Xie Ming

"Announcing, the late Emperor has passed away!"

"Crown Prince Zhu Shaotan ascended the throne before the spirit tablet and succeeded to the throne."

"Change the era name and continue the dynasty!"

Xiao Jingchuan, holding an infant in his arms on the jade steps, suddenly raised his eyebrows, raised his head, and loudly proclaimed this sentence.

His voice was as loud as a bell, unstoppable.

There was no choice but to let the flowers fall, and it seemed that Yan once returned.

The autumn wind is bleak; what a different day it is now!
After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

Yuzhen and Empress Chen Wanxuan turned their heads in surprise, their expressions complicated.

This took a long time.
It was only when Xiao stood up again, stepped onto the stairs once more, and returned the young master to Yuzhen's arms.

Miao Yuzhen then snapped out of her daze, feeling indescribably relieved, and looked up at the river.

Fear, grievance, helplessness, and relief.

Hope, longing, shame, and deep affection.

That one glance stirred up a multitude of emotions, all of which were contained within that fixed gaze, leaving words unspoken in my heart.

Given his daughter's behavior, how could Xiao not have noticed?

This is but a fraction of what a thousand words can express.

Overwhelmed by emotion, Xiao Jingchuan, unexpectedly, as soon as the baby was placed in Yuzhen's arms, raised his hand and, as if possessed, couldn't resist touching Yuzhen's cheek.

Their fingers lingered tenderly.

Wipe away the tears and lift her chin.

She was completely oblivious to her surroundings and showed no restraint whatsoever.

Needless to say, Yu Zhen was embarrassed and uncomfortable. Meanwhile, Empress Chen Wanxuan, who was watching this scene, was even more shocked and horrified.

A tender and affectionate love, a lover's deepest longing.
However, the romance was fleeting and the relationship ended in disappointment.

Before he could even process his feelings, suddenly, a door slammed shut, and a guard rushed in from outside the hall, rushing in with a rash report.

"Report!"

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the palace has been basically cleared out, and anyone who dared to disobey has been executed!"

The sound was jarring, and just as she was about to fall into a trance, Miao Yuzhen, startled by it, quickly regained her composure, turned her head to the other side, and rejected Xiao Lang's advances.

Beside them, the Empress and the old official Wang were shocked by what he had reported, and their faces showed fear and trepidation.

Xiao Jingchuan's hand hovered in the air, but it fell to the ground. Helpless, he could only focus his attention and fix his gaze on the spot.

He took a deep breath, deftly flipped down the steps, and walked a few steps to the front of the long courtyard.

"Let's go, tonight's not over yet, there's plenty of messy stuff waiting for us!"

"Leave the palace!" Xiao Yan decisively severed all ties of affection.

"Yes!"

"go!"

Upon hearing this, Changting didn't linger. He quickly went up the steps, picked up Xiao Jiang's sword, and followed the general and the palace guards out of the palace in single file.

At this time, after the recent clearing operation, the inner palace and its surrounding halls were basically under control.

Xiao Jingchuan launched a surprise attack, seizing control of the cabinet members and capturing the ringleader, Liu Wenbingye was detained.

Just as the group was hurrying out of the palace courtyard to catch up with the cabinet office, they suddenly heard Liu Wenbing shouting and cursing under the corridor on the other side.

"You son of a bitch!"

"Let me go!"

"If you dare, let's have a one-on-one match!"

Amidst the curses, Liu Hou turned around and saw that Xiao Ye had appeared. His enemy's eyes turned even redder, and then his voice rose even higher.

"Xiao Jingchuan!"

"Xiao Jingchuan, you traitorous scoundrel!"

"Let me go if you dare, I'm going to tear you apart alive!"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

"The late emperor, the late emperor."

"Open your eyes and look."

"We were blind to have raised such an ungrateful wretch!"

"The Ming Dynasty is finished! The Ming Dynasty is finished!"

Xiao Jingchuan

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was flushed a deep red.

