Chapter 43: Too Late

Liu Zixing turned around and looked at her noodles, and his heart moved. But after all, it was not what he wanted, and there was indeed something important to do tonight, so he had no choice but to push her hand away cruelly: "Maybe tomorrow, I will personally cook tea for my sister."

In Xinghua's helpless and eager eyes, Liu Zixing took the eunuch at his side and walked out quickly.

"Then let's make an agreement, my brother will make tea for my little sister tomorrow!" Xinghua came to his senses and chased her out, shouting carelessly.

After agreeing, Liu Zixing and his two figures disappeared into the dark night like ghosts.

Walking towards the side courtyard, Liu Zixing kept encouraging himself to stop his trembling body and mind.

Originally, King Xiao Nanchen could easily and suddenly get rid of Zhao Teng, but Liu Zixing decided to do it himself in order to show his determination and obtain political bargaining chips for himself to win the big position in the future.

Zhao Teng, the Crown Prince, was so powerful at this time that he was naturally well guarded. Even though Liu Zixing knew that this trip was dangerous, he still decided to kill Zhao Teng himself after making an agreement with King Xiao Nanchen.

When he arrived at the courtyard where Zhao Teng lived, he asked the imperial guards to go in and report, and then walked into the courtyard with his chamberlain. There were guards everywhere, covertly and covertly. Even though Liu Zixing and Liu Zixing were afraid, they could not retreat. Because if these two people look a little strange at this time, they will be captured immediately or even executed immediately.

Walking as steadily as possible, Liu Zi walked to the door of the bedroom and said calmly: "I personally made some snacks and came here to offer them to the Crown Prince."

There were more than a dozen Ouchi guards at the door. One of them immediately went in to announce, and then came back and said, "Please come in."

Liu Zixing and the chamberlain with the food box in their hands were about to take a step forward, but when they saw these guards immediately drew their swords and threatened: "Your Majesty has already had dinner!"

Liu Zixing, who was determined, had no choice but to turn to the waiter and say, "Then you stay outside and wait."

The chamberlain could not go in to help, so he had to wait outside the door with great anxiety.

Liu Zixing stepped through the door, and then the door was closed by the guards. With anxiety in his heart, he walked towards the inner room.

At this time, Zhao Teng was washing his feet under the service of several female envoys. Seeing Liu Zixing approaching, he greeted with a smile: "The prince is here, come here."

When Liu Zixing saw this person who was causing trouble in the government and the harem, the fear in his heart gradually turned into anger, and he no longer felt overly nervous.

He walked forward and said, "I originally prepared some snacks to offer to the Crown Prince, but I was stopped by the guards."

"Oh, I've already had dinner. The prince is not satisfied, so I'll reprimand them tomorrow!" Zhao Teng said to himself, stretching happily.

Liu Zi walked up to him, saluted and said, "Your Majesty has worked hard on state affairs, and you should really enjoy it."

Looking at him, Zhao Teng said proudly: "I used to be just an ordinary eunuch. But now you princes and princes talk with me every day, and I have maids at my disposal. Of course I am extremely satisfied, and I must enjoy it." Got it!"

After saying that, he couldn't stop laughing.

A maid came forward with a footcloth to wipe Zhao Teng's feet. Liu Zixing had an idea and simply grabbed it and said with a smile: "The Tai Fu Qing has taken great care of me, so I should be the one to serve him."

"Is this appropriate?" Zhao Teng said with surprise, but he had already lifted his wet feet from the footbath.

It was obvious that he, an extremely arrogant person, was happy to receive the prince's careful service.

Liu Zixing knelt down and said with a smile: "What's inappropriate about this? It's very appropriate."

"Really?" Zhao Teng said with squinted eyes, and then laughed wildly "Hahaha". Then, he lay back comfortably, happy with himself at his peak.

When self-consciousness reaches its peak, it is time to decline, or even decline rapidly.

Zhao Teng was continuing his delusion with his eyes closed, but suddenly felt that his mouth was blocked by a wet cloth.

Liu Zixing didn't care about his weak body at this time, and pressed the footcloth on his mouth with all his strength.

Zhao Teng was so suppressed that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he struggled hard. The palace maids next to them all turned pale with fear and screamed in horror.

"Help me quickly! Otherwise, everyone will die!" Liu Zixing begged them in a low voice while holding Zhao Teng's mouth.

Several palace maids came to their senses and knew that what he said was true - if they did not kill Zhao Teng, they would be executed for not rescuing him in time; if Liu Zixing killed Zhao Teng alone, they would also be executed for not helping. was executed.

Instead of doing this, it is better to help Liu Zixing.

