"Pei Wenxuan?!"

Wang Houmin was the first to react, shouting, "How dare you come here?!"

"Even thieves dare to enter the palace," Li Rong glanced at him coldly, "Why doesn't he dare?"

"He's so stubborn, we'll arrest both of them and send them to the tower!"

"Wait!" Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and protected Li Rong to stop the soldiers from charging. "Sir Wang, I came into the city alone, so I have something to discuss with you. Please listen to me."

"You are a eloquent man, but I'm afraid you have bad intentions..." Gu Zichun stepped out from behind Wang Houmin and was about to speak when Pei Wenxuan took out a hairpin from his sleeve, "Master Gu, Madam Gu wants to ask you, when will you return home?"

Seeing the hairpin, Gu Zichun's face changed drastically, and Gu Zidao also lost his composure and asked anxiously, "What have you done to my wife?"

"Minister Gu, don't panic." Pei Wenxuan slowly put away his hairpin and smiled gently, "Right now, Madam Wang and the head of the Su family are all visiting the princess's mansion with their families. I have already instructed my subordinates to entertain them well. Of course, the people in the princess's mansion will treat them the same way as the adults treat me and His Highness. I believe that everyone is a polite person and will not be too neglectful."

"My father is with you."

Su Rongqing stared at Pei Wenxuan and spoke in a cold voice.

Pei Wenxuan smiled and said softly, "Your whole family is here with me."

After saying that, he took Li Rong and walked towards Fulai who was tied to the corner of the wall. He raised his hand and cut the rope on Fulai with a sword, and helped him stand up. While helping him stand up, he whispered: "If Xiao Qian conflicts with the ministers, let someone kill one of them."

He spoke quickly and quietly, and from the angle at which he was supporting Fu Lai, no one was aware of the brief conversation.

Fu Lai's expression remained unchanged. After Pei Wenxuan helped him up, he said with some apology in his tone, "Thank you for your trouble, eunuch."

Fu Lai smiled slightly, not showing any fear or surprise: "You are too polite, young master."

"Everyone," Pei Wenxuan helped Fu Lai up and turned to look at everyone, "It's cold outside the palace, why don't we go in and talk?"

"Pei Wenxuan, stop talking nonsense," Wang Houmin said urgently, "Just say what you want to say, and stop wasting time here."

The sound of siege outside is like a sword hanging over people's hearts, it is swaying and seems to be about to fall at any time.

Everyone was feeling uneasy, unsure of what to do next. They scolded Pei Wenxuan just to give themselves some time to think clearly about what to do.

Pei Wenxuan smiled lightly and told Fulai to find a stool for Li Rong. Fulai responded and left.

When others tried to stop him, Pei Wenxuan said, "It seems that you all don't intend to treat me and His Highness well? His Highness is pregnant now, and you still let her stand like this. Don't you want to talk?"

Everyone was frozen for a moment, and Fulai stepped back.

After Fulai left, Pei Wenxuan turned around and looked at Wang Houmin: "Actually, I am not here to be an enemy of you. On the contrary, I am here to help you."

"Help?" Gu Zidao frowned, "What do you mean by that, Lord Pei?"

"Your heads are now on the beheading table," Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and cut the neck, "I'm going to give you a suggestion, at least keep the body intact."

“Pei Wenxuan!”

Wang Houmin was furious. Pei Wenxuan's face turned cold in an instant. He shouted, "You are a bunch of traitors and traitors. You are ashamed of the emperor and the people. Now that the Crown Prince's army has entered the city, if you surrender, you still have a chance of survival. Otherwise, even if you and your entire clan are wiped out, your crime will not be forgiven!"

"Take him down."

Su Rongqing raised his hand and spoke coldly. Soldiers rushed forward. Pei Wenxuan suddenly pulled out a firework from his chest, pointed at everyone and shouted: "Let's see who dares!"

"Take this as a pledge. If Your Highness and I die here today," Pei Wenxuan looked at the crowd coldly, "your three clans will be buried with me."

The faces of the three clans present were very ugly, but the other noble families who had left the city early did not care about these. Cui Bin stepped forward and said anxiously: "My lords, now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has attacked the city, we must make a decision now. If we are too soft-hearted, no one can save us! Quickly tie up the two people, find His Majesty and get the will, and leave the palace quickly! By then, we will have a safe place to live, and we can gather together and do things soon!"

