Resourceful beauty

Chapter 358 Lost
In the Xinggong Palace, the inner hall of Qixiang Palace, King Yao wakes up quietly.

Under the dim light, Queen Zhou leaned in front of the soft couch by the window, falling into a deep sleep, her face looked haggard and sallow, but even so, her demeanor was dignified and elegant, as if she remembered herself even in her sleep. She is the queen of Yao Kingdom.

Looking around, he remembered where he was, King Yao took a few breaths, and slowly remembered what happened these days.

But I don't know what's going on outside now.

He moved his arms, although he was a little weak, but he could still move after all. King Yao slowly got up, and as soon as the silk quilt was lifted, Queen Zhou woke up.

"Kings……"

As if she didn't believe what she saw before her eyes, Queen Zhou exclaimed in surprise. Immediately, there was movement in the main hall, and maidservants filed in and lit the palace lanterns at the four corners of the inner hall.

Those who poured tea, those who served food, and those who held medicine seemed to be a blink of an eye, and there were so many people in front of them that it made people feel dizzy.

"You all go down, I will talk to the queen..."

King Yao waved his hand.

Turning around to look at Queen Zhou, seeing her nodding, the palace maid placed the things in her hand on the brocade table, and exited the inner hall with slight movements.

Reaching out to take two soft pillows and placing them behind King Yao to make him lie more comfortably, Queen Zhou said softly: "Your Majesty, you have frightened the concubines."

He smiled, and just about to speak, he coughed violently, as if he had to cough out his internal organs to feel more comfortable. King Yao bent over and coughed for a long time on the side of the bed.

Queen Zhou turned around holding the quilt, and saw King Yao sitting up and putting his hand into the silk quilt.

After drinking a few sips of water and calming down for a while, King Yao asked about the situation outside when he spoke again.

Queen Zhou hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice with a bit of embarrassment: "King Rui led his troops to attack Shangyang City, and now, he may have reached the gate of the palace. The prince has stopped court for many days, and has been guarding the palace with all his heart. King Yong is dealing with King Rui, and the courtiers and concubines don't know much about the current situation."

First talked about King Rui's rebellion, then vaguely mentioned the importance of the prince, and finally, talked about King Yong's hard work. Queen Zhou's words are not incomprehensible.

King Yao seemed to have heard nothing, just nodded, "Call the prince, I have something to ask him."

Not caring about her own body, and only asking about the outside affairs, but anxious to find the prince, Queen Zhou felt a little cold.

However, she still didn't dare to disobey. Queen Zhou got up and walked to the screen, and only gave an order. The next moment, Chu Yuan strode in. It can be seen that when there was movement in the inner hall, he rushed over and waited. In the main hall.

"I'm a little hungry and want to eat your chicken noodles."

Like a couple from an ordinary family, King Yao raised his eyes and said something to Queen Zhou, then turned around and waved to Chu Yuan, motioning him to come and sit down.

Queen Zhou was taken aback for a moment, then turned and went outside.

Chu Yuan moved the round stool and sat in front of the bed, looked at King Yao with concern on his face and said, "Father, how do you feel? Let the doctor come in to check the pulse first, okay?"

Shaking his head with a wry smile, King Yao sighed softly: "My body, I know it in my heart, so I won't talk about it. Tell me about the situation outside."

It is roughly the same as Queen Zhou's statement, except that after King Yong's defeat, he assembled his troops and went back to Shangyang City again. Whether he was facing swords with King Rui and his party, or whether they were going to the palace together, Chu Yuan didn't say.

King Yao nodded, "I'm afraid they have been waiting for this day for a long time."

Chu Yuan remained silent, only looking at the trace of blood on the quilt, his eyes dimmed.

"It's time to do it, you can arrange it."

After a long silence, King Yao coughed a few times before speaking.

Seeing Chu Yuan nodding his head, as if about to get up, King Yao suddenly asked, "Can you blame me?"

After a pause, Chu Yuanfu sat back down again.

Shaking his head, Chu Yuan said softly: "The battle for the throne has always been fierce. If I were in the position of my father, I might not be able to be like my father. With ability, future events may not be invisible, so I don't complain."

King Yao smiled gratifiedly, wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and waved his hand at Chu Yuan.

Standing up and leaving, just as he stepped out of Qixiang Palace, he encountered Queen Zhou who was coming with a tray. Chu Yuan's feet kept going outwards. Behind him, King Yao's vague cough came from the inner hall.

Queen Zhou quickened her pace.

Before leaving the palace, Chu Yuan only issued a few instructions, and then he led the [-] imperial guards out of the palace.

Perhaps considering that King Yao was in the palace, King Rui only left less than 1 people outside, fighting with each other. After more than half an hour, the only ones left among King Rui's 1 horses fled upwards. Yangcheng ran.

Looking at the still dark night sky and the palace where nothing could be seen at all, Chu Yuan rode on the horse, feeling a little hot in his heart.

Dividing the 5000 people into two groups, Chu Yuan took 4000 of them and chased those people towards Shangyang City just now, while the other 1000 people acted separately according to Chu Yuan's order.

