"What the propaganda said is not without reason."

Pei Wenxuan asked a question and Pei Liming immediately took over the conversation.

He was originally a concubine and had many disagreements with Pei Lixian. Before Pei Lizhi's death, he had a successful career, but after Pei Lizhi's death, he was suppressed by Pei Lixian. It was not until Pei Wenxuan and Li Rong got married that he was promoted from the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice to the minister.

There were quite a few people like this. As soon as Pei Liming opened his mouth, the tribesmen who had already informed Pei Wenxuan stood up and stated the pros and cons one by one.

The Pei family had been tied to the crown prince for a long time, and had been mortal enemies with Concubine Rou ever since Pei Wenxuan tricked her. If Li Cheng ascended the throne, it would be a disaster for them that would lead to the extinction of their clan.

Pei's internal disputes broke out for a long time, and Pei Xuanqing finally spoke up: "Stop it."

Pei Lixian and Pei Wenxuan looked at Pei Xuanqing at the same time. Pei Xuanqing raised his cloudy eyes and said, "Wenxuan, if the Patriarch's order is not given to you today, what will you do?"

"My grandfather, the prince is my brother-in-law, so I can't leave."

If Pei Wenxuan doesn't leave, the Pei family will be tied to the crown prince no matter whether he wins or loses.

"So, how sure are you?"

Pei Xuanqing stared at Pei Wenxuan, who smiled softly, "Grandfather, King Su is dead."

"The one in the palace?"

“It’s fake.”

Pei Wenxuan said softly, "Sun'er is not the only one who knows about this. They can't keep it a secret for long. Grandfather, do you think the prince has any chance of success in confusing the royal bloodline with the evil concubine?"

Pei Xuanqing was silent for a long time, then he laughed: "Your father was like this back then."

As he said this, he turned around and looked at everyone: "What do you think?"

"We think the propaganda is quite reasonable."

A group of people spoke in unison, with some voices speaking up for Pei Lixian mixed in, but they were all drowned out.

Pei Xuanqing nodded and turned to look at Pei Lixian: "Give him the family master's order and the warehouse key."

"Father." Pei Lixian became anxious, "He is just a child..."

"I'm not a child anymore."

Pei Xuanqing spoke again: "This is not his decision, it's my decision. Give it to him, Patriarch's Order."

Pei Lixian pursed his lips. Seeing Pei Lixian's disobedience, Pei Xuanqing slammed his palm on the table and shouted, "Give it to him!"

Pei Lixian didn't say anything, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Pei Xuanqing frowned and said, "Second brother."

"Father, I cannot watch him repeat his father's mistakes. The Pei family cannot be involved in this matter. We should arrest Pei Wenxuan immediately and send him to the palace! Someone, come!"

Pei Lixian shouted loudly, and a group of guards with knives broke through the door, rushed in, and surrounded the entire ancestral hall.

Pei Liming's face turned cold: "Pei Lixian, you are doing something to the ancestral hall?!"

"I have stopped punishing my unfilial son. Pei Wenxuan, you have committed treason and are plotting rebellion. Today, I will execute you on the spot and send you to the palace to see how His Majesty will judge you! No one is allowed to move today!"

Pei Lixian raised his hand and said coldly: "Otherwise, you will be regarded as a fellow party member and charged with treason."

When the people present heard this, their faces were extremely ugly. However, Pei Wenxuan smiled and found a seat in the hall. He sat down calmly. Tong Ye made tea for him. He smiled at Pei Xuanqing and said, "Grandfather, my second uncle is having an operation in front of the ancestral hall. Can Wenxuan help you relieve your worries?"

Pei Xuanqing hesitated for a moment after hearing what he said, and then nodded.

Pei Lixian sneered: "He is just a grasshopper in autumn, pretending to be calm. Come, take him down!"

Pei Wenxuan smiled without saying a word and calmly served the tea. The guards in the courtyard rushed towards Pei Wenxuan with swords brandished. At that moment, arrows rained down from all directions, and the guards in the ancestral hall who were rushing in front were instantly shot dead!

