Where were the Han Family members? Where was Han Yunxi?
When there was a coup d'état, it was common to take advantage of the chaos to burn, kill, and plunder. Amidst the chaos, Long Tianmo still had the time to send people to protect her. Qin Wangfei had been living in the Han Family for a few days, and those who cared about her knew about it. Unfortunately, Long Tianmo's trusted aide came empty-handed.
As soon as she left, Mu Qingwu sent over his trusted aide from the Imperial Army. Unfortunately, there was also no one to be seen.
In reality, the first to arrive wasn't Long Tianmo and Mu Qingwu's men, but Gu. However, Gu had already turned the Han Family upside down, but there was no sign of Han Yunxi.
Where was she?
Of course, this group of people had all gone to the Duke of Qin's residence. Only then did they find out that the Duke of Qin's residence was also empty. Such a coincidence must have been the Duke of Qin's doing.
Long Tianmo and Mu Qingwu received this news just as they were about to attack the palace gates.
Mu Qingwu didn't say anything, but Long Tianmo sighed softly, "All of this... in the end, it couldn't escape Imperial Uncle Qin's control."
The Duke of Qin was able to leave the city early and evacuate so cleanly, leaving both residences empty. Without a doubt, he had long predicted that Long Tianmo would raise an army to rebel and had long made preparations.
Long Tianmo finally understood why Imperial Father had made such a big move this time and put the Mu Family to death. Imperial Uncle Qin must have played a part in this. He knew that in this game, he had also become Imperial Uncle Qin's chess piece, but he didn't care. Without Imperial Uncle Qin adding fuel to the fire, how could General Mu have been forced to jump over the wall?
Everyone felt that this coup d'état was sudden, but he felt that it was too slow and too late. Resentment had been brewing in his heart for a long time.
While they were attacking the palace gates, the sound of cannons came from the other side. Without a doubt, the city gates had been breached!
Once the cannons arrived, they were invincible. Who could stop them?
As the cannons rumbled, the morale of the Crown Prince's army was greatly boosted. The huge wooden stakes slammed into the thick and heavy palace gates with loud bangs. It looked like the gates were about to be smashed open.
Inside the palace, Emperor Tianhui was sitting in his imperial study, but the various concubines and servants had long packed up their valuables and fled. Of course, there were plenty of loyal servants who stood guard outside the study, swearing to follow Emperor Tianhui to their deaths.
Currently, a few important officials and the commander of the imperial guard, Meng Zhan, were all in the imperial study, urging Emperor Tianhui to retreat.
Emperor Tianhui's face was ashen white as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He'd been plagued with illness for the past six months, but tonight's blow had aged him overnight. A man in his forties looked even older than a man in his fifties or sixties.
Hearing the chaos outside, the hands hidden in his sleeves trembled uncontrollably. Perhaps it was anger, or perhaps it was fear.
"Your Majesty, the palace gates are about to be breached! Let's go! "
"Your Majesty, it'll be too late if we don't retreat now!"
"The Crown Prince and the Mu family have committed treason and heresy. They have sent troops without justification and will definitely lose the support of the people. This humble subject boldly suggests that Your Majesty move the capital to Xijing and mobilize the elite troops from the central and western regions to surround the rebel army! Tonight, we've only lost a single city! "
Hearing Meng Zhan's words, Emperor Tianhui recovered from his shock.
Meng Zhan was right. Tonight, they'd only lost the capital. If they didn't leave now, they'd lose all of Tianning.
The crown prince had gained the upper hand in the capital only because he had the First Artillery Corps. But Tianning had more than one artillery corps. The capital, northwest, and central regions each had their own First, Second, and Third Artillery Corps.
Although the Mu family had been in charge of the foot soldiers for years, not all of them were trusted subordinates of the Mu family. After the mutiny, the various generals stationed in the various regions would naturally choose a better tree to live in. Not all of them were under the Mu family's control.
In the end, Emperor Tianhui was still able to stabilize the situation. He immediately ordered a retreat, but the palace had already been breached. Both the east and west gates had been blocked off, leaving only the north and south escape routes.
In the midst of the chaos, Chu Qingge gave Emperor Tianhui an idea.
Emperor Tianhui immediately decided to disguise himself as a eunuch and had Meng Zhan and the rest disguise themselves as his bodyguards. They mixed into the fleeing servants and escaped through the north gate. Meanwhile, all of the servants and family members were to escape through the south gate to lure away the rebel army.
Just as Emperor Tianhui was about to leave, Chu Qingge stepped forward. "Your Majesty, chenqie may be so bold as to make a presumptuous request."
Faced with imminent disaster, Emperor Tianhui was in no mood to be good-tempered. "What is it?" he asked coldly.
"Chenqie wants to disguise as you and head for the south gate. First, I'll lure away the crown prince and the rest. Second … I'll wait for a chance to kill them all!" Chu Qingge said seriously.
At her words, everyone remembered that this Noble Consort knew martial arts as well. Moreover, her archery skills were top-notch.
Finding a eunuch to pretend to be Emperor Tianhui to lure away the rebel army might not buy them much time. If Chu Qingge was the one doing the job, she might even have a chance to turn the tables.
Once the crown prince died, the dragons would be leaderless and the situation would be completely different.
Emperor Tianhui was thrilled. "Alright! As long as you kill that unfilial son for Zhen, you'll be Tianning's empress! "
Empress?
Chu Qingge's heart filled with bitterness. She wanted nothing more than for Emperor Tianhui to die in the chaos, but she had no choice but to protect him. If for no other reason than the fact that she wasn't pregnant with Tianhui's child yet!
"As long as Your Majesty is safe and sound, chenqie will be perfectly satisfied," Chu Qingge said against her will.
