Chapter 366 Night Wind
The death knell sounded throughout the palace and every corner, and of course Sun Wei and Li Mo heard it too.
"It's faster than I expected." Li Mo said.
Sun Wei understood that Li Mo was familiar with the Crown Prince's every plan, and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you still helping the Crown Prince when he treats you like this?"
Li Mo smiled calmly: "If I don't help, or try to be clever in secret, won't I die faster?"
Sun Wei looked at him and said, "Sir, you are not helping the prince, but Lü Qiuyan, right?"
"It all depends on what the lady thinks. There's nothing wrong with saying that."
Sun Wei asked, "I once heard Jiang Ying talk about your past with Lu Qiuyan. You two were separated since childhood and don't have much brotherly love. Why would you be willing to sacrifice so much for him?"
"Madam, answer me first. How is Jiang Ying now?"
"She went back to her hometown. I sent someone to escort her back."
"That's great," Li Mo sighed deeply and continued, "Now that you've heard about this, you know that when my mother left Yizhou, she only took one of my two brothers with her."
Sun Wei said, "I heard that your father took the teacher away, but left Lu Qiuyan behind."
"I was only five years old at the time, and my brother was already eight. Logically, my brother would have been more agile and stronger, so it would have been easier for Mother to take him away. Do you know why Mother took me away in the end?"
"Why?"
"My brother asked mother to do this."
Sun Wei was surprised.
Li Mo continued, "First, my brother knew that living with our father would be difficult, and he didn't want me to suffer. Second, he knew it would be difficult for our mother to escape, so he tried to get our father away. Later, my brother was severely beaten by our father, and his leg was broken. My brother has suffered enough because of me, so isn't it normal for me to think about him?"
Sun Wei didn't expect there was such a hidden secret.
"Since we are brothers, how could Lu Qiuyan watch you suffer here?"
"Isn't my brother suffering?"
Sun Wei thought of the prince's humiliation of Lu Qiuyan, and understood.
"You have to give up something to gain something. My brother and I are willing to endure it in order to make it happen."
The death knell tolled again.
"The emperor has passed away. What should the prince do?" she asked.
"The Crown Prince is impatient and wants to seize power overnight," Li Mo said. "Now we should use the case of Crown Prince Huaixian to attack Wang Han and eliminate Wang's faction. Then, it's Prince Yuzhang's turn."
Sun Wei was not surprised by Wang Hao, but the Crown Prince actually wanted to take action against Sima Jun.
"Why won't he let Prince Yuzhang go?"
Li Mo smiled and said, "Can't you see it, Lady? The Crown Prince is jealous of Prince Yuzhang. Jealousy is the ugliest thing. He will never let Prince Yuzhang go."
Sun Wei gasped, "Who else knows the prince's plan?"
"Except my brother, there is no one else."
"Sir, are you not afraid that something bad will happen to me when you tell me this news?"
"Now that the palace is closed, if you can lead Prince Yuzhang to safety, that would be your accomplishment," Li Mo said. "I've said everything I need to say. Has your Majesty figured out a way to escape?"
Sun Wei opened all the windows, then picked up the lamp from the table, poured all the oil in the lamp onto Li Mo's couch, and finally lit a fire.
The wind howled through the hall and the fire spread rapidly.
"What are you doing, Lady?" Li Mo asked coldly, "This yard is narrow. If the fire starts, you will be burned to death inside."
"No." The firelight reflected in Sun Wei's eyes, and she said, "Sir, don't you think this yard is cold? This west wind will only push the fire back. As long as we stay in the yard, we should be safe."
Li Mo glanced at her and asked, "Where is this back there?"
"Palace ban."
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A huge fire suddenly broke out in the palace outside the East Palace. The fire grew bigger and bigger with the help of the west wind, and even burned to the edge of the East Palace.
Palace servants and guards came to put out the fire in an endless stream, creating a chaotic scene.
Sun Wei and Li Mo took advantage of the chaos to escape from the palace.
"Where are you going, my lady?" Li Mo asked.
"It has nothing to do with you, sir," Sun Wei said. "I don't trust you, sir. It's best if we don't meet again."
Li Mo smiled and walked quickly in the opposite direction.
Tonight, major events happened one after another, and the patrols in the palace were very frequent.
Sun Wei thought, rather than being caught and imprisoned somewhere unknown, she might as well openly surrender to the imperial guards: "I saw the arsonist and want to plead my case to the Queen Mother in person!"
The fire tonight was unusual, so the imperial guards did not dare to be negligent and led Sun Wei directly to the Empress Dowager's palace.
The news of the emperor's death had already reached the empress dowager's palace.
The ladies began to busy themselves with preparing white banners and distributing mourning clothes.
The Queen Mother was extremely grief-stricken, and when she saw the visitor, she became even more furious.
“It’s you!”
Sun Wei knelt down and bowed to the Queen Mother, saying, "His Royal Highness Prince Yuzhang is in danger. Please, Queen Mother, hurry to the Taiji Palace!"
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The Taiji Hall was surrounded by three layers of defense inside and outside. The palace was guarded by imperial guards, while the palace and the city gates were guarded by 30,000 imperial guards led by Luqiu Yan.
The prince had been planning for this moment for many days.
Half an hour had passed since the palace door closed.
The prince took up Wang Han’s charge sheet, which was stamped with the seals of the three courts.
He smiled with satisfaction and immediately searched the house. Is there any calligraphy more beautiful than this?
Of course, if a case that was supposed to take a year or two to be tried was concluded in half an hour, some means were necessary.
Before my eyes, the floor of the Taiji Hall was already stained red with blood.
Wang Han had many followers. If they were all killed, there would be no one left in the court to do anything, so he kept some of them.
They were kneeling on the ground, trembling, and repenting for their past arrogance.
The prince called Liang Huang in and handed him the evidence.
"Take the men with you and search the Shangshu Mansion. Don't let anyone escape." He said it lightly.
Now, he can crush his mortal enemy with just a few words. How great!
Liang Huang followed the order and left, and the palace door closed again. The bloody odor dissipated slightly before gathering again.
He looked at Yu Yi standing beside him and said with a smile, "Bo You, well done. From today on, you will be my Shang Shu Pushe."
There was no joy on Yu Yi's face.
He presented a document and said, "My wish has been fulfilled. I resign my post and return home."
The prince smiled, threw the document away without even looking at it.
"I won't allow it."
He then looked at Sima Jun beside him.
He didn't say a word from beginning to end.
He knew Sima Jun did not approve of his approach, but he did it anyway.
What if Sima Jun continued to resist stubbornly? He could never destroy Wang Hom.
The strength and weakness of the two are immediately apparent.
The weak don't deserve to live.
He slowly walked towards Sima Jun and said, "It's not necessary for the world to have a Prince of Yuzhang, is it?"
Sima Jun said: "Yes."
Compared with the officials at his feet who were frightened to the point of incontinence, this "yes" was quite brave.
The prince smiled and said, "Where does your courage come from? Why are you never afraid?"
Sima Jun didn't say anything.
The Crown Prince ordered, "Send a message to Zhao Tong, and have him bring Prince Yuzhang's men here. We are here to test Prince Yuzhang's courage."
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