Hongmi drank a full cup of water and said to Murun, "Sister-in-law, the eldest brother is definitely not that kind of person!"
"Then why doesn't he reply to my messages?" she said, taking another sip of wine, her eyes slightly glazed with intoxication.
Hongmi looked at her, feeling sorry for her. "Sister-in-law, why don't you go ask the eldest brother? He can't keep hiding it from you like that."
"Go find him?" Mu Run's hazy eyes cleared for a moment.
"Tuantuan and Huanhuan will be taken care of by us. Especially with Ziwu around, you can rest assured about their safety."
"...Let's wait a little longer, maybe he will reply."
"Yes, sister-in-law, have another drink."
Mu Run picked up the wine jug and gulped it down in one go, still not satisfied.
...
Xiangcheng, the Imperial Palace of the Central Jin Dynasty.
The palace was brightly lit, filled with music, singing, dancing, and lively activity.
Emperor Xingwen's expression showed no sign of ease; in fact, there was a deep-seated sorrow hidden between his brows.
The Empress Dowager sat on the throne to the side and said to Emperor Xingwen, "Your Majesty need not worry too much. With the Black Witch King and Goufu Zhenren around, Fu Yunchen is nothing to be afraid of."
"Mother, you shouldn't trust these wicked people too much. If they were useful, Fu Yunchen would have been able to win all the way to Copper Yellow Island."
"Didn't the two holy teachers already promise His Majesty that they would accompany him when he personally leads the expedition?"
Emperor Xingwen looked at Goufu Zhenren, who was drinking and eating meat, and at the Black Witch King, who was kneeling beside him with two handsome young men, and felt a surge of anxiety.
Based on this?
He must have been bewitched before, which is why he wanted to use these unorthodox methods to plot his grand scheme.
A soldier covered in blood rushed into the banquet.
But before he could speak, he collapsed to the ground, dead. He was clutching a letter written in blood in his hand!
At the banquet, the geisha were terrified by the dead soldiers and scattered in all directions.
Emperor Xingwen stepped down from the dragon throne, strode to the soldier, and pulled the blood-written letter from his hand—"Chongzhou is under attack and has reached the city gates!"
Emperor Xingwen's body trembled, his hand went limp, and the blood-written letter fell to the ground...
The Empress Dowager also came over, and when she saw the blood-written letter, her expression changed drastically.
He said to Emperor Xingwen, "Your Majesty, perhaps... we should take refuge for now?"
Emperor Xingwen suddenly looked at the Empress Dowager, “Avoid!? I listened to my mother back then and fled to Xiangcheng. Otherwise, I would be the one sitting on the golden dragon throne now! How could a bastard have gotten a chance!”
"You blame me!" The Empress Dowager stared wide-eyed, her face devoid of any wrinkles. Apart from her silver hair, there was not a single inch of her body that showed signs of aging. Even her waist was as slender as a willow.
"Of course I don't blame the Empress Dowager," Emperor Xingwen said, his face full of frustration.
"This humble Taoist priest may accompany Your Majesty out of the city to meet the enemy in battle," said Master Goufu, bowing respectfully to Emperor Xingwen.
Zhu Yanrong, who claimed to be the Black Witch King, stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "I will accompany you as well."
"Very well, then you two shall join me in confronting the traitor Chongyang." Emperor Xingwen gestured for the two men to stand up.
Just then, the Empress Dowager, who was standing behind Emperor Xingwen, suddenly raised her hand and slashed at Emperor Xingwen's neck!
Before Emperor Xingwen could react and know who had attacked him, everything went black, and he fainted.
The Empress Dowager helped Emperor Xingwen up and said to Zhu Yanrong and Master Goufu, "I am grateful to the two holy masters for helping our general resist the rebel army attacking Chongyang. I will take Your Majesty to take temporary refuge."
Goufu Zhenren and Zhu Yanrong replied one after the other, "We will obey the Empress Dowager's decree."
The Empress Dowager hurriedly took some important things with Emperor Xingwen, leaving none of the concubines in the harem behind, and left the palace in a carriage.
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