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"Pass on the imperial physician, quick, pass on the imperial physician …"

The empress panicked. She was stunned for a moment before quickly ordering the imperial physician to come. The Right Prime Minister had long since arrived at the emperor's side, ordering the palace to immediately keep everyone from entering and leaving so as to prevent the news of the emperor from spreading.

The officials were kept out of the way by the imperial guards. They could not see what was going on with the emperor and were confused. They did not dare to go up and take a peek.

"Men, immediately lock down the doors and prevent anyone from entering or leaving. Whoever dares to enter without permission will be killed without mercy! Please rest and bring His Majesty back to his chambers and summon the royal physician for his diagnosis and treatment! "

The Right Prime Minister turned around and issued out orders one by one. The empress nodded her head repeatedly. "Do as you're told. You're not allowed to disobey."

Only the princes and empress were present. When they saw the emperor's pale face and his unconscious body lying on the ground, they were stopped by the imperial guards. They lifted up the imperial carriage and moved towards the palace.

Under the curtain of the dragon chariot, the old man's body and face were covered. No one knew if he was still alive or dead, but everyone's heart was in chaos.

The banquet suddenly became somewhat chaotic. Helian Manqiu silently raised her head and stared at the night sky. She sat in place without moving as she coldly looked at the guards, eunuchs, and Right Premier and the Imperial Guards, quickly setting up defenses and sealing off all important places. Some of the officials were banished to other places, under close watch. The cries of the women and the weeping of the women could be heard incessantly.

She raised her head to look up at the night sky. The moment the emperor collapsed to the ground, she shot a look back at the blood sword and it disappeared behind her like a bloody wind.

She believed that the period of chaos just now was enough for the Bloodsword to escape the layers of guards and leave the palace to report or spread the news.

The other three janissaries tightly stuck to her back and did not move as they coldly watched this chaos.

The Crown Prince's gaze fell upon Helian Manqiu's face. Only this young man had his head held high as he stared at the night sky, his face as white as a lamb's fat, and as cold as snow. The radiance in his eyes surpassed the radiance of the stars at this moment. He was so calm that it was as if nothing had happened.

"Crown Prince, Esteemed Empress and Lord Right Premier, please send the crown prince to his chambers immediately."

King Chen stood beside the crown prince with an inexplicable expression on his face. Sometimes he would glance at the crown prince, and sometimes he would glance at Helian Manqiu.

The Crown Prince stood up and said something to King Chen in a low voice. King Chen bowed to accept the order and watched the Crown Prince leave. The other princes also wanted to go to their chambers, but they were stopped, unable to move. The princes and officials were all temporarily confined within their chambers.

In the distance, the sound of palace doors being locked and the sound of imperial guards running could be heard.

Helian Manqiu looked up at the night sky. Was the sky of the Great Hengkong Empire going to change?

Was the old fellow sick?

She knew very little about the matters of the imperial government and had not paid much attention to it. In her heart, she had only been willing to give it to a man like Xuan. Afterwards, she saw Duke Chen and King Lu, two men who resembled her brother and her close comrade and lover, enter her sight and heart.

King Chen raised his voice. "Everyone, please be quiet. The empress and the crown prince have decrees that this king will take charge of the affairs here …"

The crowd gradually quietened down. Helian Manqiu was still sitting in her original spot. She did not make a sound as if she had seen or heard anything.

She didn't care about the arrangement of the king. The only thing she cared about was whether the blood sword had left the palace safely and sent the message.

She had a premonition that the Great Hengkong Empire was going to change!

It was unknown how much time had passed before he saw the warm, jade-like Prince Chen walking towards him. There was a hint of ruthlessness on his body, and his eyes were sharp. The officials were arranged one by one, and the faint sobbing stopped.

With the order to kill without mercy, no one dared to even breathe loudly.

"Qing Yu, how is the night?"

The corner of King Chen's mouth curled up slightly. He showed his usual smile again. He lowered his head and looked at her, who was sitting silently far away, looking up at the night sky.

How could this young man be so calm and indifferent and stay out of this matter?

"What orders does Your Highness have?" May I go down and rest for the time being, and await Your Highness's order? "

"Is Qingyu not willing to stay and help me with my business?"

Helian Manqiu laughed lightly. Her face returned to its icy cold expression as she said, "Your Highness, I do not wish to interfere in this matter. This subject was originally a subject of the northern border. His Majesty was blessed to be with the Empress, the Crown Prince, and the Minister of the Right. Furthermore, this subject was under his command, so there was no need for him to do anything. Your Highness, if you have any orders, your subject will be ready at any time. "

King Chen slightly nodded his head. His gaze fell behind Helian Manqiu. He suddenly walked to her side and whispered in her ear, "Qing Yu, it seems like you are missing a personal soldier."

"His official's robes are not stained with wine, and he did not bring any clothes with him. He was afraid that he would be disrespectful to the king, so he ordered him to bring some clothes back for the official."

Hearing Helian Manqiu's words, King Chen's eyes fell on the clothes of Helian Manqiu that had been stained by the wine. He suddenly smiled: "If that's the case, I hope he can bring the clothes to you as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why you are missing a personal soldier."

