On the other side, not long after the three of them left the banquet hall, Elder Hong, Zhang Meng, and Li Qing hurried over.
"Princess, something terrible has happened!"
"What is it?" Wei Hongyan asked, looking at the three of them.
Elder Hong glanced at Qin Guan and Jiang Lianyue, seeming hesitant to speak in front of them.
"Speak!"
"Three days ago, the First Prince colluded with Grand Preceptor Gongsun You and Sang Country, plotting to rebel from within and without. In the crisis, His Majesty led the Black Armored Army and Imperial Guards in a fierce fight and escaped from the Imperial Palace!"
"The Second Prince and Third Prince have already been killed in battle. The situation is now extremely dangerous. His Majesty sent word that you must, no matter what, form an alliance through marriage with the Shen Family. Right now, only the Shen Family can help resolve this crisis!"
Wei Hongyan's face went deathly pale. She hurriedly asked in a panic, "What about Mother and the Fifth Prince?"
"The Fifth Prince and the Empress have been captured. I heard that all the members of the imperial family who were taken prisoner have been hung up at Taiwu Gate by the First Prince, awaiting execution!"
"Mother, little brother..."
Wei Hongyan looked deeply unsettled. Her jade fingers dug into her flesh. "He's worse than a beast. Father Emperor shouldn't have shown him mercy back then!"
"Princess, how are things progressing with Young Master Shen?" Elder Hong asked gravely.
Thud!
As soon as Elder Hong finished speaking, Wei Hongyan suddenly dropped to her knees before Qin Guan. "Qin Guan, can you help me? I'm begging you!"
Tears glimmered in Wei Hongyan's eyes. The situation had completely exceeded anything she could turn around on her own. She knew Qin Guan was