He kicked Li Yuanli's leg hard, but Li Yuanli was like steel and concrete, not moving at all. Li Yuanjing's injured right hand easily clasped Shen Wei's arm.
Shen Wei struggled hard, trying to break free from Li Yuanli's restraints.
But even though Li Yuanli's right hand was injured, his strength was still incredible.
Shen Wei was furious and was thinking about how to kill him later. Li Yuanli looked at Shen Wei's face with great interest, admiring her vivid and brilliant expressions.
"call out--"
A sound that breaks through the air.
The sharp arrow shot straight towards Li Yuanli's face, but Li Yuanli tilted his head and easily dodged the arrow.
He looked up and saw Li Yuanjing riding towards him.
Li Yuanli said helplessly, "Second brother, don't shoot arrows at random. It's okay to hurt me, but it's not good to hurt her."
Li Yuanjing rode over on horseback, his black-gold robe fluttering in the wind. He held the black-gold longbow and said, "Let her go, and I will give you an intact corpse."
Li Yuanli: "I won't let go."
Li Yuanjing's eyes were gloomy and he looked at him as if he was looking at a dead person.
The two brothers confronted each other in silence. The wind was blowing in the valley, and suddenly, miraculously, a small boat floated over on the turbulent river beside them. Li Yuanli took the opportunity to grab Shen Wei's slender arm and flew up in two steps. Shen Wei only felt a swaying in front of her eyes and the wind whistling in her ears, and in the blink of an eye she landed on the boat.
The boat swayed and drifted downstream.
The water was flowing fast, and Shen Wei was confused: "Are you holding me hostage?"
Li Yuanli smiled and said, "I'll take you back to Nanchu, okay?"
Shen Wei's head was buzzing, she simply couldn't guess what this man was thinking. Chen Wei only knew that she could not leave Daqing. She had worked so hard for so many years, and the retirement life she longed for had not yet arrived. How could she be taken to a foreign country halfway?
"Outside the city of Yanjing, at the feet of the emperor, you are seeking your own death, don't drag me into it." Shen Wei warned coldly.
Li Yuanli retorted softly: "How can you call yourself seeking death——"
Before he finished speaking, the boat began to shake again, and Li Yuanjing fell to the bow without knowing when.
The river was rushing, with Emperor Qing Li Yuanjing at the bow, Emperor Southern Chu Li Yuanli at the stern, and a bewildered Shen Wei in the middle.
The boat was too small and could easily fall into the cold spring lake water if not careful. Shen Wei could only hold on to the only small mast on the boat and look at Li Yuanjing for help.
After Li Yuanjing confirmed that Shen Wei was temporarily safe, he breathed a sigh of relief. He warned Li Yuanli: "You have no way out. Surrender today."
Li Yuanli raised his eyebrows: "Second brother, you don't really think that I came all the way to Yanjing City just to kill you?"
It is too difficult to kill Li Yuanjing.
The target that Li Yuanli wanted to kill was not Li Yuanjing from the beginning to the end.
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The harem of Qing Dynasty.
Due to the preparations for the Silkworm Ceremony and the Farming Ceremony, most of the palace guards and city defense troops were transferred away. Not long after the beginning of spring, the palace was filled with the scent of spring. Flowers bloomed in the courtyard of the Cining Palace, and several little princesses and princes were busy in the flower hall.
Leyou learned how to make tea from her sisters.
Lee Seung-tae and Lee Seung-woo, wearing neat shorts, were practicing wrestling and fighting in the garden, and their little fists were thumping with all their might. It was a hot day and the two brothers were soon covered in sweat.
"Take a rest first." Li Chengtai wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Li Chengyou took the water handed to him by the palace maid and gulped down half a bowl. The courtyard was quiet, the flowers swayed in the wind, and no birds were singing. Li Chengyou looked around suspiciously: "Brother, the palace is so quiet today.
After the beginning of spring, the clear chirping of birds could be heard in the palace every day. It is really strange today. I can't hear any birds singing in the majestic imperial city.
Quiet as a grave.
After hearing what his brother said, Li Chengtai pricked up his ears and listened for a moment: "It is very strange."
There were footsteps at the door of Cining Palace, and Caiping from Yongning Palace rushed in hurriedly. Her face looked extremely bad. She first whispered a few words to the head nanny of the Cining Palace. The old nanny looked solemn and turned to the backyard.
"Aunt Caiping, what happened?" Li Chengyou raised his little neck and asked.
Cai Ping answered succinctly: "Assassins are coming, my two highnesses, I will take you to the cellar to hide."
A deep tunnel was dug under the utility room in the backyard of the Cining Palace, leading to a cellar shelter. Last year, Shen Wei arranged for manual excavation to prevent accidents.
Shen Wei always prepares for a rainy day.
The Cining Palace was home to the honorable empress dowager, as well as Daqing's most favored princesses and princes. If anything unexpected happened in the palace, the cellar would become their refuge.
Li Chengtai and Li Chengyou's faces turned pale, but the two brothers were very calm. They didn't cry or make a fuss, and quickly ran to the backyard. The cellar was hidden and large, and was equipped with drinking water and food. Three luminous pearls were inlaid on the wall, providing a faint light.
The Queen Mother had seen many storms and waves, and faced with the sudden crisis, she remained calm. The Queen Mother held Leyou in her arms and comforted him softly, "Don't be afraid, Leyou. The crisis will soon be over."
Le You's eyes were red, he was worried about his grandmother, sisters and brothers around him, and also worried about his father and mother who were outside the city.
She silently grasped the Queen Mother's sleeves and said sullenly, "Leyou is not afraid."
The cellar was large and well furnished, and could almost be considered a small bedroom.
I could faintly hear footsteps and the clashing of swords outside.
Li Chengyou held the wooden sword in his hand and stood guard at the entrance of the cellar like a little hero. He turned around and said to the queen mother and several sisters: "Don't be afraid. My swordsmanship is very powerful. I will never let the bad guys hurt you."
Small body, big courage.
Li Chengtai also held the dagger in his hand. He frowned and thought over and over again in his little head: "Father left the palace and transferred most of the imperial guards... This is not Father's style."
Li Chengtai often accompanied his father to read memorials. After a long time together, he saw his father's swift and decisive methods in handling state affairs and his precautionary measures.
My father is an absolutely qualified king. When the harem was attacked, it is impossible that he did not have a backup plan.
Li Chengtai fell into deep thought.
Clang——
The tightly closed cellar door was knocked open, and the blazing fire illuminated the dim cellar. A dozen assassins in gray eunuch uniforms broke in, placed torches against the wall, and the entire cellar was brightly lit.
On the wall, dark shadows flickered in the firelight.
In the long and narrow tunnel, footsteps were heard. Soon, a slender figure appeared, and under the reflection of the fiery red light, Lu Yun's beautiful face appeared. She smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, you drove me out of the palace, but now I am back."
Lu Yun raised the corners of her lips, her eyes shining with pride.
The Queen Mother protected Le You in her arms and said coldly, "You Lu family, are you planning a rebellion?"
Lu Yun smiled and said, "The Lu family is weak, so how dare we rebel? I rashly entered the palace today just to take your life, Queen Mother."
Li Yuanli rashly broke into the Kingdom of Qing, disguised as a minister, and deliberately left flaws everywhere, just to create the illusion that he wanted to assassinate Emperor Qing. Li Yuanjing transferred the most elite imperial guards and tiger guards to the ploughing ceremony, and the defenses in the harem were weakened.
The harem is empty, and hidden assassins can easily break in.
The person Li Yuanli really wanted to kill was the Queen Mother.
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