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, underground palace.
"Your Highness, please go out and handle the situation."
Shangguan Jinghao waved away the frightened slaves and maids who were bowing to him in front of the room, and was about to push the door open when he was stopped by an urgent voice from behind.
Shangguan Jinghao was just getting upset about Qiaochu's matter. Upon hearing this, he turned around and said angrily, "Useless thing, hasn't Chief Steward Cao already gone over to deal with it?"
The servant said in panic, "It was Steward Cao who asked me to come to see Your Highness. Prince Rui said that an assassin had entered the palace and killed two servants in one go. Steward Cao couldn't stop him..."
Shangguan Jinghao's eyebrows sank. "The guards of the Crown Prince's Mansion are all dead. Are we just going to let people chop them down like this?"
"The opponent is Prince Rui. His subordinates dare not take action without the order of His Highness. Moreover, he has brought soldiers here and is in a standoff with the guards outside the Prince's Mansion."
Shangguan Jinghao laughed out of anger, "Okay, Lao Ba, you killed two people in a row. It's obvious that you want to force me to come out. I want to see why you are here. Are you really going to rebel this time?"
"The acupuncture points have been sealed for a long time, and the Qi and blood are inevitably blocked. I'm afraid her current body can't support it. The doctor will unblock the acupuncture points for Madam first, and then... give her the medicine."
The fetus had to be removed, and a short pain was better than a long one. He had hardened his heart and personally watched Qiaochu take the medicine. At this time, he hurriedly told a maid at the door and left immediately with the servant.
Prince's Mansion, Hall.
There were many figures. Qiao Mei, Cao Zhaonan, the guards in the palace who were standing guard with blades in hand, Shangguan Jinghong in a blood-green robe, and several old friends from the Rui Palace.
"Your Highness—"
She raised her eyebrows and watched Shangguan Jinghao come in. She walked to his side and held his arm. Thinking of Shangguan Jinghao's cruelty just now, how could he be the gentle and polite person he usually was? She didn't understand why she cared more and more about this man. In a trance, she felt that she had seen this side of him there before, but she was inexplicably jealous.
She quickly suppressed her strange thoughts, but saw Shangguan Jinghao glanced at the two corpses on the ground calmly, "Eighth brother, you broke into the mansion and killed people without asking for the reason. May I ask what your meaning is?"
Qiaochu, wait for me... My heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly, and it was painful every time. Shangguan Jinghong bowed and met Shangguan Jinghao's gaze, "I am the new head of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice has recently arrested a group of prisoners. Among these prisoners, one person confessed the assassination in the palace that day in order to reduce his sentence. He said that it was done by a gangster in the folk. He was a member of this organization. Although he did not participate in the assassination that day, he knew the situation very well. The Lord of the Dali Temple has not found out yet. In fact, the assassination was aimed at my father, and now something new has happened. The prisoner said that although he didn't know who was behind the scenes, the organization had sent people to sneak into the Prince's Mansion and would assassinate my second brother in the next two days. I heard that there are many assassins, and some can disguise themselves. According to the appearance described by the prisoner, I just killed two suspicious people. But the disaster has not been eliminated after all. I am worried about my brother's safety, so I brought soldiers to protect him."
The two of them knew the origins of the assassins in the palace that day. Shangguan Jinghong's words were just an excuse. However, why would he do this when he broke into the mansion and killed people under heavy military siege? No matter what, the emperor is not stupid, so how could he take this excuse seriously? Let's see how you explain it to the emperor tomorrow.
Shangguan Jinghao's eyes shone, and he said with a smile: "This is just Eighth Brother's one-sided statement. What if I think that Eighth Brother is deliberately causing trouble?"
"Then I will let you cause trouble!"
Prince's Mansion, Underground Palace.
Qiaochu felt a cramp in her stomach and her forehead was wet with sweat. She had been trying hard not to faint. Her pants were taken off and her legs were spread apart...
But there is still a glimmer of hope in my heart, the child is not dead yet, not yet...
Seeing the female doctor approaching with medicine in hand, she felt so painful and fragile that she almost wanted to cry. Suddenly she remembered that day after the rain, when the man held her and sat at the table. She took a nap, and he stared at her with his eyes intoxicated.
Shangguan Jinghong, where are you...
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She couldn't explain why she suddenly thought of him now. His voice and appearance had gradually become blurred over the past few days. Even though she was in this place that was almost like a prison, she never thought that he would come to save her. He must be very angry. And it was over between them.
I have been feeling desperate these past few days, but I still hold out hope that I can find the Four Great Ones and escape.
She tried her best not to confront the prince, hoping to buy more time, but now...
She was in so much pain that she could hardly speak. She closed her eyes, slowly reached out her hand to touch her head, then gritted her teeth to endure the pain, and said weakly: "Auntie... I am in a state of distress now, can you let me go out and give me medicine..."
