Chapter 119: Palace Tragedy 2
Zhao Xiaokun came to Concubine Yuan and felt her pulse. Zhao Xiaokun said, "Her injury is not serious, she just fainted!"
"Brother! We don't have time! If Li Zicheng attacks the palace soon, it will be difficult for us to leave! Besides, it is enough to save Queen Zhou!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"No! I will take her away!" Zhao Xiaokun said firmly.
Zhao Xiaofei was stunned. It was the first time he'd seen his elder brother's expression like that. He'd never seen him so compassionate before! He then looked down at Concubine Yuan's appearance. Although her eyes were closed, he could see her features were picturesque, her figure graceful. She was a top-notch beauty. It seemed his elder brother's penchant for married women was confirmed. But looking at these palace maids and eunuchs, taking two of them wouldn't be a problem.
So Zhao Xiaofei nodded and said, "It's just her! We can't care about the others anymore!"
Zhao Xiaokun immediately squatted down and tore open his clothes to stop the bleeding and bandage Concubine Yuan. Zhao Xiaofei counted them and found a total of five eunuchs and four palace maids. He said to them, "Now I will give each of you a piece of gold. Take it!" Then he took out a handful of gold coins and gave one to each of them. Then he continued, "As long as you are obedient, we brothers will not make things difficult for you! You just need to help us carry Queen Zhou to the palace gate! Do you understand?"
"I understand!" "I understand!" The palace maids and eunuchs answered in unison.
Soon, Zhao Xiaokun had bandaged Concubine Yuan. He ordered two eunuchs to take turns carrying her, and then sent three eunuchs and a maid to carry Empress Zhou. The remaining maids were ready to replace those who were not strong enough.
Zhao Xiaofei, along with the palace maids and eunuchs, carried Empress Zhou and Concubine Yuan on their backs and headed out of the palace. But before they left Kunning Palace, they saw a little girl covered in blood walking towards them.
Zhao Xiaofei looked up and saw that the person coming was actually Princess Zhaoren. Zhao Xiaofei remembered that in history, Princess Kunxing was injured by Chongzhen and then rescued, while Zhaoren was killed by Chongzhen with a single sword. But now it seemed that history had been rewritten, and Zhaoren was still alive.
Zhaoren walked up to Zhao Xiaofei, leaving blood stains on her steps. She recognized the man opposite her as Zhao Xiaofei at a glance. She said tremblingly, "Brother-in-law! Save me, save me!" and then fell to the ground.
Zhao Xiaofei ran over and hugged her in his arms, and Zhao Xiaokun also walked over. Zhao Xiaokun took a look and saw that she was only bleeding heavily from sword wounds on her left shoulder and waist.
Zhao Xiaokun asked, "Who is this person?"
"Princess Zhaoren, Princess Kunxing's sister!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Throw it away! We can't take so many people away!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
"Hey! Brother! Didn't I let you take Concubine Yuan away in the end?" Zhao Xiaofei said anxiously.
"Haha! I'm just kidding! After I stop her bleeding, I'll take her away!" Zhao Xiaokun said with a smile.
Zhao Xiaokun treated Zhaoren's wound very neatly and asked two palace maids to carry him out. They all left Chengtian Gate smoothly.
At this time, some eunuchs and palace maids were unwilling to leave with Zhao Xiaofei and his men. Zhao Xiaofei said, "Just now in the palace, I threatened you to work. Now I let you make your own choice! If you continue to run with us, each of you will get one gold coin. When we get there, I will give you another gold coin each!"
As the saying goes, money can move people's hearts. After thinking about it, several palace maids and eunuchs nodded in agreement. So they continued to walk towards Zhao Xiaofei's Misty Rain Tower. When they arrived at the Misty Rain Tower, Zhao Xiaofei finally breathed a sigh of relief. Several palace maids and eunuchs placed Empress Zhou, Concubine Yuan, and Princess Zhaoren on the bed. Zhao Xiaofei gave them all the gold coins he had and said, "Run for your lives!"
The five eunuchs and three palace maids kowtowed and left. Two palace maids knelt on the ground and refused to leave. Zhao Xiaofei asked, "Why don't you take the money and leave?"
A palace maid said, "I know you are Lord Zhao, Prince Consort Zhao! Prince Consort! We want to follow you! The Queen has been very kind to us, and we intend to continue serving Her Majesty!"
Another maid also said: "Please take me in, my Lord!"
Zhao Xiaofei thought that if Empress Zhou woke up and saw someone familiar, she might be more stable. Otherwise, when she opened her eyes and saw two grown men like us, she would have all sorts of wild thoughts and screams.
"Okay! The queen, the concubine and the princess also need someone to take care of them, so you two stay!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"Thank you! Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!" The two palace maids kowtowed.
Zhao Xiaokun checked on the three women again and said, "They'll probably wake up soon! Let's put them in the car and leave immediately!"
"Okay!" Zhao Xiaofei agreed and called two palace maids to help them get into the warriors that Zhao Xiaofei had prepared long ago. These two warriors were newly bought modified versions that could accommodate seven people, which was just right for them with the two palace maids.
Zhao Xiaofei fastened their seatbelts and placed the backpack containing the imperial seal at the passenger seat's feet. Zhao Xiaokun personally drove to Qihua Gate. Zhao Xiaofei and his companions drove to Qihua Gate, armed with the fake imperial edict and the token they had used to bribe the gatekeeper.
When they arrived at Qihua Gate, everyone was captivated by the carriage. The gatekeeper, whose surname was Liang, came to the gate, took the token, looked at it, and said, "Sir! You may go ahead and keep this magical carriage!"
Zhao Xiaofei immediately understood that this guy was greedy and wanted to take the car away. He said, "Okay! I'll call them down!"
General Liang smiled and said, "It's still the Prince Consort who knows the current situation!"
Zhao Xiaofei got in the car and said to his eldest brother, "Damn it! These guys want this car, we definitely can't get through. Let's execute Plan B!"
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