The blood of the guard closest to Pei Lixian splashed directly onto Pei Lixian's face, forcing him to close his eyes.

Then there were shouts and screams outside the gate. Everyone was in front of the ancestral hall, their faces pale and they dared not speak.

Only Pei Wenxuan sat leisurely in his original position, smelling the fragrance and tasting the tea. Finally, he raised his head and looked at Pei Lixian: "Second Uncle, sit down and wait. We will go to the underworld in a while, and there is still a long way to go." As he said this, Pei Wenxuan lifted the lid of the tea bowl and chuckled, "Don't get tired."

Pei Lixian's face turned pale and he said nothing. After waiting for a long time, the courtyard finally quieted down.

Zhao Chongjiu stepped inside and knelt in front of Pei Wenxuan: "Sir, all the guilty ministers have been executed. There are a total of 142 people. Please count them."

Pei Wenxuan nodded and glanced at Tong Ye who was standing beside him. Tong Ye brought the wine that had been prepared long ago to Pei Lixian and said respectfully, "Second Master, please."

Pei Lixian looked at the poisoned wine in front of him, and Pei Wenxuan smiled slightly: "Second Uncle, this glass of wine is Wenxuan's gift. If you don't want to drink it, you can just pour it. It's better to drink it yourself, which is more decent."

Pei Lixian's hands were shaking slightly. Before he could say anything, there were several screams from the crowd. Several Pei family members who had been following him were dragged out. With the movement of their knives, blood splattered the ground.

Pei Lixian's face turned pale. Pei Wenxuan stood up and picked up the wine. "Second uncle," he said softly, "my father drank his glass of wine. You should drink this one, too."

Hearing this, Pei Lixian raised his eyes to look at him. After a long while, he trembled and said, "Wolf cub..."

"If you don't drink now," Pei Wenxuan said softly, "you won't be the only one drinking."

After hearing this, Pei Lixian finally compromised. He took a deep breath, drank the wine, turned around and rushed out of the hall.

Pei Wenxuan shouted, "Wait."

Pei Lixian paused, and Pei Wenxuan raised his hand: "The master's order."

Pei Lixian didn't move. He felt pain, pain in his lungs.

Pei Wenxuan personally stepped forward and took the patriarch's order from his waist. As soon as he got it, the man spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell down.

Blood splashed onto Pei Wenxuan. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off Bai Jing's face. He turned around and gave a direct order: "Gather all the Pei family soldiers. Pei Xiaoling, the city defense army, wait in the south city."

While the Pei family was in chaos, there was an extra sense of peace in the Su Mansion.

Su Rongqing walked into Su Minzhi's bedroom. Su Minzhi was practicing calligraphy. Su Rongqing came in and knelt down straight, "Father."

"Do you know why I called you here?"

Su Minzhi did not look up, and slowly drew a horizontal line on the paper with the tip of his pen.

Su Rongqing said softly: "I know."

"Your elder brother told me about your situation. You have always been a sensible child. I can't understand," Su Minzhi raised his eyes and looked at Su Rongqing, "How come you are not as sensible as your elder brother?"

Su Rongqing did not move. Su Minzhi saw that he did not look repentant, so he frowned and said, "The Crown Prince is the eldest son of the Empress. He is legitimate in terms of ancestry and legitimacy. His character, learning and bearing are impeccable. What is the background of Concubine Rou? What is the character of Prince Su? What are you doing?"

"I felt something was wrong when you argued with Pei Wenxuan in the court, but I thought you were..." Su Minzhi pursed his lips, threw away the pen, and said, "You are young and impulsive. I know what you think of Princess Pingle, but she is already married. What are you doing now?"

"Father?" Su Rongqing looked up in a daze. He never knew that everyone in his family knew what he was thinking.