The female doctor frowned and glanced at her, seeing that her lower body was a mess... Her life was in the hands of this woman, she was terrified, with a hint of disgust in her eyes, but she looked extremely respectful and only let the two maids leave.
"Aunt, I beg you, please tell the prince that I am not in good health and cannot take medicine anymore. I beg you, a doctor should be like a parent..."
She put the medicine bowl on the small table beside the bed and helped Qiaochu up, but she heard the woman's low pleading voice. She stared at the bluish and blistered cracked lips in front of her, and the stains of medicine on her clothes under her chin. She felt disgusted again and said, "Your Highness has given Madam Baicao Pills and boiled a thousand-year-old ginseng. This ginseng is precious, and my medicine is mild. You are in some pain now, but you will feel better after taking the ginseng medicine. But you must not move now, it will cause trouble if your blood vessels are affected."
Although she didn't know Qiaochu's identity, she knew that the prince disliked the child in this woman's belly and would not show mercy. Just now, when Qiaochu refused to cooperate, she asked two maids to force her throat open and force the medicine down her throat.
"good… "
She was about to get the bowl, but she saw Qiaochu burst into tears, with a look of despair on her face, trembling and saying: "Aunt, I have one more thing to say, and after I finish speaking... take the medicine, I..."
The female doctor became more and more impatient, but seeing that her voice was weak and she couldn't say a word for a long time, she leaned down and put her ear to her mouth... But she couldn't hear any sound, but a gust of cold wind blew behind her. Before she could react, she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck. She watched in horror as the stinging red liquid fell from her neck onto the woman who stood up on the bed. She opened her mouth to shout in pain, but the woman held her mouth tightly. She reached out to scratch her neck, but was suddenly limp by a burst of almost crazy killing...
"Aunt, do you want us to come in and help?"
There was a noise and the voice of a maid came from outside the door.
…
Qiaochu used up his last bit of strength to push the woman under the bed, and slowly put his trembling hands on her throat, pressing a certain spot. Following the method of changing voice taught by Dong Ning, he said, "No one is allowed to come in without my summons!"
"yes."
After Qiaochu finished all this, her eyes went dark and she almost fainted. The pain in her body was so severe that she was numb. She gritted her teeth, reached out to pull out another hairpin from her head, and scratched her wrist. The sudden pain made her sober up a little. She struggled to put on her trousers, then leaned against the bed railing, covered her mouth and cried.
That child must have died, but she refused to give up and killed someone for it...
She looked in horror at the woman under the bed, whose neck was pierced by hairpins like a honeycomb. She stared at her with her eyes wide open, unable to close them.
She killed someone...
She stared blankly at the woman on the ground, her whole body trembling, but her palm still instinctively held the hairpin...
Prince's Mansion, Hall.
"Let's be frank. I'm really curious about why you did this."
"I thought I had explained it clearly just now. There is an assassin in Second Brother's house. I would rather rush into it than let it get to you."
Shangguan Jinghao didn't answer, but glanced at the brightly lit courtyard surrounded by many soldiers. Some of those soldiers were his, and some were Shangguan Jinghong's.
At this time, someone walked in quickly from the courtyard. It was Wang Mang.
He greeted Shangguan Jinghong and took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Shangguan Jinghao, "Your Highness, this is what Wang Mang received when he went out just now."
Shangguan Jinghao was not in a hurry to open the letter. His eyes swept over Cao Zhaonan, who nodded slightly.
Cao Zhaonan was indeed experienced. Seeing Wang Mang walk in from outside, Shangguan Jinghao already understood that the Prince's Palace was very large, and it would take some time for Shangguan Jinghong to lead the troops to surround the palace. Cao Zhaonan had already let Wang Mang sneak in and out of the imperial city through a small door before the encirclement was completed...
In other words, the emperor will arrive soon.
At this time, Shangguan Jinghong was heard saying, "I will now help my second brother search the mansion."
"Thank you for your kindness and care, although this may seem like an unreasonable provocation to outsiders, I will definitely agree. Please be patient and wait for the emperor to come and search the mansion."
As he spoke, he saw Shangguan Jinghong's face change. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then he opened the letter.
His heart immediately sank.
A feeling of fear and terror that I hadn't felt in a long time suddenly came over me.
"The Emperor has arrived. The Emperor's chariot is at the gate. Your Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Rui, please go out to receive him."
Outside the yard, Mo Cunfeng's voice came sharply.
The prince frowned, his face gloomy, and suddenly whispered a few words to Cao Zhaonan. He didn't care about Qiaomei holding on his arm for a moment, and just shook his hand and strode out.
Shangguan Jinghong reached out his hand and lightly supported Qiaomei who stumbled and fell in front of him, and Qiaomei whispered thanks. Shangguan Jinghong flashed and blocked Cao Zhaonan who was rushing to the door, "Where are you going in such a hurry, Cao?"
