The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

"Mother, Auntie!" Lu Yun was filled with panic. Looking at the bodies in Hu San's arms, she spoke with difficulty, "Did you see anyone else?"

Hu San quickly shook his head and said, "My Lady Princess, judging by his attire, he must be a servant in the Emperor's father-in-law's house. As for the Emperor's father-in-law, his wife, and other masters, we haven't seen them yet."

Dao Er quickly agreed. "Perhaps the Queen took him away early."

Lu Yun looked at the corpse on the ground, a little dazed, "Is that so?" But Yinhe was her mother's personal maid, there was no reason for her mother to abandon Yinhe.

Ah Dada shouted, "My Lady, I found it, I found it!"

Aside from his father and brother, who had been summoned into the palace by His Majesty, his mother, his aunt, and his aunt Yuan were all there! Seeing the familiar figures emerging from the tunnel, Lu Yun burst into tears.

"Mother!" Lu Yun hugged her tightly, and only then did she truly feel the joy of regaining what she had lost. Wiping away her tears, she now somewhat understood Zhou Boli's feelings at the time.

Holding her daughter, whom she hadn't seen in years, Zhang burst into tears. Aunt Yao tried to pull Yuan Caohua to cry with her, but she dodged. The last person to emerge from the tunnel was Lu Wang, his eyes red, his left cheek swollen, and his expression dejected. He stood silently to the side.

Zhang first stopped crying, then took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from her daughter's face. Her tone was filled with pleading, "Sister Yun, we are all fine. But I don't know what the situation is like outside, especially in the palace. I am worried about your sister."

As if she remembered something, Zhang's voice trembled and she began to sob again. She grabbed Lu Yun's hand and said, "Your sister, Sister Yun, please go and check on her for me."

Lu Yun looked behind her mother with red eyes and said, "Then I'll go to the palace first and come back later."

"No, you can't leave!" Aunt Yao screamed and rushed over to hug Lu Yun's waist. "You can't leave. If you leave, what will we do? Those cannibals will come back and kill us! You are my daughter!"

"Auntie!" Lu Wang's face turned red, and he tried his best to pull his aunt away. "We are fine, please let me go and let my sister go find the eldest sister, Auntie." His voice was already filled with tears.

Seeing this, Hu San winked at Ada and the others and left quickly.

Aunt Yao, who was pulled away by her son, was still crying. Yuan Caohua could no longer bear it and shouted, "Sister Yao, isn't it enough to sacrifice a silver grain for your wife?"

Zhang was trembling all over, her grief evident in her words. "Sister Yun, when this matter is over, you take Yao and your brother and leave Kyoto together."

Lu Yun turned around abruptly. "Mother?"

Zhang stood up, forced a smile, and pushed her out the door, "Go quickly." Standing in the cold wind of early spring, Lu Yun shivered.

The gaping palace gates resembled the gaping maw of a ferocious beast, and bodies in horrible states were scattered throughout the palace. The palace servants who had narrowly escaped destruction wore expressions as numb as the dead, mechanically repeating the movements of carrying materials under the command of the soldiers. A pile of firewood several meters high had been built outside the palace gates, and orange flames shrouded in black mist surged toward the sky, while ash billowed and blanketed the heads and bodies of those who entered.

The officers and soldiers who were arresting people saw Lu Yun and his group and were about to ask questions when their companions grabbed their arms and said, "Those are the South Vietnamese army!"

The expressions of several people changed and they turned and left.

Ah Da grinned silently, and Hu San whispered, "Princess, the Purple Palace has always been guarded by Dingyuan Earl Zhao Duan and his men, but I heard that the Empress has been in Kunning Palace. There are still remnants of enemies in the palace, so we should be careful."

Lu Yun paused and said, "Let's go to Kunning Palace."

Lu Yun's search was empty. The palace was intact, just as usual, empty and deserted. Suddenly, there was a slight knock from behind the door, and a young eunuch crawled out, kowtowing repeatedly. "Please spare me, my dear! I know nothing!"

"Don't be afraid, we are the South Vietnamese army." Lu Yun squatted down and said softly, "Where is the Queen now?"

The young eunuch quickly looked up and saw that the person who came was indeed not a hairy Tartar. He could no longer hold on and slumped to the ground, crying out, "Your Excellency, the Empress is worried about the Empress Dowager's safety and has taken people to Changchun Palace."

Following the route he remembered, he hurried to the palace. As soon as he stepped onto the white marble steps at the palace entrance, a scream reached everyone's ears. Ah Da quickly blocked Lu Yun's way, his expression alert, "Princess, be careful!"

Hu San's eyes were stern. "My Lady Princess, we have different statuses and should avoid suspicion." Something had happened in Changchun Palace sooner or later, but it happened right in front of them.

The eunuch in blue came out in a panic, his shrill voice almost piercing everyone's eardrums, "The Empress Dowager is in trouble, someone come quickly!!"

Lu Yun's expression changed slightly, and she took a step back and stood on the steps. But she was soon surrounded by people. Lu Yun looked at the leader and slowly said, "Master Zhao, it's been many years since we last met. You are still as elegant as ever."

Dingyuan Earl Zhao Duan was over sixty years old. He squinted his eyes for a long time before finally recognizing the person. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, I greet you. I wonder why you came to Changchun Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Ada and the other two looked even uglier, and they all put their hands on their waists at the same time, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Lu Yun seemed oblivious. "I came to the palace at Madam Zhang's request to confirm the Empress's safety. I went to Kunning Palace first, but the eunuch said the Empress had come to Changchun Palace." She tapped the ground with her sword and said, "Just as I led my men here, I heard something happened inside."

Dingyuan Bo looked at Lu Yun for a long while, and instructed a few people to go to the hall to check the situation first.

After a while, a body was carried out. The man had a hairy face and was nine feet tall. The fatal wound was in his throat. The murder weapon was a broadsword, which was usually used by the Tartars.

Hu San said coldly, "Since we've found the murderer, why are you still surrounding us? If you have the time, you should send people to search everywhere to prevent any fish from slipping through the net."

Dao Er added fuel to the fire, "I heard that when the Tartars attacked the city, someone colluded with the outsiders and blew a hole in the Kyoto city wall to let the Tartars in."

Lu Yun: "I have no grudges against Empress Dowager Li. Besides, you know better than me that there should be no conflict between Nanyue and the Qin Dynasty at this moment."

Eunuch Chongrui suddenly appeared and whispered a few words to Earl Dingyuan, then smiled and led Lu Yun and others to Kunning Palace.

"My Lady Princess, the Queen is waiting for you in the palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, three funeral bells rang out throughout the palace. Chongrui lowered his head and began to wipe his tears.

The sky was getting light, the sun was rising, and thousands of dazzling golden rays were shining through the clouds that were gradually dyed red, bringing a little comfort to the people who had suffered so much last night.

Lu Yun stood at the door of the palace, watching the little palace maid lying on the ground scrubbing the floor seriously, her ten fingers were all red from the cold.

Her elder sister, dressed in the golden and red empress's court robes, was standing by the door, smiling and calling out to her, "Sister, why don't you come in?"

Lu Yun pointed at the pattern on the door and said, "Sister, it's dirty there."

Lu Rong took a half step back, looked down and smiled slightly, "Come in quickly, we sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, I miss you very much."