Palace attendant: "There is...a spy..."
After saying this, the palace maid died.
Zhui Yu: "If there were only a few dozen rebels, how could the thousands of guards not be able to quickly capture them?"
"Your Highness, I'm afraid there really is a spy, and there's an ambush set up by both insiders and outsiders!"
Duan Rongshi took out the military token that he had not yet returned and said, "Zhuiyu, take this token and summon the soldiers from the Northern Army to come and rescue me immediately."
"Royal Guards, charge in with me!"
Everyone: “Yes!”
Inside the Nanshan Villa.
Li Qingluo and Que'er hid in an ear room, panting.
There were frequent footsteps outside.
The master and servant looked at each other, and when the door of the ear room was kicked open, they rushed out together with swords in hand.
After killing five or six more people, the yard was finally cleared.
Li Qingluo looked at the corpses all over the ground and gasped.
"Where's Shawu? Find him!"
Que'er: "Don't worry, young lady. He'll definitely find the old lady faster than we can."
"Let's just wait here to reunite, otherwise we'll get separated again and the old lady will worry about you again."
Li Qingluo looked up at the sky filled with dark clouds.
"It's going to rain."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a loud thunder in the sky.
Then, big raindrops began to fall.
Half an hour ago, when Li Qingluo and his men rushed back to Nanshan Villa, the place was already a river of blood and was in the midst of a screaming melee.
Li Qingluo rushed in with his men, anxiously looking for Madam Pei's whereabouts along the way, and quickly understood why the situation had developed into the current situation.
It was the Zhong family who had colluded with the Lotus Cult and set up an ambush in the Nanshan Villa with internal and external support.
This is the best opportunity for the Zhong family to kill Emperor Yan and the Crown Prince.
So they persuaded Emperor Yan to transfer half of the imperial guards early on.
He also secretly replaced the palace maids in the Nanshan Villa with most of the Lotus Sect followers.
The Zhong family was at its peak, but they also became traitors.
Just then, Nanny Zheng came back panting, holding a bloody knife.
"Miss, the old lady can't leave. I came back to report to you so that you don't worry."
Seeing that Li Qingluo and Que'er had cleared the yard, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Qingluo walked into the rain: "Have you found grandma? Where is grandma? Take me to find her!"
Nanny Zheng wanted to say something, but seeing Li Qingluo's resolute expression, she did not stop her.
The master and his two servants hurried over to Old Madam Pei in the rain.
If you see someone rushing towards you, just pick up your sword and kill them.
By the time they arrived at Madam Pei's place, the three of them were soaked in blood and rain.
Li Qingluo took several deep breaths before calming himself down.
She was soaked in the smelly yet fragrant blood today, and her whole body was in a state of confusion.
Fortunately, she is still conscious.
"grandmother!"
Li Qingluo saw Old Madam Pei personally chopping a traitor to death with a knife, and hurried over.
After the group cleared the yard, the grandfather and grandson hugged each other.
"Luo'er, I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay."
"Quick, come in with Grandma!"
When the grandfather and grandson entered the house, they saw that the Queen Mother was also there!
"Greetings to the Queen Mother!"
Li Qingluo quickly greeted him.
The frightened Queen Mother saw Li Qingluo covered in blood and screamed "Ah" in fear.
Injured Aunt Fang looked at Li Qingluo with embarrassment. "Miss Li, could you please...step aside for a moment, or change into a non-distinctive outer garment?"
"The Queen Mother was greatly frightened today."
"I've developed a high fever and am a little confused."
After all, the Queen Mother is nearly seventy years old.
This trip out of the palace was already a reluctant one.
It’s really hard to see this kind of scene again today.
Li Qingluo quickly walked aside and took off his bloodstained coat without saying a word.
Sha Wu found a black robe from somewhere and brought it in. Li Qingluo quickly put it on.
Someone else came in to kill me.
Sha Wu, Nanny Zhang and Nanny Zheng pushed forward directly.
This is a safe place for now.
Li Qingluo slowly calmed down.
"Grandmother, the Zhong family is very successful in the imperial court, so how could they be connected with the Lotus Cult?"
"Could it be that they are confident of victory and can take down the Duan Dynasty today?"
Li Qingshi was really confused.
Why did the Zhong family plan this rebellion?
It was raining heavily outside. Madam Pei looked at the confused empress dowager and sighed.
"Isn't it her fault?"
"The Zhong family also had an imperial concubine in the past."
"Emperor Taizu's most beloved son was not the current emperor, but Concubine Zhong's youngest son."
"This prince possesses both literary and military skills, outstanding appearance, and a temperament more similar to that of Emperor Taizu."
"Because he was the youngest son of Emperor Taizu, who was born when he was forty, he has been doted on since childhood. Emperor Taizu even trained this prince with the same care he would give to a crown prince."
"Later, when the prince was fifteen, he died in the Zhong family."
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