Chapter 133 Chapter 133 Tian Jieer took Xue Fengtang all the way...
Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang jogged along the way, walking through dark alleys with no one around, and no one knew where they were heading.
There were more and more soldiers on the main road, some riding tall horses, some running in formation, and occasionally there were sounds of fighting.
Tian Jie'er looked back and saw a raging fire in the direction she came from in the distance. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that the Marquis' Mansion was on fire!
She was slightly startled and couldn't help but call her "girl".
"Who's there?" The soldiers' voices of questioning came from the road outside! Tian Jie'er was trembling all over. She covered Xue Fengtang's mouth and hid on the side of the road.
The soldier came towards this side with a long sword in hand and a puzzled look on his face. At the critical moment, a crack suddenly appeared in the door of the yard next door. A pair of big hands brought Tian Jie'er and Xue Fengtang into the yard and closed the gate.
Before the soldier came over, the alley was already empty, with only a ginger cat lying on the courtyard wall.
"It's a cat? Go away!" The soldier shouted, waved his sword to drive the cat away, and then returned to the main road.
"Whose children are you? Why do you dare to run around at this time?" In the room, a young and handsome man lit an oil lamp and asked.
Before Tian Jie'er could answer, he suddenly grabbed her wrist, took a look at the silver-threaded jade bracelet on her wrist, and then let go with a sneer and said, "You changed into this coarse cloth dress, but you didn't take off your jewelry. You are simply deceiving yourselves."
Only then did Tian Jieer realize that he also had a dagger on his waist and a badge with the word "Pei" engraved on it. There was an official uniform placed in the corner of the room, and it looked like he held some rank, so he was actually an officer!
She was trembling with fear, and only remembered that Yin Shuang had specifically told her to avoid the soldiers, fearing that she would fall into the tiger's mouth again just after escaping from the wolf's den.
But the man said to them, "You should stay here today and stop running around. The capital is in chaos now, and there are swords and spears everywhere. I have to go out to do something, so I can't take care of you!"
After saying this, he turned and went out, closing the door quietly from the outside, but he did not put on his official uniform.
After he left, Xue Fengtang pulled Tian Jie'er's hand and asked, "Sister, is he a good person or a bad person?"
Tian Jie'er then shook her head dully, glanced at Xue Fengtang and said, "I don't know either..."
In the Marquis's Mansion, the courtyard of Madam Wen was flooded and engulfed in a raging fire.
Bai was standing outside the courtyard with a team of knife-wielding guards. He squinted his eyes at the courtyard in the fire and said coldly, "This old witch is really smart. Did he think he could fool me by setting a fire?"
"I have already surrounded this mansion, so I don't think she can fly out! Find her! I will dig deep into the ground to find her and the bastard she gave birth to!"
"Madam Hou, what about Brother Chen?" Mother You, who was beside Bai, couldn't help but remind her.
Bai looked at her, curled her lips and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? He will be the next one."
After saying that, he led his men towards Xue Fenglin's yard!
The outside of Xue Fenglin's yard had been guarded by Bai's guards in advance, but when Bai went over to take a look, she found that the servants serving in the yard were not Xue Fenglin's confidants, but people around Marquis Xue.
"Why are you here?" Bai frowned and questioned the servants in the yard.
"Madam, the Crown Prince's husband was injured a few days ago, and he sent many servants to prison. After that, there was a shortage of manpower in the courtyard, so he asked the Marquis to transfer the people in his courtyard over to use." A steward came up to report.
When Bai heard this, her heart skipped a beat for some reason and she thought to herself that something was wrong.
She looked at Xue Fenglin's yard again. There was such a loud noise outside, but the lights in the room were still off, as if he didn't hear anything at all!
Bai strode to the door of Xue Fenglin's room and pushed it open.
With a creaking sound, the entire room was exposed to everyone. Mother You rushed forward and tore open the bed curtains, only to find that the large carved bed was empty, so where was Shen Xuan?
"Madam! No! The person ran away!" Mother You said hurriedly.
