"Yunru!" Rong Zhen looked at the person falling in his arms, helped her aside, walked out of the room and fought to the death with those people.

Huang Zijun led a large army to surround the palace and arrested all the rebellious criminals. The news also reached the palace. The emperor was unwilling to have a conflict with the people of Jianzhong. He hoped that the previous emperor had warned him that no matter what the other party did wrong, he should give them a way out and never block their way.

But now they are thinking of slaughtering the royal family, and no one knows if he will be the next one.

"emperor."

Just when the emperor was feeling at a loss, the empress dowager walked in from the door.

"Mother, why are you here?" The emperor quickly stepped forward. The queen mother sat beside him with dignity and dignity. "I heard about the sword tomb and rushed here immediately after learning about it. I knew that the emperor would be in a dilemma."

After hearing this, the emperor lowered his head in shame. He never expected that the empress dowager understood his every move.

"Mother, this matter is really difficult to handle. Jianzhong was kind to the late emperor, but now he is disobeying his superiors. I'm afraid it's not easy to make a fuss about this matter."

The emperor was in a headache. The sword tomb had not caused any trouble in the court, but now no one knew why these things happened suddenly, which made people feel very embarrassed.

"Emperor, Jianzhong has already started a rebellion. It would be better to take this opportunity to nip the root of the problem in the bud, so as to avoid having nightmares every day." The empress dowager pointed out a clear way for him, but the emperor had some doubts in his heart as to whether he should take this path or not.

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be delayed. Zhen'er was unfortunately ambushed, and Princess Zhao was seriously injured this time. This incident must serve as a warning to others, lest some martial arts sects emerge in the future and take this opportunity to disrupt the government. What should we do?"

What the court fears most is that power is not concentrated, and that small gangs will emerge from time to time, which may be used by people with ulterior motives in the future. This will pose a great threat to the throne. The emperor also understands this truth. He has always remembered the lessons of the previous emperor and dared not neglect them.

"Since your majesty has said so, I will do as you wish."

After saying this, he issued an order to execute the male members of Gongsun Mansion and exile the female members to the border, never to return to the capital.

As soon as this imperial decree was issued, it triggered a bloody storm in the capital, and the mastermind behind this bloody storm was Xie Yihui.

It was a sunny day here for Xie Yihui, and he was playing with the birds in the yard when he had nothing to do. He looked peaceful. However, the minions in the palace had already begun to stir.

"Father, have you heard about the Sword Tomb? Gongsun Yan has been arrested and is now being interrogated by the Ministry of Justice."

When Xie Changming got the news, he quickly rushed to the backyard and informed Xie Yihui. On the other hand, his father looked as if he had expected it. Perhaps this matter was also related to his father.

"Father, you promised Gongsun Yan before, what should we do now? What if he bites back and confesses you?"

Xie Changming couldn't help but feel a little worried. His father's move was too hasty. Using Gongsun Yan's power to confront Prince Zhao's Mansion directly, wasn't this like hitting a rock with an egg? And Xie Yihui's idea was right here. He suddenly laughed a few times, as if everything was under his control.

"Father..." Xie Changming looked at him in confusion. Xie Yihui He was a shrewd man, how could he not have thought of this?

"Letting the people from Jianzhong go against the imperial court is to let the people from Dali Temple transfer the clues to the people from Jianzhong, so that no one can trace it back to me."

After Xie Yihui finished speaking, he laughed a few more times. Only then did Xie Changming understand why he had done this so painstakingly.

"It turns out that my father had already made a plan." Xie Changming nodded in sudden realization.

Prince Zhao's Palace.

When Shen Aojun heard that Gu Yunru had been assassinated, she hurried over to visit Gu Yunru.

"Qingfeng, have all the people been arrested?" Shen Aojun asked Qingfeng who was standing at the door serving.

"All the people from the Sword Tomb have been captured, but the princess is now..." Qingfeng looked at the unconscious Gu Yunru with a worried look on his face. A day had passed, but she still showed no improvement.

"What should I do?" Shen Aojun frowned and stood by, watching Doctor Hu come in late. He came to take the patient's pulse three times a day, and this time was the third time today.

"Doctor Hu, what is the condition of the princess?"

After taking the patient's pulse, Doctor Hu frowned and looked as if he was deeply thinking.

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"To reply to Madam, the princess is now fine, but I don't know why she hasn't woken up yet."

When Doctor Hu took Gu Yunru's pulse, he felt something was strange. There seemed to be another life in Gu Yunru's body, but he was sure that it was not a pulse of pregnancy. As for why this happened, he had to wait until the princess woke up to find out.

"Your Highness..." Qingfeng was guarding the door and noticed someone coming in. It turned out to be Rong Zhen. Rong Zhen had just gone to the Ministry of Justice and had not returned. He was covered in blood, but he had not found the whereabouts of Gongsun Yan and Gongsun Ningxue. This made him very curious, and he had already asked people to track down the whereabouts of the brother and sister.

On the other side of the picture, Gongsun Yan was fleeing everywhere. When he fled to a river bank, he saw a black-sailed boat. He had contacted people from the Xie family before. If anything happened, he would get on the black-sailed boat and be sent to Yangzhou to spend the rest of his life in peace.

"Boatman!" Gongsun Yan waved to the boatman not far away. The boatman was a middle-aged man wearing a straw raincoat and a hat. He trotted over to see if there were any suspicious people chasing him. When he found no one, he breathed a sigh of relief and got on the boat.

"Boatman, are you from the Xie family?" Gongsun Yan gasped for breath and finally got onto the boat. The boatman stood at the bow with a mysterious look on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"I'm asking you a question, row the boat quickly!" Gongsun Yan fled all the way, fearing that he would be hunted down by the soldiers from the palace again. He looked at the boatman, who was standing at the bow like a clay sculpture, and seemed unable to hear what he said.

"Don't be anxious, we'll be leaving soon, right?" The boatman's voice was very dry and hoarse, and his words sounded like a wood saw, which made people's scalps numb. Gongsun Yan had his back to him and was completely unsuspecting.

When the boat was halfway across the row, Gongsun Yan realized something was wrong. Just as he was about to ask, he found that the boatman was already very close to him. He could only vaguely see his narrow and long phoenix eyes. Then, a knife stretched out from his right hand and stabbed him in the chest.

"You..." Gongsun Yan vomited a mouthful of blood, then fell straight on the deck with his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes open. The boatman took off his raincoat and raised the corner of his mouth coldly.