While they were talking, a guard came back and said something to Su Rongqing. Su Rongqing's eyebrows relaxed when he heard it, and he turned to look at Cui Bin: "Don't worry, Master Cui. The prince didn't have a large army to rescue him when he attacked the city. It was just a group of tired soldiers, less than 10,000 men and horses, and they were at the end of their strength."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Su Rongqing raised his eyes to Pei Wenxuan and said, "Pei Wenxuan, don't waste your time. Just surrender."

"Su Rongqing," Pei Wenxuan stared at him, "You are really stubborn. You didn't choose the way out, but insisted on going down the road to death."

"Choose?" Su Rongqing laughed softly when he heard this, "When did I have the opportunity to choose a path? I was born as the young master of the Su family. I was born on this path. How can you let me choose?"

"Then I'll give you a choice." Pei Wenxuan spoke calmly. He turned his head and looked at everyone. "Everyone, let's be frank. The reason why the prince left the palace early today and why I ambushed and kidnapped all the clansmen in the city is actually because someone leaked the news and informed you of the plan in advance."

"Who?" Wang Houmin frowned. Pei Wenxuan smiled, raised his hand and pointed at Su Rongqing. "It's the eldest son of the Su family, Su Ronghua. Ladies and gentlemen, the Su family doesn't want to get involved in this matter at all. The Su family is such a noble family that they have never participated in royal disputes for hundreds of years. Do you think Su Rongqing represents the Su family's position? No, never!"

"Take him down!"

Su Rongqing shouted loudly, but this time, it was Wang Houmin who stopped him: "Wait!"

Wang Houmin stared at Pei Wenxuan and said, "Go on."

"Su Rongqing poisoned Prime Minister Su and obtained the Patriarch's Order. Young Master Su fled overnight and had already rushed to Tianshou Pass, where he persuaded General Su to help the Crown Prince clean up the bandits to show his loyalty. He rebelled today. What's the point of you following Su Rongqing all the way to the end? Su Rongqing is the only one who rebelled in the Su family. What's the point of you listening to him and sacrificing the whole family? You might as well listen to what I say next. It's not too late to surrender now."

"Surrender?"

Gu Zidao couldn't help but ask, "How do you surrender? Leave the palace?"

"If those who plotted rebellion could escape punishment simply by leaving the palace, wouldn't the whole world follow suit?"

"So what do you want?" Gu Zidao frowned, and Pei Wenxuan smiled lightly, "Pay taxes."

"The decree proposed by Concubine Rou before was actually the wish of Your Majesty. You may as well follow Your Majesty's wishes, pay taxes and tributes, and change the recommendation system to the imperial examination system. This will please Your Majesty and give Your Majesty a step. I will not punish you. In this way, won't everyone be happy?"

No one was talking. After a while, Wang Houmin laughed out loud and turned to look at Su Rongqing beside him: "Minister Su, you have always said that Concubine Rou was tricked by the Crown Prince and Pei Wenxuan. I have always had doubts in my heart. Now it seems that Minister Su is still sharp-sighted and far-sighted."

"My family has been established for thousands of years," Wang Houmin stared at Pei Wenxuan, "Pei Wenxuan, I'm afraid you have forgotten that Li," Wang Houmin lowered his voice, "was not originally the emperor."

"So what Lord Wang means," Pei Wenxuan smiled, "is that you don't want to choose this path?"

"If we had to choose," Gu Zidao stroked his beard with his hand, "we wouldn't be here. But, Lord Pei is right on one point," Gu Zidao turned to look at Su Rongqing, "Lord Su, what exactly is the Su family's position? Lord Su, please express your opinion."

After Su Rongqing heard what Gu Zidao said, he understood what they meant.

They looked firm on the surface, but they were just putting on an act for Pei Wenxuan to see. Pei Wenxuan's words were always in their hearts.

No one is stupid. Li Chuan escaped at such a good time, and Li Ming is still alive. In this situation, if the Su family’s army had not come, he would have died.

In the end, it's just a matter of taking a will. There is no difference between leaving one person or leaving a group of people. What they need is Su Rongqing's statement.

