The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Prince Cheng was secretly calculating in his heart when he suddenly heard someone coming to report: "Report to the Queen and the Crown Prince, General Shen is leading his men to attack the palace gate."

The prince was startled and turned to look at the queen: "Mother!" After all, he was still a minor. No matter how mature and steady he was, he would inevitably feel a little panicked when encountering such a thing.

The Queen held the Crown Prince's hand and looked at him calmly: "Your Highness, your father has not woken up yet. You are needed to stabilize the situation in the palace and protect the palace for your father and mother. I believe you can do it."

The queen's calmness immediately soothed the prince's anxious heart. He took a long breath and exhaled heavily, nodding firmly at the queen: "Yes, mother, I will definitely live up to the expectations of my father and mother."

Yu Huaian also comforted the prince: "Your Highness, don't panic. We have already made arrangements. We will do our best to protect the Queen and Your Highness."

Qin Mingxuan did not speak, but nodded firmly to the prince with a smile on his face. Yu Shen was not as excited and talkative as his father, and nodded to the prince: "Your Highness, I will always stand by your side."

The Fourth Prince also came out from the inner room at this time, stood beside His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, looked up at the Crown Prince and said: "Brother Crown Prince, Jingyu must also protect the Queen Mother and brother."

Seeing that Liu Niang was comforting her mother softly, Xin He held Nan Er's hand and stood by the door. She looked at the Queen and the others with a big smile on her face: "Xin Er and Nan Er also believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely win. Dad, don't worry about us. Xin Er will take good care of mother and brother."

Although the fat dumpling Nan'er didn't know what happened, she still nodded her head firmly, following her sister: "Yeah, Nan'er is very good and won't make trouble."

The queen looked at Xinhe and Nan'er, nodded and smiled with satisfaction. Looking at Nan'er's cute little appearance, she remembered the happy appearance of Xin'er when she was a child and the four princes were the two fat balls surrounding her.

The Queen looked at the Fourth Prince and sighed softly. The hatred between adults should not involve innocent children. She smiled and said to the Fourth Prince, "Fourth Prince, you are still young! Your brother the Crown Prince and a few adults will be able to suppress the rebellion. Come with Xin He to protect the Queen Mother!"

The fourth prince looked at the hand that the queen stretched out to him, and felt his eyes swell up. He raised his face to prevent the tears from falling. He called out "mother" with sobs, and snuggled up to the queen without saying a word.

Yu Shen looked at Xinhe and wanted to go over to tell her. Xinhe also looked at Yu Shen. There were several people between them and neither of them spoke. Xinhe also smiled at Yu Shen, but opened her mouth but no sound came out.

However, Yu Shen saw Xinhe's lips clearly. What Xinhe said was "Brother Shen, be careful!" Yu Shen nodded and smiled silently.

The prince was filled with emotion. At this moment, his mother, teacher, brother and good friends were all standing by his side. With their support, he could not show any fear. He wanted to be a child that his father and mother would be proud of.

Prince Cheng snorted inwardly, but he couldn't just stand there. Now was the time for him to show his loyalty, so how could he fall behind?

He also stepped forward and bowed: "Although I have been away from the court for a long time, I am in need of someone right now. I will do my best to serve you. Please give your instructions, Queen and Prince."

The prince smiled at him and said, "Uncle, the important evidence you sent to the palace has helped my father and me a lot. Thank you, uncle. The situation outside is unclear at the moment. If I and the two adults have to go out to fight the thief Shen, please stay in the palace and make sure to protect my mother."

Being able to entrust the queen to Prince Cheng shows that the prince still trusts Prince Cheng. Qin Mingxuan frowned after hearing what the prince said, but still didn't speak.

At this time, someone else came running to report: "Report to the Queen and the Crown Prince, General Shen has already attacked and will soon break into Kunning Palace."

Yu Huaian and Qin Mingxuan were both a little surprised. Although they had set up a trap to lure Shen Tuo in, they were still a little surprised that Shen Tuo could come in so quickly.

It can be seen that Shen Tuo had made sufficient preparations. To be able to attack so quickly, there must be an insider in the palace. This villain has been operating in the court for many years and has secretly cultivated many of his own followers. He must have some means.

But he is not afraid. The emperor originally wanted to use this opportunity to catch all the traitors hidden in the previous dynasty and the palace, and take this opportunity to clean up the previous dynasty and the harem. Otherwise, he would not find out how many people have ulterior motives.

