Wanyao Youyun

"Have you heard? The Zhongding Palace has been sealed off! And all the people in the palace have been killed. It's so tragic!"

"I've heard about it too. Every time I passed that street in the morning, I felt a gloomy atmosphere. I wonder how many people died there!"

"I never expected that the once glorious Zhongding Palace would be ruined overnight. Why would the Zhongding King collude with the enemy and rebel?"

"How can ordinary people like us understand the thoughts of a big shot like him! Besides, who knows whether it is true or not!"

"That's impossible! How could the emperor's decree be false?"

"Who knows! It's a government matter..."

"Stop talking, stop talking. Soldiers are coming. Let's go."

Pianpian, who was covered in mud and looked angry and uneasy, hurriedly left with the crowd.

This is the central square of the imperial capital. Whenever something big happens, a notice will be posted here to inform the world.

Today, the documents posted here were stamped with the imperial seal, and the contents were about various crimes such as the Zhongding King and the four marquises intending to commit treason. There were also several wanted posters with portraits, and the last one was of Pian Pian.

Fortunately, Pianpian had been fleeing in the mountains for nearly two days, so her clothes and face were covered with mud, and her hair was a little messy, so the onlookers couldn't recognize her.

Last night, Pian Pian carefully avoided the pursuers of the Huang Mansion and did not return to the city until dawn. She was going to go back to the palace first, but when she passed by the central square, she was attracted by the discussion of the crowd and stopped to watch. She did not expect that something happened in the palace. Of course, she did not believe that the prince would betray the country, but it was meaningless. Now she was most worried about Feng Huan. She did not see the wanted order for Feng Huan in the square just now, which meant that he was either arrested or had already... Pian Pian did not dare to think any further and rushed to the palace.

The palace looked particularly desolate today, perhaps because the usually magnificent gate was sealed with an official seal, and the guards at the gate were no longer the palace guards; or perhaps it was because Pian Pian was in a bad mood at the moment.

Pian Pian bypassed the gate and climbed over the wall from the side. As soon as she entered the yard, she was stunned by the scene in front of her. She saw corpses all over the yard, blood and body parts everywhere. Every face lying on the ground was so familiar, and Pian Pian's heart seemed to be tugged hard. She had never seen so many corpses in her life, not to mention that they were all people she knew.

Enduring the grief and discomfort, Pian Pian kept searching among the corpses, but ultimately did not find Feng Huan. He breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems he must have been arrested." Pian Pian thought to himself.

"Kacha!"

The voice from the backyard interrupted Pian Pian's thoughts, "Could someone have escaped? Could it be the young master?"

Pian Pian immediately flew over, but to her disappointment, there was indeed a survivor, but it was not her young master, but a little girl who was brought into the mansion the day before yesterday. Seeing her terrified face, jealous and panicked eyes looking at her, Pian Pian said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm not one of them, I'm the maid of His Royal Highness, you should have seen me, right? Do you know where His Royal Highness is?"

The youngest sister nodded to show that she knew Pian Pian, then shook her head. Pian Pian sighed and said, "Let me take you away from here first. There won't be a palace in the future. I'll take you back home!"

After saying this, without waiting for the youngest sister's consent, he picked her up with one hand and climbed over the wall out of the palace.

"I don't know how Ximen and the others are doing. Let's go to the hostage house first." After sending the youngest sister away, Pian Pian thought about what to do next. She was a little overwhelmed by such a sudden change.

The Zhizi Mansion was where Ximen Bing and the other three lived. The mansion was given by Emperor Shangming. It was actually called the Prince's Mansion, but everyone called it the Zhizi Mansion in private.

Pianpian arrived near the hostage mansion, but found that it was the same as usual, with no changes. The mansion was not sealed and there were no soldiers guarding the gate.

"Are they okay? But that shouldn't be the case! The notice clearly states that the four marquises are accomplices, so they should be arrested as well!"

Just when Pian Pian was puzzled, the gate of the hostage house opened and a group of people walked out, led by Ximen Bing and his four companions. What was different from the past was that they had a group of servants around them, and each of them had a carriage. This was not the treatment they deserved.

Pianpian suddenly had a bad premonition. After a moment's hesitation, he used his skills to quietly follow behind the carriage.

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"I told you not to let me drink so much, but I don't know what's wrong with these guys. They keep making excuses to make me drink! Hey, I'm thirsty! Hmm! Why is the bed so hard?"

Feng Huan opened his eyes, which were not fully awake yet, but saw not the luxurious and warm bedroom he usually had, but a dark and cold ceiling. He touched under his body and felt the hard bed board. Feng Huan rubbed his eyes and shook his head, finally sobering up a little. So he sat up and looked around carefully, only to find that he seemed to be locked in a small room with a locked iron door.

"What is this place? Pianpian, Jinyi, are you here?"

"Bang, bang, bang!" Feng Huan shook the iron door desperately and kept shouting,

"Ximen Bing, Dongfang Jia, come out quickly!"

I don’t know how long I shouted, but Feng Huan’s voice was almost hoarse.