Xiao Changchuan hugged her tightly and comforted her, "Don't cry. Prince Rui failed in his attempt to force the emperor to abdicate and has been arrested by His Majesty. The Du family and their followers have all been killed. No one can hurt you anymore."

Hearing that Prince Rui had been captured, Han Zhiyu raised his head with a fierce light in his eyes, "I'm going to kill all those bastards!"

Xiao Changchuan held her hand and said, "Yu'er, His Majesty has issued an order that all the people involved in the case will be executed. You don't have to do these things."

"No, I have to kill them with my own hands to relieve the hatred in my heart." Han Zhiyu shook off his hand and turned to walk towards the backyard.

Xiao Changchuan had no choice but to follow her.

We arrived at a large courtyard at the back of the palace. The place had already been controlled by soldiers. The master and servants were driven out of the rooms, and adults and children were standing in the courtyard awaiting their fate.

The owner of this courtyard is the concubine of Prince Rui, and she is also raising the two children born to the former wife of Prince Rui.

Han Zhiyu rushed over and slapped the concubine twice, "Bitch, I didn't expect you to end up like this."

The concubine was holding a one-year-old child in her arms. She did not say a word when she was slapped in the face. She just looked at her coldly with mocking eyes.

"Little bitch, you're not convinced, right?" Han Zhiyu pulled out Lu Qing's sword and stabbed the concubine fiercely.

"Ah!" The concubine was stabbed in the heart. She loosened her grip in pain and the child in her arms fell out.

The child woke up from the pain of falling to the ground and started crying loudly in fear.

"Young Master!" A maidservant nearby held the child in her arms.

Xiao Changchuan waved to the people around him and took them outside to wait.

These women have to die anyway, so it might as well let her vent her anger.

Han Zhiyu killed the concubine with his own hands, pointed at the other women and said to Lu Qing: "These bitches have bullied me, let them all die!"

"Yes!" Lu Qing raised his sword.

Xiao Changchuan walked outside and suddenly remembered Prince Rui's two children. They were of royal blood and any disposal of them had to be approved by the emperor. Han Zhiyu must not touch those two children.

He hurried back to the yard and saw Han Zhiyu frantically hacking at the two children with a sword.

"Yu'er stop it!"

But it was too late, the two children had stopped crying.

"Yuer, you are too impulsive!" Xiao Changchuan felt a little reluctant as he looked at the two bloody children on the ground.

Han Zhiyu disagreed, "Brother Chuan, what are you afraid of? Do you think His Majesty will let a traitor's child live?"

"They are just two children, why must you be so cruel?" Xiao Changchuan shook his head.

"I just want to make sure that Long Shiling has no descendants." Han Zhiyu gnashed her teeth in hatred when she thought of the way Long Shiling used all kinds of tools to torture her.

"Brother Chuan, you are too soft-hearted! Don't forget that it was you who raided the palace yourself, and it was you and my father who exposed Prince Rui. If these two children are allowed to grow up, they will be a disaster to us and to the royal family." She was somewhat dissatisfied with Xiao Changchuan.

"I'll handle this matter. Let Lu Qing take you back to the Han Mansion first!" Now that things have come to this, it is useless for him to say anything else, but he must not let the emperor know that it was Han Zhiyu who killed the two children.

Han Zhiyu originally wanted to kill the concubines of King Rui, but she hadn't eaten for a day and was cold and hungry. She could not even walk steadily and didn't want to stay here for a moment.

"Brother Chuan, you must kill them to avenge me."

Xiao Changchuan shook his head, feeling that Han Zhiyu had been tortured by King Rui and had become completely changed and extreme. She used to be so kind that she wouldn't even step on an ant to death, but now she even dared to kill people!

The next day, Xiao Changchuan went to the palace to see the emperor. He knelt down to plead guilty and reported the death of the two children of Prince Rui to the emperor. "Your Majesty, last night, the people in Prince Rui's mansion resisted arrest and tried to escape with the two children of the traitor Prince Rui. In the melee, the two children were accidentally injured and unfortunately died! It was all because of my failure to protect the two children. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The emperor was silent for a while, and did not ask about the process and details of the two children's death. He just asked people to bury them properly.

Xiao Changchuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the emperor really pursued the matter, he was afraid that he would not be able to cover up his lies.

After Prince Rui forced the emperor to abdicate and seize the throne, the emperor rewarded the officials who had suppressed the rebellion.

Minister Han gave this matter some careful consideration and decided to support Xiao Changchuan, the prospective son-in-law, so that he could be worthy of his daughter.

He is now the Minister of War and holds some military power. If he is promoted again, he may not have real power. Besides, he is afraid of attracting jealousy and hatred. After all, he was the one who exposed Prince Rui, and the credit he gained was not glorious.

Therefore, most of the credit was attributed to Xiao Changchuan, so that he could gain a foothold in the court as soon as possible.

In the end, the emperor only rewarded him with some gold, silver and treasures.

Xiao Changchuan was appointed as Cavalry Commandant, the fourth rank.

Xiao Changchuan was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to thank the emperor for his grace.

Although the Cavalry Commandant was only of the fourth rank, he had considerable power and a wide range of responsibilities, which were mainly military functions, including guarding the palace, garrisoning the border, commanding the cavalry, etc.

The others also received promotions and rewards.

One day, Xiao Changchuan returned to the Marquis' Mansion after finishing his official business, and went to find Lan, "Mother, please find a matchmaker to propose marriage to the Han Mansion on my behalf!"

Lan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Chuan'er, do you really want to marry Han Zhiyu? She was married to the traitor King Rui, and her identity is sensitive. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to your career. And I've also heard that Han Zhiyu's personality is not easy to get along with. Do you really want to marry such a woman?"

Xiao Changchuan has already been promoted to the fourth rank official, and the emperor has rewarded him with a lot of gold and silver. The Xiao family has already survived the most difficult times. His son can easily find a young lady from an official family with a clean background to be his wife, instead of marrying a widow who has been married and has a disgraced reputation.

I really don’t know what this son is thinking?

"Mother, the person I like is Han Zhiyu. She was already mine before she married Prince Rui. If Chu Feiyan hadn't intervened, she would be my wife now. I was able to make great contributions this time because Minister Han gave the credit to me, which is why I can achieve what I have now." Xiao Changchuan said.

"Okay, since you said so, I will prepare for the marriage proposal right away." Lan had no choice but to agree to it.

"Mother, wait until the betrothal gifts are given, and buy some better gifts so that others won't look down on us." Xiao Changchuan instructed her again.

Han Zhiyu is different from Chu Feiyan. If the things he sends are too shabby, given Yu'er's current temper, she might complain to him.

"I understand!" Lan was a little annoyed. The court had just given her some rewards, but she had to spend them before she could even warm them up.

The next day, the matchmaker hired by the Lan family went to the Han family to propose marriage.

This marriage was originally arranged by Xiao Changchuan and Han Shangshu, and the Han family naturally agreed. Because Han Zhiyu's current reputation is not very good, Han Shangshu and his wife wanted to marry her off as soon as possible.

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