Yuan Jing received the letter from the border and knew more details about how Mingyu outwitted the enemy and finally broke out of the siege. The news from outside the border had not yet been heard in. Mingyu used gunpowder this time, so the people of Northern Qi were scared. They thought that the mountain god was angry, and the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked at that moment. Therefore, Xiao Mingyu could easily win.

"Have someone keep a close eye on the tunnels in Prince Cheng's mansion. Don't lose them."

"Don't worry, Doctor Yuan. If we lose us, we will come to see you with our heads on the line." Now these subordinates admire Yuan Jing very much. They never thought that there was such a secret passage leading to the outside of the city hidden in Prince Cheng's Mansion. If Yuan Jing hadn't told them, maybe one day the people in Prince Cheng's Mansion would disappear quietly under their noses.

Of course Yuan Jing didn't know that Xiao Mingrui had originally planned to attack him, but unexpectedly an incident happened at the border, and Xiao Mingrui was surrounded in the mansion before he could do anything.

Of course, Prince Cheng and Xiao Mingrui have not yet resorted to the final means, but this setback has frightened both father and son, especially Prince Cheng. In fact, he looks down on the current emperor and believes that he has no talent to be an emperor and only sat on the throne by luck, so he has long been eyeing that position.

He can't do it, but his son can, and Xiao Mingrui has always gained the support of many officials and dignitaries as he expected.

But they didn't expect to suffer a severe setback at the hands of Xiao Mingyu. When they learned about the situation at the border, they had a guess that all of this might have fallen into the trap set by Xiao Mingyu. They thought they were smart and could keep Xiao Mingyu at the border forever.

They were surprised by the intelligence and leadership ability displayed by this boy.

"We can't go on like this. Father must make up his mind. Instead of waiting for Xiao Mingyu to completely control the border, it is better to act early. As long as he ascends to the throne, we will be the legitimate party. Whatever Xiao Mingyu dares to do will be a crime of treason." Xiao Mingrui said fiercely. He felt that he was being fooled by Xiao Mingyu, just like when he was at the polo match. He felt humiliated and wanted to see Xiao Mingyu kneel in front of him and admit defeat.

"Okay, since he won't give up this position, then we'll take it ourselves!" Prince Cheng finally made up his mind, "Send a letter and have them rush to the base outside the capital to meet up and wait for the signal to act."

"Yes, father!" Xiao Mingrui clenched his fists, suppressing his inner excitement, and finally waited for this moment.

The surrounding imperial guards were still unable to stop the ambitions of the father and son. Yuan Jing, who had noticed this, even gave them a push in secret. If the people from Prince Cheng's mansion went to check the weapons storehouse in the mountains, they would find that the weapons inside were intact.

In fact, after Xiao Mingyu contacted Yuan Jing, the two of them discussed a more vicious plan to make Prince Cheng's Mansion suffer the consequences of its own actions.

When Xiao Mingyu went to the border, he found that the weapons used by the border troops were crude and not durable at all. It was obvious that someone had interfered with the manufacturing of weapons and used inferior and vulnerable weapons to make up the numbers. As for where the money went, it went into the pockets of the people behind the scenes.

Xiao Mingyu hated this kind of behavior. Once a war broke out on the border, even if the soldiers of the Great Zhou wanted to fight desperately, they would collapse because of such weapons, and the war would not be able to continue.

So after knowing that a batch of such weapons were hidden in Prince Cheng's Mansion, Xiao Mingyu ordered people to send back these inferior weapons discarded by the border troops. Yuan Jing then secretly sent them to the armory deep in the mountains, waiting for the day when they would see the light of day.

"Doctor Yuan, the people in Prince Cheng's mansion are digging a new tunnel, and that direction... leads to the Imperial Palace." The person in charge of monitoring the tunnel noticed movement coming from another direction underground and quickly reported it.

"Watch."

"yes."

Yuan Jing understood the intentions of Prince Cheng and his son. They were going to completely break off relations and force the emperor to abdicate. What would happen if these private soldiers suddenly appeared in the palace with weapons? They would control the palace in a very short time and force the emperor to pass on the throne.

Prince Duan asked Yuan Jing to talk and drink tea again. Of course, he still didn't know Yuan Jing's true identity. He just felt that he and Yuan Jing had a common topic, that is, his son, and then their common enemy, Prince Cheng and his son.

"You may not know, but His Majesty has become greedy recently. In just two months, he has sent people to Prince Cheng's Palace five or six times, all for the same purpose. Doctor Yuan, guess why His Majesty did that?"

Yuan Jing thought for a moment and said, "For the medicinal materials in Meng Susu's hands? It seems that His Majesty does not completely trust the prince."

He thought that the emperor must have obtained the medicinal materials he asked for, but the herbs were not delivered to him to be made into pills, which meant that the old emperor asked someone else to do it, such as a trusted imperial physician. No matter what the old emperor's intention was, Yuan Jing could only shrug his shoulders.

"That's right." Prince Duan was also upset, even though he was acting in front of His Majesty. "But it's better this way, so you don't get trapped in the palace. It's better to stay outside the palace. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to that kid when he comes back."

Yuan Jing was also satisfied with this. Only by staying out of it could he be more calm and control everything from behind.

