The mad concubine of the group loves the world

Chapter 230 Escort
The huge sound was like piercing clouds and cracking stones, deafening.

I saw a mass of raging fire rising up, wrapped in thick smoke and heading straight into the sky, blasting away the golden roof of the dining room, immediately illuminating the night sky of the Senoru Palace as if it were day.

Numerous broken bricks, broken tiles and crumbs flew out of the thick smoke with tongues of fire, and shot out in all directions like sharp arrows, hitting a deep hole in the grassland.

The strong shock caused the feet of everyone present to sway, and the suffocating smell of gunpowder rushed to their faces.

"Father! How are you?" Duan Xinglang hurriedly supported Duan Lin who was staggering.

When the father and son looked at each other, they instantly realized the seriousness of the matter.

Duan Lin's expression was close to shock, and he pointed at Lu Xiao Palace with trembling fingers, pushing and shoving Duan Xinglang: "Quick, hurry up and escort him!~"

"Yes, yes, the child will pass right away, but father, you..."

"Father, follow behind, there are people below to take care of you, don't worry."

Duan Lin waved his sleeves and stopped talking nonsense.With the support of several officials from the Ministry of Rituals, although he staggered, his expression immediately became dignified.

Seeing that his father was so determined, Duan Xinglang no longer hesitated.He only answered "yes", then turned around and hurried through the gap between the bamboo poles hanging with Kongming lanterns.

The bright lamps, which were already dangling and about to rise, were disturbed by the breeze in his sleeves, and they broke away from the traction and began to slowly rise into the sky one after another.

The warm yellow candlelight dances through the red lampshade, and suddenly flickers into an orange sea in the dark night.

It was half an hour before the auspicious time to put the lights on.

It's just that everyone present saw the explosion in the dining room, and then the flames shot up into the sky, and they were all busy running to escort and put out the fire, so how could they care about it?

Duan Xinglang felt the wind blowing under his feet all the way, when he reached the Luxiao Hall, he saw that the entire hall was surrounded by a group of Shenji Battalion soldiers.

He stepped forward to a general who seemed to be in charge, and bowed with fists in his hands:
"Everyone, I am Duan Xinglang, head of the Ritual System Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. I saw an explosion in the dining room and came to escort me. Can you let me in?"

"Where's the waist card!" the man roared fiercely.

"What badge?" Duan Xinglang asked back.

"Shenji Battalion Left Tuck Army Waist Card!"

"I……"

Although Duan Xinglang's impatience was palpable in his words, he hesitated and hesitated, unable to hand over his waist card for a long time.

Seeing this, the general of the Shenji Battalion did not look sideways, no emotion could be seen on his black face, and he just replied in a low voice:
"Mr. Yue has an order! Anyone without a badge is not allowed to enter the Luxiao Palace. Anyone who violates the order will be punished as treason. Please go back, my lord!"

After finishing speaking, he set up his matchlock gun again, as if warning the white-faced scholar-like official in front of him not to act recklessly.

Duan Xinglang took two steps back.

Doubts abound in my heart: Zongbing Yue is here?But since the Zuoye Army of the Shenji Camp is here, who would be so bold as to blow up the dining room?
While he was slandering, he heard a little eunuch running up from behind, crying:
"Ouch~ What's wrong with this matter? Those Lu family brothers were tied up in the dining room at that time, the servant girl was a step late after all~"

"What did you say? Who's locked up in the dining room?"

The little inner eunuch was wiping away tears when someone grabbed his arm suddenly. When he looked up, he saw Mr. Duan looking at him in shock, and immediately stopped the tears:

"My lord! There is an assassin~ The servant was ordered to urge the meal, but saw that the dining room was closed and the brother Lu..."

Before he finished speaking, Duan Xinglang turned around and ran away.

Seeing Fu, the little inner supervisor turned around and wanted to break into the Luxiao Palace, but when he couldn't get in, he shouted again: "Several military masters, go and report~ There are assassins~~"

And the female relatives who were kneeling on the white marble steps of Luxiao Hall just now were worried about how the Queen Mother would punish them, but they were saved from danger by a loud explosion.

