When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

He Xuehuai's voice was neither loud nor soft. Almost all the court officials heard it clearly, and they all looked confused: Uncle?

The Duke of Zhenguo is Princess Rong’s uncle?

when did it happen?

How did they never know?

Qin Liexing realized that something was wrong at this moment, and ordered the two soldiers behind Xu Xinyue: "Kill Princess Rong immediately."

"you dare--"

The sound was filled with creepy bloodthirsty sounds, as if coming from the icy hell.

Below, Qin Yuechuan stepped onto the jade steps and walked forward, his face as cold as ice and his voice as sharp as a blade, just like He Xuehuai, with the tip of his knife pointing to the ground, approaching Qin Liexing step by step.

"I have endured these two hands of yours for a long time—"

Qin Yuechuan turned his wrist decisively and quickly, and the sword light drew a sharp arc of blood in an instant.

By the time Qin Liexing came to his senses, the hands, along with half of his forearm, had already rolled down the jade steps.

Qin Liexing screamed in pain, unable to maintain his upright posture and bent down, gnashing his teeth and cheeks, gasping for air with a hissing sound, his eyes were bloodshot, and his eyes were covered with red spider webs. He glared at Qin Yuechuan with a cold and sinister look, and his words were still vicious and showed no weakness:

"Qin Yuechuan, you thought that by killing me, you could avenge your princess. Let me tell you, she actually -"

Qin Yuechuan frowned, but before he could finish his words, another sharp blade pierced through his chest.

Qin Liexing turned his head slowly with a stiff expression, and saw Xu Xinyue with cold eyes.

Xu Xinyue drew out the sword and watched Qin Liexing fall down.

Qin Liexing seemed to have something else to say, and continued: "You, you are not afraid..."

Seeing that he had fallen to the ground but was still alive, Xu Xinyue grasped the handle with both hands and swiftly stabbed him in the vitals again with her backhand: "Of course I know what you are going to say. I already have a way to deal with your magic."

"I swore that I would never be a blade in the hands of others! This knife of mine is not so easy to hold!"

"You have nothing to threaten me anymore, Qin Lie!"

Until he died, Qin Liexing's eyes were still wide open, as if he was still in disbelief until the very end.

Suddenly, a wailing voice was heard at the entrance of the palace: "Lie'er! Lie'er! No!!!"

Xu Xinyue turned her head and saw the queen being escorted into the palace. At this moment, she was crying and howling in pain, trying to break free from the soldiers beside her and run to Qin Liexing.

"You, you! You already knew... the defenses in the palace were all yours!!!"

"You actually acted so convincingly that you even fooled me. Hahahahahaha..."

The queen could not bear the blow. Her eyes were filled with grief, anger and madness. She cried and laughed as if she was possessed.

The court officials below were already speechless from the shock of these series of events. They stood there like wooden chickens, swallowing their saliva, looking at the fierce and bloody fight above, and then looking at the crazy and insane queen.

I didn't dare to say a word.

Xu Xinyue pretended not to see or notice it and turned her head away again.

He Xuehuai took the hilt from Xu Xinyue, sheathed it back, and pressed her shoulder: "No matter what, Yueyue doesn't have to worry. Ana Luo has found Qiu Chu and is now in the Zhenguo Mansion."

Xu Xianyue's eyes flashed slightly under her eyelashes, and then disappeared in an instant. She replied in a low voice: "Yeah."

At this moment, Qin Lingruo suddenly called out anxiously: "Yueyue! Yueyue!"

Xu Xinyue turned her head when she heard the voice and saw Qin Lingruo lying on the dragon throne, with tears in her eyes, calling out to the unconscious emperor: "Father, Father!"

Xu Xinyue moved over and leaned over the emperor's side, holding his wrist and feeling his pulse. After a while, she closed her eyes sadly and sighed, "Your Majesty is already exhausted and powerless. It is a rare opportunity that you can hold on to complete the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony today..."

Qin Lingruo's tears fell like pearls from a broken string: "Father..."

Xu Xinyue said, "I can keep His Majesty awake for half a minute." As she spoke, she looked up at Qin Yuechuan and tugged at his sleeves: "If you have anything to say, you still have one last chance."

Xu Xinyue stood up and made room for him. Qin Yuechuan paused for a moment, then stepped forward and knelt beside the dragon throne with Qin Lingruo, listening carefully to the emperor's final instructions in a very thin voice.

