Chapter 296
Ling Jingshu walked forward along with the crowd, surveying the surroundings out of the corner of her eye, the more she looked, the more alarmed she became
In the Pepper Room Hall, palace lights were lit as far as the eye could see, and the lights were brightly lit, illuminating the panic and shock on everyone’s faces clearly
From time to time, you can see the imperial guards with sharp blades walking past, a sinking face, sharp eyes, emanating a murderous aura that makes people shudder
No one dared to speak
With such a battle, even a fool could see it
Something big has happened in the Hall of Pepper Room!
Whoever messes up and yells at this juncture, I’m afraid they will lose their lives
At this moment, a cold and stern voice suddenly came out from the corner where the light couldn’t reach: “Where are you going to run to?”
The crowd’s footsteps lurched and they reflexively looked over
The palace maid who quietly sneaked to the dark place, at this time, miserably white face, shivering and shivering, explained: “I’m in an internal emergency, I want to go to the toilet ” That palace maid, is precisely one of Empress Xu’s beloved belly
At this time, the movement is sneaky, I’m afraid it’s not an internal emergency, but want to slip out of the Pepper Palace to report
Caught the palace maid of the imperial guards sneered, did not listen to the defense of the palace maid, sharply raised the hand of the long knife
The blade light flashed!
A tragic cry!
A slice of blood!
The palace maid fell softly into a pool of blood, maintaining a horrified look on her face until the moment she died
The people who watched this scene in their eyes were all scared out of their wits
Those who were timid were already scared out of their wits, their faces pale
Ling Jingshu’s heart also sank
She had just focused on being excited about Empress Xu’s accident, but she had forgotten that she was also in the Pepper Palace now
Recently, Empress Xu had favored her with a lot of publicity
She would inevitably be questioned later
She must summon up all her energy to get through this hurdle!
Rui Lian standing beside her was also trembling all over, but did not say anything, silently clenching her teeth hard
That imperial guard swept his gaze over and said coldly, ”The emperor has ordered that everyone go to the main hall to wait for orders
Anyone who dares to play tricks again, she will be your downfall!”
Everyone was silenced and moved their feet in silence
Soon, everyone arrived in the main hall
When people were at their most flustered and overwhelmed, it was natural for them to stand with the people they knew best
As if this could slightly ward off the fear and panic in their hearts
More than a hundred palace maids and chambermaids stood honestly in the main hall, no one dared to move around, and it didn’t seem crowded
In the main hall, there were more than twenty imperial guards with long swords, their eyes glittering with cold light
Ling Jingshu stood with Rui Lian on her left and Qiu Frost on her right
Falling Wild Goose and Yao Huang Xue Su also gathered around them
Under the bright candlelight, several wonderful women were all pale
Falling Wild Goose’s entire body had been trembling non-stop, trembling and lowering her voice, “Rui Lian, what in the world happened?”
They were standing in the middle of the main hall, surrounded by palace maids and chambermaids
As long as they lowered their voices, there was no harm in saying a few words
Rui Lian’s lips moved, her face as white as paper, “I don’t know”
Autumn Frost uneasily guessed in a low voice: “Is it the Empress Mother she has alarmed the Emperor, and it is this kind of battle
What had happened was actually not difficult to guess
The faces of several female officials were ugly
They were all Empress Xu’s close confidants, one honor and one loss
If something happened to Empress Xu, what would be the fate of the few of them?
A chamberlain walked in and called out expressionlessly, “Rui Lian, follow me here first”
Rui Lian’s heart tightened, but she didn’t dare to hesitate and immediately answered
The crowd automatically parted and made way
Rui Lian was Empress Xu’s most valued person, and also had a far superior calmness and composure
When it came to the critical time, she had shown the proper demeanor of a female official
At least on the surface, she appeared to be quite calm
After Ruilian was taken away, Falling Geese Autumn Frost and the others were not in the mood to talk
Time slipped by bit by bit
After an unknown amount of time, the chamberlain came in expressionlessly again, this time naming Qiu Frost
Qiu Frost bit her lips hard, and like she was running to the execution ground, she sadly left
Then came Falling Wild Goose, Yao Huang, and Xue Su
None of the people who were called away went back to the main hall
It was unknown where they were taken!
When it was Ling Jingshu’s turn, Ling Jingshu had prepared herself mentally, and after taking a deep breath, she walked over to the chamberlain
Compared to the panic and fear of Falling Wild Goose and the others, Ling Jingshu’s calmness at this moment was particularly striking
The chamberlain still had no expression on his face, and only gave Ling Jingshu one more look, “Follow me!”
Ling Jingshu silently followed the chamberlain and entered the side hall
The side hall was slightly smaller than the main hall
The emperor with a gloomy and cold face sat at the top, Eunuch Ding and Eunuch Huang stood at the emperor’s side
On each side stood a dozen sword-wielding guards
The air seems to be stagnant in general, condensed and heavy, so that people can not breathe
Those who were less courageous would have gone limp on the spot at the sight of such a formation
Ling Jingshu calmed her nerves and stepped forward to kneel down, “Slave girl Ling Jingshu, greetings to His Majesty”
The young girl’s calm and pleasant voice traveled into the Emperor’s ears
The Emperor’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked fixedly at the beautiful young girl kneeling in front of him, “Ling Jingshu, do you know why I called you in for questioning?”
Ling Jingshu hung her head and respectfully replied, “The slave girl does not know, please forgive me, Your Majesty”What a don’t know!”
The Emperor snorted coldly, his voice dripping with coldness, “Rui Lian and the other girls all said they didn’t know as well
You are all people beside the Empress, how could you be half ignorant of the Empress’s affairs
It’s obvious that you are colluding in a vain attempt to keep me in the dark”I will only give you one chance, if you dare to tell half a word of lies, I will not only let you die without a burial place, but also exterminate your nine clans!”
This is not a threat!
The wrath of the Son of Heaven, blood will flow!
No one dared to take on this anger!
Ling Jingshu’s heart was also flabbergasted, and she immediately said, “Please ask the Emperor, the slave girl will definitely know everything, and will never dare to have half a word of falsehood”
The Emperor coldly asked, “Do you know Yu Chun?”
Sure enough, something had come out of the east window!
Ling Jingshu said without hesitation, “The slave girl has been in the palace for less than half a year, however, I know everyone in the Pepper Palace
The Yu Chun that His Majesty is talking about is the Empress’s chamberlain
Yu Chun looks handsome, but also sweet-talking pleasing, usually quite pleased with the Queen
At night, he is often on duty in the Empress’s chambers”
These words, indeed and the falling geese a few said exactly the same
The killing intent in the Emperor’s eyes faded for a few moments, “In addition to Yu Chun, are there any other chamberlains who are often on night duty?”
Ling Jingshu didn’t hesitate, and spoke out one by one about the several chambermaids who were often on night duty
The more the Emperor listened, the uglier his face became
What is the night duty, said a good sound
It is simply that Empress Xu can’t stand the loneliness