Xia Chu looked at the sad look on Xiao Yuanzi's face and thought to herself that Li Fei's play was performed for the courtiers and was also used to cover up their reputations. Naturally, they would not really take servants like them seriously.
"When I brought the basin in, I heard Concubine Li telling the court envoy outside the door to just give the emperor some time to breathe." Xiao Yuanzi's voice was choked with sobs.
Xia Chu's face was startled, and she instantly knew the panic and fear in his heart. While patting his shoulder to comfort him, he thought that since Concubine Li still wanted to be the emperor, it meant that there was still a goal that needed to be achieved.
Imperial jade seal!
Even if you can use the imperial edict to deceive the court officials, you can force Xiao Yanjun to be the crown prince and supervise the country.
But if you want to succeed to the throne, how can you be the king without a seal
Xia Chu figured this out, his brows tightened and his eyes turned cold: "Why did Eunuch Li rebel?"
Xiao Yuanzi raised his head and looked at her: "Eunuch Li has no choice but to do it. If he doesn't declare an edict, what can he do as a father-in-law?"
"Do you think he is trustworthy?" Xia Chu was unsure of Eunuch Li's true intentions.
After all, he is an old man in the palace. It stands to reason that he has been with the emperor the longest and is the least likely to rebel.
But it is precisely because of this that when he came out to announce the edict, it was the most irrefutable.
"When I overheard Li Fei's words, my face turned pale. Eunuch Li took the basin from me and asked me to step back, otherwise I might be discovered." Xiao Yuanzi's tone was filled with gratitude.
Xia Chu frowned and thought for a moment. He would find another opportunity to test Eunuch Li's matter tomorrow. Now he knew that although the emperor's situation was not optimistic, at least he was still alive.
"Is Yu Yecheng still on duty?" Xia Chu asked another important question.
Xiaoyuanzi shook his head: "No, he was supposed to be on duty today, but someone else was replaced."
Xia Chu stood up and patted the dust behind his clothes: "You go back to your errand first, and be careful yourself."
Xiaoyuanzi looked startled: "Is there nothing you need me to do?"
Xia Chu thought for a while: "If you have the opportunity to serve the emperor up close, tell him that he is trying to rescue him and don't be determined to die."
Xiaoyuanzi's eyes dimmed: "The emperor is mostly in a coma."
Xia Chu patted him on the shoulder: "Go ahead, as long as you are alive, there is hope."
Xiao Yuanzi nodded heavily and asked with concern: "What about you?"
Xia Chu curved her lips and smiled: "I still have things to do, so you go ahead."
Xiao Yuanzi glanced at her with some worry, Xia Chu waved to him, and saw his back leaving, the smile on his face condensed.
There was an assassination in the side hall of Kunning Palace, I hope it's not like what she thought...
Xia Chu took advantage of the darkness and rushed towards Kunning Palace. The guards in front and back of Kunning Palace were tightly packed. She found the most remote position and threw a silver coin in front of the guards on duty.
The sound of "dang" attracted the guard to go to check. When he saw that it was silver and bent down to pick it up, Xia Chu took the opportunity to rush over.
Of all the side halls in Kunning Palace, only one was guarded, which was the place where Lan Yuying lived before.
But the house was completely dark with no lights. Although there were people guarding it, they were not as strictly guarded as outside. There were just a few people standing around for routine purposes.
Xia Chu found an opportunity and climbed in through the window. He didn't dare to break it with fire, so he walked towards the bed in the dark.
There was no one on the bed, and her heart suddenly felt cold. Lan Yuying was gone.
There is still the smell of blood in the room, and the emperor must have been assassinated here.
The emperor was assassinated here, and Lan Yuying disappeared here.
Assassinated, disappeared...
The idea that she didn't want to admit was destroyed in this room...
Xia Chu leaned against the bed, feeling that her feet could no longer support her.
