The Stepmother is Unkind - Chapter 123

Yin Mingyu didn’t seem to say anything, but he seemed to have said it all.

Since Xie Qin entered Beijing and brought out the matter of Lingnan, King Ping and Duke Zhongguo had no intention of sleeping.

Duke Zhongguo had fought with the previous emperor for many years, he was quite insightful in the use of troops, and he was decisive and fierce on the battlefield. Since King Ping decided to let it go, he secretly mobilized private soldiers to force His Majesty to write an edict to abdicate.

However, when King Ping made a decision, he looked ahead and looked back.

When Prince Yiping heard Yin Mingyu’s words, he was upset and said angrily, “Are you kidding me?!”

Yin Mingyu raised his head abruptly and repeatedly denied: “Your Highness Mingcha, I absolutely dare not.”

Duke Zhongguo calmly reminded: “Your Highness, calm down.”

King Ping trusted Duke Zhongguo very much. Hearing the words, he turned around emotionally and sat heavily on the first chair.

When Yin Mingyu saw that this old prince was the one who could handle things, he said sincerely, “Prince, it’s not my intention to do this, but the answer at this time is meaningless to the two of you, right? “

Duke Zhongguo said solemnly: “Whether it is meaningful or not has nothing to do with Mrs. Xie Shao, Mrs. Xie had better answer truthfully.”

Yin Mingyu immediately obeyed, “Yes, I found it, and I also found an account book from the two clans and presented it to the imperial front.”

Duke Zhongguo had a ruthless look in his eyes and turned to King Ping.

Although King Ping did not say anything, he clenched his fists.

Yin Mingyu looked at the expressions of the two of them, frowned a little, then loosened it again, and asked tentatively, “You two don’t ask me, when did Your Majesty know?”

King Ping and Duke Zhongguo turned to her together. King Ping couldn’t sit still, got up hastily, and asked sharply, “What do you mean?”

He was too fierce, and his voice was loud. Xie Ce, who was sleeping, was disturbed, moved, and buried his face in Jin’er’s arms.

Jin’er raised her hand to cover his exposed ears.

Ye Xiaolangjun didn’t sleep as soundly as Xie Ce, so he woke up, and as soon as he found something unfamiliar in the depths, he looked around in a panic, until his eyes locked on Yin Mingyu, and he just found the place, and kept looking at her.

Yin’er hugged him tightly and comforted him in a very low voice: “It’s okay, it’s okay, the young lady is here…”

Yin Mingyu noticed it from the corner of his eyes, looked back at King Ping, and said harmlessly, “I dare not hide it from Your Highness. In fact, as early as when the passenger ship left Nanyue, Mi Zhe was delivered to His Majesty.”

That is to say, Emperor Zhao learned of the collusion between King Ping and Nanyue a long time ago…

King Ping took a step back, his legs hit the chair, the chair rubbed the ground, and he also fell on the chair.

The sound of the chair being rubbed was rather harsh, and this time Xie Ce was finally awakened.

He opened his eyes in a daze, first saw Jin’er’s face, got up and found Yin Mingyu precisely, smiled dazedly, and stretched out his little hand to her, “Mother~”

He was always out of the situation.

Yin Mingyu was helpless.

Jin’er pressed down his little hand and didn’t let him go to find his wife.

Yin Mingyu didn’t want to be interrupted again, so he raised his voice a little and said, “Please forgive me for being rude, but what would happen if Your Highness knew that his son was colluding with outsiders and had different intentions?”

King Ping was restless, and he would definitely not forgive him.

“Why do you think Your Majesty is hidden?” Yin Mingyu asked quietly, “Your Majesty…will you be defenseless?”

King Ping was shocked and subconsciously looked for Duke Zhongguo, wanting some support.

Duke Zhongguo only said in a deep voice, “Your Highness, there is no turning back when the bow is drawn.”

King Ping’s shoulders slumped.

Yin Mingyu pursed his lips slightly and was about to refute.

However, Duke Zhong looked at Yin Mingyu with cold eyes and shouted, “Someone, take Mrs. Xie Shao to the guest room.”

A few elite soldiers walked in immediately outside and asked them to leave.

Yin Mingyu had to leave.

And as soon as they left, Duke Zhongguo said solemnly to King Ping: “If Your Highness repents, you can still live, but what should the people who support you do?”

Now that he has done it, Duke Zhongguo will never allow him to back down.

King Ping was speechless, but he suspected at this moment that His Majesty probably didn’t intend to investigate further, and he couldn’t help but feel a trace of remorse in his heart.

