Chen Qi also thought that the guards of the Eastern Palace would stop him, but the dagger hidden in his sleeve represented his determination to threaten his own death. No matter how much the guards of the Eastern Palace tried to stop him, they would not dare to disregard the life and safety of a prince.
This is the palace, and many people know that he came to the East Palace. The prince would never dare to let anything happen to him in the East Palace.
Yes, that's it!
Just like that, he took You Yuji away from here and went directly to Wanrong Garden! Even if the prince was angry when he saw You Yuji, he would never dare to show it in front of so many civil and military officials in Wanrong Garden.
When Chen Qi was looking for Chen Xun and Chen Lian in the East Palace, he had also come to the Crape Myrtle Garden. The garden was not very big, but because of his anxiety, he felt that he could never reach the end.
The reason why Chen Qi could guess where the prince hid You Yuji was because someone had died in the small courtyard where You Yuji was hiding. Many years ago, one of the prince's concubines had a rather hot temper. Not only did she offend the prince's other women, she also displeased the prince several times. The prince finally sent her to a remote small courtyard and confined her. The prince originally just wanted to temper the concubine's hot temper, but he didn't expect that the concubine was not only hot-tempered, but also had a hot temper. She actually threw a white silk and hanged herself.
Since then, the prince has directly sealed this small courtyard and forbade anyone to go there. Death here is already unlucky. And because of the prince's order, no one has lived in this small courtyard for nearly 20 years, making it the best place to hide people.
Chen Qi finally walked through the Crape Myrtle Garden and saw the remote little courtyard from afar.
He had seen the small courtyard from afar before. What he saw today was that the small courtyard was not as desolate as he had imagined, which made Chen Qi more certain of his guess.
You Yuzhi must be there!
Chen Qi held the dagger hidden in his sleeve tightly and approached quickly with caution. But to Chen Qi's surprise, he walked into the courtyard and stood outside the door without seeing a single guard.
How could he know that You Yuji and his servant had been drugged and didn't even have the strength to walk out of the room. Therefore, the prince only sent guards to guard You Yuji for the first two days after he was sent here. Later, most of the guards were withdrawn, leaving only two to keep watch. The two guards who were left were now sleeping soundly somewhere and would never wake up again.
Chen Qi stood outside the door in confusion, even thinking that his guess was wrong. He raised his hand to knock on the door. Just as his slightly bent fingers were about to touch the door, he stopped abruptly. He hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pushed the door open.
"Who is it?" Zhenxu held the door to the inner room and looked out. Seeing Chen Qi, she was stunned. "Prince Qi?"
Chen Qi recognized Zhenxu as the maidservant beside You Yuji at a glance.
"She is hidden here indeed!"
Chen Qi walked in quickly, his steps anxious. When passing by Zhenxu, he accidentally bumped into her. Zhenxu was so weak that she had no strength left. She held onto the wall by the door in time to avoid falling.
Chen Qi stepped into the inner room, stood at the door and looked at You Yuji.
You Yuji had woken up from her nap and was now sitting in front of the dressing table. She had just unscrewed the rouge box with some effort, and was now slowly applying a little rouge with her fingertips, trying to put on some makeup on her pale face.
"You..." Chen Qi opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.
You Yuji turned around and looked at him, and said calmly: "Prince Qi."
"Come with me! I'll get you out!" Chen Qi rushed forward with big strides. "There's a lively Lantern Festival banquet in the palace today. I'll take you there while the chaos is going on. When you get there, just say you're here to attend the banquet!"
You Yuji pursed her lips and said nothing. It wasn't that she ignored Chen Qi on purpose, but she really had no strength in her body, even speaking was difficult. She always felt that the poison in her body was getting worse and worse.
Chen Qi stood in front of You Yuji. He lowered his head and looked at You Yuji, his eyes falling on You Yuji's fingertips which were stained with rouge.
White fingers and bright red rouge.
Unlike several princes and heirs who were enjoying the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival, Emperor Chen was busy with government affairs early in the morning. After the morning court session, he summoned several important ministers to discuss matters. The army had already set out for Ningguo. During the process of annexing the ten countries, he personally participated in countless wars and understood very well that a general was not always subject to the orders of the emperor. He was also a man who trusted his subordinates and trusted the generals he sent out this time.
But he still kept a diary of the war, looked at military maps every day, and often discussed matters with important officials.
Unifying the twelve kingdoms had long been his obsession. He knew clearly that his health was getting worse and worse. Of the ten kingdoms he annexed, some were conquered by him in battles, and some small kingdoms like Su and Si surrendered voluntarily. The remaining two kingdoms were both very powerful. Even Chen, who had annexed ten kingdoms, did not have a complete chance of winning against those two kingdoms. He had to worry.
They were busy until almost noon, when the eunuch beside him came in with a hunched back to report that it was getting late. The emperor then stood up and went to Wanrong Garden with the two important ministers beside him.
When they arrived at Wanrong Garden, the court officials and the royal family had already arrived. The eunuch announced in a thin voice that His Majesty had arrived, and everyone stood up and knelt to pay their respects.
The emperor was worried about the war and his face was heavy. He walked slowly through the banquet tables and headed for the seat at the top. When he passed by the prince, he took another look at his red face from drinking and frowned.
It would be nice if he had a prince who was both civil and military, and could inherit his ambitions...
The emperor sighed regretfully.
He couldn't delay the matter of changing the crown prince any longer. There was no time for him to hesitate.
The emperor sat down on the dragon throne at the top and raised his hand to ask everyone to excuse themselves. The Lantern Festival banquet officially began. Beautiful palace maids filed in, carrying delicacies and served them to the banquet table. The singing and dancing performances began and ended in an orderly manner.
