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It was May 18th, the 24th year of Tai'an. This was the second day of garrisoning troops outside the palace.
Although Dusi's soldiers did nothing extraordinary, an official letter from the governor's Yamen made everyone in the palace panic.
The governor's Yamen requested that no one from the Prince Yong's Mansion should leave the Prince's Mansion except for necessary internal and external travels.
The so-called necessary entrances and exits were defined by the officials of the governor's office, who specially arranged for officials to guard outside the gates of the palace.
It is difficult for local officials to interfere within the palace, but outside the palace, their power is not as great as usual.
Under such circumstances, without Zhao Yanxun as the backbone, one can imagine the panic within the palace.
Fortunately, the officials of the palace chief, Shi Si, were still there, and they maintained the basic operation of the palace, making the three mistresses of the palace feel a little more at ease.
But early in the morning on the 18th, the two chief historians of the palace were taken away by people from the governor's Yamen.
Zhou Chengping and his two brothers could not have gone. The guards of the palace would not let the officials break into the palace to arrest people.
In fact, since the Zhao Qianchuan incident, the officials in various government offices have taken warning and will not take the initiative to break into the palace to make themselves uncomfortable.
However, the two chief officials were willing to go to the governor's office to find out why the government targeted the palace in this way.
As soon as the two of them left, the palace officials could still remain calm, but the servants and entourage below exploded.
It has only been less than two months since Prince Yong's Mansion arrived in Yuanyang, and such a serious accident happened for the second time. Everyone is worried that the Prince's Mansion will be ruined.
Apart from anything else, even the slaves in Xue Baoyun's palace are discussing the current situation in private at this moment, and their attitude is extremely pessimistic.
"The last time an official broke into the palace, it was said that it was because the palace wanted to rebel... Do you think the prince really wanted to rebel?"
"Who knows, anyway, if the palace really falls into the trap of rebellion, you and I will definitely not end well..."
"It is said that the craftsmen brought from the capital have been making weapons and armor. I think the rebellion is probably true!"
"The prince has not been in the house for the past two days. Do you think he escaped? He just ran away, but it will be a disaster for us slaves!"
The two maids were discussing in a low voice in the room, but they didn't know that there was someone outside listening.
Huang Rongrong's expression was extremely ugly. The house was already in chaos, but there were still these gossiping slaves causing trouble.
"You talkative slaves, drag them out!" Huang Rongrong scolded angrily. It was rare to see him like this.
After she gave the order, the four accompanying eunuchs opened the door directly, entered the room and took out the two maids inside.
The two people who had been discussing just now were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed directly after seeing Huang Rongrong.
"My slave, please come to see your Majesty!"
Huang Rongrong was angry and asked in a stern tone: "What were you talking about just now? Do you know what the crime should be for defaming the prince?"
Of course the two people on the ground knew they were drunk. At this moment, they kowtowed to Huang Rongrong and shouted "Mother, spare my life".
"Slap your mouth!" Although she couldn't bear it, Huang Rongrong still ordered coldly.
However, her personal maid, Lan'er, lowered her voice and said: "Madam, they are from the princess's palace, so we should give them to the princess!"
Huang Rongrong turned around and said immediately: "Why, I didn't even teach the two maids a lesson? These two maids slandered the prince, and they must not be spared or slapped!"
Lan'er couldn't persuade her, so she could only retreat with a wry smile. Several eunuchs immediately held down the two maids in Xue Baojun's palace, raised their hands and slapped them.
In another section of the palace corridor, Lin Jingyu and a group of maids and eunuchs walked outside the gate of Yongfu Palace when they heard a burst of noise.
Quickening her pace, Lin Jingyu suddenly saw that Huang Rongrong and her men were teaching the slaves of Yongfu Palace.
This made Lin Jingyu's eyes darken. This little girl didn't have to worry about it. The key was that she didn't even look at what time it was.
"stop!"
