Liu Deng entered Chen Yu's room and saw two young, handsome, and robust men standing at the bedroom door. He was immediately puzzled, and his face turned gloomy.
Even if Liu Yu is dead, Shen Yu shouldn't let a man from outside the house into the room.
He walked toward the bed and saw that the curtains had been drawn, so he calmed down and thought that Shen Yu's actions were very appropriate. He had several generals under his command, and a total of five thousand soldiers.
If people start gossiping, it could affect morale.
Jade stepped forward and led Liu Deng to sit in the round-backed chair that had already been set out.
At this moment, Chen Yu said, "Father, Shen Lan and Chi Yan just found this place by following the marks left by Jiu'er. They discovered that the Emperor has placed the women and children of our Mu family under house arrest. It seems he intends to use this to blackmail my eldest brother, fearing that our Mu family will betray the court."
Bang! Liu Deng slammed his hand on the armchair, angrily saying, "Despicable and shameless! They're using women and children as hostages. If we storm the palace to rescue them, the Emperor will definitely harm the Mu family."
[Father is absolutely right. I think we must not make any move at this time. I have already written to my eldest brother, asking him to stay on the northern frontier under the pretext of fighting the enemy. If he returns, the Mu family will be in even greater danger.]
Why?
At this time, uprisings broke out in many places. Were they just nameless soldiers? They must be the sons of the late emperor. If they united, they could easily defeat the emperor. Unfortunately, they all wanted to be emperor. Although my Mu family army was not as numerous or powerful as the Kong family army, it was strong and became the most sought-after target for various factions to win over. Therefore...
The fish want them to fight to the death, then we'll seize the opportunity to attack.
That's exactly what I meant.
[Hahaha...] Liu Deng laughed loudly, giving the bed a thumbs-up in praise, [Yu'er is not only a goddess-like physician, but also a female strategist, this plan is brilliant! However... the palace is heavily guarded, and the Prince of Xiang commands 100,000 soldiers, no one dares to break into the palace!]
Shen Yu couldn't help but smile, but then a sharp pain shot through her abdomen, and she quickly clutched her stomach, whispering, "Father has ordered his men to rest well tonight, and tomorrow he will send someone to the torture chamber in my name, Mu Shen Yu, to rescue the person."
[Weren't we going to the palace? What are we doing in the torture chamber?]
[Rescue Hongyu.]
Liu Deng was surprised, but thinking that Shen Yu had her own plans, she left with a puzzled look.
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The following night.
Liu Deng, accompanied by his men from the Li family, stormed into the Chenyu Courtyard.
Li's guards inquired, "[Prince Liu, do we wish to discuss matters in Miss Chenyu's bedroom? It's truly inconvenient for her, a woman, to serve as our strategist!"]
Liu Deng was also in a dilemma. He sent Li Fubing to the torture chamber to rescue Hongyu, but they found nothing. In order to give his subordinate an explanation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on Chenyu's door.
The door opened, and a woman in red sat with her back to the door. She turned around by turning the wooden wheels of her armchair, revealing an exquisite face.
Adorned with a ruby hairpin, red tassels swayed gracefully, adding to her light and lively appearance. Is this the same Chen Yu, who is pure, unpretentious, and averse to adornment?
Looking at her face, her clear eyes were like a spring, pure and serene.
Beneath his eyes was a folding fan made of rhombus-shaped gauze.
Shen Yu closed her folding fan, smiled faintly, and pointed to the grand master's chair opposite her, saying, "Father, please take a seat."
Then, gesturing to the side seat, she looked at Li Fubing and said, "Please sit down."
After Jiu'er came in and served hot tea to Liu Deng and Li Fubing, Chen Yu asked, "Father, what brings you here so late at night?"
[Fish, you sent us to rescue Zhang Hongyu, but the Li family soldiers searched the entire torture chamber and only found a woman, not Hongyu. The soldiers returned empty-handed.]
Shen Yu opened her folding fan to cover her face and looked at Li Fubing, asking, "Has anyone else broken into the torture chamber?"
"Yes, besides us, there were two other groups. At first, they fought each other, but when they saw that Zhang Hongyu wasn't there, they left. But don't worry, young lady, I've already leaked the news about the search for the Mu family members."
Shen Yu closed her folding fan, clapped her hands, and laughed. "Leaking this information is a merit in itself; how could it be a fruitless endeavor? By the way, did you manage to rescue the woman from the torture chamber?"
She's been rescued, and Old Li is treating her.
Shen Yu nodded, but she was puzzled: If Hong Yu wasn't in the torture chamber, where did she go? Could it be that Prime Minister Kong had anticipated that she would go to rescue Hong Yu?
At this moment, Hongyu was in Kong He'er's palace.
Her skin was torn and bleeding, and she had a persistent high fever. The imperial physician was examining her.
Upon hearing the magpie's report, Kong He'er hurried to the hall.
Kong Xiang picked up the teacup, drank it all in one gulp, and then smashed it on the ground with a crash!
"Father, please don't get angry. You're getting on in years; you need to take care of yourself." Kong He'er said as she stepped forward and began to massage Kong Xiang's back.
Kong Xiang glared at Kong He'er and complained, "You want to save Zhang Hongyu? Do you know how many times she nearly blew me to pieces?"
Kong He'er nodded, but she had other plans in mind. She had been obedient and well-behaved since childhood and had never talked back to her elders. But now her father held absolute power and treated female prisoners with despicable methods.
Hearing that Mu Nanfeng had been tortured half to death, she rushed to the torture chamber and saw Zhang Hongyu tied to a wooden donkey. The wooden donkey was stained red with blood and was a gruesome sight.
Therefore, she intimidated the guards by asserting her status as empress and brought Hongyu back to the Millennium Palace.
To protect Hongyu, she gently squeezed Kong Xiang's shoulder and whispered, "Father, I don't want to save Zhang Hongyu. I'm afraid the Liu family will endanger Qingshan's life in the future, so I want to keep Hongyu alive to blackmail Mu Chenyu."
Kong Xiang nodded slowly in thought. Tonight, everyone went to the torture chamber to rescue Hongyu. It seems that Mu Chenyu cares about Hongyu.
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