After a great battle, most of the Nanshan Villa was destroyed.

It rained heavily again.

So the potholes on the ground were filled with blood-red sewage.

The corpses were piled up high in the open space outside the courtyard.

Except for some masters who were buried by their own families, the rest could no longer distinguish between friend and foe, let alone between men, women, young and old.

Everyone in the Zhong family was captured on the spot.

All the Lotus followers were killed on the spot.

Although Emperor Yan was not injured, he had just recovered from a serious illness, and this ordeal made him completely weak. He could only lie down and give orders.

"The Zhong family... everyone..."

"No matter master or servant, man or woman, old or young, all will be thrown into the Heavenly Prison!"

"The Zhong family is plotting treason, it is an indisputable fact."

"Father, the Emperor—they themselves were plotting a rebellion and wanted to kill our son and mother—"

"Now, it's my son's turn to kill them, right?"

Emperor Yan seemed to be going crazy, shouting angrily at the top of the tent with bloodshot eyes.

There was dead silence all around.

The prince buried his head and clenched his palms.

When Emperor Yan called out "Prince" again, he raised his head in panic and quickly knelt down beside the holy couch.

"Father, I am here!"

Emperor Yan stared at the Crown Prince with a cold and fierce look: "Listen, Yin'er."

“Some things can be put to good use, as long as they can help you stabilize, grasp, and get what you want.”

"Just don't let it come back to bite you."

“There are too many people in this world with ulterior motives.”

“Don’t be seduced by things that stray from your original intention, and you won’t easily get lost.”

"Yin'er... the kingdom your father laid out for you is for you to protect, not to hand it over to someone else!"

"You must understand the painstaking efforts of your father!!"

"Yin'er, do you understand what father said?"

"Those who play chess, don't let yourself become someone else's chess piece!!!"

When Emperor Yan was so excited, he half stood up and grabbed Duan Rongyin's collar with tears in his eyes.

Duan Rongyin looked at Emperor Yan in shock.

Could it be that the emperor knows something?

But Emperor Yan did not scold him harshly.

He just lay down again, exhausted.

He let out a long sigh.

"Yin'er, my kingdom will only continue along the orthodox path."

"I hope you can understand your father's painstaking efforts."

The prince fell heavily to the ground with a thud.

"Father... your son... your son is guilty!"

He sobbed softly, and the excitement, guilt, shame and emotion in his heart all turned into a mixed feeling that surged into his heart.

Emperor Yan lowered his hand and touched his head.

"You are my prince. No matter when you make a mistake, I will forgive you."

"Right now, you are to preside over this government affair on behalf of our father. The Zhong family is plotting treason, and I want you to investigate thoroughly!"

"You could possibly do this?"

The prince raised his hand and wiped away all the tears on his face with his arm.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will do my utmost to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

Emperor Yan widened his eyes and said angrily, "Don't let me down."

"Return to the court!"

The scene of loving father and filial son, and deep affection between the mother and child, moved the queen and the others to tears.

Even the fourth prince Duan Rongxuan kept raising his arms to wipe his eyes.

But every time he covered his face with his arms, an expression of extreme resentment appeared on his face.

Only he himself understood how much hatred he felt in his heart at this moment.

Make the most of everything!

piece!

Father, Mother, am I also the chess piece in your hands?

It's all about making sure your beloved eldest son returns with a legitimate reason, making room for him, and letting him be the chess piece that saves the emperor!

Duan Rongxuan was filled with hatred, but no one knew about it.

Only Duan Rongshi, who was also the son of Emperor Yan, was kneeling quietly in a corner, looking at them without saying a word.

He watched coldly, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

Immediately, Emperor Yan ordered all the court officials in the Nanshan Villa to follow the royal family back to the imperial city.

This time, all the prominent families that came to Xia Miao suffered extremely heavy losses, except for the General Xiuli Mansion, which had a strong ability to save itself.

In some families, more than a dozen slaves died.

Some masters lost several lives.

Some people are sad and hateful, while others are numb and indifferent.

"It's so dirty! Hurry, get out of here!"

"Don't go through the main gate. I heard they're digging up and filling up the bodies over there."

"Buried right at the main gate? Do you still want this Nangong Villa?"

"Who knows? This is not our concern..."

"Damn the Zhong family, it's all their fault!"

"Just wait, the Zhong family will be exterminated!"

However, many people in the crowd fell into dead silence.

Because the Zhong family’s in-laws have a wide range of connections.

In the imperial city, when it comes to the Nine Clans, there are no less than twenty families implicated!

For example, right now in this Nanshan Villa, there are several Zhong family relatives...

Their faces were ashen, like zombies, with expressions of despair on their faces.

Li Qingluo supported Mrs. Pei and walked slowly towards the back door in an orderly manner.

She looked up anxiously, but did not see Pan Li and Princess Nanping.

Fortunately, she saw Cui Jiuniang.

