Chapter 512 Ending 5
"Lu Qianru, are you still dreaming?" Prime Minister Xue shouted from the city wall, "Don't you care about your wife, children and descendants? Do you want to let them be branded as traitors?"
“Hahaha…” Lu Qianru laughed: “A man should abandon his wife and children, not to mention his parents, to achieve great things. What’s more… there’s no need to take the Li family’s bloodline to heart. They were just pawns from the beginning…”
As Lu Qianru spoke, he turned to look at King Xiang and said with a smile, "Don't blame me, Your Highness. I have no other intentions."
Prince Xiang Li Yunjin said nothing, but Xue Zhiqing behind him showed an angry look:
"Lord Lu, be careful with your words. Your Highness Prince Xiang is rebelling for justice. This country still belongs to the Li family. Don't forget this!"
After nearly a year of fighting and living in the military camp with King Xiang, Xue Zhiqing looked haggard, thin, and a little more aggressive.
"Qing'er, don't be stubborn anymore. If you surrender now and plead guilty, your father will plead with His Majesty to forgive you this time. Your father is willing to resign and return home. As long as our family stays together, that's all."
Prime Minister Xue looked at his daughter whom he had not seen for more than a year and thought of his bedridden wife, his face filled with sorrow.
"Father? You only know I'm your daughter now? Do you know how much I've suffered because of Xue Wanning, who has been living away from home for many years?
Xue Wanning took my place and was raised by you, pampered like a treasure. Now that I'm back, you still pamper her and let me share everything equally with her. Is this fair?
I don't want love that comes from charity. I have to fight for what I want. For Yunjin, I am willing to do anything! ”
Xue Zhiqing looked at King Xiang with affection, but King Xiang seemed not to hear her and just looked at the city wall.
Xue Wanning was also standing on the city wall at this time, right next to King Jing.
Prime Minister Xue closed his eyes and sighed, "Your Highness, I am incapable of educating my daughter, and I am willing to take the blame on her behalf."
"Prime Minister Xue does not need to blame himself. This matter has nothing to do with Prime Minister Xue. Naturally, someone fanned the flames and the second Miss Xue was lured into the wrong path." The prince comforted him with a smile.
[Your Highness the Crown Prince is really good at talking. Is it because of the white moonlight in your heart? The battle between the real and fake daughters almost led to the change of the country's name. It was really misleading! But it's okay to make a mistake for the sake of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. 】
Su Qianqian commented in her heart, and the corners of people's mouths twitched when they heard it. They really envied those who could talk nonsense in their hearts without any pressure and without fear of being reported.
"Your Highness, please do not say anything more. Just raise the flag of surrender to prevent the people from suffering. I will consider our friendship and show some mercy."
Lu Qianru still smiled, but his words sounded a little impatient.
"Lu Qianru, who do you think this is? King Mu and his son have been captured. Without any internal or external support, it is a pipe dream to think of conquering our capital city of Xijing with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses."
The prince pointed to the King Mu and his son who had just been taken to the city wall.
Lu Qianru's smile froze, then gradually disappeared. After a moment of silence, he burst into laughter: "How stupid! You can't even do this, you are not worth much use. This will save me the trouble."
"Your Highness, since you are still stubborn, then stop talking nonsense. All officers, follow me to attack the city!"
Lu Qianru raised his hand and pointed with his sword, and the silver armor shone with light.
Li Yunjin did not move at all, riding calmly on his horse, and the soldiers behind him did not move either.
A part of the imperial guards led by Lu Qianru took action. At this moment, there was a commotion in the team behind. Someone looked back and saw smoke and dust rising, as if thousands of troops were galloping towards them.
"Reporting to the general, it is... the Qin family army that suddenly appeared and has blocked all three retreat routes!" The spy rode up to Lu Qianru at full speed, his face unable to hide the panic.
"How many soldiers would be so frightened?" Lu Qianru sneered.
"General, there are about 70,000 soldiers!"
"Impossible! Qin Hanzhang has been trapped in Fengzhou, how could he break through the siege and mobilize troops?" Lu Qianru didn't believe it and squinted his eyes into the distance.
[It’s here, it’s finally over. Qin Hanjin is not so stupid as to not know what the seal is used for. 】Su Qianqian was completely relieved.
[You are talking about the seal that King Xiang gave to Su Runhe and gave to you. You gave it to Qin Hanjin during the competition in Muchuan? 】The system asked in confusion.
[Yes, that's the one. It's very useful at the critical moment. After all, King Xiang always carves the same style of seals! 】Su Qianqian smiled secretly in her heart.
[Then how do you know that Prince Xiang will...] The system became even more confused.
[Don’t you know about this development? That’s the male lead! 】
Su Qianqian folded her arms and looked at the city below. Lu Qianru's troops had already started to riot.
"Lu Qianru, let's raise the flag of surrender!" King Xiang suddenly said.
"What did you say? You are already a rebel. Don't you know what the consequences will be if you accept surrender at this time?" Lu Qianru sneered at King Xiang.
"Rebel against the army? I have never rebelled. The only one I rebelled against is you!" King Xiang rode his horse and stood opposite Lu Qianru.
"Your Highness Prince Xiang, what did you say? Don't you want that position? Don't you want Xue Wanning to..."
"Xue Zhiqing, if Wan Ning is that kind of person, what's the point of me fighting for her? If Wan Ning is not that kind of person, why should I fight for her? You are stubborn and don't take me with you!" Li Yunjin's eyes were cold.
"No! I've been so good to you and put everything in front of you, why do you treat me like this, what's so good about Xue Wanning..." Xue Zhiqing's face turned pale and she screamed wildly.
The people standing on the top of the city wall saw the troops below in a commotion. Duke Xuan walked out of the team and shouted to the top of the city wall: "Your Highness, I have failed the grace of the emperor and my ancestors. Please be lenient to my family. I will apologize for this!"
After saying this, Duke Xuan Zhu Guanlin drew his sword and committed suicide, and his body fell off his horse.
Lu Qianru commanded the troops to turn around and resist. King Xiang turned around and said loudly: "The soldiers who were bewitched by Lu Qianru, if you lay down your weapons and surrender at this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely treat you leniently, don't be stubborn anymore!"
Seeing the army surrounding us from all sides, as if they had suddenly grown out of the ground, the shouts of killing were deafening in the cold wind, making it seem even more cruel.
Many soldiers unknowingly stood behind King Xiang and dropped their weapons.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Lu Qianru led a group of loyal subordinates to break out to the south, with Prince Xiang in hot pursuit. Xue Zhiqing was like a withered flower in the wilderness, swaying in the cold wind...
The city of Xijing returned to its former prosperity, but many people changed their lifestyles.
Xue Wanning became the president of Lanxiang College. The newly crowned prince arranged a marriage between her and King Xiang. Xue Zhiqing disappeared outside Xijing City and has been missing since then.
On the last day after returning to Daliang, Prince Ping found Su Qianqian and told her that if one day Su Qianqian wanted to leave Daqi and go to Daliang, half of Daliang would be hers.
"I don't want the kingdom. I have already gotten everything I can get here. What I can't get is not here." Su Qianqian said goodbye to Prince Heping with a smile.
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