I am favored by the tyrant, so what if I am vicious?

Zhao Yan's heart suddenly jumped.

He immediately retorted, "Shut up... You have no evidence... You are simply slandering me. I have not trained any private soldiers, and these things have nothing to do with my father, eldest brother, or the others."

"Zhou Lingge, if you continue to talk nonsense, do you believe I will cut off your tongue right now?"

He had a ferocious look on his face, trying to threaten Zhou Lingge so that she wouldn't continue.

But Zhou Lingge didn't buy it at all.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and stared at the many wooden buildings around her.

"This... should be the base where the Zhao family secretly trains their own soldiers, right?"

"No one would have thought that the Zhao family would be so bold..."

Zhao Yan took a breath. This woman is really smart.

Just from these small details, she could guess the huge secret hidden in it.

He was about to continue to refute.

Zhou Lingge's tone was slightly sarcastic. "What? Are you still going to deny it? Zhao Yan, a real man, if you dare not admit it, what kind of man are you?"

"Anyway, I'm in your hands now, and I can't escape... Even if you admit it, what can I do? Or... do you think I can escape today and tell His Majesty all about your Zhao family's ambitions and plans?"

Zhao Yan walked step by step to Zhou Lingge.

He reached out and grabbed her wrist, his eyes full of contempt and disdain.

"Heh... Just you and that loser Han Mubai?"

"Now you are like the ants in my palm. If I squeeze you gently, you will die."

Zhou Lingge sighed, "Yes, we are now ants. You can kill us with just a snap of your fingers. So, Zhao Yan, why don't you dare to admit it?"

"Even if I die, you should at least let me be a clear-headed ghost, right? I don't want to die without understanding why I died."

Zhao Yan was very confident about today's plan. Zhou Lingge and Han Mubai were bound to die today...so he might as well show mercy and kindly help them clear up their doubts.

He raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

"I have to say, Zhou Lingge, you're really smart. But what a shame, even if you see everything clearly, what can you do?"

Zhou Lingge's heart skipped a beat. She held her breath and looked at Zhao Yan: "You admit it?"

"Your Zhao family has been raising private soldiers? Your Zhao family embezzles military funds every year to train private soldiers and cultivate your own confidants?"

Zhao Yan raised his hand and gently patted her cheek: "How clever... Yes, we in the Zhao family do have private soldiers, and we have been making every effort to turn the tide over the years."

"Originally, we wanted to remain dormant and endure... Who knew that Xue'er would be murdered? This undoubtedly hits a sore spot. Father loved Xue'er the most, yet Xue'er died tragically in the harem... If we continue to endure, the next to die will be the rest of the Zhao family."

"Instead of being a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy, it is better to be the master and control your own destiny. My Zhao family has devoted itself to the Great Jin for a hundred years, but today, what has our Zhao family gained? Our daughter still died tragically for no reason, and the Zhao family members still have to kneel down in servility when they see the emperor..."

"If we don't resist, then we, the Zhao family, will always be kneeling on the ground like dogs. It was we, the Zhao family, who fought for the Great Jin… and it was we, the Zhao family, who protected it. Why is it that in the end, it was the Qin family that sat on the throne and became the masters of the Great Jin?"

"If Qin Feiling were a wise and just emperor, we would have accepted him. But he's not... He's been bewitched by you, a witch. For you, he's disregarded the country and the people of the Great Jin, and made you, a lowly concubine, his empress. Ha... What a joke! How could a concubine's daughter actually sit on the throne of empress?"

Zhou Lingge held Zhao Yan's fingers and broke them hard.

"How dare you...you think you can touch my face?"

With a snap, Zhao Yan's fingers were broken by her immediately.

Zhao Yan was caught off guard, and by the time he reacted, he felt a sharp pain in his finger.

He couldn't help but kick Zhou Lingge and cursed: "You bitch, you actually dared to break my fingers... Damn, I'm going to kill you..."

Zhou Lingge dodged the kick from Zhao Yan.

She ran quickly towards Han Mubai.

"Amu...it's time to close the net."

"Zhao Yan has already admitted to having private soldiers."

Han Mubai curled the corners of his lips slightly and nodded in response.

He immediately kicked out, and a cloud of white smoke came out.

The soldiers were caught off guard. Just as they were about to fight back, they suddenly felt dizzy and all their strength went out of their bodies. With a bang, they fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

Zhao Yan's mind was confused. "Han Mubai, you... you already have a backup plan?"

Han Mubai ignored Zhao Yan.

He took out a chimney from his arms, and pulled the hemp rope under the chimney with his fingers. With a "whoosh" sound, a ball of fire shot up into the sky and exploded in mid-air.

Zhou Lingge rushed to Han Mubai's side, and Han Mubai blocked her behind him.

Zhao Yan's heart suddenly trembled: "Secret code? Were you just giving a secret code?"

"Han Mubai, who are you sending the secret signal to?"

Han Mubai curled his lips slightly, chuckled, and replied, "Second Master Zhao, who do you think I will pass the secret signal to?"

"At this point, haven't you figured out the current situation? It seems that I'm not stupid, the real fool is you."

"Why don't you think about this? My Han family is also a century-old family. If I want to kidnap the Queen instead of eloping, I can do it myself. Why would I go to such great lengths... and need your help?"

Today, he is no longer the Han Mubai who had no real power.

He was now the actual ruler of the Han family... The Han family was a century-old family with great influence. All students who participated in the imperial examinations had received favors from the Han family.

Today, all the officials in the court have close ties with the Han family.

As long as the Han family asks, no official will refuse to give the Han family face.

Based on this alone, there are so many things Han Mubai can do!

In addition, Ge'er is now the queen, and her influence... can also bring him more convenience and power.

If he wanted to take Ge'er away and elope, it would be a piece of cake. Why would he have to rely on Zhao Yan's power to accomplish it?

Haha, do you really think his Han family is just a decoration?

Zhao Yan's face turned pale. "So, this... this is you... you guys are just playing a trick? From the beginning to the end, you never parted ways with Zhou Lingge, and you never had any intention of forcing her?"

Han Mubai turned his head and glanced at Zhou Lingge.

"Ge'er has lived through so much hardship and endured so many hardships. Now that she has finally found happiness after all the hardship, how can I bear to drag her into hell again?"

"Zhao Yan, you will never understand what it feels like to fall in love with someone. If you truly love someone, how could you bear to see her suffer? How could you bear to force her and let her suffer even the slightest injustice?"