No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 542 Getting closer.

On the other side, Prince Zhi saw that a hundred people had already entered in front, so he took Zhu Tianmu and several of his confidants with him and went down.

Because the secret passage was narrow, it was impossible for more than a thousand people to enter at once, so they had to hide in the palace in batches.

The first batch of one hundred people were the vanguard. When he thought they were almost reaching the palace, he went in himself.

The people behind were also divided into nine teams. Except for one team that stayed at the entrance of the secret passage, the other eight teams would go in in four batches.

But this actually delays things quite a bit.

Because the entrance to the secret passage is in the suburbs, it takes half a day to run there.

It was a good thing that the gunpowder and food were transported there early, otherwise it would have taken the first group of people a whole day to carry the things on their backs.

It was already past noon when Prince Zhi and his companions came down the secret passage.

The people behind won’t have to wait as long, but there will still be a half-hour gap before the next batch arrives.

Otherwise, if there are too many people in the secret passage, it would be suffocating and dizzy.

Prince Zhi covered his face with a cotton towel that was slightly wet to prevent him from inhaling too much dust from the secret passage.

The secret passage was narrow and it was difficult to use torches, so the leader held up a night pearl to provide him with a little light.

After he landed, he blinked quickly to adjust his vision to the gloomy environment.

However, this secret passage has been abandoned for a long time, and Zhu Tianmu has already sent people back and forth several times.

Apart from the fact that breathing is not very comfortable, there are no other problems. It just makes walking a little tiring.

The secret passage was dark and cold, and one could not sense the time outside. It was only because Prince Zhi had a pocket watch in his hand that he knew how long they had been walking.

Finally, when the hour hand had turned five and a half circles, they heard some human voices not far away.

The guards of Prince Zhi immediately rushed forward to check, and saw that the hundred soldiers who had come in first were sitting on the ground and eating dry biscuits.

He turned around and whispered, "Master, we've arrived. It's Wu Da and the others ahead."

Prince Zhi is in good physical condition. He can even endure a forced march for a whole night, let alone a few hours' walk.

But walking in the secret passage was extremely tiring, and he was already starving at this time.

Seeing that they had finally arrived, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the stones that the people in front had already prepared.

Someone immediately brought them water and dry bread to fill their stomachs.

The dry biscuits were delivered a few days ago. They are dry and a bit hard to chew.

But everyone was so hungry that they didn't care about anything else and just started tearing the food apart and gnawing on it.

After all, if they succeed today, they will have the merit of following the dragon, and they will naturally have a good life in the future.

If I fail, I won’t be able to have my next meal, so forget it.

After all, they all followed the Prince of Zhi to rebel, and they all put their heads on the belts. Without a certain mentality, they couldn't do it.

Prince Zhi was chewing on a piece of bread when he heard a voice calling from the other end: "Baoqing~~"

He looked up and saw that it was Concubine Hui.

He had been away on the battlefield for four years and hadn't seen his mother again. He stood up excitedly: "Mother!!"

"You've become thinner! And darker! My dear Baoqing~~" Concubine Hui couldn't hold back any longer and cried softly while hugging her son.

She had also had delusions, hoping that her son would ascend the throne.

But despite trying hard, I still lost to fate.

She has always believed that her son was just a little unlucky, but his personal abilities were completely fine.

After all, as the eldest son, if he had been born in the queen's womb instead of hers, he would definitely be the crown prince.

This is his bad luck in reincarnation.

Later, the crown prince was deposed. If he had not been fighting outside, Emperor Kangxi would not have given the throne to the fourth prince instead of him if he was in Beijing.

This is bad luck for his future.

Now... her son is planning to give it a try, and as his mother, she certainly won't hold him back!

Prince Zhi comforted Concubine Hui and turned to look at Zhu Tianmu: "I didn't expect that the person you said had someone in the palace to help was actually my mother!"

He originally wanted to keep it a secret from his mother, and after it was accomplished, she would naturally be the honorable empress dowager.

But if my mother didn't know, if the matter was exposed, she could at least keep her life.

Anyway, we have Old Eight here, so my mother won’t be left without anyone to take care of her.

He didn't expect that Zhu Tianmu had concealed it from him and had already contacted his mother!

"Your Highness, your idea is indeed good, but don't you think about it? How can a mother survive without her son?" Zhu Tianmu was not afraid of him at all.

It was Concubine Hui who took over the conversation: "Yes, Baoqing, if Mother were kept in the dark, she would be really unwilling."

"It's the best I can do to help you now."

If she hadn't been there to support them in the palace, how could these people have come in to deliver gunpowder and food without attracting any attention?

Although this is a tunnel, the noise is so loud that it is inevitable that someone will hear it when it is late at night and everyone is asleep.

She had sent people to guard the area long ago and basically didn't let anyone else get close to it, which allowed them to transport the supplies smoothly.

Prince Zhi knew that it had come to this point and there was no point in saying anything, so he could only appease Concubine Hui and send someone to escort her out.

"Mother, I'll send someone to escort you out so I can fight in peace," Prince Zhi insisted. "Let's forget about the previous ones. This time, you must listen to me."

Concubine Hui knew that she had done everything she could, and staying here any longer would make her son worry about her.

In order not to distract him, she now did not object to anything he asked her to do.

Prince Zhi arranged his two most loyal guards to escort Concubine Hui to the outskirts of the capital.

He continued to finish dinner with everyone, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "Everyone, grab your muskets and familiarize yourself with them. Once everyone is gathered, we're going to charge out!"

Everyone sat quietly on the ground, closing their eyes and resting, until midnight, when everyone finally arrived.

"I won't say much. If I succeed today, I will be king. If I fail, I will die. I will depend on you brothers!"

After hearing Prince Zhi's words, the vanguard soldiers immediately slipped out from the exit of the rockery.

In the silent night, even the moon has hidden in the clouds.

This is a remote rockery, and there are not many servants around.

Concubine Hui had sent people to clean it out once, but it was late at night and there was no sign of anyone.

Prince Zhi had already calculated that the imperial guards would be on patrol after this time, so he would miss it perfectly if he came out at this time.

Concubine Hui left a message saying that the fourth prince and his wife were both in the Yangxin Palace today, and their target was set on the Yangxin Palace.

The route had been planned long ago, and places with palace lanterns were deliberately avoided.

It was the middle of the night and even the cats and dogs in the cat and dog room had their eyes drooping, not to mention the servants, who were even taking a nap with their eyes closed while standing.

The group wore night clothes and avoided people, gradually getting closer and closer to the Yangxin Palace...