Shi Sheng expressed his' cordial 'greetings to Dai Yue for not only failing to kill Duan Qingyun, but allowing him to escape in the end.
"He's so weak. How did he manage to escape from you?"
Shi Sheng narrowed his eyes. He was clearly smiling, but Dai Yue felt that it was even worse than when Her Excellency was neither smiling nor talking.
Dai Yue broke out in a cold sweat. "This subordinate isn't sure either … It was as if I was distracted for a moment, and when I came back to my senses, Duan Qingyun was gone."
Smack! Shi Sheng slammed his hand on the table, unable to conceal his anger. "Everyone else in the residence is dead. How could you let such a grown man escape?"
Dai Yue fell to her knees with a thud. She lowered her head, not daring to speak.
This was the strange part. The Prime Minister's residence was surrounded by guards, but no one had seen Duan Qingyun leave.
It was as if … he'd vanished into thin air from the Prime Minister's residence.
Dai Yue was shocked by her own thoughts. How could a living person just disappear into thin air?
Something was definitely wrong.
Shi Sheng rubbed his forehead. Duan Qingyun couldn't have escaped from Dai Yue's hands. Someone must've helped him.
"Take control of all the officials in the capital," Shi Sheng finally ordered.
Dai Yue's eyes lit up. Was Her Excellency going to rebel?
Shi Sheng wasn't in the mood to rebel. She was cutting off Jiang Zhi's escape route.
If she'd sent someone to rescue Duan Qingyun, according to the plot, Duan Qingyun would definitely complain to Jiang Zhi, and Jiang Zhi would be out of her mind to deal with her.
Regardless of whether or not this plot would happen, cutting off the enemy's escape route had always been her main goal.
Jiang Zhi was from the Prince Ning's residence. In the capital, which was controlled by the Prime Minister's residence, she couldn't cause any waves.
All the officials in the capital, big and small, were under control.
Of course, the Prime Minister's faction was an exception.
However, the Prime Minister's faction didn't know what Shi Sheng wanted to do. They asked to see the Prime Minister, but were all blocked outside. No one was able to see the Prime Minister.
The rumors outside grew more and more intense.
The capital was shrouded in a strange atmosphere. It was as if crossbows were nocked and ready to fire at any moment.
The Empress urgently contacted all the military personnel in the capital to rescue the Empress.
However, there were very few that could be contacted.
The news had either been cut off by the prime minister's faction, or they had not been able to contact many military forces. There was no way to resolve the current crisis in the capital.
When Shi Sheng went up the stairs, he heard the Empress smashing things inside.
"Prime Minister …" The servants kneeling outside saw Shi Sheng coming up the stairs and knelt down one after another, trembling.
Shi Sheng walked between them and pushed the door open.
The Empress was wearing her usual clothes, and she was smashing porcelain. The floor was a mess, and the man in the palace robe was kneeling in a corner with a few other men, trembling.
"Jun Liyou, what are you doing here? Are you here to laugh at me?" When the Empress saw Shi Sheng walk in, she threw the porcelain in her hand at Shi Sheng.
Shi Sheng dodged to the side and looked the Empress up and down. "You don't look like a joke. Why do you say you are a joke?"
The Empress's breath was neither up nor down, and she couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
Shi Sheng pulled out a chair, shook off the shattered porcelain, and sat down. "Do you want to keep your throne?"
The Empress's hateful gaze landed on Shi Sheng like a knife. "Jun Liyou, what are you playing at?"
"Multiple choice question." Shi Sheng took out two slips of paper from his sleeve and unfolded them in front of the Empress. "Do you choose the throne or your daughter?"
"Hmph, will you let me go?" The Empress sneered. She had already gone to this extent. Would she give up the throne that was within her reach?
"Which one do you choose?" Shi Sheng shook the paper.
The Empress cursed malevolently. "Jun Liyou, you traitor. You will die a horrible death."
"Last chance. Which one do you choose?"
The room suddenly fell silent.
The Empress stood there, her bloodshot eyes filled with hatred.
After a long time, the Empress stretched out her hand and pointed at one of the slips of paper.
Shi Sheng let go of the other piece of paper. The piece of paper wobbled and landed on the broken porcelain.
"Tomorrow before daybreak."
Shi Sheng stood up and pressed the tiger tally and the slip of paper onto the chair. "I don't want to see anyone from the Ning Prince's residence again."
The Empress was from this world. If she wanted to kill the female lead, the latter's luck wouldn't be as good as hers.
Shi Sheng smiled wickedly at the Empress. "Of course, you can use this on me as well, as long as — you think you can succeed."
The Empress's gaze landed on the tiger tally.
Shi Sheng walked out of the palace. The people kneeling outside were as silent as cicadas in winter. They wished they could stuff themselves into a crack in the ground so that the Prime Minister couldn't see them.
However, the Prime Minister didn't say anything. He leisurely walked down the stairs and disappeared into the night.
"Men."
The Empress's voice rang out in the palace.
…
That night, everyone near the Ning Prince's residence heard the screams coming from within.
It was tragic and desperate.
Later in the night, a huge fire burned the residence to ashes.
Shi Sheng saw Duan Qingyun's corpse, but not Jiang Zhi's.
Shi Sheng laughed sinisterly.
The female lead couldn't even be killed. Damn it, why didn't she die?
Shi Sheng sent people out to search, but they couldn't find Jiang Zhi even after turning the entire capital upside down.
Shi Sheng felt that the female lead would be a disaster if he didn't kill her.
After a few days of lockdown, the capital was finally lifted. The officials under control were freed.
The dark clouds hovering above the capital seemed to have dispersed in an instant.
The Prime Minister didn't rebel. The Empress was still in power.
The only change was that the Ning Prince's residence had been burned to ashes.
It was said that none of the people inside had escaped. Even the Ning Prince had died in the fire.
Everyone on the streets was talking about this.
"Did you know? I heard that on the night of the fire, there were screams in the Ning Prince's residence. Some people even saw the Imperial Guards nearby … "
"You mean Her Majesty?"
"That can't be right. The Prime Minister has the military power now. Could it be the Prime Minister?"
"The Prime Minister and the Ning Prince …"
The grudge between the two was caused by a man.
A few days ago, that man had gone missing. Both the Ning Prince and the Prime Minister had sent people to look for him.
These people's imaginations immediately conjured up a huge drama.
"Shh!"
Some people suddenly quieted down and anxiously signaled for their companions to stop talking.
Ling Yue came down from the second floor. The people below immediately fell silent.
Why was the Prime Minister's pet here?!
Many people had seen Ling Yue during the Heaven's Ritual. Later on, they heard that the Prime Minister doted on that little Daoist very much.
When they saw Ying Yue following behind Ling Yue, how could they not know who she was?
It had to be said that the Prime Minister had excellent taste. No one in the capital could compare to this beauty.
That waist, that skin, that face …
The Prime Minister was truly blessed.
"No wonder the Prime Minister treasures this pet so much. If I had him, I'd also dote on him to the heavens."
"If I could have him under me for one night, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams."
"…"
Some of the braver ones looked at Ling Yue with ill intentions. Their filthy discussions reached Ling Yue's ears.
Ling Yue frowned slightly, his aura suddenly turning cold.
"What did you say?!" Ying Yue huffed. "Do you want to die?"
These people actually dared to call Sir Ling Yue a pet? Weren't they afraid Her Majesty would beat them to death?
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