After the princess was reborn, she kissed the ruthless kidnapper

Chapter 225 "Ah! The Marquis of Xiangyang rebelled—The Marquis of Xiangyang killed the king—&qu

After a long period of preparation, the Wanshou Festival palace banquet finally arrived.

Jiang Ci'an settled Shen Changle down and prepared all the midwives and doctors.

To be on the safe side, he also ordered the brothers in Fengying to provide layered protection.

After confirming that not even a fly could fly in, he followed Jiang Wen out of the general's mansion and came to the palace with great concern.

As night fell and the lights came on, the palace was ablaze with light.

A carefully prepared palace banquet for the Emperor's birthday finally kicked off.

The ministers and their families were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and lined up on both sides of the hall according to their official ranks.

Led by Prime Minister Mu, they all knelt down and congratulated Emperor An, who was sitting high on the dragon throne.

"Long live our Emperor! Your Majesty, with your sage wisdom, has governed the world and created a prosperous era. May Your Majesty reign forever, enjoy good health, and forever bless our dynasty with prosperity. With deep respect, we, your subjects, wish Your Majesty great blessings and a long life!"

"Your Majesty, I respectfully wish you great blessings and a long life—"

All the ministers shouted in unison, and their voices echoed throughout the palace for a long time.

Emperor An laughed, his heart filled with joy, and raised his hand to signal everyone to take a seat.

"My dear ministers, please stand. I have such wise ministers and capable generals as you. This is a blessing to our dynasty and the people. I wish to work hand in hand with you to create a prosperous era that will last for thousands of years and benefit all our people."

"Thank you Lord for your grace."

Everyone stood up and sat down.

Delicious dishes were presented one after another, and the fragrance filled the air.

The fairy music continues endlessly and the dancers in colorful clothes flutter.

But everyone in the audience, except Emperor An who was completely unaware, was thinking about something and was worried.

Especially Jiang Ci'an, who is concerned about Shen Changle, and Mu Li, who is preparing to plan a great cause.

Seeing Princess Shengyang, Prime Minister Mu and General Jiang offering birthday gifts one after another, Mu Li seized the opportunity to stand up.

After saying a lot of congratulations, he got to the point.

"Your Majesty is benevolent and virtuous, and all the people of our dynasty are blessed by your grace. To celebrate your longevity, the people have prepared birthday gifts and entrusted this humble official to present them.

I wish Your Majesty a long and prosperous life and everlasting prosperity and glory."

Upon hearing this, Emperor An subconsciously thought that it was a letter from all the people, a birthday gift.

He happily ordered him to bring it up quickly.

After all, if it really is a book for all people praising his kindness, then it would be an imperial honor that would be recorded in the annals of history for eternity!

But it’s unexpected...

A huge object covered with red cloth was pushed up by four people.

Mu Li glanced at the giant, no longer concealing his ambition, and bowed with a proud smile.

"Are you ready? Your Majesty..."

"What treasure is it? I want to unveil it myself."

Emperor An walked down the golden steps with the help of his personal eunuchs.

Civil and military officials all stood up to greet him.

Jiang Ci'an glanced at Jiang Wen cautiously and became alert unconsciously.

Emperor An was not on guard at all and walked straight to where Mu Li was standing.

He looked around at all the officials and joyfully raised his hand to unveil the ceremony.

The red cloth rises and falls.

A crude imitation of a thunder bomb appeared before everyone.

Before Emperor An could react, Jiang Ci'an screamed:

"Protect the Emperor!"

Unfortunately it's too late!

Before Jiang Ci'an finished speaking, the small blade hidden in Mu Li's hair had already pierced into Emperor An's lower back.

After three consecutive stabbings, the rebels outside the door rushed in one after another.

The civil and military officials who were stunned on the spot began to stir and shouted to get out of the way.

"Ah! The Marquis of Xiangyang rebelled—the Marquis of Xiangyang murdered the king—"

Mu Li, however, curled his lips and smiled nonchalantly.

He ordered his men to take control of all civil and military officials.

An Shengyang, the head of all officials, looked at him, took a step back in panic, and looked at Mu Li in disbelief.

