The cold palace was always used to hold concubines who had made mistakes. Since the founding of the country, countless beauties had died here, and each of them was a lonely and resentful soul.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he treated the harem more leniently, so the cold palace had been uninhabited for a long time and no one had come to clean it.
The chief eunuch cautiously pushed open the door of the cold palace, and a gust of cold wind blew towards him, bringing a bone-chilling chill.
The weeds in the yard were already more than half a person tall. Under the dim moonlight, the mottled shadows of the trees seemed somewhat eerie and cold.
Concubine Liu walked into the main hall of the cold palace, and when she opened the door, dust fell and blinded her eyes.
She looked around, and in every dark corner, there seemed to be a special power that seemed to be able to swallow her up.
Concubine Liu felt a little guilty. She took a deep breath, stroked her chest and murmured to herself, "Why hasn't he come yet?"
The eunuch walked to the door and looked around. He was a little anxious, but he still comforted him: "After all, this is the inner courtyard of the palace. It is not easy for the master to come here after nightfall. There are many guards outside. Don't worry, let's wait a little longer."
After saying that, the eunuch walked to the side, took out a handkerchief and wiped the table and chairs. "Your Highness, please sit down and rest for a while."
Concubine Liu sat down with a heavy heart.
Time passed by little by little, and there was silence all around. Concubine Liu clenched her fists nervously from time to time.
She vaguely felt that something was wrong, and a thought flashed through her mind.
"Let's go back immediately."
The chief eunuch was confused, but when he saw Concubine Liu striding out, he hurried to follow her.
The two walked to the door, but found that it was locked and could not be opened at all.
Concubine Liu was horrified and immediately panicked.
"I really fell into a trap."
On the other side, Tutor Sun kept pacing back and forth in the study, feeling uneasy.
He received a letter from the palace, in which Concubine Liu asked him to meet her in the cold palace tonight.
Tutor Sun had been in the court for many years and he saw through it at a glance that someone was setting a trap to harm him.
Therefore, he never planned to keep the appointment.
However, he could not know exactly what was going on with Concubine Liu. If she went there, he didn't know what kind of situation would be waiting for her.
He could only pray secretly that Concubine Liu would not wait for him and could return to the palace.
"who?"
Tutor Sun saw a tall figure standing there out of the corner of his eye. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and subconsciously took a few steps back.
When did this person stand there?
It was so silent and terrifying.
"Master Sun is indeed a smart man. I originally thought that I would go to the cold palace to find you." The voice of the man in black was cold, as if it came from an ice cellar, ethereal and hollow, which made people feel afraid.
Master Sun snorted coldly. "I have already given up on such petty tricks more than ten years ago. Are you disappointed?"
The man in black shook his head.
All this was within their expectations.
"I would be really disappointed if you went to the appointment." The man in black changed the subject and said, "However, Concubine Liu is not as smart as you. Lord Sun, she is still staying in the cold palace."
Master Sun's heart sank, but he remained calm.
"Concubine Liu? Where is she? What does she have to do with me?"
"Is it really okay?" The man in black didn't buy it. "I can tell you first, if I don't get what I want in half an hour, then Concubine Liu who is trapped in the cold palace...I'm afraid she will be in trouble."
Tutor Sun didn't say anything, but his mind was working rapidly.
His eyes met the man in black, and he felt a sense of déjà vu.
"For example, I can throw a few young and strong guards into the cold palace and give them a little medicine. Concubine Liu is beautiful and charming... Then, I can notify the emperor to rescue her. In this way..."
Tutor Sun clenched his fists, and a fierce and angry light flashed in his eyes.
"Despicable!" Grand Tutor Sun shouted angrily with a trembling voice, "Do you think I'm afraid of you? I'll let you be buried with me first."
After saying this, Master Sun was about to call for help.
"Well……"
Tutor Sun only felt a figure passing by in front of him, and his throat was tightly pinched by several fingers. Just when he was about to suffocate, the man in black relaxed his grip.
"If you want to call for help, I'll give you a chance. However, you will definitely die before me. But when you get to the underworld, maybe you'll be grateful to me. I'll take your sweetheart to hell with me."
The black-clothed man's deep eyes turned cold, and this look finally made Master Sun compromise.
He can face death calmly without being threatened, so...
What should she do when she is trapped in the cold palace?
"What do you want?"
The man in black let go of Master Sun and said bluntly, "I want the evidence of the Salt and Iron Transport Commissioner's crime, as well as the list of officials involved in the case with him."
Tutor Sun's expression softened.
"Oh, I see."
He immediately understood that the other party was Crown Prince Xiao Yujue's man.
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
Tutor Sun walked to the bookshelf, took out a box from the secret compartment in front of the man in black, and took out the evidence and the list inside.
The man in black flipped through it, made sure it was correct, and closed the box.
"I know that Master Sun has a photographic memory. Since you have seen the list, you will remember who they are. If anything happens to the people on the list, then... your sad and lingering love story with Concubine Liu will spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital."
"Are you threatening me?" Grand Tutor Sun's expression suddenly changed, and a murderous aura covered his weathered face. "If you really have evidence, go and sue us in front of the emperor."
"There is no evidence, but..." The man in black chuckled, "People's words are scary. Master Sun should understand."
As soon as the man in black finished speaking, he jumped out of the window and left.
Grand Tutor Sun watched him leave without even daring to alert the patrolling guards in the mansion.
He pounded the desk hard with his fist, gritting his teeth in hatred.
The man in black climbed over the wall and left the Taifu Mansion. He used his lightness skills to speed up all the way and unknowingly arrived at the backyard gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He slowly took off the black scarf that covered his face and stared at the high wall in a daze.
At this time, is Shangguan Wanning asleep?
The reason why the plan went so smoothly was that Shangguan Wanning had planned everything well. He had never expected that Shangguan Wanning, who had been pampered since childhood, would have such a mind.
For some reason, at this moment, Mu Jingrui really wanted to see Shangguan Wanning.
perhaps……
He was about to climb over the wall and enter, but suddenly, Shangguan Wanning's clear eyes appeared in his mind. He immediately gave up the idea.
Even if they were still engaged, they had not officially married yet. He sneaked into her boudoir late at night, which would only tarnish her reputation.
Mu Jingrui let out a long sigh, turned around and left.
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