The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

"Pei Du?" Wei Zhengting stood up. "Hasn't he returned yet?"

To see if it was really Pei Du, Wei Zhengting walked over. Because they were riding horses, Pei Du and Shen Hanyu were moving very fast.

Upon seeing that it really was the two of them, Wei Zhengting quickly asked, "Did you see Ming'er and the others on your way here?"

Shen Hanyu pursed her lips, but still told Wei Zhengting about seeing the Wei family's carriage.

Wei Zhengting paused for a moment: "I sent a lot of people to protect them as they left. Are there only carriages left over there?"

Shen Hanyu nodded: "Since we didn't see a body, perhaps the person is alright."

That's also possible.

Wei Zhengting clenched his fists: "Forget it, let's go to the palace first. There's no safe place in Chang'an anymore."

He also knew who did it; Li Jing was at the height of his power back then, and Wei Zhengting also planned to follow him.

However, Li Jing had too many men under his command, and his attitude towards the Wei family was lukewarm. After the incident, Wei Zhengting severed ties with Li Jing.

This time, Wei Zhengting naturally had to make the right choice.

With Wei Zhengting around, Shen Hanyu felt much more at ease.

She and Pei Du rode together on one horse and dealt with the people outside. Shen Hanyu couldn't help but ask, "Won't something happen at the palace?"

"No one knows a son better than his father. The Emperor has put in a lot of effort to cultivate Li Jing. You can rest assured for now. My early return is already different from what Li Jing expected."

Li Jing went to great lengths to transfer Ji Yuxiu away, putting Dayong in a situation of internal and external troubles. At first, he probably wanted Ji Yuxiu and Pei Du to leave together.

Pei Du quickened his pace. Even so, Li Jing was using all sorts of tricks, and who knew what he might be hiding? It was best to go and check it out as soon as possible.

Normally they would enter from the front, but now that they had just seen the palace, they saw a pile of fallen bodies on the ground, where the Imperial Guards and Li Jing's men were.

It seems Li Jing has already gone inside.

The vast palace was quiet at the moment, and Wei Zhengting's heart sank. Were they too late?

"Let's go the other way."

Pei Du interrupted their thoughts. The main entrance looked a bit strange, so he didn't rush in but chose to take another route.

The palace was quiet. Li Jiangui stood on a high place, while Li Jing rode his horse and looked at him from afar.

Although Li Jun was afraid, she still stayed with Princess Yongning by Li Jiangui's side.

"Father is really heartless towards Grandmother."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiangui coldly replied, "You're quite capable of murdering your father and usurping the throne."

He glanced around and saw that Li Sheng wasn't there. He didn't know if those people had picked up Li Sheng, but he knew that Li Sheng would definitely come here once he received the news.

At this point, however, Li Jiangui would rather Li Sheng not come.

Li Jing chuckled. He had been forced into this situation by them.

"I have surrounded this palace. Father, this is your cage. Even now, I am still curious: why do you like my elder brother so much?"

Empress Wang's eyes were filled with anger. She didn't leave. She didn't see Li Sheng and Li Huaijiang, and she didn't want to leave.

Li Jiangui did not answer him. Li Sheng was a much better person than Li Jing, a fact that Li Jiangui had known for a long time.

If it weren't for the incident in Lizhou, Li Jiangui wouldn't have demoted Li Sheng to a commoner.

The events in Lizhou were heartbreaking for everyone, and Li Jiangui had to give the world an explanation.

It has now been determined that the incident in Lizhou was a setup by Li Jing.

Just when Li Jing was one step away from advertising across the world, he made his move.

Even though the Dali Temple was a tightly guarded place, Li Jing was able to find a loophole. Putting everything else aside, Li Jing was also very capable in some aspects.

"Your Majesty, how are Sheng'er and the others?"

Empress Wang asked with concern.

"I sent people to look for them, but it's too chaotic outside and it will take some time."

Empress Wang was somewhat relieved; at this point, no news was the best news.

She thought she had found evidence and was about to clear her name, but then Li Jing caused this mess.

He dared to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel; he was incredibly audacious and utterly insane.

Li Jing was somewhat dissatisfied; even at this point, Li Jiangui still didn't give him a friendly look.

Only during the years when Li Sheng was demoted to a commoner could he see Li Jiangui's gaze fall upon him.

Li Jun listened to Li Jing's words, but he didn't understand because his ambitions were different from Li Jing's.

But in this situation, Li Jun asked softly, "Elder sister, what is Father planning?"

Princess Yongning was also unaware of the situation, as she was preoccupied with managing the girls' school and hadn't paid much attention to this matter.

She rarely went to the palace these days, except for that one time when she went to Cining Palace.

Upon thinking of Cining Palace, Princess Yongning heard a familiar voice.

"My son, save me..."

The Empress Dowager was seized by Li Jing's men and brought to the front.

Li Jiangui's expression remained unchanged, while the Empress Dowager looked at him pleadingly.

The others stared wide-eyed, wondering how the Empress Dowager had gotten to Li Jing's side.

The Empress Dowager was terrified. She glanced at Li Jing and cursed him under her breath, thinking that she shouldn't have run out beforehand.

She hadn't taken more than two steps when she was captured by Li Jing's men. At this point, Li Jing didn't care about filial piety at all and dragged the Empress Dowager to the front lines.

Now, looking at the Empress Dowager, everyone says that she is more trouble than she's worth.

But Li Jiangui seemed to have no intention of rescuing the Empress Dowager. With a wave of his hand, another group of people suddenly appeared besides the Imperial Guards.

Li Jing took half a step back, looking at the person who had suddenly appeared. This was the assassin Li Jiangui had been secretly keeping, and also Li Jiangui's trump card.

The fact that Li Jiangui wasn't afraid at all, despite Li Jing bringing so many people, was also due to this reason.

"Does Father Emperor not care whether Grandmother lives or dies?"

The Empress Dowager disregarded decorum and shouted at Li Jiangui a few times: "Filial piety is the most important virtue. My son, you must save me, or how will you face the condemnation of the people?"

Li Jiangui coldly replied, "Has the Empress Dowager forgotten what I ordered?"

If the Empress Dowager tries to leave Cining Palace, she will be killed without mercy.

The Empress Dowager suddenly fell silent. She looked at Li Jiangui, who seemed completely unconcerned about what others thought.

Li Jiangui closed his eyes. "Do it!"

There's no point in wasting any more time with Li Jing now; we might as well take action and see.

After many years, he was fighting again, but his opponent was his own son. Li Jing was still young, and being ignored like this clearly made him angry.

He finally managed to get out of the Dali Temple, and thought that Li Jiangui would have some different reaction to his behavior, but the response Li Jiangui gave him did not meet his expectations.

"Leave no survivors!" Li Jing calmed himself down; he didn't want to see a single one of the people on the other side alive.

If Li Sheng hadn't come back, he wouldn't have planned to let Zhao Jiahe send the things out.

Fortunately, Zhao Jiahe, that idiot, was fooled by him, and Zhao Yu's reminders were useless.

In other words, Zhao Jiahe played a significant role.

Li Jing looked at his palm. "Did you catch Li Sheng?"

The people below shook their heads in fear, sensing that Li Jing was in a very bad mood.

"Li Sheng has been missing since he left the Dali Temple. We have already sent people to the Princess's residence."