Her heart heaved violently, and in the end, she couldn't bear it anymore. She pressed her chest hard and fell uncontrollably along the bed to the ground. She breathed heavily and her eyes instantly turned red.
She bent her knees and leaned against the bed board. It took a long time before she forced herself to calm down.
It stands to reason that this is also the best opportunity to frame and eliminate the Queen. Why did Concubine Li not say anything, but instead announced that the Emperor was ill
Xia Chu was in a state of confusion, but it was not a good place to stay for a long time. She had other things to do, so she gritted her teeth and quietly returned from the original route.
After Xia Chu left Kunning Palace, Concubine Li came to look for the queen. If she had been later and there were more guards, she might not have been able to get out so easily.
The time at night was limited. She couldn't walk around the palace so unscrupulously during the day, so she could only take advantage of the night to run around more.
Right now, they are heading in the direction of the Forbidden Army Camp.
It's midnight, it's the dead of night.
It was not difficult to find Yu Yecheng's position in the camp as the commander of the Forbidden Army. It was definitely the place where he picked the biggest one and had the most guards.
Just in case, her cat used a silver needle to change her vocal cords outside the house, and imitated Yu Yecheng's voice and shouted: "Come here!"
Sure enough, the guards around him walked towards the door, and Yu Yecheng himself opened the door in surprise.
The guard who stepped forward saw him coming to open the door, bowed and asked, "What are your orders, Commander Yu?"
Yu Yecheng glanced around suspiciously, but in the end said nothing, turned around and closed the door.
After he re-entered the room, he saw Xia Chu, who had just taken advantage of the chaos and climbed in through the window, sitting at the table with his left hand on his chin and tilting his head to look at him.
Yu Yecheng was nervous when he saw her face. She was a woman and suddenly appeared in the room. Knowing that something was unusual, Xia Chu had already dipped his hand in tea foam and wrote on the table: Save the Emperor.
Yu Yecheng looked shocked, then sat down next to her, soaked in tea foam and wrote: Who are you
Xia Chu frowned and then wrote: King Mo.
Sure enough, Yu Yecheng nodded in approval. After the two of them communicated silently in the house, Yu Yecheng got up and called the guard outside the door: "Is there anything to eat?"
Xia Chu took the opportunity to leave the Forbidden Army Camp again. After that, she went to work as a direct subordinate of Huo Tianxiu, although Huo Tianxiu was ordered to go out of the capital to investigate Nanshan.
But the palace would not leave any of her own people behind. Regarding this matter, she consulted Xiao Zimu's opinion in the afternoon and determined the list of guards who would definitely not rebel. She could find as many as she could at the moment. .
Fortunately, Xia Chu specially brought the token sword spike that Huo Tianxiu gave to Bingwen. It was not difficult to win the trust of those guards. Besides, the people who were directly under Huo Tianxiu were replaced by Li Fei's people today. Going on, it is when I am at a loss as to what to do, and the beginning of summer arrives at this moment.
She finished discussing things with those people one by one. The moonlight was already approaching Yin hour, so Xia Chu did not dare to stay. Soon it would be the time to go to court, and she felt that her head was groggy, and she couldn't be careless even though she was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Xia Chuyi didn't let out a breath until he returned to Yongxin Palace. He originally wanted to go to the door of the main palace to find Sha Ling and take her to her residence, but he saw that the candlelight in Concubine Qi's room was still burning.
Sha Ling saw her face lit up with joy, and hurriedly came up to her: "I've been waiting for you for so long, please hurry in."
Xia Chu looked startled. Unexpectedly, Concubine Qi hadn't rested yet, so she quickly stepped up her steps.
When she pushed the door open, Concubine Qi was sitting at the table and turned to look at her when she heard the noise.
Seeing that it was really her, a look of joy instantly appeared on his face.
Xia Chu hurried over and saw that the table was full of meals that were still steaming. When he opened his mouth, his tone became choked with sobs: "I happen to be hungry. Thank you for your hard work, ma'am."
(End of chapter)