When night fell, Zhu Youyu finally stepped out of his study. Before that, officers of all sizes, big and small, and other officials at all levels of his lineage came in a hurry, and then hurried away with a full face of worry.

The lights of Chang'an City under the night sky are bright and look no different from usual, but in the calm, a stream of turbulence is brewing, accumulating energy. Once the command is received, these forces will burst out in an instant, and then smash the calm in front of you.

After taking a deep breath of fresh air, Zhu Youyu knew that entering the palace this time would determine his future.

"Tell the princess that everything in the mansion will be entrusted to her." Zhu Youyu said to the butler beside him.

The Grand Steward who was summoned bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Empress summoned the Princess to the palace in the afternoon, and she has not come back yet."

Zhu Youyu frowned, "That's all, I'll enter the palace as well. If the princess is still in the palace, I will meet with her and come back together. You will be responsible for this mansion. Everyone, armed and guard the house."

"Abide by the order!" Listening to Zhu Youyu's tone, the butler obeyed the order with sternly.

The cool breeze rose, and half a crescent moon appeared and disappeared among the clouds, and the entire city was bright and dark. More than a hundred cavalry slowly approached the imperial city with Zhu Youyu's crisp sound of hooves.

There was a curfew in the city, and there were almost no people on the avenue. Occasionally, there were teams of city patrol officials walking by the street in neat rows.

It was quiet outside, and through the wall, you could still vaguely hear the scent of fireworks inside, and the noisy sounds were clearly heard.

The majestic and magnificent wall of the imperial city appeared in front of Zhu Youyu, and stopped the horses. He raised his head and looked up at the high wall. After a while, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

The gate of the imperial city that should have been closed was wide open in front of Zhu Youyu, and more than a hundred cavalry entered the imperial city. In the shadow, an officer stood there and bowed silently to Zhu Youyu.

"Be prepared!" Zhu Youyu's voice was deep.

"Yes!" The officer nodded, took two steps back, and watched Zhu Youyu and his group gradually fade away.

The inner palace wall is in front.

Zhu Youyu slowly rode his horse forward, raised a gold medal in his hand, and said, "Zhu Youyu has a great military situation and needs to report to Your Majesty in person."

The gate opened, and a general walked out and bowed, "Your Highness came late at night. Did we win another big victory on the front line?"

"Of course, I won a big victory." Zhu Youyu's face twitched, but he still nodded.

"It's natural that your highness can go in, but these brothers?" The general looked at the more than a hundred guards behind Zhu Youyu with embarrassment.

"Of course it's the old rules. These two are my personal guards. These two are officers who have just returned from the front line. They need to come in with me. Your Majesty may have to ask them about some specific matters." Zhu Youyu pointed to the four officers behind him.

"Of course there is no problem with this." The general nodded.

When Zhu Youyu entered and left the palace, it was like entering and leaving his own backyard, and it was common for him to bring three or five guards. The general did not doubt anything else.

Zhu Youyu took four officers and walked forward, walked into the cave in the city gate, but turned around and said, "Old Chen, the wind and cold outside are heavy. Let my guards avoid the wind and cold here. Isn't this a difficult task for you?"

The general who was called Lao Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, your Highness, the general will naturally take good care of them."

Zhu Youyu nodded with a smile: "I'll treat you to drink afterwards."

After watching Zhu Youyu disappear from the horse wall, the general surnamed Chen smiled and said to the guards outside: "Brothers, come in and have a drink, but you can't walk around."

"Thank you, General Chen, for your kindness!" The guards shouted in a mess. The leader walked over and quietly stuffed a ingot of silver into the hands of the general surnamed Chen.

"How can you be so embarrassed?"

"Your Highness specifically asked me to do it, we can't eat and drink for nothing!" The leader of the guard said with a smile.

Outside the city, at Jingxiang's mansion, Fan Sheng hurriedly arrived at the front of the mansion, turned over and dismounted, and slapped the mansion with force.

With a bang, a small window opened above the door, and a face appeared inside. When he saw Fan Sheng, he was shocked and quickly opened the door.

