Chapter 318: Complete Panic
In the palace city not far from Prince Gong's Mansion, a huge fire was raging.
Inside Prince Gong's mansion, the trumpet creepers on the walls are in full bloom.
Today's Chang'an City is as hot as fire.
Su Zhizhi and his group left Prince Gong's Mansion and returned to Heishan Mansion.
When Murong Xun saw Su Zhizhi jumping over the trumpet creeper on the wall, he seemed to see the scene of Pei Xuan leaving again.
Murong Xun was so shocked by the extreme joy and sorrow that he fainted after Su Zhizhi left.
The servants carried Murong Xun back to the yard and quickly called the court doctor.
He Yan's face was paler than the wall of Tingyuxuan. She took the injured Nanny Lin back to the yard without saying a word.
She really wished she had not come today.
Coming here would only lead to humiliation for nothing and bring bad luck.
Murong Wan and Murong Ming also went back silently.
Once back in the yard, Murong Wan couldn't help but let the tears that had been accumulating in her eyes fall.
When she learned that Su Zhizhi was her father's daughter, the shock she felt was even more intense than when she learned that something had happened to the He family.
Murong Wan had never seen her father so sad.
It turns out that this is what my father looks like every year when he is in Tingyuxuan.
Murong Wan knew that her father treated her very well. She always thought that she was her father's only daughter and that it was natural for her to have all this.
But now, Su Zhizhi, whom she had never taken seriously before, is the daughter of the late princess, and her maternal family is the Qingliu Pei family.
My father said that no one could compare to the late princess, that Su Zhizhi was the rightful princess, and that he would give everything he had to Su Zhizhi.
Murong Wan had no doubt that if Su Zhizhi was a boy, her father would ask the palace for permission to appoint a new crown prince.
Then what is she?
Isn't she the king's beloved daughter? Isn't she the legitimate princess?
Does the father want to give everything to Su Zhizhi, including her things?
But Su Zhizhi said, she doesn't care.
Is everything she has something that others don’t want?
Murong Wan looked at the ink stick on the desk.
That was her favorite Golden Branches and Jade Leaves ink, the ink sold in Heishan Mansion, and the property of Su Zhizhi's family.
Golden branches and jade leaves.
Who are the real princesses?
While Murong Wan was sobbing in the house, Murong Ming was also feeling depressed in the house.
When Murong Ming learned that Su Zhizhi was his father's daughter, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
He knew that Su Zhizhi's birthday was June 20th.
Because when Su Zhizhi celebrates her birthday, Heishan Mansion will invite many students from the martial arts school to have dinner at the Heishan Restaurant.
There are many Black Mountain Restaurants in Chang'an, and the one in West Market has the best location, is the largest and most luxurious.
The Black Mountain Restaurant would close for one day on June 20th every year, and the entire restaurant would be used to host Su Zhizhi's birthday party.
Every classmate who attended Su Zhizhi’s birthday party remembered it after returning and said that Su Zhizhi’s birthday party was so delicious.
Murong Ming had never been invited, so he didn't know how the Black Mountain Restaurant made such a deep impression on others.
But he was very dissatisfied at that time every year.
Because his and Murong Wan's birthdays are two days later than Su Zhizhi's, on June 22nd.
All the old servants in Prince Gong's mansion knew that Murong Ming and his sister were premature babies.
When He Yan was pregnant, she was frightened by the quarrel with the prince and gave birth to the child much earlier than expected.
When the twins were born, they were so small and weak that everyone almost thought they wouldn't survive. Fortunately, they got better and better.
Murong Ming holds a birthday party on June 22nd every year. He invites his classmates to his house to celebrate his birthday, but everyone is not interested and all they talk about is how great Su Zhizhi's birthday party was two days ago.
Murong Ming was not convinced, as Su Zhizhi even tried to steal the limelight from him at the birthday party.
Now Murong Ming knows that Su Zhizhi is actually his sister.
