Knowing that Lin Xiaoman had already left, Su Beici pretended to be unaware and rushed to Shuixie Garden. At a command, everyone joined the ranks to deal with the assassin.
Knowing that they had lost the opportunity, the assassins did not want to fight any longer and decisively chose to retreat. Those who could not leave either took others with them to die together or committed suicide.
It was obvious that Su Beici's men were just going through the motions and there were few casualties. However, Wu Shengdi's men, who were the main force, suffered heavy losses.
"My Lord, this is bad, the princess is missing!"
After repelling the assassin, the old emperor's spies immediately became concerned about Lin Xiaoman. After all, they were nominally the princess's people. It was too chaotic and dark just now, so no one saw it. But when they entered the room and took a look, someone screamed in surprise.
Su Beici pretended to frown and walked quickly into the room. Then he saw a palace maid kneeling on the ground and shivering, and a dark shadow by the wall.
"What's going on!" Su Beici asked sternly.
"I didn't know. When I woke up, the princess was gone." Liu Lu was trembling and shaking like a sieve.
Turning his gaze to the dark shadow in the corner, Su Beici ordered his subordinates, "Go and take a look."
"Yes." A subordinate immediately ran over and stabbed him with a knife. Seeing no reaction, he reached out and tore off the black-clad man's veil. Then he took a closer look and exclaimed in surprise.
"Your Majesty, the assassin is dead, but this man..."
"explain!"
"This man looks like Xiao Zuo, the captain of the Golden Scale Guard."
Su Beici narrowed his eyes, stepped forward, checked the situation, and then concluded: all his internal organs were severely ruptured, he was killed by one blow!
This person couldn't be any cooler.
He knew that Xiao Zuo was a top-notch martial artist among the Golden Scale Guards and a capable general of Liu Du.
Even if he met him, with Xiao Zuo's martial arts skills, he could at least hold out for ten moves.
Kill with one move!
Facts once again proved that if he faced Yang Yixi, he would definitely die.
There was an inexplicable chill, and Su Beici felt timid in his heart. To be honest, he was a little scared now. If he had entered the bridal chamber in his previous life, he would have come out sideways.
This woman Yang Yixi is truly terrifying!
Just as he was feeling anxious, another subordinate who was still outside the door also reported, "Your Highness, although we don't have any identification, some of these people look familiar to us. They seem to be members of the Golden Scale Guard."
"Golden Scale Guard..."
Su Beici pretended to ponder for a few seconds, then angrily threw his sleeves and said, "How dare the Golden Scale Guard kidnap the princess! Prepare the carriage, I want to go to the palace!"
Su Beici, the mastermind behind the successful conspiracy, pretended to be a victim with a clear conscience and entered the palace angrily.
Long before Su Beici arrived at the palace, Emperor Wu Sheng had received news that there was another assassination in Prince Qing's Mansion and Seventeen had been kidnapped. The last time it was still a suspicion, but this time it was confirmed that it was done by the Golden Scale Guards.
Su Beici was on his way to the palace and was definitely going to come to him to ask for an explanation.
Even though he always prided himself on being resourceful, Emperor Wu Sheng was still confused this time.
What happened? Why did Liu Du kidnap Seventeen?
Who allowed him to act on his own? Who allowed him to touch his own daughter?
Liu Du is so fucking brave!
Could it be that Liu Du and Su Beici had colluded with each other and killed him directly under the pretext of going to the palace to see the emperor?
After making all necessary preparations, Emperor Wu Sheng openly met with Su Beici. After offering a few insincere words of comfort to Su Beici regarding his complaint against Liu Du, Emperor Wu Sheng summoned Liu Du and brought the Minister of the Dali Temple and the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture into the palace.
When everyone arrived, Su Beici insisted that it was Liu Du who assassinated him and abducted his princess.
Liu Du refused to admit it: I didn’t do it, it wasn’t me, you are talking nonsense!
The two people each hold their own opinion.
Emperor Wu Sheng was confused by the two men and had no idea what they were up to. All sorts of conspiracies and tricks emerged in his mind, and he fell into a state of high alert.
In the end, Liu Du was temporarily escorted to the Dali Temple and handed over to the Dali Temple Minister to investigate the matter with full authority. The Jingzhao Prefecture Governor assisted from the side. Within three days, the facts must be ascertained and Princess Qing must be rescued.
Although he didn't know why Liu Du was involved in this matter, Emperor Wu Sheng secretly suspected that Su Beici had secretly killed his daughter and dumped her body in the wilderness.
One by one, they all want to rebel!
He was so angry!
The next day when the court was in session, the news of this matter spread. At noon, the news that Liu Du, the commander-in-chief of the Golden Scale Guard, was imprisoned in the Dali Temple reached the Bixiao Palace.
Upon hearing the news, a trace of worry flashed across the imperial concubine's delicate face, and then it was filled with coldness.
She really didn't expect that even though she was so cautious, that bitch Seventeen would actually see through her! She was so confused that she was completely flustered.
My cousin has been imprisoned in the Dali Temple. If that old man Yang Yaokun knew the truth...
No, she can't just sit there and wait for death, she must strike first!
…
Lin Xiaoman was unaware of the complex situation in the palace.
Taking advantage of the assassin's attack to slip out of Prince Qing's Mansion, Lin Xiaoman originally planned to go directly to Lizhou to do something, but as soon as she climbed over the wall of the capital, she immediately felt a sense of fear.
Lin Xiaoman stumbled and nearly fell flat on his face as he climbed over the city wall.
Oh shit!
This creepy feeling, as if being stared at by a natural enemy!
Tiandao, it’s fucking Tiandao daddy!
What's going on?
Lin Xiaoman looked up at the first moment and breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see the dark clouds and the flash of lightning. Then he became silently suspicious.
That bastard Su Beici isn't here right now, so why is the old man Tiandao staring at her?
Wait, what did she do in her previous life? The Heaven must know it, so the Heaven put her in Su Beici's camp, so didn't deal with her?
And now they are testing her to see if she wants to aid the enemy?
If she aids the enemy, kill her immediately?
After getting such a guess.
Lin Xiaoman: I am extremely scared now.
What can I do? I can only turn back.
Lin Xiaoman once again silently climbed over the city wall and returned to the city. Once he was back in the city, the feeling of being followed disappeared immediately and he breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Xiaoman did not dare to cross the line and seek death, but instead found an abandoned and deserted yard and hid in it.
In the current situation, we can only survive for now.
On the second day, Lin Xiaoman discovered that a large number of officers and soldiers had appeared in the capital city. It was obvious that they were searching for a woman.
He must be looking for her.
The abandoned house was not very safe. At night, based on the principle that the most dangerous place is the safest place, Lin Xiaoman sneaked into the palace and hid in the cold palace again.
Then, at noon the next day, the palace suddenly fell into chaos.
Emperor Wu Sheng has been poisoned!
Lin Xiaoman: ???
What’s going on?
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