Baili Zhe didn't resist. Regardless of whether resistance was useful, even if he managed to escape the Jingnan Palace, he couldn't escape the capital, which was already under martial law. Therefore, neither side took action, and Baili Zhe allowed Qi Guang to "invite" him into the Donglin Palace.

It was said that after Concubine Shu entered the palace, she not only smashed everything in the palace, but also beat all the palace servants out. The palace was in chaos. The emperor was about to go see his newly appointed Concubine Shu, but he received news from Qi Guang that the Sixth Prince of Xiqi, Baili Zhe, had been "invited" to come.

This was truly a double blessing. The emperor was very happy and ordered people to settle Baili Zhe down properly. He did not go to see him immediately, but went straight to the palace of Concubine Murong Huan.

Murong Huan was still smashing things, and the emperor could hear the banging and clanging sounds from a distance. For the sake of his own personal safety, he even called out two of the royal secret guards before stepping into Concubine Shu's palace.

As soon as the emperor stepped into Murong Huan's room, something flew towards him. The secret guard took action and quickly blocked the thing. The emperor, having just recovered from his shock, smiled as if he was in control of the situation.

"What's wrong with Concubine Shu? But what about the layout of Chuxiu Palace are you dissatisfied with?"

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you, but when Murong Huan got angry, he didn't care about anything and didn't give the emperor any face. He picked up a vase and threw it at the emperor.

"Get lost! This princess won't marry anyone other than Prince Jingnan! Whoever wants to be the concubine can do it, but this princess won't accept it!"

The emperor was not a generous person to begin with. Now that he had lost face, he no longer had the intention to please the beauty. He directly ordered the royal guards to capture Murong Huan, seal her internal strength, tie her hands and feet, throw her on his dragon bed, and force herself on her.

From childhood to adulthood, Murong Huan had never suffered such humiliation. Although his hands and feet could not move, he bit the emperor with his mouth and drew blood.

This was the first time the emperor conquered such a strong-willed woman, and he didn't even blame her for hurting him. Instead, he felt quite a bit of novelty and favored Murong Huan for several days in a row. This pissed off Lin Wanrou, who had just been favored.

Murong Huan was tortured by the emperor at night and bound to her palace during the day. She needed help eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating. Anyone else would have given in long ago. But she waited for her second brother to rescue her and fantasized about marrying her beloved, the Prince of Jingnan. No matter how the emperor tortured her, she never gave in.

The more stubborn she was, the more the emperor cared about her. Perhaps even the emperor himself didn't know whether he treated Murong Huan this way because she was new to him or because he had a woman who was completely devoted to Prince Jingnan, which gave him a strong sense of accomplishment, a sense of victory over Sikong Zhan.

Lin Wanrou felt a strong sense of crisis and after several days of thinking, she decided to seek cooperation with Concubine Xian. After all, she and Concubine Xian were sisters. They should first unite to win the emperor's heart, and then think about other things.

On the other side, five days after Sikong Zhan and his party set out, they finally arrived at the capital of Beijiang, Changdu City, at noon on the fifth day.

For some reason, the gates of Changdu City were strictly guarded, allowing only entry but not exit. Fortunately, they had prepared a pass long ago, so they didn't have to worry about not being able to enter the city.

Lin Jinghan never makes things difficult for herself. She has been on high alert these days, not giving Gu Liyue any chance to get close to Sikong Zhan.

When entering the city, they decided to enter in batches in order to avoid attracting attention. Gu Liyue had just proposed to go into the city with Sikong Zhan and the others when Lin Jinghan politely asked Gu Liyue to go with another group and then directly took Sikong Zhan into the city.

Sikong Zhan is not a dull person. Lin Jinghan has shown it so obviously. He has more or less noticed his princess's little thoughts. Not to mention, seeing Lin Jinghan jealous, he is still very happy in his heart. As for whether other people are happy or not, that is not within his consideration.

Unlike the prosperous capital, there are few people on the streets of Changdu City, which looks very abnormal.

Not long after they left, they saw some soldiers patrolling. They all looked nervous, and when they saw Sikong Zhan and the others, they immediately surrounded them and interrogated them.

Fortunately, Sikong Zhan was well prepared and answered fluently, so the officers and soldiers did not punish them. Instead, they took out a painting and asked them to identify it. In response, Sikong Zhan and his men naturally knew nothing about it, so the officers and soldiers ordered them to go back quickly and not wander around without permission.

When the soldiers left, Sikong Zhan lowered his voice and said to Lin Jinghan:

"According to the news we've received in the past few days, the Emperor of Beijiang is critically ill. The eldest prince, Tan Taiming, took advantage of the young age of Crown Prince Tan Taiyu and the lack of support from Empress Rongyue's maternal clan in Beijiang to launch a coup. Empress Rongyue, a woman of Jianghu origin, single-handedly escaped the palace with her son. Tan Taiming ordered the blockade of Changdu City and launched a citywide search for the Empress, Crown Prince, and their son."

"Then what does this have to do with Senior Gu? With his skills, it would be easy for him to leave here even with a woman." Lin Jinghan was puzzled at first, but then a light bulb went off in her head and she said in disbelief,

"Ah! Could it be that the woman with Senior Gu is..." It is Queen Bei Jiang!

"This is a long story. Anyway, the Queen of Beijiang and this old man are old friends. The old man must have received Rongyue's call for help and came to save her." Thinking of this, Sikong Zhan reminded him again,

"Your master, Pavilion Master Xiang, is also an old friend of Queen Bei Jiang. I think he will come to rescue us."

"What is their relationship?" If the Queen of Beijiang has a particularly good relationship with her master, then as a disciple, she should take good care of Rongyue before her master comes.

Sikong Zhan was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to describe it. He could only cough and said, "I don't know much about the previous generation's affairs. I'll let Pavilion Master Xiang tell you personally."

Not long after they walked, they saw the secret code of Prince Jingnan's Mansion on a wall. They followed the secret code, tried to avoid the officers and soldiers, and carefully searched for the whereabouts of Guchuan and Xie Chang.

In an abandoned house in Changdu City, a woman dressed as a woman was carefully bandaging a man's wound. A little boy of five or six years old was sitting next to her, grabbing the woman's clothes and looking at the man's wound nervously.

If it were an ordinary child, he would definitely be scared after seeing the man injured so badly, but there was no fear in the boy's eyes, only heartache.

There was a man at the door, his face didn't look too good either. He was guarding the door with a sword in his hand, listening intently to the noise outside, as if he was ready to draw his sword to meet the enemy at any time.

There were some people scattered around the room, protecting the people in the room in a guarding manner.