Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to increase patrols near the Zhenguogong area? Why did this happen?"

Zhao Zhuoxi was furious.

The patrol officers in the capital did not expect that the men in black would come in just as they left.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo wants to see you."

The doctor treated the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke's wife, and the Crown Prince.

The prince's child was held in Nishang's arms, and it could be seen that he was terrified.

Zhao Zhuoxi hurried into the house.

The Duke of Zhenguo was pale at this time, and he was breathing out more than breathing in.

The doctor shook his head secretly to Zhao Zhuoxi: "The Duke has lost too much blood. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on."

When the Duke of Zhenguo was fighting with the assassin from the Nanli Kingdom, he was slashed on the leg. The blow directly hit the blood vessel, even though he had tied his leg with a cloth strip.

But the bleeding still couldn't stop.

Zhao Zhuoxi walked quickly to the side of the Duke of Zhenguo and held his hand tightly.

"Don't worry, the children are all fine. The Crown Prince's wife is gone, and the Crown Prince is seriously injured and is still receiving treatment. The doctor just said that his life is not in danger and he needs to rest."

Zhao Zhuoxi told all the things that the Duke of Zhenguo was concerned about in one breath.

The Duke of Zhenguo let out a long sigh and asked, "Are the people of Nanli coming here for revenge?"

Zhao Zhuoxi nodded slowly: "We've caught the men in black. Don't worry, we'll make sure they never come back."

The Duke of Zhenguo sighed, "The Nanli people can only be conquered by force; otherwise, they won't surrender so easily. I knew they came with ill intentions this time, but I didn't expect... that they actually have people in the court..."

Zhao Zhuoxi's brows tightened. "What? Who is it?"

The Duke of Zhenguo shook his head: "I don't know, but there is something wrong with today's dinner..."

Zhao Zhuoxi advised him: "Duke, have a good rest. Don't worry, I will definitely cure you..."

The Duke of Zhenguo shook his head again: "It doesn't matter. I'm old and have lived too long. People miss me. But my granddaughter Qin'er... you..."

Zhao Zhuoxi's eyes were firm. "Don't worry, Duke. Even if I won't marry her, I will never let anyone else touch her. I will definitely protect her. I, Zhao Zhuoxi, swear on this with my life."

But before Zhao Zhuoxi could finish his words, the Duke of Zhenguo's hands dropped limply.

Before Zhao Zhuoxi had time to feel sad, the doctor from the inner room came running in hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, this is bad. The Duke's wife..."

Zhao Zhuoxi rushed over and found that the Duke's wife was also dying. Her eyes were wide open, but she died with her eyes open.

He took a deep breath and came to her: "Madam, Qin'er is in my palace, the child is fine, the Crown Prince's wife... the Crown Prince was seriously injured and is still recovering. You can go with peace of mind. I will definitely protect them..."

As expected, the Duke's wife closed her eyes and breathed her last.

The Duke of Zhenguo and his wife are both gone.

The body of the Crown Prince's wife was also carried into the main room.

Fortunately, the prince woke up. Although he was seriously injured, he survived.

When he heard that the Crown Prince's wife had passed away, he was so exhausted that he fainted again.

Zhao Zhuoxi was extremely angry, his face was as cold as frost and his eyes were as sharp as ice knives.

"Kill all these men in black and throw them all to the Honglu Temple. Arrest all the Nanli envoys and imprison them in the Dali Temple without sparing a single one."

After the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was completely cleaned up, Zhao Zhuoxi brought the injured and unconscious prince and young master Yao Song back to his own mansion.

When the day breaks, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is filled with a strong smell of blood.

White banners were hung early in the morning.

Everyone passing by was shocked.

"What's going on? What happened to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"

The door of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was wide open. Inside, besides white banners hanging everywhere, there were more than a hundred corpses.

The slaves and servants who were not killed or injured were busy working.

The steward of the Duke of Zhenguo was guarding the main hall, crying over the corpses of the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife.

"It was the assassins from Nanli Kingdom who came for revenge. It's a relief that Prince Qi got the news and arrived in time. Otherwise, the Zhenguo Mansion would have been wiped out. Our Crown Prince is still seriously injured and unconscious in bed."

The guard was full of grievances and cried as he spoke.

The common people who were watching the excitement were all indignant for the Duke of Zhenguo.

"We shouldn't have allowed the envoys from Nanli Kingdom to enter the capital. Back then, when the late emperor was critically ill, Nanli Kingdom took advantage of the situation and attacked our Daning. If it weren't for the Duke of Zhenguo, we wouldn't be here now."

"That's right. Nanli is a southern barbarian who eats human flesh and drinks human blood. They plunder cities without leaving even a blade of grass. They kill and burn people, committing all sorts of evil. It's thanks to the Duke of Zhenguo that they were driven out of Daning."

"If you ask me, we should send troops to directly destroy the Nanli Kingdom."

"But now that the Duke of Zhenguo is gone, who will lead the troops?"

"The prince, oh, the prince is also seriously injured and unconscious. The Duke's grandson is only seven years old. Oh my God, Nanli wants to attack Daning at this time. What should I do?"

The common people were talking about it, and at the same time, the envoys from the Nanli Kingdom were also filled with anger in the court.

"These are not from our Nanli Nation. If you want to attack our Nanli Nation, you can find a pretext. We are here to sincerely seek peace, yet you have captured all of our people..."

Zhao Zhuoxi had a calm expression. He looked up at the clamoring envoys from the Nanli Kingdom. His eyes were like sharp swords, and he wished he could cut them into pieces.

"So what if they caught him?"

The Sixth Prince, Zhao Zhuoran, frowned. "Ninth Brother, could you please be less impulsive? The assassins from the Zhenguo Mansion have all been killed, and you can't prove that it was all done by people from the Nanli Kingdom. Now that Beidi and Nanli are trying to reconcile with our Daning, why do you insist on obstructing them?"

Zhao Zhuoxi snorted coldly, "Sixth brother, we had a disaster at the Zhenguo Mansion last night. Were you there? How do you know if it was Nanliguo who did it without me interrogating you? You know better than anyone else. You want to coexist peacefully with the enemy, but you're not afraid that they'll turn around and bite you to death..."

"Old Nine, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhao Zhuoran roared, "Are you looking forward to a war so you can seize military power? I tell you, war is no fun; it's a waste of money and manpower."

Zhao Zhuoxi's tone became increasingly cold: "Sixth Brother has spoken out all his worries, hehe."

Zhao Zhuoran looked very uncomfortable when his thoughts were exposed by him.

"In short, I feel that the events of the Zhenguogong Mansion have nothing to do with the Nanli Kingdom. If you insist on linking it to the Nanli people and claim that they were responsible, and then attack Nanli, you are culpable."

There was also a minister from Zhao Zhuoran's faction who came out to agree.

"Your Majesty, our treasury is empty now. We have been fighting for several years and we are really out of money."

The emperor glanced at Zhao Zhuoxi who was standing below, then looked at Zhao Zhuoran and waved his sleeves.

"We'll discuss this later. I'm tired, so I'll leave the court."

The ministers in the court left one after another, and Zhao Zhuoxi was about to leave as well, but suddenly he felt a pain in his chest and vomited blood with a "wow".

Guard Lu Ming quickly supported him: "Master..."

A sedan chair was called to send Zhao Zhuoxi out of the palace.

Little did he know that Zhao Zhuoran and the emperor saw it all in the back hall.