"This prince wants you to think of a way to enter the palace and assassinate the King of the South Yue." He paused, "This matter shouldn’t be difficult for you. You have stayed at the South Yue court for a period of time, so you are familiar with the layout there. Assassinating him would be as easy as flipping your hand."
He looked at Lu Yin and spoke seriously. Assassinating a king was easier said than done, but he believed in Lu Yin’s ability.
"First Prince, you overestimate me." Lu Yin suppressed the surging emotion in his heart and continued, "However, I will do my best."
Relying on Hu Xiao’s connections, under the gaze of the Prince of the North Qiang, Lu Yin finally entered the palace.
The next day, the news of the assassination of the King of the South Yue spread out from the palace. The news spread wildly throughout the city, and after half a day, another news came out from the palace.
"The emperor has ascended to heaven. The crown prince is about to ascend to the throne. This is the latest news. My fellow official at the palace told me this." A few people had gathered on the street, and before they had even recovered from the news of the assassination attempt on the King of the South Yue, they had once again heard the news of the Crown Prince’s ascension.
Could it be that His Majesty really was assassinated?
Those who observed the news could not help but hesitate. Whether the Emperor had been assassinated was still unknown.
"Has the Emperor really ascended to heaven?" Someone asked incredulously, tears dripping down his face as he asked the question. The Emperor was a sacred existence in their hearts.
"It’s absolutely true. The news had spread throughout the palace. Didn’t you all hear the death knell just now? It rang three times. I’m counting. I heard that it was last night’s assassination, and the murderer has yet to be found." Those who knew the truth answered for him. The assassination of the Emperor was a major event. The death knell sounded in the morning, and the experienced old man knew that things were not going well.
"The Sky Law has descended. What she said is true. They have fallen on the Emperor’s head."
Due to their fear, they had no words to say. Even those who said those words had no idea what was going on. They were all discussing how Sky Law had descended and how their Emperor had been assassinated.
On the other side, Prince of the North Qiang also heard the news, he was pacing back and forth in his room with his hands behind his back, feeling anxious.
"Prince, if we don’t act now, when will we?" When the news of the King of the South Yue’s death reached them, they were so happy that they almost fainted.
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"No, wait a little longer." The First Prince frowned. He hadn’t seen Lu Yin so he was unable to ascertain whether this news was real or fake.
He would have to meet Lu Yin first before making his plans. Otherwise, if he was in a foreign land, he wouldn’t even know how he would die at that time.
"First, we’ll just wait and see. Otherwise, we’ll destroy everything with a single move." Prince of the North Qiang pursed his lips. His footsteps never stopped.
The guards in the room looked at each other, thinking, what the hell is the First Prince doing, he can just directly charge into the palace of the South Yue, in any case the King of the South Yue is already dead, why be so worried!
In the tavern, after receiving Hu Xiao’s message, Ling Hua hung up a white cloth in front of the tavern. The king had been assassinated, the entire country mourned.
"Ling Hua, the crown prince is here." Xiao Yu anxiously went upstairs, and as she spoke, she pushed open the door to Ling Hua’s room.
"Hmm?" Ling Hua raised her eyebrows, as if she had already expected this would happen.
"The crown prince has brought people to capture you. Ling Hua, what do we do now? Xiao Yu asked nervously. Obviously, she did not know about Hu Xiao and the others’ plans.
"Miss Ling Hua, the Crown Prince invites you down." Two guards came upstairs to invite her to join them. With a cold face, Ling Hua went downstairs as usual.
She arrived in front of Hu Qi and coldly asked: "Crown Prince, what are you doing here with such a large lineup?"
Hu Qi looked like a completely different person, completely different from how he normally looked like a dog.
"Someone, arrest her. This woman is an accomplice in the assassination of the Son of Heaven." Hu Qi looked at Ling Hua and spoke coldly.
The tavern was filled with spectators. They were all pointing at Ling Hua, saying that she was the one who killed the Emperor.
Ling Hua glared and resisted: "It’s not me, you have captured the wrong person. The Emperor’s assassination, what does it have to do with me?
Ling Hua tried her best to resist, but she pretended to be angry, as if she wanted to fight to the death with Hu Qi.
"Hu Qi, you are shameless. Back then, you kept saying that you love me, but now you have changed your face. I will kill you!" Ling Hua scolded as she kicked towards Hu Qi. Hu Qi took a few steps back to avoid her kick.
The people outside the door had already confirmed that Ling Hua was the killer of the Emperor. When she was taken out by the guards, people began to throw their vegetables at her.
Ling Hua was furious, but she couldn’t flare up again.
After Qin Shuo left the relay station, he led the people from East Court to camp outside the city. Even if they were living outside the city, they were well-informed.
After hearing the news of the city’s change, he was extremely nervous.
"The King of the South Yue was assassinated. What about Xiaoxiao, was he harmed?" Qin Shuo asked nervously as he looked at the things in front of him.
He only wished that he was not by Hu Xiao’s side. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so worried right now.
"Your majesty, there’s no news from the empress. The imperial palace is under martial law now, so our hearts can’t enter." The imperial palace’s information could not be spread out, so he did not know what happened to Hu Xiao.
I heard that the people from North Qiang are lying in ambush nearby. If they take advantage of the chaos to sneak in, then Xiaoxiao will be in danger. " Qin Shuo muttered the word "danger" as his entire body shivered.
"Take your swords and knives and follow me into the city." Qin Shuo’s gaze swept across everyone present and quickly said that he only wanted to go to the palace to protect Hu Xiao right now, otherwise, if he left her there by herself, he would not be at ease.
"Yes!" The people under him didn’t dare to be negligent and agreed in unison.
As soon as they finished speaking, everyone started to disperse. Their equipment was not complete, and they did not have it on them. Just as they were about to leave Qin Shuo’s room, they were stopped by Mo Zhu.
"Wait, no rush!" All the people in the room were Qin Shuo’s trusted aides, so if there was anything to say, Mo Zhu would say it in front of them.
After listening, Qin Shuo turned around and glanced at him, puzzled. "Advisor, what’s not the rush?"
An unhappy expression flashed across Qin Shuo’s face. Not in a hurry? Mo Zhu wasn’t in a rush. The people in the city were his wife, not Mo Zhu’s.
"Your majesty, don’t be in such a hurry. Don’t act blindly without thinking." Mo Zhu said in all seriousness, with no hint of joking.
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