Su Rongqing lowered his head and smiled: "My lords, please leave the palace first to see the situation. I will stay here and meet you all after I get the imperial edict."

"That's great." The others felt relieved after hearing this.

They left the palace first. No matter what happened next, at least they had a way to survive.

After saying this, everyone ran out in a hurry.

Su Rongqing turned around and looked at Pei Wenxuan who was standing in front of Li Rong. The two looked at each other quietly for a moment. Su Rongqing said calmly: "I know you don't know how to light the fireworks in your hand."

"oh?"

"You are not that kind of person."

"Then you are wrong," Pei Wenxuan said with cold eyes, "I can do anything for Your Highness. You have a family, and so do I."

Su Rongqing didn't say anything. There was a hint of envy and bitterness in his expression as he looked at Pei Wenxuan.

"I hope you keep your word."

"Then you can give it a try. Come on, take them down!"

Su Rongqing gave the order, and the guards rushed towards the two men without any scruples.

Upon seeing what happened, Pei Wenxuan hurriedly handed the fireworks to Li Rong, and pushed her into the hall just before someone else was about to chop her off with a sword.

Before Li Rong could react, she saw the door slam shut. Then she heard the sound of a sword hitting the door and Pei Wenxuan shouting, "Close the door!"

Li Rong slammed the door in a hurry and shouted, "Su Rongqing, stop! Your Su family's troops will not come. You can't win with only 10,000 troops in the inner palace and 10,000 troops from the Wang family! Don't you know whether the Su family's troops can come or not?! Stop now and I will save your life."

"Your Highness," Su Rongqing looked at Pei Wenxuan, who was guarding the palace gate and fighting with a few soldiers, and said in a very calm voice, "As long as you change the system, there will be thousands of Rongqings in this world. As long as I get the imperial edict, I can form a family alliance again. Your Highness, stay well and don't get involved in disputes and hurt yourself."

After he finished speaking, Su Rongqing was about to leave. Li Rong couldn't help but yelled, "You are blocking the reform in order to stabilize the country and avoid war! If you take the will out today, the war in Daxia will never stop!"

Hearing this, Su Rongqing stopped in his tracks. He turned his back to Li Rong, looking a little dazed: "Does Your Highness still want to change the system?"

Li Rong was stunned. Amid the roar of killing, Su Rongqing spoke clearly, "Your Highness, as long as you don't change the system, the will will never be revealed."

After saying that, Su Rongqing stepped forward. Li Rong couldn't help but yelled, "Su Rongqing, do you still know what you are doing? You are the root of the chaos among the people of Daxia, and you are the greatest evil in the world! You don't admit it because you can't face it, but you can turn back!"

"The past is the past, the new life is the new life. Su Rongqing, why do you insist on living in the past and not being able to get out of it!"

"It's a new world now, I'm the new Li Rong..." Li Rong's voice was a little bewildered, "Why can't you be the new Su Rongqing?"

Abandon the teachings of the world.

Let go of past perceptions.

Abandon faith and perseverance.

Why not be a brand new Su Rongqing?

Li Rong didn't understand.

Su Rongqing was walking on the corridor, listening to every word Li Rong said. His muscles were trembling slightly, but he forced himself not to look back.

He had no way out, and he couldn't turn back. The sound of chopping and killing continued, and Li Rong sat on the black marble floor, listening to the sounds of fighting outside.

She raised her hands to cover her belly, and used the power of life to draw calmness and strength.

Wait a moment.

Pei Wenxuan will be fine.

He will live and live well.

Li Rong's hands were shaking all the time. It was the first time that she felt so powerless and scared. She was not afraid of death or loss. The only thing that frightened her was the end of another person's life.

She listened to the swinging of swords and the chopping outside, and she felt as if she was being pressed into the water, heading towards an endless abyss.

At this time, Wang Houmin and others also arrived at the palace gate. Xiao Qian saw them coming out together and couldn't help but frowned: "What are you going to do, my lords?"

"General Xiao," Wang Houmin and the others smiled, "Now the only thing left is the imperial edict. Let's go back to the mansion to check on the family's situation. After Lord Su has taken the imperial edict, we will make a summary."

