The sun was past noon.
There was still no news from within the city.
Mo Yunzhao had no interest in reviewing the memorials, so he raised his hand and beckoned the chief eunuch to come closer.
"Go and post the imperial edict again, stating that the Emperor Emeritus is seriously ill and urgently needs a person of authority to enter the city for treatment. Have people raise flags and shout around the capital, making sure everyone knows."
The chief eunuch understood immediately and left to carry out the order.
The eunuch who was delivering the meal bowed and entered.
"Your Majesty, would you like to dine in the Imperial Study?"
Mo Yunzhao thought for a moment and stood up.
"Take the imperial meal and go to the Kuihe Hall."
He refused to believe that Jiang Qingwan would keep turning him away.
"yes!"
The eunuch delivering the meal bowed and accepted.
A large group of people went to Kuihe Palace, which made many concubines who wanted to curry favor with them grit their teeth in hatred.
The women in this palace are the most sensitive.
The news of Mo Yunhan's madness has caused a great uproar, coupled with Mo Yunzhao's actions.
Everyone is cursing Jiang Qingwan as a seductive vixen.
Mo Yunzhao made no attempt to hide his thoughts, which were almost out in the open.
He swaggered into the palace.
"Is she still asleep? Do not disturb her, I will go and wake her."
The palace maids and eunuchs looked at each other in bewilderment, kneeling on the ground, not daring to breathe loudly.
Mo Yunzhao straightened his clothes in front of the bedchamber before pushing open the door and going inside.
The Sleeping Beauty I had imagined did not appear.
The bed was empty, but the palace maid who was supposed to be serving by the bedside was fast asleep.
Mo Yunzhao's expression changed drastically.
He kicked the palace maid away, shouting, "Where is she?"
The palace maid screamed in pain, but dared not dodge. She scrambled to her feet, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly.
"This servant did not know, Your Majesty, please spare my life."
The palace maids guarding the entrance were also stunned.
After realizing the situation, they all knelt down on the ground in unison.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Mo Yunzhao was furious, his face turning ashen. The Imperial Guards were quickly summoned to confirm that no one had entered or left, and that the palace gates had not even been opened.
No one saw Jiang Qingwan carrying an invisibility talisman and swaggering out through the open palace door.
I couldn't help but curse in my heart.
"You dog emperor, you even dare to barge into my bedchamber, have you no shame?"
On the other side, a new imperial edict was quickly posted.
This instantly sparked another wave of excitement.
Sixteen riders, carrying dragon flags, galloped grandly through the long street.
They all shouted, "The Emperor Emeritus is seriously ill. Whoever can cure him will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold."
Inside a private room on the third floor of Huai Lou, Ye Qi stood by the window and angrily punched the wall.
"His Majesty's move is too insidious. No matter where the Prince is now, he will definitely come to the capital."
Su Liuer's pretty face was tense.
"We haven't heard anything about any of the nails yet. What do we do now?"
Qinghui, standing to the side, glanced anxiously at the long street.
"I don't know if the princess can leave the palace. The emperor's intentions are impure; I'm afraid..."
The more Ye Qi listened, the angrier he got.
"Never mind, I'll lead my men to seize the dragon flag. We can keep it a secret for as long as possible."
Su Liuer nodded.
"Okay, I agree."
Qinghui reached out to stop her.
"Should we wait for the Princess Consort a little longer? Since the dragon flag represents the royal family, seizing the dragon flag is tantamount to treason. If the Prince and Princess Consort have other plans, wouldn't we be doing more harm than good?"
Ye Qi cursed under his breath.
"I really wish I could just rebel, instead of putting up with this kind of humiliation."
Zheng Qing, who was waiting at the Prince's Mansion, could no longer wait.
He led all the guards in the palace and his personal guards to the city gate.
Sun Ke came over to chase them away.
"Zheng Qing, what are you trying to do? Bringing so many people here, are you plotting a rebellion?"
Zheng Qing and Sun Ke had crossed paths in the military.
He despised this scoundrel who climbed the social ladder and trampled on the weak.
Upon hearing this, he slammed the large knife in his hand into the ground.
I sat down on a wooden chair in the tea stall.
"I can do whatever I want. You say I'm plotting a rebellion? Then produce the evidence. If you don't have any evidence, get lost. If you have the guts, go and appeal to the emperor and have my head chopped off!"
Sun Ke was so angry he could only stare blankly.
"I know what you're trying to do. You just want to find an opportunity to rescue Mo Yunhan, right? Don't blame me for not warning you. It's the Emperor who wants to arrest people, not me who wants to go against him. If you really cause trouble, the Zheng family will be torn to pieces!"
Whoosh!
The long sword was swung straight at Sun Ke's neck.
Zheng Qing glared at him coldly.
"You, a mere second-rank official, dare to address the Ninth Prince by his given name? Are you courting death?"
Sun Ke, his face turning ashen, shouted, "Deputy General, if anyone dares to obstruct our actions when the Ninth Prince appears, execute them on the spot!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
...
Outside the palace, Jiang Qingwan went to a secluded spot and tore off the invisibility talisman.
Just as they were about to return to the Prince's Mansion, a carriage suddenly sped towards them.
She instinctively dodged, and just as the carriage passed by, an iron chain suddenly extended and pulled her in.
Before she could even gasp in surprise, she smelled a familiar scent of rosemary.
"Senior Brother..."
Her consciousness quickly faded into darkness.
In this world, only her senior brother's sleeping potion works on her.
The carriage sped away and soon disappeared at the end of the long street.
As the sun set in the west, the evening glow bathed the entire imperial city in a blood-red light.
Ye Qi and his group had just returned from their patrol and were exchanging information when suddenly figures darted about on the street, and many people were running towards them from the direction of the city gate.
"The Ninth Prince has stormed in! Everyone run!"
I don't know who shouted it.
Ye Qi and the others were shocked and immediately rushed out of Huai Lou.
Chaos erupted at the city gate, where several men in black cloaks were surrounded.
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