Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Chapter 188: Driving the tiger away from the mountain

After a while, there was a commotion in the military camp below. Mu Xiaoqiao looked into the distance and saw flames coming out from the northeast corner, southeast corner, west and south of the camp at the same time.

"The fire is breaking." Someone below started shouting, followed by a series of sounds of fire breaking.

The military camp fell into chaos. Mu Xiaoqiao waved her hand and led more than a hundred people to rush in from the main gate of the military camp. However, they did not really kill anyone. They just fought with the resisting soldiers and did not go deep into the battle.

After a while, a group of people and horses rushed out of the camp like a gust of wind. Leading them was a man wearing armor, with an upright posture and a resolute face. He should be Tang Yuanping, the commander of the 100,000-strong army.

After leaving the military camp, Tang Yuanping pulled the reins of his horse and shouted, "Who is causing trouble here?"

Mu Xiaoqiao sneered, "Are you Tang Yuanping?"

"It's me, Marshal. Who are you?" Tang Yuanping was as calm as water.

Mu Xiaoqiao said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter who I am. Your Highness hopes that you will not see the sun tomorrow. Give me your life."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Tang Yuanping to reply, she flew up and stabbed at Tang Yuanping with her sword with fierce force.

Tang Yuanping's expression remained unchanged. He snorted coldly, "You are trying to stop a chariot with your bare hands. You are overestimating your own abilities."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword move was in front of him. He turned his head to avoid the attack, grabbed his spear with his backhand and slashed towards Mu Xiaoqiao.

Mu Xiaoqiao turned in the air to avoid the shot, landed on the ground, and turned around to strike with another sword.

Next to them, the other Phantom Guards had already started fighting with those soldiers, and for a moment, there was a loud sound of weapons.

Mu Xiaoqiao did not want to continue the fight. He saw from the corner of his eye that the fire in the military camp had been brought under control and more soldiers were coming over here. He immediately forced Tang Yuanping back with his sword, jumped on his horse, threw out a jade pendant, and said, "The Second Prince is in my hands. If you want him to live, retreat quickly."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Tang Yuanping to speak, she issued the order to retreat, turned around and left. The Phantom Guards also followed her and quickly withdrew, and they were all gone in an instant.

Tang Yuanping's deputy general asked, "General, what should we do? Should we chase them?"

Tang Yuanping looked at the jade pendant in his hand. It was the one that the Second Prince usually wore. He and Ruan Haofeng had a close relationship in the military camp. Upon learning that Ruan Haofeng was in danger, he was extremely anxious and said bitterly, "I didn't expect the Crown Prince to take action so quickly. We must rescue His Highness as soon as possible, otherwise His Highness might be in trouble."

"Then let's chase them. They only have a few hundred people. Even if we capture them, we may not be able to force the prince to release them, but at least we can force them to tell us where the Second Prince is imprisoned." said the deputy general.

"That's right. Select three thousand soldiers and have the rest stay where they are and chase them."

At Tang Yuanping's command, the deputy general immediately went to check the troops, and Tang Yuanping took the lead and chased in the direction Mu Xiaoqiao went.

At the same time, Ruan Haoyu and Ruan Haofeng were outside the military camp in the west of the city.

"Second brother, you gave me your most beloved jade pendant today. I am very grateful. This time I brought you out of the palace because I wanted to give you a big gift, and it is also my sincerity." Ruan Haoyu smiled.

But Ruan Haofeng couldn't laugh. He looked at the military camp in front of him and secretly wondered what Ruan Haoyu was up to. Was he trying to trick him into the military camp and kill him, thus solving his big problem? He couldn't be so naive. He should have thought that all his secret guards were there. Although they might not be able to fight against the 30,000-man army, it shouldn't be difficult for them to rescue him.

Thinking of this, Ruan Haofeng said calmly: "What gift?"

"Of course, it's what Second Brother needs most right now." Ruan Haoyu smiled mysteriously and kept it a secret. "Please, Second Brother, wait for me here for a while."

After saying that, Ruan Haoyu entered the military camp alone. After a while, the sound of footsteps could be heard in the camp, as if they were gathering.

Ruan Haofeng's face changed slightly, and the attendant beside him said, "Your Highness, let's go first. A gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall. You are responsible for an important task now, and you must not make any mistakes."

