Before Pei Luo and the others could speak, Su Xuening immediately said, "I agree. They captured me and my mother to use us to control the prince, so they definitely won't take our lives. Master and uncles, please protect yourselves first and take Yun'an back to the bamboo forest to settle down. Once you are safe, we will find an opportunity to rescue me and my mother."
Now that the Imperial Guards have entered the Holy King's Palace, the chances of them escaping are slim.
She couldn't let her master, uncle, and Yun'an risk their lives with them.
What Mother Consort is saying now is the best solution.
Granny Shang shoved the bundle into Dao Yi's hand and said to Madam Bai, "This old servant will accompany the Dowager Consort."
Seeing this, Bihe and Lülian handed over the valuables they had packed to Pei Luo and Youyi, and said, "We will also follow the Princess."
"Sister." Su Yun'an was also worried about Su Xuening being captured by the Imperial Guards.
My sister is pregnant; what if something goes wrong?
The guard hadn't expected that the Third Prince and the Second Prince would take advantage of the Prince's absence to deal with the Dowager Consort and the Princess Consort in this way.
If the prince knew, how heartbroken he would be.
Everyone in the room was extremely anxious.
Bai made a decisive decision again, saying to Granny Shang, "You don't need to come with me. Ning'er and I will go together. The fewer people who are arrested now, the easier it will be for Uncle-Master and Doctor Luo to rescue them. You can stay at the Holy King's Mansion or go to the bamboo forest with me."
As Bai spoke, she also looked at Bihe and Lülian: "You two, don't follow along."
She believed that her martial uncle and Doctor Luo would come to rescue them as soon as possible, and that they shouldn't have to stay in the prison for very long.
As they spoke, the Bai family heard the chaotic footsteps outside.
Bai Shi and Su Xuening exchanged a glance: "Ning'er."
Bai reached out her hand to Su Xuening.
Su Xuening immediately grasped Bai's hand, and together they opened the door and went out hand in hand.
"Your Highness!"
"princess!"
"Sister!" Su Yun'an instinctively tried to chase after her, but Pei Luo grabbed her.
Su Xuening helped Bai Shi out of the room, and they were immediately surrounded by the Imperial Guards.
The one who arrived was Jin Lu, the leader of the Imperial Guards. Seeing the expressions of Bai Shi and Su Xuening as if they were going to their deaths, he felt bad and bowed to the two of them, saying, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I was just following orders. I'm sorry."
As the emperor's confidant, Jinlu naturally knew the emperor's position in the emperor's heart, but now the emperor had entrusted everything to the second prince and the third prince, especially the third prince.
These subordinates had no choice but to obey the orders of the Second Prince and the Third Prince.
Jin Lu waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards immediately rushed into the house to arrest the person.
"Stop!" Bai shouted coldly, looking at Jin Lu expressionlessly: "Xuan Yuan Yu and Xuan Yuan Zhi are trying to capture me and the Holy Princess, right? They didn't say they were going to capture anyone else. The Holy Prince's Mansion's affairs have nothing to do with anyone else. The Holy Princess and I will go with you. You must not touch a single servant, a single blade of grass in my Holy Prince's Mansion!"
Looking at Bai Shi's solemn appearance, and recalling the Emperor's previous favor towards her, Jin Lu dared not disobey her wishes.
Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!
Who knows what will happen next?
The Third Prince did say he wanted to arrest the Holy Princess and the Holy Princess, but he didn't say he wanted to arrest anyone else.
Since that's the case, let's take the Holy King's Dowager and Holy King's Consort back first!
Jinlu recalled the Imperial Guards: "Take the Dowager Consort and the Princess Consort back. Do not touch anything else in the Holy Prince's Mansion."
"Yes," the Imperial Guards replied, and dared not search the house.
Su Xuening supported Bai Shi and followed behind Jin Lu.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
After the two left the Holy King's Palace, Di Su led all the servants and guards of the Holy King's Palace out to see them off.
Not only did the people from the Holy King's Mansion come out, but the local people also rushed over to see what was going on when they saw the Imperial Guards making such a big fuss as they entered the Holy King's Mansion.
The streets were lined with crowds of people, three or four deep.
At the entrance of the Holy King's Mansion, two prison carts were already waiting for Bai Shi and Su Xuening.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please." Jinlu stood guard beside the prison cart, intending to help the two women as they boarded.
But Lady Bai didn't appreciate his kindness at all. Looking at the two prison carts, Lady Bai was furious and shouted, "I have not committed any crime, I will never ride in these prison carts!"
"So they just want to take us to the prison? Ning'er, let's go there ourselves!"
"Yes!" Su Xuening replied, and immediately helped Bai Shi up as they headed towards the prison.
Sitting in this prison cart means they are criminals. Not only would Bai Shi refuse to accept this humiliation, but Su Xuening would also never accept it, and she would never admit that Xuan Yuanzhan was guilty!
Seeing that they were unwilling to ride in the prison cart, Jinlu had no choice but to give up.
Xue Ning was heavily pregnant, and Bai Shi was of such a high status that he couldn't hit or scold the two of them. He could only order the prison cart to be removed, and he and a group of Imperial Guards followed behind them.
With their stunning beauty and captivating charm, the two women bore no resemblance to criminals whatsoever; they looked more like two empresses leading their imperial guards on a patrol.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding people couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
"Aren't these the Holy Princess and the Holy Consort? What's going on?"
"These Imperial Guards seem to be here to arrest people and take them to the Heavenly Prison!"
"What crime did they commit that warranted the Imperial Guards to arrest them?"
"It was quite strange that the Holy King's Mansion was surrounded by the Imperial Guards before, and now the Imperial Guards have been mobilized again!"
"I think I heard that something happened to the Holy King at the border, which implicated the Holy King's Dowager and the Queen."
"Wasn't the Holy King supposed to be in the north providing disaster relief and suppressing bandits? What could possibly happen to him?"
"Who knows? The border seems to be in quite a mess. Not only are there shortages of water and food, but there are also bandit problems. I heard that the Northern Rong have invaded the northern border again..."
"What does that have to do with the Holy King? Why are the Holy King's Dowager Consort and Holy King's Consort being arrested?"
"Who knows what he did? He must have done something wrong, otherwise how could he have implicated the Holy Princess and the Holy Consort!"
"Poor Holy Princess Consort is still heavily pregnant. With such a big belly, she must be about to give birth!"
Hearing the murmurs of the people, Su Xuening couldn't help but shout, "My lord has done nothing wrong! While suppressing bandits and providing disaster relief in the north, besides distributing porridge and grain to refugees daily, he also dredged waterways to help with the disaster relief efforts. Regarding the bandit problem in the north, my lord, out of benevolence, did not massacre the bandits but instead offered them amnesty. He reported all these matters in his memorials. Yet now they are slandering my lord, accusing him of privately amnesty of bandits and amassing a private army. They are accusing my lord of plotting a rebellion! I, Su Xuening, refuse to accept this!!!"
Upon hearing this, Lady Bai roared, "I, Bai Fuya, am not convinced! My son has not plotted a rebellion. Now that the Northern Rong have invaded the north, my son is leading soldiers on the border, bravely fighting the enemy and defending the frontier. And now they want to harm his mother, his wife and children! Their actions are intolerable to Heaven!!!"
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