In the main hall of the front yard, the Queen Mother held Shi Jun's hand with a loving face, "Jun'er, how have you been living these years? Tell the Imperial Grandmother."

The Queen Mother's eyes were full of love. Shi Jun had expectations for family affection and began to talk about his experiences since

childhood. The Queen Mother listened carefully and shed tears with pity, "Poor child, you have suffered so much at such a young age. In the future, the Imperial Grandmother will love you well. You are no longer alone. You have a grandmother, an aunt, and brothers and sisters."

The Queen Mother did not mention the emperor, because she was the only one who knew that the current emperor was King Huan, and the appearance of Shi Jun as King Huan's biological son would disrupt the original succession to the throne.

"Prince, dinner is ready."

Shi Jun helped the Queen Mother to stand up, "Please move to the flower hall to have some food." The Queen Mother

smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat and talk."

In the bamboo garden, Xu Mian walked out of the main house and shouted to a guard at the door of the secret room, "I need help with something, can you come in?"

The guard saw that it was the princess who called him, and hurried down the steps, "What does the princess want?"

Xu Mian smiled and said, "I need to move a heavy object, you will know when you go in."

As soon as he entered the door, Shi Wu, who was hiding behind the door, picked up a thick stick and knocked him out.

"Sister-in-law, it's done, next one."

Xu Mian shouted again at the wall, "The things are too heavy, come over and help too?"

The second guard readily agreed, but was knocked out by Shi Wu from behind as soon as he entered the door.

"Sister-in-law, next one."

Xu Mian went to the door of the secret room again, "There are treasures in that cabinet, it's too heavy, you go and help."

The third guard also followed into the room, and was knocked unconscious by Shi Wu's stick.

The last one had to use some acting skills. Xu Mian wiped the sweat with his sleeve and said, "It's terrible. There are too many gold bars in that cabinet. The three of them can't move it. You go and help quickly. The prince said to move the cabinet to the front yard. Don't delay."

When the guard heard the front yard, could it be a gift from the prince to honor the queen mother? Without thinking, he followed Xu Mian into the house.

Shi Wu was about to raise the stick to hit him, but he turned around and saw him, grabbing the stick. Xu Mian hurriedly ran outside the door and picked up the wooden stool with flowers, and smashed it hard on his head when he and Shi Wu were confronting each other.

But the guard was so powerful that he didn't faint. Shi Wu rode on him and punched and kicked him, finally knocking him unconscious.

"Sister-in-law, it's done."

"Close the door, let's go to the secret room."

The two of them stuffed the four guards into the room, closed the door, and pretended that nothing had happened.

After entering the secret room, they didn't expect that there were still two guards inside.

Shi Wu raised a stick and knocked one unconscious. The other one was ready to beat her. The two of them fought for a while. Xu Mian seized the opportunity and hit the guard's crotch hard. The guard fell to the ground in pain and was knocked unconscious by Shi Wu's punches.

"A Yan! A Yan!"

"Brother!"

Shi Yan was beaten with a whip before. He was groggy at this moment. When he saw the two jumping women in pink and yellow skirts, he blinked hard.

"Mianmian? Shiwu?"

"Ayan, how are you?"

Xu Mian gently stroked the blood all over his body. The whip left blood marks on his snow-white robe. "Ayan, does it hurt?"

Tears welled up in his eyes. He cried and said, "Ayan, the Empress Dowager is here."

Shiwu untied the rope for Shiyan. "Royal brother, we can definitely rescue you. But Guard Yun said they dug a tunnel. Where is it?"

"Soon." Shiyan was determined.

Xu Mian and Shiwu untied the ropes that bound Shiyan. Shiyan fell on Xu Mian. "Mianmian, I'm fine. Don't worry."

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound on the ground, followed by the lifting of several bricks and dust, and Yun Hao broke out of the ground.

"Your Highness!"

More than a dozen guards emerged from the tunnel one after another, "Your Highness, hurry up!"

Xu Mian and Shi Wu supported Shi Yan into the secret passage. When they reached the entrance, Shi Yan turned around and saw Xu Mian hesitating. Was she reluctant to leave that man?

"Mian Mian, I don't care about the past. You are my Crown Princess and the only woman I love deeply."

He was extremely afraid. Her eyes were tangled. He was afraid that she would say she didn't want to leave.

Xu Mian hugged him tightly and cried, "Mian Mian, please go with me, okay? I can't live without you. Everything you have done with him doesn't count."

"Quickly leave, sister-in-law."

"It's too late!"

Xu Mian made up her mind and helped Shi Yan down the tunnel. A dark and narrow secret passage led to a small road outside the house. A stretcher had been prepared, so Shi Yan was helped up. This was more convenient than riding a ceremonial procession to Lingshan.

Shi Yan held Xu Mian's hand tightly, fearing that she would run back.

The twelve zodiac animals appeared and followed them all the way for protection. In the middle of the night, the group disappeared outside the wall of the house.

Xu Mian finally looked back at the roof of the house, "Ajun, I'm leaving. I hope my departure will make you give up your desire for power. You were wrong in lying to me. I thought you could live with me incognito, but you still coveted the throne...

Two hot tears in the corners of her eyes, shining like two galaxies in the dark night. Shi Yan saw it and felt heartbroken. He overestimated his charm and thought Xu Mian had to be with him.

But in fact, he knew very well that Shi Jun and Xu Mian spent more time alone together than he did, so she had feelings for Shi Jun.

Mian Mian, it's okay, we will be together from now on, and you will naturally know who is your true love.

In the front garden flower hall, the Queen Mother and Shi Jun were talking happily and even had a drink.

Suddenly, Shi Jun had a bad feeling and stood up in a hurry, "Grandmother, I'll go to the backyard to see Mianmian. You go first."

He hurried to the bamboo garden. The Queen Mother put down her jade pendant and told the head aunt, "Let the female guards help the prince leave here safely, but they must not hurt Prince Jin in the slightest."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Shi Jun entered the bamboo garden and sensed a strange atmosphere. He ran to the door of the main house, pushed it open, and saw four guards lying unconscious on the floor inside the house.

"Not good, Mianmian!"

He shouted outside, "Someone, gather urgently!"

He ran into the secret room and found that Shi Yan was missing from the shelf, and there were traces of loose soil not far from the wall.

He squatted down to observe, and the guards came in. Shi Jun ordered: "Dig this up, it must be a secret passage!"

"Send another group of people to search outside the house, the person hasn't run far!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

In the middle of the night, on the road from Jiangzhou to Lingshan, a group of people walked hurriedly. Xu Mian was weak and walked slowly. Shi Yan was so anxious that he couldn't lie on the stretcher, but he was covered with injuries and ordered: "Yun Hao, you carry the Crown Princess on your back."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Shi Jun guessed that Shi Yan was going to escape to Lingshan, so he rode a horse to chase him and soon caught up with him not far away.

The twelve zodiac knights said, "Your Highness, you go first, we will go to cover the rear!"

These twelve people were sent by Taoist Lin to protect Shi Yan. They were highly skilled in martial arts and stopped Shi Jun's troops. The two sides started fighting.

Shi Jun shouted anxiously, "Hasn't the crossbow team arrived yet?"

Wei Xin said, "Your Highness, they will be here soon."

Shi Jun watched the people in front of him getting farther and farther away, and he was extremely anxious. Mianmian, are you really going to leave me?