Under the leadership of the children, the Xie family guards found Yin Mingyu and the others where they were missing. When they had no clue, they found that the sheep dung was extending in one direction, and immediately chased them along the dung.

In the capital, King Ding caught King Cheng’s rebellion, and before he had time to be happy, he got a report. The people sent by King Cheng to Prince Ping’s mansion and Duke Zhongguo’s mansion rushed to nothing, but they were not able to fish in troubled waters.

After King Ding figured it out, with an urgent look, he summoned the important officials from the right, “King Ping and Duke Zhongguo left the capital inexplicably. I am worried that the father is in danger and must rush to the palace immediately.”

Whether he is more worried about His Majesty or more worried about others, he is the only one who knows.

Several important ministers looked at Xie Youxiang, and successively stated that His Majesty’s safety is the most important thing, and the matter of becoming a king must also be decided by His Majesty to support going to the palace.

Xie Patriarch glanced at King Cheng and the important ministers, then cupped his hands and said: “Your Highness is very worried, I will accompany His Highness.”

King Ding didn’t care whether they went together or not, and didn’t want to delay any longer, so he immediately urged everyone to prepare to leave.

And when they were arranging various places in the capital, King Ping had to continue planning under the urging of Duke Zhongguo.

Yin Mingyu stayed in the room and couldn’t do anything. He couldn’t do anything and just think about it. He happened to have a chessboard, so they gathered around to play backgammon.

She usually bullied Xie Ce a lot, but today against Ye Xiaolang-jun, she was a bit evenly matched, and there were winners and losers.

Xie Ce was very happy to see her lose, and every time he saw her defeat, his little hands clapped very vigorously, and the crisp laughter even spread outside the door.

The guards outside the door heard the noise in the house and looked at each other.

The masked man leader who took off his hijab came to their door, heard the noise inside the door, and was speechless for a while, but he still followed the instructions and pushed the door in.

Yin Mingyu and others heard the voice and looked towards the door.

Xie Ce recognized him immediately and exclaimed, “Wow—you look like this!”

Masked man leader: “…”

What does he look like, does he need a “wow”?

The masked man’s face was expressionless, he directly took the pen and paper, put it in front of Yin Mingyu, and said, “Mrs. Xie, pick up the pen and tell Governor Xie that you are in danger. If he wants to save you, he must be obedient.”

Yin Mingyu picked up the pen without hesitation, and wrote a few words directly according to his words – there is danger, help quickly.

When the masked leader saw the few large characters on the paper, his cheek muscles tightened, and he squeezed out a sentence: “Mrs. Xie Shao, please polish up a few words.”

Yin Mingyu looked down at his elegant big characters, and waved his hand: “No need to polish, our husband loves me like his life, just seeing my characters will be useful.”

Jin’er and Yin’er looked up at her, very suspicious, even Xie Ce was a little confused, is this true?

Yin Mingyu is still vigorously advocating Xie Qin’s love for her, “If he doesn’t pay attention to me, it will be useless for me to write a long letter, but there is absolutely no such possibility. Xie Qin loves me very much. “

The masked man’s face was sullen, unable to take the letter, and said again: “Mrs. Xie, please make a few words.”

Seeing that he was really stubborn, Yin Mingyu had to pick up another piece of paper and wrote: Langjun, we are in danger, if you want to save us, you must listen to them.

The head of the masked man looked at what was almost completely copied from his words on the paper, felt it was a waste, took it away, and turned around to go out.

Yin Mingyu, still holding a pen in his hand, saw the door closed, and said helplessly, “Why are you so impatient?”

After a while, the masked leader came in again, asked for a belonging of her and Xie Ce, and went out again.

And Duke Zhongguo didn’t care what she wrote in the letter, as long as Xie Qin could recognize who the letter came from, he would send it to Xie Qin, and give him a few words by the way, while dispatching a large number of private soldiers, slowly Slowly dive into Longyu Mountain.

It’s better to act at night, and they plan to do it late at night.

In the palace, the people of Duke Zhongguo quietly approached Xie Qin, gave him a letter and a token, and conveyed the words of Duke Zhongguo, “Master Xie, if you want your wife and children to be safe, I want you to do two things…”

After the messenger left, the Xie family guards who hurriedly rushed to the palace came in to report.

Xie Qin held the token with a grim expression.

In the middle of the night, due to Emperor Zhao’s poor health, the emperors and grandsons also returned to their respective courtyards to rest early. No one walked around at will, and the palace was quiet and even a bit gloomy.

When Zi Shi arrived, the two doors of the palace, which were closed, were opened from the inside, and the private soldiers kept by King Ping poured in, killing anyone they saw without showing mercy.

