The mind-reading sick prince led me and the system to go crazy

Lu Xiaoxiao stayed awake all night, and couldn't wait for Xie Xi to return to the East Palace, but she knew that there would be unrest inside and outside the palace today.

The imperial study was still brightly lit with candles all night long, with shadow guards and imperial guards coming in and out, and no one knew what orders they were going to carry out.

The palace gates were tightly closed, and no noise from within the palace could be heard outside. Even the concubines in the harem were all confined to their bedrooms, and no one was allowed to leak any news without the emperor's permission.

Especially the Luhe Palace, there were many imperial guards guarding outside the palace. According to the emperor's order, no one, including the concubine, the palace maids, or the eunuchs, could enter or leave at will.

Those who disobey will be killed!

Since Shufei woke up this morning, she has been feeling uneasy, wondering what is going to happen next.

Concubine Shu held her forehead and leaned on the couch. She frowned slightly and looked up at the maid who was guarding the couch. "Xiuying, why is it so noisy outside? Which lady has gone to Luhe Palace to make trouble again?"

Hearing this, Xiuying lowered her head in panic, stammering, not knowing how to respond.

"Master, outside..."

"What's going on outside?"

Shufei immediately showed an impatient look on her face and asked angrily, "Could it be Defei?"

After saying this, and seeing Xiuying's evasive look, Concubine Shu was even more certain that it was Concubine De who came. She sat up straight and threw back the quilt, "Concubine De, why did you come here instead of staying in her Deyun Palace? Are you trying to protest against me?"

"No! Master, it's not Consort De who is here!"

Xiuying's tears suddenly flowed out. She suppressed her fear and knelt on the ground in a hurry, with her forehead touching the ground. She choked and said, "Master, don't go out! Master, the people guarding outside Luhe Palace are all imperial guards. They said that the emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to leave Luhe Palace..."

"This morning, Xiao Guizi wanted to go to the imperial kitchen to pick up food, but was stopped by the imperial guards. Xiao Guizi has always been very proud, and thinking that the queen had not had breakfast, she couldn't help but quarrel with them. As a result -"

When Xiuying thought of Xiao Guizi's fate, her face turned pale and she couldn't help shivering, "Xiao Guizi is dead!" Died under the knife of the imperial guards.

At that time, many palace maids and eunuchs outside the palace were frightened, but the imperial guards threatened them not to tell the matter to Concubine Shu's ears, so they did not dare to talk loudly.

Xiuying hid in the bedroom and did not dare to go out. The imperial guards would not come in, so she dared to mention this matter to Concubine Shu.

"What!?"

Concubine Shu was shocked.

Concubine Shu had stayed in the bedroom without taking a single step out, and had no idea what was happening outside the bedroom. She also had no idea that there were imperial guards guarding outside!

However, she didn't care about Xiao Guizi's death. He was just a eunuch, so if he died, he died. It was not worth her to worry about it at all. What Shufei cared about was why the imperial guards surrounded Luhe Palace! ?

"No, I have to go out and take a look! What on earth is going on?"

Concubine Shu got up from the couch. She looked calm and took a deep breath before saying, "Come here and help me dress up."

"Yes, master."

Xiuying took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, then quickly stood up, walked behind her master, and quickly combed her hair.

After washing and dressing, Concubine Shu changed into a peach-pink palace dress. She raised her chin slightly and walked out of the bedroom with a haughty look on her face.

Xiuying lowered her head and hurried to follow.

There were indeed imperial guards outside the Luhe Palace.

However, the entire harem is now guarded by the imperial guards and no one can come out. The news that a young eunuch had died in Luhe Palace cannot be spread.

Looking at the guards on both sides of the palace gate, Concubine Shu's face changed slightly, but soon she calmed down. She stood where she was, looked coldly at one of the young guards, and ordered, "Get out of the way, I want to see His Majesty!"

"Please forgive me, Madam Shufei. The emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to leave Luhe Palace, not even Madam Shufei."

The young guard replied without changing his expression.

Concubine Shu was immediately enraged, and her finger pointed at him with a trembling sound: "You——"

"How dare you! You are so brave to stop me!"

Since she entered the palace and became a concubine, no one except the emperor dared to look at her in disdain, and no one dared to act rudely in front of her. Now, a small guard dared to sneer at her here! ?

"Madam Shufei, please calm down."

