0p0 Chapter 190 Escape
Chapter 190 Escape
Tang Yuanping had the same idea. Their quarrel here allowed the crown prince to gain the upper hand. Originally, the crown prince had more people than either of their sides. The two generals knew this and knew that only by joining forces to overthrow the crown prince first would the people they wanted to support have a chance to take the throne.
"So good."
The two men quickly reached a consensus and went forward to pass orders separately. Soon, the armies of both sides stopped fighting and attacked the troops led by the third prince and the fifth prince together.
The poor Third Prince and his men originally just wanted to watch the fun, but unexpectedly they became targets and started fighting in a daze.
On the other side of the mountain, Mu Xiaoqiao had already treated the wound on Ruan Haoyu's neck. Originally, Ruan Haoyu was just pretending to do it and lightly touched Ruan Haofeng's sword, leaving only a small wound.
After creating chaos, the Phantom Guards had all retreated back into the forest. The Phantom Guard who was pretending to be Concubine Yao had also changed back into her night clothes. Mu Xiaoqiao gathered several leaders together, briefly instructed them on the next plan, and then asked everyone to leave separately.
Ruan Haoyu, Mu Xiaoqiao, Concubine Yao and Nishang walked together. Mu Xiaoqiao gave each of them a human skin mask. Time was tight and she didn't have time to put on makeup for everyone one by one, so she prepared a lot of human skin masks during the day.
After dressing up, when they came out again, they had become a few completely strangers. They climbed over the mountain and went down the other side. The noisy sounds of fighting became farther and farther away, and finally nothing could be heard.
A carriage had been parked at the foot of the mountain. As soon as they got down the mountain, they got on the carriage and left. They didn't dare to waste even a quarter of an hour. The farther they went at this moment, the safer it would be.
No one caught up until daybreak. It must have taken some time to finish this inexplicable battle and figure out what had happened. Moreover, they had prepared a fake body of Ruan Haoyu and Concubine Yao. Perhaps they all thought that Ruan Haoyu and Concubine Yao were dead, and no one knew that they were already hundreds of miles away.
"I'm afraid my mother will be furious this time." Ruan Haoyu shook his head. He originally wanted to show his filial piety on behalf of the original Ruan Haoyu, but who would have thought that Concubine Rou was so ambitious that he was forced to escape and leave.
Mu Xiaoqiao held Ruan Haoyu's hand and said, "Everyone has to pay a price for their ambitions. If you leave, Concubine Rou will no longer have anything to fight for. This may be a good thing for her."
Perhaps, now that she has lost her threat, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince will no longer regard her as a serious threat, and will no longer try every means to get rid of her.
Imperial Concubine Yao, who had been silent all the way, finally spoke. She said hesitantly, "You are... the Sixth Prince?"
Ruan Haoyu nodded, "That's right, but the Sixth Prince and Imperial Concubine Yao are both dead. From now on, I am just Ruan Haoyu. I don't know how to address you, Imperial Concubine?"
"My name is Xiyao."
Xiyao had just eaten something and rested for a long time, so her energy had recovered a little. When she spoke at this moment, it was obvious that she was still on guard.
"Since the Sixth Prince has no intention of becoming the ruler of Rui State, why did he risk his life to save me?" She laughed at herself, "Don't you know that it was me who poisoned Ruan Zhaotian? Don't you want to kill me?"
Ever since falling into Wan Qianren's hands, Xiyao has never thought about being able to survive. She knows that she will die sooner or later. The only thing that keeps her going is that she has not heard the news of Ruan Zhaotian's death.
Ruan Haoyu looked into Xiyao's eyes without saying anything. Xiyao felt very uncomfortable being stared at by him and could not help but turn her head away.
"Can you tell me why you wanted to poison the king?" There was no emotion in Ruan Haoyu's voice.
Xiyao's mood changed immediately after hearing this. She bit her lips tightly with her teeth, her eyes blazing with anger. After a long while, she said coldly, "Does it matter what? Do you, the royal family, take human life seriously?"
It seems that there is a reason for this.
Ruan Haoyu nodded, "Indeed, they can even sacrifice their own son's life. In their eyes, other people's lives really don't mean anything."
