Teahouse
"Your Highness, a scout has reported that the General Who Protects the Nation has been brought to the capital."
Where are we?
"Your Highness has arrived at the city gate. Should we intercept them?"
"No need. That old man shouldn't be so foolish as to kill my maternal grandfather."
The two were talking on the second floor, while downstairs there was a commotion as a group of people approached from a distance.
Everyone on the first floor gathered at the door and started discussing it.
"I heard that the General Who Protects the Nation suffered a defeat and even colluded with the enemy. How come he's still alive?"
"I still don't believe that the General Who Protects the Nation would betray the country."
"This empire will belong to the crown prince sooner or later. He wouldn't stoop so low as to collude with the enemy. Could it be that he's too old and wants to take that high position for himself?"
"I heard that the city of Dazi was massacred. All the people in the entire city were killed. The blood was so deep that even after ten days of rain, it still couldn't be washed away."
As the people below were talking, a group of soldiers came over. Two of them were carrying a person whose head was drooping, and it was unclear whether the person had fainted. The person's legs were broken and the person was not wearing shoes. The legs were dragging on the ground, leaving two long trails of blood.
Covered in mud, blood, and sweat, he looked like a rag doll.
Following closely behind was a carriage with a prison cart on it, inside which sat the Grand General of the State.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "Kill the traitor!"
At that shout, everyone around seemed to receive a command, and all sorts of rotten eggs and vegetable leaves flew in from all directions.
The two soldiers carrying the eldest son of the general's mansion not only didn't move faster, but instead let go and hid to the side.
The eldest son of the General's Mansion remained curled up there motionless, as if he had no breath left.
Rotten vegetable leaves flew from all directions, landing on the prison van and on the white-haired old man.
This old man spent his entire life guarding the dynasty, yet he ended up in such a state; it's hard to say whether it's tragic or lamentable.
The nearly 60-year-old man slightly raised his head to look at the people he had risked his life to protect, and only sighed softly.
What benefit could he gain from betraying his country? He already held such a high position.
With his grandson already the crown prince, why would he need to betray the country to seize the position?
If the ruler commands his subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die.
Who can truly say whether someone is framed or framed?
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Depose the Crown Prince and support the First Prince!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately joined in the shouting.
These people started to jeer without thinking twice, just joining in the shouting.
Upon hearing the shouts of the people in the teahouse across the street, the eldest prince immediately dropped the tea in his hand.
If Father finds out about this, he'll be in deep trouble.
Damn it, who the hell is trying to kill me?
"Zhu Liu, go down and stop these bastards!"
The eldest prince was furious.
This scene was deliberately arranged, but unexpectedly the fire ended up burning him.
Longyuan just stared at the figure jumping up and down on the second floor across the street.
Suddenly, a group of masked men wielding large knives appeared in the crowd and began to rob people.
Long Yuan could clearly see that the house diagonally opposite him was covered with assassins.
"Oh no, these people want to kill my grandfather. Come with me and take him away first."
Soon, the group started fighting.
Yingyi leaped up and carried the eldest son of the Zhenguo Mansion on his back, while the others tried to take the Zhenguo General away from the carriage.
However, he was held back by the men in black who rushed over.
Just then, all the men in black on the roof began to draw their bows and shoot arrows.
The man dressed in white suddenly ordered, "Fire the arrows!"
Upon seeing this, Long Yuan kicked down the man in black blocking the prison cart and quickly pried open the lock with his dagger.
Just as the little boy was about to carry the old general on his back, he looked up and saw a hail of arrows flying towards him.
He immediately put the old general down, picked up the broadsword beside him, and began to slap down the incoming arrows.
On the roof, a boy dressed in white held a bow and arrow, saying, "All of you, fire your arrows at the Great General."
Long Yuan tried his best to shield his maternal grandfather behind him, when suddenly an arrow flew towards them.
Long Yuan, who was only focused on protecting his maternal grandfather, had no idea what to do.
With a soft thud, the arrow pierced his chest.
The royal army arrived late at this point.
The white-clad youth on the roof beam contentedly retrieved his bow and arrows and ordered, "Withdraw."
The royal army quickly brought Longyuan to the palace for treatment.
When the empress learned that her son had been shot with an arrow, she fainted immediately.
Crown Prince's Palace
"Incompetent doctors! If you can't save the Crown Prince, you will all be buried with me!"
The tiny baby on the bed was already breathing more air than air.
One of the imperial physicians knelt and reported to the emperor, “Your Majesty, we are incompetent. His Highness the Crown Prince is not only seriously injured, but the arrow was also coated with a deadly poison, the Seven Deaths Poison from the Western Regions.”
"The Seven Deaths Poison is incurable; I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"Isn't there any other way?" After saying this, the emperor looked as if he had aged ten years.
Sitting on the bed, stroking the tiny baby.
"Your Majesty, there is no cure for this poison. The Crown Prince has only seven days to live."
"Get out of my sight, all of you."
Just then, the Empress stumbled to the door and overheard the imperial physician's words.
"My son"
The empress disregarded etiquette and pushed the emperor off the bed.
"It's all your fault! You're the one who ruined my Yuan'er. You knew perfectly well that this was all a scheme set up by the Prince of Xiaoyao, yet you still let him harm the loyal ministers of the court."
"And that slut, the Imperial Concubine, she must have been involved in this as well."
The man listened as his empress called him a slut, calling her like a madman.
He immediately shouted, "Enough! The Prince of Xiaoyao commands 200,000 troops; I cannot touch him!"
“If you can’t touch him, you’ll have to sacrifice loyal ministers; if you can’t touch him, you’ll have to sacrifice my Yuan’er.”
The Emperor looked at the woman who was still tearing at his clothes, sighed softly, and ordered the people beside him, "The Empress will be confined for ten days. Take her away."
Upon hearing this, the Empress's eyes widened instantly. "Not even these last few days? Your Majesty is so heartless."
The empress had barely uttered those words when she was instantly led away by her maid.
After the Empress was taken away, everyone else left.
When only Longyuan and the Emperor remained in the room.
The old man stroked the little boy's face on the bed, tears streaming down his face.
"I'm sorry, Yuan'er, it's because your father is incompetent and couldn't protect you."
But don't worry, your grandfather and the others will be fine, and I will avenge you."
Then the emperor suddenly wiped away his tears and walked outside.
After everyone left, the little person on the bed moved his hands and opened his eyes after a while.
Shadow One suddenly appeared in the room.
After Long Yuan opened his eyes, he was unable to get up twice in a row.
His fist cracked as he spun it. "Is God playing a cruel joke on me? A second chance, is it just to make me experience this humiliating death all over again?"
As I raised my hand, I suddenly remembered the bottle in my sleeve, and the little dumpling's words came to mind.
Without thinking further, he took out the bottle and poured the whole thing into his mouth.
Then, something amazing happened in the next moment.
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