Eunuch Wang and his men left quickly.

Only Lu Qingjia and Meng Yunshang were left in the prison.

She raised her head and glared at Lu Chenxiao angrily, laughing crazily, "Are you satisfied seeing me like this?"

"This is all your own fault, you can't blame anyone else."

"What do you know? This is called strategic planning. I lost to you because I am not as skilled as you, but I will not admit defeat."

"One day, I will rise again, and then you will all die."

Lu Chenxiao curled his lips and sneered, "Emperor Song already knows that Song Xuyang is not his child. Do you think he will let you and your son continue to live? The imperial edict just now was just left for me to see."

Serving the king is like serving a tiger. Even if the tiger is sleepy, as long as he sits in this position, he can't be really cowardly.

If they were not here today, Lu Qingjia would be given a glass of poisoned wine.

Deposing the queen would be nothing more than a waste of effort.

He drank poisoned wine and then announced to the public that the queen had died. No one could find fault with him.

After all, at today's palace banquet, Lu Qingjia and Shi Liang were very close in front of everyone.

But Lu Qingjia was still stubborn. She looked at Lu Chenxiao with disdain, "Don't scare me. I wasn't brought up by being scared."

Lu Chenxiao rolled his eyes speechlessly, not wanting to waste any more words.

"Let's go. She won't live long anyway."

Meng Yunshang nodded lightly without any hesitation.

Lu Qingjia asked them if they were really leaving, and angrily accused, "Lu Chenxiao, you are a cold-blooded monster, you have been cruel and ruthless since childhood. People like you must not die a good death!"

Lu Chenxiao had long been accustomed to such accusations, and he kept walking without being affected at all.

But Meng Yunshang didn't like him being accused like this.

She stopped and looked at Lu Qingjia with an unhappy expression.

"The prince received the order from his brother and without any hesitation, he traveled across mountains and rivers to come to the East China Sea to see you. On the way here, we were even prepared to support you at all costs."

"But what about you? From the moment we set out, you and Lu Yuanjing planned to surround, assassinate, poison, and bewitch us."

"If we didn't have enough self-protection ability, we wouldn't have survived until now. In terms of cold-bloodedness and cruelty, the prince is not even one-tenth as cruel as you. You are the one who deserves the worst death."

Meng Yunshang was very angry. She was angry at Lu Qingjia's calculations against Lu Chenxiao, and even more angry at her slander against Lu Chenxiao.

Lu Qingjia was stunned by the powerful aura emanating from her, and was at a loss as to how to refute her.

Instead, Lu Chenxiao suddenly chuckled, causing Lu Qingjia and Meng Yunshang to look at him at the same time.

Lu Chenxiao pulled Meng Yunshang into his arms and laughed heartily, "I'm so happy to have Shang'er's protection."

Meng Yunshang glared at him in dismay, "Aren't you usually very sharp-tongued? Why are you holding back today? In my opinion, we should have fought her to death, so that she wouldn't think we are easy to bully."

Lu Chenxiao nodded with a playful smile, "Shang'er is right. I will listen to Shang'er from now on and promise not to let others bully me."

After that, he gave an order in secret, "Empress Lu suddenly felt hopeless about her life, why don't you help her quickly?"

"Yes!"

Xuan Wu and Xuan Qi appeared at the same time, one of them holding a white silk and the other holding a horsewhip inlaid with silver needles.

Lu Qingjia's eyes widened in shock, "Lu Chenxiao, how dare you!"

"I wanted to give you some time to breathe, but you insisted on making my beloved treasure angry, so I can't keep you any longer."

Seeing Xuan Wu and Xuan Qi approaching him, Lu Qingjia begged for mercy from Lu Chenxiao in fear.

"No, Lu Chenxiao, you can't do this. I'm your biological sister."

"Although we are not born from the same mother, we are all children of the Emperor."

"Don't be like this, Xiaojiu. I beg you to give me a chance to live."

Lu Chenxiao was unmoved, "Be quick and decisive."

Xuan Wu and Xuan Qi responded in unison.

Lu Qingjia screamed in fear, completely losing her initial pride.

"Don't kill me, Lu Chenxiao, as long as you don't kill me, I will tell you a secret."

"Do not care!"

"It's about Lu Yuanqing," Lu Qingjia quickly put forward his conditions, "Do you know why Lu Yuanqing has countless concubines in the palace, but only gave birth to two girls?"

"As long as you let me go, I will tell you why."

Lu Chenxiao remained unmoved, "Brother will soon become a father again, so take your secrets into your coffin."

Lu Qingjia blurted out, "Impossible! That child must not be Lu Yuanqing's."

Lu Chenxiao and Meng Yunshang looked at each other, and both saw shock in each other's eyes.

"As long as you leave me alive, I will tell you all the truth I know."

Lu Chenxiao remained silent.

Meng Yunshang waved to Xuan Wu and Xuan Qi, and the two of them immediately understood and retreated.

……

Lu Qingjia's life was not saved in the end. Even though Lu Chenxiao gave her a chance, she still overestimated the tolerance of the Emperor of Donghai towards her.

It was a new day. Meng Yunshang had just gotten up when she heard Lu Kang reporting to Lu Chenxiao outside, "The eldest princess is gone."

After a moment of silence, Lu Chenxiao nodded softly.

Before he could give Lu Kang an order, he heard Xuan Yi come in and say, "The death knell has just sounded in the palace. The Emperor of Donghai has passed away."

"..."

Song Xingchen was given the task of handling the funeral with the help of Master Liu.

Lu Chenxiao and his party were in the capital, so they stayed for a few more days.

Three days later, Song Xingchen invited Lu Chenxiao to the palace as the crown prince and handed him a 100-year friendship contract, guaranteeing that Donghai would pay tribute to Yuan Dynasty on time and in full within 100 years, and begging Yuan Dynasty to continue to protect Donghai.

Lu Chenxiao accepted the friendly contract and promised to return to Yuan Dynasty to ask Emperor Yuan Qing to stamp it with the imperial seal.

At this point, their trip to the East China Sea came to a successful conclusion, and the family of three prepared to set off back to Yuan Dynasty.

On the day of leaving the city, Song Mingyue disguised herself as a man and quietly stood at the city gate, watching them go away.

The maidservant asked her in confusion, "Princess, why don't you say goodbye to them in person?"

"I was afraid I would burst into tears."

An An doesn't like girls who cry a lot, and she doesn't want to leave a bad impression on An An.

The palace maid sighed and stood with her at the city gate for a long time before she persuaded the person to come down.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Song Xingchen hurried over and handed Mingyue a letter.

"Hey, An An left this for you."

Mingyue was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. "Are you sure it was left for me by An An? But didn't he not want to see me?"

Song Xingchen sighed, "Royal sister, you always lose your composure when you encounter something concerning An An."

"He is my best friend," Mingyue opened the envelope carefully.

I found that there were only a few short sentences on the letter.

"Although we can no longer be good friends, everything I said is still valid. You are welcome to come to Dayuan to play."

Mingyue excitedly placed the letter against her chest and murmured to herself, "Yes, I will definitely come to Dayuan to find you."

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