The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

The others were the same; they had already made arrangements for their own deaths, so they were not afraid of this battle.

Li Jiangui asked, "Where are Sheng'er and the others?"

“We haven’t seen anyone since we entered the palace; they must be heading this way,” Lai Shun replied.

Li Jiangui felt slightly relieved, and at this moment Empress Wang came out of the main hall.

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged."

Li Jun and Princess Yongning did not want to leave, but Empress Wang was adamant and ordered the palace servants to take them away.

If Li Sheng and Li Huaijiang were here, Empress Wang would have done the same.

"Two left, and two more came."

Lee Jiangui sighed; he had done all he could.

Empress Wang understood what Li Jiangui meant; Li Sheng and Li Huaijiang were rushing this way.

Her gaze was fixed ahead.

"Your Majesty, is the Empress Dowager really not going to intervene?"

At this moment, the Empress Dowager was hiding in a corner, looking as if she was terrified.

"Even if we want to save him, we have to wait until this is over. Right now, that rebellious son is just waiting for me to save him."

Sending people away at this point would be tantamount to revealing a weakness in his position.

The reinforcements haven't arrived yet. In other words, if Wei Zhengting and his team had brought people over, they might have a way to rescue the person.

The Empress Dowager did many foolish things, which is why Li Jiangui issued that order at the time.

But since the Empress Dowager hadn't sided with Li Jing against him, he wouldn't mind lending a hand to save her.

"Your Majesty, General Pei and General Wei are also among those people."

Upon hearing Lai Shun's words, Li Jiangui's brows relaxed. Pei Du's appearance meant that they had control of the city gate.

Now that the city gates are open to free movement, reinforcements will arrive soon.

Unable to shake off the tail behind him, Pei Du turned around and said, "Your Highness, you go ahead first, I'll cover the rear."

Being blocked like this isn't a solution; someone has to stay and do these things.

"Then be more careful."

Li Sheng had been distracted by worrying about the other side, and this was indeed the best solution at the moment.

Wei Zhengting wanted to go in and help, but he couldn't go with Pei Du; Pei Du had already brought enough people.

Pei Du looked at Shen Hanyu: "You go with them."

Shen Hanyu nodded: "Please be careful, I will take good care of myself."

She won't regret her decision to come in. The situation in Lizhou is indeed more complicated than she imagined, and it has come to this point, which is not what they wanted to see.

Pei Du, along with the guards of the Pei residence, confronted Li Jing's men, as he needed to create an opportunity for Li Sheng and his group.

Wei Zhengting led the way, cutting a path through the enemy lines with Li Sheng.

The palace path was very dark, and they relied on a few torches for light. Wei Zhengting pressed his ear against the wall.

"Your Highness, this way."

Li Sheng ran all the way over and saw what was inside.

The area outside the palace where the court usually held court was crowded with people, and Li Jiangui and several ministers could be vaguely seen from higher up.

However, Li Sheng couldn't see Li Jing among the people opposite her.

They were separated by only one wall.

"Walk."

Li Sheng lowered his voice. The people on the other side of the city gate were Pei Du's men. He had already notified the camps in the suburbs of the capital and other places to send reinforcements. Those people would be here soon.

Now all they have to do is stall for time.

They could sense that Li Jing wanted to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

The moment Li Sheng appeared, many people looked over.

Li Jing was the first to notice. The two looked at each other, and Li Sheng looked at the person covered in blood.

This side of Li Jing is somewhat unexpected.

He looks crazy now, completely different from before, and Li Jing seems to be enjoying it.

Li Jing raised his hand and wiped the blood from his face. "You've finally come."

Li Sheng stood opposite him, with Wei Zhengting behind her.

Li Jing took a step forward, sword in hand, and Li Sheng also raised his sword and pointed it at him.

"Li Jing, do you understand what you're doing?"

Looking at Li Jing's face, Li Sheng recalled many things from the past.

Previously, Li Jing had always followed behind Li Sheng, even when they went to the Imperial Academy.

They had a good relationship when they were young. Li Sheng never expected that Li Jing would always think of him that way, and in the end, he would use 30,000 people in Lizhou to frame him.

"Of course I know, Your Majesty. Sometimes I really envy you."

Li Jing smiled.

“You have everything you want, and Father values ​​you the most. But I also want that position, a power that we cannot share equally. I never expected that after so many years, you would come back.”

On the day Li Sheng returned from the borderlands, Li Jing seemed to have already foreseen his own fate.

He was unwilling to relinquish his position as crown prince after only a little over a decade.

Back then, Li Jiangui was so angry, but after all these years, when he saw Li Sheng again, there was no distance between them, and he was filled with remorse.

At that time, Li Jing felt that everything he had done was in vain, and it was then that the idea of ​​rebellion arose.

He has always been very efficient; as soon as an idea pops into his head, he already knows what to do.

Just like back then, after only a brief consideration and a few words with Zhao Wanfu, he knew how to take Li Sheng's position.

"There's only one spot. I won't say anything if you take it by any means, but you've made a mistake this time."

"The worst thing I ever did was to do everything I could to kill you on the way back then."

Li Sheng is dead. Even though Li Jiangui thinks of him all the time, he can only make himself the crown prince.

Li Jun is a useless guy who only thinks about romance and love, but he is different.

For so many years, Li Jing has played the role of a perfect person. Anyone who sees him would say that he is kind, quick-witted and intelligent.

Li Sheng knew that Li Jing wouldn't listen to his advice, so he had no choice but to let him give up.

Li Sheng noticed the Empress Dowager in the corner, who was holding her head and muttering to herself.

"A madman, a complete madman!"

At that time, Li Jing also sought her cooperation, and that was the first time the Empress Dowager saw Li Jing's true face under the mask.

The Empress Dowager was willing to cooperate with Zhao Wanfu, but for some reason, she didn't agree to Li Jing's proposal immediately and hesitated for a long time.

Seeing Li Jing like this now, the Empress Dowager is truly terrified.

She was taken away from the Cining Palace and immediately sent to the front lines to be used as target practice.

When Li Jiangui gave the order, the Empress Dowager did not intend to leave, but somehow Li Jing's people had infiltrated her circle, and she was thus brought out.

Li Sheng glanced at it and said, "Send someone to rescue the Empress Dowager."

Looking at him over there, he seemed rather pitiful, so Li Sheng walked over to Li Jiangui.

Lee Geon-kyu patted him on the shoulder.

"Where is Huai Jiang?"

Empress Wang was a little worried when she didn't see Li Huaijiang.

"Huai Jiang is behind, with Miss Shen."

Li Jiangui raised his eyebrows; so many people had come.

Li Sheng turned around. This was the first time he had seen Li Jiangui use assassins. He had only known that Li Jiangui had raised this group of people, but he had never seen them before.

"Now he's in a hurry, and the initiative is in our hands."

Li Sheng's appearance means that more people will be coming soon, and Li Jing doesn't have much time left.