allonlinenovel Chapter 194 Xia Zhu sacrificed himself to save his son
Chapter 194 Xia Zhu sacrificed himself to save his son
Xia Zhu's body fell down limply. Chang Bai exclaimed and went forward to hug her.
When the Southern Xinjiang Emperor saw that his attack failed, he wanted to attack Changbai again. Old Master Pei quickly stepped forward and kicked him away.
Master Pei used all his strength in this kick, but he only managed to send the Southern Xinjiang Emperor flying. His back hit a pillar and he bounced back out.
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was now completely exhausted and could only lie on the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.
"This little bastard is so lucky! Haha... Mr. Pei! I'm not dead yet! You, the Pei family, want to support the new emperor to take the throne. You really deserve to die!"
"How can you manage the Southern Xinjiang court in your current state? Changbai is your grandson and the blood of the Rong family! Moreover, this child is very outstanding. With the support of the Pei family, he will definitely be able to make the people of Southern Xinjiang live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Haha... old thief, don't use these excuses to convince me! I want to be the master of this world, I am the king of this southern border!"
"You are really hopeless. For your own selfish desires, you want to kill your own grandson Huai with your own hands and ruin the future of Southern Xinjiang! You are the one who deserves to die! You are a tyrant!"
On the other side, Changbai held Xia Zhu's chest tightly with his small hands. Xia Zhu's heart was pierced by the emperor and bleeding kept flowing out.
She was pale, gasping for breath, and looked like she was dying.
“Chang…Changbai…don’t waste your energy…I…I can’t do it anymore.”
"I don't want you to die! How can you die before I grow up?"
"I'm so glad... I didn't listen to my wife... I'm waiting for you at the Pang family... Otherwise... Otherwise how can I save you today..."
Looking at Xia Zhu who was dying in front of him, Chang Bai wiped his eyes fiercely with the back of his hand, then stood up and was about to walk out.
"I'll go find my eldest sister. She's so powerful, she will definitely be able to save you!"
Xia Zhu suddenly stretched out her bloody hand and grabbed his little hand.
"Don't... waste your energy... I can't do it anymore... just let me... stay with you for a while longer."
"Auntie, I can't bear to see you die. If you die, who will hold me and coax me to sleep every day?"
"Be good... Changbai has grown up... You have to be the king of Southern Xinjiang... Don't embarrass your elder sister, understand?"
"I know! I will!"
"Changbai... call me... call me mother..."
Xia Zhu's pupils gradually blurred, and she looked at Changbai with her lifeless eyes full of expectation.
"Mother! Don't leave!"
"Ah... it sounds so beautiful... Changbai, my child..."
Xia Zhu touched Changbai's face with the remaining strength she had, then slowly closed her eyes with reluctance, and died.
Changbai stopped crying. He gently put Xia Zhu's body on the ground.
Then he looked at the dagger scattered on the ground with a determined look, took a step forward and quickly picked it up, then turned around and ran towards the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, his eyes filled with tremendous hatred.
At this time, the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was still dealing with Old Man Pei when he was suddenly stabbed in the chest. He looked down and saw that the dagger he had used to kill Changbai was deeply stuck in his heart.
The emperor opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at the wolf-like child in front of him in disbelief.
Changbai seemed still unsatisfied and pulled out his dagger and stabbed a few more times.
"Go to hell, you dog emperor!"
Before Mr. Pei could try to stop him, Changbai had already stabbed the emperor all over his body, leaving him lying dead on the ground.
When Changbai saw that the emperor was dead, he calmly threw the dagger on the ground and knelt down in front of Mr. Pei.
"Rong Changbai assassinated the emperor today. He knows that his crime is unforgivable. Please ask Grandpa to arrest Changbai."
"Hahaha…"
Changbai did not wait for the guards who were going to arrest him as he expected, but heard his great-grandfather's hearty laughter above his head.
He looked up in confusion and saw Old Master Pei stroking his beard and looking at him with satisfaction.
"This is the candidate for the emperor that my Pei family wants to support. The emperor should have such courage to kill and ruthlessly! Get up, Changbai!"
Old Master Pei took the initiative to step forward, bent down and helped Changbai up, then ordered the servants to bury the emperor's body.
"Come and issue an imperial edict, the emperor has passed away due to a long illness!"
The palace servants nodded their heads, then collected the emperor's body and carried it out.
They naturally knew that the Southern Xinjiang court was now ruled by the Pei family, and the emperor was dead. No one would offend the Pei family for a dead person.
The Pei family said that the emperor died of illness, so that meant he died of illness, and they just had to obey their orders obediently.
As for how to deal with Xia Zhu's body, Mr. Pei took the initiative to ask Changbai for his opinion.
Changbai thought about it and decided to temporarily bury Xia Zhu's body, and then give Xia Zhu a suitable title after he ascended the throne.
Mr. Pei nodded, this was a good arrangement.
Xia Zhu was the adoptive mother of the future emperor, and had made great contributions in saving the emperor, so she naturally could not be buried hastily.
Song Qingwan was deeply saddened when she heard that Xia Zhu died to save Changbai. She had not expected that the scheming little maid she had met when she returned to the Song family that year would have done such a feat.
Three days later, the new emperor ascended the throne and the whole country celebrated.
Pei Ziling, the eldest son of the Pei family, was appointed as the chief minister and was promoted to the first-rank prime minister.
The other two sons of the Pei family were also named the Great General of Protecting the Nation and the Minister of Personnel respectively. Thus, the Pei family truly became the largest and most prominent family in southern Xinjiang.
The Yuan family's grandparents and grandchildren, who had been secretly protected by Song Qingwan, finally saw the light of day. Yuan Ziling was named Princess Ziling, and Old Madam Yuan also moved into the county mansion and lived out her life in peace.
As for Murong You, he became the high priest of Southern Xinjiang as agreed and no longer had to rely on pleasing men to survive.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he conferred upon Princess Yueyao the title of Empress Dowager, and the deceased Xia Zhu was posthumously conferred the title of Holy Mother Empress Dowager and buried in the imperial mausoleum according to the funeral rites for an empress dowager.
After everything was settled, Song Qingwan and Zhao Huaijin came to Zhao Yuanshen's residence. At this time, Zhao Yuanshen had already heard the news that the new emperor had ascended the throne.
Zhao Yuanshen knew that his situation was hopeless, and it was impossible for him to cause any more trouble with his broken body, so he could only accept his fate.
When he saw Song Qingwan and Zhao Huaijin coming, he roughly guessed what they were going to do.
"Do you want to take me back to the Great Sage?"
"Uncle Wang guessed right. As the Prince Chen of the Great Saint Dynasty, your past crimes are enough to tear you into pieces. Now Awan and I will bring you back to our father to be dealt with."
Zhao Yuanshen suddenly laughed sarcastically, raised his skinny hand and pointed at Zhao Huaijin with trembling hands.
"Don't you want to know why your father has always been unwilling to let you stand out and has been more inclined to favor Zhao Yujun?"
"what do you know?"
Seeing the confused look on Zhao Huaijin's face, Zhao Yuanshen suddenly felt a sense of revenge.
"Because you are a bastard, you are the bastard born of your mother and the Emperor of Xiyue! Hahahaha..."
"You are not allowed to insult my mother!"