The eldest prince bit his lip and lowered his head, his red eyes full of pain and conflict. His little hands were clenched into fists, but he was unable to take a step forward.

Yes, his father never treated him as a child, and he even poisoned his mother, the one who loved him the most...

The more the little boy thought about it, the colder he felt, and the more vicious his eyes became.

"How dare you!" Jin Zhao shouted loudly, his throat making a gurgling sound. He stared at the boy with his eyes. Although his voice was hoarse, his majesty remained unchanged. He glared at Xie Yun fiercely, "Xie Yun, you traitor, don't even think about it!"

As he spoke, he struggled to sit up from the bed, but his body was too weak and after trying for a long time, he could only lift his upper body.

The father is the leader of the son. Even though Jin Zhao was extremely ill, the eldest prince was still frightened by his voice and almost dropped the wine jar on the ground.

Xie Yun raised his eyes and smiled coldly, "Your Majesty, don't waste your energy, just go on your way with peace of mind."

After saying this, he waved his hand, signaling the eldest prince to take action.

The eldest prince looked at Xie Yun, who was as cold as ice, and then at Jin Zhao, who was half dead. He gritted his teeth, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and walked towards the bed step by step.

"Rebellious son! How dare you!" Jin Zhao's eyes widened with anger, staring at the eldest prince viciously, "No matter what, I am your biological father! If you kill me, you will be disloyal, unjust, and unfilial. You will be guilty of the ten unforgivable crimes and will not have a good death in the future. You will fall into the eighteen levels of hell after death!"

As a filial son, the eldest prince was already guilty of patricide, and after hearing what Jin Zhao said, he was suddenly frightened and trembled, with a chill down his spine.

But on second thought, the mother who loved him so much died at the hands of his father. It was his father who was unkind first, so how could he be blamed for being unjust? Besides, he was forced by treacherous ministers!

Thinking of this, the eldest prince mustered up his courage again and said with tears in his eyes: "Father, you forced me to do all this. You forced me to do it!"

He was right! He was just avenging his mother! Not to mention that he was forced by a treacherous villain!

What's wrong with him?

Xie Yun was too lazy to waste time with them and urged: "Hurry up, time is running out."

The eldest prince made up his mind, picked up the wine bottle and walked towards the bed step by step...

Jin Zhao watched the poisoned wine approaching, the danger of death getting closer and closer, his heart was filled with fear and anger.

"stop!!!"

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the palace. The next moment, a group of guards rushed in with knives and quickly surrounded Xie Yun and the eldest prince!

"The traitor Xie Yun dared to rebel. Come, take him down!" the leading general Jingzhe shouted loudly.

The eldest prince was startled, stopped what he was doing, and looked at Xie Yun with tears in his eyes, at a loss as to what to do.

A hint of surprise flashed across Xie Yun's eyes, but he immediately regained his composure and continued to stand there calmly.

Seeing this, Wu Yan immediately drew his sword and stood in front of Xie Yun, ready to attack at any time.

Jin Zhao, who was lying on the bed, saw his men coming and was overjoyed. He struggled and shouted, "Jingzhe, kill this villain quickly!"

Wu Yan drew his sword, ready to engage in battle with the guards.

Just then, someone else came!

There was another sound of uniform footsteps outside, and then countless people rushed in, some holding bows and arrows, some holding long swords and spears, and all of them had eyes as sharp as evil spirits. In the blink of an eye, they surrounded all the guards.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was extremely tense.

All the people brought by Jingzhe were surrounded in an instant!

The crowd made way for a path, and a handsome man in white slowly walked over. It was Wang Xu.

Wang Xu glanced at Jingzhe who was in doubt and said, "There is nothing to be surprised about. Cui has already cooperated with us, and all the members of Yang have been executed."

His tone was calm, but the meaning behind his words made Jingzhe's face change drastically, "Impossible... How is this possible?"

Jin Zhao couldn't believe it either, the Yang family and the Imperial Guards were his last trump cards, and now the Yang family was all gone!

The Cui family is now suppressed and barely alive, so it is understandable that they surrender to Wang and Xie. However, the Yang family was recruited by him from his uncle, and they were only loyal to the king, but now they are all gone!

Jin Zhao and Jingzhe both understood that the situation was hopeless and they would surely die today!

Wang Jue suddenly raised his hand and ordered sternly: "Do it!"

With his order, the murderous atmosphere in the hall was broken in just an instant. Swords flashed on both sides, sword shadows crossed, blood splattered, and the whole scene became a chaos that was too much to take in.

The palace maids and eunuchs were terrified by the blood and fled in all directions.

In the end, Jingzhe, wearing black armor and covered with scars, was stabbed in the chest by Wu Yan's sword!

At that critical moment, Jingzhe slowly turned around to look at his master who was held hostage on the dragon bed, and there was a hint of sadness on his cold face.

My Lord, I will leave first...

Jin Zhao whispered hoarsely in his throat, "Jing...Zhe..."

He felt a pain in his heart. Jingzhe was gone too. He was now truly alone...

Seeing that their leader was dead, the guards gave up resistance and quickly dropped their weapons in surrender.

The battle is over!

Wu Yan once again brought a bottle of poisoned wine and presented it to the eldest prince.

The eldest prince was in a daze and at a loss. He looked at his father and then at Xie Yun with a pale face.

"Alright, Your Highness, it's your turn now." Xie Yun remained calm and composed, yet he carried an air of majesty that could not be disobeyed.

