bestfiction Chapter 311 Secret Passage
Chapter 311 Secret Passage
Seeing this scene, everyone present couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
My heartbeat and breathing almost stopped at this moment.
Faint wisps of black air swirled and rose from inside. Lu Xuan knew that this was the source of the evil energy!
Jiang Xing and the prince looked at each other, and Jiang Xing decided to go down the corridor first.
At this moment, the footsteps of a well-trained group of armored soldiers were heard at the palace gate.
"Someone is coming!" Jiang Xing whispered.
The prince's heart was like a big drum, being beaten loudly.
Before he could recover from the thought that his uncertain memory was actually true, Jiang Xing gave him a quick look, indicating that he should lie down on the tent bed quickly.
Lu Xuan looked anxiously at the tunnel that suddenly appeared on the ground, his mind going blank.
This is an opportunity that I have finally obtained. If I give up now, I can't say for sure when I will be able to enter the Eastern Palace again or whether I will have another chance to enter.
At that moment, the prince reacted quickly: "Hurry up and open that door. Once it's opened, the ground will close. Leave now! Otherwise, you might end up like me!"
He anxiously pulled Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan out, "I will go in and find out what's inside, and then find a chance to bring the letter to you!"
Feixing had moved the door away at an extremely fast speed, and the corridor on the ground began to close again.
But the door was only hanging precariously on the door frame, and it looked unreliable.
Lu Xuan was pulled by the prince to take a few quick steps. Just as he was about to give him some instructions, he felt the sleeve that the prince was holding suddenly become lighter.
The tall, weakened figure before him fell rapidly.
With a "thud", the prince fell heavily to the ground.
"Your Highness!"
"Yan'er!"
Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing said in unison.
The royal purple aura on the prince's face was surging and floating, his eyes were tightly closed, and he suddenly fainted.
Lu Xuan's brows furrowed. "I had originally planned to find the location of that evil spirit and then ask him about the mystery surrounding the Crown Prince. I didn't expect someone to take action so soon!"
Jiang Xing was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead: "What happened to him? Is he okay?!"
Nanny Lan, who had been guarding the door, heard the noise and hurried over. Her voice was tinged with tears and her face was full of anxiety and tension.
"Your Highness! What happened to His Highness?!"
She held the prince tightly in her arms and looked at Lu Xuan for help.
"His life was exchanged, just like what happened to me and Song Chuchu. He must have been manipulated by the person who exchanged his life, or the person who exchanged his life for his, so he fainted so suddenly."
She looked at the prince's pupils and saw that apart from scattered purple energy, there was no gray or black Yin energy on him. Then she said, "But don't worry, as long as you keep a good watch and don't let any poisonous food get close to His Highness, and the area around him is always guarded by Nanny and Qingyuan Qingdai, I believe he will wake up soon!"
Jiang Xing was furious, "So fast! It must be that Jiang Yuanfeng you mentioned. He must have done something to Yan'er!"
The footsteps at the door were getting closer and closer. Lu Xuan stood up and looked at the door intently. "We've been discovered! The other party couldn't hold back, so they took action urgently. Normally, you wouldn't manipulate the other party after exchanging lives. Otherwise, if they really wanted to take action, it would definitely not be as simple as just making him faint. It's obvious that the person behind this is scared!"
Jiang Xing glanced at the closed corridor behind him and said, "There must be some secret in this corridor. That person was worried that we would find out, so he quickly knocked Yan'er unconscious to divert our attention!"
"Maybe." Lu Xuan grabbed Jiang Xing's hand and glanced in the direction of the prince with scrutiny. Nanny Lan and Qingyuan Qingdai had already helped the prince back onto the couch.
Her eyes were fixed on the palace door. At this moment, the leader stepped into the palace. A slightly anxious voice came through the hot wind outside the palace, "Prince, Princess, the Queen Mother has had a serious illness and is now unconscious. Please hurry over!"
The person who came was Pei Fan.
