Chapter 239 Severe Punishment
Seeing Princess An Ning's tough attitude and the token of the late emperor in her hand, Prince Rong did not dare to act rashly for a while.
He couldn't help but feel secretly angry. He didn't expect Princess An Ning to suddenly intervene and ruin his good deeds.
"Aunt, are you going to openly oppose me? You have to think carefully. Xuanyuan Jing committed the grave crime of poisoning the emperor. If you cover up for him, you will also be implicated."
Prince Rong said this with gritted teeth, trying to threaten Princess An Ning with words.
Princess An Ning remained unmoved. Her expression was firm, with an unquestionable majesty in her eyes. She stretched out her hand to block Xiao Fuguang.
"Prince Rong, I have always acted with integrity, seeking only justice. Whether the Regent is guilty of treason will be determined by the laws of the court. If you dare to touch my sister-in-law today, you will have to walk over my corpse, and you will be charged with a crime that betrays the late emperor."
Prince Rong's face was terribly gloomy. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind. If he took action by force now, even if he could capture Xiao Fuguang, he would be charged with disrespecting the late emperor. If the fifth prince intervened, it would probably cause an uproar in the court.
Moreover, the token in Princess An Ning's hand was extremely powerful, and the guards did not dare to act rashly.
Finally, Prince Rong spoke in a cold voice.
"My aunt hasn't appeared in public for many years, which surprised me."
"I have taken note of my aunt's demeanor today."
After saying that, he reluctantly gave orders to the guards.
"Walk."
As Prince Rong and his soldiers walked away, An Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief. She anxiously reached out and grabbed Xiao Fuguang's sleeve, her eyes full of panic.
"Sister-in-law, what should we do? My brother has been locked up."
Xiao Fuguang had been panicking all the way, but now he had to calm down and reached out to hold Princess An Ning's hand tightly.
"An Ning, let's not panic. Let's go into the mansion."
Jiang Yuan, Wen Ying, Lin Ji and others were already waiting in the mansion. When they saw Xiao Fuguang and Princess An Ning coming into the hall, they immediately bowed.
"Princess, Princess."
Xiao Fuguang looked at the few people.
"It's urgent. The prince and Xiu Ming are both in jail, and there's no news at the moment. You've all been with the prince for years. I'm asking you, how many soldiers are there in your fiefdom? Can you mobilize them?"
Jiang Yuan looked at Xiao Fuguang in surprise.
"Princess, do you mean to make us rebel?"
Xiao Fuguang spoke in a deep voice.
"We need to be prepared for a rebellion. Although I haven't learned the specific details yet, Your Highness would never do something like poisoning the emperor. After all, this act is too stupid."
Princess An Ning interjected.
"So someone plotted against my brother."
Shen Anruo nodded.
"I'm afraid of that person who is determined to kill the prince."
Lin Ji spoke angrily.
"Over the years, the prince has endured so many things to reassure that person, but he never expected that person to still refuse to let the prince go. Since he is like that, we will rebel."
Wen Ying also spoke.
"Princess, I can lead people to break into the prison directly."
Xiao Fuguang looked at everyone with a calm gaze and slowly shook his head.
"Prison break-in is a very bad idea. Not to mention that the prison is heavily guarded and Prince Rong and his men are well prepared. Even if we succeed in rescuing the prince, we will have evidence against him, giving those behind the scenes more reason to attack us. Once we take action, we must ensure absolute success."
Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and said.
"Princess, the prince has a total of 200,000 troops under his command, but 100,000 are stationed at the border and must not be moved. The other 100,000 are elite troops and are loyal to the prince. To mobilize them, you need a handwritten order or a token from the prince."
Xiao Fuguang took out a military token.
"What if there is this?"
Jiang Yuan took it and looked at it. It was a military token.
The prince actually gave all the military tokens to the princess for safekeeping.
"With this, we can mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses in the fiefdom."
Xiao Fuguang's expression was somewhat cold.
"Jiang Yuan, Lin Ji, take the tiger talisman to your fiefdom and tell them that the emperor has been poisoned, that Prince Rong is colluding with Southern Xinjiang to rebel, and that the prince wants you to lead the troops to rescue him."
Jiang Yuan and Lin Ji exchanged a glance, a flicker of determination in their eyes. They knew this journey was dangerous, but they also understood that this was the only viable option at the moment. They both knelt on one knee and spoke in unison.
"Don't worry, Princess. We will not fail in our mission and will bring the 100,000 elite soldiers back to the imperial city safely to save the prince from this dire situation!"
Xiao Fuguang nodded slightly, his eyes showing both trust in the two and worry about the future.
"It's a long journey, so you need to be careful and remember to stay in touch with the secret guards."
"Yes, Princess!"
Jiang Yuan and Lin Ji saluted again, then quickly turned and left.
Xiao Fuguang looked at Lin Ji.
"Wen Ying, do you know who the ministers are who were entrusted by the late emperor to take care of the prince?"
Wen Ying bowed.
"I know."
A determined glint flashed in Xiao Fuguang's eyes.
"Go find them and tell them to save the prince's life at all costs, and delay it for at least a month."
Wen Ying hurriedly bowed.
"yes."
Only then did Xiao Fuguang turn around and look at Princess An Ning.
"An Ning, can you lend the token the late emperor gave you to my sister-in-law first?"
"I need to go to the prison to see your brother."
An Ning hurriedly put the sign in Xiao Fuguang's hand.
"Sister-in-law, this is for you. I'll leave my brother to you."
Xiao Fuguang looked at her and instructed.
"I'll leave the Regent's Palace in your care. Don't let the soldiers break in."
Princess An Ning nodded.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one can touch the Regent's Palace."
Wait until Xiao Fuguang arrived at the Heavenly Prison with the token.
As expected, he was stopped by someone.
Xiao Fuguang took out the token.
"This token was bestowed by the late emperor. Seeing the token is like seeing the late emperor. This princess has come to visit the regent. Please make way immediately."
With the token given by the late emperor, the jailer finally opened the door.
Xiao Fuguang walked in quickly.
Liu Yue took out some silver and gave it to the man guarding the cell with a flattering smile on his face.
"Brother, I'm inviting the brothers to tea."
Then he took the food box from Xingyue's hand.
"I brought some roast chicken and wine. Why don't I have a drink with you guys?"
The guards at the gate looked at each other, then looked at the roast chicken in Liu Yue's hand. The aroma was so fragrant that they couldn't help swallowing.
Liu Yue continued to speak.
"We'll just drink nearby and let the prince and princess talk for a while. It won't affect anything."
The few of them then looked at Xuanyuan Jing, who was chained and kneeling on the ground in the cell, and then walked towards a place not far away.
Seeing this, Liu Yue hurriedly followed with the food box.
Xiao Fuguang looked at Xuanyuan Jing, who was beaten all over, and couldn't help but shed tears.
"Xuanyuan Jing......"
Seeing that he didn't respond, she suddenly became nervous. She hurried over, pulled aside his messy hair, and reached out to touch his face.
"Xuanyuan Jing, wake up, wake up."
Then he took out a pill and stuffed it into Xuanyuan Jing's mouth. Seeing that he didn't swallow it at all, he took out the water bag at his waist and drank a sip of water. Then he stood on tiptoe and passed the water over with his mouth.
Just as he was about to be fed, Xiao Fuguang cried and called Xuanyuan Jing's name over and over again.
"Xuanyuan Jing, wake up, wake up..."
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