In the past, Li Junci would visit the cold palace every now and then, but because of those jewelry, he hasn't been there for several days.
This made it hard for Xu Jinyi, who had to keep company with these plum trees every day.
Because she was new, she was responsible for the work in the entire cold palace courtyard, and she was not allowed to enter the rooms inside the cold palace.
If she went in, she would find that the furnishings inside were no different from when she left.
At night, Xu Jinyi, who was a little hungry, wanted to try her luck, so she followed the direction she used to go to the imperial kitchen to steal food.
She wondered if the layout of the imperial kitchen would be the same, but she didn't expect that she would actually be able to steal it.
He ate the dim sum happily, and said with a carefree look on his face: "I didn't expect to eat the same dim sum again, it's really good."
After a few days in the palace, Xu Jinyi already knew that their general's mansion had been ransacked.
She was also very anxious to meet the tyrant and exchange Gu Shaoyu's information for the safety of the general's mansion.
But after so many days in the palace, she still hadn't found a chance to escape. She was afraid that if she didn't take action, her father and brother would put her on trial.
She has time now, but how can she go there secretly in the middle of the night?
She is good at martial arts, but there are also many guards in the palace.
Li Junci on the other side looked at the news sent back by the secret guard, his face full of anger.
"So the three men just disappeared out of thin air? There's been no news for so long!"
The secret guard lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, there is no news of the person in the painting within a hundred miles of the capital, but I have found other information."
"explain?"
The secret guard had someone bring up gold ingots worth 100,000 taels. Before he could say anything, Li Junci had already picked up a gold ingot and looked at it carefully.
He was very familiar with such gold ingots.
On June 6th five years ago, when the small box was opened, he found the million-dollar gold ingot left by the fairy sister.
It was with the help of those gold ingots that he was able to successfully take revenge and seize the throne.
Later, he ordered the secret guards to redeem these gold ingots one by one.
"Although I couldn't find any information about those three people, I did find out the origins of these gold ingots."
Upon learning that these gold ingots came from General Xu's mansion, Li Junci didn't care what time it was and went to the dungeon in person.
General Xu at this moment no longer looked like he did seven days ago.
He looked like he was ten years older, with more white hair on his head, a lot less weight, and a face full of stubble.
Li Junci stepped into the cell. Because he arrived so late at night, rats were running around in the dark and damp dungeon, and several of them crawled past Li Junci's feet.
Xiao Li behind him covered his mouth with fear in his eyes, but seeing the emperor's calm face, he didn't dare to scream.
I could only endure the tingling scalp and move forward.
General Xu widened his eyes, not understanding why the emperor appeared in front of him.
"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor." General Xu stood up and saluted with a weak look on his face.
"I ask you, where did this gold ingot come from?"
General Xu's heart skipped a beat.
He crouched down in panic and said, "Your Majesty, you are joking. This is just ordinary gold. I don't see any difference."
Li Junci threatened, "Aren't you trying to save your daughter? Tell me and I'll spare her life."
"This gold was obtained through corruption over the years. I have no idea where it came from."
Li Junci didn't get angry when he heard this, but laughed instead: "Really? Then wait until we catch your daughter, and see if you can still be so stubborn."
The next day.
The news that General Xu would be executed three days later spread like wildfire.
Xu Jinyi, who was in the cold palace, did not receive the news until the next day. She was anxious at that time.
She couldn't wait any longer for the tyrant to come.
He changed back to his true appearance, avoided the search of the imperial guards, and appeared at the gate of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
Eunuch Li was guarding the door and was stunned for a moment when he saw the woman suddenly appear.
It wasn't just because of her appearance, but also because there weren't any palace maids or eunuchs around her, and she wasn't wearing palace clothes, so her identity wasn't clear for a moment.
The first to react were the secret guards hiding in the dark.
Before Xu Jinyi approached the entrance of the Yangxin Palace, a whole row of people jumped out, all holding swords in their hands.
Xu Jinyi didn't come here today to assassinate the tyrant. Looking at the closed door, Xu Jinyi knelt down.
"Your servant, General Xu's daughter Xu Jinyi, requests an audience with the Emperor!"
Eunuch Li pushed aside the secret guards and said, "Are you General Xu's daughter? Come, arrest this person and detain her for the Emperor's decision tomorrow."
It was the middle of the night, and even though Eunuch Li knew that this person was the emperor who had deliberately lured him here, he still didn't look happy.
"Eunuch, I have an important matter to discuss with the Emperor. Please inform him."
Eunuch Li frowned and said loudly: "Go ahead and put him in the dungeon first."
A trace of determination flashed in Xu Jinyi's eyes. She must meet the tyrant tonight, otherwise her father will be executed tomorrow.
Once she is imprisoned in the dungeon, who knows whether the tyrant will remember to summon her tomorrow.
Xu Jinyi jumped up with a long sword in hand, and approached the Yangxin Palace as light as a swallow.
Those secret guards were not pushovers either. They didn't care about the shameful idea of bullying the weak with numbers, and they all attacked together.
The long sword in Xu Jinyi's hand turned into thousands of afterimages, emitting cold rays towards the secret guards.
His movements were extremely fast, and for a moment it was difficult to tell who was winning.
Xu Jinyi moved among the ten people like a ghost, twisting her slender waist to dodge every sword.
Outside, there were flashes of swords and clanging sounds.
After a quarter of an hour, Li Junci inside became interested. He knew very well how skilled his secret guards were in martial arts.
If one person could hold his own for a quarter of an hour among ten of them, he would have to have very good skills.
Li Junci opened the door, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked up at the several afterimages.
Seeing clearly the martial arts used by the woman with her back to him, Li Junci's pupils shrank sharply, and his body reacted faster than his brain.
He pulled out the sword of the sword-wielding guard beside him and threw it upwards.
Seeing that the secret guard's sword almost injured the slender figure, my heart felt like it was being grabbed by a big hand.
Xu Jinyi originally thought that he would be the one to take the blow, but he didn't expect someone to come to his aid, so he instinctively turned his head to look.
At this moment, Li Junci stopped flying forward and stood there in a daze.
His expression was dazed and stiff, and his eyes gradually dimmed.
Not her!
Although they both look stunning, they are two completely different faces.
Xu Jinyi was also stunned when he saw Li Junci.
The man was wearing a nightgown embroidered with a double dragon playing with a pearl, the emperor's style. He had an upright posture and delicate eyebrows and eyes.
Those deep eyes revealed a coldness and an aura that was intimidating and frightening.
The secret guards also saw that it was the emperor who took action, and they all stopped.
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