Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

The sudden scene shocked all the civil and military officials present. Just as everyone was about to kneel down, Xiao Rui spoke.

His expression was no longer as gentle as before, but slightly gloomy. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Mu Jingfeng, and said coldly: "Lord Mu, what do you mean by this? Since there is a will, why didn't you take it out earlier? Lord, don't you want to give an explanation for this?"

"Hmph, Your Highness the Fifth Prince, your plan is indeed brilliant. If you had brought it out earlier, how could everyone see your wolfish ambitions!" Mu Jingfeng sneered.

Upon hearing this, some smart-aleck fools quickly jumped out to express their sincerity.

"How dare you, Mu Jingfeng! Even if you are the Marquis of Zhenguo, you cannot arbitrarily frame His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. His Royal Highness just saved us, how can you arbitrarily stigmatize him!"

"Yes, Lord. The Fifth Prince just captured the princes who almost caused a disaster. Is there any misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? Chief Yan, please show everyone what you have in your hand!" After Mu Jingfeng finished speaking, Yan Yi entered the hall at some point in time. He was dressed in black and wearing a mysterious black iron mask. Behind him were two secret guards dressed in the same way. The only difference was the pattern on the cuffs and the pattern on the mask on his face.

The mask covered their entire face, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes like hawks. They stood tall and straight like pine trees, as if they were ghosts walking out of the dark night, silent but emitting a chilling sense of oppression. The mask was engraved with complex and strange patterns, as if telling unknown secrets and bloody pasts.

At Yan Yi's signal, the two men distributed the rice paper in their hands to the important officials present in the court, and the three princes also held a copy in their hands. The contents of each sheet were different.

People in the hall passed the copy to each other, and those who had read it all looked at Xiao Rui, whose face was now gloomy, with fear on their faces.

"This...are these all true?" someone murmured in disbelief.

"Hiss, it turns out that the Second Prince didn't fall into the water because he was having fun...but..."

"How old was he then? He was so vicious..."

"Empress Shu has always been grateful to him for saving the Second Prince, but she never thought that it was actually orchestrated by this mother and son!"

"And the Queen and the Third Prince poisoned His Majesty, which was also the work of this mother and son."

"Even the Queen's confidants are their people... this mother and son are really hiding their secrets!"

"I thought they were kind to each other, but I didn't expect they were just pretending!"

There was an uproar in the hall, and everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Rui, some were angry, some were ashamed, some were frightened, and some were terrified.

At this time, Xiao Yan, who had been protected by Mu Lingxuan, raised his head slightly and slowly walked in front of everyone. His eyes were extremely complicated and he asked in a hoarse voice:

"Why? That's our father! He takes pity on your frail body, and whenever he has something good, he sends it to you! He even finds famous doctors to treat your health! How could you have the heart to do that?"

"And my second brother! How old was he at the time? Father once told me that my second brother was very smart since he was young, and he was also very kind to his brothers. Even though he was only a child, he always acted like an elder brother and took care of you brothers who were not much younger than him! Don't you mother and son have any heart?"

At the end, Xiao Yan almost shouted. He was a teenager in the voice change period, and his special hoarse voice and the anger in his tone made everyone who heard him feel sad.

Of course, those with ulterior motives do not count.

Xiao Rui glanced at the will in Mu Jingfeng's hand, and then looked at the evidence in everyone's hands.

Knowing that there was no way back, Yan Yi was the leader of the secret guards in the hands of Emperor Jing and was only loyal to Emperor Jing, so what he found out must be true.

Thinking about how he and his mother had planned for so long and were about to get the throne, but something went wrong at the last moment, he felt a strong sense of unwillingness and anger in his heart.

Xiao Rui's eyes gradually became crazy, and he suddenly shouted: "Humph, even if all this is true, it doesn't matter. I, Xiao Rui, will take the throne today. Come, arrest the Ninth Prince and his men. If there is resistance, kill them without mercy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people behind him immediately drew their weapons and rushed towards Xiao Yan and his men.

Mu Lingxuan immediately drew out the soft sword from his waist and stood in front of Xiao Yan.

Mu Jingfeng pushed his father-in-law, Old Tutor Ge, Xu Mingli and others into a corner, and then quickly engaged in a fight with the Imperial Guards who were rushing over.

The military officers stepped forward to stop them, while the civil officials fled in panic.

Yan Yi and his companions did not rest either. In the blink of an eye, dozens of secret guards came forward, protected everyone behind them, and fought with Xiao Rui's men.

Seeing this, Xiao Rui said loudly: "If you surrender to me, I will forgive you for what happened. When I ascend the throne, you can all continue to serve Dongsheng. If you are stubborn, after dealing with Mu Jingfeng and others, not only will you die, but I will also send your nine clans to reunite with you!"

Not long after Xiao Rui finished speaking, many officials in the hall ran towards the door.

"Your Highness, we are willing to submit to Your Highness and lend a helping hand."

"Your Highness is a man of great stature and appearance, and is the perfect candidate to succeed the throne. I am willing to follow Your Highness."

Soon half of the officials came to Xiao Rui. Some of them were originally his men, and some were really afraid of death.

Most of these people were civil servants, but there were also a few military officers.

When the royalist ministers saw this, they were heartbroken and scolded the officials on the other side for being afraid of death and disregarding the trust of the late emperor.

Fortunately, Mu Jingfeng and his men as well as the secret guards were all very skilled in martial arts, and although some people were injured, no one had died so far.

"No, these people are all assassins! Lord, protect His Highness!" Yan Yi was surprised as the fight went on, then he frowned and said to Xiao Rui, "Fifth Prince, you actually replaced all the members of the Imperial Guards?"

