When Liu Ningchu heard this, she was shocked. She put her head on the bed and heard the "bang bang" sound.
"Who's next?"
Liu Ningchu's mood at this moment was very complicated, including happiness, excitement, and fear.
She knew about the secret passage, and she also knew that besides her, the prince, her two sons, and a daughter-in-law, only her daughter and the owners of the other six secret passages knew about it.
She didn't know whether the person down there was her eldest son or someone from the other six secret passages.
Or maybe this secret passage has been exposed and the people below are enemies.
"Mother, could it be that my husband has returned?"
Wei Qingyan asked Liu Ningchu a little excitedly.
"It could be someone else. I'm worried that the secret passage will be exposed, and then we'll be in danger."
Liu Ningchu said worriedly.
Although it is possible that the eldest son has returned, they should still be cautious for safety reasons.
"What should we do then?"
After hearing what Liu Ningchu said, Wei Qingyan was confused.
"Be careful, Qingyan. Do you and Fu'er have any secret codes that only the two of you can understand?"
Liu Ningchu didn't dare to open the secret passage rashly. For the safety of her family, she had to act cautiously.
"Well... let me think about it!"
After Wei Qingyan finished speaking, she began to recall every detail between her and Murong Fu, trying to see if she could remember the secret code.
At this moment, a voice came from below: "Mother, I am your son Murong Fu, are you up there?"
Although the voice was as faint as a mosquito's, they could still hear the word "mother" clearly.
This voice is undoubtedly that of my son/husband.
Although the two were in a daze and their brains were confused, they came to their senses after a while.
They were stunned because they were stupid and were still trying to use code words to identify the identities of the people below.
Why not just ask directly?
The first person to come back to her senses was Wei Qingyan. She quickly helped Liu Ningchu to her feet and said, "Mother, let's open the door quickly and let my husband come up."
"Uh, yes!"
Liu Ningchu suddenly realized something, and immediately worked with Wei Qingyan to move the bed, revealing a wooden board.
The two of them worked together to lift the wooden board and saw that the person underneath was Murong Fu.
Murong Fu climbed out of the cave and immediately knelt before Liu Ningchu after coming out: "My son came back late and frightened my mother. Please forgive me, my mother!"
"Son! I'm glad you're back!"
Liu Ningchu helped Murong Fu up.
"Mother, I came back this time to tell you that we are leaving tonight. I have already made plans. Please pack your belongings and leave through the secret passage tonight. I will be waiting for you at the exit."
Murong Fu told Liu Ningchu and Wei Qingyan about his plan for tonight.
"Where are we going to go after we leave tonight? Also, what if the Second Prince and his men send troops to hunt us down?"
Liu Ningchu said worriedly.
Of course she was happy to be able to leave, but she was afraid that the Second Prince would not let them go and would kill them all.
"Yes! Husband!"
Wei Qingyan echoed Liu Ningchu's words. She was also worried that the second prince would send troops to hunt them down.
"Mother, Madam, don't worry, I'm ready.
After rescuing the emperor, the empress and the others, we will leave the capital with the Sun family, the Huo family, and my grandfather's family and flee to Goryeo. My sister is there, and we will definitely be safe.
Wait for my father, the crown prince and the others to join us, then we will storm into the palace and capture the second prince."
Murong Fu said.
"Okay, let's take action tonight!"
After hearing this, Liu Ningchu believed his son.
"Mother, Madam, please prepare. I will go and notify the other families."
"Go ahead, and be careful!"
Liu Ningchu said.
Murong Fu opened the wooden board and walked into the secret passage. He went to notify the other families and asked them to take action tonight.
Murong Fu notified each family one by one, and by the time he came out of the cave, it was already noon.
He and Shuangjian ate wontons on the roadside and then left the capital.
When he returned to the camp, his men had bought twenty carriages and two carts of food, which were rations for the journey.
After everything was arranged, Murong Fu asked everyone to rest and take action at night.
Only by conserving your energy can you have the strength to act at night.
At midnight, Liu Ningchu and Wei Qingyan led the people from the palace into the secret passage and escaped in an orderly manner.
In order to confuse the enemy, the old servants stayed behind on their own initiative, as they would be a burden if they followed.
At first Liu Ningchu disagreed, but they threatened to commit suicide, so Liu Ningchu had no choice but to agree.
Everyone knew that those who stayed behind would surely die. However, the capital was thousands of miles away from Goryeo, and even these elderly people might not be able to reach safety.
Therefore, they would die anyway, so they might as well stay and confuse the enemy, giving their masters a chance of survival.
The same was true for the others. The elderly chose to stay, and only those who were afraid of death fled.
Murong Fu paced anxiously at the exit, occasionally looking out.
The first to come out was the Minister of Revenue and his family.
After Murong Fu arranged his grandfather's family into the carriages, Huo Jin, Zhang Chan, Zhuang Die and others also came out. Murong Fu arranged five carriages for them as there were more people from two families.
Next came the Emperor, accompanied by the Empress, the Queen Mother, the Dowager Consort and about twenty others, escorted by a hundred Imperial Guards.
After they met, there was no excessive small talk, as they all knew that time waited for no one.
Everyone got on the carriage and drove out of the capital in a grand manner.
At this time, the people were sleeping soundly and had no idea about the convoy outside.
When they arrived at the gate of the capital, the guards guarding the gate had been taken under control by Deputy General Yuan and his men early in the morning.
When they saw the convoy, they immediately opened the city gate and let the convoy pass.
After the troop left the capital, Deputy General Yuan killed the imperial guards, buried the bodies, closed the gate, locked it from the outside, and then led the imperial guards to chase Murong Fu and his men.
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