Chapter 388 Breaking into the Palace Gate
On the way to Guangcheng, Zhou Yunshu had already received the news that Ji Sheng was rushing to the capital.
Although everyone said that the old emperor was just frightened and was not seriously injured, but...
Recalling his son, who holds a large military command, back to the capital speaks volumes.
The old emperor is either terminally ill and will not live long, or he is already dead.
Of course, this could also be a trap set by him, but Zhou Yunshu didn't quite believe it.
As for the truth, Ji Sheng found out after he went to Beijing to meet the emperor.
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Outside the capital.
Xixi sat on the tree, swinging her little feet, and looked at Ansheng who had not moved for a long time under the tree.
"elder brother."
An Sheng looked at the sign in his hand and did not hear Xixi calling him.
"elder brother!"
Xixi called out to Ansheng several times but there was no response, so she had to ask the guard next to her to carry her down, then ran to Ansheng and squatted in front of him.
"What are you doing?"
"He was caught."
Xixi looked at Ansheng and asked, "Who is it?"
An Sheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Highness the Prince of Qi."
"oh."
An Sheng looked at Xixi who said "Oh" and stopped talking. Thinking that she couldn't help him, he simply sat down on the ground with the token in his hand.
Xixi found it amusing, so she pulled Ansheng's robe and spread it aside, then sat next to him.
An Sheng looked at Xixi who was leaning against him and asked, "Do you want to go back?"
Xixi turned her head and looked at Ansheng, "Where are we going back to?"
"The capital."
The word "An Sheng" was spoken in a low voice. After all, when the King of Qi had them taken away, he had said that An Sheng was not allowed to set foot in the capital without his permission.
They were now on their way to Qingzhou, but Ansheng felt too tired from the journey, so he had the opportunity to get out of the carriage and get some fresh air.
"What are you going back for?"
"Just...those people in Zuixianlou, don't they care about you?"
Before, the owner of Zuixianlou did not avoid Ansheng when talking to Xixi.
The shopkeeper said at that time that he would take Xixi to find her father, but now she has followed him out of the capital, and they will arrive in Qingzhou in a few days.
Are they planning to ignore Xixi?
"They're following."
In other words, after leaving Zuixianlou that day, the only person following her was Lei Yi, but now there are four of them.
An Sheng looked at Xixi in surprise, then turned his head and looked around. It didn't seem like there was any place in the wilderness where people could hide.
"Do you want to go back?"
When An Sheng heard Xixi's voice, his mind stopped working. He was silent for a long time and then nodded.
This time, his father was indeed no longer the father he remembered, but he could not deny that the King of Qi sent him out of the capital for his safety.
An Sheng looked at Xixi and said, "I want to go back and see him."
Although, this is impossible.
"Then let's go back."
An Sheng shook his head, "They won't let us go back."
Xixi patted Ansheng's shoulder like a little adult and said to Ansheng, "My dad will come to pick me up, and we will go back then."
Ji Sheng did come to pick up Xixi. After receiving the news from the capital, Ji Sheng left the northern border and rushed directly to where Xixi was.
That night, the people brought by Ji Sheng killed all the people who took An Sheng and Xi Xi away, and then took the two of them to the capital overnight.
Since coming to Ji Sheng's side, An Sheng has not spoken again.
He originally wanted to ask Ji Sheng to spare the people who took him away, but Ji Sheng's men acted too quickly, and before he could open his mouth, all the people arranged by the King of Qi were killed.
Xixi's father is more terrifying than she imagined.
After meeting Ji Sheng, Xixi never walked out of the field on her own.
She hugged Ji Sheng's neck and asked, "Daddy, where is my brother?"
Ji Sheng thought of Ping Ping who was taken away by Chun Que and Zhou Yun Shu who turned her back on him after putting on a skirt, and said, "Beside your mother."
"Ah?" Xixi tilted her little head and looked at Ji Sheng in confusion.
How could Pingping be by her mother's side?
"She will send Pingping back to the palace after a while."
That morning, after Ji Sheng discovered that Zhou Yunshu had escaped, he was so angry that he tore the letter she left behind into pieces.
Ji Sheng originally thought that Zhou Yunshu's tenderness and affection that night meant that she finally understood and was willing to stay with him. However, he didn't expect that she just wanted to find an opportunity for him to transfer the person away and drug him.
The medicine was passed to him by Zhou Yunshu when they were kissing each other, but he didn't notice it at all at that time. There was only Zhou Yunshu in his eyes and heart.
How could Ji Sheng not be angry when his affection was trampled upon by Zhou Yunshu?
But after he calmed down, Ji Sheng pieced together the letter he had torn up earlier.
He wondered what if this letter contained Zhou Yunshu's explanation to him.
Facts proved that he was wrong. The letter only said that after she found Pingping, she would send Pingping back to the palace in Youzhou City.
Not only did she not explain what happened that night, she even ignored Zhou Jianying who was recuperating in the palace, and Zhou Yunqi who was still under his command.
It was as if she was certain that she would not vent her anger on Zhou Yunqi and the others.
"What about mother? Will she come too?" Xixi asked excitedly, hugging Ji Sheng's neck.
"If you can keep her."
After Ji Sheng said this, Xixi immediately stopped talking.
"Don't you want her to stay?" Ji Sheng felt that the child meant much more to Zhou Yunshu than himself.
Xixi shook her head, "But, mother doesn't like the capital."
"Xixi loves her mother the most, so Xixi wants her mother to be happy."
Ji Sheng looked at his daughter in silence for a long time.
But if he likes someone, he just wants to tie her to his side and watch her day and night.
…
Ji Sheng and his entourage returned to the capital three days later. They had a smooth journey from the city gate to the palace gate.
Ji Sheng even saw many of his brothers and court ministers who were discussing the matter at the city gate.
The emperor has not attended court for a long time, and he has not appeared since the palace coup some time ago, so many people are wondering whether the emperor is still alive.
The longer this speculation goes on, the more suspicious it becomes.
When Ji Sheng and Xixi rushed over, several princes in the capital were ready to force their way into the palace with their private soldiers.
The court ministers who would have scolded him in the past now stood aside and followed the prince in scolding the leader of the imperial guards.
Scolding him for having ulterior motives and wanting to rebel, otherwise it would be fine if other ministers did not meet him, but the Prime Minister and the cabinet members must go in to check on His Majesty's safety and give an explanation to the court and the world.
When the leader of the imperial guards was about to become a traitor, Ji Sheng appeared and saved his life.
"Your Highness the Prince of Wei, you are finally here. His Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Ji Sheng's appearance immediately calmed down those who had wanted to break into the palace.
Just as Ji Sheng dismounted and was about to enter the palace with Xixi in his arms, the prince, who was younger than Ji Sheng, stepped forward and said, "I want to go too!"
The leader of the imperial guards said coldly, "No one is allowed to enter without your Majesty's summons."
One minister stiffened his neck and shouted, "I don't think it's your Majesty's summons, it's Ji Sheng's!"
"King Wei, are you planning a rebellion?"
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