Time passed quickly during the confrontation between the two sides. Seeing that three quarters of an hour had passed, the Jinyiwei Qianhu who went to encircle Kunning Palace had not reported back yet, and Yin Chengjing's face was not very good. Looking at Yin Chengyu's calm face, he couldn't tell whether the other party had been prepared or was pretending to disturb his judgment.

With his remaining patience exhausted, Yin Chengjing ordered a eunuch to check the situation outside the Qianqing Palace.

A quarter of an hour later, the eunuch came back in a panic, his body covered in blood: "There's a fight going on outside, the palace gates have been breached! Even the commander is no match for them!"

Things suddenly got out of control. Yin Chengjing and Defei's expressions changed drastically. Yin Chengjing asked anxiously, "Where is Kunning Palace?"

"The Kunning Palace is full of Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards."

The Jinwu Guards and Yulin Guards were not theirs. Yin Chengjing's expression changed again and again. Looking at Yin Chengyu's calm demeanor, his heart skipped a beat: "You were prepared? When did you notice it?"

While questioning Yin Chengyu, he winked at Concubine De, approached the inner hall quietly, and suddenly threatened: "Take action!"

The moment the words fell, Concubine De, who was near the inner hall, rushed into the inner hall under the protection of the soldiers, and grabbed Emperor Longfeng, who was sitting paralyzed at the door, listening for any movement. The other soldiers in the hall quickly surrounded them and protected the two of them in the middle. Only the two soldiers who had their knives on Yin Ciguang and Gao Xian's necks put away their knives, but did not kill the two as ordered by Yin Chengjing.

Yin Chengjing's eyelids twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "What are you waiting for? Why don't you take action?!"

The two soldiers drew their swords as instructed, but instead of taking action, they protected the two men.

Gao Xian stood up, patted his clothes, helped Yin Ciguang up, and said with a snort of laughter: "I advise the Third Prince not to fight in vain, but just surrender."

Because of his arrogance, Yin Chengjing only left a dozen elite soldiers in the Qianqing Palace, plus the guards outside the palace, there were only about twenty people. These twenty people had to protect him and his mother, but if they also wanted to quickly capture Yin Chengyu, Yin Ciguang and Gao Xian, it would be difficult.

And judging from the expressions of these two people, they may have some backup plans, so we shouldn't confront them head-on.

Yin Chengjing gritted his teeth, knowing that the situation was stronger than the person. He pulled Emperor Longfeng in front of him, put the sharp blade against Emperor Longfeng's neck, and said to the others: "Everyone retreat to the inner hall."

"Rebellious, rebellious son!" After being frightened repeatedly, Emperor Longfeng was already almost out of breath. He was being held hostage and didn't even dare to struggle, so he just cursed fiercely.

However, Yin Chengjing didn't even glance at him, staring at Yin Chengyu and Yin Ciguang vigilantly.

He wanted to use the life of Emperor Longfeng to force the two to commit suicide, but he knew that the two were probably hoping that he would kill the emperor. He could only force the two to retreat and go to join Gong Hongfei.

Yin Chengyu and Yin Ciguang cooperated very well and retreated to the inner hall without stopping him from leaving.

With elite guards around him, Yin Chengjing took the emperor out of the Qianqing Palace to seek reunion with Gong Hongfei. The reason why he had the confidence to force the emperor to abdicate was because he had leverage over Gong Hongfei and he had no choice but to listen to his orders.

The number of Jinyiwei has increased dramatically in recent years. There are five guard posts under the Nanbeizhenfusi, with a total of more than 40,000 cavalrymen, of which nearly 20,000 are under the control of Gong Hongfei.

He originally thought of using the Jinyiwei to control the palace first, stabilize the situation after killing the prince, and then use the threat of Yao and her unborn child to coerce and lure the Yao family to defect. In this way, the Jinyiwei plus the troops controlled by the Yao family would be enough for him to control the entire capital.

But I didn't expect Gong Hongfei to be such a waste! With more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, he couldn't even defend the four gates of the Yanwang Palace!

Yin Chengjing secretly hated him and held Emperor Longfeng all the way to Xuanwu Gate. Before they arrived, they heard the deafening sound of fighting from the direction of Xuanwu Gate, and the strong smell of blood could be smelled from a long distance. Yin Chengjing signaled to stop and looked into the distance. With the help of the fires burning everywhere, he saw the Jinyi Guards retreating continuously, and Gong Hongfei who was protected at the back.

The palace guards all wore the same style of gold and silver fish-scale armor, and it was difficult to distinguish them based on their clothing alone. But at this moment, the two groups of people were clearly distinguished, and the difference was instantly noticeable.

