When Xiao Zimu rushed over from Yufu Palace, he saw such a scene.
Under the heavy snow, in the ice and snow.
Xia Chu's slender figure hugged Xiao Mubai, who was kneeling on one knee. This was an extremely silent and secret hug, sealing all the sadness and pain he had revealed, and not allowing the third person to know.
Xiao Zimu could only see Xiao Mubai's back, and at the same time he could clearly see the distressed and loving look on Xia Chu's face.
She hugged him so tightly that her fingers were dug into the cloak Xiao Mubai was wearing because of too much force.
In those eyes, there was love and thoughts that he had never seen before.
Xiao Zimu felt as if a bowl of water had been poured into his heart, the sourness suddenly turned into a suffocating pain.
The first time he met Xia Chu was on the way out of the palace in front of Zhonghe Palace.
He held an umbrella for her and they walked side by side.
That was the first time they met, but Xia Chu suddenly said to him: "If His Highness the Seventh Prince wants it, I will help you get it. If His Highness the Seventh Prince doesn't want it, I will protect your safety for the rest of your life."
At that time, he was very defensive. I didn't know what she wanted after this shocking promise, so I asked her what she needed to do.
At that time, her eyebrows were smiling and her eyes were shining, and she said to him: "I need His Majesty Seventh Prince... Just be happy."
Xiao Zimu looked stunned. From childhood to adulthood, he had met countless people who showed kindness to him, but there had never been anyone with eyes as clear and pure as hers.
There was light in those eyes, like the blazing sun.
He thought that he had seen a bright and fiery person, and relying on this, he could go through all the cold winters.
Xiao Zimu had just rushed all the way and realized that there had been ripples in his heart since that night.
But at that time, he mistakenly regarded the ripples as mountains and rivers, close friends...
Xin Ya followed Xiao Zimu's gaze and saw the two people hugging each other.
He didn't know when the young master and His Highness King Mo were so close. He could see Xiao Zimu's body frozen on the spot and knew that he must be feeling uncomfortable at the moment.
But now, Li Fei and others took advantage of the chaos to escape, and the people were still looking for money. The Qimen guards stopped and did not dare to come forward. Xin Ya had to remind him: "Your Highness, we should go over and take a look, right?"
Xiao Zimu woke up from the trauma of the past. What qualifications did he have? He was so jealous that he lowered his head and gave a wry smile and said "Hmm".
When he looked up again, Xiao Zimulan had regained his gentle face. He first ordered the guards to expel the people first, and then walked towards the two of them...
"Second brother, what's wrong? Ah Chu, why are you here after not sleeping all night?" Xiao Zimu didn't know what happened to Xiao Mubai, but he knew that it was Yinshi when Xia Chu left him.
Xia Chu raised her eyes to look at him and said softly: "After returning to the Qingxin Palace, I still waited until the exchange of values. Until the golden bell and jade chime rang with the morning sound, I felt uneasy and hid outside the Palace of Supreme Harmony, and later followed you all the way. Went to Yufu Palace."
She originally wanted to have an overview of the whole situation in the dark, so that if there was any disconnect between Xiao Zimu and Xiao Mubai, she could quickly communicate from it.
When Lian Yan shot the command arrow, she felt uneasy in her heart. Until she saw the people at the mausoleum gate falling, and when Concubine Li told Xiao Mubai about the emperor at the entrance of the Hengmen palace, she was also extremely shocked.
Then he saw Cheng Ying unsheathing himself and Xiao Mubai stabbing him with his sword.
When the people poured out in all directions, Xia Chu had to admit in his heart that the plan they thought was foolproof had already been easily disintegrated by Concubine Li.
The people who were driven away by the guards were dissatisfied and still pointed at them and cursed: "You are the traitors who are following His Highness King Mo to rebel!"
Veins popped up on the foreheads of the seven guards, and they couldn't help but draw their swords at each other.
"Don't do anything to the common people." When Xiao Zimu saw this, he didn't have time to ask Xiao Mubai the reason, so he quickly spoke to stop the guard.
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." The seven guards responded in unison.
The common people became more enthusiastic and sneered at Xiao Zimu: "Isn't His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness? Your ambition is really treason..."
In the crowd, some people were shouting and running, spreading in all directions.
Xiao Zimu squinted his eyes, and was about to tell Xin Ya to take down the leaders, when he suddenly remembered the sound of an explosion in the palace.
Everyone was so shocked that they looked back in that direction...
"It's Qingxin Palace!"
With a chorus of exclamations, Xiao Mubai suddenly raised his head, but he stumbled due to kneeling for too long. Xia Chu quickly helped him walk towards the palace.
Xiao Zimu issued several orders to close the city gates. The two defected gates sent out men from the seven gates to patrol in formations. A column of light cavalry went out of the city to inquire about Li Fei's whereabouts. A small team went to various prefectures to distribute sea arrest documents and apprehend fugitives.
After he finished speaking, he hurried towards the direction of Qingxin Palace. When he caught up with Xiao Mubai and Xia Chu, he heard Yu Yingbo reporting: "Concubine Li had previously ordered her subordinates to plant explosives under the wall of Qingxin Palace. At that time, my subordinates pretended to obey, and later eliminated them. I don’t know why... "
Xiao Mubai's mind was already in a state of chaos, and he could not care about what he said.
Xia Chu was only worried about Xiao Mubai's sudden collapse and the safety of those in Qingxin Hall. There was no point in worrying about the causes at the moment.
Xiao Zimu frowned and thought for a while and comforted Yu Yingbo: "Since Li Fei has never fully trusted you, I think she has already arranged for Ji Xuan to take more precautions against you. It is probably because you removed the explosives that she completely I’ve concluded that your surrender is a lie.”
While talking, they had already arrived at the Qingxin Palace, where it was obvious that half of the palace had collapsed. Outside the palace, Yu Yecheng was vomiting blood and injured, holding the unconscious emperor in his arms.
Xia Chu hurriedly stepped forward and held the two pulses together.
Xiao Mubai waited nervously and did not dare to disturb him. Xiao Zimu ordered Yu Yingbo to take people to rescue the remaining palace residents in Qingxin Palace, and sent Xin Ya to the Imperial Hospital to summon all the imperial doctors.
It wasn't until Xia Chu felt his pulse that Xiao Mubai asked urgently, "How is it?"
Xia Chu first took out the pills wrapped in paper from his arms, opened the different packages and fed them to the emperor and Yu Yecheng in turn.
"The emperor was injured. Although Commander Yu protected him to avoid being injured, he still suffered a strong shock. I can protect his life, but I am not sure when he will wake up..."
Xiao Mubai's expression was very complicated. If Xia Chu said he was not sure, then...
"Second brother, please send your father to Kunning Palace first." Xiao Zimu said from the side. He couldn't remain in a stalemate outside the blown-up palace in the ice and snow.
"Zi Mu is right, Kunning Palace is closest to here, so lift it up carefully." Xia Chu agreed.
Han Sa heard Xia Chu's instructions and led the palace servants to carefully lift the emperor. Yu Yecheng struggled to get up and follow him. As soon as he stood up, he felt dizzy and fell down, and was carried away by the other two palace servants.
Xia Chu held Xiao Mubai's hand tightly and spoke slowly, speaking softly but firmly to him: "Don't be afraid, I will make the emperor wake up. I will definitely give you a chance to ask him..."
(End of chapter)