In the night, the sound of galloping horseshoes seemed more and more empty, and after a while, it gradually disappeared.

In the Hall of Xuanyi, looking at the injured kapok, Fang Ruxuan hurriedly called Ding Xiang to find medicine, and asked anxiously, "Did you see Concubine Hu?"

Mu Mian nodded, "She was injured more seriously than I was, but in order to help me distract the people behind me, she separated from me. I searched for her all the way back from the palace, but I couldn't find anyone."

"What's the situation in that city now?"

Fang Ruxuan was a little nervous as her heart was beating chugly.

Mu Mian frowned, "The soldiers are in chaos. At a glance, they are all soldiers. However, it is unclear whether it was deployed by King Yong or King Rui. Fortunately, there were no civilian casualties. Thinking about it, they also have their own considerations. Dare to do it in the royal city."

Seeing that Chu Yuan had delivered the message, Mu Mian hurried back to Shangyang City. Now, Hu Moyan was wandering outside, but she didn't know if she had found a proper hiding place. When she thought of her being alone, Fang Ruxuan's heart trembled. Get tight.

"What can your Highness say?"

Only then did Fang Ruxuan ask about Chu Yuan's deployment.

Kapok nodded, "Your Highness, please don't worry, Miss, everything is under control, and everything will be settled before dawn."

dawn...

Looking back at the still dark night outside, Fang Ruxuan saw a bright light in front of her eyes, which made her feel warm and full of strength.

While the master and servant were talking, the commotion outside the palace gate suddenly became louder, and the sound of shouts and crashes was deafening, as if those people outside the palace gate would rush in at any time.

"You take a good rest, I'll go and have a look."

After instructing Kapok, Fang Ruxuan took Mulberry to the gate tower at the gate of the palace. Sure enough, perhaps because of some rumors, the soldiers under King Rui's command became more and more aggressive.

"Hold on, His Highness will arrive with reinforcements before dawn."

Fang Ruxuan said in a deep voice, looking at the commander of the imperial guards with an anxious expression.

Nodding fiercely, the commander leaned forward and looked down a few times, then turned around and went down again.

The rumbling sound, like the rolling thunder from the sky in summer, rang in my ears one after another. Fang Ruxuan took a few steps forward, and could vaguely see King Rui riding high on his horse among the distant crowd. Waving his arms to direct something, but King Yong's figure was completely invisible.

"Master, at the Xihua Gate, I'm about to be overwhelmed..."

A panting voice rang in her ears, Fang Ruxuan turned her head, and saw Zheng Ping striding forward with her robes lifted.

There are four gates in the palace. At the moment, Fang Ruxuan is at the main gate, Donghua Gate, also known as Taihe Gate. The Xihua Gate is usually used by palace people to enter and exit, or to buy and transport. It is unthinkable, but now it is being used as the main force by King Rui. Attacked.

The defensive deployment in the palace was arranged by Chu Yuan before. Fang Ruxuan knew little about it, but she knew that no matter which one of the four palace gates was lost, King Rui and his party would be let in.

"Go and tell Commander Huo that the strength of the troops on the city tower has been tripled, and that of the gates has been doubled. The rest of the troops will be transferred to Xihuamen to resist with all their strength."

Looking up, she saw that King Rui had turned his horse's head. Fang Ruxuan knew that King Rui must be heading for Xihua Gate.

No longer caring about much, Fang Ruxuan hurried down the tower as she ordered according to her own will.

Although Fang Ruxuan was a womanizer, the commander of the Imperial Guard surnamed Huo just thought about what she said and followed suit.

When they rushed to the Xihua Gate, there was a big hole in the middle of the palace gate, and the situation outside could be clearly seen from the hole.

Fang Ruxuan boarded the tower and saw King Rui vigorously waving his arms, encouraging the soldiers at the gate of the palace sonorously.

The sound of impact, the rapid sound of feathered arrows flying, the shouts of soldiers in one go...

Deafening voices came layer upon layer. Fang Ruxuan clenched her hands tightly, her heart puffing silently. After an unknown amount of time, cheers and encouragement came from the direction of Donghuamen.

Tune the tiger away from the mountain?

Thinking that she had fallen into King Rui's trap, that Donghua Gate had been breached, Fang Ruxuan turned her head to look in surprise, but where could she see it?

Her hands and feet were cold, and her heart was blank. Fang Ruxuan's body couldn't stop trembling.

"Master, master..."

Zheng Ping rushed over, weeping with joy, and only raised his voice when he came up to him, "His Royal Highness has returned with his troops. All the thieves and bandits have been captured at the Donghua Gate."

Seeing that Fang Ruxuan was still a little dazed, as if she hadn't recovered, Sangsan said softly, "Princess Concubine, His Royal Highness is back."

Chu Yuan is back.

Fang Ruxuan's empty heart was instantly filled to the brim.

Probe again to see that King Rui under the city wall of Xihua Gate was still calmly distributing something, but behind him, the sound of cheers gradually became muffled.

With a "squeak", the Xihua Gate opened.

(End of this chapter)