All the officials were horrified when they heard the sound. Almost at the same time, they surrounded the Emperor Xiao Jingyu and the Empress Dowager and shouted:
"Escort - Escort -"

The scene was immediately chaotic, the prince Xiao Fangji at the bottom of the steps saw this, threw the lamp in his hand and was about to step forward: "Royal Father, Grandmother..."

But he didn't pay attention to the little eunuch beside him holding a fire folder, who was walking towards the mahogany box under the stage with a wicked smile on his face.

But before he threw the fire folder into the box, he heard a "bang".

A lead bullet pierced through the wind, dragging red flames and shattered half of his skull. The red, white and white liquid mixed with black gunpowder powder dyed the white marble steps bloody red.

The huge gunshot shocked everyone to hold their breath and look up.

I saw the little inner eunuch, who was still alive and kicking just now, only half-turned his head and fell into a pool of blood. The terrifying scene shocked everyone's eyes, making one's scalp numb.

The sound of retching is also endless.

Xiao Fangji turned his head, his face full of astonishment.

But I saw a soldier in armor and holding a matchlock gun suddenly flashed out of the night, kneeling in front of the mahogany box:

"The last general is on guard at the left post of Shenji Battalion. The rescue is late. Please forgive me. There are rebels ambushing here. They put black powder in this mahogany box. The last general will evacuate it now."

The emperor Xiao Jingyu didn't speak, but just flicked his wide sleeves, signaling the left whistle to stay on guard.

But there was a strange look in his eyes that he had never seen before.

The left sentry army of Shenji Battalion.

In the news sent back from Shiqidukou, it was the existence of rebellion with King Yan.

But this mere garrison was able to break through the barriers of the left and right Ye troops, appear in front of him without anyone noticing, and even shot and killed the rebels who were trying to blow up here.

This is really... unbelievable...

What about the right whistle?Where is King Yu?What unexpected action will there be?

Xiao Jingyu couldn't help pursing his thin lips, his thin face was covered with a layer of cold frost in the dark night.

But the officials around him didn't know what he was thinking, they only thought that there were rebel soldiers approaching the city, and hurriedly surrounded the emperor to speak out.

"My lord, what should I do now? Go into the hall and hide!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Empress Dowager! There are dangers everywhere at this time, so hurry up and send troops to protect you~"

"Oh, Master Xie, Minister of the Ministry of War, is not here!"

……

Where have the female relatives behind me seen such a posture!
Seeing that my father and brother were all nervous as if they were facing an enemy, they were frightened and screamed and huddled together, completely without the arrogance and poise of a lady.

Thinking back to the explosion of the fireworks bureau not long ago, although it was more tragic than it, it was a hundred miles away from me in the south of the city, and it was far less thrilling than this one right in front of my eyes.

Besides, this is the Senlu Palace!

In front of the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager, someone dared to be so bold, what is this not to rebel? !

If the rebels really invaded, wouldn't he be killed here?

Thinking of this, the innocent young lady covered her face and sobbed again.

"Woooooo~ what should I do, I don't want to die here~!"

"I want to go home, mother~ let father take us home~"

Fear is inherently contagious, especially in such a turbulent environment, and it carries deadly danger sweeping through everyone's minds.

The two girls from the Wang family cried loudly, disturbing the hearts of the people even more turbulently.

"If I had known earlier, I would have stayed in Jiangzhou! I wouldn't come to the capital! Woooooo!!"

"Sixth Sister! What should I do~~"

Lu Wanlan, who was placed in the crowd, saw that the direction of the explosion was the dining room where the fourth brother was. Miss Wang Jialiu slapped her across the face:

"What are you panicking about! Shut up!"

　Mid-Autumn Festival ~ I was very busy working overtime yesterday, sorry for the late update today.

　　
　
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