The Prince of Jin's wheelchair rocked and flew up into the air: "Father, be careful, your son is here to save you!"
What the hell is this cripple trying to do by rushing over now?
If one more person goes there, Zhou Jushan and Xin Yingshu will have to devote more energy to take care of one more person.
Hou Xiaoxiao kicked with all her might, knocking over Prince Jin's wheelchair.
“Ouch—”
Prince Jin's wheelchair overturned, and a bunch of metal parts and hidden weapons fell out of the wheelchair with a "crackling" sound - his wheelchair was equipped with a mechanism designed to kill the assassin and save the emperor.
The King of Jin fell to the ground and landed in the mud.
Just when he was about to turn around to see who had ruined his plans——
Hou Xiaoxiao fiercely kicked the assassin who had just been stabbed by Prince Jin: "How dare you kick the prince's wheelchair? What if the prince gets broken and can't walk!"
She saw the parts that had just fallen off the wheelchair, and her brain raced. She instantly realized why Prince Jin dared to rush forward, and even Prince An panicked when the assassin appeared just now, but Prince Jin was not panicked at all.
He shouted “Father, I’m here to save you” so loudly, could it be that he did it on purpose?
According to the rules she summarized from her experience in the workplace, those who shout the loudest are the ones who are best at grabbing credit and planning to take advantage of opportunities.
Hou Xiaoxiao thought about it as she came over to help Prince Jin and said angrily, "What are you doing? There are assassins behind you. How can you be so reckless?"
She thought to herself that this guy was probably playing dumb, and maybe in the end, it seemed safest to stay with him.
Hou Xiaoxiao dragged him behind a table and chairs and hid him there, with her hands seemingly protecting King Jin.
But in fact, when something unexpected happens, she can use this posture to strangle Prince Jin's neck at any time and feed him poison or insects.
Prince Jin took a deep look at Hou Xiaoxiao who was protecting him, and couldn't help but think of the arrogant look of this woman when she kicked the assassin and helped him up.
Could it be that the princess actually still loved him deeply, but so many beauties in the backyard hurt her heart, so the princess has been going against him and wants him to focus all his attention on her?
Before she got married, the princess had a reputation as a vicious woman in the capital. She did not behave like an ordinary girl and had a very strong sense of self-esteem.
When King Jin put everything together, he felt that he suddenly understood!
Hou Xiaoxiao didn't know what Prince Jin was thinking, she just felt that the way Prince Jin looked at her gave her goosebumps.
This guy seemed much more cunning than usual in today's battle. Could he be planning to harm me?
At this time, the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, Xu Qingyun, had already led the imperial guards into the palace and surrounded the Xingqing Palace in three layers. Seeing this, the assassins stopped their actions.
The ministers and concubines who were running around at the scene breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the imperial guards arrive and the assassins give up their resistance.
Zhou Jushan and Emperor Qingning also breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Qingyun waved his hand, and the imperial guards behind him rushed to the group of assassins surrounding Emperor Qingning and drew their swords.
Emperor Qingning straightened his dragon robe and was about to scold Xu Qingyun for coming so late.
Unexpectedly, the imperial guards drew their swords and pointed them at Emperor Qingning together with the assassin leader.
Emperor Qingning's eyes were bloodshot, and his finger trembled as he pointed at Xu Qingyun: "Xu Qingyun, how dare you?!"
Emperor Qingning pointed at the Imperial Guards Commander Xu Qingyun and gave him a complicated smile: "Your Majesty, you have been sitting on the throne for twenty years. You must be tired of it."
"It is better to abdicate and hand over the throne to His Royal Highness Prince An."
At this time, the rest of the imperial guards gathered towards Prince An.
At this time, Prince An's back was soaked with cold sweat and his eyes were filled with fear.
He shouted angrily: "Xu Qingyun, what are you doing? You are committing a capital crime punishable by the death of your entire clan!"
"Your Highness, isn't it you..."
The two exchanged glances and immediately realized that something big had happened!
Prince An was indeed secretly in contact with Xu Qingyun, but he had no plans to take action tonight!
Someone spread false information and informed Xu Qingyun to take action at the Lantern Festival dinner, forcing Prince An to rebel now!
The killer of the lion dancer was not arranged by himself, but was interfered by someone else.
And this person...
Prince An thought carefully and thought about Prince Jin's abnormal state today, and felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
It was almost certain that the mastermind behind all this was the Second Prince, Prince Jin, who had always been following behind him and obeying his orders!
Emperor Qingning's voice rang out in anger. He looked at his eldest son with heartache. He actually forced the emperor to abdicate during the Lantern Festival banquet. "Congji, when did you collude with the commander of the imperial guards, Xu Qingyun?"
Hou Xiaoxiao and others looked at the strange behavior of Prince An and Xu Qingyun just now, and everyone in the group guessed a result. Prince An did have two minds, but he did not plan to take action tonight. There was a third party who lit the fire in the middle!
"Father, it was Prince Jin who framed me!"
Prince An trusted Prince Jin not only because Prince Jin had followed him since childhood, but also because Prince Jin had taken the initiative to surrender.
Prince Jin and Prince An revealed that he was no longer humane and had lost the qualifications to compete for the throne.
Prince An also secretly sent a doctor to examine Prince Jin, and it was indeed the case, so he had more trust in Prince Jin.
You know, Prince Jin blocked a knife for him a year ago!
Such a person without children actually covets the throne and plots against him in the back?
Emperor Qingning laughed in anger, "Accusing you of rebellion? Then you and Xu Qingyun are colluding right before my eyes. Is this also a false accusation?"
"Your son..."
Prince An frowned. If he turned against Prince Jin now, his father would only think that he was throwing mud without any evidence.
The only choice now is to take advantage of the situation. Fortunately, I have a trump card.
Prince An raised his head, his elegant and easygoing expression had changed, and he looked carefree: "Father, you have no interest in government affairs, and you only want to take all power into your own hands."
“Have you ever thought about the truth that water overflows when it is full and the moon waxes and wanes?”
Emperor Qingning laughed in anger: "Could it be that I owe you something? In that case, it's still my fault!"
"You left many messes for me to clean up, and I have offended many people and am worried all day long."
Many of the things that Emperor Qingning asked Prince An to do were offensive, and he called it a test of Prince An's ability to get things done.
If Prince An fails to please Emperor Qingning, the suspicious Emperor Qingning will question Prince An.
Emperor Qingning was only interested in consolidating power to satisfy his own ambitions. But if power were returned to the hands of a single emperor, how many people would suffer? Clear water holds no fish.
Many people were resentful of Prince An, who worked for the emperor, and tried to obstruct and target him at every turn.
Prince An became the unlucky person who had to do things that were thankless for his work and was caught in a dilemma.
However, the image he had shown since childhood was that of a gentle, elegant and cultured person, and he seemed more capable than the other princes. The emperor treated him as an enemy.
Prince An, who was used as a shield, was of course not happy and was almost driven crazy. He gradually came up with the idea of turning those who were dissatisfied with him and the emperor into friends.
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