Ning Ruqiu quietly followed behind Huo Qing. She was still dressed like a eunuch, so she looked rather inconspicuous in the huge palace.
"That is the Emperor's sleeping quarters." A voice without the slightest fluctuation sounded in Ning Ruqiu's ears.
Ning Ruqiu followed Huo Qing's finger and saw a magnificent palace. However, the palace was heavily surrounded by guards, so even a fly wouldn't be able to fly in.
"The guards will be changing shifts in another moment. You can only use this time to sneak in.”Huo Qing said as she handed Ning Ruqiu a set of guard clothes." It'll be more convenient if you change into it."”
Ning Ruqiu changed her clothes. The time for the guards to change shifts was getting closer and closer. With Huo Qing's help, she finally entered the Emperor's sleeping chamber without any danger.
It was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Ning Ruqiu carefully walked inside, the stronger the smell of medicine filled her nose. Through the curtain, she could vaguely see someone lying on the dragon bed, but before she could pull open the curtain to see the Emperor with her own eyes, she heard footsteps coming from outside.
Ning Ruqiu hurriedly found a place to hide. She heard the sound of the door being pushed open and then someone walked over, getting closer and closer to the dragon bed.
"I didn't expect that this old fart's life would be so tough. He couldn't die even when he was seriously ill, causing bengong to send people to poison him.”
"Little sister, didn't I tell you that you have to be calm when you're in trouble? A little forbearance will spoil a great plan."
"I've already endured it for many years. During this period, this old thing has tried to pass the throne to Si Tingye more than once. The throne should have been Lin 'er's, so how could it fall into someone else's hands?”The woman's voice became sharper and sharper, and her tone was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
"Sister, the emperor is dying and Si Tingye is locked up in the imperial prison. Our plan will soon succeed.”The man looked very proud and did not feel guilty at all.
……
Ning Ruqiu heard the entire conversation between the two of them. In this palace, there was probably no other woman who would call herself bengong and covetously look at the throne other than the Empress.
And the Empress's brother was naturally the current uncle.
Ning Ruqiu did not expect that he would know the ins and outs of the entire conspiracy. In order to let the throne smoothly fall into the hands of his son, the Empress did not hesitate to send a palace maid to poison the Emperor. In the end, the Emperor did not die, but remained unconscious. Hence, after much consideration, they decided to let Si Tingye take the blame.
It was not good to stay here for long. This was the only thought in Ning Ruqiu's mind. However, the Emperor's bedroom was heavily guarded. When she escaped, she still alerted them.
Ning Ruqiu was not familiar with the terrain of the Imperial Palace and could only rely on instinct to find a way out. Fortunately, it was dark and no one could see each other clearly.
Ning Ruqiu ran with all her might for a long time and finally got rid of the group of pursuers behind her. However, if she did not leave the Imperial Palace as soon as possible, she would be caught by this group of people sooner or later.
Ning Ruqiu was thinking about how to leave this place when she saw someone holding a torch moving in her direction. The other party was getting closer and closer to her, and it seemed that they would discover her location.
Suddenly, he saw the man fall to the ground, and a masked man in black stood behind him.
The black-clothed man pulled Ning Ruqiu over. Before Ning Ruqiu could react, the guards had swarmed over.
Therefore, Ning Ruqiu only had one choice now, and that was to follow the person who had saved his life.
The man in black seemed to be very familiar with the terrain of the Imperial Palace. After a few turns, the guards behind him were left far behind. Even the sound of footsteps could not be heard.
Ning Ruqiu clutched her waist and panted heavily. Her heart was about to jump out of her throat, and her face was flushed red because of her uneven breathing.
After a long while, Ning Ruqiu realized that they had run to a very remote place. The palace in front of them had been in disrepair for a long time, and the tiles could no longer be seen in their original color. The palace door was only left with half a door. A cold wind blew, and the creaking sound made the already gloomy atmosphere even more strange.
"What is this place?" Ning Ruqiu asked. The person she was asking was obviously the man in black who had just saved her life.
"Cold Palace!" The other party seemed to have deliberately lowered his voice, but it made Ning Ruqiu even more certain of her guess.
"Why does Your Highness want to appear as a man in black? Could it be that the Third Prince of Great Hong Kingdom has something to hide?”Ning Ruqiu asked coldly, the mocking smile on her face obvious.
Seeing that Ning Ruqiu had seen through his identity, Si Tingye took off his mask. As expected, he still had the same face that Ning Ruqiu hated.
"It seems that the imperial prison is unable to trap wangye.”Ning Ruqiu's tone was mixed with some unconscious anger. The experience of being played like a monkey was really pitiful.
"The imperial prison is indeed unable to trap this king, but this king needs a reason to leave the imperial prison.”Si Tingye didn't notice that Ning Ruqiu's emotions were off and only said seriously.
