Inside the carriage, Yin sat on the back seat, watching the situation outside with Xiao Guai. The wolf pack noticed that the flames of the campfire were getting smaller and smaller, so they got closer and closer to the caravan. The howling of the wolves grew louder and louder, and some of the palace maids felt their legs go weak and cried softly.
"Quickly! Light all the torches and protect the imperial carriage and the princes' carriages as they leave, followed by the imperial concubines' carriages and the princesses' carriages!" Tulichen rode his warhorse galloping from the imperial carriage. The bonfire in the imperial kitchen was not burning well, and the little eunuch had even forgotten his weapons, allowing the wolf pack to attack and enter the encirclement.
"!" Half of the hidden guards appeared, allowing Su Peisheng and Su Lan to sit on the carriage shaft, while a man in black drove the carriage himself.
Upon hearing this, Yin immediately realized that things had changed.
kill!
Tulichen only uttered one word, and the Imperial Guards that Kangxi brought with them narrowed the encirclement of the carriage. Apart from Consort Dong'e, the Grand Consort and Qingyan were sitting in her husband's carriage. Qingyan held Yin's hand tightly, her heart in her throat. He personally closed the curtains.
The wolf howls outside grew increasingly mournful, and he frowned, feeling even more uneasy.
He held Xiao Guai tightly and plugged her ears with earplugs. As her pitiful screams grew more and more intense, he knew that the most critical moment had arrived.
The sound of the flute grew more and more frequent, and more and more wolves continued to rush towards this direction.
The imperial guards also began to suffer casualties. Tu Lichen felt even more distressed as he watched the people he had trained fall one by one.
"Captain of the Guards, you will reach His Majesty's side. We will cover the rear!" Facing the ferocious wolves, none of the imperial guards flinched in the face of danger. They were heartbroken to see their comrades being torn apart by the wolves, but there was nothing they could do.
"I'm waiting for your return!" Tulichen understood the heavy responsibility on his shoulders; the safety of Kangxi and the princes was the most important thing.
He could only ride his horse back to his post as quickly as possible.
"Protect the princes!" Yin heard the guard on his left shout. Qingyan took out a fire tube from the cabinet. This fire tube was modified using the fire tube given by Kangxi. The outside of the fire tube was similar to the fire tube of the Qing Dynasty, but the inside and the bullets were very different.
"Four, four, make people get out of the way!" Qingyan activated the night system.
Yin hugged Qingyan and quickly walked back behind the screen.
He looked at her with a serious expression, then easily extinguished her anger.
"Little darling, you're not allowed to stand up for yourself." Yin knew that Little darling wanted to help, but he wouldn't let her. "Fourth Uncle said that no matter what happens, you're not allowed to force yourself to stand up for yourself."
Fei Yanggu was very protective of Xiao Guai; there must be something fishy about the appearance of this wolf pack.
“Those guards…” Qingyan looked at the guards nearby. They were all Yin’s personal guards and his confidants.
"Nothing will happen!" Yin believed that the guards Fei Yanggu had trained for him were stronger than Yin's own personal guards.
Qingyan was tightly bound in his arms. Listening to the sounds of fighting outside, the guards, seeing the wolves constantly pouncing on them, all had the same thought: these wolves were probably after Yin and Qingyan.
Neither Yinzhi nor Yinqi's carriage encountered any wolves, but the situation concerning the Fourth Prince did.
Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, Tulichen dared not delay any longer and quickly reported it to Emperor Kangxi.
What?!
Emperor Kangxi stood up, and Consort Tong's teacup fell to the ground.
"Xuan Ye, who is it!" Consort Tong was furious, her son was being hated by the other concubines. "Is it Consort Rong or Consort Yi?!"
Not only Consort Liang, but also Yinzhi and Yinqi were not attacked. Consort Tong pondered how to find out the truth, as the affairs of the harem could not be handled by Kangxi alone.
"Lanya, quiet down!" Seeing that Consort Tong's eyes were red, Kangxi quickly pulled her into his arms to comfort her. "Tulichen, send the guards to help!"
"Father, how is Fourth Prince?" Upon hearing that Yin had been attacked, Yin rushed directly to the imperial carriage. Kangxi looked at Yin and immediately became furious.
"Nonsense! Who let you come here? Get back to the carriage and stay there!" Kangxi gave Tulichen a look, and Yin was escorted back to the carriage by the imperial guards. "Have someone keep an eye on him and don't let him out again!"
At this moment, Su Peisheng and the shadow guards hidden near the carriage all joined the battle. Since Yinqi's carriage was following behind, he also had his guards participate in the massacre.
Inside the carriage, Yinqi paced back and forth, more worried that these were dangerous actions taken by the Guoluo clan or that they were accomplices. He heard that not far ahead, around Yinqi's carriage, the number of wolves was increasing. Just now, his personal eunuch asked Yinzhi whether he should take a detour to follow Kangxi.
He refused; for his own sake and for Yin's, this was the only decision he could make.
If Consort Yi really gets involved, I hope that Emperor Kangxi will spare her out of consideration for Yinzhen's sake.
"Master, the Fifth Prince's guards have also joined the battle!" Su Peisheng and five shadow guards surrounded the carriage, which moved slowly forward.
Yin smiled coldly. Sure enough, Consort Yi might have become an accomplice in this incident.
As the sun slowly rose, sunlight streamed in through the window curtains, and only then did Yin finally feel completely at ease.
"Little darling, sleep for a while, then get up later!" Yin forcibly put her on the bed, covered her with the silk quilt, and coaxed her to sleep.
After a while, he heard Qingyan's breathing gradually become steady, then he got up and left, calling Sulan in from outside the carriage and asking her to watch over Xiaoguai.
"Sulan, take good care of the Fujin, understand?" Yin instructed Sulan, "Don't let her lift the carriage curtain!"
Yin turned to look at the screen, as if preparing to see the sleeping Xiao Guai through it.
"Yes, I'm awake." Su Lan nodded quickly and went behind the screen.
Su Peisheng lifted the carriage curtain, and Yin felt the stench of blood rush towards him. He looked around and saw that the guards had already cleaned up the wolf's carcass before their masters came out.
When they arrived at the imperial carriage, they happened to run into Yin.
"Fourth Prince, are you alright? How's Xiao Guai?" Yinzhi, who had watched Yinzhi and Qingyan grow up, suddenly encountered trouble on the road. Kangxi forbade him to go see the child, and Yinzhi and Lady Yingenjueluo worried all night, fearing something terrible might have happened to the Fourth Prince.
"Brother, it's alright. Fifth Brother noticed something was wrong and even sent his own guards over!" Yin said, pretending not to care.
Yin was relieved, thinking that since the concubine was involved, Yinqi should be fine.
"Let's go see Father Emperor first." They had come within 500 meters of the besieged area, and a quarter of their guards had been killed or wounded. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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