Ye Jingchen looked towards the direction of Beichen Palace. It was very peaceful there, and it didn't look like there had been an assassin invasion.
It was like the calm before the storm.
Xie Chang'an couldn't have fabricated something out of thin air to scare him with such a thing, so either the assassins were very well hidden, or the assassins had already left Beichen Palace and were hiding in other parts of the palace.
Nowhere is more lively than the drill ground, and it's full of precious little brats who have no power to protect themselves.
If those assassins wanted to survive or cause trouble, there was an 80% chance they would come to the training ground.
But he knows nothing about the assassins who have infiltrated the palace, and there are only a dozen or so guards at the training ground. What should he do now?
Is it too late to find Donggong Wei now? And who can help him find him? Xie Chang'an?
"Your Highness, we are late in protecting you. Please forgive us!"
Just as Ye Jingchen was in a dilemma, Wei Yi and the others appeared before him as if they were divine soldiers descending from the sky.
"Before I came, I had someone notify the Eastern Palace Guards," Xie Chang'an said.
"Well done!" Ye Jingchen breathed a heavy sigh of relief and patted Xie Chang'an on the shoulder gratefully.
If there are people available, he won't be so passive.
In critical moments, Xie Chang'an is still the most reliable!
"Wei Yi, go and gather all the guards at the drill ground."
"Wei Er and Wei San, bring all the scattered children here and gather them together for protection."
"Wei Si, go tell Wu Zemin that an assassin has infiltrated the palace. Tell him to find a way to quiet the kids down so as not to attract the assassin."
"Wei Wu, go and inform the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Household Department to send people to escort these brats back."
"As for the others, immediately disperse around these children. The training ground is spacious, and if any assassins come, they will be spotted immediately. The priority is to protect these little brats!" Ye Jingchen ordered in one breath.
“We’ll stay with them too,” Ye Jingchen said, pulling one child in each hand and calling to the other three, before quietly returning to the group of children.
Ye Jingchen brought only thirty Eastern Palace Guards with him to the Imperial Palace this time, and not all of them appeared at the training ground.
After Ye Jingchen gave his instructions, the Eastern Palace Guards sprang into action. After Ye Jingchen and his men returned to the crowd, Wei Si had just finished speaking with Wu Zemin.
Wu Zemin looked slightly flustered, but his expression calmed down after seeing Ye Jingchen.
He pulled out all the arrows used for pitch-pot and distributed them to the older children.
"What's this for? Are we throwing them together?" the children asked, puzzled, after catching the arrows.
"Hold your arrows tight. The younger children should stand inside, and the older ones should protect the outside. There are assassins who have infiltrated the palace. We cannot scatter now; we must stick together to save ourselves," Wu Zemin said calmly, as if he were saying, "What a nice day."
The children were startled by his words, but his tone was so calm that they found it hard to believe.
"It's too dangerous here! I want to go back!" After a long while, one of the children finally realized what was happening and shouted.
Once someone started, many others joined in the shouting.
"Are you making such a racket to attract the assassins?" Wu Zemin asked.
Many children were so frightened that they covered their mouths.
"It's not safe here! There are only a few guards, how can they guarantee the safety of so many of us? Gathering together makes us a bigger target, are we going to be captured here?" someone said in a low voice as they were about to leave.
"If anyone wants to leave, we can all go back to our place, lock the door, it's much safer than here!" He not only wanted to leave himself, but also wanted to find someone to go with him.
The key point is that many children think what he says makes sense and want to follow him.
“The guards must stay at the training ground to protect the rest of you. If you encounter assassins on your way back, good luck to you!” Wu Zemin did not stop them.
"Huh—why are there so many unfamiliar guards here?" Ye Jingchen suddenly spoke up, pointing to the Eastern Palace guards standing not far away.
His voice made the panicked children realize that there were indeed many more guards dressed in uniform around them.
However, few of them had the opportunity to meet the Crown Prince's guards, so no one recognized them at first.
Who are they?
"Are they here to protect us?"
The children asked in hushed tones.
Those who were originally planning to leave stopped and looked at Wu Zemin.
“Those are the Eastern Palace Guards. His Highness the Crown Prince already knows about this and sent the Eastern Palace Guards to protect us,” Wu Zemin explained.
"Are they His Highness the Crown Prince's men?"
"How did His Highness the Crown Prince know we were here?"
"Great! We're saved!"
The last sentence was spoken by Ye Jingchen.
Xie Chang'an listened from the side, utterly speechless.
At this time, the children who were playing elsewhere were also persuaded by Wei Er and Wei San to come over, and those who did not believe them were forcibly dragged over.
Then, Wei Yi summoned all the guards who were stationed around the training ground.
"Feng Yu, are you still leaving now?" Wu Zemin asked the child who had been making a fuss about going back to his lodgings.
He remained silent, his neck stiff, but the little brats he had incited quickly returned to the crowd.
"Go back!" Wei Yi was the last to arrive, and he pulled him back into the crowd.
"Those over ten years old should stand on the outer edge and protect the younger children on the innermost side," Wu Zeming said again, and then consciously stood on the outermost side.
Gu Beichen also stood on the outer edge.
"You guys should also stand at the very back!" Wu Zemin said to Ye Jingchen and the others casually.
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