On the battlefield, if someone on either side lays down their weapon, the conflict will spread like dominoes.
Once the first person lays down their arms, many more will follow.
Besides, the Empress Dowager betrayed the late emperor, and even the current emperor is not the late emperor's child, so the soldiers are even less likely to continue fighting.
Only a few loyal soldiers of Wu family army were still putting up a last-ditch resistance, but the army collapsed like a house of cards, and these men were quickly captured.
Seeing this, Wu Xiong knew that the situation was hopeless and lowered his head.
The main hall was in chaos, and the imperial physicians came out to help. Those who were more seriously injured were moved to the Imperial Hospital for centralized treatment.
Three hours later, with the help of ministers such as Duke Xian and Lu Hong, the situation gradually calmed down.
At the same time, Longxiao City began to seal its gates and strengthen the patrols of the Imperial Guards.
Although the people were not quite sure what had happened, they dared not go out unnecessarily.
Duke Xian sent men to arrest Empress Wu and the other two, only to find that they had escaped the palace through the tunnels of the Imperial Observatory. They found only the unconscious Princess Wanling, carried her out, and sent her to the Imperial Hospital for treatment.
The matter was now settled, and the Duke of Xian sent guards to pursue and capture the escaped person.
Su Ruojin, Xiao Yanchu, Yuan Hong, Duke Xian, Lu Hong, Wu Yue, Tao Rong, Tao Zhengyu and others arrived at the Imperial Study.
Duke Xian led the way by kneeling before Yuan Hong's door, and everyone else, except for Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu, followed suit.
"This old minister (your humble servant, this lowly general, this commoner) greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live ten thousand years!"
Yuan Hong had never encountered such a situation before, and looked at Su Ruojin with great unease. Su Ruojin smiled and nodded gently at him.
Seeing Jin-jie's encouraging smile, Yuan Hong took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said, "Get up, everyone."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After everyone stood up, Wu Yue walked towards Su Ruojin, clasped his hands and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my wife and daughter."
Tao Zhengyu also walked towards Su Ruojin, knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my wife and my child."
Su Ruojin quickly helped the two up. "General Wu, Young Master Tao, please don't be so polite. I am a doctor myself, how could I stand by and watch them die?"
After the two stood up, Su Ruojin looked at Tao Zhengyu with a meaningful expression, "So, Mr. Tao knows that Miss Wu is pregnant?"
Tao Zhengyu nodded, "Yes, I know, and I also know that it was the Princess who saved Yun'er's unborn child."
Wu Yue looked shocked. "Yun'er is pregnant?"
His daughter was pregnant, but he didn't know!
Come to think of it, when he, Lord Lu, and their in-laws performed this play, they didn't tell their families, let alone sneak home, in order to keep it a secret from the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Preceptor.
Tao Rong was shocked, but his face showed even more joy; the Tao family had an heir.
Su Ruojin noticed the surprise in Tao Rong's eyes and turned to Tao Zhengyu, "Young Master Tao, if I remember correctly, Miss Wu has divorced you."
Wu Yue suddenly turned to look at Tao Zhengyu, his face full of anger.
Tao Zhengyu knelt before him and swore he would treat Yun'er well for the rest of his life. He never expected that Tao Zhengyu would dare to treat his daughter like this so soon after he "died".
After he fled after his death, he went to the border to gather the Wu family army. After receiving Lu Hongchuan's message, he led his men back to Longxiao City, and had no time to find out about the affairs at home.
Without saying a word, Wu Yue stepped forward and punched Tao Zhengyu in the stomach.
Tao Zhengyu neither dodged nor flinched, taking the punch head-on. His stomach churned, and acid reflux filled his mouth.
Tao Rong panicked when he saw his son being beaten and rushed forward to pull Wu Yue back. "Old Wu, Old Wu, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive. Zheng Yu isn't that kind of person. He must have his reasons."
"Lord Tao, back then Madam Tao went to General Wu's mansion to demand the return of Miss Wu's dowry," Su Ruojin added fuel to the fire.
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