Yan Cheng played with the white jade tea cup and listened to the sound of bangs outside.
It's the first update. I wonder what the situation is like in the palace. Has Mrs. Xu been born? There is also Zichen Palace, has anyone discovered it?
The voice of the chamberlain sounded outside the house: "I have met the Crown Princess. Your Highness is busy. Would you like to come back later?"
Xie's faint voice came over: "No need. The weather is getting cold suddenly. I'm here to ask if your highness needs new bedding. Since you are busy, you can take care of me."
Then it became quiet, and Mr. Xie must have left.
Yan Cheng sighed silently.
He knew that the cold treatment these days had made Ms. Xie gradually drift away from her, but it didn't matter. When the matter was settled, she would understand his painstaking efforts.
Time passed by one by one, and the copper kettle was put down for another moment. Finally, there was a noise outside the house, and the confidant pushed the door open and entered.
"Your Highness, there is something going on in the palace! Suddenly the lights of Zichen Palace were brightly lit, and the Queen rushed over with the imperial doctor."
The news he had been waiting for finally came. Yan Cheng put aside his worries and asked, "Where is Liufangzhai? How is Xu's situation?"
"I haven't given birth until now. The imperial doctors who are good at gynecology are all there. Judging from the situation, I probably have a difficult delivery."
Yan Cheng couldn't help but smile. What is destiny? This is destiny! Everyone said that Mrs. Xu was in good health and had a good pregnancy, so she would be able to give birth safely. As a result, wouldn't it be difficult to give birth?
He stood up: "Let's go into the palace!"
What Yan Cheng said about entering the palace was not just entering the palace. He used the reason for Dong Guojiu's disappearance to move the Thirteen Guards of the Forbidden Army around. Now there are only imperial guards in the city, while the East Palace has its own guards.
, plus the North Gate Forbidden Army is also his people...
Huh, both of them wanted to install spies, so they just asked him to transfer all the people out! Du Ming and Lu Yue are outside the city at the moment, but they can't come back in time.
When Yan Cheng came out, the chamberlain immediately put a raincoat on him and held up a big umbrella. He quickly walked to the side door and crossed the courtyard. The guards of the East Palace had already assembled and were standing in the wind and rain, waiting for orders.
Yan Cheng glanced at them one by one, his eyes flashing with unprecedented determination, and in the end he only said one word: "Let's go!"
He took the lead out of the palace gate, and the guards followed him silently, heading toward the north gate of the palace in darkness.
"Boom" thunder exploded, and Xie, who was leaning on the beauty's couch, suddenly woke up and asked, "Is the prince back?"
The palace maid replied: "Back to the Crown Princess, no."
Ms. Xie frowned, feeling extremely flustered. She couldn't figure out the reason even after thinking about it, so she simply got up and went out.
"Princess!" The palace maid chased after her, "It's raining so hard, where are you going?"
"Go and see the prince." Ms. Xie kept walking, even though half of her body was wet from the rain.
When she returned to the study, the lights in the room had long been turned off, and someone was outside asking questions to the waiter.
Mr. Xie looked over intently: "Mr. Fu?"
When Mr. Fu saw it was her, he hurriedly raised his hands and saluted: "I have met the Crown Princess."
Mr. Xie nodded and asked, "Sir, you came here in the middle of the night. Do you have something to do?"
Mr. Fu didn't know what to say for a moment. He was not on duty today. He didn't hear until the evening that the prince ordered the Thirteen Guards of the Forbidden Army to reorganize their defenses. He immediately felt that something was wrong.
The prince acted cautiously, and he would usually ask them to review and review such important matters again and again, and only if they were sure there were no problems would he issue them to him. But today, he acted vigorously and resolutely, which was not his style at all.
Mr. Fu originally wanted to ask again tomorrow, but everyone was lying down and couldn't sleep, so he simply came over to take a look, but he happened to catch a glimpse of his tail.
"Does the Crown Princess know where Your Highness is going with the guards?" he asked directly.
Xie's heart skipped a beat, and her ominous premonition became even stronger. It was raining so heavily in the middle of the night, where could we go with the guards? Besides, Mr. Fu was Yan Cheng's most trusted aide, and he would be consulted on all matters, no matter how big or small.
Even Mr. Fu doesn't know his opinion, so today...
Mr. Fu had already guessed it from her look.
The princess doesn't know either.
Mr. Fu couldn't stand any longer, hurriedly confessed his crime, turned around and rushed out of the rain.
"Hey!" Ms. Xie thought about it and finally gritted her teeth, "Let's go, let's go too!"
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The sound of rain was the best cover. The north gate quietly opened, and Yan Cheng led the people into the palace.
After taking this step, he had no way out. As a prince, he had already committed a serious crime by entering the palace with his personal guards in the middle of the night.
But what does it matter? After tonight, the entire capital and the entire world belong to him. What does it matter about a mere palace?
When he was about to arrive at Zichen Palace, he was stopped.
The patrolling guard captain asked: "Which team are you from? Where are you going? Are you destined to die?"
The guard in front moved out of the way, and Yan Cheng walked out.
When the captain of the guard saw his face, he couldn't help but be stunned: "His Royal Highness?"
Yan Cheng said calmly: "I have received a secret order from my father, and something seems to have happened in the Zichen Palace, so I brought someone to take a look."
The captain of the guard hesitated for a moment: "Does your Highness have a token?"
"You said it was a secret decree, so why did you get the token?"
"This..." the guard captain finally refused: "I'm sorry, since Your Highness doesn't have a token, I can't let you go."
Yan Cheng did not argue with him, but instead asked: "Is it possible that you are one of the accidents?"
The captain of the guard retorted: "Your Highness, how can you frame it indiscriminately? I am just fulfilling my duty!"
However, Yan Cheng made up his mind and waved his hand behind him: "I now suspect that you are related to the incident in Zichen Palace. You will stay here until the truth is found out."
As he said this, some guards came forward to capture them.
The captain of the guard was shocked and shouted: "Your Highness actually used force in the palace city. What is your motive?"
"It's you who has the best intentions!" the Imperial Guard of the East Palace shouted, "If you dare to disobey the Crown Prince in front of me, take it down!"
The team, which consisted of only a dozen people, was captured quickly. Whenever they encountered obstacles on the Yan Cheng Road, they acted in the same manner and quickly arrived in front of the Zichen Palace.
He looked up at the palace in the rain, listened to the panicked footsteps inside, and felt calmer than ever before.
"Send the order." Yan Cheng said coldly, "Someone is plotting to kill Your Majesty, and we are here to rescue him with a secret order."
The guards of the East Palace responded loudly and rushed forward with their men.
The guards of the Forbidden Palace were alerted and rushed out to stop the people. However, Yan Cheng came prepared and had a large number of people, and quickly took control of the situation.
The heavy rain was pouring down, and Yan Cheng stepped up the steps and walked into the door step by step.
The lights in the palace were brightly lit, and the palace servants were standing in rows and rows. At this time, with such a behavior, something must have happened.
The queen hurriedly came out and was shocked when she saw Yan Cheng's appearance: "A Cheng, you..."
Yan Cheng smiled slightly and saluted her, as if nothing had happened, and as if everything was different.
He asked softly: "Mom, I heard that my father is critically ill. Is that true?"