Shangguan Qing's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile. He said softly, "It seems there's collusion between insiders and outsiders. No wonder they were able to act so quickly."

Yu Yi couldn't help but sigh, and then continued, "Things are far from simple. The Western Frontier and the Northern Territory are attacking at the same time, and the Western Frontier has now been lost."

Murong Bai was immediately furious when he heard this and asked anxiously, "When did this happen?"

Yu Yi shook his head helplessly, saying that he had just received the relevant news today.

Shangguan Qing's expression instantly turned icy cold, his eyes flashing with a cold light. He gritted his teeth and said, "What a wicked King Hui! How dare he collude with foreign enemies! Murong Bai, we can't wait any longer! We must take him down immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin hurriedly said, "We must not act rashly on this matter! We don't have the military strength right now, and there's no way we can be a match for the garrison."

Murong Bai smiled indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as we can capture the bandit leader."

Yu Jin was still very worried, but Shangguan Qing smiled and said reassuringly, "Don't worry, cousin. We will naturally capture Murong Hui without anyone noticing."

Shangguan Qing suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly asked, "By the way, after the incident at General Dingyuan's Mansion, have you heard anything about Li Baoer?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Si sighed and said, "Alas, what a poor child! She and His Majesty finally had some progress, but something like this happened. But fortunately, Lian'er rescued her and brought her back to the palace."

Shangguan Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked excitedly, "Aunt, are you saying Li Bao'er is here with us?"

Si looked around cautiously, then lowered her voice and said, "Child, even if you're happy, you have to be careful. Come on, I'll take you to see it."

Having said that, Si took Shangguan Qing into the house.

Shangguan Qing looked at Murong Bai, and Murong Bai smiled.

"Go ahead, I want to talk to my uncle and cousin about something else!"

Shangguan Qing nodded and followed Si to Liu Lian'er's yard.

Li Baoer and the other two were in a daze at this time, but they suddenly became alert when they saw Shangguan Qing.

Li Baoer even hugged Shangguan Qing and burst into tears, "Qing'er, what should we do? Daddy has been arrested and is being paraded at the city gate."

Shangguan Qing patted her back gently and comforted her, "Okay, okay, I'm here, I'll take care of it."

Li Baoer continued to cry and spoke with a sob.

"Wuwuwu, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. If the emperor and I hadn't been engaged, our family wouldn't have suffered such a disaster. Now I don't know where my eldest brother and second brother have gone. The house has also been sealed off. I don't know how my mother and grandmother are doing. Wuwuwu..."

Shangguan Qing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile: "How can this be blamed on you? This is not your problem at all. If you want to blame someone, you should blame that guy Murong Hui!"

However, Li Baoer continued to shake her head and cry, "No... No, am I a jinx? Why did everyone become so mean just after I got engaged?"

Shangguan Qing quickly whispered to comfort her, "Bao'er, please stop imagining things. Our Bao'er is the most innocent and kindhearted girl. She will become the Empress in the future. How can she cry so ungracefully?"

Hearing this, Li Baoer suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said coquettishly, "Oh, Qing'er, why are you still in the mood to joke at this time?"

Shangguan Qing smiled slightly, shook his head, and retorted, "How am I teasing you? I'm speaking the truth! But, honestly, how did you end up with the Emperor?"

When Li Baoer heard this, her face immediately turned red with shame and she lowered her head shyly. She had never expected that she would actually do such a thing and she couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Liu Lian'er smiled and said, "It's Qing'er again. No matter how I tried to persuade her, she wouldn't stop crying. Now she finally smiled a little."

Hearing this, Li Baoer's face turned even redder. She felt that her behavior just now was really shameful.

Li Baoer still looked worried at this time, "But father, I'm afraid he can't hold on."

Shangguan Qing comforted her, "Don't worry, Bao'er. I will rescue General Li tonight."

Li Baoer hurriedly stopped him, "No, Qing'er, don't do that. This is too dangerous. You can't take the risk. I believe that my eldest and second brothers will save father."

Shangguan Qing smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, I will take care of it. Just wait here obediently for your family to take you back home."

Li Baoer nodded, and Shangguan Qing left and took Murong Bai back to the Regent's Palace.

Seeing the state of the Regent's Mansion, Shangguan Qing was immediately furious. All the servants were detained, all the rooms were turned upside down, and the yard was also in a mess.

Shangguan Qing's eyes turned cold. She would make these people pay the price.

Lie Feng and his men were also very angry. "It's too much for a good palace to be messed up like this. I'm going to kill them."

Murong Bai looked at the situation in front of him, his heart filled with worry, but he tried to remain calm and said calmly: "What if someone was killed? As long as everyone is okay, it's fine. We can move in several groups tonight."

However, Shangguan Qing shook his head firmly and refused, "No, I can't trust you to act alone. Let's go rescue General Li tonight, and then go to the palace together. I think my second cousin will be back with his men tomorrow morning."

Murong Bai thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

As night fell, everyone began to prepare for action. In fact, Shangguan Qing placed people in the space and took Murong Bai with him.

Near the hour of midnight, they set out quietly, avoiding the eyes and ears of the guards.

It was curfew at this time and the entire capital was shrouded in silence.

However, despite this, there were still many garrison troops patrolling the streets.

"Alas, today is the last day! Tomorrow the new emperor will ascend the throne, and what awaits us in the future is wealth and glory!"

A soldier said excitedly.

Another soldier echoed, "Yes, these hard days are finally coming to an end."

However, someone warned: "We still need to remain vigilant. The Li brothers have not been found yet."

Another soldier sighed, "Alas, those of us patrolling the city are fine. The most difficult ones are those guarding the city gates. Those Li brothers are really hard to deal with!"

"Don't mention it. Many of our brothers have suffered in the past few days. We should be more vigilant."

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