Xiao Qian listened to Wang Houmin's words and stared at him. Outside, there were deafening shouts of siege. Xiao Qian's eyes were cold: "Are you guys going to abandon my second sister and run away?"

Hearing this, Wang Houmin's face suddenly became a little ugly: "What are you talking about? We have bowed and worked hard for Concubine Rou, isn't that sincere enough?"

"If you are sincere, you should live and die with me, Xiao."

"Master Xiao," Gu Zidao said coldly, "is he planning to imprison us all in the palace and tie us together with Concubine Rou?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Qian nodded without hiding anything. The guards behind the minister drew their swords immediately. Xiao Qian's men also drew their swords and faced each other. The two sides were on the verge of a fight. Xiao Qian said bluntly: "Today, there are only two ways for you to get out. Follow me, Xiao, and get out alive, or lie down and be carried out. I hope you gentlemen will not be ignorant of the lifting."

The Xiao family was originally a poor family, so how could the people of the aristocratic family tolerate such humiliation? Wang Houmin sneered and raised his hand and said, "Gosh! I don't believe that he really dared to kill anyone!"

"You dare!" Xiao Qian drew his sword immediately after hearing Wang Houmin's mockery. "Try again if you come forward!"

Wang Houmin didn't care and led his men forward. At this moment, a scream was heard from behind. No one knew who started the fight first, but blood was all over the ground.

"Someone's been murdered!" Someone was shocked and shouted loudly. Xiao Qian's face changed drastically, and the others also reacted instantly after a brief shock.

"Kill them!"

Wang Houmin shouted in panic, and for a moment, everyone started fighting for unknown reasons.

"Hey," Pei Wenxuan looked at the chaos in the distance and shouted to the soldiers fighting with him in front of him, "Your master is in trouble, why don't you go and help!"

Pei Wenxuan's shout startled a group of people. Except for Su's original soldiers, everyone else hesitated for a moment and then turned around and rushed towards the palace gate.

When fighting broke out in front of the palace gate, Huajing was finally completely breached. Li Chuan led his men forward. Shangguan Ya stood outside the city, beating the drum while watching Li Chuan's troops disappear at the end of their sight.

At this time, an army with a flag embroidered with the word "king" came from afar.

There were quite a few people coming from the other side, coming down the hillside, bringing with them a rumbling sound.

Seeing the flag, the guards hurriedly advised Shangguan Ya: "Sir Shangguan, the Wang family's reinforcements have arrived, let's retreat quickly."

"no."

Shangguan Ya looked at the distant army without moving her eyes. She stood on the chariot, finally put down the war drum in her hand, raised her hand and drew out her long sword, looked at the direction where the army was rushing, and shouted loudly: "Those who retreat will be killed, fight!"

Shangguan Ya refused to retreat, and the soldiers who had already cut their food and straw and had no way to retreat did not dare to retreat either.

Tens of thousands of soldiers rushed towards the two thousand people in front of the city gate. In the early morning, dust was flying and the ground was shaking. Shangguan Ya's heart was beating fast. Seeing the army getting closer and closer, her hands couldn't help but tremble.

She had always been taught that she lived for her family, but for the first time in her life, she felt that her destiny was in her own hands.

Even if she chose to die rather than live.

But even at this moment, she didn't feel any regret.

There is even a kind of indescribable satisfaction. In this world, there is freedom and dignity, which are far more important than life.

Her breathing became more and more rapid. When the distance between the two armies was less than ten feet, she suddenly heard a loud shout from the crowd: "More! There are still troops!"

Shangguan Ya turned around abruptly and saw a flag with the word "Su" flying high on the hill behind him. A young man in jade-colored clothes, holding a long sword in his hand and a bow hanging from his horse, was heading towards the battlefield in the morning light!

Shangguan Ya couldn't help laughing. At this moment, someone beside her said, "Be careful!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she was pushed away by someone. The two armies collided in an instant, and Shangguan Ya fell to the ground. She swung her sword desperately and ran towards the young man who was riding a horse.

The other party obviously saw her and rushed towards her through the crowd.

Shangguan Ya had never felt so clear-headed before. She shouted the other person's name in the crowd: "Su Ronghua!"

Her hair was blown away to avoid being cut by the weapons. She rushed forward without hesitation amidst the killing.

