Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

"No need to worry? Li Chang, do you believe this? Has the emperor given the order?"

"No, no... His Majesty just told me to escort the princess..."

Zhou Yan frowned slightly.

"So it's gone? His Majesty must have forgotten!"

Since Le Ping left, Minister Liao was involved in a corruption case and was trapped in the palace for several months. If Le Ping had not made many contributions and His Majesty had difficulty explaining it, something would have happened long ago.

Now several months have passed, Le Ping is gone, and Minister Liao is also trapped in the palace.

At that time, he also sought connections from various sources in an attempt to clear the slanderous reputation of Minister Liao and his wife, but as he investigated and sought help afterwards, he encountered obstacles from many sides and fell into a quagmire.

Even the princess's teacher, Li Taifu, warned himself not to meddle in other people's business. As long as Minister Liao was fine and still useful to the emperor, then it would be fine.

"Why? The corruption is obviously unfounded. How could a minister like him embezzle such a large sum of money? Moreover, Le Ping has such a good business talent and has more assets than a princess like me. How could Minister Liao and his wife embezzle? This is clearly a slander."

"Master, you don't know what the people outside have been saying about them in the past few months. Before Le Ping left, this princess said that she would take care of her parents. Now that this has happened, how can I just ignore it?"

Zhou Yan was very angry and a little confused. She was angry about her own powerlessness, and confused about why the Grand Tutor also warned her not to interfere.

My sixth and seventh sisters and I have been running around for a long time and finally found some clues. How can we give up?

In response to Zhou Yan's confusion and questions, Master Li sighed.

"You are still young. Haven't you asked your husband about this?"

"Why are you asking the Prince Consort? Does this princess still need his help?"

Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow.

"That's not the question. If you had asked him, he probably wouldn't have spent so much time on this useless task."

"How can it be in vain? I clearly found a clue..."

"Yes, you found the clue. Don't you think His Majesty didn't find it?"

Master Li suddenly said this, but Zhou Yan was a little confused. Seeing her like this, Master Li made it clear.

"Do you remember how Liao Quan became a minister?"

Song Yan hesitated: "It was promoted by His Majesty..."

"That's right. It was His Majesty who took the initiative to promote him. Liao Quan, apart from having an outstanding daughter, is a very mediocre person. He is not only timid, but also lazy."

Zhou Yan twitched her lips, and then she saw Song Taifu continue to belittle him, "If he hadn't been so lucky to have caught the emperor's eye, how could he have reached the position of minister with his ability? What kind of person he is, not to mention me, I'm afraid everyone else in the court knows it very well."

Li Taifu stroked his beard and lowered his voice slightly: "Do you think that His Majesty really doesn't know whether he has embezzled or not?"

Zhou Yan was startled and looked up subconsciously.

"You mean..."

Tutor Song glanced at Zhou Yan. In fact, he had not expected that Le Ping had such a good relationship with the princesses. When others were avoiding them, they were extremely concerned about this matter. It seemed that his disciple had an excellent eye for people.

After thinking about it, he opened his heart a little and gave some advice.

"Whether there was corruption or not, the emperor knows, the court officials know, and Minister Liao himself knows."

"This is the emperor giving an explanation to the noble families. After all, what Le Ping did before encroached on the interests of many people. The current situation can be regarded as the emperor's attitude of protecting him."

"It's corruption now, but there's more to come. Just wait and see... After all, this guy can't die."

After a conversation with the Grand Tutor, Zhou Yan finally let the matter go, knowing that she had no part in it.

As expected, in the following months, people would occasionally report Minister Liao for corruption, abuse of power, oppression of the people, occupation of the countryside, and competition with the people for profit.

Anyway, all the charges were brought against him, no matter what they were.

A large number of true and false evidences were presented, and the momentum was so huge that even the news spread among the people.

Various forces in the court were competing against each other, and the emperor sat back and watched the aristocratic families, the poor families, and the large group of court forces that protected Leping fighting against each other. It was hard to tell whether his expression was good or bad.

