The door of the old house has been blocked by soldiers carrying coffins and onlookers. Outside the door, Aunt Gui is supporting the old lady, Sheng Nuan is supporting the princess, Wen'er is supporting Liu Rumian... Xiao Dingcheng is standing there.
The front.
Looking at the simple coffin, the old lady was overcome with grief and beat her chest and cried. The princess was also heartbroken and called "Your Majesty" in a low voice.
The officer transporting the coffin sneered: "Prince? There is only the sinner Xiao Ceyuan here, where is the prince!"
Dong Qingshuang trembled and bit her lip, but she did not dare to say anything anymore.
Xiao Dingcheng stepped forward with a pale face: "Can you return my father's coffin?"
When the officer saw more and more people around him, a coldness flashed in his eyes. The next moment, he turned around and spoke loudly: "The body has been brought back, but we still need to confirm whether it is the criminal Xiao Ceyuan!"
Xiao Dingcheng was suddenly shocked and raised his head: "What do you mean?"
The officer sneered: "Of course the coffin must be opened before delivery... so that the onlookers can see what the traitors look like and what their fate will be!"
After the officer finished speaking, the old lady wailed: "No! Absolutely not!"
Before she finished speaking, she straightened up and leaned back. Aunt Gui quickly supported the old lady and called her repeatedly: "Old Madam, Old Madam..."
Dong Qingshuang pushed Sheng Nuan away and threw herself directly on the coffin. Looking at the officer, her face was full of tears and hatred: "Death is like a lamp going out. Sir, why do you humiliate my husband's body like this!"
The officer was unmoved at all, and sneered coldly: "Hurt? Do you know how many people died at Yanyunguan this time, and how many good men were buried outside the pass... Xiao Ceyuan's crime was so heinous that even breaking his bones and scattering ashes would not be enough to atone for his sin.
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Dong Qingshuang's face turned pale and her whole body was trembling. Seeing the officer expressionlessly drawing his sword and about to open the coffin in public, Xiao Dingcheng stepped in front of him and stopped him with red eyes: "How dare you!"
"Ha! Do you still think you are the prince? Today I will teach you whether I dare or not..." The officer swung his sword and slashed downwards. Xiao Dingcheng gritted his teeth and started directly.
The officer's hand holding the sword was held by him, and with a low curse, he attacked Xiao Dingcheng.
Xiao Dingcheng was weak and injured. He was no match for a veteran like the officer. After a few rounds, Xiao Dingcheng was kicked in the chest and sent flying backwards.
His chest was quickly covered with blood, and his face was as pale as paper.
Dong Qingshuang screamed and rushed over to hug her son, crying and begging: "Don't hit, don't hit my son, don't hit..."
Some of the Zhou people looked intolerable, while others pointed fingers. After all, Xiao Ceyuan was involved in collaboration with the enemy and treason.
The people don't care whether there is any evidence. In their opinion, if you are implicated, you are guilty, and if you are treason, you deserve what you deserve!
The officer sneered and drew his sword again and stepped forward.
The next moment, his eyes flashed... He flew backwards and crashed to the ground, and even the sword in his hand was taken away.
Sheng Nuan held the sword in his hand and stood in front of the coffin. He looked at the officer who had climbed up and looked ferocious. His tone was cold: "My lord, why should you go too far!"
The officer spat out a mouthful of blood and smiled evilly: "Assaulting soldiers, it seems that your family has really had enough!"
The old lady in Aunt Gui's arms suddenly spoke, her voice hoarse and trembling.
"Sheng Yatou, Sheng Yatou... let them drive, open..."
Everyone is dead, but there must be a way for the living to survive!
Xiao Dingcheng struggled to get up, but the princess hugged him tightly and cried and begged: "Don't go, don't go... I only have you, mother, and mother and grandmother. Cheng'er, you can't go, you can't go!"
Xiao Dingcheng had blue veins on his forehead and his eyes were red.
Liu Rumian was huddled behind, supported by Wen'er, her whole body trembling, looking at Sheng Nuan as if she were a ghost.
Is Sheng Nuan crazy? Does she want to die?
If she doesn't want to live, she can just die. Why bother others... Why bother others!
With everyone watching, Sheng Nuan looked at the officer and said calmly: "The reason why your Excellency is so confident today is because he is convinced that our family is now desperate..."
The next moment, an extremely cold light suddenly appeared in her eyes: "Our family really has nothing, the only thing we have is our family and dignity... Since the adults are not willing to give us a way to live, then we will fight to the death, and I will do the same."
Let the adults see our determination to defend our families and our dignity."
As she finished speaking, she swung the long sword in her hand... The sword energy split a crack on the ground in front of the coffin.
The crack separated the coffin from the soldiers.
Sheng Nuan spoke calmly: "Today, whoever crosses the line will have blood splattered on the spot... If you don't believe it, you can try it."
Opposite, the officer looked at Sheng Nuan, his expression changed several times.
He wanted to see bluff or strength in the eyes of this little girl...but he was disappointed.
From the beginning to the end, her eyes were calm. That calmness made it easy for people to feel that she really dared to kill people and was really not afraid of death.
If someone crosses the line, the sword in her hand will be stained with blood...
Finally, the officer gritted his teeth angrily and raised his hand with a serious look on his face. The soldiers around him put away their weapons and turned around and left after him.
The princess got up and took a few steps forward to hug Sheng Nuan: "Good boy, good boy..."
Xiao Dingcheng also looked at Sheng Nuan.
Holding the sword in one hand, Sheng Nuan walked up to Xiao Dingcheng and extended her hand to him.
Xiao Dingcheng slowly held her hand, and then was pulled up from the ground by Sheng Nuan.
Seeing the bloodshot eyes in Xiao Dingcheng's eyes, Sheng Nuan pursed her lips and smiled: "Husband, a person's life will not always be smooth sailing, nor will it always fall into the abyss... We have reached this point, and all we can do is stand up.
, climb up.”
She said: "Xiao Dingcheng, stand up and move forward... Only then can you get out of the desperate situation."
Xiao Dingcheng burst into tears instantly...
A few days after the fall of Zhenbei Palace, he finally shed tears... and finally woke up completely...
At this time, the customer service reminded: "Host, Xiao Dingcheng's favorability value is 95, success is imminent."
Sheng Nuan took a breath.
There are only the last 5 points of favorability left, and she also knows that this is the most difficult...
That night, Xiao Dingcheng kept vigil for his father alone.
The moonlight was cold and the crows were wailing at night. Xiao Dingcheng stared at the flickering candlelight in the mourning hall, his eyes as calm as ice.
At this moment, several figures rushed into the courtyard. Xiao Dingcheng picked up the sword beside him and turned around. The next moment, he saw those figures rushing to the door and kneeling down together.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we are back..."
Only then did Xiao Dingcheng see that it was actually his father's original deployment in the Zhenbei Army. The leader was Xue Nan, his former Hundred Cavalry Commander in the army.
Xue Nan and his mother were about to starve to death, but his father gave him a way to survive. Later, he joined the Zhenbei Army. He was tough and good at fighting and was loyal to his father.
Xue Nan and the others were covered in blood and wretched, with barely any clothes covering their bodies. They knelt in front of Xiao Dingcheng and shed tears of blood.
"Your Majesty, the commander died unjustly..."
Xiao Ceyuan was the king of Zhenbei in the imperial court and the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei army.
Xiao Dingcheng's eyes turned red instantly: "Tell me everything you know..."
