After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

She pulled Zhao Lingzhou away to a place where Gu Xingruo couldn't hear her and whispered to him.

"Your Highness, now that things have come to this, you should not have any more attachments. His Majesty has completely abandoned you. He has disregarded the father-son relationship and wants to kill you. It's time to make the choice I told you about."

Zhao Lingzhou paced back and forth, his brain working rapidly.

Why did the emperor suddenly order his death? He was clearly sentenced to life imprisonment. This proves that the emperor still has some affection for him and he still has a chance to turn the tables.

But now he was sentenced to death overnight. Could it be that a move he made twenty years ago was discovered? If it was discovered that he had been secretly poisoning Zhao Junlin and making his temper become irritable, he might indeed be sentenced to death.

At this point, he no longer had any hope in the emperor. He looked at Zuo Nai and nodded.

"Okay, I agree to your terms."

He glanced at Gu Xingruo who was sitting on the ground with an apologetic look on his face. In order to achieve his great cause, he had no choice but to apologize to her. He hoped that she could understand.

Zuo Nai saw him looking after Xing Ruo and thought of something more fun.

"Your Highness, I have changed my mind. I will not let Gu Xingruo be my concubine. After I help you escape, I will let Gu Xingruo be my maid and let her be beaten and scolded. But don't worry, I won't kill her."

Zhao Lingzhou did not reject it immediately, but hesitated for a while and then nodded in agreement.

During the time at the clan house, Gu Xingruo only knew how to cry and blame him, while Zuo Nai was not only gentle and considerate, but also understanding. Comparing the two, the balance in his heart completely tilted towards Zuo Nai.

But even so, he had invested too much in Gu Xingruo and was unwilling to give up just like that. He would talk to Zuo Nai properly in the future and let Gu Xingruo be his concubine.

Gu Xingruo, who had been sitting on the ground crying, had no idea that her fate had been decided in just a few words.

Jin Yuanyuan thought things would go smoothly, but an accident happened along the way.

Not long after the eunuch who announced the decree left, he ran back in a hurry.

"Your Majesty! It's bad. The criminal Zhao Lingzhou and his family have been kidnapped!"

Just as the executioner arrived, he went inside to bring the people out. Just when he brought the people less than half a meter away from the clan house, a group of people suddenly rushed out and kidnapped Zhao Lingzhou and others.

The emperor said sternly, "Come here, send someone to find him for me. I want him alive or dead! Post arrest warrants throughout the city!"

Jin Yuanyuan had a premonition that Zhao Lingzhou would escape.

He is the male protagonist, and the female protagonist is by his side. Both of them have powerful auras, so it is not so easy for them to die. But it is incredible that he still has confidants outside after being imprisoned for so many years.

Zhao Lingzhou had been on the run for more than a month.

The officers and soldiers had already searched outside the city, but they didn't see a single person.

Jin Yuanyuan felt that this was not right. All of Zhao Lingzhou’s close confidants were gone, so who helped him escape?

She thought carefully about her past life, and what she thought of made Jin Yuanyuan's alarm bells ring.

"Your Majesty! He was accompanied by Zuo Nai. Although Zuo Nai married Zhao Lingzhou, she is the princess of Dongying after all. Dongying has always been eyeing us covetously. They were able to escape so smoothly and not be found. Dongying must have helped."

Otherwise there is no way to explain why we couldn’t find anyone for so long.

All the soldiers Zhao Lingzhou rebelled with were arrested. It is impossible for him to have any more people. Even if he did, it is impossible for them to plan it so perfectly.

With her reminder, the Emperor and the Crown Prince suddenly realized that they almost missed this point.

Not long after, the Dongying Kingdom quietly raised an army and prepared to attack Tianyuan, led by Zhao Lingzhou.

The emperor sent Cheng Che to lead troops to wipe out the traitors. Cheng Che stepped forward to accept the order but was stopped by the prince.

"Father, I would like to lead the troops to annihilate the rebels. Please grant me your approval."

The emperor wanted to stop it, but swords are merciless on the battlefield and the prince is the future crown prince, so he must not risk his life.

When the father and son's eyes met, he saw the determination in the prince's eyes.

The emperor understood that this war not only represented Tianyuan and Dongying, but also represented Zhao Junlin and Zhao Lingzhou.

The two men were already in a dead end, and the fight had already reached the point of death. Only one of them could survive, and this battle had to be ended by the prince himself.

The emperor compromised, "Oh, okay, Junlin, you have to be careful."

The prince bowed and said, "I know, thank you for your help, father."

When Zhao Junlin led his troops out of the city, Zhao Lingzhou was also ready to go.

Zuo Nai followed him and continued to flatter him.

“Your Highness, success or failure depends on this one move. If you succeed, you will be the emperor of Tianyuan. You can trample Zhao Junlin, Jin Yuanyuan and others under your feet, and repay all the humiliation you have suffered over the years!”

Speaking of Tianyuan Kingdom, Zhao Lingzhou must be more familiar with it, so it would be most appropriate for him to attack it.

They have been planning for so long and are finally going to fight. She has been waiting for this day for a long time.

Zhao Lingzhou's eyes became firm and resolute, and he was determined to take down Tianyuan.

After leaving the tent, Gu Xingruo suddenly ran out. She looked disheveled and dirty at the moment. She was tortured beyond recognition by Zuo Nai. When she saw him, she thought he was a life-saving straw and desperately held on to him.

"Ling Zhou, Ling Zhou, please save me. I don't want to stay with Zuo Nai anymore. Please take me away. Please think about our friendship. I am your wife. How can you bear to let me suffer in the hands of this vicious woman?"

Zuo Nai looked gentle and quiet on the surface, but he humiliated her secretly every day. Her body was already in a state of disrepair. If she continued to stay with Zuo Nai, she would definitely die.

Looking at Gu Xingruo, who used to be arrogant and looked down on everyone, now has large burns on her face and her fingernails have been pulled out.

There was not a trace of sympathy on Zhao Lingzhou's face, but rather disgust.

Zuo Nai walked to Zhao Lingzhou with a smile on his lips and took his arm. Zhao Lingzhou did not dodge or avoid her.

"Don't worry, my husband. Xing Ruo will not die. Just go and do what you want to do. Don't forget our agreement. To achieve great things, you always have to make some sacrifices."

She agreed to rescue Zhao Lingzhou and give him the soldiers of Toei, but the prerequisite was that after he ascended the throne, she would make Sana the queen and make Toei independent and no longer a vassal state.

Gu Xingruo also had to be her servant and be beaten and scolded.

With Zuo Nai's help, Gu Xingruo, who has no identity and background, is of no help to his career.

Looking at Gu Xingruo crawling at his feet like an ant, the last bit of thought he had for her disappeared.

He ruthlessly shook off Gu Xingruo who was grabbing his clothes, hugged Zuo Nai, and lifted her chin, his eyes full of ambition.

"Don't worry, my word is as good as gold. When I ascend the throne, I will make you the queen, and we will share the throne."

He knew that Zuo Nai was also using him, but he didn't care. Power was the most important thing. He had to become the emperor and trample Zhao Junlin under his feet.

Gu Xingruo looked at his departing back without even glancing at her, and the hatred in her eyes gradually deepened.

When Zhao Lingzhou was about to leave, she screamed heartbreakingly.

"Zhao Lingzhou, how could you do this to me? Have you forgotten the oath you once made? If you dare to betray me, you will die in a foreign land!!"