Zhang Gou was a little frightened, vaguely aware that something was wrong, and politely refused:

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Your Highness. The assassin has already escaped from the palace, and the Imperial Guards have gone to capture him. The palace is safe now, and so is the Emperor. Please rest assured, Your Highness."

He refused to open the palace gates.

The imperial palace is an important area. Except for the imperial guards and the sword-bearing imperial guards, no one else is allowed to bring weapons into it.

Zong Zhengyu raised his eyelids, glanced at him coldly, and asked loudly:

"I am here to protect you. Are you questioning me?"

"I don't dare!"

Zhang Gou was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said hurriedly,

"I am speaking the truth and I dare not disobey you! I hope Your Highness will understand!"

Oh!

Zong Zhengyu sneered. How could these ants stop him from going where he wanted to go?

He deliberately sent people to cause trouble in the Shadow Guard Army and transferred Zong Zhengchen away; he also arranged for assassins to cause chaos in the palace and transferred half of the Imperial Guards away. Now there are only 800 Imperial Guards left in the palace.

And he brought five thousand elite soldiers!

By the time Zong Zhengchen rushed back and the emperor noticed, it was all over!

He opened his thin lips coldly, took out a bright yellow scroll from his sleeve, and threw it out coldly:

"Open your dog eyes and see clearly!"

Zhang Gou hurriedly caught it with both hands.

This is an imperial edict.

He opened it quickly. The heavy rain washed away the writing inside, but he could still make out the general content, proving that the prince had been summoned by the emperor to come into the palace.

Seeing this, he dared not have any more doubts, stood up, gestured to the Royal Guards on the city wall, and said loudly:

"Open the palace gate!!"

The Royal Guards received the order, walked down the high wall, and seven or eight people worked together to lift the thick, heavy and large long bolt.

Squeak——

A creaking sound mixed with the sound of heavy rain slowly sounded, and the heavy palace gate gradually opened...

Zong Zhengyu narrowed his dark eyes, staring at the gradually widening crack in the door, and tightened the sword in his hand; the soldiers behind him also tightened their weapons, tensed their bodies, and prepared to rush in.

Sudden--

"Oh no! No..."

On a rainy night not far away, a royal guard came running over in a hurry. When he saw the situation here, he was scared as if he had seen a ghost.

Rushed to the dog and whispered quickly:

"Captain Zhang, it's bad! The east, south, west and north gates of the palace have been surrounded by troops!"

"What?!"

Zhang Gou's face changed drastically.

All the palace gates are surrounded by troops, and the prince is here again...

He understood something instantly and turned around and ran: "Close the palace gate! Close it! Don't open it! No...ah!"

Phew!

A sword pierced through from behind, pierced through the chest, and then was pulled out fiercely.

The bright red blood was washed away by the rain, adding to the fierce atmosphere and making the rainy night in winter even more solemn.

The other imperial guards were all shocked when they saw this sudden change.

Zong Zhengyu held the bloodstained sword, licked his thin lips, stared at the palace with his dark and sinister eyes, and raised the corner of his lips:

"Break open the palace gate and go directly to Panlong Palace."

"yes!"

As soon as the order was given, everyone was like a burning flame, ready to explode. More than a thousand people drew their swords and were ready to charge forward.

In the rainy night, a clear female voice suddenly sounded:

"It's so late, Your Highness, you are in a very elegant mood."

Zong Zhengyu paused slightly and turned his head to look.

In the heavy rain, on the foggy street in the distance, light footsteps were slowly approaching.

An inky green oil-paper umbrella gradually appeared, followed by long beautiful hair, a crescent-shaped white skirt, simple and elegant clothing, and a familiar face...