Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Chapter 163 The troops are divided into two groups

Finally, one night, Xiao Zuochen received a message from his spy, unfolded the note and read it, then immediately told Qing Wu beside him.

"Notify everyone to carry out the plan as soon as midnight arrives tonight."

"Yes!"

Xiao Zuochen finished speaking and watched Qing Wu leave. He frowned and tapped the table with his index finger, as if he was thinking about something.

After receiving the news, the guards and Yan Luo each carried out their previous plans.

Yun Feng received the news and immediately went to find Yun Chi and Yun Qian. The three of them, along with two other guards and four Yan Luos, headed towards the altar.

Xiao Zuoming took off his usual disguise and ran in different directions outside the palace together with Yunqiao, Yunbai and four other guards, holding a stack of envelopes.

The remaining six Yan Luos in the palace were dispersed to different locations under the command of Liuli and Teng Sen, while Liuli and Teng Sen walked towards Fengqi Palace.

After Xiao Zuochen and Qingwu notified everyone, they took Shanwu with them and flew towards the back cliff.

At this time, in Fengqi Palace——

Bai Qingning sat in front of the stage, combing her hair with an exquisite wooden comb. While combing her hair, she suddenly asked the maid beside her.

"Has Concubine Yun not finished her official duties yet?"

The tone was very much like that of a concubine waiting for the emperor's favor.

The maid's expression suddenly became nervous, and she quickly knelt down.

"Please spare me, Madam! During dinner, Concubine Yun sent someone to tell me that she had something important to do tonight and would not be back until very late, so Madam, please go to bed first. I, I forgot to tell you..."

As the maid spoke, she lowered her head and looked around at the ground with her eyes wide open with fear.

Bai Qingning smiled slightly after listening to this, without showing any displeasure on her face, and spoke in a very gentle voice.

"What are you afraid of? Will this palace eat you?"

"Your servant, your servant is not afraid."

The maid kneeling on the ground didn't dare to say that she was afraid, for fear that she had offended Bai Qingning again.

Bai Qingning stretched out her right hand towards her. The maid thought the queen was going to hit her, so she trembled again and dodged to the side. Bai Qingning immediately showed a surprised expression.

“What are you doing!?”

The maid saw that the queen's hand did not fall on her, and that the queen had been reaching out to her, so she tentatively put her hand on it. Seeing the queen's encouraging smile, she boldly stood up with the queen's help. But just as she was about to take a step back, Bai Qingning suddenly grabbed her arm, and the maid shrank her neck in shock again.

"Miss?"

"Do you know what Concubine Yun is doing now?"

The maid was stunned and immediately shook her head.

"I don't know, but everything Concubine Yun has done since she became regent is either for the country and the people, or for you, the queen. It's always these two things. And Concubine Yun is doing it herself so late at night, it must be something very important."

The maid thought that this would make Bai Qingning happy and that she would not care about her negligence, but she underestimated Bai Qingning's cruelty. Bai Qingning still had a smile on his face, but the strength of his grip on the maid's arm did not decrease at all.

"Since you know that what Concubine Yun is doing is very important, are you willing to contribute to it?"

"A servant? Can I be a servant?"

The maid didn't know what was going on. She saw Bai Qingning slowly stand up and whisper in her ear.

"You can help Concubine Yun as a corpse."

When the maid heard this, she froze in place for a moment. Before she could react, Bai Qingning still spoke loudly.

"Evil! Send her to the altar."

A figure flashed down, and the maid was about to scream when she saw it, but was knocked unconscious by a palm from the man in black. Then he picked her up with one arm and ran out of the room.

E Wu is the secret guard that Concubine Yun asked Yue Wu to train for her own sake. Although the training time is not long, his efficiency is definitely much better than that of ordinary guards.

Seeing that the room had become quiet, Bai Qingning turned around, admired her beauty in the mirror for a while, then called out to the person outside the door.

"Someone, turn off the lights!"

But no one came in. Bai Qingning frowned slightly, walked to the door, opened it, and said to the little maid guarding the door.

"Come in and serve."

"Yes~"

The little maid responded in a submissive manner, but after entering the house, she looked confused. She clearly remembered that there was a palace maid serving in the house tonight, so how could there be no one in the house?

"What are you looking at? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

Bai Qingning warned. The little maid instantly collected her thoughts and didn't dare to look around.

"Lights out."

"Yes~"

After the maid turned off the light, Bai Qingning slowly fell asleep. At first, the maid stood aside, ready to be ordered by the queen at any time, until she heard the queen's even breathing, she relaxed, sat on the ground with her back against the pillar beside her, ready to take a nap.

At this time, two figures flashed by outside the window. They were Liuli and Teng Sen who stayed in the palace. They were seen opening a window each and blowing smoke into the house from different positions.

The smoke dissipated, and soon, Bai Qingning and the little maid fell asleep.

The two waited until they were almost passed out, then came in with a large sack. Because Bai Qingning was sleeping facing the bed, Teng Sen reached out and pulled her over, confirmed that it was indeed Bai Qingning, nodded to Liuli beside him, and the two quickly put her into the sack and carried her away.

With the help of Yan Luo who was guarding different locations in the palace, several people successfully brought Bai Qingning out of the palace.

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On the other side, Xiao Zuoming, who was originally planning to participate in the mission, suddenly had a stomachache. In order not to delay the plan, he had to distribute the stack of letters in his hand to Yunqiao, Yunbai and others. Fortunately, they knew Qinggong, so delivering one more letter to each person would not delay the time.

Although Xiao Zuochen spent most of his time with Yun Wei, Yun Feng and Yun You when he was in Tai'an City, there was no one available for a period of time after Concubine Yun became regent, so she ordered the twelve guards to do things for her, so everyone was familiar with these guards.

When they saw the contents of the letter, they were shocked. The letter clearly stated that the disappearance of people was caused by Concubine Yun, and also mentioned the human sacrifice, and hoped that all officials would go to the sacrificial site tonight to witness Concubine Yun's evil deeds with their own eyes.

The content of this letter is too outrageous. Besides, didn’t the twelve guards leave Prince Yun and work for Concubine Yun? Why are they now following the orders of His Royal Highness Prince Yun to testify against Concubine Yun?

Everyone was worried that Xiao Zuochen and Concubine Yun were starting to fight for power. Some officials of the older generation, who believed in orthodoxy, naturally hoped that Prince Yun would return to power.

However, some younger officials or officials who had received favors from Concubine Yun explicitly refused.

There were also some people who wanted to come forward but were afraid of death and were hesitant, and they also said they would think about it. In the end, only a few people were willing to come forward, but it didn't matter, something was better than nothing, as long as there were a few convincing officials who could testify, it would be enough.