Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 229 Reversal
In fact, the jade seal is not hidden. Although it is an important weapon of the country, how deep can it be hidden for things that are often used.

Walking to the bookshelf, the imperial concubine quickly took out the jade seal from the small box.But he didn't call anyone, but put Yuxi in his arms.

Returning to the imperial case, she lowered her waist and groped under the imperial case. Once she touched the protrusion, she pressed it down without hesitation.The imperial case suddenly slid open slowly, revealing a dark passage below.

Before she had time to think about it, the imperial concubine raised her skirt and jumped down.

Hastily turning on the switch, she didn't care to look around carefully, and ran forward along the corridor fringed with night pearls along the way.

Although she didn't know where this passage would eventually lead to, the imperial concubine did not stop for a moment.

His Majesty is willing to tell her such a confidential matter, and she will come back to save the emperor no matter what.

After running for an unknown amount of time, it seemed like a lifetime before she finally saw a door.

Pushing open the door, she climbed up a small ladder.Only then did I realize that I had come to a humble dwelling.

The secret passage is just under the stove. If you don't look carefully, who would guess that there is another mystery under the stove that looks smoky for so many years.

Pushing open the door, no one was seen, the imperial concubine felt a little flustered, but hurried out of the courtyard.

Looking around, I don't know what this place is, but it looks like an ordinary folk alley, and there is nothing special about it.

The imperial concubine secretly locked up the courtyard, even grabbed a clod of soil and drew a circle on the door before running out of the alley.

As soon as he came out of the alley, he saw the dazzling fire.

It was late at night, and if it was normal, there should be no one on the street.

But now, on the long street, at a glance, there are countless heads.

The torch illuminated half of the sky, and countless soldiers and horses flocked towards the direction of the imperial city.

Can't tell who they are, are they soldiers of Daxia?But in a trance, there are knights dressed up as people from the Fan Kingdom.

The imperial concubine was a little confused, she didn't know whether she should go forward, she glanced around, but she saw a familiar person.

It was a young school lieutenant, she vaguely remembered seeing it in the palace, and a female officer pointed it out with a smile, telling her that he was the brother-in-law of Prince Rui's brother-in-law's fiancee.

At that time, she didn't care about it, but after Su Jingchun's fiancée, the little lady named King of Fan entered the palace, she remembered it.

Since they are from Su Jingchun's side, maybe...

Confused, the imperial concubine rushed to the horse and shouted loudly: "Sun Tiancang accepts the order—"

Suddenly a person rushed out from the dark alley and stopped in front of the horse, Sun Tiancang was also startled.

If he hadn't reined in the horse in time, the horse's hoof might have stepped on the woman's face.

"Who? Where did the imperial decree come from?!" Asked loudly, Sun Tiancang took a closer look, vaguely feeling that the woman looked familiar.

It's not the familiar face, but the clothes.Although it was a bit messy, the clothes—ah, it was that kind of palace dress, right?
Surprised, Sun Tiancang jumped off the horse, his tone relaxed: "Dare to ask this lady—but come from the palace?"

lady? !
This is so fresh!No one has ever called her Mrs.

The noble concubine frowned, but she understood in an instant.

The captain didn't know her at all.

Raising her head, she said in a deep voice: "I am the noble concubine Fang Shi, and I am ordered by the emperor to meet Prince Rui!"

Concubine? !Prince Rui's biological mother? !
Sun Tiancang was taken aback, although he still had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to delay, he respectfully ordered the carriage to be transferred, and personally sent the noble concubine to see Prince Rui.

At this time, Prince Rui was outside the palace.

Beside him are General Li who came back from Daxiying to receive the reward, Su Jingchun and several foreign envoys.

Although it is absurd to let these foreign ministers participate in this matter, but at this time, it is more power for one more person.

What's more, there are envoys from the foreign countries to be witnesses, so that the world will know the prince's disobedience and conspiracy.

"If it's a strong attack, how sure are you? I'm afraid that if the time is too long, the crown prince will confront His Majesty..."

Before he could finish his sentence, someone had already come to report, "The imperial concubine is here!"

"Noble Concubine?!" Prince Rui was also taken aback.

"Quick, please - I'll go to greet you personally!"

"My lord, it's better for you to stay here, I'll go to meet the noble concubine." Su Jingchun dissuaded Prince Rui, and rode up to meet her.

On the way, I saw Sun Tiancang. Although he was hard to speak, Su Jingchun inquired with his eyes.

Seeing that Sun Tiancang nodded first, then shook his head, he frowned unconsciously.

He was quick-witted, so he could guess that Sun Tiancang said he came from the palace, but he didn't know if he was not a concubine.

"Imperial concubine," he urged the horse to come forward, and he respectfully said, "The grass man is Su Jingchun, you have summoned Xiaomin before, can you let Xiaomin meet Yuyan?"

Hearing Su Jingchun's voice, the imperial concubine was also excited, without thinking too much, she immediately opened the curtains, "Where is Prince Rui?"

With a glance, Su Jingchun finally confirmed that this was really a noble concubine, but why did the noble concubine who was originally in the palace appear here?
It's not easy to ask bluntly, he respectfully escorted the noble concubine to meet Prince Rui in front of the palace gate.

To welcome the noble concubine, Prince Rui wanted to invite the noble concubine to rest in the temporary barracks, but he didn't want the concubine to shake off Prince Rui's hand, raised something, and said loudly: "Prince Rui Longyuan accepts the order!"

