As the ruler of a country, especially the incompetent emperor Zhao Shun, he had six palaces in his bedroom, four in the imperial palace, one in the Summer Palace in the western suburbs of the capital, and one in the Sheep Palace in the southern suburbs.

The Summer Palace was for summer escape, the Sheep Palace was for living when hunting and traveling, and the four palaces in the imperial palace were also built according to the needs of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

The Summer Palace was built on the bank of an artificial lake shaded by grass and trees. The Winter Palace is now on fire and faces north and south, receiving sunlight 24 hours a day. The Spring Palace is next to the Imperial Garden.

The Autumn Palace is located on a low hill at Xiyuankou, making it convenient for viewing the autumn scenery.

Now that the Winter Palace has been burned down, it is definitely uninhabitable. The Chu troops of the Imperial City escorted Zhao Shun and marched towards the Summer Palace by the artificial lake.

Originally, the commander of the imperial guards disagreed, because the assassin who had just escaped was obviously a water ghost. Living by the lake would mean putting your neck in front of the enemy, which was too dangerous.

But Your Majesty insists on his own way, and as a subject I can only obey your orders.

The candlelight was bright and the luxury was not inferior to that of the Winter Palace. In the bedroom, Zhang Yuanqing put his hands behind his head and stared at the roof with crisscrossing beams in a daze.

He replayed the current plot of the dungeon: the Northern Dynasty dealt with the foreign tribes on the grassland and marched south to try to destroy the Southern Dynasty. At this critical moment, Xiangjun Zhaoshun's favored queen appointed Yang Ce as the commander despite the opposition of the old in-laws Zheng family.

This made the Zheng family feel a huge threat. After all, Queen Mother Zheng had been dead for many years, and Queen Yang was in favor. Once Yang Ce returned to the capital with his great achievements after defending Linxia City, the positions of the Zheng and Yang families would definitely change.

Therefore, he simply colluded with the Northern Dynasty Marshal Tuoba Guanghe to kill the emperor and usurp the throne. As long as the Zheng family helped Tuoba Guanghe defeat the defenders of the last palace of the Southern Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty would be like a fish that could be slaughtered at will.

Whoever Tuoba Guang supports at that time will become the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, but doing so is very risky, as it is tantamount to handing over one's life and property to the enemy. How can there be a good outcome?

Although Zheng Longtu said that Tuoba Guanghe wanted to keep the enemy at bay, even Zhang Yuanqing thought it was unreliable, let alone the head of the Zheng family who had experienced ups and downs in the officialdom?

The Zheng family has other things to rely on, which allows them to collude with Tuoba Guanghe with confidence.

The reliance should be the national teacher!

"The main mission is indeed very clear. The enemy on the battlefield is the Northern Dynasty's army, and my enemy is the Zheng family and the Imperial Master. I just don't know who the Imperial Master is."

However, he still hadn't figured out why his teammates turned against him. Was it just because the dungeon wanted to increase the difficulty?

Zhang Yuanqing thought it was unlikely, as high-difficulty dungeons usually had solid plots. It could also be that the incompetent ruler had caused public outrage and the rebellious forces behind them wanted to assassinate him.

If that's the case, I hope the rebel forces are betrayers, otherwise it would be too difficult.

Zhang Yuanqing sighed.

Gathering his thoughts, he turned over and sat up, calling the palace maid and ordered, "It's a long night and I can't sleep. Go and invite Lady Wan to come over. Lian wants her to sleep with me."

Lady Wan? The maid was stunned for a moment.

Carefully reminded: "Your Majesty, Lady Wan attempted to assassinate you today, but was rescued by her accomplices."

"It's not her." Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand. "I'm talking about another lady named Wan."

Another Concubine Wan? Another Concubine Wan. The maidservant seemed to remember something and instantly couldn't control herself. She showed an expression of seeing a ghost and then an expression of collapsed faith.

What's that expression on your face? Someone, take me out of the Meridian Gate and behead me!

Zhang Yuanqing stared at her unhappily. "Do you need me to repeat it?"

He had just been assassinated, and the Imperial City's imperial guards were guarding outside the palace. Among them there might be spies from the Zheng family. Summoning Concubine Wan for no reason would definitely arouse suspicion.

Therefore, serving the emperor in the bedchamber was a perfect reason. Zhao Shun had been saved by Concubine Wan before, and now he was being assassinated. It was reasonable for him to feel insecure and long to lean on the broad shoulders of the person who had saved his life.

She stammered, "I'll go and invite you right away." She lowered her head and hurried away.

If the palace maid had been a little more talkative, I would have been socially embarrassed in the Imperial Palace. But it doesn’t matter, my fault is Zhao Shun’s fault, and Zhao Shun’s fault is not mine.

Zhang Yuanqing yawned tiredly and fell asleep unknowingly.

Until I heard a muffled voice calling me: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am here."

Then a big hand gently pushed Zhang Yuanqing's shoulder and woke him up. After seeing the honest figure kneeling beside the bed, he relaxed his tense muscles as if relieved and said in a friendly manner, "The beauty is here."

The beautiful lady Wan, who had a square face and eyes as bright as copper bells, lowered her eyebrows and said in a pleasing manner, "Your Majesty, I am here to serve you in bed."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing silently moved his gaze away from Lady Wan's oriental noble face. Her face shape always made Zhang Yuanqing uncontrollably think of the Terracotta Warriors.

“Ahem!”

Zhang Yuan cleared his throat and said loudly, "Everyone, please step back. I want to make love with Lady Wan."

The palace maids and eunuchs outside were frightened and retreated one after another. After everyone had left the bedroom, Concubine Wan bounced her knees, walked with her strong legs to the bed and sat down.

Zhang Yuanqing moved back unnoticed and asked, "Miss Wan, what are you doing?"

Lady Wan smiled innocently, "I am here to serve you in bed. As the saying goes, walls have ears, but if I speak on your dragon bed, no one can hear me."

"Then just sit by the bed and don't move. If you dare to mess around, I'll call for help." Zhang Yuanqing suddenly regretted his recklessness and said calmly, "Where are the three female assassins?"

Lady Wan replied, "I have subdued the three assassins in the barrier at the bottom of the lake. Their lives are safe."

"Ms. Wan, the walls have ears!" Zhang Yuanqing reminded the female man to speak softly, and then asked: "Have you tortured the mastermind behind this?"

Wan Mei shook her head on behalf of the others, "They didn't explain. Without your Majesty's permission, I dare not resort to private punishment. However, under my guidance, Lady Chu told me the reason for assassinating your Majesty."

"Hurry up and tell me!" Zhang Yuanqing urged Lady Wan.

"Concubine Chu confessed that she was the culprit who poisoned His Majesty a few days ago, but His Majesty was lucky enough to survive. That day, His Majesty went to the harem to inspect her. She felt guilty and was afraid that her plan would be exposed, so she wanted to assassinate him while he was sleeping with her.