My Lord, please respect yourself. I am the wife of a marquis.

General Weiyuan, the defender of Guanshan City, the Queen's father, and the Sixth Prince's grandfather, although he only had 100,000 elite soldiers, he had strong soldiers and abundant supplies.

He led his army all the way from Guanshan City to the city gate, and sent people to challenge him from under the city tower.

Xiao Yunxiu not only had the imperial guards, but also Marquis Jian'an's 100,000 elite soldiers. He was fearless, standing on the city wall condescendingly and questioning in a cold voice.

"General Weiyuan, you are the general defending Guanshan City. You left your post without permission and forced the palace to move forward. This is a rebellion."

General Weiyuan was over sixty years old, but he was energetic and spoke in a deep voice, "Xiao Yunxiu, look at who is next to me? If you keep talking nonsense here, you will be in trouble."

Xiao Yunxiu looked in the direction General Weiyuan pointed and suddenly saw Xiao Yunyu. For a moment he felt dizzy. Xiao Liu was clearly still trapped in the palace by him, so how could he appear here?

Xiao Yunyu was still a little weak, but he held on and said loudly: "Second brother, do you think that you can do whatever you want in this world?"

He had just been rescued, and although he had taken the antidote, his body could not withstand such loud questioning. He covered his chest and coughed a few times.

"But that's not the case. You pretended to say goodbye to our father, saying that the road was long and the sky was high, and it would be difficult for us brothers to meet in the future. So our father held a banquet in the Queen Mother's palace and invited all of us brothers to come."

"But you colluded with the Queen Mother, poisoned the hangover soup, and forced my father to get the imperial edict. You deserve to be killed."

Xiao Yunxiu came back to his senses from his disbelief, "Don't talk nonsense, even if I wanted to poison you, how could I give you a chance to survive."

"Xiao Yunyu, you colluded with General Weiyuan and rebelled against the city. This is unforgivable."

Xiao Yunxiu waved his hand and said, "All generals, listen to my order. Anyone who besieges the city will be killed without mercy."

After Xiao Yunxiu gave the order to defend the city, he retreated and asked Jian'an Hou in a cold voice, "What happened? Xiao Liu not only escaped from the palace, but also left the city."

He was very angry. Even if General Weiyuan held the little prince in his arms, it would be better than letting the Sixth Prince release the tiger back into the mountains, which would be legitimate.

Marquis Jian'an had just recovered from his shock. He sent someone to check the palace, but found that the person in the palace had already been replaced.

"There is a spy in the palace. We must investigate thoroughly. Your Majesty, return to the capital first. I will guard the city."

Xiao Yunxiu also knew that now was not the time to pursue responsibility, so he dispatched a team of soldiers to protect him back to the palace, in order to exchange people from under heavy siege. He was afraid that someone would come to hurt him the next moment.

As a result, he returned to the palace in a high-profile manner, but became a sitting duck and was almost captured alive by Prince Huaiyang.

Xiao Yunxiu thought that the entire capital city was impregnable, but in fact, it was not. His current situation was one of internal and external troubles.

After escaping back to the palace in a panic, Xiao Yunxiu immediately summoned the commander of the imperial guards. He had to catch the spy, otherwise he would not be able to sleep or eat.

Xiao Yunxiu waited for a long time but did not see the commander of the Imperial Guard come in. He was a little panicked and was about to send someone to look for him, but he saw An Yutang walking in holding the head of the Imperial Guard general.

An Yutang no longer looked like the gentle young man he once was. He was dressed in black, with a cold face, a scimitar on his waist, and holding a bloody head in his hand, looking like an evil spirit.

"An Yutang, what are you going to do?" Xiao Yunxiu was so frightened by his appearance that he stepped back repeatedly.

An Yutang knelt on one knee and put the head on the ground, "An Yutang, the leader of the secret guards, I have come to surrender."

Ever since he learned about what happened twenty years ago, An Yutang has been struggling every minute and every second. When he thought he finally had a chance to pursue Su Muxi, his father dealt him a heavy blow, and his grandmother even threatened to commit suicide.

After all, the truth will come to light. Once the emperor knows what Duke Anguo has done, the An family will surely die. Then what is the meaning of everything he has done? His so-called loyalty and forbearance are all in vain.

Old Lady An threatened to kill herself and forced him to swear in front of the ancestors to protect the An family. He just found it funny. They did something against the emperor, but they wanted him to bear the consequences and put all the ups and downs on him.

What else could he do? He could only choose one between the Second Prince and the Sixth Prince. He couldn't choose to offend Xiao Yunxiu or He Yuncheng by his father!

