Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 395 Falling

In order to prevent the Hu Xiao Battalion from entering the city, several battles broke out near the south gate.

When the houses on both sides of the street were almost demolished, Bian Ziming personally led troops into the city.

The sound of horseshoes and shouts of killing tore through the night sky, and everyone in the city was in danger.

At the same time, a palace gate was burnt down.

Flying Dragon Knights stepped on the flames and rushed into the palace without fear of death.

The Habayashi guards who originally only needed to defend had to face the enemy head-on.

The weapons collided and sparks flew.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the deputy commander of Habayashi Guard grabbed his confidant next to him and roared in a low voice.

"Go and inform King Dongyang that Zhengde Gate has been lost!"

The subordinates ran towards the palace almost scrambling.

No one noticed, a figure quietly chased after him.

In the royal study.

Li Hao was pacing back and forth non-stop, frowning tightly, looking very anxious.

Concubine Xian sat on the chair next to her, comforting her in a gentle voice.

"Don't worry, the situation is not at its worst yet."

Li Hao said worriedly: "What if King Zhao invades? What if our people can't defend?"

Concubine Xian thought for a while, now that she has reached a point where she has nothing to worry about, she simply speaks the truth.

"King Zhao will attack sooner or later, and with our small number of people, we will definitely not be able to defend it."

Li Hao stopped abruptly, turned his head to look at her, and said in disbelief, "Is that why you don't like us so much?"

Concubine Xian: "It has nothing to do with whether you like it or not, I'm just telling the truth."

Seeing that her son's emotions showed signs of collapse, Concubine Xian continued to speak.

"You don't have to be too scared. I have already discussed with my uncle. Once the palace is breached, we will leave here."

Li Hao asked in a daze: "Where else can we go?"

Concubine Xian: "We can go to the southwest. The southwest area is mostly steep and steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as we gain a firm foothold there, it will be difficult for the imperial court to take us down."

Li Hao's eyes lit up little by little.

This is indeed a good way!

Concubine Xian sighed: "The living environment in the southwest area is very harsh, far less comfortable than in Shangjing. When we get there, I'm afraid we will suffer a lot."

Li Hao clenched his fists: "I'm not afraid of suffering!"

Compared to being killed by the emperor, it's just a little bit of suffering, it's nothing at all.

Right here, Hua Manman was brought over.

Her hands were bound with rope behind her back.

On her left and right sides were followed by Habayashi Mamoru.

Habayashi Wei roughly explained the process of arresting Princess Zhao.

Concubine Xian and Li Hao were very surprised. They didn't expect that the seemingly weak and weak Concubine Zhao would actually know martial arts.

Fortunately, those Habayashi guards were smart enough to know to use Hua Zhaorong as a hostage at the critical moment, otherwise Hua Manman would have run away.

In order to avoid complications, Concubine Xian did not ask someone to untie Hua Manman, but motioned her to sit down.

"Sit down and rest for a while."

Hua Manman does feel a little uncomfortable in her abdomen.

She didn't want to force herself, so she walked over and sat down on the low couch to rest.

Concubine Xian was observant and asked proactively.

"You don't look well, are you sick?"

Hua Manman asked instead: "If I say I'm sick, will you ask the imperial doctor to treat me?"

Concubine Xian smiled: "It depends on your performance. If you are willing to be obedient, I can consider hiring you an imperial physician."

Hua Manman: "How do you want me to cooperate?"

Concubine Xian: "You send a distress letter to King Zhao, urging him to surrender to us."|

Hua Manman: "My hands are tied, how can I write a letter?"

Concubine Xian: "You dictate, I will write, and in the end I will take something from you as a token."

Hua Manman twitched the corner of her mouth: "Your Majesty is quite thoughtful."

Concubine Xian asked, "Are you willing?"

Hua Manman politely declined: "Sorry, I don't want to."

Once this persuasion letter is sent out, even if King Zhao refuses, it may end up being talked about and bring disaster to King Zhao.

Li Hao said with a cold face: "Even if you don't agree, we can write the letter in your tone, don't be shameless."

Concubine Xian glanced at him: "Don't talk to Princess Zhao like that."

Li Hao snorted and seemed very dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything more.

Concubine Xian smiled and said to Hua Manman.

"Hao'er has always been so straightforward, don't take his words to heart."

Hua Manman: "He doesn't call it straight, he calls it brainless."

Li Hao glared: "Who are you saying has no brains? Try saying it again, believe it or not, I will kill you!"

Concubine Xian frowned: "Hao'er!"

Li Hao shut his mouth reluctantly.

He turned around, he didn't want to take another look at Hua Manman, he couldn't see it.

...

Not long after King Zhao led the Flying Dragon Riders to leave Yuqing Mountain, the Emperor also set off.

Due to the unhealed condition of the emperor and the slippery mountain road, they walked very slowly along the way.

It was already midnight when the emperor's driver arrived at the outer room of Shangjing.

At the same time, the vanguard troops dispatched by Hanoi County and Hedong County have also arrived outside the city. The army is still on the way, and it will not arrive in Beijing until tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

The emperor learned that a fight had started at the south gate, so he ordered people to go to support.

Originally, the rebels in the city could barely draw with the Huxiao Battalion, but after the reinforcements arrived, the Huxiao Battalion became like a tiger with wings added, and the rebels retreated steadily.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Jiwu immediately ordered the release of the prisoners.

As soon as the cell door opened, all the prisoners ran out like crazy. Some vicious prisoners tried to break into the homes of ordinary people to burn, kill and loot after they were freed, and the scene almost got out of control.

It wasn't until Xu Jiwu personally killed the two prisoners that the blood spattered, and the prisoners who were in extreme excitement calmed down a little.

The fourth prince, Li Ying, was also released.

At this time, he was standing among the many prisoners, looking at the vicious rebels expressionlessly.

He really didn't expect that Li Hao would dare to rebel.

This is really God helping him.

Under the coercion and lure of the rebels, the prisoners had no choice but to go to the south gate and use their flesh and blood to delay the pace of the Huxiao Camp from entering the city.

In the royal study.

After a Habayashi guard rushed in, he staggered and knelt down on the ground, panting.

"Report to my lord, the Zhengde Gate has fallen!"

The expressions of Li Hao and Concubine Xian changed.

Concubine Xian stood up and asked.

"Do you know who the attacker is?"

Habayashi Wei quickly said: "They are wearing patrol clothes, but they should be flying dragon riders."

Li Hao asked: "Isn't King Zhao among those people?"

"The subordinates did not see King Zhao."

This answer did not make Li Hao feel at ease, on the contrary, he became more and more uneasy.

As the saying goes, the unknown is always the scariest.

King Zhao never showed up, and no one knew what he was doing. It was as if a sword was hanging above Li Hao's head, which made him uneasy.