Ruan Haofeng was hesitant and felt that what his followers said made sense. He also wondered what Ruan Haoyu's intention was in deceiving him to come to the vicinity of the military camp. After all, it was too unsafe here. He was about to leave when he saw Ruan Haoyu coming out of the military camp first. Beside him was Concubine Rou's brother, General Wan Qianrenwan, and behind him, there were two people escorting a woman.

The attendant took a closer look and exclaimed, "Your Highness, it's Imperial Concubine Yao."

Ruan Haofeng was startled and looked quickly. He saw that the woman had disheveled hair and a thin face. Although she was different from the Concubine Yao in his memory, she was still Concubine Yao.

At this moment, she was being escorted in this direction by two people. Her steps were staggering and her mouth was blocked. She looked as miserable as could be.

Ruan Haoyu rode his horse to Ruan Haofeng first and said in a low voice: "Second brother, I lied to my uncle and said that you kidnapped my mother, so he was willing to exchange for Concubine Yao. You must not let it slip later."

As they were talking, Wan Qianren had also come over. Before Ruan Haofeng could ask anything, Ruan Haoyu had already shouted, "Second brother, the people have been brought here. Take us to find our mother."

Wan Qianren also said in a rough voice: "The Second Prince is very clever. He actually used women and children as bargaining chips. I admire him."

These were clearly sarcastic remarks, and Ruan Haofeng had no way of arguing. After all, Concubine Yao was the most important person at the moment. He had been looking for her for a long time and had thought that she had been hidden by the prince's party. He never expected that she had fallen into Wan Qianren's hands and was hidden in this military camp.

In an instant, Ruan Haofeng's mind was filled with thousands of thoughts. Now he could only cooperate with Ruan Haoyu in the play and get Concubine Yao first.

He coughed lightly and said, "In extraordinary times, we can only use extraordinary measures. General Wan, please forgive me. You can hand over Concubine Yao to me. I will ensure that Concubine Rou returns to Cheng'en Palace safely."

Wan Qianren waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I will hand the person over to you only after I see the queen."

At this moment, another carriage drove out of the military camp, and 5,000 soldiers lined up behind it. Ruan Haofeng knew that it was unlikely that he would hand over the person at this moment, so he had to say, "In this case, General Wan, please come with me."

Wan Qianren went back to arrange for Concubine Yao to ride in a carriage. Concubine Yao had been so hungry these days that she had no strength left. Wan Qianren was worried that something might go wrong on the road, so he followed Ruan Haoyu's advice and arranged a carriage for her. There were large numbers of soldiers guarding the carriage in front, behind, and on both sides, and the carriage was guarded like an iron barrel.

Taking advantage of Wan Qianren's absence, Ruan Haofeng hurriedly whispered, "What should I do? Concubine Rou is safe and sound in Cheng'en Palace. Where can I go to conjure up another Concubine Rou?"

Ruan Haoyu also whispered, "Don't worry, brother. I have ordered Xiao Qiao to inform General Tang. He is leading his troops here. When the two armies meet, you can use me as a hostage to exchange Concubine Yao. Brother, I can only help you so far. I can't persuade mother, so I can only help you secretly. I just hope that when you succeed, you can forgive my mother and uncle for their treasonous behavior."

After hearing what Ruan Haoyu said, Ruan Haofeng felt relieved. He felt that his sixth brother was very sensible and unlike his mother who was ignorant of the immensity of the world and wanted to fight against a rock with an egg. Ruan Haoyu did this only to give himself and his family a way out.

So he finally let down his guard and whispered, "Thank you for your hard work, Sixth Brother. You gave me such a big gift, how could Second Brother be ungrateful? Don't worry, as long as you help me get to the top, I will not treat you and your son unfairly."

"In that case, thank you very much, second brother."

As soon as the two of them finished talking, Wan Qianren happened to come over. The two of them immediately separated and glared at each other as if they had a deep hatred.

"Second brother, this is really ungentlemanly of you, but I, Ruan Haoyu, will keep my word. As long as I see my mother, I will send Concubine Yao to you. I will never break my promise. Take us to find my mother quickly."

"Second Prince, please!"

Wan Qianren also glared at Ruan Haofeng without any courtesy. The latter snorted coldly, said no more, reined in his horse, turned around and headed towards the east of the city.

On the way, Ruan Haoyu whispered to Wan Qianren: "Uncle, the matter of Concubine Yao is of great importance. After we redeem our mother, we will take her back. We must not let her fall into the hands of my second brother."

Wan Qianren nodded, "Don't worry, Yu'er, uncle knows. Uncle has arranged the personnel to rescue your mother and take back Concubine Yao."