"What did you say?!"
Consort Lin lost her composure and stood up. The soft pastry in her hand was unconsciously crushed into crumbs by the heavy pressure, which fell into her skirt.
"This humble citizen..."
Before he could finish speaking, Granny Wu interrupted him, shouting, "Drag this lowly commoner who spreads heresy out of the public and beat him to death!"
A guard in black armor appeared and violently dragged him out the door. Zhang San's head was smashed against the threshold, bleeding profusely, with blood spreading all the way, yet he still kept making pitiful pleas for mercy.
"This humble citizen is innocent! This matter is known throughout the capital... Your Majesty, spare my life!"
As the sound faded into the distance, Granny Wu felt a chill run down her spine.
"Your Highness need not believe such unfounded rumors," Wu Mama advised softly, reaching out to help her, but she was forcefully pushed away.
His sharp phoenix eyes stared intently at her: "Everyone in the capital knows?"
How could she, as a mother, not know?
A sudden, sharp pain shot through her abdomen, and Consort Lin gasped. She slowly sat down, her voice low and uncertain: "Prepare the sedan chair and return to the palace immediately!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider. The Imperial Concubine's entourage has already returned to the palace. It will take some time before they can return as well."
The gold-threaded nail guards left red marks on her soft palms. Consort Lin said coldly, "No need for ceremonial processions. Set up the sedan chair! Don't make me say it a third time."
Granny Wu said helplessly, "Yes..."
If His Majesty were to find out that the Imperial Concubine not only knew about the Second Prince's affair, but had also suffered a miscarriage, it would be disastrous.
The heads of the entire Wu family aren't enough to go around!
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Outside the city, in a small grove, two black-armored guards dragged Zhang San there, preparing to kill him in secret.
But then the servant, who had been bleeding from his head and was on the verge of death, suddenly sprang up and snatched the weapons from their hands.
Caught completely off guard, the two men were stabbed through the chest, their bodies strung together like candied hawthorns on a skewer.
After killing the two men, Zhang San spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva: "Damn it, you dare to drag me into this?"
The human skin mask fell off his face, revealing an exceptionally handsome face!
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Using his light-footed skills, after a few leaps, the handsome young man stopped in the Mustard Seed Garden of the Mu Manor.
"Your Highness, the time has come."
Xiao Ziwu continued carving, saying calmly, "Hmm, go take care of the head injury first."
It turned out that on the second day after Tianyun Chinese Medicine, Xiao Ziwu began to investigate the matter and put in a lot of effort.
After losing two groups of men, they finally found the servant who had drugged Lanyuan. Under severe torture, they learned that the mastermind was Consort Lin, the most favored concubine in the imperial harem.
He never thought of letting her go. Whenever he recalled that day, in the darkness, Xiao Ziyan slowly approached the person lying on the edge of the road, and in the carriage, his beloved daughter was sweating profusely and murmuring softly.
He could no longer contain the raging anger and inexplicable panic in his heart!
He was determined to make Lin Ruhong pay the price!
However, Xiao Ziwu did not act rashly. Although he was now gaining power, it would not be easy for him to extend his reach into the inner palace.
We can only wait for the right opportunity!
But I never expected this opportunity to come so quickly...
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Ignoring all advice, Consort Lin stepped into the sedan chair prepared by Granny Wu.
Although he was escorted by nearly a hundred black-armored guards, on his way back to the palace, he was blocked by a wealthy merchant's daughter who didn't know any better.
The wealthy merchant's daughter, used to being spoiled and domineering, became enraged when the head palace maid revealed the identity of the person in the sedan chair: a descendant of Consort Lin.
She didn't back down at all, instead retorting sarcastically, "Do you think I'm stupid? A noble concubine like you ride in this kind of shabby sedan chair? My dog's mount is more luxurious than this. Run it over!"
The palace maid was terrified!
Consort Lin is pregnant with the emperor's child, and she is currently experiencing a miscarriage. This is a time when she must be extremely careful. If she were to miscarry due to this incident, she would be beyond redemption!
"How dare you! I'd like to see who dares to bump into me!"
Consort Lin clutched her aching abdomen, took a deep breath, and forced herself to maintain her composure.
“I’ll ram you. I’m going to teach you a lesson today. You have this bad habit of pretending to be a noble consort at the slightest provocation.”
Seeing the sedan chair hurtling towards her, the head palace maid cried out in alarm, "Are you all dead? Why aren't you here to protect Her Majesty? If anything happens to Her Majesty, you will all be buried with her!"
She was shouting this at the black-armored guards.
The Black Armor Guards, who had been protecting the palace for so many years, had never seen such a fearless young lady, and were completely taken aback by her.
When they approached to protect the emperor, they found that the sedan chair that was hurtling towards them was strangely erratic. Before the black-armored guards could even get close, they were thrown away by an invisible shockwave.
The blow was clearly quite severe; the black-armored guard who fell to the ground couldn't even get up.
Although the Black Armor Guards used their bodies as shields to block the rapidly approaching sedan chair, the casualties were still heavy.
In addition, the four sedan chair bearers brought by the wealthy merchant's daughter were no ordinary people; each of them was highly skilled in martial arts and could take on ten men at once!
The remaining black-armored guards were too busy fighting to spare any more time.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding people also fled in all directions, fearing that they would be caught in the crossfire.
The scene was extremely chaotic!
When the Imperial Guards arrived to join the battle, the four unremarkable sedan chair carriers used their light-footed skills to escape.
When they came to their senses and looked around, the two sedan chairs were empty; the people inside had long since disappeared.
In other words, the Imperial Concubine was kidnapped by thieves in broad daylight!
The head palace maid stood firmly by the sedan chair, never leaving its side, yet the thieves kidnapped the imperial concubine right under her nose.
Thinking of the cruel and inhuman punishment His Majesty would inflict upon their return to the palace.
She screamed in terror and then fainted!
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As Lin Ruhong was half-awake, she felt a flame coursing through her body, and wherever it went, her blood seemed to be ignited by the flame, burning in her veins.
She cried out in pain, finally forced to regain consciousness.
The first thing you see is a large pear wood carved bed draped with a scarlet gauze curtain, with an incense burner on a stool at the foot of the bed.
The incense burner emitted wisps of smoke, the room was humid and hot, and the fragrance was a sweet and slightly fishy floral scent.
With my hands tied behind my back, the feeling of being controlled was very unpleasant.
Lin Ruhong opened her mouth as if to call out, "Someone come here."
But no sound came out, only a hoarse, grating sound of his vocal cords rubbing together.
Her pupils contracted, and she finally felt waves of fear.
Before she could process the unfamiliar scene before her, she heard someone push open the door and enter from the outside.
Joy flashed in her eyes.
It must be His Majesty who sent people to rescue her!
The newcomer approached with a wicked grin, and Lin Ruhong's vision grew increasingly blurry. The rich incense made the heat in her blood boil even more intensely. "Who are you?"
She spoke in vain, unable to retreat because her hands were tightly bound by ropes.
Her body felt weak and powerless. The newcomer didn't say a word, and his ugly hands approached her.
"If you dare touch me, I'll kill you!" A tear slid helplessly from the corner of Lin Ruhong's eye.
This woman, who had been proud for half her life, couldn't contain her fear and cowered, desperately trying to escape.
The man pressed hard on her slightly protruding belly!
A sharp, intense pain shot through Lin Ruhong, her eyes wide with fury, a ruthless killing intent flashing in them!
Hehe~
Seeing her fierce appearance, the man was not frightened at all; on the contrary, his evil aura intensified.
Lin Ruhong's eyes darkened.
The floor lamp beside the bed went out...
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