Chapter 414 Prime Minister Qin defected and killed Zhao Rui
In the carriage of the Prime Minister's residence, besides Prince Rui and his family of three, there was also Prime Minister Qin.
At a corner, the two carriages stopped at the same time. He quickly got into Prime Minister Qin's carriage with his wife and children, while the carriage from Prince Rui's residence returned along the same route. His entourage also followed the empty carriage.
He felt that he and Prime Minister Qin were already in the same boat, and he could trust Prime Minister Qin.
Prime Minister Qin poured Zhao Rui a cup of tea. "Your Highness, how did you guess that he would make a move against you tonight?"
Zhao Rui sneered, "He's wanted to get rid of me for a long time, but he couldn't before. Now that his helper is back, how could he miss this good opportunity?"
"Your Highness is wise." Prime Minister Qin smiled, his eyes narrowing, a smile full of meaning.
Zhao Rui thought he had figured out that Zhao Xuan would get rid of him, but little did he know that the mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole lurks behind.
Soon, the sound of clashing weapons rang out outside; the enemy was attacking.
Zhao Rui quickly took his son from Liu'er's arms.
Liu'er instinctively reached out to snatch her son back, "Your Highness..."
Zhao Rui said, "It's safer for me to hold Si'er. You take care of yourself in a bit."
She's just a woman who doesn't know martial arts, and with the child with her, how can he feel at ease?
Liu'er's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something but didn't, and she replied softly, "Yes, Your Highness."
The sounds of fighting grew closer.
Prince Rui felt as if something inside his body was gnawing at his internal organs, churning and surging. "Pfft!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and after he finished, a large gushing of blood gushed from the corner of his mouth, dripping down his chin onto the child. The child was terrified and cried, "Waaaaah, Daddy, Daddy..."
Suddenly, Prime Minister Qin pulled a knife from his sleeve and plunged it into his heart. "Thud!"
Zhao Rui's tall frame stiffened abruptly. He glanced down at the dagger embedded in his heart, then glared at Prime Minister Qin and said, "Prime Minister Qin, why did you do this?"
However, Liu'er remained calm the moment Qin Xiang made his move.
As if it were expected, she reached out and snatched the child, took off the child's blood-stained clothes, and wrapped the crying child in her own coat, saying, "Don't cry, Si'er, don't cry, forget everything you just saw."
Seeing the hatred and confusion in Zhao Rui's eyes, Prime Minister Qin kindly explained, "Prince Rui, a wise bird chooses a good tree to perch on. If you are to blame for your incompetence, you cannot defeat the Emperor. In order to save my life, I have no choice but to abandon the darkness and embrace the light."
For the sake of the two of them having been on the same boat, tell him the truth so he can die in peace.
He killed Zhao Rui with his own hands as a pledge of allegiance to Zhao Xuan.
Zhao Xuan approached Prime Minister Qin and Xiao Xuance separately, ordering them to kill Zhao Rui.
Qin Xiang knew that once the Xiao family made their move, Zhao Rui was sure to die. If he didn't surrender to Zhao Xuan, Zhao Rui would be next to die.
He wanted to stand with Zhao Xuan and work together to deal with the Xiao family; he wanted to avenge his two children.
Liu'er also said, "Your Highness, to tell you the truth, Liu'er is the Prime Minister's person. If the Prime Minister wants to get rid of you, Liu'er can't stop him. Si'er is still very useful to us. I am his mother, and I will do my best to protect him. You can go in peace."
The men in black outside saw Zhao Rui's body being thrown off the carriage.
The Prime Minister's personal guard shouted, "Prince Rui is dead!"
Xiao Xuance gestured for all the men in black to stop and retreat!
This area is only one street away from the Qin residence, and the guards from that side keep pouring in. If the fight continues, it will only result in mutual destruction. Today's mission is simply to kill Zhao Rui.
Meanwhile, the stillborn child that Zhao Furou gave birth to was stolen by a group of people.
