dognovel Chapter 221 Closing the Net 1
Chapter 221 Closing the Net 1
Shi Bin asked his men to change into night clothes, take up machetes, and kill everyone on the list.
These people were almost all spies planted in the Prince Qin's Palace by various forces. Xiao Mo did not remove them before because he wanted to keep them to confuse the enemy.
He would be taking Ye Jintang to Ningchuan Prefecture soon, so he would naturally no longer keep these nails with him. He just took this opportunity to pull them all out.
Even if people knew about it later, they would not think that Xiao Mo did it on purpose. After all, when the Qin Palace was massacred, the foreign assassins did not know who was from the Qin Palace and who was a planted spike.
Shi Bin and his men were like evil spirits from hell, holding scimitars to harvest all kinds of lives, young and old, male and female.
These people were poisonous snakes placed in the Prince Qin's mansion by others. No one knew when they would be bitten to death by them. When dealing with them, Shi Bin was extremely efficient.
As for the others who had nothing to do with the matter, they were all so scared that they hid in their own houses, fearing that they would be seen by the evil ghosts and caught and chopped to pieces.
Within half an hour, the entire palace was almost washed in blood, and the strong smell of blood drifted into the streets.
The night watchman passed by the Prince of Qin's Palace and saw that the lights were on and screams were heard from time to time. The night watchman was so scared that he ran away, fearing that he had caused something he shouldn't have caused.
"Jintang, you should go back to your room and sleep. Leave the rest to me."
Ye Jintang watched as all the assassins in the yard were carried out in an orderly manner, and said, "Your Highness still has a hidden illness, so don't stay up late. You should take a rest now that things are almost done. There is still a tough battle waiting for Your Highness tomorrow."
Faced with Ye Jintang's concern, Xiao Mo felt sweet in her heart, she still had him in her heart.
"I see."
When Ye Jintang returned to the house to rest, the yard had been cleaned up, except for some bloodstains that had not been cleaned up.
These bloodstains need to be kept, as someone will definitely come to check them tomorrow.
She felt very uncomfortable and panicked, so she took Luzhu and others to sleep in Yingchun Pavilion.
Such a big thing happened in the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and the prefect of Beijing, Lu Hongwei, received the news first.
He rushed out of his concubine's room in a hurry, and was so anxious that he even put on the wrong shoes.
"Master Yu, let's go to the Prince of Qin's Mansion and see what's going on."
While he was talking, Lu Hongwei was about to walk out.
"My lord, my lord, please don't worry. This matter involves a lot of things. We can't go to the Qin Palace by ourselves."
"Ah, if we don't go by ourselves, do we have to wait for the King of Qin to invite us?"
"Exactly."
Master Yu was still relatively clear-headed, and he was well aware of Xiao Mo's situation in the capital. The person who came to assassinate Xiao Mo at this time was most likely Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.
This matter is a hot potato. They don't even have time to avoid it, so there is no reason for them to touch it.
"Hey, I was so sleepy just now, how could I forget about this."
Lu Hongwei, who had been anxious just now, calmed down and went to the study with Master Yu.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
At the same time, the spy who had been guarding the Qin Palace only heard shouting and killing sounds from the Qin Palace, but no one came out for a long time. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Hurry back to the palace to report to the Imperial Concubine. Things may have changed. Ask her to be prepared."
"Yes."
The man in black quickly disappeared into the night.
At this moment, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui in the palace had not slept yet, and she was also waiting for news.
She couldn't sleep well until she heard the news of Xiao Mo's death.
"My queen, a letter was sent back saying that after our assassins entered the Qin Palace, they only heard shouting and killing, but no one came out. I'm afraid they are in danger."
"It would be best if I could die together with Xiao Mo."
Noble Consort Dehui rubbed her slightly painful forehead. In the past few years, she has been helping Emperor Jing review memorials and often stayed up late. After a long time, she would easily suffer from migraines if she did not sleep well at night.
"I have already asked someone to keep an eye on them, and I have also told those assassins that if the mission fails, they will immediately commit suicide by taking poison and will definitely not leave any loopholes."
"Ah."
Regarding this matter, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui still trusted Nanny Hua very much. After all, she had done this kind of thing countless times and had never failed.
"Tell the spies outside to hurry up and get the news. I'm a little sleepy and don't want to wait any longer."
"Yes, slave, go right away."
This night is destined to be a sleepless night for countless people.
After Xiao Mo massacred the entire palace with blood, he sent people to the capital's prefect, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple to notify their officials to come to the Qin Palace to check.
Xiao Mo, who had not slept all night, changed into a set of clothes covered in mud, messed up his hair on purpose, and smeared some dust on his face.
He checked his makeup in front of the bronze mirror and deliberately put on a frightened expression. It looked like he was too frightened and a little mentally disturbed.
Xiao Mo, who was very satisfied with his condition, took the small note and led his men into the palace first.
The sky is gray now, and there is still more than an hour before dawn.
Emperor Jing was not attending court today, and he was still asleep when Xiao Mo entered the palace.
Zheng Hai, the eunuch serving beside Emperor Jing, hesitated for a moment after seeing Xiao Mo's attire, but finally he gritted his teeth and went to Concubine Lan's courtyard to call for help.
Concubine Lan has been in favor recently, and Emperor Jing has been staying in her courtyard for more than ten days.
Zhenghai went over and reported through the curtain, saying that the King of Qin wanted to report something to Emperor Jing.
The favored Concubine Lan stretched out her fair white arms and hugged Emperor Jing's waist to prevent him from getting up.
"Your Majesty, it's not even dawn yet, can we sleep a little longer?"
Emperor Jing, who had just woken up, did not get up in a hurry, but looked at the ceiling of the bed thoughtfully.
Xiao Mo was not a person who would actively look for him on weekdays. He vaguely remembered that when he was young and riding a horse, he was bullied by other princes and accidentally hit his knee after the horse was startled.
He only found out about this three days later. If Xiao Mo hadn't been unable to walk due to the pain in his legs, he would have never let him know that the other princes always bullied him, teased him, and embarrassed him behind his back.
Xiao Mo, who is usually very taciturn, suddenly chose to come to the palace to see him at this time today. I'm afraid something big must have happened.
"I will go see the King of Qin first, and then come back to accompany you."
Emperor Jing stood up and prepared to change his clothes to meet Xiao Mo.
Lady Lan on the side refused to give in.
"Your Majesty, I don't want to get up. Could you please stay with me for a while?"
Concubine Lan started to act like a spoiled child. She thought that because she was favored, she could ignore Xiao Mo.
After all, everyone knows that Emperor Jing dislikes Xiao Mo.
But that also depends on when.
When faced with important matters, Emperor Jing's mind was still quite clear.
"Step aside."
Emperor Jing's face turned cold and he glanced at Concubine Lan who had no self-awareness.
"Change."
Concubine Lan, who had been acting coquettishly just now, was so frightened that she even forgot to get up and change Emperor Jing's clothes.
Emperor Jing was very moody. If she really pissed him off, he would probably never come to her again.
Concubine Lan, already in tears, wanted to do something to win back Emperor Jing's heart.
As a result, when she got out of bed, Emperor Jing had already left with his men.