"Quickly surround the palace! No one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Zhongli Mingye donned his armor, his phoenix eyes cold and stern. "Nephew, I'll go to the palace to fetch the Empress Dowager first!"
"Okay!" Ming Ruyi rushed into the palace in a hurry.
He arranged for Xing Jian to fetch Concubine Shu first, but unexpectedly Xing Jian didn't return for a long time. Suddenly, the little Yuanbao in Miecui's arms burst into loud cries.
Song Jinyu took the baby over, but Yuanbao just kept crying and fussing. "My dear baby, mother is here..." No matter how she coaxed, Yuanbao just wouldn't stop.
He also didn't want to nurse properly. Song Jinyu took out many toys, including the little tiger that Concubine Shu had bestowed a few days ago, and let him hold it.
Only then did he calm down a bit. "Does Yuanbao miss his grandmother?"
"Maybe... How about taking him to the palace to visit Concubine Shu in a few days?" Miecui played with Yuanbao, and gradually he fell asleep.
Song Jinyu handed Yuanbao to Miecui. "Don't go for now!" Given the current situation in the palace, it was better to stay in the prince's mansion in peace.
Jinyu was lying on the dragon bed at the moment, his face sinister. He never expected that Song Jinyu would enter the palace. He didn't dare to underestimate her at all.
Separated by the gauze curtain, this was the closest the two had been in years.
She was truly extremely beautiful. Although she was a woman who had given birth, having shed her former greenness and innocence, she was now so radiant and charming.
She walked out hand in hand with the Prince of Yu. That last glance back made Jinyu's heart almost jump out.
Song Jinyu was really a smart woman. She was always as meticulous as a hair, brave and resourceful. If he was a little careless and she detected something amiss,
he was afraid that everything would be exposed.
Just as he had thought, Song Jinyu had already started preparing the antidote for the Gu poison. She still worried that the time to prepare the antidote would be delayed.
However, at this moment, a great event had occurred in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Princess was dead! She had died a very miserable death. It was obvious to anyone with eyes that she had been tortured to death!
The Duke who assisted the state saw with his own eyes his precious daughter being tortured and beaten by the Crown Prince Zhongli Chengze. It was so inhumane. He just said that he had been blind back then.
Even if Chen Jiacai was as shrewd as he was, he couldn't hold back at this moment.
He slapped Zhongli Chengze several times in succession. "How dare you hit this prince!" Zhongli Chengze flew into a rage. He was neither male nor female now, all thanks to Chen Mingzhu.
So what if he had killed her now!
It was a pity that the old dog of the Duke who assisted the state was unreasonable. Then don't blame him for being ruthless! But... Before he could fight back, something happened in the palace.
Zhongli Mingye led his troops to surround the palace.
"Is he actually plotting a rebellion?"
The Duke who assisted the state sneered. "I'm afraid you're the one plotting a rebellion!" After saying that, he signaled his subordinates to take Zhongli Chengze away. "I can't kill you, but there will surely be someone who can!"
But as soon as they got out of the door, they were blocked by the eunuchs from the Eastern Depot!
The two sides clashed. The Duke's Mansion was careless and accidentally let Zhongli Chengze escape. After beheading several eunuchs in succession, the people from the Duke's Mansion also suffered heavy casualties.
At the moment, the harem was in complete chaos.
Jinyu secretly cursed the Crown Prince Zhongli Chengze for being such a bastard! Originally, the plan was to drag on for a few more days. After capturing Song Jinyu,
he had long known that with only the power of the Eastern Depot, Jinyu was no match for Zhongli Mingye.
Taking advantage of Concubine Shu's visit to the emperor, he had already imprisoned Concubine Shu.
Now he could just make use of her. Jinyu had gained the upper hand. Otherwise, under Zhongli Mingye's siege, he wouldn't have had the slightest chance of winning.
In a hurry to escape, he hid Concubine Shu in the suburbs.
