HCB Chapter 382: Fear of the Empress Dowager Cixi's Troublemaking
Chapter 382: Fear of the Empress Dowager Cixi's Troublemaking
"Hey, it's because of the water," Qin Wan said without blinking:
“After the emperor prayed at the Temple of Heaven yesterday, countless drops of sweet rain began to flow from the well in the front yard of the palace.
This water tastes clear and sweet, and is very different from ordinary water. It is a blessing from heaven, specially bestowed upon the people of Dayue."
This morning, the old Duke came to the Ding Palace after hearing that the Palace allowed all the citizens in the city to fetch water for free.
He had not yet had time to drink the water from the palace's well.
"I didn't expect it to be because of the water, but how long can the water in the well last?"
The drought continued in Dayue, and there was only one well in the palace, but how much could it quench the thirst of the people?
Qin Wan sensed the presence of three people outside the study and raised the corner of her mouth:
"Once we break the Changsheng Sect's formation, the drought will end, and then the people won't need to come to the palace to fetch water."
As soon as he finished speaking, the study door opened and Qin Min'an, Chen Yunzhi and Qin Jingrui walked in.
"Dad, we are back."
When Prince Ding saw his son, daughter-in-law and eldest grandson, he stood up excitedly and walked forward to greet them:
"Okay, okay, it's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."
Prince Ding patted his son's shoulder, then touched his grandson's face: "It's dark."
Qin Jingrui showed his big white teeth:
"Grandfather, there is always darkness in war, hehe."
When Qin Min'an saw that the old Duke was also there, he hurried forward to greet him.
Chen Yunzhi called Qin Wan aside and asked in a low voice:
"Wanwan, the well in the palace is still producing water. Will this arouse suspicion from others?"
"It's okay, mother, I have already explained this matter to the emperor.
Our family needs the gratitude of the people and the golden light of merit, so that we can have more luck to use when breaking the formation.
As for the well, if anyone has doubts, the emperor will come forward to explain, and nothing will happen to the palace."
Chen Yunzhi nodded:
"As long as we have the emperor's support, then when will we break the formation?"
"The sooner the better. The emperor has prepared the palace and the necessary items in the past few days. We will enter the palace and break the formation tomorrow."
The old Duke left the palace on his own accord so as not to delay the reunion of his old friend and his son's family.
Before leaving, he did not forget to fetch a bucket of water from the well in the front yard of the palace.
The next day, Prince Ding and his family arrived at the palace early.
The old Duke also got up early and waited at the palace gate.
Also waiting with him was Jiang Defu, who had been ordered by the emperor to pick someone up.
Last night, Prince Ding, who was worried, asked his son again whether his family was really safe after breaking the evil formation.
Only after Qin Min'an repeatedly assured him that his life was safe did Prince Ding go to sleep with peace of mind.
Jiang Defu led a group of people to the palace prepared by the emperor, but saw an unexpected person at the gate of the palace.
Qin Wan raised her eyebrows:
"Master Qingxuan, Master Qingyun, why are you here? When did you return to the capital? The matter of Weishui Mansion..."
After traveling for several days in a row, Qingxuan and Qingyun, who were dozing off against the pillars near the palace gate, were startled when they heard Qin Wan's voice, opened their eyes and stood up straight.
Qingyun:
"I have already arranged everything for Weishui Prefecture, don't worry."
Qingxuan saw Qin Min'an and hurried forward to greet him:
"Master."
Qingyun had already learned from his senior brother that he had found a young man with superb medical skills as his master.
He also learned from the emperor that Qin Min'an and his family wanted to use their own luck to break the Changsheng Sect's formation.
Qingyun couldn't help but feel sincere respect for the family in front of him.
He stepped forward and performed the highest Taoist salute to the family.
"May you be blessed with infinite blessings. On behalf of the people of Dayue, I would like to thank the prince and his family for their kindness."
Qin Min'an smiled and waved his hand:
"You're welcome, you're welcome. Every man is responsible for the fate of his country, hahaha."
"Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country..."
Qingyun muttered these words in a low voice and praised: "You are indeed the person who can break the impasse as Master said. This kind of mind and pattern is not comparable to ordinary people."
Qin Min'an accepted the compliment without hesitation: "Thank you for the compliment."
"The Emperor has arrived."
The shrill voice of the young eunuch sounded behind the crowd, and the emperor strode towards the crowd, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he walked.
"Something delayed me for a while. I am not late, am I?"
The emperor was followed by the empress, but there was no sign of the Empress Dowager Dong.
The Empress Dowager Dong had already learned the truth about the late emperor's death from the Emperor, and she was very sad about it for a while.
Knowing that Qin Min'an and his family were going to break the formation today, the Queen Mother Dong was worried and said early in the morning that she would come and watch it in person.
But the emperor had already arrived, but she had not yet come.
The old Duke frowned and looked at his daughter:
"Where is the Queen Mother Dong?"
The queen glanced at the emperor, resisted the urge to roll her eyes and explained:
"I don't know how the Empress Dowager Cixi knew that the Crown Prince and his family were going to break the formation today.
She said that what the prince was doing was a great cause for the country and the people, and as the empress dowager of Dayue and the emperor's biological mother, she had to watch it personally.
The Eastern Empress Dowager was worried about the Western Empress Dowager and came to watch over her, and is trying to negotiate with her."
The Queen said this without reservation, and she almost showed on her face her disdain for the Empress Dowager Cixi's troublemaking.
Everyone looked at the emperor.
The emperor touched his nose in embarrassment. Few people in the palace knew about such a big event as breaking the formation.
He never told the Empress Dowager Cixi about this, but she still knew about it.
This was because he, as the emperor, did not keep the news secret tightly enough, allowing the news to leak out.
"I will strictly investigate the person who leaked the information. It's getting late, Prince, let's get started.
I will personally lead people to guard outside and will not let anyone disturb you."
Qin Min'an bowed and led his family into the palace.
The palace door was closed, blocking out all outside views.
The guards were stationed all around the palace, making it impenetrable.
In the palace, Qin Min'an took Qin Jingnian and Qin Wan to set up a formation to break the enemy's array.
Chen Yunzhi and Qin Jingrui entered the space.
Next to the system mall, the pillar that was emitting red light suddenly glowed with a lot of golden light.
Chen Yunzhi grabbed Qiuqiu who was resting on the ground:
"Qiuqiu, it's your turn to show off your skills."
Qiuqiu flapped its wings and flew to the light column, only to see its wings just touching the column.
The entire beam of light suddenly began to vibrate violently.
Among them, golden and red spots flew out from the light column and gathered together as if they were summoned by something.
Finally, it gathered into a golden-red light ball the size of an adult's fist.
Looking at the light column again, the golden light inside was gone and only one tenth of the red light remained.
Qiuqiu used his wings to pass the ball of light to Chen Yunzhi:
"Put it at the center of the formation."
Chen Yunzhi walked out of the space holding the golden-red ball of light.
The three people outside the space also set up the formation.
Chen Yunzhi placed the golden-red light ball at the center of the formation, and the five people sat around the light ball.
In an instant, a golden light flashed, and the formation to break the array was activated, and the five people were shrouded in golden light.
The people guarding the temple gate saw a golden light suddenly appear at the gate, which instantly dazzled their eyes.
Prince Ding clenched his hands into fists nervously.
More than ten years ago, Qingyun witnessed the process of Master Wuchen and the late emperor breaking the formation.
There was also a flash of golden light at that time, but it was not so dazzling.
Seeing such dazzling golden light, Qingyun immediately understood where Prince Qin and his family got the confidence that they would not lose their lives due to breaking the formation.