Yuwen Shu had lived a glorious and illustrious life, and had once dreamed of conquering the world. Now, however, he was being mocked by his own son, and his face turned pale with anger.
"If you still have the energy, make sure you don't die too soon. You know, taking someone else's blood is just like drinking poison to quench your thirst."
Yuwen Yao turned and left, while Yuwen Shu's roars and curses echoed in the hall for a long time.
"Yuwen Yao, you will die a horrible death—"
"If I die, you will too."
The palace doors closed, cutting off Yuwen Shu's voice. At the same time, Yuwen Yao ordered, "The Thunder Guards around the Emperor Emeritus are getting in the way."
"yes."
In the darkness, someone responded from the shadows and then withdrew.
Bloodshed ensued immediately.
The emperor's personal guards, the only remaining Thunder Guards, vanished overnight.
The corpses laid out before Yuwen Shu caused even the retired emperor, who had killed countless people and long regarded life as worthless, to feel a pang of sorrow.
This son is even more ruthless than him.
"Your Majesty, things have come to this point. You should know the Emperor's methods. Don't do anything futile." A man stood with a sword in hand and said coldly.
"You... Hmph, well done, he actually had this trick up his sleeve, and there's a force like yours hidden away all this time."
"You flatter me."
The man stepped back.
Far away, outside the palace, Eunuch Qi stood there, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground and smelling the stench of blood. He lowered his head and dared not speak.
The world is about to change.
...
Southern Qi Dynasty, the capital city.
"Have you found it yet?"
"No, what should we do?"
"Should we report to the Southern Emperor first, or send a message to Princess Lingqin immediately?"
At this moment, whispers could be heard coming from inside the Grand Princess's residence, filled with unease and anxiety.
"The only thing we can do is send a letter to the eldest princess and say that there were no signs of a struggle in Young Master Danling's room, and that he accepted his luggage, so he must have left on his own."
"Yes, I will report to the Southern Emperor again."
...
Beirong.
The best flavor in the world comes from the backyard.
As soon as Nan Lingqin appeared, she stood in the courtyard looking at the moon. The moonlight was serene and quiet, and she did not say a word.
"Xiao Qin, the night is cool, and your cough has just gotten better."
Xu Yiran stepped forward to persuade her.
Nan Lingqin waved her hand, "It's nothing, I just want to be alone for a while."
"What are you quiet about? This isn't Yuwen Yao's fault."
Bai Yu suddenly walked over from outside the courtyard, her dancing eyebrows forming two horizontal lines.
Nan Lingqin looked at him and said, "I didn't say it was Yuwen Yao's fault, but if he hadn't saved Yuwen Qingyue back then, this wouldn't have happened."
"Perhaps it wasn't him who saved you, but the retired emperor who wanted to use this opportunity to sow discord between you and the people, so that he could find a chance to escape."
Bai Yu analyzed.
"Given the circumstances at the time, only he could have saved Yuwen Qingyue. And even if he hadn't saved her, what difference would it have made? Yuwen Shu's actions and his actions are no different now."
"Nan Lingqin, this is not fair to him."
"fair?"
Nan Lingqin suddenly smiled, looked at Bai Yu, and shook her head, "Bai Yu, there is no such thing as fairness in this world. He was never fair to me."
He never let her know fairly beforehand, never let her participate fairly, even though she stood before him with all her guard down, he never gave her a fair chance.
"So-called fairness means that I will eventually lead my troops to conquer Beirong and bring my army to the city gates."
Nan Lingqin turned and walked inside, her expression cold and unyielding.
"Nan Lingqin!"
Bai Yu stopped her, her expression dark and complicated, as if she felt sorry for someone. "Isn't there any other way to deal with this?"
"No, this is what he wanted to see, and now it is what I must do. The whole world is watching."
Bai Yu's tone immediately turned cold, and she stopped talking. "Then, when you have time, go and see Liu Yunzhou. He's a straightforward person, and I'm always afraid that he might do something rash if he has a moment of weakness."
Nan Lingqin didn't answer, but lowered her gaze and walked inside.
"Sister Lingqin".
Suddenly, Li Qingru stepped out of the room.
Nan Lingqin had already told Xu Yiran about rescuing Li Qingru. Looking at her, she smiled and said, "It's been several months since we last met. Now that the Ministry of War has been raided, what are your plans?"
"I don't know."
"Then let's follow along for now."
"……good."
Li Qingru was somewhat surprised and hesitated for a moment before nodding.
"Qin Xun has been sent back to the Qin residence. Don't worry. Even if the Emperor is watching, or even if it's just for show, Minister Qin wouldn't dare to treat him badly. He will definitely have a grand and lavish funeral."
Nan Lingqin looked at Xu Yiran who spoke and nodded, "When a person is dead, a lavish funeral is actually of little use."
"Miss, I have something I'd like to tell you."
At this moment, Tinghai appeared from the shadows.
Nan Lingqin glanced at him and went into another room with him.
"Previously, because of your departure, the war between Southern Qi and Northern Rong had been at a stalemate. Just an hour ago, General Xie, who was guarding Northern Rong, suddenly issued a retreat order and then disappeared."
Upon hearing this, Nan Lingqin's expression turned serious for a long time. Looking at Tinghai, she was not surprised, but rather somewhat sarcastic. "After waiting for so long, this General Xie has finally started to make his move."
"Does Miss mean that this matter is genuine, and that General Xie himself betrayed him?"
“He learned the truth when I left Bei Rong that day, that Xie Danling was not his biological son. And the Northern Emperor, who knew the truth back then, kept it from him. I think anyone with a bit of backbone would not be able to tolerate such a humiliation. He endured it for so long, and now he is taking action. This can be considered his revenge.”
As soon as Nan Lingqin finished speaking, her starry eyes narrowed. As if remembering something, she looked at Tinghai and said, "Let's go to the General's Mansion for a look."
"yes."
---Aside---
This is a bit of a stretch, please bear with it~
This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy; please do not reproduce it!
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