676 A Carriage Enters The City Alone (2/2)

Holding the child, the mute wohtly holding the knife, Gao Dao had his eyes open and breathed with difficulty To wang Qinian, he said, ”Go”

wang Qinian glanced at hi is theI think he would want the old Director to live”

Gao Da coughed and blood ca Qinian gave a warped se Like a gust of wind, he swept out The night was dark and heavy The only person who could catch up to hie He was going to notify Fan Xian No one could stop hih tidou and Dazhou and hurried back, would Chen Pingping still be able to sit safely in his wheelchair?

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After a nudou Garrison riders finally returned to the outskirts of Jingdou Since there was a black carriage that could not go very fast aroup had been reduced to a crawl No one had any problems with it They seemed to feel that the slower they went the better The Codou Garrison, shi+ Fei, had been by Chen Pingping's side the entire tiping food and water, helped hi the day They talked about the past and future of the Qing Kingdo rued official being brought back by a junior to retire However, everyone knew that this was not the case

It was already autu, who had been ”invited back,” and the Jingdou Garrison returned to Jingdou, they purposely chose the darkest hour before dawn There was only a sht It was idou's clear sky in front of everyone They could only sh their nose

Other than the dozens of people ere hurt, everyone else surrounding the black carriage ca Gate As they traveled, shi+ Fei had sent a report of what had happened in Dazhou along top secret channels to inform the Bureau of Military Affairs or internal court When the dense uard soldiers at the east gate did not appear surprised or raise the alarm

It was quiet on top and below the city walls In the darkness, there was an occasional sound of horses shuffling The sates and illuminated a startled cry from the topmost layer of brick A bird that had risen the earliest flew quickly across the front of the wall and gave a cheerful chirp

With a heavy creak, the Jingdou city gates opened on the rare occasion before it was tiates revealed a passage that could just fit carriage It was pitch black inside and iers were hidden inside

The soldiers of the 13 gate guards stood guard on top of the wall They looked cautiously and curiously at the city gate They did not knohat had happened or why everyone, frodou Garrison soldiers who had mysteriously appeared outside, appeared as if a powerful ene over was coe, driven by the old servant, slowly entered Jingdou

Until now, this carriage was still under the control of the old servant of the Overwatch Council None of the military officials in and out of the city took the old driver's position or lifted the curtain to ascertain the identity of the old e entered Jingyang Gate He then watched as the city gate slowly closed He knew histo do with hiry the Emperor was that he did not completely finish his task, She Fei did not care He only stared dazedly at the tightly closed city gate Countless complicated emotions rose in his heart

Other than fear, the civil officials Qing court felt a great deal of irritation toward the Overwatch Council and old cripple They thought that this old cripple was just an old dog of the Eure that bit all who ures, the Overwatch Council was their h they also felt boundless fear toward Chen Pingping shi+ Fei suddenly felt that this elder, ould rather return to the capital alone than have the Overwatch Council fight with the military, orthy of his ad tidou riders sloay froates

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The black carriage slowly entered through Jingyang Gate The thick city gate slowly closed A few people slowly cae Since it was still in the darkness before the dawn and the light was very dim, it was impossible to see the people's faces clearly

Those responsible for standing guard at Jingyang Gate were all top figures in the Qing court including Eunuch Yao from the palace, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs Ye Zhong, and a scholar of the Hall of Governwei The three of thee For awho spoke He looked at the carriage and said evenly, ”It's been a hard trip for you”

Eunuch Yao calmly said, ”Please follow me into the Palace to wei did not speak With a calm expression, he maintained the silence he should have in the situation

It was silent in the carriage After a long tiently, ”I a back to the capital, yet it has disturbed your peace I aan to slowly move Escorted by internal court eunuchs and aces of theGate and headed toward the Palace at the center of Jingdou It seemed the Overwatch Council in the city did not know that their old dou and was about to face the Ee Even the officials of the court and the sharp-nosed Jingdou commoners did not know about this

In the darkness before dawn, the trees on either side of the street fro Gate looked like countless boats that swayed in the cool autumn breeze

The street led directly to the Palace There were no pedestrians on their side Presuhest level of prohibition had probably been declared

E forward alone

Just as it reached the brightly lit Royal Palace, the sun finally broke free of the restraints of the earth and bathed the Royal Palace in a glorious light The golden fire-like ware

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