Several palace maids immediately came forward, either holding down Zhao Teng's arms or suppressing Zhao Teng's mouth. And the footcloth in Liu Zixing's hand never left Zhao Teng's mouth.

After a long time, Zhao Teng finally stopped struggling and resisting, and his body became stiff.

Liu Zixing sighed secretly, looking at this evil thief, his chest was full of pride.

Throwing away the footcloth in his hand, he turned around and walked out of the inner room to the door of the house.

Opening the door of the room, he stood up and said loudly: "Zhao Teng caused trouble to the court and harmed the harem. I have already executed him! Why don't you surrender immediately?!"

The dozen or so guards at the door were stunned when they heard this, and then they woke up. After they looked at each other in disbelief, they each pulled out the sabers at their waists.

Liu Zixing remained calm in the face of danger and shouted again: "King Xiao Nanchen's army has entered the city. If you don't kneel down and beg for mercy, when will you wait?!"

The guards looked at each other, and one of them gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for him, we could still enjoy the wealth! Now that the Grand Governor is dead, we will kill him and escape from the city!"

Liu Zixing shouted loudly: "You still dare to cause trouble?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a guard coming towards him with a raised eyebrow and a knife.

There was no weapon in his hand, so he subconsciously used his arms to block. Suddenly, heartbreaking pain spread throughout his body.

He quickly covered his arms and ran away, but before he could run a few steps, another guard slashed his thigh with a knife.

"Oh!" He screamed and fell to the ground. The guards rushed over immediately, wielding their swords again.

After all, the chamberlain over there was loyal, and he knew that he couldn't escape after all, so he had no choice but to fight his way forward.

"Don't hurt the prince!" He yelled sharply, and then he threw himself on Liu Zixing, who was already a mold of flesh and blood.

The guards were already furious, but they still used their sharp steel knives to greet the two people on the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the shrill voice of the chamberlain disappeared, and Liu Zixing was still struggling: "Forgive me, you will still be rich..."

The guards are not fools. Who can believe what he says at this time? So, these people still raised their sabers high and slashed at Liu Zixing.

Facing the butcher's knife, Liu Zixing could only close his eyes and wait for death, secretly hating in his heart: Either I acted too fast, or King Xiao Nanchen was delayed and came late. it's all over……

"Stop!" With such shouts, countless brave soldiers rushed in.

"Run!" The guards woke up at this moment, shouted, and tried to escape for their lives.

"Still want to run?" As soon as these words were spoken, the figure of Xiao Nanchen Wang Zhou Shengchen suddenly appeared in the light of countless torches.

These guards were stunned immediately, and the king's soldiers rushed up and killed them all.

Walking up to Liu Zixing, who was covered in blood, Zhou Shengchen frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

"Huang, Huang Taishu, I, I am Liu, Liu Zixing." Liu Zixing struggled to say, and suddenly fainted.

"Escort the prince to the East Palace quickly! All palaces are strictly guarded. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order!" Zhou Shengchen immediately ordered.

Entering the room again, he confirmed that Zhao Teng was indeed suffocated to death by Liu Zixing, and couldn't help but sigh: "Liu Zixing is indeed very determined."

The maids prostrated themselves on the ground tremblingly, saying incoherently: "Yes, it was the prince who forced him, oh no, it was us who helped the prince kill the prince, oh no, it was"

They couldn't understand Zhou Shengchen's attitude at this moment, so they could only talk nonsense.

"You are all meritorious people, there is no need to be afraid anymore." Zhou Shengchen settled the matter, and these palace ladies finally felt at ease.

They were immediately placed in an empty room, and Zhou Shengchen ordered Zhou Tianxing to chop off Zhao Teng's head and have it carried by a soldier.

He immediately led Zhou Tianxing, Hong Xiaoyu, Feng Qiao and others out of the palace city. Zhou Shengchen ordered people to surround the nearby streets and capture the general Liu Yuan.

At this time, Liu Yuan was coming out of the singing house and brothel. Under the protection of a group of guards, he rode back to his mansion.

The streets in the dark night had already been under curfew. But Liu Yuan, who believed that no one could control him, walked with ease.

Such glory and authority made him look up to the sky, and nothing in the world could enter his eyes.

As he was marching, he felt that the queue suddenly became quiet, and his horse stopped.

Opening his eyes and looking forward, he saw many black-clothed warriors, each holding a weapon, waiting for his group.

"Who are you? Aren't you afraid of death?" Liu Yuan asked contemptuously.

He opened his mouth to ask questions, but those people made no move.

Immediately pulling out the sword from his waist, Liu Yuan shouted again: "Who are you?!"

No one answered at the scene, but a man on horseback came slowly from a distance.

