Chapter 2160 Open the door! Close the door!
Wu Wan was followed by the little chess piece and several capable young eunuchs from Chonghua Palace, heading south all the way.
At this time, the gates of many palaces in the harem were closed.
The palace gates leading to the harem were closed even earlier, and there were almost no people walking on the long avenue.
Wu Wan led them and walked forward quickly.
But as she walked, she suddenly stopped.
The little chess piece beside her looked at her and said carefully, "My Lady?"
Wu Wan stopped because they had just passed the gate of Yikun Palace. She looked up at the still-open vermilion palace gate, which was still brightly lit.
The palace gates in this place were not closed tightly yet. After all, Imperial Physician Xue had just gone in. If the gates were closed, the Imperial Physician would not be able to get out, which would cause gossip.
Wu Wan sneered.
The little chess piece asked, "My Lady, do you want to go in?"
Wu Wan said: "Not now."
“…”
"But it will be soon."
After saying this, she waved her hand again and led everyone forward. Soon, they passed through the dark, long corridor and arrived at a palace gate.
Longfu Gate.
This is one of the several gates connecting the harem and the front court. It usually closes very early. In order to prevent accidents caused by people entering and leaving the harem, it was naturally closed early today.
However, even though the door was closed, it couldn't block out the faint noises of people outside.
In such a dark night, the faint human voices through the vermilion gate that almost blends into the night seem particularly creepy.
Wu Wan suddenly shuddered.
The little chess piece was by his side, and he whispered, "My Lady?"
“…”
Wu Wan swallowed her saliva and said, "Go, all of you, open the door!"
Those young eunuchs didn't know what she was going to do, but opening the palace gate was a serious crime.
Everyone was a little hesitant.
Wu Wan angrily said, "Damn it! How dare you disobey my orders? Are you looking for death?"
“…”
"When my father succeeds, I'll see how many heads you have!"
After hearing this, everyone understood.
He was so scared that he hurried forward and slowly pulled out the huge bolt tremblingly. Suddenly, he felt a huge force coming from outside, knocking several eunuchs who were opening the door away!
"ah!"
Wu Wan also let out a low cry of fright.
She opened her eyes wide and looked outside the open door in the pitch-black night. There was a crowd of people and countless figures swaying before her eyes, like ghosts walking out of the depths of hell.
She was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat.
But at this moment, a tall figure stepped out from among the crowd and kowtowed to her: "Empress!"
When Wu Wan heard the low voice, she was stunned for a moment and then looked carefully.
It was Gao Ce who had always been beside Duke Chengguo.
When she saw the familiar figure, she felt relieved and asked, "Did you bring people here?"
Gao Ce said, "These people are all the Duke's men. They have infiltrated the Imperial Guards and are joining us in this grand event tonight."
"Good! Very good!"
Upon hearing this and seeing the familiar figure, Wu Wan felt relieved.
Not only did she feel relieved, she became even more excited and thrilled.
He said, "How many men do you have? Is it enough to control the six palaces in the east and west?"
Gao Ce said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
“…”
"There aren't many people in the harem. There are only eunuchs and some powerless women. They are naturally easy to deal with."
"good!"
When Wu Wan heard this, she became even more excited.
He said, "Immediately have your men send a dozen men to each palace to guard the palace gates. Tell them that something has happened in the palace and don't let them leave their respective palaces. Anyone who dares to leave will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
Gao Ce immediately turned around and whispered a few words to the figures behind him who were ready to move. In an instant, a large group of people rushed in from outside Longfu Gate.
Wu Wan only felt a surging tide in front of her eyes.
These people ran quickly to various places in the six palaces in the east and west.
Soon, some frightened noises were heard from the front. It was the palace whose gates had not yet been closed. They were obviously frightened when they suddenly saw so many guards with swords.
Gao Ce said again: "My Lady, then let's--"
Wu Wan said coldly, "Now in the harem, the Queen and Concubine Shun have both gone to the Grand Altar. The most powerful person in the entire harem is naturally the Imperial Concubine..."
“…”
"You know, she's pregnant with a dragon!"
Gao Ce listened, his eyes flickering. "The Duke's intention is also to control the Imperial Concubine. If successful, we will kill her as a sacrifice. In case of any accidents, she and her unborn child will also be a hostage in our hands."
"good."
Wu Wan sneered and said, "Let's go to Yikun Palace and see this extremely favored imperial concubine!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards Yiku Palace.
Gao Ce walked behind her, looked at her back, remained silent, waved his hand, and led the men behind him towards Yiku Palace.
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At this time in Yiku Palace, Xue Yun had already finished taking Nan Yan's pulse.
She said, "The Queen seems to be very worried."
Nan Yan looked up at her.
After a while, he smiled and said, "Is Doctor Xue checking my pulse or reading my thoughts?"
“…”
"You can see that I'm very worried?"
“…”
Xue Yun frowned slightly.
She could feel that the imperial concubine was a little different tonight than usual, or rather, the way the imperial concubine looked at her was different in recent days.
He looked complicated.
But tonight, although she was clearly not showing any signs of movement, she made a big fuss and asked Nian Qiu to come to the Imperial Hospital to invite her, saying that her abdomen was tight and she was about to give birth.
Now, saying this...
Xue Yun was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I dare not pry into your Majesty's thoughts, but the mother and fetus are connected by blood. If the mother is worried, the fetus will also react."
“…”
"Your Majesty, have you really felt abdominal tightness these past few days?"
She emphasized the word "really".
Nan Yan glanced at her and was about to say something when her brows suddenly furrowed again.
My abdomen actually felt tighter again.
She coughed lightly and said, "Yeah."
Xue Yun said: "This——"
Before she could finish her words, Nian Qiu ran in from outside, panting and saying, "My Lady."
Nan Yan looked up at her, and seeing that she looked strange, she asked, "What's wrong?"
Nian Qiu said, "Your Majesty, someone just saw Concubine Hui leading a group of people towards Longfu Gate."
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan's face darkened slightly.
Ran Xiaoyu looked at Nan Yan and said softly, "Concubine Hui went to Longfu Gate? What does she want to do?"
Xue Yun was listening on the side, still a little confused as to why they were all so nervous. Nan Yan frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly raised her head.
"Xiaoyu, have someone quickly close the gate of Yikun Palace!"
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