Chapter 1971 Fighting

Rumble——

The Imperial City was unusually quiet tonight, with only the roar of thunder. Almost all shadow guards were dispatched, not only closing the city gates in advance, but also blocking all intersections outside the city.

"Master Cheng, the entire Stone Village has been surrounded, and we are already looking for people from house to house." A shadow guard said to Cheng Zheng who was standing in the shadow.

"What's going on with the Song family?" Cheng Zheng asked in a deep voice.

The shadow guard said, "Song Hongao has been in the study all the time, and the second princess is accompanying Mrs. Song."

"See with your own eyes the second princess accompanying Mrs. Song?" Cheng Zheng asked.

"This..." Shadow Guard hesitated.

Cheng Zheng's voice was cold, "Go back to the palace immediately and block the second princess from seeing the emperor."

"Yes." Shadow Guard responded and left.

Bang bang——

The rain was pouring down, and it hurt even when the raindrops hit my face.

"Sir, the rain is too heavy. Why don't you go back first..." A shadow guard holding an umbrella spoke in a low voice. Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by another voice.

"Sir, there is a house behind the woods of the Taoist temple."

Cheng Zheng's expression changed and he walked into the heavy rain, "Guarding all exits of Stone Village."

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Zhao Xiang finally came out of the secret passage. Before she reached the palace, it was already raining heavily. She did not take a carriage and did not have an umbrella. She stood in front of the palace gate in a panic. However, she was told that the emperor had gone to bed and blocked her in the palace. outside the door.

"The emperor is going to bed, then I will wait in the main hall." Zhao Xiang looked at the shadow guards standing in front of her, knowing in her heart that Cheng Zheng wanted these people to prevent her from seeing Zhao Rao.

"Second Princess, please don't embarrass us." Shadow Guard said.

Zhao Xiang was still standing in the rain, "Is this embarrassing for you? It's pouring with rain, how can I go back?"

A palace official held an umbrella to protect Zhao Xiang from the rain, "Second Princess, we have prepared a carriage for you."

"It turns out that it was prepared a long time ago." Zhao Xiang sneered, "I won't leave unless I see the emperor tonight."

"Second Princess, Your Majesty has been having trouble sleeping recently. It's rare for him to have a good sleep. The servants don't dare to wake him up. Why don't you come back tomorrow..." The palace man persuaded in a low voice.

Zhao Xiang looked at the palace gate and then at the dark sky, "Unless you kill me today, I must see the emperor."

Several shadow guards looked at each other and prepared to follow Cheng Zheng's instructions. If Zhao Xiang insisted on seeing the emperor, they could knock her out first.

"Second Princess, I'm offended." The shadow guard struck Zhao Xiang with a palm.

Bang——

A flash of lightning passed by. Zhao Xiang was still standing upright, but there were several more figures behind him. Their clothes were no different from those of the shadow guards, and they were already protecting Zhao Xiang behind him.

Zhao Rao, who was sleeping in the dormitory, was suddenly awakened by a sound of thunder.

"Your Majesty?" The maid outside heard the noise and hurriedly came in.

Zhao Rao looked around blankly, but the person next to her pillow was not there. She frowned slightly, "What time is it?"

"It's already time to return to Your Majesty," the palace maid said.

It’s already midnight!

Zhao Rao got off the bed and saw that there was no familiar figure in the dormitory, and became more and more confused, "Where is the Chief Assistant?"

"After His Majesty fell asleep, the Chief Assistant came out of the palace." The palace maid replied.

"Leaving the palace?" Zhao Rao was stunned. Is there anything else going on outside the palace today? "Did you leave any words?"

The palace maid put on Zhao Rao's clothes and said, "My lord, the chief assistant, asked the slaves not to wake you up, so that you can have a good sleep."

Zhao Rao smiled faintly, but felt vaguely uneasy, feeling that something was about to happen.

"How long has it been raining outside?" Why is it raining heavily at this time? It's obviously starting to get cold.

"It rained once in the evening. I thought it had cleared up, but it started raining again in the evening. It has been half an hour," the palace maid said.

Zhao Rao slept for most of the day and was not sleepy at all. She saw that there was a large pile of memorials on the desk that had not been reviewed, so she asked the palace maid to light a lamp. She was going to review the memorials while waiting for Cheng Zheng.

She knew that Cheng Zheng would come back to stay with her no matter how late it was.

Ever since she accepted his feelings, he had doted on her. Because the fifth brother had listened to others and reprimanded her in front of everyone, thinking that she had disgraced the royal family, Cheng Zheng simply made her the queen. No one will dare to discuss things between them anymore.

Cheng Zheng...

Zhao Rao felt that she missed him inexplicably. Although he had become stronger than before in the past two years, she knew that he did everything for her.

Why hasn't he come back yet? What else can he do in such heavy rain?

"What happened outside?" Zhao Rao asked doubtfully. She seemed to hear the sound of swords.

"Slave, go take a look." The palace maid whispered, walking out of the palace to see what happened.

Zhao Rao gathered her clothes and slowly walked out of the dormitory. When she came to the door, she was already sure that she had not heard wrongly, and there was really someone fighting in the heavy rain.

"Your Majesty, there seems to be an assassin outside the palace." The palace maid said in shock that an assassin dared to break into the palace.

"It's not an assassin!" If it was an assassin, it would have already alerted the imperial guards in the palace. The palace was so quiet, so it was obvious that the people fighting outside were no threat to her.

"Go and have a look." Zhao Rao said.

Someone from the palace came running in the rain and said, "Your Majesty, the second princess is asking for an audience. The shadow guards in the palace got into a fight with... the former emperor's shadow guards."

The late emperor's shadow guard? Isn't that Zhao Yong's former confidant?

"The second princess asked to see you, why are those shadow guards fighting?" Zhao Rao asked coldly.

"It's... for fear of disturbing the emperor's rest, the second princess is not allowed to enter the palace." The palace man whispered.

Zhao Rao shouted, "It's raining so heavily. Should we let the second princess get wet outside? Go and invite her into the palace. I want to see her."

She knew Zhao Xiang very well. If it weren't for a serious emergency, she wouldn't have entered the palace at this time, let alone have a conflict with Cheng Zheng's people.

"Forget it, bring me an umbrella." Zhao Rao said, those shadow guards listened to Cheng Zheng's words the most, so she still went to see Zhao Xiang in person.

Outside the palace gate, Zhao Xiang looked at the figures fighting in the rain. She didn't expect that someone would come to help her, and they were also her father's former shadow guards. They usually didn't show up very often. They seemed to not exist in the shadow guards, but now they were alone. They are all masters, no less inferior to Cheng Zheng's subordinates.

She couldn't delay it any longer, she had to go to the palace to see Zhao Rao.

"Stop it!" When Zhao Xiang was about to rush into the palace, she finally saw a familiar figure appear.

"Eldest sister..." Zhao Xiang rushed forward desperately, "go and save the fifth sister."

Zhao Rao looked at Zhao Xiang, who was all wet. Under the light, her lips were so cold that her lips turned blue, and her voice trembled, "The fifth sister is in Stone City. Cheng Zheng has led people to find her. Go and rescue her quickly."

"What did you say? Why is Ning'er in Stone Village? Cheng Zheng will not hurt her." Zhao Rao supported Zhao Xiang, "Hurry and help the second princess in and ask the imperial doctor to come over."

Zhao Xiang held Zhao Rao's hand tightly, "Go, go save Ning'er."