Quickly wear a child, the villain is more favored, who wants the male protagonist?

"Father, this is..."

When Meng Zixu returned home weary from his journey, he was stunned when he saw the coffin.

Meng Chengxiu's expression and the oppressive, heavy atmosphere made Meng Zixu realize something.

"Where's mother?"

"Your mother..."

Meng Chengxiu sighed, glanced at the coffin, and his meaning was self-evident.

"Don't blame your father. The Meng family can't remain fugitives forever. If we want to protect the Meng family, I have to give His Majesty an explanation. I will go with your mother..."

"Father!"

Meng Zixu rushed to the coffin, his eyes bloodshot, and punched the pillar next to him. His hands were covered in blood, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

"Father! The spy isn't Mother! Why couldn't you wait for me?!"

With red eyes, Meng Zixu roared and pulled out the secret letter from his bosom, throwing it at Meng Chengxiu.

"This is?"

Meng Chengxiu paused, and his expression changed instantly the moment he opened the letter.

"Gao Shu!"

Meng Zixu gritted his teeth, speaking each word clearly.

"The traitor is Gao Shu, not my mother."

Having said that, Meng Zixu knelt down before the coffin with a thud, completely unable to hold back his tears, and wept bitterly.

"Mother, your son is unfilial. I should have guessed it was her sooner; I was so stupid!"

Everyone else was stunned.

Meng Chengxiu snapped out of his daze, and his previously gloomy and depressed expression instantly brightened.

He stood up, patted Meng Zixu on the shoulder, and coughed lightly.

"Your mother isn't dead. I gave her a drug to fake her death. How could I bear to let her die..."

Despite his advanced age and imposing stature, Meng Chengxiu looked somewhat embarrassed as he spoke.

"General, you truly live up to your reputation!" said the young officer beside him, his face full of admiration.

They even thought of faking their own death.

It always brings unexpected surprises...

The butler muttered, "I knew it! The Marquis had doted on his wife his whole life, how could he bring himself to do it? Turns out it was all a lie..."

Meng Zixu: ......

I thought his father was so blindly loyal.

It turns out that he also makes exceptions when it comes to his mother.

........

three days later.

As in the original story, the female lead, Wen Zhixi, was injured while riding a horse the day before the banquet hosted by Jun Xun'er, and the banquet was postponed. As a result, Wen Zhixi did not see Jun Ze again.

The ministers followed Junze to the Yanshan Palace in Rehe City.

After a long and tiring journey, it was getting dark when they arrived at the palace. After all the ministers had eaten, they went to their rooms to rest, and Xia Xizhi was no exception.

Her room was arranged next to Junze's.

As night deepened, Junze quietly slipped into her room, pulled her out of bed, and carried her to his own room.

After carrying Xia Xizhi back to the room, he sat down at the long desk and opened the secret letter without any hesitation.

Xia Xizhi pretended to wake up groggily, and as her vision gradually cleared, the first thing she saw was the three words "deployment map" on the letter in Junze's hand. Then, she looked at a certain blueprint on the table and immediately became alert.

Over the past few days, she tried to find the defense map several times, but was interrupted each time by various unexpected events. Not only did she fail to find the defense map, she was also almost discovered by Junze.

She's going to Yanshan to worship the gods in two days, and if she can't find a task soon, she won't be able to complete it.

Xia Xizhi's eyes flickered slightly. Pretending to have just woken up, she yawned and mumbled sleepily,

"Your Majesty... it's so late, you should rest early."

Junze put down the secret letter and picked up the defense map on the table.

"No rush, my dear minister, please check this defense map for any flaws."

"This... is this something I can see?" Xia Xizhi blinked.

It really is a defense deployment map...

Junze smiled and said, "Of course you can. You are my most trusted and trusted minister. There is nothing you cannot see."

As he spoke, he placed the defense map in Xia Xizhi's hands.

"Your Majesty's trust in me is deeply moving. Rest assured, Your Majesty, I swear to serve you with my life and will never reveal even a single detail of this defense map!" Xia Xizhi declared solemnly.

Junze smiled enigmatically.

"I trust you, my dear minister. There's only this one defense map, and it's just the two of us in this room. If it's lost, then you must have stolen it. I doubt you would do something so foolish..."

Xia Xizhi:.......

She felt that Junze was testing her.

"Your Majesty is joking. How could I possibly steal a defense map?"

midnight.

Hearing the even breathing around him, Xia Xizhi suddenly opened his eyes, and a poisoned needle was inserted into Junze's ear.

Then, she quietly got up and went to the long table, quickly sketching out the defense plan. After finishing, she tossed it into her spatial storage, then tiptoed back to bed, pulled the covers over herself…

.......

The next day at daybreak, Xia Xizhi came out of her room and pretended to stroll around the garden to admire the peonies and rockery.

A maidservant came over to trim the flower branches. As she passed Xia Xizhi, she whispered a secret signal. Xia Xizhi glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then shoved the drawing into her hand and quickly left.

The task of betraying one's country for personal gain was now complete. Xia Xizhi felt a sense of relief.

Once this task is completed, the remaining tasks are the relatively easy ones: harming the female lead and having the fake savior imprisoned and killed. Then the story will be over.

.......

the other side.

A black-clad guard landed at Junze's feet and reported in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xia has handed over the replicated defense map."

Junze's face immediately turned terribly gloomy, and his whole body was filled with a sinister aura. He snapped the pen in his hand with a snap.

After a cold laugh, his eyes reddened slightly, filled with disappointment, and he spoke in a somber tone, enunciating each word clearly.

"Have I treated him badly?"

You Shen bribed her with a mansion and several male concubines for 100,000 taels of silver.

Aside from male concubines, if she asked for anything, would he refuse her?

For this little thing, she'd kill him!

.......

To worship the mountain god, one must set off in the latter half of the night before, and worship the heavenly god while waiting for the sunrise at the summit.

Just as they were about to reach the summit, everyone was panting heavily.

After a sudden, faint rustling sound, a voice immediately snapped everyone to attention.

"There's an assassin! Protect His Majesty!"

"what?!"

Xia Xizhi feigned fear, ran to Junze's side, and stood in front of him with her arms outstretched.

"Your Majesty, do not be afraid, I will protect you!"

In the original storyline, Junze escaped unharmed, and all the assassins were eliminated, so she wasn't worried at all.

Junze looked down at the back of her head, staring at it intently, his expression unreadable.

"This is bad! These assassins came prepared and seem to know our defenses. Quickly protect His Majesty and retreat!"

The commander of the Imperial Guards gave an urgent order.

Before dawn, chaos reigned. A stray arrow pierced the sky, seemingly striking Junze in the chest. Before anyone could see clearly, Junze plummeted off the cliff...

"His Majesty!"