The recent situation is not good for the Yuan family. The head of the Yuan family, Yuan Chenggang, was harmed by a villain and had to resign from the position of prime minister. Most of the dignitaries who had had dealings with the Yuan family in the past no longer came to visit. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. People in the mansion left and divided their places. Finally, Yuan Chenggang's family of more than 30 people had to move out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and squeeze into a small villa.
Prime Minister Yuan thought that his life would end in such a hasty manner, but suddenly he received the emperor's edict, a secret letter from the empress dowager, and a group of black-clad guards. The emperor named him the King of Chu in recognition of his past merits and sent guards to protect him. After reading the secret letter, Yuan Chenggang understood the heavy responsibility he was carrying at the moment. After kneeling down to thank the emperor for his grace, he handed his wife and children over to the black-clad guards to be transferred to a safe place, leaving him alone in the temporary residence of the villa.
If it was really Cui who attacked him, he must stay. It was he who discussed with Empress Dowager Yuan in those days. In order to catch Empress Gongsu and Prince Huainan off guard, the Empress Dowager secretly reported to the late emperor. He compiled the evidence of Cui's crimes and responded in the court. It was also him who assisted the Minister of Justice in thoroughly investigating Cui. Only then did Yuan Chenggang understand why someone wanted to slander him and force him to resign. If it was Cui, it would be understandable, but Cui probably also wanted him to have a taste of the injustice of being accused and having no way to refute it.
Because of what happened back then, Yuan Chenggang was no longer afraid. What was coming was bound to come sooner or later. Having harmed him to this extent, the other party would not let him go anyway. The imperial edict only angered the other party completely to prevent them from lying dormant after a strike and catching him off guard again.
Wherever there is calculation in the world, there will naturally be counter-calculations. The worst that can happen is that both sides will be destroyed. If he finally dies at the hands of the Cui family, at least in front of the emperor, the empress dowager can ask for a way out for the Yuan family.
"The Emperor ordered you to withdraw. Are you really determined to do so?"
Among the guards sent by the emperor, the leading captain was a young man in his early twenties with an indifferent expression and a handsome face.
Yuan Chenggang felt that the young man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. He said solemnly, "I have decided to stay. Life or death is my own choice. Besides, only if I stay can the other party attack without any scruples."
Upon hearing this, the young captain of the guards did not try to persuade him any further, but instead ordered the other guards accompanying him to protect Yuan Chenggang's safety.
A servant named Jiang Bo came running over in panic and said, "Master, this is bad. I don't know where the young master has gone."
Yuan Chenggang was horrified, then he remembered that there were imperial guards around him, and asked expectantly: "Sir, can you help me find my son?"
The captain of the guards was unmoved. The emperor's task to him was to guard the villa and searching for people was not within his duties.
Yuan Chenggang sighed softly and said to Jiang Bo: "There are not many people left in the family, so I can only leave it to you to find him. Yongchang is a sensible child, he should not go far by himself. Maybe he was held back by something..."
Yuan Chenggang didn't notice that when he mentioned the name of his youngest son Yuan Yongchang, the captain of the guard standing in front of him moved his eyes slightly. When he finished explaining to Jiang Bo and turned around, the captain of the guard had disappeared.
Yuan Yongchang was running hurriedly in the dense forest. The footsteps behind him never stopped. The people chasing him knew that he was young and was playing like a cat and a mouse, so they were not in a hurry to catch up with him. They probably wanted to wait until he got tired and then catch him without any effort.
Yuan Yongchang was still a child after all, with limited physical strength. He could not keep running any longer. When he stopped to catch his breath, he picked up a palm-sized stone from the ground and held it in his hand as a weapon to protect himself. On the way out of the villa, he accidentally got separated from his family. Having never experienced such a situation before, he couldn't help but feel nervous and scared, but this was the only way he could do if he didn't want to be captured by the thieves.
The man following behind him looked down upon the stone in his hand and walked slowly towards him with a grim smile. Yuan Yongchang's dark eyes clearly saw a long and thin scar on the man's face and knew that he was most likely a repeat offender, so he stepped back in fear.
The man didn't care and reached out to grab Yuan Yongchang's arm. Unexpectedly, Yuan Yongchang didn't struggle. Instead, he kept his composure and waited for him to get closer. He suddenly pulled out his other hand, which had been hidden behind his back, and threw a black thing towards the man's eyes. It was a handful of dirt he had grabbed from the ground when he was picking up stones just now. Not only could the man not see clearly, the dirty mud also stung his eyes. He howled in pain several times and covered his eyes for a moment. Yuan Yongchang took this opportunity to smash the man's head with a stone.
His heart was about to jump out of his chest and his hands were shaking so much that he kept moving them. After he smashed the thing, he immediately turned around and ran away. But his legs were weak and he could not run fast, and the man quickly wiped the dust off his face and ran after him, cursing and swearing that he would break his neck if he caught up with him. He had originally wanted to capture him alive and take credit for it.
Yuan Yongchang accidentally fell and fell into despair. He closed his eyes and prepared to wait for death, but the thief who threatened to break his neck did not do it. Yuan Yongchang could not help but open his eyes quietly. He found that the thief had been knocked down and was lying on the ground. In front of him stood a tall and mighty young man. He recognized the clothes he was wearing. He was a palace guard.
Yuan Yongchang thought of his cousin the emperor and asked happily, "Did the emperor send you here?"