Yu Huaian whispered a few words to the two secret guard leaders beside him, and they nodded and retreated. Yu Huaian nodded at Qin Mingxuan to indicate that the palace guards had been arranged, and Qin Mingxuan felt relieved.

The emperor pretended to be poisoned and unconscious, and deliberately relaxed the palace guards, all in order to lure Shen Tuo into the palace and capture him in one fell swoop. This was a plan that the emperor, Yu Huaian, and Qin Mingxuan had discussed beforehand, and the poison sent into the palace by Yu Huaian's secret guard leader said that it would only cause a coma for a few days, and the emperor would definitely be able to wake up on the day of the incident.

Now everything is proceeding according to the previously agreed actions. The only variable is that the emperor still has not woken up by the time the deadline comes. Qin Mingxuan is still a little worried.

In fact, Qin Mingxuan did not approve of the emperor taking the medicine and falling into a coma at first, but the emperor insisted on taking the medicine and falling into a coma for a few days.

The reason why the emperor took the risk was, firstly, he was afraid that Shen Tuo had many spies in the palace. If people found out that the emperor was not poisoned, Shen Tuo would not act rashly. The second reason was that the emperor wanted to give the prince a chance. The prince was growing up and needed experience, and the emperor wanted to use such an opportunity to train the prince.

Qin Mingxuan still remembered that the emperor drank the prepared potion with a smile and said to him: "Mingxuan, don't worry. I will eventually grow old. The prince can't always be protected under the wings of me and the queen. He must be allowed to experience the wind and rain. With you and Huai'an here, I can rest assured."

Qin Mingxuan looked towards the room where the emperor was resting. If the emperor was there at this moment, Qin Mingxuan would feel much more at ease.

Although the prince's performance in recent days was worthy of the title of a country's crown prince, and although Yu Huaian had made all preparations, Qin Mingxuan still felt a little uneasy.

Just when Qin Mingxuan was feeling anxious, there was a loud noise, and the gate of Kunning Palace was knocked open by a huge wood. Many soldiers with knives rushed in, and the soldiers in front of them made way for them. A man walked out from among the soldiers, and it was Shen Taiwei Shen Tuo.

The queen sat upright on the phoenix chair and watched Shen Tuo walk up to her and the prince. He stood in the hall with a smug look on his face, did not salute, and wanted to continue moving forward.

The Queen looked at the arrogant Shen Tuo without moving an inch. The Crown Prince stepped forward and stopped Shen Tuo: "General Shen, how dare you! How dare you be rude to my mother and me?"

Shen Tuo looked at the prince and suddenly burst into laughter: "Disrespectful? If I were polite, how could I be standing here?"

He then waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Please come forward, gentlemen, to be witnesses!" Behind him, several soldiers and guards pulled several important officials from the six ministries in the court forward.

Several important ministers were still asleep in the morning when Shen Tuo's soldiers broke into their mansions. Without any explanation, they imprisoned their family members and then took the ministers into the palace.

When several ministers saw the crown prince and the queen, they immediately fell to the ground in tears: "Your subjects pay their respects to the queen and the crown prince! We were captured by General Shen, and our families are still being held captive by Shen Tuo's men! We know nothing!"

Shen Tuo stepped forward and kicked the minister: "Stop howling here, I have something important to do, I just want you old guys to be witnesses, so that you don't accuse my Shen family of treason!"

The Queen was not angry at this time but laughed: "General Shen, you kidnapped important officials in the court and led troops to break into Kunning Palace. If this is not rebellion, what is it?"

Shen Taiwei bowed his hands arrogantly and said, "My queen, I am not plotting a rebellion. I am here today to protect you." Shen Taiwei pointed at the prince and said, "I have received news that the prince has poisoned the emperor in an attempt to usurp the throne. My queen, please do not be deceived by the prince."

The Queen stood up suddenly and said, "What nonsense! The Emperor was murdered by you through Concubine Shen, and you are blaming the Crown Prince for it. How shameless!"

Shen Tuo was unmoved: "We all know that the prince was raised by the queen, but murdering the emperor is an unforgivable crime. It is unjust for a son to kill his father. The queen should not protect the prince."

Shen Tuo stretched out his hand towards the Queen and the Crown Prince: "You say that I poisoned someone, but where is the evidence?" The Crown Prince looked at Qin Mingxuan, and Qin Mingxuan threw the evidence that Prince Cheng had just presented to the Crown Prince in front of the ministers.

Qin Mingxuan sneered at General Shen and said, "Since the General has asked you to be witnesses, please take a good look at what our General Shen has done in Southern Xinjiang!"

