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When they heard that he was here to convey the emperor's oral order and inform everyone that they could leave the palace, everyone cheered at first, and then suddenly became quiet. Finally, everyone's eyes turned to the old lady of General Ningyuan's mansion and Mu Lianzhi, who were leading the group.

After all, they had just encountered an assassination attempt, and they had no idea who those fierce killers were targeting. They were inevitably still frightened and a little scared.

"May I ask, sir, whether His Majesty would like us to establish a palace immediately? Can we go through any door?"

As soon as the old lady's tentative words came out, the official's wife immediately echoed:

"Yes, I would like to wait for my master to come together."

"Me too. I wonder if anyone from the official's place is injured? I also don't know if it's safe for us to go out now."

"Yes, my family is full of old people, women and children."

"No one in my family knows martial arts, so I'm afraid we'll just have to face another disaster after escaping one."

"Who knows?"

As soon as someone asked, there was another commotion around, and everyone started to whisper and worry. The young eunuch looked young and had obviously seen the world. He was quite calm:

"Madam, the emperor didn't say this explicitly, but usually when the palace has important events, only the south gate is open. This is also for the safety of the visitors and for unified inspection."

"As for the masters, ladies, don't worry. No one is injured, and no one is killed or wounded. It's just that in this situation, the masters may not be able to leave for a while. I am only here to pass on the message."

"Your Majesty wants you all to leave in an orderly manner, but he has not set a time limit. If you don't mind the trouble, you can try other palace gates."

"The Imperial Guards have all been replaced and more personnel have been dispatched. There are now people patrolling all over the palace, and Lord Beitang is leading the team himself. The Imperial Guards have also been dispatched. Ladies, don't worry about your safety."

"The palace is in a time of turmoil right now, so ladies, please leave early if you have nothing to do."

After saying that, the young eunuch led his men away. The place fell silent again, with no one taking the lead and no one moving.

She exchanged glances with the old lady, who was actually unsure, because the palace was so huge and the distance out of the palace was not short, it would take at least half an hour to walk.

Finally, everyone looked at each other, and unconsciously everyone's attention was focused on Mu Lianzhi again.

It's not for any other reason, but because she is Madam Beitang, the people around her are good at martial arts, and everyone thinks it is safest to follow her.

After calming down and getting over her fear, Mu Lianzhi regained her rationality. While she was trying to find a reasonable explanation for her actions, she had also realized that she might be the target, or at least now she had become a thorn in their eyes.

But looking at the eager eyes of the group of people, she couldn't say "she is the most dangerous now". She estimated that if she really opened her mouth, the goodwill she had just won with great effort would be immediately wasted.

She doesn’t really care about it, maybe why should she be “annoying” if she wants to be “likable”?

After a brief thought, she said:

"How about this, everyone wait for a moment. I'll ask my maid to go and see if there's any definite news. Then we can decide how to proceed. Do you have any suggestions? Or do you have any other better methods?"

Shaking their heads, everyone agreed to listen to her.

She asked Leng Yun and Ying Liu in public to see who had a way to contact Beitang Yi, mainly to determine "whether they could leave and whether it was safe".

Finally, it was Yingliu who went.

In less than an incense stick of time, she came back and reported in public:

"Madam, the Lord said that we, the servants, should accompany you to leave first. You can go through the south gate or the south gate. Just walk normally and don't take shortcuts or wander around. There are people patrolling everywhere on the road. The Lord has also arranged a team of escorts outside the gate. There is a high probability that there will be no problem."

When she said this, everyone became excited and packed up their things to leave.

Mu Lianzhi didn't mind everyone going with her, but she told them in advance that she had just been in a fight outside the door and that she might be recognized by the killer, so that they could consider it and make their own choice.

Then, without waiting for everyone's reaction, she said goodbye to Old Madam Ning Yuan and Miss Yu, with whom she was somewhat familiar, and asked the maid to pack up, and then she was the first to leave.

The reason why she did this was because she was afraid that those officials' wives would feel embarrassed.

As expected, the people following her also kept a distance and their number was limited.

Fortunately, the journey was smooth. He saw the city gate and the patrolling soldiers from afar, and Mu Lianzhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately~

She smiled faintly, and before she could even take a step, several clusters of fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky, followed by a loud bang.

The city gate that was originally wide open in front was suddenly closed.

"what happened?"

Mu Lianzhi was shocked.

"Miss, I will go and ask."

Leng Yun accelerated and trotted over. Soon, she turned back:

"Miss, the gatekeeper said this is the signal to seal the city gates. Something must have happened in the palace. No one is allowed to enter or leave the city gates from now on. We have to wait for clear instructions from above."

Pursing her lips, Mu Lianzhi was so angry that she almost cursed.

Ahhh, why didn’t you say it earlier?

She was almost there, was it easy to walk this distance on two legs?

At this moment, another burst of hurried horse hoof sounds rang out, and a figure flashed by, holding the imperial edict in his hand, with a horse following behind him.

Mu Lianzhi was wondering when the man on the horse got off. It was Yingbei:

"I have seen the Madam."

"Madam, the master asked me to come and see you. He said you might have to stay in the palace tonight. When I came here, the palace had already started to arrange accommodation. I will escort you there."

Mu Lianzhi was shocked and knew it was not a trivial matter. She motioned him to stand up and asked in a low voice:

"What happened? Is the master in danger?"

"Don't worry, ma'am, the master is fine."

After looking around, Yingbei squeezed out another sentence from between his teeth:

"It seems that... the Mudongzhu was stolen."

what what?

His eyes widened instantly, and Mu Lianzhi was extremely shocked.

It's really a wave of upheaval.

As far as she knew, His Majesty had prepared at least three identical boxes and escorted them to the worship site in the Hanlin Academy in three groups. This showed that His Majesty had made preparations in advance.

One of those three boxes may be real, or all of them may be fake.

The three groups did not make any mistakes on the road, and the fight also took place inside the Hanlin Academy, which means that there was no robbery on the road. They must have been unsure and afraid of alerting the enemy, which was obviously "no sign of Mu Dongzhu, no eagle".

But aren’t the killers under control?

The plan was going smoothly and the situation was under control, so how could the Mu Dongzhu be lost?

Moreover, according to their analysis and speculation, His Majesty would most likely not take the risk of bringing out the real thing. Who has such great ability to successfully steal the Mu Dongzhu under such circumstances?