The imperial guards with black ribbons tied on their arms formed a three-sided siege, gradually surrounding Gong Hongfei and the Jinyiwei he led.

Seeing that he was no match for the enemy, Gong Hongfei no longer planned to fight head-on, and actually tried to break out and escape under the protection of his trusted men.

Yin Chengjing met his gaze from a distance and knew that this man might be unreliable.

He looked back again, and saw Yin Chengyu and Yin Ciguang had already caught up with him with their imperial guards. Regardless of whether they wanted Emperor Longfeng dead or not, they still had to put on a show. However, they were holding the hostages in his hands, so they just stayed far behind and didn't dare to get close.

The situation turned around in just a moment, and seeing that the situation was hopeless, Yin Chengjing had no choice but to prepare for the worst: "Go to the moat." There was his last resort.

When the group reached the edge of the moat, there was no way to retreat.

Yin Chengyu and Yin Ciguang led the imperial guards and gradually approached, pretending to persuade him: "Third brother, release father and I will spare your life."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Longfeng also spoke tremblingly: "That's right, if you let me go now, I will forgive what happened today."

Only a fool would believe such a lie. Yin Chengjing sneered and took another step back: "Do you think I'm stupid?"

He looked around, holding the knife in one hand and the leather belt around Emperor Longfeng's waist with the other, and said in a deep voice: "Jump!"

In a flash, everyone jumped into the moat.

Emperor Longfeng also fell into the water. The imperial guards did not dare to shoot arrows and could only run along the shore. When they were about to reach the base of the city wall, Yin Chengjing pushed the choking Emperor Longfeng to the surface of the river, took a deep breath and swam towards the deeper part.

Just in case, he had left a backup plan outside the palace. As long as they passed the city wall, there would be someone outside to meet them.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

Emperor Longfeng was weak and not good at swimming, so as soon as Yin Chengjing let go of him, he sank.

"Hurry up and help!" Yin Chengyu walked quickly to the river and shouted in a pretentious manner.

The Imperial Guards jumped into the water like dumplings, half to rescue people and half to chase Yin Chengjing.

Yin Chengyu's face was filled with anxiety, his eyes fixed on Emperor Longfeng who was floating in the water, thinking that if he just drowned like this, it would save a lot of trouble.

Just as he was looking forward to it, a figure beside him took off his outer robe and entered the water. He frowned and looked, and saw that Yin Ciguang had already taken Emperor Longfeng from the Imperial Guards.

With the help of the Imperial Guards, he carried Emperor Longfeng ashore. He then skillfully squeezed Emperor Longfeng's chest continuously to make him spit out the water in his stomach.

The almost unconscious Emperor Longfeng spat out some saliva and opened his eyes with difficulty. He saw Yin Ciguang who was also soaking wet.

He stared at Yin Ci Guang for a moment, moved his lips and said something, then fainted again.

Because Emperor Longfeng fell into the water and became unconscious, there was chaos in the palace.

Gong Hongfei and the rebellious Jinyiwei had already surrendered, but Yin Chengjing escaped from the palace through the moat. The searching imperial guards only captured Concubine De.

At this time, Yin Chengjing took advantage of the chaos in the palace and, under the protection of his personal guards, rushed out of Desheng Gate and headed towards the outskirts of Beijing.

He arranged three groups of people to escape in different directions, while he himself took a shortcut to a farm outside Beijing, where he kept his trump card for a comeback.

farm.

Yao and Wuzhu were imprisoned in a small house. To prevent them from escaping, the windows of the house were sealed with wooden boards and the door was guarded by elite soldiers.

Just a few days ago, they woke up and found themselves locked here.

Apart from the guards who delivered meals to them every day, they saw no one and had no idea where they were.

After four or five days of suffering, they were awakened late one night by two strong old women. After hurriedly putting on their clothes, they were taken to an inconspicuous carriage.

Wuzhu sat by the window and quietly lifted a corner of the curtain to look out. She found that the carriage was traveling on a small road, with elite soldiers on horseback following in front and behind. Judging from the sound of horse hooves, there were quite a few people.

She immediately gave up the idea of ​​jumping out of the car and escaping, thinking that something might have happened to Yin Chengjing, so he had to escape at night.

Since Yao was placed under house arrest, the Third Prince's residence has been under strict security, and she has not been able to find a chance to contact anyone from the East Factory, and the two parties have been out of touch for a long time. But she felt that with the cunningness of the Crown Prince and Xue Shu, they would not easily give up on her, a useful chess piece.

She thought for a long time and took off the bracelet on her wrist.

