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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Baili Qing Cang stayed in Princess Zhao Hua's residence for the entire afternoon. In the end, the Empress smashed the teacup in her hand with the news of him happily returning to the palace.

"Xia Jingyan is a fox. Even after dying for so many years, the emperor still doesn't forget. Her daughter isn't someone easy to deal with, even at such a young age!"

Fang Xue's heart skipped a beat and she lowered her head, not daring to speak. She had lived in the palace for many years and could be said to have accompanied the Queen all the way here.

When the empress was still the young lady of the Zhao Family, she was extremely proud of herself. After entering the court, she had not suffered any grievances because the emperor wanted to rope in the Zhao Family. She was shrewd and intelligent, but lacked patience, especially when it came to Xia Jingyan.

Back then, who in the capital did not know of the Xia Clan's young miss's beautiful name? No matter who, regardless of whether or not her complexion was better than hers, no one could win against Xia Jingyan's limelight. At that time, there were countless young mistresses from various families who hated her so much that they would have liked her to die on the spot.

Even the empress, who had lived for nearly twenty years in the palace, would lose her usual demeanor whenever Xia Jingyan was mentioned. Even after her death, she could still torture someone alive. This young mistress of the Xia family was truly special.

Zhao Hui Ying tightly clenched his fists. His nails pricked his palms and made them hurt: "Fang Xue, bring the food, let's go see the emperor."

Fang Xue paused, then slightly pursed her lips and said, "Empress, after the emperor entered the southern study, he even gave an order that no one should disturb him."

"Bam!" The empress slapped her palm on the table, breaking her slender nails to reveal traces of red blood.

The palace maids hurriedly kneeled down. Fang Xue grasped Zhao Hui Ying's hand. "Empress, you must take care of your Phoenix Body!"

"Take care? Hehe, what use is there for me to take care of myself? Xia Jingyan, Shen Ninghua … "Humph!"

Chu Junyi arrived at Shen Ninghua's room and saw her leaning on the soft couch, reading a book. With a smile, she asked, "Ninghua, I heard that the emperor is here today?"

Shen Ninghua raised his eyes and said, "Your information is rather well-informed."

"At this critical juncture, the Emperor's every move is exceptionally eye-catching. It is not surprising that I know of it."

"The news has spread throughout the palace?"

"Mm, not bad."

Shen Ninghua smiled and said, "I wonder how many people have fallen to the porcelain in their rooms at this time."

Chu Junyi chuckled. "There's plenty of porcelain in the palace, so I can make up for it even if it falls. It'll be fine."

"The emperor has already set up the battlefield. When are you going to make your move?"

"This is the first time I'm testing a saber. Naturally, the faster I go, the cleaner the better. The results will be revealed within three days."

"Who was the first ghost?"

"To capture the thief, one must first capture the king. Naturally, it will be slain from the highest to the highest."

Shen Ninghua lowered her gaze, twirling the jade bracelet on her wrist. She slowly nodded her head and said, "Mm, then we'll move the Guard Commander first. He belongs to the crown prince."

Chu Junyi opened the fan in her hand with a swoosh, and a cold light flashed from the jade bone. It connected with the coldness in his eyes, making him look like a god of death.

The smell of blood spread throughout the capital, and the darkness covered up the redness of the blood. In a single night, the captain of the imperial guards was killed, and the two squads that wanted to resist were completely exterminated. Chu Junyi led the rest of the men to the mansion to collect the information about the deaths of the people who had prepared the mission beforehand. They hadn't even had a chance to send out the news before Chu Junyi led the rest of the men into the mansion.

The normally resourceful noblemen in the palace were now blind and deaf, as if their ears had been covered by someone else's hand. It was only on the second day of court that they saw the position above the imperial court and could faintly feel something.

Chu Junyi was dressed in her official uniform, the hem of which had traces of dark red blood on it. Her handsome face was expressionless, as though she had been left alone in the middle of the imperial court without a trace of emotion.

After a few days, the emperor finally lifted the emperor's hand and began to ascend the throne. The officials of the civil and military officials were already waiting for them in the main hall.

Baili Qing Cang's expression wasn't too good, but compared to a few days ago, it could be considered as a mild expression.

After waiting for a while, there was no one in the imperial court. For some reason, no one came out to speak. Baili Qingfeng coldly glanced at the officials in the imperial court and asked: "Does any beloved lady have a report?"

The court officials lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.

Chu Junyi saw that no one was responding, so she stood up and walked to the center of the hall. "Reporting to your majesty, this humble subject has something to report."

"Speak!"

"This humble subject was ordered to investigate the imperial guards and has already ascertained that the commander of the imperial guards, Li Wen, was a greedy person who took bribes and despised human life." This humble subject was ordered to investigate the imperial guards and has already ascertained that the commander of the imperial guards, Li Wen, was a greedy person who took bribes and despised human lives.

The expressions of many officials changed. The leader of the imperial guards, a dignified first rank official, had actually been killed on the spot? Was Chu Junyi crazy? Did she think she could act so recklessly just because she was the future prince's consort and the relative of a royal family?

Chu Junyi's next words left them completely flabbergasted.

