Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Arriving at the gate of Li's house, Li Ziyan and Zhao Junning got off the carriage, followed by Zhou Aoyang. Xu Zhiwan and Meng Xiangning were waiting for the two of them. When they saw the unfamiliar Zhou Aoyang, they asked, "Who is this?" Li Ziyan introduced, "Mother, this is the man who gambled with Brother Yang's friend, Zhou Aoyang."

Zhou Aoyang knew Xu Zhiwan and Meng Xiangning, so he walked forward and saluted, saying, "Hello, old ladies. Don't misunderstand that I came here to follow Li Ziyan in the future." Meng Xiangning smiled and said, "Then come in and sit down." Zhou Aoyang smiled and said, "No, I'll ask Lord Li to take me to the government office later."

After the four entered the mansion, Zhou Aoyang smiled and said, "The people are still the same, but some things have changed." Thinking back to the previous life, Li Ziyan was guarding the tomb. Xu Wenhe, Zhou Aoyang and Shen Congwen came and saw that Li Ziyan was drunk and smiled bitterly, "What's the use of learning a lot of skills? You can't protect your master, let alone the person you love."

Dressed in red, with her hair tied high with a red headband, her hair scattered in pieces, the wind blowing in the forest, the three of them looked at Li Ziyan's back and felt so distressed, and looked at Zhao Junning's grave and felt so sad. Zhou Aoyang sighed, "They were obviously going to get married, but that hateful Lu Wu. The always smart Zhao Junning was forced to death by him."

Li Ziyan stood up slowly, and even walked unsteadily. The three of them ran forward, and Xu Wenhe asked, "Ziyan, we know that the princess's death is a pain you can never forget, so we want revenge."

Li Ziyan took a deep breath and said, "You are right. We can't take revenge if we are down and out." Zhou Aoyang asked, "So what are you going to do?" Li Ziyan's eyes became more fierce. "Jun Ning's death is a big blow to His Majesty. Their goal has been achieved. What they have to do next is to force Jun to give up his throne."

In the Marquis' Mansion, Li Ziyan was no longer the lively young man he was when Zhao Junning was alive. He had become the decisive and ruthless King of Hell that Zhao Junning had once said. Several people were discussing a plan that was impenetrable.

At the Qin residence, Qin Zhuoyuan looked at the portrait and said, "Everything will be over tomorrow. Don't worry, mother. I will definitely avenge you. Please wait a little longer." After worshipping and burning incense, he asked the old man beside him, "Did you send Zhuoxi off?"

The old man replied, "They've sent her away. That place is very safe." Qin Zhuoyuan nodded and said, "Okay." After the old man left, Lu Wu walked into the house and said, "Mr. Qin, I will definitely protect you and reunite you with your beloved sister tomorrow." Qin Zhuoyuan bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."

At night, in Qin Wenzhao's room in the Qin Mansion, Qin Wenzhao knew that he was going to die and prepared himself for death.

The next day, the palace was surrounded. In the Qiankun Palace, Wang Luozhong looked at Zhao Nian on the throne and said, "Your Majesty, you should abdicate. We, the ministers, will not obey such a foolish and ruthless emperor who killed his daughter by mistake and almost killed his son." Outside the palace, Zhao Junhao, a relative of the royal family, led the imperial guards. Zhao Nian nodded and said, "I am a bastard who forced my own daughter to death, but this country was bought by the Zhao family with blood. Do you want this position? Pay with blood."

In the other side of the library, Qin Zhuoyuan was flipping through the secret book. Li Ziyan, Xu Wenhe, Zhou Aoyang, and Shen Congwen came in and subdued Lu Wu. Qin Zhuoyuan looked at Li Ziyan and said with a smile, "I really underestimated you. You guessed it again. You cheered up again. Zhao Junning's death was not a big blow to you."

Li Ziyan smiled and said, "I have been devastated, but that couldn't kill you. You are jealous of me, you are jealous of everyone, including Jun Ning and the others. Because of Madam Qin's death, everyone is talking about why Madam Qin died, which makes you despised. You always want everyone to see you, to let everyone know that you, Qin Zhuoyuan, are the most talented person. Jealousy makes people ugly, you are too scheming."

Qin Zhuoyuan looked at Li Ziyan: "You said it so high-soundingly, as if you have no scheming." Li Ziyan nodded: "Yes, I have been scheming, but I would not be so cruel as to plot against my friends."

Li Ziyan pointed at Qin Zhuoyuan and said, "You should know that your father did not kill your mother, and you should also know why your mother died. Today I will help you recall it." Resentment appeared in Qin Zhuoyuan's eyes.

Li Ziyan narrated: "Mrs. Qin married Mr. Qin because of a transaction. Everyone thought she was a slave sold by Handan Chi. Mr. Qin fell in love with her at first sight, but he didn't know that Mrs. Qin was a spy planted there.