The young imperial guard said calmly with a solemn face: "Your Majesty's order, I dare not disobey. If Madam Shufei insists on leaving, I can only follow Your Majesty's order - those who disobey will be killed!"

"you you you!"

Concubine Shu's pupils shrank slightly. She was frightened by his murderous word "kill" and her heart began to beat wildly. She almost fainted from anger. She forced herself to remain calm and suppressed her anger. "Good, it's really good!"

"I want to see if your life is as hard as your temper!"

After this matter is over, she will make him die miserably in front of her!

Concubine Shu thought bitterly in her heart and went back to her bedroom.

The young imperial guard could naturally understand the deeper meaning of Concubine Shu's words, but he was not afraid at all. After all, Concubine Shu would not be able to remain arrogant for long.

The imperial guards who were guarding the palace gate with him couldn't help but remind him: "Yunxiao, are you really not afraid of offending Concubine Shu?"

Yun Xiao smiled and said, "I am following His Majesty's orders, so why should I worry about offending Concubine Shu?"

"Besides, with today's situation, you really didn't notice any problems?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can say that neither the Concubine Shu nor the Crown Prince are to be feared.

After hearing Yunxiao's words, all the imperial guards present looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Seeing this, Yunxiao sighed helplessly and shook his head, feeling as if he was the only one sober while everyone else was drunk.

Forget it, forget it. Next, he should wait for the Crown Prince's instructions.

-

The Crown Prince, who was being talked about, had already secretly left the palace with a number of imperial guards and surrounded all of Prince Su's private residences.

Because there were too many Yan soldiers who sneaked into Shengjing in disguise, Xie Xi discussed with his father and sent shadow guards with tiger talismans out of the city overnight to divide the 100,000 Li soldiers stationed in the suburbs of the capital into two groups. One group was responsible for ambush outside the city, and the other group was divided into a hundred teams, which would enter from the west gate and obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Xie Xi soon joined them with the imperial guards, and sent them to several other private residences according to their divisions. Each team had a shadow guard to lead the way and command them.

Soon, there were ambushes outside Prince Su's private residences.

Xie Xi ordered everyone that no one was allowed to carry out the plan ahead of schedule without his order.

General Wen, who was leading troops in the suburbs of Beijing, slowly approached the Crown Prince with light footsteps. He whispered, "What plans does your Highness have? Can you tell me first?"

Hearing this, Xie Xi turned around and looked up at the person who came. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes: "General Wen, I haven't seen you for a long time. I wonder if General Wen is feeling better?"

General Wen has been to many battlefields and has many old problems.

Xie Xi remembered that the last time he saw General Wen was a year ago. General Wen was ill and returned to Beijing to see the imperial physician, and he happened to be seen by Xie Xi.

Wen Wen was startled, but a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I have recovered now."

Xie Xi nodded: "That's good."

"I didn't expect that General Wen would come along this time."

General Wen: "The emperor has given the order, and I should have followed him back."

Moreover, he had nothing to do in the military camp outside Beijing. The daily military training had already been snatched away by that brat. They really didn't want him to get involved in anything. How could General Wen bear it?

It’s fine that he can’t go to the battlefield now, but he can’t tolerate himself staying in the barracks and doing nothing!

It just so happened that the emperor had issued an order for someone to lead troops into the capital to capture the rebels, so General Wen naturally volunteered.

"Alright."

Xie Xi nodded, "With General Wen here, we will definitely be able to capture all those people in one fell swoop this time."

General Wen said without any modesty: "Of course!"

General Wen paused as he spoke, raised his head and glanced at the private house in front, then retracted his gaze: "I wonder what Your Highness is going to do?"

"Without alerting the person behind the scenes, we will catch everyone hiding here."

It was only the morning of Mao, and the palace was holding its morning court session.

Xie Xi had already made plans with his father. When Xie Jin and Prince Su went to court, he brought his men to cut off Xie Jin and Prince Su's escape route.

By then, even if Xie Jin and Prince Su really wanted to rebel, they would have no troops to use.

Shengjing City cannot be in chaos.

Seeing that the guards outside the private residence were about to change shifts, Xie Xi whispered, "Pick a few quick and capable people to follow me and deal with those guards."

General Wen directly named the captains who had good military strength and said, "You guys come out and follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You must not alarm those people."

"Yes!"

Several thousand households approached His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cautiously.