Su Minzhi seemed to feel guilty and lowered his voice: "You have been in the academy for three years, and you have been tested every year. Whenever His Highness Pingle is present, you have to perform specially. Every time you enter the palace, as long as His Highness Pingle is there, you have to dress up specially. Rongqing, I am your father, and no one knows a son better than his father. You and His Highness are not suitable, and I also thought you would not do anything wrong, so I never warned you. But what's wrong with you? Now, I can no longer understand you."

"It's me, I'm ashamed of my father's church."

Su Rongqing took a deep breath and said, "It's just that my son thinks that Li Chuan is indeed not suitable to be the emperor."

"Then is Prince Su suitable?!" Su Minzhi saw that Su Rongqing refused to compromise, and couldn't help but get angry, "Where can you find a monarch who is completely suitable? A monarch is a tool to stabilize a country. It's not about strength, but stability."

“But he’s unstable.”

Su Rongqing looked calm, "Father, in fact, everything His Highness Pingle did was instructed by the Crown Prince. Even when Concubine Rou proposed tax reform, it was actually a trap set by the Crown Prince for Concubine Rou. What you said, father, I believe very much. The monarch is stable, and the ministers are talented. Although Prince Su has a bad character and a bad family background, he can't cause any trouble. But what about the Crown Prince?"

Su Rongqing raised his eyes and looked at Su Minzhi: "Now the prince has not yet ascended the throne, but he has already turned the court upside down. If he ascends the throne, how can father control him?"

"That's not your concern!"

Su Minzhi shouted in a low voice, and as he was speaking, Su Ronghua came in from outside the yard. Hearing the argument inside, he quietly went around to the back window and hid behind it to watch Su Rongqing and Su Minzhi talking.

Although he sued Su Rongqing, he was also worried that Su Rongqing would be beaten to death by Su Minzhi. He knew since he was a child how strict Su Minzhi was with Su Rongqing, and part of this strictness was also due to his fear that his younger son would repeat the same mistake because he was an incompetent elder. Therefore, Su Ronghua always felt a little guilty towards Su Rongqing.

He secretly listened to their conversation at the window, waiting for Su Minzhi to take action.

After Su Minzhi finished scolding Su Rongqing, he was so angry that he reached out to get the tea next to him. Before he even touched the teacup, he heard Su Rongqing say, "I want to help Li Cheng ascend the throne."

"What did you say?!"

Su Minzhi turned around abruptly, and his clothes knocked over the teacup.

Su Rongqing stood up and went to pour tea for Su Minzhi. While pouring the tea, he said, "Ask father for his opinion."

"I absolutely don't agree," Su Minzhi was too angry to say anything more, and pointed at the door, "You go and accept the punishment yourself, don't even think about it!"

"Then," Su Rongqing knelt in front of Su Minzhi with a cup of tea in his hand, and raised the cup above his head, "I don't want to think about it anymore, please calm down, father."

Su Minzhi looked at Su Rongqing's expression. He hesitated for a moment, but finally softened his attitude, raised his teacup, took a sip, and said slowly: "Just think it through, Rongqing. No matter what, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the monarch and we are the subjects. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not done anything against the moral principles of heaven..."

As Su Minzhi spoke, his tongue became a little stiff, and he felt the surroundings gradually darkening.

"Rong Qing?"

Su Minzhi panicked a little, and Su Rongqing quickly stood up and supported him: "Father."

"I...why can't I see it?"

Su Minzhi panicked: "Quick, call a doctor."

As he spoke, he slowly began to lose hearing of his surroundings. Su Rongqing supported Su Minzhi and asked, "Father?"

Su Ronghua hid outside the window, and by then he had realized that something was wrong.

He vaguely heard footsteps coming from outside. He held his breath and retreated into the woods behind the rockery.

Su Rongqing helped Su Minzhi to the bed. When Su Minzhi fell on the bed, he was completely unable to speak.

"Father," Su Rongqing raised his hand to tuck him in, his voice gentle, "Please take a rest. I will come back when I finish my work."

