I am so tired today, and I am tired every day.
"Now that things have come to this, how can you let me stay with you?"
——Jin Suting
***
Jin Suting was very curious about where he got these witty words from. She kept smiling and didn't seem so tired anymore.
"Also, I've kept the mask you gave me. It was the first gift you ever gave me."
"Hey, how do you cook so deliciously? Is it a talent? Why don't I have such a talent? It's really unfair."
"Let me tell you a joke, pa la pa pa pa ..."
Jin Suting: "Helan Ruizhe, it's done, we're almost there."
As they were talking, they had already walked up more than 500 steps and arrived in front of the hall.
There was an incense stand with an incense burner and a plaque symbolizing the Helan family.
Mother Guo lit the wedding incense for them herself, and Eunuch Bai handed it to the two newlyweds, asking them to insert the wedding incense into the incense burner.
Helan Ruizhe held Jin Suting's hand, and the two of them walked towards the incense burner step by step with determination.
After completing this step, all officials came to pay homage to them. The two of them stood at the highest point, respected by everyone.
"May His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years; may His Royal Highness the Crown Princess live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years—"
"Oh no, General Jin is rebelling—"
Before all the officials had time to get up, the guards at the outermost edge of the palace wall began to shout, and their voices echoed throughout the entire palace. Then there was a sudden movement, and the old general brought more than a thousand elite soldiers to surround all the officials in front of the hall.
"The palace has been surrounded by us. Helan Qin is not worthy of being the emperor. Please hand over the throne immediately!"
There was a lot of blood splattered on his face and body, obviously he had fought his way in.
After Jin Suting saw clearly that the man who was bloodthirsty was really her father, her steps became unsteady.
"Dad, you have something to say nicely, why do you do this?!" Jin Suting loudly questioned the person below, her father, across the high steps.
The old general's scabbard was dripping with blood. He said, "Don't be afraid, Su'er. Daddy is here to save you!"
"Quickly withdraw your troops. This is my wedding ceremony. What are you doing?"
"That bastard Helan Qin wants your life. She's unfit to be emperor! I will kill her!"
"What are you talking about!" Jin Suting was so anxious that she was about to cry. If Helan Ruizhe hadn't supported her, she would probably have fallen down.
The one who fell before her was the Queen Mother. She pointed at the old general, her blood boiling, "I tried so hard to defend myself, but I couldn't defend you!"
She screamed miserably and fell down. Eunuch Bai supported her and shouted, "The Queen Mother has fainted!"
The officials kneeling on the more than 500 steps were even more panicked. They had lived in comfort for decades and had never seen such a situation of treason. The backbone of the country, the Queen Mother, fainted on the spot and they didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, Helan Ruizhe remained rational. He ordered people to bring the Queen Mother back to the main hall. It was also not appropriate for female relatives such as Jin Suting and Helan Minzhi, who were emotionally unstable, to stay outside.
Helan Yinsheng escorted several female relatives into the hall, while Helan Ruizhe took the sword Yuan Jing brought him and rushed down.
"Helan Ruizhe!" Jin Suting turned around and called out to him, her makeup smudged by tears. Things happened so quickly that she couldn't think too much for a moment. "If you don't have to, don't hurt Daddy."
"And! You have to be careful."
She didn't believe that her father, who had always been loyal and righteous, would rebel, but the facts were already in front of her, so she could only urge Helan Ruizhe to be careful.
There were only a few guards left in the palace, only seven or eight hundred at most. The soldiers that could be mobilized were all in the hands of the old general, or they had gone to the northwest to fight and had not returned yet.
But the old general brought at least a thousand people with him, which put him at a disadvantage in terms of numbers alone.
Soon, the two sides began fighting. The originally festive palace was suddenly filled with shouts and bloodshed. Blood was splattered everywhere, on the palace walls, on the steps, and even on the originally red Xiling lotus, which was stained a darker color...
There was also a lot of blood on Helan Ruizhe's wedding dress. He didn't expect that the martial arts he learned would be used to kill his own soldiers.
But a war is inevitable. The old general led his troops to rebel, and he did so at a time when everyone was off guard, such as the Crown Prince's wedding.
The only one who could lead the overall situation was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Soon, Yu Seung-ho also rushed to Helan Ruizhe fully armed.
"Why did the old general suddenly rebel?"
"How should I know?"
Helan Ruizhe had just finished answering this question when the machete came down again.
He kicked away two more men who rushed forward to stab him, and the old general rushed directly towards him.
He was standing in a relatively empty area in front of the main hall without corpses everywhere. Helan Ruizhe noticed the abnormal redness in his eyes from several steps away. He kept his distance and didn't dare to confront him head-on while talking to him.
"Are you Jin Zhuang?"
"I'm not you, are you?"
“…”
Before he could utter the probing words, the old general thrust his sword straight at Helan Ruizhe's waist. He used his sword to deflect the thrust, avoiding it but still having a piece of his clothes cut off.
The old general was attacked by gravity and retreated backward by inertia. His feet slipped and he rolled down the stairs, letting out a loud scream.
Helan Ruizhe chased after him, but the sound was heard by Jin Suting, who had been anxiously watching the fight through the window.
"father!!"
She was already very anxious. She felt sad that Helan Ruizhe was injured, and she felt even more sad that her father was injured.
Although treason is a serious crime, he is still your father after all.
Seeing people rolling down the stairs, she rushed out. Now everyone was surrounding the Queen Mother and had no time to pay attention to her.
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