On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

When the prince stepped into the bedroom, he saw the pale emperor lying on the bed.

"Father..." The prince took two quick steps to the bedside.

The emperor opened his eyes weakly, raised his hand and held his son's hand, "Is Xin'er back?"

The prince shook his head, "It may take some time!"

The emperor frowned and spoke in a dignified voice, "Tell me the truth, what happened to Xin'er?"

The prince seemed to be hesitant to speak, but under the emperor's gaze, he still spoke in a hoarse voice, "Xin'er wrote to say that he encountered an ambush on the road and his journey was blocked. Even I don't know where he is now."

When the emperor heard this, he felt his blood rushing up and he had another violent coughing fit. His already pale face looked even paler.

The prince hurriedly comforted him, "Father, calm down. The imperial physician told you not to get angry. It is important to take care of your health!"

How could an emperor who had held the power of life and death throughout his life tolerate others seizing power from him, even if he was old?

The old emperor exhaled slowly and said to the prince, "Xie Lang will be able to enter the capital in two days. I will give you a secret order. When Xie Lang arrives, you will let him lead the troops to take charge of the Beijing camp and take over the defense of the capital!"

The prince's mind was in turmoil, but he remained calm as he accepted the order.

The old emperor patted the prince's hand and said, "Father was wrong about you back then!"

If the Xie family had not seized the evidence from the Beirong people, he might still be kept in the dark about what happened back then.

When he thought of this, he wished he could tear the Yang family into pieces. They actually colluded with foreign races in an attempt to shake the foundation of his Li family.

How could he endure this?

He is now keeping silent only because he has no choice. In the beginning, he hated the crown prince, so he has been supporting his fourth son.

Now I'm afraid that most of the forces in the capital are on the side of the fourth brother. Even if he wants to take action again, he has to wait until the reinforcements arrive.

After the old emperor spoke for a while, he began to feel a little tired.

Upon seeing this, the prince told his father to rest more and he got up and left.

The prince walked out of the Yangxin Palace and looked up at the dark sky.

——The sky is going to change!

As soon as he returned to the Prince's Mansion, a servant came to report in a hurry, "Your Highness, Lord Xie is here!"

When the prince heard this, his eyes lit up and he walked towards the reception room.

In the reception room, Lord Xie was already sitting there, stroking the teacup in his hand. He looked dignified without revealing his presence, and he had a calmness and majesty that came from being honed in the battlefield for a long time.

Seeing the prince coming in, Lord Xie bowed slightly and saluted, "Your Highness, I greet you!"

The prince stepped forward quickly and personally helped Lord Xie up. "Lord, you have worked hard on the journey. Please take a seat. I thought it would take two days to reach the capital, but I didn't expect to see you today."

Lord Xie sat down below the prince and said, "I am worried that something might happen in the capital, so I led three thousand cavalrymen to go ahead. The remaining soldiers will take two days to arrive!"

The prince was very happy that Xie Lang could go to the capital ahead of time. He took out the imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it to Xie Lang.

"The situation is complicated now. Father was assassinated a few days ago and is now increasingly weak. The forces in the court are already surging undercurrents, especially with the Fourth Master. I'm worried that those people will be desperate and make desperate moves!"

"You're back just in time. We have time to make arrangements in advance. If Lao Si really dares to rebel, we can catch these bandits in one fell swoop!"

Xie Lang calmly took the imperial edict and read the above contents at a glance. Then he stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, rest assured. Leave the affairs of the Beijing Camp to me. As for the palace, please pay more attention to the movements over there!"

The two of them discussed in the Prince's Mansion until the moon was mid-rise, and Xie Lang then left under the cover of darkness.

......

Because they were worried about possible changes in the palace, Song Xile and his group deliberately quickened their pace.

The journey originally took two days, but we arrived at the city gate at noon on the second day.

The original gate leading out of the city had been closed, leaving only the gate leading into the city with a queue.

The gatekeepers checked very carefully, not only requiring household registration, but also every vehicle entering the city had to be carefully checked.

Fortunately, Song Xile and his team had made sufficient preparations and had gone through many inspections along the way, so they were able to remain calm when facing the last severe inspection.

After Song Xile and his group were allowed into the city, they had no time to appreciate the prosperous capital. Instead, they were led by Li Xin's men and knocked on the doors of one household after another.

The gatekeeper first looked at the stranger standing outside the door with vigilance. After seeing the token presented by the master, he quickly removed the threshold and let everyone in.

After Li Xin entered the house, he said to Chen Yunyou: "This is my private residence, you guys stay here for the time being! I will go back to the mansion to find out the situation first!"