But the Empress Dowager also came from a military background, and although she is now old, she still has a solid foundation.
She pulled Gu Jinxi around and dodged another attack. When the palace maid stabbed at her again, Li Mama had already drawn a long sword and quickly engaged her in combat.
This Granny Li had fought her way up from the battlefield alongside the Empress Dowager, so she naturally had some skills.
But he was getting old and soon became somewhat weak. He was stabbed in the abdomen by the woman and quickly fell to the ground.
She coughed up a mouthful of blood, used all her strength to grab the woman's sword, and turned to look at the Empress Dowager.
"Your Majesty, let's go quickly."
After saying that, she lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of eunuchs and guards rushed over.
However, this woman's martial arts skills were exceptionally high.
She quickly beat out all the guards and eunuchs who weren't very capable.
After getting rid of all the people in the way, she turned her attention to the Empress Dowager and Gu Jinxi.
At this moment, Gu Jinxi was originally standing in front of the Empress Dowager, trying to protect her, but unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager directly shielded him behind her.
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
“I am already so old. If you want my life, you can take it. But Zhitong is innocent. As long as you spare this child, we can talk about anything.”
However, the woman did not utter a word and immediately continued her attack on the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager then picked up a sword and joined the fight.
However, he was quickly forced into retreat and was eventually knocked down onto the display shelf behind him, his body and the display shelf falling to the ground.
Everything on the display shelf was scattered all over the floor.
One of the very cute little dolls rolled down in front of the Empress Dowager.
Looking at the doll, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered what Gu Jinxi had said before.
"This was specially made by Seele for Your Highness. In the future, if you encounter danger, you can use it to protect yourself."
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager took the doll in her hand, and then, just as the woman approached, she imitated Gu Jinxi and turned the doll's head.
Instantly, a long needle shot out of the doll's mouth and pierced straight into the woman's neck.
Caught off guard, the woman couldn't dodge in time. Her movements faltered, and she collapsed, lifeless.
All of this happened extremely quickly.
The Imperial Guards arrived belatedly after the woman collapsed.
The Empress Dowager was also helped up by the palace maids.
She clutched her chest, breathing with difficulty; she was clearly seriously injured.
However, when he turned to look in Gu Jinxi's direction, he found that Gu Jinxi had disappeared from the entire Shou'an Palace.
"Seele!"
Where is Seele?!
"Seal the palace gates and search immediately. If you cannot find Gu Jinxi today, I will make you pay with your lives."
...
When Gu Jingchun and Shen Hechuan learned what had happened, they both frowned.
"Who is so audacious as to attempt to assassinate the Empress Dowager in the palace and take Xi'er away?"
Shen Hechuan spoke.
Gu Jingchun sighed. "I'm afraid the other side was targeting Xi'er from the very beginning."
She already had a guess in her mind, but she wasn't entirely sure.
Therefore, Gu Jingchun immediately proposed splitting the troops into two groups.
"Go back to the palace now and search the entire palace thoroughly to see if you can find any trace of Gu Jinxi."
"As for me, I will not go to the palace, but want to go somewhere else."
Shen Hechuan immediately frowned.
"You want to go to the Sifang Pavilion?"
"You believe that Mo Junxing was behind this?"
Gu Jingchun nodded.
"He's a madman. Only he could do something as reckless and insane as this."
"If it really is him, he must be waiting for me right now."
"In that case, I'll go and meet him."
"no!"
Shen Hechuan refused immediately.
"It's too dangerous. What if he just takes you away?"
Gu Jingchun: "It's not an easy thing to take me away right under your nose. Mo Junxing is crazy, not stupid."
I went to him openly and honestly; he wouldn't dare do anything to me.
"Then I'll go with you."
This is already the biggest compromise Shen Hechuan has made.
However, Gu Jingchun still shook his head: "What if Xi'er isn't with him, but still in the palace?"
"Without you in the palace, how can you save Xier?"
Gu Jinxi held Shen Hechuan's hand and gently comforted him to put his mind at ease.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, I have so many people with me, Mo Junxing wouldn't dare to do anything to me."
"If you are really worried, you can let Tianji come with me."
"With him here, you can rest assured!"
Shen Hechuan shook his head.
"No"
He was very worried.
However, he was now helpless and could only watch as Gu Jingchun headed towards the Sifang Pavilion.
He then spurred his horse and quickened his pace toward the palace.
The carriage sped along and soon came to a stop at the Sifang Pavilion.
Gu Jingchun was helped down from the carriage by Lan Xin.
As soon as he approached, the guards stationed at the Four Directions Pavilion bowed respectfully to Gu Jingchun.
“Miss Gu, the monarch has been waiting for you for a long time.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun quickly tightened his grip on his sleeve.
really!
This was indeed Mo Junxing's method.
Back in the Great Qi Dynasty, when she disagreed with becoming his empress, he used this method to kidnap Gu Jinxi, which finally made her compromise.
I never expected that Mo Junxing would still want to use this trick. It's really despicable.
Gu Jingchun gritted his teeth and followed the guards into the Sifang Pavilion.
When they reached the front of a palace, the guard turned around.
“Miss Gu, from here on, only you can go in alone.”
Gu Jingchun nodded and turned to look at Lanxin and Tianji.
Both of them were filled with worry. Tianji kept shaking his head, constantly reminding Gu Jingchun that he couldn't.
But Gu Jingchun still pushed open the door and went inside.
The room was dark at that moment.
After Gu Jingchun went inside, it took her a while to adjust to the light before she saw a man sitting not far from her.
He was sitting upright at the table, brewing tea.
His movements were elegant, each one perfectly timed, making him a pleasure to behold.
When he saw Gu Jingchun enter, he raised an eyebrow slightly, and a hint of tenderness, which he himself did not notice, flashed in his usually icy eyes.
"They're here."
Gu Jingchun's gaze shifted and landed on the bed.
On the bed at that moment, a tiny person lay motionless.
Gu Jingchun's gaze sharpened, and without hesitation, he pounced forward.
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