Through Prince Consort Wei and Princess Ruyang, Xiao Huayong also accidentally found Prince Jiachen. He was still alive and even had plans in his mind. However, Prince Jiachen himself knew that he just insisted on cultivating power because he was unwilling to give up. However, the power he cultivated was not worth mentioning at all, and he didn't even have the chance to get close to Emperor Youning.
He had no chance, so Xiao Huayong provided him with this opportunity. Success or failure was not really important to Prince Jiachen. He just wanted to take action against Emperor Youning once. If he succeeded, he would be overjoyed. If he failed, he would be able to end his lingering life with dignity.
"Princess, these people are hard to believe. Their methods of killing are extremely cruel, but they don't seem like trained assassins or killers." Zhenzhu and Moyu protected Shen Xihe as they evacuated the palace. They fought with these people on the way, and they found that they were quite skilled.
If their target was not Shen Xihe and Shen Xihe had been prepared, they would have been injured as well.
"Just evacuate the palace, and the people who search for the prince will be back soon." Shen Xihe instructed.
These people are not Xiao Huayong's men, nor were they sent by Xiao Huayong. He brought in your Majesty's enemies from somewhere, and he is going to reverse all the disadvantages.
This group of people probably knew that time was running out and that the opportunity was rare and could not be missed, so as long as no outsiders rushed forward, they would not kill indiscriminately, but would go straight to where the emperor was. Shen Xihe easily found the queen mother, and together with the people around her, protected the queen mother and left.
When evacuating with the Queen Mother, they happened to pass by an old man riding a horse in the dark. The Queen Mother's pupils shrank slightly, and even when she was being supported to leave in another direction, she couldn't help turning her head to look at the person riding away behind her.
Shen Xihe saw it all and knew that the Queen Mother must know the old man. Although it was late at night, the other party's people were holding up torches, illuminating the old man's face. Even though there was a wall between them, Shen Xihe could see the other person's face clearly through a glance through the window on the wall.
The other person looked very weathered and was about the same age as the empress dowager. Shen Xihe was puzzled. Could this be a grudge from the empress dowager's generation
After they left the palace, they could still hear the deafening sound of fighting, which was no less than the sound of two armies fighting on the battlefield. Under the escort of the Jinwu Guards and without any deliberate interception, the concubines all left the palace safely and gathered uneasily at the foot of the mountain.
They all knew that if His Majesty was defeated, they would not be able to escape death, but no one dared to suggest fleeing to Kyoto now. This would be the crime of abandoning the king and fleeing, and no one could afford it.
Fortunately, just as Shen Xihe had expected, Emperor Youning quickly dispatched the military guards who were ostensibly searching for Xiao Huayong and Xiao Changying, but were actually suppressing Xiao Huayong's support. They withdrew from the search and rushed to the palace to protect the emperor.
There was actually no suspense in this duel. This group of people seemed to be coming with great force, but the chance of a successful assassination was almost zero. Even without the protection of military guards, the palace was still well patrolled and guarded. Emperor Youning was protected by several princes, as well as Marquis Pingyao and General Pei. It was impossible to kill Emperor Youning in a short time.
Shen Xihe's gaze pierced through the thick night sky, looking at the flickering flames in the palace halfway up the mountain. The sounds of fighting gradually weakened and soon could no longer be heard. This was a crushing duel, and they would be able to return to the palace soon.