C314 (1/2)
When the court ladies and eunuchs saw this scene, they all acted as if they didn't know what I was doing and didn't care at all. Even the noble ladies who passed by quickened their pace.
Helpless, Shen Qiubai could only shout for help.
”Save me …” Help … Someone save me! ”
The palace maid staggered over from the other side of the lake, her face frighteningly pale. ”Oh no, Princess Jin! ”Esteemed Empress, please go take a look …”
Princess Qin Xuan proudly clapped her hands, as if she were patting out dust that couldn't be seen anymore. ”Come, let's go take a look.”
”Is everything settled?”
The cool night breeze covered the courtyard with lush and luxuriant leaves, sprinkling all over the paper. As the pages rattled, a deep male voice echoed in the night.
A few dark figures flashed by, accompanied by a soft cat cry. The palace maid who was guarding the door didn't even have the time to turn around before her neck was smeared. She tightly held onto the blood gushing out from her neck as her eyes widened in shock.
The door was gently pushed open, and the drowsy jadeite noticed something amiss. She took a deep breath and smelled the scent of blood drifting in the air, then quietly tightened her grip on her arm hidden in her sleeve. She was quick, and her thin arms were lined with purplish crescent moons.
Imperial Concubine Jin was very ill. She would lose her spirit at night and would not wake up for much time. At this moment, she was sleeping soundly.
”Empress, Empress!” Jadechild lightly moved to the side of Imperial Concubine Jin and patted her exposed arm. Imperial Concubine Jin fell into a deep sleep without any reaction.
The assassin who had snuck in the door had already noticed Bi Yu's movements. His sword flashed with a cold light as he aimed it at Bi Yu's back. Under the glittering white light of the sword, Bi Yu grabbed a stool and threw it over.
Assassin: ”…”
Tonight, his life was going to end.
Jadeite borrowed the hazy moonlight to rely on her understanding of the bedroom to anxiously throw everything she could grab at her hands. While the assassin was flustered, she took the opportunity to shake Imperial Concubine Jin.
”Miss, Empress!” ”Wake up, quick …”
Perhaps it was because the jade had started to have an effect, that Imperial Concubine Jin frowned and coughed twice, ”What is it, are you in a hurry?”
She no longer had the imposing aura from before, so her voice was barely audible.
Bi Yu's eyes turned red and she wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes. ”Empress, who knows where these assassins came from? ”I will block the way, but you must pass through the secret room and leave this place as soon as possible!”
Before Jadeite could finish her sentence, a sharp sword flashed with a cold light and flew towards her. The tip of the sword was pointed at Imperial Concubine Jin. The jadeite flew forward with a mournful cry, the sword at its back suddenly lost its life.
The maidservant who had grown up together with her since childhood had just died in front of her eyes. Imperial Concubine Jin's face had turned pale with fright. Her body, which had been crushed by the pain from her illness, had exploded with a tremendous amount of strength in this moment of life and death.
The secret chamber was the final trump card that Minister Hu had specially saved for his daughter when he was in charge of building the palace. Currently, he had no choice but to expose his identity as the key to save his daughter.
The secret passageway connecting the secret rooms to the Light Palace was the safest place in the entire Imperial Palace.
Imperial Concubine Jin pressed the trigger under the pillow, dragging her heavily injured body like a stone tied to a leg as she stumbled deeper into the room. The indistinct fear of the dark room, coupled with the fear of losing the jade, filled the narrow tunnel. Imperial Concubine Jin tightened her outer robe, trying her best not to tremble.
She didn't dare to let the lights catch her, so she held her skirt as she ran. Finally, she saw the dim moonlight at the end of the road.