The queen could tell what Xin Yezheng was thinking just by looking at his expression. She quickly panicked and tried to stop him. "Zheng'er, Mother won't allow you to do this! Are you going to disobey Mother?"
"Mother! You've never listened to my thoughts from childhood to now. Just this once, let me make my own decision!" Xin Yezheng recalled his childhood. His father was busy with state affairs, and there were several beautiful concubines around him. How could he still remember the queen with whom he had once sworn eternal love?
Right after Xin Zizhao entered the Golden Luan Hall, Ge Zian also led his elite troops and appeared outside the hall. They joined up with the elite troops brought by Xin Zizhao. As soon as Xin Zizhao's deputy saw Ge Zian, he stepped forward to salute. "General Ge."
"Why are you the only ones here? Where is His Highness the Fifth Prince?" Ge Zian scanned the surroundings but didn't see Xin Zizhao.
"Reporting to the general, His Highness the Fifth Prince has entered the Golden Luan Hall. He said he was worried about the safety of His Majesty, so he went in first and told us to follow your orders."
Ge Zian nodded. "Has Miss Wei not brought her troops here yet?"
"Not yet."
"What on earth is going on? Why hasn't Xuan'er come to join us for so long?" Ge Zian couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
On the way to the Golden Luan Hall, Wei Shuxuan frowned as she saw Princess Xuan Ruoling of the Ninth Rank blocking her way with several thousand heavily armed soldiers. "Princess of the Ninth Rank, what do you mean? Zian and the Fifth Prince are waiting for me."
As soon as Xuan Ruoling heard the way Wei Shuxuan addressed Ge Zian, she got angry. "I won't allow you to address my Brother Zian like that! I don't care if you're his childhood friend or whatever, Brother Zian can only be mine!"
"Really?" Wei Shuxuan really didn't have the mood to deal with her. Seeing Wei Shuxuan's impatient expression, Xuan Ruoling got even angrier.
"If you don't promise to leave Brother Zian, I won't let you go easily. Men! Stop this woman!" Xuan Ruoling gave the order to the heavily armed soldiers behind her.
Wei Shuxuan couldn't help but roll her eyes. This was a crucial moment, and this princess of the Ninth Rank really dared to cause such a ruckus. If Ge Zian found out, she would definitely have no chance. Although even if she didn't come, she still had no chance.
"Princess of the Ninth Rank, you should know that Ge Zian is waiting for me, right?" Wei Shuxuan gave a mischievous smile. Although her identity as a woman had been exposed, she still dressed like a man. Her mischievous smile could charm young girls in love.
Xuan Ruoling was stunned for a moment, then blushed and turned her face away. "... I know! What does that have to do with me! Hurry up and answer me. Are you going to leave Brother Zian or not!"
"Please listen to me first, Princess of the Ninth Rank."
Xuan Ruoling looked up at Wei Shuxuan. Wei Shuxuan smiled. "You also know that this is a crucial moment. You should know that your eldest brother is preparing to force the palace with three hundred thousand elite troops. Now Ge Zian is waiting for my one hundred thousand elite troops to save the day. If we can't stop your eldest brother, do you think about what Ge Zian will do to you later?"
As soon as Xuan Ruoling heard what Wei Shuxuan said, she seemed to have already imagined her own fate. Seeing her wavering, Wei Shuxuan whispered in her ear, "If you want to show your affection to him again, it may be useless. In his eyes, you're just a willful princess who only knows how to make trouble. He will never like you. Aren't you afraid that you and Ge Zian will really have no future?"
In terms of psychological warfare, Xuan Ruoling was far from being a match for Wei Shuxuan. Wei Shuxuan just said a few words, and Xuan Ruoling wavered. This also showed that Xuan Ruoling really liked Ge Zian very much. Otherwise, how could this psychological warfare be so successful?
Xuan Ruoling just wanted Ge Zian to like her too. Why did she have to make things so out of control?
She bit her lip unwillingly. "... I see. This time, I'll let you go. Next time, I'll definitely make you promise to leave Brother Zian!"
"Okay, feel free to threaten me."
After Xuan Ruoling took away the several thousand heavily armed soldiers, Wei Shuxuan quickly led her one hundred thousand elite troops and rushed towards the Golden Luan Hall.
Ge Zian was getting impatient waiting. Just as he was about to go and check, he heard Wei Shuxuan's voice. "Zian! I'm here!"
"Why are you so late?" Ge Zian anxiously examined Wei Shuxuan. Seeing that she wasn't injured, he finally felt relieved.
"It's nothing. I just got delayed on the way. What's the situation now?"
"His Highness the Fifth Prince has gone in. It seems that he's confronting the crown prince. What we have to do now is to make the crown prince's three hundred thousand elite troops surrender first."
"Okay then."
Inside the Golden Luan Hall.
Xin Yezheng looked at the queen. "Mother, I hope you can listen to me this time. I really have no interest in being the emperor. If it weren't for you wanting me to be, I wouldn't even care about this throne!"
Before the queen could say anything, Xin Yezheng looked at Xin Zizhao. "I surrender, but I hope you can keep your promise."
"Of course," Xin Zizhao nodded. He never went back on his word. "Men, arrest the queen and the crown prince."
However, at this moment, the queen suddenly snatched the knife from the guard who was coming to arrest her and stabbed straight at Xin Yezheng. She didn't need a disobedient child.
In the blink of an eye, just as the knife was about to pierce Xin Yezheng's body, Xin Zizhao quickly threw the hilt of his own knife at the queen's hand holding the knife. The queen winced in pain, and the knife in her hand fell to the ground. Xin Yezheng seemed not to have recovered from the shock that his mother had tried to kill him.
"Mother, you..." He looked at the queen in disbelief, whose face was in a state of madness.
"You've disobeyed Mother. What do I need you for! I don't need a disobedient child! I want you to avenge Mother and take this man's throne. Let him lose all his power!" The queen pointed at Emperor Jin Zheng and shouted frantically.
While the queen was shouting frantically, the guards had already stepped forward to arrest her. Xin Yezheng let his hand drop limply. His face looked defeated. The knife in his hand fell to the quiet hall, making a clear clanging sound.
Xin Zizhao looked at the queen who was crazy for love and Xin Yezheng who had staked everything. He couldn't help but sigh. "This is really a farce."
"Zizhao..." Emperor Jin Zheng called out to Xin Zizhao who was about to leave in a dejected voice.
"Don't call me. I want to be alone."