Suddenly she looked at Li Wanting in front of her and asked, "Did you do all this?"
Seeing Shen Qingqiu defeated in front of her, Li Wanting felt extremely happy. "De Fei is really smart. You scared the people in the palace who are all mine and the Eighth Prince. Shen Qingqiu, it's not me who will die, it's you!"
A tear fell from the corner of Shen Qingqiu's eye. Shen Qingqiu turned around and gently stroked Gu Yanwei's face. "Gu Yanwei, whether you live or die, I will always be by your side."
"Oh, this is really touching. If that's the case, then I will grant your wish. When everything is settled, I will send you to accompany her."
Li Wanting was smiling triumphantly when she suddenly felt a strong force on her neck. By the time she felt the pain, she had already fainted unconsciously.
When Chen Jie was about to draw his sword, he was stopped by Shen Qingqiu, "No."
"Empress." Chen Jie frowned.
"The poison in the Western Region is not easy to cure. If we keep her here, we will have to find the antidote."
Although Chen Jie was unwilling, he had no choice but to put the sword back into the scabbard.
"Your Majesty, there is a porch behind the Imperial Study. We should leave from there quickly. The Eighth Prince and the Empress have made preparations and have already invaded the Imperial Palace. They are colluding with the Xiongnu people, and Marquis Gu has brought a large number of people to support the State of Yan. I am afraid that we are no match for the Eighth Prince."
Shen Qingqiu looked at Gu Yanwei lying on the bed and nodded, "Okay, let's go!"
She has always understood the principle of keeping the green mountains.
When the Eighth Prince and his men broke in, the only person left in the imperial study was the unconscious Li Wanting.
"Empress, Empress." Seeing his own queen fainted on the floor, he ran over and helped her up.
"What's going on?" Looking at the empty imperial study, the Eighth Prince frowned. At this moment, his subordinate Li Zan suddenly saw the open entrance in the inner room of the imperial study.
"Eighth Prince, there."
The eighth prince followed the line of sight and found the entrance.
"Go and chase him. Gu Yanwei has been hit hard. He won't be able to get far."
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince."
At this time, Chen Jie, Gu Yanwei and Suo Xin had already run to the edge of the cliff, and the people sent by the Eighth Prince were chasing them relentlessly.
Seeing that they were at the end of their rope, the soldiers who caught up with them said smugly, "You said that we have brought the emperor back today, how will the Eighth Prince reward us?"
"That depends on who brings it back first." The soldier said and suddenly ran towards the three people.
"My lady, maybe we can survive if we jump down."
Shen Qingqiu looked down at the abyss beneath his feet, then looked at Gu Yanwei beside him. If they compromised at this moment, they would be caught and brought back and subjected to all kinds of humiliation. If they jumped...
Shen Qingqiu gently stroked Gu Yanwei's face and said, "Gu Yanwei, I will accompany you no matter where you go." As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped down with Gu Yanwei. Suo Xin watched the young lady jump down, and also cried, closed his eyes and jumped.
The one who rushed forward was disappointed. "Damn it, we can't even catch anyone alive. It's such a high cliff, and we'll probably die if we fall down."
"They must have been killed." Another guard behind him said, "Go back and report to the Queen and the Eighth Prince."
At this time, in the palace, the Eighth Prince had already controlled everyone, and he sat high above everyone else on the dragon throne he had longed for.
"At present, Gu Yanwei has become a desperate enemy. If you surrender to me, I will use you as I did before. If anyone has other intentions, don't blame me for being rude."
Lord Zhang, who was standing below, could not bear to see his smug look, and said, "We will never submit to you. You are colluding with the Xiongnu and have evil intentions. You are not worthy of being the king at all."
The Eighth Prince's applause suddenly rang out in the hall, and then he laughed coldly: "I am not worthy, oh, come, take him away and beat him up!"
Lord Zhang was dragged out, but he showed no fear at all. "Eighth Prince, you are a disgrace to the royal ancestors. They will not recognize you!"
Listening to Lord Zhang's every word, the Eighth Prince's eyes became more and more vicious.
At this moment, the soldiers who were sent out to hunt down Gu Yanwei and others came back.
"This humble general pays respect to the Eighth Prince."
"How's it going? Did you catch him?"
The guard stepped forward and whispered in the Eighth Prince's ear, "When I chased them to the edge of the cliff, Concubine De jumped down with the Emperor and the maid Suo Xin. It must be such a high cliff that there must be no trace of their bodies left."
Upon hearing the news, the Eighth Prince's triumphant laughter resounded throughout the palace, "Okay, hahahaha, let's see who dares to question this prince again, and who can threaten this prince."
“The people and ministers will never support a traitor as the emperor. Eighth Prince, the emperor spared your life out of consideration for family ties, but you still have evil intentions and collude with the Huns. Are you worthy of the late emperor?!” Lord Zhang was the first to stand up, filled with righteous indignation.
"Hahaha, Lord Zhang is indeed loyal and courageous. In that case, I will grant your wish and let you serve my father and my ninth brother. Come on, throw him into prison and execute him in two days!"
"Gu Anguo, if you act this way, the imperial court will surely be destroyed in your hands!"
