Chapter 282: Determined to be a Ghost
But when it comes to the fact that Dugu Yuren is still in the palace and no one knows what is going on, General Yang fell silent again.
That King Wu Ling was really bold. He said without any warning that he would not attend court, especially during such a sensitive and special period, so that they couldn't even help him cover up!
But even if I don't attend court for a day, it shouldn't be a big problem to go to the palace to explain to the emperor and plead guilty. The emperor is not unkind, so why would he make a fuss about such a small matter?
Seeing that his grandmother had made up her mind, General Yang had no choice but to give in and said, "Then I will go with you."
The old lady said very unhappily, "What are you doing? Are you going to have tea with the emperor in the middle of the night?"
His grandson didn't know why Dugu Yu entered the palace, but she knew it very clearly. She always felt that Dugu Yu had not left the palace yet, and most likely he was punished by the emperor. Maybe he had been dragged away and beaten to death like Prince Duan.
She relies on her old age and the fact that the emperor doesn't dare to touch her, so she dares to go to the palace to cause trouble. Her grandson also wants to go. Isn't this asking for trouble?
Putting aside his own safety and career issues, the Prince of Duan was just demoted because of the issue of military power. You generals are so restless. Do you want to piss off the emperor to death?
Why are you afraid that he will be in a good mood and look good to others?
The old lady didn't let General Yang go with her, but General Yang insisted on going with her. If she didn't let him go, he wouldn't let the old lady and Qin Qingyao go out.
The grandfather and grandson were about to quarrel, and Qin Qingyao was in a dilemma. Madam Yang was furious and thought that Qin Qingyao was a troublemaker.
In the end, the old lady was no match for her grandson, and they both took a step back. General Yang sent them to the palace gate, but he did not go in himself, and then waited for them to come out at the gate.
After the deal was settled, the three of them got into a carriage and hurried out.
General Yang looked at the solemn expressions on his grandmother and Qin Qingyao's faces and felt that Prince Wu Ling's visit to the palace was not as simple as asking for forgiveness for missing the morning court session.
"Princess, what on earth did Prince Wu Ling go to the palace for?"
Qin Qingyao lowered her head and said nothing. She didn't know what to say, and didn't want to lie to him, so she had to choose to remain silent.
Yang Tingxiao thought about it and suddenly widened his eyes, "Could he be going to excuse Prince Duan?"
The evidence is solid that Prince Duan is guilty of keeping a private army and there is no way to deny it. Not only did he not attend the morning court, but when he came back he went out of his way to speak for Prince Duan. Isn't this courting death?
"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with Prince Duan."
General Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Qin Qingyao said. Thinking about it this way, King Wu Ling's absence from the morning court today was not entirely a bad thing.
At least he didn't have to express his opinion on Prince Duan's private army, and he couldn't speak for Prince Duan, so he wouldn't be implicated by the emperor's punishment.
After all, the situation was so awkward and heavy that, to be honest, he felt a little weak in the knees!
In all his years of serving in the court, he had never seen the emperor lose his temper so much, and the dragon case was almost overturned!
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It was cold in November, and it was almost curfew, so the streets were deserted.
Seeing that Qin Qingyao was unwilling to talk more about the reason why Prince Wuling came to the palace, General Yang stopped asking. As long as he was not seeking death by speaking for Prince Duan, there would basically be no big problem.
The three people in the carriage were silent. It was so quiet that the only sound was the sound of the carriage wheels rolling over the ground.
Suddenly, the horse neighed and wailed, and the galloping carriage stopped abruptly. The three of them almost rolled into a ball. Fortunately, General Yang was steady enough and hugged the old lady in time, so she did not fall.
Almost at the same time the carriage stopped, there were sounds of breaking wind in the air, and then countless arrows flew straight towards the carriage, and the spacious carriage was shot into a hedgehog in an instant.
"Get down!"
General Yang protected the old lady and Qin Qingyao under the carriage, while drawing his sword to chop away the sharp arrows that shot through the window paper.
Fortunately, the carriage of their General's Mansion had strong defense capabilities and was not easily penetrated. Otherwise, if it was an ordinary carriage, the three of them would have been shot into sieves by now!
The old lady hugged Qin Qingyao and lay on the bottom of the carriage, her face very solemn, "What's going on?"
"Grandma, you and the princess, please don't go out yet. I'll go and take a look."
"Brother Yang, be careful!"
Qin Qingyao felt very uneasy. She always felt that those people were coming for her, but who could know that she was in the Yang family's carriage?
When General Yang got out of the carriage, he saw that the horses and the driver had been shot to death by arrows.
The assassins who had shot the arrows did not leave. Instead, they landed from the eaves around them and came to check the situation inside the carriage to determine whether the people inside were dead or not.
Haha, you are quite careful in doing things!
"You bold lunatics, where do you come from? Tell me your names!"
The assassin did not answer, but drew his sword and stabbed towards General Yang.