Lin Jingyu scolded, and the eunuch who was palming the mouth stopped, and Huang Rongrong glanced outside.
"Rong Rong, what are you doing? Do you know where this place is?" Lin Jingyu lectured.
"Sister Lin, these slaves slandered the prince, so I asked them to teach them a lesson!"
"They are slaves in the princess's palace, and they should be taught a lesson by the princess!" Lin Jingyu said with a serious face.
"I'm just so angry. If the princess thinks that I am acting unruly, then let the princess teach me a lesson... But I will never spare this slave who slanders the prince!"
Having said this, Huang Rongrong ordered again: "Keep fighting!"
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In the main hall of Yongfu Palace, Xue Baojun was sitting upright, with Lin Quan and Huo An kneeling in front of them.
"Where did the prince go? You two must tell me honestly!" Xue Baojun said in a stern tone, and the princess' majesty made Lin Quan and his wife tremble.
"Reply to the princess, the prince has gone hunting!" Lin Quan replied with his head lowered.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Xue Baojun sneered and said, "It seems that you think this princess is easy to deceive, right?"
Even though Lin Quan and Lin Quan were Zhao Yanxun's confidant eunuchs, when Xue Baojun described them like this, they were all frightened and extremely uneasy.
"Your Majesty, I will never dare to tell lies!" Lin Quan kowtowed.
There was silence in the main hall for a long time. Just as Lin Quan and Lin Quan were preparing to bear the wrath of the princess, they heard Xue Baoyun say: "Now the palace is in a critical period. You may have something to hide, but for the sake of the survival of the palace... I hope you will tell the truth.
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"If the prince punishes you two for this, I will do my best to protect you!"
If the princess punished them directly, Lin Quan and his wife could grit their teeth and persist, but when Xue Baoyun stated this, they were forced to have no way out.
After another silence, Xue Baoyun said: "Huo An, tell me...where did the prince go!"
Huo An is a real person, and Xue Baoyun knows this very well, so she puts her hope in Huo An.
"All this is for the palace, for the prince... tell the truth!" Xue Baoyun said with a stern look.
"Reporting to the princess, the prince took people out of the city to Hejiazhuang!"
Finally hearing the truth, Xue Baoyun quickly asked: "What are you going to do in Hejiazhuang?"
"There is an outbreak of monsters over there, and the prince has sent people to deal with it!" Huo An answered honestly.
But at this moment, Xue Baoyun frowned. Could it be that the current siege of the palace had something to do with this matter?
At this moment, Xue Baojun's personal maid Yuzhu walked in with an unusually solemn expression.
She walked up to Xue Baoyun, then leaned down and whispered: "Empress, in accordance with your invitation, Empress Yu and Empress Rong are here, but..."
"Just what?" Xue Baoyun asked, tilting his head.
"There are two cheap maids in our palace chewing their tongues. After they were discovered by Empress Rong, they slapped them in the mouth. I would like to see you how to deal with this matter!" Yuzhu lowered his head and said.
A concubine beat the maid in the main concubine's palace. Even if the maid did make a mistake, things would not be that simple.
"How to deal with it? How else to deal with it, break the hands and feet of these two cheap maids and drive them out of the palace!" Xue Baoyun said with a cold expression.
The maids and eunuchs serving in the room all trembled. Only then did they truly see how cold-blooded the princess they were serving was.
"Yes!" Yuzhu nodded, feeling no pity for the two maids, who allowed them to talk nonsense without knowing what was right.
The most important thing for Xue Baoyun now is to prevent chaos in the palace. These two maids are on the edge of the knife.
"Go and invite the two of them in. There is a lot of gossip in the palace right now. This is the time for us sisters to work together to overcome the difficulties!"
Yuzhu went out to deliver the message, while Xue Baoyun picked up the tea cup.
Glancing at Lin Quan and Lin Quan who were still kneeling on the ground, Xue Baoyun said casually: "Back off, don't forget to send people out to find the prince back to his house!"
