The Duke of Zhenguo shouted loudly and was about to stab Xie Rong, who was hurriedly protected by the Imperial Guards.

With a "ding" sound, weapons collided. The commander of the Royal Guards blocked the attack of the Duke of Zhenguo, and then the two began to fight.

There was some chaos on the scene, with the Imperial Guards and the National Defense Army pointing their swords at each other.

Seeing this, Xie Rong snorted coldly at Xie Nanyuan, "Do you think you can succeed? There are 100,000 soldiers guarding the outskirts of Beijing. Once they get the news and rush into the capital, that will be your death!"

Xie Nanyuan's eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, "I only want your life! You must pay for my mother's life!"

As he said this, he slashed at a guard of the Royal Guard who was trying to launch a sneak attack on him.

Xie Rong's face turned cold, and he shouted, "Imperial Guards, listen to my orders! Kill the Duke of Zhenguo and Prince Rui! Whoever cuts off their heads will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and be granted the title of Marquis of Jingning!"

In an instant, the imperial guards who were a little timid because of the large number of the other side rushed forward as if they were injected with chicken blood, and wrestled with the soldiers of the National Defense Army.

For a moment, the hall was in chaos, and the ministers scattered in panic, looking for places to hide.

Princess Yongle, the eldest prince and the fourth prince were also shocked.

Princess Yongle was a girl and had never formally learned martial arts. The only thing she knew how to use a whip was that she had mastered, but she didn't even carry it with her.

The fourth prince was a good-for-nothing, and he was so scared that he was hiding behind Princess Yongle.

The eldest prince acted like an older brother, protecting Princess Yongle and the fourth prince behind him, but he had a leg disease and could not do more.

Fortunately, neither side was targeting the three of them, so they were not injured.

Luo Xiyao wanted to help and vent her anger, but she had to protect Shen Qionghua, so she could only stay by Shen Qionghua's side and kill one or two royal guards.

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting!" The fifth prince shouted from the side, but no one would listen to him at the moment, and his eyes were full of pain.

The scene was in chaos. Xie Rong stood on a high place looking down and suddenly saw Ji Bei and Lin Ze in the crowd.

It was too chaotic and sudden just now, so Xie Rong didn't have time to think about it. Now he saw Ji Bei killing the Royal Guards, and Lin Ze who was obviously dead was still alive, he immediately thought that Ji Bei had betrayed him.

After all, Ji Bei had claimed that he had dealt with Lin Ze, and told others that Lin Ze was loyal to Xie Nanyuan and voluntarily followed Xie Nanyuan.

But now that the person is here alive, it’s easy to tell what’s going on.

Thinking that his whole plan was ruined by an ant whom he always looked down upon, Xie Rong immediately became furious.

He shouted, "Ji Bei, how dare you betray me? Do you want your sister's life?"

Ji Bei had already been mad with anger. Upon hearing Xie Rong's voice, he immediately turned to look at Xie Rong. His usually indifferent eyes were filled with indifference and regret. He roared, "You still want to lie to me! I know everything. My sister is dead!"

"My sister was already dead from the day I entered the palace and was threatened by you to become your spy!"

Xie Rong was suddenly speechless.

He didn't expect that Ji Bei already knew it.

No wonder she dared to betray him.

Xie Rong thought that Ji Bei dared to betray him because he knew that his sister was dead, but that was not the case.

Speaking of which, all this is thanks to Pei Liangchuan.

That day, after Pei Liangchuan returned to Beijing to find An Jin, An Jin immediately contacted Shen Qionghua.

Shen Qionghua had already become suspicious of Xie Nanyuan's physical condition at that time, so she did not inform anyone and secretly took Pei Liangchuan to see Xie Nanyuan.

From this, they also learned that Xie Rong had attacked Pei Liangchuan and that Xie Nanyuan had been poisoned, so they followed the clues and caught Ji Bei.

It was a coincidence that Linze was the one who did most of the searching and investigating work, so it was natural for the case to be handed over to Linze this time.

If it had been handed over to Ji Bei at the beginning, who would have been the first to alert Xie Rong and let him know that Pei Liangchuan had returned, the situation would probably be very different now.

When it was discovered that Ji Bei was the one who poisoned the baby, Lin Ze still refused to believe it and insisted that it was his own fault. He checked three times before he finally believed that Ji Bei was a traitor.

After Ji Bei was secretly arrested, he was initially shocked and then kept silent. No matter how Lin Ze beat and scolded him or interrogated him, he would not say a word.

