Chapter 344 Sending Back the News
After the fifteenth prince left the emperor's bedroom, he walked around the entire palace. He found that the guards in various places in the palace were indeed unfamiliar. It seemed that the queen had already controlled the entire palace.
Although the Fifteenth Prince is small in stature, he is actually very intelligent. He usually pays attention to court affairs, so after a quick analysis of the current situation, he knows who he should ask for help.
In order to avoid being discovered to be abnormal, the fifteenth prince went to the Imperial College to study as usual the next day. However, after school, he asked to have dinner at Wenjie's house. Naturally, Wenjie happily nodded and agreed.
After arriving at Jingyuan, the fifteenth prince told Qianhuan that the emperor was imprisoned by the empress and the prince. Qianhuan was shocked. She did not expect the empress and the prince to be so bold. She immediately took her two children back to the Qian family.
General Qian and Qian Bolin were also shocked when they learned about this.
Qian Bolin had also been demoted in the past two days, and now his position as the commander-in-chief had been replaced by Deputy General Sun.
He suddenly realized, "No wonder the Crown Prince demoted me and now only let me be responsible for the security outside the palace. They are afraid that I will often find something unusual in the palace. It seems that Deputy General Sun is now also the Queen and the Crown Prince's man."
General Qian said angrily, "I will lead my troops into the palace right now and rescue His Majesty."
Qian Bolin immediately spoke up to stop him, "Father, you absolutely cannot do that."
The fifteenth prince also said, "General Qian, this matter requires a perfect plan and we cannot act rashly."
General Qian looked at the two men in confusion, "Your Majesty has been imprisoned by them for so many days. If I don't rescue him, who knows how they will torture His Majesty? Can't we just rush into the palace? Why do we need a foolproof plan?"
The fifteenth prince patiently explained, "The entire palace is under the control of the Queen's people. If the general breaks into the palace through the gate, the Queen will be desperate. If they murder my father first and then frame General Qian for leading his troops into the palace to rebel, not only will my father not be saved, but the Qian family will also suffer."
Qian Bolin didn't expect that the Fifteenth Prince, who was so young, could be so thoughtful. He looked at the Fifteenth Prince with appreciation, then nodded and said, "Yes, father, the Fifteenth Prince is right. We must first ensure the safety of His Majesty before we can act. Otherwise, we will not only fail to save the people, but also get ourselves into trouble."
General Qian Da was actually not that stupid. He was just so angry when he heard that His Majesty was imprisoned that he lost his mind. Now that he calmed down, he realized that what he had just said was indeed ill-considered.
He said somewhat embarrassedly, "I heard that His Majesty was in such a dangerous situation. I was just in a hurry. Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise I would have caused a disaster."
The fifteenth prince could see that General Qian was a truly loyal and patriotic person. He said with great respect, "General Qian, it is really lucky for my father to have a loyal and patriotic minister like you. This is also a blessing for the people of Dayuan."
"I eat the salary of my sovereign and bear his worries. This is what a minister should do."
So the next few people sat down to discuss countermeasures, but after discussing for a long time, they couldn't come up with a good idea.
The main reason is that it is inconvenient for these foreign officials to enter the palace, and they cannot break into the palace. In addition, the emperor has been poisoned. If the safety of His Majesty cannot be guaranteed, such a rescue will be meaningless.
Qianhuan suggested, "Zi Yu will be back in Beijing in two days. Why don't we wait for him to come back and then go to the palace together to save the emperor."
General Qian nodded, "That's great. After all, the Crown Prince is a royal relative, and it's easier for him to enter the palace than for us. This way, we will be more confident of rescuing His Majesty."
On the Canglang Kingdom's side, the Seventh Princess was also racking her brains to pass on the message. However, Qi Beiming had already sold all the eunuchs and maids she brought with her, leaving only one personal maid to serve her.
The Seventh Princess and her personal maid were monitored and watched every day, and had no chance to pass on any message.
On this day, the Seventh Princess was walking in the garden and met Hongyu who was also in the garden. On the day when Dayuan received Qi Beiming, the Seventh Princess also attended the palace banquet, so she recognized Hongyu as the woman who testified that Princess Jingrou had performed in a brothel that day.