Xiyao raised her eyes in surprise, not understanding what Ruan Haoyu meant. Mu Xiaoqiao sighed, took Xiyao's hand, and said, "Xiyao, you should know that the Sixth Prince was sent to Chu as a hostage by his father. Hostages are always in danger of death. He was abandoned by his father. So, in some ways, you and he may be the same. You can trust us. Besides, we have no intention of going back this time, and we will not hand you over. You can rest assured."
Xiyao was still skeptical, so Mu Xiaoqiao said, "You've seen it too. We have forged your and Ayu's bodies. We want to eliminate all future troubles. The disputes in the Rui Kingdom royal family will no longer have anything to do with us."
Xiyao bit her lip and said hesitantly: "You really didn't lie to me?"
"Do we have to go to so much trouble and risk our lives to deceive you?" Mu Xiaoqiao laughed.
Although he had known Xiyao for a short time, perhaps because she was wearing the Murui bracelet, Mu Xiaoqiao always unconsciously wanted to get close to her and felt that she and he had a strong connection.
With Mu Xiaoqiao's comfort, Xiyao finally let down her guard and told her story.
It turned out that Xiyao's father was once the governor of Changzhou, but unfortunately he was weak and died of a serious illness in his forties. The family fell into poverty and Xiyao could only depend on her mother.
Fortunately, when her father was alive, he arranged a marriage for her. The other party was the You family, also a family of officials. The head of the family, You Mozhan, was the governor of Changzhou at the time. His youngest son, You Xiule, was Xiyao's fiancé. The two grew up together and had a deep relationship. Both families were satisfied with each other.
After Xiyao's father passed away, the You family did not despise her and continued to actively prepare for the wedding, intending to choose an auspicious day to marry Xiyao. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened at this time.
You Mozhan had an old friend who was a loyal and brave general of the Rui State. He was a rare general who had expanded the territory of the Rui State and made great contributions. After the Rui State was stabilized, the king was afraid of him and accused him of treason and punished his entire nine clans. You Mozhan was eager to save his friend, so he wrote a letter to plead for him. Unexpectedly, an imperial decree sentenced him as an accomplice and executed his entire nine clans.
A catastrophe struck the You family, and the entire family was executed. You Jianle was also implicated at a young age, and his body and head were separated. Fortunately, Xiyao had not yet married into the family, so she was spared. However, how could anyone swallow this? Xiyao was so angry that she decided to avenge her husband.
During the selection the following year, Xiyao settled her mother down, used some money, replaced a woman who did not want to enter the palace, and entered the palace.
She was naturally beautiful, and after entering the palace she tried her best to get close to Ruan Zhaotian. Soon she won Ruan Zhaotian over and he favored her every day. She also took the opportunity to give him a chronic poison, which eroded his body day by day.
Everything went smoothly until Ruan Zhaotian became terminally ill and no medicine could cure him. He then discovered that he was not sick but poisoned. Xiyao had already made preparations for escape and arranged the route and plan.
Unfortunately, despite all her planning, Concubine Rou had figured out the clues at some point and arranged for people to wait for her on the way she escaped, captured her, and imprisoned her in the military camp.
After that, Mu Xiaoqiao knew it. After Xiyao finished speaking, she let out a long sigh. Recalling the past, it seemed like a long, long time ago. However, the bone-gnawing pain she felt when she saw You Zhenle's body at that time seemed to have grown inside her body and would never go away.
Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu were speechless for a long time. They admired Xiyao's courage. A weak woman dared to break into the palace alone. This kind of courage to face death is not possessed by everyone. They were even more amazed at Ruan Zhaotian's cruelty. He could kill people who had made contributions to the country. It would be against the will of heaven if Ruan Zhaotian didn't die as long as the Rui Kingdom was alive.
"Okay, everything is over. Ruan Zhaotian can't survive. Rui country will soon have a new ruler, and all this will be over soon." Mu Xiaoqiao held Xiyao's hand tightly. She felt a little sorry for the person in front of her. She had suffered too much in the past few years.
But Xiyao didn't dare to believe that Ruan Haoyu would really not mind that she poisoned his father. She could believe that he didn't want to fight for the throne, but could the revenge of killing his father really be pretended never happened?
Ruan Haoyu naturally had no way of explaining that Ruan Zhaotian had nothing to do with him, so he could only remain silent for now, and time would tell.