The emperor had been living in comfort for too long; he never imagined that anyone would dare to rebel.
A flicker of panic crossed his eyes.
Jiang Chuwei's heart sank.
The emperor was completely unprepared.
In her previous life, Jiang Chuwei had never entered the palace and had never experienced this.
Holding her mother's slightly trembling hand, Jiang Chuwei's mind raced.
She couldn't let her mother perish here like this.
Soon after, a deafening roar erupted outside. King Qi led a troop of men into the palace and began fighting with the guards.
The scene was chaotic, with ministers fleeing in all directions.
Who would have thought that attending a banquet in the palace would be so dangerous?
Jiang Chuwei held her mother tightly and wouldn't let go.
Screams were everywhere. The concubines and noble ladies, used to a life of luxury, had never encountered such a situation before, and they all panicked and ran away without thinking.
Ye Huan, holding her mother's hand, anxiously searched for a way to escape.
Jiang Chuwei quickly called out to them.
Ye Huan was pleasantly surprised to see Jiang Chuwei.
At the banquet, Jiang Chuwei was the Princess Consort of Yu, and her seat was quite far away from her.
Several times, Ye Huan wanted to approach Jiang Chuwei to talk, but he didn't find the opportunity.
Amidst the chaos, Ye Huan's shout calmed him down considerably.
She pulled her mother along, saying, "We'll follow Princess Yu."
She firmly believed that Jiang Chuwei would find a way to help them escape.
Sure enough, Jiang Chuwei said, "Come with me."
Ye Huan quickly pulled her mother along, following closely behind her.
The Imperial Guards are fighting the rebels.
A raging fire blazed in the emperor's eyes.
Only then did he realize that it was Lin Mupo, whom he had always considered useless, who had rebelled.
Seeing the Imperial Guards retreating in defeat.
The emperor then regretted not strengthening the palace security.
The King of Qi came prepared.
He beheaded many ministers.
The palace was filled with the wailing and howling of ghosts.
Jiang Chuwei led her mother ahead.
The palace gates are definitely locked.
The King of Qi will not let anyone out.
Jiang Chuwei also believed that the King of Qi would not go so far as to kill them all.
At least the ministers won't all be killed.
His goal was the throne; if he killed all the princes, the throne would be his.
Today, apart from Lin Muheng in the southwest, all the princes are in the palace.
Lin Mupo decided to wipe them all out, killing all the princes.
He then occupied the palace, forced the emperor to issue an edict abdicating the throne to him, and the throne became his.
Jiang Chuwei handed her mother to Ye Huan, saying, "Go further ahead, there's a tunnel on the left side of Linlang Palace. Take your mother out through there."
Madam Jiang said urgently, "What are you doing? Come back!"
Jiang Chuwei said, "Mother, don't worry, I will protect myself."
Looking into her daughter's determined eyes, Madam Jiang said, "Alright, I'll listen to you. You must come back safely."
Ye Huan immediately led her people towards the inner palace, but little did she know where the Linlang Palace was.
Just as they were panicking and running for their lives, Princess Qingning arrived.
"Come with me!" Princess Qingning showed none of her usual spoiled nature at this moment.
Behind her followed Consort Mei, who was carrying the Ninth Prince, the disheveled Eighth Prince, and a group of princesses.
It turned out that Consort Mei, seeing that things were not going well, immediately slipped out when no one was paying attention.
She was scared!
Today, she and her son have stolen the limelight. Even if Prince Qi doesn't kill them, there's no guarantee that Prince Jin and the other adult princes won't take advantage of the chaos to kill them.
Her son is her motivation to live, and she has now accepted her fate.
She couldn't let her son die so young. He hadn't even had a chance to grow up before dying in this deep palace. Consort Mei was unwilling to accept it.
In the future, her son will travel the world and explore all of Daqing.
She also wants to take her son to see her hometown.
There are her childhood memories there, and her parents who gave birth to her.
The thought that they were all now buried under a handful of yellow earth made Consort Mei's heart ache.
This unfilial daughter of hers has never even burned paper money herself.
Ye Huan was surprised to see Princess Qingning. "How did you catch up? Where is your mother?"
Princess Qingning said, "My sister-in-law sent me to find you. My mother won't run away with me. Hurry up and leave!"
Princess Qingning didn't know about that tunnel either, but after Jiang Chuwei told her its location, she rushed over immediately.
They were certainly familiar with the imperial palace.
Princess Qingning was both surprised and delighted to see her sister-in-law looking for her; her sister-in-law hadn't forgotten her even in the face of death.
My sister-in-law said they couldn't fall into the hands of the King of Qi.
Tell her to hurry up and chase after Ye Huan, because Ye Huan will definitely have a hard time finding her in the underground passage of Linlang Palace.
Princess Qingning grabbed Jiang Chuwei and tried to run away.
"Hurry, I need to go save someone."
Princess Qingning looked at her mother, surprised that Princess Xiang was not following her either.
"Your father is still with the Emperor; I cannot abandon him." After saying this, Princess Xiang ran off like the wind.
The princesses following the Princess Consort of Xiang looked at each other in bewilderment.
Princess Xiang just said she would protect them, and then she ran away.
Princess Qingning saw that they were dumbfounded and said, "Those who are worried about their lives should come with me right now."
After saying that, he immediately ran towards Linlang Palace.
Qingning had long since accepted the reality that her mother only cared about her father. Now that she had hope of survival, her mother would no longer have any reservations about her. Only after her sister-in-law pointed out a way out did her mother stop worrying about her.
If she were to die in this way, her mother would only think she was useless.
Princess Qingning ran for her life, and the princesses immediately followed suit.
Escaping is the priority.
Once the King of Qi takes this step, it will be either heaven or hell.
I wouldn't care about taking a few more lives.
Seeing so many children come over.
Mrs. Jiang finally calmed down.
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