She saw the man getting closer and closer, until the last moment, he reached out his hand to her.

She looked up at the young man on the horse and reached out her hand hastily.

The moment he held her, it was as if the long-cherished wish of two lifetimes had finally been fulfilled at that moment.

Su Ronghua pulled her onto the horse. Before Shangguan Ya could say anything, he drove the horse towards Huajing City while comforting her: "Don't worry, I have already made it clear to my cousin. I will bring troops to reinforce, and he will go to inform the family to let Qin Lin go."

"You guys..." Shangguan Ya trembled as she spoke. She paused for a moment before calming down. "Have you decided?"

Su Ronghua didn't say anything. He held her in his arms and led his soldiers into Huajing. As he galloped on the parade road, he looked at this familiar Huajing and said slowly, "Okay."

"I will ask His Highness for permission to take the Su family back to their hometown, and all the land and population will pay taxes like ordinary people in exchange for Rong Qing's life."

Shangguan Ya was not surprised to hear this. She looked up at him in his arms. The young man was unusually serious, which made him feel more resolute than before.

"At this point," Shangguan Ya said softly, "Do you still want to save Su Rongqing? If you don't save him, you, the Su family, will still be considered heroes."

"Everyone in this world can give up Rong Qing," Su Ronghua said calmly, "but I can't. It doesn't matter whether you are a hero or not, the only pity is——"

Su Ronghua paused for a long time before he seemed to have adjusted his mood. He smiled nonchalantly and said, "With this status, I'm afraid I can't propose to Miss Shangguan."

Shangguan Ya didn't say anything, she just stared at Su Ronghua.

The smile no longer reaches the eyes.

The noble young man in Huajing who only cared about love and sex disappeared after all.

Waiting is the longest thing in life.

Especially the helpless waiting.

Li Rong didn't know how long she had been waiting. Finally, she heard a loud shout coming from the door. Then, after a long time, all the noises outside suddenly became quiet.

The door burst open, and she looked at Pei Wenxuan standing at the door intact.

Standing behind him were Li Chuan, Lu Chuan and a group of reinforcements. Pei Wenxuan couldn't help but smile when he saw her standing calmly in the hall. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Li Rong suddenly rushing towards him and hugging him tightly.

This was the first time she showed such a vulnerable attitude in front of him.

With this hug, it felt like a silent wall collapsed. Pei Wenxuan looked down at Li Rong. He tried his best to control his emotions, raised his hands and gently hugged her, saying softly, "Go to a safe place to rest first, I'll go find Su Rongqing."

"I'll go too."

Li Rong knew that now was not a good time to speak. In fact, as long as Pei Wenxuan was alive, everything was fine.

She let go of Pei Wenxuan, looked up at Li Chuan and Xun Chuan, and couldn't help but ask, "Where is Lu Feibai?"

"First, lead the troops to the inner palace to rescue the driver."

"Where's Qin Lin?"

Li Rong hurried to the inner palace and turned to ask Xun Chuan. Xun Chuan lowered his voice and said, "General Qin was injured, but not seriously. He is facing Su's Chen army at the moment. I have specially sent a subordinate to lead 10,000 soldiers to climb over the snow mountain in advance."

Xun Chuan explained the situation in a few words. Li Rong nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"For Your Highness," Xun Chuan looked up at her with sincerity in his eyes, "It's not bitter."

As Li Rong led the group to the inner palace, Concubine Rou pressed Li Ming on the table in the bedroom and asked, "Where is the jade seal?"

Li Ming didn't say anything, he closed his eyes. Su Rongqing and Hua Le searched everywhere in the house, and Su Rongqing became a little anxious for a moment.

He had to find the seal, he had to find the seal.

There was a sound of fighting outside. Su Rongqing raised his head instantly and looked at Concubine Rou: "Li Chuan's men are coming, hurry up!"

After hearing what Concubine Rou said, she gritted her teeth, took out the knife, and put it on Li Ming's neck: "Didn't you say that you would pass the throne to Cheng'er? Didn't you say that you loved me? Where is the imperial seal?! Take it out!"

"My position," Li Ming said calmly, "I can give it to you, but you can't take it."

Looking at Li Ming's demeanor, even at this moment, he was still so high and mighty, Concubine Rou couldn't help but tremble her hands: "In your heart, I, Cheng'er, and Hua Le are nothing at all."

