Huang Ying's crying stagnated, staring at the empress with teary eyes, but her thoughts suddenly drifted away.

Years of memories replayed in her mind, back to the day she and the Empress first met, the sun was shining and the spring flowers were blooming.

At that time, she was just a half-person tall girl, and she was not taken seriously at home, and she was often bullied, so she only dared to hide in the corner and cry.

"Are you lost?" The Empress was a young maiden at the time, pampered, dignified and elegant at a young age, and she bent down and smiled at her, "Don't cry. ”

The empress ordered the palace maid to bring a string of rock sugar gourds made by herself, handed it to her, and said gently: "Girls can't cry easily. ”

In her puzzled eyes, the empress caressed her head and led a handmaiden away gradually.

From then on, she made up her mind to stand by the Empress's side, to assist her, and to accompany her. Hard work pays off, she has worked hard for many years to realize her dream, but because she was confused by the third prince for a while, she chose to betray her, which is not what she should be!

When she first entered the harem, if it weren't for the empress's maintenance, she might have fallen into the whirlpool of concubine battles and died.

Although the empress never expressed her trust in her, she helped her grow up everywhere and gave her great power.

Huang Ying suddenly woke up!

The third prince's kindness to her is purposeful, he is using her love for him, making her willingly do things for him, secretly rebelling, if she can't achieve his intended purpose, she will become his punching bag, and will even abandon it without hesitation.

Unlike the third prince, the empress trusts her unconditionally and does not ask for anything in return.

Only calmed down at this moment, Huang Ying stole a glance at the empress's face: "But the minister betrayed His Majesty and did something wrong, doesn't Your Majesty hate the minister?" ”

"What I hate is the third prince and Xia Jinglong. He can do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, and it is he who uses your kindness and love to murder me, and everything is because of him, so why should I hate you? The Empress laughed and patted her on the shoulder, "But there's no denying that you've done something wrong." ”

"The minister knows his mistake!" Huang Ying hurriedly got up, knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow but was stopped by the empress, she raised her eyes and looked at the empress blankly.

The empress chuckled: "If you really know your mistakes, you should make amends, otherwise I won't be able to spare you!" ”

Huang Ying never thought that she would be able to get the empress's forgiveness, and now that the two have untied their knots, she will definitely help the empress resist the three princes.

She nodded obediently, still asking suspiciously, "I don't know what Your Majesty wants your ministers to do?" ”

The empress glanced at Luo Qingluan, who was not far away, motioned for her to step forward, and said to Huang Ying: "Just follow Miss Luo's instructions and do things." ”

"The third prince sent you to kill the emperor, he must have wanted to take the opportunity to get His Majesty's seal and ascend to the throne." Luo Qingluan methodically analyzed the current situation, "We can follow his wishes and use the seal as bait to lure the third prince into the bait, and invite you into the urn!" ”

Huang Ying nodded as if she didn't understand, and the empress said earnestly: "The survival of the Tianxia Kingdom is here, can I believe you?" ”

"The minister will live up to the emperor's high expectations!" Huang Ying said with confidence.

Three Princes' Mansion.

The third prince leaned on the window and looked at the layout of the palace on the wall, fantasizing about the scene of him ascending the throne and sitting on the world's great rivers and mountains, and his eyes swelled with fierceness. The demon girl is in troubled times, and he, as the son of the first emperor, should eradicate the demon girl and return a prosperous world to peace!

He turned his head to look at the sky, his face was rather unpleasant, and he was about to ask the soldiers, when he saw a carrier pigeon flying from a distance.

He eagerly took out the note tied to the pigeon's leg and opened it to see a few lines written on it.

His Majesty was seriously injured, and with the seal in hand, he hurried to the imperial study.

I didn't expect her to really succeed!

Looking at the familiar self on the note, the corners of Xia Jinglong's mouth opened into a wicked smile that had succeeded in his conspiracy. Even the Empress Jade Seal was found by her, and it really didn't take much effort to get it! As long as the empress dies, he holds the jade seal, and he can rightfully ascend to the throne!

