Sheng Xiangxun was waiting quietly in the outer hall of Qingyuan Palace. The door of the inner hall a few feet away from him was closed, and the emperor and the prince were having a secret conversation inside.
He didn't know the details, but he knew the contents of the secret letter that he had handed over before.
Thinking that his little girl was still dealing with bad guys in the suburbs of Beijing, Sheng Xiangxun's heart was beating like a bucket, making him restless.
"Eunuch Yang, look...it's getting late now. Otherwise, I'd better let you leave the palace!"
Yang Xun heard the sound, glanced at the still steaming tea bowl, put on a smile for the sixth time, held a whisk to block it, and said with a smile: "This can't be done, Third Master Sheng."
"..." Sheng Xiangxun scratched his head and ears anxiously when he saw him blocking her.
After a few steps, he walked up to Emperor Chengyuan's most trusted eunuch, and he smiled innocently: "Good father-in-law, just pretend you haven't seen me and let me go!"
"Haha." Yang Xun was used to this move when he was five or six years old and was not moved at all, "Unless you knock our family unconscious..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Mr. Sheng had already rolled up his sleeves and went to move the vase.
Yang Xun: "???"
"Mr. Sheng, please stop messing around!"
Yang Xun reacted and immediately became angry: "In front of the emperor, you can't mess around!"
Saying this, the door of the inner hall opened with a creak, and Emperor Chengyuan's loud voice came from inside: "Tell that kid to get in!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Xun quickly directed the servants to take away the vase from Sheng Xiangxun's hand: "My Third Master! Hurry up and go see the saint!"
Sheng Xiangxun felt anxious. Seeing that he couldn't get out for a while, he could only shake his sleeves and walk in with his head hanging down.
At this moment, he felt extremely regretful. Why did he go to see the prince first?
You just met him, why did you let him be kidnapped into the palace?
The lights in the inner hall were brighter than those in the outer hall. As soon as Sheng Xiangxun entered, his eyes were dazzled.
Seeing Emperor Chengyuan and the Crown Prince sitting there, he bowed honestly.
When he heard the cry, he looked over with a rich expression.
Emperor Chengyuan saw this and asked before he could speak, "Shu Quan can't sit still?"
Sheng Xiangxun's head was nodding as if pecking at rice, and he wanted to beg for mercy and beg to leave the palace immediately.
Unexpectedly, before he spoke, Emperor Chengyuan spoke to him again: "Then do you know why I don't let you out?"
Sheng Xiangxun asked in his heart how he knew, but he still shook his head obediently.
"This is a secret letter just sent by the assistant of the Supervisor of Taogui Academy." Emperor Chengyuan pressed his hand on the letter on the desk.
Sheng Xiangxun saw that the emperor had no intention of showing it to him, and he did not overstep the rules. He just wanted to ask if there was any news about his little girl.
But who would have thought that just as he opened his mouth, the emperor rushed to speak again: "This letter contains not a single word of truth; but according to the time and direction mentioned in it, converted into numbers, after decryption, it is possible that every word of it is true." It’s the truth.”
"..." Sheng Xiangxun's first reaction was that this was his little daughter's masterpiece.
"It does look very much like Sister Yuan's handiwork." Emperor Chengyuan smiled, "If I translated it correctly, she and Brother Yu may have already found a way to enter the city."
After he finished speaking, Prince Jiang Huaiqian didn't hold back and turned his head to look over.
Father didn’t say this to him just now!
Facing the prince's gaze, Emperor Chengyuan snorted: "Have you ever read through the secret book of secret words that I compiled? I can say whatever I want to say in it, and you don't know what I haven't said."
Thinking of the so-called secret code of secret words compiled by his father, Prince Jiang Huaiqian fainted and panicked.
To be honest, he would rather read a dictionary because of the boring content of this book that could be used as a city wall brick.
If he had time to read the book, why not study a set of secret words by himself?
Of course, this slander was just a slander, and he couldn't be stupid enough to say it.
I can only show my introspective expression and say: "I am ashamed!"
Compared with that little guy like Sister Yuan, he is really ashamed! He didn't even know how the little girl could see in!
"I have sent someone to pick her up in the outer city. Just wait to see her here."
Where can Sheng Xiangxun sit down? Just as he was about to invite himself to take part in picking up the child, he saw Prince Jiang Huaiqian shaking his head slightly towards him.
Suddenly, he became calmer, and his mind turned slightly, guessing that the emperor might have another move.
Also, Yang Pan returned to his troops and watched eagerly outside the city. The emperor was twice shocked, and it was impossible for him to do nothing. He was afraid that the Duke Protector's Palace would be surrounded by now.
Kyoto's defense force, from the inner guard, to the Chinese cavalry, to the north and south posts, and the east and west battalions, these six troops have hundreds of thousands of people, and it is easy to deal with Yang Pangui's troops, who only have 10,000 people.
Thinking of this, Sheng Xiangxun felt much more at ease. Looking at the emperor and the prince who were also indifferent, he was already in a mood to consider whether to calmly praise his little girl after seeing her, or whether to hold his head and cry according to his heart.
At this moment, a servant outside the inner hall hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, the leader of the inner guard came to report that the thirteen surnamed families in the city have rebelled!"
"What!" Prince Jiang Huaiqian's expression changed. All the aristocratic families in the capital were protecting their servants. Although the number on the surface was only a few hundred, since they had treason, who knew if there would be a traitor inside who secretly came in under the auspices of Chen Cang!
Emperor Chengyuan seemed to have expected it and was not very shocked.
Until the second urgent report from the inner guard was sent to the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, there is civil strife in the central army, the north and south posts, and the east and west battalions. King Cheng also went with the three armies to quell the chaos!"
"King Cheng?!" The prince's expression changed again. He really didn't expect this younger brother to show up.
"Bastard!" Emperor Chengyuan's face became increasingly ugly. He suppressed the anger of vomiting blood and ordered in a deep voice, "Let the commander of the inner guard lead the people to quell the chaos!"
Sheng Xiangxun looked on dumbfounded. The scene of thousands of people fighting against thousands of people instantly appeared in his mind, and his hands and feet suddenly became cold.
As far as he knew, the large force of the Internal Guards had already gone to the hunting ground in advance, and the remaining two to three thousand people were still scattered throughout the imperial city. It would be difficult to gather them together at once, not to mention that all the other five armies were in civil strife. The Internal Guard may not be stable. If there is another internal strife, how much will be left for the imperial court and the royal family to quell the chaos?
In this way, how can the Internal Guards allocate their strength to look for Sister Yuan and the others!
no! Can't wait like this!
Sheng Xiangxun resisted his impulse and waited until the chamberlain had left, then he stepped forward and knelt down to ask: "Your Majesty, please allow me to leave the palace so that I can do my best!"
Emperor Chengyuan didn't know his true purpose, but at this moment he was no longer sure about bringing Sister Yuan and others, so he didn't force them to stay and waved his hand: "Yes."
When Prince Jiang Huaiqian saw Sheng Xiangxun leaving in a hurry, he was moved in his heart. He turned around and asked his father for an order: "I would also like to ask my father to allow your son to lead people to quell the chaos, so as to ensure the safety of my father and the peace of the people of Kyoto!"
But this time Emperor Chengyuan firmly opposed: "The safest place in the imperial city is the palace. I don't need your protection, you are here! Several of the emperor's grandsons are in the palace, you don't need to go out! As for everyone in the Prince's Mansion, I We have sent people to protect you. You should know that it is better to be still than to move. It is far better for the women and children in the palace to wait there than to rush into the palace."
(End of chapter)
