The emperor quickly learned of what had happened at Huayun Palace and rushed over, dropping the memorials he was reviewing. At that moment, the imperial physician was already taking the empress's pulse.
All the palace servants knelt down to pay their respects to the emperor. The emperor only uttered a single word, "Level tone," and a figure in bright yellow robes appeared beside the empress's bedside. "How is the empress?"
The imperial physician quickly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Empress was merely frightened and knocked unconscious, but the person did not harm her in the slightest. I have already prescribed medicine and instructed the palace servants to brew it for the Empress. She will wake up after drinking the medicine."
The emperor nodded, his expression softening considerably. However, the princess's condition was not good. The imperial physicians could not determine where she was injured or whether she had been poisoned, but she was weak and had fallen into a coma, and her condition was not optimistic.
The head maidservant who served the princess, who was also the princess's former savior, was seriously injured. It was unknown what grudge the person had against her, but he kicked her away with all his might. After being kicked away, the head maidservant crashed into the wall, breaking all her ribs and injuring her internal organs.
At this point, Shui Li Niang was basically a cripple. Even when she woke up, she couldn't move and needed someone to take care of her eating, drinking, and toileting.
"The palace guards are so useless. Outsiders can come and go as they please, as if they own the place. Today the Empress and the Princess are in danger, will I be the one assassinated tomorrow?" Emperor Taikang was filled with rage and his imperial face was contorted with anger.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please forgive us!" The palace servants were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for forgiveness. The commander of the Imperial Guards and a group of guards also knelt down and begged for forgiveness.
Emperor Taikang closed his eyes and ordered in a deep voice, "Investigate who broke into the palace today and why no one noticed. Was the thief too strong, or was there an inside accomplice? You must find out for me. If I find out that anyone in the palace is colluding with outsiders, kill them without mercy."
At this moment, a dark figure leaped over the palace wall. The entire process, from entering the palace to leaving, took only the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, yet no one noticed.
The boy was dressed in black, wearing a skull mask and carrying what appeared to be a lump on his back. After leaping over the palace wall, he flew to the roof and disappeared in a flash.
Half an hour later, Zhu Lin brought Xingxing back to the Zhu residence. They entered the east courtyard and jumped into the master bedroom through the window. Xingxing had always lived in the master bedroom. Tonight, the little girl was also dressed in black, wearing the same skull mask as the boy.
"You're finally back. Is Mother alright? Have you dealt with that fake princess and the women around her?" Because all the candles were out at the time, Xingxing couldn't see what had happened.
Although the boy explained to her in the palace that the empress was fine, the fake princess and Shui Liniang were injured and unconscious. At that time, the palace guards were chasing them, so they did not dare to linger and left the palace immediately.
Star, still uneasy, pressed for more information.
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