"Aren't you afraid?" Qiao Yuchen meant to explain that he was now assisting the Seventh Prince, and with this imperial decree, the Seventh Prince would be able to sit firmly in that position.
"It's not like it's me, so why should I care?" It doesn't matter who the emperor is.
Chen Siyuan was also wondering if things would change in her past life.
Qiao Yuchen smiled and said nothing more.
Later, Qiao Yuchen went to see General Qiao.
Unfortunately, General Qiao was not there; Qiao Yuchen had been waiting in the study.
The wait was too long, and I was bored, so I picked up some books to read.
The books in the study are all military treatises.
After watching for a while, I found it uninteresting.
I had read many of these books before.
He felt that no matter how good the books were, they were still lifeless; the key was to apply them flexibly when encountering real-world situations.
Butler Yu was pleased to see that Qiao Yuchen was still willing to come here after the division of the family property. Since Qiao Yuchen had come to the study many times, he brought him tea. Seeing that the young general did not need it and that he had many things to do outside, he left first.
Qiao Yuchen waited for a long time, but did not see General Qiao.
Later, recalling Black Hawk's previous remarks about the study, he wondered if the study held a secret.
It seems possible.
Chen Siyuan was stolen away silently back then, is it possible that the same thing could happen here?
Thinking it over, Qiao Yuchen stood in the study and glanced around.
Later, he went straight to the chair, sat down, and turned his body forcefully. Suddenly... the bookshelf next to him moved away.
Qiao Yuchen looked on, deeply shocked.
This chair controls the hidden door to the bookshelf, and the way this hidden door opens is the same as the hidden door Li Huarong had in Huzhou.
Could this hidden door also be the work of Master Huoguang?
Suddenly, the image of Huoye popped into my mind.
He hadn't seen this person since what happened in Huzhou, and now the same secret door made him feel that something was wrong.
Seeing the hidden door about to close automatically, he didn't think twice and rushed inside.
He was not afraid of what awaited him inside.
At this moment, what Qiao Yuchen was most worried about was that if the woman in red was still alive, she might have already arrived in the capital.
How can one not worry when one thinks that such a person exists?
......
Cining Palace.
Granny Yu died, and all the palace maids and eunuchs were taken away.
The vast Cining Palace was now empty except for the Empress Dowager.
It seems everyone has forgotten about her.
That day, she felt unwell again.
He got up in the middle of the night and saw that Granny Yu had not prepared fresh blood. He got angry and threw the things next to him on the ground.
The crisp sound reminded her of what had happened in the Cining Palace.
Looking around at the pitch blackness, she sat still on the bed.
It's clearly daytime, so why does it feel like nighttime when I open my eyes?
Also, how did she fall asleep, and how did she get to the bed?
not good.
This is a trap.
The Empress Dowager tried her best to stay calm and remain on her bed.
As time passed, the Empress Dowager struggled to hold on, her eyes fixed on the gradually brightening sky outside.
The Empress Dowager simply couldn't take it anymore.
Her constantly tense state of mind made her feel that she was being too cautious.
The emperor was ruthless towards her, but there were some things she did discreetly that no one had discovered over the years, and she didn't want to scare herself unnecessarily.
Despite the internal struggle, she couldn't resist the temptation of blood.
She got up, changed her clothes, and walked outside.
After searching the Cining Palace and finding no one there, they heard a noise from nearby.
Having spent so many years in the palace, the Empress Dowager knew that the palace servants would have already gotten up and started working by this time.
It was still early, and the busiest people were the lowest-ranking palace maids. With that in mind, she easily slipped out of Cining Palace and walked for a while before seeing a group of palace maids walk by.
As she looked around, she decided to look for any palace maids who were alone.
Only in this way can we dispose of it without anyone noticing.
The palace maid was acting suspiciously, and the Empress Dowager followed behind her, feeling anxious. When she saw the maid go to an abandoned courtyard, she immediately followed her.
The Empress Dowager is now certain that this palace maid was having a secret rendezvous with her lover.
Such things were common in the palace, so she wasn't surprised. This was perfect; she could resolve the matter discreetly and even have a good meal. It was a good thing.
She quietly followed the palace maid into the courtyard. In her eagerness to drink fresh blood, she didn't realize that this courtyard was a taboo place for her.
The palace maid stood still and looked around. The Empress Dowager suddenly approached, rushed over, grabbed the maid's head, and was about to bite the maid's neck.
The moment I touched the palace maid's neck, I instantly felt a different sensation on my teeth.
She felt something was wrong and tried to push the palace maid away, but then she found that her hand was stuck to the maid's head and she couldn't get it off. Not only that, she also noticed something different about her own body.
It seemed she had come into contact with something, which made her body begin to weaken.
"Who...who are you?"
The palace maid, who had her back to the Empress Dowager, moved her head a few times, and her hands, which had been stuck to her, slowly fell down.
The Empress Dowager saw the other person's face the instant she fell to the ground.
"Yan... Yan Yi... weren't you dead?"
Yes, it was originally supposed to be the palace where Yan Yi of the Feather Clan came from.
"Your Majesty, the one who died was my younger sister, Yan Li." Yan Yi looked at the Empress Dowager and smiled.
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