Prince An and Prince Kang followed suit, saying, "Father, your safety is the most important thing."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. You should also be careful when you go to Canghua Mountain."

"My son, I obey."

The three of them retreated quickly. Shen Yanli looked at the three people who retreated with an extremely cold expression.

The angry expression on Emperor Jingyou's face calmed down instantly, and a dark emotion surged in his eyes.

"Is the second one reliable?"

Shen Yanli said calmly, "Protecting the Empress Dowager is not a problem. What Father should worry about is what happens in the palace next."

Lord Cao looked solemn and serious, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I have made all the arrangements."

"Well, Lord Cao, go get ready."

At this time, in Canghua Mountain, the Second Prince and the Queen Mother were hiding in a hidden cave.

The guards on guard around were the stone diggers that Shen Yanli had brought with him to the Second Prince. The guards who were protecting the Empress Dowager had helped them escape and stopped those so-called bandits, but they had long been separated from them.

The Queen Mother was wrapped in a cloak, her hair a little loose. She sat on a clean stone and asked in confusion, "Xu'er, where did those guards outside come from?"

At the beginning, it was the guards of the palace and Prince Xian who protected her and several personal palace maids as they escaped. Gradually, the number of guards became fewer and fewer in order to hold back the bandits. At this moment, these guards suddenly appeared. They were not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also very familiar with the terrain of Canghua Mountain. They took them all the way to this hidden cave.

They fled in panic all the way, and the Empress Dowager only had time to ask now.

Prince Xian was trying to light a fire. The cave was cold and he was afraid that the Queen Mother would be cold, so he wanted to build a fire to keep her warm.

Jiang Li walked over and said, "Your Highness, it's better not to light the fire. The smoke will reveal our position."

"Ah, yes, look at my brain." Prince Xian slapped his forehead in annoyance.

He had been traveling and spending the night in the mountains, and had never encountered such an assassination or arrest, so he had never thought of going there.

Jiang Li saluted the Queen Mother and replied, "Your Majesty, we are the guards of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu. We are here to help His Royal Highness the Prince of Xian dig stones under His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's orders."

The Queen Mother looked at Prince Xian in astonishment, "Digging stones? Li'er gave you so many people just to dig stones?"

Prince Xian had experienced being chased by bandits and had seen the skills of these people, so even he could sense that something was amiss.

He was fooled by that bastard Lao San!

He said that he had been digging in the cave that was said to have strange rocks for so many days but had not found anything!

He frowned and glared at Jiang Li unhappily, "Did the Third Brother know something and deliberately have me here?"

Jiang Li's face remained expressionless. "Your Highness, I don't know. I am only following the orders of His Highness the Prince of Chu to help you dig stones."

"You're still talking about digging for stones! We've been digging for so many days, and what have you found? There's nothing there at all. And you told me that if I just dug slowly, I'd find something inside. There are no stones, but there are bandits all over the mountains!"

Prince Xian was furious. He was angry that he had been fooled, and he was also angry that the third brother did not talk to him properly and let him know nothing. If at this time, he was still digging stones unconsciously and did not realize that there was danger in the palace, what would happen if the Empress Dowager really got into trouble!

The Queen Mother looked at her second grandson in silence, unable to feel any sympathy at all as he was fuming with anger.

Most people would think that something was wrong if you were asked to dig stones with so many people. But this kid actually believed it.

The Queen Mother sighed and asked Jiang Li, "Did the King of Chu say anything else to you?"

Now this place is surrounded by those so-called bandits. Kyoto City is not far from Canghua Mountain, and no one knows what is happening.

Jiang Li said respectfully, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother, His Highness only ordered us to protect His Highness Prince Xian and you, and to keep His Highness Prince Xian here and not let him leave."

The Queen Mother sighed deeply, "I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Commander Jiang."

"It's my job as a subordinate."

After Jiang Li finished speaking, he went to guard the cave entrance.

Prince Xian was still sulking, unable to contain himself any longer, so he complained to the Empress Dowager, "Grandmother, don't you think the Third Brother is going too far? I'm his brother, what does he think of me? He just tethered me with a few words, showing no respect for me at all! How could I not listen to him when he told me the truth?"

The Queen Mother listened to his complaints in silence, unable to complain about the child's inappropriate choice of words. He was still tied up here? Did he think he was a dog?

At this time, the three princes, along with the three camps and the people from the Palace Front Department, rode their horses at full speed to the foot of Canghua Mountain.

The three of them looked at the vast Canghua Mountain and felt a headache. "It's such a big mountain. How can we find the bandits hiding in the woods?"

Prince Ding was silent for a moment and said, "Let's split up and look for the bandits and the Empress Dowager. This way we can get there faster."

Shen Mingxiu and Prince Kang nodded, "This is the only way. Saving the Empress Dowager is the most important thing."

One battalion each of the two men left, and the people from the Palace Front Division were left behind at this time to prepare for reinforcements.

Prince Ding led his men into the woods. He divided the camp into ten groups and sent them to search for people in the woods. He stayed where he was and waited for news.

Prince Ding kept only his trusted confidants around him. He watched as the entire battalion left and whispered, "Where are the people from Nanyue? Did they capture the Queen Mother?"

The people sent by Prince Ding to Nanyue had already followed him when he arrived. Their subordinates reported, "Your Highness, we don't know why Prince Xian appeared in Canghua Mountain. He fled with the Queen Mother and is now missing."

"Are all the people in South Vietnam useless? They even let an old woman escape!"

At this moment, a man dressed as a bandit emerged from the woods and said in a cold voice, "Your Highness Prince Ding also didn't know that Prince Xian was on Canghua Mountain. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be able to capture the Queen Mother!"

"you!"

"Okay, now is not the time to argue." A soft and calm voice sounded.

Princess Lanzhi, dressed in a black nightgown and a black cloak, emerged from the woods and said to Prince Ding, "Since it has already been agreed that the affairs of Canghua Mountain will be under the jurisdiction of Nanyue, Your Highness should return to Kyoto as soon as possible."

Prince Ding gritted his teeth and said, "Capture Prince An and Prince Kang as well, and break their legs!"

"Well, Your Highness, please change your clothes quickly."

At this time, a man who looked 70% like King Ding went to the bushes with King Ding to change his clothes.

Princess Lanzhi drew the face of the man pretending to be Prince Ding, and the 70% resemblance was ten percent.

Prince Ding looked in amazement at the man whose face had changed to look just like his own before his eyes, and he looked at Princess Lanzhi with even more caution.

"Your Highness, please set off. We await your good news. Once the people here are captured, they will be sent to Kyoto City for Your Highness."

Prince Ding nodded and said, "Thank you." Then he took his confidants into the woods and went down the mountain.

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