Chapter 197 Don’t even think about setting foot in the palace!

The palace gate opened and Yin Xuan'er rushed in hurriedly wearing a palace maid's uniform.

Queen Mother Yin looked at her panicked look and frowned, "What's wrong? Why are you dressed like this?"

Yin Xuan'er touched the twin buns on her head and replied, "I heard that King Xian was about to break into the palace. I was worried that I might run into King Xian's men, so I dressed like this on purpose! I asked Qinghe for this dress. Am I particularly smart, aunt?"

Seeing that she was still very proud, Queen Mother Yin raised her hand and poked her forehead, "Concubine Rong specifically instructed that everyone should close their palace doors and not go out of the house. Why are you running around?"

"I'm just worried about you!" Yin Xuan'er pouted her red lips and coquettishly pulled Empress Dowager Yin's arm, "Aunt, I heard that the fighting outside is very intense. Is it safe for us to stay in the harem?"

Although she was trained by the Yin family as the future empress before she entered the palace, in the final analysis, she was just a lady from a wealthy family who never left the house and had never experienced any major storms.

When she heard that the rebels led by Murong Ye had reached the palace gate, she was immediately frightened.

Her aunt was the most noble and powerful woman in the entire harem. If the harem was unsafe, Murong Che would definitely transfer her aunt first.

So according to her judgment, it is safest to stay with her aunt!

How could Empress Dowager Yin not know her little thoughts? "Of course it's safe. The emperor will guard the palace gates. Let's not mess around and cause trouble for him."

Unless Murong Che abandons the palace and flees, it is safest to stay in the palace during this time of rebellion.

Yin Xuan'er bit her lip and said, "Aunt, what if... I mean, what if the rebels attack us, what should we do?"

Queen Mother Yin frowned, and said sternly, "At this moment, you should not boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. The Emperor is a man of great talent, and he will surely win the battle and defeat the rebels of the King Xian!"

Seeing how angry Queen Mother Yin was, Yin Xuan'er realized that she had said something wrong, and quickly said, "Aunt, I was too worried about the Emperor! I came here to ask you if you want to notify my father to come to the rescue?"

"No need. The King of Xian has made such a big fuss. I'm afraid the whole capital knows about it now! All we can do is not to cause trouble!"

Queen Mother Yin originally wanted to drive Yin Xuan'er back to her Xuanyun Palace, but when she thought about her condition and thought that if she stayed alone, she might run around again, so she decided to keep her under her own supervision.

Thinking of Xue Youli who had just left, the difference between the two was immediately apparent.

At times like this, it is already a rare achievement to remain calm.

However, Xue Youli was able to take into account the situation in Cining Palace despite the chaotic situation and prevent her from becoming a hostage of King Xian.

This little girl is not only well-organized despite her young age, but can also think of countermeasures in emergencies. She is truly the best candidate for the position of Empress.

No wonder the emperor treated her differently.

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"Empress Rong, Empress Li, the Emperor ordered me to inspect the harem to ensure the safety of the ladies. I just discovered that these ladies were acting suspiciously and were trying to collude with the enemy. Please handle the matter, ladies!"

In the early morning, Murong Che sent Wang Defa and Deng Qing from the Ministry of Justice to lead a team of eunuchs skilled in martial arts to inspect the harem.

Sure enough, we caught several sneaky guys.

Only after Deng Qing’s questioning did they find out that these greedy people actually wanted to slip away and open the door for the thieves!

Under the joint management of Rong Qingyue and Concubine Li, there was no chaos in the harem.

At this time, looking at the eunuchs and palace maids kneeling on the ground trembling with fear, Concubine Li said to Rong Qingyue, "Sister Rong, these people are extremely evil and have conspired to become enemies. I think we should just beat them to death. This will also serve as a warning to others."

Rong Qingyue nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's do as my sister says. Wang Defa, these palace ladies have disrespected the palace rules, so they must be executed on the spot! To serve as a warning to others!"

"Please spare my life! Empress Rong, please spare my life! Empress Li, please spare my life!"

Although they were spies arranged by Murong Ye in the palace, they had no backbone. After being caught, Deng Qing did not use harsh punishments on them. He just used intimidation to trick them into revealing their identities.

Rong Qingyue lowered her eyes and scanned the people kneeling at her feet, her eyes were cold, "All collaborators will be beaten to death! Wang Defa, pass on my order to execute them immediately!"

"yes!"

No matter how those palace ladies begged for mercy, Rong Qingyue's face remained unchanged.

At the east gate of the palace, Murong Ye sat on a steed and shouted towards the gate, "Murong Che! Don't be a coward! You killed my eldest and third brothers, and now you want to kill me! You are cruel and unjust, your government is in disarray, and you neglect state affairs! Today, for the sake of my ancestors' foundation and the people, I have to take on the heavy responsibility!"