The ministers looked at General Shen, then picked up the evidence on the ground tremblingly. After looking at it, they couldn't help but gasp. They didn't dare to look at General Shen again, but just looked at each other, not daring to say a word.

Shen Tuo took a step forward, snatched the evidence from the ministers, and looked at it carefully. He was also shocked. It recorded his various actions in southern Xinjiang in great detail. He subconsciously looked up at Prince Cheng.

Prince Cheng knew all his actions in southern Xinjiang, and many of them were accomplished only with the help of Prince Cheng.

Shen Tuo was confident that the emperor and the prince would not be able to obtain evidence of his behavior in Southern Xinjiang. He had completely eliminated all the evidence in Jiangnan before, and Southern Xinjiang was the territory of the Chengjun Prince, so how could the emperor and the prince obtain evidence?

Unless Prince Cheng personally brings the evidence to the Emperor and the Crown Prince, there is no way the Emperor and his men will be able to find their own evidence.

He looked at Prince Cheng suspiciously. It was impossible. Prince Cheng was his accomplice. How could he turn against him when he was about to succeed?

Shen Tuo remembered that Prince Cheng had sent someone to deliver a letter to him last night, saying that Prince Cheng had entered the palace early on the pretext of visiting the emperor. The person who delivered the letter said that the prince would make preparations in advance in the palace to help General Shen succeed.

Shen Tuo still remembered that the messenger said with certainty that the prince had made all the preparations, and asked Lord Shen to give it a try, and that success would be achieved today.

Shen Tuo just couldn't believe that Prince Cheng would harm him. No way, no way. Shen Tuo shook his head subconsciously. Prince Cheng would definitely not betray him.

Facing Shen Tuo's gaze, Prince Cheng just lowered his eyelids and remained silent.

Shen Tuo wiped the evidence with his big hands and tore it into pieces, then threw the scraps of paper all over the floor. Shen Tuo raised his eyebrows and looked at Qin Mingxuan with disdain: "Sir Qin, you and Yu Huaian couldn't find any evidence, so you forged this fake evidence to confuse people?"

Yu Huaian was furious: "You old bastard, the emperor has been so kind to you, yet you actually poisoned the emperor and even blatantly destroyed the evidence. You are so audacious!"

Shen Tuo glared at Yu Huaian and said, "I am the first-rank military commander of the dynasty. Yu Huaian, what crime should you be punished for?"

Yu Huaian was so angry that he wanted to jump up. Yu Shen reached out and grabbed his father. He used his eyes to signal his father not to be impatient, and stepped forward and bowed to Shen Tuo: "Shen is not talented, may I ask General Shen, even if you say that the prince is guilty, our dynasty has its own set of procedures for verification. According to what the master taught, if the prince is guilty, there are clan leaders who will investigate the truth according to the order and punish according to the law."

He looked at General Shen without fear: "General, you are not the head of the imperial clan. What right do you have to investigate the Crown Prince's guilt? I led troops into the palace without being summoned. Is that a violation of the order? I was arrogant and rude to the Queen and the Crown Prince. Is that a violation of the order? Shen is an ignorant child. Please explain clearly, General!"

Shen Tuo was speechless after being asked by Yu Shen. He became angry and said, "You little brat, you don't have the right to speak here. You...you shut up."

Yu Huaian looked at Shen Tuo's furious look and felt extremely happy. He suddenly felt that it was the right thing to let his son study with Qin Mingxuan. He was a hot-tempered and reckless man who would only jump up and down and curse when he was angry.

It’s really refreshing to have a son like this, whose words are as sharp as knives. With just a few words, he made that old thief Shen Tuo speechless.

Yu Huaian patted his son's shoulder proudly and asked Shen Tuo proudly, "Yes, Master Shen, how should we judge your actions today?"

Shen Tuo didn't want to waste time talking to the father and son anymore, so he drew the sword from his waist, pointed at the prince and said, "The prince is plotting to murder his father, his crime is unforgivable. I am following the Queen Mother's order to protect the Emperor, all the generals, listen to my order, capture the prince, and kill anyone who tries to stop me!"

The soldiers behind Shen Tuo looked fierce and ready to move forward. Yu Huaian and Qin Mingxuan hurriedly stood in front of the prince. Yu Huaian shouted, "Where are the archers?"

At this time, many archers appeared around the walls of Kunning Palace, with arrows on their strings, ready to shoot at the command. The many rebels in the palace would have nowhere to escape.

Shen Tuo's face changed drastically, and he looked at Yu Huaian and Qin Mingxuan: "You guys were already prepared? I underestimated you."