The cold rain hit his face, and Mu Jingrui looked up at the night sky, his mind filled with thoughts.
He began to worry about the situation in the capital.
The sound of fighting brought him back to his senses. He raised his head and looked forward, only to see the guards and his men fighting.
He was shocked.
"stop."
With a shout, the fight stopped.
"The prince is of noble status. He has not been convicted yet, but you let him be exposed to the wind and rain. If the emperor blames you, can you bear the responsibility?"
"We don't care whether you are a prince or not. We will do everything according to the laws of the court. If you cause trouble here again, don't blame us for being ruthless."
Seeing that a fight was about to begin, Mu Jingrui shouted, "Everyone go back. No one is allowed to take action without my permission."
"Your Majesty!"
"go back."
Mu Jingrui's attitude was firm, and his men were helpless. They could only watch him getting drenched in the rain while sitting in the prison car, and retreated in indignation.
"Your Highness, that's right. It's true that he has experienced many ups and downs, and he who knows the current situation is a hero."
A sharp voice was heard, and Mu Jingrui looked in the direction of the source of the voice. The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was standing under the eaves, watching everything coldly.
As the rain streamed down his cheeks, Mu Jingrui began to understand why they trampled on his dignity and wore out his patience in this way.
The eunuch who delivered the order turned and left.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Mu Jingrui was soaked all over. It was not until after midnight that the rain gradually subsided.
Suddenly, there were faint sounds of footsteps on the roof.
Immediately afterwards, a black shadow jumped down and attacked the guards.
They attacked swiftly and ruthlessly, and the guards had no time to react before they fell in a pool of blood.
Mu Jingrui was shocked.
One of the men in black came towards Mu Jingrui with a big knife and cut the chains of the prison van in just a few strokes.
"Who are you?" Mu Jingrui stood in the prison car without moving.
"Your Majesty, I am here to rescue you."
Mu Jingrui looked carefully at the masked men in black in front of him. Before he had time to think, he saw a group of imperial guards surrounding them.
"Humph, you are so bold that you dare to rob prisoners openly?" The eunuch who delivered the order waved his arm, and a large number of archers surrounded Mu Jingrui and others. "Shoot."
Countless sharp arrows shot towards them.
Although the chains of the prison van were cut off at this time, Mu Jingrui's bracelets were still handcuffed.
He simply couldn't move.
Just at this moment, the masked men in black who had just wanted to kidnap him jumped onto the roof and fled.
One doesn't need to study it carefully to know that this is a strategy tailor-made for him.
"Mu Jingrui tried to escape, he will be killed without mercy."
At the command of the eunuch, the archers became even more unscrupulous.
Mu Jingrui knew that if he didn't take action at this time, he would be dead.
He was so helpless that he could only use his inner strength to break the chains. After jumping out of the prison car, he leaped into the air, caught several arrows with his bare hands, and threw them back at the archers.
He fought his way out of the situation with his superb skills.
The fight lasted so long and none of his men arrived.
Mu Jingrui expected that his confidant would be in great danger.
He rushed to the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict. Seeing this, the eunuch turned pale with fright and turned around to flee.
Mu Jingrui didn't give him such an opportunity at all. He stepped forward, grabbed his collar, turned him around and used him to block his chest, and pinched his neck with his hard fingers.
"You...what are you going to do? If you kill me, you will be sentenced to death."
"Just you?" Mu Jingrui smiled coldly, "It would be easy to kill you. However, if you answer my questions, I can consider letting you live."
"What do you want to know?" the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict asked tremblingly.
"Who is the person behind you?"
"It's the Emperor...ah!"
Mu Jingrui increased the force of his fingers, and the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was almost suffocated by the pain.
Mu Jingrui's mind was working rapidly, his brows furrowed slightly, and he jumped onto the wall holding the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict hostage, then pushed him down and quickly escaped.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict fell from a great height and wailed in pain.
However, looking at Mu Jingrui's figure disappearing into the darkness, he couldn't help but smile.
When the news that Mu Jingrui had fled for fear of crime reached the capital, the entire court was in an uproar, with some happy and some worried.
To openly disobey the order and abscond is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor.
Censors wrote petitions one after another, demanding that Mu Jingrui's title of King of Zhennan be stripped away and that a warrant be issued for his arrest.
Xiao Yujue was also extremely angry, and under pressure from many parties, he had no choice but to issue an imperial decree to arrest Mu Jingrui.
Seeing that the situation was getting worse, most of Mu Jingrui's confidants chose to protect themselves and remained silent.
Mu Jingyan was confined to the palace, and she counted on her fingers every day the days until Mu Jingrui would return to Beijing.
During this period, Xiao Yujue never came to visit her once, which made her feel a little disappointed.
"How is it? Any news about your brother?"
When Mu Jingyan saw the nanny who was sent out to gather information came back, he quickly put down the scissors he was using to trim the bonsai.
"This..." The nanny looked embarrassed and lowered her head to avoid Mu Jingyan's inquiring gaze.
"What is this? Tell me now."
As soon as Mu Jingyan saw the nanny's appearance, he had a bad feeling.
"Empress, after I tell you this, please don't be anxious..."
"I'd be anxious if you didn't tell me."
"I just received news from the Prince of Zhennan's Palace that the prince escaped for some reason on his way back to the capital. The emperor is very angry now and has issued a warrant to capture the prince."
"What?"
Mu Jingyan was so frightened that he staggered back a few steps, and his thoughts were all in a mess in an instant.
"how so?"
She never thought that Mu Jingrui would send someone to assassinate Xiao Yujue just to vent his anger for her; but if this did not happen, why would he run away halfway?
"Empress, the housekeeper of the Zhennan Palace sent someone to deliver a letter, asking you to think of a way to plead for the prince in front of the emperor. At least, you need to calm the emperor down first. Once the arrest warrant is issued, it is inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will take the opportunity to deal with the prince."
The nanny's words reminded Mu Jingyan again.
Mu Jingrui was able to be granted a title and appointed as prime minister at such a young age, and countless people in the court envied him.
During these years of marching and fighting, Xiao Yujue expanded his territory and offended many people.
Mu Jingyan wiped away his tears, took a deep breath and rushed out the door, but was blocked by the Imperial Guards.
"I want to see the emperor, please get out of the way."
"Your Highness, please go back. You cannot leave the palace without the Emperor's permission."
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