Everything is normal.
Just as the emperor was about to get up and leave, the prince sitting below him suddenly stood up and kicked over the banquet table in front of him.
Everyone was stunned.
Even the emperor, who was trying hard to find a suitable excuse to depose the prince, was so confused that he forgot to scold him at the first moment.
Wanrong Garden, which was bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became dead silent. Everyone didn't know whether to look at the Crown Prince, who was behaving strangely, or to see the expression of His Majesty.
No one expected that the prince's strange behavior had just begun.
The prince kicked over the banquet table and staggered to the center. Originally, that place was used by the dancers to dance. When they saw the prince staggering over, the dancers were all terrified and retreated in panic.
The prince's eyes were empty. He walked to the center and began to tear off his clothes. The golden dragon on the dark brocade robe was deformed by his pulling. Soon, he took off his outer robe and threw it on the ground.
He stumbled and stepped unconsciously on his outer robe on the ground. The golden dragon with bared fangs and claws on the robe was stepped on by him.
The emperor on the dragon throne's pupils shrank suddenly, and he immediately slammed the table hard, shouting angrily: "How dare you!"
All those who seemed to have been immobilized came to their senses, and the palace servants immediately rushed forward to stop the prince from taking off his clothes.
Chen Xun's face turned pale with fear, and he hurried over in a panic. He squeezed past the palace servants, rushed to his father, and hugged him. The prince struggled desperately with brute force, and Chen Xun couldn't control him for a moment. While trying his best to hold the struggling prince tightly, he looked up at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne and said anxiously: "Grandpa Emperor, father is drunk, grandson will take father down right now!"
Several close confidants around the prince turned pale and rushed forward in panic, trying to stop the prince from continuing his drunken behavior.
The emperor on the dragon throne narrowed his eyes, staring at the prince who was being held by several people but could not be completely controlled, and saw that this was not just a normal drunken act. He glanced at the King of Jinnan and the King of Pinghuai on the side, and couldn't help wondering who had played this trick on the prince.
King Jinnan and King Pinghuai looked at each other, then looked away, also confused.
The prince suddenly pushed aside the people surrounding him. Chen Xun was knocked to the ground and thought to himself, "Oh no! When did my father become so strong? He is so strong!"
He didn't have time to think, and watched his father rush towards a guard and draw the sword from the guard's waist. The sword light was whitish and cold.
"Father!" Chen Xun broke out in a cold sweat.
Now, the imperial guards around the emperor were dispatched. For a moment, everyone could hear the sound of swords being drawn.
It's a nice, cloudless day today. The warm light shines on the magnificent red bricks and green tiles, creating sparkling glitter.
In the distance, Si Que sat leisurely on the roof, enjoying the farce in Wanrong Garden. His slender fingers slowly turned a copper coin, and the bright sunlight reflected on it, with a touch of bright red blood.
This is just the beginning, this farce has just begun.
Even though the prince had temporarily become extremely powerful due to the effects of the drug, he was still no match for the skilled imperial guards around the emperor. The sword in the prince's hand was knocked away by the imperial guards, and he was pressed to the ground. His face, which was always arrogant and proud, was pressed against the brick surface, stained with mud.
Si Que glanced at the farce below and said unsatisfactorily: "Stop the cloud."
"I'm here!"
"Why hasn't it started yet?" Si Que asked slowly, with hidden anger in his ordinary tone.
"I have followed your instructions and applied the medicine to half of the wine from today's banquet. The effect of the medicine will soon be felt."
Just as Tingyun finished speaking, a minister at the banquet below suddenly stood up, and like the prince had done before, he kicked over the banquet table in front of him, and the delicious food spilled all over the floor.
Then, one after another, the sick people stood up and smashed things. The sick people smashed things, and the lucky ones who were not infected screamed in panic. The timid civil servants wanted to escape in a panic, but their legs went weak and they fell to the ground.
For a moment, the entire Wanrong Garden was completely out of control.
The Imperial Guards surrounded the emperor and escorted him away.
Si Que looked at the scene in Wanrong Garden coldly, without showing any satisfaction on his face.
Until suddenly, a loud explosion sounded in Wanrong Garden, accompanied by thick smoke.
After a few noises, the fire instantly spread throughout the entire Wanrong Garden.
No, it's not fire.
It's gunpowder.
Si Que's hand, which was leisurely flipping the copper coin, suddenly paused. He narrowed his eyes and looked through the thick fog at the prince who had climbed up from the ground.
"Go," he ordered, "find an old and sick sow, and feed her well with fine clothes and delicious food."
Tingyun was stunned for a moment, and looked at Sique suspiciously. She suppressed her doubts and answered "yes".
Just as Tingyun turned around to do it, Si Que ordered again—
"I want him alive."
Si Que didn't say who it was, but Ting Yun knew. She silently jumped down from the green-tiled roof and did as she was told.
Si Que was the only one left on the roof. He looked towards Wanrong Garden expressionlessly, admiring his masterpiece. There were cries and gunpowder explosions. A strong smell gradually spread from Wanrong Garden.
Si Que sniffed and smelled the scent of blood in the thick smoke.
In the distance, the corpses that were blown into the sky were torn into pieces in a magnificent manner.
Si Que laughed heartily, and a brilliant smile appeared on his handsome face that looked like a banished immortal.
He stopped smiling strangely in an instant, and the brilliant smile on his face a moment ago seemed to have never existed. He showed an expressionless and cold face again.
He threw the coin high up and it landed quietly on the back of his hand.
Reverse side.
Si Que stood up, and the cool breeze carrying the smell of blood and smoke blew up his snow-white clothes.