Favored concubine deposed empress? I'll seize your throne and marry you to a powerful minister.

These four simple words settled the matter.

Xiao Heng's face suddenly turned deathly pale, her heart sank, and an extreme panic swept over her.

It's really her.

She actually found Fu Wentao first.

Then Wei Xing was ordered to bring the person back to Yunjing.

What she wanted to do was self-evident.

Wei Rong slowly propped herself up to stand up, touching the shocking finger marks on her neck. There was no tenderness left in her eyes, only the bone-chilling coldness accumulated over four years.

"The person His Majesty fears most is now in my hands."

She looked directly at the emperor, her words ringing out clearly and distinctly in his ears.

"All the officials and members of the imperial family are present. I want you to admit in front of everyone that you used Fu Wentao to falsify military intelligence and leak border defense information, and personally caused the death of Wei Beimu."

"If you refuse, I will have Fu Wentao expose you in public, so that you, the emperor, will bear the eternal infamy of murdering loyal officials and distrusting meritorious ministers, and so that the hearts of the people of your Great Jing Kingdom will be shattered overnight."

Xiao Heng stared intently at her, his chest filled with a frenzied mix of anger and fear, almost burning away his reason.

He hated being coerced more than anything in his life, especially by the Empress whom he had kept under his thumb for four years.

He thought that after being a caged bird for several years, even if the cage was opened, Wei Rong would not be able to fly out of her confined space.

Little did she know, she had given herself a "big gift"!

"You dare threaten me?"

"Things have come to this point, what do I have to be afraid of?" Wei Rong refused to back down. "Xiao Heng, it's time to settle all grudges and debts today."

Inside the Queen's tent, candlelight blazed. At the entrance to the hunting grounds, the young General Wei Xing rode in on horseback, his face cold and stern as he approached.

The guards were puzzled. How could the young master of the Wei family, who should have been thousands of miles away, suddenly appear at the hunting grounds?

And why does it seem to exude such murderous intent?

Wei Xing held a long spear in his hand, and behind him was a squad of secret guards, each of whom was a highly skilled martial artist. They had all returned from a long journey and were covered in dust.

The raindrops struck the armor, the echoes both crisp and deep.

The guards braved the rain and stepped forward. Seeing that Wei Xing's arrival was ill-intentioned, they raised their voices and said, "General Wei, it is already late. It is inappropriate for you to return to the capital without His Majesty's permission. Please return!"

Wei Xing gripped his spear tightly, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Just as he was about to make his move, someone shouted, "Imperial Guards are on patrol! Stand back!"

The guards turned around and saw Yun Sheng leading his troops forward. His gaze swept over Wei Xing before he looked at the guards and said, "Even without an imperial edict, General Wei should have informed His Majesty. What reason is there to ask him to return?"

The guards did not have as much power as the Imperial Guards, so upon hearing this, they had no choice but to retreat.

When Wei Xing saw Yun Sheng, his expression changed slightly. He was no longer sharp and aggressive, and it was clear to anyone that he had come to kill.

"Lord Yun, I have urgent business to discuss with His Majesty. Please convey my message that if I do not see him, he will surely regret it."

Yun Sheng had just returned from inspecting Wei Rong's camp when he saw Qiao Yu standing anxiously at the door. How could he not guess what had happened?

Tonight is destined to be a night of unrest.

He stepped aside and said, "His Majesty is in the Empress's tent. I will take General Xiao Wei with me."

Upon hearing that Xiao Heng was in Wei Rong's tent, a sinister glint flashed in Wei Xing's eyes.

He encountered numerous assassination attempts on his way here.

Xiao Heng must know that Fu Wentao has disappeared, and her first suspicion will definitely be about the Wei family.

So it goes without saying what he's doing now that he's in Wei Rong's tent.

Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his spear and struck the huge drum in the hunting ground with great force!

thump—

At midnight, the sound of the drum was extremely jarring.

Several tents, whose candles had been extinguished, were relit. The ministers, dressed in their robes, opened the tent curtains and saw Wei Xing riding a tall horse.

"General Wei?"

"What's wrong?"

"What is General Wei trying to do in the middle of the night?"

Wei Xing sheathed his spear and said expressionlessly, "Please move to the Empress's tent. I'll give you all a good show."

The night at the hunting grounds was turbulent with undercurrents. The courtiers stood in a circle, their banners dampened by the night rain, creating a grand and solemn scene.

Inside Wei Rong's tent.

Shen Minglan rushed in to report: "Your Majesty! General Wei has suddenly appeared at the hunting grounds. He is armed and comes with a menacing air. I believe he has come with malicious intent. Please order him to be stopped!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng looked at Wei Rong in disbelief: "You acted so quickly?"

He then shouted outside, "Are all the guards dead? How dare he return to court without my order! Persuade him to come back, or he will be shot to death with arrows!"

He was killed by a hail of arrows.

Wei Rong then realized that, to Xiao Heng, the lives of the Wei family members were truly not worth mentioning.

If anyone stands in the way of his throne, he can turn ruthless and kill them in the blink of an eye.

The father was like that back then, and Wei Xing is like that now.

"I'm afraid that's not possible," Wei Xing's voice suddenly came: "After all, I'm already here."

Upon hearing the sounds outside the tent, Xiao Heng was instantly consumed by murderous intent. He grabbed Wei Rong again and this time pressed a short knife against her neck.

Then Zhu Yi was instructed to lift the tent flap.

Outside the tent,

Below the high platform, armored soldiers stood in rows, their eyes burning with intensity.

While the officials were still in a daze, Wei Xing sat upright on his horse, his fingers gripping the reins tightly, his eyes filled with layers of gloom.

He saw Wei Rong being threatened with her life, and the strangulation mark on her neck was particularly glaring.

Ling Xianru arrived late, and upon seeing this scene, her eyes, devoid of emotion, were filled with a deep, unfathomable depth.

this--

Several ministers cried out, "Your Majesty, this can be discussed! What's going on?"

"What has Her Majesty the Empress done?"

"I've been recuperating in my tent these past few days, what could I possibly have done?" Wei Rong even managed a laugh. "You should ask your Emperor what he did six months ago."

Six months ago?

The only major event that shocked the Five Continents in the Great Jing Dynasty six months ago was the death of General Wei.

"Shut up!" Xiao Heng roared menacingly, "Wei Xing, you've led troops to force your way into the palace, are you courting death? I'll grant your wish, archers, take your positions!"

They took a thousand elite soldiers with them on this hunt, enough to maintain their daily security.

However, if Wei Xing were to take action, he would not have enough manpower. He had just ordered Zhu Yi to go to the palace to mobilize troops.

As long as the people arrive, he will convict Wei Jia of treason tonight, and nothing will change from now on.

What does Wei Beimu's death matter?

He could easily frame Su Meng, saying that Su Meng conspired with Fu Wentao to frame him and seize his imperial power in the Great Jing Dynasty.

What does it matter if Fu Wentao is alive? He has never exchanged letters with Fu Wentao.

"Six months ago, in the Battle of Yimeng Mountain, General Wei Beimu's entire army was wiped out, and everyone assumed he had died fighting the enemy. But the truth is quite different—someone in the court secretly colluded with the enemy, falsified military intelligence, and cut off their path to survival! And that person is none other than the current emperor!"