The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Lord Wen's hands were trembling, and it took him a long time to finally find his voice. "The Emperor is still asleep, and the Crown Prince is in the palace, but someone has already entered the palace. This is... a rebellion."

"Yes."

So many soldiers couldn't have been prepared all at once; they must have been prepared long ago.

"We must find a way to save the Emperor." Lord Wen's voice was deep, his mind racing as he considered what method could be used to save the Emperor.

Du Mingxian couldn't think of a good solution either. There were guards in the palace, but judging from the way the palace gates were opened from the inside, there was probably someone inside working together. This would put the Crown Prince's side at a disadvantage, as they would be completely out of manpower.

I fear that by the time she arrives to seek help, the Crown Prince and his men will have already been subdued.

"Are there any secret passages or anything like that in Father's palace?"

Lord Wen shook his head. He was the Minister of War, but he had only been in that position for a short time. Moreover, the fewer people who knew about a secret passage, the better. How could he possibly know about it?

Seeing that Lord Wen couldn't come up with any good ideas, Du Mingxian suggested, "Father, while it's still dark, I'll sneak into the palace to see what's going on. You can wait for news now."

"Now that I know, I can't just sit here and wait to die."

"Let's wait. We can't force our way in now. There are still princes, the crown prince, the emperor, the empress, and concubines in the palace. They have too many hostages. We don't even know what's going on inside."

Lord Wen understood this principle. "Alright, if there really is something, it should be announced by tomorrow."

"Yes, I'll sneak in and sneak out."

"Is it alright?" Lord Wen asked, somewhat uneasy.

Du Mingxian was very confident, "Father, don't worry, I have a way to sneak in and a way to sneak out."

"Okay, better safe than sorry."

"Ah."

Du Mingxian left. She believed that Lord Wen would definitely make some arrangements, and wouldn't just wait quietly. The situation in the palace still needed to be investigated.

She made her way to the palace wall, where she used her claw hook to quietly climb it. There were guards every five steps on the wall, but it was the time when everyone was most tired. Usually, there was nothing going on in the palace, so everyone was rather lax.

After Du Mingxian came up, she used her lightness skill to quickly pass by and flew to the inner side. She entered the space at the fastest speed.

Even if the guards are lax in their posts, they are still vigilant. If they sense something is wrong, the two closest guards will immediately go forward to check.

"It felt like something just flew by."

"I had that feeling too, but there was nothing there. I must be seeing things."

"It should be. This is the palace wall. Who would be so reckless as to run into the palace and continue guarding it?"

After the two left, Du Mingxian waited a while longer until they relaxed before quietly going inside.

The soldiers entered through the Meridian Gate, while she entered from the back, near the rear garden. There was no movement here yet, as this area belonged to the inner palace and was far from the emperor's sleeping quarters.

She walked quietly forward, avoiding people along the way.

While walking forward, they didn't stop, finding a set of palace maid's clothes and a set of eunuch's clothes.

Ling Silang had already prepared the medicine and was brewing it. When he saw Du Mingxian bring in her clothes, he very conscientiously changed into them.

Fearing that others would recognize Ling Silang and her face, Du Mingxian specially disguised their faces.

Once everything was ready, she quietly went out and walked forward, avoiding people whenever possible, and if she couldn't avoid them, she would go directly into her spatial dimension.

The further forward we went, the more tense the atmosphere became, and the more guards there were.

Moreover... several groups of people went directly towards the harem, which should mean they wanted to take control of the palace.

The further she walked, the heavier her heart became. When she got close to the emperor's bedroom, even if she had space, she couldn't get any closer. There were people everywhere, and there was no way to avoid them. Even the rooftops were full of people.

Inside the space, Du Mingxian looked at the situation outside and felt a little anxious. "There are people everywhere. I'm afraid we won't be able to get close."

Ling Silang listened to Du Mingxian's description and knew how tense the atmosphere was outside. "The more critical the moment, the less we can give up. Let me out."

"What do you want to do?"

Ling Silang took out the waist token given to him by the Crown Prince, "I can say that I am the Crown Prince's man, so they will not lock me up next to the Crown Prince."

"No, they might just kill you with one blow." Du Mingxian didn't dare let Ling Silang take such a risk.

The two disagreed and argued in the space, and before they could come up with a solution, dawn broke.

Du Mingxian felt waves of despair, but then... she saw that all the soldiers had retreated towards the inner palace, and the others had taken over the previous guard positions, pretending that everything in the palace was normal.

Ling Silang listened to Du Mingxian's account and analyzed the situation, saying, "The other party probably doesn't intend to kill anyone directly yet. They want to take that position, but they're also afraid of getting a bad reputation. They need to take it slowly."

"Even if the emperor is gone, there is still the crown prince. No matter which prince is behind him, he has to overcome not just one step, but two."

Du Mingxian felt this was quite difficult. "If he wants to proceed slowly, isn't he afraid that things will get out of his control? Shouldn't he cut the Gordian knot quickly?"

"Judging from the current situation, the other party probably wants to take it slow. What if they use... the Emperor's and Empress's lives to threaten the Crown Prince? Could the Crown Prince take over smoothly because the Emperor is too anxious due to his serious illness, his old ailment relapses, and he is temporarily exhausted and unable to manage state affairs?"

"By controlling the crown prince and slowly poisoning him, he can also use this time to gain the acceptance of the court officials. Wouldn't things be smoother and more legitimate?"

Du Mingxian admired him, but she was more anxious. "What do we do now?"

"If he wants to take it slow, our chances of infiltrating will be greater."

"it is good."

The two were lucky; after waiting for a short while, several young eunuchs carrying food boxes walked forward, presumably to deliver meals. Du Mingxian saw them from afar.

Ling Silang was quite happy to hear this news. "The opportunity has come."

“It might not be appropriate for you to go out. Those eunuchs aren’t short, but none of them are as tall as you. It’ll be easy for you to give yourself away.”

Ling Shilang's height appears somewhat tall here.

"It's okay, I'll be careful and bend over a bit, so it won't be very noticeable."

Du Mingxian said nothing more. After those people passed by, she directly knocked out the last eunuch, put him into her space, and then told Ling Silang to leave. She then climbed onto Ling Silang's back and entered her space.

The change of personnel happened in the blink of an eye. Ling Silang, carrying a food box, jogged forward and caught up with the group.