Wang Xu, dressed in white, stood behind him, guarding him silently.

The eldest prince finally accepted his fate, took the wine jar, and slowly walked towards the dragon bed step by step.

Jin Zhao was furious again, staring at the eldest prince fiercely, "Rebellious son! How dare you kill your father?! Aren't you afraid of being criticized by the world?!"

The eldest prince was panicked and frightened, and stopped immediately.

Xie Yun snorted coldly, "Prince, have you forgotten how your mother died? And what about you? Do you think that if His Majesty doesn't die, you can leave this room today?"

The eldest prince's face turned pale, thinking of his mother's miserable condition. He also understood that Wang Xie wanted him to kill his father himself and use this handle to control him for the rest of his life. But what could he do?

His maternal grandfather's family is gone, and Wang Xie controls the court. If he disobeys, he will surely die!

He gritted his teeth and walked towards the bed again.

"Good, very good!"

Jin Zhao Leng suddenly grabbed the dagger under the pillow and stabbed the eldest prince fiercely!

This rebellious son deserves to die!

The eldest prince was startled and subconsciously dodged sideways! But it was too late. Xie Yun reacted quickly and dodged, dragging the eldest prince away!

Jin Zhao's first stab missed, and he quickly stabbed again. The dagger pierced Xie Yun's arm, and blood instantly dyed his clothes red.

Xie Jun groaned, grabbed Jin Zhao's wrist, twisted it hard, and broke it!

Jin Zhao felt pain and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.

Everything changes in the blink of an eye!

Wu Yan was shocked and kicked the dagger away, then grabbed Jin Zhao's neck!

"Bo'an!" Wang Xu was also frightened. He took two steps forward and asked nervously, "Bo'an, how badly are you injured?"

Xie Yun shook his head, "It's okay."

He held down his bleeding arm, his eyes shot sinisterly at the dying Jin Zhao, and sneered: "Your Majesty, you should save your energy and stop struggling in vain!"

Jin Zhao was being held down by Wu Yan at this moment. He was having difficulty breathing and his face turned red. He grasped Wu Yan's arms tightly with both hands, trying to break free.

The eldest prince stood aside, trembling with fear. Xie Yun glanced at him and said, "Eldest prince, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and do it!"

The eldest prince came to his senses, picked up the wine bottle with trembling hands, and walked towards the bed step by step.

"No...don't..." Jin Zhao uttered these two words with difficulty.

The eldest prince walked to the bed, stopped, hesitated for a moment, closed his eyes, and poured the poisoned wine in the wine jar into Jin Zhao's mouth under Jin Zhao's horrified gaze.

Father, it’s time for you to experience the pain that our mother felt before she died...

"Cough cough cough..." Jin Zhao struggled desperately, but his body was too weak to resist. He could only watch helplessly as his own son poured poison into his mouth!

"Cough cough cough..."

He kept coughing, coughing up large mouthfuls of black blood, which dyed the bed red.

The poison began to take effect, and Jin Zhao felt a sharp pain spreading from his abdomen, as if millions of poisonous insects were gnawing at his internal organs.

His face turned pale and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. His consciousness gradually became blurred and phantoms began to appear before his eyes in the darkness.

In that numbing trance of pain, he saw his dead lover and child in the light...

In that small courtyard, a beautiful and quiet woman was holding a baby in her arms, sitting quietly in the courtyard, her eyes full of tenderness, the sun gently shone on her, gilding her with a layer of soft golden light. Next to her stood a five-year-old boy, who was standing on tiptoe to look at his sister in his arms.

Jin Zhao was stunned when he suddenly saw the person he had been thinking about day and night. All the pain disappeared for a moment. He stared blankly at the warm scene in front of him and murmured in disbelief: "Ping'er... Yao'er..."

As if she heard a voice, the woman raised her head. When she saw the person coming, she was also stunned. Then, her eyes gradually turned red, tears flashed in her eyes, and she choked with tears in disbelief, and called softly: "My husband, my husband... I have finally waited for you..."

With just this one sentence, Jin Zhao felt that all the troubles in the world had gone away. His resentment and pain were all relieved at this moment.

Jin Zhao took a step and walked towards the bright and beautiful place. He was not afraid even if it was hell.

He only wants Ping'er and the child.

"Aye! Aye! You are finally here! Come and see your sister!" When the little boy saw his father, he jumped towards him happily, holding his big hand.

Looking down at his well-behaved son, Jin Zhao's eyes were gentle.

Great, they are all waiting for him...

Jin Zhao followed his son's footsteps and walked towards Luo Qin. When he approached, Luo Qin took the initiative to open the swaddling clothes and said gently: "My husband, look, this is our daughter..."

Upon hearing this, Jin Zhao burst into tears.

The man's eyes were red, and he stretched out his arms uncontrollably to hold the woman and the baby in his arms. He burst into tears, "Ping'er, Ping'er... I finally see you..."

"Aye, Aye, Yao'er wants one too!"

The boy crawled into his father's arms and was cradled in his father's arms along with his mother and sister.

Jin Zhao smiled with tears in his eyes, and tightly surrounded his lover and child in a protective posture. His eyes were full of tenderness, "Ping'er, Yao'er, we are a family, and we will never be separated again..."

Great, great, he finally got what he wanted...

Whatever the court, whatever the country, whatever love and hate, let it go, now he just wants to protect his beloved woman and child...

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