Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 537

Chapter 537 Turn Of The Road
At the entrance of the Jin Emperor’s dormitory, people knelt on the ground in black. Everyone wore mourning clothes and respectfully knelt in the same direction.

Most of the people who could kneel here were women with imperial orders, while the imperial concubines of the Jin Emperor and the prince were all kneeling in the dormitory.

At this moment, Eunuch Wen ran in panicked.

His hurried expression, his messy footsteps, and the sudden appearance of a navy-green-clothed man on the ground quickly attracted the attention of many people.

Many people stopped crying and looked at Eunuch Wen with interest. Eunuch Wen also seemed to have done it on purpose, wanting to attract everyone’s attention. Thus, after eight revolutions, he finally entered the Jin Emperor’s dormitory.

The Empress had a sad expression on her face. Because she did not apply rouge, her face became even more old. Seeing Eunuch Wen rudely running in, she even harshly scolded, “Bastard! Who allowed you to run in like this!”

Eunuch Wen was reprimanded by the Empress. Even if he knelt down in horror, “The Empress, please spare me. The Empress, please spare me. This servant is only anxious for the safety of the county princess of An Ping. Therefore, I have to ask the Empress to spare me for a moment.”

When the Empress heard the name of county princess An Ping, a harsh look immediately flashed in her deep eyes. She remembered that her two sons had a good impression of this woman. One of them was already dead, while the other, Zhou Jingxu, refuted her because of Yun Xiao. Her heart was filled with displeasure.

However, before the Empress could speak, she heard Imperial Concubine Hua’s voice from behind her, “What happened to County Lord An Ping?”

Eunuch Wen clicked his head in the direction of Imperial Concubine Hua. Only then did he say, “This servant led county princess An Ping into the palace, However, after entering the palace, The county princess said that her stomach was uncomfortable, To go to Ru Gong, “This servant waited outside. I only waited for a quarter of an hour and did not see the county princess come out. This servant had the guts to call out a few times, but still did not receive a reply from the county princess. Helplessly, this servant was worthy of entering the courteous room. However, county princess An Ping was nowhere to be found. I knew that county princess An Ping was extremely doted on by the previous emperor, so I didn’t dare to return immediately.”

Sure enough, Eunuch Wen’s words caused everyone kneeling to frown.

The daughter of a merchant who was able to obtain the title of county princess from the previous emperor and personally marry her must have been extremely doted upon by the previous emperor. Although it was said that the emperor was a son of heaven and a court official, now that the previous emperor had just died, they had no choice but to pay attention to the sudden disappearance of the county princess that he personally rewarded in the imperial palace.

The Empress felt that Yun Xiao was indeed a calamity and could not be kept!

Imperial Concubine Hua and Xiao Yuqi exchanged a glance. A strange expression flashed in their eyes. Then, they said loudly, “Since County Lord An Ping has disappeared, quickly send someone to look for him!”

Eunuch Wen knelt down even more respectfully and said with some hesitation, “This servant has already sent people to search for the county princess. However, we haven’t found her whereabouts yet.”

However, this expression of wanting to say it but not to say it made people feel that something was wrong. “What exactly happened?”

Eunuch Wen’s expression was ugly. First, he looked at everyone in horror. Then, he lowered his eyebrows and said, “This servant … This servant asked around. I heard that someone saw the county princess heading towards the Yong’an Palace.”

Everyone in the palace knew that Liu Chan, the murderer of the Jin Emperor, was now trapped in the Yong’an Palace.

The Jin Emperor was about to die. Everyone in the palace was staring at the Jin Emperor’s dormitory. Naturally, many people knew about the sudden arrival of a person in the Jin Emperor’s dormitory. Especially after the woman left the Jin Emperor’s palace, she was placed in the Yong’an Palace, attracting the attention of many people.

And this morning, the Jin Emperor died in his bedroom. His face was green and black, and his eyes were about to crack. Especially those eyes that contained a strong sense of unwillingness. With this appearance, it could be seen that the Jin Emperor’s death had been poisoned to death.

After a search, they found Liu Chan’s body and also found the whereabouts of the poison on Liu Chan’s body. The Empress directly ordered that Liu Chan be tied up and imprisoned in the Yong’an Palace and that no one be allowed to approach the Yong’an Palace.

However, she did not expect that at this juncture, Yun Xiao would actually head in the direction of Yong’an Palace.

“This county princess of Anping has nothing to do with the women of Yong’an Palace. Why would county princess of Anping go to Yong’an Palace?” No one knew who it was, but at this critical juncture, he asked everyone about their doubts.

The kneeling county princess snorted coldly and said disdainfully, “Who said that the two of them don’t intersect? I remember that last year, Yun Xiao personally went to the mountains and forests to visit the woman called Liu Chan in Yong’an Palace. Furthermore, it seems that before the New Year, Liu Chan was invited by Yun Xiao to the Yun Manor’s home.”

Thus, after confirming that the two of them were acquainted with each other, the others understood the current situation. This Yun Xiao wanted to save that woman! He really overestimated himself!

