Chapter 2837 Bloodstained Yonghe Palace 2
As soon as they entered Yonghe Palace and saw the scene inside, everyone was stunned.
There were corpses all over the ground.
What you see is a field of corpses, lying in all directions, bloody and mangled. At first glance, you can't even tell who is who. Only the glaring blood-red color catches everyone's sight.
Nan Yan, who had just rushed in, was standing among the corpses.
Standing side by side with her was He Yi.
He had obviously just discovered something unusual about Yuehua Gate. After entering, he walked all the way to Yonghe Palace. When he saw this scene, he stood there motionless.
Although He Yi had been an official in the court for several years, everyone had long forgotten about him. Some newcomers were even completely unaware of his former identity as a Taoist with fluttering robes. But no matter how time changed, he always gave people the feeling of being spotless and detached from the world.
And at this moment, he was standing in a pool of blood.
The corners of his clothes, shoes and socks were soaked with blood. Although he was standing there motionless, no one doubted that as soon as he moved, he would definitely leave a series of terrifying bloody footprints.
But, it wasn't him who killed someone.
He stood side by side with the imperial concubine, but his eyes were looking ahead at the group of people standing outside the main hall of Yonghe Palace.
Jinyiwei!
The robes they wear fully reveal their identities!
These people were also covered in blood. The difference between them and He Yi and Nan Yan was that the blood was pouring down on their heads, even spraying onto their faces and bodies from the front. Some people's faces were completely stained red with blood, and their facial features could not be seen at all.
Their scattered hair hung down, and blood kept dripping down.
It's completely unrecognizable who they are.
Liang Qiu and Fan Yingyi were shocked and subconsciously took a step forward: "You—"
Before he could finish his words, he saw the person Nan Yan was facing, the one standing at the entrance of the main hall of Yonghe Palace, who seemed to be using his body as a shield, blocking the gate and preventing anyone from breaking in. At this moment, he took a step forward.
Although his face was also covered in blood, his facial features could not be distinguished.
But his eyes, wolf-like eyes, still made people recognize him at a glance.
"Your humble servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
As he spoke, he knelt down on one knee, holding a knife in one hand for support.
It’s Li Bu Shang!
As soon as he knelt, the blood-soaked people around him also knelt on the ground one after another, saying in a deep voice: "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine, greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."
Zhu Chengxuan widened his eyes, somewhat incredulous: "You, you guys——"
He was so surprised that he was speechless.
Not only him, but also Gu Tingqiu and the others behind him were stunned, looking at the Jinyiwei in surprise, who should not be here at all, especially Li Bushang.
Isn't he in jail?
The emperor was assassinated at his wedding banquet in his residence. After the incident, the imperial concubine immediately imprisoned him and even the people in his residence were detained. At this time, it was absolutely impossible to release him, let alone let him enter the palace.
But now, he is not only in the palace, but also in Yonghe Palace.
The emperor was right behind him, just across the door.
If they hadn't seen the corpses on the ground, if they had just walked in and seen Li Bushang standing here, they would probably have immediately shouted "Protect the emperor!"
Someone in the crowd was obviously startled and asked, "Li Da—Li Bu Shang? Why are you here?"
"Did you escape from prison?"
"What are you doing in Yonghe Palace?!"
Li Bushang half-knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said nothing.
A strand of his hair fell down, covering his wolf-like eyes that were shining with cold light, but drops of blood dripped from his hair and gathered into a small pool of blood on the ground, which seemed to indicate what had just happened.
At this time, Nan Yan spoke——
"He's not escaping prison."
Everyone looked at her with wide eyes, only to see Nan Yan turn around and say calmly, "I was the one who let him out."
"What!?"
Everyone couldn't believe their ears.
Lian Heyi was also a little surprised.
Although he had participated in all the previous events, from recalling the two Jinyiwei commanders, to secretly letting them attack and hide, to the siege in front of the hall, he knew nothing about this matter from beginning to end.
This imperial concubine actually released Li Bushang!
She asked Li Bushang to protect the emperor.
It seems that even if the Yuehua Gate was closed, it would not be opened a crack all night; even if those people from the Earthly Immortals Association attacked the Nangong Gate, or even broke into the palace to hunt them down, at such an emergency, Nan Yan would not let anyone hide in the harem - even so, she was still worried.
She must be 100%, or even 200%, loyal to the emperor.
So, she took a risky move.
Li Bushang was asked to bring his men to protect the Yonghe Palace. No matter what arrangements were made outside, the people of the Earthly Immortal Society could never have guessed in their dreams that the imperial concubine who had already thrown Li Bushang into jail would actually use him to protect the emperor.
So, these people rushed in with great pride and killed people mercilessly along the way, but they didn't expect to be intercepted here.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, many people even died with their eyes wide open, staring at the sky, but their journey ended here.
He Yi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Then he said, "Your Majesty's broad-mindedness makes me admire you."
Nan Yan glanced at him.
If he said this at other times, or if someone else said this, Nan Yan would think that he was mocking her, but it didn't seem like it when he said it at this time.
He Yi's face was full of solemnity.
Nan Yan just said "hmm" lightly.
The officials behind were still a little bit in disbelief, or rather, they were still in shock - even if, even if Li Bushang was adopted by the imperial concubine from the border of Yongzhou, even if she believed him, after all, the person who assassinated the emperor was Jie Shi, who was not only the adoptive father of Li Bushang's wife, but also a spy from the State of Neng.
Has Li Bushang’s role in the middle been clarified?
How dare she let Li Bushang go to Yonghe Palace to protect the emperor?
At this moment, several officials immediately stepped forward and said, "How is the emperor? If the emperor is hurt in the slightest, we will never let you go!"
These words suddenly reminded everyone.
They were all stunned by the scene they saw after entering Yonghe Palace, and they forgot that they came to confirm the emperor's safety.
Nan Yan also hurriedly said: "No harm, where is the emperor?"
Li Bushang knelt on the ground with his head still lowered.
He said in a deep voice: "We are only here to defend ourselves and annihilate the rioters. We know nothing about what is going on inside."
Nan Yan asked, "What's going on in there?"
“…”
Li Bushang was silent for a moment, then said, "There's no movement."
When Nan Yan heard this, she didn't care about anything else and immediately rushed forward and pushed open the door of Yonghe Palace.
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