The prince's face suddenly changed. He carried Jun Baozhu to the queen, explained the situation, and went straight to the palace gate.
"Heng'er, be careful!"
The queen called out from behind him, and the prince turned around hurriedly. He saw the emperor nodding at him, was stunned for a moment, and quickly left.
Because it involved her own thoughts, Jun Baozhu and the system blocked the content of the prince's report just now.
Seeing the prince leaving in a hurry without even saying goodbye to her, she couldn't help but think:
[Where is the prince going? ]
System response: [Judging from the direction, it should be the palace gate. ]
Jun Baozhu opened his eyes wide:
[Brother Crown Prince guessed it? Worried that the Queen Mother would escape, so he helped Brother Second Prince fill in the position and arranged for the palace gate guards first? ]
[The palace gate was in chaos, what's the situation now? Is it dangerous? ]
[I’m really worried about the prince! ]
[What? Two guards were killed, and the maid escaped? The remaining people are guarding closely and are on their way to report the news to the second prince? ]
[Alas! It’s still a step too late! ]
[I just hope that the one who escaped is not the Queen Mother. ]
Unfortunately, Jun Baozhu's expectations were soon dashed.
The emperor, empress and their entourage arrived at the Cining Palace.
Outside the Cining Palace, the palace was surrounded by imperial guards like an iron barrel.
When the guards saw the emperor and empress, they all knelt down. The deputy commander of the Palace Front Department, who was in charge of guarding outside according to the Second Prince's instructions, reported upon seeing the situation:
"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, and Concubine Li, His Highness has taken people in. It's been two quarters of an hour, and they haven't come out yet."
The emperor had a solemn expression and was about to go in. Eunuch Li and his men followed behind him from a distance.
He wanted to stop them, but because the little princess was there, he didn't dare to get close.
The emperor turned around and said to the empress and Concubine Li, "I heard from Baozhu that there is no one inside and the second son is here. I will go in first and you wait outside!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the queen took a step forward, her voice calm and firm.
"It's not dangerous, what is Your Majesty worried about?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the system in Jun Baozhu's sea of consciousness sounded an emergency alarm. Jun Baozhu's heart rose to his throat and he shouted in his heart:
[Quick! Leave now! ]
【Danger! 】
[What should I do? The second prince is still inside! ]
Both the emperor and the deputy commander heard it. The deputy commander immediately escorted the emperor, empress and Concubine Li back and ordered all the guards to retreat.
They still formed a siege, but were still several dozen feet away from the Cining Palace.
The deputy commander selected two guards who looked quite capable. After reporting to the emperor, he let the two men in and notified the second prince and others to withdraw.
Looking at the seemingly peaceful palace gate, Jun Baozhu wondered:
[Danger? Now it seems fine, right?]
What exactly is the danger?
[What? The danger is in the side room next to the Queen Mother's bedroom? ]
[Isn't there no one inside? What's hidden? ]
[It is filled with hay, flammable items, etc. There is a mechanism at the door. When the cotton thread burns for a certain period of time, the burning candlestick will fall over and ignite all the flammable items? ]
[Is there a fire? The Second Prince and the Imperial Guards are good fighters, they will definitely escape, it's okay! ]
Jun Baozhu just felt relieved when she heard the system's news and screamed again in her heart:
【What? Explosives? 】
[Someone brought explosives and buried them in the four corners of the ear room? ]
[There is a mechanism behind the door of the annex. Once the door of the annex is opened from the outside...]
[The rows of candlesticks in the ear room will fall down on the ground covered with licorice due to the mechanism.]
[Someone has placed gunpowder in the four corners of the ear room. Once the licorice burns to the four corners, it will explode into a sea of fire! ]
[What? The Cining Palace is mostly made of wood? If the sleeping hall catches fire, the entire Cining Palace is destroyed? ]
[Quick! Go save the second prince brother! ]
[Have you seen the Queen Mother? Is it her? She is so vicious, she escaped and still wanted to hurt others! ]
When the deputy commander heard this, he quickly arranged for someone to go into the hall to remind them.
Jun Baozhu was anxious and asked the system:
[Why was the trap set in the ear room instead of the bedroom? ]
[Didn't the Second Prince and the others break into the bedroom first? ]
[What? The bedroom is too big. If we place gunpowder in the open, it will be easily discovered.]
[If you use a trap to ignite the explosives, the other party should be worried because the space is large and the people coming in will have time to react? ]
[So, she intended to kill the intruder?!]
【What a vicious woman! 】
[What? There's a female corpse lying in the side room? Her hair was shaved and she was only wearing a middle dress?]
[How weird! What kind of magic is this from Nan Chi? Before killing someone, he has to shave their hair? ]
Hearing this, Concubine Li frowned obviously.
Jun Baozhu asked again:
[Where is the second prince? Where is he now? Is he far from the ear room? ]
[What? We wasted time looking for the Queen Mother at first, and now we are just entering the side room? Open the door of the side room? ]
[The ear room is on fire?! ]
【What? ! 】
Jun Baozhu almost screamed in her heart.
[No! ]
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