Seeing Jiang Xing and Lu Xuan, he didn't seem surprised at all, nor did he mind that the two of them broke into the East Palace and beat up his people. He just reported to them very politely that everything was in order.
Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing were so shocked at this moment that their expressions changed.
Queen Mother!
The Queen Mother is critically ill, at this critical moment!
It was such an obvious diversion, but knowing it was a trap, they had no choice but to go in!
Jiang Xing's mind went blank for a moment, and then he immediately pulled Lu Xuan and rushed out of the hall quickly.
On the way, he ran quickly towards the Cining Palace while thinking carefully.
Ever since he returned to Beijing, every time he met his mother, there was always a group of people around her, and most of the time his royal brother was present.
He knew that his elder brother was afraid of the queen mother's favor towards him, so he had always been self-disciplined and polite, and they had a tacit understanding that they had not met many times.
But when I think about it, the last time I saw the Queen Mother was when she and my uncle Xie Ruqin helped me deal with Ji Cheng. At that time, the Queen Mother seemed to be exhausted and in poor health!
After Ah Xuan was recognized as a relative by the Duke's Mansion, he had originally planned to bring her to the palace to meet his mother. It was only at this moment that he discovered that every time he wanted to see his mother, he was diverted or dismissed by other things!
Last time, he brought Axuan into the palace in the name of visiting his mother, and the eunuch in his mother's palace said that she had gone to a religious assembly temporarily, and he didn't doubt it at all!
According to my mother's habit, every time I wanted to see her, I would be ready and waiting long in advance. Why would I make excuses?!
Is it caused by the disease, or is it someone doing it intentionally?
Jiang Xing's heart had already been burning, and he felt as if he was being fried in a frying pan.
He walked faster, and Lu Xuan was pulled by him to run fast, gasping for breath.
Thinking of his feelings for his mother, Lu Xuan knew that he must be extremely anxious at this moment.
She whispered to comfort him, "Yunce, don't worry, I'm here, and Mother will be fine!"
But she kept thinking about everything that happened today, and her eyes never left him. "But don't you find it strange? It's as if someone deliberately set this up."
"Why is it such a coincidence? We just discovered that corridor, Pei Fan arrived, the Crown Prince was manipulated and passed out, and the Queen Mother also suddenly fell ill."
"I've only just realized that our behavior in the East Palace was incredibly unusual. If they wanted to prevent us from discovering the contents of the underground passage, the people outside could have done it. Why did they resort to such haphazard tactics, specifically causing His Highness to faint? Your Highness must know some secret we don't!"
"Don't you think there's a hand behind this, deliberately blocking us and not letting us discover the truth?"
Jiang Xing's eyes were gloomy as he walked hurriedly forward. His gloomy and solemn face revealed a ruthlessness and cruelty that Lu Xuan rarely saw.
"I don't care who's behind this. My mother and you are the closest people to me. Since returning to the capital, I've been patient and tolerant. If anyone dares to touch her, I'll overturn the entire capital to take their life!"
Lu Xuan looked at Jiang Xing, who seemed a little obsessed at the moment, and was afraid that he would do something crazy, so he quickly relaxed his expression. "Don't worry, it's okay. Pei Fan said that he was unconscious due to an old illness, not critically ill. There must be hope!"
Jiang Xing's eyes reddened as he recalled the time when his mother summoned him back to the capital. "I was urgently recalled to the capital by my mother, but after I returned, apart from the selection of concubines, it seemed that nothing important happened. I am grateful for that opportunity, which gave me the chance to have you."
"But when it comes to marriage, when can't we choose a concubine? Now that I think about it, it seems that there was nothing urgent after that urgent return to the capital. This prince was confused, and only now do I feel that there seems to be something unusual!"
Suddenly, Jiang Xing, who had been running at full speed, stopped. He stared at Lu Xuan, "Ah Xuan, you have experienced a past life. Tell me, did my mother have a good ending in her past life?"
Looking at his anxious eyes, Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat.