Spring Drunk Chang'an

Xiao Chuo remained silent.

Therefore, Xiong Zhen, who was killing people in the hall, naturally did not stop. He was like a god or demon descending to the earth, holding two hammers and fighting against more than a dozen Jinyiwei.

and……

In order to survive, the Jinyiwei also fought back desperately, surrounded him in a fan shape, and attacked him together.

Xiong Zhen showed no fear, and his shouts were like thunder exploding in the clear sky, causing pain in the eardrums of the Jinyiwei, including the civil and military officials in the palace...

Then, he rushed into the enemy group like a tiger out of a cage, waving his two hammers like a dragon emerging from the sea, dazzling everyone.

Each of his hammers weighed 44 pounds, and the two hammers weighed nearly 100 pounds. With his tremendous strength, each hammer could break bones and tendons, and each hammer was accompanied by a scream.

The Jinyiwei fell one after another, and blood spread on the golden bricks of the hall.

Because of his bravery and ferocity, the guards were also infected by him. Under his leadership, in a short while, all the Jinyiwei in the hall were killed. The blood dyed the floor of the hall red, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Xiong Zhen knelt on one knee, placed his hammers on the ground, and said in a gruff voice, "Your Highness, the traitor has been eliminated. Your Highness, I'm sorry to have been frightened!"

He reported directly to Xiao Chuo.

Completely ignored Emperor Yingwu.

And Emperor Yingwu: ...

His eyes, filled with heartache, were focused on Concubine Qu who was tied up tightly, and he didn't notice this at all.

Inside the palace, the ministers who had finally escaped danger watched the scene with mixed emotions. Many loyal "royalists" were furious, as if they wanted to say something. However, looking at the blood-stained palace, at Xiong Zhen, who looked like a black bear, and then at Emperor Yingwu, who had never once offered them a word of comfort, his wholehearted focus on Concubine Qu...

They turned their heads away and ignored him.

Then, Xiao Chuo slowly walked down from the high steps, walked to Xiong Zhen, and personally helped him up, with a smile in her eyes, "My dear Xiong, your loyalty and patriotism are truly rare!"

"If you hadn't noticed something was wrong today, the lives of me, my father, and all the ministers would have been in danger!"

"You are a hero of Daxia!"

Xiao Chuo lied with her eyes open.

Xiong Zhen put on a serious face, pretending to be 'grateful', his eyes full of determination. He said: "Your Highness, I am paid by your salary, and I am loyal to your affairs. It is my duty to protect your Highness."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was his destined benefactor, the one who had given him and Xiaoyue the hope of a hundred years of companionship, a future, and hope. Of course, he had to repay her wholeheartedly!

Even if it means deceiving the king, I will not hesitate.

"So, you are my loyal subject!"

Xiao Chuo smiled faintly and reached out to help him up.

The ministers in the hall watched and knew that a future important official of Xiao Chuo's dynasty had appeared. They looked at Xiong Zhen's appearance seriously.

in……

Duke Shi Lin of Qi looked at him, frowned slightly, and looked at Xiong Zhen suspiciously for a long time. Then, he turned his gaze to his daughter Shi Xiaoyue, who had run to his side from the crowd of female relatives at some point.

He asked quietly, "Is this Xiong Zhen the guard beside you?"

It looks so familiar.

"Dad, it's him." Shi Xiaoyue's heart was beating wildly, but his face remained expressionless, as if he answered casually.

Shi Lin frowned, "Then how did he get to be with the prince?"

The Crown Prince has been in the limelight recently, and as a veteran Duke, Shi Lin certainly knows the news. He even knows that Emperor Yingwu has already made plans to give the Crown Prince the throne after his marriage. As an important official in the court, although he does not take sides, he naturally has to find ways to curry favor with the person who will become the emperor in the future - his master.

Even if he couldn't be compared with the prince's true confidants, he must at least be a "loyal" person.

Especially now that the rebellion of Concubine Qu and Prince Yan had been thwarted, the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne was more secure. Shi Lin had already begun to plan how to approach and curry favor with the Crown Prince. As a result, she looked up and saw that her daughter's personal guard had become the 'Rebellion Suppression General'. This, this, this...

"what happened?"

he asked in a deep voice.

The tone was unexpectedly not harsh, and even a little gentle.

After all, Shi Lin remembered clearly that Xiong Zhen was a beggar left by his late wife. He was loyal to his daughter and was a ten-to-one good servant. He wanted this man to be used by the Duke of Qi's Mansion in the future.

We still have to start with our daughter.

As Shi Lin thought about it, her expression became more gentle.

At the side, Princess Nanweng couldn't help but frown fiercely, her expression revealing an unconcealable disdain. However, she glanced at the blood-soaked hall and the aloof Crown Prince...

She said nothing after all.

Shi Xiaoyue shrank his head, his eyes sparkling as he looked straight at Xiong Zhen, and replied perfunctorily, "Father, Big Brother Xiong is naturally very powerful, and his martial arts are extraordinary. So, it's normal for the prince to take him in as his subordinate and use him!"

"Brother Xiong has been following the prince for a long time, but you just didn't know it..."

"He has long been a subordinate of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Shi Lin raised her eyebrows.

Upon hearing this, Princess Nanweng couldn't help but interrupt, "But I remember that Xiong Zhen is always with you almost every day. How did he follow the prince..."

Unlike Shi Lin, whose mind was completely occupied with the court, Princess Nan Weng, as the mistress, spent all her thoughts in the backyard. She also paid some attention to Shi Xiaoyue, the "defeated opponent" whom she disliked and even hated. Naturally, she knew that he was the "loyal dog" beside her stepdaughter.

After all, in the past, when her stepdaughter was "cultivating her body and mind" in Yuantan Temple, she had thought of letting her "die of illness" many times, but was always stopped by Xiong Zhen, who ruined her good fortune.

She had a very deep impression of Xiong Zhen.

"Mother, Big Brother Xiong works for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not for the Eastern Palace. After finishing his duties every day, he naturally has to go home. He has been with me since he was a child, so he must accompany me!"

"Is something wrong?"

Shi Xiaoyue tilted her head and said with a pout.

Princess Nan Weng's face turned ugly after being contradicted.

Shi Lin, on the other hand, looked at Xiong Zhen thoughtfully, then looked at her daughter, and then thought about how Xiaoyue and the Crown Princess had been very close recently and had become good friends.

Xiong Zhen should have become the confidant of the Eastern Palace through the channel of the Crown Princess. Moreover, he was able to participate in the matter of equalization and as the chief general, the Crown Prince should trust Xiong Zhen very much. So, if Qi State recognized that it was doing something about Xiong Zhen, does it also mean that it was sending a friendly signal to the Crown Prince?

Shi Lin looked at her daughter, her mind full of thoughts, but she instinctively said, "Well, what Yue'er said makes sense. The Duke of Qi's Mansion is naturally a bear..."

"Zhen'er's home!"