At the Autumn Hunting Conference, the Chu Dynasty deliberately pretended to be defeated and upset.As expected, Xie Yanfang took the opportunity to launch an attack and put her under house arrest in the name of assisting the government, demanding that she hand over military power.When the courtiers saw the eldest princess being forced to the side hall of the hunting ground, many of them did not dare to speak.Xie Yanfang still looked gentle, but there was no retreat in her words.He told Chu Chao that Xiao Xun was dead and Xie Yanlai was no longer here. If she wanted to keep Xiao Yu and the rest of the Chu family, she should hand over the military orders.

The Chu Dynasty did not resist immediately and only took out the token as Xie Yanfang requested.When she approached, there was a dagger hidden in her sleeve, and the blade was quenched with dragon bird gall poison.Xie Yanfang thought that she had been forced into a desperate situation, and her defenses were only placed on the outside army and the Imperial Guard. She did not expect that the Chu Dynasty would take action in the most direct way.The moment the dagger cut through his arm, Xie Yanfang's expression finally changed.The Chu Dynasty did not want to fight, and took advantage of the chaos created by Mu Xiaoman and others to retreat, allowing the poison to spread in Xie Yanfang's body first.

At the critical moment, Xie Yanlai, who survived the fall from the cliff, led his troops to break through.It turned out that he was rescued by his old troops after falling off a cliff. He was seriously injured and was in coma for several days. He rushed back to the capital as soon as he woke up.He did not show up in advance in order to cooperate with the Chu Dynasty in forcing Xie Yanfang to reveal his true face.When Xie Yanfang saw him alive, she finally realized that the biggest variable she thought had been eliminated was still standing in front of her.The situation in the hunting ground was reversed in an instant. The Xie family's private soldiers and the Imperial Guard were fighting in the forest. The courtiers were also forced to see the truth of this conspiracy.

In order to completely remove Xie Yanfang's defenses, Chu Chao and Xie Yanlai staged another painful trick.The Chu Dynasty pretended to surrender and was willing to be a puppet controlled by Xie Yanfang; Xie Yanlai cut his neck and mutilated himself in full view of the public, pretending to trade his life for the Chu Dynasty's safety.Xie Yanfang has always prided herself on being able to read people's hearts, but she believed in this performance when she wanted to win the most.He thought that the Chu Dynasty had lost its ability to fight back, and that Xie Yanlai was no longer a threat, so he brought more hidden evidence and manpower to the front.

Chu Chao was waiting for this moment.Mu Xiaoman led people to intercept Xie Yanfang's private soldiers, while Xiao Yu was also preparing for the pro-government ceremony in the palace.All the evidence was sent to where it should appear. Weijiacun, Qianjiranxue, Chu Cen's poisoning, Xie Yanlai's ambush, everything was no longer just a rumor.Although Xie Yanfang was poisoned, she still tried to use the Xie family's century-old reputation to suppress the situation.Chu Chao watched him struggle, feeling no joy in his heart, only a sense of calm that he had finally reached the end.She knew that the real reckoning would be completed at a grand ceremony in front of the Great Chu Court.

When Xie Yanlai broke through the siege and entered the hunting ground, the side of his neck was still wrapped in a thick bandage.He came all the way, his wounds opened many times, but he didn't stop.When Chu Chao saw him alive, his eyes were confused for only a moment, and then he continued to act as planned.The two of them knew Xie Yanfang's temper very well. If he only relied on force to take someone down at this time, he would have countless excuses to bite back.He must be allowed to present all the evidence of private soldiers, poisons, military power and forced palace, so that the court will no longer have any room for protection.

The most dangerous moment of the bitter plot was when Xie Yanlai pretended to cut his neck.When the blade of the blade was pressed against the old wound, Chu Chao almost broke the token in his sleeve.She knew it was false, but she was still heartbroken by the bad news about falling off a cliff a few days ago.When Xie Yanlai fell, Xie Yanfang finally relaxed his vigilance and ordered people to collect military orders from all over the hunting ground in preparation for a complete takeover.Mu Xiaoman was waiting for this order. She emerged from the darkness with the Imperial Guard and captured the messenger and the private soldier commander together.Xie Yanfang didn't realize until this moment that the hunting ground was not only his trap, but also the court prepared for him by the Chu Dynasty.