diskusbooks Is Chapter 157 about rebellion?
Is Chapter 157 about rebellion?
Ye Shishu and Yuchi Ling heard the sounds of clashing weapons in the distance, knowing that reinforcements had arrived. Just as they were about to meet up with the reinforcements and were about to approach the area, Yuchi Sheng suddenly emerged from the tomb. Seeing him fall, the couple's hearts nearly jumped out of their throats!
Seeing that the four guards were about to come out, Ye Shishu immediately stopped them, "Hide inside and wait until the poison gas outside dissipates before coming out!"
The four guards were also quite frightened. Seeing Yuchi Ling carry the poisoned Yuchi Sheng away, they dared not go out and cause trouble, and could only return to the tomb.
Ye Shishu followed behind Yu Chisheng, shouting as they headed towards the entrance of the mausoleum, "Everyone, evacuate the imperial mausoleum!"
Wen Yan and Wen Mo, along with their guards, were chasing after the men in black. Upon seeing them appear, they immediately obeyed orders to withdraw and retreated from the imperial mausoleum.
"Your Majesty!" Ye Gengxin arrived just in time and saw Yuchi Sheng collapsed in Yuchi Ling's arms, looking pained. He was terrified and hurriedly asked, "What happened? What's wrong with Your Majesty?"
Yu Chi Ling said in a deep voice, "Quickly call Huaxin here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Shijun and Gu Simo ran out of the imperial mausoleum.
Gu Simo originally intended to pursue Hua Ping, but upon entering the imperial mausoleum, she discovered poisonous gas. To protect Ye Shijun from the poison, she had no choice but to abandon the pursuit.
Seeing Yu Chisheng's painful convulsions, Gu Simo knew what was going on without asking, so she took the initiative to step forward and await orders.
Yu Chi Ling then said in a deep voice, "Everyone, turn around!"
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Huaxin was trying to save someone, so they obediently turned around.
Only Ye Shijun was very curious and wanted to go closer to take a closer look.
Ye Shishu grabbed him, forced him to turn around, and whispered, "Second Brother, saving the Emperor is the priority. If you don't understand something, we can talk about it when we get back."
No one saw how Gu Simo saved the person; they only heard Yu Chi Ling say shortly afterward, "That's enough."
Everyone turned around and saw that Yu Chisheng's hands and feet had stopped twitching and his expression was no longer in pain, although his breathing was still a little heavy.
Yu Chi Ling subtly wiped away a drop of red from the corner of his mouth while wiping his sweat.
Gu Simo silently stepped back.
When Ye Shijun saw that she was covering her left wrist with her right hand, he frowned at first, then realized what was happening and quickly pulled her aside.
"Xin'er..." He lifted her left wrist, pulled up the sleeve covering her, and just as he had expected, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and quickly bandaged her wrist to stop the bleeding. "Does it hurt?"
"It's alright." Gu Simo smiled at him. "It's just that this method can't save too many people. We'll have to wait until we get back to prepare the antidote for the other poisoned guards."
Ye Shijun quickly lowered her sleeve, as if afraid of being seen.
After all, quite a few guards had been poisoned. If they knew that his wife's blood could cure the poison, wouldn't they tear his wife apart and eat her raw?
He stopped approaching people and instead held Gu Simo in his arms in a corner, using his tall frame to completely shield her from view.
Fortunately, everyone's attention was focused on Yuchi Sheng. After Yuchi Sheng's condition improved, under Yuchi Ling's arrangement, he, Ye Gengxin, and Ye Shiting led most of the guards to escort Yuchi Sheng back to the city.
Ye Shishu, Ye Shijun, Gu Simo, Wen Yan, Wen Mo, and Jiu Gu stayed at the imperial mausoleum with a group of guards.
……
In the palace.
The atmosphere outside Qianning Palace was always tense, as if swords were about to be drawn.
Consort Lan, accompanied by her people, was determined to storm Qianning Palace and see Yuchi Sheng no matter what.
Qi Sui and Wu Yue naturally disagreed.
Yu Chi Rui pointed at the two of them and angrily shouted, "You have been obstructing us in every way, preventing us from seeing the Emperor. Something must have happened to the Emperor, and you are doing this to cover it up?"
Wu Yue had been trying to reason with them until his mouth was practically burning, so he finally stopped responding and just gripped his sword hilt tightly, ready to respond to any extreme behavior from them.
Qi Sui kept repeating the same sentence over and over: "His Majesty is resting, and if he says he won't see anyone, he won't see anyone!"
Consort Lan already knew that Yuchi Sheng was not in the palace, and she also knew where he was at the moment, so she had enough confidence to directly accuse them of crimes. "You two traitors, the Emperor must have been harmed by you! Crown Prince, you must immediately send someone to summon the ministers to the palace and let them interrogate these two audacious traitors!"
Yu Chi Rui was about to turn around.
Suddenly, Zhu Huaning's head palace maid rushed over and whispered in his ear.
Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Rui's face instantly contorted.
Then he pulled Consort Lan aside and whispered to her.
Upon hearing this, Consort Lan's expression was no less grim than his. "How did they get the information?" she asked, then gritted her teeth and muttered a curse under her breath, "That man is utterly useless!"
They never expected that the people from Prince Cheng's Mansion and General Zhihe's Mansion would receive the news so quickly and rush to their aid...
And that Hua Ping...
She thought she was so powerful, but she never expected to be killed by the people from Prince Cheng's Mansion and General Zhihe's Mansion and forced to hide in the imperial mausoleum!
The Crown Princess sent someone to inform them, which was basically telling them that Prince Cheng and Ye Gengxin were both people who held military power, and that they could not easily use their backup plans. If a large army pressed their way in, their failure would be a small matter, but being exposed would be a big problem!
Consort Lan took a deep breath.
Heaven knows how unwilling she was, but with the emperor's fate unknown, she had no choice but to back down.
After Yu Chi Rui gave her a wink, she suddenly pressed her temples, deliberately making a pained expression.
Yu Chi Rui, supporting her, urgently called out to Chen Mama and the palace servants, "Her Highness is furious! Someone, quickly help Her Highness back to Lanxia Palace!"
Granny Chen and the palace servants hurriedly escorted Consort Lan away.
Yu Chi Rui returned to Qi Sui and Wu Yue, pointing at them and threatening, "I'll trust you one more time. You'd better pray that Father is alright. If we still haven't seen Father by dawn, don't blame me for personally taking your heads!"
After saying this, he left Qianning Palace with the people from the Eastern Palace.
After watching them leave, Qi Sui collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
Wu Yue also let out a few heavy breaths.
The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with helplessness and sorrow.
When will the Emperor finally return...?
After a short rest, the two of them resumed their vigilance. They weren't afraid of anything else now, except that the Crown Prince and Consort Lan might return and force their way in.
Around four o'clock in the morning.
Just when the guards were feeling exhausted, a sedan chair suddenly appeared outside the gate of Qianning Palace.
Because Consort Lan and the Crown Prince had previously caused trouble, Qi Sui had specifically ordered the palace lanterns at the main gate to be removed. Therefore, they couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly for a moment, only a large, dark mass of figures. Qi Sui and Wu Yue were startled, thinking that the Crown Prince and Consort Lan had brought their entourage again.
"Your Highness, are you trying to rebel by bringing people here like this?" Qi Sui's shrill voice was deafening; he was truly furious.