The voice of Lord Zhang faded away, and the Eighth Prince laughed even more wildly. "Who else wants to object?"
His Highness's family looked at each other, and no one dared to stand up.
"Well, since all of you are meaningless, tomorrow will be my coronation ceremony!"
At this time, on the other side, several people who jumped off the cliff were washed ashore by the lake.
Chen Jie was the first to open his eyes. He looked around and saw Gu Yanwei lying on the ground not far away. He struggled to stand up and walked towards Gu Yanwei with difficulty, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Shen Qingqiu woke up after hearing the voice. He opened his eyes and saw Gu Yanwei's pale face.
"Gu Yanwei." Shen Qingqiu's voice was a little hoarse, but he still forced himself to sit up.
"Chen Jie, the emperor has been poisoned, we must find Li Wanting to get the antidote!"
Chen Jie raised his head and looked around. He saw a thatched hut not far away and said, "Your Majesty, there is a thatched hut over there. I will take you and the emperor there first!"
Shen Qingqiu nodded, and seeing that the lock core next to him was still asleep, he said: "Help the emperor first, I'll go over and help the lock core."
Having staggered to this thatched hut, Chen Jie called out a few times tentatively, but no one responded.
"My lady, it seems like there's no one there."
Shen Qingqiu nodded, "Never mind for now, the emperor needs to rest, let's go in first!"
The two put Gu Yanwei on the bed. Chen Jie looked at the dusty Shen Qingqiu and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't had a drop of water since last night. I'll go get some food. Please wait here for a while!"
Shen Qingqiu looked at the unconscious Gu Yanwei and said nothing.
After Chen Jie left, Shen Qingqiu half-knelt beside Gu Yanwei's bed, held his hand and said: "Gu Yanwei, I won't let anything happen to you, I will definitely save you!"
At this time, Suoxin slowly opened his eyes, looked at the scene in front of him, and silently shed tears.
In just a moment's time, Chen Jie came back with a pheasant.
After seeing this, Suo Xin hurried out and said, "Master Chen, don't go in yet."
Seeing Suo Xin's expression, Chen Jie understood. He handed the pheasant in his hand to Suo Xin and said, "The Emperor and the Empress haven't eaten since yesterday. I shot a pheasant. You make the soup and send it to them."
Suo Xin nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master Chen."
After explaining everything to Suo Xin, Chen Jie turned around and prepared to leave, but was stopped by Suo Xin, "Master Chen, where are you going?"
"Return to the palace."
Suo Xin frowned, not daring to believe what he heard, "Sir, the palace is now under the control of the Eighth Prince, and there are also Xiongnu people. Wouldn't it be like sending yourself to death if you go back?"
"The emperor has been poisoned by the Western Regions. Only the Empress has the antidote. If he doesn't return to the palace, the emperor will..." Chen Jie lowered his head and said, "Suo Xin, don't worry. It's actually the safest to go back now. They will never think that I will return to the palace at this time."
"But, sir..."
"Okay, stop talking. Take good care of the emperor and the queen. If I am not back before dawn tomorrow, you will take the emperor and the queen to Yan State. Marquis Gu is there. Find a way to contact him."
Suo Xin nodded with tears in his eyes.
Outside the palace gate, security was tight, and the Eighth Prince had increased the number of guards.
Chen Jie disguised himself as a civilian and waited outside the palace gate until it was time for the guards to change shifts.
He grew up with Gu Yanwei in the palace since he was a child. He knew where there were the least guards and also knew the time when the guards changed shifts at night. Taking advantage of this gap, Chen Jie quickly climbed over the wall and disappeared into the darkness.
The Eighth Prince was much more cautious this time than before, and the number of guards patrolling the palace increased exponentially.
Chen Jie watched them in the dark, feeling nervous with every step.
It was the beginning of autumn and the ground was covered with yellow leaves at night. Chen Jie hid behind a big tree and watched a team of patrolmen leave before quietly walking out.
But he didn't know that the leaves under his feet were crushed by him, and the crushing sound attracted the guards in front who had not walked far.
"Who is it?" The leading guard turned his head and saw a man in black standing behind a tree in the dark night.
"Who are you?" The guard walked over slowly.
Chen Jie had no time to hesitate and could only bite the bullet and draw his sword. Soon, the back garden was filled with the flashing of swords and sabers. Chen Jie knew very well that if he did not get away, he would soon attract more guards.
Chen Jie took out a bag of white powder from his waist and threw it into the air. The guards covered their eyes one after another. "My eyes."
Chen Jie took advantage of this opportunity to kill them one by one.
Having been discovered, Chen Jie had no choice but to speed up and head straight for Fengwu Palace.
At this time, in Fengwu Palace, Li Wanting was sitting on the Phoenix Throne, enjoying the joy of her evil plan coming true.
"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince will ascend the throne tomorrow. According to what he promised you before, you are the worthy queen!" Chun'er also followed her master's proud attitude.
At this moment, Li Wanting's face was full of pride. "Humph, all of this is Gu Yanwei's own fault. So what if I only have him in my eyes and heart? Since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. No matter who becomes the emperor, I will always be the one and only queen!"
"Congratulations, Queen!"
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