The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Xu Shang's face turned pale instantly.

That one word, "brother," shattered all his previous schemes, and the intimate way Xu Xia and Yun Wanyi were behaving made him tremble.

His hand, which was pointing a halberd, was trembling.

"You, you, you're kidding me!"

"That joke isn't funny at all!"

"How could that be?" Xu Xia continued with a smile, showing no fear even when facing his older brother Xu Shang, whom he had once feared: "Why would I joke with you, brother?"

"I was having dinner with my wife, that's perfectly clear."

"Yes!" Yun Wanyi stood up as well, her eyes devoid of any youthful longing or tenderness, only filled with a sense of exhilaration from head to toe: "My husband is having dinner with me, brother, can't you see?"

Boom!

Like a thunderclap.

Xu Shang was swaying precariously.

He wasn't stupid; he could tell from their intimate posture that their relationship was unusual, and his mind instantly conjured up images of what had happened between them the night before.

He gritted his teeth in anger.

Blood was almost gushing out.

"You, you, you all..."

"Xu Xia, you just wait. I am the next city lord of Huai'an. You dare to disobey my orders? You just wait, I will make sure you suffer a terrible death."

"When that time comes, don't blame me for not showing brotherly affection."

Blinded by his emotions, Xu Shang uttered some harsh words and turned to leave.

Yun Wanyi remained calm and composed: "Xu Xia, I've said it before, whoever marries me will be the city lord of Huai'an. Besides..."

"General Zhang Shi is already waiting for us."

Xu Xia nodded, showing little fear on his face.

Now, with his wife's support and General Zhang Shi, the Duke's general, as his backing, his already strong heart is overflowing with passion.

Xu Shang, his older brother, had suppressed him his entire life, but in the battle that followed, Xu Xia was determined to reclaim everything that rightfully belonged to him!

……

"Brothers, with Ren Tianye's army imminent, we cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom. We must immediately organize our forces to defend the four directions and keep Ren Tianye's army at bay!"

On the martial arts field, Xu Shang shouted with a stern expression.

In Huai'an City, he had always been groomed as the successor to the city lord, and he had a considerable number of loyal subordinates. In particular, everyone knew that his marriage to Yun Wanyi was to firmly grasp military power in Huai'an City.

Now that his wedding with Yun Wanyi is over, everyone's loyalty to him has naturally reached a new level.

Xu Shang was also aware of this, so he made a ruthless decision.

"but……"

"To repel external threats, we must first pacify internal strife!"

"There are still many troublemakers in my city of Huai'an, intending to disrupt its peace. Brothers, are you willing to join me in taking control of Huai'an?"

There were about five thousand people in the martial arts arena, and at this moment, they all shouted.

"We are willing!"

"We'll do whatever Lord Xu tells us to do!"

"Only the second day after Lord Xu's wedding, he came early to enforce military discipline. We admire his actions and are willing to follow Lord Xu to bring order to the entire city of Huai'an."

"loyalty!"

"I am willing to entrust my life to Lord Xu!"

……

The shouts of five thousand people were incredibly powerful.

Hearing this, Xu Shang felt his blood boil, and a hint of cold ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.

Xu Xia, how dare you touch his woman!

How dare you defy him!

Then... die!

Anyway, his father is dead, and no one will plead for Xu Xia anymore!

He's just a younger brother.

He killed him!

This is how it should be in a sibling rivalry!

Give the order loudly and immediately.

"Order, Lao Zhao, order two thousand men to take over the city gates of Huai'an in my name, especially the north gate. Our men must be replaced there."

"The rest of you, come with me to my Xu residence first..."

The order was being given when suddenly a guard rushed over: "Sir, sir, something terrible has happened! Miss, Miss isn't feeling well, she's fainted..."

"What?!" Xu Shang almost jumped up. "What happened? He was fine, how could he faint? How could he just faint like that?"

He turned and ran back. Before long, he rode his horse to the house he had bought especially for A Yao, only to find A Yao lying on the bed, looking weak and pitiful.

"Ah Yao, are you alright?"

Xu Shang asked hurriedly.

"Let me die, let me die..." Ayao's face, which had been clear and cloudless just moments before, was now covered with dark clouds, tears streaming down her face. "I knew it, you can't let go of Yun Wanyi. You went to see her so early in the morning. You can't forget her. What you told me before was all just to comfort me, all just to comfort me..."

"No, no, no!" Xu Shang quickly explained, "Ayao, no, I went to the martial arts training ground to mobilize troops..."

"You're making up an excuse to fool me. You promised you'd never lie to me, but you... you were lying to me!"

Xu Shang was sweating profusely: "Ah Yao, it's true, I'm telling the truth, they really are mobilizing troops..."

"You're still trying to comfort me!"

Xu Shang was sweating profusely, and no amount of comforting seemed to help, making him extremely anxious. He could only pace back and forth in the room, making promises repeatedly.

He finally calmed Ayao down, but Ayao wouldn't let him leave.

"Ah Yao, be good. The soldiers are waiting. How can we keep them waiting in the training ground? Besides, I'm about to do something important."

"What's the big deal? Shall we go and have some fun with Yun Wanyi?"

"I went to kill Xu Xia, how could I possibly go to find Yun Wanyi?"

"Don't try to fool me with such a petty trick!"

"Really? Ah Yao, Xu Xia suddenly stopped following orders. I suspect he might be communicating with Ren Tianye's army. He's very likely a traitor. I have to kill him. Ah Yao, let me go take care of something important first, okay? I'll come back to keep you company."

"Fine, you can go now!"

Xu Shang breathed a sigh of relief: "Ayao, I knew it. You're the most understanding and the one who cares about me the most."

"Don't come back after you leave."

Xu Shang: "???"

"You'd even tell such a lie just to see Yun Wanyi. It seems that in your heart, Yun Wanyi is indeed a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times more important than me!"

Xu Shang: "Ah Yao, no, really no... Ah, ah, ah, ah, what will it take for you to believe me?"

"Ah Yao has always believed in you; it's just that you have something to hide."

"Ah Yao, I, I..."

……

As the two were locked in combat, the soldiers waiting in the training ground were already starting to tire.

"Why has the master left? Why hasn't he returned yet?"

"It's been an hour, why aren't you back yet?"

"It's been two hours. Is the master coming back anytime soon? And why are we being made to stand here?"

"It's been almost three hours. The last person who made his soldiers stand there for this long was already killed by Ren Tianye's Demon Suppression Division. Sir, you're not that stupid. What are you doing?"

"No, how about we call it a day?"

……

While the soldiers were discussing amongst themselves but dared not make a move, the city gates of Huai'an City creaked open, and Zhang Shi led his fierce army straight in!

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