"That idiot, why bother with her!" Lu Jiaxue's eyes were filled with coldness. He hadn't seen Luo Shenyuan come out yet. Luo Shenyuan asked Daoyan to come out to block him, so he must have a backup plan.
"Sir..." Ye Yan's voice softened. "Our Marquis's wife is inside. Sir Cheng Lang said so himself."
He didn't know how Lu Jiaxue would make the decision, but he had to tell Lu Jiaxue about this matter. Otherwise, if he was held responsible later, he would definitely die.
Lu Jiaxue turned around abruptly.
The blood on the knife dripped onto the ground along the horse's mane. He took a deep breath and asked, "Why did she enter the palace?"
Is Luo Shenyuan stupid? Why let her enter the palace? What use can she be?
"I don't know either." How could Ye Yan dare to speak at this time? "Why don't I take people there immediately..."
Lu Jiaxue raised his hand to signal him to stop. A faint candlelight shone in the distance. The night was like a huge beast, its army advancing relentlessly towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
He seemed to be suddenly back to that day, the day he lost her.
She went out for an outing with Xie Min, and she was very happy when she left. Lu Jiaxue didn't expect someone to take action, but by the time he knew it, it was too late. He was secretly meeting with the former crown prince and couldn't get back in time.
He pursed his lips, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and shouted to the people behind him: "Follow me to Kunning Palace!"
With Zhou Yingyou still holding out in front, they should be able to hold out for a while. No one else could possibly be as quick as him. If the idiot Queen really gets desperate and realizes they don't care about her life or death, the first person she'll kill is Luo Yining!
Lu Jiaxue, sword hilt in hand, spurred his horse through the alleyway when suddenly an arrow pierced the air from behind him, a piercing sound like a gust of wind. His left shoulder ached, half the arrowhead already piercing his bone. Pausing only for a moment, Lu Jiaxue reached out with one hand and snapped the arrowhead. Gritting his teeth, he cracked the whip, urging his horse to go even faster. He seemed oblivious to the sharp pain of his wound bursting through the jolting ground.
At this moment, all his resentment towards her disappeared, and he didn't even think about it. He just wanted to save her!
The overwhelming army surrounded the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but without their commander, they began to fall into disarray. Luo Shenyuan led the Jinyiwei archers up the wall and spoke to Daoyan, "You're quite resourceful. How did you lure him away?" If Lu Jiaxue hadn't been lured away, this situation would have been even more difficult. However, he was currently in charge of the Ministry of Works, and the artillery commander was still preparing in the back, so he didn't necessarily think he could resist.
He became the emperor's confidant this year, but being a confidant is not an easy job.
"You stole the decree to depose the empress and framed the commander of the Yulin Army. Weren't you just waiting for this moment?" Daoyan said.
Luo Shenyuan laughed when he heard this: "Brother, how can you say I stole it? It was clearly the Queen who ordered someone else to do it."
"The Queen isn't that stupid. Since she's determined to force the emperor to abdicate, what's the point of this imperial edict? Only if you steal the imperial edict will the Emperor trust you with deploying so many troops in the palace." Dao Yan continued, "As for seducing Lu Jiaxue, that's actually quite simple. I left Luo Yining with the Queen. Fortunately, she cared about you and was willing to risk her life for you. It would be a shame not to take advantage of such a good opportunity."
Luo Shenyuan paused, he turned around, and his smile became very cold.
"What did you say?"
"Why are you so nervous? She's fine now. I've asked the Imperial Guards to rescue her." Daoyan wasn't in a hurry at all, but Luo Shenyuan's face darkened. He twisted his arm and said coldly, "I told you not to get involved with her! You actually used her to lure Lu Jiaxue into a trap. Are you crazy?"
"You're crazy!" Daoyan pried open his junior brother's hand and said coldly, "I didn't kill her, I just used her. Otherwise, how could you easily get rid of Lu Jiaxue? Anyway, she's already been used. Take your men to Kunning Palace right now. I think he's already here."
Luo Shenyuan wanted to kill Daoyan at this moment. Swords and knives have no eyes... What if something goes wrong with her?
He said nothing more and gave Dao Yan a hard push, pushing him out of the way. Dao Yan took a step back and sneered. On the battlefield, everything that can be used must be utilized!
Junior brother was distracted and actually forgot this principle.
"Don't worry about these things when you want to kill him," Dao Yan's indifferent voice came from behind. "Although I know you're cruel... I still want to remind you. You know what will happen if he makes a comeback."
*
The Kunning Palace was a little calmer at that time. Palace servants brought down lanterns from the eaves and lit them one by one.
Because they didn't know whether it was safe outside, they didn't leave. They boiled a pot of water on a small stove in the side hall and drank some hot tea and snacks.
Luo Yining heard the queen whimpering in the side room, her voice hoarse as she tried to speak. She stood up and looked at the winding lights.
This year has been really ridiculous!
"Just sit down. There's no point in worrying." Zhao Mingzhu called her. "Never mind success or failure. You'll just die anyway." She has always been brave and fearless.
Luo Yining sighed, sat down, and took another sip of tea. As white steam rose from the cup, she said, "...I don't want to die."
"You won't die." The deputy commander smiled when he heard this.
Luo Yining just smiled. How could she explain to others that someone who had died once felt differently about death? Only after experiencing true death would one want to live. To live with all one had.
Even if it's barely surviving.
After finishing the hot tea in the cup, there was a commotion outside. The guards began to stir: "Deputy Commander, someone is leading troops here!"
"Here it comes!" Zhao Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat for unknown reason.
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