Song Chiyou smiled happily, held Xu Qiudong's cheeks with both hands, and kissed Xu Qiudong devoutly.
In fact, Song Chiyou knew it in his heart, but he was unwilling to admit it and was just deceiving himself.
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Late at night, Xu Qiudong and Song Chiyou were surrounded in the Yangxin Palace.
Who could have thought that Yan Xinxuan would be so bold as to take advantage of the pretext of catching thieves to lead his troops to surround the palace, trying to put the emperor under house arrest and use the emperor to control the princes.
Outside the gate of the Yangxin Palace, a group of guards drew their swords and confronted Yan Xinxuan's men, with Jiang Shuke standing in the front.
Inside the hall, Xu Qiudong was wearing a black cloak with long hems dragging on the ground, looking ill-fitting.
Song Chiyou drew his sword, looking like he was determined to fight to the death.
Xu Qiudong stepped forward and held his hand tightly, and Song Chiyou also held her hand tightly.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Song Chiyou gently comforted Xu Qiudong.
Xu Qiudong nodded.
She watched the farce outside calmly, and this calmness was more about her self-confidence.
After a long while, Xu Qiudong moved his ears and heard Xu Yuren's voice coming from outside.
Only then did Xu Qiudong realize that Guan Junmei had not appeared since the palace coup. It turned out that she had secretly invited Xu Yuren.
Xu Qiudong was neither anxious nor angry. He pushed the door open and walked out.
Seeing this, Song Chiyou hurriedly followed.
Xu Yuren was seen standing outside the palace with a team of palace soldiers, confronting Yan Xinxuan.
"General Yan."
"Lord Xu."
Although Yan Xinxuan has an army, he will not choose to be an enemy of Xu Yuren at the moment. After all, his actions this time were rather hasty, and he has not had time to make arrangements in various places in the capital.
Xu Yuren has a huge influence in the capital. If we rashly make an enemy of Xu Yuren, it will probably be even more difficult for him to end the situation, and both sides will suffer losses.
However, after Yan Xinxuan had established himself in the capital, he had no intention of letting Xu Yuren go.
He wants to avenge the eldest princess.
Xu Yuren didn't give Yan Xinxuan any face at all and directly tore his face off, saying, "General Yan, do you know that leading troops to surround the palace is like treason?"
Yan Xinxuan's eyes changed, and he smiled and said, "Master Xu has misunderstood. I am also concerned about the safety of the emperor."
"Last night, the Princess' Jingxuan Palace was attacked by thieves. The Princess was severely injured. The imperial physician said she would be unable to leave her bed for ten days or half a month. If the thieves had been more aggressive, the Princess might have lost her life."
"All of us ministers are devoted to the Emperor. I am worried about the Emperor and am afraid that he will be in danger, so I sent guards to protect him."
Xu Yuren scoffed, his dark purple official robes making his face look stern. He said mockingly, "Whether it's protection or house arrest, you and I both know."
"Yan Xinxuan, you can't fool me, and you can't fool the world either, and you can't stop the world from gossiping."
Xu Yuren gave Yan Xinxuan a final chance to choose, saying, "Yan Xinxuan, what you are doing now is treason, a crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of your clan. I will give you one more chance to choose. If you stop now and return to the frontier honestly, this matter can be treated as if it never happened, and you can still maintain the century-old reputation of your Yan family."
"Isn't that right, Your Majesty?" After saying that, Xu Yuren did not forget to ask Song Chiyou for his opinion.
Things have developed to this point. What else can Song Chiyou say? He can only respond coldly, "He's right. You have to think it through."
Pretending to agree was just a temporary measure for Song Chiyou. Now he had to stabilize Yan Xinxuan and wait for things to turn around.
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