Chapter 440 Suspecting Everyone
Eunuch Liu quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince recently traveled to the Northern Di Kingdom."
Just in case, the Third Prince asked Wei Xun to do him a small favor: write a letter to the Emperor saying that the Third Prince was traveling in the Northern Di Kingdom.
The emperor had recently expressed no desire to wage war against the Northern Di Kingdom, nor did he suspect anything.
Now that Eunuch Liu had mentioned it, he immediately remembered, "That's right, the third brother went to the Northern Di Kingdom. If it wasn't him, then who could it be?!"
The eunuch Liu was so frightened that he trembled and dared not speak.
The emperor's temper grew increasingly volatile. He picked up a cup from the table and hurled it at Eunuch Liu, yelling, "Who did you say?! Who did you say?!"
The cup happened to hit Liu Gonggong hard on the head, leaving a small gash.
Eunuch Liu knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, this servant did not know, this servant truly did not know!"
The emperor, now insane and irrational, kicked Eunuch Liu, yelling, "Get out! Get out of here right now!"
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Eunuch Liu immediately left.
The emperor continued his madness alone in the room, and all night long, everyone in the palace could hear him smashing things and roaring.
Upon hearing the commotion, Eunuch Zhang rushed over, only to be stopped by Eunuch Liu, who asked, "Eunuch Zhang, why are you taking so long?"
Zhang Gonggong was completely bewildered. "What happened?"
Liu Gonggong quickly told Zhang Gonggong what had happened the night before.
Zhang Gonggong immediately realized a very serious problem: the emperor no longer trusted him.
Liu Gonggong was also startled and grabbed Zhang Gonggong's hand, saying, "Zhang Gonggong, you must leave quickly! While His Majesty is still insane, you must leave!"
Eunuch Zhang looked up in the direction of the emperor's palace and said, "If I leave, what will Your Majesty do?"
Eunuch Liu said sternly, "His Majesty is already suspicious of you. If you don't leave now, he will definitely kill you."
Zhang Gonggong was taken aback. He was also a veteran in the palace, having taken care of the emperor since he was a prince.
He truly never imagined that the emperor would kill him.
Eunuch Liu quickly said, "Eunuch Zhang, he dared to kill His Highness the Crown Prince when he was his own son, let alone us who are just servants."
Zhang Gonggong's eyes lit up. After pondering for a while, he said, "Little Liu, you can go now."
Eunuch Liu was startled. "Eunuch Zhang, what do you mean by this?"
Eunuch Zhang hurriedly said, "Take Lian'er and leave here immediately! Go to Cheng'an County and find Manager Du!"
Liu Gonggong was puzzled. "Zhang Gonggong, why should I leave?"
Eunuch Zhang looked up at him and said, "Have you forgotten that you were the one who found the prescription when the Emperor was seriously ill? Now that Taoist priest says His Majesty is possessed by evil spirits, do you think the Emperor will let you off the hook?"
Eunuch Liu looked horrified. "But what about you?"
Eunuch Zhang gave a helpless smile and said, "I've served the Emperor for most of my life. If he wants me to die, then it's a worthy death. Now listen to me, take Lian'er and leave here immediately. Go to Cheng'an County and find Manager Du. Tell her everything that happened in the palace, and she will help you."
After the incident with the fake empress, Eunuch Liu had more or less guessed what was going on. He knew that Eunuch Zhang wanted him to deliver a message.
Seeing that time was running out, Eunuch Zhang had no choice but to kick him out.
Eunuch Liu couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he had no choice but to leave the palace with Lian'er.
The next day, Eunuch Liu and Lian'er changed their clothes and boarded a merchant ship bound for Cheng'an County.
After Eunuch Liu left, Eunuch Zhang found a corpse that looked just like his and placed it in his palace, then lit the incense sticks in the palace.
When the emperor regained consciousness, Zhang Gonggong's residence was already surrounded by fire.
He was shocked and immediately sent people to put out the fire.
After the fire was extinguished, Eunuch Zhang was rescued, but he remained unconscious due to severe injuries.
The emperor looked at him on his sickbed, and even if he wanted to ask something, he couldn't get anything out of him.
As for Eunuch Liu, his body was burned beyond recognition, and the emperor was convinced of his death.
Zhang Gonggong's act of self-immolation not only temporarily saved Liu Gonggong's life, but also protected Zhou Da Niang and Zhou Ruiyuan's secret.
The emperor was furious and wanted to cut off Zhang's head, but he also wanted to get information about the empress from him, so he had to send people to treat and take care of him.
With such a major event occurring in the palace overnight, those ministers who wanted to harm the Empress and the Crown Prince began to stir again.
The Seventh Prince saw everything, but in order not to expose the whereabouts of the Empress and the Crown Prince, he did not send anything to Cheng'an County for the time being, nor did he contact Zhou Feng.
He heeded Du Wanchun's earlier instructions: the more chaotic the palace became, the more he should distance himself from it.
As expected, both Eunuch Zhang and Eunuch Liu got into trouble this time, but the emperor did not suspect them.
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