The sword in Song Ruiyang's hand dropped down involuntarily, and he looked at Liu Yue hesitantly without making any more moves.
"God helps me!" Liu Yue ignored Song Ruiyang's inner thoughts and seized the opportunity to leap out of the bedroom and head towards the courtyard wall.
At this time, a large number of guards also rushed into the East Palace and headed towards the bedroom under the guidance of the palace servants. The people running in the front even saw Liu Yue's figure about to fly onto the wall.
Those loyal and brave men gathered their courage and prepared to give chase. The leader immediately dispatched the people at the back of the team to run outside to track the assassin.
The awakened palace maids came out and lit the lights everywhere with trembling hands, and then the eunuchs and maids of the East Palace knelt down in the yard consciously.
The East Palace, which had been deserted and quiet just now, suddenly became noisy and noisy. Song Ruiyang was awakened from his thoughts with a start and immediately ran to the yard to stop the guards.
"I'm fine. You all can go back after all the hard work. Those who were chasing the assassin just now will come back to me after finding his whereabouts. Don't alert the enemy."
After listening to Song Ruiyang's serious instructions, the guards and palace servants in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment. What did they mean by not alerting the snake? Now the snake itself has come out to show off in the city!
Song Ruiyang understood their concerns and patiently assured them, "Don't worry, everyone. I will explain the reasons to my father and I guarantee that you will not be punished. Now go away."
The guards did not dare to continue to tangle with the prince, so they had to retreat worriedly and scattered to look for the assassin's route and whereabouts in the hope of gaining some results.
Seeing the palace servants kneeling on the ground, Song Ruiyang felt a headache. He didn't want to care about them at all. "The assassin's light skills are so good that even the guards can't find him, let alone you. You... Oh, forget it.
"That's all. Each of you will be fined one month's salary and made to kneel here for two hours as a punishment!"
After saying this, Song Ruiyang turned and went into the bedroom, closed the door and refused to let anyone serve him. He sat alone on the couch under the window, counting the shifting moonlight and waiting for time to pass by little by little.
In less than two quarters of an hour, this rare moment of peace and quiet was broken as Song Ruiyang had expected.
The emperor and the empress rushed to the Eastern Palace from two directions. With the two of them, a group of people following behind them, and the kneeling palace servants, the courtyard of the Eastern Palace was instantly packed.
Emperor Liang glanced at the people on the ground, snorted coldly, and went straight to the bedroom. The Queen followed him, suppressing her shock and anger.
After a lot of trouble, the emperor and empress confirmed that their prince was still alive and well, and they felt relieved.
Song Ruiyang knew that today's events could not be concealed, but he was worried that the emperor's intervention would be detrimental to Liu Yue, although at present no one except him knew who came to "assassinate" him.
Song Ruiyang decided to take the initiative and knelt down in front of the emperor and the empress. "Father, mother, please allow me to report that although I encountered an accident tonight, I already have a clue in my mind, so I want to handle this matter myself. The people who came here have unfathomable lightness skills, and the guards and palace servants can't detect them at all. I beg you not to blame them."
"No! The assassination of the Crown Prince is a matter of state. How can we let it go? The affairs of state in the past dynasty were decided by your father, but I must severely punish those who served you but did not take it seriously."
Song Ruiyang lowered his head helplessly. As expected, the queen was the first to object. The motherly heart that gave him warmth and kindness made him feel a little restrained at this moment.
The emperor stared at Song Ruiyang for a long time before speaking, "Queen, don't worry. Our Ruiyang is already an adult. Since the prince is safe and we know what's going on, let's let him go for now."
Song Ruiyang was delighted and was about to express his gratitude, but the emperor spoke again, but his emotions could not be seen under the light.
"But my son, you have to give me and your mother a deadline. Report back in three days. How about that?"
(End of this chapter)