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Wen Yi had already left amidst the chaos. She wanted to go to Zhaoyang Hall first with the bodyguard, because things would not be good if she was late.

Wen Yi arrived outside the empress's chamber. Outside, it was already filled with guards, waiting for the guards who had gone to request for orders to return.

Wen Yi used her spirit power to rush over, so it seemed like the guard was still on her way. She thought for a bit, then turned and went to the Yang Hall, where Imperial Concubine Rong was playing with An Ran. Seeing Wen Yi barging in, she could not help but ask in surprise: "It's so late, you …"

Wen Yi didn't have time to explain as she pulled her along, "Quick, come with me. The empress is in trouble!"

Now that the Empress is on the same front as her, with the Empress' accident, who knows when it might be her turn. She did not ask any further, and followed Wen Yi with An Ran in her arms.

Along the way, Imperial Concubine Rong only felt that her feet were as light as the wind, she moved as she walked, looking at Wen Yi in shock. Seeing that Wen Yi's face was normal, she only pulled her along and ran quickly, she had previously guessed Wen Yi's identity, but now that she had revealed this move, she was even more certain of it.

The two did not enter from the main hall, but slipped through a side door.

An Ran's eyes were wide opened as she looked at Wen Yi with her strange eyes. This brat had lived in the palace for a month, and had already gotten used to life in the palace.

The lights in the bedchamber s of Zhaoyang Palace had already been extinguished. There weren't even any onlookers at the gates. No one knew where all the inner guards of Zhaoyang Palace had gone to.

Imperial Concubine Rong was surprised: Why is there no one serving me? Empress Dowager, did you sleep? "

Wen Yi shushed her and reached out to push on the bedchamber's door. The door was latched, she could not budge.

Outside the hall, the guards' voices were getting louder and louder. Wen Yi was anxious and knew that the empress must be inside. She looked around and, seeing the window open a little, she went forward and opened it and climbed in and lit the candle with the poker she carried with her.

After the baby's arm thick candle was lit, the hall immediately lit up. The curtains on the bed of the Queen were closed, and when the wind blew through the window, it revealed an arm that looked like white jade.

Wen Yi anxiously walked forward and opened the curtains, only to see a man on the bed anxiously getting up. Under his clothes, his face was pale white as he looked at Wen Yi in panic. The Queen, on the other hand, had a peaceful expression and her eyes were tightly shut, as though she was sleeping peacefully.

Wen Yi said to the man sternly: Wear your clothes now! Then, she took out a golden needle from her bosom and placed it on the empress's acupoints. Empress Fang slowly woke up. Why is my head so painful? " Her gaze landed on the man dressing at the foot of the bed. She suddenly became furious and said, "How dare you, you lunatic. How dare you trespass into my sleeping quarters?"

Wen Yi lowered her voice and said: "Do not spread the news!" Finished, she hastily opened the door and let Imperial Concubine Rong in.

When Imperial Concubine Rong saw this scene, she was so scared that her face turned pale, her lips trembling as she asked: "What, what exactly happened? "Who is this person?"

Only then did the empress understand. She lifted the quilt to look at her naked body, and then she heard the hubbub outside. If she didn't understand, then it would be a waste of her life.

Wen Yi carried the man and shouted: "Follow me!" I will trouble you then, Imperial Concubine Rong. You can talk to the Queen here, you have been here since dinner, understand?

Only now did Imperial Concubine Rong understand the reason why Wen Yi wanted her to come. She nodded, "Alright, hurry up and bring him away. The guards are about to come in!"

Wen Yi did not say anymore, picked up the man and left.

The empress put on her clothes in a fluster, but her hair was disheveled, and it would take a long time to comb it.

The main hall's door was being knocked. palace maid, who had been missing all this time, slipped out from somewhere and opened the door together.

She placed An Ran on the bed, pulled the Queen down and sat her down on the makeup table. Then, she said with a smile: "The quality of my Empress's hair is really good, Chenqie hasn't combed my hair for a long time, I just learned a new style of hair bun, why not demonstrate it to Empress!"

The empress also gave a faint smile. "Alright, the Imperial Concubine Rong is famous for her skill. The new style you learned must be very beautiful, so please comb it for me!"

Outside the hall, the sound of footsteps could be heard as the door was pushed open. Two guards came in, led by their leader, Yan Zhen Zhen.

The moment he entered the hall, he first looked at the bed behind the curtains. When he saw that there was no one on the bed, his expression changed.

Imperial Concubine Rong frowned: "Who are you? How dare she barge into the empress's chambers? Are there any rules? "

Yan Zhenzhen cupped her hands, her expression was extremely arrogant, and said: "micron greets Empress Dowager, Imperial Concubine Rong greets Empress!"

Imperial Concubine Rong said angrily: "Who are you? How dare you barge into the empress's chambers? "

Yan Zhen Zhen Zhen looked around. There was always someone guarding the door, and no one went out, so he was sure that the person he brought in was still inside the Queen's bedchamber. He laughed lightly, and said proudly: "micron's name is Yan Zhen Zhen, under the orders of the Emperor, we have captured all the assassins. We have already searched all the Empress s of the different palaces, and only the Empress Dowager's chambers are left!"

Presumably, the emperor's decree was for him to search the entire harem. However, because they did things carelessly, and because they knew that there weren't any assassins and their goal was only the harem in the Empress Dowager, they casually searched a few palaces and directly came to the Zhaoyang Palace.

Everything was probably arranged by them.

The Imperial Concubine Rong could not help but feel fear, if not for the fact that Noble Consort knew of this conspiracy, and the guards rushed in and saw the naked Empress Dowager lying on the same bed as a man, the Empress Dowager would not be able to survive. A woman's life was small, but her reputation was great. There was no woman in the world who could calmly accept the crime of being a slut.

