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The empress also fell to the ground, her face as pale as paper. "Kui'er, do you still not understand?"

It's over, it's all over!

Zhou Tuoba was still in the midst of his shock. Looking at Feng Qingxiao and Yun Fei's peak, he was stunned for a moment.

Windblade knelt on one knee. "Reporting to Your Highness, all those who attempted to assassinate the monarch have been captured."

"Take him away."

"As you command."

Zhou Tuoyi hurriedly looked at Yun Fei's peak, "Marquis Yong, quickly save me. As long as you save me, once I succeed the throne, I will bestow you the title of king!"

Yun Feifeng laughed coldly, "When His Highness had set up a poison scheme to kill me, did you ever think that there would be a day like today?"

"No, this hall doesn't have …"

Under the gaze of Yun Fei who was as sharp as a blade, his voice became softer and softer, the fear in his heart reaching the extreme. It turned out that Marquis Yong Lie had already known about this matter.

The empress looked at Feng Qingxiao. "It's a good plan of Prince Jingyuan. Is he planning on usurping power to seize the throne?"

"You have no right to ask what This King wants to do. Take it."

With a wave of the Wind Blade, someone used a cloth to gag the empress and the others, then dragged them down.

Yun Zihuang stood at the side, using the attitude of a spectator as she watched this scene. She thought of the original owner, and why wasn't he in the slightest emotional state when he saw this good show?

Could it be that the original owner's wisp of soul had already vanished into thin air?

"Woo woo …"

Zhou Tuoba saw Yun Zihuang with a glance. Amongst all the soldiers that were dressed in military uniforms, she was dressed in red like a fire. She was simply too eye-catching. His eyes widened as he stared at her with disbelief. Tonight, she was so beautiful. Truly too beautiful.

On the fiery red dress, a phoenix was embroidered with golden threads as it bathed in fire and was reborn. It spread its wings and soared high into the sky, blazing with flames. A golden phoenix flew out from the flames, soaring above the nine heavens!

There was only a white jade hairpin on her high bun, without any other accessories. Under the fiery red dress, she stood there arrogantly and calmly like a Phoenix Fairy who had just been reborn from the flames!

Under the brows of the distant mountain, those eyes that were even more beautiful than autumn water looked at him indifferently. There was no anger, no hatred, and it was so calm that it was like a calm lake without any ripples, just so deep that the bottom couldn't be seen.

Seeing the look in Zhou Tuoba's eyes, and seeing him cry out, Yun Zihuang's lips curled up into a smile: "Seeing you fall into such a miserable state, I'm happy."

The surrounding Iron Guards couldn't help but want to laugh, but they didn't dare to. They all lowered their heads.

Zhou Tuoyi wanted to say something, but his mouth was stuffed, unable to utter a single word.

The empress looked at Yun Zihuang in a daze. She had never seen a princess like this before. Although she had already figured out a few things, she was truly unwilling. She glanced back at Feng Qingxiao's upright back and couldn't help but despair. If this Prince of War wished to ascend to the throne, who would have the ability to oppose him?

The Tian Yuan Kingdom was originally fought over by Feng Qingxiao's ancestors. All these years of peace in the Tian Yuan Kingdom was also due to the presence of the master of the Jing Yuan Palace, who had been stationed in the northern border for generations.

Feng Qingxiao walked up to the dragon bed and indifferently looked at the dead emperor. His old and frail body stared at him with wide eyes, his face filled with pain, anger, and an unwilling expression.

Yunfei Peak also walked over, and stood two steps behind Feng Qingxiao. He glanced at the emperor, clasped his hands, and said with a bowed head, "This general awaits Your Highness's orders."

At this moment, he called himself 'this lowly general' instead of his usual 'lowly position'. Using this self-proclaimed method, he expressed his subservience towards King Jingyuan.

"Go."

"As you command."

Yun Fei bowed his head and faced Feng Qingxiao's back as he slowly retreated until he reached the entrance of the palace. Then, he turned around to look at Yun Zihuang and asked his daughter, "Are you going to stay here?" Or leave?

She smiled and walked to the side of the peak, then followed her father out of the Forbidden City.

She had participated a lot in the battle for the throne, but at the last moment, she was only a bystander. What happened next, she didn't want to and wouldn't continue to participate, because the climax of this big play was about to end, and she could just continue to be a bystander.

"Daddy, I'm going back. Please be careful."

"Go back and rest."

Yun Feifeng smiled and said. At this moment, he could not help but think, if the person in front of him was not his daughter, but a son, how great would that be!

Feng Qingxiao looked back, and stared at the figure of Yun Zihuang leaving for a long time. From start to finish, the two of them did not say a single word to each other.

"Please give the order, Your Highness."

Feng Dao bowed and said: "Ai, the prince's soul has left with the princess."

Feng Qingxiao withdrew his gaze and gave out a series of orders. The Iron Guards quickly carried out their orders, and everything went according to plan. The plot had been set up so that the empress and the crown prince could kill the emperor themselves and let the other princes see this with their own eyes. Regardless of whether it was the Empress, the Crown Prince, or the princes, they were all pawns in Feng Qingxiao's hands, placed one after another on top of the chessboard that he had set up.

The capital was a huge chessboard, while the Forbidden City was a small chessboard.

The empress and crown prince being able to enter the palace was, of course, the first and most important step in the plan. From the dragon guard's submission, the royal guard's loyalty, and the Iron Guard's cooperation, the Empress and Zhou Tuoyi assumed that everything was under their control. After the killing of the monarch, it was announced to the public that the emperor had passed away from illness. As the ruler of the kingdom, Zhou Tuoyi officially succeeded to the throne. The empress became the empress dowager.

The ideal was beautiful, but the reality was too realistic!

What they didn't know was that they were already in the middle of the situation, standing on King Jingyuan's chess board!

The reason why the princes were able to enter the palace without any hindrances was naturally because they were also chess pieces that had to be placed on this board.

The originally ambitious princes thought this was their best chance to seize the throne. With the support of the imperial guards and the Iron Guard, the throne would definitely belong to them. The imperial guards and the Iron Guard secretly contacted the princes respectively. The princes who received support were fully confident and received strong support. They were completely unaware that they had entered a huge trap. When they brought their troops into the Forbidden City, they had already jumped into this huge pit, and would never have the chance to climb out again!

After nightfall, the imperial guards had imposed martial law on the entire city. The Forbidden City was sealed tightly by the wind. The manors of the ministers had long been sealed off from the outside by the imperial guards.

The residence of the country leader and the Crown Prince's supporters were tightly sealed. With the situation in the palace certain, the imperial guards started to move, plundering the houses of the country leader's family and of the Crown Prince's supporters.

While the capital was still in a deep slumber, the mansions of many of the ministers had been raided. The nation's foreign minister and other ministers had all been captured.

When the sky brightened, there were imperial guards on all the important roads of the capital that were tightly guarded. When the officials saw this scene, they did not know what had happened, and could not help but feel anxious.