The dense number of private soldiers had a clear goal and went straight to the palace of Emperor Zhao.

“There are assassins!”

“Protect Your Majesty!”

The intruders shuttled through the palace, shouting and killing constantly. The palace maids and eunuchs heard the sound and saw the people who were killed. They all hid in the room and shivered, not daring to show their heads.

While the palace guards fought and retreated, they retreated to the front of His Majesty’s bedroom, and the two sides confronted each other.

Under the protection of the guards, the grandsons also gathered in the dormitory, watching the knife light, smelling the blood, and panicking.

Xie Qin stood behind the palace guards and asked, “Since you’re here, why hide your head and show your tail?!”

His voice fell, and the private soldiers who broke in split their way, and the armored Duke Zhongguo held a knife and strode out.

When the emperors and grandsons saw the people who came, they were all shocked, and then they all looked at King Ping’s sons.

However, the few people who were still beside them just now, did not know when they were far away. When they saw everyone noticed, they all buried their heads and ran to the opposite side regardless.

The palace guards did not dare to stop them, and after a while of hesitation, they reached the opposite side, starting with Qin Shuo, the eldest son of King Ping, who called him “great grandfather” in a low voice.

Duke Zhongguo nodded, and then his eyes crossed Xie Qin and the others, and looked straight at the closed bedroom, with a voice like a bell: “I respectfully ask your majesty.”

There was no movement in the dormitory, and Duke Zhongguo was not impatient, and shouted loudly: “I ask your majesty to show up.”

His voice fell again, and the scene was quiet. After a while, the door slowly opened, and everyone’s attention was focused on the temple door.

Emperor Zhao was dressed in neat buns, with only a robe draped over his shoulders, his face was calm, and he was supported by the old **** as he slowly stepped out of the palace door.

“His Majesty.”

After Xie Qin bowed his hands in a salute, he retreated to Emperor Zhao’s side.

Emperor Zhao did not look at Duke Zhongguo, and his calm gaze fell on Qin Shuo, the eldest son of King Ping.

Qin Shuo didn’t dare to meet his grandfather’s gaze, and lowered his head in guilt and pain.

He had to obey his father’s orders.

There was no disappointment in Emperor Zhao’s eyes, because from the moment he made his choice, it had already disappeared in Emperor Zhao’s heart.

“Where’s King Ping? Since you have the guts to act, do you still have to hide behind people?”

King Ping had no choice but to walk out of the palace gate. He had no choice but to retreat. With a few blinks in his eyes, he passed through a group of private soldiers, stood beside Duke Zhongguo, and said solemnly, “Your Majesty, my son. There is no other way, and please ask Your Majesty to abdicate.”

Emperor Zhao asked calmly: “What if I don’t retreat? How are you going to be?”

With the knife resting on his head, he could only face it. King Ping gritted his teeth and said, “If Your Majesty insists on not retreating, these nephews will suffer.”

The sons of the other two kings panicked in an instant, and when they were younger, they wept in fear.

Emperor Zhao said disappointedly: “I didn’t want to do this, but you guys are so disappointing…”

The word “disappointed” was spoken very lightly by Emperor Zhao, and King Ping didn’t hear it clearly, but he passed through the crowd and looked at his father, and clearly understood what was in his father’s eyes.

When King Ping thought that his father might not want to pursue him, he could no longer look directly into his father’s eyes.

Suddenly, the sky above the entire palace seemed to be lit up.

Everyone present was distracted to look at it, and they saw that the light source came from the direction of the foot of the mountain.

At this time, a private soldier hurried in and reported to King Ping and Duke Zhongguo with a trembling voice: “There are torches at the foot of the mountain and down the mountain, come, come!”

A moment of commotion.

The people on the side of Emperor Zhao showed joy, while the people on the side of King Ping and Duke Zhongguo had a heavy heart.

There was no way to retreat, King Ping with an aura of breaking the ground, said ruthlessly: “At this time, the palace is under my control, even if the father has reinforcements and wants to lead me into the urn, it is too late to save the father and nephews. Bar?”

As soon as Duke Zhongguo raised his hand, more private soldiers poured in, even on the wall and footsteps outside.

The joy that the emperors and grandsons had just born instantly subsided, and looked at Emperor Zhao at a loss.

Emperor Zhao remained calm, and only sighed softly.

The old **** bowed and retreated to the door of the palace. After a while, Feng Wei, the general of the Longwu army, led a team of 100 elite soldiers. They poured out from the door and guarded Emperor Zhao’s side. .

Emperor Zhao said: “Why don’t you just see, whether you are faster or my reinforcements are faster.”