It was a very gorgeous string of crystal clear glass beads, wrapped around her wrist, full of exotic charm, and was her favorite piece of jewelry. But Wuzhu tore the bracelet apart without any reluctance, held the broken glass beads in her hand, and threw them out of the car window carefully.

It was dark, and the carriage was moving fast, so the falling glass beads were inconspicuous.

Even though she used the black beads sparingly, a string of glass beads was soon used up. She didn't want to sit and wait for death, and was thinking about how to escape when she felt the speeding carriage suddenly slow down and stop, and the sound of horse hooves approached from afar. She immediately pushed Yao away, squeezed to the door, lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out, and saw Yin Chengjing dismounting from the horse in a panic.

Yin Chengjing strode towards the carriage, lifted the curtain and took a look. Seeing Yao and Wuzhu were both in the carriage, his face looked better. He told the leading guard to "rest for a while" and got on the carriage.

The carriage was not spacious, and he felt a little cramped after getting in.

Yao huddled in a corner timidly, holding her belly. Wuzhu squeezed in with her, watching Yin Chengjing changing his clothes, thinking about the possibility of taking Yin Chengjing away and escaping.

She became more and more certain that something might have happened to Yin Chengjing.

According to her understanding of him, he fled in such a panic at night, which was probably because his rebellion failed. He brought her and Yao with him at such a critical moment, probably because he wanted to make a comeback with the help of the power behind them.

She still remembered the prince's promise, and didn't want to be forced to follow Yin Chengjing as a fugitive of treason.

She didn't know when the people from the East Factory would come to find her, so she had to save herself first. Wuzhu curled up like Yao, but she was actually gathering strength by tightening her body. She observed Yin Chengjing through her slightly lowered eyes, constantly assessing the strength of both sides.

She has fought with Yin Chengjing before, but Yin Chengjing is not necessarily stronger than her.

When her hand touched the cold dagger hidden in her thigh, Wuzhu made up her mind. Taking advantage of the moment when Yin Chengjing turned around, she suddenly drew her knife and stabbed him in the back.

Yin Chengjing sensed the danger and dodged to the side, but the carriage was narrow and he was unable to completely avoid it, and was stabbed in the right shoulder by the dagger. Wuzhu took advantage of the situation and quickly wrapped the belt in his hand around his neck, trying to strangle him.

But although Yin Chengjing was injured, he did not loosen his grip and immediately held her wrist tightly.

Wuzhu had no choice but to strangle him by the neck. As they wrestled, they were knocked out of the carriage.

The elite guards outside the carriage were alarmed and immediately surrounded them. Wuzhu saw that the situation was not good, so she drew her dagger and stabbed the horse pulling the carriage. The horse was frightened and immediately galloped forward. The guards were also forced to dodge to the sides.

Wuzhu rolled to the side, grabbed a nearby horse, jumped on it, and rushed into the dark forest.

The guards were about to chase after him, but Yin Chengjing stopped them: "Stop chasing!"

Holding his shoulder, Yin Chengjing stood up and gritted his teeth. In the end, reason prevailed: "Bring back the carriage and set off immediately."

Wuzhu ran away, but nothing could happen to Yao. As long as Yao was pregnant, he would always find a way to force Yao Zhaoan to do things for him.

The galloping carriage was soon stopped. Yin Chengjing looked at the pale-faced Yao and smiled charmingly, "Don't be afraid. As long as you behave yourself, you will have a good life in the future."

Yao trembled all over, looked at him with fear, and nodded repeatedly.

The carriage was on the road again, and Yin Chengjing handed her the medicine for the golden sore: "Bandage it for me."

Yao took the medicine with trembling hands, held her breath and carefully applied it to him, then bandaged his wound with a cloth strip. Then she carefully curled up in the corner of the carriage.

The carriage sped along for an unknown period of time. When it finally stopped, Yao heard the sound of flowing water.

She was helped down from the carriage by two maids. Yin Chengjing beside her had changed into casual clothes, and the escorting guards had also abandoned their horses and dressed as servants.

The group walked to the ferry and waited for the passenger boat with ordinary people.

Yao lowered her head, her body trembling slightly, not because of fear, but because of nervousness.

The ferry and the boat were right there, but she looked around quietly and had no idea who was coming to pick her up.

The hands hidden in her sleeves gradually clenched into fists and then slowly loosened. She exhaled slowly and kept comforting herself not to be afraid. There was no situation worse than the current one. If she won the gamble, at least there was a way to survive.

Thinking of the promise that person had made, she suddenly pressed her stomach, looking extremely painful, and said the agreed code: "My stomach hurts so much, it seems like I'm having a miscarriage. Can I take a break before I go on?"