Chapter 171 Familiar People
After thinking it over again and again, he stepped out and said, "Father, my uncle always taught me to be diligent and love the people. I think there are many doubts in this case. He should not be such a person."
In an instant, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.
Li Jincheng lowered his head, maintaining the same posture as before. He could not see Emperor Tongxu, but only felt a sharp gaze falling on his head.
He regretted that he shouldn't have said that.
Everyone knew that Marquis Xuanping was his uncle, and if anything happened to Marquis Xuanping, it would be equivalent to his losing power.
Cold sweat broke out on his back, soaking his back.
Emperor Tongxu suddenly spoke up, "In this palace, there are only monarchs and ministers, not fathers and sons, let alone uncles."
"Come here." Emperor Tongxu said slowly, "Detain the Marquis of Xuanping for investigation."
The Palace Guards stepped forward and arrested Marquis Xuanping.
"Your Majesty!" Xuanping Hou struggled hard, "Who supported you so much in the beginning and allowed you to sit on the throne today? You can't just abandon me now!"
Emperor Tongxu leaned forward, grabbing the handrail. At that moment, he really wanted to kill.
He was in power for nineteen years, during which time the Marquis Xuanping's mansion was greatly honored and favored, just because they had helped him to the throne. But now Marquis Xuanping could actually say such words as "get rid of the donkey after it has done its work".
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Marquis Xuanping was dragged out of the Fengtian Palace while roaring.
Li Jincheng couldn't help but feel a sense of being in the same boat.
Xuanping Hou was a great help in supporting him. Many ministers in the court who were partial to Li Zhaonian had complaints about him. In recent years, they had submitted memorials to appoint another crown prince. If Xuanping Hou was gone, what would he do? How would he suppress those old guys?
The biggest problem now is, what should I do if he is involved?
The night gradually darkened. Chen Yu had just accepted the job of guarding the palace and was not familiar with many matters. She would have to stay in the palace for the next few days.
The imperial physicians entered the Xuanhui Hall and came out half an hour later, all of them sweating profusely.
Chen Yu stood under the eaves, thinking about the reactions of everyone in the palace today.
The frightened prince, the gloating Li Yanchang, the indifferent Li Zhaonian, and the watching Li Jifeng.
As for Emperor Tongxu's attitude, she still couldn't figure out whether he wanted to protect the prince.
She thought of Xie Tingzhou again. From beginning to end, he seemed to be detached from this, just passing a gentle glance over her from time to time.
It's late at night.
A eunuch came over and bowed to Shen Yu, "Yu Hou."
Chen Yu nodded slightly, "What's the matter?"
The eunuch said:
I am here to tell you not to stay up late at night and go back to the duty room to rest."
"May I have your name?"
"Your servant Shunshou." said the eunuch.
There were too many demons and monsters in the Forbidden Palace, and Shen Yu didn't dare to trust anyone.
"Who is that?"
Shunshou smiled and presented something, "He said, you will know when you see it."
Chen Yu took it and saw that it was the jade pendant that Xie Tingzhou had tied around his waist before.
Seeing that she believed him, Shunshou smiled and said, "My Lord said that you are too casual about food on weekdays, so I told you to prepare some food. When you are done with your duty, please go to the duty room to rest. If you have any questions, please call the eunuch outside the duty room."
Shen Yu nodded in agreement, and after a while she went back to her duty room to rest.
The dishes were prepared on the table and kept warm in a charcoal basin under the steamer. They were not cold at this time.
As soon as Chen Yu opened the lid, a note fell out.
"It's non-toxic, eat it with confidence."
This is Xie Tingzhou's handwriting.
Chen Yu felt relieved, holding the bowl and eating until she was a little full, she strolled outside the duty room for a while.
Just as I was about to go back to rest, I heard a burst of shouting and killing.
"There's an assassin!"
"Catch the assassin! Protect His Majesty!"
The sound came from Xuanhui Palace.
Chen Yu was startled, turned around, picked up the knife and rushed out.
The duty room was not far from Xuanhui Palace, and the closer they got, the louder the sounds of fighting became.
Torches were lit outside the Xuanhui Palace, and countless guards rushed towards it.
There were only three assassins, and each of them was agile. Seeing that the situation was not favorable, they fought hard and tore a hole in the weak point of the imperial guards.
All the personnel rushed to the Xuanhui Palace, but the Imperial Guards' duty room was unusually quiet.
"Walk!"
The leading assassin had his face covered with black cloth, leaving only a pair of narrow and sharp eyes.
He was very powerful, and with one strike of his sword, the arm of a guard was severed at the shoulder.
He kicked one man away, turned around and rushed towards the palace wall, heading towards the imperial guards' duty room.
Three assassins in black were running wildly on the rooftop, with countless arrows raining down from the sky.
With a series of tinkling sounds, all the arrows that were close to him were shot down.
"Go northwest, there are fewer people there." The leading assassin was obviously very familiar with the defense of the palace.
The conspicuous figure on the rooftop was too big, and it would be easy for people to see the direction of his escape and chase him, so he jumped off the eaves and walked quietly in the palace alleys.
Just as I turned the corner, a cold light flashed under the moon.
The assassin walking in front quickly blocked it with his knife.
clang--
The assassin took a step back, his hands were numb from the shock, and the knife in his hand almost slipped out of his hand. He looked at the person who came in horror.
The assassin glanced at the knife in his hand, which had been cut open by the previous blow.
If he hadn't been in deep danger, he would have really wanted to praise the sword! Great Kung Fu! The Imperial Palace was indeed not short of experts.
He clenched the knife in his hand and took a step back calmly. The footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer. It was his companions who caught up with him.
If he was alone, he might not come back today, but fortunately he had companions.
The other two assassins caught up with him, "Why don't you leave?"
After saying this, I saw a person standing in the shadows.
The man placed the tip of his knife on the ground, his hands folded together, supporting the handle.
She stood in the darkness, the moonlight shone through the wall, creating a streak of light and shadow between her figure and the knife.
Only the knife was cold and menacing under the moonlight.
"Since we're here, we have to leave something behind." Chen Yu said, slowly raising the knife.
"You go first, I'll cover you!"
The assassin leader waved away the two people in front of him with one hand, then attacked with a knife.
Shen Yu took the knife head-on, only to find that the assassin's kung fu was really not weak, at least comparable to hers, or even better.
Shen Yu did not dare to be careless and had no time to care about the other two men in black. She concentrated on fighting the person in front of her.
The sound of weapons clashing was heard, and cold light flashed on the palace road like flying snow.
There were already a large number of imperial guards chasing after them from the other end of the palace road.
As the weapons clashed, Chen Yu took a step back, and the assassin took advantage of the opportunity to jump onto the wall.
Chen Yu chased after the assassin, and they both jumped onto the roof.
The assassin turned around and made a flash of movement. Chen Yu drew her sword to block the attack, but she stopped abruptly halfway through the move and withdrew her momentum.
That move, that familiar move!
Shen Yu stared at the assassin with disbelief, her heart nearly jumping out of her chest.
During a fight, a moment of distraction could mean the difference between life and death, and the blade would already be in front of you.
Chen Yu leaned back, her waist bent to an incredible degree, and her feet retreated diagonally backward.
This movement was extremely skillful. If it weren't for the palace eaves that had been in disrepair for a long time, she would have been able to avoid it completely.
Unfortunately, when she moved, she clearly heard the sound of shattering glazed tiles.
Her feet slipped, she lost her balance, and fell heavily under the eaves.
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