I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

This is absolutely true. If the emperor dies, concubines without children will be banished to the cold palace, and in severe cases, they will be buried alive with him. Even those with children will have to worry every day about being harmed by the new emperor.

Therefore, as long as the emperor is alive, it is the safest thing for them, and of course they do not want anything to happen to the emperor.

However, the current situation seems difficult to control, as the palace and its surroundings are completely surrounded by Wei Jian'an's men and the people of Tianwu Kingdom.

Mo Ning watched calmly; he had anticipated all of this.

Lan Zhi whispered a question in his ear.

"Mo Ning, what should we do?"

Wei Jianning shook his head.

"Just wait and see what happens."

"But if Huo Batian's sword moves any closer, the Emperor will be splattered with blood on the spot. Don't you want to save him?"

Ha ha!

Mo Ning smiled contemptuously to himself. The emperor was his father, and he wanted to save him, but when he thought of the scene when he destroyed him and promoted Wei Jian'an, he also felt hatred in his heart.

The atmosphere remained tense. Lan Zhi looked at the long sword in Huo Batian's hand, and her heart grew more worried.

She didn't know what Mo Ning was planning. Looking at his calm and composed demeanor, she couldn't guess what he was thinking.

For the first time, she felt a great distance between herself and this man.

It's not just his identity, but also his cold and aloof personality.

“Morning, if you can control this situation, you can make your move now. If not, we’ll all die here.”

Of course, she was threatening him with those words. Although she could get Xiao Xin to help her temporarily control the situation, she was not a member of the palace. This matter of father and son turning against each other and the two countries fighting should not be something for her, a woman, to interfere in.

Mo Ning seemed to have taken her words to heart, and immediately nodded, then raised his sword and pointed it at Huo Batian.

“Crown Prince Huo, Wei Jian’an is attempting to assassinate the emperor and usurp the throne. This is a heinous crime punishable by death. You are a foreigner. You should have returned home after delivering your congratulatory gifts. Why did you have to get involved in this mess?”

"Hmph! Do you think the people of my Tianwu Kingdom would come to curry favor with your Northern Wei Kingdom? My purpose in coming here this time is not to deliver congratulatory gifts, but to seize half of your Northern Wei Kingdom's territory. Wei Jian'an has already promised me that as long as he sits on the throne, the ten cities adjacent to Tianwu Kingdom will belong to Tianwu Kingdom. I am very interested in such a deal."

"Hahaha! Crown Prince Huo, your Tianwu Kingdom is a great power, yet you would do such a thing for a few cities. It is truly shameful. I advise you to put down your sword immediately, and perhaps you can still save some face."

“Wei Jianning, although I have never dealt with you before, I respect you as a man of integrity. Don’t try to scare me with these words. Today, I’m determined to take these ten cities, and I’m also determined to take the old emperor’s life.”

As he spoke, the sword in his hand drew closer to the emperor's neck. The emperor was already terrified, his face turning deathly pale and his whole body trembling.

Just then, someone came to report from outside.

"Your Highness, a large number of people have suddenly appeared and trapped our people."

"what?"

Huo Batian's face turned ashen in an instant.

Have the people from outside the city come in?

"No, they were stopped outside the city."

Upon hearing this, not only did Huo Batian's face turn pale, but Wei Jian'an's legs also went weak with fear...

At this moment, Zhu Kui suddenly rushed out from the crowd, pointed at Wei Jian'an, and angrily questioned him.

"Wei Jian'an, you were confused for a moment and were bewitched by Huo Batian, almost making a terrible mistake. You should surrender now."

As he said this, he kept giving Wei Jian'an meaningful glances.

It was only because someone had just secretly told him that, for some reason, their pre-arranged plan had been broken by someone else, and suddenly the people in the military camp were unwilling to attack the palace or rebel.

Zhu Kui had originally hoped that Huo Batian, the Emperor, and Wei Jianning would kill each other, and that he would reap the benefits. However, he never expected that these people in the military camp would be under Wei Jianning's command and turn from the rebels into his saviors.

After much deliberation, he decided to try his best to save Wei Jian'an while protecting himself, even though he knew that Wei Jian'an's crimes could not be forgiven simply by laying down his sword now.

Wei Jian'an turned to look at Huo Batian.

"Prince Huo, where are your men? Didn't you say you brought three thousand elite soldiers? Where are they?"

Huo Batian still held his sword, but his expression had changed from arrogance to dejection.

He did not actually bring three thousand elite soldiers, because his father and mother were unaware that he and Wei Jian'an had joined forces to force the emperor of Northern Wei to abdicate.

The reason he lied to Wei Jian'an was simply to bluff his way into possessing ten cities of the Northern Wei Kingdom without losing a single soldier, so that he could return to his father and mother to claim credit.

Now everything is about to vanish, and the person he hates most is Wei Jianning, who stands opposite him.

He gritted his teeth and glared at him fiercely.

"Wei Jianning, our plan was very meticulous. How did you manage to break it in one move?"

A disdainful glint flashed in Mo Ning's eyes, followed by a snort.

"If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Huo Batian, you're exchanging three hundred men for ten cities in the Northern Wei Kingdom. Your wishful thinking is probably known to everyone in the Tianwu Kingdom, isn't it?"

Three hundred people?

Wei Jian'an looked at Huo Batian with disbelief.

"You lied to me?"

Huo Batian's hand holding the longsword trembled slightly, then he threw the sword to the ground and shrugged indifferently.

"So what if it is? I've had enough fun now. I'm not playing anymore. I'm going back to Tianwu Kingdom."

Anyway, he is a citizen of Tianwu Kingdom. Even if the Northern Wei Kingdom had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

The emperor, who had just escaped death, was still standing there in a daze when Wei Jianning suddenly shouted.

"You just took the emperor of Northern Wei hostage, do you think you can just leave so easily?"

Huo Batian raised an eyebrow nonchalantly.

"You dare to lay a finger on me?"

Wei Jianning looked at the still-shaken emperor.

"Father, what do you intend to do about this?"

The emperor blinked hard a few times, then glanced at him again.

"Ning'er, I..."

The emperor was at a loss for what to do.

The Empress immediately rebuked him.

"Your Majesty, arrest Wei Jian'an first, then we can talk about this Crown Prince Huo."

Consort Zhen also nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Wei Jian'an actually dared to plot to seize power. He's incredibly audacious. Arrest him immediately and execute him on the spot."

At this moment, Wei Jian'an realized that his plan had been ruined by Wei Jianning, and today was his doomsday.

He squinted at Wei Jianning. He was going to die today anyway, and even if he did, he would find someone to take him down with him.

Thinking of this, he rushed behind Lan Zhi and pulled her into his arms.

"what!"

As Lan Zhi instinctively cried out, Wei Jian'an tightened his grip on her neck, then looked at Mo Ning, who was about to rush towards him.

"Wei Jianning, I've been preparing this plan for five years, and now you've ruined it. You don't want me to have a good life, and I won't let you have one either. Today, I'm going to take this woman with me to hell. With her by my side, I won't be lonely on the road to the underworld, hahaha..."