The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 387 Cruel

"Swords have no eyes!" Qi Yongji exclaimed as he dodged a light arrow.

"Your Majesty, let's go quickly!"

Mo Cheng stood in front of Qi Yongji, his face full of anxiety.

Although he knew that everything today was part of Qi Yongji's plan, he was afraid that someone might use this as an excuse to cause trouble.

If no one can replace Qi Yongji, then all his glory and wealth for the rest of his life will be tied to him.

Therefore, no matter how much he resented Qi Yongji, he did not want him to suffer any mishap.

Qi Yongji said coldly, "Protect the Empress and Consort Qiu."

Mo Cheng turned around in disbelief, only to see that Qi Yongji had already been heavily protected by the secret guards.

He didn't leave, but he also didn't care about anyone else.

What they called protecting the Empress and Consort Qiu was actually leaving them both in danger.

He only protects those who are beneficial to him.

He saw Qi Yongji's cold and indifferent expression, and even a hint of interest flashed in his eyes.

Outside, swords clashed and guns flew, but he stood in a safe corner, enjoying the fear and humiliation of others.

Mo Cheng was not a weak person, but at this moment, for some reason, his eyes reddened.

The late emperor was cruel. Although Mo Cheng was not a very good person, he still had a shred of conscience left.

Firstly, he was unwilling to aid and abet evil, and secondly, he was certain that the throne would fall into Qi Yongji's hands.

Although he was in a stable position and had no worries about wealth and honor at that time, he still chose to take the risk and loyally serve Qi Yongji.

His judgment of people was truly poor; the two emperors he chose were both terrible.

The longer he followed Qi Yongji, the more he realized how ruthless he was.

I never expected him to be so ruthless.

What is there that he doesn't understand now?

Qi Yongji didn't trust him. If he weren't somewhat useful, Qi Yongji wouldn't have used him at all.

Perhaps he should have understood this principle the moment he betrayed the late emperor.

He has a worthless life; even if Qi Yongji loses him, he has countless other alternatives.

Must he obediently go and die? Must he obediently fall out of favor?

He refused to accept his fate.

He refused to believe there was no chance of things turning around!

He gritted his teeth and followed Qi Yongji's instructions to protect Cai Min and Qiu Manyun.

Qiu Manyun and Cai Min huddled under the table. When Mo Cheng found them, they were still relatively calm.

"Why is Eunuch Mo here?"

"His Majesty has sent me to protect you two."

Cai Min and Qiu Manyun exchanged a glance and instantly understood his implied meaning.

If Qi Yongji truly wanted to protect them, why would he abandon them?

Cai Min and Qiu Manyun made way for Mo Cheng.

"Offended."

After Mo Cheng finished speaking, he stood in front of the two of them.

"The eleventh prince..."

Cai Min stared blankly at the eleventh prince in the distance.

She had met him a few times. The boy was always quiet, and his smile only became genuine when he was with his close friends.

She didn't have a deep impression of him, but she felt that he shouldn't be the way he is now.

He was now bloodthirsty, his face splattered with fresh blood, making his handsome features look like those of a demon.

Screams and cries filled the air like a chaotic downpour, and he was there, reaping lives one after another.

My friend, who had just greeted the eleventh prince, almost didn't recognize him when he saw his bloodshot eyes.

"Yongzhou! What's wrong with you?"

He shouted his friend's name, but the eleventh prince did not seem to hear him.

Blood stained his clothes, dripping down and pooling on the ground.

Many civil officials, women, and children were so frightened that they had already fainted.

Fortunately, they fainted quickly, so they didn't see the scene of minced meat scattered on them, or hear the shrill, nightmarish screams.

"do not want!"

A three-year-old child, overcome with fear, stumbled in front of the eleventh prince.

The eleventh prince glanced down at him.

The child was terrified, his lips trembled, and he tried to cry but couldn't.

However, the eleventh prince only glanced at him before stepping over him.

The child glanced back and saw the eleventh prince easily behead a court official, his actions still swift and ruthless.

Outside the light screen, Zheng Xun sighed softly.

[The promising bamboo shoot that the royal family of the Brown Kingdom had finally managed to produce was ruined by Qi Yongji.]

No wonder Qi Yongji sent Mo Sheng away; he needed to eliminate his rivals and naturally wanted to prevent Mo Sheng from colluding with them.

Shen Jiaming pondered: "Qi Yongji's style of doing things has always been to proceed step by step. I didn't expect him to choose such a simple and crude method. Moreover, the timing of his attack was too sudden."

Cen Wan chuckled: "Having reached his position and gradually gained the upper hand, how could he possibly tolerate others pointing fingers at him?"

Seeing her completely unsurprised expression, Shen Jiaming became wary: "Did you do this?"

Cen Wan smiled gently, the pendant on her hair ornament reflecting the candlelight, casting dappled light on her profile and giving her smile a slightly eerie quality.

"Why are you speaking so rudely, Lord Shen? What do you mean by 'scheming'? I'm far away in Dayong, how could I possibly control Qi Yongji's words and actions?"

The more she said that, the less Shen Jiaming believed her.

"You really didn't do anything?"

Cen Wan smiled but remained silent.

Shen Jiaming understood immediately; she must have done something.

But seeing that she wouldn't answer his question, he scratched his head, still unable to suppress his curiosity.

"What did you do..."

"Shh..."

On the other side, the second prince noticed that the eldest prince seemed to be in a daze, so he nudged him with his elbow: "Big brother, what are you thinking about?"

The eldest prince snapped out of his reverie: "It's nothing. I just feel like I was too wise!"

He saw his own reflection in the eleventh prince of the Brown Kingdom.

He was neither clever enough to overturn the times, nor ruthless enough to turn his back on his family.

However, he was more decisive and readily relinquished his power. He was also more fortunate to have encountered a compassionate imperial family.

At that moment, he seemed to see another ending for himself through the eleventh prince.

The second prince assumed he was going crazy and turned back to stare at the light screen.

In the brief moment between their conversation, most of the lanterns and torches in the light screen had already been extinguished during the fight.

There is no moon tonight, so most people can use the darkness to conceal themselves.

It was precisely because of the darkness that no one noticed that Diao De, after changing out of his official robes and covering his face with a cloth, died silently in an inconspicuous corner, at the hands of an unknown soldier.

"No, that's not right! This isn't right!"

Suddenly someone shouted this out of the blue.

The eleventh prince remained expressionless as he steadily beheaded a man.

Then, he lit a torch and led his men step by step toward Qi Yongji.

"Your Majesty is quite calm."

Qi Yongji said calmly, "How can he compare to my brother's extraordinary abilities?"

"Your Majesty only sees me as a tiger with its teeth pulled, but little do you know that those who stray from the right path find few supporters. In this entire Brown Kingdom, how many people are truly on Your Majesty's side?"