"Also, the Imperial Concubine has asked Prince Ning to bring his baby into the palace several times. Recently, the baby has been staying in the palace for longer and longer periods of time. It seems that His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine have made up their minds to adopt the child. Alas, sometimes I just can't bear it."

Why can't he bear it? Because if something goes wrong, the child will die in the palace, but will Prince Ning listen to his advice? He will only think that he has hindered the bright future of Prince Ning's mansion.

"This must have stimulated Prince Cheng and his son." Yuan Jing certainly knew about this matter, and this was one of the reasons why they had to take action in advance.

"Yes, now it seems that it is a good thing for that kid to leave the capital. It's just that he is too courageous. He made me lose a lot of hair a while ago."

Not only Prince Duan thought that the old emperor was too greedy, but Meng Susu did the same. She had not expected the old emperor to be so insatiable. Once, she mixed a few ordinary medicinal herbs in, but they were discovered and sent back. The eunuch's sarcastic words made her so embarrassed that she almost couldn't help but take action. She was really fed up.

But the prince asked her to endure it, how long should she endure it? Besides, she was still afraid that the prince would get to the bottom of her secrets, so she was always worried. But she absolutely could not hand over her portable cultivation space. She knew that this was her biggest life-saving trump card. If it really didn't work, she would just take her child and hide in the space. She didn't believe that others would keep watching her even if she hid for a year or two.

What frightened her even more was that she discovered that the rate at which condensation was produced in the space was slowing down. Originally, it could produce ten drops of condensation a day, but now it had dropped to six drops a day. She didn't know if it was because of the recent frequent planting of old medicinal herbs to satisfy the old emperor and the death-fearing King Cheng that had caused the rate at which condensation was produced to slow down. She was afraid that one day the space would no longer produce condensation, or even degenerate to the point where no one could enter.

However, both the old emperor and Prince Cheng had growing appetites, and Meng Susu began to lose her hair. As for Meiyi Pavilion, its business all stopped because Prince Cheng's Mansion was under siege and could no longer take care of Meiyi Pavilion. This actually made Meng Susu breathe a sigh of relief and relieved some of the pressure.

However, Yuan Jing stocked up a bunch of beauty and skin care products for Mrs. Fan when Meiyi Pavilion was still open. When Mrs. Fan saw that Meiyi Pavilion was no longer open, she realized how wise her son was.

There was only one level left to the tunnel to the imperial palace. A young general led a team of soldiers and quietly rushed back from the border to report to Yuan Jing, in case the changes in the palace were beyond their expectations.

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival banquet began again, and Prince Duan had to enter the palace. Yuan Jing ordered the young general to bring a few people to pretend to be Prince Duan's guards and entourage, to protect Prince Duan's safety and act according to circumstances. He also mixed in with them. To be honest, apart from Ming Yu, he was only confident in his own skills.

Prince Cheng and his son have not been released from confinement yet, so of course they cannot attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

The imperial concubine looked very proud, and the nanny beside her was holding a child. Everyone who saw it knew that the imperial concubine had taken a fancy to the child, so there were many more people surrounding Prince Ning to flatter him than before. Yuan Jing, who was dressed as a black-faced follower, saw Prince Ning's smug look and shook his head secretly.

Prince Duan whispered to Yuan Jing: "Your Majesty has already discussed the adoption of this child with the royal family. Although some people are opposed, if nothing unexpected happens, they should not be able to overcome Your Majesty's opposition."

But both he and Yuan Jing knew that an accident would definitely happen, and the adoption would fail, and His Majesty and Prince Ning would be disappointed.

Some people also came to toast Prince Duan, praising him for having a good son. They said that they could enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet here because Xiao Mingyu was guarding the border. Otherwise, they would not have been able to eat in peace. Although Prince Duan looked proud, he had to be humble in his words.

The emperor's face was also rosy, as he had taken a lot of tonic recently. However, Yuan Jing felt that the emperor, who was afraid of death, had taken too much tonic. But of course he would not run to point it out to His Majesty. He also did not believe that the imperial physician had not advised him. But the emperor should have regarded the herbs sent by Meng Susu as elixirs, just like some emperors in history who took elixirs to seek immortality.

There was the sound of silk music and everyone was toasting each other. Suddenly, Yuan Jing's ears moved and he gave a look to those around him. Here they come!

The others tried hard to listen, but they were not as alert as Yuan Jing. Before they heard any unusual movement, just when they had some doubts, screams were heard outside and the smell of blood wafted in.

A eunuch stumbled in and shouted, "Your Majesty, it's bad, Your Majesty, Prince Cheng has rebelled, and they are bringing people to the palace to kill us."

"What?"

“Bold!”

"Someone come quickly, protect His Majesty!"

The desk was kicked over, there was a crisp sound of wine glasses and dishes falling to the ground, and there were panicked shouts from officials and their families. The hall, which was originally full of laughter, fell into chaos. Yuan Jing immediately pulled Prince Duan back to a corner and asked others to protect Prince Duan tightly, while he looked around vigilantly.

The shouting and screaming outside were getting closer and closer, along with the chaotic footsteps and the sound of weapons clashing, which struck at everyone's heartstrings.