At this time, he and Lu Jinnian were the only ones in the room. Since the emperor was seriously ill and recuperating, he was only served by a few personal eunuchs. The people who usually followed him had just been sent away by Prince An.

But now he shouted for a long time and no one came into the house, as if there was no one guarding the house at all.

The emperor is a smart man after all. If he doesn't know at this moment that his people have been controlled, then he would have been emperor for so many years in vain.

"You...what on earth are you going to do?"

Lu Jinnian calmly took out two blank decrees from his sleeve and handed them over with a cold expression.

"I have said before that I have come this time to give you a choice: either I exterminate all your bloodline, or you issue a self-criticism edict, admitting the sins you committed, and then pass the throne to me.

You should understand that if you hadn't harbored evil thoughts back then, the throne would never have fallen on your head. Now you should return this position to his bloodline!

When I was still alive after my entire clan was wiped out and my parents died, I swore a blood oath that I would avenge them, even if it meant exhausting all means, and make the sinners receive the punishment they deserve! Look, haven't I waited for this moment?"

Uncle Ying was guarding the door outside the house. He heard the conversation inside clearly and his eyes couldn't help but tear up.

All of Prince Renxiu's old friends died one after another. If few people knew about them, even they would not have been able to be saved. No one knew how the Crown Princess survived and hid herself in the cold palace to save her life.

When they came out of the secret passage and saw the pregnant Crown Princess, they felt like they were dreaming. Crown Prince Renxiu actually still had his own bloodline alive. God knows how much they had suffered over the years to protect the young master.

But thankfully, everything will return to normal now! His Royal Highness's blood feud should be avenged by his own bloodline! His Royal Highness will surely rest in peace in the future.

The emperor in the room was so shocked when he heard his words that he almost fell off the dragon bed. His eyes almost popped out of his head and he made some strange sounds in his throat and was almost speechless.

It took him a long time to speak again, "You...how is it possible? You are clearly the child born to Concubine Yin in the cold palace! How could you be his son!"

His completely unacceptable and almost crazy look also successfully pleased Lu Jinnian. He stared sinisterly at the person on the bed not far away with a sneer on his lips.

"A beast like you who killed his brother and sister-in-law is worthy of a son like this palace who is both talented in literature and martial arts, and has excellent knowledge and strategy? You can probably dream about your Spring and Autumn period faster. Concubine Yin deliberately angered you and sent you to the cold palace to reflect on your actions.

How could such a resilient and kind person like her enjoy such a life when you forcibly trapped her in the palace? She was indeed pregnant with your child, but she forcibly aborted it before giving birth. Only then did she become the Seventh Prince of this palace.

Aunt Yin hates you so much, how could she possibly give birth to your child? If it weren't for you, she could have lived happily ever after with her lover. You've committed so many sins in your life that you deserve this fate!

The emperor could not accept such a blow at all. His decadent face became increasingly gloomy, and his chest heaved violently.

Lu Jinnian didn't care about him at all. He just stared at him sinisterly, but there was not much happiness in his eyes.

Even if he was really killed, it would not satisfy him. After all, his father and mother would never come back. In this big world, he had no relatives and only himself. He was really too lonely.

But in the end, the emperor slowly calmed down, or perhaps he had to calm down at this moment. Since the other party could control the court under Prince An's nose and hide his identity for so many years, he must have made sufficient preparations.

After all, at this moment, his life and the lives of his bloodlines are probably in the hands of the man in front of him.

He struggled to prop up half of his body and slowly leaned towards the edge of the bed to look over. He was silent for a moment before speaking.

"Are all my secret guards dead?"

Every emperor will have a group of trained royal secret guards around him, but these people will never show up in public. This is also the last guarantee of the emperor's life.

Lu Jinnian looked at him with a slight smile on his lips and ignored his question, but this silence was already very obvious.

Weren't those secret guards around my father back then also trusting my father's younger brother because they loved him and loved his family, which led to the end of their family?

He would have liked to spare them, but unfortunately they were destined to protect the emperor from the moment they entered the palace. Even if he didn't take action, they would have taken action against him. Now this was just a tit-for-tat situation.

The emperor understood instantly. He closed his eyes and stared at the young man not far away with a complicated look, and pulled the corners of his lips with difficulty.

"Even if the Third and Fifth Brothers aren't your blood brothers, they're still your blood relatives. Can you really bring yourself to do that to them?"

Lu Jinnian also understood that he was testing her, and sneered without caring at all.

"Relatives? Aren't you and my father relatives? You were born of the same mother, but didn't you poison him to death in the end? Now you have the nerve to talk to me about relatives? If I didn't want you to issue a confession of guilt, they would have all been executed by this palace by now!"

The horrible hatred in his eyes was barely concealed, which frightened the emperor immensely.

He had never taken a serious look at this son before, but now he saw that he really had some of the temperament of his royal brother, but unlike the gentle one, this one was more stern and ruthless. If he couldn't handle this well today, he might really lose all his bloodline.

The emperor hesitated for a while and finally gave in, agreeing to his demands on the condition of preserving his bloodline.

Lu Jinnian took the imperial edict that had been sealed with the imperial seal and left without paying any attention to the emperor behind him.

At this time, the former dynasty was in turmoil because of the arrival of Prince An and another person.

Prince An had not said a few words in the court when he heard the news that Old Tutor Gu had entered the palace wearing a yellow jacket. Even Tang Kun subconsciously turned around to look.

Everyone turned around and saw the old tutor coming in with something in his hand. He walked to the front in two or three steps and then showed the thing in his hand with a solemn and serious expression.

"Here is the Emperor's will. All the ministers kneel!"

When Lu Jinnian stepped into the hall with the imperial edict in his heart, he was stunned for a moment when he heard the old master's words. Then he lowered his brows and knelt down with the court officials.

Old Master Gu directly opened the will, turned it over for them to read, and explained it in a serious tone.

"Before his passing, the Emperor Retired was suspicious of the cause of Crown Prince Renxiu's death, so he left this edict in my care. Now it's time for you all to take a good look at it."

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