Hearing this, Xia Tong was stunned for a moment, then sat up straight and asked seriously, "But something happened in the palace?"
Xifeng shook his head, looking anxious, "Now is not the time to talk, you'd better follow me."
The other party was so anxious that there must be something wrong. Xia Tong hesitated for a moment, but still stood up to go with him. Fang Yu beside her immediately went to get her a fox fur coat and put it on.
"By the way, can I bring my mother in with us?" She suddenly thought of this.
Xifeng just nodded and said, "I will go find the lady later. It is important for you to go with me first."
She didn't know what happened outside, but she could guess a thing or two. Someone must have been targeting her. However, the tunnel was in the study, so she couldn't take Fangyu and the others with her. Those people shouldn't be so perverted as to target the maidservants around her.
The dark night was extremely heavy, and the corridor was covered with white snow. Xifeng walked in front with a lantern to lead the way. Xia Tong behind him couldn't help but ask, "How is the prince?"
The cold wind whistled past, and the person in front drove carefully, saying in a serious voice: "The prince is fine, as long as the princess is fine, everything will be fine."
Today is a golden opportunity. The master has been planning for so long and will not allow any mistakes to happen. So Xifeng also knows that the most important thing at the moment is the safety of the princess, and everything else can be put aside.
"What about my father?" Xia Tong began to worry. If there was really chaos in the palace, what would her father do?
"The master is in the palace and will naturally keep an eye on Lord Xia. You can rest assured." He said seriously.
After that, Xia Tong didn't say anything else. Although she really wanted to ask what happened outside, Xifeng probably didn't want to tell her because he was afraid that she would worry.
"Oh, right..."
"who!"
Xia Tong was suddenly protected by Xifeng behind her. In the darkness, a vague figure appeared at the other end of the corridor. As the other person approached, Xia Tong could see his true face.
"Princess, where are you going in such a hurry?"
The man was wearing a brocade robe and had his hands behind his back and a gloomy voice. Seeing him, Xifeng did not say a word, but just protected Xia Tong tightly behind him and slowly drew out his sword. At this time, the secret guards in the mansion also quickly appeared around the corridor and protected Xia Tong.
Looking at this scene, the man laughed instead. There was a noise coming from the rockery not far away. Everyone was on high alert, but they saw a man holding a sword and escorting a middle-aged woman towards them.
"mother!"
Xia Tong's face changed, but she didn't go over. She just glared at the person opposite her fiercely, "Shameless bastard, I once helped you save Chen Xin, and this is how you treat the person who helped you?!"
That’s right, the person opposite was the Fifth Prince Xiao Ming. However, he just laughed coldly upon hearing this, “Princess, have you forgotten that I once saved your life in the teahouse? So, I never owe you anything.”
Liu seemed to be unconscious. Xia Tong was very anxious. She didn't know what the other party had done to her mother to be so despicable.
"My master never intended to interfere in today's affairs. Why bother doing this, Fifth Prince?" Xifeng said with a frown.
The atmosphere in the darkness gradually became tense. Xiao Ming on the other side just sneered, his eyebrows full of fierceness, "This trick of fooling children should be told to my brother. If the regent really does not intend to intervene, it is fine even if the princess goes with me. After the matter is accomplished, my highness will send the princess back unharmed, unless... the regent has other plans."
"With a despicable person like you, it's no wonder that the late emperor chose the crown prince as the heir apparent instead of you!" Xia Tong clenched her palms and her voice turned cold.
Xiao Ming's eyes became fierce, and he suddenly drew out a long sword and pressed it against Liu's neck, saying sinisterly: "Since the princess has said so, Your Highness will have to be mean today."
Seeing the long sword about to chop off her mother's arm, Xia Tong immediately shouted, "No!"
Xiao Ming ignored her until he drew a bloody mark on Liu's arm, then he turned his head and looked at Xia Tong dimly, "Princess, you must think it over carefully. Next time, don't draw it here."
The cold wind blew her hair wildly. Xia Tong clenched her fists and stared at that place with burning eyes. Her expression was tense, as if she was struggling with something.
"Princess..." Xifeng frowned as if he wanted to persuade her.
"Three!" Xiao Ming curled his lips.
Seeing the long sword moving towards her mother's neck, Xia Tong closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After a moment, she pushed aside the crowd and walked out, "I'll go with you."
"Princess!" Xifeng knew that he couldn't persuade her, but he still said in a serious tone: "Are you pregnant with the prince's child?"
The fifth prince hated his master to the core, and the princess would be in great danger if she went there. However, he also knew that he could not stop him.
Raising her hand and gently covering her abdomen, Xia Tong looked back at Xifeng with a dazed look on her face, "Please tell the prince that... I'm actually very happy to have met him."
In the darkness, there was a blizzard and the only sound in the silent corridor was the slow footsteps. Looking at the woman approaching, Xiao Ming's smile grew wider and wider. However, he was trustworthy. After Xia Tong came over, he asked someone to put Liu on the ground. He then grabbed Xia Tong's shoulders and lifted her up to quickly jump out of the palace.
While having Liu sent back, Xifeng tightly gripped the hilt of his sword, staring at the top of the wall with a sharp gaze, and squeezed out a word from between his teeth, "Chase!"
