C452 Let's Do It

"Plop plop, plop..."

The heavy rain had covered the magnificent palace with a layer of haze.

But Mu Ruqing loved this kind of scenery the most. She stood at the door and was mesmerized for a moment.

Yu Longchen took a cloak and draped it over Mu Ruqing's body. "The weather is cold. Why are you wearing so little?"

Mu Ruqing smiled faintly and grabbed Yu Longchen's hand.

"That person cannot be left alive." Yu Longchen changed the topic and looked at Mu Ruqing's face. "This time, he will definitely not be able to escape."

"When are we going to attack?" Mu Ruqing was not sad or reluctant. Regarding Bai Ming, there was only hatred and disgust in her heart.

"On the day of the ancestral worship." Yu Longchen answered her.

In another two days, it would be the day of the Dayong's ancestral worship. The Emperor and Empress need to go to the Imperial Mausoleum to offer incense and worship the ancestors. They need to pray for the wind and rain to be smooth and must not slack off at all.

"Be careful." Mu Ruqing could only remind him again and again. She knew that Yu Longchen would not let her go. Furthermore, her martial arts was not even considered as a three-legged cat in front of the two of them. It was alright to beat an ordinary assassin, but if she went, she might become a burden to Yu Longchen. He might as well guard the palace for him and wait for his triumphant return.

"En." Yu Longchen hugged Mu Ruqing tightly.

The Imperial Mausoleum was located in the mountain stream outside the Imperial Capital. Two days later.

The convoy that departed from the Imperial Palace was huge. From the opening to the end, it was a mile long.

Yu Longchen and Mu Ruqing's sedan were in the middle of the group. Behind them, horses followed the important ministers of the imperial court. At the front and back were the army of the Feather Forest Battalion, and near the sedan were the Praetorian Guard.

Changxu did not follow the convoy anymore. He said that he was guarding the Imperial Palace, but in fact, he had already gone somewhere else.

The citizens of the Imperial Capital were surrounding the official road and wanted to see the Emperor and Empress' face. They knelt on both sides of the road to see her off.

Looking at the flow of people, it was afraid that all the citizens of the Imperial Capital had come. deceased emperor was afraid that even when he was in power, he would not be so grand. It could be seen that the people had faith in Yu Longchen.

It would take a few hours to reach the Imperial Mausoleum. After the worship, it was already evening.

Not far away from the Imperial Mausoleum, there was a post house that was only used to worship the ancestors of the imperial family and important ministers.

After a whole afternoon of worship, Mu Ruqing only felt that her bones were about to fall apart. She returned to the post house and pounded her arm.

Yu Longchen changed into casual clothes and kissed Mu Ruqing's cheek fiercely. He was full of reluctance. "I have to go."

"Can you come back tomorrow morning?" Mu Ruqing kept his arm and was very worried.

Yu Longchen nodded. "Wait for me."

Mu Ruqing did not dare to stay idle after Yu Longchen left. Even if Bai Ming did not know Yu Longchen's specific actions, he would definitely make use of the time Yu Longchen was not in the Imperial Palace.

Mu Ruqing changed into a man's outfit, avoided the heavily guarded guards, and rode back to the Imperial Capital.

Changxu was not in the Imperial Palace. Although there were guards in the Palace, Mu Ruqing was still worried. The three children were also in the Palace.

The horse sped back to the Imperial Palace and just as they entered the Palace gates, they heard noises.

The palace maids and eunuchs ran back and forth, only to find that the Eastern Palace was on fire!

Mu Ruqing's face turned pale with fright. Yu Jingmo was the Crown Prince, and he lived in the Eastern Palace!

At this moment, she only hated herself for not being able to fly. Before she even arrived, the sky was filled with flames, and she became more and more anxious.

Nothing must happen to Mo! Mo, Royal Mother is back!

When they reached the Eastern Palace, the fire had already spread to the other rooms. The eunuch and palace maids who put out the fire, the guards who rushed over, the injured and unconscious people, the Eastern Palace was in chaos.

Mu Ruqing grabbed a palace maid's collar and said, "Where is the Crown Prince!? Where is the Crown Prince!?"

"This servant also do not know!" The palace maid's face was full of fear.

