My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

"No! Your Majesty!" Qingye shouted.

The leading soldier raised his hand and quickly ordered his men to let Qingye go.

Afterwards, the rebels escorted Wan Rongyue and rushed towards the city wall.

After Qingye was rescued, he hurriedly left the Jiaofang Palace and ran out of the palace.

At the Prime Minister's residence, Prime Minister Qiu finally woke up, but before he could even take a sip of water, he heard that something had happened in the palace. Prince Yong had rebelled, and the rebels were killing people everywhere in the palace, and the streets were also filled with rebels coming and going.

Qiu Xiang almost couldn't breathe.

He didn't care about the dizziness. He immediately threw back the quilt, ordered his men to get dressed, and was about to rush to the palace, but was grabbed by Qiu Shaoheng.

"Father, the ministers have all gone to the city tower. I heard that Prince Yong has already killed several ministers, and even Lord Du was not spared. You should not..."

He wanted to persuade Prime Minister Qiu not to get involved in this mess, so he pretended to be ill and would go to court after the situation was settled.

"How foolish! With such a national crisis looming, how can I, as the Prime Minister, protect myself at this moment? Let him go! I don't believe that Prince Yong can still kill all the ministers in the court."

Qiu Xiang ignored the obstruction and resolutely went towards the city wall.

At the gate, I met Qiu Ning who was also preparing to go out.

"Aning, it's very chaotic outside right now. Just stay in the mansion and protect your mother and the others."

Qiu Ning shook his head and said firmly, "Father, I will go with you."

Just before, Qingye found her and said that the imperial concubine had been escorted to the city wall and, if nothing unexpected happened, she would be taken hostage.

She wanted to rush over to save people.

"Nonsense! What are you doing on the city wall as a woman? Don't delay the important matter." Qiu Xiang scolded.

Qiu Ning, however, refused to give in and instead asked, "Father, do you have a good plan for this trip?"

Qiu Xiang: “…”

Of course he didn't have it. Now the city was full of rebels, and he was powerless even if he wanted to.

Seeing that Prime Minister Qiu was silent, Qiu Ning continued, "Just now, the imperial concubine has been escorted to the city wall. If I'm not mistaken, Prince Yong should want to take the imperial concubine as a hostage. Father, the imperial concubine has done me a favor. I can't just stand by and watch her die."

In response to Qiu Ning's words, Qiu Xiang was unusually silent.

How could he not know that the imperial concubine had done the Qiu family a favor? But if Qiu Ning went there like this, it was very likely that he would not be able to save anyone but would get himself into trouble instead.

"Aning, listen to your father. The Qiu family has sacrificed only me. You, your mother, and your eldest brother all need to be well."

Qiu Ning had no choice but to pull out a dagger from her bosom and said, "Don't worry, father, I am not unprepared."

……

At the same time, on the city wall, the Queen, the Imperial Concubine, the Sixth Prince, the Crown Prince, and others were all escorted to the city wall and held hostage by a group of Royal Guards.

As for the civil and military officials, they were all surrounded by a group of guards armed with swords. Anyone who made any unusual movement would be beheaded in a matter of minutes.

The prince had never experienced such a scene before. He was so frightened that he was shaking all over and leaned close to the queen's arms.

The Queen couldn't help but feel worried when she saw that Prince Yong seemed to be serious about it.

Does he really want to be a hostage regardless of the life and death of the mother and child?

Soon, the imperial concubine was also brought over and escorted to the front. Prince Yong held a knife in front of her and shouted to the emperor below:

"Xiao Qi, even if you lead a large army to attack, what will happen? By the time you reach the imperial city, none of your concubines or descendants will be around anymore. Why don't you tell me, is there any meaning in living like this?"

After hearing what Prince Yong said, everyone thought he must be crazy. He actually wanted to kill all the concubines and princes of the royal family.

Not only his ministers, but even some of his own soldiers couldn't help but feel a chill in their spine.

The emperor's pupils shrank suddenly when he saw the people on the city wall.

At the same time, in the Queen Mother's palace.

"Oh no, Queen Mother! His Majesty has left the city at some point and is now engaged in battle at the city gate with the Black Armored Army led by General Gu. It looks like a fight is about to break out."

At this time, a palace maid reported the news to the anxious empress dowager at an extremely fast speed.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was so shocked that she stood up from her chair and asked, "What did you say?"

The emperor had already left the city? And Gu Li led a large army to attack the city?

How could this happen?

Didn’t King Yong promise me that he would provide proper resettlement?

"Yes, Queen Mother. Not only that, but now all the palaces are in chaos. Soldiers are everywhere, searching for loot. They have also captured the Queen, the Imperial Concubine, the Crown Prince, and others, and are holding them hostage on the city walls to force Your Majesty to submit."

By the end of the palace maid's speech, there was a hint of tears in her voice.

King Yong has gone crazy with killing. His crimes have reached the point where he doesn't recognize his relatives. It is really frightening.

When the Queen Mother heard the news, it was as if she had been hit on the head with a stick, and her head was buzzing.

But reason tells me that I can't fall down now.

She must go and stop Prince Yong as soon as possible, otherwise, she will become the sinner of the entire royal family.

On the city wall, both sides were still in a stalemate.

Prince Yong has held a number of court officials, concubines and others hostage, while the emperor has an army of hundreds of thousands. If they choose to attack the city, there will be countless casualties.

Until the last step, the emperor was unwilling to end it in such a tragic way.

But the matter was of great importance at that time, and he did not even dare to tell the imperial concubine about his plan. The only people who knew his plan were his trusted eunuch Su Qinian and Guo Yian who came to pick him up.

But he overestimated the shamelessness of King Yong and his obsession with the country.

"So, what exactly do you want? In order to release all the court officials and concubines?" The emperor asked Prince Yong, suppressing his anger.

Prince Yong sneered and shouted, "I want you to write a letter of abdication immediately, announce it to the world, pass the throne to me, and then immediately draw your sword and commit suicide. Are you willing to do it?"

Originally, he didn't want the emperor's life, but the other party had forced him to this point. Even if he got this position, the court officials under him would definitely not obey him.

Therefore, at the moment, only the death of the emperor can completely eliminate future troubles.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers were excited.

"No, Your Majesty, you must not agree to such an absurd request. Even if I die, I would rather die than witness this heartbreaking scene."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I cannot agree to that."

At this moment, Qiu Xiang also rushed to the tower. Seeing the huge crowd in front of him and the circle of soldiers guarding the outside, he couldn't get up at all.

Qiu Ning also happened to arrive nearby. Seeing the place guarded by three layers of soldiers inside and outside, his heart sank.

At this moment, she saw an imperial sedan chair coming towards this place. Several eunuchs carrying the sedan chair ran very fast and arrived in front of her in a moment.

When the imperial sedan chair landed, Qiu Ning saw that it was the empress dowager who walked down from the sedan chair in a hurry.

"Empress Dowager, I, your honor, wish you good health." Prime Minister Qiu hurried forward to greet her.

The Queen Mother only glanced at Prime Minister Qiu, waved her hand hurriedly, and went upstairs with her skirt lifted, without having time to pay attention to Prime Minister Qiu.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Xiang followed closely behind the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, I am willing to go up with you to persuade the prince."

The Queen Mother paused in her hurried steps and waved to the soldiers who were blocking her way.

"Well, since you have such intention, then go up with me."

In this way, Prime Minister Qiu followed the Queen Mother and quickly went up to the city wall.

Seeing this, Qiu Ning, who was standing by, quickly retreated and walked towards a shop on the street.