Chapter 306 Rescued
With the support of the Queen, Cao Muxue became more courageous and determined to kill Xie Wanruo today.
"My Queen, it's bad. The Queen is here and wants to summon you." The palace maid reported in a trembling voice.
The harem was originally under the control of the Queen. Now that the Emperor Yu Cheng was not in the palace, the Queen was the only one in power, and no one dared to confront her.
Xie Wanruo's heart sank, and she asked someone to keep an eye on Yu Haolin, and got up and left the room.
"Mother." Xie Wanruo saluted through the courtyard gate.
The Queen stood outside the door, staring at the locked gate and said, "Open the door."
Xie Wanruo suddenly coughed: "Hao Lin and I have caught a cold, and we are afraid that we will pass the disease on to mother. If mother has anything to say, just tell her."
Before the Queen spoke, Cao Muxue could not help but said, "Xie Wanruo, stop pretending to be sick. How dare you disobey mother's words?"
"You are very disrespectful. According to the palace rules, you should be slapped in the face and punished to kneel."
Cao Muxue was arrogant and treated Xie Wanruo as if she were a dead person.
Xie Wanruo frowned and kept silent.
Ever since Cao Muxue used Yu Haolin to plot against Jiang Shu, causing her to have an abortion and never get pregnant again, she and Cao Muxue had nothing to say.
New hatred and old grudges, this one is not the worst.
The people outside the courtyard waited for a long time, but when they saw no response, their faces turned black.
"Mother, she is relying on her cousin's favoritism and doesn't take you seriously at all." Cao Muxue fanned the flames.
The queen clenched her hands, her face was cold and ugly.
She knew that Cao Muxue was making trouble, but what she said was also true.
Xie Wanruo is too arrogant because of her favor. If she is left alone, she will be the next Yu Guifei. Such a vixen cannot be kept!
"Someone, knock on the door." The queen ordered coldly.
"Yes." The guard received the order and brought a thick piece of wood.
Cao Muxue helped the queen to avoid it and watched the guard knock on the door with the wood.
"Bang! Bang!"
The courtyard door was hit hard again and again, making a deafening sound.
"Your Majesty..." Yingrong helped Xie Wanruo, her face anxious and worried.
Judging from the situation, the queen has made up her mind to deal with Xie Wanruo.
There are no more than 20 palace maids and eunuchs in their courtyard. Even if they fight hard, they can't beat the guards with swords.
Xie Wanruo clenched her hands, gritted her teeth to calm her mind, and stared at the shaking gate in front of her with her beautiful eyes.
Seeing that the gate was shaking more and more violently and would soon be knocked open, Xie Wanruo said decisively: "Take whatever you can and block it. If something happens to me, you will not survive."
"...Yes." The palace maids and eunuchs responded in fear, and found bamboo poles, wooden sticks, brooms and other things nearby, grabbed them in their hands and prepared to fight to the death.
"Bang!" The gate could not bear the weight and was violently knocked open.
"Catch Xie Wanruo for me." Cao Muxue was very excited and gave orders with the power of the tiger.
The queen glanced at her, a little unhappy. But now is not the time to worry about these things, dealing with Xie Wanruo is more important.
The guards rushed into the courtyard, Yingrong helped Xie Wanruo back, and the palace maids and eunuchs grabbed sticks and stepped forward.
"Swish!" The guards drew the swords at their waists and stepped forward to capture Xie Wanruo, not taking the palace maids and eunuchs into consideration at all. "
Your Majesty!" Yingrong trembled and protected Xie Wanruo.
Looking at the approaching guards, looking at the arrogant Cao Muxue outside the courtyard gate... Xie Wanruo turned her head and glanced at the closed door behind her.
Before going out, she ordered people to bolt the door to protect Yu Haolin.
Xie Wanruo stared at the door with reluctance, and a tear rolled down.
No matter what the outcome of Tianji Mountain was, she was afraid that she would not be able to escape...
"What is the Empress doing?"
Suddenly, a clear and solemn voice sounded from outside the courtyard, and drifted into Xie Wanruo's ears with the morning breeze.
Xie Wanruo shuddered, and her clenched fists tightened, and then suddenly loosened.
