Chapter 268 Fake Wound

Xue Huaiyi sneered as he watched Xue Niaoniao's departing figure.

As soon as news of the princess's danger broke, people in the capital began to take action.

Even he, a mere commander of the royal palace, was being targeted.

Just how much do the people of the capital fear the Zhenbei Army and the princess?

Qin Jinzhi remained unconscious, and chaos ensued in the palace.

After the Empress woke up, she went to Qin Jinzhi's room.

She told everyone to leave, and stayed behind to guard Qin Jinzhi.

Qin Ye's eyes were bloodshot from staying up all night.

The Empress said, "I will guard Jinzhi tonight. You go back and rest, and come again tomorrow."

Qin Ye knew the importance of his beloved granddaughter in the Empress's heart.

"Then I'll come again tomorrow."

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a young eunuch waiting at the door.

"Greetings, Prince Zhenbei. His Majesty has decreed that if the Prince Zhenbei needs rest, he may go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

The Hall of Mental Cultivation was the emperor's residence, which shows how much the emperor valued Qin Ye.

Qin Ye nodded. "Lead the way."

After everyone had left, the Empress sat down next to Qin Jinzhi.

"Alright, get up and move around, your limbs are all numb from lying down."

Qin Jinzhi opened her eyes, "Grandmother and grandson are still in sync."

Suddenly, the doorway opened a crack.

Feiyan sneaked in like a thief.

Seeing that Qin Jinzhi had already gotten up, he quickly ran over.

"Princess, I saved all of this for you, please eat!"

The Empress smiled as she looked at Feiyan, who was presenting her treasure.

Qin Jinzhi watched Feiyan drooling over the chicken leg, then smiled, tore the chicken leg off, and stuffed it into her hand.

Then he tore off another chicken leg and sat on the edge of the bed.

Feiyan sat at Qin Jinzhi's feet, happily eating a chicken leg.

The Empress smiled and looked at the two of them, "Why didn't I tell you that my grandfather had set a trap this time?"

Qin Jinzhi said with a smile, "The old man's acting is not good. Although this time he set a trap for the Cui family, his real purpose is to find a traitor in the army and other people with ulterior motives. If he is discovered, this plan will have been set up in vain."

The Empress nodded in agreement, "That old man's acting was bad when he was young."

Qin Jinzhi held the chicken leg and looked at the Empress, "Grandmother, I need your help with a small matter. Please help me transport a few people into the palace."

The Empress laughed and said, "You little rascal, you always have so many ideas."

The next day, the Empress invited the highly respected nun Kongshan from the capital to lead her disciples in chanting sutras and praying for Qin Jinzhi.

Everyone went to rest at night.

Four young nuns appeared in Qin Jinzhi's room.

Si Sha walked up to Qin Jinzhi and pointed at the blood on her clothes.

Qin Jinzhi smiled and patted the bed, inviting her to sit on the edge of it.

"It's fake, don't worry. Just stay here in the palace and I'll be back in a few days."

Si Sha's expression improved considerably after hearing this, and he obediently sat to the side.

Qin Jinzhi couldn't help but laugh at the sight of Chen Suo and the Hua sisters.

Chen Suo stepped forward. "Princess, how is my cooking?"

Chen Suo disguised the three of them as nuns, and not a single flaw could be detected.

Qin Jinzhi gave a thumbs up, "Very good."

Chen Suo proudly raised his chin.

She then asked, "Why did the princess summon us to the palace?"

Qin Jinzhi pointed to her chest.

"Make me a fake wound, so that no one within three inches can tell the difference between the real and fake one."

Upon hearing this, Chen Suo immediately replied, "No problem, with the two Flower Sisters helping me, absolutely no one will be able to tell!"

Qin Jinzhi gave Si Sha some fruit, and Si Sha sat down on the side, round and plump, to eat the fruit.

An hour later, the three of them had inflicted numerous wounds, large and small, on Qin Jinzhi's body.