Thinking that Hongyu was also from Dayuan, the Seventh Princess decided to take a chance. She stepped forward and took the initiative to talk to Hongyu.
One day, the Seventh Princess asked her personal maid to lure away the people who were monitoring her, and found Hongyu to tell her her purpose. Hongyu was naturally unwilling to agree. After all, if she was discovered by Qi Beiming, she would not be able to survive.
The Seventh Princess asked with some heartache, "Miss Hongyu, you and I are both from Dayuan. Do you really want to see the iron cavalry of the Canglang people trample our homes and enslave our people?"
Hongyu remained silent, and the Seventh Princess continued to persuade her, "Now my only hope is you. If you don't help me spread the message, once the war starts, our Great Abyss will be defenseless. I don't know how many people will be separated from their wives and children and become homeless. Don't you really have no feelings?"
After hearing these words, Hongyu finally reacted.
She recalled her own experience. It turned out that Hongyu also had a warm and happy family when she was a child. Unfortunately, the two countries went to war and the people suffered terribly. Her parents took her to flee everywhere to escape the war. As a result, her parents starved to death on the road, and she was sold to a brothel by human traffickers.
Hongyu said with red eyes, "Okay, Princess, I'll help you."
Originally, the Seventh Princess wanted Hongyu to help send the message back to the palace, but thinking that the person who delivered the letter might not be able to enter the palace, the Seventh Princess finally chose to send the letter to the inconspicuous Bai Mansion. Although Bai Lingxuan did not love her, she knew that he had a sense of justice in his heart.
If he knew Qi Beiming's evil ambitions, he would definitely go to find his cousin Zi Yu, and then his cousin Zi Yu would also go to the palace to tell his father about it.
When Bai Lingxuan received the letter from the Seventh Princess, the Crown Prince had just returned to Beijing.
Before the prince had time to sit down and take a sip of hot tea, Bai Lingxuan rushed in and grabbed both of his shoulders, "Zi Yu, something big has happened."
The prince teased him, "What happened? I've never seen you so panicked before."
Bai Lingxuan gave the Seventh Princess' letter to the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince's face changed drastically after reading it.
"I have long known that Qi Beiming is restless and has always coveted our Dayuan territory. I have also long suspected the weapons. I took people out for so long this time just to retrieve the weapons they made with our Dayuan iron ore. I didn't expect that they still had a hidden trick and actually used the guise of marriage to transport some of the weapons back to the country. It seems that the peace between our two countries will not last long. I have to go to the palace to meet the emperor and inform him of this matter."
Bai Lingxuan also knew the seriousness of the matter, but compared to going to war, he was more concerned about the safety of the Seventh Princess at the moment.
Bai Lingxuan stopped the prince who was about to leave, "Zi Yu, I want to ask you a favor."
The prince looked back in surprise. This was the first time Bai Lingxuan asked someone for help. In the past, it was always others who asked him for help. "Just tell me what you want. I will definitely help you if I can. There is no need for you and me to ask for help."
"The marriage with Qi Beiming is fake, the delivery of weapons is real. The Seventh Princess must be in danger right now. His Majesty doesn't care about the life and death of an unfavored princess. If the two countries go to war one day, I guess His Majesty will send you to the front line. Then I would like to ask you to do your best to help me rescue Shiyue."
Some people are ignorant about love matters. Only after they truly lose something can they see their own heart clearly. Bai Lingxuan is one of them.
After the Seventh Princess married far away, he felt as if something was missing in his heart. However, he did not realize that he had fallen in love with the Seventh Princess. It was not until he received the letter and learned that she was in danger that he realized clearly that he did not want to lose her at all.
The prince didn't expect that Bai Lingxuan would have such a bright future. He nodded solemnly, "Okay, if your majesty sends me to the front line, I will definitely send someone to rescue her."
After that, the prince added, "Shiyue has been chasing after you before, but you were indifferent. Now you finally understand your own heart. If Shiyue knew that you actually care about her, she would definitely be very happy."
After saying this, the prince went to change his clothes and prepared to go to the palace to meet the emperor.