After he finished speaking, Su Rongqing's face instantly turned cold. He raised his hand to take the patriarch's order from Su Minzhi, stood up and walked out. As soon as he walked out the door, he saw that the corridor in the courtyard was already filled with his men.

"Guard the inner courtyard and don't let anyone get close. My father is seriously ill, so I'm taking over as the head of the Su family," Su Rongqing hung the head order on his waist, "find the eldest son and put him under house arrest. Arrange other irrelevant family members to leave Huajing in batches immediately. Instruct the Su family soldiers to assemble, and the city defense troops to stay at the south gate temporarily. Hurry to Tianshou Pass and inform Su Ping that there is a change in Huajing, and bring 8,000 elite soldiers over."

After Su Rongqing finished speaking, he walked out.

When the footsteps around him gradually faded away, Su Ronghua found an opportunity and rushed out, following the wall to a deserted place, and arrived at the dog hole in the backyard of the Su Mansion.

He took a deep breath, and finally bent down and went out with a head full of dog hair.

The commotion between the Su and Pei families was like two drops of water falling into the sea, and did not cause any ripples in the whole of Huajing. However, the sensitive people still noticed something unusual. In the afternoon, the number of people leaving the city suddenly increased, and at this time, people in the palace also brought the imperial edict to the prince's mansion.

Li Chuan had already finished washing up and was kneeling in front of the couch, looking at the long sword in front of him without saying a word.

Fu Lai led the people into the Prince's Mansion and said respectfully at the door: "Your Highness, His Majesty invites you."

Li Chuan raised his head and looked at Fu Lai at the door. His eyes were cold, but Fu Lai's expression remained unchanged. After a long time, Li Chuan picked up the long sword, stood up and walked out of the house: "Let's go."

Li Chuan got on the carriage. At this time, Zhao Chongjiu also returned to the princess's mansion and led Li Rong on the carriage.

Li Rong sat in the car and looked around. She clearly noticed that the atmosphere on the street was a little unusual. There were many more people heading towards the city gate.

There were still some beggars on the road who were still standing there. They watched Li Rong's carriage pass by and then looked away. Li Rong knew that they were Pei Wenxuan's spies. Pei Wenxuan's foundation was his ability to collect information.

Li Rong looked at the pedestrians on the street, watching them running with frowns on their faces. She suddenly remembered the north that Pei Wenxuan and Li Chuan had mentioned. She turned her head and looked at Zhao Chongjiu who was sitting next to her: "Chongjiu."

"Your Highness."

Zhao Chongjiu thought she had some instructions, so he spoke up immediately. Li Rong thought for a moment and said, "I remember you are from the northwest."

"Yes." Zhao Chongjiu said respectfully, "I am from Suzhou in the northwest."

"Look at the people in the northwest. Before the war, were they the same as the people in Huajing?"

Li Rong looked at the people on the street. Zhao Chongjiu started to laugh. Li Rong turned around and asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at?"

"Your Highness," Zhao Chongjiu bowed his head, "the northern army is good at surprise attacks and cavalry. The people will not know about it before the battle begins. They will suddenly attack the city at night. If they fail to capture the city, everyone will run away. If they capture the city, they will not have time to think too much."

Zhao Chongjiu lifted the curtain and looked at the pedestrians on the street going to the city gate. These people were all alerted civilians who got the news of the unusual movement of the city defense army. Zhao Chongjiu looked at them and said, "Look at them. There is also someone who reported the news. There is no such thing in the northwest. When they wake up, their heads may be gone. This is considered good. If you are unlucky and encounter a city that is conquered after desperate resistance and the defenders have no time to organize an evacuation, that would be the worst."

Li Rong no longer dared to ask how miserable it was.

She sat in the carriage and for the first time looked down at the people around her.

The carriage left from the south city gate, where the Pei family garrison was stationed. When Li Rong left the city, she turned around and looked at the weathered city wall still standing there, as if watching her go away like a human.

She is leaving here soon.

Leaving the place where she had lived for fifty years.

Leaving the power she loved and the court for which she had fought all her life.

