The time when Emperor Yongning died was beyond Rong Zhen's expectation. In his opinion, this brother always planned before taking action. Since he had issued an imperial decree to ask him to come back, he would never die before he came back. Something must have happened in Yanjing!

Originally, they had been traveling overnight, so Rong Zhen and Lu Zhenggan simply abandoned the carriage and rushed to Yanjing.

Following closely behind them was Jian Yu and his party. He also knew the news that Emperor Yongning had died. He had known for a long time that King Wei would definitely take action, but he did not expect King Wei to act so quickly. However, the messenger only announced the death and did not mention the new monarch at all. What does this mean?

Chen Jiang frowned and said, "Commander, do we still have to go to Beijing as planned?" Jian Yu

hesitated for a moment before saying, "No, we will split into two groups. You lead the team to Beijing to find out the situation first, and I will act alone in the dark."

"Is this... too dangerous? You should bring two guards!"

Jian Yu shook his head, "No, it's more convenient for me to act alone."

Chen Jiang knew his skills, so he didn't say anything more and bowed to him, "Then I will go first."

Jian Yu left the team alone and went to the other side, while Chen Jiang led the team to Yanjing.

At this moment, Yanjing was indeed turbulent and the situation was unclear.

Three days ago, Emperor Yongning died suddenly in the Qinzheng Palace, and then Liang Kai, the commander of the Golden Armor Guard, was killed. Liang Jue, the deputy commander of the Golden Armor Guard, quickly took control of the Golden Armor Guard and surrounded the entire Yanjing. At the same time, the second prince was killed in his mansion. Although the fourth prince escaped, he fell off the carriage and his life or death was unknown. Before the patrol camp and the capital guards could react, the camp had been thrown into a fire thunder by a team of black-clothed men, causing heavy losses. Under this situation, the attitude of Luo Xian, the commander of the Red Armor Guard, was ambiguous, which made the whole Yanjing fall into panic.

As the instigator behind all this, Wei Wang Rong You should have felt happy, but his attitude was completely the opposite. He wore a mask on his face, and only a cold voice came out: "Haven't you found the person yet?"

The two people kneeling below him, one of them was Liang Jue, the current commander of the Golden Armor Guard, and the other was Han Zhu, who had disappeared with Wei Wang. Both of them looked serious at the moment, and Liang Jue even had a look of shame on his face.

After Emperor Yongning died suddenly, Liang Jue quickly led his troops to surround the palace, but even in this situation, he still let Xuan Yi escape. If only Xuan Yi escaped, he, a warrior, would not be of much use, but the problem was that he was still carrying the imperial edict and the imperial seal, which was why the officials were still wavering.

"Forget it. Xuanyi can't do it alone. We must find help. The most likely person is Rong Zhen. Keep an eye on the official road. If you see Xuanyi, kill him without mercy!"

"Yes! I obey your command!" Liang Jue took the order and left.

Rong You breathed a sigh of relief only after he left.

Han Zhu also had a solemn expression. They all knew that according to the dosage of the medicine they used, Emperor Yongning should not have died so early. What happened? Although everything seemed to be in their favor at the moment, there were still many uncontrollable factors. At least Xuanyi's escape with the succession edict and the imperial seal caught them off guard.

"Has the child come back?"

Rong You did not mention the name, but Han Zhu knew he was talking about Jian Yu. He said with a serious expression: "The prince should have passed Zhao County by now. I think it will be soon."

Rong You snorted coldly: "He is so self-willed, which shows that he does not regard me as his father."

"The prince has always been cautious and does not get along with Your Highness, so he is on guard." Han Zhu has followed Rong You for many years and knows that he is not dissatisfied with Jian Yu. Besides, Rong You has no other children except Jian Yu. If he takes over the world, won't he have to hand it over to Jian Yu in the future?

Rong You didn't say anything more. He understood the logic of what Han Zhu said. If possible, how could he be willing to be separated from his wife and children and let his own son grow up with the reputation of "illegitimate child". But if it happened again, he would make the same choice. He knew that Gao Jinwen resented him, so he refused to tell Jian Yu his true identity until his death.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him." Rong You put aside these philosophies and asked Han Zhu, "Have the people sent to encircle Rong Zhen been arranged?"

Han Zhu nodded: "It has been arranged long ago. I will lead the team personally and must kill Rong Zhen."

"I heard that he has been investigating Jinbin's affairs all these years?" Rong You sneered, "Stupid."

Han Zhu lowered his head and said nothing.

Rong You did not want to say more, and said to Han Zhu, "You go."

Han Zhu obeyed and left.

It was summer in Yanjing, and even the wind carried the heat that could not be dissipated. In a moment, the new green was replaced by green shadows, and the annoying cicadas had already sounded without knowing when. For the people of Yanjing, this was probably a summer that they would remember deeply.

