"Qingzhu, take the girl out." King Heng waved to his guards, and Su Minglang nodded to Nian'er. Although Nian'er was a little scared, she still obediently went out with him out of trust in Li Zhao and Su Minglang.

"That child is quite close to you." King Heng said with emotion.

"No one comes to the temple for no reason. Tell us, Empress Zhaoyi."

Su Minglang looked directly into Prince Heng's eyes and said, "I know that the prince misses his son so much. If you want to get Nian'er back, there are only two conditions."

Prince Heng didn't expect her to be so direct. He was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Just speak frankly."

"First, Prince Heng should have known Nian'er's life story. If you want to take her back, she must swear to never leave her fiefdom."

"This is not difficult!" King Heng has been thinking about it over and over again in the past few days, and now he has figured it out. He has been muddle-headed and achieved nothing in his life, but now that he has regained what he had lost, all his ambitions can be given up.

"Secondly, I want the prince's troops. I wish I could clear the emperor's entourage!"

Prince Heng's smile froze on his face. Before he could speak, he heard Su Minglang continue, "I know that the prince's troops have already been secretly stationed around the capital."

"If it weren't for Nian'er, the prince would have taken the opportunity to enter the city long ago."

Looking at the expressionless woman opposite him, King Heng suddenly felt frightened. A woman who had slept in the same bed with him actually wanted to take his life. This would be terrifying for anyone.

"Even if you clear the court, what can you do? Your Majesty has no children. Do you want to be the emperor yourself?"

Su Minglang certainly knew that it was impossible for her to become emperor. The world was extremely harsh on women. Xiao Heng still had an uncle who was still alive, and the court officials would not tolerate a woman like her in power.

However, before coming, Li Zhao told her something that made her make up her mind completely.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry about this matter. His Majesty has children alive, so Empress Zhaoyi would have made this decision." Li Zhao, who had been silent all this time, spoke.

"You..." Prince Heng paused and suddenly let out a sigh, "If I don't agree, will I never see Nian'er again?"

Su Minglang didn't say anything, just looked at him. King Heng smiled bitterly and said, "Okay! Success or failure has nothing to do with me. I only want Nian'er."

"nature!"

After walking out of Prince Heng's house, Su Minglang pinched the jade ring in her arms. She already had the troops and now only needed the last link.

The queen passed away suddenly, and everyone in the palace, except Xiao Heng and Li, was immersed in sorrow.

Su Minglang walked into the Wen family's courtyard, and a heavy atmosphere hung on everyone's face.

Wen Ji was the first to notice her presence and forced himself to greet her: "Empress Zhaoyi? Why are you here?"

"Minister Wen is here," Su Minglang said confidently.

Wen Ji was a little confused but nodded, "Do you want to see your grandfather?"

"Yeah." Su Minglang nodded.

Wen Xiang had never thought that after living for so long, he would still have to see his loved ones die. Even his strongest body could not withstand such crying and he fell ill immediately.

Su Minglang looked at the old man who seemed to have aged instantly, and her heart ached again. She took out the jade ring and showed it to Wen Xiang, but she never expected that the old man suddenly burst into tears.

"Tell me, Su Zhaoyi, tell me what kind of life Yu'er is leading in the palace?"

Yu, this was the first time Su Minglang knew the queen's name. Unlike Wen Ji, the Wen family's ardent hope for her was to be cherished like Baoyu.

Su Minglang let out a long sigh and told the Minister of Culture everything about the Queen's experiences in the palace. She also learned the truth of what happened back then from the Minister of Culture.

"Prime Minister, the Queen's death was never an accident."

"Prime Minister, you are rebelling!"

Prime Minister Wen was loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life, but ended up like this in his later years. Su Minglang understood the situation when he saw Wen's father barging in.

She won.

But when everything went as she wished, she suddenly felt less happy.

"Prince Heng is willing to send troops. I will assist your Majesty's youngest son who was left behind to ascend the throne, and I will clear the name of the queen!"

The queen passed away, and the prayers had to stop. The carriage pulled the coffin back to the palace. There was silence all the way.

The coffin was placed in the Kunning Palace, waiting for the Imperial Observatory to calculate a day for burial.

There were dark clouds outside the window and the palace was in chaos.

It's going to change.

Su Minglang came to the Taiji Palace alone. The two people in the room were immersed in joy and unable to extricate themselves. When Xiao Heng saw the person coming, he was shocked and angry. He shouted loudly, but no eunuch appeared.

Xiao Xizi stood aside silently, remaining indifferent to Xiao Heng's scolding. The man finally realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.

Holding his wife, the soldiers and horses brought by Prince Heng rushed into the Taiji Palace. Su Minglang just watched coldly and let Li Zhao read the manifesto of purging the court on his behalf.

Looking at the surprise, disbelief and anger on Xiao Heng's face, Su Minglang suddenly laughed out loud.

"Xiao Heng, when you plotted against Queen Wen Yu and caused her death, when you were afraid that the court officials would depose the meritorious officials, when you plotted against me to protect the woman beside you from unnecessary harm, did you ever think that you would end up like this?"

Xiao Heng looked at Xiao Xizi who was standing not far away, looked at Li Zhao beside Su Minglang, and King Heng who rushed in with his troops. Suddenly, he didn't recognize the woman in front of him.

Xiao Heng suddenly realized that Su Minglang had never been the woman who would lean on him and be gentle with him. She was a stubborn person who was not loved by her father or mother. She was a born rebel!

"When did you know that?"

"Do you want this?" Su Minglang said with a smile. She waved her hand and the guards brought in a boy. "This is the flesh and blood of His Majesty who was left behind."

"I have found it for your majesty. Now you can abdicate with peace of mind."

"You!" Xiao Heng knew that the situation was hopeless and he was just struggling in his last moments.

"Ah!" Li beside him suddenly wailed, blood gushing out from her body. Xiao Heng's eyes instantly turned red when he saw this. He held Li tightly and yelled at Su Minglang, "She, she's giving birth!"

"You want me to abdicate, don't you? Fine. I want you to swear not to harm Li and the child, and then I will abdicate."

Xiao Heng had lost all his strength after he finished speaking. The woman in his arms pulled his sleeve and shook her head, but she couldn't speak because of the severe pain.

Su Minglang moved his fingertips and summoned the imperial physician. Imperial Physician Zhao had already been controlled by them, and the person who came was Qi Zhongyuan.

The imperial physician took Li into the inner room, and Su Minglang stood opposite Xiao Heng.

After an hour of confrontation, the crying and wailing in the house finally stopped. Qi Zhongyuan came out covered in blood, his face pale and weak.

He shook his head at Su Minglang, and Xiao Heng suddenly stood up and ran in.

When the guards broke in, Xiao Heng had already committed suicide with a sword, and lying beside him were the bodies of Li and the child.

Su Minglang didn't know what to say, but he didn't seem happy after everything was settled.

With the help of the Wen family, she successfully assisted the young emperor to ascend the throne, and from then on she ruled the country from behind the scenes as the empress dowager.

The first thing the new emperor did after ascending the throne was to posthumously confer the title of Empress Dowager Shunde on Empress Wen Yu and bury her in the Wen family.

Su Minglang issued an imperial decree that he would not be buried in the imperial mausoleum after his death.

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