auspicious time has come

As the man walked out, the candlelight in the dark room faintly overflowed. The figure of the man in black robe was tall and oppressive, and every step seemed to contain a probing murderous intent.

He glanced at Hengyu, and saw that she smelled like rain, and her eyes were cold: "I've never seen you here before—"

The female envoys who come to deliver meals every day are fixed, and the people who communicate with them are also fixed, but at this time, the person in front of them is very unfamiliar and strange.

Heng Yu calmly picked up an object and showed it in front of him: "Then do you recognize this object?"

That was Li Wei's jade order.

She hurt Li Wei that day, but she never left this thing under the chaos.

The man in black looked intently, his eyes moving slightly.

And the next moment, he frowned very quickly.

The girl's palm was wounded, and the slight smell of blood could not escape his particularly keen sense of blood.

I don't know what came to mind, the man in black turned his head and looked towards the door, the door of the study was closed tightly, not a gleam of night light leaked in——

He suddenly changed his face, his subordinates were about to draw their swords out, but Heng Yu had already stepped back one step ahead of him, covering his mouth and nose with one hand, while raising the porcelain bottle hidden in the other hand, the powder flew up, like a thick white ball in the dark fog.

The face of the man in black who drew the sword sank, his footsteps just approaching Hengyu became slow and stiff, and with the sound of "Dang", the sword pointed at Hengyu in his hand fell powerlessly, and the person fell uncontrollably. fell to the ground.

Heng Yu immediately grabbed the sword he had dropped.

But at this time, a strong wind with killing intent came out of the dark room and hit her!
She was able to deal with the person who came out smoothly, but she took advantage of it by surprise, first took the jade token to temporarily distract the other party's mind, and only then did she have the opportunity to use poison——

But this time, facing this other dead soldier who immediately used his killer move to her as soon as he sensed something strange, obviously he will not have such "good luck" just now!

Heng Yu was fairly responsive, facing the oncoming black-robed man, she narrowly avoided the fatal blow by turning sideways.

Before she could react, the sharp sword in the man's hand was already approaching her face again, and she even heard the sound of the scattered hair being cut off by the blade of the sword.

Just when the icy sword was about to slash towards her neck, the black-robed man was forced to stop suddenly. Heng Yu suddenly looked, and saw a chain passing around his neck, holding his body back. action.

"Miss Ji, go away!"

The prince, whose hands were chained, strangled the black-robed man's neck with all his strength, and urged Heng Yu urgently.

The man in black was almost unable to breathe, raised his elbow and hit the prince behind him hard.

The prince bowed, and a rusty air gushed out of his mouth, but he still didn't let go of the man in black.

At this moment, the black-robed man, who was about to suffocate, didn't care much, and as soon as he turned the sword in his hand, he was about to stab backwards!

"Pfft-"

The sound of sharp blades sinking into flesh and blood resounded.

A sharp sword pierced through his heart first.

Following Heng Yu's movement of pulling out the sword, blood gushed out like a gush.

Hengyu ignored the discomfort in her heart, and looked at the prince: "Your Highness, let's go!"

The prince nodded hastily, before he could ask any further questions, as he removed his chained hands, the man in black fell down at his feet.

"Your Highness, here!"

The prince followed Hengyu to the back window, and from here he exited the study room. Outside, it was raining heavily, which drowned out most of the sound of the chains clashing as the prince walked.

However, the indistinct movement in the study just now alarmed the night guard, she opened the door of the study with a lamp, and went in to check——

On the other side, as soon as Heng Yu and the prince arrived under the back wall, they heard the sound of serious footsteps outside the wall.

Hengyu raised her hand to stop the prince, and made a gesture of silence with him - it was the time when the guards of the palace were patrolling past here.

Those people were only separated by a wall from Heng Yu and Heng Yu, and when Heng Yu was anxiously waiting for them to leave as soon as possible, only one of those people said: "No, there seems to be traces of someone walking here—"

It is convenient to cover up the sound on a rainy night, but no matter how careful you are, you will inevitably leave some muddy marks...

And these people are extremely sensitive, even patrolling on rainy nights, they never let go of any doubts.

"Did someone break into His Highness's courtyard?!"

"Quick, go in and have a look—"

The prince's face tightened, and he subconsciously looked behind him, only to feel a faint voice coming from him.

And at this moment, a louder sound came from far away——

"Someone forcibly broke into the west courtyard, hurry up and check!"

A voice from outside the wall interrupted the movement of those people who planned to enter the courtyard through the back door.

Those footsteps quickly disappeared, Heng Yu suddenly thought of something, and suddenly raised his eyes to look westward.

——Shaoyan? !
It's Shaoyan!

