Chapter 507 Before and After

There was no talking in the room, and it was dead silent.

Only the young and naive Yuan Ge'er poked his head out of his grandmother's arms and called out "Uncle Gu" in a clear voice, breaking the silence in the room.

Gu Yu raised his head, his eyes were red and a little wet.

"Brother Yuan!" He forced a smile, "Uncle Gu is sorry for you..." As he spoke, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

Dou Zhao glanced at Duan Gongyi and said, "Look at what you are talking about. Your brother Tianci and I are grateful that you came here from Tianjin. This matter is not yours to decide, so why are you taking all the responsibility on yourself? Hurry up and stand up! If your nephew sees you squatting on the ground like this, he will laugh at you."

Duan Gongyi and Chen Xiaofeng had come forward to hold him up. Duan Gongyi said bluntly, "Since Master Gu knew that something happened here, did he inform the Crown Prince? Has the Prince of Liao really entered the palace as they said?"

Gu Yu let the two men pull him up in a daze, and said to Dou Zhao: "It was the two bastards my aunt sent to follow me who showed their flaws. I only found out about my cousin's situation yesterday, and immediately found a reason to arrest the two men. I rushed to Kyoto as fast as I could, but it was still too late - the city gates were closed, and I couldn't enter the city even with the badge given to me by the emperor. I heard from Tianci's letter a few days ago that my sister-in-law and nephew were spending the summer in a villa in Xiangshan, so I decided to come and see them, but I never thought..."

He lowered his head in pain.

In other words, Gu Yu didn't have time to warn Song Mo at all!

Everyone's heart sank.

Yuan Ge'er called out "Mom" anxiously.

Dou Zhao walked over and hugged his son.

Chen Xiaofeng pursed his lips and stepped forward to salute her: "Madam, please rest assured and leave the master to us! As long as he is still alive, we will not let anyone hurt a hair of the master."

It was almost dawn. As long as they could delay until dawn, they might be able to break out of the encirclement and find a way to get into the city and contact Song Mo.

Only by contacting Song Mo can the siege of Xiangshan Villa be lifted.

But Dou Zhao felt extremely distressed at the thought of being separated from his son.

She hesitated for a moment before kissing her son's little face with tears in her eyes and handing Yuan Ge'er to Chen Xiaofeng.

Gu Yu immediately understood what they were going to do.

He straightened his back and stood up: "Sister-in-law, let me escort Yuan Ge'er into the city?"

"No!" Dou Zhao shook his head without thinking, "You are too conspicuous! You should find a way to get out of the villa as soon as possible and send a message to your brother Tianci."

It might be too late for him to deliver the letter now.

Gu Yu said this in his heart, but he didn't dare to tell Dou Zhao.

"Then I will stay here with my sister-in-law!" He said with a fierce look in his eyes, "If they want my sister-in-law to visit the Liao Palace, they have to walk over my dead body."

"Things are not as bad as you think!" Dou Zhao's heart was agitated, and he persuaded him softly, "They just want to capture me and Yuan Ge'er to threaten your brother Tianci..."

Before she could finish her words, screams and roars suddenly sounded outside.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Yuan Ge'er twisted his body in fear and asked Dou Zhao to hold him.

Dou Zhao held his son in his arms. Gu Yu had already lifted the window curtain and was looking outside.

"Sister-in-law," he was overjoyed, "someone came to rescue us!"

Who can save them at this time?

"Ah!" Dou Zhao was half-believing and half-doubting, and ran over to look anxiously.

They saw that all the bows and crossbows that were originally aimed at them changed direction, and many arrows were shot at them. From time to time, King Liao's men were shot off the roof and fell into the yard, where they were motionless.

"This..." Dou Zhao was surprised and happy.

"I don't know who it is?" Gu Yu's eyes sparkled, "But he must have come to rescue us on Brother Tianci's orders... No, maybe it's Brother Tianci who has arrived!"

Dou Zhao also hopes so.

Someone shouted into the courtyard, "Sister-in-law, I am Chen Zanzhi, and I am here on the orders of the Crown Prince to encircle and suppress these rebels. Don't panic, the people from the Shenjiying came with me, and we also brought muskets with us."

"Amitābha!" Dou Zhao couldn't help but recite a Buddhist mantra.

Although she didn't know how Chen Jia knew that they were in trouble, he brought people from the Shenshu Camp, which showed that the situation was still under Song Mo's control.

There was a loud noise in the air, accompanied by flames, and several people fell from the roof.

Gu Yu was refreshed, ran back to pick up his sword, and said eagerly: "Sister-in-law, you and nephew should hide quickly. They will definitely fight desperately and besiege us frantically..."

Before he finished speaking, Duan Gongyi, Chen Xiaofeng and other guards stood up and said, "We'll go with you!"

Gu Yu nodded and opened the door decisively.

Dou Zhao hurriedly followed and said, "Uncle, two fists cannot defeat four hands. You should use the compartment as a cover. As long as we don't go out, they can't do anything to us..."

"Without the bow and crossbow, it's still unknown who will win!" Gu Yu's eyes were determined, "Hiding in the house is too depressing!"

Duan Gongyi usually didn't think much of Gu Yu, but after hearing what he said, he started to look at Gu Yu with new eyes.

He patted Gu Yu's shoulder with his big hand and said, "Right! That's what a true man would say. It doesn't make sense for us to hide in the house while the girl leads people to fight outside. Young Master, I will go with you. Even if I die, they can't even think of setting foot in this room!"

They can form a line of defense outside. If they fight the enemy in the compartment, once Prince Liao's men rush in, Dou Zhao and Yuan Ge'er will have to face those rebels head-on.

