As soon as Shangguan Yunting returned home, Han Lin walked in with a letter, "Master, this is a letter from Princess Furong."
He opened the letter and read it carefully. Suddenly, his expression changed. The hand holding the letter trembled slightly and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
He stood up suddenly and strode out with quick and powerful steps, asking as he walked: "Han Lin, has there been any news from Yunzhou?"
"Not today. Master, what has happened? Why are you so flustered?"
His eyes were filled with worry and anxiety, and his pace quickened. "Xiao Rou, they were attacked by men in black in Bingzhou. They claimed they had captured Grandma, Xiao Xue, and the others, and they want Xiao Rou to go to the Northern Yan Realm to retrieve them."
"Prepare the horses, I want to go to the palace."
"Yes."
"Master, don't worry. Ye Qing and the others are in Yunzhou. If anything happens in Yunzhou, they will definitely send news back. No news is good news."
"I'll go to the palace first. You stay in the mansion. If there's any news from Yunzhou, bring it to me at the palace."
"Yes."
He came to the door, jumped on his horse, and came to the palace hall with two guards.
The eunuch immediately bowed when he saw Shangguan Yunting, "This old servant pays homage to King Mu."
"Is my royal brother here?"
"The Emperor is reviewing memorials."
Shangguan Yunting didn't wait for the eunuch to go in and inform the emperor, but walked in directly. The emperor heard the hurried footsteps and looked up in surprise, "Old Nine, what happened?"
"My dear brother, please see your royal brother."
"No gift."
He walked over to the emperor and handed him the letter. "Brother, you see, Beiyan's marriage is just a cover. Their target is Xiaorou. Or maybe they know Xiaorou is the one who developed the bomb, so they're using the marriage to bring her to Daqi to find the person who developed the bomb."
The Emperor's face changed drastically after reading the letter. He said sternly, "When I bestowed the award, I didn't even mention that she was the one who developed the bomb. I simply hastily conferred the title of Princess on her because I was worried about her safety. I didn't expect someone would still leak the news."
"Royal brother, I need to go to Beiyan to rescue someone. Xiaorou's two guards were seriously injured and are recovering in Bingzhou. If she goes to Beiyan alone to rescue someone, I'm worried she'll fall into an enemy trap."
"Old Nine, don't worry. News has arrived from Yunzhou. Are you sure that Princess Furong's family has been abducted by the people from Beiyan?"
"Ye Qing didn't send any news back, but..."
"Since you haven't confirmed the truth, don't panic. Send someone to pass on the message. If it's confirmed, we can make a long-term plan."
"That's what the emperor said."
At this time, Han Lin came to the door of the hall with a letter, "Eunuch, is my prince here?"
The emperor and Shangguan Yunting both heard Han Lin's voice and shouted, "Han Lin, come in."
Han Lin hurried in and knelt down to pay his respects, "Your Majesty."
"What are you in such a hurry for?"
"Your Majesty, news has arrived from Yunzhou."
Shangguan Yunting hurriedly opened the letter as he had worried, and after reading it, he handed it to the emperor.
"Brother, this is true, what should we do?"
The emperor looked at the contents above, his face gloomy and fierce. "Chen Fu, send a message to the chief generals of Pingzhou, Xizhou, and Qingzhou, each dispatching 100,000 troops to Youzhou. Also, tell General Zhenwei Hongbo to lead 200,000 troops to the Youzhou camp. Together with the 100,000 troops from Youzhou, a total of 600,000 troops will be pressed into the city of Jizhou. They will await my orders and there must be no mistakes."
"Old slave obeys the order."
"Ninth Brother, I have sent a letter. You are to take it and go to Northern Yan openly to demand the release of the prisoners. With these 600,000 troops pressing into Jizhou, the new emperor of Northern Yan will have to make careful considerations. Your safety will also be guaranteed."
"Even if the new emperor ordered the abduction of Princess Furong's family, he would be forced to release them. If it was this Third Prince Rong Zhang who privately decided to abduct Princess Furong's family, this matter will be handed over to the new emperor of Northern Yan. He will give me a satisfactory answer, unless he disregards the safety of the people of Northern Yan and ignites war between the two countries."
Shangguan Yunting said gratefully, "Thank you, my royal brother. I will always remember your kindness."
"There's no need for us to be polite to each other, brother. Besides, Princess Furong is a hero of Da Qi and must be brought back safely."
"Brother, don't worry. Xiaorou knows the importance and danger of the bomb and will never tell anyone the formula."
The Emperor handed the written letter to Shangguan Yunting and said firmly, "I trust her. If you go to rescue her with the letter, it will be easier to bring her and her family back to Da Qi safely."
"You go ahead. I will send someone to deliver the guard and his confession to Northern Yan. With his confession in Northern Yan, the new emperor will be unable to deny it even if he wants to."
Shangguan Yunting took the letter with both hands, nodded solemnly, and looked at the emperor with gratitude.
"Cold Eagle..."
"My subordinate is here."
"Send fifty shadow guards to escort Prince Mu to Beiyan."
"I obey your orders."
The emperor sat there after Shangguan Yunting left, his eyes filled with worry and a hint of murderous intent. He whispered, "I hope Princess Furong won't let me down. What if the bomb formula is leaked..."
"Chen Fu, pass on my decree. The marriage between the Sixth Princess of Beiyan and the Third Prince is annulled."
"Old slave obeys the order."
Shangguan Yunting returned to the mansion and instructed the guards, "Xu Yang, you, Mo Chuan, Mo Lin, Mo Xuan, and Mo Yu, the five of you will take over all matters concerning Ye Qing and the others. Xiaorou will go to Beiyan to rescue people, but Yunzhou's business must not be affected. If you have any questions, please go and discuss it with Manager Sun."
"I obey my orders."
"Set off."
Shangguan Yunting rode at full speed towards Beiyan with the letter from the empire and sixty guards.
Third Prince's Mansion
When Shangguan Rui learned that his marriage was called off, he happily touched his injured leg and said, "Although it hurts a little, it was not in vain."
"Xiaoxue, I'm still your brother Rui."
What Shangguan Rui didn't know was that part of the reason he broke off the engagement was because of his leg injury, and part of the reason was because Rong Zhang kidnapped his grandmother and others to threaten Shen Rou.
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