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Chapter 139: Finally Face to Face with the Enemy

"Right, right, right! We will only be a hindrance if we stay here, so it's better to stay away from us."

"Yes, the backyard is big, there is room to hide."

"Queen, let's go to the backyard."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Let's retreat!"

In a critical moment, no one cares about anyone else. Even the most loyal ones think that their own lives are more important. With Shu Yunfu's reminder, those powerless women and maids fled to the backyard one after another. The empress dowager was no exception. Even the emperor was escorted by the guards to retreat to the backyard.

However, the emperor and the empress dowager were the enemy's main targets. The empress dowager ran fast, but the emperor was tightly entangled by the enemy and was in danger all around, so he really couldn't escape.

But this was just right for Shu Yunfu. Seeing the empress dowager fleeing in a panic with her personal maid in an ungraceful manner, Shu Yunfu's lips curled up into a smile, her eyes flashing with excitement, and her heart beating irregularly in her chest.

The women hid in the backyard, and the battlefield in the front yard became fierce. Although King Cheng and others made a final effort, they were outnumbered and failed in the end.

Under the joint siege of everyone, King Cheng and others were caught in a tough battle. A young eunuch beside the emperor suddenly made a move and was about to attack the emperor. The old duke who was lying in the coffin pretending to be dead suddenly made a move and saved the emperor.

The appearance of the old Duke also meant that King Cheng had lost his last chance. Seeing that he had no chance of survival, King Cheng committed suicide as he had said.

Without King Cheng, the troublemaker, the others lost their backbone. Some were killed, some surrendered, and the rebellion was suppressed.

Although the final result was good, there were countless casualties among the people present, many people lost their lives, and many more were injured. Few people could be happy.

As for the emperor, it goes without saying that his trusted brother betrayed him, and even his maternal grandfather's family betrayed him. Even if it did not have any impact on his throne in the end, he could not be happy.

However, there are naturally those who are disappointed as well as those who are proud. The Duke of England's Mansion is naturally proud. A fake funeral not only eliminated the enemies who secretly wanted to destroy the entire Duke of England's Mansion, but also helped the Emperor catch such a big fish. The old Duke also got the credit for saving the Emperor. The entire Duke of England's Mansion made a huge contribution in this incident.

Moreover, this time, not only did they obtain the Emperor's envoy, but they also eliminated the tough opponent, the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion. This can be said to be a great harvest.

Of course, another family that is very proud is the Su family, because they secretly defected to the emperor and helped the emperor become King Cheng's spy. They also made great contributions in this rebellion. This time, not only the Su family, but also the concubine Su will be promoted several levels in the emperor's heart.

However, Shu Yunfu didn't care about these. Even Lady Su and the Su family were just teasing her. She never cared about them.

King Cheng's dream of becoming an emperor was shattered. The emperor achieved final success, but all this also made him exhausted. As soon as the matter was over, he did not want to stay any longer and returned to the palace without stopping. Now in his heart, no place was as safe as the palace.

But when they were about to return to the palace, everyone was shocked to find that the Queen Mother had disappeared!
Looking at the royal guards and servants running around the mansion looking for someone, Shu Yunfu lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, with no expression on her face.

The deathly lantern emitted an orange light in the night, illuminating the bluestone pavement beneath his feet. A man, covered tightly in a thick cloak, stopped in an ordinary courtyard in the capital.

As the knock on the door sounded, the thick wooden door opened, making a hoarse and unpleasant sound in the silent night. He entered the courtyard silently, but the candlelight in the house lit up and quickly went out. He passed through the narrow and dark tunnel, and the weak candlelight on the oil lamp finally jumped steadily in the dark room.

Taking off her hat, Shu Yunfu's fair face had a hazy beauty under the light, but at this moment, the beauty under the hazy light was covered in frost.

Looking at the man whose limbs were tied with iron chains and who had completely lost his dignified and elegant demeanor, Shu Yunfu did not hide the murderous intent and hatred in her eyes for the first time.

"Empress Dowager, we... finally meet!"

He pinched the Queen Mother's face, and saw the fear and horror on her face full of malice and arrogance. He felt extremely happy in his heart, "It's really too difficult to see you, the Queen Mother..."

"Fortunately, I never gave up. Look! Now I see you."

That’s right, the person imprisoned in the dark room in front of him, with disheveled hair and looking as miserable as a beggar, was none other than the noble Queen Mother who suddenly disappeared from the Duke of England’s mansion!

And it was Shu Yunfu who made the empress dowager disappear!

In broad daylight, the Queen Mother appeared in the huge backyard of the Duke of England's mansion for no apparent reason. Several palace maids, nannies and wives of officials who were with her before she disappeared were found lying unconscious behind a rockery.

After being woken up, he had no idea what had happened and couldn't explain it. The empress dowager disappeared without a trace, neither her life nor her death.

The rebellion had just ended and the battlefield had not even been cleaned up yet, but the empress dowager disappeared again, which made the emperor furious. The era he thought was prosperous and glorious was now riddled with holes. Even his mother could disappear right under his nose. It was simply ridiculous.

So before the criminals who rebelled had even started to be punished, they started looking for someone first. Isn't it ridiculous that the Queen Mother of a country could just disappear like that?

The royal family cannot tolerate such humiliation or such a joke, and filial piety does not allow the emperor to be careless.

Everyone in the Duke of England's Mansion, who had made great contributions, was now confused. The Queen Mother disappeared in the Duke of England's Mansion, and the planners of this conspiracy were the old Duke and Gu Changting. Now that something has happened, the Duke of England's Mansion cannot be separated from the responsibility.

This is the trouble. If anything goes wrong in this plan, the Duke of England will be held responsible. Things seemed to have ended perfectly, but unexpectedly something went wrong in the end.

The old Duke and Gu Changting also knew the risk at the time, but they still did it, so Shu Yunfu admired their decisiveness and courage.

But no matter how much she admired him, it would not change her hatred and plans.

Although she felt really sorry, her enemy was right in front of her, and it was the only time in all these years that she was so close to success. She was unwilling to give up, even if it would implicate the Duke of England's Mansion.

Anyway, even if the emperor is angry with them, he will not do anything to the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion because of the contributions they have made this time.

After all, she is still selfish. Even Gu Changting can't stop her. No one can stop her from doing what she wants to do.