Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 70 Departure (Please read on! It’s Monday! The third update!)

When Yue Ling helped King Qin to the main hall, the hall was already noisy.

Apart from the military officers of all ranks in the Qin Palace, the civil servants who lived closer to the palace and those in Qin's faction, upon hearing the news, hurried to the palace and discussed countermeasures with everyone.

"Your Highness!"

Someone shouted, and everyone fell silent, looking towards the door.

Seeing that the King of Qin looked bad but still had some energy and could walk, they all kowtowed and knelt, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

"Everyone, get up."

King Qin let out a breath, slowly walked out of Yue Ling's arms, and stood on the ground with his hands on his sword.

"I'm sure you've all heard about what happened today. But the fact that I'm still standing here proves that his plot has failed! However, we can't let our guard down. If one plan doesn't work, he will definitely have another plan. With such vicious actions, he has no other choice but to stage a coup!"

"My fellow civil officials, go home and close the door today. When the king wins tomorrow, I will summon you to the court. That will be your chance to show your talents. Time is urgent now, so hurry back, otherwise it will be difficult to escape. Of course, if the king loses, burn the documents exchanged with the palace as soon as possible, protect yourself, and continue to contribute to the country of Dachang."

Many civil officials in the court were moved to tears by the words of the King of Qin.

It was because they all knew that the King of Qin was a military general and was never hypocritical, and these words came from his heart.

"Your Highness, may your military fortune flourish."

"I hope Your Highness can enter the East Palace soon and supervise state affairs."

"..."

The civil officials left the house one after another, and the only ones left were the Qin Wang family members. The Qin Wang stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "What news did the Jinyiwei bring?"

Dongfang Zhi responded, "Kang Wangfu has sent troops to control the Xuanwu Gate of the Imperial City, intending to enter the palace first to control Your Majesty. As for Qin Wangfu, it seems that the Beijing Army has been left to deal with. Now the Beijing Army has entered the city from the East Gate, and it is probably less than half an incense stick away from here."

"How many troops from the Beijing camp entered the city?"

"About 5,000 people."

There are only 800 brave warriors in the Qin Palace. If they are blocked in the city by the Beijing Army, they will be trapped when King Kang deals with the situation in the palace.

Although the situation was so critical, there was no fear on the faces of the soldiers in the Qin Palace. They were all waiting for the Qin King to give orders.

"Yue Ling, what do you think?"

Yue Ling, who had been silent all this time, expressed his opinion when the King of Qin asked, "The Beijing camp mobilized without the order of Your Majesty, and launched a war without a reason. It has already lost its moral integrity, and we should not have treated him as an opponent first."

"The palace is the most important. Once we defeat King Kang, everything will be under our control."

The King of Qin nodded and said, "That's exactly what is happening."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Tonight Commander Yue will lead the 800 guards of the palace to enter the imperial city to wipe out the rebels of Prince Kang. You all must cooperate with him. His orders are my orders. If anyone disobeys, I will allow him to do as he pleases!"

After saying that, he handed the sword in his hand to Yue Ling.

"Comrades, move out! I will support you!"

……

Ancient locust alleys,

The sky gradually darkened, and a full moon hung in the sky. The moonlight was originally bright, but dark clouds passed by from time to time, making the originally bright moonlight much dimmer.

The alley became even darker.

Shi Xiangyun got off the sedan holding a lantern.

After a few more days of hard work, she finally finished the work at home and got the chance to go out, but it was already dark today.

Even so, she couldn't hide her excitement. "What is Sister Lin doing? Is General Yue in the courtyard? I wonder if it's too late to come. Has he made anything delicious?"

Shi Xiangyun licked her lips, still thinking about Yue Ling's cooking skills on the first day she came as a guest. Unfortunately, Yue Ling never cooked again when she came again, so she was too embarrassed to ask.

Just as she was about to move forward, she saw the few people who had blocked her from entering before emerging from the shadows.

These people recognized Shi Xiangyun and said to her face: "Miss Shi, General Yue has instructed today that no one can enter the hospital, not even acquaintances. So, please go home."

They really frightened Shi Xiangyun so much that she took a few steps back, steadied herself, and asked, "I can't go in either?"

"Yes, Miss Smith, please come another day."

Hearing this, Shi Xiangyun was so sad that she was about to cry.

She was looking forward to coming and playing, but she didn't expect that after only coming twice, she was already annoyed by others.

Gently wiping the corners of her eyes, Shi Xiangyun pursed her lips and said aggrievedly: "Okay, then I get it. I'll go back first and won't bother you anymore. You don't have to tell Sister Lin that I was here."

Shi Xiangyun got back into the sedan chair, her eyes feeling a little sore.

Cuilu, Shi Xiangyun's maid in the sedan chair, said, "Miss, this place is a bit remote and far from the Shi Mansion. Curfew will be in a while, so we can only go to Rongguo Mansion first."

Shi Xiangyun nodded blankly, "Okay, let's go to Rongguo Mansion."

……

Imperial City, Xuanwu Gate,

It was curfew at night, but on the streets that should have been empty, there was a group of people marching under the cover of darkness.

The leader was King Kang.

Not far away, the city gate was strangely open, as if to welcome King Kang, which was really contrary to common sense.

At the right moment, a fast horseman came to the head of the team and reported to Prince Kang: "Your Highness, the Beijing troops have entered the city and are heading towards the Qin Palace."

Prince Kang nodded slightly, "Is there any movement in the Prince Qin's Palace?"

"Since the King of Qin entered the palace, there has been no movement. The King of Qin's poison must have not been cured yet, and no one has been seen leaving the palace."

"Okay, wait until Jia Daihua surrounds the Prince of Qin's mansion, and then let them withdraw. You must keep a close eye on them, and don't let the soldiers of the Prince of Qin's mansion come out to ruin my good deeds."

"As ordered."

King Kang moved forward again and arrived at the gate tower of Xuanwu Gate, where he met Shi Chong, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army, who was escorting Zhao Fan, the commander of the Yulin Army, to greet him.

"The general has met His Highness."

King Kang raised his hand to support him, glanced at Zhao Fan below, and said, "If you had accepted my recruitment, why would you have committed the crime today?"

Zhao Fan gnashed his teeth and said, "Do you really want to rebel? Even if you succeed to the throne, your reputation of having inherited the throne illegally will be passed down through the ages. Don't think that you can secure the throne just by killing everyone!"

King Kang laughed and said, "First, let's talk about whether you can sit on it, and then whether you can sit firmly. If you can't sit on it, what else can you do?"

King Kang narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "He doesn't know what's good for him. Give him a quick death!"

Instantly, a strong man swung his sword and chopped off Zhao Fan's head, which rolled far away. Blood spurted out like a pillar, and a lot of it splashed on Shi Chong who was nearby, causing him to tremble.

"General Shi, what's going on in the palace?"

Shi Chong came back to his senses and quickly responded, "We have already executed all the Yulin soldiers who refused to obey orders. There are still more than a thousand of them here. The palace is under our control. Your Highness can go directly to the Yangxin Palace."

　Thank you for reading. If I can go to Sanjiang, I will have no regrets. QAQ
　　
　
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