Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

……

They stayed in the courtyard for a night without any extra words. They were trying to figure out each other's thoughts. Gu Yue thought he would go back to Luoyang that day, but Gu Xu took a wrong turn.

This road leads to Gujia Village.

However, they did not enter the village, but bypassed the village road and came to the cemetery of Gujia Village where they had worshipped during the Qingming Festival a few years ago.

There were already many people in front of this small open space - the secret guards of Wumen, some horses, and villagers from Gujia Village. The village chief was also among them, and was talking to Wuyun.

Gu Yue was a little confused. Weren't these people still in Luoyang when he left?

Could it be that he followed me all the way here?

He already understood what these people were gathering here for. He had seen the white banners planted on the roadside, the paper money everywhere, and the nice-looking coffin.

Why is Gu Dashi's body only buried now?

Gu Yue glanced at Gu Xu beside him.

This funeral was much more thoughtful than the one he had just attended. Although it was still simple, the villagers around him wore plain clothes and kept silent. The man who had committed so many evil things was cleansed of his sins and was finally accepted by Gujia Village.

When the village chief saw Gu Xu coming, he naturally stepped forward and said a few words. He did not ask why Gu Dashi had been buried until now, but simply asked a few words of peace, then looked at the coffin and fell silent.

After all, this was the child he watched grow up.

Gu Dashi was a young man with no relatives, so naturally no one kowtowed and mourned for him. Four people came out of Wumen, lifted Gu Dashi's coffin off the carriage, and slowly placed it in the dug grave.

Gu Yue suddenly had a strange feeling.

Just like...

Gu Dashi did not break out of the coffin like he did three years ago. He looked around with a dazed expression and put on another clumsy performance.

Gu Yue thought that this coffin was also very good and would not be broken by someone stepping on it.

The villagers were silent, taking turns adding soil to the grave.

The black coffins were gradually buried and then stacked up to form a brand new tomb.

Paper money was scattered all over, and the five graves were scattered and nestled together.

Gu Xu poured the wine on the ground in front of him.

We are even now, he said to himself.

……

Luoyang. Imperial city.

The emperor hesitated over the bright yellow leather in front of him.

There was nothing after the two words "Qin Zhao". The word "moon" was written in just a few strokes, but it weighed more than a thousand pounds. He couldn't make a decision.

The Queen's secret letter was at hand.

"The prince is not my son!"

These five words were like rolling thunder, rumbling in his mind.

He certainly didn't doubt the purity of his bloodline. The secret letter sent by the queen was to be delivered to her parents' home, but it was intercepted by the Hidden Dragon Guards and delivered to him. He originally thought that the queen wanted to unite with some noble family to do something, but he didn't expect that there was a shocking secret written on it.

The prince is not the prince?

The emperor couldn't help but take out the transfer records of Jinwu Guard and Donglin Guard again.

The two unusual transfers had been circled in red ink by him, and the time was exactly the prince's wedding night.

At this time, this kind of transfer can just open up an unpatrolled and unguarded passage in the palace.

Just a few days ago, Xiao Xuzi, the head eunuch around the prince, also died suddenly for no apparent reason.

The emperor couldn't help but recall the few times he had met the prince recently. It seemed that there was something a little bit awkward...

The Queen was most concerned about the Crown Prince. Qin Zhaoyue was the heir apparent whom she had personally taught, and she loved him like the apple of her eye. The Emperor believed in the Queen's judgment on the matter.

If this is true, then where did the real Qin Zhaoyue go?

If he escaped from the palace, he should contact the court officials and ask for help from his father, the emperor, at the first time. However, there has been no news for a long time, I am afraid...

The emperor frowned.

Hu Guang came in from outside and reported: "Your Majesty. The Crown Princess invites Your Majesty to have dinner at the East Palace."

"Crown Princess?" The emperor raised his eyebrows in confusion.

The Crown Princess was a woman from the Eastern Palace, and she would not have any contact with the Emperor easily. Why would she invite me to dinner for no reason?

Hu Guang lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, I have received the money. The servant from the East Palace who came to invite you said that the Crown Princess has something very important to discuss and must meet with Your Majesty. But please do not mention that it was the Crown Princess who invited you."

"There is such an explanation." The emperor frowned.

He thought for a moment, then said, "Okay. Tell the palace maid that I will go to the East Palace tonight in the name of visiting the crown prince."

Hu Guang said: "Yes."

……

It's getting late.

The emperor, wearing a black and red robe, arrived at the gate of the East Palace.

Chen Shuo was waiting on the side.

The guards at the East Palace gate kowtowed when they saw the emperor coming: "Your Majesty—"

Someone had already gone to the palace to report, and the emperor did not wait for the people inside to come out to greet him, but walked straight into the palace.

He was very familiar with this place. He had been a prince here until middle age and did not need anyone to lead the way.

Arriving at the small dining hall, the emperor stepped over the threshold, but saw that there were no tables and chairs set out in the hall, and he frowned for a moment.

Since you are going to meet, you should at least pretend to be nice, otherwise it will be easy for people to see your flaws.

He shook his head and asked the palace attendant who was leading the way, "Where is the prince?"

As expected, the palace maid said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is out and has not returned yet. The Crown Princess will be here soon."

The emperor nodded and walked into the hall. But after he had taken five steps, a voice came from behind him.

"See Your Majesty."

The emperor turned around and saw a woman standing in front of him. Judging from her dress, she must be the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess knelt and bowed.

The emperor saw that there were few palace servants around, so he asked, "You are here, please take a seat. I heard that you want to tell me something important, is it related to the crown prince?"

The Crown Princess did not move, but stood still, with her hands in her sleeves, and said, "Your Majesty, that's right."

The emperor felt something unusual.

There were chaotic footsteps coming from outside the hall.

The prince and a group of palace servants suddenly rushed into the palace.

When the prince first saw the emperor, he did not kneel down to salute. His face changed drastically and he shouted, "Father, be careful--"

Before the emperor could even recognize the prince's appearance, the princess who was bowing her head respectfully in front of him suddenly raised her head and opened her hands, revealing that each of them contained a sharp blade!

This woman is not Jing Sang!

This was the last thought in the emperor's mind.

The knife is fast and accurate.

The sharp blade in his left hand pierced diagonally upward into the emperor's chest and abdomen, which was an extremely fatal position; the sharp blade in his right hand cut horizontally, leaving a bloody line on the emperor's neck.

Blood gushed out.

Chen Shuo's pale face also froze.

He was the emperor's personal eunuch, so he naturally knew some martial arts. But how powerful could he be as a eunuch who had entered the palace when he was young? The "Crown Princess" killed the emperor without any hesitation, and rushed straight to Chen Shuo who was standing beside him. Soon, this most noble eunuch in the world also fell limply to the ground.

There was chaos in the Eastern Palace.

The entire imperial city was in chaos.