The young man nodded, pulled Yuan Yongchang up, and brushed the dust off his body. Yuan Yongchang wanted to say a few more words to him, but no matter what he asked, the young man remained silent. Yuan Yongchang could only look at him eagerly for a few times.
This taciturn appearance reminded Yuan Yongchang of someone.
Once, when he was accompanying his mother to the temple to burn incense and pray, he saved a young man who was seriously injured and unconscious.
The man was the same. Not only did he refuse to speak, he also always covered his face. Yuan Yongchang ordered the servants around him to bring him food for several days and found a doctor to treat his injuries, but the man left without saying goodbye in the end. The servant was so angry that he cursed the man as an ungrateful person. Yuan Yongchang was magnanimous and did not get angry. He saved a life not for the sake of reward. The man probably went home, and Yuan Yongchang never sent anyone to look for him.
But at this moment, looking at the young guard who saved him, Yuan Yongchang inexplicably thought of the person who had already fled far away.
Yuan Yongchang whispered: "Who are you?"
The man walking in front of him and leading the way paused, as if he had heard it, but also as if he had not heard it.
Yuan Yongchang thought he would not speak any more. After a long while, he finally said, "My last name is Cui, and my name is Cui Jing."
"Brother Cui?" Yuan Yongchang said happily, "I am Yongchang. Thank you for saving me."
The feuds between families were too far away for a ten-year-old child, and no one told him not to approach people with the surname Cui, because there were many people with the same surname in the world, and not all of them had bad intentions.
Cui Jing thought that it was just tit-for-tat. The emperor wanted to get rid of his identity as a secret guard and appointed him as the chief of the imperial guards to cooperate with this operation. He didn't want Yuan Yongchang to find out that he was the ungrateful person who left without saying goodbye, so he just said, "I'll take you to a safe place."
Yuan Yongchang nodded and followed Cui Jing. He felt that the young man had a kind of friendly and steady feeling, which must be because of his superb martial arts skills.
"Brother Cui, can you teach me martial arts? I am not afraid of hardship and I will learn it well."
Yuan Yongchang is a tough kid. He doesn't want to be chased by thieves again, but he is powerless to do anything about it.
Cui Jing: “…”
Generally speaking, if you really want to achieve something in martial arts, it is too late to start at this age. But for the children of the nobility, it is very rare to have such determination to endure hardships.
Cui Jing was considering how to refuse when suddenly a flaring arrow flew out from the sky. This was a signal agreed upon by the secret guards that an enemy was approaching.
Cui Jing pushed Yuan Yongchang towards Jiang Bo who had come all the way to find him, holding the sword, he said vaguely: "Let's talk about it next time."
Yuan Chenggang, who was staying in the main room of the villa, heard the sounds of fighting coming from all directions. His palms were covered with cold sweat. The emperor's men had set up a tight net around them. As a bait, he naturally hoped that he could turn the danger into safety this time.
But the sound of fighting continued for a long time, and the longer it lasted, the more anxious he became. Finally, it was completely quiet outside, and the door of his room creaked and was pushed open.
Yuan Chenggang looked intently and saw that the person standing at the door was not a young guard, but a man in a black robe and a mask, who looked like a ghost.
"Prime Minister Yuan, how does it feel to be the King of Chu?" the man chuckled.
"Who are you--"
Yuan Chenggang's pupils suddenly dilated. Could it be that the emperor's men had failed?
"I am the one who wants you dead, and I am also the one the emperor wants to capture."
The man took a step forward.
Yuan Chenggang thought to himself that something was wrong. At this moment, a big hole appeared on the roof, and someone stabbed down with a sword from above with great speed and accuracy.
The man had no time to dodge and was stabbed in the shoulder, bleeding profusely.
Yuan Chenggang took a closer look and was overjoyed. This was the captain of the guard sent by the emperor to protect him!
Cui Jing had been lurking on the roof for a long time. After landing, he kicked the masked man and knocked him against the wall.
Before the man woke up from his dizziness, Cui Jing had already flashed in front of him and dislocated his jaw with one hand to prevent him from committing suicide by taking poison.
After doing all this, Cui Jing took off the man's mask. He had always guessed that the masked man who had seriously injured him must be an acquaintance of his, otherwise why would he know his real name?
But after removing the mask, he saw an ordinary face that he had no impression of at all.
Ye An was waiting anxiously in the Xuan De Hall. Mu Ci disguised himself as a secret guard and led people with An Er to guard the hostages in the palace. Because Mu Ci was afraid that Ye An would be in danger, he did not allow him to follow. Ye An could only wait for news obediently. He still didn't know the situation of the ambush in the imperial palace and Yuan's villa. After waiting for a long time, the secret guards came to report that it was Cui Jing, that is, the first secret department that caught the thief. However, the secret guards who were guarding the hostages in the palace waited in vain.
Ye An thought that as long as everyone was safe, it would be fine.
He sent Li Yao to deliver a letter to Mu Ci, asking him to come back earlier. His chest was feeling uncomfortable again, and he wanted Brother Ci to rub it for him. Not long after Li Yao left, someone outside the hall shouted for a meeting.
Ye An could recognize Yelu Han's voice. Yelu Han even had a conflict with the eunuchs and guards. If Ye An didn't see him, he would kneel outside the palace until dawn.
Ye An hadn't seen Shunpin for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel confused at this moment. Why did Yelu Han insist on seeing him?
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My daily flower is gone QAQ This is a chapter of the plot. Because it is divided into two branches, An Yi’s has ended, and the next is Ye An’s side.
An Yi and Yong Chang will be a couple in the future, when Yong Chang grows up.
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