Chapter 77 Break into the Dungeon

Due to the fact that the assassin had not been investigated, the civil and military officials were temporarily left in the palace, while the women were temporarily staying in the courtyard on the side of Cining Palace.

Su Mianyue was drugged and could only remain awake for a moment with extreme pain, so he could not find any useful clues, and the imperial doctors were unable to confirm which type of drug Su Mianyue was drugged with.

Empress Dowager, on the other hand, had the intention to make peace with mu ting and Su Mianyue. No matter what kind of medicine they used, as long as they loved each other, it would be possible to cure them. However, Mu Tinng did not want it, and Su Mianyue was unwilling. Empress Dowager had no choice but to stop suggesting it and urge the imperial physician to prepare the antidote as soon as possible.

"Your majesty, what happened today seems to be directed at the empress. What do you think?" Leaving Mu Tinng alone, Empress Dowager lowered her voice.

"There is no clear evidence of this. I don't want to speak in vain," Mu Tinng replied respectfully.

"Emperor, you should know that the recent assassination of the empress is not just a coincidence. The ai family does not want to interfere in the affairs of your harem, nor do they want the emperor to lose all his happiness because of the position of emperor. But after all, you are an emperor. There are many things to weigh, and you cannot mess up the country because of your own situation." Empress Dowager lowered his face and said, "This is the last time. If the emperor is still biased this time, the ai family will not discuss anything with the emperor in the future. As long as the emperor recognizes the ai family as his mother one day, even if the ai family knows that the emperor is unhappy, they must make a choice that will make the previous emperor die in peace."

"Mother!" Mu Tinng's face changed.

"Ai jia is tired, and the emperor should deal with the assassin, lest the envoys think that the reputation of the Tianlan no longer exists." Empress Dowager waved to Mu Tinng to leave.

Seeing that Empress Dowager really did not want to pay attention to himself, Mu Tinng walked out of Cining Palace with a heavy step, only leaving Empress Dowager's sphere of influence, Mu Tinng's heart was not relaxed, but more heavy.

Half an hour later, Mu Tinng still had no clue about the assassin, so he set his eyes on Orchid Palace and took the Imperial Guard to verify it.

"Seventh Prince has rested. His majesty has something to do. Please come back tomorrow." Mu Tinng had someone knock on the door of Orchid Palace, but the answer was no.

Dehai spat unhappily and turned to mu ting. After receiving the instructions, he slammed the door and shouted loudly that he would break the palace door if he did not open it.

"The Hengyuan envoy hasn't left yet, and his majesty has bullied us like this, Seventh Prince. Aren't you afraid of harming the diplomatic relations between the two countries?" The gatekeeper was hunched down and his hoarse voice made it difficult to judge his age. Apart from his eyes, he was covered in a large gray robe.

"There's an assassin in the palace. I'm worried about Seventh Prince's safety, so I brought someone here to check on him. Lead the way." Mu Tinng glanced at the gatekeeper and walked into Orchid Palace.

There were not many servants in the orchid palace, and most of them were disabled. They had accompanied Wanyan Lin to the Tianlan in the first place. After the fire, most of them were destroyed, and those who survived became ghosts in the orchid palace, just like Wanyan Lin, who could not be seen. Their areas of activity were also restricted.

Although Mu Tinng came to Orchid Palace for the second time, the layout of the palaces in the back palace was similar. Even if no one led the way, they could find Wanyan Lin's yard.

Mu Tinng kicked the door open without giving anyone a chance to inform him. He saw Wanyan Lin suddenly turn around and cover his body with the quilt. Even though he only glanced at her from afar, Mu Tinng could still see the scars on Wanyan Lin's body.

"I was rude." Mu Tinng retracted his foot and ordered his servant, "I will wait for your prince in the next room to change his clothes."

The servant lowered his head and did not say a word. When Mu Tinng went to the next room, he immediately walked into the inner room and knelt down with difficulty to plead for his sins. "A servant is incompetent and cannot stop him."

"It's not your fault. Go down." Wanyan Lin's voice could not be heard calming down his anger. His fair fingertips slid across the scars on his arm, and a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting.

After changing, Wanyan Lin put on his mask again and went to the next room to see Mu Tinng.

"The palace is not peaceful tonight. An assassin has infiltrated the palace but has not been caught. I am worried about the safety of Seventh Prince, so I came to see him." Mu Tinng stared at Wanyan Lin for a while. Seeing that there was nothing unusual in his expression, he asked, "Seventh Prince is in Orchid Palace. Did you notice anything unusual?"

"Orchid Palace is like a cold palace. Assassins only come to Orchid Palace if they are stupid. Any concubine in this harem is more valuable than me." Wanyan Lin finally glanced at mu ting, but there was no color in his eyes, as if he was already on the verge of death. "Your majesty, if nothing happens, I will take my leave. Over the years, I have been used to the life of sunrise and sunset."

Mu Tinng had no reason to stop him. Seeing that the Imperial Guard had returned to their positions, he knew that there was really no news from Orchid Palace and got up to leave.

Mu Tinng would not know that the chair he had just sat on had become the new pet of the woodshed.

After Mu Tinng left Orchid Palace, he wanted to rest, but the palace people in Weiyang Palace came to report that Gu Linng had been kidnapped by assassins and was too frightened to give birth.

"Why would an assassin go to Weiyang Palace? Isn't Weiyang Palace the main place to guard?" Mu Tinng was furious. Even if he wanted to get rid of the child, he didn't do it himself. That was to say, the tiger plucked his beard and would not tolerate it.

