Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 730

He killed several of Mo Zhonggui's relatives, and the number of lives lost is undeniable. But he was just like a knife, devoid of good and evil; killing was the only thing a knife could do.

He died without ever knowing the other meaning of his existence.

Mo Zhonggui remained silent for a long time until Ye Huaichi, covered in blood but beaming with joy, came over to report to them.

"My Lord, Madam, the Imperial Guards have been completely routed, and the Shen family army has already stormed the palace!"

Mo Zhonggui and Shen Lingjun then came to their senses.

Mo Zhonggui said, "Let's settle Madam Wen and General Shen first, and then we'll go and meet up with Marshal Shen."

He glanced at the talisman master's banquet.

"He was buried."

He couldn't say he had completely let go of his hatred for Fu Shiyan, but ever since he overthrew Huo Tingsheng and avenged himself, Fu Shiyan had become even more insignificant.

Once a person dies, it's like a lamp going out; he didn't want to do anything more to the corpse. Fu Shiyan's life-saving grace towards the Wen family and Shen Jingyang was enough to warrant a proper burial for them.

Ye Huaichi responded and instructed the Dongchang officers who had arrived to take the unconscious Wen Shi and Shen Jingyang to the Mo residence.

Previously, the Wen family and others were taken to the palace as hostages, and the Wen family, the Shen family, and the Yongning Marquis's residence were all sealed off, leaving only empty shells. However, although Mo Chonggui had been away from the capital for several years, his influence remained, and neither Consort Yu nor Feng Qinhe dared to touch the Mo family, so the Mo family remained safe and sound.

The other hostages who were rescued were later sent to the Mo residence, including Consort Jing and the young prince.

Shen Lingjun examined Wen Shi and Shen Jingyang one by one. They had only been knocked unconscious, and under her treatment, they soon woke up one after the other.

Wen and Shen Lingjun embraced and wept bitterly. Soon after, Consort Jing arrived. The family, having survived a calamity and reunited after a long separation, were overwhelmed with emotions and words, all of which were expressed in their endless tears.

Kyoto was thrown into chaos by this palace coup.

Shen Wei led the Shen family army into the palace, took control of the situation, and took over the capital. The remaining Imperial Guards either surrendered, were killed, or were captured.

Consort Yu, along with the Sixth Prince, Feng Qinhe, and a small group of Imperial Guards, managed to escape the palace. However, the capital was already heavily surrounded by the Shen family army, and they were caught at the city gate before they could slip out.

By the time all the unrest was suppressed and quelled, it was already the evening of the second day.

Fortunately, the palace coup did not affect too many people in the capital. However, when the Shen family army attacked the capital and fought with the Imperial Guards, the artillery fire destroyed many buildings and caused a small number of casualties.

Consort Yu and Feng Qinhe were both executed. Consort Yu's maternal family and the Feng family were also wiped out. The remaining Imperial Guards were also convicted of various crimes.

The deceased emperor, whose body lay in state in the palace, was finally given a grand state funeral and buried in the Northern Yi Imperial Mausoleum.

As the sole heir to the throne, the young prince ascended the throne with the support of the Shen and Wen families, and Consort Jing was directly promoted from Consort to Empress Dowager.

Because the young emperor was only four years old, which was far too young, and Shen Wei was a military general who was a brilliant strategist but not good at politics, Mo Zhonggui was ultimately appointed as regent to temporarily manage the government until the young emperor was capable of governing the country.

"I never thought I'd end up staying in Northern Kyoto."

Shen Lingjun and Mo Chonggui stood inside the main gate of the Mo residence. Looking at the plaque that had been replaced with the one for the Regent's Mansion, Shen Lingjun couldn't help but sigh.

"I was planning to travel the world, but now that plan has fallen through again."

"It's just a few more years," Mo Chonggui said with a smile. "Besides, we have things to do in the meantime."

Shen Lingjun looked at him: "What?"

"It is naturally our marriage."

Shen Lingjun laughed as well: "Didn't you already get married in Western Qi? And you were even the Empress."

Mo Zhonggui said seriously, "That's true, but with me using Huo Jinghuai's identity and you using Cheng Wu's identity, it's not a real marriage. In Bei Yi, only by getting married under our real identities can it be considered legitimate."

Shen Lingjun was quite interested.

"The title of Regent's Consort sounds quite prestigious."

She walked out of the Regent's Palace, turned around, and smiled brightly.

"In that case, I will return to the Yongning Marquis's residence and wait for you to come and marry me, my future husband."