Chapter 1138 Second Chance

Late at night, the imperial city, which should have been full of tranquility, was exceptionally noisy.

Teams of Yulin Guards broke down the doors of some ministers in the court and detained some ministers who were still asleep.

Some ministers were sleeping comfortably with beautiful women in their arms one moment, and the next moment they were dragged naked off the bed.

A storm broke out in the imperial city without any warning.

A storm also broke out in the palace.

Zhou Dai personally led the imperial guards into the Qinxin Palace where Concubine Jing lived.

Although the Qinxin Palace is nominally called a "palace", it is actually just a three-courtyard compound and is completely incomparable to the Changning Palace where Empress Xu lived.

Without Emperor Wen's order, Zhou Dai directly ordered people to capture all the palace maids and eunuchs in Qinxin Palace.

Concubine Jing sat there with a calm expression.

At the door of the room, there was an old palace maid guarding with a sword.

Just as the imperial guard pushed the door, the old palace maid quickly rushed out with a sword, and with a "swish" of the sword, she killed the imperial guard who was pushing the door, and then ran straight to Emperor Wen, as if she wanted to find a way to survive by kidnapping Emperor Wen.

"Escort!"

Zhou Dai roared, quickly drew his sword and killed the old palace maid.

"clang……"

Zhou Dai blocked the sword in the old palace maid's hand with a knife, and without waiting for the old palace maid to attack again, he launched a fierce attack on her.

Swipe...

Zhou Dai's attack was extremely fierce. He wielded the sword in his hand with great vigor. Every swing was accompanied by a sound of breaking through the air, and it was extremely powerful.

But the old palace maid was also an expert. The long sword in her hand was like a dragon emerging from the sea, cutting through the night sky. Each of her strikes was bone-chillingly cold, aiming directly at Zhou Dai's vital points.

Dang Dang Dang...

The sound of metal clashing continued to ring out. As the two continued to fight, the old palace maid's physical strength gradually declined, while Zhou Dai, who was in his prime, became more and more courageous and gradually gained the upper hand.

In the end, Zhou Dai kicked the old palace maid in the chest several times in a row. The sword in the old palace maid's hand fell to the ground, and she fell to the ground, spitting out blood.

Zhou Daiqi stepped forward, put a knife on the old maid's neck, and shouted: "Take her away!"

Just as the two imperial guards ran forward, the old maid suddenly shouted at Concubine Jing in the room at the top of her lungs: "Your Majesty, I'll leave first! I'll serve you in my next life!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the old palace maid suddenly stretched her neck forward and wiped it away from Zhou Dai's blade.

As blood splattered, the old maid fell to the ground and twitched continuously.

Her eyes were fixed on Concubine Jing in the room.

Until her pupils gradually dilated and her body stopped twitching.

Emperor Wen looked at him silently and waved gently to Zhou Dai.

Zhou Dai understood and immediately ordered people to drag the old palace maid's body away.

When Emperor Wen walked into the room under the protection of Zhou Dai and several imperial guards, Concubine Jing just looked at Emperor Wen calmly and was too lazy to stand up and salute.

Some things are like this. Before they happen, you are afraid of this and that, but when they really happen, you take it calmly instead.

The only regret was that Emperor Wen acted too quickly and she didn't have time to send the ninth prince out of the palace.

One wrong move and the whole game is lost!

Emperor Wen and Concubine Jing looked at each other, both of them had unusually calm expressions on their faces.

Emperor Wen did not see panic on Concubine Jing's face, and Concubine Jing did not see anger on Emperor Wen's face.

After staring at each other in silence for a moment, Emperor Wen gently waved his hand and said, "Mu Shun stays, and the rest of you leave!"

"Your Majesty..."

Zhou Dai's face changed slightly, and he quickly persuaded: "Let me protect His Majesty..."

The old maid was able to hold on for so long in his hands, so her skills need no further explanation.