Yu Guifei, it was Yu Guifei...
Although they had not met many times, Xie Wanruo instantly recognized who the owner of the voice was.
"Yu Guifei is here, the Empress is saved..." Yingrong was surprised and happy, crying and laughing.
The reaction of the other palace servants was the same as Yingrong. At this time, Yu Guifei's voice was better than the sound of nature in their ears.
The master was saved, and they were also saved.
"What I do is none of your business." The Queen glared at Concubine Yu Gui who was walking leisurely.
Cao Muxue looked over and her expression changed drastically when she saw the imperial guards behind Concubine Yu Gui.
Since the Queen forcibly took Concubine Yu Gui away more than 20 years ago and made her unable to get pregnant, the Emperor issued a special decree to give Concubine Yu Gui 500 imperial guards to be deployed at her will.
This is also the reason why Xie Wanruo asked Yingyue to ask Concubine Yu Gui for help.
At such a special moment, it is not enough to have the courage to confront the Queen, but also to have the strength.
And looking at the entire harem, there is only Concubine Yu Gui.
Those 500 imperial guards represent the Emperor.
"It has nothing to do with me, but today is the day for your majesty to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for blessings. You cannot do anything that will reduce your majesty's blessings in the palace." Yu Guifei spoke calmly and softly, and stood in front of the gate of the courtyard.
The queen snorted coldly: "This is the East Palace, not your Zhongling Palace."
The East Palace is where Yu Cheng lives, and she deals with her own daughter-in-law. If Yu Guifei wants to intervene in this, it would be too much!
The queen stared at Yu Guifei with hatred, wishing to deal with her as well.
Yu Guifei waved her hand lightly, and the imperial guards entered the courtyard and protected Xie Wanruo.
When the queen saw this scene, her eyes turned red with anger, and she said with gnashing teeth: "Do you really think I dare not touch you!"
Yu Guifei looked directly at the queen who was burning with anger, her expression calm and silent.
Xie Wanruo and Cao Muxue, she and the empress, all had deep hatred, no way to change, nothing to say.
Faced with the blatant provocation of Yu Guifei, the empress could no longer tolerate it: "Capture both Yu Guifei and Xie Concubine!"
The guards of Yongning Palace received the order and fought with the imperial army.
"Your Majesty, be careful." Concubine Yu Gui and Xie Wanruo were both escorted to the back, away from the battlefield.
The two sides fought with knives, and soon blood was seen.
Although Cao Muxue was domineering and arrogant, she had never seen such a fight. She was so scared that she huddled beside the queen, her face pale.
Everyone present understood that this was not a palace fight for favor, but a life-and-death struggle.
Prince Jing's Mansion.
The sun had risen high without knowing when, and the maids hurried in and out of the main house with basins of water.
In the house, Jiang Shu had shown signs of production after nearly two hours of repeated contractions.
"Princess, push harder, I can already see the baby's head." Aunt Gui said happily.
"Hmm!" Jiang Shu bit a cotton handkerchief in his mouth, his face flushed and covered with sweat, and his trembling eyelashes followed the force.
Yu Lan held Jiang Shu's hand and waited anxiously. Time seemed to pass very slowly, yet also very quickly.
Chu Yu wiped the sweat off Jiang Shu's face with a handkerchief, but soon, new sweat seeped out and could not be wiped away completely.
Jiang Shu lay on his back, took the cotton handkerchief out of his mouth and gasped.
Chu Yu brought ginseng soup and fed Jiang Shu a few sips.
After a short rest, he bit the cotton handkerchief again and continued to push.
"Push harder, push harder, it will come out soon..." Wen Po encouraged.
Hearing this, Jiang Shu gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength.
When Yu Zheng was riding back to the palace at full speed, he saw the maids carrying basins of blood in and out, and his heart sank immediately.
"What's wrong with the princess?" Yu Zheng asked anxiously.
The maid replied, "The princess is giving birth."
Yu Zheng strode to the main house and tried to go in.
The maid stopped him and said that men were not allowed to go in when a woman was giving birth.
Yu Zheng frowned in displeasure and was about to wave the maid away and go into the house when he heard a loud cry from inside the house.