You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

"Zhuang Ziyu, do you have anything else to say now?

Didn’t you just say that this mortar was invented by you, the banker?

Why is it that you can't use your banker's things, but the queen can use them with ease?"

Zhu Yunhao had wanted to kill Zhuang Ziyu for a long time. When he saw Du Qingwan successfully blow up the hill, he disliked Zhuang Ziyu even more.

"Yes! Zhuang Ziyu, do you still dare to say that these mortars and laser muskets were invented by your family?"

As soon as Zhu Yunhao finished speaking, Queen Mother Qiao also began to question him with an extremely cold expression.

Zhuang Ziyu's whole body went limp in an instant, and he hastily denied:

"I dare not! Maybe... maybe this mortar blueprint is too similar to ours, so I made a mistake."

Zhuang Ziyu knew that he was in the wrong, but he didn't want to give up.

So he tried to distance himself from the relationship between the dealer and the mortar, while at the same time putting the blame on his own poor eyesight.

Hearing this, everyone present nodded, indicating that this situation was indeed understandable.

But Du Qingwan was immediately unhappy and glared at Zhuang Ziyu fiercely.

"Zhuang Ziyu, have you forgotten our previous bet?

You just said that if I could use this mortar, you would kowtow to me three times and call me aunt!"

"What? Are you trying to deny your debt in front of so many people?"

Zhuang Ziyu originally thought that he could get away with it.

Who would have thought that Du Qingwan never gave him that chance at all.

He was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick, and his teeth ached with hatred.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Auntie!"

"Hey, good grandson!"

As Zhuang Ziyu knelt down and kowtowed, Du Qingwan responded mischievously, just like a kid who had won.

After Zhuang Ziyu kowtowed and called "Auntie", he hurriedly got up from the ground.

He was very embarrassed, and then gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:

"Du Qingwan, don't be too happy too soon! Even if this mortar was not invented by my family, the musket is also my family's!"

"No matter what, you can't escape this time!"

What made Du Qingwan completely speechless was that Zhuang Ziyu did not become more courageous after facing more setbacks, and was not afraid at all of being beheaded by Zhu Yunhao.

After saying that, Zhuang Ziyu quickly walked to Queen Mother Qiao and Zhu Yunhao, quickly picked up the laser musket, and said confidently:

"Your Majesty, I was mistaken before. I thought the mortar drawings were passed on by our banker and misunderstood the Queen.

But I am sure that this laser musket was invented by our banker, and I can use it."

I don’t know where Zhuang Ziyu got the courage from, he even boasted that the laser gun was also invented by Zhuang.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunhao was stunned at first, and his face gradually became gloomy.

His cold gaze suddenly fell on Du Qingwan, and he said sternly:

"Queen, what do you think?"

He was extremely annoyed with Zhuang Ziyu, but he still had some doubts about Du Qingwan, and his face looked very ugly.

"Old rules! Whoever can use the laser musket correctly will be the one who invented it. I'll admit defeat!

How about the loser automatically licking the other person's shoe?"

Du Qingwan sneered, walked slowly to Zhu Yunhao and pretended to smile.

He glanced disdainfully at Zhuang Ziyu who was pretending to be calm, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up slightly, with a slightly playful smile.

"Let's bet! A man of integrity is not afraid of his own shadow. I am not afraid of you!"

Zhuang Ziyu accepted the challenge on the spot and looked confident.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunhao nodded repeatedly and said coldly:

"Okay! Let's start!"

When Zhuang Ziyu heard Zhu Yunhao's order to fire, he was not nervous at all. Instead, he was surprisingly calm.

Upon seeing this, everyone present automatically retreated to the sides, trembling with fear. They were really afraid of hurting themselves.

"Zhuang Ziyu, it seems like you are very confident in turning this game around!

As usual, you go first!"

Du Qingwan remained calm and looked at Zhuang Ziyu with a sneer.

Watching him carefully examining the laser gun with a confused look on his face, Du Qingwan couldn't help but feel sarcastic in her heart.

[Let me see how you can break this situation! I will make you admit defeat sincerely!]

Du Qingwan muttered to herself, the corners of her lips twitching slightly.

"I'll do it if I want! You really have no way out this time!

Du Qingwan, don't cry if you are banished to the cold palace later!

Now that things have come to this, you can’t blame me! Let’s begin!”

Zhuang Ziyu's every word was merciless, and his face was full of sarcasm, as if he was sure to win.

Then, in full view of everyone, he began to fiddle with the laser gun, pretending to be very knowledgeable.

People who don’t know actually think that Zhuang Ziyu is the inventor of the laser musket!

But in Du Qingwan's opinion, he was just being mysterious.

"Zhuang Ziyu, do you know how to use a laser gun?

The bullet has no eyes, and it is filled with a row of bullets.

You must be careful not to hurt the Emperor and the Queen Mother..."

Worried that Zhuang Ziyu might move around and touch the trigger of the laser gun, causing unnecessary casualties, Wang Jingyun quickly gave him a gentle reminder.

However, whatever Wang Jingyun worried about suddenly happened.

Before he finished speaking, Zhuang Ziyu quickly pulled the trigger.

Accompanied by a burst of crackling gunfire, everyone fled in all directions, protecting their heads, and the scene was in a mess.

"Hurry up and protect the emperor and the queen mother!"

"quick!"

Fortunately, Eunuch Liu reacted in time, reached out and pulled the stunned Zhu Yunhao away, and the two of them hurriedly dodged to the side.

But Queen Mother Qiao was not so lucky. She was hit by bullets in several places and was bleeding profusely.

Zhuang Ziyu himself was frightened out of his wits, and in panic, he threw away the laser gun without realizing it.

When the gunfire stopped and the chaotic scene returned to silence, everyone heard the painful groans of Empress Dowager Qiao.

"Empress Dowager! Someone, call the imperial physician!"

Nanny Tian was the first to discover that Empress Dowager Qiao had been shot. She screamed in panic, with every nerve on her body tense.

Hearing this, the dumbfounded Xiaolian quickly ran to the Imperial Hospital.

"How could this happen? I...didn't mean to..."

Seeing that the clothes on Empress Dowager Qiao's chest were stained with blood, Zhuang Ziyu was immediately frightened and sat down on the ground with his whole body limp.

His lips moved slightly, and he muttered to himself, with fear and anxiety between his brows.

He never dreamed that a mere laser musket could turn the hard ground into a sieve, and a few bullets even hit Empress Dowager Qiao.

In fact, Zhuang Ziyu didn't know how he did it.

"Catch him and execute him immediately!"

Eunuch Qi finally recovered from his panic and quickly pointed his whisk at Zhuang Ziyu with anger in his eyes.

Zhou Heng heard the sound and quickly stepped forward to grab Zhuang Ziyu:

"Don't move!...Take him away!"

"Your Majesty, please spare my life! I didn't mean it! I really didn't know... that the laser gun had such a powerful destructive power!"

Knowing that he had committed a heinous crime, Zhuang Ziyu quickly knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy, crying loudly.

But Zhu Yunhao didn't even give him the chance to continue speaking. He sighed and waved his hand to signal Zhou Heng to take him away.

Seeing this, Zhuang Ziyu suddenly went crazy, quickly crawled to Du Zhirou, hugged her thighs tightly, and begged bitterly:

"Empress Rou, I meant well but ended up doing something bad. Please help me speak up! Empress Rou..."

Seeing this, everyone's eyes fell on Du Zhirou.

Du Zhirou was instantly extremely panicked, her heart was in her throat, ready to burst out.