Right at this moment, another chaotic sound of footsteps came from outside the dormitory. Then, Eunuch Wei came to report, “Empress, the Commander of the Imperial Guards requests to see you.”

“Let him in,” the Empress said coldly, without any warmth.

Not long after, the Commander of the Imperial Guards quickly entered the dormitory. After saluting to everyone, he said with an ugly expression, “I’m guilty of not keeping Liu Chan from the Yong’an Palace in jail. Let her escape!”

“What?”

Two cries of alarm sounded at the same time, and they all looked at the commander of the Imperial Guards with disbelief.

The Empress’s eyes were tightly knitted. She looked at another person who cried out in alarm. A strange look flashed through her eyes. Then, her gaze fell on the commander of the Imperial Guards. The killer who killed the Jin Emperor. How could she let her escape so easily?

As for the other voice, county princess Hui Ning cried out in alarm. She looked at the commander of the Imperial Guards not far away in disbelief. Then, she looked at Xiao Yuqi and Hua Fei, who were beside her in confusion. They had clearly said that they would capture Yun Xiao and Liu Chan together and convict Yun Xiao of the crime. Yun Xiao would never be able to turn over again. But what was the situation now?

“Commander Liu, what’s going on? How did a living person disappear?” The Empress scolded angrily.

“I heard that there was a movement in the Yong’an Palace, so I brought people to investigate. However, I didn’t expect that the Yong’an Palace was empty. There was only a rope on the ground,” Commander Liu respectfully said. His expression became more and more unsightly. He sent people to search the entire Yong’an Palace and the vicinity of Yong’an Palace. Unfortunately, none of them were found.

“Any other discoveries?” Just as everyone was silent, Xiao Yuqi said coldly.

Commander Liu thought for a moment before he said, “When we rushed into the side hall, we discovered that there was something at the entrance that surrounded the guards.”

As he finished speaking, Xiao Yuqi had already heard the scene of New Year’s Eve when she was surrounded by Yun Xiao’s formation in the living room. It seemed that Liu Chan was indeed taken away by Yun Xiao, but Xiao Yuqi would not say such a thing without proof.

If she were to make a move, she would definitely find out the evidence that Yun Xiao and Liu Chan were together. Otherwise, she would probably also be trapped in it.

However, since Yun Xiao had taken him away, In this palace, Trying to find someone, It shouldn’t be difficult, He winked at county magistrate Hui Ning. The county princess of Hui Ning said loudly to the Empress, “Your Highness, I don’t think so, Cao Bingrong, who was in charge of Imperial Kitchen, was arrested for interrogation. I should be able to ask something. When I left the palace yesterday, I saw that Cao Bingrong once gave something to Yun Xiao, and then Yun Xiao hurriedly left the palace. Perhaps, this Cao Bingrong is the hidden line between Liu Chan and Yun Xiao. Otherwise, how could a weak woman like Liu Chan dare to kill the former Emperor in the palace? ”

Although the Empress was not happy about County Lord Hui Ning marrying Zhou Jingyan as a side concubine, she had to believe that what County Lord Hui Ning said was reasonable. Even if she said, “Someone, go and capture Imperial Kitchen’s manager, Cao Bingrong!”

At this moment, a few messy footsteps moved in this direction. Afterwards, Eunuch Wei came to report again, “Report to Your Highness, County Lord An Ping, and the Eighth Princess.”

When everyone heard the name of county princess An Ping, they were slightly stunned. Everyone was looking for her, but why did she come out on her own?

The Empress’s face darkened as she said sternly, “Let them in!”

Not long after, everyone saw Yun Xiao and the Eighth Princess slowly walking over, dressed in mourning clothes. However, what surprised everyone was that Yun Xiao and the Eighth Princess were wearing messy clothes. Especially the Eighth Princess. Her clothes were all wet and her hair was messy. The maidservant behind Yun Xiao, Jiang’er, was also wet like the Eighth Princess.

This description surprised everyone. What had happened?

After the Eighth Princess entered the bedroom, she first looked at everyone in the room and then knelt down. Her face was bitter as tears fell down her cheeks. “Mother, I beg you to make the decision for my son!”

The Empress looked at the Eighth Princess who was kneeling in front of her in shock. She was surprised for an instant. She was not in a good mood for this shocking change. However, the Empress had gone through all sorts of storms in the harem after all. After an instant of surprise, she regained her composure and frowned, “What happened?” Why are you like this? “Isn’t the dignified Eighth Princess of the Eastern Jin Dynasty laughed out loud when she dressed like this?”

The Eighth Princess was reprimanded by the Empress. She opened her slightly frightened eyes and looked at the Empress. There was hesitation in her eyes, but she still said loudly, “Mother, on my way here, two people suddenly rushed over and kidnapped me. They then threw me into the lake in the Imperial Garden. If not for county princess An Ping passing by and saving me with her maidservant, I would not be able to see her now.”

“Someone kidnapped you? Did you see who kidnapped you?” As the Empress spoke, she looked at Yun Xiao, who was standing at the side. Seeing the eighth princess’s wet appearance, she could already tell that she was not lying. In this way, could it be that Yun Xiao really did not go to Yong’an Palace?