Li Ming raised his cloudy eyes and looked at her coldly: "We are lowly and humble, but we are just trying our best to please you. You hate the superiority of the noble family, but deep down, you also love that superiority."

"Shut up."

When Li Ming heard this, he immediately showed some anger on his face: "You did all these things, and you still want my throne? You're dreaming!"

"Dreaming?" Concubine Rou laughed, "Yes, I am dreaming. I have been dreaming for many years."

After Concubine Rou finished speaking, she raised her knife and chopped off Li Ming's finger. Li Ming howled in pain, "You bastard!"

Hearing Li Ming's call, Concubine Rou suddenly felt indescribably happy. For a moment, she suddenly felt that it didn't matter whether she had the jade seal or not.

The end of the road is over.

What she cared about at the moment was to step on Li Ming under her feet.

The emperor, the one whom everyone bows to, was abused by her.

It seems that such behavior can heal the humiliation of being despised, ridiculed, and stepped on by others.

"Imperial Seal."

She raised her hand and cut a piece of flesh from Li Ming's back. Li Ming cursed. Xiao Rou couldn't help crying while cutting, and repeatedly called out: "Yu Xi, give me the Yu Xi."

"Cheng'er is going to ascend the throne."

"I want to be the Queen Mother."

"Hua Le wants to be the eldest princess."

"My Xiao family will become the most powerful noble family in Daxia! The imperial seal! Give me the imperial seal!!"

“There.”

Li Ming finally couldn't bear it anymore and pointed to a grid on the floor, howling: "Don't touch me again," he panted quickly, "The imperial seal is there."

Hearing this, Su Rongqing hurried forward and opened the floor in the direction pointed by Li Ming, and saw a jade box inside. Su Rongqing quickly took out the jade box, took out the jade seal from it, took out the will from his arms and stamped the jade seal.

At the moment when the seal was placed, the door burst open and Li Rong led everyone in quickly. Su Rongqing grabbed the edict, turned around and ran towards the window.

Pei Wenxuan reacted the fastest and just said, "I'll go after him."

After saying that, Pei Wenxuan followed Su Rongqing and disappeared through the window.

When Su Rongqing left, she took a large group of people with her. Li Rong raised her head and saw Li Ming sitting on a chair. Concubine Rou was holding a sharp knife against Li Ming's neck, and Hua Le was standing beside her, trembling slightly.

"Let us go."

Concubine Rou spoke calmly, Li Rong looked calm, she waved her hand, Xun Chuan responded and led his people away.

Only Li Rong and Li Chuan were left in the room. Li Chuan pulled a stool and asked Li Rong to sit down, then stood behind her without saying a word. Li Rong sat gracefully in her seat, looking at Concubine Rou with a smile.

Concubine Rou grabbed Li Ming's hair and looked at Li Rong like this, unable to help but feeling a little frightened.

Li Rong smiled and raised her hand gently: "Go ahead."

"Li Rong," Concubine Rou gritted her teeth, "this is your father."

"Father?" Li Rong lowered her head and smiled. "He is also Hua Le's father, your husband. How can he be my father? What does it have to do with me if you take action?"

"Since childhood, his favorite son was Li Cheng, his favorite daughter was Hua Le, and the woman he truly loved was you. Now you want to kill him, and you tell me that this is my father, so I will let you go?"

Li Rong seemed to find it funny: "Do you think I'm weak and can be bullied, or do you think I'm ignorant?"

"If you want to take action, hurry up and cut his neck here so that I can quickly let Chuan'er ascend the throne. For your contribution, I will leave his body intact."

"Mother."

Hearing this, Hua Le panicked for a moment.

She looked at Xiao Rou, then at Li Rong, and then for some reason, she suddenly knelt down.

"Your Highness," she said tremblingly, her eyes full of pleading, "Please let me go for the sake of our shared bloodline. I am your sister, if you let me go today, I promise that I will never argue with you again, and I will always be your most loyal, filial, and obedient sister."

"I was wrong before," Hua Le said, crawling towards Li Rong on his knees, "Please forgive me, please, forgive me..."

Before he finished speaking, the sword landed in front of Hua Le with a "swish". Hua Le was stunned. She looked up blankly and saw Li Chuan looking at her coldly: "Stay away from my sister."

Hearing this, Concubine Rou suddenly laughed.

"Son," she called Hua Le, "Do you understand? Begging for mercy will not yield any results. People like us cannot beg for mercy in our lifetime."

As she spoke, she put Li Ming down and walked towards Hua Le. She seemed to want to help Hua Le, but her eyes were always fixed on Li Rong.

"You're wrong. You should care about him."

"He doesn't love me, nor does he love Cheng'er, and even less does he love Huale. We are just stains and rotten mud in his eyes in the palace. He just needs us and uses us."

"He never thought about my contribution to the construction of Beiyan Tower."

"He never gave me any respect."

"He never controls his temper in front of me. He hits me whenever he wants and scolds me whenever he wants."

Concubine Rou stopped in front of Li Rong. She looked at Li Rong and slowly smiled: "I have tolerated him all my life, waited for him all my life, and loved him all my life. But he doesn't care about me, because I was born in a humble family and I am a slave, while your mother was born in a noble family. She was born with the blood of Shangguan family. She will never make mistakes and she must be respected."

"On what basis?"

Concubine Rou stared at Li Rong: "Why are you born to be superior to others? And I was born to be stepped on in the mud. Is this fair?"

“It’s not fair.”

Li Rong spoke decisively. Concubine Rou was stunned for a moment. Li Rong said softly, "So, you should fight for it. But just because you have a reasonable reason, you can't do evil without restraint."

"I sympathize with you," Li Rong looked at her quietly, "but I can't support you."

"Sympathize with me?" Upon hearing this, Concubine Rou couldn't help but laugh, "Yes, you people should sympathize with us. I should be very grateful for what His Highness Pingle has given me..."

As Concubine Rou spoke, she raised her eyes with a cold light in them. The moment she spoke, she took a step forward and stabbed forward with the dagger in her hand!

At that moment, a feather arrow suddenly shot out from the window and instantly pierced through Concubine Rou's head!

Concubine Rou's blood splattered on Hua Le and also splashed on Li Rong's face.

Li Rong looked at Concubine Rou falling to the ground expressionlessly. After a brief moment of unconsciousness, Hua Le suddenly screamed sharply.

She screamed wildly, backing away in a pool of blood, then rushed to the door madly, opened it and rushed out.

After a while, the screams stopped abruptly. Li Rong looked at Concubine Rou lying on the ground and felt her blood soaking the soles of her shoes.

She looked at it for a long time and then spoke softly.

"May you be born into a better world in your next life."

A world where everyone can be respected regardless of their background, ancestry, gender, and can work hard to achieve a better life.

After Li Rong finished speaking, she raised her eyes and looked at Li Ming opposite her.

The dragon robe on his body was already stained with blood, and the father and daughter looked at each other silently.

After a long while, Li Ming spoke weakly: "You won't kill me?"

Li Rong thought for a moment, stood up, and turned around: "Have a good rest, I'll call the doctor over."

"Why don't you kill me!"

Li Ming saw that Li Rong turned around without seeming to care, he could not help but growl. Li Chuan turned around and saw Li Rong standing at the door.

Li Rong's eyes fell on Hua Le who was lying in the snow. She looked at him for a long time and said softly, "Your crime does not deserve death."

"You are not a very good father, nor a good monarch. If it were before, I would have wanted to kill you, but someone taught me that it is more important to remember a person's goodness than to remember a person's badness. If you always remember the bad, you will forget your goodness after a while."

As she spoke, Li Rong raised her eyes and took a deep breath: "Besides, you don't need me to do anything, right? Father, take a good rest."

After Li Rong finished speaking, she pushed the door and walked out.

After she left the room, she turned to look at Xun Chuan beside her: "Where's Pei Wenxuan?"

"It is said to be in the Weiyang Palace."

"You stay here, stay with Chuan'er, and don't leave him."

After Li Rong gave her instructions, she walked out.

When Li Rong hurried to Weiyang Palace, Pei Wenxuan was walking in the most secluded bedroom of Weiyang Palace with a sword in hand.

He chased Su Rongqing all the way here. The guards were fighting outside the palace. At this moment, there were only him and Su Rongqing in Weiyang Palace.