It was he who went to the west courtyard, created chaos, and distracted the attention of the patrolling guards everywhere in the mansion... He wanted to use this to help her do things here!
Li Wei is very suspicious, even if it is the guards in her mansion, it is impossible for everyone to know where the prince is under house arrest. Like her before, they only saw that the west courtyard was heavily guarded, and now they heard that something happened in the west courtyard. Naturally, they must rush there immediately——

This is the purpose of Shaoyan!
Seeing the flames approaching the west courtyard, Heng Yu's eyes turned red all of a sudden, but he didn't have any time to hesitate and delay.

The place is close to the garden, and the prince found a wooden ladder from the side to take care of flowers and trees, and erected it under the wall, and he supported it: "Miss Ji, you go out first! Hurry up!"

Hengyu didn't give in, nodded, lifted her skirt, climbed up the ladder, and jumped off the courtyard wall.

The prince also jumped down very quickly, both of them were injured, but neither of them stayed for a moment, the prince followed Hengyu, and walked quickly all the way to the backyard of the princess mansion.

Faster, faster...

The life of the prince alone is in danger, but thousands of lives can be saved!

No matter what, she must take the prince away from this place safely tonight!
At this moment, Heng Yu only had this thought in his mind.

The movement in the west courtyard also alarmed Qizhen, when she arrived, the guards in the mansion had already caught the trespasser.

"How could it be Lang Jun?" Looking at the young man brought out by two guards, Qi Zhen frowned: "Why is Lang Jun here?"

"I just entered by accident..." The young man seemed at a loss, "Aunt Qizhen, here... is there anything wrong with it?"

"Your Majesty said he entered by mistake, so why did he hide and hide?" The head of the guards looked sharp: "Just relying on such lies, do you want to get out of the way? Your Highness has ordered that anyone who breaks into this place, Shoot or kill!"

"Presumptuous." Qizhen scolded: "Even if the lord has done something wrong, he is still the lord of the mansion, and should be handed over to His Highness to deal with it himself, and it's not your turn to reprimand him."

When the guard heard the words, a look of disapproval and arrogance flashed across his eyes.

How many people in the mansion would really regard him as some kind of gentleman?
Qizhen took a deep look at Shaoyan, and said coldly: "Take it down first, after I enter the palace and report to His Highness, then His Highness will make a decision."

Although the headed guard was dissatisfied, he also knew how to measure, and raised his hand to signal his subordinates to take the boy down.

At this moment, suddenly there was a sharp sound hovering in the night sky——

The sound is like a mingling, but it is several times better!
Everyone subconsciously raised their heads to look at the top of their heads. The night rain curtain fell, and the raindrops hit their faces, making them all change color.

"not good!"

The headed guard suddenly came back to his senses, and looked at Shaoyan fiercely: "It's been tricked!"

"Chase!"

He let out a deep drink, and immediately led people to the source of the sound.

The sharp sound came from the direction of the backyard of the mansion.

Heng Yu chose to sound the signal here because it is close to the back door, and there are nearly ten guards guarding the entrance and exit. She and the prince have no possibility of escaping from the sight of these people——

And no matter how tight the defense is, there is only one wall to leave the house, and the way out is at hand.

If Vice General Wang and the others can really appear, this place is undoubtedly the most convenient choice for escape——

Attracted by the sound of beeping, the guards guarding here have already surrounded.

Hengyu and the prince soon had nowhere to hide and were surrounded by them with knives.

The next moment, black shadows descended from the sky, falling together with the rain.

The rain and sword light intertwined, and the blood mist filled the air.

During the fight, Wang Jingyong came to Hengyu, swung his sword and cut off the chains that bound the prince's hands.

Lurking in the dark together with Wang Jingyong, are Xiao Mu's first-class confidantes, and all of them have the courage to be one against a hundred.

They quickly made a way out, Wang Jingyong cut off the lock of the back door, kicked the door open, and walked out protecting Heng Yu and the prince.

At this time, the guards who heard the sound had already arrived.

Qizhen walked quickly in front of the people, looked at the figure who had stepped out of the back door, loosened her tightly clenched fingers a little, but her voice was extremely tense: "We must not let them leave!"

She didn't stop, and quickly chased out with the guards.

"Take this person away, she can help us get out of the city!" In the confusion, Heng Yu shouted.

As soon as her voice fell, Lan Qing threw something after the cover was broken, and it exploded with a "bang" when it landed. For a while, the pungent smell of gunpowder and thick fog filled the whole body, blocking the guards' sight.

Lan Qing took this opportunity to grab Qizhen and backed away.

