The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

At the critical moment, Mu Yan leaped down, caught A Liang in his arms, and as he landed on the water's surface, he lightly touched the rocks with his foot before flying back up and landing steadily with A Liang.

Qin Wanying secretly admired him. As expected of Mu Yan, his lightness skill was indeed superb. If it were her, she would probably have been smashed into mincemeat along with A Liang.

Qin Wanying gave Mu Yan an approving look: "Well done, Mu Yan."

Mu Yan bowed respectfully.

Qin Wanying then turned her gaze to A Liang.

This time, Ah Liang had no intention of running away. He knelt down and bowed to her, saying, "This humble subject greets Your Highness the Crown Princess."

Qin Wanying looked down at him and softly said, "Rise."

When she first became the Crown Princess, she wasn't used to people kneeling before her.

I'm used to it now.

We need to take this person back and ask them a few questions.

Qin Wanying took A Liang back to the Crown Prince's residence.

Throughout the journey, A Liang felt uneasy.

Actually, he knew that the War King was definitely searching for him everywhere after he ran away from the War King.

He had considered seeking refuge with the Crown Prince, but previously, the Crown Prince and the Emperor's power was too weak, and he felt that telling the Crown Prince would be useless, as the Crown Prince might not be able to protect him.

Now the crown prince has gained some power, but he is content working as a servant in the Wan family and no longer wants to participate in these court struggles, so he has not come out.

Now, the Crown Princess has found him.

He had expected the Crown Princess to reprimand him severely, but she didn't. Instead, she chatted and laughed with him, showing no airs at all. He immediately thought that the Crown Princess was a nice person.

Upon arriving at the Crown Prince's residence, Xiao Jiye was waiting for him.

Ah Liang knelt down to pay his respects to Xiao Jiye.

He recognized the Crown Prince; he had met him before when he was serving the War King.

"Tell me everything you know about the War King," Xiao Jiye said briefly.

Ah Liang remained kneeling and tentatively asked, "This humble subject previously served the War King. If I were to reveal this, would Your Highness forgive me?"

The Crown Prince replied, "Don't worry, as long as you tell me everything you know, I will not make things difficult for you."

Ah Liang also hoped that the War King would be punished, so that no one would hunt him down.

So he confessed everything in detail.

This includes the fact that the War King colluded with Dongyuan.

Qin Wanying and the Crown Prince already knew about this.

The War King had also assassinated some court officials, all of whom were loyal to the emperor and disapproved of Xiao Dongqian's wolfish ambitions. They were later secretly killed by him.

If it weren't for the shadowy presence of the Marquis of Dingbei's family, they would probably have been assassinated long ago.

Qin Wanying knew that Xiao Dongqian would assassinate some court officials, since it was mentioned in the book, but she didn't know who he was assassinating.

Now that Liang has told her, Qin Wanying has finally found out.

This evidence is sufficient.

"Do you have any evidence for what you're saying?" Xiao Jiye asked.

“I have some evidence hidden under a big tree near Kyoto,” Ah Liang said.

Qin Wanying was not surprised; she knew that Liang had evidence.

They immediately sent people to search for it.

An hour later, the shadow guard returned, carrying a jar in his hand.

Inside were some letters wrapped in oiled paper.

When Xiao Jiye opened them, he found they were all letters exchanged with enemy countries.

Ah Liang actually had this trick up his sleeve.

Treason is a serious crime.

With this evidence, there is enough to convict Xiao Dongqian.

Xiao Dongqian won many battles and was well-liked by the people.

If the people knew that Xiao Dongqian was fighting a war while also colluding with the enemy and betraying the country, his reputation among the people would surely plummet.

Xiao Jiye rewarded A Liang and took the letters to the palace to show his father, the emperor.

The Emperor looked at the letters with a solemn expression.

He was not happy when he finally discovered the evidence of his son's crime.

He knew that the day was finally approaching when he and his son would openly break off their relationship.

He didn't want his father and son to become enemies, and he especially didn't want Xiao Jiye and Xiao Dongqian to fight each other, but he had no choice.

He had to consider the well-being of the nation, the stability of the people, and the long-term prosperity of Emperor Yao.

After much deliberation, the Emperor, the Crown Prince, and several trusted ministers decided that it was better to win without fighting.

Although the possibility is extremely slim, we should still give it a try.

An imperial edict was immediately drafted, ordering the War King to return to the capital to report on his duties.

It is not uncommon for kings from other regions to return to the capital to report on their duties; King Zhao also returned to the capital to report on his duties a while ago.

Once the War King returns to Kyoto, we can capture him and bring him to justice. If the plan works, we can avert a major war.

If the War King does not return, it will be considered disobeying the imperial decree.

Whether to advance or retreat, the War King will face a difficult situation.

The imperial edict quickly reached the War King.

The King of War replied: Your subject will immediately depart for the capital.

Then I started preparing to return to Beijing.

Seeing that the War King was being so cooperative, Qin Wanying didn't believe him at all and felt that something strange was about to happen.

As a result, on the eve of his return to the capital, Dongyuan invaded Dayao.

Xiao Dongqian was stationed on the eastern border, commanding the battle and fighting valiantly, but he never returned.

Qin Wanying and the others all understood what was going on.

The War King was already colluding with Dong Yuan. Now that the Emperor has summoned the War King back to the capital, Dong Yuan has come to invade. It is obvious that the War King does not want to return to the capital and is secretly having Dong Yuan put on a show.

However, this War King is truly despicable. When Dongyuan invaded, some civilians died, and Dongyuan also captured people and property.

These should all be the bargaining chips that Zhan Wang and Dong Yuan exchanged.

For their own benefit, they disregarded the safety of the people and the country.

In fact, the Emperor had long anticipated that Xiao Dongqian would not return to the capital to die, and he had not held much hope that the matter would succeed.

It seems he and his son are destined to meet on the battlefield.

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Xiao Yuqi and Gu Yiwen walked on the streets of Kyoto in casual clothes.

Xiao Yuqi's expression was somewhat solemn.

Gu Yiwen noticed that Xiao Yuqi seemed preoccupied these days, as if something major had happened.

I guessed it was about the War King.

Her maternal grandfather was also an important official in the imperial court. Xiao Yuqi rarely talked to him about matters of the court, but she still knew some of them.

However, she also regretted that she couldn't help much.

If only she could be as capable as Wan Ying, able to predict the future and help the country solve its problems.

"Don't worry about the War King's matter, we will definitely win!" Gu Yiwen gave Xiao Yuqi a hearty smile.

Xiao Yuqi's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

When he was in a bad mood, seeing Gu Yiwen's smiling face would cheer him up.

“Actually, it’s not just about the War King; there’s something else,” Xiao Yuqi said.

"What is it?" Gu Yiwen asked.

"I want the truth about my mother's case to come to light, and I want the murderer to be punished," Xiao Yuqi said.

"Didn't Consort Rou die of illness?" Gu Yiwen's eyes widened.

Xiao Yuqi smiled bitterly and said, "In the harem, how many people die from illness?"

Yes, there are, but they are just many wronged souls who died.

The imperial harem is a place of intrigue and conflict; Fifth Brother's decision to marry one is incredibly wise.

“It’s time for the truth to come to light.” A glint of light flickered in Xiao Yuqi’s eyes.

He had endured for so many years, waiting for an opportunity when the war king lost power.

Now that the Emperor is about to take action against the War King, the forces within the War King's palace must be eradicated.

Now is the best time to avenge my mother.

Tomorrow, Consort Xian will pay the price.