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Chapter 200 Escape
At a glance, those who knew it thought everyone was chanting sutras to pray for Emperor Ling, while those who didn't know thought it was morning reading in a women's school.

Concubine Cai accompanied the ladies in reciting for a quarter of an hour and then left quietly. No one looked at her and did not ask any questions, and no one asked why Empress Qin and the Crown Princess did not come.

It was already after dinner when dozens of people entered the palace. After reading for an hour, Princess Jin ordered people to go to the side hall to rest.

The palaces on both sides of the Queen Mother's bedroom were empty, but they could not accommodate dozens of people. Most of the ladies were arranged to stay in several nearby palaces.

Tang Bingxuan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law lived in a palace together with several ladies from the Duke's Mansion, so that the two parties had time to exchange information.

Only the Duke's wife Liu, the second wife Zhang and the third wife Xiao Shao came to the Duke's residence.

"Mom, is grandma okay?"

If the female family members were to be detained to threaten the powerful ministers and generals in the court, the old lady in the family would be the most important. Tang Bingxuan didn't know how her grandmother could escape from entering the palace, and she always felt uneasy.

Mrs. Liu, the Duke's wife, took her daughter Tang Bingxuan to a hidden place and whispered the story.

It turned out that on the third day when Emperor Ling was in coma, Rong Guogong used the excuse to ask his wife to take the juniors to the Great Buddha Temple to worship Buddha, and arranged in advance to go somewhere outside the city.

There must be a mistress in charge of the Duke's palace, so Mrs. Liu and her two sisters-in-law stayed at home and lived as usual.

Such a big matter was naturally explained by Duke Rongguo and Mrs. Liu. The second wife, Mrs. Zhang, and the third wife, Mrs. Xiao Shao, may have really thought that the concubine and the children were traveling just to worship the Buddha.

In fact, Rong Guogong also wanted to arrange for his daughter's family to leave, but the family affairs of the Yongning Hou Mansion were not something that he, an outsider, could arbitrarily interfere with, not to mention that this matter was just a precautionary measure for him.

On the other hand, the Marquis of Yongning had long since withdrawn from the top ranks of the court. Without soldiers and power, he should not be targeted. However, he did not expect that King Jin's hand would be stretched too far.

Duke Rong Guo had no idea that the Queen Mother was seriously ill and did not have much time left. Otherwise, he would have made better arrangements, as tonight was proof.

Mrs. Liu comforted her daughter in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid. We can just sit quietly in the palace and chant sutras and pray for blessings. Everything else is their men's business and has little to do with us."

Tang Bingxuan was a little dumbfounded. She was already married and had a child. Did her mother still think she was a little girl?

It was late, so a few people had washed up and gone to bed. They had to get up early to chant sutras tomorrow.

On this night, few of the women in the palace were able to sleep peacefully, and the lights in the study rooms of every house in Kyoto burned until late at night.

The next day, Tang Bingxuan followed the ladies and continued to chant sutras and pray for blessings. She did not see Concubine Cai and Princess Jin's mother-in-law again for a day.

Madams, as long as the chamberlains and maids in the palace do not go too far, they will not be stupid enough to complain about conflicts.

They were chanting sutras and praying in the main hall of the Queen Mother's palace, but they had never seen the Queen Mother's face. Many speculations arose in everyone's minds.

Tang Bingxuan had always followed her mother-in-law and mother docilely, and her presence among the female concubines in the palace was basically very low.

Mrs. Zhang, the second wife of Tang Dynasty, was usually very thoughtful, but when she entered the palace, she followed her eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, in everything, and she was quite content.

The second sister-in-law, Mrs. Mei, also followed her mother-in-law, Mrs. Yongninghou, cautiously and did not dare to show her face.

In the afternoon of the second day, some older and frail ladies began to be unable to bear it any longer, and the leading chamberlain waved a young eunuch out to ask for instructions on what to do.

Soon after, two imperial doctors came back with the young eunuch to diagnose the pulses of several female relatives who could not bear it any longer, and then arranged for several ladies to rest and continue praying for the Holy One tomorrow. After reciting all day during the day, I asked all the ladies to go to rest early in the evening and recharge their batteries for tomorrow.

Tang Bingxuan and other women and children had their baggage checked twice when they entered the palace, and they could not bring in anything sharp;

And because they were chanting sutras and praying for blessings, they were dressed plainly and simply, and there were not many places on the body to hide things.

Tang Bingxuan specially wore a wooden pointed hairpin on her head just in case, and she also carried several packets of poison and detoxification pills close to her body in case of emergency.

They were not coerced for two consecutive days, and Tang Bingxuan did not take action. After all, life-saving tools should only be used in critical moments.

In the mid-morning of the third day, the ladies who were chanting sutras and praying in the Queen Mother's Hall were startled by the shouting and killing sounds coming from outside. Unexpectedly, before they were used to threaten their families, the palace was already in chaos.

As a result, the ladies and the palace servants in the hall began to flee in all directions, and soon there were only a dozen calm female family members left in the hall.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qiao formed a group with a few people from their own family and calmly stood in front of them.

Tang Bingxuan was protected by her mother and mother-in-law. She scanned the layout of the Queen Mother's palace and quietly discussed with her elders how to hide herself.

It was a time of war and chaos outside. The women and children who ran out were either taken as hostages or accidentally killed by unknown enemies and friends. It was best to hide to save their lives.

The other group of women in the hall were all smart people from various families. Since Tang Bingxuan wanted to hide, she was naturally afraid of being betrayed.

"Why don't the ladies take shelter with us for a while?"

The few of them looked at each other and quickly agreed to agree, hiding with Tang Bingxuan and the others.

Qiao Waner and Mrs. Cai of Duke Cheng were also among the group. Tang Bingxuan was quite surprised when she saw their mother and daughter that night. After all, Qiao Waner was the sister-in-law of Princess Jin, and Cai was the aunt of Prince Jin.

However, their friendship was not close at first, and they might not be able to get true answers even if they asked some questions, so Tang Bingxuan was simply indifferent.

Of course, it was thanks to Qiao Waner and her daughter that the dozen of them were able to find a secret room to hide in the Queen Mother's palace.

There was only one room in the secret room, and Tang Bingxuan did not find any connecting secret door. It was probably just a secret room used to store money, etc.

Thinking about it, even if there is a secret passage in the palace, they have no way of knowing it. If it is really that easy to find, the throne of Jinluan Palace will probably have to be replaced from time to time.

They stayed quietly in the secret room for what seemed like a long time, until Tang Bingxuan heard someone's stomach growling, and they began to discuss whether they should go out to see what was going on, or at least bring some food and water.

The young and healthy Tang Bingxuan and her sisters-in-law Xiao and Qiao Waner were entrusted with important responsibilities.

Among the three, the eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Xiao, had some time to walk at the front, while Tang Bingxuan and Qiao Waner walked side by side behind.

"Cousin, the King of Jin planned to kill his direct descendants to seize the throne. My father-in-law did not agree to his request, so he summoned me to the palace and placed me under house arrest.
Mother-in-law couldn't help it, so father-in-law had sent mother-in-law and the children out of Kyoto a long time ago. "

Tang Bingxuan glanced at Qiao Waner and thought, I took the initiative to explain without asking you. Do I believe it or not?

Tang Bingxuan said calmly: "Yes, I understand."

In the past few years, Tang Bingxuan and Qiao Waner occasionally met each other at banquets and only said hello. They usually did not pay attention to each other or make friends;