"Pass the order," Xia Jinglong's eyes flashed with joy, and he burned out the note on the candle flame, "Gather the army and enter the palace!" ”

A group of people galloped on the street leading to the palace, Xia Jinglong looked at the palace close at hand, and the smug look in his eyes became stronger.

Ignoring the obstruction of the forbidden army at the gate of the palace, he led the troops straight into the imperial study, pushed open the door, and saw a woman with her back to him in the dark part of the room. Hurry up and give the seal to the king! ”

"As long as this king has the seal, this king can ascend the throne and become emperor, and then you will no longer need to be controlled by the empress!"

Xia Jinglong hugged the woman's shoulders excitedly, and when he saw that she didn't speak for a long time, he had a puzzle in his heart: "Why don't you answer this king?" ”

With a straining of his fingertips, he forced the woman to turn around, only to see an unfamiliar face that sneered at him.

Xia Jinglong put down his hand, took a few steps back, and stared at Liang Yuyan with a vigilant face: "Who are you, how dare you trespass into the imperial study?" ”

"She doesn't dare, do you dare?" A majestic voice came from behind the bookshelf in the imperial study, startling Xia Jinglong.

The empress walked out slowly, wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe to make her graceful and dignified, with the momentum of dominating the world.

A cold light flashed in the corner of her raised eye, and she looked at Xia Jinglong, whose face was pale with contempt: "Xia Jinglong, you are so bold!" ”

"How dare you betray this king!" Xia Jinglong immediately came to his senses, and his eyes glared at Huang Ying who walked out from behind her.

"I have never been loyal to the Third Prince." Huang Ying said indifferently, holding his hands into fists above his head, "The minister swears to defend His Majesty!" ”

Xia Jinglong snorted coldly, and before the two of them came, he rushed out of the door, rushed to the army he arranged outside the imperial study, turned around and watched the empress come out, and laughed arrogantly: "Do you think that if you deceive this king and take the bait, you will be able to win this king?" ”

"The king's people have surrounded the imperial study, don't even think about escaping!"

Xia Jinglong looked at her contemptuously and said confidently: "The throne of Tianxia Kingdom belongs to this king, and this king wants to take it back with his own hands!" ”

He was about to give an order, but was interrupted by Liang Yuyan, who walked in from outside the courtyard: "Your people have long been controlled by us. ”

Leng Li followed behind her, took out a token from his waist, and said loudly: "There are forbidden troops outside, you are at the end of your rope now, don't surrender quickly!" ”

Xia Jinglong was stunned, his face slowly became distorted, and he drew his sword sharply and pointed it at the empress who was high above. He shouted at her angrily, "You lowly woman, how dare you play tricks with this king! ”

"Since ancient times, men have been respected, and it is intolerable for a shameless woman like you to dare to call herself the emperor and mess up the dynasty!" He said with a righteous face, "This king's move is just following the will of heaven to seek justice for the Tianxia Kingdom!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around.

Huang Ying turned her eyes to look at the expressionless empress, and said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense!" ”

"I'm fine." The Empress shook her head. Since she ascended the throne, she has always received a lot of criticism, even if she is now able to stabilize the court, the past will inevitably leave a shadow on her, but she is no longer something that Xia Jinglong can provoke at will!

She looked at Xia Jinglong, who was scolding her like a mad dog, and said in a calm voice: "Women are also people, why can't women be emperors?" ”

"Under my rule, the country and the people are safe, and the world is peaceful, who dares to say that I am incapable of being the emperor!" The empress paused, and said with disappointment in her tone: "It's you, I have always treated you like family, giving you glory and wealth, and you treat me like this!" ”

With a wave of her hand, the forbidden army rushed in from the courtyard gate, surrounding Xia Jinglong and his army.

