In the pavilion of the main courtyard of the Lu Mansion, the Imperial Preceptor raised his head and gazed at the dark and gloomy sky. He had already calculated that there would be heavy rain in the capital in the next three days.
This journey is fraught with danger, but there is also a glimmer of hope, and this glimmer of hope lies hidden in this strange celestial phenomenon. I wonder if I can return home safely? My Lord, I have tried my best, but this is all I can do.
The Song Emperor was imprisoned in a remote room. He closed his eyes and was thinking hard when there were two knocks on the door. The third prince walked in slowly with a tray in his hand.
Emperor Song stared at his son. He doted on Concubine Qing very much, and he doted on Concubine Qing as well. Who could have expected that the two people he loved most would stab him in the back?
"When did you get poisoned? You should have told me. Why did you collude with them?" The Emperor of Song felt heartbroken.
"For ten years, my mother and I have suffered from the torment of poisonous insects every year. If we had not obeyed their commands, we would have died long ago." The third prince had a cold face and no expression.
He placed the food in front of Emperor Song, handed him a pair of chopsticks, and said, "Father, please don't blame me and my mother. Please enjoy your meal!"
"You seem to be at peace with yourself." After saying this, Emperor Song began to eat in silence.
"Since they have kidnapped me and have you, the prince, as a hostage, why don't you ascend the throne in the capital?" Emperor Song asked with confusion.
"Father, how could you not know? On the border of Dongjin Kingdom, Marquis Zhongyong has laid out an army like a dragnet. The people of Dongjin Kingdom cannot even set foot into Dagan Kingdom. If they declare themselves emperor here, wouldn't they be walking into a trap?" The third prince glanced at him sideways, his eyes seemed to say, aren't you asking this question even though you already know the answer?
"Father, it's raining heavily outside. I'm afraid the carriages and horses will have difficulty moving forward. Can they set off tomorrow?"
Emperor Song glanced at the third prince meaningfully, his sarcastic smile as sharp as a knife. "Since you have betrayed your father, why bother saying all this?"
Jin Linlin and Cao Jiao found a bench among the crowd of ladies and sat down. This place seemed to be a warehouse. The rain was getting heavier and the house would probably be flooded soon.
At this moment, two Dongjin people sneaked into the house like ghosts, and dragged Jin Linlin, Cao Jiao and Su Ci Fu's wife out like an eagle catching chicks.
They were dragged before Dong Jinguo's Imperial Preceptor and the Crown Prince.
"Master, should we take a few more hostages?" The prince was terrified.
"No need, these are enough. Bringing more will only be a burden. The most urgent thing is to leave quickly."
In addition to the Imperial Master and the Crown Prince, there were three ladies from outside the imperial court, His Majesty, and seven secret guards who followed him everywhere.
The Imperial Master turned around and moved the bookshelf away. As he fiddled with the night pearl ornament, the door of the secret room quietly opened and everyone entered one after another.
The passage in the secret room was long and dark, like an endless black hole, filled with a nauseating smell of dampness and mold. Jin Linlin tightly grasped Cao Jiao's hand, her heart filled with endless fear and anxiety.
The secret guards were guarding the surroundings vigilantly as if they were facing a great enemy. Although the Emperor of Song was imprisoned, there was still a majestic light in his eyes.
Shortly after they entered the secret room, the Imperial Guards from above shot and killed hundreds of Dong Jinguo's men and stormed into the Lu Mansion like a tide. The Imperial Guards searched the Lu Mansion, driving everyone out, but they could not find the Emperor.
Soon, they discovered Dong Jinguo's Imperial Preceptor and the Crown Prince, as well as several women missing. Zhan Jue, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and Mu Tiankui, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, exchanged a glance, their brows furrowed so tightly they could pinch a fly to death.
This national teacher was so cruel that he used these people's lives to delay time while he himself escaped.
Mu Tiankui glanced at Jiang Zhixu, who understood and hurried out of the Lu Mansion with the ladies from outside the palace. The officials outside the gate felt relieved and quickly took their families away.
They were all terrified. When they saw their husbands, their legs went weak and they fell to the ground like mud, crying loudly.
Jiang Zhixu frowned tightly. Jin Linlin was actually taken away. This national teacher must be afraid of the Gu-absorbing incense in his hand, so he resorted to such despicable means and used Linlin to threaten him. It was simply hateful to the extreme!
Jiang Zhixu led the Jinyiwei to search every corner of the Lu Mansion like hawks and dogs, conducting a carpet search.
There had already been a heavy encirclement outside, and they had no way to escape. There was only one possibility: there must be a secret room hidden in this mansion, and they escaped from there.
Jiang Zhixu picked up a green bean-sized bean at the door of the main house, and the image of Jin Linlin leaving the house in the morning immediately appeared in his mind.
She carried a purse filled with sugar pills, and the outside of the purse was sewn with these green beads.
A warm feeling welled up in his heart, and he instantly understood Jin Linlin's intention. She must have dropped the beads here on purpose, wanting to leave him a clue.
He picked up the bead and quickly ran into the inner room, where he found another bead on the bookcase.
He was extremely anxious, banging on the bookcase like a headless fly, trying to find the secret passage. At this moment, Zhan Jue walked in, and Jiang Zhixu inadvertently stepped back and bumped into the bookshelf.
The bookshelf slowly moved back, revealing a dazzling night-shining pearl. Jiang Zhixu was overjoyed and hurriedly turned the night-shining pearl according to the mark left by the pearl.
In an instant, the entrance to the secret room appeared before their eyes. The Imperial Guards, led by Jiang Zhixu, and the Imperial Guards, led by Zhan Jue, filed in.
At this time, the Imperial Master and his companions in the secret passage had already fled. In the secret passage, the Imperial Master keenly noticed the movement behind him, his face instantly turned pale as paper, his heart was burning with anxiety, and his pace quickened.
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