Bai Mowan never dread that Gu Xingchuan would rebel against Xiao Jinxing.
Wasn’t Gu Xingchuan always loyal and devoted?!
Didn’t Xiao Jinxing value Gu Xingchuan so highly?!
Even Xiao Jinxing misjudged people sotis.
Of course, it wasn’t entirely Xiao Jinxing’s fault. Bai Mowan thought that none of those present could have imagined that Gu Xingchuan would rebel!
For whom?!
An Ning?!
To win this woman, Gu Xingchuan was willing to risk his life and reputation, sacrificing everything?!
Bai Mowan’s once-calm heart was once again thrown off balance.
What exactly was so special about An Ning?!
She managed to make two n overthrow the governnt for her.
She caused a nation to fall into such turmoil.
Who said she’s not a fem fatale!
Bai Mowan understood it all, yet she remained silent.
She still wanted to see, to watch Gu Xingchuan seize power from Xiao Jinxing with wide-open eyes.
She was now in utter disgrace and destitution!
She wanted Xiao Jinxing to pay the sa price!
Xiao Jinxing, at this mont, also regained his calm.
As the emperor of a nation, how could he truly lose his reason over a woman?
His current calmness appeared to An Ning as if she was seeing the Xiao Jinxing of the past when he was the Prince of Chen—cruel to all, indifferent to all; his life was consud by revenge, and anyone who stood in the way of his revenge would be killed without rcy!
Xiao Jinxing looked at Gu Xingchuan with cold eyes, asking word by word, "Are you going to rebel against ?!"
Thus.
Xiao Jinxing realized everything at a glance.
At this mont, he had not the slightest other emotion, just accepting the fact of Gu Xingchuan’s betrayal with such calmness.
And as soon as he spoke.
It shocked everyone around Xiao Jinxing.
Song Yanqing’s eyes almost popped out.
Gu Xingchuan was going to rebel?!
Rebel against Xiao Jinxing?!
He thought he had misheard.
Even after thinking of countless reasons, he didn’t dare to think in this direction at all.
They had fought side by side for so many years, knowing each other deeply; he had thought of anyone but Gu Xingchuan betraying the emperor. Even if the empress wanted to betray the emperor, he hadn’t thought it would be Gu Xingchuan. The emperor trusted him so much, yet Gu Xingchuan would do such a thing.
Xie Ruotong was naturally greatly surprised as well.
She knew Gu Xingchuan deeply loved An Ning, but she didn’t believe he could do sothing so ridiculous just because he couldn’t win her love. Gu Xingchuan was never that kind of person; he had his noble character. She couldn’t believe he would commit such a heinous act.
All eyes turned to Gu Xingchuan, filled with doubt, disbelief, and expectation...hoping that none of it was true.
"Yes!" Gu Xingchuan suddenly admitted.
Without any covering up, simple and direct.
He said, "Today, I am not here to rescue the emperor; I am here to seize him!"
"Gu Xingchuan, are you crazy?!" Xie Ruotong was the most agitated.
Xie Ruotong and Gu Xingchuan had known each other for years.
Though it was because of An Ning that they t, with ti, they truly beca life-and-death friends.
She couldn’t accept Gu Xingchuan walking this path of disgrace by ten thousand people.
She couldn’t accept Gu Xingchuan becoming what he was now.
"Sorry to disappoint you, Ruotong." Gu Xingchuan looked at Xie Ruotong, at her overly emotional state.
"Why? Why do you want to do this?" Xie Ruotong asked her loudly.
Gu Xingchuan was sowhat silent.
He silently glanced at An Ning in his embrace.
An Ning’s acupoints had not been untied, so she was staying quietly in his arms, bringing him joy, even if all this was just self-deception.
Seeing Gu Xingchuan’s gaze, Xie Ruotong’s face turned more severe, "For the empress?!"
Gu Xingchuan lifted his eyes, "Yes, for her."
Xie Ruotong suddenly couldn’t utter a word.
Her two best friends were now doing things that went against her conscience.
And ultimately, where should she stand?!
Abandon her loyalty and justice to help her friends?! Or uphold righteousness and fight for the world!
Xie Ruotong’s eyes were red and wet.
Really enduring the greatest emotional turmoil, she didn’t let herself vent out.
Didn’t let herself beco utterly broken at this mont.
"Is that what the empress thinks too?" Song Yanqing could naturally sense Xie Ruotong’s feelings; it was hardest for her right now.
On one side, the emperor she was loyal to, and on the other, the friend she could entrust her life to.
If the two sides fought.
Who exactly should she help?!
Helping either would make Xie Ruotong regret for life.
Now, it was all up to the empress’s intention.
If the empress didn’t say she was on Gu Xingchuan’s side, then perhaps there was still a chance for a turnaround.
So this battle today, the success or failure lay in the empress’s hands.
An Ning t Song Yanqing’s gaze.
She said, "I only want to stay away from conflicts. To , it doesn’t matter who becos the emperor."
"What do you an it doesn’t concern you!" Xie Ruotong shouted directly at this mont.
Never had anyone seen her lose her senses like this.
Facing the turmoil affecting the whole nation, she could no longer hold back.
"If not for you, would they beco like this?! Would the emperor and Gu Xingchuan oppose each other to this extent? Would Gu Xingchuan do such a thing! Gu Xingchuan, such a kind, forgiving, selfless person, would rebel for you! And you say it all has nothing to do with you! An Ning, we are the best of friends. I am thankful for everything you’ve done for , to the point I would even give my life for you, but in this matter, I really can’t stand in your place or understand you!" Xie Ruotong expressed her heartache.
Obviously accusing An Ning, yet she cried more sorrowfully than anyone.
As a dignified general, the hardships Xie Ruotong had endured since childhood, she was not this easily broken.
At this mont, perhaps she truly felt powerless, for her best friends, for national righteousness, truly pushing her to the extre.
That’s why she beca completely uncontrolled.
Before An Ning could speak.
Gu Xingchuan spoke, "Don’t bla her. The reason she’s saying this is because she can’t change anything either."
Xie Ruotong looked at Gu Xingchuan with teary eyes.
She bit her lip tightly, trying hard to calm herself down.
"I just said, I forcibly brought her back using tactics. She was indeed going to leave this place full of chaos. It was who faked my death to trick her back, tricked her back to threaten the emperor! This rebellion started because of her, but she has no voice. So even if you accuse her, she can’t do anything about it." Gu Xingchuan explained it all clearly.
"Since it wasn’t An Ning’s wish, then why did you go to such lengths?!" Xie Ruotong asked him harshly.
It was truly because she regarded Gu Xingchuan as her closest friend that she was so heartbroken.
"She doesn’t wish for chaos because she thinks for the people of the world, but I lack this nobility. I said long ago, my purpose for being a court official is solely because of An Ning, both in the past and now. However, being an official could never give her everything she wanted. Only by becoming the Emperor could I protect her completely for a lifeti!"
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