Taking a closer look, Prince Rui immediately changed his expression, and led all the soldiers to kneel down to greet him: "Long Yuan accepts the order..."

"The crown prince is disobedient and leads troops to break into the palace. King Rui Long Yuan protects King Qin. If the crown prince is stubborn, he doesn't care about life or death."

"Chen Longyuan would like to obey my emperor's will."

Standing up, Prince Rui looked at the jade seal that the noble concubine had put away, his gaze flickered, "Concubine mother, please go to the camp to rest first, so that my son can feel at ease."

Following the imperial concubine's account, Prince Rui turned around and pointed at Su Jingchun with his eyes.Su Jingchun understood, and immediately smiled and turned back to General Li and the others who wanted to come in to listen to the situation. They didn't leave, but stood in front of the tent and looked outside.

From the position he was standing in, he could clearly hear the voice in the tent.

The noble concubine stared at it, and Prince Rui also looked back, but he just smiled and didn't speak.

Looking at his expression, the imperial concubine knew that Prince Rui's brother-in-law was really her confidant, so she no longer shy away from speaking.

"The emperor is now in Ningxin Palace, you should hurry up and enter the palace, if it is too late, I'm afraid the crown prince will harm His Majesty."

"Although the crown prince is muddled, he still wouldn't do such a thing!" Prince Rui looked at the noble concubine, and only asked: "Mother concubine, when the father asked you to bring out the jade seal, did you have anything else to say?"

Subconsciously wrapping Yuxi in her arms again, the imperial concubine looked at Prince Rui and said in a deep voice: "The emperor wants you to save him."

"Naturally..." Turning his head away, Prince Rui felt a little unnatural.

Seeing Yuxi suddenly, he really couldn't help but have other thoughts.

However, it is still the right thing to save the driver first.

Seeing his expression, the noble concubine slowed down her tone: "I'm leaving the palace through the secret path, although that secret path can't pass too many people, but you can first send experts to enter the palace through the secret path..."

"Secret way?!" Prince Rui raised his eyebrows, turned around and shouted, "Jing Chun!"

Stepping quickly into the account, Su Jingchun gave a salute, "This subordinate will dispatch people now."

The demeanor is respectful, just like the relationship between a courtier and a king, not a brother-in-law and a brother-in-law.

"This is a usable person." The imperial concubine said lightly, and when there was no one at the tent door, she lowered her voice and said, "Yuan'er, you can't be in a hurry now - only when your majesty is alive can you be justified."

Prince Rui's eyes flashed, and meeting the noble concubine's gaze, he said softly: "My child understands."

A secret passage changed everything.

When the prince was still nervous about the generals attacking the city outside the palace, Su Jingchun had already led a hundred or so masters into the palace along the secret passage.

"Hold on to me—be sure to hold on!"

Outside the imperial study room, the prince yelled loudly at the guards outside, turned around, stared at the calm emperor, and shouted anxiously: "Father, where did you let the imperial concubine go? Where is the secret room?" Where? Where’s the jade seal? You said, if you want to write an imperial edict, do it now.”

"What do you write? Write about you, a rebellious son, doing evil things?" The emperor sneered, his words were sharp, without any trace of fear.

"Father, I didn't want to hurt you, but if you are still so stubborn, then I have to..."

Pointing the sword at the emperor, the crown prince was still a little guilty, "Hurry up and write, or I'll have someone burn the imperial study to ashes, and the secret room will be useless by then, and the concubine will be burned alive. "

The emperor sneered and didn't speak.

There are rumors in the palace that there is a secret room, but who knows that it is not a secret room, but a secret passage leading to the outside of the palace?

"Father!" Shouted sharply, the prince took another step closer with a hand sword in his hand.

Just when the point of his sword was about to touch the emperor's door, the closed door of the imperial study room suddenly fell down with a "bang".

Countless figures sprang out from the imperial study room and rushed towards the guards standing in the courtyard.

A figure struck like a shadow, and a sword crossed, separating the crown prince from the emperor.

The prince staggered back and nearly fell.

Originally, he was not a master, so he was suddenly attacked, which made him a little flustered.

Seeing the person holding the sword in front of the emperor, the prince cried out, "It's you again, Su Jingchun!"

With the horizontal sword in his chest, Su Jingchun looked at the prince coldly and did not speak.

In the imperial study room, Prince Rui walked out slowly.

Looking at the pale prince from a distance, he immediately stepped forward and knelt down in front of the emperor, "Father, my son is late."

"Good time!" The emperor himself helped Prince Rui up, turned his head, and glared at the crown prince, "Nizi, you can tie your hands if you don't want to!"

His figure shook, the prince's hand trembled, and the long sword in his hand fell to the bluestone board with a "nail".

Shaking, he slowly knelt down on the ground, turned his face away, and closed his eyes.

When the prince knelt down, the others lost their will to resist and surrendered one after another.But at this moment, in front of the gate of the palace, the rescue soldiers and horses were breaking through the palace gate and rushing in.

The chaos in the palace subsided overnight.

The people in the capital, although they heard the movement outside at night, did not dare to go out to inquire.

Only those relatives of the emperor, as well as important officials in the court, knew what happened.

There were even quite a few petty officials who had to wait until dawn to find out what had happened with the common people.

The prince conspired to cause trouble, and Prince Rui was successful in rescuing him. In one night, the capital city changed completely.

(End of this chapter)