August 16, the 28th year of Jiasheng
Tibet.
The maids of the Grand Imperial Palace, who were ordered by the Imperial Princess to go to Songbao Palace to fetch the Princess Yin Shuyi into the palace, were the first to discover that the inner courtyard of the Imperial Palace had been taken over by Dali's army.
"Master Jun, why are you suddenly not allowed to leave the palace today?" The maid boldly asked the Dali guard guarding the door, "Weren't you fine yesterday?"
Although it has been several months since the Dali army invaded Tubo, in order to show the sincerity of the peace talks, the camp has been stationed outside the capital city. Although a small number of Dali troops have been guarding the periphery of the palace, the inner courtyard of the palace has been guarded by a small number of Dali troops. There has been no sign of Dali's army, and Dali's military commander never restricted the entry and exit of the palace. This sudden checkpoint was set up, which naturally made people panic.
"As ordered, no one is allowed in or out. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed." The guard looked straight and answered concisely.
"Excuse me, Master Jun, whose order is this?" the maid asked cautiously. She wanted to find out whether this was the intention of the Tubo prince or the Dali people.
But the guard tightened his lips and stopped answering. The hand holding the handle of the knife suddenly shook three times, revealing a section of the back of the knife.
"Master, spare your life! Master, spare your life!" The maid was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she was so busy that she fled back to the palace of the great emperor.
"The princess is in trouble! Something serious has happened!" The maid ran into the dormitory in a panic, and knelt down in front of the eldest princess with a "pop" sound, with a look of fear and terror on her face, "Princess! The palace is not safe. Do you know when it was taken over by the Dali Northwest Army?"
The eldest princess was wearing her newly acquired Danyang Five Phoenix Hairpin in front of the mirror. When the maid screamed coldly, she immediately lost interest in the hairpin. She put down the Danyang Five Phoenix Hairpin with a frown and looked at the hairdresser coldly. The shivering slave said angrily: "Why are you panicking? Hasn't the palace been taken over by the Dali people a long time ago? Didn't you just find out now?"
"No! Your Majesty, Princess!" The maid was so anxious that she was about to burst into tears. "In the past, the Dali people only took over the periphery of the palace, but they did not restrict access. But from today on, the Dali people began to restrict access. , no one is allowed in or out, and anyone who violates this will be punished!"
The eldest prince's concubine suddenly sat up from the stool. She was so shocked that her eyes widened. Her already big eyes seemed a little too big at this time: "You... what did you say? Say it again. Once?”
The maid had no choice but to say again in a tearful tone: "Princess, the Dali Army outside the palace gate just said it personally, no one is allowed to enter or leave the palace gate, and any offender will be killed!"
The next second, the eldest prince's concubine suddenly sat back on the stool. Her face was so pale that her lips were trembling: "How is it possible? How is it possible? How could this happen? Aren't they still in peace talks?"
"Princess, what should we do now?" The maid was also very anxious and said while wiping her tears, "Would you like to send someone to Siam to deliver the message? The emperor loves you the most, and he will naturally try his best to rescue you back."
"They are guarding even a little maid like you, who else can rush out to deliver a message?" the eldest princess said feebly, while reaching out to hold the tea on the table and drank half a cup in one go, before she regained her composure. , asked the maid, "Where is the eldest prince? Where is he now?"