A familiar male voice sounded.
Luyuan, covered in wounds, was escorted by the new noble ministers.
"You're not dead?" I couldn't help but frown.
"Disappointed?" Luyuan's tone was flat, but I still sensed a fleeting sense of desolation.
I sighed, "Don't block my path. I'll let you live as a leisurely prince, living a worry-free life."
Before Luyuan could speak, the ministers were already clamoring.
"Be sensible, quickly hand over your military power, drop your weapons and kneel to surrender, and we may spare your life!"
"In my opinion, just kill her. She's the one causing chaos both inside and outside the court! Setting up female schools and medical clinics, letting women step out of their homes, what are women? Just men's accessories!"
"Exactly, they even want to allow those commoners to take the imperial examinations and enter officialdom. What are they? Are they worthy of standing with us?"
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I laughed as I listened, "Every day you all bow and kneel to me, how come you still don't understand the value of women? Women are your heaven."
"Throughout history, men have been considered heaven. You want to overturn the natural order, it's a great rebellion!"
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They were furious, shouting to urge Luyuan to kill me to uphold the court's principles, but none dared to lay a hand on me.
I couldn't be bothered with them, just staring straight at Luyuan, "If you dare to kill me, you would have done it already."
Luyuan looked towards Luyue lying not far away, "I know you're standing here alone relying on the heavy troops. Whoever dares to kill you will be trampled to death by the army."
"But now that Luyue is dead, I can easily kill you, and then claim you died in a struggle with him. Even if they suspect something, they can only give up revenge due to lack of evidence."
The words of Luyuan stunned the ministers present.
They couldn't understand why Luyuan would go against public opinion and keep such a dangerous person like me by his side.
I remained silent for a moment, then looked at Luyuan and laughed, "Luyuan, do you understand the concept of things changing with time?"
I didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.
Luyuan and I had known each other since childhood, joined the army together, risked our lives for each other, our bond was indescribable.
But such a bond eventually disappeared amidst the suspicion of the old emperor and the struggle for power.
The person who once was willing to sacrifice himself to protect me now shot arrows at me in the chaos of the battlefield.
Although he, who was always accurate, didn't hit my vital points, we both knew we could never go back.
He didn't speak again, just raised his hand.
The soldiers immediately rushed towards me.
I looked at his pained expression and chuckled.
Thankfully, I never entertained the thought of giving up everything for a man and becoming a wife.
Otherwise, how regretful would I be at this moment.
Men are so hypocritical.
Professing love but worth nothing in the face of power.
Acting affectionate even when they're about to kill you.
Disgusting.
I wielded my sword to fight.
But for every one person they injured, five more replaced them.
How could I withstand this kind of attack.
Half an hour later, covered in wounds, I was forced to kneel on the ground.
With the grand plan unfulfilled, at least I and Lu Jiao had to survive.
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