Emperor Zhaode raised his hand and paused as Xianjin spoke: "Come here? What do you mean by come here? You are being held in the cellar, could you possibly be colluding with someone else?"
Emperor Zhaode turned his head in panic and looked around, trying to find some information.
The shadow behind him lowered his head and replied: "Since we were escorted to the cellar, there has been no one else except Aunt Sun who delivers meals and cleans the house all day long."
Emperor Zhaode felt relieved. Aunt Sun was his wet nurse. Even his biological mother might betray him, but Aunt Sun definitely wouldn't - he had always been cautious. This was the case when he was an unappreciated prince born to a seventh-rank beauty, when he was just sixteen years old and traveled day and night between Beijing and Tianjin in order to marry the only daughter of the commander of the Jinzhou guards, and when he was cowardly and tremblingly pushed his arrogant eldest brother into the refugee den.
He is timid and thoughtful. He looks honest and taciturn, but he is down-to-earth and gentle.
It happened to be completely different from his unbridled and noble elder brother.
During the Baiduo Rebellion, more than ten thousand refugees poured into the capital using Jinzhou Prefecture as a breakthrough point. His father-in-law, who was in charge of the Jinzhou Prefecture’s garrison, covered his left chest in pain and died on top of the high tower guarding the city.
Everyone, including his wife, thought that his father-in-law died suddenly after a long war.
Only he knew that a small bottle of thick juice from Aconitum root could make a person lose his breath in just half an hour.
His father-in-law died like a hero - the news of his death almost cleared him of all suspicion of usurping the throne, and all stains of conspiracy between him and his father-in-law, and allowed him to successfully avoid his eldest sister's suspicion and questioning.
On the wall of Tunkou, Emperor Zhaode hid in the shadows, with only half of his right shoulder helplessly exposed to the firelight. He pinched Xianjin's jaw corner with a heavier hand: "Speak clearly! Who is coming! What did you do!"
When she raised her eyes, she met Xian Jin's calm and upward gaze.
For some reason, these eyes made Emperor Zhaode angry.
Just like an elder sister!
Damn it!
Unlike my brother, that loser!
Like an elder sister!
Calmly and equally looking down on all the dark crawling insects! ——Yes! The pair of children born to the queen are beautiful and noble, expected by everyone, superior to others, born to be dragons and phoenixes flying through the clouds in the sky!
And his biological mother was just a palace maid who lit candles and secretly climbed onto the dragon bed while the late emperor was drunk in the palace!
The appearance of his biological mother was proof of the late emperor's betrayal! She was the dirt that broke the deep love between the late emperor and the empress! And his appearance was the product of a deliberate and dirty plan! She was the best proof of her ambition to climb the dragon and attach herself to the phoenix! She was just a tool for her biological mother to save her life!
Emperor Zhaode did not dare to look directly into those eyes. He hastily avoided them and immediately shouted, "Dig out her eyes! Hang her on the city wall! - Give her some Ma Fei San first! Her last name is Xu, and she is a member of our family after all, don't let her feel too much pain!"
Yes, he is a dark crawler, he is timid, and he is used to hiding behind others to do bad things - first his ambitious father-in-law, and then Li Ge Lao who was determined to leave his name in the history of love... But he is also a dark crawler with the surname Xu, noble blood, and born into a royal family!
His last name, Xu, was what he was most proud of in his life.
The shadow behind him responded, and just as he took a step forward, he heard a fierce noise coming from not far away.
"Come—attack—come—attack—"
"An enemy is coming——attack——"
Three hundred meters away, smoke was coming out of the beacon tower!
Emperor Zhaode's pupils suddenly dilated and then suddenly contracted. After he came to his senses, he immediately pulled Xianjin over, put his left hand tightly across Xianjin's shoulders, and with his right hand, he pulled out a sharp dagger and pressed it against Xianjin's neck. His back was pressed tightly against the cold stone bricks of the bunker, and he had nowhere to retreat.
"Come--" The attack alarm stopped abruptly, followed by the rumbling sound of horse hooves and blazing flames!
Emperor Zhaode's eyes were filled with flames burning up to the sky!
The gate of Tunkou has been breached!
The cavalry in black armor stood under the bunker like a dark cloud covering a city!
In the light of the blazing flames, one could clearly see the leader's helmet shining coldly. Under the armor, his eyes were like swords, calm but sharp - his eldest sister had come in person.
Behind the eldest sister were two people, standing on the left and right. One had a broad face and narrow eyes, carrying a long sword on his back, and the other was extremely handsome, holding a bow in his right hand and reins in his left hand, but the horses under him were stepping back and forth, as if he was uneasy.
Emperor Zhaode tried his best to hide himself in the darkness, secretly exerting force with his right hand, causing veins on the back of his hand to bulge.
Xianjin tried his best to lift his chin imperceptibly, trying to reduce the pressure on his air cavity.
The guard who hurriedly climbed up the bunker gasped: "...No...No! The Qianbing Port dock where we hid has also been surrounded by large ships! The palace ladies, three princes, and four princesses are all hiding in the bushes and dare not show their heads..."
The corners of Emperor Zhaode's mouth twitched involuntarily, and his palms tightened and tightened, as if he was growling: "How did they find this place?"
Xianjin stood on tiptoe with difficulty and twisted his neck: "Scented sachet."
Emperor Zhaode frowned in panic.
"The fluorescent stone in the sachet...get off the carriage...I'll throw one in the east, south, west, north...directions..."
Xianjin tilted his neck, his voice gradually changing: "From the beginning, the Grand Princess... knew it... otherwise... why do you think... you escaped so easily... escaped from Chengde Palace..."
Emperor Zhaode suddenly remembered the salty and fishy smell that remained in the sachet, which was like mud and stone!
Emperor Zhaode took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. His mind was filled with fear and his hands involuntarily relaxed a little.
Xianjin took this opportunity to take a deep breath.
"——Brother Xian!"
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