It was not until Ji Bei knew that Pei Liangchuan had returned that he realized he could no longer hide it, and then he told everything.

Ji Bei was originally disheartened. After all, Xie Rong was a very powerful man. Now that he was exposed, his sister would definitely not survive.

Unexpectedly, Linze brought Ji Bei a piece of news that was enough to destroy his belief.

Ji Bei's sister died more than ten years ago, and Xie Rong has been lying to him.

Ji Bei was forced to work for Xie Rong, and he always felt guilty towards Xie Nanyuan.

Since Xie Rong had acted unjustly first, he had nothing to worry about and immediately decided to cooperate with Xie Nanyuan's actions.

This is the only way to successfully deceive Xie Rong and make Xie Nanyuan fake his death.

After Ji Bei roared out those two sentences, he swung the sword in his hand and stabbed it into the heart of a Royal Guard.

The hall was filled with sounds of fighting and terror. However, Xie Rong, protected by the imperial guards, was unusually calm in the hall.

There was no fear in his eyes, only the eagerness and joy to get rid of Xie Nanyuan, the Duke of Zhenguo and the Zhenguo Army as soon as possible.

He roared loudly, "Hurry up and capture these traitors!"

That excited figure seemed to be extremely concerned about his own life and wished he could go on the field himself.

All his attention was focused on the front, and he didn't notice a figure slowly approaching him. Then there was a "puff" sound, which was the sound of a sharp dagger cutting through clothes and penetrating flesh.

Xie Rong, whose face was grimacing with excitement, suddenly widened his eyes in disbelief. He slowly turned his head to look at the person beside him...

"Stop it, everyone!" A stern shout rang out among the crowd.

One of the imperial guards instinctively turned around to look and immediately cried out in surprise, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

This sharp sound pierced the hearts of the Royal Guards and the National Defense Army soldiers who were immersed in a life-and-death struggle.

They all looked up and stood still.

Behind a group of royal guards, the queen, wearing an exquisitely tailored phoenix robe, was holding the emperor hostage with a bloody dagger.

There was a fist-sized bloodstain on Xie Rongming's yellow dragon robe on his chest.

He was obviously injured.

This sudden change obviously shocked everyone.

"emperor!"

"Father!" the three princes exclaimed in unison.

"Mother!" Princess Yongle shouted.

Even the ministers who had been running for their lives were no longer afraid. They all jumped out and shouted in horror, "Empress! What are you going to do to the Emperor?"

Although Xie Nanyuan had just said that Xie Rong should pay for the late queen's life, few of the ministers actually believed it.

After all, filial piety is more important than anything else. Even if Xie Rong did something against the will of heaven, or even wanted to kill Xie Nanyuan, Xie Nanyuan, as a son, should not kill his biological father, Xie Rong.

The worst outcome these ministers imagined was that Xie Nanyuan would win, ascend the throne, and make Xie Rong the emperor emeritus and imprison him.

But before one problem was solved, another one arose. The feud between Xie Nanyuan and Xie Rong had not yet subsided, and the queen stabbed Xie Rong first.

Xie Nanyuan and Xie Rong have been arguing for so long, but Xie Rong has not been injured, but the Queen...she really dares to stab!

This really scared the ministers.

Luo Xiyao's eyes almost popped out of her head. She tugged at Shen Qionghua's sleeve and said in a voice mixed with fear and excitement: "Qionghua! Qionghua, am I seeing things right? The Queen, the Queen stabbed the Emperor!"

Shen Qionghua's pupils also shrank suddenly. She looked at Xie Nanyuan who was not far away, and both saw shock and confusion in each other's eyes.

Even the Duke of Zhenguo was startled by this sudden change and his brows were tightly furrowed.

But the person who was most shocked and frightened at this moment was Princess Yongle, who was hiding behind the eldest prince.

She was trembling all over and yelled, "Mother! What are you doing?"

She ran towards the Queen and Xie Rong, but was held back by the eldest prince.

The eldest prince was confused as to what was going on, it was a complete mess, but at least he knew it was dangerous over there, so he naturally couldn't let Princess Yongle go there, after all, she was his sister.

Even if the eldest prince had a leg disease, Princess Yongle could not break free with the strength of an adult man.

Princess Yongle couldn't break free and could only cry out to the Queen, "Mother! No! Don't!"

why?

Why did the Queen Mother do this?

They will be free soon.

No matter who wins or loses today, it makes no difference to them. Isn't it better to let these people compete for victory or defeat?

Why would you want to get involved, if...

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