Last night, the hidden stakes in Dongdaying had successfully drugged the water source of Dongdaying, and the entire Dongdaying was destroyed!

Other officials with military forces were still wavering between him and Murong Che.

These smart guys would never take the initiative to send troops to support Murong Che.

At this moment, with him personally in charge, the shouts of the soldiers following him became louder and louder.

Seeing that their morale was high, Murong Ye planned to make a concerted effort to break down the palace gate.

He did not expect that Murong Che had already been prepared and had ordered people to reinforce the palace gates last night.

The rebels outside the gate kept hitting the palace gate with battering rams. After their repeated attacks, a crack finally appeared in the vermilion palace gate.

Seeing this, Si Sha's eyes flashed with excitement. He shouted to encourage the soldiers who were rushing to the front to ram the gate, "Everyone, if you keep working hard, we will soon be able to break down the palace gate! The prince said that the women in the harem must be kept alive, and you will be rewarded according to the number you capture!"

"yes!"

Bang bang bang!

The battering ram hit harder and harder, and the crack in the palace gate became bigger and bigger.

Just as the palace gate was about to be broken down, at this critical moment, the sound of a long arrow breaking through the air rang in everyone's ears.

call out!

It was a very slight sound, but it was not masked by the sound of the door slamming.

The long arrow came like lightning, with the power to destroy everything, and pierced the chest of the person who was knocking on the door from behind!

Everyone was shocked by this powerful arrow.

call out!

whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Before they could come to their senses, dozens of arrows were shot towards Murong Ye.

The target of the dense rain of arrows was very clear, it was Murong Ye sitting on the steed!

"Your Highness, be careful!"

Si Sha rushed over without hesitation and stood in front of Murong Ye.

He swung the sword in his hand desperately, and the arrows shot at Murong Ye were blocked and fell under the horse's hooves one after another.

However, before they could catch their breath, another batch of arrows arrived.

This time the number of arrows was twice as much as before, and the speed was also twice as fast as before.

No matter how nimble the sword in Sisha's hand was, it could not stop the arrows that were coming in overwhelming numbers.

"Your Highness! This place is too dangerous! Quick! I will take you away from here first!"

Si Sha knew that Murong Ye, in order to boost morale, insisted on accompanying the soldiers to attack the imperial city despite his seriously injured body.

But they were caught off guard by the sudden attack.

He didn't even know who shot those arrows!

Although they were skilled in martial arts, they only managed to fend off the hidden arrows.

The soldiers who were trying to break down the door were shot by arrows and fell to the ground one after another.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of wounded soldiers fell to the ground.

Murong Ye looked at the scene in front of him, his hands holding the reins tightened little by little, and the expression on his handsome face became extremely sinister.

He had been planning for this day for many years and was about to enter the palace, but he failed at the last moment. How could he be willing to accept this?

His hands holding the reins turned pale, and he spoke with gritted teeth, "Sisha, go and see who is hiding in the dark and shooting arrows at us?"

Before Si Sha could respond, a tall and straight figure appeared on the palace wall on their right.

Murong Ye raised his head, and when he met Xue Wuzhi's cold and sharp eyes, his pupils couldn't help but tremble.

What's going on?

Weren’t all the soldiers in the East Camp drugged by him?

Why did Xue Wuji appear here out of nowhere?

The more Murong Ye thought about it, the angrier he became. He asked Si Sha beside him in a loud voice, "Si Sha, how did the secret agents in the East Camp do their job? Why didn't Xue Wuji get drugged?"

Xue Wuji was still a long distance away from him, but one could probably guess why he was angry by looking at his mouth shape.

He looked down at Murong Ye with a contemptuous attitude, "King Xian, you have been surrounded, just surrender! If you surrender now, the emperor can reward you with an intact body!"

The victor is the king and the victor is the enemy. In Murong Ye's eyes, there is no difference between an intact body and a broken body.

He stared at Xue Wuji and asked loudly, "General Xue, Murong Che is cruel and ruthless, why did you help him to commit atrocities?"

Xue Wuji heard him splashing dirty water on Murong Che in an attempt to discredit him, and sneered, "Xian Wang, you are saying the opposite, right? The emperor is a man of great talent and strategy, and has worked hard to govern the country. Since he ascended the throne, the country has been peaceful, and the people have lived and worked in peace. How can he be cruel? Don't talk nonsense for your own ambitions and ruin the emperor's reputation for virtue!"

“This king…”

Murong Ye wanted to argue, but Xue Wuji didn't give him a chance to speak and continued, "It is you, the virtuous king, who, for your own personal ambition, did not hesitate to provoke a war and attempted to put the people of the capital into the flames of war! People like you are not worthy of the word "virtuous" at all! I, Xue Wuji, am a minister of Jiuzhou and a general who protects the people. As long as I am here today, you can't even step into the palace!"