Hearing this, Feng Linche suddenly looked up.
Of course he knew what the other person meant. This was to urge Zhuo Yi to kill him sooner!
"Zhuo Lingxiao wasn't killed by me! It wasn't me!" He sat up straight excitedly and tried hard to defend himself. Begging, he said, "Yun Xi, I'm Xuan'er's father and also your father. How could you be so unfilial and disloyal? If you kill me, doesn't it mean that Xuan'er is patricide?"
The intense fear of death made him extremely agitated. Although his lips were trembling, he still kept talking.
"Zhuo Yi, no matter how despicable I am, I'm still the emperor of the Great Zhou. And you're now in the imperial palace of the Great Zhou! If I die, can you get away unscathed? Not to mention that I really didn't kill Zhuo Lingxiao. Even if I did, isn't he your only son?
Do you really plan to be so impulsive for his revenge that you don't even care about your own life?!
As long as I'm alive, I can issue an order to ensure your safe return to the Western Liang. As for Zhuo Lingxiao's death, I promise you that I will definitely investigate it thoroughly. Definitely!"
Feng Linche was almost swearing to show his determination. He stared at Zhuo Lingxiao eagerly, completely losing his usual dignity as an emperor.
Princess Yun Xi looked at Feng Linche with disgust. He was so selfish to the core, only caring about his own life. She turned around and didn't look at him anymore.
Outside the door, eunuchs and maids were being escorted hurriedly by soldiers with swords. Occasionally, a few guards who fought back were quickly killed by the armed men.
Overnight, the imperial palace of the Great Zhou had completely changed.
In Yongding City, people were also in panic. Everyone in the court and the public was in danger. The once bustling streets were rarely heard of people's voices. The Dingyuan Marquis Mansion even closed its doors tightly.
Feng Linyuan looked at the received intelligence, and his face became even uglier.
Lan Xun knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.
"The Marquis of Gaochang said that the marquis's wife was not fully recovered. I had something to ask you, and you really came? After all these years of scheming, you were actually tripped up by such a clumsy plan. I really raised a capable subordinate!"
Feng Linyuan's usually gentle face rarely showed such anger.
Lan Xun buried his head even lower, almost touching his chest. "It's my incompetence in handling things. Please punish me, Marquis!"
Bai Zheng sighed softly and advised, "Forget it. Lan Xun was worried about us after seeing what happened to us, so he didn't manage Feng Jingxuan's troops well. Now that the troops have fallen into Princess Yun Xi's hands, scolding him is useless. We can only think about how to remedy the situation first."
Mo Li also said in a low voice beside them, "I didn't expect that the Marquis of Gaochang would go to such lengths to avenge Miss Zheng. He not only killed the young master Zhuo and framed the emperor, but also deliberately let the troops fall into Princess Yun Xi's hands.
Now the whole imperial palace is under Princess Yun Xi's control. I'm afraid our emperor is in great danger..."
Everyone in the room fell into silence for a moment.
No one had expected that the Marquis of Gaochang, who was thought to have given up, had actually been waiting for the opportunity to take revenge in secret. Now, under his instigation on both sides, the Western Liang and the Great Zhou had completely fallen into a life - and - death struggle.
The country that Feng Linche cared about and valued most was about to be destroyed by himself.
It had to be said that this move was really a beautiful counter - attack.
Personally, Bai Zheng even admired and thanked the Marquis of Gaochang a little. His move of cutting off the source not only avenged Zheng Yan, but also avenged the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the Changping Army.
But the Marquis of Gaochang was too selfish and didn't care about others at all. If such a reckless way could be used, why had Feng Linyuan been delaying until now?
It was just because he was worried that this way would implicate too many innocent people. Even a small mistake might cause a war between the two countries, making the people of the Great Zhou suffer.
Revenge was important, but how could those innocent lives be ignored?
Bai Zheng was in a heavy mood.
Now Princess Yun Xi had taken over the troops secretly raised by Feng Jingxuan. Coupled with the forces that Zhuo Yi had managed during his years in the Great Zhou, she had successfully controlled the whole imperial palace as she wished.
Wang Lin, as the current commander of the Right Thousand - Oxen Guards most trusted by Feng Linche, didn't even resist when he saw Princess Yun Xi and Zhuo Yi leading troops into the palace. He directly led the guards to surrender.
Even the various forces that Feng Linyuan had carefully arranged and infiltrated into the court seemed to have tacitly chosen to make way during this invasion of the Western Liang.
Bai Zheng sighed secretly in her heart. For a moment, she didn't know whether to be touched or emotional.
Feng Linche's cruelty and coldness over the years had finally put himself in a situation of isolation and helplessness.
Everyone in the room was silent. There was a hidden current surging in Feng Linyuan's eyes. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Marquis, the Fifth Prince requests an audience."
In the silence, someone outside the door shouted.
Feng Jingyi? He actually escaped from the imperial palace?
Bai Zheng was a little shocked.
Feng Linyuan glanced at her and nodded.
The door opened, and a young man in a cyan robe walked in.
The sunlight shone in from outside the door, making Bai Zheng instinctively squint her eyes.
The young man, carrying the glory on his back, slowly walked into the room.
"Marquis, Marquise." He was still as humble, polite, gentle and elegant as when they first met.
"Wasn't the Fifth Prince trapped in the palace?" Feng Linyuan asked.
Feng Jingyi twitched the corner of his lips and smiled bitterly. "How could I not be trapped? I just used some small tricks to escape."
"It seems that our emperor has even less vision. He actually ignored such a capable son." Feng Linyuan nodded and suddenly smiled meaningfully. He asked, "Since the Fifth Prince has the ability to escape from the imperial palace, I'm sure it's not difficult for you to escape from Yongding. Why don't you just flee far away? What do you come to me for?"
Feng Jingyi frowned and slowly shook his head. "My mother is still in the palace, waiting for me to go back."
"So, the Fifth Prince came to me to ask me to help you rescue Concubine Chen?" Feng Linyuan raised his eyebrows.
Unexpectedly, Feng Jingyi still shook his head. His expression seemed a little hesitant. After a while, the hesitation in his eyes disappeared completely. As if he had made up his mind, he knelt on the ground with a "thud".
"Jingyi knows that his father has let down the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. I also know the indignation in the Marquis's heart.
But now that his father has been hijacked, the Great Zhou is in a critical moment. Jingyi has the intention but is powerless. Now in the whole Great Zhou, the only person who has the ability to fight against the Western Liang and solve this situation is the Marquis.
Jingyi sincerely begs the Marquis to put the people first and give a helping hand to rescue his father and the Great Zhou!"
Feng Jingyi stared at Feng Linyuan with burning eyes, full of hope and pleading.
Feng Linyuan lowered his eyes but said nothing.
The current situation was really unexpected by anyone.
Princess Yun Xi had been spoiled by the emperor of the Western Liang. She was impulsive and didn't care about the consequences. Now she was deeply in love with Feng Jingxuan. And the Marquis of Gaochang killed Zhuo Lingxiao and framed Feng Linche. Losing two of the most important people in her life one after another made her completely lose her mind.