Chapter 77 Escape
Liang Xiuzhu held the sword and had no mood to joke. The whole person is tense.
"There won't be anyone else coming later."
Adjutant Sun sat back in the front of the carriage and waved the whip in his hand: "You can't say for sure. They won't give up so quickly."
Liang Xiuzhu was sitting in the carriage, still feeling frightened.
But he did not regret it, because the princess had done him a great favor. Therefore, when Zhao Fangye asked him to impersonate Song Huaixi, he agreed without thinking.
If the princess hadn't spoken for him, his mother would have definitely died.
Following Zhao Fangye's instructions, Liang Xiuzhu continued to pass some information to the prime minister in an attempt to confuse the public.
But after a while, no more news came from the Prime Minister's Office. And he himself was in danger several times. Liang Xiuzhu realized belatedly that he might have been exposed.
But at that time, Prince Ning was not in the palace. After a while, he went to Hanzhou again.
I finally found an opportunity to report this news to Zhao Fangye.
After hearing this, Zhao Fangye's expression immediately became serious. I vaguely sensed that the affairs of the Song family were complicated, and it seemed that the Prime Minister had also played a role in fueling the situation.
And all this is forcing him to seize power.
On the other side, a carriage was moving in the dark on the path.
Song Huaixi sat in the carriage with his head tilted and leaning on Zhao Qionghuan's shoulder.
His eyeballs rolled under his thin eyelids, as if he was sleeping restlessly.
Zhao Qionghuan's eyes were open without any sign of sleepiness when she learned that Zhao Fangye was going to the Ministry of Justice prison to rescue the Song family.
Her heart was always hanging.
The Ministry of Justice rescued the prisoners. Song Huaixi didn’t understand what it meant, but she understood. The scene of how the Zhao family was unjustly killed is still vivid in my mind.
Zhao Fangye's behavior was so shocking that it was tantamount to treason. Zhao Qionghuan didn't know whether they could escape successfully.
If not, the consequences will be disastrous.
Looking at Song Huaixi who was sleeping soundly beside her, Zhao Qionghuan clenched her sleeves with a look of melancholy in her eyes. Looking at how he gets along with Prince Ning, you can tell that he really likes Prince Ning.
If something happens to Prince Ning, what should Huai Xi do?
After rescuing the Song family, the carriage headed straight towards the city gate. Zhao Fangye led his men and waited at the city gate.
In the dark night, Zhao Fangye was wearing a black robe and a glazed gold crown on his head. He sat on a tall horse and stood in front of the team with a cold look in his eyes.
The confidant brought the Song family to the city gate and dismounted: "Your Majesty, the imperial guards are already rushing to the city gate."
"Yes." A cold voice came from the horse: "Escort Lord Song and the others out of the city."
There was some hesitation in the confidant's eyes, but there was no hesitation at all: "Yes!"
Then he drove the carriage towards the city gate.
The news of Zhao Fangye's prisoner kidnapping soon alarmed the emperor, who was furious and sent out the imperial guards to guard the capital. It is imperative to take down Zhao Fangye.
General Xiao arrived with a large number of imperial guards and saw Zhao Fangye standing at the city gate with his few personal guards.
He immediately burst into laughter.
"Prince Ning, Prince Ning. What are you doing? Are you looking for death?"
Commandant Xiao was worried about how to overthrow the Crown Prince now that he had lost power. Unexpectedly, Zhao Fangye did this first.
Zhao Fangye looked at his smug expression and spoke sarcastically.
"Isn't this what the commander-in-chief wants? There is no need to implicate innocent people in the accusation of treason."
Taiwei Xiao still pretended not to understand: "Hey, what do you mean, Prince Ning? Didn't the Song family collaborate with the enemy and betray the country at your instruction? I can't bear such a serious crime."
As he spoke, he rode his horse in front of the imperial army for a few laps, looked at the few men and horses behind Zhao Fangye and sneered, "Your Highness, you'd better accept capture obediently. At least it's decent."
A trace of sneer flashed across Zhao Fangye's face: "Really? Then, Commandant Xiao, take a look at who this person is?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and immediately someone brought up a figure in bright yellow.
Commandant Xiao looked closely and saw that the man was wearing a bright yellow undergarment.
His arrogant expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed: "Prince?!"
The shock in his eyes did not seem fake as Commandant Xiao watched two of his personal soldiers carrying the unconscious Zhao Jingshuo.
With shaking hands, he was furious: "Zhao Fangye! How dare you kidnap the crown prince! You! You are so bold!"
He was so angry that he couldn't say anything.
Seeing that he was furious, Zhao Fangye looked at the unconscious Zhao Jingshuo with a playful look and spoke casually.
"Since I have the guts to commit treason, what does a prince matter to me? Commander Xiao, do you still want me to surrender now?"
The threat in these words was obvious.
General Xiao did not expect such a situation to happen. No wonder Zhao Fangye looked so confident.
He dared to break into the Ministry of Justice with a team of personal soldiers to rescue prisoners. It turned out that he wanted to use Zhao Jingshuo as a retreat.
"Are you crazy? He is the crown prince. I advise you to release him immediately!"
Zhao Fangye pretended not to hear his words and continued, "He is in my hands now. If you still want him to live, I advise you not to follow me."
After saying that, Zhao Fangye turned his horse and galloped towards the city gate. Zhao Jingshuo was also taken away by the soldiers.
General Xiao watched helplessly as Zhao Fangye's personal troops left the city, but he could do nothing.
The subordinate stepped forward and said, "Sir, shouldn't we give chase?"
Commander Xiao slapped the man with his backhand, causing him to stagger.
He shouted angrily, "That's the crown prince, my grandson. You beast, do you want to kill the crown prince?"
If the emperor lost a prince, there would be other heirs to the throne, but their Xiao family only had one prince. He must not take such a risk.
Now that Zhao Fangye has rebelled, the throne can only belong to the Xiao family. Even if Zhao Fangye is let go, it will not be able to reverse the situation for the time being.
Although Zhao Fangye holds military power, how long can he fight against the imperial court on his own?
It's just courting death.
When Song Huaixi woke up, the carriage was still moving.
Seeing that he was awake, Zhao Qionghuan took out some pastries and handed them to him: "Are you hungry? Huaixi, eat something first."
Song Huaixi looked at what she had in her hand and shook her head. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out.
Qingshan and Qingyang sat in the front driving the carriage. They were very familiar with the road to the northwest.
He turned to look at Song Huaixi and said, "Princess, go in quickly. No one can see your face!"
They chose to take small paths along the way so as not to reveal their whereabouts. The prince had told them to hide early in the morning.
After Zhao Qionghuan heard it. She quickly pulled his body back: "Huai Xi, be obedient."
The unfamiliar scenery that flashed by just now made Song Huaixi very confused.
Turning around, he asked, "Sister-in-law, when can we get to the northwest?"
When will he be able to meet Zhao Fangye?
Zhao Qionghuan looked at the complicated expression in his eyes and said softly, "Huaixi, sister-in-law doesn't know either. The northwest is probably a bit far."
However, Qingshan and Qingyang heard the sound coming from the front.
"If we travel day and night, we can reach the northwest in two and a half months. Don't worry, Princess. The prince has already arranged for us to meet you along the way. We will be there in about two months."
"Two months? That's a long time." Song Huaixi muttered while counting on his fingers. There was some loneliness in his eyes.
I thought I would see him in two months. But they didn't expect to meet again half a month later.
The place of reunion was exactly Hanzhou.
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