After all, Yang Tingxiao had fought in many battles and was not afraid of these scoundrels. Before they knew it, the two sides had been chasing each other for several blocks.
Qin Qingyao opened the window and looked at the empty street outside. The air still smelled of blood from horses and coachmen.
At this moment, she no longer cared about entering the palace. All she wanted was to make sure nothing happened to the old lady and General Yang.
"Old Lady, why don't we go back first and talk about the rest tomorrow."
"good!"
Since they couldn't get in the carriage anymore, Qin Qingyao helped the old lady get off the car. They turned around and headed towards Yang's Mansion, but before they had gone far, they were surrounded again.
Obviously, General Yang had fallen into someone else's trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain.
Moreover, the lineup in front of her made Qin Qingyao more and more certain that these people were coming for her, because their attire was exactly the same as those assassins in the bamboo forest this morning.
When the old lady saw this scene, she was not afraid at all, but smiled.
She pulled Qin Qingyao behind her with one hand and smashed the cane to the ground with the other hand, "When I was fighting on the battlefield, the fathers of you little kids were still breastfeeding!"
"Today, let me, an old man, stretch my muscles and fight with you for a few moves!"
The old lady waved her cane, pretending to fight those people to the death. Suddenly, another group of people came from the other end of the street.
"You bold thief, don't be rude to the princess!"
Ten people came, and Qin Qingyao didn't recognize any of them, but they were all wearing the uniforms of the guards of Wuling Palace.
Seeing those people appear, Qin Qingyao's heart, which had risen to his throat, finally returned to his chest.
The old lady was old after all, and once her highly tense emotions relaxed, she instantly looked weak and powerless, with her back hunched.
"Are you okay, old lady? I'll help you sit down and rest!"
The old lady waved her hand and said, "It's okay, don't worry. When you get old, you really can't help but accept it!"
After just a little bluffing, she was already exhausted and out of breath. Fortunately, she was there with the guards from Prince Wuling's Palace.
The old lady took a few breaths and pulled Qin Qingyao back, "Let's go back first, it's not safe here!"
"good."
Qin Qingyao supported the old lady all the way to Yang Mansion. Just after they took a few steps, the old lady Yang suddenly stopped, dropped the crutches in her hand, and with an unknown force from somewhere, she rushed behind Qin Qingyao and pushed her out fiercely.
Qin Qingyao couldn't run fast enough and fell to the ground. When she looked back, Old Lady Yang was still standing where she was just now, smiling at her. The long sword piercing her chest from behind was dripping blood onto the ground.
"Old Lady..."
Qin Qingyao quickly got up and rushed over to hug the old lady who was about to fall, "Old lady!"
Old Lady Yang stubbornly twisted Qin Qingyao's fingers, "Go away!"
"Let's go together. I'll take you to see a doctor. Everything will be fine. You will definitely be fine!"
Qin Qingyao opened her eyes wide, but tears still couldn't stop flowing out. Looking at the bleeding corners of the old lady's lips, she felt panic and helplessness as if the sky was falling.
The old lady looked at Qin Qingyao, as if she had a lot to say, but she couldn't utter a single word and closed her eyes in Qin Qingyao's arms.
"Old Lady!"
Qin Qingyao's heart-wrenching cry did not receive any response. Instead, the sword on Old Lady Yang's chest was suddenly pulled out from behind, and blood splattered all over Qin Qingyao.
Qin Qingyao turned around while holding the old lady's body, and saw a man wearing black clothes, a red cloak, and a funny and scary ghost face mask.
This appearance immediately aroused all the memories of this person's identity in Qin Qingyao's mind.
This fact was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Qin Qingyao.
"Mo Dacheng, perhaps I should call you Luo Guiyuan, Sect Leader Luo?"
"You clearly had the opportunity to be a human being, but you chose to hide behind a mask like that and become a ghost!"
Mo Dacheng obviously didn't expect that even though he was dressed like this, Qin Qingyao could still recognize him at a glance.
He was so flustered that he almost dropped the sword in his hand.
Qin Qingyao knelt on the ground, hugging Old Lady Yang tightly, her eyes blurred with tears. She cried, but then laughed sarcastically, she was laughing at herself.
"I was truly foolish. I actually thought I could allow you to live an upright life. I shouldn't have helped you. I should have let you suffer in pain, regret, and self-contempt, unable to hold your head up for the rest of your life."
"Do you know who this old lady you killed was? She was the old lady of the Yang Mansion. She had a long history of military exploits and her family was full of heroes. Her husband and her son all died on the battlefield to protect the people of this country and their safety! They protected you!"
"Mo Dacheng, you are a beast!"
After Qin Qingyao finished speaking, she didn't even glance at Mo Dacheng, who was standing there like a pillar in a daze. Instead, she picked up the old lady's walking stick, picked her up, and walked towards Yang's Mansion.
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