My elder sister forced me to become a concubine; I was reborn and remarried into the emperor's

The short arrow pierced the wind, and by the time the man realized that a hidden arrow was coming, it was already too late.

A mournful wail rang out.

Blood splattered everywhere.

The man who had been so arrogant just moments before, brandishing a knife, was now painfully clutching his eye, which had no whip marks.

Hit!

Even though her hands were trembling a little, she didn't make any mistakes at such a crucial moment, and she didn't let Pei Ji down by teaching her step by step.

Not only Wei Nanxun, but everyone else in the room who saw this scene also showed joy, which undoubtedly boosted everyone's morale.

But this only fueled the other party's anger. He swung wildly, disheveled and filthy, like a wild beast out of control.

He yelled at his companions a few times in a fast and sharp voice, and then they started slashing wildly with their knives, hacking at people and plants as if venting their anger.

They not only want to kill people, but also destroy the mansion.

Even the city itself.

Princess Li held Wei Nanxun's hand tightly: "Wait a moment, have them protect you as you leave, I'll hold these people off here."

She knew that Pei Ji was a well-prepared person, and would naturally have set up secret passages or something similar in his own mansion. They couldn't protect everyone, but they could safely take Wei Nanxun away.

Rather than let everyone perish together, it's better to save her.

“Godmother, what nonsense are you talking about? If we’re going to leave, we’ll all leave together. I will never leave you alone.”

Although the two had only known each other for a little over two years, she could feel that Princess Li genuinely treated her like a junior and cared for her in everything she said and did.

She lost her mother at a young age and had not felt the love from her elders for a long time. It was Princess Li who took good care of her and made her feel maternal love again.

“Silly girl, I’m already this old. When the prince passed away, I wanted to go with him. It was his dying wish that I live on. I’ve never had children in my life, but you and Pei Ji have made me a mother. So please grant my wish to protect my daughter. You’re carrying my little grandson in your belly, so nothing can happen to him.”

Wei Nanxun's eyes were slightly red. She bit her lip tightly and shook her head: "Then I can't leave you behind even more."

While they were still arguing about who should stay and who should leave, Green Lotus arrived in a hurry with the guard from before, who was clearly injured.

According to him, the front yard has been breached, but there are still a dozen or so guards alive inside the mansion, which can hold them off for a while.

Upon seeing this, Green Lotus suddenly said, "Can't we all go together? My figure is similar to that of the Princess Consort. I will dress up as the Princess Consort and let the others protect the masters and go first."

"no……"

But clearly, those aliens didn't give them time to think and had already started fighting with the remaining guards.

To Wei Nanxun's surprise, the servants who had been hiding inside the house suddenly rushed out of the room, carrying things that could hardly be called weapons, and charged forward without hesitation.

"We swear to protect the Princess with our lives! We will live and die with the Royal Palace!"

None of them knew martial arts, nor could they protect themselves; they were simply using their own bodies to carve out a bloody path for her to escape.

Wei Nanxun's vision was already blurred. Even the Prince's mansion had fallen, so one could imagine what the situation was like outside.

She might not live to see dawn, nor will she receive any reinforcements.

When Pei Ji left, she was still worried about him, fearing that this uprising would fail. She was prepared to live and die with her husband, but she never expected that she would be the first to be in trouble.

Her palm gently stroked her swollen belly. "Baby, don't be afraid. No matter what happens, Mommy will protect you with my life."

She gripped the dagger hidden in her sleeve and said decisively, "Ji Yun must be on his way back with reinforcements. If we hold him off, reinforcements will definitely arrive."

The people inside exchanged glances and said nothing more discouraging words. Like her, they had all found tools to defend against the enemy and were guarding this last door.

Seeing the people in the courtyard fall one by one, the blood-soaked alien man walked toward the main house with his knife.

Step by step, it treads on everyone's heart.

Just as the leader's broadsword cleaved open the door, she heard the rhythmic sound of horses' hooves, accompanied by a deafening rumble that shook the heavens and the earth.

Wei Nanxun had a premonition: It's here, they've been waiting for this!

The next instant, a red-tasseled spear flew out from the towering flames and pierced straight through the body of the leader. A pure white steed leaped up and rode through the night, its flames illuminating the darkness.

Through her tear-filled eyes, she saw the person on horseback.

The boy's silver armor was already stained red with countless drops of blood, and his once spirited face was now filled with murderous intent.

"Kill, leave no one behind."

He drew his spear and gave a cold, stern order. The soldiers behind him immediately swarmed forward, instantly turning the tide of the battle. Whether it was her imagination or not, she saw a trace of Pei Ji in his every move.

The once naive boy has long since transformed into a decisive and ruthless general on the battlefield.

"Star River..."

Wei Nanxun knew that Ji Yun had gone to fetch reinforcements, but she never guessed that Man Xinghe would be the one to come to their aid, and that it would be absolutely impossible to make a round trip to the Northwest Camp in three days.

When their eyes met, Man Xinghe's solemn expression instantly changed, and his eyes lit up slightly.

He nimbly dismounted and strode towards the main house: "Ah Xun!"

"It's alright now. Not only the Prince's Mansion, but all the foreigners inside and outside the city have been brought under control."

Wei Nanxun's heart finally settled down. Inside the room, the maids could be heard sobbing softly. They had all been prepared to die, but unexpectedly, a savior had descended from the sky.

"Ah Xun, how are you? Were you scared...?"