So he picked one at random, "Your Majesty, the night is long and dreams are many, remember to be indecisive."

Xiao Yunxiu finally came to his senses at this moment. He looked at the clothes on An Yutang and finally remembered that he was a secret guard loyal to the emperor. He couldn't help but feel secretly happy and felt that he was really destined to be there. Otherwise, how could he have brought out such a big surprise after capturing the Duke of An Guo.

"Lord An, what do you think I should do?"

"The Sixth Prince's departure from the capital is a warning. If another one escapes, your Majesty's throne will not be secure." An Yutang lowered his head, his eyes full of bloodthirsty light. "Cut the grass and root it out. If your Majesty can't do it, I can do it for you."

In Xiao Yunxiu's impression, An Yutang was a gentle person even if he was the Minister of Dali Temple. But now he felt cold after hearing this. However, he also knew that An Yutang had no way out. "Then I will do as you say."

"I obey your command," An Yutang stood up and left.

At this point, he can only cut off his retreat with his own hands in order to have a chance of survival in this dead end.

It was the time when people were needed for the funeral of Old Madam An, so Su Muxi sent Zhijuan and Zhiyan back to the Anguo Mansion. Now, after receiving the news from Zhiyan, she knew that An Yutang had entered the palace.

Su Muxi immediately sneaked into the palace, almost at the same time as An Yutang. When An Yutang killed the commander of the imperial guards, Su Muxi had already lurked beside the emperor.

She did not move. She was waiting for An Yutang's arrival. Now, no matter whether An Yutang was loyal to Xiao Yunxiu or to the Sixth Prince, he had already moved from the dark to the open.

An Yutang walked to the emperor's side as if no one was around. As soon as the emperor saw him, he struggled. He respected An Yutang and thought he was here to save him. The An family had concealed his true identity, Xiao Yunjin, but that was twenty years ago after all. He thought An Yutang was here to make amends.

However, he didn't expect that An Yutang came to kill him. He had seen the power of that scimitar, which could cut off a person's neck silently.

He couldn't speak and could only sob and struggle to retreat, but when the scimitar approached, he was blocked by the marquis's wife.

"Woo woo... But," Being forced into a desperate situation, the emperor actually broke through the obstacles of his body and roared.

Su Muxi was waiting for this moment. The dagger flew out and blocked An Yutang's scimitar.

"Su Muxi is late in coming to your rescue, Your Majesty, please forgive me." She stood in front of the emperor, in a protective posture.

This was the scene that An Yutang least wanted to see. He wanted to strangle everything in the cradle, kill the emperor, kill Xiao Yunjin and He Yuncheng, and then reappear in front of Su Muxi as an assistant minister.

"Princess, you are really powerful." An Yutang tightened his grip on the scimitar, "When did you find out my identity?"

"I can't compare to Commander An," Su Muxi didn't expect that after living a new life, she would become hostile to An Yutang. The man who had fought with Xiao Yunjin for her in the previous life was still clearly imprinted in her mind.

"Last time in Xishui Town, Commander An was also dressed like this."

"So you already knew it." An Yutang said with a smile on his face. He felt that it was worth being happy that Su Muxi could recognize him at a glance.

"But, Xi'er, even if you knew this a long time ago, you would still die if you broke into the palace alone like this."

"Since I dare to come here alone, I must have a way to deal with it," Su Muxi looked at An Yutang, "Brother An, there is still room for maneuver, let go!"

"Hahaha...Xi'er! I'm currently assassinating the Emperor, but you're saying there's still room for maneuver. Are you kidding me?"

An Yutang would not give Su Muxi a chance to delay time, "Let's have a fight! We haven't sparred for many years, let me see your ability as a female general."

As soon as he finished speaking, An Yutang took action directly. He turned the scimitar in his hand and chopped directly towards Su Muxi.

Su Muxi did not dare to be careless. She brought two daggers today. One was used to block An Yutang's scimitar, which was thrown away by An Yutang and nailed to the wall, and the other was in her hand.

An Yutang's scimitar is more curved than ordinary scimitars, and the blade is very thin, which can cut iron like mud, not to mention this strike with the power of thunder.

Su Muxi didn't dare to take it head-on, but the emperor was behind her. An Yutang was coming at her with great force and speed, and she would have no chance to dodge if she hesitated for a moment. She took a step back and raised her arms to block.

A sound of fighting came from the junction of the two sharp weapons. Su Muxi's dagger was wide and heavy. She held the sword with both hands, but her palms were numb from the shock.

It is totally unimaginable that a thin and sharp blade can have such power.