Chapter 876 Where are they?
"Are you really okay?" Wen Jiu was still a little worried.
"It's okay." The Fourth Master spread his hands and said, "If you don't believe me, come and see."
Wen Jiu looked him over from head to toe and found that he had no wounds. He then sighed softly, "Although I have no external injuries, has your spiritual energy been damaged? I've always felt that your breathing has been a little unstable recently. Is there something wrong?"
"I'm fine, the dark energy's influence was only temporary, and I'm fine now."
[Master, this still doesn't make sense. If nothing happened to him, why would the Emperor's Heart Tree be getting darker and darker?]
Wenjiu frowned and asked Xiaojin to help the Fourth Master check his health.
Xiao Jin quickly checked the Fourth Master's health and frowned.
"It's really nothing serious. Although a lot of spiritual energy has been consumed, the meridians are smooth and there's no problem. Could it be... that we're really overthinking it?"
Wenjiu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Perhaps they were thinking too much.
"I'm glad you're okay, but I was so scared. In that case, let's get out of here quickly. We can't stay here for long."
The Fourth Master looked around and asked, "Where is this place?"
Wen Jiu: "This is the cold palace. The master suddenly fell ill and showed signs of losing control of himself. I feel uneasy. I dare not go too far. We are now in the cold palace. It has been abandoned for a long time."
The Fourth Master nodded slightly: "Let's go, let's go out."
"Master, do you still remember what happened yesterday? The prince's arm..."
"I remember everything. You don't have to worry about it, girl. The palace has not been peaceful these days. I will send someone to take you back home later."
"It's not urgent. I also want to go see the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince suddenly got into trouble, and she must be going through a difficult time. I want to see if there is anything I can do to help.
Also, the emperor is probably angry with me, so we need to talk things over clearly.
I wasn't fully conscious at the time, and I killed someone right in front of the Emperor. He must have guessed we were feigning illness. I'll probably have to explain myself to him."
"Okay, as you say."
"Phew, it's great that the master has woken up. With the master by his side, Jiu'er always feels more confident." Wen Jiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was relieved that the Fourth Master was fine.
"You." The Fourth Master kept smiling, but his hands, which were constantly emitting black air, were tightly clenched behind him and never opened from beginning to end.
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"Fourth Brother! Little Fourth Sister-in-law! I finally see you. Do you know how I got through this night?"
The Ninth Master was buried in a pile of documents at the moment. When he looked up and saw the Fourth Master, his eyes suddenly became red.
He immediately dropped everything in his hands and ran over to him: "Fourth brother, are you okay? What made you crazy yesterday?"
Thirteenth Master couldn't help but take two steps forward and look at Fourth Master carefully: "Fourth Brother, are you feeling well?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Why are you two here reading documents? Where's the Emperor?"
"Fourth brother, you don't know, but yesterday, Second brother and the Emperor had a quarrel, and the Emperor fainted from anger. He hasn't woken up yet. Thirteen and I have been so busy so far that we haven't even had time to drink a sip of water."
The Fourth Master glanced down at the documents in front of them and the ministers guarding outside, and he had an idea in his mind.
The Emperor and my second brother have fallen one after another, but the affairs of the court cannot be interrupted. It would be strange if I was not busy.
After looking around, the Fourth Master frowned slightly: "Where are the eldest brother, the third brother, the fifth brother, and the seventh brother?"
"Isn't this a coincidence today? There was a riot in the north of the city, and there were many rebels on the loose, including some who were extremely vicious, and many officers and soldiers were killed. Big brother went to deal with it personally." said Jiu Ye.
Thirteen went on to say, "Third brother came to join us last night, but was called away by Concubine Rong this morning. I don't know what he did there, but I'm sure he'll be back soon.
Earlier, when Fifth Brother heard that the Empress Dowager was ill, he went to Lingguang Temple to pray for the Empress Dowager. He hasn't returned yet. Seventh Brother is guarding the Empress Dowager; the Empress Dowager can't be left unattended. Twelve and Fourteen are both with the Empress Dowager.
Jiu Ye listened and suddenly gritted his teeth, saying, "Our Eighth Brother, who was the most free just now, actually ran to the imperial kitchen to supervise people making medicine. Only Thirteen and I were left to deal with those old scoundrels."
The Fourth Master glanced outside and asked, "What are they going to do?"
"What else can we do? One moment they're clamoring to see the Emperor, the next they're bringing us a bunch of memorials that we have no way of deciding. Some are even so bold as to ask the Empress Dowager for her opinion. After the Emperor's mother woke up, she couldn't stop thinking about the Emperor. We didn't dare tell the truth, fearing she would get too anxious and hurt herself. So we just said the Emperor was too tired and had gone to bed.
But this can't deceive us for too long. If the Emperor doesn't wake up later, the Empress Dowager might come to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
The Fourth Master raised his eyebrows and sat down directly: "Let them in."
Soon, several ministers came in one after another, each with their heads held high and their chests puffed out, speaking righteously.
"Master Jiu, it's been so long, and you still don't have a plan? This matter can't be delayed any longer. If you don't have an idea, we will go to the Queen Mother for instructions and make preparations as soon as possible."
"You gentlemen are truly diligent."
A light voice came from above. Everyone looked over subconsciously, their faces suddenly stiffened, and they immediately saluted: "Fourth Prince, how are you?"
The Minister of Rites, who was leading the group, stole a glance at the Fourth Prince's face. Seeing that he looked distraught, he was momentarily frightened. "I didn't expect you, Fourth Prince, to be here too. I heard you were feeling a little unwell. Are you feeling better now?"
Go ahead and speak, looking at the Minister of Works beside him for help.
The Fourth Master and Wen Jiu came in through the back door, and the others in the front hadn't seen them at all. Now that they saw who they were, they all wanted to lower their heads to the ground so that they couldn't see their eyes clearly.
"Sir Wang, what urgent matter is going on at the Ministry of Rites right now that requires you to block my two brothers at the door and demand the regulations?"
The Fourth Master lightly cast his gaze upon Lord Wang, the Minister of Rites.
Jiu Ye, who was standing next to him, couldn't help rolling his eyes when he saw the old man who had just spoken sternly wiping his cold sweat.
He lowered his head and muttered to Wen Jiu and Shisan beside him, "Just now he was yelling at the top of his lungs, but now that he's met Fourth Brother, he's learned to tuck his tail between his legs."
"Oh, his expression changes so quickly." Thirteen couldn't help but sigh.
It was strange to say. Fourth Brother seemed to have a special nemesis for these ministers. Whether in past lives or this life, when ministers saw him, they were like mice seeing a cat.
"Master Wang, I'm asking you a question. What's wrong?" The Fourth Master frowned as he looked at Master Wang, whose forehead was covered in sweat. He pointed at the chair and said, "If you can't stand steadily, please sit down and talk."
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