"Weiyang Palace was heavily guarded, but the fengqi palace needs a thorough investigation by the Imperial Guard, and the empress fengjia needs to call the Imperial Guard..." Eunuch Lee knelt on the ground with a thud. He didn't dare to say anything more, but he had already put the blame on Su Mianyue.

After kicking Eunuch Lee away, Mu Tinng walked into Weiyang Palace with a sullen face. When he saw Gu Linng, who was as pale as paper, he felt pity in his heart. He even regretted that he had wavered in the thought of getting rid of Gu Linng's child.

The idea was originally to punish Su Mianyue, but later because Su Mianyue had mentioned it, so when the child was gone, it was clear that Su Mianyue had done nothing, Mu Tinng felt that this had something to do with Su Mianyue.

"Your majesty, save our children, save our children." In her sleep, gu ling wept and murmured, like a drowning man, holding Mu Tinng's hand tightly.

"Qingqing, it's my fault, I..." Mu Tinng's tone was sad, but he did not tell the truth. Even if Gu Linng was in a coma, this was the sorrow of being an emperor. All emotions had to be hidden.

The imperial physician gave her both acupuncture and medicine, and Gu Linng finally opened his eyes slowly. When he saw Mu Tinng sitting by the bed, he struggled to get up and plead guilty, while Mu Tinng held her in his arms and comforted her in a low voice.

"Your majesty, it's all your concubines' fault. If your concubines didn't go to Phoenix Palace, nothing would have happened. The imperial doctor just said that your concubines' blood flow would have sped up because they had inhaled the medicine. It's all your concubines' fault. Your majesty should punish your concubines." Gu Linng held Mu Tinng's waist and said in a trembling voice, even more uncontrollable crying.

Hugging Gu Linng tightly and wishing she could melt him into her bones, Mu Tinng said softly, "Qingqing, don't worry. I won't let you suffer in vain, and I won't let the child die in vain."

Mu Tinng looked ahead with a grim expression, as if his enemy was right in front of him. Gu Linng murmured a few more words and fell asleep.

The next morning, the imperial physician reported to mu ting that Gu Linng's fever had subsided and his body had recovered. Mu Tinng rushed to the palace of mercy, the palace where Su Mianyue temporarily recuperated, and was by the side of Cining Palace.

"Your majesty is here." Dehai shouted and the palace people immediately knelt down to pay their respects. Mu Tinng, with a group of Imperial Guard, rushed straight into the inner bedroom and kicked the door open, not caring whether Su Mianyue was properly dressed.

Seeing Su Mianyue sleeping on the bed with a rosy face, Mu Tinng felt that the anger in his heart could no longer be extinguished. The woman he loved the most was suffering from the loss of a child, but why did this hateful woman sleep so sweetly?

Mu Tinng did not know that Su Mianyue's face was ruddy because the effects of the medicine had not completely dissipated, and Su Mianyue was able to sleep because Biwu had lit a soothing fragrance in the room, otherwise Su Mianyue would still be stabbing his leg with a gold hairpin.

"Su Mianyue, you should be punished for the murder of your heir. Come on, send Su Mianyue to the prison, and I will interrogate him myself on the day I choose!" Pulling Su Mianyue's hair, he took her off the bed and threw her into the yard.

Until Su Mianyue was dragged away by the Imperial Guard, Mu Tinng didn't notice anything unusual. Could a person who slept normally be dragged by his hair for so long without any reaction?

A blood stain on the ground was enough to pierce people's eyes and make people look at Su Mianyue's injury. However, Mu Tinng only had Gu Linng in his heart. Even if Su Mianyue was injured badly, Mu Tinng could not find it.

After taking Su Mianyue away, Mu Tinng directly ordered that all the palace servants serving Su Mianyue be interrogated separately and ordered that the news be temporarily closed.

In the cold prison, Su Mianyue gritted her teeth and groaned in pain. Her fingers had been pinched and deformed, but the executioner was still exerting his strength, not even conducting any interrogation. He came up to torture her.

Half an hour ago, Su Mianyue was awakened by the whip, but her painful cry only brought about more and more punishment. From the lashing, the tingle, the tiger stool to the pinching finger, there was almost no good place on Su Mianyue's body. If it wasn't for the face that was still intact, Su Mianyue would have suspected that she wasn't the one who was injured.

"Servant dog, what have you done to this palace today? After this palace leaves this place, I will definitely let you have a taste of it." Su Mianyue's words trembled with pain, but her eyes were filled with a cold smile. She had to say something to divert her attention. Otherwise, she was afraid that she would die of pain, "Don't think that this palace doesn't know. No matter how much you torture this palace, you won't dare take its life, or even destroy its face. Haha, the master you are loyal to is just a powerless man. Just wait and see. This time, I will not sit back and wait for death... Ah..."

In the heavenly prison, no one heard Su Mianyue's cry except this cell, and she had broken at least a few bones in her hand, and she did not know whether she could take them back, but the executioner did not realize that he was still torturing Su Mianyue, and he wished he could just give her up here.

When Empress Dowager learned that Mu Tinng had let someone take Su Mianyue away, he fainted in anger. Mu Tinng wanted to escape, but he had to go to Empress Dowager to pay his respects.

After waking up, Empress Dowager had a long talk with Mu Tinng. Neither mother nor son could convince anyone. In the end, Empress Dowager had to force himself to take Su Mianyue back to the palace and recuperate in Cining Palace. Otherwise, he would not recognize her as his mother.

Even if Mu Tinng was reluctant, he had to answer to Empress Dowager first. After all, Empress Dowager was too old to work hard, and could not stand any more excitement.