A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

Xiao Yan could only feel speechless and helpless about this.

"So... His Majesty's death!" Thinking of this, Xiao Yan completely lost any remaining sense of guilt towards the Prince of Ying, and asked again, "Was that also your doing?"

"Of course!" After hearing Xiao Yan's question, the King of England nodded with great pride and admitted it.

In fact, he originally intended to send someone to Anguo to assassinate Emperor Wu.

However, they had never had the chance to succeed! And the great fire that Wei Tingyu ordered the Golden Shadow Guard to set was also claimed as credit by the assassin sent by the King of England.

Therefore, Yang Xingyan always believed that the fire that burned Emperor Wu to death was caused by his men.

He took the blame for this whole mess and was quite pleased with himself!

"Hmph! You didn't expect that, did you!" The King of Ying became smug again, shaking his head and saying, "I had already made arrangements long before Yang Ying set off!"

"It will be difficult to save my useless imperial brother, after all, we are in Andu!"

"But killing him is very simple! All it takes is a big fire!"

"Haha! This is really not a difficult task!"

At this moment, King Yang Xingyan of England was like a little kid showing off his amazing work to others, and his expression became increasingly arrogant!

"How can you face the ancestors of Dawu? How can you face the people of Dawu?" Xiao Yan was speechless when she saw the King of Ying like this.

How could I have been so blind back then, so focused on repaying his kindness from years ago, while completely ignoring the fact that this kid is a psychopath?

Putting everything else aside, as a member of the royal family of Dawu, what you've done is truly outrageous!

"I don't care about all that!" However, the King of England was already in a daze. He shook his head with a smile, then raised his arms and shouted, "It was Da Wu who wronged me!"

"I only want to be the King of Dawu!" The King of Ying's eyes were bloodshot as he said this, which was quite terrifying!

Even though there was a canopy between them, Xiao Yan could clearly see his bloodshot eyes and crazed expression.

"Once your children and your brother are all dead, the only option left for the officials is to install me as their heir!" The King of England then launched into a long explanation of his plan: "Didn't you see how grateful they were to me just now?"

"I have been an incompetent and wise king for so many years, no one would doubt me!"

This last sentence is essentially a final review of all of the King's plans!

All those years of pretense were for this moment of success! So he finally let out all the resentment he had held in his heart for so many years!

"Is that so?!" However, no sooner had King Yang Xingyan finished speaking than a cold man's voice came from the side.

Yang Xingyan's maniacal smile was still frozen on his face, but at this moment his eyes suddenly widened as he looked in the direction from which the sound came.

He even involuntarily took two steps back, because this sudden turn of events had truly caught him off guard.

To my surprise, there were outsiders in this very hall!

However, when Wei Tingyu slowly emerged from behind the tent, Yang Xingyan's gaze immediately turned cold.

He naturally recognized the Marquis of Jining, who came from a great power in the Central Plains!

Meanwhile, following behind Wei Tingyu were a group of ministers from the Wu Kingdom court, the leader of whom was Xiao Yan's father, Duke Xiao!

Although this old man held no official position in the court at the time, he was still a powerful and influential figure within the Wu Kingdom! Otherwise, his daughter would not have been able to ascend to the throne of Empress of Wu Kingdom!

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned sharply towards Prince Yang Xingyan.

It was obvious that everyone had heard every word of his confession at Xiao Yan's bedside.

Not only did he engage in these scheming plots, but he also openly admitted that he had ordered Emperor Wu to be burned to death! This further enraged the veteran officials of Wu!

Yang Xingyan was a man who was good at scheming and plotting, and his mind was naturally quick.

In that instant, he realized that all his previous plans had failed! Forget about inheriting the throne, he was now absolutely out of luck even in terms of his life!

In that instant, he made a desperate decision. Without saying a word, he threw his cane to the ground, then pulled a dagger from his right sleeve and lunged at Xiao Yan'er on the bed.

This surprised everyone present. They hadn't expected that this crippled prince had some martial arts skills. So even though he only had one leg that he could use, he was quite fast!

Moreover, kidnapping Empress Xiao Yan is currently the only viable way for the Prince of Ying to escape.

However, he had underestimated the situation. Even when faced with the dagger thrusting at him, Xiao Yan showed no sign of panic.

Because the next second, a woman in purple robes flashed out from behind her canopy! She was extremely skilled, easily disarming the King of England and then casually throwing him away.

This woman was none other than Ren Ruyi. She had been hiding behind the curtain for a long time, and had long wanted to rush out and kill this brain-dead, heartless, and unjust Prince Ying! There was no need for her to show any mercy now!

As for Yang Xingyan, that unlucky fellow, after he was thrown out, he crashed directly into a screen not far away and fell head over heels.

The sounds of fighting alerted the leader of the Imperial Guards who were guarding outside the shop.

They were men of King Yang Xingyan of England. As soon as they saw that things had changed, they drew their swords and rushed in.

However, several more Golden Shadow Guards suddenly emerged from the shadows!

Their swords moved with incredible speed, capable of killing instantly! In less than a breath, they had dealt with the Imperial Guards soldiers and their leader who had tried to break in.

The King of England, who was originally dizzy from the fall, finally managed to sit up. When he saw that the Imperial Guards were lying lifeless on the ground, his face turned deathly pale.

