"I...I...I..."
This little eunuch was clearly not a tough nut to crack; before Huo Chengche even made a move, his lips were already trembling so much that he couldn't speak properly.
"My patience has never been very good."
The cold, indifferent sentence sent a shiver down the spine of the young eunuch, who quickly stammered, "I...I'll talk, I'll talk..."
"Speak!" Huo Chengche frowned impatiently as he watched the eunuch become increasingly flustered and unable to speak clearly. His anger grew even more intense, which frightened the eunuch so much that he trembled like a broken vessel and could not even utter a sound.
"They are Princess Linhuang's people."
Someone answered for him.
Huo Chengche turned around and saw Consort Xue approaching gracefully, with Liang Xishun carrying a lantern beside her.
Although Liang Xishun was afraid of Huo Chengche and dared not disobey him to his face, he did not obediently go to find Fuman. Instead, he sent a eunuch to Fuman and went to Yifu Palace to inform Consort Xue.
Huo Chengche was not surprised to see Consort Xue arrive, and he was even less surprised by the answer "Princess Linhuang".
The young man looked at the newcomer and listened to her words. His thin lips tightened, and he gave a cold smile, his killing intent chilling to the bone.
Consort Xue looked at the young man standing with his hands behind his back. His cold and composed face and deep, unfathomable eyes made Consort Xue feel for a moment that the person standing in front of her was Emperor Chongjin.
She clenched the handkerchief in her hand to steady herself. "Your Highness, are you so calm because you don't believe what I'm saying?"
Huo Chengche glanced at the eunuch who was rolling his eyes in fright and said calmly, "I believe that in this palace, besides my aunt Linhuang, who else has the connections and abilities to handle such a crazy situation?"
The logic is clear.
Consort Xue looked at the eloquent young man with a rather unpleasant expression.
Seeing her expression, Huo Chengche became suspicious. "As for the Imperial Concubine, why are you here today to help Qi Gu? Wouldn't it be better for you to pretend to be deaf and dumb? Why bother getting involved in this mess?"
Every word hit the nail on the head. Consort Xue glanced at Huo Chengche and took a deep breath. "I'm not helping His Highness the Crown Prince. I'm helping Niannian. Princess Linhuang's target is Niannian. As for how these people dared to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince, I only found out after Liang Xishun returned and reported it to me."
As they were talking, the patrolling guards noticed something was amiss from afar and immediately approached to inquire.
Fu Man, whom Huo Chengche sent to inform Emperor Chongjin, was knocked unconscious before he could even leave the garden.
He looked at the group of guards in front of him and ordered, "Don't make a sound. Take all these people to the Inner Court and detain them. Also, someone died in the rockery garden. You guard all the entrances and then go and ask Eunuch Dejiang, who is close to the Emperor, to come and handle the matter personally."
"Yes!" The head guard knelt to receive the order, and then asked, "Your Highness, would you like me to escort you and the little princess back to Xiaochen Palace?"
Huo Chengche did not answer immediately, but instead glanced at Consort Xue.
Consort Xue immediately interjected with a smile, "Your team doesn't have many people, and with something like this happening tonight, it's best to be careful. I'd like to invite His Highness the Crown Prince to sit in Yifu Palace for a while, and we can escort him back once the Eastern Palace guards arrive."
"Yes." The head guard breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Consort Xue's words. There were indeed only a few people in their group, and if anything went wrong while escorting the Crown Prince, it would be a serious crime.
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