Twin Brocade

Chapter 973
If someone could have a bird's-eye view of the imperial city at this time, they would be able to find that the current imperial city has gradually become orderly from the chaos at the beginning.

No matter how strong the imperial army was, it never occurred to the prince that he would bring the enemy into the palace.

After being killed by two hundred cavalry commanders and taking away the North Palace Gate, Wu Sheng reacted quickly, ordered a few teams of forbidden troops to rush to the Imperial Study Room to rescue him, and the others went to take back the North Palace Gate and the Xuanzheng Hall.

The current situation is like a sandwich pie.

Of the eight gates of the imperial city, one fell into Jiang Chen's hands and was guarded by the most powerful elite.Don't think about victory, think about defeat first.This is Jiang Chen's last retreat, and there is no room for loss.

On each city gate, there are two specially made crossbows.All the original defensive arrangements have now become sharp weapons for Jiang Chen's men.No matter how powerful the imperial army is, they will not be able to attack for a moment.

This is the case for the outermost layer of the pie.

In the middle, there are the Beiya Forbidden Army with distinctive armor, surrounding the Imperial Study Room and the Xuanzheng Hall.

But these two important places were surrounded by Jiang Chen's men, threatening the safety of the people inside, threatening the Beiya imperial guards not to enter the palace easily.

After all, no one knows what's going on inside.

Ying Yu hid among the maids, and used the unique communication method of the Shadow Guard to send out a message to be safe and not to be impatient.There are shadow guards protecting the Xuanzheng Hall, but there are too many officials in it, and once it becomes chaotic, she cannot guarantee everyone's safety.

You know, officials of the fourth grade and above of the entire Gaomang Dynasty are in the hall.They are the emperor's most important courtiers and the core of the dynasty. If they are taken over by one pot, the world will immediately be in chaos.

Ying Yu raised her head and glanced in the direction of the imperial study. She knew that Ying Lei was on duty in front of His Majesty today, so she couldn't help but feel lucky and worried.

She believed in Yinglei's ability, but since the imperial study room was where Emperor Qinglong was, the enemy naturally invested the most troops.

Hope it's all right.

Ying Yu, who never believed in God, prayed secretly in her heart.

In the sky above the imperial city, dark clouds fell heavily on the sky like lead, and weighed down on everyone's hearts.

Both inside and outside have become a stalemate, and external forces need to intervene to break this balance.

Empress Cao in Changle Palace rushed to Yanqing Palace with her staff as soon as she got the news of the riot.He also ordered the eunuch to send a message to let all the concubines in the palace gather to take refuge in Yanqing Palace.

She is the Empress Empress who is in charge of the Central Palace. She has the obligation and responsibility to be responsible for the safety of the masters in the Harem.The most important thing among them is Empress Dowager Xiao of Yanqing Palace.

In the chaos, she picked up the long-lost bow and arrow, gathered the guards guarding Changle Palace, and rushed to Empress Dowager Xiao.

When Empress Dowager Xiao saw her appearing in front of her eyes, she was very surprised: "It's such a mess, why are you here?" At this time, the best choice is to close the palace gates and guard against death.

"Empress mother, how can the minister and daughter-in-law let you go and ignore you?" Empress Cao smiled brightly, and said it as it should be: "There is chaos in the palace, and the thieves will not care about us for a while. It is the safest time for me to come .”

She was right, no matter who it was, the only reason to break into the palace was for that dragon chair.Before the ownership of the dragon chair is determined, no one will be distracted from dealing with them, women and children in the harem.

Each palace is guarded by guards, and it is the best choice to gather these guards together.

Looking at her, Empress Dowager Xiao said with emotion: "It's not in vain that I loved you for nothing."

Although Empress Cao said so, the risk of her going out of Changle Palace is naturally much greater than that of staying in Changle Palace.In the harem, the two places with the most guards are Changle Palace and Yanqing Palace.

"Queen Mother, don't worry, Your Majesty will take care of it." Empress Cao stepped forward to help Empress Dowager Xiao to sit down, and said: "My daughter-in-law has already sent a message to the concubines in the palace to let them come here. We just need to wait here with peace of mind. Just don't cause trouble for the emperor."

Empress Dowager Xiao asked, "Do you know who the thief is?"

Empress Cao shook her head and said: "According to the report, it is a group of gangsters who invaded the palace. I don't know who is behind the scenes."

Jiang Chen's identity was only guessed by Emperor Qinglong who was in the imperial study, and the rest of the people did not know.Even those Jianghu people who were driven by Jiang Chen to work hard did not know his identity.

The two looked at each other, and they both saw the worry in the other's eyes.

This palace change came out of nowhere, and it was not even known who the enemy was.

Ignorance is the most frightening thing.

"Mother, don't worry. If there is any disharmony, I will die as a martyr." Empress Cao's eyes were firm.

Although she didn't know where the enemy came from, she was sure it wasn't King Qi.She knew her son well, if King Qi wanted to plan this palace change, he would not wait until today, let alone avoid her.

Therefore, no matter who it is, assuming that it is not Emperor Qinglong who wins in the end, there will be no good ending waiting for her.And she has her own pride. As the queen of Emperor Qinglong, martyrdom is her last means of maintaining her pride.

Empress Dowager Xiao patted her hand, but did not speak.

She also understood what Empress Cao could think of.At such times, saying more words of comfort will only appear empty and weak.

If that step is really reached, she will not stop Empress Cao.

It's no use panicking now.Empress Dowager Xiao ordered people to serve tea and pastries, and the most respectable couple in Quan Gaomang simply sipped tea.

The master is so calm, no doubt gave the palace maids and eunuchs a reassurance.The panic quickly passed, and the aunts and aunts in charge took care of their own affairs and gradually settled down.

Empress Cao has tried her best, but not everyone in the harem has her courage.

There was a panic in the palace, and the concubines in each palace had different plans.The first one to rush to Yanqing Palace was Concubine Fu Xian with the little prince.Immediately afterwards, several concubines arrived with their people.

Some of the remaining concubines were too far away, afraid of encountering bandits on the road, so they closed the palace gate to guard.Some thought that Empress Cao had bad intentions and wanted them to be cannon fodder, so they refused to go out.

A young eunuch who was ordered to pass the message came to a palace anxiously when he heard the shouts of killing coming from a distance.It was very deserted here, and even the houses with carved beams and painted buildings smelled of dust.

"Is anyone there?" He pushed open the half-hidden door and looked around.

Suddenly, his neck felt cold, and a kitchen knife was placed on his neck: "Who are you? What are you doing here?!" An old eunuch asked him tremblingly, holding on to the kitchen knife.

"I...I," the little eunuch was frightened, forgetting his purpose, and pointed at the kitchen knife: "Old man, hold on tight, don't accidentally hurt me."

The old eunuch had gray hair and looked really weak.

The little eunuch was not afraid that he would not be able to beat the opponent, but he was afraid that the old eunuch would drop the kitchen knife if he lost his balance.

"Don't talk nonsense, speak quickly!"

(End of this chapter)