Su Rongqing chose Weiyang Palace to escape, it must be because Weiyang Palace has a secret passage out. In the previous life, Shangguan Ya sat in Zhenzhong Palace for so long, and Su Ronghua was able to enter and exit the palace freely, so he must have some special way of entering and exiting.

In the innermost room of the Weiyang Palace, light came in through the gauze window, creating a dim color. The light gauze fluttered in the wind. A screen embroidered with landscapes and figures separated the room. Although there was constant fighting outside, the room was so quiet that even the sound of dripping water could be heard.

Su Rongqing is here.

Pei Wenxuan knew, but he didn't know where he was hiding.

The same is true for Su Rongqing.

They both hid in the dark, observing their surroundings while hiding their figures.

Fireworks suddenly exploded, and Pei Wenxuan suddenly saw a figure falling from the screen. He thrust his sword straight forward, and the opponent obviously noticed his presence. The two swords pierced through the screen at the same time and intersected, then crossed the screen all the way, cutting across the ink painting of mountains and rivers above. After reaching the end, Pei Wenxuan pressed his wrist, and the sword directly pressed against Su Rongqing's sword!

However, Su Rongqing reacted very quickly. He swung his sword and kicked from the side. Then, while Pei Wenxuan was dodging, he turned around and chopped him down with his sword!

The screen was knocked to the ground by the two men, and their swords collided fiercely. When they met face to face, Pei Wenxuan clearly saw the cold murderous intent in each other's eyes.

Pei Wenxuan smiled softly: "I have heard that Lord Su always tops the academy exams every year, and never fails to get first place in any subject. The rumors are indeed true, Lord Su is really an extraordinary swordsman."

"Thank you."

Su Rongqing didn't say much, he just raised his hand and attacked quickly, slashing down!

The veil fluttered in the room, and two fighting figures were looming. The two swordsmen were equally matched, and they were entangled in the fight.

Neither of them was considered a top fighter, but among the civil officials, they were also skilled in fighting, hacking and slashing with their swords, confronting and then separating. Each move was intended to kill the opponent, and they did not show any mercy.

"You wanted to kill me a long time ago."

Su Rongqing sensed Pei Wenxuan's murderous intention and spoke coldly. Pei Wenxuan sneered: "The first time you held an umbrella for His Highness," the long swords collided again, shaking both of their arms numb, "I wanted to kill you."

"What a coincidence." Su Rongqing raised his hand and cut off the crown. "I thought the same thing on the day you and His Highness got engaged."

"Then I have to thank the Second Young Master for not killing me."

Pei Wenxuan went straight for Su Rongqing's neck, and Su Rongqing retreated hastily. When he was in front of the pillar, Su Rongqing dodged suddenly, and Pei Wenxuan had no time to put away his sword and stab it on the pillar. Su Rongqing took advantage of the situation and slashed down at Pei Wenxuan's hand. Pei Wenxuan quickly raised his sword, grabbed Su Rongqing's wrist, and smashed him to the ground over his shoulder!

Su Rongqing was forced to let go of the sword and used all his strength to bring Pei Wenxuan to the ground.

Both sides were forced to abandon their swords and started fighting on the ground with their bare hands.

This was their first direct confrontation in fifty years, a matter of life and death. They didn't say anything else, Pei Wenxuan grabbed his hair and pressed his head to the ground and slammed it madly, Su Rongqing grabbed Pei Wenxuan's wrist with both hands, bent it, and kicked him in the abdomen!

They were like two wild beasts, two country bumpkins, totally without any manners, punching and kicking each other hard.

There seemed to be more and more people outside, and Su Rongqing was obviously getting anxious. He grabbed Pei Wenxuan's throat and tried to kill him.

Pei Wenxuan grabbed his neck with his backhand and refused to let go.

"You...what are you still fighting for..."

Pei Wenxuan felt that breathing began to become difficult: "You can't leave, and that fake Li Cheng is useless. Her Highness has made up her mind, and a will cannot force her."

Su Rongqing didn't say anything. He was also being pinched by Pei Wenxuan and it was difficult for him to breathe. He gasped and refused to let go. He listened to Pei Wenxuan saying, "You obviously have so many