My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 651: Rebellion (3)
Pushed by the senior maidservant, Wen Qiaolun finally reacted. Looking at the bodies scattered outside, her legs went weak, but the senior maidservant caught her before she fell to the cold floor.
Rushing into the inner room, the commander of the rebel soldiers saw Wen Qiaolun and the senior maidservant by the windows.
Pointing at them with his sword, he ordered, "They are there! Capture the Empress Dowager alive!"
Hearing this, the senior maidservant turned around. In an instant, her heart sank the moment she saw the rebel soldiers rushing toward them.
Clenching her jaw, she pushed Wen Qiaolun out of the window, then shouted anxiously, "Empress Dowager, run!"
Falling to the ground, Wen Qiaolun looked up, only to witness one of the rebel soldiers stabbing the senior maidservant in the back.
"Ah!" Wen Qiaolun screamed in horror at the scene and forgot to run.
Coughing out blood, the senior maidservant reached toward her and used her last strength to say, "....R, run..."
Realizing that the senior maidservant had died, Wen Qiaolun’s survival instinct kicked in. She clenched her hands and pushed herself up from the ground, then ran toward the Yong Ping Palace’s flower garden.
Noticing that she had run away, the captain of the rebel soldiers shouted, "She has escaped! Chase after her!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Without wasting any more time, the rebel soldiers near the windows climbed out directly, while the others rushed toward the entrance.
On her way toward the Yong Ping Palace’s flower garden, Wen Qiaolun met a few rebel soldiers.
The second they bumped into each other, the rebel soldiers and Wen Qiaolun were stunned.
Looking at their faces, bodies, and weapons stained with blood, Wen Qiaolun’s face turned ashen. Snapped out of her shock, she changed direction and ran as fast as she could.
Realizing that she was the current Empress Dowager, the squad leader came back to his senses and shouted, "It’s Empress Dowager Wen! Catch her alive!"
Hearing this, instead of stopping, Wen Qiaolun ran faster. Unfortunately, a pampered lady like her had no chance against the well-trained soldiers.
In just a few minutes, Wen Qiaolun’s stamina had bottomed out.
Panting heavily, she felt her lungs burn like fire with every breath she took. Clenching her jaw, she suppressed her fear and anxiety, forcing her heavy legs to keep moving.
Just when she thought she was going to be caught, Wen Qiaolun saw the entrance of the flower garden in sight. Her eyes lit up with hope, and she used her remaining strength to rush into the flower garden.
"There! She is going into the flower garden!"
Knowing the flower garden like the back of her hand, Wen Qiaolun easily lost her pursuers and arrived at the central area of the flower garden.
Leaning on a fake mountain, she panted heavily.
"Huff...! Huff...! Huff...!"
After taking a breather, she looked at the fake mountain and thought, ’I remember the previous emperor said there was a hidden escape route inside this fake mountain. It should be nearby.’
Recalling her conversation with the previous emperor more than a decade ago, Wen Qiaolun searched the fake mountain in a hurry.
She touched and pressed the fake mountain here and there as her anxiety and urgency increased.
One minute later, she heard footsteps approaching from behind. Turning around, she clenched her jaw and sped up.
’Where is it? Where is it?!’
Just when she thought she was going to be caught, her hand touched a small protrusion hidden below a stone.
Click.
The second she accidentally pressed the button, a narrow passage opened before her eyes.
Groo~!
Seeing that the fake mountain had split in half, Wen Qiaolun knew that she had found the escape passage.
"Quick! We can’t let her escape!"
Hearing the rebel soldier captain’s words and footsteps getting closer, Wen Qiaolun stopped hesitating and rushed into the narrow passage.
The second she walked down the stone stairs, the entrance closed by itself.
Groo~!
Hidden inside the secret passage, Wen Qiaolun slid down the wall, covered her mouth with her dirty hands, and closed her eyes. Gripped by fear and feeling relief after surviving death, she couldn’t control her emotions and cried silently.
Outside, the rebel soldiers searched the entire flower garden but found nothing.
The captain gritted his teeth and ordered, "She wouldn’t be able to run far! Split up and search this area carefully!"
"Yes, Captain!"
While the rebel soldiers were turning over the flower garden to find her, Wen Qiaolun slowly calmed down.
After taking a few deep breaths to stabilize her frantic breathing, she slowly stood up.
Placing her left hand on the stone wall, she opened her eyes wide, trying to see something in the darkness, then took a step down the stone stairs. Using the wall for support and direction, Wen Qiaolun carefully stepped down into the darkness.
Meanwhile, Wen Kang and his army were killing their way through the Hall of Righteousness.
Slash!
After killing the last imperial guard, the rebel general kicked him away.
Thud!
With the path in front of him covered with bodies and blood, Wen Kang looked at the dragon throne before him as greed and ecstasy filled his heart.
Clasping his fists, the rebel general’s eyes flickered as he said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
The second Wen Kang heard the rebel general call him "Your Majesty," he laughed triumphantly.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Reward! Reward everyone who contributed tonight!"
The rebel general’s eyes lit up, and he knelt before Wen Kang.
With his head lowered, the rebel general said in a powerful voice, "This subordinate greets Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor for tens of thousands of years!"
Seeing this, the rebel soldiers followed suit.
Kneeling on the cold floor stained with blood, they clasped their fists, lowered their heads, and shouted in unison, "This subordinate greets Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor for tens of thousands of years!"
Satisfied with their change of attitude and greeting, Wen Kang laughed and walked toward the dragon throne above the stairs.
