Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The Empress and Han Meng immediately looked at Old Duan.

Old Duan looked bewildered. "The Chihuo Gu in Hai Chaoyun's body was cured by that demon child."

"If the Chi Fire Gu within Emperor Cangxuan's body doesn't flare up, it's most likely because..."

"Why didn't you say something so important sooner?" Han Meng roared at Old Duan.

Old Duan was taken aback, then roared back, "You old fool, what right do you have to yell at me? Do you think you're still my Jinlang?!"

Han Meng froze, staring wide-eyed at Old Duan Shi, "You, you—"

"What do you mean, 'me'? If I'd known you were just a fake in disguise, do you think I'd even look at you?"

Old Duan sneered menacingly.

Han Meng was stunned with anger.

"Where am I inferior to gold and stone?"

"How can you compare to gold and pebbles?"

The two actually started exchanging blows on the spot.

Everyone in the hall stared wide-eyed at the spectacle.

The queen trembled.

She collapsed to the ground, her face ashen, her last hope shattered.

Just as everyone was watching Old Duan and Han Meng argue, Gao Fengyi, who had been standing in the corner, suddenly moved.

He shot a silver needle, as thin as a cow's hair, from his sleeve, aiming it straight at Emperor Cangxuan.

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

Seeing this, Hai Qiongying, who was always protecting Emperor Cangxuan, rushed towards him without hesitation.

At the same time, Ying Yufu, who had been wary of Gao Fengyi, also pounced on Cangxuan Emperor.

Ying Yufu moved with lightning speed, and when the silver needle was less than an inch away from Cangxuan Emperor, she caught it between her two fingers.

Not only that, she moved with incredible speed, throwing the silver needles at Gao Fengyi with lightning speed.

Gao Fengyi had nowhere to dodge and was struck directly between the eyebrows, dying instantly.

The Empress's other trusted confidante, Granny Sun, was at the back of the main hall. Upon seeing this, she turned and ran away in a panic.

However, he was quickly captured by two Thousand Feather Army soldiers.

Gao Fengyi also died, and Granny Sun was arrested, leaving the Empress in utter despair.

Emperor Cangxuan's eyes were like ice. He said sternly, "Empress Han Lingyao, Second Prince Cang Mingze, and Princess Cang Mingluan are all traitors. Take them out and execute them on the spot."

"Han Meng murdered my mentor Jin Zishi and impersonated him. He is actually the master of the Chrysanthemum Hall, a remnant of the previous dynasty. Take him out and kill him on the spot."

"Old Duan participated in the murder of Empress Hai Qiongzhang and was also executed."

The rest of the implicated accomplices were also executed.

Cang Mingze and Cang Mingluan were both shocked.

"Father, Father, you actually want to kill me, Father..."

Princess Mingluan screamed in terror. She couldn't believe that her father, who had doted on her since childhood, wanted to kill her.

That's right, her father dotes on her.

Although she resented her father's favoritism towards Minghuang, it was undeniable that her father doted on both of them.

While the Emperor favored the Crown Prince and Minghuang, he also showed great affection for his other children.

Mingluan was bewildered.

She couldn't accept that her father really wanted to kill her.

However, before she could scream again, Qian Yujun gagged her, forced her to walk outside.

The atmosphere inside the main hall was solemn.

The envoys from the three kingdoms all wore solemn expressions. Emperor Cangxuan's ruthless and merciless actions truly chilled them to the bone.

Before long, the Thousand Feather Army came to report that all the prisoners had been executed.

Emperor Cangxuan said coldly, "Send men to wipe out the remaining members of the Chrysanthemum Hall, leaving not a single blade of grass alive."

"Yes!" Qianyu Army accepted the order and left.

Emperor Cangxuan looked at the envoys from the three kingdoms and said, "My Northern Xuan has encountered such a mess, making you envoys laugh at us."

Pei Shiliang's face twisted in pain, and after a long while he said, "I dare not, His Majesty of Beixuan is wise and decisive."

"His Majesty the Northern Xuan is wise and decisive," the Southern Barbarian envoy added.

west Lin replied in the same manner: "Your Majesty Bei Xuan is wise and decisive. We, Xi Lin, have suffered a great defeat in this battle and are completely convinced of your superiority. This is Xi Lin's letter of state and tribute list. Please take a look, Your Majesty Bei Xuan."

