Chapter 444: Palace Coup
The person who spoke was none other than Liu Rushi. She held a musket in her hand, and behind her were many guards and palace maids. Everyone was holding a weapon.
Zhao Xiaofei panicked. He looked at Kunxing in horror, holding Princess Zhaoren tightly in his arms, and asked tremblingly, "You, you want to kill me?"
"No! I never wanted to kill you!" Kunxing turned his head and looked at Liu Rushi with murderous eyes and said, "Liu Rushi! What are you doing? You are rebelling. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"Kill me? I don't care! For the Ming Dynasty, I don't care even if I am cut into pieces!" Liu Rushi said coldly.
"Come here! Capture Liu Rushi for me!" Kunxing ordered the guards and palace maids.
But when the order came down, none of the palace maids and guards in front of them moved.
"They will not listen to Your Majesty. They are all determined to die. For the sake of Your Majesty's cause, they are willing to disobey your imperial edict and become sinners in your eyes!" Liu Rushi said in a firm tone.
Liu Rushi immediately raised her gun and shot at Zhao Xiaofei. Zhao Xiaofei hadn't brought the jade pendant with him today, otherwise he would have run away. He thought he was only meeting the princess, so what danger could there be?
The moment Liu Rushi raised her gun, Princess Zhaoren used her body to block the bullet without saying a word.
With a bang, a dark red spot immediately appeared on Princess Zhaoren's back.
Zhao Xiaofei's eyes almost popped out. He didn't expect that Zhaoren would risk her life to block the bullet for him. He didn't shout, but hugged Princess Zhaoren and trembled all over.
Kunxing was stunned, her mind was blank. She didn't expect that her sister would be shot and fall down in front of her.
The next second she reacted, and immediately ran to the dragon bed and pulled out the automatic pistol from the drawer. This was a pistol Zhao Xiaofei gave her specifically for self-defense.
Kunxing moved quickly, pulling out a gun and pointing it at Liu Rushi. Liu Rushi laughed wildly and said, "I knew it would be like this!"
"What do you know?" Kunxing said hatefully.
"I knew you were soft-hearted and still had him in your heart." Liu Rushi said.
"He is my husband and the benefactor of the Ming Dynasty! I just want to separate from him and make my life as the empress of the Ming Dynasty a prosperous one!" said Princess Kunxing.
"Okay! Your Majesty can shoot me! I never thought about surviving today!" Liu Rushi said.
"Hmph! What else do you have to say before you die?" Kunxing said.
"Do you know how devastated I was when I found out the truth? It turns out that Mu Zhai and I had a daughter. Although she became a joke later, I should still love her. But what about these two brothers? They killed my husband and used the poems of later generations such as Nalan Ci and Zheng Banqiao to deceive me. They are deceiving the world and stealing reputation, so shameless!" Liu Rushi burst into tears when she said this.
"But they saved the Ming Dynasty, prevented China from sinking, and preserved the Han people's world!" Kunxing said.
"Yes, that's why I have been supporting Your Majesty to ascend the throne, just to preserve the Han Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty! Otherwise, I would have found an opportunity to take action long ago!" Liu Rushi said.
"Liu Rushi! My elder brother has been very good to you! You can sit firmly on this position today, but without my approval, could you have come this far? Yes! I lied to you. My elder brother deceived you with Zheng Banqiao's poems! But this is much better than you living according to the original trajectory, right?" Zhao Xiaofei said while hugging Zhaoren.
"You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of a fish?" Liu Rushi said.
This sentence left Zhao Xiaofei speechless, and Kunxing opened fire at this time.
Unfortunately, her shooting skills were really bad, and the recoil of this pistol was quite strong. She was too weak and the bullet hit the door.
Liu Rushi fired the second shot at Zhao Xiaofei with an expressionless face. With a bang, Zhao Xiaofei was shot in the left shoulder.
"I fired this shot for my husband!" Liu Rushi said.
Zhao Xiaofei covered his shoulder with his hands, and blood flowed out through the gaps between his fingers.
Kunxing saw this and was extremely anxious. She wanted to fire a second shot, but unfortunately, the pistol jammed at this moment.
"It seems that I will return to my position today!" Zhao Xiaofei said, turning his head to Kunxing and said, "It seems that my wife still has me in her heart. When I die, bury me and Zhaoren together. Also, you must take good care of my and Zhaoren's daughter."
With a bang, Liu Rushi fired a second shot, which hit Zhao Xiaofei's right chest. This time, Zhao Xiaofei fell down completely and could not get up again.
"You got it easy. I wanted to cut you into pieces!" said Liu Rushi.
"No!" Kunxing finally broke down and burst into tears when she saw her husband lying in a pool of blood.
She reached out and picked up Zhao Xiaofei, held him in her arms and called Zhao Xiaofei's name in a trembling voice.
Zhao Xiaofei had already passed out by then. Kunxing looked up at Liu Rushi and asked, "You killed my husband too. Are you planning to kill me too, and then take over the Ming Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty! I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty and my heart has never changed! Including these palace maids and guards behind me, they can die for the Ming Dynasty. But the Ming Dynasty cannot have a prince who is more prestigious and capable than you. Otherwise, he will threaten your position. If he wants to rebel, you and I will have no way to stop him. Killing Zhao Xiaofei can not only protect my Ming Dynasty, but also avenge my personal grudge. It's simply killing two birds with one stone! Hahaha!" Liu Rushi started laughing after she finished speaking.
Just as Liu Rushi was laughing, a dagger suddenly stabbed into her from behind, and the tip of the sword emerged from her chest.
Liu Rushi's laughter stopped immediately. She tried to turn around and found that the person who assassinated her was her most trusted maid.
Liu Rushi did not show any surprise, but said with a smile: "I have said it before, I am not afraid of death. Death is a relief for me!"
After Liu Rushi finished speaking, she felt her strength quickly disappear from her body, and blood dripped down the tip of the sword.
At this time, the shouts and cries of killing were deafening outside the palace, and several consecutive gunshots inside the palace had already alerted the other guards. Liu Rushi only arranged the security around Kunning Palace, and she could not replace all the guards in the other palaces.
At this moment, all the palace maids and guards rushed out of the hall. Outside, only the sound of gunshots and the sound of swords piercing bodies could be heard.
Kunxing looked at Zhao Xiaofei and his sister lying in her arms. She cried like a child, terrified and helpless, but no sound came out.
Just as Kunxing was crying bitterly, Xiao Si led his men into Kunning Palace.
Seeing Zhao Xiaofei lying in the princess's arms, covered in blood, his eyes nearly popped out. He had just received news that Liu Rushi and some others were planning a coup, and he came to tell the prince to be careful. Unfortunately, it was too late!
He knew that he was doomed this time, and his entire family would be buried with him. He knelt helplessly beside Zhao Xiaofei and the princess and said, "Your Majesty, Prince, Xiao Si deserves to die!"
"You bastard,... you still know you're guilty? Hurry up and save me! If you don't ask Mr. Zhang to come, I'll really be back to my old position soon."
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