The Crown Princess is reborn and returns to subvert the world

However, although Jixiang told Qi Rui that Prince Duan was not a good person, he did not let his guard down in his heart.

It is impossible for someone who could quietly enter the city and ascend the throne while Emperor Likan was heading south to be incompetent.

So after Qi Rui was taken away, Jixiang looked at Tian Muyu and said, "Let everyone be alert and try to have as many people as possible when searching."

Tian Muyu nodded, "That's how General Xiong and the others arranged it."

Jixiang turned to look at Qi Xiaodi who had been lowering his head, and suddenly attacked him.

Qi Xiaodi was suddenly knocked away by the strong palm force. He was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground.

Then he spat out a mouthful of blood and his whole condition was very bad.

"I don't have time to waste on you. Whether you want to tell me or not, I can only send a message to Fengyu County. No one from Jiyue Villa will be left alive!"

"I'm not kidding you. You guys at Jiyue Villa deserve to die because you followed the Sixth Prince and did so many evil things. I kept them here just hoping that someone would turn over a new leaf, but right now, there's really no need to keep them here!"

Jixiang said as he pushed Qi Xiao hard again.

Qi Xiao uttered two words with difficulty, "I say."

Lan Xing'an had been taken back to the mansion by the guards for custody. He tried to go out several times but was stopped every time. He seemed extremely annoyed and angry, and repeatedly asked to see Tian Muyu.

But when he saw Tian Muyu and a group of soldiers coming towards him, he inexplicably began to feel nervous.

Tian Muyu looked at the panic on Lan Xing'an's face and deliberately asked, "Lord Lan, hasn't my Sixth Uncle come to see you yet?"

"The emperor, he, he..." Lan Xing'an didn't know what to say.

"Sixth Uncle is not in your house, right?" Tian Muyu asked again.

When Lan Xing'an heard this, his neck stiffened and he looked very angry. "Prince Ning, what do you mean by this? The emperor is the supreme ruler. He has a palace to live in, so why would he live in my simple Lan Mansion?"

"Because there is a tunnel in your mansion." Tian Muyu's face turned cold, and then he looked at Xiong Er beside him. Xiong Er understood and immediately led people to the backyard of the palace.

Lan Xing'an was anxious and hurried to Xiong Er to block his way. "Prince Ning, this is my private residence. I, Lan Xing'an, have not violated any law and have no criminal record. Why do you dare to trespass into my backyard?"

Tian Muyu sneered, "Weren't you the one who picked up my Sixth Uncle in the backyard? Didn't my Sixth Uncle try to usurp power and overthrow the government?! General Xiong, search!"

Xiong Er pushed Lan Xing'an aside and led his men to rush to the backyard.

Seeing that he couldn't stop it, Lan Xing'an's face instantly turned pale.

Soon, Xiong Er found a clue in a mill in the backyard.

The mill at the Lan Mansion is larger than that of ordinary families, with five rooms.

Except for a stone mill near the east wall, the room was full of miscellaneous items.

Even the stone mill was covered with a thick layer of dust.

However, there was an area next to the stone mill that looked a lot cleaner, as if people often walked by.

Tian Muyu pointed there and said, "Move the millstone away."

Soon, more than a dozen soldiers came forward and lifted up the millstone.

As soon as the millstone was lifted, a tunnel was revealed.

Lan Xing'an looked puzzled when he saw this. "What's going on? How could there be a tunnel in my house? Your Majesty, I have never known about this."

"Go down and take a look." Tian Muyu ordered.

Xiong Er took Li Da and others down the tunnel in person.

Tian Muyu signaled to a few soldiers to keep an eye on Lan Xing'an, and he followed them down.

The tunnel under the Lan Mansion was winding and it took the group about an hour to finally find an exit.

However, this exit was actually in the imperial garden of the palace.

There is a secret passage connecting the Lan Mansion to the Imperial Palace. This is a serious matter.

"Dig up the palace three feet deep to find the Sixth Uncle!"

Tian Muyu arranged for people to continue searching for Tian Qiquan in the palace, and he and Xiong Er returned to the tunnel again.

They felt that this tunnel should not only be a connection between the Lan Mansion and the Imperial Palace, but must also function as an escape route, so there must be one or even several side exits leading to other places.

Tian Muyu and Xiong Er’s analysis was correct.

Li Da found another exit in the tunnel. This exit was sealed with mud and could not be seen unless you looked carefully.

If Li Da hadn't been holding the hilt of the sword and knocking it as he walked, and hadn't heard something unusual, he might not have found it.

After everyone opened the passage, they walked along the tunnel for another hour and arrived at a hillside outside the city.

Standing on the hillside, you can just see the South Gate of Beijing.

"This is a really good place. Standing here, we can see everything outside the South Gate clearly. I'm afraid that Prince Duan had already seen everything we did outside the city clearly at that time." Xiong Er said.

"That's why he was well prepared. When he saw that his men were not doing well, they hid before we entered the city. Send someone to guard the entrance of the cave. No matter where the Sixth Uncle is now, I think he will contact the people in the city."

Xiong Er agreed, then left a team of soldiers behind and returned to the city with Tian Muyu through the secret passage.

Jixiang knew that Prince Duan was a cunning person who had three burrows, and she didn't believe that he would give up the throne so quietly and hide somewhere else. She felt that Prince Duan would definitely have more ruthless tricks to deal with her and Prince Ning, so they had to be extremely careful.

"The Sixth Prince's subordinates who are capable of using poison have not been found yet." Jixiang reminded everyone.

"Yes, the secret guards around him didn't show up either."

"Also, the North and South City Imperial Guards and the Acropolis Army were not normal this time. Not only did they not resist, they also provided us with a lot of convenience in entering the city." Xiong Er also said.

"When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong." Pang Ting said from the side.

Everyone gathered in the front hall of Prince Ning's Mansion to discuss the next course of action.

"Could it be that Prince Duan is trying to catch a turtle in a jar by doing this?" Li Da suddenly said, and suddenly felt that what he said was not quite right, so he quickly corrected it, "Anyway, that's the meaning. Our people are now in the jar."

Jixiang nodded, "Brother Li is right. The Sixth Prince arranged this with the intention of catching us all in one fell swoop." She looked at Pang Ting, "So the right wing of your Tiger Army cannot enter the city for the time being."

Pang Ting nodded, "Don't worry, General. I have already sent people to monitor all the city gates from north to south and east to west. If Prince Duan's people make any unusual movements, they will be informed immediately."

"We also need to arrange for some of my people to leave the city," said Xiong Er.

Tian Muyu nodded, "General Xiong, please arrange this matter immediately. In case my Sixth Uncle suddenly takes action."

So Xiong Er got up and left with Li Da.

When Pang Ting saw the two men leave, he also stood up and said, "I'm going to check the defenses outside the city."

So, only Jixiang, Tian Muyu and Xue Huai'en were left in the hall.

Xue Huai'en also wanted to get up and leave. After all, it was already midnight and he had to be careful and let the prince and princess rest.

But Jixiang suddenly said, "Should we ask Yan Henian to come over?"