dognovel Chapter 307 Thunder
Chapter 307 Thunder
The soul that was speaking was a little anxious because of Lu Xuan's gaze, and couldn't help but cough.
It took him a while to finish the anxious sentence, "...It's the Queen!"
Hearing the two people identifying the queen, Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. It was within her expectations.
This statement is exactly the same as Concubine Yun's.
Fortunately, no one else wanted to poison the prince.
Jiang Xing's eyes turned cold, and a dark gloom gathered in them. "When did you receive the order? How long has it been?"
"Reply, reply Your Highness, it's actually been two years..."
The soul that spoke just now seemed a little scared, so its voice was much softer.
The other one was also worried that Lu Xuan would be careless and wipe them out, so he quickly added, "But, but they didn't poison me all the time. They stopped a few times and even tried to detoxify me! The most recent time was over a year ago..."
Jiang Xing's eyes were dim, and he snorted coldly, "Is it because of the time when the Queen falsely accused Concubine Yun of poisoning and took the opportunity to eliminate the child in her belly?"
The two souls were horrified. They had never thought that Prince Jin knew this. They kowtowed in fear and said, "Forgive me, forgive me, Your Highness! These are all matters related to the nobles in their lifetime. We are only following orders..."
He glanced at Lu Xuan, indicating that he had asked all the questions he needed to ask.
Lu Xuan didn't delay any longer and said in a cold voice, "Alright, I've finished asking you questions. I'll send you off now."
After these words were spoken, the two eunuchs' faces lit up with joy.
"Master, are you going to send us to reincarnation?"
Lu Xuan glanced at the kneeling men and said, "Do you want to be a wandering ghost? Why don't you get up quickly?"
The two souls kowtowed repeatedly, "Master, thank you so much, Master! Thank you so much, Master!"
As she spoke, she chanted a spell and moved her fingers. Soon, a glowing reincarnation passage appeared before them.
After a while, the two souls gradually disappeared into the quiet void.
That night, at Jiang's house.
Jiang Yuanfeng looked at the shadow that had been running back and forth many times that day, busy reporting the news, and felt inexplicably irritated.
"I am currently recovering from my injuries. Is the Emperor a dead man? Why doesn't he know how to take action?"
Shadow saluted hastily, "Sir, the Emperor has already taken action. He said he sent Pei Fan, but somehow, all the guards and servants of the Eastern Palace were killed!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yuanfeng raised his head from the beauty's belly and said, "Killed them all? Then our people..."
“That’s all gone!”
Jiang Yuanfeng was shocked, and a sharp look appeared on his face.
"It seems like there's something hidden or fishy going on here!"
Shadow's face showed a bit of anxiety. "Sir, there are almost no guards in the East Palace tonight, and everyone has been killed. This should be the time to relax the most. Should we just take the Crown Prince..."
"Shut up!" Jiang Yuanfeng glared at him, "Prince, you can't kill me!"
"But have you forgotten what we in the East Palace said today? The Crown Prince was so close to telling the truth! If we keep letting his life hang in the balance, what if he lets it slip one day?"
"Slipped the secret? No way." Jiang Yuanfeng laughed sarcastically, "Ever since he found out about that incident, I've placed that evil object on him that carries a ghost. A person who has lost his soul won't be able to remember it."
Shadow's brows furrowed, and after a moment's thought, he finally spoke out what was in his mind, "But, sir, today, Princess Jin also went to the East Palace."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Yuanfeng felt as if he was struck by thunder, and his yellow face under the candlelight couldn't help but tremble twice.
He rubbed his chest and sat up, the panic in his heart no longer able to subside.
"She took action?"
"My subordinates don't know!"
Jiang Yuanfeng looked into the void with a dark gaze, twirling his chin. "This Princess Jin really needs to be taught to calm down! Tomorrow, I have to go to the palace!"
……
The next day.
Jiang Xing got up at 11:00 AM and took Lu Xuan with him, getting on the carriage to the palace.
