Chapter 4 She Enters the Palace Again
Emperor Liang frowned and looked at the visitor with cold eyes. It turned out to be the son born to him and the queen - the eldest prince Liang Hongxian!
"Hongxian, what are you doing here? I have spoken my mind, and you are not allowed to interfere!"
Liang Hongxian fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowed and begged desperately, "Father, please give Mother and Grandfather another chance! I beg you!"
Emperor Liang picked up the teacup in his hand and smashed it hard on the ground. In an instant, the tea splashed everywhere and the teacup broke into countless pieces.
"If you can immediately piece together the fragments on the ground, I will give them another chance!"
Liang Hongxian couldn't help but gasp. How could there be so many fragments? But in order to win his father's forgiveness, he could only take this one chance!
As time passed, his hands were pierced by several pieces of debris, and bright red blood kept flowing down, but he didn't even frown. He knew very well in his heart that if he couldn't save his mother and his maternal grandfather's family, he would lose his greatest advantage in the fight for the throne!
"Enough! Send the eldest prince back and let the imperial physician treat him properly!"
Emperor Liang impatiently stopped Liang Hongxian who was frantically working below.
When Liang Hongxian heard his father's voice, it was like a sharp sword piercing his heart. Is there really no way out? He felt so sad that he was about to die!
On the other side, in the prison of Shuntian Prefecture in the capital.
After Lin Xiaoyue was imprisoned in the prison, she heard the jailer and several of his men whispering loudly outside. It seemed to be related to the palace, but the distance was too far and she couldn't hear clearly.
So she pretended to have a stomachache and yelled in the cell, "Ouch! It hurts so much, is there anyone here? My stomach hurts so much!"
The jailer knew that Lin Xiaoyue came from the palace, so to avoid getting into trouble, he decided to go over and take a look. "What's the matter? If you're not going to die, just bear with it. No one's here to serve you!"
Lin Xiaoyue frowned and said, "I think I ate something bad. Can you help me find a doctor? I'll pay!"
The jailer saw a piece of silver dangling before him. Without a word, he stuffed the silver into his arms and promised, "Wait!"
Lin Xiaoyue saw that the jailer was easy to bribe. She took out another ingot of silver and stuffed it into the jailer's hand. She continued to ask, "Wait a minute, big brother. I just heard you guys talking so excitedly. Did something happen?"
As expected, the jailer was a soft-hearted person who would take advantage of others and then talk about it. He told everything he heard in one go, "The Queen was deposed, and then someone saw the Duke of Zhenguo entering the palace. He must have gone to rescue the Queen. After all, this matter affects the eldest prince's future battle for the crown prince, and also involves the future of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."
Lin Xiaoyue was a little surprised. She didn't expect the news from the palace to spread so quickly. As expected, there is no wall that is impenetrable!
She asked curiously, "Do you think the Duke of Zhenguo can save him?"
The jailer shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. The Duke of Zhenguo was the late emperor's right-hand man, highly regarded by him, and commanded a million soldiers. But then again, if the emperor didn't want to break off relations with the Duke of Zhenguo, he wouldn't have deposed the empress! Alas, a new emperor chooses new ministers. Who can say for sure?"
Lin Xiaoyue rubbed her stomach and said with a smile, "So that's how it is. I feel better now. I won't bother you to call a doctor for now. This money is my filial piety to you."
The jailer weighed the silver in his hand and thought to himself that he was worthy of being from the palace. He really knew how to behave and was generous!
"Call me if you need anything!"
As he said this, he walked out happily, touching the silver in his hand.
Soon, Lin Xiaoyue was the only one left in the cell. She sat on the ground, lost in thought. The Dog Emperor was no good! The Duke of Zhenguo probably couldn't save Empress Liang this time when he entered the palace, especially with millions of soldiers. If the Duke of Zhenguo had any evil thoughts, the Dog Emperor's throne would be in jeopardy!
How can I allow others to sleep soundly on my bed?
The dog emperor would probably use this incident to take down the Duke of Zhenguo directly. At the very least, he would take away his military power, and at the worst, he would be beheaded.