He only left behind the emperor, whose mind had been devoured by the Gu poison and who was unable to move. Originally, Jinyu had wanted to kill him directly, but then he thought that if he killed the emperor,
Zhongli Mingye could just ascend to the throne directly.
This was not what he wanted, so he spared the emperor's life.
Ming Ruyi searched everywhere in the palace, but there was no sign of Empress Dowager Ming. He became more and more worried. Although he was dissatisfied with many of Empress Dowager Ming's actions,
she was his mother, and everything she had done was for him. Ming Ruyi led his men to search every corner of the palace.
Not only did Ming Ruyi fail to find the Empress Dowager, but when Zhongli Mingye broke into Concubine Shu's palace, he also didn't find any trace of her. Xing Jian was seriously injured, but fortunately his life was not in danger.
It wasn't until they reached the emperor's bedroom that a strange smell came. Ming Ruyi then discovered the slightly rotting body of Empress Dowager Ming.
The emperor opened his eyes wide but showed no reaction.
Zhongli Mingye was a little dazed. He had really come a step too late. Looking at his father, whose face was sallow, he thought that the harm of the Gu poison had already penetrated his bones and marrow.
He broke open the antidote that Song Jinyu had prepared and only fed half of it. "Father, are you feeling better?" He kept the other half in his wide sleeve, and his eyes gradually darkened.
The emperor swallowed the antidote with his help. Although his mind became a lot clearer, he soon found that he was still unable to move!
"Father, you should rest well! Mother is missing now... I'll leave first!" His voice was cold and seemed emotionless.
After this incident, he no longer had any father - son affection for his father. If something happened to his mother, the first person he couldn't forgive would be himself,
and the second would be his father!
Song Jinyu had been waiting anxiously in the mansion all day, feeling extremely restless. Finally, when she saw Zhongli Mingye's figure, she learned that the Empress Dowager had been killed!
Concubine Shu was missing. The identity of the villain was becoming clearer and clearer. Song Jinyu knew that his target was the Prince of Yu's Mansion.
Otherwise, why would he have kidnapped Concubine Shu alone?
Zhongli Mingye's face was frosty, but it softened a little when he saw Song Jinyu and their child. "You just stay in the mansion in peace. I... will search for my mother these days."
"Is the city gate closed?" Song Jinyu was in a mess. She held Zhongli Mingye's hand and only then did she feel calm. "I think it has something to do with Ouyang Jinse!"
"I'm sorry. I've implicated you, Mingye!" She felt indescribable guilt because now that the identity of the villain had been confirmed,
but it had implicated Zhongli Mingye's mother. Song Jinyu was really worried. If something happened to Concubine Shu, she was afraid that she would never feel at ease in her life.
Zhongli Mingye hugged her. "How could it be your fault? It's my elder brother! He never changes his ways..." He hugged the slightly trembling delicate body and gently stroked her back.
"Now, you just take care of our child in the mansion and wait for me to come back." He pinched her cheek and planted a kiss on it.
The determination and certainty in his eyes made Song Jinyu feel a little comforted. "This time, I will surely send him to hell!"
To hell? Song Jinyu had no doubt. Now there was really a life - and - death feud between her and Ouyang Jinse.
She hugged him tightly. After Zhongli Mingye comforted her, he went out again!
"My lord! After Zhongli Chengze killed Chen Mingzhu, he fled the Eastern Palace!"
"Do you know where he went?"
Zhongli Mingye gave the order. "The Crown Prince has been harmed by villains. His life or death is unknown." But secretly he gave the order, "Kill him on sight!"
Seeing this situation, the Duke who assisted the state, Chen Jiacai, knew that Zhongli Mingye's throne was secure. At the moment, it seemed that Concubine Shu's life or death was holding him back.
Otherwise, in a few more days, the Prince of Yu would move into the Eastern Palace. He shook his head and sighed that his daughter's life had been really full of twists and turns. He also hated himself for misjudging people.