She felt as if she was in a trance and was rising. She didn't know why, but she suddenly understood the sadness of a hero losing his sword and a beauty dying in her twilight years.

She couldn't think about her life after going to Qingzhou. With every step forward, she felt like there was a rope tugging at her heart. She suddenly felt like struggling, and she suddenly wanted to give it a try.

Could she do better?

She wants love and power, she wants them all. Is there a superior who can remain invincible with the heart of an ordinary person?

She watched the word "Huajing" become increasingly blurred. At this moment, the sound of chopping and killing suddenly came from inside Huajing.

The sound was deafening, and then the whole Huajing seemed to be a boiling water, with screams and shouts coming rapidly.

Li Rong clasped her hands on the edge of the carriage, staring intently at the battlefield that had belonged to her for fifty years.

In the Huajing Palace, soldiers were fighting each other. Li Chuan stood in front of the palace gate with a sword in his arms, watching the palace gate slowly open. He looked coldly at the palace gate that stretched all the way to the end, and shouted loudly: "The evil concubine Xiao seduced the monarch, disrupted the government, and confused the royal bloodline. She should be punished for her crimes. Now I am holding the emperor hostage, and I have accepted your Majesty's request to enter the palace to clean up the emperor's side and protect the safety of the emperor."

"Anyone who stands in our way," Li Chuan raised his hand and drew his sword, standing in front of the palace gate, "will be killed!"

After he finished speaking, the soldiers rushed in like a tide. Li Chuan raised his sword and quickly walked into the palace.

Li Rong listened to the noise in the distance, she didn't dare to look anymore, and was about to lower the curtain, when she saw a young girl riding a horse out of the city and galloping towards her.

"Stop!" Shangguan Ya didn't dare to call Li Rong's name, so she shouted at the carriage in front, "Stop!"

Li Rong heard Shangguan Ya's voice and immediately stopped the carriage: "Stop!"

As soon as the carriage stopped, Shangguan Ya stopped in front of Li Rong. She was panting heavily. Li Rong knew something was wrong by looking at her expression: "What's wrong?"

"Su Ronghua just came to me and said that Su Rongqing rebelled. He took control of the Su family. The Su family and other noble families joined forces with Concubine Rou and transferred 10,000 elite soldiers from the castle pass."

"Has he taken action now?" Li Rong asked immediately. Shangguan Ya shook her head and said, "No."

If he doesn't take action now, it means Su Rongqing is waiting for Li Chuan.

Once Li Chuan really kills Li Ming, Su Rongqing can kill Li Chuan with justification.

If the noble families in the city join forces with him, Su Rongqing will have nearly ten thousand troops in Huajing City alone. If troops are transferred from the surrounding areas of Huajing tonight, the Wang and Su families will be able to have 20,000 troops arriving in Huajing by tomorrow.

If Li Chuan killed Li Ming, they would surely lose with only 10,000 men.

If Li Chuan doesn't kill Li Ming, then there is only one way left, which is to agree to Li Ming to pacify the Shangguan clan, and then join forces with Li Ming, and there is still a chance of winning.

"Your Highness," Shangguan Ya looked at Li Rong, "What should we do now? Your Highness, please make the decision."

Decision? How to decide?

Su Rongqing did not move because he thought they were still unclear about his plan. Otherwise, Su Rongqing would have ambushed Li Chuan from behind and cooperated with Li Ming from inside and outside. Li Chuan would have been defeated without a doubt, and Pei Wenxuan, who participated in the mutiny, would have no chance of survival.

If she leaves now, she can still return to Qingzhou, and perhaps Su Rongqing will give her a way out as agreed.

If she went back now, she would just watch them die.

When the word death crossed her mind, she suddenly remembered the question Pei Wenxuan asked her.

"If I die today, what will happen to you, Your Highness?"

What will happen?

She thought this would never happen, but at this moment, she clearly realized that it was not impossible.

If Pei Wenxuan died...

If Pei Wenxuan died...

Li Rong closed her eyes.

"go back."