Liu Wenbing was bound hand and foot, and his situation was extremely embarrassing.

I can see Xiao Lang again, but I grit my teeth in resentment, and my ferocity is written all over my body and eyes.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan was also taken aback.

He frowned hastily, clearly disgusted, finding it an eyesore, and turned his head away impatiently.

"Changting, what's going on? Why is this person still here?" Xiao asked, annoyed.

Upon seeing this, Changting also sensed something was amiss.

“Uh, General, I was thinking that you might ask him something when you came out, so…”

"Hey, look at yourself! What the hell are you even asking?!"

"Why are you letting him curse here?" "Why don't you let him shout it out in the street?"

"Quickly, send men to escort him to prison, and find a few reliable men to keep a close eye on him."

"If this guy manages to escape from you, just wait till I get my hands on him!"

Xiao was in a bad mood, his impatience rising, and he launched into a tirade.

Qu Changting, who was being criticized, was truly speechless at this moment.

We should accept this; we shouldn't have disturbed such an important matter at this crucial juncture.

"Oh, yes! It's me."

However, just as Changting was about to clasp his hands in greeting and send his general to carry out the task, the situation became clear.

Suddenly, another group of people appeared from the side passage on the far side.

"drive--"

"drive!"

"Commander, Commander!"

They sped along, but the night was dark, and the light and shadows were dim.

Judging from the voice, the person coming must be a jinx.

Before long, the person behind the voice was right in front of him.

"Report!"

"Commander, there are several groups of Imperial Guards rioting in the city."

"It looks like things are about to get chaotic!"

"Uh, there's more."

"Gong Yonggu has not yet been captured."

"This"

"Ugh!"

The jinx was in a great hurry. He leaped off his horse, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist and spoke solemnly.

Upon hearing that things were not going well, Xiao's expression became even more grave.

But before he could speak, Bian Zaiting interrupted even more urgently.

"A jinx, where are his family members?"

"Where are the general's family members, especially his wife? Have you found them?!"

Upon hearing this, the ominous star hesitated.

"Uh, this."

Seeing this, Changting clearly grew impatient and pressed for an answer.

"What are you babbling about? Just say it!" With that, Changting grabbed the jinx from the ground.

"Commander, as everyone expected, your entire family is indeed no longer where they were before."

"I investigated along the way and heard from the Imperial Guards that they seemed to have been moved to Bingjia Lane in the east of the city a few days ago."

"There is a cluster of mansions there, where the families of many high-ranking officials are temporarily housed."

"But, because a commander of the Imperial Guards from the east of the city is stationed in the city, I was afraid of alerting them, so..."

The jinx recited the whole story with a look of shame on his face.

Upon hearing this, Changting gritted his teeth and was about to say something more, but Xiao, not tolerating his behavior, separated the two of them.

"Alright, let go!"

After separating the two, Xiao Se was worried, his face ashen.

But, being stubborn, he still insisted on saying something else.

"Ugh!"

"We can't worry about so many things right now."

"The situation is critical. In the inner chamber, it is most important to interrogate him and force him to reveal the details of Zheng Zhilong's military expedition."

"Let's go, we'll go first."

Before he could finish speaking, Changting could no longer listen and forcefully argued back to Xiao Lang.

"oops!"

"General, what else is there to ask?"

"there is always a solution to a problem!"

"What are Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu? Why are we afraid of them?"

"If he dares to come, I, Changting, will lead troops to stop him."

Changting, impatient, seeing Xiao's embarrassed expression, continued to press the matter.

"General, the safety of the lady is of utmost importance, not to mention that she is currently carrying your child."

"No, we absolutely cannot wait any longer."

"If we can't catch Gong Yonggu, who knows if that bastard will resort to desperate measures and make trouble for the general's family."

"General, hurry! Rescuing the lady is the most important thing!"

Jin Changting spared no effort to dissuade Zhongyan, gripping Xiao Lang's arms tightly with both hands, forcing him to make a quick decision.

(End of this chapter)