Since the Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion cannot be saved, we must not let the dog emperor get away with it!
She is going to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to collect the treasure now!
To prevent anyone from coming in, she first gathered the straw on the ground into the corner, then changed into a set of clothes from her bag and put them on. Then she put the clothes she took off on the straw, turned her back to the outside, and covered herself with a quilt, pretending that she was sleeping inside.
After doing all this, she stood at a distance and looked into the corner with concern. She felt that it seemed to be true, so she activated the space and headed straight for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
At this time, another group of people set out from the palace. These were the imperial guards sent by Emperor Liang to raid the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. They pulled empty carriages and marched towards the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in a mighty procession.
Lin Xiaoyue and the Imperial Guards arrived at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion almost at the same time.
Looking at so many imperial guards, Lin Xiaoyue had another plan in her mind. If the confiscated treasures entered the palace and disappeared again, how would the dog emperor deal with the imperial guards?
You have to know that most of those who can become the Imperial Guards are children of official families. If you kill them all, you will offend all the officials in the court. But if you don't kill them, can he swallow this anger?
No, we must not let the dog emperor swallow this!
So, Lin Xiaoyue sat in the yard and watched the Royal Guards load one truck after another until they emptied the entire Duke Zhenguo Mansion before leaving.
When she returned to the palace, she sat directly on the carriage that was pulling the boxes of the Royal Guards. Since she was invisible, she was not afraid of being discovered.
The carriage did not stop at the palace gate. After showing the token, the imperial guards hurried straight to the inner treasury because Emperor Liang was already waiting there.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't expect to see Emperor Liang again within one day, and he still had a greedy face!
Before the box could be opened, Emperor Liang rushed over to open it. He held the treasure inside with his eyes shining and his mouth wide open to his temples!
I really want to show this ugly face to the people of the world. It's really disgusting!
Lin Xiaoyue walked around Emperor Liang and went straight to the inner treasury. She wanted to see how many treasures the dog emperor had hidden so that she could take them away when she moved later.
Standing at the door of the inner treasury, Lin Xiaoyue saw the end of it at a glance. The treasures here were not as many as those in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and even couldn't compare to Empress Liang's treasury. It was such a shabby inner treasury, no wonder the dog emperor had to wait here in person to collect the treasures.
Oh, no matter how proud Emperor Liang is now, he will be heartbroken when he finds out that all his treasures are lost!
When she thought of the dog emperor's heartache, Lin Xiaoyue was so happy that she wanted to fly! Originally, she just wanted to move food to avoid starving to death in exile, but who would have thought that the dog emperor was so inhuman?
So she took justice into her own hands and taught the dog emperor a lesson!
At this time, the Emperor Liang's voice came from outside, "Hold them all for me! Be careful! If you break them, you'll have to watch out for your heads!"
The Imperial Guards' scalps tingled under Emperor Liang's gaze, and the boxes that could have been moved quickly took them a full hour to move.
Emperor Liang was in high spirits as he looked at the room full of treasures. He immediately said to the eunuch beside him, "Xiao Dezi, pass on my oral order. I order the Imperial Household Department to submit portraits of all the concubines within ten days. I want to choose a new empress!"
"Yes, I obey your command!" Eunuch Xiao Dezi responded and left quickly.
Emperor Liang touched the treasure for a while before he was reluctant to leave the inner treasury.
"Bang!" The door of the inner treasury was closed tightly. Lin Xiaoyue heard two locks being locked outside, and Emperor Liang left with peace of mind.
But what's the use of this?
She waved her hand, and the treasures in the inner storehouse obediently lined up and flew into her space. The boxes that were full just now suddenly became empty boxes!
Haha, what could be more gratifying than this?
Emperor Liang will soon be a bridegroom, but with his empty inner treasury, what can he possibly offer as a betrothal gift? Who knows whose house he'll have to raid to fill the inner treasury! One or two families probably won't be enough!
Humph, since you, the dog emperor, are so unkind, don’t blame her for being unrighteous. Let’s see who suffers more!
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