Shen Tangning's face was grave, and she said in a low voice, "Eunuch, I know that His Majesty is being controlled by someone, and that person is the Third Prince."
Eunuch Fu was taken aback, but then she calmly continued, "I'm here to save the Emperor, but you must let me see him first."
Grandpa Fu wasn't stupid. After a moment's consideration, he nodded and said, "Please hurry, I'll go out and keep watch."
Shen Tangning glanced down at the soup in the bowl and thought to herself that this was definitely not a tonic. Who knew what had been added to it? She had to find a way to get rid of it.
She glanced around and spotted a pot of orchids, so she quickly went over and poured the medicine into the pot.
A few flower buds were hanging on it, drooping somewhat listlessly. She noticed that the edges of the orchid leaves were turning yellow. Something flashed through her mind, but she didn't have time to think about it deeply.
Time was precious, so she turned and went to the bedside. As soon as she lifted the curtain, her eyes met those of Emperor Chongde.
Those eyes were deep and sharp, radiating a captivating light. She was slightly startled, but he quickly composed himself. Her gaze swept across his face; he was pale, weak, and haggard, looking to be in poor condition.
Shen Tangning didn't dare to look too much, and respectfully lowered her eyes: "This humble woman greets Your Majesty."
Emperor Chongde recognized her, his voice hoarse: "Shen Tangning, what brings you here?"
"I've come to ask His Majesty for something," she said softly. "His Majesty is being held hostage by thieves, and His Highness the Crown Prince is extremely worried, but he can't enter the palace, so he has no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."
Emperor Chongde's eyes were somewhat dazed: "He meant well."
"The Third Prince firmly controls the Imperial Guards, and the entire palace is under his control. Now, the only option is to mobilize the garrison troops of the capital region to rescue the emperor, but this requires His Majesty's approval..."
Shen Tangning quickly explained, and Emperor Chongde remained silent for a long time before raising his hand with difficulty to press on the side of the dragon bed, revealing a hidden compartment inside.
Under her surprised gaze, Emperor Chongde raised his head and instructed: "Take out the token inside."
Suppressing her surprise, Shen Tangning carefully avoided him, reaching into the hidden compartment and touching a cold token.
"This token can mobilize the garrison troops; you should give it to the Crown Prince."
She pursed her lips, carefully put the token away, and solemnly promised, "Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail your trust."
These actions seemed to have exhausted his strength, and Emperor Chongde closed his eyes wearily: "Go."
Shen Tangning carried the empty bowl out of the inner hall, her heart finally settling down. She had thought it would be troublesome, but things went more smoothly than she had imagined.
Just as she was about to leave discreetly, she heard Eunuch Fu's somewhat shrill voice:
"This servant greets Your Highness and Lord Chi."
Her eyelids twitched violently, and before she could react, she had already knelt down with all the palace servants, lowering her head to minimize her presence.
Has the Third Prince returned?
And Lord Chi... Who else in the court has the surname Chi besides Chi Yan?
Immediately afterwards, the voice that Shen Tangning least wanted to hear rang out, clear and cold: "Eunuch Fu is too polite."
It was Chi Jingyu.
Chi Jingyu and Yan Xingzhou stepped into the hall and began discussing something as if no one else was around.
Yan Xingzhou said in a gloomy tone: "It's Shen Tangning who's lucky. I was thinking of taking advantage of Chi Yan's absence to vent my anger on her, but I didn't expect that when I sent people to the Chi family, they would find nothing there!"
He sneered, his tone dripping with sarcasm, "But you can run away, but you can't hide. With those two old geezers around, I don't believe Shen Tangning won't show up!"
A sharp pain shot through Shen Tangning's palm, and her heart sank.
Did Chi's father and mother fall into the hands of the Third Prince?
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