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The atmosphere in the brightly candlelit council hall was heavy and solemn, with the occasional voices of ministers discussing. Until then, a royal guard rushed in, and everyone's heart was instantly raised.
"Your Majesty, the rebels have arrived at the city gates and are trying to persuade the soldiers in the city to open the gates. I believe they will launch an attack soon. Judging from the number of rebels, there should be more than 80,000."
When people in the hall heard the words of the Royal Guards, there was an uproar. With so many rebels, their chances of winning were not great!
At this moment, a figure suddenly walked into the hall from outside. When everyone saw him, they remembered that this was Xifeng who was beside the Regent.
Seeing the person coming, the originally leisurely Gu Qin's expression suddenly changed, and the teacup in his palm turned into a pile of pieces at a speed visible to the naked eye, which frightened everyone. They had been in the court for so long, but had never seen the Regent lose his composure like this.
Without waiting for Xifeng to approach, Gu Qin suddenly stood up with a sullen face. Xiao Jing beside him suddenly said, "Where is the Regent going?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became weird, and everyone didn't know what had happened to cause the Regent to lose his composure like this.
As Xifeng approached with a heavy face, Gu Qin knew what happened without asking. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Jing coldly, "This is my humble family matter. I believe the emperor should understand that it is urgent."
After he finished speaking, everyone saw the regent walking away. They were all extremely nervous. Could it be that the regent had changed sides at the last minute? If so, how could the capital be defended?
Xiao Jing's face wasn't looking good either. It was the first time that he was treated so rudely. Until then, a servant beside him suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered something. His eyes gradually became complicated. His fifth brother was as unscrupulous as ever.
At the same time, in a tent five miles outside the city, a petite figure was half leaning. As the eyes of the woman on the small couch gradually trembled, her decadent expression finally changed.
Shen Xin opened his eyes slightly and rubbed the sore side of his neck. When he saw the woman next to him, he couldn't help but be surprised, "Why are you here?"
Xia Tong half leaned against her side, frowned, and told her everything that had happened.
Chen Xin stood up with a sullen face, but was stopped just as he walked out of the tent. He saw that the outside was full of soldiers, and the security was so tight that only neatly arranged figures could be seen.
“Miss Shen, His Highness said that you cannot come out,” the soldier bowed.
Glancing at the densely packed guards outside, Shen Xin snorted coldly and reentered the tent. He didn't expect that Xiao Ming would actually capture Xia Tong, and his methods were so despicable.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't persuade him." Chen Xin sat beside her with an apologetic look in his eyes, and said firmly: "But I will never allow them to do anything to you!"
Thinking that the heroine was also under house arrest, Xia Tong felt disheartened. She glanced at the other person indifferently and said, "Sister Shen, can you see the good and bad of people's hearts now?"
Although Gu Qin is a bad person, he is only bad in an open way and would never do such coercive things. He is not like some people who appear to be righteous but actually have many bad intentions in their hearts. If she could see things more clearly earlier, maybe she would not have done those things that let Gu Qin down.
Chen Xin sat there for a long time without saying anything. At this moment, she regretted more than Xia Tong. She was wrong. The desire for power would cover everyone's heart. Compared with Gu Qin, she despised Xiao Ming's means of coercion and inducement even more.
"I'm sorry, I didn't listen to you earlier." There was a trace of fatigue in her expression. Xia Tong was right, this had nothing to do with her. Why did she meddle in this mess and get herself dirty?
Knowing that she was upset, Xia Tong could only pat her on the shoulder and comfort her: "Sister Shen, why blame yourself? People's hearts are complicated. If we can be safe this time, I hope you can find a quiet place, away from all these disputes."
Now the plot has become so distorted, what's the heroine or hero? This is the real world, everyone has only one life, and if you fail, there will be no chance to start over, so you should cherish the present.
Their eyes met, and Shen Xin suddenly hugged her tightly, took a deep breath, and said, "I will."
Xia Tong curled the corners of her mouth. Fortunately, the other party finally came to his senses.
Until then, footsteps were heard outside, and as the curtain was lifted, Xiao Ming suddenly walked in with a few people. Seeing her, Shen Xin immediately stood up and walked towards him.
“Take Miss Shen away,” he ordered.
The other people immediately surrounded Chen Xin, who immediately glared at them, "Xiao Ming, if you dare to touch Xia Tong's hair, you will be my Chen Xin's enemy for the rest of your life!"
Xia Tong huddled there and was a little nervous, but she pretended to be calm and didn't say a word. She knew that the other party must want to use her to threaten Gu Qin. If she was alone, it would be fine, but now she had a child in her belly, so she must not act rashly.
Seeing that the other person's eyes were filled with alienation and indifference, Xiao Ming was also a little displeased. He frowned and stepped forward to hold her arm, and said in a serious tone: "Why don't you want to understand me?"
"How can I understand you!" Chen Xin suddenly shook off her hand, her expression tense, "I no longer know the loyal and righteous Xiao Ming."
After exchanging a glance, the atmosphere in the tent gradually became solemn. After a moment, Xiao Ming pursed his lips and said coldly, "You will understand me one day, but don't worry, I will not do anything to her. I believe that when Gu Qin sees that his princess and child are in danger, he will come to rescue them at all costs, right?"
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