She looked through military maps in the Qin Mansion every day. Lord Qin always knew about it, so all the maps she found were fake. However, Madam Qin became more and more greedy. One day, she sneaked into the military camp directly. My father and uncle were discussing important matters at the time. She heard everything, but she was too stupid and was caught by my father's guards. Lord Qin begged for a long time to protect her, but she did not repent and was eventually sentenced to death by the late emperor. She chose to hang herself in the Qin Mansion.

You never repented until your death and blamed the mistake on Lord Qin. As for Lord Qin's concubine, it was given to her by the late emperor after her death, but you killed her child. The concubine treated you like her own daughter, but you had evil intentions. "

Qin Zhuoyuan was furious and drew his sword to fight Li Ziyan. He knew he was no match for Li Ziyan and was quickly defeated. Qin Wenzhao rushed into the library and stood in front of Qin Zhuoyuan, saying, "Young Marquis, please show mercy."

Li Ziyan put away his sword, but Qin Zhuoyuan did not appreciate it: "I don't need your sympathy, you can kill me or chop me up as you wish."

Qin Wenzhao looked at Qin Zhuoyuan: "Dad, I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for your mother. If there is an afterlife, I hope you will still be my child, and your mother will not make that mistake again." After saying that, Qin Wenzhao snatched Li Ziyan's sword and slashed his neck. Before Li Ziyan could stop him, Qin Wenzhao had already fallen down.

Qin Zhuoyuan also stood there in a daze, and stood up after a moment: "I thought I was the smartest person in the world, until Zhao Junning rescued me at the poetry meeting and then I met you, Li Ziyan. I wanted to turn back, but I couldn't. The world is ruled by the strong. I also wanted to be an ordinary boy, but I can't."

As he spoke, he approached the candle and gently pushed it, lighting the cloth on the ground. The library was lit up. Li Ziyan and others ignored Qin Zhuoyuan and took Lu Wu out of the library. Inside the library, Qin Zhuoyuan looked at Qin Wenzhao's body and said with a smile: "Even if Dad comes again, I will do the same thing. Even if Mom is not dead, I have learned a truth over the years. People's ambitions cannot be satisfied."

Wang Luozhong was beheaded and the traitor surrendered. Zhao Nian abdicated and gave way to Zhao Junhao. Wang Xuan, who colluded with Wang Luozhong, was divorced, and Ye Jinan became the queen.

Zhao Nian came to Zhao Junning's tomb alone with tears in his eyes: "Junning, why can't you scold father? Weren't you very tough before?" He touched the tombstone while speaking: "If I had the chance again, I don't want to be the emperor. Just like you said, we can be ordinary people who can match the person you like. Father was wrong. Father was careless and fell into Lu Wu's trap."

Later, Handan and Chi invaded fiercely. Li Ziyan led his troops to repel the enemy and won many battles. He forced the King of Handan and Chi to kneel down and kowtow. The country was saved. When Li Ziyan returned, he went straight to Zhao Junning's tomb and guarded it. People thought he was sleepy, but who knew that it was because Zhao Junning's death was already a knot in his heart.

After three years of fighting, he seldom rested and when he returned, he was exhausted. He just hugged Zhao Junning's tombstone and left with a smile. At this time, he was a young man with high spirits and bright clothes.

Flashback, Zhou Aoyang folded his hands over his chest: "It's good now."

Inside the mansion, Li Ziyan held Zhao Junning's hand and returned to the house. Zhao Junning teased Li Ziyan: "I know you were a little jealous just now because Zhou Aoyang looked at me and said something." Then she hugged Li Ziyan's neck and pecked him lightly on the face: "Lord Li, are you still jealous now?" Li Ziyan was very happy after being kissed and said with a smile: "Not jealous anymore." Then Zhao Junning also smiled.

Li Ziyan walked out of the mansion with a smile on his face. Seeing Zhou Aoyang, he sighed and said, "Forget it. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. You should stay at the mansion. There are more rooms here."

Zhou Aoyang was stunned and looked at Li Ziyan, thinking, is this what Li Ziyan said? Li Ziyan said again: "It's not easy to be in a foreign country. I can understand it. Come on, come in."

After entering the mansion, Li Ziyan gave instructions to Mo Yu and Feizhou Gancao Fuling and asked the four of them to help Zhou Aoyang clean up and leave the house. Zhao Junning walked out the door and saw Zhou Aoyang and Li Ziyan still in the mansion. He walked up and asked, "Ziyan, aren't you going to the government office to arrange accommodation for Boss Zhou?"

Li Ziyan explained: "I thought about it and it would be pitiful for him to live alone in the government office. Anyway, there are many rooms in the mansion. Mu Chen, Wen He, Xing Hui and others can live here, so it will be more lively. Besides, it will be a good time to celebrate the New Year's Eve tomorrow."