The Eastern Chu Imperial Palace.
Jingfeng Palace.
Just as Su Xuening had predicted, as soon as Su Feiling heard that Xuan Yuanzhan was going to attack the city and start a war, she immediately discussed with Su Huiyan the idea of taking advantage of the chaos to bring Zishu's child into the palace.
Su Huiyan had the same idea and instructed Granny Jiang to leave the palace.
Upon hearing that Granny Jiang had brought Zishu's child into the palace, Su Xuening immediately followed along with Bai Shi, Lan Jingxiao, Shao Jingling, and others on the Vermilion Bird.
Of course, for safety's sake, Su Xuening also brought Pei Luo and Dao Yi along. With her two masters and the Vermilion Bird divine beast by her side, there shouldn't be any safety issues.
Moreover, besides being the Holy Princess of Eastern Chu, she is also the Crown Princess of Western Liang, so presumably no one in the Eastern Chu palace would dare to touch her.
The palace servants also saw a huge, fiery bird flying towards them from afar.
When the bird flew closer, the palace servants could see clearly that it looked like a fire phoenix.
"It's the Vermilion Bird! It's here again!"
"It seems they've landed in the palace!"
Which palace is that?
"It's like the Chengqian Palace where the emperor lived."
"Will the Emperor be in danger?"
"Go and take a look!"
All the palace servants rushed to Chengqian Palace.
The remaining half of the Imperial Guards who were guarding the palace also went to Chengqian Palace.
It was Bai's idea for Zhuque to land in Chengqian Palace. Now that Granny Jiang has brought the child into the palace, they are not in a hurry to expose it. After all, the emperor is not awake yet, and there is no one in charge in the palace. Even if they expose it now, it would be meaningless. This kind of thing is definitely more interesting to expose when the emperor is awake and everyone is present.
Bai Shi hadn't seen Xuan Yuanpeng for a long time and was really worried about his condition, so she decided to come to Chengqian Palace to see him first.
As soon as the Vermilion Bird landed in Chengqian Palace, it immediately attracted the attention of all the palace servants and imperial guards.
Chengqian Palace was originally heavily guarded, and it had the most palace servants and imperial guards in the entire palace.
Seeing such a large Vermilion Bird fly down to Chengqian Palace, everyone naturally gathered around.
When the palace attendants and imperial guards saw Bai Shi and Su Xuening on the back of the Vermilion Bird, they were instantly stunned.
It turned out to be the Holy King's Dowager and the Holy King's Consort!
Zong Jiu was originally guarding Xuan Yuanpeng in the main hall when he suddenly heard such a commotion outside, so he immediately came out to check.
Upon seeing Bai Shi and Su Xuening, Zong Jiu burst into tears of joy and immediately ran towards Zhuque, crying out, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Just as Zong Jiu was about to approach, he saw Zhuque warily trying to flap its wings.
Su Xuening quickly stroked its neck fur: "It's alright, it's one of us."
Zhuque understood Su Xuening's words and became docile again.
Su Xuening helped Bai Shi down from Zhuque's back.
Zong Jiu finally knelt before Lady Bai, crying, "Your Highness, you've finally returned! Did you come to save the Emperor?"
Zong Jiu's words immediately brought tears to Bai Shi's eyes: "How is the Emperor?"
Zong Jiu shook his head, crying, "Ever since His Majesty was put into a puppet state by the Third Prince, he has never been awake. He often falls into a deep sleep, and even when he does wake up occasionally, he is like a puppet, without his own consciousness. Please, Consort Dowager, save His Majesty."
Zong Jiu knelt before Bai Shi and cried uncontrollably, as if he wanted to cry out all the grievances that Xuan Yuanpeng had suffered during this time.
At this moment, he no longer cared about letting others know the Emperor's true condition.
The palace attendants and imperial guards around Zong Jiu were all stunned by what he said.
The Emperor was put into a puppet state by the Third Prince? When did this happen?
Upon hearing this, Lady Bai was extremely anxious: "Quickly take me to see the Emperor."
