Chapter 406

She knew that Chen Zheng would make his move today.

Ziyu walked in from outside and immediately asked, "How did it go? Did you find out any news?"

"It seems something has happened at His Majesty's Yong'an Palace. It's been completely surrounded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and palace servants. It seems to involve former court officials," Ziyu said, her face tense and somewhat frightened.

The Yong'an Palace was filled with Imperial Guards clad in silver armor. They only wore silver armor when something major happened. She only glanced at them before running back in a panic.

Upon hearing this, Shen Man immediately grabbed Zi Yu's wrist and anxiously asked, "Which minister was it? Did you see clearly?"

A sharp pain shot through Ziyu's wrist, and she cried out as she struggled free: "I don't know, I don't know. I only saw that all the Imperial Guards were wearing silver armor."

A smile appeared on Shen Man's face, her eyes filled with excitement and joy. Shen Zheng really hadn't lied to her; she had finally made it through!

She looked somewhat deranged at this moment. She had indeed been tormented terribly these days. Her knees were ruined from kneeling in the ice palace, and they were in excruciating pain whenever she was exposed to the cold. She also had frostbite on her hands and many other parts of her body.

Ziyu, clutching her wrist, couldn't help but take two steps back and exchanged a glance with Zifei, who was standing in the corner.

At this moment, Fu Hai, the eunuch serving beside Song Xuan, hurried over, followed by two Jinyiwei guards clad in silver armor.

"Arrest them and take them to Yong'an Palace," Fu Hai waved to the Imperial Guards behind him.

Two Imperial Guards immediately stepped forward and took Shen Man into custody. Shen Man looked incredulous and tried to resist, but to no avail.

Shen Man was taken directly to Yong'an Palace.

Inside the Golden Palace.

As dawn broke, Shen Qingnian and the others finally received good news. A man dressed in black strode in, exuding a faint aura of blood, with bloodstains on the hem of his clothes.

He was accompanied by Xia Qianjun's father, General Xia.

"Father..." Xia Qianjun burst into tears upon seeing General Xia's arm wrapped in gauze.

Meng Yun, his expression also showing excitement, rushed forward to greet him.

Song Xuan ignored them and quickly walked up to Shen Qingnian, raised his large hand to touch her protruding belly, and said softly, "Are you tired?"

“Father, Mother and I have been waiting all night,” Xiao Shenxi said repeatedly.

"The matter is over. Go and freshen up and get a good night's sleep," Song Xuan said to the two little ones.

Upon hearing this, everyone dispersed. General Xia wanted to spend more time with his daughter, but due to palace rules, he had to leave the palace first and return the next day to meet Xia Qianjun.

The Imperial Guards outside the Golden Hall returned to their respective positions, and Xiao Yanqing and Xiao Shenxi were taken away by Liu Yurou to rest.

Shen Qingnian was also helped by Song Xuan to wash up. While the man washed her face and hands, he told her what had happened in Yong'an Palace.

"Shen Zheng led his elite troops into the palace. Those soldiers were General Xia's men, so I killed Shen Zheng on the spot. Shen Zheng was terrified and begged for mercy, but I also killed him. Shen Man was imprisoned to await execution. Next is to purge the Shen family's cronies. Although it is complicated, it is also a good opportunity to remove the cancer of the previous dynasty..."

As Song Xuan spoke, he helped Shen Qingnian lie down on the bed. He needed to clean up the mess after the person in his arms fell asleep.

After lying down, Shen Qingnian felt something was wrong. She frowned and then felt a warm sensation between her legs. Her eyes widened immediately as she looked at the man beside her: "My water broke."