"Your highness really knows how to find excuses for yourself. So your highness 'calm appearance is because you know that nothing will happen to you, but even so, can you ignore the lives of others?”Ning Ruqiu clenched her fists tightly, not even knowing that her nails were digging into her flesh.
"Do you think this king would like to treat human lives like grass?”
"That's hard to say. In your highness 'eyes, there aren't many valuable lives. What does the life or death of others have to do with your highness?”Ning Ruqiu raised her eyebrows. She hated the feeling of being played in the palm of others, yet she had jumped into this trap herself.
Si Tingye's eyes were fierce. In response to Ning Ruqiu's aggressiveness, Si Tingye's reply was," Woman, keep your place!”
Ning Ruqiu snorted coldly." Your Highness's wishful thinking is so loud. You should have known that this would happen, right?”
Si Tingye remained silent, but Ning Ruqiu took it as a tacit agreement.
"Then I believe that Your Highness should have his own plans for the future. I won't disturb Your Highness's subsequent plans.”Ning Ruqiu finally calmed herself down, but the severe coldness intensified.
"Ning Ruqiu, don't challenge this king's bottom line. That's a consequence you can't bear!”Si Tingye suddenly felt a wave of frustration. His anger quickly overcame his rationality and he shouted at Ning Ruqiu.
Ning Ruqiu refused to back down and looked straight into Si Tingye's eyes." Your Highness really only knows how to bully others. But with your status, you should indeed…"
Before Ning Ruqiu could finish her sentence, Si Tingye pulled her over. The two of them rolled on the ground a few times before they managed to dodge the arrows that were shot at them.
After the Empress found out that someone had eavesdropped on her conversation with the Imperial Uncle, she sent a large number of guards to search every corner of the palace. In the end, they found Si Tingye and Ning Ruqiu in the Cold Palace.
"Misfortunes never come alone!" Ning Ruqiu laughed at herself. She couldn't avoid what was coming.
The guards had already surrounded the entire Cold Palace. Si Tingye and Ning Ruqiu's current situation should be described as having no way to escape.
"Your Highness, it seems that we have to deal with these small fries first before we can continue to deal with our previous problems.”
"This king also has the same intention."
When everyone saw the smiles on Si Tingye and Ning Ruqiu's faces, they felt a chill run down their spines.
Si Tingye's movements were clean and efficient, and he never slacked off. He had always finished off his opponents as quickly as possible. He wandered among the enemies, finding their flaws and giving them a fatal blow. In a short while, many guards lay beside Si Tingye's feet.
However, Ning Ruqiu was different. Her combat power was above average and was more than enough to deal with Ning Yinxue. However, when facing the palace guards who used the human wave tactic, Ning Ruqiu still chose some special methods for them.
In the end, Ning Ruqiu had used the results of her research these few days on the guards who had attacked her. Among them, the effects of the itching powder and the smile powder were the most obvious.
The guards were caught off guard by Ning Ruqiu's powder. Before they could react to what it was, the powder began to play its magical role.
Si Tingye also noticed that the situation on Ning Ruqiu's side seemed to be much more tragic than his side. The guards did not dare to get too close to Ning Ruqiu in order to prevent being hit.
Si Tingye accidentally caught a glimpse of the dagger that was flashing coldly at the side and was stabbing straight at Ning Ruqiu. Before his brain could give the command, his body had already moved a step ahead and blocked in front of Ning Ruqiu.
" Si Tingye..." Ning Ruqiu found it hard to believe the situation before her. Si Tingye had actually blocked a knife for her?
Ning Ruqiu watched as bright red blood slowly flowed out of Si Tingye's back. When she touched his body, she also felt that warm and sticky feeling.
The injured Si Tingye was like an enraged lion. His attacks were even more ferocious than before, so the group of people sent by the Empress ended up being completely annihilated.
Ning Ruqiu tore a few strips of cloth from her clothes, then walked to Si Tingye's side and ordered," Take off your clothes!”
"What do you want?" Si Tingye had never met such a straightforward woman, even though he had long admitted that Ning Ruqiu was different.
"If your highness doesn't want to die from excessive blood loss, then you'd better do as I say.”
"Don't tell me you don't even say thank you to your savior?”
"Your Highness 'self-righteous heroic action, in my opinion, is something that only a fool would do.”Ning Ru Qiu mercilessly attacked.
Si Tingye looked at Ning Ruqiu with a half-smile. He suddenly sucked on Ning Ruqiu's lips and domineeringly attacked her. One hand tightly wrapped around Ning Ruqiu's slender waist, while the other hand clasped the back of her head, not giving her any chance to struggle.
It was only when their bodies gradually heated up that Si Tingye let go of Ning Ruqiu. With a calm expression, he ordered," Woman, come over and stop this king's bleeding!”# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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