Chapter 619: Then we split into two groups

Xie Yingmian:?

When did it happen?

She knew nothing about it.

Sui Sui said, “Just a while ago.”

"Thank you, Dad, for telling me the types and numbers of light weapons the Emperor possesses. Qing Huang and I quietly sneaked into the palace."

"The traps set up by Yanqing's father lead to many places, but the weapons storage area is heavily guarded, so the traps can't lead there. Qinghuang and I spent a lot of effort to sneak in."

"We agreed to sneak in. Qing Huang and I quickly sensed the location of the light weapons. After finding them, we stored them all in the empty stone space."

Sui Sui licked the ice cream on his lips and said, "Mei Bao, you know that the Void Stone Dimension exists between you and me. You and I can both control it. After I collect my light weapons, I can just hide in the Void Stone Dimension. Wherever you are, I can appear there."

"So, even if the emperor turned the palace upside down, he couldn't find us."

"Oh, the emperor probably doesn't know yet that we have taken away the light weapon."

Xie Yingmian silently gave Sui Sui three sixes.

The saying "quietly accomplishing great things" is "Sui Sui".

Xie Yingmian said to Yu Lingye and Shen Tingsi:

"I have always been against conflict with the Emperor because the sheer force of a fierce battle involving weapons could destroy the entire Shangjing, destroy the vitality of the land, and cause countless innocent casualties."

"Now that the Emperor has no light weapons left, we don't need to be so cautious."

"The emperor's biggest trump card has been taken away. We have an absolute advantage and don't need to look ahead or behind."

Yu Lingye smiled and said, "I know."

"Doing it ourselves is part of the plan, it's the third option."

"However, we currently have a more convenient knife, so we'll prioritize option one."

Sui Sui also took over the conversation: "Meibao, just leave it to your brother-in-law and Shen Tingsi, these two foxes. They are much more cunning than us."

Xie Yingmian’s main role is to listen to advice.

Regardless of whether the third prince succeeds or fails in usurping the throne, they must leave Shangjing as soon as possible.

There are a lot of things to pack, it's quite busy.

"Then, let's split up into two groups," Xie Yingmian said. "You guys will be in charge of catching the mantis while the cicada waits for the oriole to come, and I'll be in charge of packing up and getting ready to move."

I couldn’t wait until the Ghost Festival on July 15th.

Suddenly, news came that Aunt Yu had died suddenly.

The Queen Mother also died suddenly.

The emperor announced to the public that the empress dowager was old and ill, and because the Mu family had been ransacked a while ago, her anxiety caused her condition to worsen, and eventually she passed away.

Nanny Yu, who was by the Queen Mother's side, had a deep friendship with her and also went west with her.

This explanation was reasonable, and since the Queen Mother had been ill, no one doubted it.

However, the Queen secretly ordered Aunt Shuangjiang to deliver a message to Xie Yingmian.

Xie Yingmian relayed Aunt Shuangjiang's words to Yu Lingye: "After the Emperor learned that Aunt Yu was ill, he went to Changle Palace several times, but was intercepted by the Empress Dowager every time."

"The Emperor has become increasingly sensitive and suspicious recently. He suspects the Empress Dowager is hiding something from him, and has ordered an investigation into Changle Palace."

"It's easy to find out with this investigation. Without the Gu insect that changed her appearance, Aunt Yu is actually a real man."

"The emperor followed this line of investigation and discovered that the empress dowager had given birth to two daughters with Yu Ma, secretly carrying the late emperor's secret. These two had been together openly for over twenty years."

"The emperor was a rootless man. To maintain his image, he was forced to cuckold himself and have his women give birth to other people's children one after another. After his rootlessness was exposed, all these became a laughing stock for him."

"The Empress Dowager's actions touched the Emperor's nerves, and he immediately ordered the execution of Aunt Yu."

"The Queen Mother probably loved Aunt Yu so much that she committed suicide after Aunt Yu died."

Xie Yingmian said, "The above is the message that the Empress had Aunt Shuangjiang deliver."

To be honest, it is really difficult to evaluate the tug-of-war between the Queen Mother and Nanny Yu.

It's hard to comment on her, so I won't.

"Madam Yu and the Queen Mother had been colluding with the Mu family for so many years and had been preparing for this. Because of Madam Yu's death, everything collapsed."

"Although the Mu family and the Queen Mother have fallen, their influence has not been completely eliminated."

"After the fall of the Mu family, the military power of the Mu family also returned to the hands of the emperor."

"Although we have confiscated all the light weapons in the emperor's hands, I don't intend to let light weapons get involved."

"The huge Mu family army is very disadvantageous to us."

Yu Lingye chuckled: "You are wrong."

"On the surface, the military power of the Mu family has returned to the hands of the emperor, but in reality, it has been controlled by the third prince."

"Mobilizing the Mu Family Army isn't just about relying on a tiger talisman. The Mu Family Army has a specific mobilization system, which was established by the Queen Mother and the Mu Family to prevent the Mu Family Army from falling into the hands of others."

There was a pause.

Yu Lingye continued, "I've told you before that the main reason for the Feng family's extermination was that the then Minister of War, Feng Yankai, accidentally discovered that the Mu family army was using a special mobilization system to mobilize troops."

"Feng Yankai is the Minister of War. He sensed the Mu family's unwavering intentions through that mobilization system."

"In order to eliminate future troubles, the Mu family took the risk of wiping out the entire Feng family."

"After the death of the Mu family, only three people knew about this mobilization system."

"Two of these three people are dead. The remaining one was a frequent visitor to Huanhuaju. He was protected by the Third Prince and was already in his employ."

Xie Yingmian suddenly realized: "No wonder the Third Prince has the confidence to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel."