Chapter 249 (2/2)
”You've captured all the people froer Xie looked to Lou Zigui again ”How is This Dowager and Prince Cheng supposed to live our days there now?”
Lou Zigui was neither haughty nor huer, those people couldn't be kept anyeer”
”You're taking control of inner palace affairs as well?” Eer Xie mocked him ”For the sake of His Majesty, Supreme Commander Lou has certainly spared no efforts”
”It's an exceptional case,” Lou Zigui ive er Xie ordered the two eunuchs in charge of carrying her seat The pair lifted up the sedan chair and quickly strode off
Lou Zigui told Shadowgale, ”It's fine now All you have to do is guard well Supre to withdraw Lou Zigui headed towards the covered ay and suddenly stopped He swerved and beckoned towards Mute Nanny, who had been alht in the courtyard She went to his side and bowed before furiously signing with her hands
”His Majesty's wounds are very serious,” Lou Zigui told her in a low voice
Mute Nanny grew agitated at his words But Lou Zigui just shook his head and said, ”With things like this, it's useless for us to panic now Bring soer in her palace”
Mute Nanny pointed in the direction of the eo, what about His Majesty?
”His Majesty's respected ui said, ”He won't allow any of us into the inner rooms”
Mute Nanny already knew that His Majesty had a master Now that he was here, she felt more reassured His Majesty's h-level expert With hiht now, the eer can even be a shi+eld for His Majesty,” Lou Zigui murmured ”Do your best to serve her well”
Mute Nanny nodded
”It's good for you that I'er will assuent she's planted by His Majesty's side This will ensure that she doesn't suspect you of betraying her in the days to coui before falling to one knee for a bow
”Go on,” Lou Zigui waved at her Mute Nanny backed out of the covered ay and scurried off Once she was gone, General Shen Mu1 entered the courtyard The two of theui asked, ”How is the situation by the palace gates?”
General Shen Mu shook his head ”More andto see His Majesty”
”And Xie Wenyuan?”
”After he saw othersa ruckus, that old Xie withdrew to the back of the crowd,” Shen Mu answered ”Supreme Commander, we can block Grand Preceptor Xie's faction, but what if Elder Li's ui asked
”No, but this soldier thinks it won't take long before he reaches the gates as well,” Shen Mu said ”As long as news of His Majesty's situation spreads beyond the court, the whole capital will find out sooner or later”
”Stop hiui replied
”What?”
”If Elder Li and his men come, stop them as well”
Shen Mu nodded ThatGrand Preceptor Xie's faction out That'll just lead to a fight right in front of the gates
”Have Deng Rong go find the Lord Protector,” Lou Zigui added in a small voice ”The Lord Protector and Pei Yan should enter the palace, but not through its front gates”
Shen Mu accepted his orders and rushed off By noo Dragon Guards had been standing in waiting before Lou Zigui for awhile
”How's the situation?” Lou Zigui asked theon Guard replied, ”That eunuch passed on a e to a court lady Then this one did as Supreme Commander ordered and killed hio far either,” the other Dragon Guard replied ”She could hear us e ui asked
”Yes,” the two Dragon Guards nodded at the saui said woron Guards wanted to ask about Ning Xiaoyao's condition as well, but Lou Zigui had already turned and left They didn't have the nerve to stop him, so they simply watched as he rounded a corner and vanished before their eyes
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Imperial Physician Gao dawdled in front of the bedrooer Xie co Xiaoyao had been worrying about the sa, so she was still dressed in her bloodstained clothes as she sat on the edge of bed to play with A'Ruan and A'Liang in her hands I, as still sitting in his armchair
”It really was you?” he exclais currently felt like jelly, so he was unable to leave the rooe presented as an ordinaryas he quoted an idioer Xie isn't an easy wo's face twitched I'e presented as an ordinary man, just someone forced into this by His Majesty!
Shen Mu (沈沐) – Shen is a surnaiven (a kindness/favor), to bathe/cleanse” ↩