Chapter 544: Imprisoned in Death Row, Executed After the New Year

The sound of fighting continued all night long.

The entire palace was filled with mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

It wasn't until dawn that the sound of fighting stopped.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Long, wants to see you!"

A rough voice sounded outside the hall.

The royal family spent the night at Qianqiu Palace.

Emperor Xuan slowly stood up and staggered. He had been sitting for too long.

"Open the door!"

The shadow guard opened the door of Qianqiu Palace.

Yuan Long was covered in blood. He quickly stepped inside and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, fortunately you have fulfilled your mission. The Moon Shadow Army has been wiped out."

"Get up and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yuan Long stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it is safe outside!"

Emperor Xuan nodded slightly, "Thank you, General Yuan, for disposing of the body as soon as possible."

"My lord, I obey the order!"

"Yuan Long, where is Ning Chen?"

Yuan Long was startled for a moment, "Your Majesty, I don't know!"

Emperor Xuan was a little disappointed and nodded slightly.

Yuan Long retreated!

Emperor Xuan's eyes fell on Concubine De and the prince.

Both mother and son looked ashen.

"Vicious woman."

Emperor Xuan's face turned pale.

Concubine De Gui knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately, "Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life, it's Prince Rui, he asked me to do this, please forgive me!"

Emperor Xuan's face turned even darker, "What benefits did King Rui give you?"

Concubine De Gui said in a trembling voice: "The money for all my concubine's activities was given by Prince Rui. He said that as long as Ning Chen leaves the capital, he can help the prince ascend to the throne..."

"You poisonous woman, you are extremely stupid!"

Emperor Xuan was so angry that he grabbed the wine glass on the table and threw it at it, but he missed the target and fell next to Concubine De, shattering it to pieces.

Concubine De Gui was so frightened that her body trembled and her face turned pale.

"I just remembered, you have a cousin who serves as governor in Xiangzhou. He is your middleman, right?"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the prince, "Treason, do you know your sin?"

The prince's feet were still injured, and he ignored the pain at this time and knelt on the ground shivering.

"My son... I know my sin, and I beg your father for mercy!"

"Your Majesty, I was also deceived by others. I know I was wrong. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy!"

Emperor Xuan sighed deeply, looking a few years older.

"Put these three people on death row...and execute them after the year!"

Concubine De Gui, mother and son, kowtowed desperately and begged for mercy.

But in the end he was dragged away by the shadow guards.

Emperor Xuan came outside the palace.

The cold wind blows outside, and the weather is covered in silver.

On the snow, large areas of blood stains looked like splashed ink.

Emperor Xuan asked the others to return to the harem first.

He walked around the palace with his father-in-law and the shadow guards.

The palace gate has been opened, and carriages are driving out of the palace. The carriages are full of corpses, tightly wrapped in oilcloth.

The palace maid and eunuch were cleaning up the bloodstains on the ground.

Emperor Xuan looked tired.

Eunuch Quan whispered: "Your Majesty, you haven't slept all night, why don't you go back and take a nap?"

Emperor Xuan waved his hand, "Prince Rui leads an army of 100,000 people and approaches the capital. How can I sleep?"

"It is said that the Weilong Army is the elite of the army, but they have not fought for a long time, and I don't know if they can stop King Rui's 100,000-strong army?"

Eunuch Quan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, everything will be fine, otherwise Ning Chen wouldn't have arranged it like this."

"Besides, isn't there the Ning'an Army?"

Hearing Ning Chen's name, Emperor Xuan suddenly wasn't so worried.

"On New Year's Eve last year, Ning Chen was not in the capital... I didn't expect it to be the same this year? I don't know where he is now?"

Quan Gong said fairly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Ning Chen is not a person who will treat him badly. Who knows where he can be happy now?"

Emperor Xuan smiled, "Let's go back to the imperial study!"

...

The imperial mausoleum courtyard.

Ning Chen drank a bowl of hangover soup and ate something, and felt much better.

He drank too much last night and was carried back to the room by Pan Yucheng.

"Old Pan, clean up, we should go!"

Pan Yucheng was surprised, "You haven't responded to the letter about the matter in Beijing, so you can leave with such confidence?"

Ning Chen smiled and said: "The rebellion should have been put down! If the Ning'an Army can't even close the door and beat the dogs, it might as well disband and go home to farm."

Pan Yucheng asked curiously: "Can you guess who is the mastermind behind this rebellion?"

Ning Chen glared at him, "I haven't been back to the capital for a few months. There is no news here. Where can I guess? But no matter who it is? The countermeasures I left behind are enough to deal with it."

The news he received last night was that the city gate was blocked and the palace door was closed...so he guessed that the Yueying Army had entered the palace and a mutiny had occurred.

But who is the mastermind behind it? He couldn't guess, and he didn't want to guess.

"Hurry up and pack up. Let's set off after I finish eating these things."

Pan Yucheng asked: "Where to go?"

Ning Chen thought for a while, "I don't know, it doesn't matter where I go... take a good look at the great rivers and mountains of Daxuan."

"Aren't you going to Wu Kingdom?"

Ning Chen smiled and said: "I want to go! However, this does not affect our sightseeing."

Half an hour later, Ning Chen and others left the Imperial Tomb Courtyard.

...

On the first day of the new year, the capital was bustling with activity.

The people had no idea that there were mountains of corpses and rivers of blood in the palace last night.

The city gate is open and everything is as usual.

The palace, the royal study!

Eunuch Quan hurriedly walked in, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince has led his army to set off to face Prince Rui's army!"

Emperor Xuan looked surprised, "Who are you talking about?"

"Your Majesty, it's the eldest prince!"

Emperor Xuan was furious, "Isn't he guarding the imperial mausoleum? How dare he return to the capital without permission and lead the army? Who gave him the power?"

"Your Majesty, it's Ning Chen."

Emperor Xuan was stunned, "Ning Chen? He's back?"

Eunuch Quan said, "Your Majesty, Ning Chen has not returned to the capital. After he left the capital, he has been living in the imperial mausoleum courtyard... Last night, he asked the eldest prince to lead half of the soldiers guarding the imperial mausoleum back to the capital to defend the king."

"The eldest prince arrived in the capital this morning and has already joined the Weilong Army."

Emperor Xuan's brows relaxed.

"It turns out that this kid has been hiding in the imperial mausoleum courtyard for some time. No wonder we can't find his trace."

"He asked the eldest prince to lead the army. The eldest prince can't lift his hands or shoulders. Can he lead the army?"

Eunuch Quan said, "The eldest prince is of royal blood. Having him in the army can boost morale."

Emperor Xuan nodded slightly.

"Why doesn't Ning Chen come back to lead the army? With him leading the army, what's the use of the 100,000 troops of King Rui?"

"Your Majesty, he is a commoner now, how can he lead the army?"

Emperor Xuan was stunned, he forgot this point.

"Quan Sheng, you immediately send someone to the Imperial Mausoleum Courtyard to bring him back to me."

"I feel at ease when he is in the capital!"

Eunuch Quan smiled and said hurriedly: "As ordered! I will send someone right away."

But Emperor Xuan waited from morning to night, and the news he got was... Ning Chen had left the Imperial Mausoleum Courtyard.

"Left? Where did he go?"

Eunuch Quan said hurriedly: "According to the report from the people sent, Ning Chen left the Imperial Mausoleum Courtyard this morning... As for where he went, it is unknown!"

Emperor Xuan frowned, "Send someone to find him... Remember, don't disturb him if you find him, just protect him secretly!"