That night, the East Palace was awakened by the fire.
When the palace maid came to announce the time, Xiao Min and Lu Bingzhen were having a good dream. After learning the news, the two put on their clothes and stood up. Xiao Min picked up his sword and left the East Palace.
Before leaving, Xiao Min did not forget to ask Eunuch Fushuang, "Fushuang, there will be chaos tonight. You must guard the East Palace and the Crown Princess." Eunuch Fushuang also knew that the situation was dangerous and hurriedly agreed to transfer all the people in the East Palace. The guards gathered in Jinghe Hall. All palace ladies and eunuchs were not allowed to act without authorization. Anyone who dared to wander around would be killed.
The night was dark, Lu Bingzhen changed into a pair of capable arrow sleeves, and sat upright in Jinghe Hall. Next to him was a long bow made of snow jade and with a cold light. It was the Long Bow Zhequan. Zhu Shi and Xue Cha were waiting on the side. Leng Buding heard Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess say, "There is no need to wait for tea tonight. You two should go change into smart clothes."
Hearing this, Zhu Shi and Xue Cha knew that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess had known their identities for a long time, and immediately stopped hiding it. After changing their clothes, the six female secret guards, Zhu Shi, Xue Cha, Li Zhi, Durian Calyx, Zhi Shi, and Song Jie, all stood guard beside Lu Bingzhen.
Lu Bingzhen thought of Empress Wen who was alone in the palace, and her eyes were filled with sadness, "Eunuch Fu Shuang, is there anyone in the palace to protect the empress?"
"Your Highness, don't worry. The Queen has been well protected by His Highness the Prince. The Queen is currently in the Shoukang Palace of the Empress Dowager. Shoukang Palace is far away and easy to defend and difficult to attack. The rebels dare not Went there.”
After hearing this, Lu Bingzhen's frown did not relax. The fact tonight is that there is a narrow escape from death. The sword has no eyes. What should we do if we injure His Highness the Crown Prince?
After thinking about it, Lu Bingzhen finally couldn't sit still and stood up from the stool suddenly, "No, I want to go take a look." Eunuch Fu Shuang was dumbfounded when he heard this, and the six female secret guards also tried to dissuade him.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, you must not do this. A son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall. His sword has no eyes. If you go, your servants will not be able to explain to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"If we talk about a body worth a thousand pieces of gold, wouldn't His Highness the Prince be the same? Even if I stay here, His Highness the Prince will definitely still be able to hear your explanation?"
Eunuch Fu Shuang took a breath, he didn't expect Her Highness the Crown Princess to be so outspoken. "But, Your Highness, you, you, you." Lu Bingzhen knew exactly what he wanted to say, but he just felt that she could not do anything as a prostitute.
Lu Bingzhen didn't say much. He stretched out his hand and Cai Bing immediately handed it to Zhequan. Lu Bingzhen took it, tried the bow string briefly, and suddenly shot an arrow.
The arrow flew out of the hall at an extremely fast speed. After a clang, the arrow settled on a copper coin on the screen wall outside the hall.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the East Palace held their breath for a moment, and then fell into stunned silence.
"How is it?" Lu Bingzhen turned back and looked at the people in the East Palace. Eunuch Fu Shuang still had a troubled expression on his face, "Your Highness, the sword has no eyes after all."
Lu Bingzhen waved his hand to stop his next words, "Eunuch Fu Shuang, you'd better just tell me the shortest way to the front hall."
Seeing that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was so determined, Eunuch Fushuang had no choice but to lead the way for her.
Along the way, Eunuch Fushuang's face was full of sadness. Lu Bingzhen comforted him, "Eunuch Fushuang, you don't have to worry. I have practiced martial arts when I was sent away with my parents. Although I am not as skilled as your highness in bow and horse, I am extremely talented. I am very talented in archery and can I can shoot bows and arrows that are twice as far as ordinary people. I will be able to keep myself safe when I go here, and I can also help His Royal Highness.
Besides, it may not be safe inside the East Palace. If someone attacks by force, that's it. If someone takes action and starts a fire from the outside, wouldn't we become the turtle catching the turtle in the urn? "
"Your Highness, please stop joking about this. Since the renovation of the East Palace before the wedding, these things have been taken into consideration. Not to mention setting fire, even if someone wants to dig a tunnel to enter the East Palace, it will be difficult." Eunuch Fu Shuang was still chattering. He whispered, trying to persuade Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to return to the impregnable East Palace.
Suddenly, with sharp eyes, he saw Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess raising her hand to signal them to stop, followed by six female secret guards: Zhu Shi, Xue Cha, Li Zhi, Durian Calyx, Zhi Shi, and Song Jie. In an instant, all eight people stopped in unison.
In order to deceive others and avoid unnecessary trouble, the group in the East Palace did not have torches or lanterns. It was entirely relying on the bright moonlight tonight to walk through the long palace road. After they all stopped, they saw Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess calmly draw out an arrow, aim it to the side and forward, and then shoot it out in one breath.
However, Fu Shuang, Zhu Shi, Xue Cha, Pear Branch, Durian Calyx, Zhi Shi, and Song Jie, the six female secret guards, saw nothing from the side and front.