Mu Ruqing's mind went blank and with a heavy push, the palace maid fell down.

Mu Ruqing only had one thought in her mind. She wanted to rush into the sea of fire to save Yu Jingmo but when she reached the door, a guard suddenly shouted, "Protect Empress!"

Mu Ruqing had just lifted one leg and was about to step into the fire room when she was hugged by three or four palace maids and dragged behind, "Your Ladyship! The fire was too big! You cannot go in!"

"Royal Mother!"

What a familiar voice. When Mu Ruqing heard Royal Mother, she stopped and turned around. Yu Jingmo ran up to her.

Mu Ruqing grabbed him excitedly. Where was he looking? Tears fell from her eyes. She did not say a word. She hugged Yu Jingmo tightly and laughed. She cried, "It's good that you are okay. It's good that you are okay!"

"Royal Mother is not sad. It's Mo's fault that he made Royal Mother worry." Yu Jingmo's eyes were filled with apology as he wiped Mu Ruqing's tears.

Mu Ruqing carried him and left. Thinking about it, she felt a lingering fear in her heart.

"My younger brother and sister said that they were afraid and asked me to accompany them, so when something happened, I wasn't in the Eastern Palace." Yu Jingmo explained, "Why did Royal Mother come back?"

Mu Ruqing's mood was in turmoil that night. When she couldn't find Yu Jingmo, she only felt that she couldn't catch her breath. She stroked Yu Jingmo's small face and said, "Royal Mother missed you guys. How are your younger brothers and sisters?"

"Yes, they were sleeping soundly. When I heard that they were going to the water, I thought that there was still homework arranged by the Grand Tutor in the hall. I wanted to see if I could take it out."

Mu Ruqing looked at Yu Jingmo's aggrieved little eyes and found it funny in her heart. She pinched his face and said, "Silly child, if the fever is gone, then I don't want it anymore. Royal Mother will personally tell the Grand Tutor tomorrow."

Yu Jingmo shook his head and said, "I think I should make another copy."

When they returned to Phoenix Hall and saw the sleeping child, they felt more at ease and coaxed Yu Jingmo to sleep.

Bai Ming wanted to wait for news from the Imperial Palace. Suddenly, someone came to report that their headquarters had been attacked.

The moment Bai Ming left the room, news came from the Palace. The Eastern Palace was flooded and Mu Ruqing rushed back in the middle of the night. Yu Jingmo was fine.

Only now did Bai Ming fully realize what Yu Longchen was doing. He originally wanted to take advantage of the absence of the two of them to see how Yu Jingmo would look like after Yu Jingmo's death.

Now, he no longer had the mood to do so. He brought his men back to the headquarters.

Mu Ruqing was not sure if Bai Ming would still make a move. She waited until dawn before rushing back to the Imperial Mausoleum's post-house. It was best that no one knew about the return to the Palace at midnight.

This morning, Mu Ruqing and Yu Longchen still had to pay their respects before they could get up and return to the palace.

Mu Ruqing had already changed her attire and was waiting for Yu Longchen to return.

The sky was already completely bright and there was still no news. Mu Ruqing paced back and forth in the room.

Lingyue stayed in the Imperial Palace and the accompanying palace maid came to the door, "This servant came to wait for the Emperor Empress to change her clothes."

"Wait a moment! The Emperor is still not awake! All of you go down first!" Mu Ruqing's voice carried anger.

The palace maids outside the door obediently withdrew. If the Empress said this, then they would dare to disobey!

Even after a few seconds, Mu Ruqing felt like it was a few hours.

"Ka!"

The door was opened and Mu Ruqing hurriedly rushed up to check on Yu Longchen. She hurriedly asked, "Where did you get hurt?"

Yu Longchen held Mu Ruqing's hand on his cheek and smiled gently with his pale lips. "I'm fine."

Mu Ruqing only then touched the wound on his back and quickly helped him to the bed and called the physician over.

It was just a superficial wound.

Just as it was bandaged, a minister came over. He said that if he did not go and pay his respects, it would be too late.

Before Mu Ruqing could say anything, Yu Longchen said, "Empress, let's go."

"But!"

Before she could finish, Yu Longchen blocked Mu Ruqing's mouth.