Why bother to step forward, accept the official letter and tribute list, and present them to Emperor Cangxuan?

Emperor Hua Xuan opened it and glanced at it, his eyes sweeping over the tribute list.

Xilin's sincerity is acceptable.

Emperor Cangxuan smiled as he looked at the envoy from Xilin.

The Western Lin envoy, the Grand General, stepped forward and said, "Western Lin voluntarily cede three cities, pay 100,000 taels of gold and 1 million taels of silver, open trade routes, and vow never to invade our borders again."

"In addition, Xilin has sent our country's first princess, Chiyue, to Beixuan to serve as a concubine to His Highness the Crown Prince, in order to demonstrate Xilin's sincerity."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall fell silent once more.

Many people immediately looked at the Crown Prince and Ying Yufu.

Princess Xilin walked out gracefully; she was tall and slender.

She had fair skin and a beautiful face, with sparkling peach blossom eyes and orange pupils that added to her unique charm.

She wore a pink gauze palace dress, embroidered with the sacred Xilin pattern in silver thread, which was mysterious and luxurious.

"Chiyue greets His Majesty the Northern Xuan and His Highness the Crown Prince of the Northern Xuan!"

She paused, then gave a graceful bow towards Ying Yufu, saying, "I also greet Princess Anguo."

Ying Yufu: "..."

Ying Yufu was stunned, as if she were a statue.

What does that mean?

Princess Xilin is to become the Crown Prince's concubine.

hiss!

Ying Yufu clutched her chest, feeling heartbroken.

Emperor Cangxuan glanced at Ying Yufu and snorted, "So, little girl, you know what it's like to be in pain now?"

Did she not heed a single word of the promises he made to her before?

After observing Ying Yufu's distressed expression for a while, Emperor Cangxuan coughed lightly and said, "The matter of the marriage alliance will be discussed later."

"Midnight has passed. We request that the envoys of all nations bring out their most precious treasures. It is time for these four national treasures to be reunited."

Emperor Cangxuan held Beixuan's black scimitar and walked out of the main hall.

The Xilin envoy paused for a moment, then took out the Xilin's supreme treasure, the tooth of a sacred beast, and followed behind Emperor Cangxuan.

The envoy from the southern barbarians also followed, carrying the Gu bell.

Only Dongchen remains.

Pei Shiliang asked, "Your Majesty Beixuan, may I ask if the Nine Stars Alignment, the most precious treasure of my Eastern Chen Kingdom, is in Beixuan's possession?"

Emperor Cangxuan paused, turning to look at him. "Envoy of Dongchen, are you joking with me? How could your Dongchen's most precious treasure be in the hands of my Beixuan?"

Pei Shiliang's face was serious as he said, "Your Majesty, the Nine Stars Alignment disappeared along with Princess Dongchen."

Since Princess Dongchen has been exiled to Beixuan, the same applies to the alignment of the nine stars.

"Princess Dongchen has ended up in Beixuan?" Emperor Cangxuan laughed.

He turned and stared at Pei Shiliang: "Who told you that Princess Dongchen was stranded in Beixuan? My Empress Hai Qiongzhang is a daughter of the Hai family. What does she have to do with Dongchen?"

Pei Shiliang's face stiffened. If Emperor Cangxuan didn't admit it, there was nothing he could do.

Just then, a group of officials from Beixuan spoke up: "Yes, General Pei, it doesn't make sense that your Dongchen princess was lost in Beixuan."

"Our Crown Prince and Princess Minghuang are the daughters of Empress Hai Qiongzhang, who is the daughter of Grand Tutor Hai. We hope that the Dongchen envoy will be aware of this and refrain from making any false accusations."

"Indeed, Dongchen Envoy, don't try to pin your nine-star alignment on Dongchen."

Pei Shiliang's face immediately turned ashen.

These people from Dongchen are so unreasonable; they stubbornly refuse to admit it.

"Uncle, what should we do? They won't admit it." Su Jinyu whispered to Pei Shiliang.

Pei Shiliang's face was gloomy as he said, "No rush."