"All the methods I taught you before, the ways to get back together with Jiang Xianhao, were all lies to you."
"Haven't you always been curious about why Jiang Xianhao ignores you?"
"It's because the things you did based on my advice only pushed her further away."
Consort Hui burst into maniacal laughter again as she spoke.
Emperor Rongcheng slowly walked up to her and glared at her fiercely.
"Why?"
Why did you lie to me like that? Why did you do this to her?
She was the one who saved you in the first place.
"So what!"
Consort Hui roared.
"She saved me and kindly took me to her palace."
"But I just hate her nice-to-everyone attitude. I despise her hypocrisy."
“She clearly saw that I wanted to seduce you, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she found an excuse to kick me out of her palace.”
"I just can't stand her behavior. Why does she have all this but not allow anyone else to touch her? And then she pretends to be doing it for everyone's good."
"Why was I born covered in dust, while she was born radiant and dazzling?"
“I’m going to break all of this. I’m going to let her know that I can take away everything she’s so proud of.”
Even though I started as a lowly palace maid, I can still stand on high and have everything she has…
"Whoosh—"
Emperor Rongcheng drew a knife from a guard beside him and slit Consort Hui's neck with one stroke, silencing all her words.
Consort Hui opened her eyes wide and watched as her blood splattered onto Emperor Rongcheng's face.
Emperor Rongcheng's face was cold, and blood kept dripping from his face. He looked at Consort Hui as if she were an ant.
"If it weren't for her... I wouldn't even glance at you..."
Consort Hui, with her eyes open, collapsed uncontrollably upon hearing these words.
After Emperor Rongcheng finished doing all this, he turned around, went back to hug Jiang Xianhao, and walked towards Jingyu Palace.
"His Majesty……"
Dexi wiped away her tears and quickly followed.
Shen Hechuan stopped Emperor Rongcheng.
"stand up!"
Emperor Rongcheng spoke coldly, but Shen Hechuan stood still, showing no intention of moving aside.
"Put my mother down."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng finally glanced at Shen Hechuan.
He frowned.
"Your mother is tired, and I want to take her back to rest. You unfilial son, you're stopping me from going back. Are you trying to prevent your mother from resting?"
Now, Shen Hechuan finally realized that something was wrong.
He looked at Emperor Rongcheng and found that his eyes were clear and there was no sign of confusion.
After Emperor Rongcheng finished speaking, he pushed him away and left with Jiang Xianhao in his arms.
Shen Hechuan frowned as he looked in the direction where Emperor Rongcheng had left.
At this moment, Tianji rushed over.
"Your Highness, all the rebels have been counted."
“Princess Rongyang has been settled in, and now Young Master Luo is personally accompanying her to comfort her, and she has calmed down.”
Shen Hechuan nodded.
What about Jingchun?
"Miss Gu just sent back a message saying that everything is going smoothly and proceeding according to plan. She is now heading back here."
Shen Hechuan nodded.
Upon seeing this, Tianji couldn't help but praise Gu Jingchun.
"Miss Gu is truly amazing. She actually came up with such a brilliant method that successfully threw both sides into disarray, allowing her to control all the rebels with less than five thousand men."
Shen Hechuan nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"Yes, she really is very smart."
There was one thing that puzzled Tianji.
"However, I am puzzled as to what should be done with the remaining 40,000 elite troops outside the city?"
Shen Hechuan sighed.
"Without a general, the soldiers naturally collapsed without a fight."
However, this would require Gu Wei'ang's head.
At this moment, Shen Hechuan was unsure of Gu Jingchun's intentions, so he did not kill Gu Wei'ang directly.
Let's wait until Gu Jingchun returns before revisiting this matter.
******
Let's go back twelve hours.
Before entering Tiandu City, Gu Jingchun and Shen Hechuan encountered a large-scale ambush outside the city.
The enemy was numerous and well-trained, so Shen Hechuan and his men were caught in a fierce battle.
Fortunately, Luo Ziqian arrived with three thousand men at that moment.
The two teams fought fiercely for a long time, and even Gu Jinxi and Gu Jingchun joined the battle.
Finally, after both sides had lost a lot of men, Shen Hechuan and his men won and captured several prisoners.
Ye Wenxi and Luo Ziqian were both injured as a result.
Fortunately, the injuries were not serious and did not threaten his life.
Luo Ziqian was enraged by his injured arm and interrogated the survivors thoroughly.
That's how I inadvertently learned some information from someone else.
"We... don't know either. We were only ordered by Marquis Yong'an to stop you from returning to Tiandu. We know nothing about anything else."
Those men clutched their chests, enduring intense pain as they struggled to speak.
But these words quickly aroused Shen Hechuan's suspicion.
"Nonsense! The Marquis of Yong'an no longer holds military power. Judging from your skills, you are clearly from the military. How could you possibly be the Marquis of Yong'an's men!"
The group quickly offered an explanation.
“We really are the people of the Marquis of Yong’an. We...we were originally from the army.”
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