Chapter 2162: Get out of here!
Tingfu and the others gritted their teeth and pushed the door hard towards the middle. Just as the door closed, Ran Xiaoyu stood inside the door, looking at Wu Wan rushing towards them with a ferocious look on her face.
She yelled, "Hold the door!"
Then I heard a loud "boom".
The door is closed!
Ran Xiaoyu rushed over and bolted the door. As soon as she did so, she heard the sound of someone banging on the door outside!
Even though the door was closed, it was still banging loudly.
That was close!
At the same time, the soldiers that Wu Wan had let into the palace from Longfu Gate had already rushed to the various palaces in the east and west palaces, controlling all the archways and passages.
Some palaces had already closed their doors, but they were startled when they heard the noise outside. Some people could not help but open the doors and stick their heads out to see.
He was frightened by the ferocious-looking people outside and turned back.
The soldiers waved their swords and shouted, "Go back! Don't come out!"
"If you dare to come out again, your life will be in danger!"
"Close the door!"
The people in the harem had never seen such a scene before. They were all terrified and hurriedly closed the palace gates, not daring to come out again.
As for Jianfu Palace, they broke in before the door could even be closed.
Concubine Hui Li Pan'er was still awake. When she heard the noise outside, she immediately came out with her men. As soon as she left the house, she saw a group of ferocious guards rushing into Jianfu Palace. She immediately flew into a rage: "Who are you? How dare you trespass into Jianfu Palace?!"
When the soldiers rushed in and saw her, their faces darkened.
Li Pan'er said, "Get out of here!"
The leading soldier came forward with a sinister grin and said, "Empress Hui?"
Li Pan'er showed no fear and said coldly, "How can you guys just shout out my name casually? Who are you? Don't you know that you are not allowed to come and go as you please in the harem? If you know what's good for you, get out now. Otherwise, when the emperor returns, I will make sure you all die!"
The soldiers all burst into laughter.
The leader finished laughing, pulled out the knife from his waist, and put it on her neck.
"ah--!"
The palace maids around Li Pan'er were already frightened by the sudden intruders, and when they saw the cold and gleaming knife, they screamed and almost fainted.
Li Pan'er also trembled.
She had been spoiled since she was a child, so naturally she would not bow down to others easily. She had also seen some of the world, but not everyone could withstand having a knife held to their neck.
His face immediately turned pale.
But he still gritted his teeth: "You, you dare——!"
The soldier grinned and said, "We don't want to hurt you, Concubine Hui, but you'd better be sensible. Otherwise, we won't care whether it offends your brother or not."
After saying that, his face darkened: "Go in!"
He forced Li Pan'er and several palace maids to retreat step by step back to the palace and fell to the ground.
The man sneered and said, "Be good and don't cause us any trouble, otherwise we will not be polite."
Several palace maids hugged Li Pan'er and cried in fear.
"My lady, what's going on?"
"How could this happen?"
"Who are they? What happened in the palace?"
Li Pan'er's face was also pale. She not only heard the chaos in her own palace, but also heard screams and cries from several other palaces.
It seems that something big is going to happen tonight.
She gritted her teeth and said solemnly, "Don't be afraid. When the emperor comes back, he will be able to deal with them."
Several palace maids were so frightened that they cried out, "Your Majesty? When will Your Majesty come back?"
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At this moment, Zhu Feng was standing on the great altar, looking at Wu Yingqiu below with a sullen expression.
"What do you want to say?"
At this moment, the huge altar was so quiet that even the sound of the wind stopped.
Everyone held their breath.
Everyone knows how important tonight's ceremony is. It is the anniversary of Emperor Gao's death, and the emperor has spent such a long time preparing for it.
In such a ceremony, any mistake they make is a serious sin.
The whole family will be executed!
However, at this time, Duke Chengguo actually interrupted the ceremony and even interrupted the emperor from reciting the sacrificial text?
Although everyone didn't know what had happened, they all looked at each other, with a look of uneasiness on their faces.
If Duke Chengguo didn't really have something urgent to do, then—
I'm afraid something big is going to happen tonight.
Wu Yingqiu stepped forward and said respectfully, "I have heard that this memorial was specially written for the Emperor by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. It was revised dozens of times. It mainly details the Emperor's achievements over the years to comfort the Emperor Gao's spirit in heaven."
"good,"
Zhu Feng looked at him and said, "So what?"
Wu Yingqiu said, "I followed the Emperor Gao in his conquests; I also served with him when the Emperor led his army to quell the rebellion. I know everything that has happened over the past few decades better than any of the officials in the Ministry of Rites."
“…”
"Therefore, this old minister has specially written a memorial for the emperor."
“…”
"This memorial is the product of this old minister's painstaking efforts. It is solely intended to detail the truth of every event that has occurred over the years, without any attempt to whitewash or embellish."
At this point, he looked up at Zhu Feng with a cold gaze: "I wonder if the Emperor would be willing to offer this article as a sacrifice to comfort the Emperor Gao?"
After saying this, he pulled out a paper roll from his sleeve and held it up respectfully.
At this moment, the civil and military officials around him all showed expressions of astonishment.
At this point, everyone knows that Duke Chengguo is unlikely to be here just to offer a eulogy. He is afraid that there will be something bigger next.
And that eulogy—
What exactly was written?
At this moment, Ye Zheng, who was standing behind him, suddenly stepped forward and said to Wu Yingqiu in a deep voice, "Duke, today is the day when the Emperor is commemorating the Emperor Gao's birthday. Do you know what kind of sin it is to disrupt the ceremony?"
Wu Yingqiu turned around and looked at him.
But he didn't say anything.
On the other side, Wan Liangchou stepped forward and said coldly, "Master Ye, there's no need to be anxious. The Duke has already said that this is just for this memorial."
“…”
"Why not let the Emperor take a look first?"
"you--"
Ye Zheng didn't have such a good temper. He was about to step forward and scold them, but at this moment, Zhu Feng's voice came from the altar -
"Bring it up."
Everyone was startled and looked up quickly.
Zhu Feng did not immediately become furious as everyone expected, but looked at them calmly.
Eunuch Yu hesitated: "Your Majesty..."
"Bring it up."
He repeated it again.
At this point, Eunuch Yu had no choice but to run down quickly, take the sacrificial text from Duke Cheng's hand, hold it high, run up to the altar, and present it to Zhu Feng with both hands.
Zhu Feng took it and unfolded it to take a look.
Suddenly, his face darkened.
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