When the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, he will not be remembered as the hero of the previous emperor's period. So what he has to do now is to get enough benefits while the official family is still alive. Even if there is a new emperor in the future, he will not become a marginalized person.
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"Why don't you hold a grudge against me? If I hadn't come, maybe King Yan would have succeeded?"
"King Yan? Humph."
Concubine Rong snorted coldly: "King Yan is a man who is sweet-talking and scheming. Even if he succeeds, my Rong family will not get much benefit. If King Yong hadn't bullied others too much, how could I have cooperated with King Yan."
In fact, she and the Rong family were forced to have no choice. After Rong Feiyan's incident, they were destined to be at odds with King Yong. If King Yong became the prince and the official family was gone, she would be a harem concubine with no heirs, and
The Rong family will definitely suffer revenge from King Yong, and they will definitely die without burial.
Therefore, she had no other choice except to cooperate with King Yan. If she wanted to survive, she naturally needed to give it a try.
Zhou Chen was silent. He naturally understood what Concubine Rong meant. In fact, no matter the final result, Concubine Rong and the Rong family would not have any good results. However, if King Yan succeeded, the Rong family might still be able to survive and King Yong would ascend the throne.
If they do, they will have no way of survival at all.
"I would also like to thank you for not having any intention of harming my wife."
Concubine Rong said with a complex expression: "Actually, I promised King Yan to bring your eldest daughter into the palace, but I didn't do that in the end, not only because you saved my sister Feiyan, but also because you saved Rong.
Leave a way out."
"Hou Zhou, I can't survive, and the Rong family is doomed. I only ask you one thing."
"you say."
If Zhou Chen accepts Concubine Rong's love, if the other party can give up targeting him at that time, no matter what the request is, he should listen to it.
Concubine Rong suddenly showed a pleading look: "Hou Zhou, I don't ask for life, nor do I ask you to save people. I just want to give my sister and all the female relatives of the Rong family a happy life. Even if they die, I want them to leave innocently.
I don’t want to be humiliated before I die, so I beg you to agree to my request.”
Zhou Chen looked at Concubine Rong for a long time and finally nodded.
"good."
Now that the words have been spoken, there is naturally no need to say more.
Although Concubine Rong conspired to rebel, she was still a noble concubine of the official family, so she would not be imprisoned like the others, but was locked up alone in the palace.
Zhou Chen arranged manpower everywhere in the palace to completely eliminate the remnants of King Yan. He also saw the family of King Yong who had been eliminated by King Yan.
Prince Yong was indeed fertile, and actually had more than ten sons, but unfortunately, all of them have been eliminated now. But the worst thing is that Princess Yong, the head of Jiacheng County, and other female relatives of Prince Yong were treated inhumanely before their death.
Abuse.
This is also the reason why Concubine Rong begged Zhou Chen. If she couldn't have a happy life, the female family members of the Rong family would end up like the female family members of Prince Yong's palace.
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Zhou Chen came to an old hall in the palace.
"Master Hou, the person you are looking for is here."
Zhou Chen looked at the old palace in front of him. This was where Sheng Hong, Sheng Changbai and other civil servants who were searching for classics were located. Naturally, his purpose of coming here was to find Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai.
In the old palace, Sheng Hong, Sheng Changbai and other officials were much better than before, because the shouts of killing outside had stopped. Although the palace was guarded by many soldiers, they had learned from the internal officials that the rebellion was
It was put down and the official family was saved.
So they all breathed a sigh of relief. They were even prepared to die before, but luckily it didn't reach that level.
"Squeak!"
The palace door was pushed open, and a group of people walked in. Sheng Hong and others were so shocked that they unconsciously stepped back.
Sheng Changbai, on the other hand, had sharp eyes. When he saw the leader, he immediately exclaimed: "Eldest brother-in-law?"
"Ah? Is it really Shuyuan?"
When Sheng Hong saw that he was really his son-in-law, he hurried over.
"Shu Yuan, why are you here?"
Zhou Chen said: "I was ordered to lead the army to suppress the rebellion. Now that the rebels in the imperial city have been captured, His Majesty has issued an order. All officials in the imperial city can go back on their own."
"Hou Zhou, is this true?"
All the officials in the palace were overjoyed. They had been worried here for a long time, and they were already exhausted. If they were not afraid, they would have run away.
"Well, when you get to the palace gate, report it. Anyone who is not involved with the traitor can leave the imperial city."
Several officials immediately saluted and thanked Zhou Chen, and then began to pack their belongings and prepare to leave.
When only Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai and his son were left, they couldn't help but ask Zhou Chen.
"Shu Yuan, what's going on with the rebellion outside?"
They didn't dare to go out to check the situation. They just hid here, so they didn't understand the situation outside at all.
Zhou Chen did not hide anything and told them concisely what happened in the capital and palace.
The father and son of the Sheng family were extremely frightened when they heard such a thrilling and appalling palace change. At the same time, they were secretly glad that luckily it did not involve them, otherwise they would not be able to imagine the consequences.
Chapter completed!