Zhou Yan heard the noise in the court and saw so many people defending Le Ping. She was surprised and

Suddenly I felt something.

Unconsciously, the people who defended Leping had changed so much... Is that why His Majesty allowed those rumors to spread? He knew the evidence was false but let it flow.

Yes, for a monarch, a woman, a princess, has more prestige than himself, which is itself an eye-catching situation.

They say that great achievements will shock the master, I'm afraid this is also the case...

The world only knows Leping but not the emperor. As time goes by, I am afraid that even the emperor will have some thoughts in his mind.

Zhou Yan didn't care what happened afterwards. After all, Leping was still there, nothing serious would happen to Minister Liao, and the emperor would not blatantly get rid of him. He would only give him some warnings and use imperial power to check and balance all parties.

Thinking of this, Song Yan sighed.

"Minister Liao has been away from the court for a long time, and his attendants have been removed. Now that monsters are attacking the city, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the monsters' attack."

Those noble families were fine, as they had palace soldiers in their mansions to protect their own residences, as well as martial artists and assassins. But the Minister's Mansion, which was almost half-imprisoned, did not have those. I had promised Le Ping that I would take care of his parents, so how could I swear?

"Fourth Princess! Without the order from His Majesty, I dare not bring the Minister into the palace!"

"No need to say more! Or you can just follow me to the Minister's residence and bring Minister Liao and his wife out!"

Zhou Yan interrupted.

"Save her first, and we'll talk about it later. As long as nothing unexpected happens, we can go anywhere. I didn't say she must go to the palace with me! His Majesty won't blame you!"

Seeing the unquestionable tone in Zhou Yan's voice, Li Chang had no choice but to agree.

"As you command, Princess!"

"Well, let's go quickly! Take the prince consort to the palace first!"

Then he prepared to ride out of the house.

"Ugh"

Seeing Zhou Yan leave, Li Chang hurriedly followed, and at the same time called on his subordinates to follow the princess and clear the way for her.

"My lord... this is not the direction of the palace!"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and make way for the princess!"

The prosperous capital city was in chaos at this time, with broken stalls everywhere, vegetable leaves and fruits scattered on the ground, broken wood chips splattered everywhere, and chaos all around.

As Li Chang led his men towards the Minister's Mansion, the roar of a monster was heard from not far away, and Li Chang's face changed.

"Princess...over there..."

"It's just a few monsters. The inner city hasn't been completely lost yet. What's there to be afraid of?"

Seeing that the princess was determined, Li Chang took a deep breath.

That's right. I'm a martial artist, so what do I have to be afraid of? Besides, those monsters haven't completely penetrated the place yet. There probably aren't many sneaking in, so they should be able to be dealt with.

"Let's make it quick, brothers, get ready!"

Shila-

There was a flash of silver light, and the sound of swords being unsheathed.

"Go, brothers!"

For a moment, there were constant shouts and cries of killing, and as they rushed forward, a monster with a face covered with pustules like a frog appeared in front of them and started fighting with the guards.

“Is this a monster?”

Zhou Yan felt a little panicked. This was the first time she saw the monster up close. In the past, she only felt horror when she saw it from a distance, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she felt even more what kind of monster it was. No wonder so many armies could not stop it.

Facing the monster, Li Chang and his subordinates also prepared a battle formation. The monster was very strong, but it was also a mutated mortal body. Just one of them could not cause any harm to them. The guards changed their formation and took turns chopping the monster's limbs, head, abdomen, and eyes.

"Li San, attack the eyes!"

"Li Si and Li San take turns, be careful of this guy's venom!"

I saw a black liquid spurting out suddenly, and after being reminded in time, the others hurriedly retreated, leaving only the sizzling sound of corrosion under their feet.

"so close!"

Seeing the counterattack before death, the group was shocked.