With the help of the light from the torch next to him, Liu Yuan squinted and looked over. After he gradually saw clearly and confirmed who was coming, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and concluded: "You, you? Zhou Shengchen? Why are you here?"

"I have received a secret order from His Majesty to put you in jail for trial." Zhou Shengchen said coldly.

"Zhao, where is Zhao Teng?" Liu Yuan asked blankly.

"He has been strangled to death by Prince Liu Zixing!" Zhou Shengchen replied indifferently.

"Huh? Prince? He actually has that strength?" Liu Yuan felt unbelievable, "Why doesn't the prince come?"

"Currently, life or death is uncertain." Zhou Shengchen said and waved his hand.

Many soldiers of the king's army rushed forward. When Liu Yuan saw that the situation was over, the sword in his hand "clanged" and fell to the ground.

At this time, in the palace where the Queen Mother was under house arrest, Piao Guang and Qi Zhenzhen sat facing each other.

Seeing that Piao Guang was in good spirits, Qi Zhenzhen was surprised at first, and then said with a wry smile: "It seems that the master is hiding his capabilities and biding his time."

Guang Guang couldn't help but straighten up his body. Thinking about it, he couldn't even explain it clearly, so he could only slightly cup his hands and answer: "Maybe it's God's will."

Smiling, Qi Zhenzhen picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then said: "Since it is God's will, why does the Taifu come to the palace instead of living and recuperating at home?"

"Queen Mother, King Xiao Nanchen has entered the city to serve the king. Zhao Teng and Liu Yuan must be able to surrender. Your Majesty must get rid of the siege." Niao Guang said slowly.

Qi Zhenzhen couldn't help but froze, and the wine glass in his hand couldn't help but fall to the ground with a "ding" sound. The wine was also spilled all over her body, and she was completely unaware of it.

"Xiao, Xiao Nanchen King? He, he has entered the city?" Qi Zhenzhen was extremely frightened, not knowing what his fate would be.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, there is an old minister here." Yang Guang said grandly.

After hearing this, Qi Zhenzhen immediately begged in his expression: "Master, I have not participated in politics in recent years. I really have no idea what those people are doing."

She was indeed afraid that in such a mess, anyone could die, and everyone should die.

"Since I have said so, I will definitely protect the safety of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty. However," when Guang said this, he deliberately coughed a few times.

"Please tell me, Master." Qi Zhenzhen said anxiously.

"Back then, the marriage of the daughter of the Yang family was proposed to the late emperor's prince, but no result was obtained. After His Majesty ascended the throne, the daughter of the Yang family was forced to marry the Prince of Guangling in Shiyi. This marriage contract was extremely unfair and involved the reputation of the Yang family. Therefore, the old minister begged The Queen Mother and Your Majesty, please cancel this engagement." Piao Guang said gently, but his tone was quite stern.

After hearing this, Qi Zhenzhen immediately replied: "I didn't say it right at the beginning. Prince Guangling became the crown prince, which is equivalent to being demoted one generation. Now that the crown prince has said it, your majesty and I will definitely agree."

Nodding, Yang Guang took out the engagement paper from his sleeve.

Qi Zhenzhen quickly took it and simply held it on a candle to burn it.

"Then what? Please continue, Master." She asked anxiously.

Yang Guang stood up slowly, saluted and said, "That's it. Everything else will be decided by King Xiao Nanchen, the Queen Mother, and Your Majesty."

After saying that, he held the royal staff and walked towards the palace door.

Qi Zhenzhen was surprised and quickly caught up after being stunned for a moment.

"If you have anything to say, Master, I will do anything you can." She pleaded, tears welling up in her eyes.

After smiling, Yang Guang said calmly: "The old minister said that this is the only thing that the Queen Mother cannot understand. Qing nobles value their reputation more than their lives. Now the Queen Mother should know a little bit about it."

After that, he coughed twice and continued to walk out.

Looking at his back, Qi Zhenzhen stood blankly, thinking to himself: Are you making fun of Gu? ! Forget it, I'll pretend to be submissive for now, and I'll punish you later when I get the chance!

The palace doors on the next day were still opened according to the time. Many civil and military officers and generals walked into the Tai Chi Hall one after another with weak legs and sluggish bodies, looking as tired as before.

After each of them stood up, they first whispered a few words, and then they all looked at someone because they saw one person.

Grand Tutor Cao Guang was standing far away from the throne, leaning on his royal staff.

"Uh," Prime Minister Liu Wei immediately spoke in surprise, "Master? You, aren't you a native of Zhongzhou, and are you recuperating in the mansion?"

Smiling, Yang Guang slightly arched his hands and said, "Now that I can get up, I don't dare to hide at home and enjoy my leisure time."

Liu Wei and others were still wondering when the chamberlain shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived——!"