The coffin of Emperor Yongning was parked on the main hall, and ice blocks were placed all around. The officials and ladies who came to mourn were all panicked. Because the second and fourth princes died or were injured, the one who finally held the coffin for Emperor Yongning was actually the third prince who had never had a sense of existence. However, he took this task rashly, but he was more afraid than happy. In addition, his cautious personality for many years made him timid and shrinking, making Emperor Yongning's funeral particularly sad.

Emperor Yongning died in the Qinzheng Hall. There were also several old adults present at the time. It was because of them that the pressure was withstood and the funeral was held. Otherwise, I am afraid that Emperor Yongning would be even more miserable.

In addition to the former court, the harem was also surrounded by the golden armor guards, leaving the concubines and palace people who wanted to send the message out helpless. The concubines of high rank would be sent back to the palace under strict guard after they came to the mourning hall to cry every day, which made the former and the harem complain. However, Liang Jue claimed that he had to protect the safety of the harem. He had soldiers, and there were also matters of the second and fourth princes. Everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out.

Among them, Concubine Zhuang, who had lost her husband and son at the same time, was the most pitiful. Her eyes had long been red and swollen from crying, and her whole person seemed to be stunned by the blow. Her originally well-maintained appearance aged in an instant. She was brought here to cry every day, but she was like a wooden doll, dumb, not talking or eating. The two palace maids guarding her relaxed their vigilance a little.

After the mourning ceremony that day, two palace maids helped Concubine Zhuang walk out of the mourning hall. Suddenly, Concubine Zhuang's body went limp and she fell down.

There was a cry of despair at the scene. The imperial physician who was guarding nearby hurried over. After some torture, Concubine Zhuang slowly woke up. The imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief and said carefully, "Concubine Zhuang is worried too much. I'll prescribe two doses of medicine. You'll be fine after taking them."

Concubine Zhuang said faintly, "I can't take any medicine in my current state... I'd better go downstairs and accompany His Majesty earlier."

The two palace maids breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she woke up. They didn't dare to let her stay here any longer, and said with a little firmness, "Your Majesty is not feeling well. You'd better go back to the bedroom first."

Concubine Zhuang sneered, not knowing whether she was laughing at them or at herself. She pushed away the two people's support and stumbled towards the door.

When they returned to the bedroom, Concubine Zhuang looked tired: "All of you go down, I need to rest."

The two maids looked at each other but did not move.

Concubine Zhuang's deep resentment seemed to be ignited at once. She stood up suddenly, brushed off all the things on the table, and sneered: "What? Now that you follow the new master, you don't take me seriously? Don't forget, no matter what, you are just two servants! Even if I am in trouble, I am still the master. You don't understand respect and inferiority, but your master will understand. There are so many servants in this palace, and you two are not missing!"

One maid frowned, pulled the sleeve of another maid, and shook her head. The two bowed and retreated quietly.

After they left, Concubine Zhuang stopped for a while, and when she heard no movement, she hurried to the bed, uncovered the things on it, and said in a low voice: "There's no one here, come out."

After a long while, the bed board was quietly moved away, and a man jumped out from inside. It was Xuan Yi, whom Liang Jue and the others had been looking for.

Xuan Yi's face was pale and his lips were cracked. He pursed his lips and whispered, "Thank you, Concubine Zhuang." Concubine

Zhuang smiled bitterly, "How can I look like a queen now? I'm living worse than a prisoner every day." She shook her head, "Let's not talk about this. I'll get you some water."

Liang Jue and his men surrounded the palace tightly. Xuan Yi had no way to escape and could only hide in the secret passage temporarily. But this was not a solution after all, not to mention that the King of Chu had no idea what was happening in Yanjing at the moment. If he came here without permission, he would probably be ambushed by the King of Wei. So no matter what, he had to escape and hand over the edict of succession and the imperial seal to the King of Chu.

Under such circumstances, Xuanyi approached Concubine Zhuang. The reason why he did not approach anyone else was because Concubine Zhuang not only held a high position in the harem, but was also shrewd and strategic. At that time, they did not know that the second prince had been killed by the King of Wei, so although Concubine Zhuang took Xuanyi in, she did not fully agree to him. It was not until she heard the news of her son's death that Concubine Zhuang was in great pain and finally agreed to cooperate with Xuanyi.

Xuan Yi drank some water before asking, "Has your Majesty sent the letter?"

Concubine Zhuang nodded, but her expression was still solemn: "Although I gave it to Lord Tao, now that Yanjing is also surrounded, how can he send the message?"

"Don't worry, your Majesty, as long as the message reaches Lord Tao, he will naturally find a way to contact His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Hatred welled up in Concubine Zhuang's eyes: "I only hope that the King of Chu will destroy them in one fell swoop and dismember the culprit, so that I can avenge my son!"