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Chapter 398. Prime Minister Dong escapes from the palace

Chapter 398. Prime Minister Dong escapes from the palace

At the palace gate, Zhao Yichen and his group did not force their way into the palace because Prime Minister Dong threatened to use the Queen as a threat.

After all, the Queen is the mother of the country and also Zhao Yichen's adoptive mother, and the relationship between mother and son is pretty good. Zhao Yichen must definitely take her into consideration both in public and in private.

Moreover, Prime Minister Dong and others were forced to retreat to the palace. They were already trapped in a jar and were just making their last struggle! Zhao Yichen didn't need to provoke him and force him to do something crazy.

So, Zhao Yichen ordered the army to retreat one hundred meters and make further plans.

Prime Minister Dong had expected Zhao Yichen to compromise. After all, the bargaining chip in his hand was not someone else, but the current queen.

However, Prime Minister Dong was not very optimistic because he knew that this was only a temporary measure.

At this point, they were already doomed, while Zhao Yichen was unstoppable, and it was only a matter of time before he captured the palace. By that time, Zhao Yichen would take back the imperial power, and they would be traitors, and the ending was predictable.

Therefore, what Prime Minister Dong is thinking about now is how to escape from here as soon as possible and take his family away from the capital while the chaos is going on.

When Prime Minister Dong saw Zhao Yichen and his men retreat a hundred meters away, he came up with an idea.

He called the brothers Luo Chong and Luo Xiang and told them that one of them should keep an eye on the queen and make sure nothing went wrong, and the other should keep an eye on the people below and make sure Zhao Yichen's men didn't get any chance to take advantage.

Prime Minister Dong himself, along with two personal guards, went straight to the Imperial Study. There was an underground tunnel in the backyard of the Imperial Study, and Emperor Qiyuan and Concubine Hui had escaped from the palace through that tunnel.

Prime Minister Dong also sent people to investigate. The tunnel was about three kilometers long and led directly to an abandoned courtyard on East Street outside the palace.

It took Prime Minister Dong and his two companions more than an hour to get out of the tunnel. When they came out, it was already the hour of the dog. The abandoned courtyard was quiet and a little eerie.

But there was nothing to be afraid of for three grown men. The yard was not very big, and the master and two servants came out quickly.

The street was also quiet, with no one around. Two guards stood on either side of Prime Minister Dong, fearing that someone would suddenly attack him.

Prime Minister Dong and his two guards walked very quickly. In a moment, they walked out of the alley where the abandoned courtyard was located and turned into another wider alley.

Prime Minister Dong looked around and inadvertently saw the words "General Qingyi's Mansion" written in large letters on the door of one of the houses.

Prime Minister Dong was startled. He looked at the plaque and the closed door with complicated eyes, then left in a hurry.

On the other side, Shen Qingqian and three others came to the kitchen door, each holding a fire starter in their hands. They lit the fire starter before walking into the kitchen.

The four fire starters illuminated the kitchen brightly, and it was clear at a glance that there was no one hiding inside.

Except for Zhizhu, the other three put their hands on the stove and touched it, and sure enough, there was still some warmth left!

"Girl, here are two buns, they're still soft!"

Yingzi took out an oil-paper bag from a shelf, opened it and saw two big buns inside.

Shen Qingqian said: "It seems that there is someone else living in this yard! However, there is a lock on the gate, so this person must have sneaked in."

Zhizhu and Yingzi, the educated youth, had the same view, so the four of them could not help but become alert.

The educated youth looked at Shen Qingqian and asked, "Miss, should we leave immediately or find the person?"

Shen Qingqian pondered for a moment, but curiosity finally got the better of her.

"Let's find the person out. After all, this is where we used to live. I want to see who he is and what his purpose is."

Yingzi agreed, "Yes, I want to see who it is, too!"

Zhizhu said: "Miss, should we go separately or go together to look for it?"

Before Shen Qingqian could say anything, the educated youth said, "The girl has an injury on her leg, so it's inconvenient for her to move around. Let's go look for her together, so we can take care of each other. The girl can just sit on the stone bench in the yard and wait for us."

Shen Qingqian also felt that it was inconvenient for him to use a cane, and the noise made by the cane would easily alert the enemy, so he agreed.

Zhizhu asked, "Is it okay for that girl to wait here alone?"

Shen Qingqian said: "Don't worry, I just have trouble walking, ordinary people can't hurt me."

So Shen Qingqian sat alone in the yard waiting, while Zhiqing Zhizhu and Yingzi began to check room by room.

Not long after, sounds of fighting were heard in the backyard.

Shen Qingqian thought, we found someone so quickly! She stood up and wanted to go to the backyard to take a look. However, she had only taken a few steps when the fighting stopped.

Then Yingzi ran over here and shouted, "Girl, I'll take you to the backyard."

"what's the situation?"

Shen Qingqian looked at her and asked.

Yingzi came to Shen Qingqian and said in a fuss: "Girl, do you know who we found out? No, we didn't find him out. He showed up on his own initiative and attacked us first. After the fight, Zhiqing and Zhizhu found out that it was someone they knew, and that person also knew them..."

"Who is that person first?"

Shen Qingqian was a little anxious.

Yingzi walked over and supported Shen Qingqian before whispering the answer.

"I heard Zhiqing and Zhizhu both shout, 'Empress Huifei!'"

“What…I see!”

Shen Qingqian was a little surprised when she first heard these words, but she soon figured it out.

When they arrived in the capital, they found out everything that had happened there. They also learned that Emperor Qiyuan and Concubine Hui had abducted Prince Rui and had fled, and there had been no news from them in recent days.

But I never thought that the three of them were hiding here! They really know how to find a place!

Shen Qingqian and Yingzi hurried to the backyard and saw Concubine Hui talking to Zhiqing Zhizhu.

"Greetings to Her Majesty Huifei!"

Shen Qingqian first paid her respects to Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui was Zhao Yifeng's adoptive mother and had helped her before. Shen Qingqian had a good impression of Concubine Hui and respected her from the bottom of her heart.

"Qing Qian, please stop being polite."

Concubine Hui personally stepped forward to help Shen Qingqian, and said, "Qingqian, it's great to meet you here! Just now, these two girls told me that you came here to retrieve the sword. I took the sword away secretly because I thought it was good, thinking of using it for self-defense. Now that you are here to find it, I will return it to its original owner."

As he said that, he handed the sword in his hand to Shen Qingqian.

If someone else took Shen Qingqian's things, Shen Qingqian would definitely ask for them back without hesitation, but Concubine Hui was the person Shen Qingqian liked, so Shen Qingqian was willing to give them to her.

"Empress Hui, you can use this sword. I think you need it more than I do!"