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled her up and down, looking to see if she was injured or anything, but Wei Nanxun slapped his hand on the back of her hand.

"You have no manners, calling me Ah Xun all the time. You should call me Auntie."

The two had not seen each other for more than two years. Pei Ji had met with him a few times in between, but the Northwest King had passed away and he was going to eliminate his brother's supporters. He not only had to take over the military camp but also control the entire fiefdom. Even when she and Pei Ji got married, he only sent gifts and didn't have time to come over.

In my memory, he should have been a carefree and irresponsible teenager. I never imagined that he would grow up to be a capable and independent person.

Perhaps because she became his aunt, she was considered an elder, and even though she was younger than him, she had the illusion that he was her younger brother who had grown up.

But when this was mentioned, Man Xinghe immediately became unhappy. The boy looked away and whispered, "What aunt? I don't recognize her."

He had feelings for Wei Nanxun back then, and his mother said she would marry him. Unfortunately, he didn't understand the difference between romantic love and friendship at that time, and it was a turbulent time, so he couldn't be distracted by thinking about settling down.

Unexpectedly, my uncle struck first!

No wonder he always felt that his uncle, who was usually cold to everyone, was surprisingly gentle with Wei Nanxun.

When he learned of the good news, it was like a blow to the head; he was so angry that he almost rushed to the capital to abduct the bride.

After finally getting busy and suppressing this sad thing, seeing Wei Nanxun now instantly brought back the thorn in my heart.

When Wei Nanxun saw the way he glanced at her, that familiar feeling returned.

He is still the same Manxinghe, nothing has changed.

Great, really great.

Tears welled up uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes; these were tears of joy from surviving a calamity.

In the towering flames, Manxinghe saw her glistening tears and mistakenly thought that he had made her cry.

The women who had grown up with him were not at all like girls; they were the kind of women who could make a man cry with a single punch. He had never coaxed a young girl before, so he immediately became flustered.

She gritted her teeth and said reluctantly, "Aunt, please, please don't cry."

"If my uncle finds out, he'll skin me alive."

Wei Nanxun was instantly amused by him, and the originally dull and oppressive atmosphere in the room was dispelled.

Ji Yun also brought General Xu and others to report back to her. As the first rays of dawn shone again on the first line of defense on the border of the Great Yan, everything came back to life.

Only then did she have time to ask Man Xinghe how he managed to get here.

“It was my uncle. The moment he issued the order to start the rebellion, the entire Northwest was shaken. If my uncle hadn’t neglected state affairs to this extent, my mother and I would have hesitated. Seeing that the Great Yan dynasty was about to be destroyed in his hands, I could not sit idly by.”

"However, just as I was gathering my troops to catch up with my uncle, he sent me a secret letter, telling me not to go to the capital first, but to come and find you."

"He said that with the entire Northwest mobilized, foreign tribes would surely be tempted to make a move. He deliberately took the soldiers away from the camp to lower the foreign tribes' guard so that he could take the opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"On my way here, I happened to see some aliens ravaging a nearby town, which delayed me by half a day. Otherwise, I would have arrived just in time."

Therefore, Ji Yun was not rushing to find reinforcements nearby, but instead encountered Man Xinghe who was on his way.

Even though Man Xinghe didn't want to admit it, she still admired Pei Ji from the bottom of her heart, and awkwardly said, "Aunt, don't worry, Uncle's trip to the capital will surely lead to great success."

-

The national mourning bell tolled forty-five times, and the whole country mourned. At this time, in the Golden Palace of the Imperial Palace, all the officials were dressed in white robes, their heads bowed and kneeling tremblingly.

The reason was simple: a sharp sword was pressed against his neck.

With a few loud cracks of whips, Feng Shu, who had taken command of the Imperial Guards, nudged the eunuch in front of him with his sword sheath. The eunuch immediately announced in a shrill voice, "His Majesty has arrived! Kneel and kowtow!"

Feng Shu was the first to kneel down and kowtow heavily, shouting, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

While the others hesitated, the snow-white, sharp blade moved forward an inch, directly slicing through the flesh, and blood instantly gushed out.

Immediately, more people started kowtowing. In the face of life and death, who cared whether the person wearing the dragon robe was a man or a ghost? So what if he was a deposed crown prince? He was still a descendant of the Pei family and had once been a crown prince. It was better than losing his life, right?

The ministers banged their heads against the gold bricks with all their might, afraid that if they were too slow, their heads would fall to the ground: "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Pei Yuyan walked very slowly. He wore a crown with tassels and a magnificent dragon robe with coiled dragons. The overly long robe trailed on the ground, sweeping over the heads of the officials who were pressed close to the ground.

He thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of all the officials submitting to him at that moment.

Looking at the golden dragon throne before him, he felt a sense of comfort throughout his body. Last time, he was only inches away from this position, but now, he was finally going to sit on it.

Father, open your eyes and see! You've been trying to stop your son for years, but you still couldn't. He's going to ascend to the highest heavens and make everyone kneel before him.

Pei Yuyan stepped onto the white jade steps, stood in front of the dragon throne, turned around, spread his sleeves behind him, and smiled slightly, revealing the confident smile of a superior.

"My beloved ministers, you may rise."

The officials then raised their heads in a flustered manner and stood up stiffly.

Pei Yuyan didn't rush to sit down; instead, he waved his hand and said, "Bring him up."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, several disheveled men dressed in prison uniforms were brought in.

They all looked very young, especially the ones in the back, who were all young men with youthful faces.