The palace guards and the hundreds of elite soldiers, there are almost a thousand people, may not be able to succeed in a fight for a while.

King Ping and Duke Zhongguo looked at each other, Duke Zhongguo raised his hand and said, “Bring people up.”

Outside, Yin Mingyu and others had been standing for a long time, and they could vaguely hear some voices, but they couldn’t really hear them, but looking at the actions of these private soldiers, it was clear that the situation inside was very tense.

Xie Ce clinging to her legs, looking at those people, finally felt a little uneasy.

Yin Mingyu put his hand into his sleeve, and the guards around them immediately turned to her with their knives and shouted, “What are you doing! Be honest!”

Yin Mingyu paused, and after a while, took out his hand, spread it out, revealing an oiled paper bag, “Isn’t it?”

The head of the masked man heard the sound and looked over, frowned when he saw the oil-paper package in her hand the size of a palm.

Yin Mingyu knew that these people would not touch them for the time being, so he opened the oil-paper package in the sight of everyone.

Inside the oiled paper bag, there are pine nuts that have been peeled off one by one.

Yin Mingyu grabbed a handful of pine nuts and handed them to Xie Ce, “Eat some.”

Xie Cefa took it with both hands dumbfounded.

Yin Mingyu grabbed a little more and handed it to Jun Ye Xiaolang.

Ye Xiaolang-jun didn’t dare to stretch out his hand, can he still eat at this time?

Yin Mingyu grabbed his small hand, put the pine nuts in his palm, and said loudly, “When the sky falls, no one can escape. You should eat and drink.”

Xie Ce temporarily forgot about the anxiety just now, squeezed a pine kernel into his mouth, and said, “Mother, there is no water.”

“It’s okay, eat first.”

When Xie Ce heard this, he nodded obediently, and while eating, he persuaded Ye Xiaolangjun: “Brother Ye, you can eat too.”

Ye Xiaolangjun ate one with difficulty, but it was delicious, so he stuffed a second one.

The people around them looked at them as if no one else was around, “…”

At the palace gate, a private soldier came out to spread the word, and the masked man leader immediately pressed three, two, and five people into the room.

When Xie Qin saw the person coming, his eyes tightened, and then he saw Yin Mingyu dragging iron chains on his feet, walking with difficulty, and anger flashed in his eyes.

When King Ping waited for them to arrive, he put the knife in front of Yin Mingyu’s neck and threatened Xie Qin, “I guess you will not be honest and obedient, I will give you one last chance, Xie Qin, if you still want the lives of your wife and children, know What should we do?”

Lang Jiang, Feng Wei and the others looked at Xie Qin on alert, but he and His Majesty were too close, and no one dared to move.

Xie Qin didn’t move, only looked at Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu clenched the hand in his sleeve slightly and looked back at Xie Qin calmly.

“Xie Qin, you don’t want her to die, do you?” The knife in King Ping’s hand approached Yin Mingyu.

“excuse me…”

Seeing that King Ping ignored her, Yin Mingyu raised his voice again and said, “I have something to say.”

This time, everyone noticed her.

Yin Mingyu glanced down at the knife in front of his neck, coughed, and said, “Why does Your Highness think that Xie Qin can decide my life and death?”

Ping Wang frowned.

Yin Mingyu pursed his dry lips slightly, looked sideways at King Ping, “His Royal Highness, I don’t want to die…”

King Ping sneered, “Then ask Xie Qin, just to see Xie Qin’s person clearly.”

“I don’t ask.”

King Ping was furious, the knife stuck to the side of her neck, and threatened: “Mrs. Xie Shao, don’t talk nonsense, it will kill your life.”

Yin Mingyu’s fair neck was instantly rubbed by the sharp blade, and a shallow hole was oozing blood.

“Second Mother!” Xie Qin’s tone was tense, but his eyes were full of sternness.

Yin Mingyu still didn’t look at Xie Qin, moved his neck back to the limit, glanced at King Ping, Duke Zhongguo, and the young faces beside them, and said, “You dare to risk the world, I don’t dare. I’m afraid. Death, but I am even more afraid that the turmoil in the court and the suffering of the people in the future will be related to me, and I cannot bear such a big guilt.”

“It’s hard to sleep and eat, it’s better to die.”

As she said that, she moved her feet quietly and gestured in the direction of King Ping.

Xie Qin was always paying attention to her, and immediately noticed that the back of his hand gestured behind him.

And she expressed her fear so frankly that Emperor Zhao looked directly at the “white fox woman” of the Xie family for the first time.

