Zheng Quchi didn't believe a word of it: "I just checked you and you were unharmed, but you were covered in blood. Did the Empress Ye send you to hunt down His Highness the Crown Prince? Where is he now?"
She asked the last question with particular force, as if sharp blades were scraping and piercing their skin.
"We...we didn't! He's in the Yixiu Hall! Please, go and save him!"
The guards were clearly acting strangely, but Zheng Quchi didn't speculate or doubt. He assumed they were flustered and guilty because he had caught them, which was why they were talking incoherently.
"Of course I'm going to save them!"
When Zheng Quchi thought of Yuan Xingzhou's current pitiful and helpless situation, being wantonly bullied by the rebellious Ye Hou and others, he was unwilling to waste a moment more on questioning him.
She summoned someone to lead the way, and they hurried along the long red-walled path. The wind was cold, and the torches flickered and swayed. A hazy stream of light swept across the exquisite buildings in the silent night, then vanished in an instant, returning them to their pale silver palaces under the moonlight.
Led by the Xuanjia Army, their unstoppable momentum led them straight to the Yixiu Palace. The palace was surrounded by bright stars and trees, a stark contrast to the surrounding gloomy and desolate atmosphere. Its bright colors swept away the silence and silence, creating a solemn and orderly scene.
Zheng Quchi rushed to Yixiu Palace with great anxiety, but what she saw was not the chaotic fighting scene she had imagined.
Thud—
The heavy, lacquered red gate was smashed open, revealing lush green trees, yellow walls, and green tiles. In front of the palace, guards with swords held torches like a fiery dragon, standing under the eaves. Inside the Yixiu Hall, the light was bright and abundant, and one could see ministers in heavy court robes kneeling and prostrating themselves on the stone steps of the hall...
When the sudden invasion of the army swept into Yixiu Palace, the guards with swords stationed there were immediately alerted. They looked over in surprise and vigilance, their tense bodies already in a state of alert.
"Who dares to break into Yixiu Palace at night?"
Zheng Quchi was somewhat bewildered by this scene.
At this moment, she heard a heart-wrenching wail coming from the Yixiu Hall. The long, drawn-out wail, with its blood-stained tone, sent chills down one's spine. If one looked more closely, one could see blood slowly flowing down from the grooves of the white marble steps.
"Spare us, spare us! We know we were wrong, we confess our sins, we know we were wrong, we confess our sins..."
The courtiers, utterly terrified, knelt on the cold stone steps, kowtowing and begging for mercy. Their devout repentance made them oblivious to the fact that their heads were bleeding from the kowtows.
She frowned, feeling increasingly that the current situation was very strange.
What is happening inside the Yixiu Hall? Why are a group of court officials kneeling outside, kowtowing and begging for mercy, terrified?
What about Yuan Xingzhou?
What about Empress Ye and the others?
Just as the guards were about to drive away Zheng Quchi and his group of trespassers, Wang Feichen suddenly recognized Zheng Quchi's face and his expression changed drastically. He rushed over and shouted, "Stop!"
The guard with the sword paused, looking at Wang Feichen with confusion and doubt, and for a moment he did not make any further attacking moves.
Zheng Quchi also noticed him at this time.
"Wang Feichen?"
Wasn't he supposed to have entered the palace with Yuan Xingzhou? Now he's standing here unharmed, while Yuan Xingzhou…
"Wang Feichen greets the General's wife."
Wang Feichen tried his best to keep his expression natural and calm. He stood in front of Zheng Quchi, intentionally or unintentionally preventing her from stepping into Yixiu Palace.
Pang Min, who had just finished his patrol, heard the report and rushed over with his sword. When he saw that the person who came was Zheng Quchi, his pupils constricted. Why was she here?
He glanced subconsciously into the Yixiu Hall, his thoughts racing, and then stepped forward with Wang Feichen to pay their respects: "Pang Min of the Imperial Guard greets the wife of the Supreme General."
These people all followed Yuan Xingzhou; she had seen them before at the Golden Egret Hunting Grounds where the six kingdoms tested their military prowess.
Zheng Quchi's deep and insightful gaze lingered on them for a second before calmly turning to Yixiu Palace: "Is His Highness the Crown Prince inside?"
They had always thought Zheng Quchi was kind and easy to get along with, but they never knew that she could be so intimidating when she revealed her stern side.
The two lowered their heads, exchanged a glance, and then Wang Feichen spoke up, replying, "...Yes."
"Is the Empress of Ye also inside?"
Zheng Quchi's soft voice seemed so out of place in the gloomy atmosphere, but it was also like the sky at that moment, as gloomy as iron, as if it would sink at any moment.
This time, Wang Feichen didn't answer; instead, Pang Min spoke first: "Yes."
"Whose people are you?"
Wang Feichen's expression was somewhat unnatural: "General's wife, I hope you will not interfere in what happened at Yixiu Palace tonight. Tomorrow..."
None of them expected that she would lead troops to force her way into the palace without authorization. The palace is currently in a state of disorder and chaos, and the guards from all sides did not report the matter to them in time, which is why they are in such a passive position now.
However, this incident also forced them to re-examine the threat that the military power held by the General's wife posed to His Highness and the Kingdom of Ye.
Zheng Quchi interrupted him directly: "Why should I believe you? I want to see Yuan Xingzhou."
She took a step forward resolutely, but Pang Min quickly blocked her with his arm.
He said with a stern face, "You must not be summoned. Unauthorized entry into the palace is tantamount to rebellion. I urge the General's wife to be cautious and immediately withdraw the troops from the palace."
Wang Feichen's eyes widened, and he grabbed Pang Min with force, warning in a low voice, "Lord Pang, this is the wife of the Supreme General, please be more polite!"
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