She spoke hoarsely, "I will go to the palace to pick up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Don't alarm anyone. I will stay in the palace and continue to command the siege. Zhao Chongjiu, tell Pei Wenxuan that I had an accident on the way and ask him to rescue me. Then send as many people from the Shangguan and Pei families as you can out of the city. Aya, you also leave Huajing," Li Rong raised her eyes and looked at Shangguan Ya, "Preserve your strength. As long as the Crown Prince is alive, wait for Xun Chuan to come and you will attack the city immediately."

Shangguan Ya looked at Li Rong for a long time, then asked, "What about you?"

"I have to stay in the palace," Li Rong looked at her. "Without anyone to command her, Su Rongqing will soon find out that Chuan'er is gone. And if I'm here, even if she's discovered, I can hold Su Rongqing back for a while."

Shangguan Ya didn't say anything. Li Rong pushed her and said, "Hurry up, leave now."

Shangguan Ya took a deep breath and nodded, "Yes."

After that, Shangguan Ya drove away. Li Rong sat back in her seat. She closed her eyes and said calmly, "Let's go back."

They had not gone far when the carriage took Li Rong into the city.

When she came out, she was at a loss.

But at this moment, when the carriage drove back to Huajing and took her to the battlefield, she felt surprisingly calm.

Her carriage passed through the long street that was already in complete chaos and arrived at the palace gate. When she said goodbye to Zhao Chongjiu, she handed the letter in the carriage to Zhao Chongjiu and said, "Take the prince consort far away and then give him the letter."

Zhao Chongjiu took the order and retreated quickly.

Pei Wenxuan led the Pei family and the people from the Inspection Department to guard outside the palace. Zhao Chongjiu found Pei Wenxuan. When Pei Wenxuan saw Zhao Chongjiu, he was a little surprised: "Why are you here? Where is His Highness?"

"Your Highness is in trouble," Zhao Zhongjiu said in a low voice, looking very anxious, "In the inn outside the city, Prince Consort, Your Highness wants you to go there immediately."

After Zhao Chongjiu finished speaking, he showed Li Rong's token. When Pei Wenxuan saw the token, he panicked for a moment.

He looked at the palace, then at the token in his hand, and Zhao Chongjiu immediately said: "Sir, make a decision quickly, if it's too late..."

"Pei Ming!" Pei Wenxuan called Pei Ming, and Pei Ming stepped forward, "Young Master."

"You stay here first. I'm going out of town and will be back soon."

After Pei Wenxuan finished speaking, he counted a group of top masters, led them and followed Zhao Chongjiu out of the city.

Pei Wenxuan hurried out of the city, while Li Rong, wearing a fox fur coat and holding a warm stove, walked towards the palace step by step.

Inside the bedroom, Li Ming was lying on the couch, looking at Li Chuan who was standing in front of him with a sword.

"I wanted to give you a choice," Li Ming said with a weak look on his face, "but you didn't even want to make a choice and just gave me the result. Li Chuan, do you know what kind of curse you will bear in history if you kill me?"

"I don't care about whether to curse or not."

Li Chuan looked very indifferent. Li Ming mocked him, "You are not afraid of being cursed. It seems that you are really a disloyal and treacherous bastard. Are you crazy about the throne? Oh, no," Li Ming seemed to have suddenly thought of something, "It's not you who is crazy, it's your mother, your sister, and the Shangguan family."

Li Ming raised his hands and clapped his hands, as if he had guessed something correctly, and pointed at him: "They are going crazy."

"Father," Li Chuan seemed a little sad as he listened to Li Ming's words, "I don't understand."

"What don't you understand?"

"Why can't you accept me?"

"It's already been a long time," Li Ming seemed to find it ridiculous, "You actually still ask me such a question. Chuan'er," Li Ming sighed, "Who taught you to be so naive? It's not that I don't accept you, you are my child, I raised you up by myself, the one I don't accept is your mother."

While the two were talking, Shangguan Yue pushed the door open and walked in.

