Chapter 1122: Grand Finale: Return of an Old Friend (30)

Shen Miao frowned for a moment, then said coldly, "Even though a centipede is dead, it still lives on. The Lu and Ye families have really racked their brains to deal with the royal family." She looked at Eunuch Deng and said, "They are coming for me, right?"

Eunuch Deng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Princess..."

The meager "remnants" of the Lu and Ye families were no match for Xie Jingxing, who led a vast army. The reason they chose this moment to attack the city was simply to carry on Ye Maocai and Lu Zhengchun's wishes, to fight to the death. Currently, Shen Miao was the only person in the palace who could make the final decision, and Shen Miao was pregnant with Xie Jingxing's child. Perhaps in their view, killing Shen Miao and losing the child would cause Xie Jingxing unbearable pain.

For Xie Jingxing, this is the best revenge.

Is this what Ye Maocai and Lu Zhengchun did? Even after the person was dead, they still had to disgust him at the end.

“How many soldiers are there in the city, and how many guards are there in the palace?” Shen Miao asked.

"The palace guards are more than enough to protect the princess, but those people have already started slaughtering the people outside Longye City. Once they enter the city, they will kill at will. These people are brutal by nature and are mixed in with the crowd. If we want to deal with them, we must send a large number of troops. If so, the palace will be short of manpower and it will be easy for them to take advantage of the situation."

Shen Miao frowned: "In other words, the palace and the people, choose one?"

Eunuch Deng was silent. He didn't know how to respond to the words being spoken so bluntly.

“Understood.” Shen Miao nodded: “Send out the Imperial Guards to protect the people first.”

"Princess!" Eunuch Deng was stunned. "You can't disregard your own life and death. If you are in danger, how can I explain this to His Royal Highness?"

"I'm not asking me to disregard my own life and death," Shen Miao said, "but do you really think those people are only outside the city? I'm afraid they've already infiltrated the city. What they're doing is nothing more than inciting fear among the people. If the imperial guards are only in charge of the palace at this time, the people will be easily incited by a few words from them. If people's hearts are unstable, even if the palace is as strong as a rock, it will fall apart. Especially since His Highness is about to return, there must be no chaos." Seeing that Eunuch Deng still looked disapproving, Shen Miao said, "Besides, I won't joke with my own life. Before His Highness left, he left some men and horses for me, and they will protect me."

Some of the Moyu soldiers who remained at Prince Rui's mansion later followed Shen Miao into the palace. She knew in her heart that she no longer had any choice. Lu Zhengchun and Ye Maocai's final move seemed to be deliberately disgusting. If Shen Miao only cared about herself and ignored the lives of the people, once this incident was over, even if Xie Jingxing ascended the throne in the future, he would be known as selfish and cold-blooded. When an emperor first ascended the throne, the most important thing was the support of the people. If he lost the support of the people, his foundation would not be stable from the beginning.

Even for Xie Jingxing, the Imperial Guards couldn't just focus on the palace.

Seeing that she seemed to have made up her mind, Eunuch Deng stopped insisting and made arrangements according to her words.

Shen Miao was not as indifferent as she looked. She frowned. If it was any other time, it would have been fine, but it had to happen at this critical moment, when she was about to give birth. Perhaps those remnants of the rebels had seized this opportunity.

No matter what, she must protect the baby in her belly.

Luo Tan rushed over after hearing the news, also filled with worry. He advised her, "My dear cousin, why don't you find a place to hide now and wait until after the baby is born. The palace isn't safe right now. Everyone knows you're there, and the bandits will know too. If the palace is less guarded, they'll definitely attack."