Chapter 75 Chapter 75 I wanted to leave openly but unexpectedly...

"Commit suicide. I will take care of your family."

The guard's face turned pale, and he knelt down with a trembling voice to express his gratitude.

Tears streamed down his face. He held onto the wall and staggered outside. He explained the situation to the other guards who had rushed over, found a secluded place, and committed suicide with a knife.

Blood and tears flowed all over the ground, and he never closed his eyes until his death.

Lingchuan was already so frightened that her face turned pale as paper. She could only force herself to maintain her posture to give herself courage and shrieked:

"Gu Shi, I'm determined to leave. Don't think you can scare me with this trick."

"Um."

He just nodded.

"If you want to leave, go ahead. I never stopped you."

Lingchuan couldn't describe how she felt at the moment. Her legs were shaking and she was trying her best not to collapse on the ground.

"Bah! People like you make me ashamed!"

She turned her head, spat at Gu Shi, turned away, and walked away angrily, dragging her limp legs.

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Jinzhan was yawning and holding the cat when she suddenly saw a few palace maids sneaking into the back mountain.

"I saw several guards hurried into the hall. What were they doing there?"

Jinzhan felt very anxious, as if someone was going to disrupt her short peaceful life and cause her a lot of trouble.

She had finally made it big. Now she had a high monthly salary, few tasks to do, and a high status. She managed more than a dozen palace maids, and from time to time, a few of them would show their courtesy to her. Even gods would envy such a life.

She will never forgive anyone who makes her life difficult.

She followed them quietly and saw the girls gossiping.

"I saw a guard hurried into the palace, saying he wanted to... protect the emperor?"

"Hush...don't dare say anything nonsense."

The other girl quickly covered her mouth.

Jinzhan walked forward with great swagger and said loudly:

"She's right. We shouldn't talk nonsense."

Jinzhan cried out in her heart that something bad must have happened, but she put her hands in her pockets loosely, maintaining a calm appearance.

The girls looked at each other with embarrassed expressions.

She snorted coldly and walked up to the gossiping girl:

"Those who gossip will be fined one month's salary. Come with me and accept the punishment. The rest of the girls, please go away."

"Aunt Jinzhan, please forgive me."

The girl's eyes were evasive and she pleaded in a low voice.

"Forgive you? I can, but will His Majesty? What will happen if you can't control your mouth? Come with me alone!"

She scolded loudly.

Seeing that the other girls had left, she put on a kind expression again and asked her with a smile:

"What happened? Tell me clearly."

"I... I don't know everything either... I only saw a group of guards hurried into the hall, and not long after, they came out with very bad looks on their faces."

Her lips turned purple with fright.

Jinzhan patted her shoulder and said:

"I won't fine you your monthly salary this time. Don't tell anyone else. Just keep it to yourself. Tell me about these things right away. Don't spread rumors. If they get out, we'll all be beheaded."

The little palace maid nodded repeatedly.

"Thank you, Aunt Jinzhan... Thank you, Aunt Jinzhan..."

Jinzhan frowned unhappily and said:

"Call me sister!"

"Thank you, Sister Jinzhan..."

The little palace maid couldn't help but laugh and quickly covered her mouth with her sleeve.

Jinzhan grabbed her again, asked her about the specific location in detail, and then hurried there.

As soon as she rushed over, she saw Lingchuan's face was as pale as paper, and his whole body looked like a pomegranate flower that had been stepped on. His hair was wet with sweat and hung in clumps on his forehead. His clothes were clean and obviously newly changed. He fell to the side and had to be supported by someone before he could walk out of the hall.

"Oh my ancestor, you are already in such a state, why don't you go to bed and rest? Why are you still trying to be brave and get out of bed?"

Jinzhan only moved her mouth but not her hands. She just let the palace maid support her and didn't move at all.

"Call a sedan chair and carry me to Cong Cui Palace."

She knew that it was too difficult for her to travel in this state, so she had to go to Cong Cui Palace to rest first and pack up some gold and silver jewelry before leaving.

After returning to Congcui Palace, Jinzhan asked two strong palace maids to carry her to the bed to rest. Once Lingchuan lay down, she didn't want to get up. She felt her whole body was soft, as if she had sunk into the bed.

How can I leave in this state...

She fell into a deep sleep and when she woke up, there was no one around.

She felt a little uncomfortable, and her waist twisted like a snake. After tossing and turning for a while, she finally stood up.

She stood up and changed into a relatively inconspicuous dress... but it was still too eye-catching. She didn't want to be robbed as soon as she went out, so she simply found a plain skirt and put it on.

She went straight to the dressing table, but found that all the gold, silver and jewelry were empty. Instead of being angry, she laughed. She never thought that Gu Shi had such secret thoughts. She thought he would just be a coward.

It doesn't matter. She has been prepared. The private money she saved is still there. Besides, these silks and satins can be used as money. They are also lighter and she can carry them.

