Cen Xiao turned his wrist slightly and removed Shaoqing's arm.

Everyone screamed and turned to run away.

But as soon as he turned around, the door of the hall was suddenly closed.

"Cen Xiao! You are trying to rebel!" There was a cry of surprise from the crowd, and then everyone's eyes were focused on Cen Xiao.

"Rebellion? How can taking back something that originally belonged to you be considered a rebellion? In my opinion, there must be someone else who is rebelling!"

Ji Xunze walked forward slowly and took out the letter from his arms.

Everyone's eyes focused on the letter, and after taking a closer look, they were confused -

I saw the seal of the imperial seal on the letter.

"Before his death, the late emperor left a secret decree to appoint me as the crown prince to inherit the throne."

Ji Xunze spoke softly, his eyes scanning the surroundings, finally landing on the dragon throne, next to Ji Xunchuan.

"Fifth brother, do you still remember how you tricked me out of the capital and how you sent people to hunt me down?"

Ji Xunze shouted sternly, and everyone in the court was startled again.

"You are slandering me! Someone, arrest this impostor and behead him immediately!"

Ji Xunchuan panicked and waved his long sleeves, but his whole body couldn't help shaking.

But after the words fell, there was no movement outside the court.

"You, what did you do to my imperial guards?!"

Ji Xunchuan spoke in panic.

At that time, Shen Wantang, who was not far away, said quietly: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Today is the time for the Imperial Guards to correct their mistakes. Eighty percent of the people have already been trained in the military camp outside the city, and the twenty percent outside the city have already been controlled by my father."

General Shen!?

Ji Xunchuan's whole body softened, and he immediately sat on the dragon chair, his eyes wide open, and he kept muttering, "Impossible... Impossible..."

Ji Xunze walked forward slowly, his bright eyes glaring viciously at the person in front of him.

"How did Crown Prince Duanxian die? And how did you obtain the throne? Do you need me to repeat it for you one by one, Fifth Prince?"

Suddenly, a ray of light flashed above the hall, and Chen Kangjian slowly walked forward with a cane, and the clanging sound echoed in the hall.

Everyone took a closer look and saw that the man came with great momentum. It didn't look like he was here to petition, but rather to seek revenge.

"Chen Kangjian! You, you are not dead!"

Ji Xunchuan was horrified and could no longer maintain his forced calmness.

Chen Kangjian stood beside Cen Xiao.

Seeing this situation, Ji Xunchuan slowly stood up and laughed towards the sky.

"I have finally fallen into your hands! Shen Wantang, you are really good at hiding things!"

Ji Xunchuan's eyes revealed despair——

He suddenly raised his arm, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and the arrow hidden in his wide sleeves flew out and landed right on Shen Wantang's heart.

Cen Xiao caught Shen Wantang, only to see her spit out a mouthful of black blood.

"Since you don't want to be my concubine while you're alive, then why don't you go? Come down to the underworld and serve me!"

Then another sinister and terrifying laugh echoed in the hall. Ji Xunchuan pulled out the dagger hidden under the dragon chair and committed suicide with the blade.

Ji Xunze's clothes were stained with blood. He slowly lowered his head, tears flashing in his eyes.

For some reason, he hated Ji Xunchuan, but now that he was dying in front of him, he couldn't help crying.

A piercing pain spread throughout Shen Wantang's body, and more and more black blood flowed out of his mouth.

She used all her strength to grab Cen Xiao's hand: "You, survived, you survived."

Tears flowed like a flood, and Cen Xiao could no longer see Shen Wantang's face. He hugged her by the waist and left in a hurry without even responding to Ji Xunze.

"Wantang, hold on, you must hold on! I'll go find a doctor for you! The best doctor in the city!"

Cen Xiao wanted to run away, but he was afraid that if he ran too fast, he would hurt the person in his arms.

"If I die, please treat my father well."

Shen Wantang's voice was extremely hoarse, but her hands were still tightly holding Cen Xiao.

There was only the sound of the wind in his ears, so he naturally couldn't hear her instructions. He could only judge that she was still alive based on the fact that her hands were tightly clasped on her chest.

"Cen Xiao, I love you."

Shen Wantang had already run out of strength. She moved closer and, using all her strength, spoke out the words that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time.

Immediately, the hand on the chest slowly relaxed, the person in the arms fell silent, and his arm went limp.

"what!"

The man roared hysterically and quickened his pace.

Suddenly, a few snowflakes fell from the sky. You know, it is already the beginning of spring, the ice and snow have melted, and the willow branches have sprouted.

But the snow fell heavier and heavier, and the ground was covered with a layer of white snow.

That night, all the doctors in the capital went to Cen's house. The candlelight flickered for three nights, and Cen Xiao stayed by the bedside for three nights.

He was about to cry out his last tear, and his face became much thinner.

"Survived! Survived!"

The doctor spoke excitedly, and the room, which had been dead and silent for three days, finally became a little more lively.

Cen Xiao pushed everyone aside and went straight to Shen Wantang's bed.

"General, although my wife survived, she will not be able to wake up for a while."

"It doesn't matter. I will stay with her. Even if she never wakes up, I will stay with her forever."

Cen Xiao gently held Shen Wantang's hand and pressed it lightly against his face.

From then on, the number of people entering and leaving the Cen Mansion decreased significantly.

Because her illness required rest, he dismissed the servants in the house and only kept a few personal caregivers.

In June, the new emperor ascended the throne and the whole country of Dacheng celebrated.

The capital city was filled with joy for three whole days and three nights.

The new emperor bestowed on her the title of Duke of England, but he only expressed his gratitude hastily.

"Tang'er, autumn is coming again. Do you want to try some plum wine from Jiangzhou?"

The window slowly opened, a gust of wind blew, and the begonias in the garden fell with the wind.

"Have you really thought about it?"

In the Imperial Garden, Cen Xiao knelt on the ground, his eyes fixed, leaving only Ji Xunze with a worried look on his face, "This is such a good opportunity to make achievements, and you just give it up like this?"

Cen Xiao slowly raised his eyes, smiled and said, "Your Majesty is courteous to the wise and humble. Now that the imperial examination has been opened, the wise men from all over the world will come. Among the military officers, General Shen is the most respected. Among the young men, the son of the former Minister of War, Dai Ying, is the most outstanding."

Listening to this, it sounded like he was telling about his last wishes. Ji Xunze didn't want to listen, so he waved his hand and interrupted Cen Xiao: "Forget it, you are the most stubborn person. I won't force you, but I will keep your official position for you."

"It's just that it won't look good if people get out that you're monopolizing someone else's daughter like this." Ji Xunze frowned.

The Censorate submitted several memorials criticizing Cen Xiao.

He just smiled calmly: "General Shen has never been dissatisfied with me. On the contrary, he is very satisfied with me as his son-in-law."

"Forget it, whatever you want!" Ji Xunze waved his sleeves.

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