Chapter 99: Zhaonan Palace is besieged
Zhai Qing was so excited that she hurriedly explained: "Senior Sister, I am A Qing."
When Concubine Chen heard the voice, she was stunned for a moment. This was indeed the voice of her junior brother. She blurted out:
"Junior brother? Haven't you already... already..."
Zhai Qing quickly took off the human skin mask, and a long-lost familiar handsome face appeared in front of him. Concubine Chen couldn't close her mouth for a long time. After a long while, she finally reacted:
"Junior brother, is it really you? Why are you here?"
Zhai Qing spoke quickly: "Senior sister, I don't have time to explain. Chu Heng was poisoned by the Soul Shattering Powder. He only has a few months to live. Senior sister, please give me the antidote."
Zhai Qing had a calm and indifferent personality, but at this moment, he was afraid that Concubine Chen would not agree to his request, so he almost used a pleading tone.
Concubine Chen was even more confused, "How did he get poisoned by the Soul-Breaking Powder? Did Jing Siye find it during the search and then poison him?" When Concubine Chen said the last sentence, her eyes suddenly became sinister.
Zhai Qing shook his head. "No, Heng'er wanted to save me, so he took it himself. He used it to plead with Jing Siye to let me go."
Concubine Chen was silent for a while, then she said, "He is just a servant, it is his duty to save you, after all, you have raised him for more than ten years."
Zhai Qing was most afraid of hearing these words from Concubine Chen. He, who was always aloof, knelt down in front of her.
"Senior Sister, A-Qing likes him. If he is gone, there is no point for A-Qing to stay in this world."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen clenched her teeth and narrowed her eyes: Master has spent more than ten years of hard work to cultivate a passionate man, and it was all for a servant.
"Get up, don't be so spineless. I have a few antidotes here. Take them for now. We can talk about the rest later."
Zhai Qing thanked him quickly and could not wait to open the bottle and count. There were eight pills in it. Zhai Qing closed the bottle and put it close to his body. When he was about to leave, Concubine Chen spoke again:
"Ah Qing, did you sneak into the troupe directly, or have you been in the palace for a long time?"
Zhai Qing was now more cautious. If he told the truth, it might be detrimental to Bai Zhuo, so he could only lie:
"Senior sister, Ah Qing got in by sneaking into the opera troupe."
Concubine Chen nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, Senior Sister knows."
Zhai Qing took the antidote back to Zhaonan Mansion. Although he and Lu Bo could only get a few pills each, it still gave them hope of finding their senior sister.
After Zhai Qing gave the antidote to Lu Bo, he was about to go back to the side courtyard to tell Chu Heng the exciting news, but was stopped by Jing Siye, who asked suspiciously:
"Zhai Qing, have you got the antidote now? Did you tell Concubine Chen about your affairs? I told you to come back first and then discuss it..."
Before he could finish his words, the guards of the palace came to report: "Your Highness, it's bad... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent troops to surround the palace."
Zhai Qing was shocked and said to Jing Siye: "I didn't tell my senior sister that I was in Zhaonan Prefecture."
Jing Siye frowned and asked solemnly, "Doesn't she know she's following you?"
Zhai Qing: "Following me? How is that possible? Senior Sister wouldn't do that to me."
Jing Siye knew that this was not the time to argue with him, so he quickly ordered Qi Feng to protect Zhu Wenqin, while he took Xue Nian and Lu Bo to the gate of the mansion.
At the gate of the palace, the butler Zhuang Xin was humbly dealing with Jing Sixuan. He knew that he was not qualified to talk much to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but in order to buy time for his own prince, he risked being executed on the spot by Jing Sixuan.
After a verbal exchange with him, Jing Sixuan saw through his intentions and immediately flew into a rage. He kicked the housekeeper Zhuang.
"You bold servant, you have delayed my business. I will..."
"So..."
This scene was seen by Jing Siye who arrived just in time.
"Brother, why are you so crazy that you send people to surround my palace?" Jing Siye looked stern and questioned Jing Simuan while looking straight into his eyes.
Jing Sixuan sneered: "All right?"
"How dare you deceive the emperor and release a condemned criminal without permission. Second brother, do you know how serious this crime is?"
Jing Siye's face was calm, and he said calmly: "Brother, please explain yourself clearly. Don't slander me."
Jing Sixuan stepped forward and said, "Don't pretend. Someone saw Zhai Qing enter your palace just now."
Then, he patted Jing Siye on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, second brother. Father sent me to take him away."
"In addition, you must also return to the palace and give an explanation to your father."
Jing Siye: "Brother, please don't make up stories. If it gets out, it will scare the people. Zhai Qing and the other two have been executed. This is an indisputable fact."
Jing Sixuan: "I wanted to say a few good words for you in front of the emperor as long as you handed over those two people for the sake of brotherhood. But it seems that you won't cry until you see the coffin."
Jing Sixuan's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted to the soldiers behind him:
"search!"
The soldiers received the order and were preparing to take action when suddenly a dozen black shadows flew in from the sky, as fast as ghosts, and landed in front of the group of soldiers.
Jing Siye smiled evilly and said, "If you want to search my mansion, you must first pass the test of the sixteen shadow guards."
Although Jing Siye knew that Zhai Qing and Chu Heng should have already transformed into other people by now, the Zhaonan Palace was not a place that could be searched whenever one wanted.
Jing Sixuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Second brother, are you going to disobey my order?"
Jing Siye: "I dare not disobey the order, but if you want to search my residence on a trumped-up charge, it will damage the dignity of the royal family."
Jing Sixuan: "What do you want? This is an order from my father."
Jing Siye: "I don't want to do anything. I just want to know how you will explain to me if you can't find those two people in my palace."
Jing Sixuan: "How is it possible? It's Concubine Chen..."
Jing Sixuan realized that he had made a mistake and immediately changed the subject.
"This is the imperial edict from my father. Please read it yourself."
He took out Emperor Decheng's handwritten edict from his arms and handed it to Jing Siye.
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