During the recent chaos, Lou Mingkou was accidentally killed, and his body now lay on the ground. Lou Yueying was completely distraught, watching as her father's body gradually grew cold.
With a vacant look in her eyes, Lou Yueying hugged her father's body, calling out to him over and over again.
"Dad... Dad... Wake up. Don't leave your daughter... Dad! Waaah..."
This fierce battle finally ended with the fall of the Lou Family. All the surviving masterminds were captured, and Lou Yueying was taken to the prison to await sentencing. Yuan Yuchuan was injured when Lou Yueying attacked the palace and was now having his wounds dressed in the palace bedroom.
If it weren't for Jing Xinche and Yuan Yuhan arriving in time with their troops, Yuan Yuchuan would probably have been captured, and the palace would have fallen into Lou Mingkou's hands.
The troops Jing Xinche brought were mobilized by the tiger tally his master had given him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to bring his men here so quickly.
"Jing Xinche, thanks to your timely arrival. Otherwise, I might have lost my life."
"It's good that the Crown Prince is safe. Thanks also to the Crown Prince for clearing the unjust accusation against my Jing Family. Our ancestors can rest in peace now, and I can appear in front of the world openly."
"You're being too polite. It's what I should do. When the incident happened to the Jing Family back then, I thought there was something fishy about it. I just didn't expect it to be Lou Mingkou who was scheming in the dark."
"I have a request. Please help me, Crown Prince."
"Brother Zhanzhi, you don't need to be so polite. You saved my life. Tomorrow in court, I'll personally confer the title of general on you." Jing Xinche could tell that Yuan Yuchuan was trying to win him over.
"Thank you, Crown Prince."
"Tell me. What do you want me to do for you?"
"Please spare the lives of Lou Yueying and Lou Xingzhou."
"What did you say?" Yuan Yuchuan thought he would ask him to find Mu Fengqie or something else, but he never expected him to ask for Lou Yueying's release.
"Jing Xinche, do you know what you're saying? They're the children of your father's murderer. And you just got rid of their father, Lou Mingkou. Aren't you afraid they'll come after you for revenge?"
"I'm not afraid. If they dare to come, I'll have a way to deal with them. But Lou Yueying and Lou Xingzhou are either from the same master as me or my former friend. I want to help them this time."
This way, he wouldn't let down their friendship.
"Fine. Since you insist, I'll grant your request."
"Thank you, Crown Prince."
The two played Taiji for a while, and then Jing Xinche left. As for whether they were truly grateful to each other, only they themselves knew.
Three days later, the Crown Prince ascended the throne amidst the calls from all the court officials that the country couldn't be without a king for a single day.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live! Long live!"
Yuan Yuchuan looked at himself finally ascending the throne, with everyone bowing down to him.
"A few days ago, the Lou Family attempted to rebel. Now all the traitors have been captured and are being held in the prison."
"The mastermind, Lou Mingkou, is dead. Although his daughter, Lou Yueying, almost caused a great disaster, considering her eagerness to save her father, I'll spare her life. She'll be imprisoned in the capital prison for life and will never be released."
"Lou Xingzhou was unaware of this matter and didn't participate. He's pardoned, but he's not allowed to enter the capital without a summons for life."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Since there's punishment, there should also be reward. Prince Jin, Yuan Yuhan, step forward to receive your enfeoffment."
"I'm here, Your Majesty."
"Yuan Yuhan has done meritorious service in saving my life. I hereby confer the title of Regent Prince on Yuan Yuhan to assist me in managing the court affairs."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yesterday, Yuan Yuhan went to the palace to see Yuan Yuchuan and told him that he was leaving and asked him to govern the country well. But Yuan Yuchuan knew that Yuan Yuhan could help him a lot, so he didn't agree to his resignation.
"Fifth Brother, although we used to fight openly and secretly, I'm not a petty person who holds grudges. Moreover, you're the only one in the palace who can assist me."
"If it weren't for you a few days ago, I might not be here today. So, Fifth Brother, please stay."
"Brother Emperor, A Ru has just found out that she's pregnant. I want to take A Ru back to my fiefdom to live a peaceful life. I believe Brother Emperor will govern the country well."
Seeing that Yuan Yuhan really wanted to leave, Yuan Yuchuan didn't make things difficult for him. He just made three agreements with him.
"In that case, why don't you help me, Brother? Help me establish a firm foothold in the court before you leave. Moreover, Sister-in-law is just pregnant. She won't be able to withstand a long journey."
Yuan Yuhan thought for a while and didn't decline anymore. "I'll leave after Brother Emperor stabilizes the situation."
Yuan Yuchuan could tell that Yuan Yuhan really wanted to leave, but with so much power behind him, how could he rest assured to let him go?
"Back then, General Jing and his family were loyal to the country but were framed by Lou Mingkou. Now that the unjust accusation has been cleared, I posthumously confer the title of Marquis Zhongning on him, and his descendants can inherit the title forever."
"I accept the decree and thank Your Majesty." Jing Xinche stepped forward and kowtowed to the Emperor.
The others were quite shocked to see that Jing Xinche was still alive. After all, it was rumored that Jing Xinche had died on the battlefield. No one expected to see him in the court. It seems that rumors can't be trusted.
"We congratulate the Regent Prince and Marquis Zhongning."
"Brother Hongyi, there's still no news about my brother? It's been so many days. I'm afraid something has happened to my brother." Lian'er looked at Hongyi with slightly red eyes.
Since Lou Ming left Lian'er here, Jing Xinche had sent Hongyi to protect her.
"Don't be in a hurry. No news is good news for now." After getting along for these few days, Hongyi had fallen in love with this cute girl.
Seeing her so sad now, he felt bad too.
"Master, when will he wake up? He's been in a coma for several days."
"Soon, I think. Why? Are you in a hurry?" A woman in a cyan dress teased.
"Master, what are you talking about?" Zhu Fei blushed at Mu Fengqie's words.
"Alright, don't worry. If nothing goes wrong, he'll wake up today."
After Lou Ming escaped from the Lou Mansion, he had been chased and killed. Finally, due to excessive blood loss and exhaustion, he fainted in a cave.
Coincidentally, that was the territory of the Medicine Master Valley. Mu Fengqie and Zhu Fei were on the mountain collecting herbs when they suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood. They searched around and finally found the unconscious Lou Ming in the cave.
Mu Fengqie took him back out of gratitude for the time Lou Ming had spared Zhu Fei.
Sure enough, Lou Ming woke up in the evening. Looking at the surrounding layout, he knew that he had been saved. His wounds had obviously been treated.