"Princess, this wound needs to be touched up every three days. Should we continue to stay in the palace?"

Qin Jinzhi shook her head, "You will leave the palace tomorrow. This wound will be useless after three days."

Chen Suo nodded.

The next day, people came to visit Qin Jinzhi in an endless stream.

Aside from the two little ones that Consort Fang brought, who cried for a long time by her bedside.

The others were all inquiring about Qin Jinzhi's injuries to varying degrees.

Just as the number of visitors was at its peak, Qin Jinzhi's wound suddenly started bleeding profusely.

He was also spitting out blood continuously.

Liu Yiyi, looking flustered, examined Qin Jinzhi's wounds in full view of everyone.

After everyone could see Qin Jinzhi's wounds.

The Empress dismissed all visitors from her palace.

The Jiaofang Palace was in complete chaos.

When the emperor and Qin Ye arrived, Qin Jinzhi's room door was tightly closed.

A large amount of bloody water was brought out.

The two old men felt dizzy and disoriented.

The Prince of Zhenbei, overcome with anger, fainted outside the palace.

The group then carried the Prince of Zhenbei to the side room.

After a commotion, the imperial physician left.

The emperor looked at Qin Ye on the bed with some disdain and said, "Alright, everyone's gone. You and your old woman are exactly the same, always pretending to faint."

Qin Ye pursed his lips, "Isn't it because there are too many people, and they're afraid the performance won't be good?"

Yesterday, Qin Ye went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the two of them felt increasingly uneasy.

The two old men pondered the whole process for a while.

The conclusion is that the granddaughter has set another trap.

As expected of her own child, the Empress guessed it right there at the hunting grounds.

The Emperor spoke up: "Jinzhi's fate is unknown, and many people in the capital are already getting restless. It seems that Jinzhi is going to put on a big show. You and I should pretend not to know and just cooperate."

Qin Ye said disdainfully, "Your acting isn't much better than mine, so watch your step!"

That's absolutely true.

When the emperor went to Qin Jinzhi's room and cried bitterly.

Qin Jinzhi almost couldn't resist getting up and kicking the emperor out.

The emperor felt a little guilty when he saw the bulging veins on Qin Jinzhi's forehead by the bedside.

He glanced at Hong Dequan.

Hong Dequan immediately stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, you must take care of your health. If the princess hears this, she will be extremely anxious. You should rest for a while and let the princess recover properly.”

The emperor, heartbroken, was helped out by Hong Dequan.

News of Qin Jinzhi's imminent death spread quickly beyond the palace gates.

Every prominent family that followed Qin Jinzhi was overjoyed upon receiving the news.

With the Qin family line extinguished, the Zhenbei Army will no longer be a threat to them.

Meanwhile, the princes in the capital who were eyeing the position of crown prince also began to make their moves.

The Zhenbei Army is such a big piece of meat.

How much one can eat depends entirely on their ability.

Both the soldiers in the capital and those stationed at the border began to be courted.

The news of Qin Jinzhi's death spread throughout the army in an instant.

The crown prince smashed the study to pieces after seeing what the undercover agents had discovered.

It turns out that Prime Minister Cui had already been secretly colluding with the Yang family.

The Yang family, Xiao Cheng, and Prime Minister Cui!

He won't let a single one of them escape!

After receiving Dian Fengyang's letter, Du Zhong smiled and burned it.

"The fool has taken the bait."

Standing beside him was a very tall man with a scholarly air about him.

His eyes and brows, however, were full of sharpness.

"Is my maternal grandfather trying to seize military power amidst the chaos?"

This person was none other than the Seventh Prince, Xiao Wen.

Du Zhong stroked his beard and said, “You are a prince. How could His Majesty allow the Du family to seize military power? The Yang family has already entered the capital. If we can drag the Cui family and the Yang family down with us this time, there will be no obstacles for you to ascend the throne in the future.”