I was spotted by the heroines while doing the quick-travel mission.

Yang Liu could never have imagined that the way the task would be completed would be so dramatic.

……

"Sister Yang Liu, most of the people in the palace have been replaced. Except for Liu Chaohe's people, the rest are ours." Ye Cheng, who was dressed in the uniform of the commander of the Imperial Guard, stood beside Yang Liu and spoke softly.

"Well done. I didn't expect you to be so bold as to take an unconventional approach and help Concubine Xian." Yang Liu looked into the distance and said with emotion.

"I didn't intend to help them, but I just happened to see them and decided to help them."

Ye Cheng smiled, and his cheerful tone still sounded like a big boy.

"I thought you would at least be scared." Yang Liu looked at him and raised her eyebrows.

"Of course I am afraid, but if I treat them as NPCs in the game, I won't be that scared."

Ye Cheng tightly gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist. In fact, he was afraid, after all, this was his first time killing someone.

"What's more, wealth and honor are achieved through risk. Isn't this a great benefit? I finally achieved what you wanted, Sister Yang Liu."

"Well, let's just wait. If Liu Chaohe doesn't agree, I'll have to force it." Yang Liu was rarely distressed, not because of the difficult questions, but because of the multiple-choice questions.

She was still a little soft-hearted towards Liu Chaohe.

……

Liu Chaohe and Yang Liu met again in the main hall during court session.

Yang Liu sat on the dragon throne on the high platform in the middle of the hall, supporting her head with one hand and crossing her legs, waiting for Liu Chaohe to arrive.

Liu Chaohe arrived late, but he did not seem anxious at all. He was not surprised to see Yang Liu sitting on a high place when he stepped into the hall. He looked up at Yang Liu, and the two looked at each other. Liu Chaohe spoke first. Although he was questioning, his tone was doting and there was no blame at all.

"Second Princess likes this position so much?"

The ministers below the seat dared not to breathe. Seeing this Shura scene, those who did not know the situation wanted to slip away. But now the two of them were on the verge of a fight, and no one dared to be the first to step out.

"Is it not possible? If you can sit, then of course I can sit too. Fourth brother, I should repay you for saving my life with my own life. I want this vast country and the golden throne. It's not too much, right?"

Yang Liu's tone was lazy and gentle, but unquestionable. In the hall where it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, it reached everyone's ears accurately.

"No, my sister, other things are fine, but not this."

As Liu Chaohe spoke, he walked up until he was face to face with Yang Liu. Yang Liu's sitting posture was not very elegant, and there was a sense of laziness in her manner. She leaned limply. From the look of Liu Chaohe, she just lightly raised her eyelids and slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and it was hard to tell whether she was in a good or bad mood.

"Why not?" Yang Liu asked back.

Liu Chaohe piled Yang Liu's dress aside, sat down as if no one was around, then moved Yang Liu aside. The huge dragon throne was more than enough for two people to sit on. This strange operation made the ministers, who kept their mouths shut more than anything else, inevitably whisper to each other.

"I'll be more generous and give you half."

Liu Chaohe's words were ambiguous. In public, he raised his hand to lift the hair hanging from Yang Liu's shoulder. Yang Liu glanced at him sideways, and Liu Chaohe felt a pushing force from behind him. He was pushed off the throne and staggered for several steps before he could stand firm.

"Fourth brother, just because you sit on the throne doesn't mean you can make your dirty thoughts public. You are not a child anymore, don't be so naive."

Every word Yang Liu said entered Liu Chaohe's ears, tearing out the secret that he had buried since his youth and making it public, so that he could no longer maintain his indifferent smile.

Yang Liu was sitting with her legs crossed, looking relaxed and laughing as she chatted, but she saw the guards on Liu Chaohe's side drawing their swords and surrounding the palace.

"Calm down, don't get too excited. I just want to seize power and usurp the throne, not to kill my relatives."

Yang Liu waved his hand. Before Liu Chaohe could even rejoice that he had greater power in the palace, he saw that most of the guards turned around and put their swords on their colleagues.

"Surrender or die."

Yang Liu's tone was exceptionally calm, but in this hall where one could hear a pin drop, it was heard by everyone.

"Ha, ha ha ha, how can a woman be an emperor in this world? Will they agree? Will everyone in the world agree? You are so naive, Second Imperial Sister."

As Liu Chaohe pointed at the ministers who were in perfect silence and uttered sarcastic and playful words, a path was cleared in the encirclement.

It was Liu Jinyuan who was walking slowly, and behind her was Ye Cheng who was holding a sword against her neck.

"Liu Chaohe! Are you a beast?! What has Jin Yuan done wrong? What does it have to do with us?!"

When Yang Liu saw Liu Jinyuan being held hostage, she couldn't help but stand up and curse.

"Is it really irrelevant?"

Liu Chaohe chuckled, as if he had heard a joke, and raised his eyebrows to ask.

He paced back and forth in the hall, looking leisurely, as if he was sure of victory.

"Shh, you don't need to explain, I know, I know everything..."

Liu Chaohe felt a little excited when he saw Yang Liu's expression, his heart pounding. He finally saw an expression beyond that indifferent look on Yang Liu, which was also so moving. He murmured and almost laughed out loud.

Yang Liu had a ferocious expression, his knuckles were crackling, and he pointed with his finger sideways, scolding in a trembling voice.

"Ye Cheng! How dare you betray me?!"

Ye Cheng pressed the sword down, and a playful smile appeared on his youthful face. He shrugged helplessly, but couldn't suppress the smile in his eyes.

"I can't help it, Second Princess. Your Majesty has given me so much. Compared to the little you gave me, I am a layman. It is hard not to be moved."

"You despicable villain! If you lose even a hair of yours today, I will kill you no matter where you are!"

Yang Liu gritted her teeth and her eyes were bloodshot.

Liu Chaohe seemed too lazy to watch the back and forth fight between the two. He raised his hand to tell Ye Cheng to shut up. He turned around and looked at Liu Jinyuan who was pinned down by Ye Cheng. He frowned slightly and said with some reluctance.

"We are all brothers and sisters. Why is the Second Princess so anxious when she sees that the Third Princess is threatened? She can even bring people to the palace to force the emperor to abdicate. Didn't we grow up together?"

Yang Liu heard a hint of reluctance in Liu Chaohe's words. She snorted coldly and sneered, "You are full of calculations and have never treated me with sincerity. What qualifications do you have for me to compare you with Jin Yuan?"

Yang Liu stood up, slid the dagger down with his backhand and grasped the handle. He moved it forward so quickly that it pressed on Liu Chaohe's neck. Liu Chaohe could feel the panic and nervousness of the person in front of him. The dagger was trembling slightly against his neck. He lowered his eyes to take a look, then curled his lips without fear.

"If you kill me, Jin Yuan will be buried with me, my dear sister."

Liu Chaohe placed his hand on Yang Liu's wrist, gently held it and then pulled it down slowly and effortlessly. He held Yang Liu's hand and was about to turn around when he caught a glimpse of cold light. When he turned around, Ye Cheng approached silently with a sword in his hand and put it on his neck.

"Oh, is it almost time to have enough fun, princesses?" Ye Cheng narrowed his eyes.