Chapter 132: Palace Change
Now the Crown Prince is the regent, and although Xie Yuan has a gentle personality, he is extremely fair in handling matters and enforces the law strictly. With Feng Ling as his military advisor, he has managed to accomplish some good things that benefit the country and the people.
It was immediately praised by the whole room and won the hearts of the people.
Jiang Yuyan was probably pregnant with twins this time, so her pregnancy was very different. She was very sleepy and greedy from the beginning of her pregnancy. With Feng Ling around, she, the pseudo-aide, could take a break.
Who knew that as soon as they let their guard down, something unexpected happened that night.
When Zheng Shaopu flew into the Princess's Mansion in a hurry with injuries, he was almost caught by the Youyun Guards as an assassin.
In order to take care of Jiang Yuyan, Xiao Yuanyan stayed in the Princess's Mansion these days. Hearing the noise, he came out to check and looked at the visitor with a rather unfriendly expression.
Zheng Shaopu was not surprised that he was here so late at night. When he saw Jiang Yuyan coming out, he said anxiously, "Hurry up, something happened!"
"What happened?" Jiang Yuyan was slightly surprised to see Zheng Shaopu's embarrassed appearance, and quickly ordered someone to get medicine for the wound.
Zheng Shaopu covered his left arm and panted twice, "Hurry up and pack up and leave the Princess's Mansion. Someone has broken into the prison, Xie Yi has escaped, and the palace has been surrounded by the imperial guards..."
Jiang Yuyan said in horror: "Is this... a rebellion?"
Zheng Shaopu nodded, "I was discovered just as I went to investigate. An arrow shot into my left arm... The leader is the commander of the imperial guards, Lu Zhixiao... If I'm right, they will surround Prince Jing's mansion next. You're not safe either..."
Jiang Yuyan's mind was in a mess. While she was treating his wounds in an orderly manner, she was thinking quickly.
After walking out of the door, Jiang Yuyan fired a whistle arrow to the east to summon Su Qingyue to come to her aid. She also ordered Cang Er to bring a box of silver to inform all the servants to immediately disperse to the countryside for temporary shelter, and to notify them to return to the Princess's Mansion after the dust settled.
These servants were well-trained and knew that something big was bound to happen in the Princess's Mansion, so they quickly took the silver and fled for their lives without even having time to pack their luggage.
Jiang Yuyan turned around again and hurriedly ordered the Youyun Guards to pack up the money and valuables in the Princess's Mansion. Many of them were collected by Xie Jingyu with great effort for her, and who knows what would happen if they fell into the hands of that group of people.
Just as the noise was going on, Cang Er heard anxiously reporting, "Hundreds of imperial guards have headed straight for the Princess's Mansion..."
Xiao Yuanyan held her back helplessly, "Go quickly, don't take these worldly possessions anymore..."
Jiang Yuyan picked them up again quickly until Cang Er said anxiously, "We're at the gate."
Jiang Yuyan made up her mind and pressed a copper-headed mechanism at the head of the bed. The pedal in front of the bed split into two, revealing an underground passage wide for two people.
"If you climb over the wall now, you will be seen, so go through here." Jiang Yuyan pulled Zheng Shaopu.
"..." Zheng Shaopu thought to himself: "You really don't treat me as an outsider."
Everyone took their gold and silver items and quickly evacuated to Jiang Mansion through the secret passage.
As soon as everyone left, the imperial guards broke in. They saw that the Princess's house was empty, as if they had been prepared. There were only some worthless ornaments and clothes left in the house. The leading guard was so angry that he was dumbfounded. He thought that arresting the Princess was a good job. Not only could he get close to the beauty, but he also heard that the Princess's house was rich and he might be able to make a fortune. Who knew...
Qin Shangyu was also surprised when he found the people coming out of the secret passage with huge amounts of money. He hurried to help the pregnant woman and asked about the situation.
The secret passage leads directly to Jiang's residence. Jiang Yuyan glanced at Zheng Shaopu's expression and saw that he was calm and not surprised at all.
The fact that he was willing to take the risk to inform her was enough for her to trust him.
Seeing him so calm, I wanted to confess, but now I don't know how to start...
After hearing the whole story, Qin Shangyu said, "Lu Zhixiao is Prime Minister Zeng's man. Are they trying to threaten the emperor to control the princes..."
Jiang Yuyan paced back and forth worriedly, "The Princess's Mansion has been surrounded, the Crown Prince must be in even greater danger in Prince Jing's Mansion..."
Xie Jingyu said: "The only ones who can contend with the 10,000 Imperial Guards are the people of the Divine Camp, but the eldest prince is not in the capital now. If we come forward, I'm afraid his deputies will not believe that the Imperial Guards have rebelled."
