But Ye Zhen was unwilling to give up. Today was an opportunity. She wanted to protect the emperor and also take the chance to let the children she raised be shown to the public.
They should all have their own futures, instead of dying silently like in their previous lives.
Xie Tingzhou knew her thoughts best and had secretly given her people to coordinate her actions.
The children were very well-behaved and rested where they were.
Having reached this point, King Liang had no choice but to continue forward. Thus, half an hour later, the royal estate was once again filled with soldiers.
This time, the emperor sent some people to replace the children in order to maintain the situation from being invaded by the King of Liang.
Meanwhile, in the capital, Kang Le led his men to surround the residence of the Marquis of Zhongyong.
"Thank you, Lord Xie. Han Zijin has caused me to end up in this state. This is a grudge between us. I hope you will hand him over."
She conspired with the Prince of Liang to use the Cui family to lure the Marquis of Zhongyong back to the capital.
Then, under the pretext of seeking revenge against Han Zijin, they besieged the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence, preventing the Marquis of Zhongyong from going to the imperial estate to provide timely assistance.
As soon as she receives news of Prince Liang's victory at the Imperial Estate, she will spread the truth about the late emperor's murder in the capital and then, as the late emperor's younger sister, support Prince Liang's ascension to the throne.
She hated Han Zijin and his two sons and had long wanted to get rid of them. She originally planned to kill them and then deliberately say that they were hiding in the Marquis's mansion, thus getting entangled with the Marquis of Zhongyong.
Unexpectedly, Han Zijin seemed to have sensed something and hid in the Marquis's residence first.
That damned man! Once it's all over, she'll personally skin his two children alive and then tear him apart by five horses.
Marquis Zhongyong said in a deep voice, "Han Zijin is not in the Marquis's residence. Kang Le, you must stop making trouble. Otherwise, when His Majesty returns to the capital, I will definitely report this to the emperor."
“You’re lying. My men clearly found him in the Marquis’s residence. Lord Xie, my men will not leave until you hand him over.”
Even if you appeal to His Majesty, he cannot interfere in matters between my husband and me.
Xie Tingzhou is dead, the Crown Prince is dead, and the Imperial Guards, who were supposed to protect the Emperor, have instead become the ones who want to kill him.
The emperor is not coming back!
Unfortunately, both the King of Liang and she kept the news of the imperial estate a secret, and the Marquis of Zhongyong was unaware that his son had died, let alone that the King of Liang had rebelled.
Kang Le's lips curled into a cold smile.
Once the signal is received, her people will rush into the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence and send the Marquis of Zhongyong to the underworld to reunite him with his son.
King Liang did not disappoint her; in the middle of the night, she received a signal that King Liang had succeeded.
"Men, break down the gates of the Marquis's residence and capture Han Zijin alive! Anyone who obstructs us will be executed!"
But a noble mansion is not a place that just anyone can enter; a battle is imminent.
Most of the people Kang Le brought were her secretly trained assassins and hired from the martial arts world; they were all quite skilled.
They thought they could take over the Marquis's mansion quickly, but they didn't expect that the mansion was also full of hidden talents.
Seeing that if they didn't capture it soon, the authorities would be alerted, Kang Le gritted his teeth and ordered, "Fire the arrows!"
A row of archers stepped forward, their arrowheads coated in oil; she intended to burn down the Marquis's residence.
Marquis Zhongyong is foolishly loyal, and neither she nor the King of Liang can turn him against them. If he is allowed to live, he will definitely mobilize the troops of the Western Suburbs Camp to fight against the King of Liang.
From the day she decided to rebel, the Marquis of Zhongyong was someone she was destined to die.
However, before the arrow could be fired, a rain of arrows began to fall behind them.
Kang Le was shot in both legs. She knelt on the ground, watching the tall, slender man slowly approach. Kang Le's pupils suddenly contracted...
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