After traveling through time, I thrived in ancient times

Chapter 408: Situation in Beijing

Looking at these soldiers and the commander of the imperial guards kneeling beside them, Shen Chenli just found it ridiculous.

Even though I know that these people are following the emperor's orders, if I just blindly obey them without being able to distinguish right from wrong, what kind of official would I be?

Just a royal lackey!

"Hmph, Commander of the Imperial Guards, well done! I wonder how you feel when you stand on the city wall of Dashengjing together with the people of Nanliang?"

The commander of the imperial guards turned extremely pale, he knew he was finished!

Shen Chenli didn't even look at them again and led everyone straight towards the imperial city.

When they got closer to the imperial city, they saw An San and another man coming hurriedly.

When I looked up, it turned out to be Censor Lin!

"Your Majesty, Princess!"

When An San saw the two men, he immediately bowed down.

"I am incompetent and failed to bring Master Lin back immediately!"

Yu Tingwan waved his hand for him to stand up and didn't care about it.

It was not necessary for them to know about the imperial city, and it was not too late to know now. They had already ordered the generals to lead their troops to surround the capital. No one could go out through any exit. Even the passage that King Dongping had previously entered was blocked by them!

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty and Princess!"

Censor Lin bowed to the two of them and lowered his head.

Upon seeing this, the two men quickly dismounted from their horses, walked over to his side and helped him up, but when they approached him, they saw his thin figure and gray hair and became confused.

"Master Lin has suffered, get up quickly!"

Censor Lin straightened up and stood up, raised his head slightly, and looked at the two of them with excited eyes.

But the moment he looked up, they seemed to see a sixty-year-old man!

"this!"

Yu Tingwan's heart sank. When she saw his emaciated appearance, she knew that Lord Lin might have also taken the elixir!

Even Shen Chenli couldn't bear to watch it any longer. Unlike the Marquis of Ruyang, who had Yu Tingwan's spiritual spring to protect him, Censor Lin had nothing and had endured for so long!

I saw that the face of Censor Lin, which was originally handsome, was now as shriveled as a dead tree. There was no flesh on his face and he looked like skin and bones. His cheeks were sunken, his cheekbones were prominent, and his eyes were dark and full of fatigue. He looked as horrible as a walking corpse!

"Master Lin, you..."

Yu Tingwan didn't know how to start. She should have left some medicine for Lord Lin.

However, Censor Lin smiled bitterly at the two and said, "It is my fault that I failed to persuade Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, and failed to save the other adults. Now the Crown Prince has the final say in the court!"

Shen Chenli raised his hand and asked someone to find a sedan chair, and said to Censor Lin in a deep voice:

"Lord Lin, don't blame yourself. These things have nothing to do with you. Please tell me everything that happened in the court during this period. I want to hear how many stupid things this prince has done!"

Yu Tingwan took out a bottle from his sleeve and handed it to him. Seeing the doubt in his eyes, Yu Tingwan explained:

"This is medicine that can make adults feel more comfortable. You can take it without worry."

After explaining, Yu Tingwan stared at Censor Lin seriously and said:

"Don't worry, my lord. Shutong is doing well at the border. She misses you and your wife very much."

Hearing this, the restrained Lin Yushi suddenly became excited and his eyes turned red. Seeing the princess's affirmative look, Lin Yushi finally closed his eyes slightly and said with trembling hands:

"Okay, thank you, Princess, for taking care of my daughter. Thank you!"

It was unnecessary, and he didn't know what to say.

Censor Lin, who usually admonished the emperor and impeached officials in the court and never lost his voice, was so excited that he didn't know what to say when he learned that his daughter was fine.

However, Yu Tingwan also understood and didn't care about it. After he finished speaking, he asked Censor Lin to get on the sedan chair. As they rushed to the palace, they recounted the recent events one by one.

After getting on the sedan chair, Censor Lin opened the bottle that Yu Tingwan gave him. He didn't even take a look at what was inside and drank it directly.

As the liquid, like white water, entered his stomach, Censor Lin sighed in relief.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but after drinking the water-like medicine given by the princess, he felt much more comfortable. He had some strength, his spirit returned, and even his brain became much clearer!

Censor Lin sighed in his heart. He hadn't felt this way for a long time!

However, he did not forget his own business. He opened the curtain of the sedan chair and saw the prince and princess riding horses side by side. He quickly told them everything he knew.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty and Princess. This gentleman came to your house last night, but I was in a rage at the time and didn't even recognize him. The women and servants in the house were all frightened by me, so I was delayed this night before I could come to see you, Your Majesty and Princess!"

At this time, An San, who was hiding in the dark, also spoke.

"Your Highness, Princess, when I went there, Lord Lin was having a fit. Madam Lin was also very frightened and had been asking the servants to tie Lord Lin up. I happened to be there, so I helped.

It's just that this addiction lasted a very long time. Lord Lin didn't rest until the sun rose. When he woke up, he hurried out, but heard the news that the prince had already attacked the city, so he decided to wait in the city, which delayed him!"

Shen Chenli didn't care. As long as the person was fine, it was good. After comforting him with a few words, he asked about the situation in the city.

"What is the situation in the capital now?"

Hearing this, Censor Lin shook his head and sighed:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. There are not many normal people in the imperial city nowadays!"

What do you mean?

These words startled Yu Tingwan. Could it be...

Censor Lin looked at them with bitterness and sadness in his eyes.

"That elixir has been leaked!"

"Impossible! Even if that thing is not particularly complicated to make, some of the things inside it are not something that ordinary people can have. How could it be spread out?"

When Yu Tingwan really heard this answer, he was unwilling to believe it and subconsciously denied it. But then he felt that his denial was too decisive. After all, there was a group of Nanliang people in the imperial city who were eyeing them covetously!

Sure enough, Censor Lin's face looked even more painful, and his next words confirmed Yu Tingwan's guess.

“Princess, originally this thing was controlled by the Crown Prince, and at most it was used by the noble families and court officials to control the court. But after these people from Southern Liang came, they started selling it directly in the capital!

In an instant, everyone who had money could get it, except for those who sensed something was wrong and refused to have anything to do with the people of Nanliang, as well as those extremely poor people. The rest of them had used this thing to a greater or lesser extent. Coupled with the rampant epidemic, the entire capital city was now like purgatory!

After the court affairs are over, you and the prince can go around the capital more. Those who can escape are smart people!"

Yu Tingwan frowned. Why didn’t the people tell you about this before?

But this is not the time to pursue this matter. It may be that they forgot about it in a hurry. There is no need to go into it too much.

While they were talking, several people had already arrived outside the palace gate, which had already been controlled by Song Shixu and his troops!