Chapter 307 Chaos

In Shoukang Palace, the old empress dowager had a kind look in her eyes and the corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising.

While instructing the palace servants to burn the floor heating more vigorously, she sorted out the various clothes, dresses and jewelry specially prepared for little Tangbao.

After carefully selecting, she hesitantly picked up a crimson jacket embroidered with a begonia branch and turned to look at the nanny beside her:

"Can you give me some advice? Is it okay for Tang Bao to wear this on New Year's Eve?"

The nanny hurriedly came closer to take a closer look and replied with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is indeed a very fine piece!"

"Not only is the color bright and the style beautiful, but it's also loose fitting, perfect for the little princess to have fun with and set off firecrackers... The princess will surely be delighted to wear it."

The Queen Mother's smile deepened upon hearing this. "Why don't we get some firecrackers now and let the little girl play with them first? See which ones she likes, and then we can get more later!"

As the two were talking, they saw Aunt Yao coming back alone, with no smile on her face.

The Queen Mother subconsciously glanced behind her, and heard Nanny Yao say in a cold voice, "Your Majesty, I met Shen Ying on the way... The princess didn't come back with me. She went to Chenji Palace with Eunuch Shen first."

[No, no! That’s not the case!]

Little Tang Bao floated in. [Tang Bao didn't go to Chen Ji Palace! Tang Bao was really thinking about his great-grandmother and Aunt Yao!]

Afraid that his aura would affect the health of the two elderly people, the little guy hurriedly defended himself and quickly floated out, peeking into the house through the crack in the door.

The Queen Mother was only slightly stunned for a moment, then her expression relaxed instantly, and there was even a hint of relief in her eyes, "Oh! What's going on?"

"Tang Bao has always been a well-behaved, clever, and considerate child...but he's too stubborn when it comes to his attitude towards the Emperor."

"We are old now, how many more years can we protect her?"

"After all, the Emperor is the ruler of Daliang. If she can come to her senses and is willing to take the initiative to make peace with the Emperor, it would be a good thing!"

......

Having said that, as time passed, the stiff smile on the empress dowager's face could no longer be maintained.

She pursed her lips and sat on the armchair, feeling anxious and worried...

There's been no news from the Zichen Palace yet, and Tang Bao hasn't come yet... Could it be that he's serving as a mascot in the Chenji Hall again, accompanying the emperor in reviewing memorials?

That’s not right...Haven’t I heard that the emperor saw a ghost again recently?

By the way, why did the emperor suddenly call Tang Bao away today?

It's been so long since he left. With Tang Bao's temper, would he offend the emperor again?

"No," the Queen Mother's uneasiness grew stronger. She quickly ordered her most trusted eunuch, "Go quietly to the Purple Palace and find out what's going on. Remember, don't alert anyone else."

"Yes!" The old eunuch immediately took the order and left.

......

The waiting time was extremely long. Aunt Yao paced back and forth in the hall anxiously, and from time to time she would stop and look towards the door...

The Queen Mother was also feeling uneasy, and she was turning the Buddhist beads in her hand very quickly.

"Empress Dowager! Something bad has happened!" The old eunuch crawled into the hall and almost slid to his knees at the feet of the old empress dowager.

"Replying to the Queen Mother," he gasped, his voice trembling, "The Emperor... The Emperor, for some reason, is forcing the Princess to... to choose the Princess of Qing right here on the spot!"

"The princess didn't want to... so the emperor ordered people to go out of the palace to carry away someone's body..."

"What?!" The old lady's face turned pale and she stood up suddenly.

It's only been quiet for a few days? What's that evil creature going on again?!

He ordered people to carry away the body. Could it be that he was trying to threaten Tang Bao?

She was shocked and angry, stroking her chest and immediately ordered: "Quick! Go to Zichen Palace."

Little Tang Bao, floating in the air, saw the Queen Mother's extremely anxious look and became so anxious that he ran around in circles around the old Queen Mother and Aunt Yao...

"Great-grandmother, please take your time and don't be anxious... Please don't get yourself sick because of Tang Bao!"

"Tangbao is fine, Tangbao is fine! The New Year is coming soon, and Tangbao wants to stay up with you to celebrate the New Year!"

No one could hear the little guy's cries. The empress dowager's phoenix carriage sped all the way and broke straight into the Zichen Palace.

The moment the palace door was suddenly pushed open, everyone at the door happened to see "Xiao Tangbao" fall straight back, with the back of his head hitting the ground heavily.

"Tang Bao——!?"

Looking at the unconscious child, the old queen's heart suddenly tightened, her head made a "boom" sound, and her feet staggered.

Thinking of the imperial physician's repeated warnings that in the event of an accident, patients with head injuries must not be moved at will, no one dared to rush forward and pick up "Little Tangbao" on the ground.

"..." Madam Yao's face turned pale as she quickly gathered her thoughts and ordered those around her, "Call the imperial physician! Go call the imperial physician!"

The old empress dowager, who had recovered a little from being pinched on her philtrum, stood hunched at the doorway, gazing around the hall in disbelief and anger...

Seeing with my own eyes those women dressed up in fancy clothes and with terrified expressions, and the bloody and hideous female corpse lying on the ground...

She was so angry that everything went dark before her eyes. She couldn't catch her breath, her eyes closed, and she fell straight back and fainted!

"Empress!" Nanny Yao exclaimed, using all her strength to support the empress dowager's limp body to prevent her from falling to the ground.

"M-Mother?" Emperor Liang was also shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly shouted to the palace servants, "What are you all standing there for?! Help the Queen Mother to the side hall to rest!"

The hall was instantly in chaos.

Xiao Tangbao accompanied a group of people to send the old empress dowager to the side hall.

After returning to the main hall, she quickly glanced at the portraits of women scattered on the ground, then looked at her own body lying on the ground, and her eyes suddenly became bloodshot!

She suddenly raised her head and glared fiercely at the unrepentant dog emperor opposite her...

Without a second thought, he quickly mobilized all his energy, roared, and like an arrow shot from a bow, he rushed towards the emperor with murderous intent and all his strength...

"You bastard...die--!!!"

The moment the little guy's soul penetrated Emperor Liang's body, Emperor Liang felt a burning pain, as if his internal organs were being torn apart... He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes widened, and he fell straight back!

One strike wasn't enough, so Xiao Tangbao gathered his soul power and was about to attack the Dog Emperor again, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Youyou's soul actually sitting up! While her body was still lying motionless on the ground!?

Without caring about anything else, Xiao Tangbao immediately changed direction and quickly pounced on Lu Youyou's soul.