The corroded floor tiles were burned with a big hole as big as a head. Fortunately, it didn't fall on anyone, otherwise he would have been dead!

"Princess, are you okay?"

"without……"

"That's good, let's get going!"

Li Chang nodded and quickly led his men towards the Minister's residence. Although they kept encountering monsters along the way, fortunately these monsters were of average strength and were scattered so they could be dealt with.

"Fourth sister!"

Just then, a voice came from a distance. Zhou Yan looked and suddenly found that it was Zhou Ran, Zhou Yu and others.

There were more than a hundred guards around them, and the ones leading them were the familiar captains of the imperial guards.

"Two princesses, why are you here? And why are you two here too?"

"Yeah, why are you here!"

Zhou Yan was also stunned, while Li Chang frowned and looked at the other two captain guards who were leading the way.

"Xu Gao, Liu Yi, didn't the emperor ask you to take the two princesses to the palace? Why are you..."

But they both smiled bitterly.

"Li Chang, you may not know that the palace is surrounded by monsters! We can't get in at all!"

"Yes, those monsters went straight to the palace as soon as they arrived. I'm afraid they were attracted by the large amount of blood and flesh..."

The two men shook their heads. They had originally wanted to take the princess back to the palace, but they were blocked halfway. The road was completely blocked, and a large number of monsters gathered towards the palace. They could not break through on their own.

No, you can only look for places where monsters are rare.

Fang was trying to hide, but unexpectedly he met Li Chang.

"How could it be, they came in so quickly!?"

Li Chang was stunned:

"No wonder you are here..."

Li Chang inquired around and learned that the imperial palace had been surrounded. Xu Gao and Liu Yi had lost dozens of men in their efforts to avoid being chased by the monsters. He was shocked!

I thought the palace was safe, but I didn't expect the monsters to have surrounded the palace.

He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he didn't insist on taking the princess away, otherwise, when they encountered those monsters, he would inevitably suffer a lot of casualties.

At this point in time, with so many people around, the likelihood of survival is naturally high.

Zhou Yan, who was standing by, naturally also heard the news brought by Zhou Yu and others.

The two also learned from Zhou Yu that she was going to the Minister's Mansion.

"Fourth sister, since you are going to the Minister's residence, then take us with you. The palace is surrounded now and we can't go anywhere. We might as well gather our forces, rescue the Minister and his wife, and then find a safe place!"

"Yes, the palace is so dangerous, what if something happens to Leping's parents!"

The two of them didn't expect that the fourth sister still remembered the Minister's Mansion and wanted to take people to rescue them as soon as possible.

To be honest, they also thought of Minister Liao, but the two imperial guards simply did not listen to them. They also did not have the strong character like the fourth sister, so they could not give them any orders at all.

"It's good this way. With more people, we can be safer in the future."

Zhou Yan felt relieved.

"Master Li, please protect us three sisters."

At this time, the only ones they can rely on are the loyal guards, as they are powerless.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yan suddenly felt a little regretful. Before, Le Ping had asked her if she wanted to learn martial arts. At that time, she felt that she was too old and it was not ladylike for her to learn martial arts, so she refused.

Now it seems that I really want to go back to the past and give myself a big slap in the face! If I had learned martial arts at that time, at least I wouldn’t be a burden now! At least I can still protect myself.

In this way, the group reunited and was extremely vigilant along the way. Naturally, they encountered monsters of all sizes on the way. Those monsters looked strange and extremely disgusting, which made people feel nauseous. Fortunately, the three of them held back.

The imperial guards who escorted them along the way inevitably suffered some injuries, and their combat effectiveness plummeted. There was even one time when the monsters almost rushed in front of them. Fortunately, the three captains of the guards stopped the monsters.

Seeing that the road was so dangerous and full of ruins, collapsed houses, silent houses, and blood scattered everywhere, Zhou Yan and the other two frowned more and more.

"Nothing will happen to the Minister's Mansion, right?"

"just in case……"