When they arrived at Taihe Gate, Jiang Xing got off the car alone, and Lu Xuan stayed in the car waiting.
Today she was going to report to the emperor everything that happened in the Eastern Palace yesterday. For safety reasons, she had to wait until Jiang Xing left the court before going to the Eastern Palace together.
She had been here yesterday, and if nothing unexpected happened, after a night of arrangements, there must have been more people in the East Palace today. Many people in the dark did not want her and Jiang Xing to go in, so today's trip would definitely not be easy.
Lu Xuan's mind has always been on the unsolved mysteries of the East Palace.
After thinking about it all night, she was mentally prepared.
Fortunately, the morning court session was faster than usual. In less than an hour, Jiang Xing returned.
"How?" Lu Xuan asked him hurriedly.
He smiled slyly, "It's still the same words I gave Pei Fan yesterday. In order to avoid his own troubles and gain merit, Pei Fan naturally confirmed what I said."
"My brother the Emperor seems a little irritable today, so his mind wasn't really on the court during the morning session. It should be over soon."
Lu Xuan's eyes widened. "You mean, it's not over yet?"
Jiang Xing tapped her head lightly, then pulled her out of the carriage and hurried towards the East Palace.
"When it's all over, how can we enter the Eastern Palace so easily? During the morning court session, after I finished speaking, I immediately used the excuse of a stomachache to ask my brother to arrange a room for me to rest."
"And then you just ran out like that?"
Jiang Xing squeezed her hand and said, "Princess, you are really smart."
Lu Xuan looked at the palace gate that was receding behind him and felt a little worried: "What if the emperor finds out?"
"It's okay. Before the court session, I informed my uncle, Lord Xie Ruqin, and General Shen, and asked them to keep my brother busy in the court. They probably won't be able to leave for a while at the morning court today, so we should take advantage of this opportunity to hurry over!"
Just as Lu Xuan had thought, when the two of them walked to the Wenhua Gate of the Eastern Palace, they saw that the imperial guards had been neatly and tightly lined up again inside.
The two looked at each other and headed towards Wenhua Gate.
The imperial guards on duty at Wenhua Gate were obviously dispatched from other armies. Upon seeing Jiang Xing, they immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Majesty!"
Then he said stiffly, "Thanks to the protection of the prince and princess, the Crown Prince was able to escape assassination yesterday. Upon hearing the news, the Emperor was furious at the Eastern Palace's guards for their negligence in defending the palace. He dispatched his subordinates overnight to be solely responsible for the Crown Prince's safety!"
After listening to the report from the Imperial Guards, Jiang Xing raised his eyebrows lightly, "Where were you transferred from?"
The guard was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I was formerly a member of the Jinwu Guard under Commander Pei!"
"Oh~ Jinwu Guards." Jiang Xing nodded with a half-smile, "Alright then, I'm here to see the Crown Prince today, so you guys should do your duty well!"
As he said that, he took Lu Xuan's hand and was about to go inside.
The guard who had been extremely polite just now immediately stretched out his hand to block the way: "Your Majesty, Princess, please stay!"
"The Emperor has ordered that, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was nearly assassinated yesterday, the entire Eastern Palace must be re-inspected to prevent the assassin from lurking within. For the safety of the Prince and Princess, please return today and visit the Crown Prince once everything is settled."
Jiang Xing paused, turned around and looked at him calmly, "You must be very dissatisfied with being transferred from the Jinwu Guard to the Imperial Guard, right?"
"What, what?" The guard didn't expect that the prince would suddenly say such a thing.
"You used to be the Emperor's personal guard, but now you've become a member of the powerless Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. Do you feel dissatisfied?"
"No, no." The guard quickly saluted and denied it.
"It's good that you don't disobey. Otherwise, based on what you said, I can convict you of conspiracy to murder the Crown Prince!"
The guard was so frightened that his face turned pale instantly. He looked like he was hit by a sledgehammer and froze in place.
After his consciousness returned, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "I am sincere to the Crown Prince, please speak clearly, Your Highness!"