dognovel Chapter 340 Barrier
Chapter 340 Barrier
The guard was so tense that even his hair stood on end, a sign of defense. "Princess, this is a special period. If you truly have something urgent to say, why don't you go ask Commander Pei? If he agrees, I'll let you go immediately!"
Jiang Xing glanced at the guards. "Are you asking the king and the princess to ask Pei Fan? Commander Pei is such a big shot!!"
His voice suddenly rose, and Jiang Xingsen's cold expression frightened the guard so much that he trembled suddenly.
When Xia Ming saw this situation, he felt something was wrong.
On the surface, he was sent by the emperor to stop the body of Nanny Yu, but in fact he was preventing the princess from leaving the palace.
Therefore, he hurried to help the guard out of trouble. "To be honest, Your Highness, you and the Princess have to perform a farewell ceremony before the coffin at dawn tomorrow. The Emperor is worried about the travel, so he specifically instructed this old servant to pass on a message that you two must stay overnight in the palace. It's getting late now, why don't you return to Jingyang Palace and rest for a while?"
Lu Xuan frowned slightly, then looked at Xia Ming a few times.
She took a breath, as if filled with infinite regret, and then said, "Well, even if I give Eunuch Xia a favor, after all, you are responsible for Madam Yu's funeral, which is a great help to me."
After saying that, Gu Zi walked away with Jiang Xing, as if he had no worries at all.
Looking at her calm figure from behind, Xia Ming and the guards at the palace gate stood there in a daze, their hearts pounding.
After they had retreated into the corridors of the palace, Jiang Xing finally asked her, "Have you found a solution? Why did you come back?"
Lu Xuan snorted coldly, "If we force our way through, they'll definitely find other ways to stop us. It wouldn't be a good thing if we made a big scene during our mother's funeral. It would be better to agree to their request and make an unreasonable one to see if they agree."
"I just looked at Xia Ming's face. He has a straight forehead and a broad forehead with pearls hanging down. He is a kind and loyal man. It's just that he followed the emperor and was led astray. But generally speaking, I can leave Nanny Yu's funeral to him without too much worry. Nanny Yu is dead and her soul has entered the underworld. I think Jiang Yuanfeng has no reason to harm her anymore."
Jiang Xing frowned in thought, "Then..."
Lu Xuan knew what he wanted to ask.
Now she is trapped in the palace and still cannot get any news from the Queen Mother's spirit. What should she do?
Jingyang Palace is quite far away from Renzhi Hall where the Empress Dowager's body is kept. Walking back, one is not affected at all by the eternal lights that are as bright as daylight over there.
The palace corridors are winding, the paths are deep, insects are chirping, and palace lanterns are flickering.
Lu Xuan carefully sensed it and it seemed that the Huai Ling was no longer around him. Then he replied, "Jiang Yuanfeng used the Huai Ling to spy on us. If he has the will, he will be even more difficult to deal with once his injury heals.
So I thought about it and decided to be bolder. Not being able to leave the palace right now isn't entirely a bad thing. I'll capture that little locust tree spirit first and cut off Jiang Yuanfeng's escape route. As long as he can't eavesdrop, everything will be easy!"
What Lu Xuan didn't expect was that since the incident with Nanny Yu, she had never summoned the Queen Mother's soul, and the Huai Ling had never appeared again.
It was a hot summer day and the Empress Dowager's body could not be kept for too long. I thought that after the third day, according to what the Imperial Observatory had said before, she should be buried anyway.
But on the third night, he unexpectedly received another imperial decree from He Yuanguang.
"Your Highness, Princess, the Emperor is grateful for the bond between the Empress Dowager and his son and cannot bear to see her leave him so soon. He wishes to allow the Empress Dowager's coffin to remain for two more days, allowing her to finally experience the remembrance and love of the people of Daliang and the princes and grandchildren..."
Jiang Xing accepted the imperial edict in a nonchalant manner, but as soon as He Yuanguang left, his face suddenly turned dark.
"Can you wait any longer?" He frowned and looked back at Lu Xuan, only to find that her knuckles were clenched white.
