"Understood, Miss is indeed brilliant."
"Of course, otherwise, how could a woman possibly save us from this dire situation?"
Another man beside him spoke up, and as soon as he finished speaking, Minglan made a shushing gesture. When he spoke again, it was Yu Qingyi's voice, "Now, let's set off."
"yes."
Inside the city gate.
In the shadows, Xie Lingqin and Zihe watched as the city's garrison commander ordered his men to search the area outside the city gates until they found nothing, at which point they turned their attention away.
"Miss, it seems to have been a great success."
Zihe said softly.
Xie Lingqin nodded, "As expected. This way, we can be considered as helping Minglan and the others out of the city."
"I hope the Underworld Leader and the others will be alright."
"No." Xie Lingqin said calmly, "Among the Xue family members who passed by this time, Xue Ningchang happened to be there. The Xue family is divided into two factions, and although Xue Ningchang is a woman, she is the most outstanding member of the Xue family. She is clearly dissatisfied with the second son of the Xue family who is about to become the head of the family. Otherwise, she would not have entered the capital that day to try to persuade Minglan, and instead resorted to force. So, no matter what, if we really fight, she will give Minglan face if she gets involved."
"This servant understands."
Xie Lingqin looked at the dark sky in the distance, her starry eyes narrowed, and after a moment, she looked at Zihe, "Is there any news from over there?"
Upon hearing this, Zihe's solemn face showed a hint of hesitation.
"Now that things have come to this, we can no longer hesitate." Although she didn't look at Zihe, Xie Lingqin clearly sensed what Zihe was thinking.
"Miss, news has just arrived that the Emperor has arrived at Prince Qing's residence and will likely stay there for some time."
Xie Lingqin lightly tapped her fingertips, her brows furrowed with coldness.
"His Majesty is so shrewd, he must have made sure that the person in the Prince Qing's mansion is indeed Yu Qingyi, and that he would miss every opportunity to make him leave the capital before he left. Let's go and make preparations."
"yes."
As the night deepened and all was quiet, the dark sky seemed to grow even heavier.
Xie Lingqin looked at her, and there seemed to be something deep and unresolved between her brows.
At the main gate of Prince Qing's mansion, a group of people guarded the sedan chair in the center, meticulously and without moving an inch.
Finally, the gates of Prince Qing's mansion opened.
A middle-aged man with an elegant demeanor, dressed in brocade robes and a jade crown, stepped forward first, followed by several men dressed as eunuchs.
"Your Majesty, please wait."
"Alright, I came here secretly tonight because I was worried about this boy Yi. Seeing that he can still smile even though he is injured is a comfort to me."
"Alas, I have given birth to a useless son who only knows how to cause trouble all day long. Although he saved the Crown Prince this time, he still ended up getting hurt. He didn't do any good and only caused us a lot of worry, and even made the Emperor worry."
"Alright, alright, I like Prince Yi. Tell him that once he recovers, I will arrange a wife for him."
"This... I thank Your Majesty for your grace."
A strange light flashed in Prince Qing's eyes, but his face showed just the right amount of fear and gratitude.
"Alright, you can go in now."
"yes."
The emperor then waved his hand and headed towards the sedan chair.
The guards on both sides immediately dispersed to form a protective formation.
Only after watching the procession disappear from sight did Prince Qing turn around and order his men to close the gates of his residence.
"Whoosh—"
Just as the procession reached the main street, a volley of arrows suddenly appeared, aimed directly at the emperor's sedan chair.
"Assassins! Assassins! Protect the Emperor! Quickly, protect the Emperor!"
The eunuchs guarding the sedan chair immediately stood in front of it, with Eunuch Ni in the lead being on high alert.
"Miss……"
From the shadows, Zihe looked at Xie Lingqin with utter disbelief, "Miss, you... you deliberately startled us..."
However, before Zihe could finish speaking, Xie Lingqin smiled and simultaneously shot out a silver needle from her sleeve.
However, the object facing him was not the emperor inside the sedan chair, but a eunuch standing beside the sedan chair, who happened to be hiding behind Eunuch Ni.
As soon as the silver needle was thrust out, it crackled with lightning. Eunuch Ni was terrified and immediately raised his sleeve to shield the eunuch behind him.
"Protect the Emperor, quickly!"
Seeing Eunuch Ni's actions and expression, Zihe instantly understood that the middle-aged man in brocade robes and a jade crown who had been walking at the front earlier was not the Emperor.
"This emperor is indeed cunning." Xie Lingqin chuckled from the side, then waved to Zihe, "I'll hold off Eunuch Ni, you all go. Time is short. The Prince Qing's mansion is unaware of our actions, so we absolutely cannot let the Prince Qing's mansion's soldiers, who have heard the news, hold us back."
Xie Lingqin's cold gaze must have already shot out first.
Indeed, tonight presents such a perfect opportunity. The Emperor has gone out of the palace incognito. If she can take his life in one fell swoop, then why should she fear his schemes against her, or suffer the hundred kinds of fears and schemes of this supreme and dead emperor?
Once the root cause is addressed, everything becomes much easier.
Moreover, Xie Lingqin was indeed very shrewd in her calculations.
Tonight, the Emperor has his own plans and hasn't brought many people with him. The one with the highest martial arts skills is Eunuch Ni.
She wanted to take over the matter, and she knocked Tinghai unconscious to keep it from Yuwen Yao, because she didn't want Yuwen Yao to find out and make things difficult for him. After all, that was his father.
Although Eunuch Ni was highly skilled in martial arts and possessed profound internal strength, Xie Lingqin had studied him and found that Eunuch Ni was extremely lacking in close-quarters combat, which was precisely what she excelled at.
Therefore, from the moment she appeared, she relentlessly engaged Eunuch Ni in close combat, refusing to retreat an inch and giving him no chance to unleash his inner strength or attack with palm strikes.
"What kind of thief dares to openly attempt assassination? Aren't you afraid of having your entire family wiped out?"
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