Chapter 2803 It’s all my fault!
Seeing this scene, Fang Buyuan frowned.
But he didn't say much. He just walked to the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city immediately came over to stop them. Fang Buyuan said, "The Jinyiwei are out of the city on business."
The soldiers guarding the city said: "No one can leave the city without a token!"
Fang Buyuan took out the token that the imperial concubine had Eunuch Yu give him before leaving. The soldier guarding the city took it, glanced at it, then looked at Fang Buyuan. He then stepped back and said, "Open the door and let them in!"
The tall city gate opened a little.
Fang Buyuan and his men immediately left the city gate, then mounted their horses and galloped away.
Although he ran very fast, he could still hear the anxious voices of the common people coming from the city gate that was hastily closed behind him.
"They've all been let out, why can't we go out?"
"That's right, we have an emergency at home too!"
"Please let us out, please, military lords..."
Although Fang Buyuan continued to gallop, at this moment, he felt as if a stone was pressing down on his heart. The Jinyiwei who followed him saw his solemn expression and asked, "What are you worried about, sir?"
Fang Buyuan said solemnly, "You all saw what happened at the city gate just now, right?"
Everyone said, "We all saw it."
Fang Buyuan said: "This is only the first day."
“…”
"With each day that passes, the people's dissatisfaction will grow. When that dissatisfaction turns into anger, I'm afraid the capital will be in chaos."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other with heavy expressions on their faces.
Fang Buyuan said: "We need to hurry up and resolve these issues."
"yes!"
Everyone responded and rode their horses even harder.
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On the other side, two Jinyiwei entered the palace. After delivering the message at the palace gate, they were led by Li Quan and walked hurriedly inside. At this time, it was getting dark, and if it was any later, they would not be able to enter the palace.
However, as soon as he reached Yuehua Gate, he was stopped by someone.
Tenglu, a young eunuch under Eunuch Yu, said to Li Quan, "We have taken care of this. You can go back."
Li Quan glanced at them and could only turn around and leave in frustration.
Tinglu then said to the two Jinyiwei: "Come with us."
So, the two Jinyiwei followed him and ran quickly, and soon they arrived at Yonghe Palace. Lanterns had been lit under the eaves. As soon as they walked into the palace gate, they saw that the main hall was brightly lit. Doctor Wang and others were busy inside and outside, and the air was filled with a strong smell of medicine.
Tingfu came over and said a few words to Tinglu, then Tinglu left.
Tingfu said, "You two adults please wait in the side hall. The queen is taking care of the emperor and will be here soon."
Naturally, the two men didn't dare to say much and were led by Tingfu to a side hall to stand. After a while, they saw the imperial concubine coming over, surrounded by two palace maids. She looked haggard, her eyes were red, and when she walked in, there was a strong smell of medicine on her body.
The two Jinyiwei immediately stepped forward and kowtowed, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
"Stand up."
Nan Yan raised her hand and walked over to sit in the chair. Her whole body was tense like a fully drawn bow. Even after sitting down, she didn't feel relaxed at all. She looked up at the two people and said, "You came back so soon. Is there any news?"
The two people looked at each other.
The older Jinyiwei said, "Reporting to the Imperial Concubine, Commander Fang has taken us to search for the brother that the Jinyiwei sent to the Earthly Immortal Society. Judging from the current clues, he is very likely to have already—"
"Already what?"
"Already, he was killed."
"What?!"
When Nan Yan heard this, she suddenly exerted force with the hand that was holding the armrest of the chair, and the veins on the back of her hand bulged.
Ruoshui, who was standing by, said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
The two Jinyiwei also stood there, not daring to move.
Nan Yan pinched the armrests of the chair with both hands, her nails almost digging into them.
After a long silence, she gritted her teeth and said, "It's all my fault. It's all my fault..."
Everyone whispered, "My Lady."
Nan Yan said, "If it weren't for that time, I would have insisted that the emperor take me out of the palace for a stroll. Then I wouldn't have been discovered by the people from the Earthly Immortal Society, and I wouldn't have been in such a dangerous situation in the Drunken Immortal Residence. The Jinyiwei wouldn't have risked passing on information and exposing my whereabouts in order to protect the emperor and me."
“…”
"I cannot escape the blame for his death."
“…”
"If he hadn't died, he would have been able to find out about the assassination attempt on the Li Mansion. If that were the case, the Emperor wouldn't have suffered this disaster at all."
“…”
"It's all my fault!"
As she spoke, she clenched her fists and pounded the armrests of the chair hard, making the bones bang as if they were about to break.
Ruoshui was so distressed that she quickly reached out to hold her, knelt down and said, "My Lady, please don't do this!"
The two Jinyiwei also knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please do not blame yourself."
Ruoshui held Nan Yan's hand tightly, and several red spots could be seen on the back of her hand. It was likely that bruises would appear soon. However, she seemed to feel no pain at all. She stared straight ahead with red eyes and gasped for breath.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "How can I not blame myself?"
"Your Majesty..."
"but--"
She changed the subject, the cold light in her eyes as sharp as a knife, and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time for me to blame myself!"
She pulled her hand back and said to the two Jinyiwei, "What have you found out about the Earthly Immortal Society in the city?"
The two men looked up at her.
The oldest one among them immediately said, "Your Majesty, Commander Fang has led the remaining brothers out of the inner city and is preparing to go to the hall in the south of the city that we had previously explored. That place was discovered by Tao Jianbai before. In order to avoid exposing him, we have not taken any action. This time, Lord Fang has immediately led his men there."
Nan Yan nodded.
She originally wanted them to act immediately. Once the Jinyiwei's hidden chess piece died, it would mean that the other party had seen through her plan. If they didn't act, they would completely lose the initiative.
even--
Now, they don’t even know when Tao Jianbai died. It is very likely that they have lost the initiative.
Nan Yan's expression was gloomy. After a long while, she said, "Alright, I understand. You can go down now."
"I will take my leave."
The two Jinyiwei saluted and left Yonghe Palace.
As soon as they left, Aunt Tongyun walked in. Seeing Nanyan's gloomy expression, she didn't dare to speak for a moment.
Nan Yan heard the noise and looked up at her: "How is the emperor?"
Aunt Tongyun said hurriedly, "In reply to the Empress, the medicine has been changed, and the Emperor's wound appears to be healing and scabbing. However, he is still not awake."
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