Emperor Tianhui was deeply moved. He gripped Chu Qingge's hand tightly and said, "Qing 'er, Zhen will wait for you at the Seven Li Bridge outside the city."
Chu Qingge nodded and slipped his hand out of her grasp. Then she turned and left …
The flames of war in the capital city burned for days and nights.
Rumors said that on the night of the rebellion, the crown prince hadn't even caught up to Emperor Tianhui before he was ambushed by a high-level expert. Fortunately, a group of black-robed guards helped him survive.
Another rumor said that General Mu had caught up to Emperor Tianhui himself and killed him at the south gate.
Another rumor said that Emperor Tianhui hadn't died, but had long escaped from the north gate. Instead, it was General Mu who'd been killed by Meng Zhan in the chaos …
The flames of war burned for five days and five nights. As the capital city grew calm, many of the preposterous rumors were dispelled. Actually, Emperor Tianhui had successfully escaped from the capital while Chu Qingge had run into General Mu. Both of them had been injured in their duel.
While Emperor Tianhui was still on his way to West Jing, the crown prince had declared himself emperor in the capital city. On one hand, he continued to chase after Emperor Tianhui, while on the other, he actively recruited powerful officials and local powers.
While the capital was in chaos, Tianning's various powers began to express their views. Some denounced the crown prince, some pledged their support to Emperor Tianhui, while others supported the crown prince and defected to Tianhui's side.
Still, it was impossible to ignore the fact that the powers of the central regions and Jiangnan, whether it was the military or the large counties and prefectures, all pushed His Highness Duke of Qin forward and supported him as emperor!
Hearing the news, Emperor Tianhui viciously smashed a teacup in his carriage.
"Duke of Qin!"
He seemed to suddenly realize something as rage filled his heart. It took him a long time to recover before he spat up a mouthful of blood and fainted.
"Imperial Physician Gu! Quick, find Imperial Physician Gu! "Chu Qingge shouted.
But no one found Gu Beiyue, the imperial physician. Nobody knew that Gu Beiyue had been the first to leave the palace on the night of the coup.
Although Long Tianmo had long expected this, he still couldn't help but clench his fists when he heard the news. His expression was gloomy for days. After all, Tianning's central regions only had three prefectures, but they were all extremely large and populous. Meanwhile, Tianning's Jiangnan was not only Tianning's most fertile land, but also the richest in all of Cloud Realm Continent. It was a land of fish and rice, rich in natural resources!
In other words, it had a lot of people and plenty of grain.
Father and son had fought each other to the death, but the Duke of Qin had gotten the most out of it without any effort at all!
Emperor Tianhui denounced Long Tianmo and the Mu family for treason and heresy for usurping the throne. Long Tianmo immediately retorted by accusing Emperor Tianhui of listening to slander and failing to distinguish right from wrong by framing and killing loyal subjects.
Father and son fought each other to death, but the Duke of Qin didn't say a word. He kept a low profile, but his voice was the loudest and most popular.
A month later, Tianning's situation had settled. Emperor Tianhui had taken control of the ten prefectures in the northwest from West Liang and used the name of Tianning. Long Tianmo had taken over the capital and seven prefectures in the northeast and used the name of Tian An. Meanwhile, the central and southern regions remained as they were. No one dared to seek refuge with Tianning or Tian An, much less rise up in rebellion.
Very soon, rumors began to spread that the Duke of Qin would attack the capital and swallow up the ten prefectures in the northwest. Both Emperor Tianhui and Long Tianmo grew restless, while the armies of Jiangnan and the central regions grew restless.
But … in reality, no one knew where His Highness Duke of Qin was.
After that night in the capital, His Highness Duke of Qin seemed to have vanished into thin air. He never showed his face in public again.
Meanwhile, Han Yunxi was still sitting in her carriage.
She knew what was going on as soon as she saw the chaos in the capital. It wasn't because she was smart, but because she'd gotten a good grasp of Long Fei Ye's methods after interacting with him for so long.
When she overheard the conversation between Long Fei Ye and Emperor Tianhui in the imperial study, she already knew which move the Long Fei Ye would make.
She was about to tell Seventh Madame to pack up and leave when the Baili Army's mermaid soldiers suddenly appeared and took them out of the city via the waterways.
After leaving the city, Seventh Madame and the rest were arranged to take a different route while she boarded the carriage alone. The mermaid soldiers said that His Highness Duke of Qin wanted to see her.
Who knew that they'd end up traveling for an entire month towards the south?
It was more like a sightseeing trip, with beautiful scenery along the way. Occasionally, they'd hear news about Emperor Tianhui and Long Tianmo, but Han Yunxi wasn't in the mood to pay attention to such details.
She was very quiet the entire time. At first, she didn't ask any questions, but allowed the mermaid soldiers to arrange things. All she did was follow them, and when she was bored, she'd hide in the detox system and sleep for an entire afternoon.
But gradually, she couldn't take it anymore.
Long Fei Ye said he wanted to see her, but where was he? Where was he? Where … was he?!
She asked the mermaid soldiers multiple times, but none of them knew. All they said was that His Highness Duke of Qin had ordered them to head towards South Ning Prefecture.
Didn't that bastard allow her to go back to the Han Estate? Why was he still looking for her? If he wanted to find her, then so be it. Why did he have her head south for so long without showing his face?
Just what did he want?
Han Yunxi was so angry that she almost poisoned the mermaid soldiers and fled, but she didn't. Instead, she grew even more taciturn and didn't ask any questions.
Until one day, the carriage slowly came to a stop in front of an estate.
"Esteemed wangfei, please get off the carriage," the mermaid soldier reported in a low voice.
Han Yunxi had just emerged from the detox system and was still groggy. She got off the carriage as soon as she heard the words' get off, 'but she froze when she saw the familiar doors …
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