Prince Chen said meaningfully and then ordered someone to take Helian Manqiu back to her room to rest.

"Uncle, today's matter …"

Helian Manqiu slightly shook her head, indicating for the personal guards not to continue speaking. This was the imperial palace, and the walls had ears. Who knew who would hear it?

The janissaries immediately stopped talking. Of the four janissaries beside her, one was a subordinate expert of Bloodsword and Bloodsword while the other two were her trusted janissaries and commanders.

The palace was tightly guarded, and the officials were all trembling with fear. No one knew what kind of illness the emperor was in, or what would happen if he suddenly became ill.

The next day, the empress sent word to the crown prince to dispense with the assembly. The empress ordered the empress to dismiss the emperor three days earlier after he drank a few more cups last night and was unable to wake up from his hangover.

The court officials and their female servants were still imprisoned in the palace and were not released. This made them secretly make guesses and feel uneasy. The empress was domineering, the crown prince was unruly, rebellious, domineering, and corrupt.

The next morning, the janissaries returned to the palace with Helian Manqiu's clothes and daily necessities.

At this time, Wang Lu and the Right Premier were also checking the register to see that all the ministers and female servants who had entered the palace were servants that had been brought into the palace. They must not miss a single one.

Prince Chen had already secretly ordered people to wait at the gates of the various palaces. While the crowd was busy, he had brought Helian Manqiu's personal guards from outside the palace and brought them to Helian Manqiu.

When Helian Manqiu saw that King Chen had personally returned the personal guard, she hurriedly bowed and invited King Chen into the room to express her gratitude. "How dare I?! Your Highness, this is only a personal soldier. This subject is terrified."

Prince Chen took a sip of tea. With a warm smile on his lips, he said, "I don't see any fear in you. Qing Yu, tell me the truth. When did you send your men out?"

"After the emperor arrived, His Majesty bestowed upon me the grace to sit by his side. Because I was too nervous, I spilled wine on my robes, so as not to disgrace myself before the emperor, I ordered my men to return to get my clothes for this official."

"Qingyu, how dare you! You dare to lie and bully me in front of me? Do you know what punishment you have?"

Helian Manqiu bowed without any hurry. "Your Highness, this subject does not dare to deceive Your Highness. If not, how could the personal guards of this subject leave the palace?"

"Your words are only for this grandfather to take responsibility for you. If the Right Premier or someone else finds out, your personal guard would not leave the palace gate. You think I am easy to fool, and have the best temper out of all the princes, which is why I have the guts to openly use these kinds of words against me.

King Chen's voice became lower and lower, but his tone became sharper. His eyes were cold as he stared at Helian Manqiu.

At that time, the Blood Sword had used a lightness technique to evade the heavy guards and had secretly left the palace to deliver the news. Of course, no one had seen the Blood Sword leave through the palace gate.

If Xue Jian left the palace openly, someone would ask about it. Prince Chen only needed to investigate a little bit to know if her personal guards had used normal ways to leave the palace.

A heartless smile suddenly blossomed on Helian Manqiu's lips. She leaned close to King Chen and whispered: "Your Highness, if this subject says that there is no way to control the situation, then the personal guards have not left the palace in a normal manner and have used a lightness skill. Your Highness will definitely not believe me."

King Chen coldly snorted, and slanted his eyes at Helian Manqiu: "Qingyu, who is the master in your heart? Could it be that only Master Qing Tian is the master in your heart? Or do you think that your royal father and your highness the crown prince are qualified to be your master? "

"Your Highness is too serious. This subject thinks that Your Highness should not be concerned about a small janitor of this subject's subordinates, but …"

She looked into the palace and took a long look at King Chen. She knew from the first time she saw this man's ambition, but she couldn't tell if he was her brother.

"Qingyu, what this grandpa needs to know right now is something even more important. It's impossible for you to stay out of this matter. It's your fault for participating in last night's banquet. Who exactly is the master in your heart? Is the person you want to serve this grandpa? "

"Why is Your Highness so suspicious of this subject?" Didn't you say that you won't use it if you just use it? "

"Yet you secretly ordered your personal soldiers to leave last night. Did I not see that with my eyes? You think this lord is easy to lie to, but don't you see that the janissaries that came today, aren't they the ones that you secretly sent away last night? "

Helian Manqiu suddenly raised her eyes to look at King Chen, and the smile on her face deepened. Indeed, he was not an ordinary person. What King Chen wanted was the sole chair of the Great Hengkong Empire!

"Your Highness' eyes are indeed sharp, this subject knows his wrongs, but His Highness has orders, how could this subject dare to disobey his orders and do everything in his power to assist Your Highness?" Amongst all of you, His Highness and this subject are the ones who have the most intimate relations with each other. Since His Highness didn't expose this subject last night, he must have had his reasons for doing so. If Your Highness had thought that I was doing something bad for you last night, then you wouldn't have pretended to not know and allowed me to send my personal guards out. "

"I just want to know who you're passing the information to. From now on, it's best if you don't have any lies in front of me. What kind of tricks are you trying to play!"