My wife is a reborn big boss

With the eldest princess in front and Wu Qiong and the other two behind, the three of them arrived at the Vermilion Bird Avenue, which faced the main gate of the palace.

The Vermilion Bird Avenue, wide enough for eight carriages to travel side by side, was filled with Imperial Guards, led by Zhang Muzhi, the Commandant of the Guards.

"Your Highness!" Zhang Muzhi led the way, and the entire Imperial Guard knelt on one knee: "Your Highness!"

"Rise." The eldest princess nodded. "Let's go!"

With perfectly synchronized movements and complete silence, the Imperial Guards of the entire street silently rose, made way for the group, and then followed behind them, walking silently toward the colossal structure at the end of the street.

"Are we just going to charge straight in like that?" Wu Qiong whispered.

"As long as it's managed well," the princess smiled confidently, "we can just crush the rest."

At the same time, inside the palace.

Emperor Bai Luo of the Great Zhou Dynasty, wearing armor he hadn't worn for decades, slowly rose from his dragon throne: "Minister Hu, how are the preparations?"

At the bottom of the steps, a burly man over two meters tall, with muscles like cast iron, knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty! The Imperial Guards without Zhang Muzhi are the true Imperial Guards! I will charge like a bull to slaughter the rebels!"

This man was Hulk, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards who had surrendered from the Western Regions decades ago and was the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards under Zhang Muzhi, the Commandant of the Guards.

"Very well! Let me see what courage my good daughter has to rebel against me!" The Emperor of Great Zhou never imagined that the one who would rebel against him was his daughter who had been sent to the frontier.

Hulk followed the emperor out of the hall.

"Your Majesty!" Eight imperial secret agents, including Zheng Xiaojiu who had been rescued, were already there.

"Hmm." The Emperor of Great Zhou continued forward, and the eight people stood up and followed behind him.

Before the main hall, a thousand of the most elite Imperial Guards were gathered, awaiting their decisive battle against the rebels.

"My lords! Our great Zhou dynasty has a glorious history spanning thousands of years! Now it is in imminent danger! I will fight alongside you! I hope you will not fail my expectations!" Emperor Zhou shouted.

"To sacrifice oneself for the country in times of crisis! To face death as if returning home!" Hulk shouted as he returned to the Imperial Guard.

"To sacrifice oneself for one's country in times of crisis, to regard death as returning home!"

"To sacrifice oneself for one's country in times of crisis, to regard death as returning home!"

The unified shouts soared into the sky! Despite being only five hundred elite Imperial Guards, they exuded an overwhelming aura comparable to that of tens of thousands!

"Very well! Today, I will join you all in facing this national crisis!" The Zhou Emperor, who had not commanded troops for decades, was so excited that his face turned red. He seemed to have returned to the glorious years when he led his army to conquer the north and south in his youth.

At the end of the road ahead, the inner gate of the palace slowly opened, and Bai Xuanji led the main force of the Imperial Guard, followed by Zhang Muzhi and five commanders, as well as Wu Qiong, Su Mubai, Li Jianshi and others, and strode in with her head held high.

"Bai Xuanji, you are truly my good daughter!" Emperor Zhou looked at the spirited princess with a livid face. "I have never treated you badly. I didn't force you after you broke off the engagement, and I even let you go to the border. Why did you rebel!"

"You're blocking my way," the princess said calmly, then retorted, "Besides, do you think I don't know how Mother died?"

Her mother, Consort Li, was favored by Emperor Zhou, but was poisoned to death by the jealous Empress. Emperor Zhou did not blame the Empress, but covered up the matter, saying only that Consort Li had died suddenly from illness.

Emperor Zhou's face turned ashen: "You think you can succeed?"

The eldest princess chuckled: "The Three Dukes, the Nine Ministers, the entire court of civil and military officials, and all the generals—they are all my people. What do you have to fight me with?"

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the six Imperial Guard commanders behind him jumped out. It was Li Si, one of the Left Army commanders!

Wang Wu was about to make a move when Zhang Muzhi stopped him and shook his head.

Seeing that no one was stopping him, Li Si rushed up to Hulk, pulled out a gold medal from his pocket, and held it up high: "I am Imperial Secret Agent 004! Let me see His Majesty!"

Hulk waved his hand expressionlessly, and the silent Imperial Guards quietly parted to let him pass.

He rushed forward and knelt before Emperor Zhou, prostrating himself as if a mountain were collapsing and a jade pillar were crumbling: "Your humble servant, Imperial Secret Agent 004, greets Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"I am at peace." The Zhou Emperor didn't even glance at him: "Take him down."

Eight imperial spies pinned Li Si to the ground. He looked utterly bewildered: "Your Majesty! I am Ling Ling Si! You sent me to infiltrate the Imperial Guards! Today I learned that the Princess has returned and is about to rebel, so I secretly released Xiao Jiu to report back! I beg Your Majesty to see the truth!"

Emperor Zhou then turned around, a cold smile on his face: "Hmph, is that so? Linglingjiu has already reported that several of your Imperial Guard commanders are working for the rebel Bai Xuanji. Are you still trying to deceive me now?"

"Ah?" Li Si suddenly realized. He turned his head frantically and said to Zheng Xiaojiu, "Xiaojiu, I had no choice at the time. They were all there. If I exposed my identity, I would just be arrested along with you. So I simply hid and then quietly let you leave. How did you report to His Majesty?"

With a smile on her face, Zheng Xiaojiu plunged a knife into Li Si's chest: "That's right, the commanders of the Imperial Guards are all Her Highness the Eldest Princess's men, and so am I, even before I joined the Imperial Secret Service. My feigned exposure and arrest was just a charade to find out who the real traitor is. Li Si, you are the real traitor."

"You..." Li Si collapsed to the ground, his consciousness fading away.

Looking at the other imperial spies who hadn't moved, Emperor Zhou said expressionlessly, "Who else is a traitor?"

The other seven imperial guards silently stood beside Zheng Xiaojiu and stepped back. One of them, Lingling Yao, spoke up: "Your Majesty, we are not traitors. We have been Her Highness the Princess's people from the very beginning."

Li Si, lying on the ground, finally breathed his last. Even in his death, he couldn't believe that everyone around him was an undercover agent!

Emperor Zhou shouted, "Hulk! Take down these traitors!"

Hulk waved his hand, and five hundred elite Imperial Guards turned around, ignoring Zheng Xiaojiu and the others, but... slowly surrounded Emperor Zhou: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I am also one of the Princess's men."

"Didn't I already say that?" Bai Xuanji retorted, "The entire court is under my control. What makes you think you can fight me?"

Emperor Zhou's lips twitched. He turned to look at the old eunuch who had been by his side since the reigning emperor was alive: "Old Chuan, you wouldn't happen to be a traitor too, would you?"

"Your Majesty is overthinking it. When I first began serving Your Majesty, Princess Eldest wasn't even born yet," the old eunuch said slowly. "Unfortunately, however, my underlings are all traitors. They've probably already gone to the inner palace to take the Empress's head..."

Emperor Zhou "..."