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It was already dusk. The moon hung high above the branches of the willow trees.

Two silhouettes flashed within the walls of the imperial palace, then vanished without a trace.

Within the Jade Dawn Palace.

Empress Chen was having dinner with Shang Yiqing.

"Esteemed wangfei, these dishes are my favorite dishes. I don't know if they suit your appetite, you should try them first." Empress Chen personally gave Shang Yiqing a bowl of food.

"Thank you for the Empress's concern. Chenqie feels very happy. The Empress really does not treat chenqie as an outsider."

"Silly girl, you're my niece from the start, we're from the same family!" Empress Chen laughed.

"Empress, you're absolutely right. We were originally a family!" The moment her mood improved, her appetite naturally grew. This dinner was very enjoyable.

As she looked at the color of the sky, Empress Chen knew that it was getting late, and the Residence of Prince Rong was once again located in the outskirts of the eastern part of the city. Thinking of this, Empress Chen said, "Princess Rong, it's getting late.

"Alright!" Shang Yiqing happily agreed.

Two figures entered the imperial palace and headed straight for the Palace of Tai An.

Tai An Palace was a place where the Imperial Emperor's Imperial Jade Seal was placed. Usually, there would be many imperial guards on guard, especially at night, there would be many soldiers on guard.

Two black shadows stopped in front of Tai An Palace. These two black shadows were Nan Yulan and her master.

"Master, I think there are some heavy soldiers guarding this place. Wouldn't it be too dangerous for us to just barge in like this?" Nan Yulan asked quietly.

"Master has already found out that they need to change positions every hour. We can start moving when they are changing positions."

"Alright, I will listen to Master."

Indeed, an hour later, when it was time for the guards to change their positions, Nan Yu Lan and his master used their movement techniques and sneaked into Tai An Palace while no one was looking.

As the two of them entered the Tai An Palace, they saw that the Emperor's Imperial Jade Seal was still in its box. The two of them looked through the box one by one until they finally found the Imperial Jade Seal.

"This is it." Nan Yu Lan's master held the box tightly in her arms, joy of reuniting with her.

"Master, let's leave quickly." Nan Yu Lan knew that she couldn't stay any longer, so she anxiously urged her master to leave.

Nan Yu Lan's master wrapped up the box, and the two of them headed out of Tai An Palace together.

Just as they walked out of Tai An Palace, they were discovered by the guards. Someone shouted loudly, "Someone has infiltrated Tai An Palace. Capture these two quickly."

Nan Yu Lan was startled and quickly took out her weapon. She was already prepared to fight.

"Lan, let's not fight any longer. We need to escape this place as soon as possible."

With his master's gentle shout, the guards had already surrounded the two of them, and they all took action at the same time.

Although Nan Yu Lan's master's martial arts were high, the palace guards were numerous, and after a long time, they were inevitably outnumbered.

"Master, let's go that way." In a panic, Nan Yu Lan pointed at the palace in front of them.

The two fled and battled, quickly arriving at the palace in front of them.

"That's the empress's quarters. You mustn't disturb her." The leader of the guards shouted. More guards came from all directions.

Just as Shang Yiqing lay down, still awake, she was chatting with the empress when she heard the ruckus from outside and sat up.

Empress Chen was taken aback and asked, "What happened?"

"To reply esteemed empress, someone barged in." The palace maid replied tremblingly.

Shang Yiqing was anxious when she heard this. She jumped off the bed and walked over to Empress Chen's bed, comforting her, "Empress, don't worry. The palace has so many experts, don't be afraid."

It was not like Empress Chen had never seen a stormy sea of people before. She forced herself to nod calmly. "I know."

"I will definitely protect the Empress properly." As Shang Yiqing spoke, she stood in front of Empress Chen and made up her mind. If anyone were to barge in, she would protect her even if it cost him her life.

Nan Yu Lan and his master quickly killed a few guards and barged in. At the same time, the imperial guards also rushed in.

"Esteemed Empress, the situation isn't good …" A palace maid hurriedly ran in to report. Before she could finish, a bright white sword point protruded from her chest. She only said half of her sentence before her sword flashed and she fell to the ground dead.

"Ah …" Empress Chen was so frightened that her face was drained of blood. In the past few years, she had rarely seen such a bloody scene in the palace.

Shang Yiqing stepped in front of her to protect her. "Empress, don't be afraid. I'll protect you here."

"This is the empress?" His master had killed the palace maid and was sneering at Empress Chen. He made up his mind that if he couldn't get out, he would take her with him.

"What do you want?" Shang Yiqing faced the two of them fearlessly. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't afraid, but since Empress Chen was so old, she should protect her.

Nan Yu Lan's master shouted: "With just you?"

At this moment, he heard a guard charge in and shout at the master and his disciple, "Quickly protect the empress." Then, a group of people surrounded the Jade Chen Palace.

When Nan Yu Lan saw this, he went forward and killed the guard closest to him with his sword, then coldly shouted: "If any of you dare to move again, I'll kill you first!"

"There are so many experts in the palace. Put down your weapons and surrender." Shang Yiqing saw that they were very skilled in martial arts and feared that they would harm Empress Chen, so she could only say so.

"We'll talk about it later and take your life first!" Nan Yu Lan's master's sword flashed, the tip of his sword already pressed against Shang Yiqing's chest.

"Don't …" Empress Chen cried out in alarm.

Shang Yiqing was extremely fearful, but her expression did not change. She only took a deep breath, trying to remain calm because her life and the empress's life were in the hands of these two men. What could she do?

Seeing that there were more and more guards outside, Nan Yu Lan was sweating profusely. Although he knew this trip was extremely dangerous, if he could escape, why not give it a try?

"Master, we have already achieved our goal for coming here, we should not stay here for long. Besides, we can't afford to lose our lives here. "With the empress here, we might as well kidnap her and escape."

"Sure." South Yu Lan's master's sword moved, and quickly moved from Shang Yuqing's chest to Empress Chen's neck.

"Empress …" Shang Yiqing cried out in alarm, immediately breaking out in cold sweat. She had to think of a way!

The imperial bodyguard was ashen as well. He called out, "Esteemed Empress …" No one dared to take a step forward.

Empress Chen knew that the situation today was critical, but she was the empress after all, the mother of a nation. At this point, she put on an imposing air. "Even if you manage to capture me, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape!"

When his master heard this, he raised his sword and stabbed …