bookcurios Chapter 167 Weakness
Chapter 167 Weakness
"Princess, stop quibbling. We are just following orders. Please let us in quickly." The soldier looked at her and said.
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqing felt a surge of despair.
She knew that these soldiers would not listen to her.
"If you dare to go in, I will die in front of you!" She looked at the soldiers and said loudly.
As she spoke, she pulled out a dagger from her waist and put it against her neck.
"Princess, you...don't do this." The soldiers were shocked to see her like this.
If they really forced the princess to death, the prince would definitely not let them go.
"If you don't retreat, I will really die in front of you!" Lin Wanqing looked at them and said again.
Seeing her like this, the soldiers dared not act rashly.
They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly came.
"Wanqing, don't do anything stupid!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqing immediately turned around to look.
Then I saw Lu Shengyuan riding a horse and rushing towards this side.
She was delighted and immediately put down the dagger in her hand and ran towards him.
"Shengyuan, you're back." She looked at him and said excitedly.
Lu Shengyuan looked at her and nodded.
"Well, I'm back." He said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
As he said this, he held her in his arms and walked towards the palace.
When the soldiers saw Lu Shengyuan coming back, they didn't dare to stop him anymore.
They could only watch as he carried the princess into the palace.
Lu Shengyuan carried Lin Wanqing back to the room and put her down.
"Shengyuan, are you okay? Did the emperor do anything to you?" She looked at him and asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, don't worry." Lu Shengyuan looked at her and said softly, "The emperor didn't do anything to me. He just put me under house arrest in the palace and didn't let me leave."
"Then how did you get out?" Lin Wanqing asked immediately after hearing this.
"Someone rescued me," Lu Shengyuan said. "However, we can't let our guard down just yet. The Emperor will definitely not let this go."
"Then what should we do?" Lin Wanqing looked at him and asked.
"Let's leave here first and find a safe place to stay." Lu Shengyuan looked at her and said, "Then, we will find a way to deal with the emperor."
"Okay." Lin Wanqing nodded immediately after hearing this.
She knew that there was no other way except to listen to Lu Shengyuan.
So, she and Lu Shengyuan packed up some valuables and left the palace with Pei'er.
They walked carefully along the way, fearing that they would be discovered.
Fortunately, they left the capital smoothly and arrived at a remote town.
They found an inn to stay in and then began to discuss countermeasures.
"Shengyuan, what should we do now?" Lin Wanqing looked at Lu Shengyuan and asked.
"Let's first find a way to contact my subordinates." Lu Shengyuan looked at her and said, "Only with their help will we have a chance to deal with the emperor."
"Okay." Lin Wanqing nodded immediately after hearing this, "Then let's go find them now."
"No need, I've already sent someone to look for him." Lu Shengyuan looked at her and said, "Now we just need to wait here for news."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqing immediately nodded.
She knew that Lu Shengyuan always did things cautiously, and she just needed to listen to him.
So, she and Lu Shengyuan stayed in the inn together, waiting for news.
Not long after, Lu Shengyuan's subordinates came.
"Your Highness, Princess, I am late." The man looked at them and said respectfully.
"Nothing." Lu Shengyuan looked at him and said, "What's the situation in the capital now?"
"Your Highness, the Emperor is searching for you and your wife," the man said. "He has also issued an edict declaring you and your wife traitors and to be killed without mercy."
"Damn it!" Lu Shengyuan clenched his fists upon hearing this. "He wants to kill us all!"
"Shengyuan, don't get excited." Lin Wanqing looked at him and said softly, "We have to find a way to deal with him now. We can't lose our composure."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shengyuan immediately nodded.
"You're right." He looked at Lin Wanqing and said, "We have to find a way to deal with him now. We can't lose our composure."
As he said this, he turned to look at the subordinate.
"Contact our people immediately and have them get ready," he said. "We'll be taking action soon."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the man immediately nodded, then turned and left.
Lu Shengyuan looked at his departing back, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes.
He knew that the battle had just begun and he had to win!
In the following days, Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan stayed in the inn and did not go out.
They knew that there were people everywhere outside searching for them, and if they went out they would definitely be discovered.
However, although they did not go out, they were always trying to find ways to deal with the emperor.
They knew that if they wanted to deal with the emperor, they had to first understand his weaknesses.
So they began to ask around for news about the emperor, trying to find his weakness.
The emperor's weakness is undoubtedly the throne.
As long as we can find something that can threaten his throne, we can deal with him.
Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan searched for a long time and finally found something.
That thing is the emperor's decree of succession.
They knew that as long as they got the imperial edict, they would be able to threaten the emperor.
So they began to find a way to get the edict.
However, the imperial edict was hidden very secretly by the emperor, and they couldn't find it after searching for a long time.
Just when they were at a loss, an unexpected situation occurred.
That day, Lin Wanqing was bored in the inn, so he went out for a walk alone.
She hadn't walked far when she saw a familiar figure walking out of a shop.
That person was the emperor's personal eunuch.
Lin Wanqing's heart moved and he immediately followed.
She followed the eunuch to a remote house and saw him walk in.
Seeing this, Lin Wanqing immediately followed in quietly.
As soon as she entered the house, she heard the eunuch's voice.
"You must guard this imperial edict carefully and never let it fall into the hands of others," the eunuch said. "If anything happens, you will lose your heads!"
Lin Wanqing was excited when he heard this.
She knew that she had finally found the imperial edict!
So she immediately walked in quietly to see where the edict was.
She had only taken a few steps when she saw the eunuch coming out of a room with a brocade box in his hand.
Lin Wanqing knew that the brocade box must contain the imperial edict.