Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 396: Decision to Rise Quickly

Originally, Uncle Xiang was worried that An Qingxu had not escaped, so he was reluctant to leave first. In the end, he was dragged away by the remaining few people and was willing to leave.

Finally, they met outside the wall, and Uncle Xiang felt relieved when he saw An Qingxu coming out. After all, although An Qingxu was not favored, he was still An Lushan's son, wasn't he?

So they fled in panic until they reached a deserted alley. Uncle Xiang stopped and asked An Qingxu, "Second Young Master, how are you?"

An Qingxu said angrily, "I'm fine. I just fell into a trap."

Uncle Xiang asked, "Has the Second Young Master noticed it too?"

An Qingxu snorted coldly, "Humph, if not for this, how could Shen Yizhi, a minor official of the sixth rank, afford such skilled guards?"

Uncle Xiang nodded in agreement and asked, "Who do you think is helping the Shen family?"

An Qingxu analyzed: "Either he made some friends in the martial arts world? Or he had connections with military generals, so he got help, or..." He thought of the worst possibility.

I still remember that the last time he came to see Shen Zhenzhu, the Prince of Yunnan suddenly appeared.

Uncle Xiang saw that he didn't speak for a long time, so he called out twice: "Second Young Master, Second Young Master?"

An Qingxu came back to his senses and continued, "Uncle Xiang, another possibility is that the people in the Yunnan Palace already knew that the Qilin Order was in the Shen Mansion, so they left guards there. Judging from the skills of these people, they are probably members of the Dugu family army, or the personal guards of the Yunnan King."

Uncle Xiang was shocked and said, "If the Yunnan Palace and the Shen Palace are really related, then doesn't it mean..."

An Qingxu continued, "We've fallen into a trap set by both families!"

Someone behind him reminded: "Second Young Master, Uncle Xiang, it's not safe here yet, let's go back home first!"

Uncle Xiang nodded and said, "Everyone is injured to varying degrees. Let's go back first and talk later."

The group returned to An Mansion in a mysterious manner.

In the An Mansion, An Qingxu and Shi Siming were anxiously waiting. The doorman hurriedly came to report: "An Qingxu and Uncle Xiang are back..."

An Lushan and Shi Siming were somewhat excited, but the next sentence made them nervous again: "But sir, they are all injured, and only a few have returned."

An Lushan frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

At this time, An Qingxu and Xiang Shu walked in, supporting each other. Seeing their appearance, An Lushan and Shi Siming knew that something must have happened.

Shi Siming asked anxiously, "What happened? Why are you all injured?"

An Qingxu said, "Father, Uncle, we've fallen into a trap. Or rather, they seemed to have known we were going there in advance and had already arranged for people to wait for us at the Shen Mansion."

An Lushan was more concerned about the whereabouts of the Qilin Order: "So you didn't find the Qilin Order?"

Uncle Xiang shook his head with a hint of regret and bowed, saying, "No, sir. Not only that, the men they sent are highly skilled in martial arts, and quite a few of them are wearing servants' clothes. Only a few of our men returned, and the rest were killed in the Shen Mansion..."

An Lushan angrily slammed the table and said, "How dare they play tricks on me! Damn it!"

Although An Qingxu disliked his irritable father, he still kindly reminded him, "Father, I doubt this Qilin Order will be of any use to us even if we obtain it."

Upon hearing this, An Lushan looked at An Qingxu suspiciously and asked, "Why?"

An Qingxu continued his analysis: "I suspect that the guards at the Shen Mansion were arranged by the people at the Yunnan Palace, because I met the Prince of Yunnan the last time I went to the Shen Mansion."

Upon hearing this, An Lushan wanted to slap An Qingxu twice. He asked, "Why didn't you tell us earlier? Would we have lost so many men if you had told us earlier? We still haven't gotten anything! Have you been bewitched by that daughter of the Shen family?"

Shi Siming quickly stopped An Lushan and said, "Brother An, don't be angry! After all, Qingxu is a young man full of vigor and vitality. He is young and inexperienced, so it is possible that he will be confused. Qingxu is also injured. Go bandage your wound and rest first." Then he gave An Qingxu a look that said "go quickly".

An Qingxu understood and bowed to take his leave, and Uncle Xiang also left first.

Shi Siming then added, "The most urgent thing now is to think of what to do. Otherwise, we will be short of support if we want to start a rebellion."

An Lushan finally calmed down his anger and began to think of a countermeasure. After a while, he said, "If we don't have this help, then we can just leave it. It just so happens that the King of Yunnan is returning to Yunnan, so they won't be able to return for a while. Even if they do return, without Dugu's army, they'll be helpless against the people outside the capital."

Shi Siming thought the same thing as him. He nodded and said, "Brother An is right. I'm just worried that they will ask for help from the nearby military camps."

An Lushan waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid. The nearest reinforcements will take at least two or three days to arrive in Chang'an, report the situation, and bring their own troops. We just need to catch them off guard. We can probably capture Chang'an before the reinforcements arrive, and then their arrival will be useless."

After the two men reached an agreement, they decided to launch an uprising immediately. However, they still needed to work out the details to prevent this incident from happening again.