The guards outside the hall heard the noise and ran inside with knives in hand.
But as soon as they ran into the door, they were stopped by a dozen tall generals.
The leader was Meng Yong, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War. He had been stationed at the frontier for several years and had fought in battles, so he had a murderous aura.
Holding a shining steel knife, he stood fiercely opposite the four guards and said gloomily, "Are you sure you want to go in?"
Beside Meng Yong stood a dozen equally strong and powerful generals.
Today is a palace banquet. Although these generals are not wearing armor, their temperament cannot be changed. They stand with serious faces, exuding a strong sense of oppression.
The palace guards were mostly selected from the incompetent young men from noble families in the capital. They had no experience in fighting with swords and spears, so they were immediately frightened when they saw this scene.
"Lord Meng, please hold the knife steady!" one of the guards said cautiously.
Then he retreated quietly.
Seeing this, the other three guards also lowered their heads and retreated.
As soon as the four people left the hall, they were tied up and thrown aside.
When Zhu Ling saw that the guards were taking a long time to arrive, she had already guessed something.
She forced herself to calm herself down and continued shouting, "What right do you have to accuse me of corrupting the harem?! You need evidence!"
After saying that, he turned his head slightly and winked at Mei'er beside him.
Mei'er understood what he meant and immediately walked back quietly.
At this time, Lin Xiang responded loudly: "Zhu Ling, you want evidence, I will give you evidence today, and I will convince you!"
Then he turned to the crowd and said, "Everyone! Right now, Zhu Ling's adulterer, Imperial Tutor Mr. Liang, is in her Shouxi Palace. Let's go there now and see for ourselves!"
When everyone heard this, they all responded.
The young emperor's face turned purple, and he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Are you planning a rebellion?! You are not allowed to humiliate my mother like this!"
Minister Lin said sternly, "Your Majesty, we are only fulfilling our duties. The Queen Mother has become the talk of the people, which is truly detrimental to the future of Dai Viet."
The little emperor was speechless for a moment.
"Let's go! Let's go to Sukiyomizu Palace now!" someone in the crowd shouted.
"Okay! Let's go now!"
"Go and see for yourself, and you'll know whether the Queen Mother's romantic affair is true or not!"
As the crowd was shouting, two burly palace maids suddenly appeared from nowhere and held Zhu Ling, one on each side.
Immediately afterwards, Prime Minister Lin took the lead and walked out of the hall with square steps.
The princes and ministers also followed Prime Minister Lin in an orderly manner.
Zhu Ling and the little emperor were carried towards Shouxi Palace.
At this time, in Shouxi Palace, in Zhu Ling's bedroom, candlelight flickered. The desks, coffee tables, windowsills, and bedside tables were all filled with flowers, and there were also many pink curtains hanging in the hall.
There is also a strong scent of ylang-ylang in the room.
At first glance, there is an ambiguous atmosphere.
Outside the bedroom, the sound of water splashing could be heard. A man was sitting in a huge bathtub, bathing comfortably.
The man turned around and saw Liang Chaozong who had changed his appearance.
"Shi Tou, send someone to check when the palace banquet will end?" Liang Chaozong ordered a young eunuch.
Stone responded and walked out.
"Sir, we have put so much effort into the decoration and arrangements today. When the Queen Mother comes back and sees it, she will definitely be very happy." Another young eunuch said as he rubbed Liang Chaozong's shoulders.
Liang Chaozong curled his lips in satisfaction.
On the other side, Prime Minister Lin led a large group of people towards Shouxi Palace.
Following Liang Chaozong's order, Shitou left Shouxi Palace and headed towards the palace banquet venue.
I had only walked about a mile when I heard strange noises not far away. It seemed as if a large number of people were walking towards me.
Shitou rubbed his ears in disbelief, and listened again, still hearing the sound of many people's footsteps. "Strange! Am I hallucinating?"
"Inside the inner palace. Besides, it's night time. How could so many people be walking together?"
He muttered to himself as he slowly moved forward. When he reached the next intersection of the palace road and turned a corner, he suddenly saw a large group of people coming towards him.
"Oh my God! It's a ghost!" Shitou shouted and turned around to run.
An attendant beside Prime Minister Lin said, "That man must be from the Shouxi Palace. Catch him quickly!"
Another follower flew forward and grabbed the stone.
Everyone quickly tied up the stone and stuffed it into his mouth.
Before long, everyone had arrived outside the gate of Shouxi Palace.
"Everyone, listen to my instructions. Don't act rashly and don't alert the enemy." Lin Xiang said in a deep voice.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
At this time, the second prince, holding Xia Miaoyuan and Han Qingbo, was also mixed in the crowd, waiting to watch the excitement.
Prime Minister Lin asked several military generals to step out and whispered some instructions in their ears.
Then they put the knife against the back of the stone and put the stone in front.
Shitou suppressed his intense fear, reached out and tapped the copper ring on the door, and said in a trembling voice, "Open the door, it's me!"
When the eunuch guarding the door heard that it was one of their own, he happily opened the door.
Several generals behind Shi Tou pushed Shi Tou away and rushed in. Then, they knocked out all the eunuchs and palace maids in Shouxi Palace with lightning speed.
At this time, Zhu Ling was also dragged to the front.
Zhu Ling angrily said, "You can search if you want, but why did you knock my people unconscious?!"
Lin Xiang responded coldly: "Be careful of them hiding people."
Zhu Ling tilted her head in disdain. "Hmph! Go ahead and search. If you can't find anything, clear my name!"
Lin Xiang said meaningfully: "Okay!"
As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his bosom and stuffed it into Zhu Ling's mouth.
In the bedroom, Liang Chaozong had just finished bathing and was wearing only a gauze robe. A eunuch was combing his hair.
"Xiao Shengzi, why do I hear some noise in the yard? Could it be that the Queen Mother has returned?" Liang Chaozong asked.
Xiao Shengzi didn't even raise his head. "No way, Shitou hasn't come back yet."
As the two were talking, suddenly, there was a thud and the door of the hall was kicked open.
"Empress, why are you so angry today?" Liang Chaozong called softly, picked up the corner of his gauze robe, and walked outside.
At the door of the bedroom, Meng Yong, who was kicking the door, Lin Xiang who was beside Meng Yong, and the princes and ministers standing in the front row, just happened to see Mr. Liang wearing a gauze dress.
"Woo woo woo..." Zhu Ling screamed desperately, staring at Liang Chaozong in disbelief.
[Tsk tsk tsk, Liang Chaozong has a pretty good figure, with chest and abdominal muscles.]
The second prince held Xia Miaoyuan and stood at the edge of the crowd. Although he was quite far away, Xia Miaoyuan was still able to see Liang Chaozong's appearance clearly because he was high enough.
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