The prince's face changed and he immediately walked out, "Divine Doctor Yu is in the palace, send someone to get him."
This is to the harem, but others cannot follow. Even Hua Zhi Wuzhao is not allowed to enter the deep palace.
The prince remembered this in his anxiety and turned back to say, "You wait for news here, Grand Master, Grand Master. If there is anything that I cannot rush back in time, please let the two of you make the decision."
They both nodded in unison.
After seeing the prince off, everyone gathered around the sand table again, trying to find anything suspicious in this relatively clear terrain.
Hua Zhi suddenly looked up and asked the Minister of War Chen Yuanqing, "Now that all places need soldiers, has the Ministry of War recruited soldiers again?"
Chen Yuanqing nodded, "This is the third time in a short period of time."
This is the third time. Hua Zhi is a little distracted. Wars in ancient times were fought with human lives. Now, countless families have lost their husbands, sons and fathers. But she is powerless to stop it. First of all, she has to ensure that there are enough soldiers and prevent the enemy from entering the pass to ensure that everyone is alive and well. But as a person who is heavily protected, she cannot feel at ease.
The Grand Master took a long pole and gestured on the sand table, "The Crown Prince lives in the Jingxin Palace. Is it possible that the other party is hiding in the place closest to the Jingxin Palace? After all, as the Grand Master said, the most dangerous place is the safest place..."
"Wait." Hua Zhi waved her hand to interrupt without caring about the hierarchy, frowning tightly, "The most dangerous place is the safest place, and the other way around is..."
Hua Zhi slapped herself in the face and ran out quickly, shouting, "Your Highness is in danger! Notify the Seventh Constellation and bring the black gunpowder to Fushou Palace immediately!"
In other words... the safest place is the most dangerous place?!
Everyone reacted and their faces changed drastically. The Grand Master grabbed a maid outside the door and passed on Hua Zhi's words, and added, "Send someone to notify Fu Gang to bring people over!"
The eunuch was so frightened by the behavior of the usually mature and prudent Grand Tutor that she kept nodding and ran away crawling.
At this time, the prince had already arrived at Fushou Palace. He had no doubts about Yuxiang. Who would doubt a servant who had followed the master for a lifetime? But he was, after all, a prince born and raised in the deep palace, and had been taught by Hua Zhi for a long time, so he was alert. As soon as he stepped into the yard, he felt something was wrong. The Taifu said that he could trust his feelings at critical moments, so he immediately stepped back without thinking.
At this time, An Yi appeared, "Your Highness, I am incompetent. We are surrounded."
"If they were easy to find, they wouldn't be hiding now." The prince couldn't hide his anger when he saw Yuxiang following him, but he didn't vent his anger. He just asked calmly, "Is grandma okay?"
Yuxiang smiled, no longer as gentle as usual, and her eyes were no longer as kind as those of an elder looking at a younger person. It was just that she had been a servant for a long time, and her attitude was still submissive. "Your Highness, why don't you go and see for yourself? I still remember that when Concubine Zhen passed away, the Empress Dowager took you to the Fushou Palace. Don't you want to go in and see her now? Maybe this is the last time you will see her!"
The prince was not provoked. The Grand Tutor would find something wrong. He wanted to delay as much as possible. "I have suspected many people, but I didn't expect that the culprit would be you, Madam Yuxiang. You sacrificed your entire life to accomplish this great thing. Madam is really a person who can do great things. But I am also curious. The master and servant have gone through ups and downs together for decades. Madam, don't you feel reluctant at all?"
Yuxiang smiled and lowered her head, rubbing her hair. She must have been a pretty lady when she was young. "Your Highness has said that we are master and servant for life. Whether it's trust or respect, I have spent my whole life to gain it. Why should I be reluctant to let go? I just feel relieved."
Yuxiang was getting a little excited. "I can finally leave this damn place. I want to go back to my hometown. Even though it's just water there, without the splendor of the imperial palace or the prosperity of the capital, it still haunts me. And..."
As if she had thought of something, Yuxiang suddenly stopped talking, her expression tense, "Do it!"
People came out from the deserted place one after another, and soon a large crowd surrounded them. The prince roughly counted them and found that there were at least fifty people, and these were only the ones who showed up. No one knew how many people were hiding in the dark. There were so many enemies hiding in the palace, and he knew nothing about it!
The prince felt a chill down his spine just thinking about it. He thought, this will never happen again in the future. Such a situation will never occur again in the palace under his control!
Of course, the premise is that there is still a future.
An Yi made a few gestures, and some secret guards appeared to protect the prince. He whispered, "Delay as much time as possible."
The prince also had a dagger in his hand. Seeing that the Grand Tutor always carried a dagger for defense, he prepared one for himself as well. He didn't expect that it would come in handy today. Not to mention hurting the enemy, it could always be used as a dagger at a critical moment.
Hua Zhi, who was rushing over desperately, ran at the fastest speed in her life. How could she be so blinded? Which place in the deep palace could be safer than Fushou Palace where the Queen Mother lived? Even if the palace was turned upside down, they would never find Fushou Palace!
She should have thought of it! She should have thought of it earlier!
Oh, right. She looked around, ran to a palace maid and ordered sternly, "Go and take Gu Yanze to Fushou Palace immediately, quickly!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Wait, take off your coat." The palace maid did not dare to resist and hurriedly undressed. Hua Zhi took off the cloak that was in the way and handed it to her. She took it and put it on while continuing to run inside. When she ran through a long corridor, she could faintly hear some noises. Her heart tightened, and then she relaxed. The boy was still alive!
Only a living secret guard would fight so fiercely for the prince!
She took a step forward, then suddenly stopped and looked back. The lantern was swaying, and there was no one in the shadows. Yes, there was no one here from now on. Not a single palace maid was missing. Probably... they were all cleared out.
Hua Zhi pursed her lips and ran again. The sound of clashing swords became clearer and clearer. She followed the sound and ran towards it. When she really arrived, she was not so anxious. The secret guards were not vegetarians. With her mediocre skills, she would not be able to play a big role. She had to find the wise man. As long as she dealt with him, as long as she dealt with him, Daqing’s current crisis would be mostly solved!
Carefully hiding in the dark, Hua Zhi watched the two sides fighting fiercely in the field. It seemed that not all the secret guards appeared, it should be half in the light and half in the dark. The ones in the dark were making sudden moves. The Chaoli people had to guard against them, so even though they had more people, they were not able to capture the prince immediately.
As for the prince, Hua Zhi was not without pride in his performance. However, the twelve-year-old boy did not show any fear in such a situation. Instead, he tried his best to cooperate with the secret guards, holding a dagger in his hand with a firm look. She liked this look.