After exchanging blows with the opponents, Zhuiying felt that their moves were like those of martial arts practitioners, and somewhat familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place them.
Yun Zhaoxue was worried that it was not safe for Zhao Furou to stay at the clinic, so she took her back to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion first.
Zhuiying thought about it all the way back to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, and finally remembered.
“Princess, do you remember that time at the inn when Prince Xuan was being chased and came to our inn? Then a large group of martial arts practitioners came to chase us. Some of those people used similar tactics to the group that came to snatch the child tonight.”
Yun Zhaoxue replied, "I remember, your crown prince also killed that man surnamed Yan to avenge his father."
"I suspect that the people who snatched the child were the same group that came with Yan Yunzhou to assassinate us that time."
Those people previously served Zhao Rui, and their children are all dead. What use are they now? Can they still threaten Wanyan Zonglie?
Would Wanyan Zonglie compromise and make concessions for a stillborn infant?
Even a fool would think it's impossible.
Yun Zhaoxue guessed that they were more likely Wanyan Zonglie's men.
Zhao Furou was settled in a quiet courtyard, and patrols within the palace were increased to prevent any thieves from infiltrating.
The night passed peacefully, and the next day Zhao Furou woke up to find herself still alive.
The maidservant who was guarding her quickly went to call Yun Zhaoxue.
Even though they were up very late last night, Xiao Xuance didn't "make a fuss" and even brought his two sons over, making the whole family of four together.
She got up very early today.
As soon as the maid went to deliver the message, she came over.
"Awake? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"
After taking Zhao Furou's pulse, he said, "Your physical condition is good, and you are recovering well. However, since you have just given birth, you need to rest in bed. The stitches on your abdomen need to be treated on time, and you should not make any big movements to prevent the wound from tearing."
"Child, child... is it a boy or a girl?"
She slept through the night, unaware of anything, as if she hadn't heard the baby crying. She had a bad feeling; had something happened to the baby?
"It was a girl. We couldn't save the baby; she died right after birth. I'm so sorry."
"She's dead, she's dead... It's good. She shouldn't have come into this world in the first place. She was unlucky enough to be born into my womb, but I can't protect her like other mothers do. I'm sorry to her. I don't deserve to be a mother. I don't deserve to be one..." A torrent of tears slid down her cheeks and into her hair.
She gripped the blankets tightly with both hands, bit her lower lip, and let out a sorrowful sob, "Waaah..."
She cried until her body trembled, and when she pulled at the wound on her stomach, her face turned pale and the tears flowed even more fiercely.
Seeing this, Yun Zhaoxue almost couldn't help but tell her the truth, but she couldn't.
He wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Don't cry. It's bad for your eyes to cry right after giving birth. You carried her for ten months, and you're already a wonderful mother. Don't be too hard on yourself."
Just consider it a case of you and that child being destined to be apart; she has already been reincarnated. You've overcome even the most difficult circumstances before, so now you must be strong, brave, and determined to trample those who harmed you underfoot.
Zhao Furou didn't hate them for wanting to abort her child; she only hated them for killing her elder sister and wanting her dead.
Both of her brothers were heartless and ungrateful, and did not treat them as their own sisters at all.
"Cousin Xue, I want to know how Zhenrou died?"
"Let her tell you herself."
"What does this mean? Are you... going to kill me?"
Yun Zhaoxue shook her head, "You misunderstood, it's because she's still alive."
At this moment, Hongzao led in a woman dressed in a pink dress, which was worn by a maid in the royal palace.
When Zhao Zhenrou saw her seventh sister's pale face, her eyes also reddened. She quickly walked to the bedside, took her hand and said, "Fu'er, don't be afraid, your fifth sister is here."
If they weren't royal princesses, but just ordinary people, they wouldn't have to suffer so much.
Yun Zhaoxue stood up and offered her a chair, saying, "You sisters chat first, I'll go to the kitchen to check on how the medicine is brewing."
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