The queen looked around and made sure no one was approaching before she said, "Early tomorrow morning, after Lord Xue escorts the emperor to Chongde Hall, he must find a reason to leave quickly. No matter what happens in Chongde Hall, Lord Xue must pretend to be unaware!"

When Xie Lin got married in the past, Yin Shao followed the emperor's order and went to Xie's house to ask Xie Lin to enter the palace. Xie Lin directly detained Yin Shao, making it impossible for Yin Shao to return to help the emperor.

Tomorrow, she will transfer Xue Jinfei away, leaving Xie Lin with no one around him, isolated and helpless, and completely in a desperate situation. This is a trick she learned from Xie Lin.

As long as Xue Jinfei doesn't take action, there will be no fighting outside Chongde Hall. She doesn't need to kill or injure any guards to capture Xie Lin.

Xue Jinfei understood what the queen meant.

As the commander of the imperial guards, if he did not take action, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would surely die.

The palace walls were high, and the cold wind howled on the palace road, like sobbing and roaring. Xue Jinfei suddenly took a step forward, "Shulan and my son are actually in the hands of the Queen, right?"

The Queen was slightly startled, then smiled, "Sure enough, I can't fool Lord Xue. Aunt Xu and Master Ling are indeed in my hands. If Lord Xue doesn't want to see them beheaded, you can only listen to my orders. Besides, I won't let you betray me, I just asked you not to be there."

Xue Jinfei was silent, endlessly silent.

It was as if all the wind had blown away, but he still didn't speak.

The Queen asked, "Is loyalty more important to Master Xue than to Aunt Xu and his own flesh and blood?"

"It's hard to keep the country." Xue Jinfei said, "It's hard for the emperor, but it's even harder for a woman, the queen."

The Queen said: "That is why I need the help of Master Xue. I admire Master Xue very much."

Xue Jinfei knelt down again: "Loyalty is important, but Shulan and the child are more important to me."

This sentence was equivalent to making a choice, and the queen turned around and left with satisfaction.

She brought the minister with her to see Xue Jinfei, and she never thought that Xue Jinfei would refuse. If Xue Jinfei dared to refuse, not only would Xu Shulan and the child die, but Xue Jinfei would also be killed on the spot.

The fifth day.

Xie Lin woke up after only two hours of sleep. It was still dark, but the sound of wind and snow outside had stopped and some palace servants had begun to clean up the snow.

Chu Heyi knew that there would be a battle today, so she slept uneasily. When Xie Lin sat up, she woke up too.

Xie Lin stroked her face and said, "It's still early. You should sleep for a while before getting up. We still have a tough battle to fight today."

He and Chu Heyi are one, although he feels distressed and reluctant to see her about to give birth and have to face such a fierce battle.

A brutal war is inevitable. Xie Lin knows that Chu Heyi will not be willing to hide behind him and wait for him to protect her. The couple have to plan together and face it together to minimize the risks.

Chu Heyi said: "I'm a little hungry. Get up and eat before going to sleep. I will sleep and wait for them to come."

Xie Lin couldn't help laughing, and kissed her lightly on the forehead. He helped her get up and dressed, and they washed up together.

After simply eating something with her, Eunuch Cheng Ying came in and told him that it was time to attend the morning court.

Xie Lin exhaled, held Chu Heyi's hand, and was reluctant to let go. Although he was confident that he would win this battle, since it was a "war", there would inevitably be risks.

I never want her to experience even a little bit of wind and snow, and I always feel like I owe her something.

Chu Heyi leaned forward and hugged him: "We have enough confidence because we have made sufficient preparations and because we have experienced many battles. Your Highness, go! The child and I will wait for your good news in the East Palace!"

Xie Lin held her face, pressed his lips heavily against hers, then turned and strode away.

Afraid that he would be too slow, he couldn't make up his mind to let her go and face this war.

There was a lot of snow on the roadside leading to Chongde Hall, and it was all white. Xie Lin thought that this whiteness would eventually be stained by blood and footprints, which was a pity.

When they arrived at Chongde Hall, it was still dark. The daylight always comes late in winter, but the court officials had already arrived. The weather was cold, and they were wearing court robes. They couldn't help but blow on their hands to keep warm.

Because today was the day when the emperor issued the abdication edict, every court official took it seriously. After the prince arrived, everyone held their breath and even stopped blowing on their hands to keep warm.

Although Xie Lin had been handling state affairs for a long time, he had not yet ascended the throne. He had a chair placed under the dragon throne, and he usually sat on this chair during court sessions.

The same is true today.

As usual, Eunuch Cheng Ying asked as a matter of routine whether there was anything to be reported.

Half an hour ago, Xue Jinfei had arrived at the Taiji Hall with his men and personally changed the dragon robe for the emperor. After Xue Jinfei checked the abdication edict for the last time, he lifted the emperor onto the sedan chair, and a huge team of guards escorted the emperor to the Chongde Hall.

As soon as he set out, the Queen immediately got the news and she also started to set out.

Because the emperor had been "seriously ill", when he went to the Chongde Hall this time, he basically lay on a sedan chair, and the sedan chair was carried directly into the Chongde Hall.

The court officials knelt in the hall, and the voices of paying homage were heard one after another, "Long live the emperor."

The people carrying the emperor's sedan chair walked step by step in the Chongde Hall. The emperor's eyes swept across the court officials. It had been a long time since he heard the voices of "Long live the emperor" three times. It was really a long time since he last saw it.

As he was about to turn to the ministers, the emperor's eyes fell on Lu Ming, a third-rank official and the commander of the cavalry.

Lu Ming was also looking at him, but quickly looked away, as if nothing had happened, but he quietly clenched his hands in his wide sleeves.

After a long period of planning, today has finally arrived.

He had quietly dispatched three thousand soldiers to guard outside the palace, and outside the Chongde Hall, there were another three hundred soldiers waiting for his orders.

When the emperor angrily shouts out Xie Lin's evil deeds and he becomes the target of public criticism, and when the emperor slams his body against the pillar with a loud bang, his three hundred soldiers will rush in and capture Xie Lin.

As long as Xue Jinfei does not protect Xie Lin and hides in the back, Xie Lin will surely die today and the Queen's cause will be successful.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming secretly exhaled, pretended to be indifferent, and looked at the emperor again, but he kept his eyes down as much as possible so as not to let people notice his abnormality.

The sedan chair stopped at the steps, and the emperor was still half lying on it, looking very weak.

But Lu Ming knew that the emperor was pretending and he was not sick at all. As long as the emperor had an attack later, the court officials would know the truth that he was not sick, and they would also know the truth that Xie Lin was plotting to usurp power and imprison the emperor.

Luming waited.

Eunuch Yao An helped the emperor up.

Lu Ming waited for him to stand up slowly, and the emperor finally stood up slowly with the help of Yao An.

Okay, take a deep breath slowly, and then explode! The stronger the explosion, the more convinced the court officials will be, and the more likely Xie Lin will die without a burial place!

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I'll take my leave." Xue Jinfei's voice was heard in the palace.

Xie Lin waved his hand slightly, and Xue Jinfei bowed and left.

Everyone's attention was once again focused on the emperor.

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