Late at night, the palace was heavily guarded.
The First Emperor was still reading the memorials on the table.
Ever since paper came into existence, the reports of the ministers had changed from bamboo slips to thin paper, making it much easier to review.
"Hu ~!"
The First Emperor closed the memorial and heaved a sigh of relief.
He stretched his neck and took a sip of the honey water beside him.
Ever since the paper was changed, the efficiency of reading memorials had increased a lot.
All of this was Qin Mu's credit!
She thought of her son, who had helped her share her worries, and looked at the tightly shut door.
He muttered to himself,"I wonder if that kid is asleep?"”
His gaze was filled with deep love.
Then, his face regained its dignified expression.
"Zhao Gao, what time is it?"”
……
After waiting for a moment, he did not hear the response that should have come immediately. He could not help but frown.
The reason why Zhao Gao was favored was that he could do the most appropriate thing when he was most needed.
In the words of the workplace: Think of what the leader thinks and be anxious about what the leader is anxious about.
It was difficult for such a clever person not to be put in an important position.
No wonder he could be pardoned and even be reinstated!
However, this was the first time something like this had happened after serving him for so many years.
For a moment, the First Emperor felt uncomfortable. Anger rose on his dignified face.
"Where's Zhao Gao?"!”
Squeak ~
The heavy door was carefully pushed open, and a round head poked in.
She took small steps forward, her face full of panic.
"Your servant is here!"”
The First Emperor looked down at the kneeling people and frowned.
"Why didn't you answer when I asked you?" he asked in a deep voice.”
Zhao Gao's heart skipped a beat, and he said with a face full of fear,""Your Majesty, this servant has just received a report from the guards. That's why…"
The First Emperor retracted his gaze and asked,""What is it?"
Zhao Gao heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, knowing that the matter just now was over.
His face immediately became flustered as he said,"Your Majesty, something has happened! The Eldest Young Master has been assassinated!"”
"Humph!"
A flash of anger appeared in the First Emperor's eyes.
"Wandering outside the palace in the middle of the night is really making me worry more and more!" Tell Fu Su to shut himself in for a month!”
In the First Emperor's opinion, the Imperial Palace was heavily guarded, so it was impossible for an assassination attempt to happen.
The remnants of the Six Nations had never given up, and assassinations often occurred.
The eldest son, Fusu, often went out of the palace to look for talents and was assassinated more than once.
As the eldest son of Great Qin, he naturally had many guards around him, which was why he was able to avoid danger every time.
However…
It was the first time that he had been assassinated when he left the palace in the middle of the night.
The First Emperor was very dissatisfied with his eldest son wandering outside late at night, so he punished him by shutting himself in for a month.
After this interruption, he seemed to have forgotten to ask about the time.
He lowered his head and looked at the memorials on the table again.
Zhao Gao's expression froze, and his small eyes were filled with doubt.
Why did it suddenly involve Young Master Fu Su?
And he was grounded for a month for no reason!
Then, his mind reacted.
The Emperor had misunderstood!
It was no wonder that Young Master Fusu, who made the Emperor worry, often went out and was assassinated many times.
He hurriedly crawled a few steps, raised his head, and looked around.
He lowered his voice and said,"Your Majesty, it's not Young Master Fusu. Young Master Mu has been assassinated!"”
"What? Who dares to hurt my son?"
The First Emperor's heart skipped a beat and he stood up abruptly.
His face was filled with anger, and his red eyes looked as if they wanted to devour him!
"Who did it?" he asked anxiously. Is Mu 'er well?"
Zhao Gao saw the Emperor's angry expression and was so frightened that his entire body trembled.
How many years had it been?
It had been many years since he had seen the Emperor so angry!
Why was there such a big difference between the two sons when they were both talking about the assassination?
"Your Majesty, the assassins have all been killed. Young Master Mu is safe and sound."”
"Hu ~!"
The First Emperor let out a long breath, and his heart calmed down.
He was secretly glad that he had sent the world-famous Staff Swordsman to protect him secretly.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!
She already felt indebted to her son and wanted to make it up to him.
Now, someone actually dared to assassinate him in the middle of the night. How bold!
"Investigate, find out who's behind this. I want to destroy his entire family!"”
"Yes!"
In the dark corner, the shadow acknowledged respectfully and disappeared into the corner in the blink of an eye.
As the Emperor's closest guard, he knew that the Emperor was truly angry this time.
Even if they found out that it was the imperial clan who did it, they would probably have to kill a few of them!
As the saying goes, even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs.
The Emperor was hot-tempered and ruthless, but he doted on his son very much.
Even if Young Master Fusu often went against the Emperor's wishes, causing the Emperor to fly into a rage and smash cups and flip tables.
In the end, he was only reprimanded and grounded at most.
Now that Young Master Mu had been assassinated, it seemed to have touched the heartstrings of the Emperor.
This time, he would probably have to kill until blood flowed like a river before he could stop!
The First Emperor's face was gloomy as he said,""Go, bring a hundred guards and bring Mu 'er here immediately. I want to see him personally before I can rest assured! Also, summon Xia Wuqi immediately!”
"Yes!"
Zhao Gao hurriedly accepted the order and ran out in small steps.
Candlelight flickered in the hall.
The First Emperor's face was extremely gloomy. He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself,""Whoever dared to assassinate Mu 'er must die!”
……
A luxurious carriage stopped outside the Supreme Court.
"Young Master, we're here."
The charioteer put down the stool and bowed to report.
"Yes."
Qin Mu lifted the curtain and walked down the carriage.
"Wait outside."”
The driver hurriedly accepted the order and led the carriage to the side.
On the way, Qin Mu kept thinking about who wanted to kill him.
He didn't know, but he was shocked when he thought about it.
After thinking about it carefully, he realized that besides offending those doctors in the imperial court, he had also offended high officials and dignitaries.
The most troublesome thing was that he had offended the Ying family relatives during the enfeoffment!
Which one of these people didn't hold great power? They could send dozens of killers with just a word.
Fortunately, he had Uncle Fu to protect him, and he was also very skilled in martial arts.
If it was anyone else, they would have died in the assassination.
After this assassination, Qin Mu deeply felt the dangers of the imperial court.
Other than the mutual attacks in the royal court, there were also assassinations from the dark, making it impossible to guard against.
He also felt even more that it was a wise idea to leave the royal court.
After settling the matters at hand, he would return to seclusion in peace and marry eighteen concubines. That would be heaven on earth!
Qin Mu led them up the stairs. Torches stood on both sides of the stairs, and armored soldiers with killing intent stood there.
Just this aura alone would probably make many people tremble in fear!
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