Chapter 147: Will Be Abandoned at Any Time
"There's a fire in Zhongcui Palace..." Yan Mu's body stiffened. He turned around mechanically and looked blankly in the direction he came from.
In the distance, thick smoke billowed into the sky and faint cries could be heard. The vast night sky was turned red by the flames. In the blink of an eye, the fire grew even bigger.
"Mother..."
Yan Mu's face turned pale, and he rushed towards Zhongcui Palace without hesitation. The servant behind him also left with him.
Looking at his back, Su Cheng's face showed no excessive emotion. He glanced at the girl behind him and said softly, "Cai Lian, let's go."
"Ah?" Cai Lian was still standing on tiptoe, looking towards the direction of Zhongcui Palace. When she heard this, she came back to her senses, her face full of confusion. "Miss, where are we going?"
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Changgyeonggung Palace
A fire broke out and attracted away most of the imperial troops. The master and servant did not even try to hide and easily found the palace where the emperor was hiding.
"Miss..." Cai Lian couldn't help but frown and whispered, "It's pitch black here, what are we doing here?"
"Don't talk too much." Su Cheng glanced at her and said seriously, "Come with me in a moment, and don't say too much."
"yes."
Su Cheng walked to the palace gate in the dark. Seeing the iron lock on the door, his eyes suddenly turned cold. "How dare you..."
Cai Lian blinked, puzzled, but didn't dare to say anything. Su Cheng's brows knitted into a knot, and he called out in his mind, "System."
【Host, leave it to me. 】
But in the blink of an eye, there was a click and the iron lock in Su Cheng's hand was unlocked.
Before Cai Lian could recover from her shock, Su Cheng grabbed her sleeve and pulled her into Changqing Palace, not forgetting to carefully close the door.
It seemed that no one had lived in the courtyard for a long time. No one had swept the fallen leaves, and there were no palace servants guarding the door. It was like an empty shell, and the quiet atmosphere in the courtyard was a bit creepy.
Cai Lian was a little frightened and followed her master timidly, "Miss..."
Su Cheng took a deep breath, calmed himself, and walked tentatively towards the main hall.
There was no light in the yard, and every step required great courage. The master and servant hesitated for a long time before they arrived at the door of the main hall.
Su Cheng reached out and gently pulled the door panel, wanting to go in and find out what was going on, but was stopped by the little girl behind him.
"Miss." Cai Lian was trembling with fear, but she still mustered up the courage to stop her master and stepped forward herself, "I will go first."
You can't see into the house from outside. If the young lady walks in front and encounters any danger, she will never forgive herself in her life.
Staring at the thin figure in front of him, Su Cheng's heart couldn't help but ripple, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
The two entered the house, and before the door could be closed behind them, a broken stool leg fell across Cai Lian.
"Who is it!" Cai Lian had some kung fu skills after all, so her reaction was extremely fast, almost instantaneous. She put her palms together as a blade and chopped towards the man.
"etc!"
Cai Lian stopped her hand reflexively. Although her body was stiff, her eyes were still fixed on the person in the dark.
"Your humble servant Su Cheng pays respects to His Majesty. May Your Majesty live long and happily."
Hearing this, Cai Lian was stunned for a moment. After coming to her senses, she hurriedly withdrew her hand and ran to kneel behind Su Cheng.
Although she didn't know why the emperor was here, the lady must have her reasons for saying that.
Her lady can never make mistakes.
"you……"
A weak and weathered voice came from above, accompanied by a few coughs. "Who are you, and how do you know I'm here?"
"Your Majesty, I am the daughter of Zhao Hu, the Minister of War. I have been entrusted with the task of searching for your Majesty." Su Cheng knelt beside him with a sincere expression. She carefully pulled out a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to the emperor. "Your Majesty, do you recognize this?"
The emperor looked listless, his eyes lowered. His expression of indifference instantly broke when he saw the object in her hand. "This jade pendant...you...you are Ci'er's."
I had personally put this jade pendant on Ci'er, how could he have remembered it wrong?
"Yes, Your Majesty, the prince has always been concerned about you, but there has been no news from you. In desperation, he had to send this servant to inquire about you." Su Cheng nodded slightly, and the expression on her face did not seem fake. "Your Majesty, the king has returned to the capital."
After hearing the last sentence, the emperor's eyes, which had once held a glimmer of light, dimmed again. He chuckled softly, his expression bitter, "What else can I do now that I am in this state?"
Su Cheng raised her eyes and could see the man's appearance clearly in the moonlight.
His cheeks are sunken, his pupils are bulging, and his face is extremely pale. How can he look like an emperor at all?
"Your Majesty...why would you..."
Frustration flashed in the emperor's eyes. He slowly walked to the chair and sat down. Perhaps because Su Cheng was Yan Ci's, he was not on guard and reopened his scars. "I am the most failed emperor. I was abandoned by my mother, plotted against by my bedmate, and betrayed by my best brother."
"Three years ago, I summoned Ji Tong from Fo'an Temple. He simply glanced at me and said that excessive kindness will backfire. Unfortunately, I didn't listen."
"Now I understand. It's my indecision and my love for true love that have led me to my current situation." The emperor shook his head helplessly, a flicker of self-mockery on his face. "They were all deceiving me and plotting against me. By the time I realized what was happening, my power had been gone, and I was now under house arrest."
"Ci'er..." The emperor lowered his head, revealing a vulnerable emotion in front of outsiders for the first time in his life. "I regret sending him to Dingbei and raising him into a gentle sheep. If he were in the capital now, perhaps none of this would have happened."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The prince is a highly motivated individual with loyal supporters by his side. He will surely achieve great things in the future." Su Cheng pursed her lips. Seeing the weariness between the emperor's brows, she didn't know how to comfort him, so she told him the truth. "Your Majesty, the prince... is now in Ganping County."
Hearing this, the emperor suddenly raised his head, a cold light in his eyes, "Gan Ping? That's not Wang Lin..."
"Yes." Su Cheng nodded slowly, his expression firm. "Now the prince has many capable people at his disposal. The Black Tiger Army has also settled in Ganping. Half of them have entered the capital and are hiding in various places."
"Nonsense!" The emperor frowned, the moonlight unable to illuminate the red corners of his eyes. "What does Yan Ci want to do? Has he guessed that something has happened to me and wants to fight to the death with Huo Beiting?"
Su Cheng pursed her lips, lowered her head and said nothing.
The emperor slammed the table and stood up, his face flushed red, shaking with anger. "Huo Beiting is ambitious and ruthless, and he's invincible. How can Ci'er be his opponent?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your life or death is uncertain, and the prince is unable to sleep or eat. As a filial son, how can he do nothing and watch his father suffer?" Su Cheng lowered his head and bravely expressed his opinion. "Huo Beiting is a cruel man, but he only puts Your Majesty under house arrest. Is there no conspiracy here? Your Majesty doesn't think Huo Beiting still cares about the brotherhood they once had?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment, his expression tense.
Su Cheng lowered his eyes and spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, you are just a hostage now and you can be abandoned at any time."
The man's body swayed, and he fell weakly into the chair, staring blankly at the girl in front of him.
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