He Xuehuai walked back to his original position, and Xu Xinyue just stood quietly at the place where he had been just now.

During this period, He Xuehuai ordered people to bring back the few old ministers who had been pulled out of the palace at the beginning to Longxiao Palace.

The ministers then understood that taking those old ministers away from the hall was just a stopgap measure and a trick to deceive Qin Liexing.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a disguised form of protection.

Suddenly, Qin Lingruo cried sadly: "Father——"

The ministers were moved and knelt down and kowtowed, crying: "Your Majesty——"

Xu Xinyue knew that the emperor had passed away. He sighed deeply, then knelt on the ground with the ministers, feeling sad.

After an unknown amount of time, a strong hand helped her up.

Xu Xinyue looked up and saw Qin Yuechuan with red eyes.

He stood with her, silently looking at Qin Lingruo who was standing on the steps above.

Qin Lingruo wiped away her tears and said to all the ministers in a loud voice: "The late emperor inherited the mandate of heaven and then passed the throne to me."

"Now that the late emperor has passed away, from now on, I will be the Lord of Beixuan and the new emperor."

Some court officials still raised their heads and stood up, wanting to say something. Qin Yuechuan took Xu Xinyue's hand and took a step forward first: "Kneel down to your majesty."

Xu Xinyue followed him naturally.

He Xuehuai and Yu Xingcao already knew the outcome, so they naturally followed suit.

Seeing this, the ministers who had objections had no choice but to kneel back down and kowtow to the new emperor.

"Your Majesty, bow down to me."

Qin Lingruo added: "The late emperor left a will that Prince Rong Qin Yuechuan Nanyuan will return to the capital with a great victory, and a 100-year ceasefire will be declared. The Northern Frontier Army will be rewarded with a thousand fine horses and ten thousand sets of fine armor, and the deputy generals and vanguards under Prince Rong will all be promoted to the third rank. Prince Rong will be named the first-rank regent prince, to assist me and assist in government affairs."

"Zhenguogong congratulates Xue Huai for enduring humiliation and protecting the emperor. He is specially appointed as the first-rank general of national defense and takes over the Northern Frontier Army. He is also awarded ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred pieces of brocade."

Xu Xinyue lowered her head and listened silently, thinking that this was almost the end, but she didn't want to hear Qin Lingruo muttering again:

"Princess Rong Xu Xinyue, who lured the enemy with her own body and sacrificed her life to protect the emperor, has made an invaluable contribution. She is specially conferred the title of the Supreme First-class Royal Saint Rong An Fuyue Princess Protecting the Country. The Xu family is specially conferred the title of Royal Merchant, and Xu Xinyue is granted the fiefdom of Minzhou..."

Xu Xianyue: “?”

This long list of names sounded like they were made up by Ling'er.

Before he finished speaking, a court official could not help but raise his head and refute: "Your Majesty... Is this action inappropriate? The late emperor once said that Minzhou is an exclusive fiefdom reserved for the future crown prince. It is the most fertile land in Beixuan. Isn't it a bit hasty to give it to Princess Rong..."

Qin Lingruo did not refute, but nodded, as if to seriously consider it, and suddenly asked in a serious tone: "Does the Prince Regent feel that my reward is inappropriate?"

Qin Yuechuan said loudly: "I think it is reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it."

Qin Lingruo nodded and turned to He Xuehuai: "General Protector of the Nation, do you think there is anything wrong with my reward?"

He Xuehuai said seriously: "In my opinion, the reward is commensurate with the merit, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"Master Yu, do you think there is something wrong with my reward?"

Yu Xingcao bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. I have no objection."

Qin Lingruo nodded and looked at the minister. The meaning in his eyes was obvious: You see, they all think there is no problem with my reward.

He continued, "I have specially permitted that the Princess Protector of the Country will be exempted from the ritual of kneeling and bowing to me when she enters the palace in the future."

Qin Lingruo thought for a moment and added: "The Prince Regent shares the same honor and disgrace as the Princess Protector of the Nation, so he can also follow and be exempted from the ceremony of kneeling."

The courtiers who made the move were secretly complaining in their hearts: It has always been the husband who sings and the wife follows, how come now, the Prince Regent has become the wife who sings and the husband follows, it sounds like she is taking advantage of the princess...