The guards were shocked and looked towards the cavalry. Seeing their aggressive momentum, they became a little flustered.
The guard leader hesitated for a moment, then put down his sword and said, "Let them pass!"
The cavalryman stopped in front of Su Jinyue and said, "Miss Su, General Xiao asked us to send someone to escort you to the Queen Mother's palace. The Concubine Xian and the little princess are also there."
Su Jinyue raised her eyes and looked at the leading cavalry general, "Thank you all, I will follow you immediately. However."
She paused slightly and glanced around, "Since these people are blocking my way, I'm afraid they are not ordinary guards. Please detain them and deal with this matter later."
The cavalry commander nodded and looked at the guards with a cold gaze: "If you still don't surrender, and repent now, the young general will spare your lives."
The guard leader's face suddenly changed, and he knelt down and begged for mercy: "I was ignorant and offended Miss Su, please forgive me!"
He waved to the guards behind him, "Put down your weapons!"
Seeing this, the other guards dared not resist any more and knelt down to confess their crimes.
Afterwards, Su Jinyue jumped onto a horse and galloped towards the Empress Dowager's Palace with the cavalry team.
The lights in the Empress Dowager's bedroom were brightly lit at this time. Concubine Xian was sitting beside her, holding Princess Yuzhu in her arms. The princess was sleeping soundly, while Concubine Xian had a frown on her face and looked worried.
"Queen Mother, even your palace is surrounded. I'm afraid this is true!"
Concubine Xian said anxiously, "The Queen is really planning to plot to kill the king! You must think of a way!"
The Queen Mother had a stern expression. She held the rosary in one hand and gently patted the back of Concubine Xian's hand with the other. "The Queen is not taking action against us now, which means we are still of some use to her. Be patient."
At this time, the eunuch's voice came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the people sent by Miss Su Jinyue and General Xiao have arrived."
"Please come in!" The Queen Mother's eyes lit up and she raised her hand.
Not long after, Su Jinyue entered the bedroom with a dusty look on her face. She bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "I am Su Jinyue, your servant, and I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother looked at Su Jinyue lovingly, "Good girl, come closer and tell me what's going on!"
Su Jinyue nodded gently, walked forward and whispered: "Empress Dowager, the Queen's actions this time are very serious, and her conspiracy to assassinate the king has been exposed."
"Your Highness the Second Prince and I have discussed making a fake to confuse the real thing, temporarily calming the Queen's attention, so that General Xiao Duo's men can enter the capital."
The Queen Mother's eyes narrowed slightly, and her hand twisting the Buddhist beads paused for a moment: "You said... Shuo'er is willing to cooperate? Doesn't he always stay out of the government?"
Su Jinyue answered solemnly: "Although the Second Prince seems indifferent, he is always thinking about the Sixth Prince in his heart, and he has no intention of competing with the Crown Prince."
"Now the Queen is under the banner of eliminating dissidents, intending to root them out. Your Highness the Second Prince will definitely not sit idly by."
When Concubine Xian heard this, she couldn't help but interrupt: "But now the Queen is so powerful that even the emperor's side is under her control. Jinyue, can you and Duo'er handle it?"
After the last incident, Su Jinyue ruined the lives of Concubine Xian and Yuzhu. Concubine Xian treated her a hundred times better and treated her as her own niece.
Su Jinyue nodded, "Don't worry, Concubine Xian, the Queen is strong."
"But the hidden forces in the capital should not be underestimated, especially General Xiao Duo has already made arrangements. If we cooperate internally and externally, we can expose the Queen's crimes in one fell swoop!"
At this time, the Concubine Xian, who was holding the little princess, had a complicated expression and whispered, "If Xiao Duo hadn't been far away in the Western Frontier, how could they have had the opportunity to act so presumptuously? Jin Yue, do you know how Xiao Duo is doing now?"
Su Jinyue hesitated for a moment, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes: "Don't worry, Concubine Xian, this is also the plan of Xiao Duo and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not seriously injured. The news released is to lure the Queen into the trap. Your Majesty the Concubine does not need to worry about this."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother put down the Buddhist beads in her hand and smiled with ease: "Okay, okay! Girl, you have worked so hard."
At this moment, the sound of guards' footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, followed by a crisp voice.
"Report - Her Majesty the Queen Mother, the palace gates have been closed, and the Queen has ordered people to search every hall, saying that they want to catch the assassin!"
The Queen Mother's expression suddenly changed. After a pause, she said, "I know. When will the person find my palace?"
The guard replied in a low voice: "No movement yet, but I estimate it will be soon."
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.
"Who is it?!" the guard outside shouted.
Then, a familiar voice sounded: "I am the Second Prince Murong Shuo, and I am here to protect the Queen Mother on the orders of my mother. Get out of the way!"
The people in the palace were all stunned when they heard this. Concubine Xian whispered, "Why is the Second Prince here?"
Su Jinyue frowned and whispered, "My queen, the plan I agreed with the Second Prince, he shouldn't have shown up at this time."
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, her eyes stern: "Shuo'er's action may have a deep meaning. Let's invite him in first and see what he plans to do."
After a while, Murong Shuo was led into the bedroom by the guards. He calmly bowed to the empress dowager and said, "Your son greets the virtuous concubine and the grandmother."
The Queen Mother said calmly: "Shuo'er, why are you here suddenly?"
Murong Shuo said, "It was the Queen who ordered me to come here. Under the pretext of escort, I took the Imperial Grandmother and the Consort Xian and others to the Yangxin Palace to use as her bargaining chips."
He turned to Su Jinyue and said, "The Queen has deployed many people in the palace now. Father is fine for the time being. If I don't bring my grandmother and Consort Xian with me, I'm afraid she will become suspicious."
Su Jinyue nodded and said, "Second Prince, why don't you just tie me up with you? With me here, the Queen's suspicions will probably be reduced by half."
Murong Shuo frowned, "No, the Queen is now crazy. She can't touch the Queen Mother and Consort Xian, but I don't know if she will do anything to you."
"Your Highness, don't worry."
Su Jinyue said: "Just pretend to tie me up and make a noose with the rope you use to tie me up. If there is any danger, I have something to save my life with me!"
Murong Shuo sighed, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes: "Just do as you say."
The Queen Mother stood up, her eyes determined: "In that case, let's go with Shuo'er. I want to see what courage the Queen has to be so presumptuous!"
Xian Fei also held Yuzhu and said worriedly: "Shuo'er, Yuzhu is now in your hands."
Murong Shuo nodded.
Soon Murong Shuo had the Empress Dowager and Concubine Xian escorted out, while he personally "tied up" Su Jinyue and made the rope into a noose, waiting for the right time to escape.
When they arrived outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Queen was already waiting there.
When she saw everyone being brought in, she showed a smug smile on her face, "Mother, Concubine Xian, you are not here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."