He murmured to himself:

"No... this is impossible, Li'er, why... why are you doing this?"

Mu Li, without even looking up, elegantly took out a handkerchief from his waist, wiped the small blade, and said with a smug smile:

"Mother, don't panic. When your son kills Jiang Ci'an and ascends the throne, you will be the Empress Dowager of Anguo!"

"No... Li'er, what are you talking about? No, no!"

Mu Li was annoyed by her noise and was too lazy to pretend anymore, so he revealed his true face.

"What are you arguing about? If you keep arguing, you'll die with them!"

An Shengyang didn't dare to say anything more and just kept crying.

Mu Li glanced at her, snorted coldly and threw away the blood-stained handkerchief.

Turned and walked towards Jiang Ci'an.

"Jiang Ci'an, what a pity! It's a pity that Shen Changle, such a beautiful lady, is so devoted to a country bumpkin like you..."

I gave her a chance. I asked her to give up on you, but it's a pity that she was useless!

Then I can only do it my own way.”

Jiang Ci'an's eyes were bloodshot and he pounced on him like an enraged beast.

But he was held down by the rebel soldiers who were escorting him.

"It was really you who did this! Where's the antidote? Give it to me!"

"Antidote?"

Mu Li laughed out loud in surprise.

"Hahahaha...didn't Shen Changle tell you about Medicine King Valley? You actually asked me for the antidote? You're really tired of living.

Okay, okay, if that thing can be called an antidote, I do have it!

But... whether you can get it depends on your own ability!"

What is the antidote for being tired of living?

Why did he react this way?

Jiang Ci'an couldn't figure it out, but no matter what, as long as there was an antidote for Changle's illness, it would be fine!

His brows relaxed and he visibly relaxed.

Mu Li was still in doubt.

Why was he not panicked at all when death was imminent, and why was he not surprised at his rebellion?

Is it...

He secretly said, "Oh no!"

Unfortunately, it's too late.

"What are you waiting for? Zhu Jiuxing! Why don't you shoot?"

At Jiang Ci'an's command, thousands of arrows rained down through the window.

The rebels were unable to take care of themselves, and all the civil and military officials screamed and fled.

Jiang Wen also brought a group of generals and started fighting.

"Protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and capture the traitor Mu Li!"

In just a cup of tea, Jiang Ci'an foiled Mu Li's rebellion plan, which he had carefully prepared for several months.

He was forced to kneel on the ground, struggling unwillingly and asking:

"You, why are you on guard?"

Jiang Ci'an chuckled.

"I would also like to thank your mother, Princess Shengyang."

On the other side, An Shengyang, who was already frightened out of his wits, crawled out from under the table tremblingly with the help of his maid.

He was startled by Mu Li's stare and looked at Jiang Ci'an in confusion.

"Thank...thank me?"

Jiang Ci'an glanced at her and said truthfully:

"You used Princess Shengyang to deliberately reveal Changle's illness to me, dropped clues, and lured me to the banquet. Aren't you just trying to use the palace banquet to wipe out the royal bloodline?"

"But... but even so, where did you get the troops? I checked! The main force of Shen Changle's Phoenix Camp is outside the city, and there is no deployment at all!

Soldiers in the barracks cannot enter the city without the emperor's order! You, where did you get the troops to ruin my plan?

He refused to give in and insisted on dying with a clear conscience.

Jiang Ci'an was not stingy and answered patiently:

"Who said I mobilized troops?"

Mu Li was stunned and asked in disbelief:

"W-what do you mean?"

Zhu Jiuxing walked over leisurely with his arms folded.

"You still don't understand? My second brother didn't use any soldiers at all! He just set up some traps!"

"A mechanism? How is that possible? What kind of mechanism could shoot so many arrows, and at such a long range..."

"Humph, what a fuss! Don't you know that my second sister-in-law has an invention called the 'Rocket Crossbow'?

My second brother just made a slight improvement, combining the rocket crossbow with the thunder bomb, increasing the power from one shot to ten. How ignorant! "

He patted the fake thunder bomb in the hall, which was only for show, and his disgust was evident.

"You even stole our iron cannon, but it's useless!"