Mrs. Bai said with an unpleasant expression, "As soon as the master and the prince's carriage left, I guarded all the passages in the mansion. How could a pregnant woman like him slip away? Unless he is no longer in the mansion!"
The more Bai spoke, the more she felt something was wrong, so she immediately notified the guards around her to report the matter to her brother Bai Yan.
At this time, Shen Xuan was staying in a house in the countryside outside Beijing.
This house is located in Jin Shiyue's dowry farm, and he borrowed it specifically from Jin Shiyue.
Although the house is not big, it is decorated quite warmly. There is a floor heating in the house, and golden branches and golden osmanthus are serving.
Although it was the middle of the night, no one was able to sleep, so candles were lit in the room.
Shen Xuan looked out the window with some worry, and Jin Zhi Jingui also kept sighing. Then, Jinzhi shouted, "Brother Chen! The capital is on fire!"
"Why are you screaming? Don't be so startled, or you might scare the baby in Chen'er's belly!" Jin Gui gave Jin Zhi a reproachful look, and couldn't help but tiptoe to look out the window.
They are all family-born children, and their family members all work in the marquis's mansion.
Although they fled to a safe place, they couldn't help but worry about the safety of their families, and their hearts were naturally restless.
“I don’t know how Xue Fenglin is doing, but he should be fine.” Shen Xuan couldn’t help but say, his hands clenched into fists under the quilt.
Xue Fenglin and the second prince had long discovered that the eldest prince and his cronies had been making unusual moves, but they had not yet gained definitive evidence or the opportunity to do so.
After Chen Congshuang was sent away by Xue Fengli, Chen Xuan was sure that this time should be around New Year's Eve!
Since the Bai family is determined to follow the eldest prince, the Bai family will definitely take action that night!
As a pregnant man, it was inconvenient for him to stay in the capital, so he thought of a way to run away early, telling others that he was injured and needed to recuperate in the yard.
Although he is safe now, Xue Fenglin himself cannot leave in order to avoid alerting the enemy. Moreover, Aunt Wen and her two children had no reason to leave.
That day he had asked Jingui to secretly convey his intention for Madam Wen to leave as soon as possible. The peach and plum soup and sugar pear cake sound like "escape" and "tangli", which means she should send Xue Fengtang away.
Although Madam Wen is just the daughter of a businessman, she is also a smart person. I wonder if she can understand it this time!
Besides, Lord Xue and Xue Fenglin entered the palace together. Before they reached the palace gate, Xue Fenglin suddenly stopped the carriage and said to the driver, "Don't go into the palace. Go to the direction of the Ye family camp in the north of the city and join the Ye family army."
Lord Xue's face changed, and he immediately pointed at Xue Fenglin in disbelief and said, "You, you, you! Are you rebelling? His Majesty is seriously ill now, and everyone must enter the palace by order! What are you going to do!"
Xue Fenglin looked at Lord Xue coldly, and then said: "I am saving your life, you will thank me later. As for what to do, why don't you ask the eldest prince and your good wife?"
"How about I let you go now and you go into the palace by yourself. I'm afraid that the entire Xue family will be implicated, but what does that have to do with me?"
Xue Fenglin's words were so infuriating that Lord Xue felt a lump in his chest and he almost couldn't breathe.
However, he was an old fox who had been in the officialdom for decades. After hearing Xue Fenglin's words, he came to his senses. His eyes rolled, and he asked tentatively: "You mean... His Highness... He and the Bai family..."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. In fact, it was already evident at the banquet before the New Year that the eldest prince's momentum had declined and he could not compete with the second prince for the throne!
But his ambition is clearly not to be just a prince, so he and his close confidants are determined to put up a fight!
The Bai family must know about this, and there is a high probability that the Bai family is also involved! His Xue family has always been close to the eldest prince's lineage. If this succeeds, it will be fine. But if it fails, the first to be liquidated will be his Xue family!
"Have you ever thought about what you would do if the prince succeeded?" After thinking for a long time, Lord Xue asked tentatively.
"He can't succeed." Xue Fenglin sneered and said sarcastically: "Although the Ye family is close to the Second Prince, they actually only obey His Majesty."