Lu Xuan's worried eyes met Jiang Xing's. When he spoke, his voice trembled, "Your Highness, we can't wait any longer."
"Today is already the third day. I'm afraid Queen Mother's mind has already dispersed a lot. By the fifth day, after the funeral, it will be the sixth day. I'm afraid Queen Mother's soul will have difficulty even reincarnating..."
Jiang Xing's heart sank, "Is it really that serious?!"
Lu Xuan nodded, thoughts surging in her eyes. She looked through the night at the swaying lanterns in the distance, and the deep worry in her eyes gradually turned into determination.
"Since they are determined not to let me leave the palace, I have no choice but to fight with all my might!"
Jiang Xing closed the hall door, but his brows were furrowed with worry. "Calling souls within the palace?! At this critical moment, wouldn't that be giving Jiang Yuanfeng a chance in vain? Wouldn't it still harm his body? And what about mother, if that locust tree spirit really hears your summons, wouldn't Jiang Yuanfeng destroy her soul again?"
Lu Xuan set up a small barrier again and said, "Maybe not. After these few times, I have almost tested them. If I set up a barrier like we are doing now, I will probably be able to temporarily avoid the snooping of the little Huai Ling, just like I did yesterday when Nanny Yu left.
only……"
"Just what?"
"If I were to summon souls in the palace, Jiang Yuanfeng would be able to sense it. But because of the barrier, Huai Ling would definitely not be able to detect it. I would need to use a large number of talismans on the barrier to make it resist Jiang Yuanfeng's magic weapon. So, I don't know who will win when the magic weapon competes with my barrier."
Grabbing her hand, Jiang Xing said, "What if you betray me? What will happen?"
"I bear... the long needle in his soul-chasing box will directly penetrate the Queen Mother's soul and destroy her."
Lu Xuan bit her lip deeply, feeling a little guilty, and lowered her head, not daring to look at him.
"So, will you blame me for doing this?"
His clenched fists loosened slightly, and Jiang Xing's tense heart finally settled. "My mother has lived in fear for me her entire life. But I couldn't even protect her soul after her death. I am unfilial."
But she is being persecuted. If I cannot avenge her, I am unworthy of being her father. So, no matter what, I will try! I have thought of a way to stop his long needle from persecuting me.
"What method?" Lu Xuan's eyes lit up.
Jiang Xing curled his lips, "Shield formation."
"Yeah!" Lu Xuan clapped his hands, momentarily agitated. "Such a simple principle, I actually forgot! As long as we surround one spot tightly, the needle won't be able to get through, right?!"
But her happiness only lasted for a moment, and then the smile froze on her face.
"But we are in the palace now, not the prince's residence at all. These imperial guards are all the emperor's men. Can they help us? I bet!"
Pinching her ear, Jiang Xing said, "When are you going to call the Queen Mother out for questioning?"
"Of course the sooner the better!"
Jiang Xing held his chin in thought for a moment, "Then I will take you to a place right away."
Before Lu Xuan could react, as soon as the words fell, a warm hand pulled her out of Jingyang Palace.
Fei Xing and Sang Luo followed closely behind. Lu Xuan asked as they walked, "Where are you going, Your Highness?"
"Kunning Palace."
Kunning Palace?
Thinking of the last time he went to Kunning Palace for the flower viewing banquet, Lu Xuan couldn't help but shudder.
Isn’t that the palace where Queen Ji lived?
If we go forward like this, wouldn't we be walking like a sheep into a tiger's mouth?!
The emperor stayed in Kunning Palace every day, and Jiang Yuanfeng eliminated Concubine Yun in Kunning Palace. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a place full of tigers and wolves!
"The Imperial Guards of Kunning Palace... obey you?"
When Lu Xuan asked this question, he felt it was a fantasy.
The imperial guards of Kunning Palace almost drew their swords upon seeing His Royal Highness Prince Jin.
Jiang Yuanfeng wouldn't even have to take action, they would be buried under layers of swords and knives.
"You'll know when it arrives."