The information I received from the prime minister was almost identical to what Lu Xiaoyao had said.
The prime minister did not recognize that Lu Xiaoyao was the child he had brought back to the Southern Dynasty, and that he was indeed acting on the behalf of his benefactor.
As for Lu Xiaoyao's identity, even the prime minister didn't know.
Seeing that he couldn't get any other information, Gu Mu patted him on the shoulder before leaving: "Don't worry, I punished Ling'er with confinement not because Ling'er did anything wrong, but because I had my own unavoidable difficulties."
Seeing the prime minister breathe a sigh of relief, Gu Mu then raised his sleeves and walked out.
Gu Mu had just left the Prime Minister's residence.
Someone immediately followed behind.
Gu Mu returned to the palace. Despite the heavy security, that person easily followed him into the palace without being discovered by anyone else.
The man held a short knife in his hand.
From a distance, he held the knife in front of his eyes. From this perspective, the short knife was just at the position of Gu Mu's neck. The man made a throat-slitting motion and then revealed a slight smile.
He moved freely within the palace, completely unnoticed, and none of the guards patrolling along the way discovered his presence.
Gu Mu walked into the study as usual, seemingly unaware that he was being followed.
His desk was piled high with memorials to the emperor, and soon it was late at night.
A candle was lit on the desk, but even so, the light was still dim.
Gu Mu doesn't like to be disturbed when he's reviewing memorials, so at this moment, he's the only one in his study.
As he watched, Gu Mu finally couldn't hold on any longer. He propped his head up with his hand, closed his eyes, and dozed off.
Just then, a dark figure moved outside the door.
He was the one who had been following Gu Mu ever since Gu Mu left the Prime Minister's residence.
He jumped through the open window.
No one could have imagined that this person could move so freely in the heavily guarded palace, especially in the emperor's study.
No one noticed that there was now an extra person in the emperor's study.
He silently walked up behind Gu Mu and pressed the tip of his short knife against Gu Mu's neck.
At this moment, Gu Mu finally woke up. He grabbed the man's hand holding the knife, and the two began to wrestle.
The desk in the imperial study was overturned on the ground due to the fight, and the candlelight also fell to the ground and went out instantly.
In an instant, the entire room went dark.
Because he was not used to the dark, Gu Mu could only locate people by sound.
But in the darkness, the person's movements were not affected in the slightest.
As the fight went on, the other man gradually gained the upper hand and stabbed Gu Mu in the abdomen.
In an instant, warm blood gushed from Gu Mu's body, and then the man took the dagger and slashed at Gu Mu's neck.
What was supposed to be a fatal blow was saved because Gu Mu's body had been strengthened and he reacted in time, tilting his neck back.
So even though the wound looks horrific, it can still save a life if it is bandaged in time.
At the same time, Gu Mu used his sword to make a few slashes on the man's thigh and arm.
The imperial study was in complete disarray, with a large amount of bloodstains on the floor.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.
After a while, Gu Mu's eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness and began to dominate the other person.
That person seemed to have no further opportunity to seriously injure Gu Mu, and he himself had also suffered many injuries. If the fight continued, he might lose his life here.
He seized the opportunity to step back a few steps and flew out of the window of the imperial study.
Gu Mu, needing immediate bandaging for his neck injury, did not chase after them but instead walked out of the study, clutching his neck.
Blood seeped continuously from between his hands, which were covering his neck, making him look particularly gruesome.
He was pale from excessive blood loss, unlike his usual spirited self.
The palace maids and guards outside the imperial study all seemed to have been drugged. They lay on the ground one by one, but their breathing was still quite steady.
After walking a long way, Gu Mu finally saw a guard standing there.
Meanwhile, the blood dripping from Gu Mu's body also dripped along his path as he walked, creating a terrifying trail of blood.
"Guards, take me to the Imperial Hospital..." After saying this, Gu Mu fainted due to exhaustion.
The guard was taken aback when he saw Gu Mu's expression.
In his memory, Gu Mu had always been a terrifying figure who could kill anyone in his way, and he had never seen anyone make His Majesty look so pathetic.
Even when facing thousands of troops, His Majesty could still talk and laugh and kill enemies with ease.
The person who could harm His Majesty like this must be very powerful!
Although the guard was stunned for a moment, he did not dare to hesitate and immediately carried Gu Mu to the Imperial Hospital.
That night, news of His Majesty's assassination attempt spread throughout the entire palace.
Inside Kunning Palace,
Although Shen Ling was confined, her maid was not. Her maid still had to go to the Imperial Household Department to collect supplies or do some odd jobs, so she would frequently come and go from Kunning Palace.
The news of Gu Mu's assassination attempt did not escape the ears of the palace maids in Kunning Palace.
Therefore, Youyou, who was on night duty outside Shen Ling's room, changed her expression instantly upon hearing this news.
She faced the door, her expression conflicted. During this time, although His Majesty had placed the Empress under house arrest...
But they weren't fools; they could all see the affection between His Majesty and the Empress.
At this time, although the Empress had already gone to sleep, she must have wanted to know about His Majesty's affairs as soon as possible. Thinking this, Youyou knocked on the door of Chenling's room.
"Oh dear, what's wrong?" A soft, gentle voice came from inside the room.
"Your Majesty, it concerns His Majesty," Youyou said in a muffled voice.
The door was opened very quickly.
Wearing only a casual coat and with her long, black hair flowing freely, Shen Ling possessed an ethereal beauty under the hazy moonlight.
Her usually aloof and distant eyes now held a hint of anxiety.
Sure enough, only matters concerning His Majesty could elicit a slight change in her expression.
"What's wrong with His Majesty so late at night?" At this moment, a bad premonition rose in Shen Ling's heart.
The worry in her eyes was incredibly genuine.
"His Majesty has been assassinated and is currently in the Imperial Hospital." Youyou breathed a sigh of relief for the Empress, then spoke with difficulty.
Shen Ling unconsciously placed her hand on the door frame, her pupils trembling slightly.
After a pause, Chen Ling continued, "Is His Majesty alright?"
"This servant...this servant has heard that the news coming from the Imperial Hospital is that His Majesty's life hangs by a thread."
At this point, Youyou's eyes suddenly reddened.
She felt sorry for the Empress, but also because His Majesty was the backbone of the entire Southern Dynasty. What would happen to the people of the Southern Dynasty if His Majesty were gone?
Shen Ling glanced at Youyou with a pale expression: "Don't cry, I'll go see His Majesty."
For some reason, although Shen Ling had no other expression on her face, her eyes were bright and glistening, with tears welling up in them.
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