The two speeding carriages passed by here, and before they stopped, Wang Jingyong took Heng Yu and the others and immediately flew onto the carriages, and the rest of Lan Qing and the others quickly got on the horses, and the movements were coordinated in one go, and they left the place without a moment's delay , heading out of the city.

"Damn it!"

The head of the guards yelled and yelled, his head was about to fall off: "Hurry up! Inform everyone, stop them, and never let them leave the city! Otherwise, you and I will all die and apologize!"

"Yes!"

"Front, turn around at the street corner ahead, take the dark alley on the right and go north!" After throwing away the pursuers behind him for a certain distance, Heng Yu opened the curtain of the car and told the driver.

The one driving the car was Xiao Mu's close follower Eleven, who heard the words and reminded: "Painter Ji, you can't get out of the city that way!"

"Not going out of the city, I lied to them just now." Heng Yu said, looking at the crown prince sitting opposite: "Escort His Highness the crown prince back to the palace—"

Eleven was shocked when he heard it—going back to the palace at this time? !

The palace has long been controlled by Princess Yongyang, how can I go back now!

In the carriage, the prince and Hengyu nodded firmly as their eyes met.

That's right, he's going back to the palace.

He must also return to the palace.

He was imprisoned here by his aunt for many days, and everyone from the common people to the courtiers thought he had been assassinated to death.

If I don't rush back immediately and appear in front of the courtiers, I'm afraid my aunt will have some means to make him disappear completely, and no one will believe that there is such a person as Li Chang in the world anymore——

Therefore, before his aunt had time to resort to countermeasures, he had to seize this opportunity.

"The general had an order before, ordering me to wait for everything to follow the arrangements of Master Ji and His Highness the Crown Prince." Wang Jingyong showed no hesitation on his face, and confessed to Eleven: "Escort Your Highness back to the palace!"

Eleven solemnly answered "Yes" and shouted "Drive!", and the carriage quickly headed towards Miyagi.

And Lan Qing in the car was holding a dagger across his neck at this time.

"I have to trouble Aunt Qizhen for everything about entering the palace." Heng Yu looked at her and said.

The corners of Qizhen's mouth were tense and she said nothing.

The left and right prison gates in the palace were replaced by people from His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. Without her "guiding the way" in front, the prince would never have the possibility of returning to the palace smoothly.

The small carriage was extremely crowded, but even the crown prince didn't care about it at this moment. His eyes fell on the face of the young man holding the dagger, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes: "... Lan Qing?"

Lan Qing lowered her eyes upon hearing the sound, but did not answer.

The prince has confirmed it.

It was Jingzhi's close follower, and he followed his second brother to the Northland, how could he not recognize him?
Thinking of all these years, the prince has mixed feelings in his heart.

During these days of being locked up in the Princess's mansion, he has already figured out everything about the past.

Whether it was the Shi family, the rebellion of the second brother, or even the death of Yun Chao... they were all victims of the aunt's chess game.

He was not immersed in this mood, but raised his hand to Hengyu and the others: "Thank you, Mrs. Ji and everyone, for saving your life."

After thanking him, his eyes finally fell on Hengyu: "I'm going back to the palace soon, I have to trouble Mrs. Laoji to explain the current situation in the palace and everywhere—"

……

The rain outside the car stopped a little.

At this time, the fourth watch has entered, and there will be another hour to wait for the fifth watch. When the drums in the official street sound, all the gates of the square and the market will be opened, and it will be time for all officials to go to court——

Hengyu counted the time in her heart, which is why she chose to act at Zishi, so that all the officials could see the prince return with their own eyes.

……

In the Ganlu Hall, Princess Yongyang has stood up.

After Gong'e helped her get dressed, she came out of the inner hall and asked Liu Qian casually, "Would Mr. Jiang Ling write down the statement of guilt?"

"Back to Your Highness, that Jiang Zhengfu doesn't know how to flatter him, His Highness has given him a day to think about it, but he hasn't nodded yet..."

The eldest princess asked Jiang Zhengfu to write a personal letter of apology on the condition that she could forgive the Jiang family relatives——

"If you don't write it, don't write it." Princess Yongyang said indifferently: "After all, I don't pay much attention to these so-called rules, it's nothing more than the proposal of those people..."

She looked outside the hall and said: "Anyway, there is no sun to wait for today, why don't you send Brother Jiang's family on the road earlier."

Liu Qian responded and retreated slowly.

Not long after, an inner eunuch hurried into the palace to salute, lowered his voice and said: "Your Highness, over there in the East Palace...Medical Officer Jia has confessed that the Crown Princess is indeed pregnant!"

"Oh?" Princess Yongyang slightly raised her eyebrows.