So all the arrangements he had laid out for so long were easily thwarted by Wei Tingyu and his men!

"Did you all hear the King's confession clearly?" At this moment, Wei Tingyu smiled, then stepped forward and stepped on Yang Xingyan's back, making it impossible for him to get up, while looking at the ministers of Wu Kingdom in front of him.

"I never expected such a venomous snake to be coiled beneath the throne!" At this moment, Xiao Yan's father, Duke Xiao, frowned and spoke directly.

Since the daughter had completely sided with Wei Tingyu, Xiao Yan's father naturally did too!

The entire Xiao family, like the western part of Anguo, now followed Wei Tingyu's lead.

"Don't kill me!" King Yang Xingyan was terrified, knowing that even dying a hundred times wouldn't be enough to atone for what he had just said, so he could only beg for mercy.

"I was just momentarily blinded by greed! I just really wanted to experience what power felt like, just like you guys!"

Seeing Yang Xingyan begging for mercy while crying and shouting, everyone present showed disdain.

After all, his current image is completely different from that of the arrogant King of England who seemed to have the throne within his grasp.

"Where is the Prince of Danyang?" At this moment, Duke Xiao asked the Prince of Ying.

“This…” Yang Xingyan was taken aback, then lowered his head and stammered.

Seeing his behavior, everyone present understood.

Without a doubt, after this guy carried Prince Danyang to his residence, he must have already died!

"Duke Xiao! Your Excellencies!" The more the King of Ying thought about it, the more frightened he became, but there was no turning back now that he had already done it. He immediately burst into tears and cried out, "I'm only twenty-two years old! I haven't lived enough yet!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened, and a dagger was already stuck in his chest.

And this dagger was the very weapon that the King of England had just taken out to try and kidnap Xiao Yan.

At this moment, the dagger was already deeply embedded in his chest! He opened his mouth but made no sound, and with a face full of resentment and unwillingness, he fell straight to the ground.

However, everyone's attention was focused on Ren Ruyi, because it was she who threw the dagger and stabbed Yang Xingyan to death.

"Sorry, my hand slipped!" Ren Ruyi sneered, then spoke calmly.

Then, amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, she slowly walked forward to examine Yang Xingyan's corpse and said, "I know you Wu people are always so long-winded! You might as well go to the Zhongzheng Prefecture or the Dali Temple again!"

"Why don't I, an outsider, play the villain for you!"

The ministers of Wu Kingdom exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing Ren Ruyi's words, for there was indeed some truth to them! Moreover, given Yang Xingyan's crimes, ending his life with a single blow was already considered a lenient act of mercy.

"Make a note of this!" At this moment, Duke Xiao coldly observed all of this and softly said, "The Prince of Ying suddenly fell ill with a chronic illness and died violently in the palace!"

"No!" Empress Xiao Yan, who was still watching everything from behind the curtain, suddenly interrupted her father, saying, "It was the Prince of Ying who plotted rebellion! He was executed by my own hand!"

"He harmed the late emperor and my child!" Xiao Yan coldly stared at Yang Xingyan's corpse before speaking directly.

Anyway, he just admitted it himself, so who else should take the blame if not him?

Of course, at this moment, Xiao Yan felt extremely resentful towards Yang Xingyan!

Since she was not actually pregnant, there was no truth to the claim that she was harmed by the other party and suffered a miscarriage, losing her unborn child.

However, Yang Xingyan did indeed have malicious intentions towards her, and Xiao Yan was now truly embracing the role of a mother.

Just imagine, if I were pregnant with Wei Tingyu's child, but this guy caused me to miscarry... I would absolutely want to tear him to pieces to vent my anger!

"You want to save him one last bit of face, but I'm determined to tear him to pieces!" Thinking this, Xiao Yan gritted her teeth and said with resentment, "Only in this way can I vent my hatred!"

Xiao Yan's words struck a chord with the historian beside her, as it was their duty to faithfully record the course of events.

As for the fact that Ren Ruyi was the one who personally killed Yang Xingyan, it wasn't considered a big deal by the historians.

Although they didn't know this woman, the fact that she could hide behind the Empress's canopy and protect her at crucial moments meant she must be one of the Empress's confidantes!

What difference is there between the Empress's confidant killing someone and the Empress herself doing it?

"But right now..." At this moment, a minister beside him said with a glint in his eye, "Who should succeed to the throne? If it is not decided quickly, I'm afraid things might change over time!"

"In my humble opinion, the only option now is to choose one of the young sons of the imperial clan to ascend the throne!"

"This is the only way, but the imperial family members are all too young. How can they rule the world?"

"This is not difficult! The new emperor will surely regard the Empress as his legal mother, and after his ascension to the throne, the Empress Dowager can assist him in governing!"

"Yes, yes, yes! The Duke of Xiao can also serve as the chief minister in handling the affairs of the previous dynasty! That would be much safer!"

"I second that opinion! Let us ask Duke Xiao to return to public service!"

...The ministers of Wu Kingdom are all seasoned political veterans; who among them can't see the current situation clearly?

The main male line of the royal family has all died, and the Empress's "child" has been miscarried, so they can only look for a replacement from the collateral branches.