However, this time Feng Yao did not admit it: "I would like to, but I don't have that many people under my command. If I really did, I would have people chasing you every day, making you unable to sleep or eat."
Feng Yao screamed through gritted teeth, her face contorted in rage.
Inside the main hall, everyone's expressions grew increasingly grim. No one spoke, all staring at Princess Zhaoyang. This woman had gone mad.
Hai Ling gave the order: "Guards, drag Princess Zhaoyang away and lock her up."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The guards rushed up, several of them pounced on Feng Yao, restrained her, and dragged her away.
As Feng Yao walked out, she kept shouting, "Ji Hailing, don't think you'll get away with this! Alang won't let you off the hook. He'll avenge me. You wait, you won't get away with this either!"
"Ah Lang?"
Hai Ling and Xi Liang recited the same sentence at the same time, and then their expressions changed. This A Lang was very likely the person from the Yunjiang tribe, the ghost-like woman that Nalan Mingzhu had seen earlier.
Inside the main hall, everyone's faces were filled with fear, and they were all on guard. Hai Ling gave the order: "Start the banquet."
The banquet began, but because of the incident involving Princess Zhaoyang, the entire banquet was incredibly oppressive, with everyone feeling heavy-hearted. This was partly due to their own unease and partly due to their concern for the Empress. Princess Zhaoyang's last words clearly indicated that there was someone else behind the scenes, someone who would definitely seek revenge on the Empress. If something were to happen to the Empress, it would be a serious problem.
The palace was filled with gloom and despair. The banquet was finally over, and the officials all took their leave and departed the palace.
Prince Zhaoyang, Ye Ranyi, immediately went to Cixi Palace and reported everything that had happened in Guangyang Palace to the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager's face was gloomy and ugly. She never expected that such a thing would happen at the banquet tonight. She had felt that something was strange before, and now she realized that it was for this reason.
I never imagined that the burning of Qingqian Palace was actually done by Princess Zhaoyang, Feng Yao. This woman is truly hateful. She actually dared to set fire to the palace. She is incredibly audacious and deserves to die.
The Empress Dowager ordered Prince Zhaoyang to leave the palace and not to interfere in this matter. What Princess Fengyao did was none of his business, and that woman should bear the consequences herself.
On the main hall of Liuyue Palace.
At this moment, several people sat upright, each with a cold expression and a tense demeanor, all staring at Hai Ling, who was sitting on one side of the main hall.
The person Feng Yao mentioned before being captured must be from Yunjiang.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? That man named Alang must be a member of the Yunjiang tribe behind Feng Yao. Since she said that, it means that the person behind her will definitely help her."
Xi Liang's small face was full of worry, and she was restless. Finally, she stood up and paced back and forth in the main hall.
Ji Shaocheng's face was also filled with anxiety. He was really afraid that Ling'er would be hurt. This so-called Alang must be a sinister character. He wondered how this person got involved with Feng Yao.
Nalan Mingzhu and the others were equally anxious, all looking at Hailin.
The people inside the hall were anxious, but Hai Ling remained calm and composed. In truth, she was also uneasy, but being anxious wouldn't help. So, the key right now was to figure out how to win over A Lang.
“I have already sent men to guard the palace prisons. If Alang appears, we will surely capture him.”
Ji Shaocheng spoke up, explaining that he had already sent men to guard outside the palace prison. If that Ah Lang appeared, they would surely capture him; the only problem was that he might not show up.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Ah Lang will definitely appear to save Feng Yao. When he appears, we'll catch him. We can't let her escape."
Xi Liang spoke in a deep voice.
Shen Ruoxuan narrowed his eyes, looking at the people in the hall. With so many people united in their hatred of the enemy, they would surely be able to capture that Yunjiang person.
"Don't worry too much. Although Alang is a member of the Yunjiang tribe, he is only good at using poison. With so many of us, how could we not be able to deal with him?"
After Shen Ruoxuan finished speaking, Hai Ling nodded in agreement.
“That’s right, don’t worry too much. If Alang shows up, we’ll just capture him. Are we all afraid of one person? But judging from the name, it sounds like a man’s name. But wasn’t Mingzhu a woman she saw earlier?”
Hai Ling voiced her doubts. Earlier, when she heard Feng Yao call out "A Lang" in the main hall, she felt that it should be a man, but Mingzhu had seen a woman.
After listening to Hai Ling's words, Nalan Mingzhu thought for a moment and then said, "Maybe the woman I saw before was actually a man who was dressed as a woman and stayed by Feng Yao's side in the Zhaoyang Prince's Mansion."
Once Mingzhu suggested it, everyone agreed. Xi Liang couldn't help but ask, "Why don't we send troops to the Prince Zhaoyang's residence to arrest this woman?"
"She probably escaped long ago, so why would she stay in the Prince Zhaoyang's residence?"
Hai Ling calmly analyzed that A Lang could not possibly be in the Zhaoyang Prince's Mansion at this moment. If nothing unexpected happened, he should be hiding in the palace, looking for an opportunity to rescue Feng Yao.
"Brother, you lead the men to guard outside the prison. If you don't have enough men, have the palace guard commander mobilize troops to defend it together. Also, this Alang knows poison, so be careful."
"yes."
Ji Shaocheng responded, and Shen Ruoxuan, who was beside him, stood up and said, "I will accompany General Ji to guard this place. I know more about those poisons."
When Shen Ruoxuan spoke, Hai Ling felt more at ease and nodded, "Yes, you all need to be careful."
Ji Shaocheng and Shen Ruoxuan nodded, exchanged a glance, and walked out.
Inside the main hall, Hai Ling glanced at Xi Liang and Nalan Mingzhu, who were also in great danger.
“You all need to be careful. This Ah Lang is a cancer. If we’re not careful, he could hurt us.”
She didn't want Xi Liang and Nalan Mingzhu to be hurt because of her own affairs; otherwise, her heart wouldn't be at peace.
Xi Liang and Nalan Mingzhu nodded at the same time, and then said, "Let's stay together tonight, so that if that person shows up, we can look out for each other."
"good."
Hai Ling agreed, remembering that there were some poisonous snakes and spiders in the Seven Star Glazed Bracelet. She thought it would be better to release these things and have them guard the palace. With Little Lion Ball Ball there too, no matter how powerful A Lang was, it wouldn't be easy for him to get close to them. Now that they were on guard, even if he wanted to release the Die Luo Incense, he wouldn't be able to detect it.
"Come on, let's go into the palace together."
Hai Ling spoke up, saying that, unsurprisingly, this Ah Lang would definitely show up tonight, and as long as they caught this man, everything would be fine.