Xiaoman heard what the two said and thought about it. If she went down to the tunnel at this time, she didn't know what would happen. But could she just let it go
Looking at Gu Xiangning: "With our abilities, what trouble can't we handle? Besides, in this situation, besides chasing after him, do we have any other options?"
"Who knows if we miss this chance, who knows if we will have another chance? What if the other party gives up?"
This made sense. Gu Xiangning thought about it and finally nodded in agreement. "What you said also makes sense. No matter who it is, hiding in the dark and trying to harm my father-in-law and others, they must be caught."
Now that they had made the decision, the two of them began to look for the mechanism everywhere. They soon opened it and found it was indeed a secret passage. Bai Jing naturally followed him down.
"Master, Grandmaster, let me lead the way. Let the little snake walk in front and smell the scent. This way we won't take a detour."
Xiaoman originally didn't consider Bai Jing as her own, and although she brought her back with her, it was only for the sake of Qian Jiujiu that she be taken care of a little more.
I didn't expect that it would play such a big role now. Although Bai Jing still has some pride, Xiaoman admires her very much.
The three people continued to move forward, following the little snake into the tunnel and moving forward. After they reached the bottom, they walked for a long time before Xiaoman and the others discovered it.
This is actually an underground palace. Who is so bold as to build such an underground palace in the underground of Kyoto? Moreover, these tunnels seem to be connected in all directions.
I don't know what they want to do? It seems that they have discovered a big secret by accident. The two looked at each other, and finally the little snake in front stopped moving.
Of course, it’s not because the road has come to an end, but because all the men in black who went to attack were poisoned to death in the entire underground palace, and the clues have been completely cut off.
Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning looked at each other and sighed, "Okay, things have come to this point, let's go back first and make plans."
After hearing what Gu Xiangning said, Xiaoman was unwilling to do anything. Besides, she still had to take care of the safety of the three of them, so she nodded and agreed to go back.
As a result, when the three of them just rushed back to the Chen family, they saw Eunuch Xiang, who was beside the emperor, standing in the lobby. Seeing Xiaoman coming back, he immediately came over to greet her.
"Greetings to the county lady, Prime Minister Gu, the emperor has summoned you two to the palace."
Gu Xiangning and Xiaoman certainly knew why the emperor asked them to come to the palace. The villa was burned down, which was such a serious incident that it is still burning fiercely.
Who can hide this? Everyone can see it. She glanced at Eunuch Xiang and said, "Eunuch Xiang, please wait a moment. I will write a letter to my sister first."
With that, Xiaoman returned to his room, picked up a pen, and began to write about the burning of the villa and the discovery of the underground palace, and sent it to Qian Jiujiu.
Then he walked out of the room and looked at Gu Xiangning: "Let's go to the palace. I want to ask the emperor who is so bold?"
"It would be fine if they couldn't accommodate me, but they even wanted to capture my family. The family that could mobilize so many men in black must be very powerful."
Xiaoman turned around again and looked at the housekeeper who was still guarding here: "The guards of Chen Mansion are a little weak after all. After I enter Kyoto, I will ask the guards of the palace to pick you up."
"Escort all of you to the palace to recuperate."
The butler nodded, and Gu Xiangning and Xiaoman left with Eunuch Xiang. The first thing they did when they arrived in the city was to go to the Prince Bingjian's Palace and tell the butler about the matter.
After the palace steward said that he would arrange this matter, Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning went to the palace. Inside the palace, the imperial concubine had already been rescued.
She now realized that what she had done had actually killed the baby in her belly, but she never thought that it was all her fault.
The whole person lay on the bed with a gloomy face, not saying a word. Lianzi looked at his concubine with some concern: "Madam, the imperial kitchen has sent porridge over. Do you want to eat?"
The imperial concubine didn't even look at Lianzi: "Lianzi, do you think I am wrong? I just want to avoid falling out of favor. My father was dismissed from office and my brother was exiled."
"I just want the emperor to pay more attention to me. Am I wrong? Why is God so cruel? Why does he want my child to leave me like this?"
Lianzi didn't dare to say a word and could only stand by silently. The Imperial Concubine couldn't stop crying: "It's good now. The Emperor really won't even look at me anymore."
"The emperor believed what that bitch Chen Man'er said, and thought that I was trying to win favor and killed my and the emperor's child. No, it's not my fault."
"It's not my fault, it's all the Queen's fault. If she hadn't introduced some rules about flipping cards, I wouldn't have used such a method to hurt myself. It's all the Queen's fault."
