allonlinenovel Chapter 193 The Final Confrontation
Chapter 193 The Final Confrontation
No matter how loudly the emperor made a fuss, Leng Xinrou still sat there steadily and said nothing.
Finally, Mr. Pei couldn't bear it anymore. He pulled the emperor up and took him to the front hall, then asked someone to go to the high priest's house to pick up Zhao Yuanshen, who had been lying in bed paralyzed for many days.
When the emperor saw Zhao Yuanshen, who was emaciated and almost dying, he finally came to his senses a little.
He and Zhao Yuanshen were both enemies and friends. It was still hard for him to accept seeing him suddenly become like this.
After all, now that he and Zhao Yuanshen have both become disabled people, the government of Southern Xinjiang is truly controlled by the Pei family. Does the Rong family still have a way to survive?
At first, Zhao Yuanshen didn't know what the Pei family brought him here for. When he saw Zhao Huaijin sitting next to Old Man Pei, his pupils suddenly shrank, and then he asked tentatively.
"Are you Jin'er?"
"It's rare that the emperor's uncle still recognizes me. We haven't seen each other for so many years, but he is living a very comfortable life."
Zhao Huaijin's words almost made Zhao Yuanshen angry to death.
He's almost dying in this state, how can I say anything good?
"What are you doing here? Are you here just to reminisce about the past?"
"Of course not. The uncle poisoned father and bribed the Lan family to plot a rebellion. I am here today to take you back to the Great Saint to meet father."
"I won't go with you, Zhao Huaijin, you've got to give up on this."
"Does the emperor think you still have a place to stand in southern Xinjiang?"
Zhao Huaijin glanced meaningfully at the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang and Old Man Pei who was sitting next to him.
Zhao Yuanshen suddenly burst into laughter. His eyes were filled with sorrow, and he didn't stop laughing until he started crying.
"It is only today that I understand that I did not lose to the Pei family, nor did I lose to the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, but to you, Zhao Huaijin!"
"Uncle Huang is wrong. You lost because of your own ambition. Do you think that knowing some dirty tricks like poison can destroy the Great Saint Dynasty and unify the world?"
"But if you and Song Qingwan hadn't intervened, I would have been able to firmly control this southern border."
Zhao Yuanshen stared at his nephew, who was ten years younger than him, and the hatred in his eyes almost drowned him.
Just think about how many years and how much effort he put in to gain a foothold in southern Xinjiang and slowly corrupt the Great Sage Dynasty.
Just when he was about to succeed, unexpectedly, Song Qingwan and Zhao Huaijin showed up halfway. How could he not hate them?
Zhao Huaijin shook his head. He thought that as the emperor's uncle, he had both ability and ambition, but he failed because he was too self-righteous.
"Uncle, do you think you can rest easy after taking down Murong You and Leng Xinrou? Have you ever thought that these two are really as loyal to you as you think?"
"What does it matter whether they are loyal or not? I will make them concubines when I take over the government of Southern Xinjiang. They are just two women. What can they accomplish? It is their honor to work for me!"
"Does the uncle know that Leng Xinrou is actually cooperating with the emperor and has ambitions to seize power? When Awan was dying, Murong You sent her the antidote on the condition that he become the high priest of Southern Xinjiang."
"Impossible, I just don't believe it! They have clearly agreed to be my concubines in my harem after I take power. Zhao Huaijin, don't even think about making up such a lie and trying to make me submit to you!"
At this moment, Zhao Huaijin suddenly laughed softly, turned to face the Southern Xinjiang Emperor who had been stunned by what he had said, and spoke jokingly.
"Do you understand? Does the emperor still think that your Rou'er is devoted to you? Most of the political power in Southern Xinjiang has long been in the hands of Zhao Yuanshen. Leng Xinrou is just playing both sides!"
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang came to his senses, shook his head frantically, walked forward, grabbed Zhao Yuanshen's collar and shook him hard.
"My Rou'er has been hooking up with you for a long time, you beast! Do you know that Rou'er and I have already agreed to live together forever and become the king of the world! Did you seduce her?"
Zhao Yuanshen was shaken by the emperor until his brains were about to fall apart. He desperately raised his hands and pushed the emperor to the ground.
"Don't be crazy, it was Leng Xinrou who took the initiative to find me and said she wanted to work with me. She said that being with you was just a show!"
"Just a show? Do you know what the poisonous snakes in the Ten Thousand Snake Pit really do? The toxin extracted from the venom is used to make the forgetfulness poison, which can keep a person young. Do you dare to say that she and I were just a show?"
Watching the two people arguing with each other, Mr. Pei held his forehead with a headache, then stood up and walked to the two people to separate them.
"What's the point of you two arguing like this? Don't you understand? Leng Xinrou has been using you from the beginning to the end. You all thought she was your helper, but you didn't know that it was Leng Xinrou who was playing you in the palm of her hand."
After listening to what Mr. Pei said, the two finally fell silent. After Mr. Pei's reminder, they also understood.
Zhao Yuanshen and the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang finally understood everything and stopped making trouble. The emperor also signed the edict of abdication.
Then he wrote a new edict of succession, passing the throne to his grandson Gu Changbai.
On the day when the Pei family received the imperial edict, the emperor asked to meet with Gu Changbai, and Old Master Pei nodded and agreed.
So Mr. Pei went to Yueyao's house and explained the situation to her. He wanted to bring Changbai directly to the palace to meet the emperor.
Yueyao was a little worried. Would the emperor's crazy behavior hurt her son?
Old Master Pei looked relieved. Now Song Changbaibai was the only suitable heir. Would the emperor cut off the Rong family's retreat?
By the way, Song Changbai has now changed his surname to his mother’s and is now Rong Changbai.
Just as Yue Yao was hesitating, Xia Zhu, who had accompanied Chang Bai to southern Xinjiang, stood up.
"Princess, let me go with Changbai. He grew up by my side, and I will protect him."
Yue Yao was grateful to Xia Zhu, and because of the friendship they had in the Song Mansion, she was completely confident in Xia Zhu, so she nodded and agreed.
In this way, Mr. Pei brought Changbai and Xiazhu into the palace and came to the emperor's bedroom.
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was very happy to see his fair and tender grandson, so he waved to Changbai to come over.
Chang Baijing looked up at Grandpa Pei hesitantly. Grandpa Pei nodded and gave him an affirmative look.
Changbai let go of Xia Zhu's hand and walked forward, and at the moment when the emperor's hand touched Changbai, he suddenly took out a knife from his arms and stabbed directly at Changbai's head.
"No!"
"son!"
Old Master Pei and Xia Zhu shouted at the same time. It was too late. Xia Zhu took a step forward and pushed Chang Bai away to stand in front of him.
The knife pierced into Xia Zhu's heart with a "whoosh" sound.
"Mother!"