"ah!!!"
Empress Dowager Feng screamed in horror as she saw Yuan Xiu, who had tackled her to the ground.
At the critical moment, it was Yuan Xiu who saved her!
If Yuan Xiu hadn't rushed over in time, Yuan Yun's dagger would have pierced her chest, but now it's only stuck in her waist.
Yuan Xiu shouted, "Royal sister, what are you doing?!"
"Kill the traitor!" Yuan Yun thrust his sword at Empress Dowager Feng again.
Caught off guard, Empress Dowager Feng was stabbed in the thigh with a dagger.
"Guards! Yuan Yun has rebelled!" Empress Dowager Feng screamed.
Yuan Yun didn't linger. She jumped off the moving carriage and ran wildly down the street without looking back.
Empress Dowager Feng roared, "Seize her! Seize Yuan Yun!!"
The guards obeyed the order and sent about ten men to chase after Yuan Yun.
"Where is the imperial physician who accompanied us? Quickly, treat the Empress Dowager's injuries! Stop the carriage, the Empress Dowager can't stand the jolting!" Yuan Xiu's eyes were red with anxiety, and he was almost in tears.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Feng was somewhat moved. She grasped Yuan Xiu's hand tightly and said, "Xiu'er, you saved your mother's life!"
Yuan Xiu immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Mother, I deserve to die! I never imagined that my elder sister would do such a treasonous thing!"
"I never expected this! It's true what they say, a barking dog doesn't bite!"
Empress Dowager Feng spoke harshly, but seeing Yuan Xiu's expression, she added, "You don't need to blame yourself. Don't worry, Yuan Yun is Yuan Yun, and you are you. I won't blame you."
Yuan Xiu thought for a moment and said, "This place has many streets and intersections, and the terrain is complicated. If a dozen guards go after the Empress, she will probably get away."
"That makes sense!"
Empress Dowager Feng immediately shouted, "Guards! Split into two teams. One team will disperse and notify all the city gates that Changsui City is only open to entry, no exit is allowed! The other team will go and arrest Yuan Yun, alive or dead!"
"Empress Dowager, what about you here..."
"Just leave a few dozen guards. It's not far from Feng Garden. Send someone to ask my father to send guards!"
"yes!"
Seeing the two hundred-plus guards leave, Yuan Xiu secretly glanced in the direction Yuan Yun had fled, silently praying, "Sister, you absolutely cannot be hurt..."
Yuan Xiu's rescue of Empress Dowager Feng was also part of Yuan Yun's plan.
The three of them were in the imperial carriage. Yuan Yun was worried that her actions would implicate Yuan Xiu, and also wanted Yuan Xiu to gain Empress Dowager Feng's trust when she was in a panic, so as to mislead her into making the wrong judgment.
At this moment, the accompanying imperial physician entered, and Yuan Xiu made way for him, taking the opportunity to retreat outside the carriage. Seeing that there were only a dozen or so guards outside the imperial carriage, he knew that Empress Dowager Feng's great undertaking had succeeded.
Sure enough, less than ten breaths later, a troop of cavalry came galloping towards them, their iron hooves thundering.
Empress Dowager Feng also heard the noise and asked, "Xiu'er, what's going on outside?"
"Mother, do not panic, the Imperial Guards have arrived!"
"Very good, tell them not to worry about me and to go after Yuan Yun!"
"Your Majesty is joking. I've already come all this way, how can I ignore whether Your Majesty lives or dies?" At this moment, the cavalry had arrived in front of the imperial carriage, and the leader of the cavalrymen said loudly.
At the same time, the man winked at Yuan Xiu.
Yuan Xiu quickly ran to the back of the cavalry.
Empress Dowager Feng sensed something was wrong, lifted the carriage curtain, looked at the leader of the cavalry, and asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"
"The Empress Dowager has never taken the royal family seriously, so it's normal that she doesn't recognize me."
The man raised his spear and shouted, "Empress Dowager, listen up! My name is Yuan Zhang!!"
"Roar!!!" The cavalry behind Yuan Zhang shouted in unison.
Despite having only a few hundred cavalrymen, they commanded the strength of thousands.
Empress Dowager Feng was immediately terrified.
"The Empress Dowager is interfering in politics, and the Emperor's brother-in-law is causing chaos in the country. All soldiers, heed my command!"
"Follow me to slay the traitors!!"
"Purge the court of corrupt officials!!!"
Yuan Zhang spurred his horse tightly, leaping forward with his steed, his spear pointing directly at Empress Dowager Feng.
Inside Feng Garden.
The banquet calmed down for a while after Empress Dowager Feng left, but the appearance of Feng Bao stirred up the guests' emotions again.
Feng Bao was quite capable and particularly adept at winning people's hearts. Those who followed him could indeed make a fortune. He rarely felt resentful about exploiting his own people; he mainly oppressed his enemies and ordinary citizens.
As soon as he appeared, Li Shou went over to flatter him, showering him with praise to keep him in check.
Feng Bao announced the start of the banquet, and just as everyone was preparing to drink heartily, a servant from Feng Garden rushed in.
"Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened—"
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, the longevity stone that Yuan Yun had given him suddenly cracked open, and an assassin jumped out, wielding a short knife and slashing at Feng Bao.
Fearing he might get hurt, Li Shou quickly pushed Feng Bao aside, using the momentum to roll to the side.
The assassin, having failed with his first strike, turned and cut down the nearest old father-in-law of the emperor.
Before anyone could react, Zhao Huan flipped the table and shouted, "Execute the traitors! Cleanse the court of corrupt officials!"
Erzhuhua also shouted, "Attack! Kill Feng Bao! Kill the Feng family!"
Tu He looked in the direction of the guests and shouted, "Everyone, squat down and don't move! Anyone who dares to help the Feng family will be killed without mercy!"
The next moment, two groups surrounded them from the outside, and several hundred of the nearly 10,000 guests changed their expressions and grabbed whatever they could find as weapons to attack the Feng family.
Feng Bao ran frantically towards the backyard, shouting as he ran, "Help! Kill them! Help! Protect me!"
Zhao Huan ran quickly to a table, used the momentum to leap towards Feng Bao, and kicked Feng Bao in the back, knocking him down.
"Too late! Today is your father's birthday, and also the anniversary of your family's death!"
...
In the streets and alleys.
Yuan Yun ran wildly ahead, pursued by more than a dozen people, with pursuers also on the rooftops on both sides.
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