"Okay, okay, don't tell me how useless this is. So the second half of the story is that the Second Prince finally figured it out, so he imprisoned the three of you, then poisoned the emperor, and finally the next morning he planned to use the emperor's decree to make himself the successor and then kill you all, right?"
"Well... that's roughly it, but the details are quite different."
"I don't care about the details at all. I just want to ask, since the Second Prince changed his mind in the middle of the night, why did the Longwu Guards at the foot of the mountain become a little confused?" She squatted in the tree all night. In the second half of the night, it was obvious that the Longwu Guards were not focused on the battlefield. People broke out of the mountain one after another, and they did not chase them with all their strength.
"It's because they have internal problems. After obtaining the Tiger Tally, He Bin strongly advocated for mobilizing the Weiwei army so that the Longwu Guard could monopolize the capital. However, Deputy General Shi Rui opposed it, thinking that mobilizing the Weiwei army would make too much noise and arouse their suspicion. He believed that they should take advantage of the opportunity to send a group of people to directly enter the capital and seize the imperial city. However, my second brother has been slow to issue orders, and the two generals have been fighting among themselves."
"Hahaha, if they knew their master was still hesitating, they would probably be so angry that they would vomit blood!"
"Who says it's not true? Anyway, during the argument, Shi Rui killed He Bin. That's why we didn't see He Bin that morning."
"Wow! This is so exciting. They're really fighting amongst themselves."
"More than that. Second Brother didn't bribe everyone when he subjugated the Dragon Guards, so the lower-level soldiers didn't actually know they were plotting a rebellion. It wasn't until everyone gradually realized what was happening and either became afraid or fled that General Liu was able to drive them up the mountain so easily."
Indeed, Xu Yixing was also in the team that day, and he encountered no real resistance. Those soldiers must have been miserable, following their leader and facing a fateful fate. They were inexplicably accused of treason, and there was no telling what their fate would be.
"Then how will the emperor deal with these uninformed people?"
Lu Anyuan hesitated for a moment. He knew his father's character very well. He knew he would never show mercy in such matters. "Well, you'll know once the emperor's decree comes down."
Xu Yixing smiled helplessly. She knew that no matter how magnanimous the emperor was, he would not be lenient when the matter involved treason. What's more, our emperor was not a tolerant person.
The news of the Second Prince's escape hung like a curse on the heads of officials in the capital, and it now appeared that the curse was spreading outward.
Ever since Prince Cheng searched the outer palace and failed to find the second prince that day, not only were Gushan and Nanshan Mountains sealed off, but all roads in the capital's southern part were also controlled, with the soldiers watching every person who passed through like hawks.
But even so, the Second Prince's whereabouts remained a mystery. Ten full days had passed, and even the Second Prince's wife and the young prince had been brought back to the capital by the Emperor, but there was no sign of him.
But just when everyone was feeling extremely nervous, a note was quietly delivered to Lu Anyuan's house.
As the first message he saw when he opened his eyes, Lu Anyuan felt his scalp tingling and his hand trembled, and the piece of paper fell accurately on the face of Xu Yixing who had just opened his eyes and was about to get up.
"Please come to the mansion to talk about brotherhood. What is this? Was it written by the Fourth Prince?" Xu Yixing read it out loud, feeling puzzled.
Looking at Lu Anyuan again, he had clearly put on his clothes, but had no intention of going to court. He just sat there in a daze.
"Ada, go find someone and tell them that I'm not feeling well today and can't go to the morning court." Lu Anyuan shouted outside the door, and Ada responded and left.
"What happened?"
Lu Anyuan turned around, took a deep breath, and spoke to Xu Yixing calmly and gently: "You are right, this is the note that Fourth Brother gave me. I think he probably has something very important to tell me in person."
Xu Yixing hesitated for a moment. He could tell Lu Anyuan didn't want him to get involved in this matter. However, since the Fourth Prince considered it so important that he would even delay attending court, it was probably related to the Second Prince.
"Okay then, I won't get involved in your brothers' affairs." Xu Yixing handed the paper back and saw with his own eyes that Lu Anyuan put it on the candle and burned it ashes.
"Madam, please don't go out today. Don't make any moves until I come back. Wait until I come back, okay?"
"Well, okay, I'll wait for you."
Xu Yixing's smile was sincere, and Lu Anyuan's response was also very warm, but both smiles disappeared the moment Lu Anyuan left the house, as if by magic.
"Yingjiu, follow him." Xu Yixing didn't hesitate at all. If Lu Anyuan hadn't said that last sentence, she wouldn't be so nervous. Since he felt that she would be in danger while he was away, didn't that prove that he was going to do something very dangerous?
Lu Anyuan's smile also disappeared. He went out and said a few words to Er in a hurry before leaving quickly.
The "Xin" on the note was indeed Fourth Brother's name, but the handwriting was clearly Second Brother's! The word "Xin" was just to tell himself to go to Fourth Brother's house to find him.
What's going on? Why is Second Brother at Fourth Brother's house? Are they reunited, or has Fourth Brother been forced to submit to Second Brother for some reason?
Regardless of the reason, Lu Anyuan had to go. The fact that the note could be delivered directly into his mansion was a threat, proving that he still had the strength to charge directly into the mansion, but for a specific reason, he didn't want to or couldn't do so.
Of course, or maybe this was just a ploy by the second brother to trick him out and kill him.
Lu Anyuan sat in the carriage and fished out some dried plums from his waist. Strangely, no matter how he chewed them, he couldn't detect any sourness. Was there something wrong with his taste buds?
The carriage drove all the way to the Fourth Prince's mansion. There was no need to notify anyone, as everyone in the mansion had received the news today that the master had something to do and everyone was given a day off.
Therefore, the Fourth Prince's Mansion was extremely desolate today. There was no one there. Even Lu Anyuan himself had to let Ada push the door and drive the carriage in.
Today, he only brought three people: one shadow guard and two secret guards. He could have brought one more, Ah Er, but for some reason, Lu Anyuan felt it would be better for Ah Da to stay with Yi Xing.
However, if the Second Prince was planning to kill me, it would be useless even if I brought more people with me.
When he reached a courtyard called "Bamboo Forest Pavilion," he turned around and asked, "Is he gone?"
"They've already left."
"Okay." Lu Anyuan took a deep breath, pushed open the gate, followed the dense bamboo shadows, and walked into the elegant main hall. Sure enough, he saw the two people he was thinking of.
"Seventh brother is here?"
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