Wealth and glory seek stability

Jian Xi's face was solemn, not daring to relax for a moment. She approached Gao Yunhuai and whispered, "Go to the Sixth Princess and protect her. She must not die. If she dies, we will not have a good ending."

Gao Yunhuai nodded secretly, knowing that Jian Xi was telling the truth, and stood quietly beside Zhang Cen'er. On the other side of Zhang Cen'er was Yin Jiu, and in front stood Yin Ping.

Yinping has made up her mind to die, and she will protect others with her own body if there is any unusual movement.

The huge courtyard was packed with people.

Behind Zhang Cen'er were a row of soldiers and secret guards.

Ruan Zhiyin and a group of Ruan family followers stood behind Ruan Chizheng, silently expressing their attitude.

What surprised Jian Xi was that the people brought by Ruan Zhiyin included not only the Ruan family, but also the court officials and the Qi family who had remained neutral all along.

Isn't he afraid that these people will turn against him and stab him in the back?

Ruan Chizheng finally gained some confidence and put on his usual arrogant look. "Now the whole court is here. If the Sixth Princess wants to take action, unless you kill everyone here, your reputation of killing your mother and sister will spread sooner or later. Can we talk now?"

Zhang Cen'er was nervous, "What do you want?"

Seeing that Zhang Cen'er's attitude softened a little, Ruan Chi was just raising his hand when someone came out, escorting a soaking wet man.

"Father!" Zhang Cener shouted.

The man held a sharp dagger against Li Tu's neck and said, "Don't come over, or I will kill him."

Zhang Cen'er had a depressed look on her face and covered her eyes. She already knew what Ruan Chi was going to do.

Ruan Chizheng took out a piece of bright yellow silk cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Ruan Zhiyin behind him.

Ruan Zhiyin took it.

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"His Majesty's will!"

The court officials were not clear about the situation and had to kneel down.

"Grand Princess Zhang Lan'er is modest, respectful and austere, and is very much like me. Therefore, I pass the throne to Zhang Lan'er."

Say it.

The officials of the Ruan clan knelt on the ground behind him, "Greetings to the Empress."

"Meet the Empress."

Ruan Zhiyin looked at Zhang Cen'er opposite her and said sternly, "You are so bold, Sixth Princess, you didn't kneel when listening to the reading of His Majesty's will, and you still don't kneel down to pay homage to the new emperor."

Zhang Cen'er just felt it was ironic, "This will is fake, why should I kneel?"

"Don't you want Li Tu's life?" Ruan Chizheng questioned, "Zhang Cen'er is obsessed with money and disregards human relations. He is no different from a beast. Even if you disregard your father's life and ascend to the throne, no one will work for an emperor like you."

Zhang Cen'er suddenly laughed out loud, "It's ridiculous to hear the word 'beast' coming out of the emperor's mouth."

Li Tu watched from afar as Zhang Cen'er's good situation began to fall because of his constraints, and he felt sad inside.

His daughter should be a phoenix soaring in the sky, but for the sake of her brother and her useless father, she has to give in again and again.

This time, let him do something a father should do.

The thin clothes on his body were soaked by the water dungeon and instantly froze into ice in the already cold weather.

Li Tu's body was already close to its limit. If it weren't for the support of the person holding him hostage from behind, he would have been lying on the ground by now.

A faint smell came from the sharp tip of the knife. Li Tu knew that it was the secret medicine of the royal court. As long as it came into contact with the wound, it would begin to corrode the skin, and even a god could not save him.

The beautiful phoenix eyes looked at Zhang Cen'er for the last time, the neck tilted forward, and the dagger instantly cut through the skin.

The only thing Li Tu was thankful for was that he could no longer feel any pain due to his frozen body. He felt a warmth coming from his neck, and a warm and slippery liquid dripped down his cold and hard robe to his feet.

sleepy.

Li Tu wanted to speak, but because of the cloth stuffed in his mouth, he could only look at Zhang Cen'er with longing until her face disappeared from his sight.

Everything happened in a flash of lightning.

For a moment, Zhang Cen'er was ready to kneel down to Zhang Lan'er.

Even if doing so would be unfair to the thousands of soldiers behind him, unfair to Jian Xi's years of painstaking planning, unfair to Li Tu's years of grievances and unwillingness, unfair to...

Since the day she left, Li Tu said that if he encountered a critical moment, he would not hold his daughter back.

Li Tu once said: "You can't turn back on this road. If you turn back, you will see the ground is covered with dead bones. Cen'er, you must live well with your father's love."

Li Tu is dead.

The body began to melt from the wound.

There was an unpleasant smell in the air.

Zhang Cen'er drew out his sword and went straight towards Zhang Lan'er who was standing opposite him.

Whoosh!

Ding!

Gao Yunhuai was always paying attention to his surroundings. The arrow feather was very small, so he used his sword to block it. The arrow feather actually embedded itself straight into the sword, which was enough to show the amazing arm strength of the archer.

Jian Xi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Zhang Cen'er was too impulsive.

At this moment, Zhang Lan'er was going to die anyway, so why bother to show off her courage and expose herself to danger?

Judging from the direction of the arrow, it should have been shot from the direction where Ruan Chi was standing, but he didn't see any suspicious people at a glance.

Jian Xi's heart sank. The enemy was in the dark while we were in the light. It seemed that they had the upper hand, but everything was not settled yet. If Zhang Cen'er died at this moment, everything would be over.

Lang Yue, Ruan Chizheng's personal attendant, pulled Zhang Lan'er over. Zhang Cen'er's sword missed, and Lang Yue kicked at Zhang Cen'er's sword-holding hand.

"Langyue, capture Zhang Cen'er alive!" Zhang Lan'er's pupils trembled slightly, flashing with excitement, which was completely different from her usual respectful and humble demeanor.

Zhang Cen'er's attack missed, and Gao Yunhuai reached out and pulled her hair that was floating behind her.

With a force, Zhang Cen'er was pulled back.

"Hiss!" Jian Xi swallowed silently, it hurt just looking at it.

After Zhang Cen'er returned to the team, a group of soldiers surrounded her in the center, making it impossible for her to get out.

Seeing this, Qi Mingtong finally spoke up, "May I ask the Sixth Princess, if you think the will in Prime Minister Ruan's hand is fake, then where is the real will?"

The ministers were speechless, and everyone had different thoughts in their minds.

When the Qi family saw the patriarch act this way, they waited and watched what would happen.

Ruan Chizheng immediately scolded, "Even if you take out the will now, how can you prove that it is real? I said that the will you took is fake."

Ruan Zhiyin looked at Qi Mingtong, "Sir Qi, the edict in my hand is indeed written by the empress herself, and it also has the imperial seal. You are a veteran of two dynasties, so your majesty's handwriting should be very clear to you."

As he said this, he handed the yellow silk cloth in his hand to Qi Mingtong.

Qi Mingtong took it and found that it was exactly as Ruan Zhiyin said.

Zhang Cen'er also took out a piece of silk cloth from her arms, "Master Qi, this is what my mother gave me before I left. Please check it."

Qi Mingtong took it with both hands, and handed the two silk handkerchiefs to Taka, who had always remained neutral in the court. "Lord Taka, you are also a veteran of two dynasties. In order to prevent Prime Minister Ruan from accusing me of partiality, please ask everyone to identify them."

The writing on the two pieces of silk was the same, and they were both stamped with the national seal. For a moment, everyone was really undecided.

Jian Xi took advantage of the opportunity and said, "Prime Minister Ruan, are you waiting for someone?"