Chapter 674 The sky in the capital has completely changed
The whip almost hit Fu Jinrou's foot. She was so scared that she shivered and quickly took two steps back, almost bumping into the person behind her.
Fu Jinrou quickly raised her head and looked at Qian Qiyue, whose face was covered in frost. She shuddered and said in a trembling voice, "Ayue, what are you doing?"
Qian Qiyue said coldly: "What do you want me to do?"
Fu Jinrou was frightened by her look. Tang Ning pulled Qian Qiyue, whose eyes were full of anger, and looked up at Fu Jinrou and said, "Miss Fu is closely related to the death of the prince. I'm afraid she can't leave the palace at this time."
"Tang Ning, I was wronged. I was also used by someone..."
"If you are used again, you will be one of the parties involved, Yuejian."
As soon as Tang Ning opened his mouth, Yue Jian, who was standing next to him, stepped forward and grabbed Fu Jinrou's arm.
Seeing them being so ruthless and attacking in public, Fu Jinrou turned around in panic and shouted at Mrs. Fu.
"Aunt, aunt, save me!"
Mrs. Fu turned her head and pretended not to see it, and Mrs. Cao had a cold face and said nothing.
Fu Jinrou was completely panicked: "I am the daughter of the Fu family, you can't just ignore me!" She looked up at Tang Ning and pleaded: "Tang Ning, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have had an affair with the prince, but I was also calculated by the queen mother. I didn't want to murder the prince, let alone A Yue and the others..."
Tang Ning said calmly, "You don't have to explain these things to me. Someone will interrogate you later."
"don't want!!"
Seeing that Tang Ning was unmoved and Yue Jian was even holding her back, Fu Jinrou blurted out anxiously, "Song Tangning, do you really want to kill me? I've already admitted what happened before, and you're still so aggressive. Aren't you afraid of me..."
“Crack!”
Yue Jian grabbed Fu Jinrou's arm and twisted it. After hearing the crisp sound of bones dislocating, she screamed in pain.
Before Fu Jinrou could recover, Yue Jian simply tore off a piece of her sleeve and stuffed it into her mouth, and Fu Jinrou's shrill screams came to an abrupt end.
Fu Jinrou struggled hard and cried out "wuwu", her eyes full of fear and alarm. When the other people in front of the hall saw this scene, their faces turned pale.
After watching Yue Jian drag the person away, Tang Ning said softly to the others, "Although Fu Jinrou did not directly murder the Crown Prince, she is inextricably linked to his death, and she is also the Queen Mother's most important witness to the Crown Prince's murder. Therefore, we cannot let her leave now, or we will alarm everyone."
Prince Ji's concubine quickly said, "No, no, Princess Xiangning is right. She must not be allowed to leave."
Others also echoed.
Everyone can see that Fu Jinrou is finished. Even the Fu family is unwilling to stand up for her. How could they possibly offend Song Tangning for her?
Tang Ning smiled and said, "Then take care, everyone."
Others subconsciously bowed to Song Tangning, even Prince Ji's concubine. But no one laughed at her for treating a young girl with such courtesy as the concubine of a prince, because everyone who had experienced this scene in the palace understood that the situation in the capital had completely changed.
When Jinyun escorted a group of ladies out of the palace, Prince Ji's concubines and others saw black-armored guards on both sides of the palace road, and even some of the imperial guards followed to patrol and enforce strict discipline, without any sense of incongruity. The officers and soldiers on duty in front of the palace gate were replaced by a new group, and they all had a solemn and awe-inspiring aura.
After leaving the palace, everyone found that the streets of the capital were still bustling with people shouting and hawking everywhere, children in groups of three or five, and pedestrians with smiling faces, as if there was a natural chasm between them and the palace just now.
"Xiao..." Madam Fu was about to mention Xiao Yan, but she quickly changed her mind: "Duke Dingguo led his men to force the emperor to abdicate, but he didn't even send troops to surround the capital?"
Xiao Yan had his men seize the palace and capture Emperor An. The palace was practically transformed, but except for the area near the palace gate, there was no reaction at all in other parts of the capital, as if no one knew what was happening in the palace. There was not even any sign of an army besieging the imperial city.
How did those black-armored guards enter the palace?
And Xiao Yan, he didn't send people to supervise other places, but only attacked the imperial city. Isn't he afraid that he would be trapped within the palace walls and something might go wrong afterwards?
Madam Cao knew more than Madam Fu. She lifted the curtain of the carriage and took a look at the excitement outside, and whispered: "He didn't besiege the capital because he didn't want to cause unrest and hurt people. Besides, the situation inside the city may not be the same outside the city gate." Who knows what the situation is like outside the city gate because they are separated by a city gate.
"Don't forget, the four suburban camps are also under the control of Duke Dingguo. Furthermore, before Marquis Wenxin and his men led their troops out of the capital, Duke Dingguo worked tirelessly for him in the court to secure food and fodder. Now that he's rescued Marquis Wenxin's wife and daughter, who do you think Marquis Wenxin's cronies in the Beijing Patrol will side with?"
Almost all the military forces inside and outside the city were in Xiao Yan's hands. Even Yu Yanfeng, who was in charge of half of the imperial guards in the palace, had probably already surrendered to Xiao Yan.
Under such circumstances, even if Xiao Yan did not send troops into the capital to tighten the lockdown, what else would others dare to do?
What's more, he was "forced" to rebel today by Emperor An and the Empress Dowager.
Whenever Madam Cao thought of the confessions left by these people in the palace, she sighed softly.
Since Governor Xiao dared to touch His Majesty, how could he not have made preparations in advance?
Madam Cao said to Madam Fu, "When you return, tell the old lady about what happened in the palace. It would be best if she comes to the Cao family, and you as well." She then looked at Madam Xu and said, "When you return, tell Lord Xu about what happened today and ask him to come as well. The matter between Fu Jinrou and the Crown Prince is probably not simple..."
Madam Cao always felt that Fu Jinrou and Qian Qiuyue were hiding something. Although she didn't reveal it, she was still worried.
When Madam Fu heard Fu Jinrou's name, her face was filled with gloom. She gritted her teeth and cursed, "I said from the beginning that she shouldn't have been brought to the capital. She is simply a disaster!"
Madam Xu squeezed her daughter's hand and whispered, "I'll tell my husband when I get back."
…
Madam Cui was also sitting in the carriage, with her maid beside her.
As the carriage swayed forward, listening to the noisy sounds outside, Mrs. Cui recalled the words she had said to Tang Ning to apologize before leaving the palace, and her expression kept changing.
Tang Ning: "My brother and I will not vent our anger on the Young Madam about the Xianfei's affairs. We are also grateful for your previous defense in front of the Queen Mother. However, the Young Madam should understand that the Cui family is the Cui family, and you are you. Cui Lin and others will not give up the Xianfei easily, and the Xianfei's fault is the Cui family's fault."
"Young Madam, you were once a soaring wild goose, but you have been trapped by the Cui family for many years. You have devoted yourself to planning for the Cui family, but you have received no gratitude. Don't let yourself be dragged down by the Cui family again."
Although Tang Ning spoke vaguely and did not mention what she should do, Madam Cui understood what she meant.
Alternatively, the Cui family could take advantage of this palace drama to change the person in charge, abandon Concubine Xian, admit their mistakes first, and get close to Xiao Yan.
Otherwise, Xiao Yan would definitely use the incident of the virtuous concubine to punish the Cui family.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com