Such an outstanding sister, who dares to beat him and teach him a lesson, and is better than his sister in everything.
When Murong Ming faced Su Zhizhi before, he felt that his only remaining advantage was his status as a prince.
Now, even this little bit of confidence in his identity is gone in front of Su Zhizhi.
At the same time, Murong Ming suddenly realized why he had always hated Su Zhizhi.
He hated Murong Wan at home and Su Zhizhi at the martial arts school. The two of them always had the upper hand over him.
It turns out they are all his sisters.
He has always been at odds with his sisters in his life.
Murong Ming thought again of the harsh words Su Zhizhi said before she left, saying that she would not let them go.
Others didn't take Su Zhizhi's words to heart, and just regarded it as a curse spoken by the girl when she was sad.
However, Murong Ming and Su Zhizhi have been classmates for more than three years and have experienced how powerful Su Zhizhi is.
The coldness spread from the soles of his feet, and he shivered. He was so scared that he couldn't sleep that night.
That night, Murong Xun, He Yan, Murong Wan and Murong Ming all suffered from insomnia.
Not only them, almost all the powerful people in Chang'an City suffered from insomnia.
Because news came out from the palace that the emperor, the empress dowager and the prince were all in trouble due to the rebellion of the evil monk!
The stubborn Yuan Chi who was guarding the palace gate later gave way and let the imperial guards enter the palace.
Everyone rushed to the East Palace and saw that all the palaces in the East Palace were burned down and the fire was raging.
They spent most of the day working hard until nightfall and finally put out the fire in the East Palace.
The East Palace was filled with corpses that had been burned beyond recognition.
Everyone identified the empress dowager's body through some physical characteristics and location, but the bodies of the emperor and the prince have not been confirmed. It is unknown whether they were burned to death or escaped.
When the palace was in chaos, Concubine Shu stepped forward to take charge of the situation, and no one's position could surpass hers.
Order was reluctantly restored in the harem.
But it was different in the court.
All the court officials and relatives whose words carried some weight came to the palace to discuss the matter overnight, as if there was no emperor in the court.
Everyone has their own ideas.
Some people say they are looking for the emperor and the prince. Their bodies have not been found yet, so they are very likely alive.
Some people say that no matter whether the emperor can find a crown prince or not, he should first elect someone to take charge of the situation.
Others said that it was Yuan Chi's fault that he delayed the imperial guards from rescuing the emperor, and that Yuan Chi should be punished first.
As a result, Yuan Chi jumped out and said that he was only guarding the palace gate following the emperor's order, and those generals who wanted to rush into the palace gate had ulterior motives and might even want to rebel.
Everyone was arguing in chaos. Even when the emperor was not in court, it was never so chaotic.
Because there was Pei Dingli originally, and later there were people like He Tingfang whose words carried great weight, who could suppress others.
Now everyone has their own opinions and plans in mind, no one is willing to give in, and the argument is getting intense.
We argued all night but still couldn't reach a conclusion.
At daybreak, everyone on their way back was thinking about who to elect as king if the emperor and the prince were really gone.
When the day was completely bright, an urgent report reached the capital:
The Tiele Khanate reneged on the peace talks and the army continued to march south.
The marriage team sent by Dayu was slaughtered by Tiele Khan's army, and Princess Ning'an disappeared, her life or death unknown.
The capital city, which was already in chaos, was now in complete panic.
The emperor is gone, which sounds serious, but it is actually just a temporary problem. They will eventually elect someone to sit on the throne.
After all, the Murong family has ruled Dayu for more than three hundred years, and has countless relatives and descendants. Even if all the princes died, the ministers could find someone according to the family tree.
But if Tiele Khan attacks the capital, it will be a big problem. If we are not careful, everyone will die.
The first people to learn of this had already begun packing up their belongings and preparing to flee.
Where can I hide?
We can only go south.
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