Qin Rushuang's hand holding the reins tightened suddenly, and the horse beneath him seemed to notice its owner's uneasiness and snorted on the spot.
Prince Ning on the tower was only a few years younger than Emperor Qi, but he looked very energetic, many times stronger than Emperor Qi's body that had been drained by pills and beauty.
Xie Xun glanced at Qin Rushuang unnoticeably. Qin Rushuang turned his gaze to Prince Ning and the soldiers behind him, nodded imperceptibly, and took a few steps back with his troops.
At this moment, Xie Xun said: "Uncle Emperor, if you don't live in peace and contentment on the fiefdom designated by your father, why did you enter the capital without an imperial decree?"
Prince Ning smiled and said, "Without your majesty's imperial edict, I naturally cannot enter the capital. But I heard that there are rebellious officials and traitors in the capital. I am your majesty's younger brother, so naturally I will come to quell the rebellion for your majesty."
Xie Xun's eyes darkened, what a legitimate reason!
However, everyone knew that the truth was not what King Ning said.
What he said was just an excuse for his wolfish ambitions.
While Xie Xun was talking to Prince Ning, Qin Rushuang tried her best to reduce her presence and silently retreated with a small team of people.
She will lead this small team to find a way to enter the palace, explore the situation in the palace, and rescue Linbao!
Yes, when she and Xie Xun saw Prince Ning appear at the city gate, they actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the palace was surrounded by Prince Ning's people, they did not see Lin Bao.
Everyone knew how much Xie Xun valued Linbao. If King Ning really caught Shen Xiaoyang and Ning Bao, how could he not bring his children to negotiate terms with them?
He just took a look at King Ning's men and horses, and they should be less than 30,000 in total. How can they compete with the Imperial City Army in their hands and the carefully trained troops and horses in Xie Xun's hands?!
If the children were really in his hands, he would not be idle with them here at all!
At that moment, both of them were sure that Linbao should not be in danger.
But when she left Prince Huai's Mansion and decided to go to the Imperial Mausoleum, she entrusted Shen Xiaoyang to go to the palace to investigate the situation. Based on what Xie Yang said before, Shen Xiaoyang had always taken the child with him, so the child must be in the palace.
But for some unknown reason, although Prince Ning trapped people in the palace, he could not find the Linbao.
This was the breakthrough between him and Xie Xun!
At this time in the palace.
Outside Emperor Qi's palace.
The sounds of fighting came one after another, and Mr. Lin Ge led several ministers to resist the door of the palace.
Outside the palace door.
The guards around Emperor Qi and the servants in the palace fought together with King Ning's men.
Shen Xiaoyang is also among them.
He was holding a long sword, and there was blood on his body and face. He didn't know whether it was the enemy's blood or his own blood.
In the palace, Emperor Qi was still unconscious, and Lin Ge was walking around the bed anxiously.
"Prince Ning! Why did Prince Ning rebel? He should be well in the fiefdom, why did he suddenly return to Kyoto!"
Another pavilion elder was also sweating profusely.
"None of this is important now! What's important is how to protect His Majesty! Your Majesty is unconscious in bed now, and there are all Prince Ning's people outside. We...we're afraid we won't be able to escape!"
"Mr. Lin, Your Majesty, the edict of passing the throne has not yet been issued. This... what should we do?!"
"Don't I know that Your Majesty hasn't chosen a crown prince yet, and hasn't written the edict of passing the throne yet? But you see His Majesty like this, you can't wake up, what can I do?!"
Just when the two of them were anxious, a little eunuch's panicked voice came from outside the door.
"Master Shen! King Huai! King Huai has returned to the capital! He is confronting King Ning's men outside the palace!"
Hearing this, Shen Xiaoyang, who was standing guard outside the door, breathed a sigh of relief, and the two elders in the palace also breathed a long sigh of relief.
Here we go, King Huai is back!
As long as they hold on for this moment and a half, King Huai will definitely be able to lead his troops into the palace and save them from the fire and water!
Shen Xiaoyang outside the palace thought so too.
He gritted his teeth, fought back another wave of enemy troops, and shouted loudly into the palace: "Two pavilion elders, I will guard the outside! You think of a way to see if you can wake up His Majesty!"
Mr. Lin Ge and another Mr. Ge looked at each other, which troubled them!
They know how to govern a country and write notes, but they don’t know how to cure diseases and save people!
Besides, even the imperial doctor couldn't wake up Emperor Qi. How could the two of them get Emperor Qi to wake up and issue an edict now?!
Outside the palace.
Qin Rushuang led a small team of troops and rushed in through a side door of the palace. That side door was the side door where eunuchs and maids usually went out to buy. There were not many people guarding them, so they rushed in without much effort. .
Xie Xun, on the other side, kept patiently dealing with Prince Ning until a soldier came up behind him and whispered a few words to him.
He looked up and saw Mu Duo rushing towards the palace.
Xie Xun knew the time had come.
"Come here! Attack the city!"
On top of the city tower, Prince Ning's expression changed dramatically.
"Your Majesty and your son are both in my hands. How dare you attack the city? Are you afraid that I will kill them?"
When Lin Bao was mentioned, Xie Xun's eyes were filled with coldness, and he looked at King Huai with a look that made him want to peel off his skin and convulse him!
"If you successfully control my father and have the Linbao in hand, will you still fight with me here?"
After he finished speaking, he stopped looking at King Ning and ordered again: "Attack the city immediately!"
…
In the palace, Shen Xiaoyang was already scarred.
The guards who fought alongside him were also dead, and a large number of King Ning's soldiers were still pouring into the palace.
Just when he thought he was certain to die, Qin Rushuang's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother. Leave the rest to us."
Shen Xiaoyang turned his head in disbelief: "Why did you come in?! Prince Ning has so many people, why did you..."
"Everyone was dragged outside the city gate by the prince! It's too late to explain! The prince has already led his troops back to Kyoto and is fighting with Prince Ning outside the city. Get rid of these people in front of you first and protect your majesty!
Shen Xiaoyang nodded and said to Qin Rushuang as if he was remembering something, "Don't worry, I have placed Linbao in a safe place!"
Qin Rushuang nodded, "I believe brother!"
With the small group of elite soldiers brought by Qin Rushuang, King Bo Ning's men outside the palace were no match at all.
There was another fight, and blood flowed like a river outside the palace.
Although the people brought by Qin Rushuang were more or less injured, they managed to defend the palace.
At the same time, the sound of soldiers fighting could be heard outside the palace courtyard, and Qin Rushuang tightened her grip on the long whip in her hand.
The men and horses rushing into the palace at this time...
Either King Ning wins and comes to get the final result, or Xie Xun wins and comes to save them!
Qin Rushuang stared at the door of the palace until the door was violently smashed open. Xie Xun screamed and was surrounded by the corpses of King Ning's soldiers and horses!
Qin Rushuang breathed a sigh of relief, and the hand holding the whip lowered unconsciously.