"What should we do then?" If something happened to Xie Yuan, all their plans would be in vain. Although she could still run away to Feng Xi, they had fought side by side for so long and had some feelings for each other. Besides, the Jiang family's foundation was all in Dayue...
"Lihentian still has 40 to 50 good fighters in the capital. There are also some people available in the Wu Wang Mansion." Xie Jingyu said: "Most of the imperial guards must be in the palace at the moment, and the number of people surrounding the Jing Wang Mansion may not be large. We still have a chance."
Jiang Yuyan nodded and said, "Xie Yuan, you have to hold on."
After a while, Xiaowu, who was sent by Jiang Yuyan to investigate the news, also came back.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he was in a hurry. "The imperial guards are arresting the wives of important officials throughout the city. Two thousand imperial guards have surrounded the Prince Jing's mansion. They said that the Queen and her son have imprisoned Your Majesty in the bedroom. They are here specifically to capture the rebels."
Fortunately, Jiang Mansion is not on their list of concerns now. I am afraid that Xie Yi and others would never have thought that she is next door.
"How is the prince?"
"The prince's soldiers formed an arrow array to try to stop them. Those who broke through the door were killed, but they couldn't hold out for long."
Jiang Yuyan was very clear about the strength of the Jingwang Mansion. According to the prince's regulations, there were at most 500 palace soldiers. It was really outnumbered to fight against those 2,000 people.
"Why hasn't Su Qingyue arrived yet? I don't want to do this anymore!"
As soon as Jiang Yuyan finished her angry words, a man who looked androgynous flew into the room.
"Here I come, master!" Su Qingyue's forehead was covered with sweat.
"Su Qingyue, Prince Jing's mansion is under siege. Quickly gather all the members of the Fenghuo Order to go and rescue them."
Su Qingyue opened her narrow and charming eyes, "Now I can gather at most 200 people. Isn't it too much trouble..."
"My Youyun Guards can fight ten of us alone, and Mr. Xie also has some people under his command, so you should be more confident..."
Su Qingyue was speechless and said, "I will definitely fulfill my mission."
An hour later, Su Qingyue led a temporary elite team to attack Prince Jing's Mansion.
The prince was already at the end of his strength, with only a few dozen personal guards still fighting bloody battles around him.
Just when he was in despair, he saw a group of highly skilled men in black rushing in...
Just like in Huzhou, Xie Yuan felt relieved...
The prince was barely saved. Two hours later, he was sent to Liuyun Villa, where he met Princess Feng Ling, who had been waiting in the villa after hearing the news.
Over these days, the two had already developed a secret crush on each other. Feng Ling did not care that the occasion was inappropriate and stepped forward to hug the disheveled Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan froze for a moment and then hugged her back.
In times of life and death, the value of true love is revealed.
Jiang Yuyan was only slightly relieved that she had saved the crown prince. According to the spy's report, the wives and daughters of the important officials in the capital, including Hua Xiangxiang, were invited to the palace. The situation in the palace was unclear. But it can be expected that Zuo Cheng Xie Yi and others would burn their boats and not give up until they achieved their goal.
"What are they going to do next?" Jiang Yuyan had a headache. This was also the first time she encountered the legendary rebellion, where blood would flow like a river in a matter of minutes!
Qin Shangyu pondered, "If we control His Majesty and appoint a new crown prince, we might even accuse the Second Prince of being a traitor."
Jiang Yuyan pondered and said, "No, the imperial seal is now in the hands of the prince. How can the edict issued by His Majesty be convincing?"
"So they want to capture the prince alive, retrieve the imperial seal, and control those ladies in order to make the ministers submit. But if the ministers accept the thanks, then holding the imperial seal can also be evidence of the prince's treason!"
Jiang Yuyan was panicked for a moment, "Do we really have to wait until the eldest prince and Ming An return to the capital to rescue us?"
Zheng Shaopu suddenly interrupted and said, "How could Prime Minister Zeng wait until then?"
"...So, aren't those noble ladies in danger?" Jiang Yuyan was worried.
Qin Shangyu hurriedly comforted him: "Da Yue women are noble, at most they will be placed under house arrest, their lives will not be in danger..."
Jiang Yuyan was worried about the Queen Hua Xiangxiang and others. Although she had some manpower, it was simply a pipe dream to rescue the hostages from the 10,000 imperial guards. For now, she could only pray secretly that Emperor Sheng Yuan could hold on for a while longer.
According to the plan, Jiang Mingan and the eldest prince have just set off. With the marching speed of 10,000 soldiers, by the time they arrive in the capital, the opportunity will be cold.
Later, Shen Yi came up with a plan. He used the Thousand Miles Message Transmission Method of the Tianji Pavilion to send the Crown Prince's handwritten instructions to Xie Cong, and then had Nie Wuyou's Saker Falcon bring back the Shenshu Camp's military talisman...
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