"Your Majesty has been a hero all his life. Is there anything he can't predict?" Xue Fenglin glanced at Marquis Xue and said, "If the eldest prince was not his biological son, how could he give him chances again and again? This loophole is just his last test. In fact, the palace has already prepared for it. Since the eldest prince disregards the father-son relationship, then His Majesty will definitely not show him mercy!"
"You mean... His Majesty's illness is also..." Lord Xue shuddered and dared not think further.
There had been rumors in the palace that Emperor Wu of Jin was ill. Although they could not see it in the court, it had already spread among private people. It was only said that Emperor Wu of Jin took some ointment and stayed put in the court in order to avoid being seen as tired.
Now, hearing what Xue Fenglin said, even this disease is fake! He had released the news on his own initiative in order to test the two princes and see if they had any ulterior motives.
When the carriage arrived at the Ye family camp, Xue Fenglin handed Lord Xue over to the Ye family's soldiers for custody, and went to meet Lord Ye and Ye Chen.
Lord Ye had already sent many experts to sneak into the city in plain clothes, to jointly capture the rebellious officers in the city. The remaining troops will be stationed outside the city. After receiving the signal from the palace, they will enter the city in one fell swoop and encircle and suppress the rebellious soldiers in the capital!
In the deep blue sky, a red firework lit up, followed by two white fireworks. These were the signal flares that had been agreed upon with the Ye family army for entering the city!
"All troops, line up! We are entering the city!" General Ye gave orders, and the Ye family army marched towards the direction of the imperial city in a mighty manner.
Inside the palace, the courtiers who were summoned to the palace were gathered together, looking confused as they saw a team of soldiers blocking the outside of the hall.
"Is everyone here?" The eldest prince stood outside the palace and asked, pointing at the court officials inside. Someone came forward and reported: "Lord Xue and Xue Fenglin have been on the road for a long time, but they haven't arrived yet. I don't know what's going on."
"Report!" A soldier hurried forward and whispered something in Bai Yan's ear. Bai Yan frowned, knelt on one knee and said to the eldest prince: "Your Highness, my sister has sent me news that the Xue family's eldest son and his wife ran away early. I'm afraid Xue Fenglin knows something, and I don't know if there is an ambush! ”
"Such a major event! And you only know about it now!" Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's face changed drastically and he shouted angrily.
All the soldiers were silent and dared not say another word.
"It has come to this, there is no turning back now!" The eldest prince gritted his teeth, looked in the direction of the Jin Wu Emperor's bedroom in the distance, and said to all the soldiers: "Your Majesty is seriously ill now, and the palace has been controlled by the Queen. Everyone, follow me to protect the emperor, rescue His Majesty, and kill the second prince and his accomplices!"
"Kill the rebels! Rescue His Majesty!"
"Kill the rebels! Rescue His Majesty!"
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The soldiers who were kept in the dark followed the eldest prince's call and shouted loudly, and a group of people headed towards the palace of Emperor Wu of Jin.
Emperor Wu of Jin was already seriously ill. As long as he was forced to issue an edict to appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince, he could legitimately inherit the Jin throne!
"Father! Father is seriously ill, and the Queen and my second brother are plotting a rebellion! Your son is here to protect you!"
When they arrived at the door of Emperor Wu of Jin's bedroom, the eldest prince ordered the soldiers to line up, shouted outside the palace, and then walked into the store with a sword in hand!
With a bang, the door of the bedroom opened from the inside. The second prince took the lead and walked out with a calm expression.
Following behind him appeared the Emperor Wu of Jin himself, who was said to be "seriously ill"!
His face was ashen, his hair was disheveled, and he was wearing only underwear and a yellow robe. However, even so, he did not look weak or sick at all, but looked full of energy.
Then a team of royal guards in iron armor ran out of the hall and formed a battle array beside him and the second prince.
Emperor Wu of Jin drew his sword from his waist, pointed at the eldest prince and asked loudly, "I pitied your mother's early death, loved you very much, and gave you chances again and again after you made mistakes! But you are greedy and want to rebel!"
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