Li Ming raised his eyes and saw the woman walking into the room. He did not stop talking, listening to Shangguan Yue: "They, the Shangguan family, are greedy. They treat my Li family as puppets and try to rule the world with my Li family through marriage. They have no feelings in their hearts. Do you think your mother loves you? Does the Shangguan family treat you as a relative? No, Li Chuan," Li Ming laughed, "you are just a chess piece of the Shangguan family. A tool they use to rule Daxia."

Shangguan Yue listened to Li Ming's words and walked behind Li Chuan step by step.

She looked calm as she looked at the man on the bed.

He is old.

An aura of corruption swirled around him, and he didn't look like the young man who used to fly kites with her and build the Beiyan Pagoda.

She looked at him with sorrow, and this look angered Li Ming, who shouted, "What are you looking at!"

"I'll take one last look at you, Li Ming," Shangguan Yue said calmly, "You're old."

Shangguan Yue finished speaking and turned to look at Li Chuan: "What are you waiting for? Let's get started."

Li Chuan held the sword without moving. Shangguan Yue frowned, "Li Chuan! There are so many people waiting for you outside. If you delay the ascension, something will change. Hurry!"

Li Chuan lowered his head. Shangguan Yue took a soft pillow from the side and handed it to Li Chuan: "Quick, the sword can't be used, it's too obvious, go and smother him to death."

Li Chuan raised his head and looked at Shangguan Yue in front of him: "Mother..."

"Shangguan Yue, he is my son!" Li Ming was delighted when he saw the confrontation between Li Chuan and Shangguan Yue. "Do you think it is so easy to kill your father? Haven't I been good to him? I held him in my arms, I taught him to write, and when he was hungry, I took him to the kitchen in the middle of the night to turn on the stove. You punished him to write, and I helped him copy..."

Li Ming talked about Li Chuan's old days when he was young.

At that time, the conflict between him and Shangguan was not so acute. He and Shangguan Yue were still a loving couple. Beiyan Tower had not been repaired yet. He was still a big kid who would pull Li Chuan and let Li Rong sit on his shoulders to play.

He originally wanted to say this to provoke Shangguan Yue and Li Chuan, but as he spoke, his voice became hoarse.

The bedroom was silent for a moment. Shangguan Yue's eyes were red. "You're not going to do anything, right?"

Shangguan Yue drew his sword and said, "I'll do it!"

"Mother!"

Li Chuan saw Shangguan Yue running over with a sword in hand, and hugged Shangguan Yue tightly: "Wait... wait a little longer..."

"What are you waiting for!"

Shangguan Yue turned around and slapped Li Chuan in the face: "How can you be a prince or an emperor if you are so indecisive! Kill him!"

Shangguan Yue put the sword in Li Chuan's hand: "Kill him! Have you forgotten how he treated you? He was so good to Li Cheng, but only a little bit good to you. Don't you want to kill him?"

Shangguan Yue said this and pulled Li Chuan forward.

Li Chuan's sword kept shaking, Shangguan Yue forced him.

"Kill him."

Shangguan Yue was crying, as if she had put all her life's madness into this place: "Kill him, and everything will be over. You will be the emperor, and the world will be yours."

"You are the prince, don't be so weak. It's just killing one person, killing a father who has done you no good. Why are you hesitating?"

The tip of the sword moved closer and closer to the old man on the bed, and outside the palace gate, Li Rong walked up the stairs step by step.

When the tip of the sword was against Li Ming's neck, Li Rong pushed the door open.

The cold wind blew into the room. The three of them turned around and saw Li Rong wearing a dark robe with gold thread and a pure white fox fur coat. She was holding a heater in her hands and standing at the door, looking at them quietly.

Li Chuan looked at her in disbelief, tears quickly welling up in his eyes.

Li Rong looked at Li Chuan, and for a moment, she felt as if she had gone back many years.

Standing at the node of fate, she has the opportunity to make amends.

"Put down the sword," she said softly, "Chuan'er, come here."