Li Yuan was greatly stimulated at this time, and his fighting power was astonishing. Except for the royal spies, no one dared to get close to him. The leader of the Demon Cult had been playing steadily and conserving his strength. Even at this time, he was still able to handle it with ease.
The two of them join forces, it will be difficult to break through the siege and take the emperor's life, but it is not difficult to escape.
As soon as Li Yuan decided to leave, the leader of the Demon Cult cooperated with him, and soon the two of them found an opportunity. After a feint, the two of them left in the air, leaving a mess behind.
"Chase!" The royal spy was a step too late and chased after the two of them, and the guards followed suit not to be outdone.
The emperor wants Li Yuan's life. No matter whether they can catch up or not, they must catch up first and then show their attitude. The emperor cannot think that they are incompetent and disobedient.
As soon as the royal spies and guards left, the chaos in the palace calmed down, but...
The emperor was injured and fainted. He was carried to the side hall by the guards for medical treatment. The emperor's personal eunuch died saving him, and Concubine Ji... was so frightened that she fainted early in the morning. In such a huge palace, there was no one to take charge of the overall situation.
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The guards had no choice but to find a few princes from the clan and ask them to come out and take charge of the overall situation. However, the princes from the clan all said they were frightened and pushed each other, but no one was willing to come out and stabilize the overall situation.
In this matter today, anyone who does not do well will be punished, and the emperor does not know whether he is alive or dead. No one wants to take the risk at this time.
In the unlikely event that the emperor dies, they can't explain it even with a hundred mouths, and the whole family will have to accompany the emperor to death.
Even if the emperor is fine, they can't get any favors from them. If the emperor thinks that they are greedy for power and have evil intentions, their future life will be even more difficult.
There is no way, the clan is such a pathetic existence. They are royal relatives and nobles, their ancestors are also emperors, and they were once sons and grandsons of princes. They have the hope of competing for great treasures, but...
They are ministers now, and they can only be ministers. They must do what ministers should do peacefully. The emperor does not want them to interfere in the affairs of the government and does not allow them to reach out to the palace. They must not do anything to make the emperor afraid.
The members of the clan refused to come forward to take the lead. When you pushed me to give way, they actually pushed King Yanbei out.
Although the King of Yanbei is a king with a different surname, he has a powerful position. There is nothing wrong with him taking charge of the overall situation at this time. The civil and military officials have no objection to this, but...
King Yanbei was not happy.
"I have been tired from traveling all the way. I just fought with Li Yuan and was injured by Li Yuan. I urgently need to return home to heal my injuries. I have to take the first step." Xiao Jiuan gave a very face-saving excuse and did not wait for anyone to say anything.
Ji Yunkai turned around and walked towards the outside of the palace without stopping a step.
"The King of Yanbei left just like that?" Everyone was stunned. Who of them dared to leave the palace at this time? In other words, the King of Yanbei went his own way, completely ignoring the rules behind the scenes.
The emperor is injured and his life or death is unknown. Naturally, he cannot leave the palace at this time. But who dares to stop King Yanbei?
No one dared to stop him, everyone could only watch him leave the palace and watch him leave everyone behind.
"It's getting late, it's time for me to leave." As soon as Xiao Jiuan left, Feng Qi stood up immediately, said something to everyone, and left gracefully.
He was not willing to stay in this palace for any longer unless necessary.
"Young Master Feng Qi, you cannot leave the palace now." Someone shouted, but Feng Qi turned a deaf ear and walked out calmly.
"Your Majesty is the True Dragon Emperor. Nothing will happen. There is no need for us to stay here. Instead, it will cause chaos to the people in the palace. I will take the first step." After Feng Qi left, the head of the Qi family also stood up and followed Feng Qi.
Qi Yiyi left, showing his support for Feng Qi with his actions.
"The emperor has not injured any vital parts. He will wake up soon. The top priority is to catch the assassin. I will leave the palace to pursue the assassin." After Feng Qi and the head of the Qi family left, Chu Hao also stood up, but he found
An excellent reason to say no.
Someone has set a precedent, and it is impossible to control others. The palace is in chaos, and the hall is full of dead bodies and the smell of blood. No one wants to stay in the palace anymore. Seeing everyone leaving one after another, they all find reasons.
Want to leave the palace.
At first, the princes of the clan did not agree. It was not until the imperial doctor came to report that the prince was awake that they allowed everyone to leave the palace.
At this time, the palace was in chaos. It was not safe for so many people to stay in the palace. It would be better to go out.
With these words, everyone left the palace one after another, fearing that they would be too late to get out and get into trouble.
As the people who attended the palace banquet left one by one, Tianqi's palace banquet this year was considered to be over, but it did not end successfully as the emperor wished.
Xiao Jiuan and Ji Yunkai were the first to leave the palace. They sat on the carriage and let the carriage move forward slowly in the dark night without any intention of urging them.
On the carriage, Xiao Jiuan and Ji Yunkai sat on each side. Ji Yunkai's face was still tied with a sweat-stained and bloody handkerchief.
There was a coffee table between the two of them, giving off an air of alienation. No one spoke for a long time, and they were not as affectionate as they were in front of the palace.
After an unknown amount of time, Ji Yunkai sighed softly and took the initiative to say: "My lord, why did you come back so soon? Is the matter with Yanbei over?"
Previously he only cared about being happy, but only now did Ji Yunkai realize that Xiao Jiuan was much haggard.
Maybe he didn't get enough rest. Xiao Jiuan's dark circles were very serious, and his stubble was popping out. He hadn't shaved in an unknown number of days. He looked more than ten years older, and he was no longer dignified as usual, like a down-and-out uncle.
But...for no reason, Ji Yunkai felt happy about Xiao Jiu'an like this. In Ji Yunkai's eyes, Xiao Jiu'an, who looked like a down-and-out uncle, was much more pleasing to the eye than the clean and neat appearance he used to have.
"Well, Beichen has withdrawn his troops." Xiao Jiu'an closed his eyes slightly and responded softly. His voice was not as cold as in the palace, but revealed a hint of exhaustion and hoarseness.
Traveling day and night, even a tough guy can't stand it. Ji Yunkai is not an outsider. He doesn't need to pretend or show off in front of Ji Yunkai. When he is tired, he is tired, and when he is tired, he is tired.
Xiao Jiuan didn't care and showed his true self in front of Ji Yunkai.
"Then you'll be alright if you come back at this time, right?" Ji Yunkai noticed it, and felt a little worried and distressed in his heart. He had the urge to remove the coffee table in the middle so that Xiao Jiuan could rest against her for a while.
But impulse is just impulse after all, and Ji Yunkai didn't do that.
"Don't worry, I have my own plans." Leaving Yanbei's mess behind and running back will naturally cause a lot of trouble. His people may not even be able to clean up all the emperor and Shiqing's people, but...
None of these are important compared to meeting Ji Yunkai.
He was glad that he rushed back, otherwise he would not have known that these people in the capital bullied his Yun Kai like this when he was not in the capital... (To be continued)