Chapter 273 Safe and Sound

Others could not guess what he was thinking, but Yun Qiao saw it clearly.

Now that Yun Qiao had revealed his thoughts, Emperor Showa became enraged and drew his sword to Yun Qiao's neck.

"If the emperor wants to kill you, then go ahead and do it. You don't have many relatives left anyway."

"Do you really think I'm protecting Chen Jingyan? When I was in the Marquis' Mansion, I always told him that I would help His Majesty protect the country."

With a bang, the sword fell to the ground.

Yun Qiao guessed that Emperor Showa didn't dare to take action at all.

He did not cherish Yun Qiao, his so-called relative, but was worried that Chen Jingyan would turn against him.

He is a coward at heart. Perhaps it is because he sits in this position that his mind becomes sensitive and extreme, which makes him unable to be a good emperor.

Emperor Showa did not kill Yun Qiao, but detained her in the palace.

After Wuying left, he waited for a whole day, but the princess did not come back. He thought to himself that it was bad, and both the marquis and the princess were imprisoned.

He could only follow the second plan Yun Qiao suggested.

If Yun Qiao fails in this plan, dies, or is caught, Wuying must take Chen Jingyan's old subordinates, ransack the Sky Prison, and rescue Chen Jingyan at all costs.

Three days later, Wuying went to Jiangcheng to gather a large army, and Gaozhan's men also arrived outside Jiangcheng.

Without giving Emperor Showa a chance to refute, Chen Jingyan's former subordinates directly marched into Kyoto.

They had only one goal, to rescue Chen Jingyan.

When these old subordinates arrived in and around Kyoto, Chen Jingyan sent someone to bring a message to Emperor Showa.

The person who brought the message was Lord Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan stood in front of the emperor and said what Chen Jingyan wanted to say.

"Your Majesty, these are the words that Lord Chen asked me to bring."

"Your Majesty, please send the princess and the marquis back to the mansion."

Zhao Xuan did not come alone, as he was afraid that Emperor Zhaohe would get angry and kill him again. He brought a few good friends from the court, and of course Lord Wang, with whom he had always been at odds.

Lord Wang is still fanning the flames at this time.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. If we release Chen Jingyan, it would be like letting a tiger back into the mountains. While he's in prison, he can gather his old subordinates. Once he's released, it will be even harder to control him."

Zhao Xuan glared at Lord Wang.

"Lord Wang, don't you think the fire is burning strong enough? If it weren't for Lord Wang and his group spouting nonsense in front of Your Majesty, Your Majesty wouldn't have reached this point with the Marquis. In my opinion, this is all Lord Wang's fault..."

Zhao Xuan flicked his sleeves and threw all the questions to Lord Wang.

Lord Wang stared blankly in anger.

Zhao Xuan has always been a talkative person, and there are very few people in the court who can speak louder than him.

Emperor Showa was in such a predicament that several ministers came to persuade him and give him a way out.

The steps have been set, it just depends on whether he wants to go down. If he really doesn't want to use this step, Chen Jingyan's men will lead the troops to attack. At that time, everyone will have to take care of their own safety.

Zhao Xuan had already thought so in his heart.

When the Queen and Empress Dowager Chen learned that Chen Jingyan's men were preparing to force their way into the palace, they became nervous.

"Huayang, you are a royal princess, you should at least consider the royal family."

The Queen Mother looked at Yun Qiao and tried to persuade her earnestly.

Yun Qiao raised her eyes and glanced at the Queen. "Then I am also Chen Jingyan's wife."

Apart from this, she made no reply.

The queen had no choice but to go find Empress Dowager Chen.

Empress Dowager Chen was reciting scriptures when she heard the palace maid say that the Empress had arrived.

"Let her in..."

"Mother, you should go and persuade Huayang." The Queen walked up to the Queen Mother, holding a handkerchief and burst into tears. "Mother, what should we do now? Chen Jingyan's soldiers are already outside the city gate, and I heard that some of them have even entered the city."

"My poor son went to the battlefield, and now I am in this situation."

How could Empress Dowager Chen not know what the Queen was thinking?

She was crying. As the queen, she had already lost a son and was now being forced to abdicate. If Chen Jingyan succeeded in forcing her to abdicate, wouldn't the position of queen be taken by someone else?

Didn't she lose a son in vain?

"What did the emperor say?" asked Empress Dowager Chen.

The Queen wiped her tears and said, "I haven't seen the Emperor for a long time, and I don't know what he thinks. Now I just want my mother to persuade Hua Yang and ask her to tell Chen Jingyan's people not to be reckless."

One is a son and the other is a nephew.

The balance in Empress Dowager Chen's heart always leaned towards her son.

She immediately stood up.

Went to see Yunqiao.

Yun Qiao has freedom in the palace, but she does not have the freedom to leave the palace.

She simply considered herself to be cultivating herself here. She thought that Wuying would definitely act according to the plan. As for Chen Jingyan, what was he doing?

Just now, I heard from the Queen that Chen Jingyan was waiting for Emperor Showa to speak.

Yun Qiao seemed to understand what Chen Jingyan was thinking. When Queen Mother Chen came, she happened to meet her gaze.

"You've finally come. Actually, you don't need to persuade me. You and the Queen should be persuading the Emperor."

"I won't hide it from you. Wuying must have led his men into the prison to rescue the Marquis, but he chose not to leave. If he had escaped, the Marquis would no longer be able to serve the Emperor. The Marquis still wanted to work hard for the Great Zhou. He was still thinking about the unsafe Mobei and the imminent war in the South City."

"He wants to wait for the emperor to issue an order to pardon him."

Chen Jingyan was thinking about the country and the people, leading troops to fight and protecting the territory of the Great Zhou.

"Don't try to persuade me. I won't persuade him. He knows what he is doing and what he should do."

Emperor Showa really was not a good emperor.

But Chen Jingyan didn't seem to want to be the emperor.

What is he taking into consideration?

Yun Qiao looked at Empress Dowager Chen. "He has always respected you. You are his only aunt. When my grandmother was alive, she was most worried about her daughter in the palace. Now, are you still planning to ignore it?"

Empress Dowager Chen said nothing, yet it seemed as if she had said everything.

She turned and left with her men.

Later, Yun Qiao couldn't remember what happened.

She only remembered that she left the palace smoothly, and when she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, Chen Jingyan was already waiting for her.

At this time, it was dark.

Very dark.

He stood in the doorway, looking at her and holding out his hand to her.

He said, I'm back.

Yun Qiao threw herself into his arms, stretched out her hands and twisted him a few times, "It's really you."

Chen Jingyan laughed out loud and held the woman in his arms tighter. "I am real, and you are real too."

"Emperor Showa promised to let you come back?"

Chen Jingyan carried Yun Qiao directly back to the main house, "How could he not agree?"

"If Emperor Showa really doesn't agree, what will you do?"