0p0 Chapter 512 Under Desperate Situation
Chapter 512 Under Desperate Situation
Emperor Shenwu suddenly stood up from the bed, put on his clothes, and said as he walked: "Li Xiang, go and summon Wei Yanting, Leng Qujing, and Ye Feng!"
Lan Qingwu was completely awake. She walked barefoot on the ground. For some reason, her heart was beating "bang bang bang" non-stop!
"Ruping, Ruhan, change your clothes quickly and go take a look!"
When Lan Qingwu arrived at the gate of Fengqi Palace, he saw the Xuanyu Guards marching back and forth. Their heavy boots made a uniform clattering sound, and in an instant, they had surrounded Fengqi Palace.
Lan Qingwu was extremely flustered. He turned to look at the Shenwu Emperor standing at the entrance of the hall, "Your Majesty!"
The profile of Emperor Shenwu was as cold and sharp as a knife, and his phoenix eyes were like icy blades as he rushed towards Wei Yanting who was coming to Fengqi Palace.
Wei Yanting's heart paused, and he quickly knelt on one knee to salute: "Your Majesty, a group of black-clad assassins have climbed over the wall closest to the South Central Gate. There seems to be an insider in the palace. The whistle is their signal to gather! I have ordered Leng Qujing to surround the group of thieves! Ye Feng has deployed soldiers to guard the palaces!"
Emperor Shenwu was so angry that he almost laughed. "You broke into my palace in broad daylight! Are you pretending I don't exist? You're courting death! Order Leng Qujing to protect Fengqi Palace. Seal the news from Cining Palace, Fengqi Palace, and Dongde Palace. No one inside is allowed to leave! Several princes and princesses are still in the palace. Order Ye Feng to hold them!"
Emperor Shenwu turned to look at Lan Qingwu, but found that beside Lan Qingwu, the seventh prince was looking at Emperor Shenwu worriedly, and the mother and son had the same expression.
Emperor Shenwu's expression eased slightly, "Empress, take Xiao Qi inside and don't come out!"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lan Qingwu had no choice but to say, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
A pair of watery eyes were filled with worry.
At this time, a deputy general hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, the Empress, General Wei, those bandits were targeting the eldest princess who was about to leave the palace! The eldest princess was holding the little prince, and was originally surrounded and protected by the palace servants. However, there was an accomplice among the palace servants who stirred up chaos in the crowd, and the little prince was taken away by the accomplice. Ignoring the advice, the eldest princess risked her life and entered the Nanjing Tower with the accomplice and the assassins!"
Emperor Shenwu's expression froze, but Lan Qingwu remembered something and his face turned pale as snow!
"Mother!"
The seventh prince's worried voice rang out.
Lan Qingwu said word by word: "Your Majesty, Yueyue has not returned yet!"
Emperor Shenwu's eyes were like torches: "Don't worry! You go back to the palace first!"
The South View Tower, opposite to it is the North View Tower. The two towers have exactly the same layout and are famous viewing towers in the imperial palace.
Emperor Shenwu personally led the Xuanyu Guards to the Nanjing Tower, which was surrounded by the Forbidden Army. His eyes were dark and deep, and he looked straight at the main gate of the Nanjing Tower with a cold look.
Wei Yanting, standing aside, reported solemnly to the Emperor Shenwu: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess insisted on following the young master into the Nanjing Tower. A deputy general with good eyesight entered the Beijing Gate and saw the eldest princess being captured by the palace maid who was colluding with her, while the young master was being held by the eldest princess. The situation is not optimistic! Also, when the whistle sounded, a dozen assassins climbed over the wall and ran into the seventh princess on the palace road. Your Majesty, rest assured, my subordinate Chu Shaoze has safely rescued the seventh princess!"
The frown on Emperor Shenwu's face finally relaxed a little. "Send someone to escort the Seventh Princess back to Fengqi Palace!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
The eldest, second, and fifth princes each stayed in their respective palaces. Lan Qingwu arranged for the third prince's consort, who was left alone, to stay in a palace far away.