"You can't tolerate me, don't blame me for being ruthless!" The empress's words are unquestionable, "The forbidden army listens to the order and takes down the third prince!" ”

"You demon girl, don't want to trap this king!" Xia Jinglong said viciously, "Even if this king dies, he will drag you to hell!" ”

He gave an order to fend off the influx of Praetorian troops, and he fought as he approached the Empress.

But the outnumbering people were far apart, seeing that his army was crushed and the people around him were getting fewer and fewer, Xia Jinglong was red-eyed and swung the sword in his hand vigorously.

"I advise you to stop resisting uselessly." The Empress stood calmly on the high platform, looking down at the battle below. Although the army brought by Xia Jinglong was all elite, she was understaffed, and she had been prepared for it in advance, so his resistance was just in vain!

Seeing the last person in the army fall in front of him, Xia Jinglong was alone surrounded by the forbidden army in the center.

He was covered in wounds, his bloodstained face was full of anger and unwillingness, and he still dragged his blood-dripping sword, trying to continue to break through.

Seeing this, the empress sighed helplessly.

This is clearly a disparity showdown, why should he bother here!

"This king would rather die than see the destruction of the Tianxia Kingdom in the hands of the demon girl!" Xia Jinglong gritted his teeth, raised his sword at the empress, his posture was majestic, and he jumped towards the empress as soon as he moved his feet, "The demon girl is killed!" ”

"Leng Li, protect the Empress!" Luo Qingluan anxiously said to the empress who was not far away.

Leng Li immediately raised his sword to meet him, but in three or two strokes, he grabbed the already exhausted Third Prince, his wrist holding the sword turned, one sword picked up the sword of the Third Prince, and the other hand quickly grabbed his arm, twisted him to the ground, and raised his knees to press his back.

Xia Jinglong struggled to raise his head, but saw Leng Li's sword fall from the sky, fall in front of his eyes, and pierce into the bluestone on the ground. He watched blankly as the Empress walked towards him from the way out of the way of the forbidden army, finally knowing that he was over.

"Is there anything else you can say?" The empress looked at him proudly, seeing his silent appearance, raised her eyes to look at the important ministers of the court who rushed to hear the news outside the courtyard, and shouted loudly, "The third prince tried to rebel, usurped the throne, passed on my message, and beheaded the third prince's family!" ”

Xia Jinglong suddenly came back to his senses and shouted heartbreakingly: "This king curses you, a demon girl, to die forever!" ”

"Drag it off!" The Empress watched as he was led down by the forbidden army, and only then did she withdraw her gaze until his figure disappeared into the distance.

The rebellion of the three princes quickly spread throughout the capital, causing a national sensation, and the empress's iron-blooded methods also shocked the ministers.

The day of the execution was set at noon the next day, and it was carried out by the Empress herself.

Luo Qingluan and the empress stood on the top of the palace, and Luo Qingluan saw from a distance that the third prince who was pressed to the guillotine was no longer as wanton and chic as he was at the beginning, his beard was unshaven, his face was like ashes, and he looked like a dying man. She lowered her eyelids, this is the cruelty of royal warfare!

"It's noon!" Zhengqing of Dali Temple threw a token in front of Xia Jinglong, "Execution-"

As soon as the slash fell, blood splattered. The empress's eyebrows were indifferent, and she said softly, "It's finally over." ”

Two days later, the Imperial Garden.

Luo Qingluan was holding Changyi to look at the flowers in the imperial garden, when she heard someone calling her name lightly, she turned around and saw that it was the empress, and stepped forward to give a big salute. Changyi giggled in her arms and stretched out her little hand to the empress, who smiled softly and held him in her arms: "It's so cute." ”

The empress and Luo Qingluan walked forward side by side, looking at the spring light in the garden, and sighed: "I haven't been so comfortable for a long time. ”

"The days ahead will be better."

Luo Qingluan comforted her and said, "The emperor is a diligent and loving gentleman. ”

The Empress Wan'er shook her head with a smile and said, "All the items of the Three Princes' Mansion have been supplied, are you interested in accompanying me to inspect them?" If you have something you like, I will send it to you, which can be regarded as a thank you for it. ”