These imperial guards were not afraid of death at all. Even if they were bleeding profusely, they would try their best to rush towards Xiao Yan.

Behind those assassins, Xiao Rui smiled coldly: "Haha, it may not be too late to know now! Not only the Imperial Guards, I also sent a message to General Pei in the camp outside the capital. Even if you escape, the 20,000 people outside the palace will regard you as rioters and shoot you to death."

"Hahahaha, Xiao Yan, Mu Jingfeng, Yan Yi, and you bunch of stubborn old bastards, this day next year will be your death anniversary!"

While Mu Jingfeng was hacking at the assassins who were charging at him, he shouted at Xiao Rui, "Humph, you little brat, you don't know what you are talking about! When I was killing the southern barbarians on the battlefield, you didn't even know where to hide!"

After saying that, he shouted to Mu Lingxuan: "Lingxuan! Close the net!"

Mu Lingxuan had been protecting Xiao Yan. Upon hearing this, he carried Xiao Yan to the beam of the house, flipped over a glazed tile above his head, took out a flare from his arms, lit it and fired it.

This series of actions happened in the blink of an eye. Xiao Rui had a bad feeling when he saw this.

Worried that things might change, he drew his sword and flew towards Mu Lingxuan and the others.

Mu Lingxuan immediately turned around and attacked. Yan Yi killed the assassins around him and flew to protect Xiao Yan.

Mu Lingxuan and Xiao Rui exchanged dozens of moves in the air, and some even went out of the hall while fighting.

Xuan Yi, who was dressed as a guard, became very anxious when he saw this. You know, those outside the hall were all Xiao Rui's men. If those people drew their bows and shot arrows, his master would be shot into a hornet's nest.

This was also Xiao Rui's purpose, but Mu Lingxuan was not stupid either, so he and he were in a stalemate three meters away from the store door.

It was only at this moment that everyone realized that the Fifth Prince, who had been weak and sickly in the past, was not only healthy, but also had great kung fu skills!

The two were evenly matched, and both suffered some minor injuries.

Xiao Rui looked at the few remaining imperial guards dressed as death warriors in the hall, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. He deliberately exposed his weakness and took Mu Lingxuan's kick, then left the hall.

Seeing this, the assassins who were closer to the palace gate immediately retreated.

Soon all the assassins in the hall were killed.

Mu Jingfeng and others stood at the entrance of the palace, confronting Xiao Rui at the bottom of the stairs.

The royal guards outside the door had already drawn their bows and arrows, aiming at everyone in the hall.

Xiao Rui looked at the half of the officials still in the palace, most of whom were important officials in the court, and his eyes became even more ruthless: "Since you don't accept my toast, don't blame me for being ruthless."

As he raised his hand, Mu Jingfeng and others immediately closed the doors and windows.

However, many arrows still flew in through the windows, and several civil servants were shot and injured because they had no time to dodge.

Fortunately, it was not fatal. He was comforted and helped to the corner to rest.

"My lord, what should we do now? Their people are everywhere inside and outside the palace. I'm afraid we will have to join His Majesty today..." Old Tutor Ge choked up a little.

He was not afraid of death, but was a little worried about his family. If Xiao Rui really brought disaster to his entire clan, he wondered if his ancestors would blame him.

The other old men also showed some sadness on their faces. Among the six ministries, the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment were all present. The Minister of War was originally Xiao Rui's man, and the Minister of Works, who was afraid of death, had just defected to Xiao Rui.

The Minister of Rites, Lord Yuan, actually wanted to go as well, but as he looked at his son-in-law who was standing next to Xiao Yan without moving, and thought of what his son-in-law had specifically reminded him of before, he gritted his teeth and stayed.

There were three princes who stayed with them and were sitting aside to rest.

Prince He was cursing Xiao Rui at the moment: "This wolf cub is too vicious! Second brother was so good to him, but he actually did something worse than an animal! And that bitch Huipin, she was originally a concubine's daughter, and she was not favored when she was sent to the second brother's house. If it weren't for the protection of the second sister-in-law, she would not have been able to give birth to that bastard and live in peace for so many years..."

Xiao Yunmu had been close to Emperor Jing since he was young, and he had always known about the affair between Emperor Jing and Concubine Shu. Later, Queen Wang used a trick to take away the position of the principal wife, and he was very dissatisfied with this. On weekdays, when there were no outsiders, he called Yang Jing "Second Sister-in-law", and when there were outsiders, he called her "Little Second Sister-in-law".

Prince Gong sat calmly on the side, while Prince Shun lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking.

Among them, there were quite a few people who were previously the eldest prince and the third prince. For some reason, they chose to stay.

"Don't worry, old master! We may not lose!" Mu Jingfeng comforted.

The corner of his eye was looking at the three princes. Prince He was already cursing, and when Prince Gong heard this, he suddenly looked over, and was stunned when he met Mu Jingfeng's eyes, and then there seemed to be surprise in his eyes.

Prince Shun looked up, then rolled his eyes and remained silent.

At this moment, Xiao Yan knelt in front of the coffin, silently burning paper. When the yellow paper burned out, he kowtowed three times to Emperor Jing, then stood up and walked towards the officials.

"Everyone, you are willing to stay in this situation. I will remember this friendship in my heart. My father has passed the throne to me. When the rebels are brought to justice, I will work hard to govern the country and live up to my father's teachings and your friendship."

After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he bowed deeply to everyone.

The ministers quickly moved away, and then expressed their loyalty, either sincerely or falsely.

Another round of arrows came from outside the hall. The secret guards and generals swung their swords to cut them off, while others dodged again.

Just as the old tutor was about to ask again, a burst of shouting and killing was heard outside the hall.