Qin Yu suddenly woke up and looked towards the door with a dark expression.
"Could it be... that Sima Lie has started to make his move?"
Upon realizing this, Qin Yu was shocked and quickly got up.
At this moment, Zhao Lan, who had been asleep, also woke up.
Her eyes were blurry as she looked towards the door. After hearing the voices outside, her face turned pale.
"What, what's going on? It looks like... there's a fight?"
In the deep palace, someone has used weapons; this is definitely not a good thing.
Zhao Lan's face paled instantly, and a murderous glint flashed in her beautiful eyes: "Zi Yan! Bring me my sword!"
Zhao Lan let out a cold shout, snatched the gemstone sword handed to her by Zi Yan, drew it with a clang, and held it sharply in her hand, exuding an icy killing intent that seemed ready to fight to the death!
"Wait! Don't move!"
Qin Yu suddenly raised his hand to stop her, looking towards the door with a serious expression.
Two beams of light shot from his eyes.
“Something’s not right. If Sima Lie were to rebel, he would have already brought a large army to the border. But judging from the sounds of fighting, there are at most only a few dozen people.”
Thinking of this, Qin Yu jumped out of bed.
He suddenly felt someone tug at him from behind.
He instinctively turned around and saw Zhao Lan looking at him warily.
She shook her head slightly.
Although she disliked Qin Yu, if this tyrant were to be killed by rebels outside, even if she survived, her position as empress would become meaningless.
But Qin Yu raised an eyebrow and sneered disdainfully.
"Don't worry, Sima Lie doesn't have the guts! You stay here and don't move, I'll go take a look!"
With that, Qin Yu turned and walked towards the door.
But before he could even reach the door, a sudden burst of hurried footsteps rang out.
Qin Yu tensed up, and his fists clenched involuntarily.
With a loud bang, the door was kicked open from the outside.
A figure rushed in.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something has happened!"
"What is it?"
Upon seeing that the person who had arrived was An Fu, Qin Yu finally relaxed his fist.
At the same time, Anfu's trembling voice rang out.
"Your Majesty, there's infighting within the Embroidered Uniform Guard. I've heard that Li Geng attacked Sima Jing's Begonia Palace!"
"What did you say!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yu froze instantly.
A flash of anger crossed his eyes as he stared at the trembling Anfu before him and said in a deep voice.
"Lead the way!"
"emperor……"
Anfu looked completely bewildered upon hearing this.
The Imperial Guards have already made their move, and everyone else is eager to leave, but the Emperor is doing just that, going up himself.
My body is precious; I can't afford to make even the slightest mistake! Especially since it's in my own hands!
Thinking of this, Anfu quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Your Majesty, they've started fighting. It would be better if we didn't go. Please take care of your health."
"No way! Why would Li Geng possibly provoke Sima Jing for no reason? There must be something fishy about this!"
"If I had arrived any later, Li Geng might have been in grave danger!"
Qin Yu ignored him completely, pushed An Fu aside, and walked towards the direction of the Begonia Palace.
What he's worried about right now isn't the one in the Begonia Palace, but Li Geng.
This kid has probably been tricked!
Thinking of this, Qin Yu even quickened his pace.
Anfu had no choice but to hurry and follow.
Before Qin Yu even got close to the Begonia Palace, a strong smell of blood wafted towards him.
Looking from afar, he saw several corpses lying on the ground, and blood flowing like a river in front of the palace gate.
Under the cover of night, the scene appeared extremely eerie.
Upon reaching him, Qin Yu's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly took a deep breath.
There were piles of corpses lying on the ground, scattered haphazardly.
What shocked him most was that all the people lying on the ground were people he had just placed into the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
These people changed into the uniforms of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and in a short time, they were all killed.
This efficiency even made Qin Yu suspect that it might be intentional on the part of the other party.
At this moment, a commotion arose, and Qin Yu couldn't help but turn his head to look.
Not far away, several guards were holding down a man who was kneeling on the ground, stubbornly raising his head.
Qin Yu walked up to the person kneeling on the ground and saw that it was none other than Li Geng, whom he had just promoted not long ago.
Li Geng was covered in blood, though it was unclear whether it was his own.
Her hair was disheveled, and her body had been cut in several places.
His face was covered in a mixture of dirt and blood, and his eyes were filled with rage.
Upon seeing Qin Yu, Li Geng paused for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.
"emperor!"
"What happened?"
Qin Yu frowned, staring at Li Geng on the ground.
The last thing he wanted to see was for Li Geng, whom he had just promoted, to be wiped out.
"Your Majesty, I..."
Before Li Geng could speak, a figure flashed out from the side.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty must do justice for me!"
As soon as the words were spoken, a charming figure emerged from the Begonia Palace.
Qin Yu looked up and couldn't help but frown.
The person who came out was Sima Jing, her clothes were disheveled, and a large expanse of her white skin was exposed.
She walked up to Qin Yu with a wronged expression and sobbed.
"Your Majesty, you must do justice for me."
"What’s wrong with you?"
Qin Yu frowned and looked at Sima Jing.
But then Sima Jing suddenly threw herself into Qin Yu's arms, and her warm and soft body left Qin Yu momentarily bewildered.
Sima Jing cried, tears streaming down her face, and her whole body began to tremble slightly.
"Your Majesty, this traitor is trying to assassinate me!"
Sima Jing gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, put on a delicate expression, and said.
“Li Geng rebelled and tried to assassinate me. If it weren’t for Lord Zhang Shichang, I would be dead.”
"Zhang Shichang?"
Qin Yu was also taken aback when he heard the name.
How could Zhang Shichang possibly know what Li Geng was planning?
But before Qin Yu could figure it out, Sima Jing had already spoken.
"If it weren't for Lord Zhang's advance warning, I would probably be a victim of that rebel's blade by now. Your Majesty must reward Lord Zhang handsomely."
Qin Yu frowned and looked around. He saw that almost all the people lying on the ground were Jinyiwei who had just been promoted.
Most importantly, these people were almost all former subordinates brought by Li Geng.
He immediately realized that things were definitely not that simple!
You have to understand, these people were extremely loyal, and every one of them dying is a loss. The fact that so many have died now is definitely not normal!
This matter appears to be aimed at Li Geng, but it is actually a test of the emperor!
Let's see if he harbors any thoughts of raising an army and establishing his own independent regime! It's probably because I promoted Li Geng that I aroused Sima Lie's suspicion!
At the same time, Li Geng was heartbroken, as he had brought these brothers with him all the way.
Now that they've all been captured in one fell swoop, how could he possibly be willing to accept it!
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