Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Mu Zexuan couldn't help but feel a little worried and called out, "Auntie."

Su Qianrou patted his head and comforted him, "Don't worry, everything will be alright."

"Ok".

"With the Princess's arrangement, it won't be long before my father attacks Fengtian Palace."

"Prince Qing is afraid."

“If the Regent’s wife isn’t afraid, what do I have to be afraid of?”

"Aren't you afraid that if Prince Qing succeeds, he'll come after you?"

"The regent will not fight a battle unprepared."

"Then aren't you afraid that people will talk behind your back and call you unfilial in the future?"

"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to reconcile. Faced with the greater good of the nation, I have no choice but to put righteousness before family."

"Everyone says that Prince Qing is weak, incompetent, and indecisive, but now it seems that this is not the case."

"Seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving."

"I hope that Prince Qing is truly loyal to the emperor and loves his country, and not just pretending."

Mu Qiyang didn't offer much explanation, because time would tell.

Su Qianrou didn't say anything more.

Half an hour later, Prince Qing arrived at Fengtian Hall with his men.

Li Peiyi, who was guarding outside the hall, saw them arrive and immediately shouted, "Archers, prepare!"

Prince Qing did not retreat and shouted, "Charge! Charge for me! Kill them all without leaving a single one alive!"

"Kill!" The traitors charged forward in unison.

"Release!" As Li Peiyi's words fell, a rain of arrows shot towards Prince Qing and his men.

"Put it back in."

After all the arrows had been fired, Li Peiyi shouted, "Kill! Protect His Majesty to the death!"

Soon, the two sides clashed.

Prince Qing had a relatively larger number of men, so he had the upper hand.

Before long, under the cover of the crowd, Prince Qing broke through the encirclement and entered the Fengtian Hall.

Su Qianrou tensed up upon hearing the sounds of fighting outside, staring intently at the door. Not long after, she saw Prince Qing and his son Mu Qinian walk in.

"What is Prince Qing trying to do?"

"Now that the Regent is dead and His Majesty is still young, he is probably not able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility as the country. Therefore, it would be better for him to abdicate and pass the throne to a more capable person."

"What nonsense is Prince Qing talking about? The prince is alive and well. Who said the prince is dead?"

"Princess Regent, there's no need to put on a brave face. If we hadn't received definite information, we wouldn't be here today."

"Therefore, Prince Qing came to force the emperor to abdicate."

"If Your Majesty relinquishes the throne, I will spare Your Majesty's life."

"What if I don't allow it?"

"Then don't blame me for not considering family ties."

"Does Prince Qing still intend to assassinate the emperor?"

"Yes, that's how it is."

"I may relinquish the throne, but I will never give it to a treacherous villain like you. Even if you die, I will make sure you bear the infamy of treason."

"If that's the case, then you shall die," Prince Qing said without hesitation, raising his sword and thrusting it at Mu Zexuan.

Su Qianrou instinctively stood in front of him, protecting him behind her.

Yingyue and Seventeen did not hesitate and immediately took action to fight back.

Seeing this, Mu Qinian also joined the fight.

However, none of them were a match for Yingyue and Seventeen. After a few rounds, they felt somewhat powerless. Then, Prince Qing was kicked to the ground by Seventeen.

"Father," Mu Qinian immediately stepped forward to help him up.

This made Prince Qing feel very embarrassed, and he said angrily, "Now my army has arrived outside the city. If you do not abdicate, the army will break through the city gates and storm the palace. At that time, you will only die a more miserable death. Therefore, I advise you to be sensible and quickly write an abdication edict. Otherwise, I will make sure that your body is never found."

“Even now, Father is still so arrogant.”

Prince Qing then noticed Mu Qiyang's presence, asking, "Why are you here?"

"They've come to surrender, of course."

"You unfilial son."

“If I am a rebellious son, then what is my father? A traitor.”

"You bastard, I should have strangled you back then."

"Brother, do you know what you're doing? How could you betray our father?"

“I know exactly what I’m doing, but do you know what you’re doing? You’re courting death.”

"Once this is accomplished, I will personally kill you, you unfilial son."

Just then, another group of people came over. Prince Qing thought they were his own people and was very happy, but he soon stopped smiling because the person who came was Mu Xiaoyun.

"Prince Yu, what brings you here?"

"Whatever Prince Qing comes to do, I will do too."

"Your leg, you're not lame."

"Thanks to Prince Qing, I am doing very well." Then, Mu Xiaoyun looked at Su Qianrou and said, "Regent Princess, how have you been?"

"Is Prince Yu simply unable to resist joining in the fun, or has he been planning this for a long time?"

"What does the Regent's wife think?"

"Prince Yu has really hidden himself well."

"If not for this, how could I have survived until now?"

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; what a clever scheme."

"Thank you for the praise, Princess Regent."

"Mu Xiaoyun, I advise you to leave now, or don't blame me for dealing with you too."

"Prince Qing has quite the arrogance; I wonder where his confidence comes from."

"My private army will soon storm the imperial city, and then none of you will escape."

Mu Xiaoyun couldn't help but laugh.

"why are you laughing".

"Third Imperial Uncle, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you're really too stupid. Even at this point, you're still dreaming."

"What do you mean".

"Fine, for the sake of our uncle-nephew relationship, I'll let you die knowing why. Seventy percent of your ten thousand private soldiers are my men, and of the two thousand five hundred men in the city, five hundred are my men. Otherwise, why do you think I was able to get to Fengtian Palace so quickly?"

"That's impossible."

“Nothing is impossible. Qiao An and Qi Ming are my men, and…” Mu Xiaoyun glanced at the people behind him.

Following his gaze, Prince Qing saw Qi Ling walk step by step to the opposite side of him and stand next to Mu Xiaoyun. "You...you are also one of his people."

“We are brothers. Since I am the master’s man, he is naturally one as well,” Qi Ming said.

Mu Qiyang said, "I told you long ago that he was not trustworthy, but you wouldn't listen. You even accused me of sowing discord, interfering, and spreading rumors. Now you believe me."

"I trusted you so much, yet you betrayed me."

"Your subordinates were placed by your master to be by your side, so how can you say that you have betrayed him?"

"I will kill you!" Prince Qing said, enraged.

Qi Ming knocked his sword away.

"You two traitors."

"Blame it on your stupidity. But then again, it's normal that someone as arrogant and conceited as you wouldn't notice," Qi Ming mocked.

Prince Qing was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Father!" Mu Qinian was very worried and immediately stepped forward to support him. "Father, are you alright?"

"Kill them, kill them."

"Yes," Mu Qinian picked up the sword from the ground and fiercely attacked Mu Xiaoyun, but Qi Ming blocked it.

"You think you can kill your master? You're overestimating yourself."

In just two rounds, Mu Qinian was defeated, fell to the ground, and spat out blood. "Big brother, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and help me."

"Second brother knows I don't know martial arts. Even you can't beat him, let alone me."

"Useless trash!" Prince Qing cursed angrily.

"Instead of scolding me, Father, you should think about what you should do now."

I wonder how much disappointment he must have accumulated to be able to stand by and watch so coldly and indifferently.