Chapter 292: Collective Escape from the East Palace
The next day, Xin Ruyan came to Kunning Palace as usual.
In fact, the queen has stopped seeing people since her head was shaved.
But the rules cannot be broken, so the concubines in the harem have to come to pay their respects, and as the Crown Princess Xin Ruyan, she also needs to come to pay her respects every day.
Even though Wu Yuan's status as crown prince has been deposed now, since they were not driven out of the East Palace, he is still the crown prince in name only.
According to the plan, after Xin Ruyan said hello, even if he showed his face in front of others, he could go back and leave quietly.
But I didn't expect that the queen would actually leave Xin Ruyan alone today.
Although Xin Ruyan's heart sank, she did not panic. She told Ten Thousand Steps that even if she couldn't leave today, Murong Haitang, Mo Qiaoer and the others had already left successfully.
As for Wu Yuan, he also set out at dawn with the three thousand soldiers and horses sent by Emperor Wu.
In other words, she is the only one left now.
Xin Ruyan was also mentally prepared. If she really couldn't leave, she would just stay here.
Xin Ruyan followed her mother into the queen's palace, and did not neglect the queen because of her several frustrations. After bowing respectfully and saying hello, she waited for the queen's instructions.
But for a while, the queen didn't move at all.
Xin Ruyan was not in a hurry, and the queen didn't say anything. She just kept sitting here.
Finally, the queen couldn't help but asked: "You should be calm. Now that Wu Yuan has left, it is said in the palace that Wu Yuan's trip is full of misfortunes. Aren't you worried at all?"
Xin Ruyan was startled and couldn't imagine that the queen would care about Wu Yuan.
However, he still replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "If worrying is useful, I am willing to worry about Wu Yuan without sleeping or eating, but unfortunately, no matter how much I worry, it will not have any effect."
Hearing Xin Ruyan's answer, the queen chuckled and said, "If you're not worried, it's because you have the support of your father, Dawu's number one general."
At this time, Xin Ruyan somewhat understood the queen's intention.
He replied: "If the Queen has something to say, you might as well say it directly."
The queen was silent for a moment before asking, "I would like to know whether your father will send troops to help Wu Yuan quell the chaos this time!"
"No!" Xin Ruyan replied decisively.
Worried that the queen would not believe it, Xin Ruyan also explained: "Without your majesty's order, no one of my father's troops will leave the Northern Territory!"
But the queen was obviously not satisfied with this answer.
"But I don't believe it. If the general doesn't help, Wu Yuan will be in serious danger. Will your Xin family just watch Wu Yuan die?" The queen stared at Xin Ruyan, trying to take advantage of Xin Ruyan.
A clue could be seen on his face.
The result was disappointment, and Xin Ruyan didn't hesitate at all.
Immediately afterwards, in order not to waste time, Xin Ruyan directly exposed the queen's thoughts, "The queen is worried about the safety of the second prince Wu Zheng, right?"
The queen did not deny this, "I hope that you can send a message to Wu Yuan, whether it is your father or Wu Yuan himself, if there is a way to escape, don't leave my son behind."
At the end, the queen's tone also contained a hint of pleading.
Xin Ruyan sighed and thought to herself, the queen is also a person, and she also has the consciousness of being a mother.
Then Xin Ruyan replied: "Queen, don't worry. Wu Yuan has said more than once that he doesn't hate the second child. I believe Wu Yuan will not ignore Wu Zheng."
The queen was startled, and after taking a deep look at Xin Ruyan, she waved her hand to Xin Ruyan tiredly, "Whether it's true or not, please convey this message to me, if Wu Zheng comes back safe and sound, I owe him a
Favor."
After hearing this, Xin Ruyan happily agreed that she would tell him what to say. As for Wu Yuan's decision, she would not interfere.
Then, Xin Ruyan resigned and left Kunning Palace. After returning to the East Palace honestly, he sneaked out of the East Palace alone. At this point, the East Palace was completely empty.
Eunuch Su stood on a high platform and looked at Xin Ruyan's figure that flickered and disappeared. After a moment, he sighed: "The world of Dawu is definitely going to change."
After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at the gun in his hand.
"The prince is a great talent. I'm afraid it won't take long before everything in this world must be surrendered. Your Majesty, a good bird chooses a tree to roost in. This old slave also wants to have a good death. I'm sorry."
At noon, Eunuch Su served Emperor Wu for lunch.
At this time, a guard hurriedly broke in from outside. Seeing this, Eunuch Su immediately scolded: "How dare you, who gave you the courage to break in?"
"Back to Eunuch Su, the situation is urgent. Please tell me to pay attention to the movements in the East Palace, but..."
"But what?" Emperor Wu looked at the guard with lightning eyes.
The guard was shocked, but not everyone has the courage to face Tianwei.
But when he thought of Eunuch Su’s previous explanation and the lives of the whole family, he cheered up and said, “Reporting to the Emperor, the East Palace was very quiet the whole morning today. At first we didn’t notice anything unusual, until someone from the Internal Affairs Office arrived.
I came to deliver something, only to find that the entire East Palace was already empty."
"What?" Emperor Wu stood up angrily.
The next second, he overturned the table, "Wu Yuan is so brave, what does he want to do? Do you really want to rebel against him?"
At this time, Eunuch Su hurriedly came over and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Is there any misunderstanding? The night before last, you asked your servant to send a message to the eldest prince. In it, he promised that the eldest prince could take his female family members with him on the expedition. Could it be the eldest prince's wife?
Is it...really?"
After Eunuch Su said this, he carefully observed Emperor Wu's expression.
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. No one can understand the true meaning of this sentence more deeply than Eunuch Su.
"What a shame, you actually helped him get away with it? He took so many people away, how come you didn't notice it at all?" Emperor Wu was about to launch an attack on him.
Eunuch Su was well prepared for this and quickly defended himself: "Your Majesty, last night I secretly watched the East Palace. The eldest prince was having so much fun with the girls in the East Palace that he had no intention of leaving at all.
"
This was also confirmed by the guards.
Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you put it this way, Wu Yuan deliberately confused your vision, then it is definitely not a misunderstanding when he took everyone in the East Palace away. He was challenging my bottom line."
Eunuch Su was also worried about Wu Yuan, and that was all he could do.
Immediately, Emperor Wu issued an order, "Go down and do your best to capture those who escaped from the East Palace, especially Xin Ruyan, who must be captured by me."
Eunuch Su immediately agreed and went down to make arrangements.
After Eunuch Su left, Emperor Wu was still furious. He looked at the direction in which Wu Yuan was heading for the expedition and gritted his teeth and said: "Wu Yuan, you have disappointed me so much. What else are you dissatisfied with?"