"In addition, there were two squads of imperial guards who disagreed with the investigation and tried to rebel." In addition, there were two squads of imperial guards who disagreed with the investigation and tried to disobey.

The officials felt chills running down their spines as they looked at Chu Junyi like she was dead. [This man is crazy, who are the imperial guards? Those are the direct soldiers of the emperor and they were chosen by the thousands. Many of them are the direct descendants of the officials!]

Chu Junyi didn't seem to mind at all. She stood in the middle of the hall, her back ramrod straight, while her eyes were filled with the desire to kill him.

Baili Qingfeng stared at a name on the imperial report, his eyes were gloomy, "How many guards are left?"

"Reporting to your majesty, there are a total of 563 imperial guards. Last night, 120 were killed and 187 people were detained, leaving 256 people behind."

"Two hundred and fifty-six …" In the end, even his eyes were suffused with a layer of red light. The Royal Guards were the main force that protected the Imperial City, and there was actually a problem with half of the people here.

Baili Qingfeng clenched his teeth as he swept his gaze across the princes standing in front of him. He laughed coldly in his heart. Who knew if he would be safe and sound? He would have to thank his sons for showing mercy.

"Can a person in custody confess to a crime?"

"Your majesty, those who have been detained are temporarily imprisoned. This humble subject has interrogated them overnight, and for the time being, no one has confessed."

Chu Junyi's eyes sparkled. "Yes, your humble servant obeys."

The crown prince's expression was tense, while the third and fourth princes' faces were full of anger.

The first to lose his cool, the third prince said loudly, "Royal father, even if the imperial guards are at fault, you should have taken them captive. How can you kill them on the spot without even investigating?"

As the third prince spoke, the other officials followed suit:

"That's right, your majesty. What the third prince said is reasonable. His way of doing things is simply lawless."

"The commander of the imperial guards is a first rank official. Even if his crimes are unforgivable, he should first be handed over to the justice courts for interrogation and then be decided by the emperor."

"He's only been the Left Censor-in-Chief for a few days, and yet he dares to kill people. One day, didn't he just kill his way into this official's home?"

"Your Majesty, please conduct a thorough investigation and severely punish the Left Censor-in-Chief."

Chu Junyi stood there without a change in her expression, listening to the denouncement of her subjects with a sneer on her face. These ministers were so focused on the fight for power that they had forgotten the existence of their emperor. This wasn't something he wanted to do, but something the emperor ordered him to do. Wouldn't they raise their heads to look at the emperor's expression?

The more the officials spoke, the more indignant they became. In the end, Baili Qingfeng could no longer hold back the anger burning in his heart. He slapped the table and shouted, "All of you, shut up!"

Instantly, the entire hall went silent.

Baili Qingfeng looked at his subjects in the hall coldly, his eyes were as cold as ice, "The investigation into the matter of the imperial guards was ordered by me, are you not convinced? [I am the one who gave Chu Junyi the authority to kill them on the spot. Are you not convinced?] Then how can you be convinced? "

"This official dares not."

"You don't dare? You all dare to forget my orders, what else don't you dare not do? " Baili Qingfeng examined the crowd present, his eyes filled with killing intent as he said, "I have always been kind to you, but don't think that I will have unlimited tolerance for you! I just said that the Minister of Rites was the one who couldn't stand being dismissed in the middle of the court. Well then, I'll grant you my wish, come, take off his flower plume and throw him out of the palace! "

"Your majesty, this old subject is doing it for the imperial government! This old subject is doing it for the imperial government!" The Minister of Rites panicked and quickly kneeled down to show his loyalty. He looked at his allies around him, but no one dared to acknowledge him.

"Pull it down!"

Baili Qingfeng's rigid methods had subdued the doubts of the crowd in the imperial court. The crown prince and the others left with ashen faces.

Chu Junyi left the palace and went straight to Shen Ninghua's manor.

Shen Ninghua was busy pruning the flowers and plants in the basin when he saw Chu Junyi enter with a smile on her face. His eyes relaxed. "Looks like today's battle was a good one."

"Mm, not bad indeed." Chu Junyi took the kettle from the side and poured some water into the pot while Ning Hua wasn't paying attention.

Shen Ninghua frowned and slapped his hand, "Don't cause trouble." The Zhao Family and Lin Family actually did not make any move to make things difficult for us? "

"The royal guard is only the beginning. They won't appear so early. This is for the best. I will take advantage of this time to sharpen my saber!"

"This time around, the crown prince has indeed made contact with royal father's reverse scale. Otherwise, royal father wouldn't have let you directly start a massacre."

"Yeah, after this lesson, they shouldn't be so impulsive anymore." Chu Junyi smirked coldly. "Ninghua, we haven't seen the Second and Fifth Princes in the morning assembly today. What are your plans?"

Shen Ninghua's expression turned cold. She stopped and cut off a bud that was about to bloom.

"One step at a time. Baili JinChuan has been making things difficult for me many times, and this time he even used such a vulgar hand gesture. No matter what, I will never let him go." As for Baili Jin Ze, he is not in a hurry to take action. One step at a time, the pain will only increase when the meat is cut by the dull knife, right? "