Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Hearing this, Nan Rongxin lost his patience, frowned, and waved his hand.

Immediately all the soldiers drew their swords and pointed them at the crowd.

Some timid ladies and young ladies were so frightened that they screamed, fearing that they would die on the spot.

"If you are willing to turn back and submit to me now, it is still not too late. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Nan Rongxin had a cold face and glanced at the officials present one by one. Some of those who were weak-willed knelt down on the spot and begged for mercy.

Upon seeing this, the eldest prince nodded with satisfaction. As long as one has power in hand, who would dare not submit?

In the past, he looked down upon military commanders who wielded swords and guns, but now he feels that sometimes force is indispensable.

However, after today, all civil officials and military generals will be his.

Seeing how stubborn he was, the emperor became so angry that he started coughing violently again. Although he disliked his eldest son, he didn't want him to make the same mistake again and again and go down a path of no return.

I wanted to give him the best chance to make him stop, but it was obvious that he had gone mad and wouldn't listen to anything.

He fell weakly into the chair. Seeing this, Concubine Jing stood silently by the side and said nothing more.

Although they felt guilty towards the emperor, they also thought that all this was caused by his favoritism. If he didn't give it to them, then they would have to fight for it themselves.

The emperor didn't say anything else, just nodded at Nan Rongzhi.

Today the war has begun, so there must be a result.

Nan Rongzhi stood up, walked step by step to the platform, and stood beside the emperor and empress.

"Nan Rongxin, you are so bold that you deceived the emperor and dared to mobilize the military power to force the emperor to abdicate. Do you know your crime?"

Nan Rongxin was originally advising those officials to surrender to him in time, but when he turned around and saw Nan Rongzhi standing on a high place, his face immediately turned black.

"All this is because of you. You are the one who is committing treason for trying to interfere in the imperial court. I am doing this to save my father's reputation and to save Nanrong."

He spoke with great righteousness, as if Nan Rongzhi was really a rebellious witch.

Nan Rongzhi snorted coldly upon seeing this, "Don't make yourself sound so noble. This is just an excuse for you to fight for power. If it was Third Brother standing in this position today, you would probably make the same choice."

Nan Rongxin's face froze. Although Nan Rongzhi was telling the truth, he and the King of Zhennan were now in a cooperative relationship, and her words were undoubtedly intended to sow discord.

Now the Prince of Zhennan’s men are everywhere inside and outside the imperial city. His troops have not arrived yet, so he cannot turn against the Prince of Zhennan.

"My third brother and I are competing for the position of crown prince. It's a fair competition, based on our own abilities. As a woman, you shouldn't get involved."

"Brother, why do you always bring up my identity as a woman? Are you so afraid of a woman like me being above you?"

Nan Rongzhi smiled gently, but there was a frost in her eyes. "It is obviously you who are incompetent and unworthy of the throne, but you insist on accusing your father of being partial. Nan Rongxin, you are really arrogant."

"You look down on women like this. You should know that your failure today is all due to women like us. You are destined to be defeated by women."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are the loser." Nan Rongxin snorted coldly, "Women should stay in the back house and serve men. If you want to be an empress, wait for your next life."

After saying that, Nan Rongxin seemed to have thought of something and looked at Nan Rongzhi sarcastically, "You said so much, are you deliberately stalling for time? Do you want to wait for reinforcements?"

"Don't be so foolish. Everyone in this capital is my people. You can't escape tonight."

"Uncle Wang, there's no need to wait any longer, just get started."

Nan Rongxin looked at the Prince of Zhennan. Only then did everyone understand why Nan Rongxin had so many soldiers and horses. It turned out that they belonged to the Prince of Zhennan.

From the beginning of the banquet, Prince Zhennan sat upright in his seat and did not say a word from beginning to end, as if the tit-for-tat on the field had nothing to do with him.

It was not until Nan Rongxin called him that he raised his eyes and looked.

"Uncle Wang." Nan Rongjing, who was sitting below the King of Zhennan, was full of disbelief. What was going on? Why would Uncle Wang help Nan Rongxin?

He had been with Prince Zhennan the longest, and he could feel that among all the princes, the one Prince Zhennan hated the most was his eldest brother.

Before he could figure it out, the Prince of Zhennan stood up and waved his hand. The soldiers under his command immediately raised their swords and pointed them at the soldiers on their left.

To be on the safe side, half of the soldiers entering the East Palace were from the Ministry of War and half were from the Prince of Zhennan, under the pretext of advancing and retreating together.

It's just mutual distrust.

"Uncle Wang, what are you doing?"

Nan Rongxin's face darkened. He didn't expect that Prince Zhennan would do this to him. The situation that was originally a sure win had been manipulated by him like this, making it hard to say who would win or lose.

"Uncle Wang, didn't we agree to take Nan Rongzhi down first, leaving me and my third brother to compete fairly? You are so impatient that both of us will suffer."

Until now, Nan Rongxin still believed that the rebellion of Prince Zhennan was because he did not trust himself, and wanted to take this opportunity to catch Nan Rongzhi and himself in one fell swoop.

His uncle, the emperor, has the same thoughts as him.

What he had to do now was to stabilize the Prince of Zhennan first and wait for his troops to arrive in the capital.

"You are really not fit to be the crown prince. You don't understand the situation now."

The Prince of Zhennan shook his head mockingly, "Don't wait for your reinforcements, they can't reach the capital."

"What did you say?"

Nan Rongxin was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Whose reinforcements are these, Uncle Wang? Have you been instigated? Don't believe them. We must join hands this time and work together. Most of the soldiers inside and outside the imperial city are yours. What are you worried about?"

"What I'm saying is that the troops you secretly transferred from the neighboring prefectures can no longer come to the capital."

As soon as the Prince of Zhennan finished speaking, the Royal Guards walked in, and the soldiers, who were originally evenly matched, were immediately surrounded.

These guards were originally controlled by Prince Zhennan's men. Their sudden appearance could only mean one thing, that is, Prince Zhennan had released them.

He was not a fool, and he realized immediately that he had been tricked, "Uncle Wang is going to stand on Nan Rongzhi's side?"

"It's too late to understand now."

The Prince of Zhennan raised his glass calmly without moving his eyebrows. "Nan Rongzhi is the Crown Princess and the heir to the throne. As a subject, I should submit to her."

"Uncle Wang?" Not to mention Nan Rongxin was confused, the third prince Nan Rongjing was even more dumbfounded.

Uncle Wang wants to submit to Nan Rongzhi. Doesn’t he want to help him ascend the throne?

He didn't understand what was going on, and before he could think too much, he heard Prince Zhennan scolding in a low voice.

"Third Prince, the crown prince has been chosen. You can't be like the eldest prince and be stubborn and unrepentant."