Lu Xingjian paused, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, and touched her cheek.

"Don't go out, wait here for me to come back."

Su Wanwan nodded obediently.

Lu Xingjian strode away and closed the door tightly.

Just before the door closed, Su Wanwan saw many armored soldiers standing solemnly outside.

Su Wanwan's heart was pounding in her chest.

She had no idea that Prince Rong, Lu Youting, who had just complained to the emperor about being poor a few days ago, actually had the determination and the ability to assassinate the emperor.

But she instinctively knew that Lu Youting was not someone who would be content with the position of a prince.

The sounds of fighting and brawling could be heard from outside from time to time, sometimes near and sometimes far.

She tried her best to calm herself down and avoid being disturbed by the outside world.

However.

My heart was still pounding.

Lu Xingjian, you absolutely cannot be harmed.

You are the emperor, you will surely be blessed with good fortune.

She wanted to rush out the door to see what was going on, but in the end she suppressed the impulse.

She's just a burden because she's immobile; going out would only lead to her death or be a hindrance to others.

The sounds of fighting outside stopped for a while.

Just as she was about to open the door to take a look, the sound of arrows being shot rang out.

Arrows even hit the window frames.

Just as Su Wanwan was about to hide, the door opened.

Lu Xingjian rushed in, his face extremely tense: "We need to find another place!"

Su Wanwan was startled by his words and pushed away his hands that were trying to hug her: "You should leave now and don't worry about me."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Xingjian picked her up and left.

The man with the hooked nose waiting outside the door reeked of blood and spoke anxiously in a low voice, offering his advice:

"My lord, hand her over to me, you may move her first!"

Lu Xingjian strode quickly with his long legs, his tone fierce: "Enough talk, lead the way!"

Su Wanwan felt guilty for being a burden because of her leg injury and difficulty moving around.

She kept saying, "Put me down, I can walk by myself!"

He'll just be a little lame; he'll be limping for the rest of his life.

Lu Xingjian gave her a light tap on the buttocks and warned her sternly, "Stop fooling around."

Su Wanwan fell silent.

But I felt a dull ache in my heart.

Why is he doing this?

The group passed through doors and houses, crossed the street, and entered a residential building.

The moment they entered, a loud noise came from behind them.

It turned out that the building they were in had been blown to rubble by artillery fire!

If they hadn't been evacuated in time, they would have been blown to pieces!

The man with the hooked nose shuddered with relief: "That was close!"

How long until reinforcements arrive?

"The recent reinforcements were attacked, the roads are blocked, and the horses can't get through. They'll probably arrive in another half an hour!"

"There's absolutely no news from the Fifth Army Camp!"

Lu Xingjian frowned.

Both the Shenji Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion were stationed in military camps outside the city.

The entourage he brought back to the capital this time numbered only about eight hundred people.

After being divided into three parts and going through two more battles, few of the bodyguards remained.

If the Five Armies Camp doesn't come to the rescue, it means they've been held back and are just sitting on the sidelines watching the tigers fight.

If reinforcements don't arrive in time, the situation today will be extremely critical.

Staying indoors risks being attacked by cannons, while constantly moving around makes it easy to expose one's position.

It's a difficult choice.

He asked, "How long ago did the team sent to destroy the artillery set off?"

The red-coated cannons had a range of about two miles and were probably hidden among civilian houses.

Only by destroying the cannon, this powerful monster, can their safety be guaranteed.

The man with the hooked nose looked somewhat grave: "It's been half an hour. However, as you instructed, Prince Rong has also been brought here and is currently in the residence."

No sooner had he finished speaking than another cannon shot rang out.

However, the explosion point was actually farther away from them.

A huge fire rose into the sky.

The place that was bombed this time was an oil mill.

The fire grew larger and larger, affecting even the houses of the neighbors, and the sky was illuminated as bright as day.

Screams and cries echoed from afar, sounding exceptionally tragic and terrifying in the night, like a living hell.

Lu Xingjian quickly ordered his attendants, "Take the token and mobilize the Deshengmen garrison to come and put out the fire!"

With cannon fire raging inside and outside the city, and the sounds of battle deafening, what was the point of defending the city?

When Prince Rong, Lu Youting, saw Lu Xingjian holding Su Wanwan, he was somewhat surprised and said:

"His Majesty really is like the late Emperor; he's a devoted lover."

Holding a woman in this emergency is incredibly stupid.

How can someone with a weakness that can be exploited possibly sit securely on that cold and ruthless throne?

Lu Xingjian put Su Wanwan on a chair before his gaze fell on Lu Youting.

"Did Uncle Thirteen only find out now?"

Lu Youting met his gaze, his smile radiant:

"No, I knew from the moment you begged me to go and save her from the fire at Qingning Palace."

"Later, you almost died in Jiangnan, was it all because of her?"

Lu Youting turned his gaze to Su Wanwan, a hint of mockery in his eyes:

"Wanwan, look at him, he's willing to go through fire and water for you, but he still can't marry you. He's not much better than me."

Su Wanwan felt incredibly depressed.

It felt like someone had punched me hard in the heart.

Everything that happened tonight was beyond her imagination.

Especially Lu Youting's words.

He's the emperor, how could he be so stupid?

She dared not think about it further.

I dare not think about it too much.

She didn't want him to go through fire and water for her.

She would rather he be indifferent and heartless towards her than not want him to be safe and sound.

She remained silent.

On this harrowing night, all she could do was minimize her burdens.

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