Half an hour ago, in Yanqing Palace.
Just as Zhao Tai and Fu Su helped the emperor into the dragon bed in the inner hall and covered him with the quilt, Gao Jiarong came in with a maid.
The maid brought a basin of hot water, and Gao Jiarong personally took a handkerchief, wet it with water, and wiped the emperor's face.
Fu Su immediately said, "Your Highness, please let me do it."
Gao Jiarong was completely focused on the tiger talisman, thinking about how to get rid of them. "No need, I will come myself."
"Zhao Tai."
Zhao Tai stepped forward and said, "I am here, what can I do for you, Princess?"
"My brother is drunk, please ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."
"Although I want to take care of my brother, my status doesn't allow it. Fusu, please ask the Queen and her sister-in-law to come and help look after him."
"Ziyun, go to the kitchen and make a bowl of sobering drink."
Everyone responded in unison, "Yes."
Her arrangement was reasonable and showed that she cared about her brother the emperor.
In fact, as soon as these servants left, she could steal the tiger talisman.
Lu Huan had given her a fake tiger talisman before, asking her to use it to pass off as the real thing. However, this fake tiger talisman was a little rougher and did not have the secret code that was on the real one.
The medicine she gave was quite strong, and the emperor actually fell asleep. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Jiarong threw away the handkerchief in her hand.
According to my last impression, I came to the brocade box where the tiger talisman was placed.
She tried to open the brocade box, but found that it was locked!
Gao Jiarong's body was tense and a look of uneasiness appeared on his face.
Why was it locked? Could it be that the emperor really discovered her actions last time and knew that she was going to steal the tiger talisman, so he locked the brocade box?
Gao Jiarong looked back at a loss, and saw that the dragon bed was quiet and there was no movement, which made him feel relieved.
She kept comforting herself that her brother had not noticed her actions, but had been quite alert recently, so he locked the brocade box.
Now that the servants are away, we must find a way to pry open this brocade box and take out the things inside.
Without hesitation, she pulled out one of her phoenix hairpins and started to pry at the keyhole.
It was also thanks to the fact that she often followed Lu Guang when she was young that the empress dowager thought her behavior was inappropriate, so she locked her up in the palace and let her reflect on her mistakes.
After doing it many times, she gained some experience in picking locks. Although she didn't succeed every time, she did have some skills.
Now, whether it can be successful depends on luck.
As she picked the lock, she looked behind her warily...
Finally, with her persistence, the lock "clicked" and was pried open...
She happily opened the brocade box and took out the heavy tiger talisman. There were two tiger talismans in her hands, one real and one fake. Before she could put the fake one into the brocade box, she heard the voice she least wanted to hear.
"Jiarong, what do you want to do with my tiger talisman?"
This cold question frightened Gao Jiarong out of his wits. The fake tiger talisman in his hand immediately fell to the ground and lay quietly on the gorgeous carpet.
The emperor walked over with steady steps, and he didn't look drunk at all.
He was pretending! He already knew her purpose!
Gao Jiarong was shaking as if he was doused with cold water in winter, shaking like a sieve.
She couldn't believe when her royal brother became so smart and alert.
He seemed to know her thoughts perfectly, and was even willing to enter the game, just waiting for her to fall into his trap.
The emperor bent down and picked up the fake tiger talisman. "Oh, you even prepared a fake tiger talisman. It seems you've done a lot of preparation, even thinking of this."
The emperor grinned, "What tricks do you have? Tell me about them."
Gao Jiarong looked at the man in front of him who was familiar yet unfamiliar.
Countless fragments of the life when I grew up with him flashed through my mind. He was still the same person, his face had not changed, but his temperament and eyes had changed a little.
This doesn't look like her royal brother at all.
She was a little bit incredulous, but still asked the unbelievable words, "You are not the emperor brother! The emperor brother would not be like this, who are you?"
The emperor laughed heartily, not knowing whether he was laughing at her stupidity or at her lame excuse. "Silly sister, if I'm not your brother, who else could it be?"
"You can't steal my tiger talisman and covet my kingdom just because I'm your royal brother!" He said the latter part with a gnashing of teeth.
Gao Jiarong could hardly tell whether what he said was true or false.
At this moment, the queen and the imperial physician also arrived at the gate of Yanqing Palace.
The imperial physician was a minister and had to wait to be summoned before entering the palace.
But the matter was urgent, and it was the emperor's chief eunuch who came to summon him personally, so he followed the empress into the Yanqing Palace.
When they entered the hall, they did not see the emperor, and there was no one on the dragon bed.
So he went to look for him, and unexpectedly saw the emperor scolding Gao Jiarong.
As Gao Jiarong's sister-in-law, the Queen naturally wanted to say a few words on her behalf. "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Jiarong is not feeling well. Even if you are angry, please let her get up first before answering."
The emperor had his back to her, and at that moment the queen actually felt that his back was somewhat cold and ruthless, and so were his words, "Princess Nanjia stole the tiger talisman. I saw it with my own eyes."
"Empress, how can I not be angry? This is my own sister, and now she has done such a treasonous thing."
The Queen looked at Gao Jiarong, who was kneeling on the ground, in disbelief. "Jiarong...how could he do such a thing?"
"How could I know? Please ask Empress Xiaoyu and the others in the harem to tell my mother what Princess Nanjia has done."
As if he deeply hated her, the emperor didn't even bother to look at Gao Jiarong again, and directly ordered, "Take her away first. She is not allowed to leave Zhiyang Palace without my order."
Fu Su and Zhao Tai looked at each other and said, "Yes!" Then they quickly "invited" Gao Jiarong out.
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At night, Qingzhou was ablaze with flames and smoke. The sounds of fighting and wailing on the battlefield formed a ruthless symphony.
The smell of blood and the stench of corpses combined together, creating a stench that filled the air. The air was filled with a suffocating smell that was unbearable.
But Yan Xuanye seemed not to feel anything. He waved the machete in his hand and killed a Qingzhou city guard commander neatly. Blood spurted out and stained his palms.
He killed one person after another with an expressionless face, but his mind kept thinking about the words Su Qian had said.
Qianqian, these are the people you want to protect, but now... you are the one who hurt them?
This is the price you should pay for escaping.
If you can't bear it, then come back as soon as possible. I can forgive you and let them go!
Yan Xuanye led the way, leading 500 cavalrymen, breaking through the encirclement, trampling over the corpses of his enemies as he rushed all the way to the gates of Qingzhou...
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