After Emperor Wei Zhao walked out of Concubine Chen's palace, his already gloomy face became even more gloomy.

In the moonlight, her skin was as white as cold snow.

Concubine Chen's biological father, Duke Rong Chen Caizhi, was ambitious and cunning, and he should have died long ago.

But they couldn't find a way. If Concubine Chen was found guilty of murdering the legitimate princess, the entire Rongguo Duke's faction would fall.

After more than ten years, we finally brought this old man down.

Emperor Wei Zhao had a fleeting smile in his eyes. He played with the jade ring in his hand and slowly walked back to the imperial study in the night.

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On the other side, Wei Xiuchu quietly came to the outer layer of Xiyue Palace.

Even though Xiyue Palace was a forbidden area in the imperial palace and was heavily guarded, Wei Xiuchu still managed to get there under the protection of his men.

Although he has not been running his own network for more than a decade, the remnants of power from earlier years cannot be underestimated.

Outside Xiyue Palace was an abandoned palace road. The wind blew, making a terrifying and strange whimpering sound. A few crows flew low over Wei Xiuchu's head, their dark red eyes like a pair of rubies.

"Your Highness, do you want to go further? Just turn around this palace road and you will reach the entrance of Xiyue Palace."

Wei Xiuchu shook his head and gently closed his eyes.

"Listen."

The eunuch was puzzled and closed his eyes, but heard nothing.

Wei Xiuchu curled his lips and smiled sadly, "I probably already know what I want to know. I'll go back by myself, you go."

The eunuch nodded, knelt on one knee and bowed deeply, "If Your Majesty still needs me, please let me know."

Wei Xiuchu pushed his wheelchair and walked back slowly.

Under the high red wall, the figure looks lonely and desolate.

He has been practicing martial arts since he was young, and his five senses are superior to those of ordinary people.

Just across the palace wall, he heard the sound of weapons.

He went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen. He was very familiar with this kind of sound. Just by listening to the sound and footsteps, he could tell how many people there were, what weapons they were holding, what armor they were wearing, the specifications, and what kind of soldiers they were...

The soldiers outside Xiyue Palace are ordinary palace guards.

But it’s different inside.

There were about five or six hundred royal black-armored guards, each of whom was armed with a spear and wore armor made of fine iron, patrolling back and forth.

If Wei Xiuchu had taken three steps forward just now, the black-armored guards would have discovered him.

Wei Xiuchu knew the Black Armor Guards very well.

It’s simple. Those black-armored guards were trained by him personally.

The Black Armor Guards have been trained since childhood and each of them is elite and can defeat a hundred enemies alone.

He was directly under the emperor, loyal to him, and served as the secret guard of successive Wei Zhao emperors.

Only the person who possesses the imperial seal of Wei Zhao has the right to control the Black Armor Guards.

When he was nineteen years old, the late emperor secretly asked Wei Xiuchu to help him train the Black Armor Guards without telling any of his ministers and princes.

Wei Xiuchu knew very well that this was against etiquette, but he could not bear the punishment of the late emperor, so he could only help with the training for a few days and developed a deep relationship with them.

Later, when his brother ascended the throne, Wei Xiuchu never had any contact with them again in order to avoid suspicion.

Now, it has been more than ten years.

Wei Xiuchu knew that even though he had once been the leader of the Black Armor Guards, it could not change the fact that the Black Armor Guards were loyal to the owner of the Imperial Seal.

If the current emperor asked the Black Armor Guards to kill him, they would definitely do it without hesitation and would show no mercy.

This is the tradition of Wei Zhao, passed down through the royal family for thousands of years.

So, why did the emperor send so many people to guard a small Xiyue Palace?

Isn’t Xiyue Palace just an ordinary palace that was burned beyond recognition?

The more suspicious, the more problematic it is.

Wei Xiuchu returned to the princess's mansion under the protection of his men.

He has been staying by Wei Linglong's side these days.

I hope Wei Linglong can wake up again and explain everything to him.

He hoped he had just heard wrong, that his guesses were all wrong.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Wei Xiuchu keenly discovered that all the palace servants in the hall had been replaced by a new group, not the previous group.

He frowned, "Where are the palace maids from before?"

A thin eunuch lowered his head and walked forward, whispering, "Your Majesty, the previous palace servants have all been executed by His Majesty for not taking good care of the princess."

Wei Xiuchu's eyes turned cold, "All?"

The young eunuch said in a fearful tone, with a kind of sadness that was like a rabbit dying and a fox mourning over its own death, "Yes."

Wei Xiuchu immediately turned his wheelchair around and prepared to go down the stairs. "Where is the person?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to plead for them. Those disobedient servants have all been executed according to your majesty's orders."

A senior eunuch walked over from a distance, swept the whisk in his hand, saluted, and said in a long tone, "Your servant greets the prince. Those servants have committed a serious mistake and deserve death. Your Majesty knows that the prince has a kind heart, but there is no need to plead for such servants."

Wei Xiuchu curled his lips, "Did my brother ask you to come?"

The chief eunuch nodded and said, "Your Majesty is worried about the prince and is afraid that the prince is upset."

Wei Xiuchu's tone was even, and one could not tell whether he was happy or angry. "How could that be? My brother's decisions are always correct."

The chief eunuch smiled flatteringly, "Also, Your Majesty, the doctor said that the princess needs to rest. How about you come to see her every few days? His Majesty is also worried about the princess's condition..."

Wei Xiuchu's dark eyes were deep, "I understand. I will leave the palace tomorrow and let the princess recover from her illness in peace."

The eunuch smiled with relief, and said cheerfully, "Okay, I will report this to Your Majesty right away."

Wei Xiuchu stood there, staring at the wide white marble square in the distance for a long time, until the sky turned pale, then he pushed his wheelchair into the palace.

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