Jane has been assassinated!
Jian Yang was greatly shocked.
This forbidden area of the imperial palace is impregnable.
Why would an assassin appear out of nowhere?
And even if there were assassins, shouldn't the most important person to assassinate be the dog emperor?
Therefore, Jian Yang's first reaction told her that this was most likely a lie fabricated by Jian Fei to frame her.
After all, if something happens in the harem, she, as the empress, cannot escape responsibility.
"I'd like to see what she's up to!"
Jian Yang casually tossed aside the bundle she had packed and led her men in a hurried charge toward Yong'an Palace.
She doesn't cause trouble, but that doesn't mean she's afraid of trouble!
If Jian Fei was deliberately trying to frame her, she would immediately pull out her hair!
It wasn't until she arrived at Yong'an Palace that Jian Yang realized things weren't as simple as she had imagined.
At this moment, Jian Fei, whose face was deathly pale, had already fallen into a coma.
Her furrowed brows suggested she was in great pain.
Although he was covered with a thick quilt, making it impossible to see where the wounds were, there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
When her personal maid, Yuzhu, saw her arrive, she carefully stepped forward to greet her, her eyes red and swollen like peaches.
Where is your master injured?
"Your Majesty, Consort Fei is wounded in the heart. The imperial physician said that if the sword tip had been even a fraction higher, Her Majesty would have died!"
Seeing that Yuzhu was about to burst into tears again, Jianyang quickly waved her hand, telling her to stand aside.
He then sat down by the bed and took Jianfei's pulse.
Indeed, it was a pulse pattern indicative of severe deficiency of Qi and blood.
Although she disliked Jian Fei, no one could remain indifferent to seeing a living person fall in front of them like that.
"Has the assassin been caught?" Jian Yang asked in a deep voice.
Yu Zhu sobbed, "Your Majesty, the assassin's lightness skill was superb. He escaped under the cover of night and has long since disappeared!"
Jian Yang rubbed her temples. "Stop crying. You're giving me a headache."
Yu Zhu quickly stopped crying.
"Did you get a good look at the assassin's features?"
"Your Majesty, the assassin was dressed in night clothes, so we couldn't see anything."
Well, they know nothing about it, so asking them is pointless.
“However…” Yu Zhu’s tone changed, “At that time, in order to protect herself, our Empress threw a vase at the assassin, which hit him on the forehead and made him bleed.”
Jian Yang's eyes lit up!
It wasn't a complete loss.
"Guards!" Jian Yang stepped out of the bedchamber and loudly ordered, "Summon the Commander of the Imperial Guards to come before me!"
A moment later, the tall and imposing commander of the Imperial Guards strode over.
"Your subordinate, Yu Wei, greets the Empress!"
"Alright, get up now. I'm asking you, have you found any leads?"
Yu Wei said, "The thief is really cunning; I have not yet found any trace of him."
Jian Yang frowned: "Even if the assassin's lightness skill is superb at this moment, the palace walls are high and deep, and there are imperial guards patrolling at all times. It is absolutely impossible for one person to escape from the palace."
"What does Her Majesty mean?"
"First, send people to find out the list of concubines who have recently fallen out with Consort Fei. Then, search the palace one by one. Most of the assassins are still hiding in the palace. Anyone with a head injury should be arrested and interrogated."
Jian Yang was so confident because she had recently reorganized the palace guards.
In addition, another security team was added.
With such a formidable force, the assassin would have no chance of escape.
"Yes, sir!"
However, the Imperial Guards still found nothing the next day.
Jian Yang ate her breakfast without any appetite, thinking to herself that this shouldn't be the case!
According to her plan, the assassin must still be hiding in the harem, so why can't she catch him?
That's really strange!
"Lianxia, go and find out for me whether any outsiders have entered the palace in the past few days, and whether anyone in the harem has gone to the Imperial Hospital to obtain hemostatic and blood-stasis-removing medicine."
Since there is bleeding and injury, medical treatment is definitely needed.
While it cannot be ruled out that the assassin brought his own healing medicine, this is still a clue to find the suspect.
Lianxia accepted the order and returned to the palace to report back half an hour later.
"Your Majesty, I have learned that only the Second Prince visited the Empress Dowager yesterday and stayed overnight at Fuxi Palace, but no one went to the Imperial Hospital to obtain medicine to stop bleeding and remove blood stasis."
"Second Prince..."
As soon as the doubts arose in her mind, Jian Yang immediately dispelled them.
Although Zhou Jing'an was not the Empress Dowager's biological son, whether he was pretending or not, he was an extremely filial son.
It was not unusual for him to visit the Empress Dowager in the palace every few days.
"I understand. You may leave."
The trail went cold again.
Jian Yang sighed silently.
Her concern this time wasn't due to a sudden surge of sisterly affection or a desire to avenge Jian Fei.
Rather, she was worried that with such a huge hidden danger in the harem, she might be the one to suffer misfortune one day.
Just then, Lianxia, who had only gone out a short while ago, returned.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has come to pay his respects."
Jian Yang felt a bit disgusted just thinking about Zhou Jing'an's eyes, which sometimes revealed a gloomy expression.
But since they've already come, she can't just refuse to see them.
"Please come in."
A moment later, Zhou Jing'an, dressed in a royal blue brocade robe, walked in.
As soon as she entered the room, Jian Yang's eyes were drawn to the plaster on his forehead!
After Zhou Jing'an finished his greetings, he noticed that Jian Yang was staring at his forehead, so he laughed and said, "Yesterday, a piece of broken tile fell from the eaves of Fuxi Palace and, by sheer coincidence, it hit me on the head. I hope the Empress will forgive my embarrassing state."
What a coincidence!
Jian Yang's eyes were filled with disbelief.
But then she thought again, the Second Prince really had no need to kill Jian Fei...
Could it really be a coincidence?
"I wonder what brings the Second Prince to Weiyang Palace?" Jian Yang gave a professional fake smile.
"I heard last night that Consort Fei had been assassinated. I was worried that the Empress might be frightened, so I came to visit her."
As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Jian Yang, with an aggressive air of determination.
"Second Imperial Brother is very kind."
Jian Yang suppressed her discomfort, picked up her tea, and drank it quietly.
This time, Zhou Jing'an was perceptive enough to know that the host's offer of tea meant he wanted to leave, so he took the initiative to get up and excuse himself.
After he left, Jian Yang instructed Lian Xia, "If he comes again in the future, do not see him!"
"Yes, I will inform them shortly."
"Ahem." Jian Yang coughed, looking somewhat awkward. "Did His Majesty say he would be coming today?"
The two had not seen each other for six days as of the last time.
Yesterday, she waited for the dog emperor to give her an explanation, but he never came, even after dark and Jian Fei was assassinated.
Jian Yang felt like she'd been tricked.
Lianxia shook her head: "I haven't received any news from Eunuch Zhang, but I heard that His Majesty went to Consort Fei's place."
Haha, as expected, the treatment of a beloved concubine is indeed different.
Jian Yang cursed him in her heart.
Forget it, come if you want, don't come if you don't!
Putting him out of her mind, Jian Yang continued to send people to search for the murderer who killed Jian Fei, while living a life of idleness.
Three days later, Jian Fei woke up.
I specifically request to see her!
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