"Master Fan, why are you here?"

"Where is Jingxiang? Did Jingxiang come back from the palace?"

"I'm back, I've just returned not long ago!"

After hearing this, Fan Sheng stepped inside. At this time, Jing Xiang should handle some official duties in the study. He was familiar with Jing Xiang's mansion and did not need anyone to lead the way. The person at the door also knew that Fan Sheng was a regular visitor in the mansion, so he did not stop him.

Jing Xiang looked up and saw Fan Sheng pushing the door in, a little surprised. They had just parted in the daytime. Now that it's not long before nightfall, Fan Sheng comes again, it must be because something happened.

"What's wrong?" he asked in a deep voice.

"Jing Xiang, I have received conclusive news that Dai Chao was defeated in Jingnan and the entire 50,000 troops were destroyed!" Fan Sheng whispered.

"What a joke, how is it possible?" Jing Xiang laughed and said, "Where did you get the news?"

"Jing Xiang, I didn't believe it at first, but the people who had just been sent to monitor His Highness's side returned. Someone did come back from Jingnan. Judging from the sketches drawn, the person was Dai Mian, the personal guard next to Dai Chao." Fan Sheng said: "If it weren't for a particularly important thing, how could a person like Dai Mian leave Dai Chao easily?"

Jing Xiang's face became solemn.

"What's more serious is that there are people coming and going to come!" Fan Sheng took out a list and placed it in front of Jing Xiang. "In just two hours, these people appeared in the palace of Your Highness one after another, and then left one after another. They did not appear together, nor did they leave together. Some people left, and some had just arrived, but it seemed that the Lord Highness was arranging something."

Jing Xiang pondered: "So, I'm afraid Dai Chao was really defeated in Jingnan, but this matter was too strange. The military newspaper sent back a few days ago also said that Jiangling Mansion was already a turtle among the men and was about to be taken down soon. Why did he lose in a blink of an eye?"

"Is it because Jingnan has a military army outside? Dai Chao was not aware of it for a while and was trapped in a treacherous plan." Fan Shengdao.

Jing Xiang shook his head: "Dai Chao is a man who is old and wants to lure him into trouble. The possibility of being a lie is very low. Moreover, Jing Nan's strength is on the surface. It is impossible to be creative at all. If Dai Chao really got an ambush, it can only be said that this soldier was completely beyond Dai Chao's expectations, and it was a soldier that could not appear at all."

Fan Sheng scratched his head, but he couldn't figure it out.

"But Jingxiang, the troops of the City Guarding and the City Defense Battalion are now moving. How should we deal with it?" Fan Sheng said: "The City Guarding and the City Defense Battalion's inspection efforts suddenly increased, and all the officers were recalled to the camp in the afternoon. Then the camp was closed, only allowed to enter but not exit. What else inside was done, and the outsiders didn't know at all."

"Where is Your Highness?"

"Your Highness has entered the palace." Fan Sheng said: "More than 100 guards, only more than 100 guards, but they were intercepted by Chen Qi at the palace city, and only four personal guards entered the palace."

"Who is the general on duty in the imperial city?" Jing Xiang asked.

"Shi Hong!" Fan Shengdao. "According to what we learned earlier, Shi Hong should have defected to His Highness."

Jing Xiang's eyes twitched a few times, and his face looked a little bad.

"No matter what the purpose is, Zhu Youyu must have wanted to do something today." Jing Xiang said in contemplation.

"Can he still want to rebel?" Fan Sheng said jokingly.

Jing Xiang suddenly looked up and looked at Fan Sheng.

"Jing Xiang, I'm joking." Seeing Jing Xiang's face turned pale, Fan Sheng was startled and quickly explained.

Jing Xiang shook his head.

A burst of rapid footsteps sounded outside the door, "Prince, someone is coming from the palace."

Jing Xiang and Fan Sheng looked at each other and saw something wrong in each other's eyes.

The door was pushed open, and a little eunuch appeared in front of the two of them with a panic look on his face.

"Qin Fu'er, why did you come out at night?"
Chapter completed!