General Wen said again: "Your Highness, please be careful."

Xie Xi nodded: "I know."

After saying that, Xie Xi brought out a few thousand soldiers and went around to the back.

Perhaps the guards had been on duty outside the door all night, and they were all a little sleepy at this time, so they were not as alert as at the beginning.

Xie Xi saw this clearly and chose to act at this time.

The closer they got to the private residence, the more the eight thousand households following Xie Xi subconsciously slowed down their steps.

Xie Xi suddenly paused, and using the cover of the surrounding trees, he raised his hand to signal the eight thousand households, "First, deal with the guards outside, and then replace them with your people. I will go in, and you don't have to follow me."

The eight thousand households nodded quickly.

Xie Xi hummed softly, and his deep eyes quickly swept around, and then he walked towards a courtyard wall that was neither too high nor too low.

The eight thousand households who remained there discussed in low voices for a few words and then went their separate ways.

At the same time, there were movements outside Prince Su's other private residences...

-

Another place, in the Golden Palace.

Eunuch You pinched his throat and said loudly: "If you have something to say, please come forward. If not, please leave the court——"

Emperor Li sat on the throne with a serious face. His sharp eyes seemed to pass over Xie Jin's face inadvertently, and without any pause, fell on Prince Su who was standing on the right side of the hall.

Prince Su lowered his head. It was impossible to see the expression on his face or what he was thinking.

As if he had sensed Emperor Li's gaze, Prince Su suddenly raised his head and unexpectedly met his brother's gaze, which was filled with inquiry and coldness.

That hint of coldness made Prince Su react quickly.

Prince Su looked into his brother's eyes calmly, neither dodging nor avoiding, and showing no guilt at all.

Until Emperor Li slowly looked away.

Prince Su exchanged a look with Xie Jin calmly.

Xie Jin nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

The Minister of Justice suddenly stood up.

Emperor Li said, "What's the matter?"

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice walked to the center of the hall, took a step forward, bowed his head and said, "Last night, I was ordered to capture Yan's secret agents in the city. I have destroyed three locations and captured more than ten Yan's secret agents. Now they are locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. I wonder how Your Majesty will deal with them?"

Taking into account the relationship between Yan and Li, the matter of Yan's secret agent should have been mentioned to His Majesty in private, but His Majesty insisted that he mention it at the morning court today. As a subject, the Minister of Justice could only obey His Majesty's orders.

"Did he really find the secret agent of Yan State?"

As soon as the Minister of Justice finished his words, the ministers in the hall began to whisper.

Some ministers believed that since Yan State had no intention of attacking Li State, Li State should not be so drastic as to eliminate Yan State's hidden agents.

If Yan State insists on going to war for these secret agents, then Li State will have to send troops to fight back. Once the two countries go to war, it will cost the people a lot of money and labor, and a lot of food will be consumed. This is really not right!

Some ministers also believed that by capturing the Yan State's secret agents, the Yan Emperor would be able to see the strength of the Li State and shock the Yan State. The Yan State might not have the courage to start a war...

Emperor Li listened quietly to them arguing with each other. Each of them had his own reasons, but he did not stop them.

Eunuch You stood by.

Without the emperor's signal, Eunuch You pretended that he heard nothing.

When the ministers were tired of talking and still couldn't come to a conclusion, Emperor Li spoke up: "You don't have to say any more. I have already made a decision on how to deal with those secret agents of Yan State."

"Minister of the Ministry of Justice, listen to my order. At 3:00 p.m. today, behead those secret agents of the State of Yan and display their heads in public."

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice replied calmly, "Your Majesty, I obey your command."

As soon as these words were spoken, many ministers in the hall changed their expressions.

Xie Jin and Prince Su looked at each other quickly.

One of the old ministers who had close contacts with Prince Su could not help but speak up: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed!"

"Oh?"

Emperor Li stared at the old minister expressionlessly and said in a calm tone, "Why not?"

The old minister said quickly: "Although those people are secret agents of Yan State, their crimes do not deserve death!"

"Moreover, Your Majesty, please do not forget that the Princess of Yan is still in the capital. If Your Majesty sends people to behead those secret agents of Yan and display their heads to the public, how will the Princess of Yan view the Kingdom of Li?"

"so what?"

Emperor Li said firmly: "My order cannot be changed, leave the court!"