The others were fine and were not affected, but when the eldest prince's wife heard the news that the eldest princess and her child were captured by the assassin, she began to tremble all over. She hugged her son tightly in her arms and also held the eldest prince's hand.
The eldest prince patted his wife's hand and said seriously, "Don't be afraid! The assassin can't reach here. Something happened to the eldest princess, and I have to go and see. You stay here and don't go out, understand?"
The eldest prince is tall and strong, with a straightforward personality and a simple mind. It is best guessed that he is a typical rough person, but several years of exile in the palace have made him more delicate.
The eldest prince's wife looked at the eldest prince's back and could only hug her son tightly.
At the gate of Nanjing Tower, the Xuanyu Guards and the Imperial Guards formed a semicircle, surrounding the Nanjing Tower in layers.
On the palace road that the eldest princess passed by, more than a dozen assassins were killed on the spot, and the road was stained with blood.
Emperor Shenwu had a cold expression. He took off his dark golden outer robe, revealing the tight sleeves underneath. He looked less noble and more solemn.
"Wei Yanting!"
Wei Yanting's tall and steady figure walked towards the gate. He held a sharp sword in his hand and walked step by step to the tightly locked, magnificent and heavy door. "Listen up, everyone inside. I don't care who you belong to, but His Majesty is so gracious. As long as you release the eldest princess, you will be allowed to leave the palace freely!"
There was silence inside and outside the Nanjing Tower, with only Wei Yanting's loud shouting. He used his internal energy to shout, and for a moment his voice was the only one in the palace.
After several breaths, the woman's cold and sharp voice rang out: "Alright! Let your Majesty come in! Let's have a good chat, and I'll tell the general who we belong to!"
Wei Yanting frowned, knowing that today would not end well. The eldest princess, in her impulse, had almost put herself and her child in a desperate situation.
The prince glanced at Beijing Tower, exchanged a glance with Emperor Shenwu, and then left quietly.
When the eldest prince arrived, the situation was already very bad. The people inside refused to come out. With the eldest princess and the child as hostages, the tall palace maid was fearless. The people outside did not dare to attack, for fear of angering the assassin and hurting the eldest princess. Instead, they were restrained.
The viewing tower was divided into five floors. A tall palace maid escorted the eldest princess, pinching her nonchalantly, and went up to the third floor. There were several assassins guarding the first and second floors.
The tall palace maid pinched the eldest princess's neck, looked down at the people downstairs through the thin gauze window, and retreated step by step until she felt safe. The eldest princess was held in front of her. In the process of going upstairs, the eldest princess was already in a miserable state and weak all over. She only relied on her last breath to hold the child in her arms tightly and not let go. Her arms were already sore.
The tall palace maid knew that someone outside could hear the noise inside. Seeing the emperor's daughter in such a miserable state, with her life in her hands, she felt a strange pleasure in her heart, and suddenly she felt like talking.
"Princess Mingzhu, do you know who I am? Why do I want to capture you?"
The eldest princess was stunned: "Do you know me?"
The tall palace maid laughed heartily. "Remember, my name is Ah Tian. That person gave it to me! Princess Mingzhu, you are so forgetful. It was through you that the cold poison was delivered to the spies in the palace flower room!"
Princess Mingzhu trembled all over, her eyes widening. "No! I thought it was just an ordinary cold poison that would only cause the Queen some suffering! I had no idea that the poison could be fatal!"
Ah Tian said harshly, "So what! You're still our accomplice!"
Princess Mingzhu gnashed her teeth and said, "Who the hell are you? Who the hell are you?"
Ah Tian smiled sweetly and said, "I'm Ah Tian! I'm a subordinate of the Abandoned King Zhou Qihuai! And I'm also Mr. Xiaolin's bodyguard!"
Princess Mingzhu suddenly had an idea: "Last time, you deliberately poisoned the Queen Mother, and you were targeting the Queen Mother!"