Chapter 308 Unquiet

Because she is an atheist, Yunqin is surprisingly calm compared to Xiao Shunzi and Tingchun, who have been "corrupted" by feudal ideas for many years.

Also because she didn't believe that the person in front of her was the real Bai Wuchang, her eyes could discover more flaws.

For example, this person had obviously run all the way here, and was breathing heavily. He was looking around to identify the direction, while his hand was unconsciously touching his chest.

This is clearly a move that only humans would make.

And judging from the movements, he doesn't seem to be young anymore.

Yun Qin became more and more certain that this was a living person pretending to be a ghost, and she had already guessed what he had done before.

Did he dress up as a ghost to scare the Queen Mother?

Who is he and why did he do this?

With such doubts, Yun Qin continued to observe the "White Impermanence" in front of him.

The man confirmed that there was no one around and heard that no one seemed to be chasing him from behind. He seemed to relax a little and wiped his face with his hand.

The paint on his face was smudged, revealing some of his true features.

Yun Qin narrowed her eyes slightly.

Then, as if he had figured out the direction, he headed towards the garden behind the eldest prince's bedroom.

Seeing people leaving, Xiao Shunzi and Tingchun beside her moved, but Yun Qin grabbed them and shook her head secretly, signaling them not to move.

That person was able to sneak into the Empress Dowager's palace disguised as a ghost and escape unscathed. I'm afraid his skills are not simple.

Although Xiao Shunzi knows some boxing and kicking skills, they are just three-legged cat kung fu. He can deal with ordinary people, but he will definitely suffer a loss when facing such a person.

If this person suddenly returns and finds them and decides to kill them, they won't be able to escape.

After waiting for a while and making sure that there was no sign of the people coming back, Yun Qin patted the two of them and walked out from the gap in the rockery.

Tingchun was still in shock, "My Lady, is that a human or a ghost?"

"It must be a person. I saw him wiping his sweat." Xiao Shunzi said, but his hand was still holding the rockery, and it was obvious that his legs were still a little weak.

Yun Qin looked around warily and said to the two of them, "Hurry up and leave. If we are caught by the imperial guards at this time, we won't be able to explain ourselves."

As soon as she finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her. He was dressed in black with only a peacock feather pinned on the lapel.

The man knelt on one knee and said, "I will escort your Majesty back."

As soon as she saw the peacock feathers, Yun Qin knew that the person in front of her was the envoy of Wude. She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "Have you been following me all this time?"

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. The Emperor heard that there was an assassin in the palace and ordered us to protect Her Majesty." Envoy Wu De said, "I heard from the palace maids in Anlan Pavilion that Her Majesty was here, so I came to look for Her Majesty."

This answer finally made Yun Qin's expression ease a little. If that bastard dared to order people to monitor her, she would stab him and then stab herself, and no one would survive!

"Has the assassin been caught?" Yun Qin asked again.

Envoy Wu De shook his head, "That man was cunning, he escaped from the pursuers, and no one knows where he went. Your Majesty is not safe here, so let me escort you back to the palace first?"

Yun Qin turned her head and glanced at the eldest prince's bedroom.

Envoy Wu De understood, "The eldest prince has been protected."

"Let's go." Yun Qin nodded.

When they returned to Anlan Pavilion, the place was already in chaos. When Rong Xin saw Yun Qin coming back, she immediately grabbed Yun Qin's hands and asked, "Are you okay? Did you encounter any assassins?"

Yun Qin knew someone was watching her from the dark, so she shook her head and said, "I didn't meet anyone."

Tingchun and Xiaoshunzi behind her did not react to this. Since their master had saved them from danger before, they knew that it would not be wrong to listen to their master.

Rong Xin heaved a sigh of relief, but then anger showed up on her face. She snorted, "Your Highness has really grown up now. You have learned to fool me. If you think I am redundant, why not just send me to the Ministry of Punishment?"

"What are you talking about, sister? Why would I send you away?" Yun Qin felt as if someone had grabbed her heart and her eyes were slightly red. "Don't be angry, sister. I won't dare to do it again next time."

Seeing that she didn't even care about the greeting, Rong Xin realized that what she said just now was too harsh, but she still hardened her heart and said coldly: "Do you really know your mistake?"

Yun Qin kept nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, and in her heart she hated the man who was playing tricks on her.

Rong Xin patted Yun Qin's back and asked her to sit down. He glanced coldly at Tingchun and Xiaoshunzi who were shrinking their necks like quails, "I can't forgive you!"

But there was no time to spare, so he quickly prepared hot water for Yunqin so that she could take a hot bath.

Dan Xue rubbed her red eyes, pulled the two men and told them to hide away quickly and not hang around in the hall, so as not to make Rong Xin even angrier.

The two of them then hid away in shame.

After a while of busy work, Yun Qin lay down in bed, then pulled Rong Xin, looked out the window, and asked her in a low voice: "Do you know how the Queen Mother is doing?"

"Is it going for the Queen Mother?" Rong Xin was surprised.

As soon as she saw her like this, Yun Qin knew that she knew even less than herself in Anlan Pavilion.

Yun Qin shook her head slightly and pointed to the ceiling, indicating that the wall had ears.

Rong Xin also reacted and lowered her voice, "What does Ah Qin know?"

Thinking of the man dressed as a ghost, Yun Qin nodded slightly and said, "I'll tell you in detail later."

Rong Xin also knew that it was inconvenient to talk now, so she nodded and said, "Go to sleep first, and there will be a result tomorrow."

Yun Qin nodded, took her hand, and whispered: "Sister, please sleep on the couch. I can only feel at ease when you are by my side."

Rong Xin patted her shoulder gently and said, "I won't leave, you can sleep well."

But Yunqin did not sleep well this time. Her dream was chaotic and she woke up from time to time to take a look at Rong Xin who was lying on the couch outside.

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This night, nothing was safe.

The most unstable place is the Queen Mother's palace.

Huo Jinchi was sitting in the main hall with a sullen face, while from the inner hall, the Queen Mother's screams like in a dream could be heard from time to time.

"Come on, come on, I'm not afraid of you, you're already dead, rotten, I'm not afraid of you!"

She had been given a sedative and her mind was becoming hazy, but she couldn't calm down and kept repeating the same thing over and over again.

Huo Jinchi had already learned the whole story from the Wude Envoys guarding the Ci'an Palace. He clenched his fists and shouted, "Investigate, investigate thoroughly to find out who is playing tricks!"

Whether it was the imperial guards outside the palace or the military envoys in the dark, they all obeyed the order and left.

Even Xu An led people out to interrogate the palace maids and eunuchs in the Empress Dowager's palace.

Thus, Huo Jinchi was the only one left sitting in the hall.

No one knows who the assassin disguised himself as a ghost, but no matter who it was, his death was closely related to the Queen Mother.

Otherwise, the Queen Mother wouldn't be so scared.

Huo Jinchi listened to the screams beside his ears, his dark pupils deep and cold, looking at the inner hall and the gauze door that blocked his sight.

Mother, oh mother, how many people have you harmed?