Cao Zhaonan was slightly shocked, and Shangguan Jinghao's eyes turned cold, "Eighth brother, my tolerance is limited."
He reached out to grab Shangguan Jinghong's arm, but Shangguan Jinghong was one step faster and leaned close to his ear, "So she really is in this mansion."
Shangguan Jinghao was shocked again when he heard this. Didn't he already know about it
The letter just now said: Prince Rui has learned that Qiaochu is in the Prince's Mansion.
He suddenly thought of something, and a murderous look appeared in his eyes, "You wrote the letter, do you intend to test me?"
Shangguan Jinghong's voice was equally cold and fierce. "Yes, I wrote it, not your spy. I have been wondering where you hid her, in your villa, somewhere else, or in this prince's mansion?"
"The most dangerous place is the safest. Based on Second Brother's caution, Jinghong guessed that you might have imprisoned Qiaochu in the Prince's Mansion or the other courtyard. Before I set out for your mansion, I asked Fifth Brother and Old Nine to search your other courtyard. Others can leave it alone, but Fifth Brother and Old Nine, your guards dare not stop us!"
"I have calculated the distance and time. They should have turned back and are waiting at the back door of the Prince's Mansion. If I don't receive a report from them at the agreed time, it means that Qiaochu is not in the other courtyard."
"Brother, you are a child of destiny, what are you afraid of? But when you read the letter just now, I saw clearly that there was a trace of worry in your eyes. I am sure that Qiaochu is here. You didn't know the purpose of my coming here at first, but you guessed that I must search Qiaochu out in front of my father, and you... panicked. No matter how secret the secret place of the prince's mansion is, I don't believe that we can't find him after searching every inch! You asked to transfer the people. Do you think that outside the mansion, our soldiers are confronting each other and surrounded by heavy forces, and my people can let you take one person out?"
Although the two spoke in low voices, Cao Zhaonan and Qiaomei heard them clearly. Qiaomei was shocked, and Shangguan Jinghao was shocked, but quickly regained his composure, "You deliberately let Wang Mang enter the palace smoothly to interrogate him, and let my father come here to see you search Qiaochu out with your own eyes!"
Shangguan Jinghong chuckled and did not comment, but there was deep hatred and murderous intent in his eyes, which he did not hide.
"Eighth Brother, how could the emperor think that you are innocent, huh?!" Shangguan Jinghao's eyes were the same. They both knew that the other wanted to pull the other down from his high position and kill him in the cruelest way all the time.
Shangguan Jinghong calmed down at this time, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Shangguan Jinghong, you chose to say it now, which means you will not search the house. Let me guess, if Qiaochu is searched here, I will inevitably be severely punished by my father, but what about Qiaochu, an unclean woman, will the father let her stay with you? Whether she is willing or not, waiting for her is only a three-foot white silk. The emperor's grandson? There is only one Qiaochu in the world who can give birth to a child for the royal family? What do you think, am I right?"
He smiled, and was satisfied to see that when he mentioned the word unclean, Shangguan Jinghong's shoulders trembled slightly, but he saw his eyes darken, and Li Lu fell on him, "Second brother, do you think the choice is in your hands? Yes, I don't intend to search Qiaochu out in front of my father, but I want you to hand her over immediately. If your prince doesn't allow it, we will break up. I search the house and you will be blamed. You can try it for the time being and see who is more disadvantaged. I only ask you one question, do you agree or not?"
"As soon as my father leaves, I will release her immediately!"
"No, Shangguan Jinghong is a mean person, but you, second brother... are not necessarily a gentleman. How can I guarantee that you will hand her over afterward? I want you to hand her over right now. I want to see her and her two girls leave with my own eyes!"
"You are crazy. Father is outside right now. How can we hand it over?"
"Disguise."
"Disguise? You must have thought about it a long time ago. Don't forget that when your father leaves the palace, Xia Haibing will definitely follow him to protect him. He will be able to see through it at a glance."
"What if... Xia Jiu took them away as assassins?"
"neat."
When the low and mournful voice rang in her ears, Qiaochu suddenly opened her eyes. Everything in front of her eyes was dark. Relying on instinct alone, she tightly grasped the hairpin and stabbed randomly in the direction where the voice came from.
"Child, no one come over here, child, my child..."
"I'm late, I'm sorry..." The man choked up after saying that. He effortlessly knocked her hairpin off and held her in his arms. "Chu Chu, it's me. Don't be afraid. The child will be fine. I won't let anything happen to your child. Let's go back and ask the best doctor to save him. Be good, let me help you put on the human skin mask. I... I broke the rules. I have to change your clothes. Someone has gone to look for your girl. I'll take you away now..."
"The child is okay? The four great men and the beauty are okay?"
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