Emperor Longqing's expression was so ugly that it could not be described. Xiyuan... This fire was indeed strange and bizarre. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and shouted "OK".
The young eunuch didn't understand and looked at him blankly for a while. He wanted to remind him that it was Prince Linjiang who was forcing the emperor to abdicate, but he couldn't utter a word. Just by looking at the ugly face of Emperor Longqing, he knew how reluctant the emperor was to say that. If he said any more at this time, Emperor Longqing would probably take his head without waiting for others to come in.
At the critical moment, it was Concubine Lin Shu who first grabbed the sleeve of Emperor Longqing and pleaded with him: "Your Majesty, let's go first... Let's go to the back..."
Emperor Longqing shook off her sleeves and said coldly, "Leave?! People have come all the way here, where else can I go? This palace is so small, they have already planned it, how can I leave?!"
Concubine Lin Shu fell to the ground, looking very embarrassed. She was helped up by the palace maids and eunuchs. She took a few steps forward without caring about the pain and cried, "Your Majesty! Now is not the time to act on impulse! Since the prince was able to break in, he must have made perfect preparations, otherwise how could we not receive any news?! You see, something happened in the West Garden, and the guards and Yulin Guards left. How could it be such a coincidence?! It's obvious that they came prepared and deliberately lured the tiger away from the mountain to send people away..."
Concubine Lin Shu's sharp voice was a little hurried: "Your Majesty! What's more, there is Xiao Liu'er! Xiao Liu'er is still in the palace!"
Emperor Longqing's expression changed several times, and his eyebrows raised with a hint of annoyance: "I just said..."
But it was no use complaining now. Emperor Longqing supported himself and stood up, staggering to the door. Looking at the flames rising into the sky outside, he laughed in astonishment and almost gritted his teeth as he uttered a few words: "Good! Good! Good! Lao Wu is really great! He was able to find so many people..."
He was actually able to get so many people from outside the palace, which shows how much preparation he had made in advance.
Presumably, ever since Shen Chen offered medicine and his health improved, King Linjiang has already started to make contacts and make preparations. It would take a long time to find so many people. It seems... Xu Anying doesn't say it, but even in this palace, he has his accomplices.
Sure enough, he shouldn't have brought Prince Linjiang back from Jiangxi in the first place, which led to such a disaster!
When he thought of this, his face became so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it. He turned around and looked at Concubine Lin Shu and asked her, "Where is Wei An?!"
Concubine Lin was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted: "In my concubine's palace..."
"Let's go!" Emperor Longqing lifted her up and walked out without changing his expression: "Go to your palace!"
Concubine Lin Shu was startled, struggling and not daring to move, shaking her head in fear: "Your Majesty, it's too dangerous outside, you can't go out at this time... Swords have no eyes!"
The eunuchs and palace maids were already kneeling in the room, giving the same advice: it was indeed too dangerous outside.
Emperor Longqing let her go and took a deep look at her. Seeing her face full of fear and uneasiness, the suspicion in his heart dissipated a little. He nodded, thought for a moment, and pointed at the young eunuch and said, "Then you..."
Before he finished speaking, a loud bang was heard outside. Emperor Longqing was startled and turned around to look outside without finishing his sentence.
It was not the sound of the door being pushed open. He was a little confused for a moment. When he came to his senses, he found that this sound was exactly the same as the sound he had heard from Xiyuan before. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Where is the gunpowder needed? This thing is extremely destructive and can easily blow up a palace. He was shocked and was afraid that Prince Linjiang had first gone to Concubine Lin Shu's Lanyue Palace and did something to the Sixth Prince.
He only has one son, the Sixth Prince, so there must not be any mistakes...
But now he had no one around him who could be of any use... He could not help but slam the utensils on the table to the ground and shouted loudly: "Traitor!"
But no matter how loud he shouted, the people had already entered the palace. It was useless to say anything else. He clenched his fists and stared coldly at the eunuch: "Go do one thing for me. If you do it well, I will promote you to a higher position, give your family wealth and honor, and give you everything you ask for!"
The eunuch was so scared that he was pissing his shit. What was the point of having wealth and glory now?! The Prince of Linjiang had already invaded. It was doubtful whether Emperor Longqing could save his life by then. What use would his promise have
But he couldn't say no. There was a shining sword hanging next to Emperor Longqing's desk, which was more than enough to chop him down.
He could only kowtow with a sad face: "Please give your instructions, Your Majesty."
Emperor Longqing hummed, without any concealment, and said directly: "Go to the front and find Qin Sheng for me!"
Today, Qin Sheng should be the one staying in the palace on night duty. If we find him, we can ask him to think of a solution first. Besides, with him here, it is equivalent to finding the Marquis of Ping'an.
Now that we have found Marquis Ping'an, there is still a glimmer of hope.
The young eunuch did not dare to refuse. He patted his knees, stood up, and ran away quickly.
Concubine Lin Shu advised Emperor Longqing: "Your Majesty, the prince may have been pushed too hard recently. No one would be willing to accept such a thing. Why don't you..." Facing the murderous look in Emperor Longqing's eyes, she insisted on finishing her words: "Why don't you just agree to it?! This is what you promised him. After all, Xiao Liu'er is too young and in poor health. If it can bring you and Xiao Liu'er's safety..."
Emperor Longqing's eyes were red. He didn't care who said this. He suddenly pulled Concubine Lin Shu and made her stagger. Then he slapped her in the face: "What nonsense are you talking about?! This is originally mine. If I am willing to give it to them, it will be their honor. If I am not willing to give it to them, then whoever takes it is a traitor and should be killed by everyone! Even if he really succeeds today, so what?! Who will be convinced in the future? He will only be infamous for thousands of years!"
Concubine Lin turned her head away after being hit. Although she had expected that she would not be able to convince Emperor Longqing at all, when the slap really woke her up, she still felt indescribable pain. After calming down for a long time, she barely maintained her emotions and quietly stepped aside.
It doesn't matter, she has done what she should do, and now, she can't do anything else. Since she can't change it, she has to accept it. (To be continued)