At dusk, the palace banquet ended. After Li Qiji told Guan Zhiyue about his plan, he ordered all the ministers and their families to leave.

The main reason is to prevent these ministers from getting hurt later!

After all, these ministers all brought their families with them. If they were accidentally injured in the ensuing chaos, he, as the emperor, would have to pay for their resettlement. Wouldn't that be like tearing his flesh out of his body?

“Yes, I think it’s feasible. Let’s do it this way!” Guan Zhiyue agreed after hearing Li Qiji’s words.

Li Qiji then had Hua Quan announce that everyone should leave the palace, and that the palace banquet was over.

The ministers were all baffled. When they left the palace, they were even more surprised to find that there was a curfew that night.

And it's the kind of "kill without mercy" approach, so wouldn't that mean you'd be killed by the patrol team just for seeing someone on the street?

Isn't this a bit too brutal and bloody?

Upon leaving the palace, the officials learned of the curfew tonight and, reflecting on the events of the day, realized that tonight was destined to be anything but peaceful!

"Madam, let's hurry home. Tonight looks like things aren't going to be peaceful," a minister said to his wife.

The noblewoman standing nearby also sensed something was amiss and quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, I also feel uneasy."

Such words were heard in many carriages. Those who could see clearly what was going on and could distinguish the urgency of the matter naturally urged their families to hurry home and hide!

The palace is now fraught with danger. Guan Zhiyue is accompanied by Bilian, with Su Xu and her father following behind.

The four of them arrived at the Cold Palace. Although the inner palace was a place where men were not allowed to enter, the situation was urgent and could not be tolerated. What would happen to Xiao Chang Le if they returned late?

That's Guan Zhiyue's child in name only, and how old is that child? He's still an infant. If he were killed by these ruthless demons, wouldn't Guan Zhiyue be guilty of a terrible sin?

Therefore, her purpose in returning was to personally bring Chang Le to meet with Li Qiji and then find a way to put her into her spatial dimension; this was the safest approach.

Li Qiji thought so too, so when Guan Zhiyue suggested this method, he didn't hesitate at all, after all, Xiao Changle was also his child!

This little guy has brought him and Guan Zhiyue even closer, so he definitely wants the child to be well and doesn't want anything to happen to the child.

"Father, please wait here for a moment. I'll go in and bring the child out," Guan Zhiyue said to the two men after they reached the main hall of the Cold Palace.

Guan Hongsheng and Su Xu did not follow them into the backyard; they simply nodded to indicate that they understood.

So Guan Zhiyue went to the backyard, took the baby from the wet nurse, and left!

Before the wet nurse could react, Guan Zhiyue had already left the backyard and reunited with her father.

Guan Hongsheng stepped forward and took the child from Guan Zhiyue's arms. He lifted the blanket and saw a pair of bright, dark eyes staring at him with a big smile on their face.

A trace of drool lingered at the corner of his mouth, as if he were giving a gentle smile.

"You little rascal, look at you, you're drooling with laughter! Call him Grandpa!" Guan Hongsheng teased.

Guan Zhiyue was talking to Su Xu when she heard her father say this. She rolled her eyes at him speechlessly and muttered to herself, "Your child can talk even when he's still in swaddling clothes?"

...

After discussing it, the three decided not to waste any more time and headed towards the Imperial Study. The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and Li Qishang had all gathered there. Their purpose was to ensure that everyone was together so that no one could take advantage of the situation.

Guan Zhiyue looked at the group of people before her, then at Li Qiji, and raised the child in her arms. Li Qiji understood Guan Zhiyue's meaning, then raised his hand to his lips, coughed lightly, and looked at the group, saying, "I will take the child into the secret chamber. Only in this way can we..."

Everyone understood, and Li Qishang said, "Why don't you go to the secret chamber too, Grandmother?"

Li Qiji shook his head. "Let Mother Empress come with us. That way we'll be safer. I want to hide the child in a secret room."

No one argued anymore. In the end, Guan Zhiyue carried Xiao Chang Le and followed behind Li Qiji into the bottomless secret passage. When they had gone about halfway, Guan Zhiyue put the child into her spatial dimension and asked Xiao Tuantuan to take good care of her.

"Master, don't worry, I, Tuantuan, am a master at taking care of babies!" Little Tuantuan looked at Xiao Chang Le lying in the rocking crib, floating in mid-air, and proudly raised her little chin.

Guan Zhiyue really wanted to say that she herself was still a little kid, how could she take good care of Xiao Chang Le?

However, now is not the time to talk about these things. After Guan Zhiyue and the other person finished putting things away, they left the secret passage.

Less than fifteen minutes after they emerged from the secret passage, the sounds of fighting came from the rooftop. Those present frowned in displeasure; it seemed the fight had finally begun.

Empress Xin held a string of Buddhist prayer beads in her hand and kept turning them around, thinking to herself, "As expected, there's no escaping it. Has it finally come?"

Soon, the sounds of fighting erupted outside. The sounds were extremely jarring, the clash of swords and blades was the most thrilling and exciting.

"Yue'er, don't be afraid!" Li Qiji pulled Guan Zhiyue behind him, and several people who knew martial arts surrounded Bilian, Guan Zhiyue, Empress Dowager Xin, and several servants behind them.

Guan Zhiyue is now communicating with Xiao Tuantuan in the space using her mind, asking him if there is anything that can help.

"Little Tuantuan, let me ask you, if I die, will you die too?"

Little Tuantuan had a feeling that her master knew something. "What's wrong, master?"

"The situation is critical. Is there anything that can help me?"

Xiao Tuantuan also sensed the murderous aura outside the space and stopped beating around the bush with Guan Zhiyue, asking directly, "Do you want the Power Pill?"

Rosamund Kwan no longer cares about whether she wants it or not; she just wants it based on a uniform standard. Don't ask if she wants it or not; the answer is always "yes."

Then a dark, round ball, about the size of a sesame seed, appeared in Guan Zhiyue's palm.

Guan Zhiyue couldn't help but complain in her heart, "Damn, it really is a super pill! Its shape and size are both developing in the direction of a super pill."

Without saying a word, as soon as the man in black kicked open the door to the Imperial Study, he shoved the Power Pill into his mouth and instantly felt his whole body filled with power.

Guan Zhiyue even mimicked a gorilla pounding its chest, proving she's incredibly strong!

A chaotic melee erupted, filled with utter panic...