He was worried that Concubine Jing had also deliberately concealed her martial arts skills, so he left Emperor Wen and Mu Shun here. Concubine Jing was afraid that she would do something bad to Emperor Wen.

"Get out!"

Emperor Wen's tone left no room for doubt.

Zhou Dai opened his mouth slightly, looked at Mu Shun again, and saw Mu Shun nodded slightly. Then Zhou Dai bowed and retreated with a few imperial guards.

Concubine Jing was slightly surprised, her eyes fell on Mu Shun, and she said meaningfully: "Eunuch Mu, it seems that I underestimated you!"

"Your Majesty, you are joking." Mu Shun answered humbly, but did not say much.

Concubine Jing smiled and said no more.

It's already this time, there's no point in talking about this anymore.

Emperor Wen walked to the side and sat down. "Concubine Jing, don't you want to say something to me?"

"I have nothing to say!"

Concubine Jing looked calm, "If Your Majesty insists that I say something, then please bury me and A-Mo together!"

What else is there to say at this point?

No matter what you say, you can't escape death!

After so many years of careful planning, in the end, it all turned into a dream. To her, it made no difference whether she died or not!

Emperor Wen shook his head and sighed, looking at Concubine Jing with a complicated expression, "Do you know why I am not angry at all?"

Concubine Jing raised her eyes slightly, with a somewhat sarcastic smile on her face, "Your Majesty certainly does not need to be angry. Your Majesty has once again cleared the obstacles for the Crown Prince. From now on, no one in the court can shake the Crown Prince's position. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince can deal with Yun Zheng with peace of mind. Your Majesty should be happy!"

"you are wrong!"

Emperor Wen exhaled a breath of turbid air and sighed: "In fact, I gave you two chances! Unfortunately, you didn't cherish them!"

"Two chances?"

Concubine Jing finally showed a look of surprise on her face, but she quickly regained her composure and said calmly, "Will Your Majesty give me a chance? If Your Majesty knew all this long ago, would he still let me live to this day?"

"Princess Jing, oh Princess Jing, you are so self-righteous..."

Emperor Wen smiled helplessly, "Do you really think I can't pry open Cui Wenjing's mouth? As long as I protect Cui Wenjing's family, do you think Cui Wenjing won't betray you?"

As Emperor Wen finished speaking, Concubine Jing's expression suddenly changed and she looked at him in disbelief.

Could it be that Emperor Wen knew at that time that Cui Wenjing was his man?

how can that be!

Doesn’t everyone think that Cui Wenjing is a spy planted by Yun Zheng next to Yun Li?

Emperor Wen ignored Concubine Jing's shock and continued, "I will give you a second chance by letting the Crown Prince entertain Meng Ruowang! If you are smart enough, you should restrain yourself and not continue to let Meng Ruowang provoke a war between the court and Lao Liu!"

Concubine Jing was shocked.

At that time, Emperor Wen knew that Meng Ruowang was his man?

This...how is this possible?

Since he knew that Meng Ruowang was his man, why didn't he arrest Meng Ruowang directly, interrogate him first, and then have the court send Meng Ruowang to Fuzhou?

After a moment, Concubine Jing showed a hint of understanding on her face, "Has His Majesty already sent people to monitor me?"

"Do you know why I gave you two chances?"

Emperor Wen answered the question irrelevantly.

Concubine Jing shook her head slightly.

Until now, she still doesn't believe that Emperor Wen gave her a chance.

Based on her understanding of Emperor Wen, and based on what he had done, there was no way that Emperor Wen would give her any chance.

Emperor Wen might be even more cruel than any of them imagined!

How can a man who ascended the throne by stepping on the lives of so many brothers be merciful?

"Because I have always felt that this is my fault."

Emperor Wen sighed softly: "In fact, when Cui Wenjing was arrested, I began to suspect you! But I think it's because I asked Lao Jiu a question, which made you guess that I once wanted to make Lao Jiu the crown prince, which made you have these inappropriate thoughts..."