"She killed my child, and I want her child to die too..."
As she said this, her face was grim. Lianzi looked at the imperial concubine like this and frowned: "My lady, I know you are heartbroken now, but please don't talk nonsense."
"There are many people in the palace, so please be careful with your words, Your Majesty."
The imperial concubine sat up from the bed all of a sudden: "Be careful with your words? My child has been killed, why should I be careful with your words? I wish I could just die now."
Lianzi looked at the imperial concubine helplessly, "My queen, you can't give up on yourself like this. You haven't avenged your sister yet, and now you have the little prince's revenge."
"We have to cheer up so that we can get revenge."
As he spoke, Lianzi approached the imperial concubine and whispered in her ear, "My queen, don't forget the main purpose of recruiting Chen Man'er into the palace today."
"The villa has been burned down. Chen Man'er must be in great pain. I wonder how many members of the Chen family died? The news hasn't been sent in yet. Maybe there will be good news soon."
The imperial concubine's eyes flickered: "What you said does make sense. These are considered interest. I must make sure that they all die."
There was a cruel light flashing in her eyes, as if she had seen Xiaoman and others die in front of them. In fact, Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning were now standing in front of the emperor.
The emperor looked at the two of them with a worried look on his face: "Why did the villa catch fire? What happened?"
Xiaoman frowned and told the emperor everything that happened in the villa truthfully. The emperor was also shocked, especially after hearing what Xiaoman said.
If they were a little slower in returning, her brother would be gone. The emperor was so angry that he slapped the dragon throne and said, "These people are so audacious."
"In broad daylight, you dared to send so many people to assassinate someone. You are simply guilty of a capital crime. Lord Gu, Xiaoman, I order you now to investigate this matter thoroughly."
"I will definitely give you justice."
Xiaoman looked at the emperor with a half-smile: "Your Majesty, are you really going to give Yongxi justice? In fact, this matter is very easy to investigate, and it definitely has nothing to do with the imperial concubine in your harem."
"Don't forget why we came to the palace today. Your concubine is the biggest contributor in diverting Gu Xiangning and me."
When the emperor heard this, he wrinkled his nose and said, "Xiao Man, I know that I neglected the queen a little because of the imperial concubine's matter some time ago, which made you a little dissatisfied."
"But the imperial concubine is just a woman in the harem, how could she act so cruelly?"
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that there is a saying that women are the most vicious? It's best if this matter has nothing to do with her, if it has anything to do with her."
"Your Majesty, do you intend to favor her, or do you intend to give this county lady an explanation?"
When the emperor heard Xiaoman's tone, he knew that Xiaoman was obviously a little angry. She even called herself the county princess in front of him. However, the emperor was obviously not angry with Xiaoman.
He sighed and said, "Xiao Man, you don't know that the Imperial Concubine has been very kind since she was a child. I still remember that when my mind was not clear before, others said that I was stupid and a fool."
"She is the only one who would come to accompany me from time to time, telling me that I am not stupid, that I have pure eyes and that I am an innocent little brother, even though so many years have passed."
"But in my eyes, the imperial concubine is still the kind little girl who knows how to comfort me."
When Xiaoman heard this, a mocking smile appeared on his face: "Is there another person who hasn't been mentioned in the matter that the emperor mentioned?"
"Usually in this kind of plot, there will be another little girl with a vicious mind who bullies the fool and the pure-hearted girl every day."
"This county lady believes that your imperial concubine must be the girl who bullies fools every day! Besides, Your Majesty, you can only know a person's face but not his heart."
"After so many years, who knows what your kind girl will look like? Anyway, I will check it out. It would be best if it has nothing to do with her."
"Otherwise, the emperor also knows my methods. I will not give the emperor any face anymore, no matter if she is your woman or not! If you want to murder my family, I will never tolerate it."
Seeing the emperor's expression change, Gu Xiangning immediately spoke up to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, Xiaoman is just very angry. After all, the situation is critical this time."
"If Xiaoman hadn't brought back two talented people this time, the Chen family would not have any descendants, and Xiaoman's father would have died tragically."
"Your Majesty, please consider that Xiaoman is worried about her family and don't blame me."
The emperor was stunned when he heard Gu Xiangning's words, and suddenly felt bitter: "Well, I won't blame Xiaoman, you all know it."
"But when did you draw such a line between you and me?"
When Xiaoman and the little girl heard the emperor's words, they looked at each other and said nothing. The emperor's mouth twitched, but he still didn't say anything in the end.