Master Xu San disagreed. He sneered smugly, "If there really was someone to help us, we wouldn't have to be so embarrassed, and we wouldn't have to do this trick. The wet nurse wasn't caught either. I think the place they went to was just a hiding place. The construction of this secret passage must have been done by Concubine Shu without the emperor's knowledge. Otherwise, wouldn't the emperor be suspicious of her? This secret passage won't lead to any important place, so go ahead without worry!"
How could he feel at ease if he didn't kill Wei An himself
The people below didn't dare to say anything anymore. They placed him in the middle and sent him through the secret passage. When they finally came out of the secret passage, they were all dumbfounded.
The place where this secret passage leads to is actually the former Lanyue Palace which has been abandoned long ago.
At that time, Lanyue Palace was still where Concubine Peng De lived.
Before coming here, Master Xu San naturally did some research. He knew that this palace had been abandoned for a long time. Emperor Longqing had previously ordered its reconstruction, but later the cabinet kept shirking the responsibility on the grounds that the war in the northwest was tense and the Japanese invasion in Fujian was serious. Therefore, this place was no different from the cold palace on weekdays.
Why did Concubine Lin Shu build the secret passage here
Even Master Xu's subordinates didn't quite understand. Seeing Master Xu in a daze, they asked in confusion: "Did they go through so much trouble just to come here?"
Is this a good place to go? Even if I can hide for a while, I will be discovered soon.
Master Xu San himself also found it strange. Given Wei An's character, she would have made good arrangements for her escape. How could she put herself in such a dangerous situation
But he immediately felt that he was overthinking, because she didn't have much time at that time, and she could only find a way to escape in the shortest time possible, so how could she care about where to escape to
He raised the corner of his mouth, his eyes revealing a playful look like a cat playing with a mouse. Wei An had actually fallen to this day. Now she could only huddle in the corner, shivering and praying that they would not find her so soon.
Before this, when she was plotting against the Xu family, she probably never thought that there would be a day like this for her, when she would be chased like a stray dog
Now that Shen Chen is not here, Young Master Lin has been sent away to help King Linjiang. She has nothing around her. Well, it’s not that she has nothing, she’s even holding a child.
Just thinking about it makes me feel relieved. Master Xu San's eyes turned cold and he waved his hand: "Search! Don't miss any corner. Dig three feet deep to find the person for me today! If you can't find him, you can only wish you the best!"
Everyone under him responded hurriedly. His men all knew his temper and did not dare to delay. They divided into several teams to look for people. They did not have much time left and had to handle everything before the other side could react and not reveal any major clues.
The nurse heard the noise from the moment the people broke in. It was hard for her not to hear the noise of so many people rushing in. She was so scared that her heart was in a knot. She subconsciously held the child tightly in her arms and hurriedly asked Wei An: "Princess, what should we do?!"
She has already regarded Wei An as her life-saving straw.
When a person's life is hanging by a thread, they will have a strong desire to survive. She swallowed her saliva, and blood was already oozing out of her cracked lips. She looked at Wei An and almost cried: "This will scare the Sixth Prince awake..."
The people outside were doing it on purpose, making such a loud noise just to make the child cry. In this way, their goal was achieved and a lot of time could be saved.
Wei An was sitting next to her. He reached out and patted her shoulder: "Mammy, keep your voice down... You'll wake the child up."
She reached out to take the child. The nurse had her hands free and was sobbing softly out of fear: "Even if the child doesn't wake up, they will wake him up... Princess, are we going to die?"
Those people will definitely kill them if they catch them!
Wei An comforted her in a low voice and listened to the noise outside. The place where they were hiding was the small Buddhist temple where Concubine Peng De used to worship Buddha. Because a lot of sundries were placed here later, there was a lot of empty space behind the huge Buddha statue, so Wei An took them to hide here. Just squatting under the Buddha statue, she could see the shadowy figures outside the window when she looked up.
Those people haven't searched this house yet, but at this rate, they will soon find here. She can't wait to die here, but she is holding a child now, where can she run to
She took a deep breath, signaled the nurse to lower her body, trying not to reveal her shadow, and whispered to the nurse, "Mammy, if they really break in later, we can only..."
The nurse was tense, like a bow about to break. She looked at Wei An and nodded: "Princess, you say, I will listen to you..."
A man's somewhat exasperated voice was heard outside, which seemed extremely abrupt among the soldiers' timid voices. Wei An opened his eyes wide, leaned coldly against the window and listened for a while, and finally heard some clues.
The people outside were indeed not Marquis Ping'an or Young Master Lin's men. Judging from their voices and the information revealed in their conversation, they should be from the Xu family.
This is not surprising, because the Minister of War is Xu Anying. He is able to mobilize people and is qualified to enter the palace with Prince Linjiang and lead the charge for Prince Linjiang.
So it goes without saying why the Xu family went to so much time and effort to find her.
It must be revenge.
No wonder they found this place all the way from Lanyue Palace. She patted the back of her nurse's hand and whispered, "You still hide here with the Sixth Prince in your arms for a while. Don't go out. I'll go out and lead them away..."
The nurse's eyes widened. She had never thought that Wei An would come up with this idea. She shook her head subconsciously: "Princess, this won't work. If this is the case, then you will..."
Will I die
"Their target is me." Wei An lowered his voice even more: "Don't worry, I won't die immediately. I will delay the time. During this period, if Young Master Lin and his men come, I may not die. Since Concubine Shu has handed the child over to us, we must return the child to her..."
The wet nurse looked at Wei An blankly and nodded. Before she could say anything else, she heard someone cursing outside, and then many footsteps came towards them.
Wei An had already held her hand and squeezed it with a firm look in his eyes. Then he went out, opened the door, knocked down many shelves and other things, and rushed out.
The nurse immediately tensed up, subconsciously hugged the child that Wei An had handed over to her, and suddenly lowered her head. (To be continued)