A suppressed cry of pain came from the side and in front, and the seven people moved in unison and looked at the Crown Princess at the same time. Eunuch Fu Shuang led the way because he really couldn't persuade Her Highness the Crown Princess. The reason for the six female secret guards was that since they were assigned to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, the order they received was to obey all orders given by Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess.
The seven of them never believed from the beginning to the end that Her Highness the Crown Princess was capable of protecting herself or even helping Her Highness the Crown Prince. After all, the things that ladies from aristocratic families are good at are socializing, dealing with favors, and taking care of the backyard. The seven of them have never heard of any noble ladies from aristocratic families who are good at riding horses, archery, and killing thieves.
The seven of them saw Lu Bingzhen's serious expression, "There is an assassin wearing night clothes. I don't know where he came from. Let's go and pry open his mouth."
"Your Highness, Your Highness." Lu Bingzhen, who thought Eunuch Fushuang was going to say something cliche again, wanted to stop him, but heard him say as if he had made up his mind, "Your Highness, leave these dirty jobs to the slaves, don't let these Things get your hands dirty.”
Eunuch Fushuang moved very quickly and pried open the assassin's mouth in just a few words. Lu Bingzhen was a little unbelievable. He didn't expect that Eunuch Fushuang, who always had a smile on his face, could have such a ruthless side. It seemed that everyone in the East Palace was not simple.
But what Lu Bingzhen didn't know was that after this night, her image in the eyes of everyone in the East Palace had also transformed into an image of someone capable of political planning and capable of killing people.
"Your Highness, this assassin was sent to the East Palace by His Majesty, but unfortunately we bumped into him." East Palace? Lu Bingzhen frowned, wondering why His Majesty would do this at this time? Could it be that His Majesty really wants to kill Dong Gong to pave the way for King Yu?
"He has told you what His Majesty will send him to do." The wrinkles between Eunuch Fushuang's brows deepened, "As you expected, he intends to kidnap you and make His Highness the Crown Prince surrender."
Hearing this, Lu Bingzhen seemed to have heard some big joke. His Royal Highness, with countless lives tied to him, could not possibly give up the throne that was within his reach for a wife who had just been married less than half a year ago.
These days, Lu Bingzhen is not blind. She can see that His Highness the Crown Prince has feelings for her, but she does not believe that this love in His Highness the Crown Prince's heart is more important than the lives of hundreds of people in the world.
"I'm afraid that your Majesty will not only send people to the East Palace, but also to the Queen Mother's palace. Fortunately, the Queen Mother is already in Shoukang Palace at this time. Eunuch Fushuang, are you sure the defense of Shoukang Palace is sufficient?"
Eunuch Fu Shuang answered categorically this time, "Your Highness, don't worry. During the renovation of the East Palace, a secret passage was specially dug, and the exit is near Shoukang Palace. If Shoukang Palace is really unable to resist the rebels, those people will escort the Queen and the Queen Mother to the The East Palace is more than enough.”
After hearing Eunuch Fushuang's explanation, Lu Bingzhen finally felt relieved. She immediately said, "In this case, we have nothing to worry about. Let's go directly to where His Royal Highness is now."
At this moment, the situation around His Royal Highness is not optimistic.
"I didn't expect that my father is still alive and trying to contain his son. Does he really think that he can live until Xiao Jiu, Xiao Ten or Xiao Eleven grow up? He is a father, why is he like this? If you can't tolerate your own son, why must you kill Gu and King Yu?"
Seeing that King Yu, under the banner of "Qing Jun Side", was approaching step by step with the support of the assassins secretly trained by his father. Xiao Min looked at Prince Yu with a hint of pity, "Idiot, you really think that our father still cares about the family relationship between father and son. The assassin is helping you right now, but if I arrive, I'm afraid the assassin will immediately I'm about to slash you with my sword.
My father's purpose is not for any of us, but to contain the power of his two adult sons and make his throne more secure. "
Seeing the assassin approaching step by step, Xiao Min continued with a sneer, "Okay, since my father doesn't care about the family relationship between father and son, I don't have to worry about my father's tenderness in those years when I was young. There is no need to accept anyone who comes. Hands, also tell them to see the true combat power of the East Palace."
As he spoke, there was chaos in front of the Qinzheng Palace. The forces of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness Prince Yu were at war. There were also assassins from one side of unknown positions wandering around, harvesting heads from both sides from time to time to balance the situation on both sides.
Just when Pei Jian received the order to activate all the secret guards in the East Palace, Xiao Min saw several figures appearing at the small door on the side. The figures of those people did not look like sergeants belonging to any of the current forces. Instead, they looked a bit like... A Rui and Fu Shuang.
While he was observing carefully, Lu Bingzhen once again pulled out an arrow from the quiver on his back and hit the guard closest to King Yu directly. In just a moment, the guard fell on King Yu's body with a plop.
Several people who were fighting were startled by this sudden change. When they were stunned, Eunuch Fushuang had already relied on the attributes of the terrain to lead Lu Bingzhen and others through the inspection of the East Palace sergeant and approached His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. around.
