rong, but Concubine Rong was alert and hid behind the emperor with her back to a small rockery.
His eyes kept wandering around the lake, Gao Hongchen, Concubine Xian and others.
This made it difficult for Feng Shenyu to lock onto her for a while.
When Li Yueyao saw Concubine Rong pulling the emperor towards the small rockery, her heart almost jumped into her throat.
The Qian Tower is hidden behind the rockery.
When Rongpin saw Gao Hongchen lying motionless on the ground, her eyes suddenly turned bloodshot:
"Damn it! I'm going to make you go and bury Hong Lang with him."
As he spoke, he threw handfuls of bullets and powder at the crowd, and those who were close to him fell down one after another.
The emperor quickly covered his mouth and nose with his hands, but Concubine Rong didn't care and just kept throwing the powder.
Li Yueyao also covered her mouth and nose, and slid backwards on the ground.
Seeing this, Feng Shenyu jumped out of the lake, ran straight to Li Yueyao, helped her up from the ground, and hugged her as they retreated to a safe distance.
Then he looked at Li Yueyao nervously and said, "Your Highness, are you okay?"
As soon as he asked, he saw the wound and blood on Li Yueyao's neck.
He felt unwell, his face was gloomy and his aura changed.
Li Yueyao had just been pushed aside and bumped into the railing. Her shoulder was in great pain, but she still shook her head and said:
"No problem."
"He was bleeding, and he said he was fine."
As he said that, he took Li Yueyao's hand and searched for the handkerchief in her sleeve pocket.
Li Yueyao reached out and touched her neck. After letting go, she looked at the blood on her hand and said calmly:
"It's okay, just a scratch."
Then, he anxiously peeked over Fengshenyu's shoulder.
But he saw Qian Lou half exposed from behind the rockery that Rongpin was facing, looking at him.
Li Yueyao, Concubine Xian, Feng Shenyu and others all saw the Qianlou behind Concubine Rong.
Feng Shenyu thought quickly and stepped forward to look at Gao Hongchen and said:
"Empress Rong, the Left Prime Minister is not dead yet."
When Concubine Rong heard that Gao Hongchen was not dead, the madness in her eyes subsided a little and she regained some rationality.
Feng Shenyu then continued, "Rongpin, release His Majesty, and we can talk."
"What do we have to talk about? Don't think I don't know your tricks."
As Rongpin spoke, she led the emperor back, watching the distance between them and Qianlou getting closer and closer.
In order to force Rongpin to continue to retreat, Li Yueyao shouted:
"Since we can't talk, your life will have to stay here."
"Archers, get ready."
Li Yueyao raised her hand and shouted loudly.
The Thousand Feather Guards around obeyed the order and raised their bows and arrows towards this side.
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