Duke Zhongguo was worried that her speaking too much would affect morale, so he interrupted directly: “Your Highness, don’t talk to them…”

“That is, if you want to fight, fight, give yourselves a pleasure, and give me a pleasure.” Yin Mingyu quickly replied: “His Royal Highness is defeated, but I have a reputation of not being afraid of danger and not afraid of death. Xie Qin’s literary talent is flourishing. , and then write me a biography, maybe it can be remembered for eternity.”

“Why don’t you give me a chance, Your Highness?”

“You are dreaming!”

All of a sudden, King Ping’s threat was like a joke, but King Ping was unwilling to catch her useless, and turned to Xie Qin again, “Xie Qin, do you really want to disregard the life and death of your wife and children?”

He said, with a wave of his hand, the masked man leader carried Xie Ce to the front and placed the knife at a distance in front of him.

Xie Ce still held the unfinished pine nuts in his hand, looked at everyone innocently, and finally looked at Yin Mingyu timidly, and asked, “Mother, do I still eat?”

Everyone present: “…”

Xie Qin: “…”

Jin’er and Yin’er bowed their heads deeply in unison, feeling powerless for their wife’s words and deeds.

Yin Mingyu glanced at him and affirmed, “Eat.”

Xie Ce was obedient, so he ignored the knife in front of him and continued to eat pine nuts.

Everyone looked at their mother and son with strange eyes, Xie Qin suddenly laughed loudly, and said: “My personal relationship is not over the state affairs, Madam is righteous, since I am your husband, I can’t be an unfaithful person, His Royal Highness King Ping can be life-threatening. , the big deal, I will go to Huangquan with my wife.”

The sound of shouting and killing sounded in the distance, and King Ping said angrily: “Then I will fulfill you.” After speaking, he raised the knife and swung it towards Yin Mingyu.

Yin Mingyu was very responsive, the knife moved slightly away, and instantly squatted down, his feet wearing iron chains swept across.

The shackle was extremely hard, and the moment it hit King Ping’s ankle, King Ping cried out in pain, and his sword swing slowed down.

At the same time, everyone else moved.

Feng Lang gave an order, and the two soldiers instantly faced each other with swords;

Emperor Zhao and his grandsons retreated into the hall under the protection of some elite soldiers;

Xie Qin rushed to Yin Mingyu and Xie Ce without hesitation;

King Ping jumped in pain and was supported by the guards…

Duke Zhongguo watched the situation change rapidly, and hated him in a hurry, so he followed King Ping’s previous action and waved his knife at Yin Mingyu.

“when!”

Duke Zhongguo’s tiger eyes widened in disbelief, “You!”

The masked man’s leader picked up his knife, and then attacked King Ping, while a group of people around him turned their backs and attacked King Ping and Duke Zhongguo’s people.

King Ping’s private soldiers did not expect that they would suddenly turn the knife, and they were caught off guard without any precaution.

Yin Mingyu didn’t expect that the masked leader would save her, but he didn’t think about it too much, he hurriedly hugged Xie Ce in his arms, moving neatly, and the heavy chain didn’t hinder her at all.

Xie Qin and the Xie family guards quickly broke through the fighting soldiers and rushed to Yin Mingyu’s side, protecting them in groups and repelling the private soldiers who came up.

When Xie Qin saw that Yin Mingyu and Xie Ce were safe, he immediately cooperated with Feng Wei and attacked Duke Zhongguo.

Although Duke Zhongguo was highly skilled in martial arts, he was old and physically weak. After resisting for several rounds, he was gradually lost.

“stop!”

The leader of the masked man held King Ping in his arms and shouted loudly.

When Duke Zhongguo lost his mind, Xie Qin found a flaw and kicked him in the chest, causing him to take a few steps back.

Immediately, Feng Lang slashed the knife on Duke Zhongguo’s right arm. Duke Zhongguo felt pain and let go of the knife in his hand. When he came back to it, two long knives on the left and right were placed on the side of his neck.

The tide is gone…

Duke Zhongguo weakly closed his eyes.

King Ping was paralyzed, and King Ping’s sons who were hiding in the corner were also trembling in fear and despair.

Xie Qin shouted sharply: “If you don’t get your hands on it, you will be captured!”

The leader was captured, the private soldiers lost their morale, and one by one gave up their resistance.

Xie Qin and Feng Lang will look at each other, put away their knives, and hurriedly walk to Yin Mingyu, pick up Xie Ce with one hand, and hold Yin Mingyu with the other, and ask, “Are you alright?”

Yin Mingyu grabbed his arm and said weakly, “My legs are weak…”

Xie Qin was startled, then laughed.

Yin Mingyu blamed him and complained, “I am content with pleasure and open my eyes to money, and now I know that I am afraid of death, and I will not die for your love.”