Zong Jiu immediately wiped away his tears and led Bai Shi into the inner hall.
As soon as they left, the palace attendants and imperial guards immediately started discussing it.
"Has His Majesty really been poisoned by the Third Prince's puppet curse?"
"His Majesty hasn't left the palace in a long time. It turns out he's long lost his own consciousness."
"No wonder the Emperor suddenly handed over all matters to the Third Prince. Even the Second Prince couldn't compete with the Third Prince anymore. It turns out the Emperor was being controlled by the Third Prince."
"The Third Prince is too cruel! The Emperor is his own father, yet he dares to give the Emperor such a poisonous curse!"
When Bai Shi and Su Xuening arrived at the inner hall, they saw Xuan Yuanpeng lying quietly on the dragon bed, his eyes closed as if he had no breath left.
Upon seeing the emaciated and withered Xuanyuan Peng, Bai's tears streamed down her face.
Bai sat down on the edge of the bed, took Xuanyuan Peng's hand, and called to him again and again, "Xuanyuan Peng, I'm back. Open your eyes and look at me. Don't you love me the most? Didn't you say you wanted to marry me? Didn't you say you wanted to take me traveling? Get up! As long as you get up, I'll agree to anything you want! Xuanyuan Peng..."
Bai became increasingly distressed as she spoke, and she wept uncontrollably.
Su Xuening's eyes also welled up with tears. She wanted to go forward and comfort Bai Shi, but she felt that anything she said would be too futile.
The Emperor's puppet curse is incurable; removing it means certain death, which is why the Empress Dowager is so heartbroken.
Seeing Bai Shi crying like this, Zong Jiu also buried his head and wept.
After a while, Su Xuening stepped forward to comfort her, "Mother, the Prince has now reached the capital. He also brought back that witch. My uncle couldn't cure the Emperor, but perhaps that woman can."
Although my uncle's Gu technique is unparalleled, all Gu come from the Southern Frontier, and Long Jiaojiao is the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier. Perhaps she has other methods.
These words reminded Bai Shi, who forgot about crying and wiped away her tears, saying, "Won't Zhan'er be able to break into the capital?"
When Zong Jiu heard that Xuan Yuanzhan had reached the capital, he asked excitedly, "Has the Prince returned as well?"
Su Xuening nodded and reassured Bai Shi, "Don't worry, the prince is so capable, there won't be any problems."
The Bai family also believed in Xuanyuan Zhan's abilities.
Zong Jiu, however, was somewhat worried: "But it seems that the Third Prince has brought in the Su family army to guard the capital."
They had been staying in Chengqian Palace, so they were out of touch with the news. He only learned about the Su family army from the Imperial Guards outside.
He originally thought that with the prince's abilities, dealing with the three princes would be no problem, but now that the Su family army has intervened, it's hard to say.
Su Xuening comforted Zong Jiu: "It's alright. The real military tally of the Su family army is in my mother's hands, and now that tally is in the hands of the prince."
Zongjiu was stunned.
I never expected that the Su family army would have a real military tally.
Previously, the Emperor believed that the military tally handed over by Consort Su was the genuine military tally of the Su family army, but it turned out to be fake?
Zong Jiu, as if remembering something, asked Su Xuening, "Was that fire phoenix outside just now the Vermilion Bird divine beast?"
Su Xuening nodded: "Yes, it is the guardian beast of Xiliang, the Vermilion Bird."
Upon hearing that it was indeed the Vermilion Bird divine beast, Zong Jiu became even more curious: "Since it is the guardian beast of Western Liang, how could the Dowager Consort and the Princess Consort have ridden it back?"
Did the Dowager Consort and the Princess Consort experience some extraordinary adventure?
Bai wiped away her tears and explained to Zong Jiu, "Because Ning'er's mother is the Empress of Xiliang, and Ning'er is now the Crown Princess of Xiliang. When we were being chased by Xuan Yuan Yu and the others, it was the Empress who sent the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast to save us. Now that we have returned, the Empress has sent the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast to bring us back."
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