Gu Yu laughed loudly, and he and Duan Gongyi took the few guards out of the compartment, closed the door carefully, and locked Dou Zhao, Yuan Ge'er and his grandmother in the room.

Grandma's eyes were filled with tears.

Yuan Ge'er asked his mother anxiously, "Why doesn't Uncle Gu hold me?"

Dou Zhao couldn't hold back his tears and choked up, saying, "Uncle Gu is going to chase away those thieves for Yuan Ge'er. Once Uncle Gu has chased away the thieves, he will come to play with Yuan Ge'er."

Yuan Ge'er nodded obediently and said, "I'll be obedient and won't bother Uncle Gu!"

Dou Zhao hugged Yuan Ge'er tightly.

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In front of the gate of Kunning Palace, the prince took a step forward, held Song Mo's hand tightly, and his lips twitched as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and only sighed softly.

"Your Highness!" Cui Yijun glanced at Song Mo with a complicated expression and reminded the prince in a low voice, "Should we find someone in the inner chamber to persuade Prince Liao?"

The implication is to find a cabinet minister to testify.

"No need!" Ji Yong said angrily, "I just took a detour to the duty room. Our Dai Ge Lao fell asleep and couldn't be woken up even if we called him... They are all cunning people who have no regard for the country!"

The prince's face turned livid.

The fighting outside the Qianqing Palace became more and more intense.

Cui Yijun finally couldn't hide the anxiety that showed up between his brows.

Song Mo whispered, "Your Highness, why don't you come out and persuade Prince Liao, so that the emperor can rest assured."

In other words, to let the emperor know Prince Liao's evil ambitions.

The prince was an intelligent man, but because of his status and position, he could not make decisions on anything. Gradually, he lost his mind.

After listening to Song Mo's words, he pondered it carefully in his heart, then stepped forward and pushed away the Jinwu Guards who were blocking him, and said loudly: "Fifth brother, among the brothers, father loves you the most. He even ordered you to enter the palace because mother said she hadn't seen you for a long time and missed you very much. What are you dissatisfied with? Why don't you tell father properly instead of kidnapping him? Father is old, how can he withstand your disturbance? Why don't you let father go!"

The Crown Prince's words were passed on layer by layer. After a while, the voice of Prince Liao was heard from Kunning Palace: "Brother, why do you say that I tortured the Emperor? It is obviously you who tortured the Emperor - so that the Emperor cannot trust you with government affairs until today! You don't have to pretend to be loyal and filial here. If you are really loyal and filial, you should surrender and use your life to exchange for the safety of the Emperor."

The prince was stunned.

Cui Yijun was sweating profusely.

As if he had guessed the prince's reaction, Prince Liao laughed and said, "Brother, you must be in a difficult situation now, right? However, I am not like you. I can only act and do nothing else! The Five Military Camps and the Imperial Guards are all at my disposal. Now I have the Five Military Camps outside and the Imperial Guards inside. What use is it even if Song Yantang stands on your side? Don't forget that the Shenji Camp is far away in the West Mountain! You control the inner palace, poison the emperor, and make the emperor make mistakes again and again. The empress knew about it and was afraid that if your evil deeds were exposed, you would plot against her and make the emperor suffer injustice, so she had to secretly send a death squad to deliver a letter to me, asking me to go to the capital to defend the king..."

That's a really good reason!

Ji Yong couldn't help but curse secretly.

If he hadn't been concerned about Dou Zhao and his mother, how could he have jumped out and taken sides so early?

Now, he thought that with Song Mo's ability, he would have a backup plan. He never thought that Song Mo was a paper tiger. He looked powerful on weekdays, but he was at a loss at the critical moment and even implicated Dou Zhao and his mother.

He glared at Song Mo fiercely.

Song Mo pretended not to see anything and stood there silently, listening to the quarrel between the Crown Prince and Prince Liao.

A Jinwu Guard came running over covered in blood, "Your Highness, Lord Song, Lord Ma Youming, the deputy commander of the Shenji Battalion, led the Shenji Battalion's men to rescue us!"

Song Mo raised his head, his eyes as bright as the morning star.

Ji Yong's heart stagnated.

"What did you say?" Cui Yijun grabbed the man and said, "Shenjiying? How did Shenjiying know that there was a change in the palace?"

The prince no longer cared about Prince Liao and hurried over.

The visitor panted and said, "I don't know either. We are fighting with the people from the Five Army Battalion. The South City Commander of the Five Cities Military Department, Lord Jiang Yi, led Lord Ma and his men here. The people from the Divine Machine Battalion came with muskets. The people from the Five Army Battalion were attacked from both sides and have been defeated..."

The prince was overjoyed and said to Kunning Palace: "Fifth brother, did you hear clearly? The Shenji Camp has come to rescue us, and they are carrying muskets! I think you should release the emperor quickly, otherwise he will blame you and you will have a hard time!"

There was a panic in Kunning Palace, and then it became silent again.

The prince whispered to Song Mo: "What should we do now?"

Song Mo said respectfully, "I believe that to maintain internal peace we must first repel external attacks. If the Five Military Camps and the Imperial Guards are not eliminated, the safety of the emperor will never be guaranteed."

The prince hummed in agreement and said, "Then we should first clear out the people from the Five Army Camps, and then negotiate terms with Prince Liao."

Song Mo nodded and gave the order.

Cui Yijun suddenly seemed to have remembered something and said, "Oh!" in a low voice, "Your Highness, do you think we should invite Master Dai Ge over?"

"Mr. Dai..." The prince's originally happy face immediately turned ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "Of course we have to invite him over. I don't think he is still in a deep sleep at this time, right?"

Song Mo glanced at Cui Yijun and suddenly felt that all crows in the world are equally black, and all princes in the world like to plot against others.