Cui Jiuniang's eyes were red and swollen, and her arm was bandaged with gauze, obviously she was injured.

She followed the Cui family with a numb look on her face and walked far behind them. It seemed that something had happened to the Cui family as well.

Li Qingluo didn't want to leave the team rashly, so he whispered a few words to Que'er.

When Que'er returned, her expression was filled with grief: "Miss, the eleventh daughter of the Cui family has unfortunately... died."

Li Qingluo had just not seen Shiyi Niang at Cui's house. Although she had some guesses in her mind, her heart sank when she heard the truth.

Old Madam Pei sighed, "What a pity..."

Cui Shiyi Niang is the second daughter of the Cui family's eldest son. She is straightforward, innocent and lovely.

She was so young and beautiful, but she was destroyed in this disaster.

Madam Zheng: "The Lotus Cult and the Zhong family are truly despicable! They deserve to die!"

Que'er: "Miss, I just passed by and heard them say that the nobleman of the Pei family is also gone..."

Que'er was talking about Pei Zixuan.

She was taken out of the hunting ground by the prince and handed over to the queen, who probably didn't intend to let her live.

There is no need for the Queen to take action.

If something happens, it is extremely easy to lose your life if you just leave it alone.

Li Qingluo didn't feel anything. Pei Zixuan had already become her enemy, so if she died, she died.

But grandma still looked unhappy.

They are all members of the Pei family, connected by blood, and are not strangers who can easily expose each other.

Li Qingluo asked Que'er to inquire about the rest of the Pei family.

Que'er came back and said that except for Duke Pei and his wife who were slightly injured, everyone else was fine.

Moreover, Prince Pei also rescued the Cui family.

Pei Jingzhe showed his prowess this time, not only saving the Cui family, but also making great contributions to saving the emperor.

The Pei family is indeed lucky to have such a legitimate eldest son.

It’s a pity that all the men in the Pei family were poisoned by Zuliya. I don’t know if Pei Jingzhe also showed symptoms after returning to Jinling.

Finally, it was Li Qingluo and the others' turn to walk to the side door. Just as they were about to go out, they heard sounds of beating and scolding coming from next to a well.

"You bitch, you're hiding here!"

"What a worthless life you have! You're still alive!"

"come out!"

"If you don't hurry up and leave, I'll chop you up!"

Li Qingluo looked in the direction of the voice and saw Liu Qingzhu covered in blood.

I don't know how she escaped this disaster.

It looked like he had crawled through a pile of dead bodies.

"Please spare me, please spare me. Please, just treat me as if I were dead—"

Perhaps it was because she saw her old friends here, as well as Li Qingluo, whom she hated so much.

A look of confusion and ferocity flashed across Liu Qingzhu's face.

In the end, the desire to survive overcame her pride, and she threw herself on the ground and kowtowed to the crowd: "Save me——"

"Su Qi——"

"Huang Si——"

"Save me, please save me——"

"I don't want to go back to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, wuwu——"

"I am living a life worse than death, truly a life worse than death! Please, for the sake of our past friendship, save me—"

Madam Pei shook her head and sighed, "You've done evil, and this is retribution."

However, the two girls who received help from Liu Qingzhu felt extremely unlucky.

"Go, teach her a lesson so she won't dare to call our girl by her first name again."

"What a bastard, you're not worthy of talking about the past?"

"It's disgusting."

The servants of the Su and Huang families rushed over and beat and kicked Liu Qingzhu.

The people from the Fourth Prince's Mansion stood aside and watched the show.

Liu Qingzhu's screams were heard, and her eyes occasionally looked towards Li Qingluo, but she quickly dodged away.

She knew that the person who hated her the most in this world was her, Li Qingluo.

So, even though she bit her tongue, she did not bow to her and bring humiliation upon herself.

Li Qingluo looked at Nanny Zheng and whispered a few words.

Nanny Zheng nodded immediately and walked over quickly.

Nanny Zheng stopped everyone in no time.

Facing the hostile looks from the Su and Huang families, she simply smiled and said, "With so many people watching, you bully a down-and-out girl like this. Do you really think you're so powerful?"

"It's almost dark. I advise everyone to follow your master and leave!"

After scaring everyone away, Nanny Zheng slipped half a piece of silver to the maid who came to arrest Liu Qingzhu.

"Madam, why don't we just treat her as dead?"

"You know, our girl has a grudge against her. Give us a chance and let us torture her again."

The nanny was a little embarrassed: "But this... so many people saw it, I can't explain it to the master."

Nanny Zheng: "Then just tell me that she was seriously injured when you were taking her back..."

As she spoke, Nanny Zheng stuffed another half piece of silver into her hand.

It adds up to about seven or eight taels.

Only then did a smile appear on the nanny's face.

"She's just an unlucky creature. If you bring her back, won't she just make our queen upset?"

"I see she's too badly injured, it's useless!"

The nanny kicked Liu Qingzhu twice before leaving.

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