Chapter 192 Returning to the Palace Safely
"Mother, are we going to die?"
Asui was held tightly by Yun Wan. Feeling the crisis and the violent shaking beneath him, he asked in a low voice with a tense face, looking uneasy.
Yun Wan hugged him tightly, suppressing her panic, and said with a trembling voice: "No, we will be fine."
She curled up in the corner of the carriage to reduce the impact of the carriage on herself, and quickly analyzed the current situation through the satin curtains.
If the carriage rushed into a deep river, neither she nor Asui could swim, and if no one rescued them on the shore, they would surely die.
After taking another look at the flying yellow earth outside the car, Yun Wan made up his mind and quickly wrapped the mother and child with the soft animal skin cushions in the car to reduce the impact of the ground on them when they landed.
After doing everything, she lowered her head to protect Asui's head, pushed open the door, a look of determination flashed across her face, and she stood up and was about to jump -
Bang!
At the critical moment, there was a sudden stop, and Yun Wan, holding Asui, fell backward violently and hit the wall of the car hard.
Yun Wan felt pain.
When I came back to my senses, I found that the entire carriage seemed to have stopped. The hurried sound of horse hooves and the shrill neighing of horses suddenly disappeared, and everything seemed to become quiet.
A strong smell of blood filled the air, and at this moment, a voice came from outside the carriage: "Your subordinate Xuanyi, I am late to save you!"
Xuanyi?
Yun Wan had heard of the Xuanlong Guards. It was said that they were a group of death warriors who only obeyed the emperor's orders. Ranked by ability, Xuan Yi was ranked first.
Yun Wan lifted the satin curtain and saw a man dressed in black, blending into the twilight, with his face partially obscured.
She immediately noticed the horse's head lying on the ground. Its neck had been severed by a sharp weapon. Blood splattered, staining the ground red and filling the air, making her feel nauseous.
Realizing that the crisis was over, Asui climbed out of Yun Wan's arms and looked up to look outside.
Yun Wan instinctively covered his eyes, turning away from the tragic scene on the ground, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Did His Majesty arrange for you to come?"
She stared at the sword in Xuan Yi's hand, which was covered in blood and flashed with a cold light. It was obvious that this sword was the one that cut off the horse's head.
Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, I have been following you secretly. It was my fault that I almost fell into the trap set by the person behind the scenes, putting my two masters in danger."
In the street market, he noticed someone spying on him secretly and behaving strangely. He chased the person for a hundred meters before realizing something was wrong and hurriedly returned the same way.
After discovering that the carriage had changed its route, Xuan Yi started to chase after it. It took him some time to catch up with the horse, which had been drugged and stimulated, and then he beheaded it and intercepted the carriage that was about to fall into the river.
After confirming his identity, Yun Wan's shoulders slumped slightly, and her heart, which had been hanging in the air, gradually calmed down.
For a moment, she was really afraid that this person was a killer hired by the person behind the scenes, and was coming for her and Asui.
It was completely dark. Yun Wan glanced around and asked, "Where is the eunuch driving the car?"
Xuan Yi: "He was just thrown out. He's still breathing. He's not dead yet."
"Empress!"
In the distance, flames shot up into the sky. Yun Wan heard the voices of palace servants and saw the Yulin Army rushing over on horseback and surrounding the place.
The palace servants breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Yun Wan intact in the carriage. "Your Majesty, are you okay? And the little prince!"
Yun Wan shook her head, and with the help of palace servants, she and Asui got into the new carriage.
"Go back to the palace first," she ordered.
As for why the horses went crazy? Who was behind this? Yun Wan had no time to worry about it for the time being.
.........
In the banquet hall of the Ministry of Rites, there was singing and dancing, and drinking and toasting. Emperor Jingxuan, who was at the head of the banquet, remained calm in the face of the envoys' compliments.
He glanced at the sky outside, figuring that his wife should have returned to the palace by now and was preparing for dinner.
Jiang Fusheng stood quietly with a smile on his face until his apprentice Xiao Dezi hurried in from the side door and whispered a few words in his ear.
Jiang Fusheng's face changed drastically. He did not dare to delay at all and hurriedly relayed the news to Emperor Jingxuan.
"Bang--"
The Minister of Rites and the envoys looked in the direction of the sound when they heard the wine glass breaking. However, in the blink of an eye, Emperor Jingxuan was no longer at the seat of honor.
Jiang Fusheng was extremely anxious and did not forget to explain: "Messengers and all the gentlemen, please be patient. There has been an unexpected incident in the palace. Your Majesty has important matters to attend to. Please make yourselves at your own convenience."
The Minister of Rites pressed the issue, "What happened in the palace? Could Eunuch Jiang tell me a little?"
Jiang Fusheng only said: "Your Excellency will know soon."
Without stopping, he hurried to catch up with Emperor Jingxuan, leaving behind a group of confused officials and envoys.
Emperor Jingxuan left the banquet hall, mounted the horse tied in the yard and headed towards the palace gate, not waiting a moment.
The night was cold, and the wind whistled past his ears. Emperor Jingxuan had a stern expression, and his deep and clear face was tense at the moment. His inky phoenix eyes were sharp and deep, like a beast ready to pounce.
He turned a deaf ear to everything around him, with only one thought circling in his mind: his lady met with an accident on the way back to the palace, and the carriage she was riding in suddenly went mad.
Throughout history, there have been countless examples where horses going mad could cause people in carriages to suffer broken bones or serious injuries, or even death.
Either way, it is not the result that Emperor Jingxuan wants to see.
"drive!"
With one whip, the speed was as fast as lightning. Emperor Jingxuan felt like his heart was burning with fire. His desire to see Yun Wan and her son with his own eyes reached its peak.
The two parties finally met at the palace gate. The escorting guards heard the sound of galloping horses and became alert. After seeing clearly, they exclaimed, "It's the emperor!"
Yun Wan called for a halt and hurriedly got off the carriage. When he saw the familiar figure on the horse's back, he ran towards it without hesitation.
"His Majesty!"
"Father!"
As the ancients said, a day without seeing is like three years. During the short two quarters of an hour of riding, the countless possibilities that Emperor Jingxuan imagined disappeared without a trace after he saw the mother and son running towards him one after the other.
He dismounted from his horse with a sweep of his long legs, strode forward, and embraced Yun in his arms, while holding Asui in one hand.
"lady!"
"I'm sorry, I'm late." His voice was low and hoarse, mixed with strong emotions, and his back felt wet and cold.
Yun Wan buried her head in his chest, her neatly-tied hair slightly messy. She raised her head, her clear eyes glistening with tears.
"Xuan Yi arrived just in time. I was planning to jump out of the carriage with Asui in my arms, but he arrived just in time and killed the crazy horse."
She spoke with a tearful tone, and her usually rosy lips were now completely bloodless.
The long arms tightened, and Emperor Jingxuan's eyes were full of worry: "I am here, I am not afraid anymore."
Purple Palace.
The imperial physician who arrived early overnight waited for a long time. After an examination, he found that Yun Wan had no external injuries except for a few bruises from collisions.
As for Asui, he was well protected by Yun at the critical moment and was unharmed.
This is a cause for celebration. The imperial physicians wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.
Zhou Rubing: "Your Majesty and the young prince were frightened today. I have prescribed tranquilizers, but they are otherwise fine."
It was a chilly spring day, and his mind was shocked again. In the second half of the night, Qiyunwan was burning hot all over and fell into a coma.
The Purple Palace was brightly lit all night long.
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