Thinking about that, Imperial Concubine Rong could not help but become angry: "Where is the assassin? Besides, I've been chatting with the empress here for a long time, and I've never seen an assassin come in. If there were, how could I possibly sit here with the empress alive? "He doesn't even have the slightest bit of strength, how did he become the commander of these guards?"

Yan Zhenzhen looked around and said: "The assassin is very cunning, for the safety of Empress Dowager, it is better to search!"

Imperial Concubine Rong stood up angrily, but just as she was about to reprimand him harshly, the Empress held her hand and said in a friendly tone, "Imperial Concubine Rong, forget it, let them search, they are responsible for it too." The empress's gaze lightly fell on Yan Zhen Zhen Zhen's face. Her gentle gaze turned sharp as she fiddled with the hair on her shoulders, then used her exquisite armor to shave the back of her hand. "You came under the emperor's orders, right?"

Yan Zhenzhen cupped his hands: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, it is the imperial edict!"

The exquisite armour left a red mark on the back of her hand. The empress lowered her gaze and said lightly, "Mm, since it's an order from the emperor, of course we have to follow it. Search it!"

Imperial Concubine Rong panicked and shouted in a low voice: "Empress!"

The Queen sat up straight and said to Imperial Concubine Rong in a light tone, "Imperial Concubine Rong, you just mentioned that you have learnt a new hairstyle. Help me comb it up.

Imperial Concubine Rong stood behind the empress and said, "Yes, Chenqie will accompany Empress there later."

Hearing that, Yan Zhen Zhen Zhen sneered: "Empress should not rush to leave!"

Imperial Concubine Rong's eyes flashed, and said sternly: "What do you mean? How dare they restrict the movements of Empress Dowager? "The emperor has only asked you to search for assassins, but you've actually put on a strange expression. Do you want me to report to the emperor and punish you for a great disrespect?"

"Empress is blaming micron wrongly. micron is only thinking for the safety of Empress, we have not found the assassin yet, so if Empress wants to pay respects to Esteemed Empress Dowager, he should wait for micron to catch the assassin first!"

With that, he stretched out his hand towards the guard and ordered, "Search!"

The guards accepted the orders and left. Zhaoyang Palace wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. All of the palace servants stood by the door with their heads bowed. No one came forward to serve the empress, and no one raised their heads to look at the palace.

An Ran sat on the bed and played. She was not the least bit frightened by such a large lineup. She even watched the imperial guards move around the palace with interest.

Imperial Concubine Rong quietly stood behind the Empress and helped her comb her cascading hair. From her angle, she could clearly see the Queen clenching her fists tightly as she inserted her pointed and long armor into her palms.

Imperial Concubine Rong's heart was very sad. The reason why the Empress had to suffer today was because Song Yunqian had grown up by the day. As long as the emperor was able to defeat the queen's clan, then he would definitely encourage Han'er and the powers behind him. At that time, she would suffer everything that the empress had suffered today. Thinking back to what she had planned for three years ago, luckily Wen Yi had stopped them in time, otherwise, she and Shangguan'er would not have been able to come to an end three years ago.

The husband and wife had been together for more than twenty years, and yet he was so ruthless. It seemed that power would devour a person's reason and conscience.

After searching for a while, the guard came out to report, "Reporting to Commander, there are no discoveries!"

Yan Zhenzhen was a little taken aback, but immediately regained her composure. She bowed and said to the Queen, "Empress, we have already searched. Zhaoyang Hall is safe."

The Queen acknowledged and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Commander Yan!"

Yan Zhenzhen's expression was somewhat complicated, she cupped her hands and said, "micron's duty is to disturb Empress, please forgive me!"

The empress raised her head to look at him, a profound smile plastered across her face. "Why would I blame you?" Your royal decree cannot be disobeyed. Since you have already been searched, you can leave now! "

Yan Zhenzhen waved her hand and ordered the guards behind her: "Let's go!"

The group of guards came and left in a hurry.

The guard had just left when Empress Dowager's straight waist suddenly softened. She leaned on the makeup table, her shoulders twitched and she started crying silently.

Imperial Concubine Rong caressed the empress's back, her eyes suddenly turning red. The usually tough empress rarely lost her composure like this.

The people serving the empress came in one by one, kneeling in front of her and said sorrowfully, "Please forgive me, Empress!"

Thinking about it, they all received the emperor's decree. They might not be loyal to the emperor, but they were afraid that their heads would fall off and they would be forced to sell out the empress.

She took out her handkerchief and carefully wiped it on the bronze mirror. After that, she turned her face and her expression had returned to normal, she looked at the black mass of heads in front of her and asked, "Who is the guard who opened the side door?"

The empress's personal palace maid, Qiao Ling, cried out. "Back to the Empress, it was Caijuan and Yuchang!"

The empress glanced at them. "Where are they now?"

Qiao Ling mournfully said with tears in her eyes, "They …" Now … "I'm afraid …"

The empress now understood that Caijuan and Yuchang were probably luring the guards to stand guard by the side door. If the main palace gate didn't dare to do anything, they would do it from the side.

"Empress, the servants originally planned to drive the guards at the side door, then go in and kill the man. After that, they carried the man out through the side door, but when they saw the Noble Consort and the Empress come over, the servants hid themselves …" This was also the reason why Wen Yi was able to enter and exit smoothly from the side door.

The empress was very grateful. With such a large group of people in the palace, if Wen Yi had brought that person along, they would have wanted to betray her family. With just a shout, those guards would have broken into the palace and caught him.

It wasn't that they didn't want to save him, but there was a limit to what they could do, and that was all they could do.