pappabearbooks Chapter 683 Unrest in the Capital
Chapter 683 Unrest in the Capital
Ye Lanxuan's face turned green with anger, and murderous intent welled up in his eyes.
"Imperial aunt, do you really think the situation is settled? Oh, listen carefully to what's going on outside?"
The sounds of fighting outside suddenly became intense, and one could vaguely hear a huge army approaching the palace. At this moment, a soldier covered in blood rushed in.
"Princess, it's bad. It's Northern Frontier... The soldiers guarding the city of Northern Frontier have returned to the capital. The Zhao family father and son led their troops to join forces with Su Ji and the 3,000 elite soldiers of the Guard Camp. We... our people can no longer resist. Princess... run away..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier was shot dead by an arrow.
A deafening sound of horse hooves entered the palace, killing the Grand Princess's cavalry and 10,000 elite soldiers of the Military Affairs Department, leaving them in disarray.
The eldest princess was full of disbelief and turned to look at the old emperor angrily.
"Did you expect me to take action today?"
The old emperor snorted coldly: "Ronghua, I originally wanted to give you a chance to reform, but you are useless. What you have done has disappointed me so much! Come, arrest the eldest princess!"
The shadow guards hiding in the dark flew into the hall one after another.
"Protect the princess!"
The scene was in chaos. The Third Prince Ye Lanxuan personally swung his sword and attacked the Grand Princess. He was furious at the Grand Princess's mocking remarks just now. Now he must personally kill this vicious woman to avenge his previous humiliation and let her see clearly what his abilities are.
Wei Zhao quietly retreated to Jiang Ci's side, and Jiang Ci whispered, "Can you send someone to protect the women next door?"
"We have arranged for our people to be on duty outside."
There was a fierce fighting between the two sides in the hall. The soldiers on the Grand Princess' side wanted to fight to the death to carve out a bloody path for her, while Ye Lanxuan was eager to prove his ability, and his offensive was extremely swift.
The eldest princess' eyes moved slightly, and she flashed in front of Ye Lanxuan and slapped him on the chest. This palm carried a strong internal force, and the pain made his body tremble and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Queen Zhao shouted in fear: "Someone, come and protect the third prince!"
The eldest princess moved again, grabbed Ye Lanxuan by the collar and blocked him in front of her, and pressed the sharp dagger against his neck.
"The facts prove that trash is trash! Brother and sister-in-law, if you don't want your precious son to get into trouble, announce your withdrawal immediately!"
The old emperor stared at her with a gloomy look on his face: "Ronghua, there are hundreds of thousands of troops outside, you can't escape, just surrender."
The eldest princess raised her head and laughed out loud twice, her whole body was in a state of madness.
"That depends on how much this kid holds in my brother's heart. If you don't want him to die, withdraw your troops and let us go! Otherwise, I will cut off his head and bury it with me!"
"Your Majesty, Xuan'er's life is of vital importance." Queen Zhao anxiously urged the old emperor to release him.
The Grand Princess is at the end of her rope, and this mad dog is likely to go crazy and kill Xuan'er.
The old emperor was silent for a long time before he ordered the Xilin Guards to make way for the Grand Princess, the Sixth Prince, Wei Yang and others to go out.
Wei Xianzhi wanted to follow, but was stopped by Wei Zhao.
"Father, do you want Yong'an Marquis Mansion to be accused of being a traitor?"
Wei Xianzhi came to his senses instantly. He couldn't let the entire Wei family be dragged into this, but he couldn't ignore Ronghua either.
"The Grand Princess has come to this point because of her growing ambition. Her rebellion has nothing to do with our Yong'an Marquisate. If you follow her out, the situation will be completely different. Think carefully. The lives of hundreds of people in the Wei family are all in your hands!"
Wei Xianzhi struggled for a moment, then his stiff body relaxed and he sat back in his seat consciously.
On the other side, the Grand Princess rushed out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony holding Ye Lanxuan hostage. The Zhao family and Su Ji led their troops to rush over, and tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded the huge area in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Your Majesty has ordered the Grand Princess to leave!"
As the imperial edict came from the hall, tens of thousands of soldiers blocking the Grand Princess moved to both sides and made way.
The eldest princess was holding Ye Lanxuan hostage and walking quickly towards the city gate. At this moment, a soldier in her team suddenly raised a strange object. There was a loud "bang!" and the eldest princess' body suddenly stiffened. She lowered her head in shock and looked at her heart. A bloody hole passed through her heart, and blood gushed out, quickly dyeing her dress red.
"Someone is trying to assassinate the princess. Capture him!"
The soldier then fired several more shots, killing several of the Grand Princess's cronies who were standing in front of him. Su Ji reacted immediately and called on his men to rush forward.
The life and death of the Grand Princess was unknown, and Ye Lanxuan took the opportunity to escape to the Zhao father and son. He ruthlessly ordered the execution of the Grand Princess, the Sixth Prince and other traitors.
A strange look flashed across Jiang Ci's calm face the moment he heard the gunshots. He quickly stood up and rushed out, and saw a thin figure shuttling back and forth in the fierce confrontation. He killed several soldiers while running towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony, while the Grand Princess fell in a pool of blood, not knowing whether she was dead or alive.
Seeing this, Jiang Ci immediately flew towards Yan Shu. He should have guessed that the little fox would not sit and wait for death, but he did not expect that she would disguise herself as a soldier and mingle among the crowd.
Jiang Ci flew to Yan Shu's side and held her in his arms. He kicked up a spear on the ground and quickly dealt with the soldiers surrounding them. Seeing this, Wei Zhao also rushed forward with a group of people.
The Grand Princess's remaining troops were quickly wiped out. The Zhao family escorted Ye Lanxuan, who survived the disaster, back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Jiang Ci took advantage of the chaos to drag Yan Shu to the rockery in the imperial garden.
"Are you injured?"
Yan Shu shook his head: "I'm fine."
Jiang Ci saw that her face and body were covered in blood, and checked her worriedly. After making sure that Yan Shu was not injured, he wiped the blood off her face with a handkerchief.
"Are you relieved now?"
Yan Shu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "At that time, the fatal sword was blocked for me by the third brother, just to the left of the heart, which was also the position where I shot her. I have avenged the third brother for him. As for whether the eldest princess can survive, it depends on her luck."
"She can't survive." Jiang Ci held her hand, staring at her quietly with deep eyes.
"Even if the shot you fired didn't kill her, the Liu family won't let her go."
Ying Qi, who was hiding in the dark, stepped forward.
"Master, the eldest princess is seriously injured and unconscious. The Sixth Prince and Wei Yang were also killed by the Zhao family's soldiers in the chaos. At present, the remaining soldiers of the Military Department and the Iron Cavalry Battalion have been killed. The Zhao family has led the army to control the imperial city."
Jiang Ci looked at Yan Shu and said, "There will be trouble in the palace these days. I will ask Ying Qi to escort you out of the palace later."