She calmly found a pair of scissors and cut off the valuable parts of the dress that were sewn with jewels. She also took all the silk embroidered with gold thread to the fire and burned it all. When it was all burned, there were only tangled clumps of gold thread left, which she took away.

It would be a waste not to take Gu Shi's money. Her departure was a pragmatic move that she had considered for a long time, and she didn't do it on purpose to make Gu Shi angry.

She counted the silver notes, which totaled seven hundred taels, and the gold thread was about eight taels. She didn't know the exact value of the gems, and would ask Qin Sizhao to calculate it later. Even if she was alone, if she was frugal, these silver taels would be enough for her to live for a lifetime.

There was still a long way to go from Congcui Palace to the palace gate, so she could only walk slowly, taking breaks while walking, under the scorching sun.

She didn't meet any palace servants along the way, so she didn't find it strange.

"Miss Lingchuan."

A voice called her, and when she turned around, she found it was Jinzhan.

"Miss Lingchuan... I shouldn't have come to see you, but if something really happened to you, I wouldn't be able to explain it."

Jinzhan rubbed her unruly hair anxiously. She didn't know whether she should take care of this matter.

She already had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. Lingchuan had divorced Gu Shi because of the loss of their child, and then stabbed Gu Shi in a fit of rage. Not to mention that there was a third party involved before. All these factors combined together, and the two of them broke up out of anger.

But a quarrel between husband and wife is an uncertain thing in itself. It is said that it is difficult for an honest judge to judge family affairs. Even if Bao Qingtian is reborn, he will be so worried that his face will turn pale when he tries to judge the right and wrong of the two of them. Who knows whether they will get back together. If something really happens to Lingchuan, it will be difficult for her to explain. Gu Shi might even go crazy again by then.

She thought that it would be better to persuade them to reconcile than to separate, and she would rather demolish a temple than ruin a marriage, so she had to persuade them to reconcile first.

"Are you really determined to leave? His Majesty is simply angry, resorting to these little tricks to stop you and persuade you not to leave. If you just give in, the matter will be over."

"It's okay. We can get out if we walk slowly. I've hidden some silver for emergencies. It won't be a problem."

She whispered.

Jinzhan sighed deeply and said:

"Well, well, I've smoothed things over for you and found a few people to carry your sedan chair all the way to a place where you can rent a car. Please be careful."

She led Lingchuan into the dark.

"There's a small path here that palace maids often use. The palace maids often go out from here to buy food and drinks. You can just quietly go from here. There are carriages and rickshaw drivers not far away. Don't take out large sums of money. Save it."

"Thank you, Jinzhan. I've troubled you over the years."

She glanced at her with a hint of nostalgia.

"Oh, forget it! Don't give me that! You've really caused me a lot of trouble over the years, thank you!"

Jinzhan waved her hands repeatedly and watched her go away. She sighed secretly, finally sending this ancestor away.

She didn't know what the ending would be for these two people, and she felt that this matter was not over yet.

As she walked forward, she suddenly smelled a burnt smell. She hurried forward to take a look and found that the Congcui Palace was on fire. Half of it was on fire, and the other half was still intact.

Half of the Congcui Palace had turned into a dry, charred hole, while the other half remained magnificent. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the scene was extremely eerie, as if it were a place that had been haunted for years.

She widened her eyes and quickly covered her mouth, not daring to scream.

No... She couldn't continue to meddle in the affairs of the palace. She had to resign and go home quickly. Fortunately, the people she invited were all temporarily hired by her through connections, so she didn't have to be involved.

Her staying in the palace today was already a disobedience to the imperial edict, not to mention that she secretly asked someone to release Lingchuan.

The Congcui Palace itself is far away from other palaces, and the sky is covered with dark clouds. It will rain soon, so the fire will not get out of control.

Instead of explaining that she let Lingchuan go, it would be better to let Gu Shi think that she was burned to death in there. At least this way she would not be held responsible.

She decided to leave immediately and leave this place of trouble. Before Gu Shi came to his senses, she suggested leaving the palace and going home. She believed that Gu Shi didn't want to see her now.

She spat on the ground, cursed under her breath, and stomped on it a few times. This dog emperor hid in the palace like a coward, he really deserved to be cuckolded, bah, bah, bah, how unlucky.

Jinzhan glanced back at the Congcui Palace where the fire was burning even more fiercely, and chuckled softly, "I won't serve you anymore!"

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Lingchuan arrived at the downtown area smoothly. She brought some copper coins with her and bought a bowl of cheap and filling noodles. She ate it quickly and felt full of energy again.

She didn't know where Qin Sizhao was now, but she was very excited.

Before, he had been running around and asking around to find her. Now it was her turn to do the same and look for him slowly.

When looking for someone, she couldn't just run around aimlessly. She decided to find a restaurant to stay in first, and then find out where the place could test the drug that could fake death.