Today is sunny and sunny, but cold.
The people of Wangducheng were waiting for Cheng Zheng to be sent for the last journey today, and they all stood by the street waiting for the funeral procession to come out of the palace. The sound of fighting.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, it seems to have come from the palace."
"Go and find out what's going on."
"..." The people were talking about it, and they were all guessing the reason for the sound of fighting.
Not long after, the person who went to investigate the cause came back. He looked panic-stricken, even his face was pale, "The third princess and the third son-in-law led troops to force the palace, and the sky is about to change."
These words frightened everyone into a stunned state.
The street was still bustling, but with a whoosh, everyone ran home.
In the palace, blood splashed all over the ground, and the originally plain white palace was stained with a shocking crimson.
There is almost no suspense, overwhelming beheading, as Zhao Rao ordered, except for Zhao Lan, everyone else was beheaded on the spot.
Zhao Lan looked at Song Hongao coldly, "After you die, how will you face the late emperor?"
"Facing it openly." Song Hongao said, "I didn't do anything to offend the late emperor."
"Helping Zhao Rao snatch the fifth prince's throne, isn't that an insult to my father?" Zhao Lan's voice was hoarse. She saw her son-in-law stabbed several times, but she still struggled to hold on.
Song Hongao said, "The fifth prince betrayed his promise first. If the late emperor was alive and knew that he was such a person, he would definitely not give him the throne."
"Hehe." Zhao Lan sneered, "If you don't give the throne to the fifth prince, is it possible that the father will pass the throne to Zhao Rao?"
"Maybe, but I will never give it to you." Song Hongao said.
Zhao Lan's eyes turned cold, "Could it be that I can't compare to Zhao Rao?"
"Why should the third princess ask such self-inflicted humiliation?" Song Hongao said flatly, just because Zhao Lan led troops to force the palace today, it has already proved that she is far inferior to Zhao Rao's intelligence.
"Song Hongao!" Zhao Lan was furious.
"Your Majesty has an order, we will not hurt you, third princess, you have already failed, you should follow me." Song Hongao said quietly.
Zhao Lan turned her head abruptly, and sure enough, almost all of them had been slaughtered. Only a few people who chose to surrender survived, but what's the difference? "Aren't you afraid that my people will break into the city?"
"Third Princess, there have never been any of your people." Song Hongao said, "Outside the capital city, there are all elite soldiers of His Majesty."
"You guys already knew..." Zhao Lan suddenly realized that her plan for today had already been revealed, otherwise Zhao Rao wouldn't have made any preparations.
Song Hongao said, "I don't know, but Your Majesty has known for a long time. You have underestimated Your Majesty. Your Majesty's ability to become an Empress is not only dependent on Cheng Zheng."
Zhao Lan stared at him resentfully, "Zhao Rao wants to torture me, but I won't let her succeed."
"Third Princess, please don't do stupid things." Song Hongao quickly grabbed Zhao Lan's hand to prevent her from committing suicide, "Let's wait for His Majesty to deal with it."
"I won't let her torture me." Zhao Lan shouted.
Song Hongao was afraid that she would hurt him, so he raised his hand and hit her on the back of the neck, calling Ling Jian over, "Send the third princess back to the princess mansion, find someone to keep an eye on her all the time, and don't let her commit suicide."
Ling Jian agreed.
"Prison the person who surrendered first, and clean the ground immediately." Song Hongao ordered, "Put the third son-in-law in the dungeon, and find the imperial doctor to heal his wounds."
"yes."
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In the main hall, Zhao Rao closed her eyes and rested her mind, listening to the sound of fighting and killing outside gradually subsided, she didn't even open her eyes.
The only anxious ones were the restless ministers in the hall.
"Your Majesty, the third sister is ignorant, so don't argue with her." Zhao Xiang handed Zhao Rao a cup of hot tea and begged for Zhao Lan's favor.
"A person who can already be a mother, how can he still be ignorant." Zhao Rao said lightly, "Can ignorant people lead soldiers to force the palace?"
Zhao Xiang said, "She may have been bewitched."
"Whether she is bewitched or not, I have no intention of killing her, so you can rest assured." Zhao Rao seemed to know the reason for Zhao Xiang's so many words at a glance, didn't she just want to intercede for Zhao Lan
"Your Majesty, if Zhao Lan is not dead, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles." A middle-aged man standing on Zhao Rao's lower left said.
Zhao Rao smiled lightly, "Where can she go indefinitely by herself."
She has plenty of ways to make Zhao Lan's life worse than death.
At this time, Song Hongao strode in, knelt down on one knee and bowed to Zhao Rao, "Your Majesty, the rebellious party has been suppressed, and the funeral ceremony can continue."
It really is crisp and neat!
Zhao Rao glanced at Song Hongao appreciatively, "Marquis Zhen Guo has done a good job."
"The third princess has been imprisoned by the servants, and is only waiting for His Majesty's trial in the future." Song Hongao said.
"No rush, send Cheng Zheng to sleep first." Zhao Rao said, now there is nothing more important than sending Cheng Zheng to rest in peace.
The ground outside the palace gate is covered with water, and the blood has just been washed away. If you look carefully, you can still see some blood stains in the corner.
Zhao Rao was sent all the way to the city gate, but it really didn't conform to the rules and was stopped by the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, otherwise she would have wanted to send Cheng Zheng to the imperial mausoleum.
"Let's go back to the palace." Zhao Rao said, she should spare time to deal with those villains who wished she would never recover, and even wanted to seize the throne.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Xiang replied in a low voice. She wanted to intercede for Zhao Lan, but she knew that the more she interceded, the less Zhao Rao would let Zhao Lan go.
"So many people sent Lord Cheng off, it can be seen that he is already a god in the hearts of the people of Qi." Zhao Xiang said.
Zhao Rao smiled coldly, "I don't need him to be a god, as long as he can come back to me."
Back in the palace, everything has returned to calm. Just when Zhao Rao was planning to have someone bring Zhao Lan into the palace, the envoy who was going to Jin Kingdom to deliver the letter came back.
"What did Emperor Jin say? Did you agree to hand over Lu Yaoyao?" Zhao Rao asked the young man who came to reply.
The man hesitated for a moment, "Back to the emperor, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin sent a message saying that Lu Yaoyao is no longer the empress of the Kingdom of Jin. If His Majesty wants revenge, he should go to the Kingdom of Yuan. Lu Yaoyao is the Queen of the Kingdom of Yuan." Tianfei."
"..." Zhao Rao's complexion became gloomy, and the man immediately handed the letter to her for review.
Seeing this letter, Zhao Rao's face turned white and red with anger, "Who is the person who wrote this letter?"
"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Zhao Xiang hurriedly asked in a low voice.
Zhao Rao threw the letter to Zhao Xiang, "It's all Murong Ke's evasion, he wants us to ask Yuan Guo for someone."
"It seems that Jin Guo doesn't want to be our enemy." Zhao Xiang said.
"He wants to get rid of the relationship!" Zhao Rao snorted coldly, "It's not that easy!"