There was an unusual movement in the lake. Xiao Yuanzhao was only stunned for a moment before he reacted. Thinking of how the imperial gui consort blocked the arrow for him when he was attacked last time, his heart tightened and he subconsciously jumped into the lake to look for Chu Xiang.
Liang Zhong was shocked and quickly shouted, "Protect the Emperor! Quickly protect the Emperor! Quickly save the Emperor and imperial gui consort!! "
He also jumped into the lake and desperately swam over there, along with all the guards nearby. But the distance was a little far, even if they were burning with anxiety, they could not get close in an instant.
Chu Xiang had already cultivated for a period of time. With her cultivation, she could hold her breath for a long time. She found that Xiao Yuanzhao had also jumped down and was stunned for a moment. She could not understand why the Emperor did not run but went into the water instead. She did not think much about it. To prevent the palace maid from attacking Xiao Yuanzhao, she directly dragged the palace maid deeper and quickly distanced herself from Xiao Yuanzhao.
Xiao Yuanzhao was anxious and angry, he quickly swam towards her.
The palace maid was terrified. She did not even touch the corner of the Emperor's clothes and did not have time to disfigure her face. The imperial gui consort saw everything clearly. The imperial gui consort could not be left alive!
Her eyes were full of murderous intent. She struggled desperately, wanting to use the dagger to stab Chu Xiang. Even if Chu Xiang did not cultivate, she knew many combat moves. Moreover, she had cultivated. This level of skill was not enough to withstand a single blow from her.
She wanted to keep the palace maid alive for interrogation. She pressed the palace maid's acupuncture point. The palace maid's hand lost strength for a moment and she dropped the dagger. Then she dislocated the palace maid's arms and chin.
The palace maid opened her mouth and suddenly drank a lot of water. She choked and coughed until her eyes bulged. She stared at Chu Xiang with a face full of horror.
Xiao Yuanzhao was also shocked. He stopped beside Chu Xiang and looked at Chu Xiang as if he did not know her. Chu Xiang knew martial arts? How was that possible? If she knew, she would not have been injured so easily when she was attacked last time.
Chu Xiang turned and glanced at him. She pointed upwards and signaled him to swim up quickly. At this time, many bodyguards rushed over to save her. Chu Xiang was afraid that they would kill the palace maid on impulse, so she grabbed the palace maid and swam upstream.
Xiao Yuanzhao came back to his senses and reached out to hold her arm. He helped her swim up, eager to know what she was thinking. In the end, what he heard shocked him.
[This palace maid is one of Imperial Concubine Xi's people, but since she dared to assassinate the emperor, she definitely won't confess. Lock her up in a dark room, destroy her spirit, break her ten fingers, break every inch of her bones, and use the method of death by a thousand cuts to make her watch as her flesh is cut off. She shouldn't be able to hold on for long before she confesses. It's best to get involved with the Regent and think of a way to make him suffer.]
They floated to the surface of the water. Xiao Yuanzhao was panting heavily, not because he was suffocating, but because he was shocked. In the past, if he wanted to know someone's confession, he would ask his subordinates to interrogate them. He never knew the specific methods of torture. Now, he knew from Chu Xiang that there was nothing to be afraid of, but he was shocked that Chu Xiang knew about these things. She even calmly thought of so many methods?
She was suddenly attacked by an assassin. It was fine if she didn't panic, but she actually started to scheme against the Regent? She was even calmer than him, the person involved.
Chu Xiang had already thrown the palace maid to a bodyguard and ordered, "Watch carefully, don't let her die. I want to interrogate her personally."
The bodyguard was stunned and looked at Xiao Yuanzhao. Xiao Yuanzhao took a deep breath and nodded, "Listen to Imperial Concubine. Beloved concubine, let's go ashore first. Your injury has just healed, quickly go back and call the imperial physician. "
Chu Xiang smiled and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Facing her gentle smile, Xiao Yuanzhao felt a little helpless. He should be suspicious of her, but he just couldn't raise his heart. He was worried that she would catch a cold. He was simply led by the nose by her. He sighed and held Chu Xiang's hand, "Let them interrogate the assassin. No matter how tight her mouth is, they can pry it open. You're really brave. How did you find her? Next time something like this happens, just call for help. You're not allowed to put yourself in danger. "
"Yes, yes, yes. Next time, I'll let the Emperor protect me. I won't go anywhere." Chu Xiang felt that he was her man now. Of course, she had to coax him.
Xiao Yuanzhao's ears turned red. He felt that he seemed to be the weaker party in front of her. He pursed his lips and reached out to hold Chu Xiang's waist, "Come on zhen's back, zhen will swim with you."
Of course, Chu Xiang wouldn't refuse. She flipped over and lay on Xiao Yuanzhao's back. Xiao Yuanzhao slightly curled the corner of his lips and swam forward forcefully. He ignored the boat that the bodyguard brought over.
Liang Zhong and the bodyguards felt blind, especially Chu Ze. He didn't even have a chance to say anything about his sister. He just watched the Emperor and his sister flirt with each other. Their hearts were really big. They encountered an assassin. So many of them were so anxious, but these two still had the heart to play here.
But after the nervousness, he was happy for his sister. He could see that the Emperor really cared about his sister. This was good. His sister would have a good life in the palace in the future. It was very likely that she would ascend to the position of Empress. Then even if the Emperor liked other concubines in the future, his sister would be the head of the harem and wouldn't be bullied by others.
The imperial carriage was already waiting by the shore. Xiao Yuanzhao and Chu Xiang were sent to Taihe Palace as soon as they came ashore. Xiao Yuanzhao gave a series of orders. Imperial Concubine Xi and everyone in her palace were arrested and detained. At the same time, the palace was under martial law. No one was allowed to move around. Every palace was strictly checked for any abnormalities. There were also people who left the palace to investigate the movements of the Qi Family and the Regent. Everything was arranged clearly.
Chu Xiang saw that he had arranged everything, so she didn't say anything else. After bathing, she drank a bowl of ginger soup and said to Xiao Yuanzhao: "The Emperor still has so many things to do. I won't disturb you. I'll go to the pharmacy to get my herbs."
Xiao Yuanzhao didn't have any objections. The Regent's matter was very important. Although he was more curious about Chu Xiang and wanted to know how Chu Xiang got her martial arts, he had to deal with the assassin first.
The shadow guards were sent out by him to deal with the Regent's secret forces. He felt that there were too few people around him that he could use. After thinking about it, he saw Chu Ze and called Chu Ze to the imperial study to discuss matters.
He was sure that the Chu Family was very loyal. Chu Ze was especially loyal to him. He was also young and hot-blooded. He was the most suitable person to be his confidant. He picked a group of people for Chu Ze and ordered Chu Ze to investigate for him and protect his safety.
He thought about Chu Xiang leaving and casually mentioned to Chu Ze, "Imperial Gui Fei saved zhen twice. Women are not inferior to men. She has the demeanor of a mother of the nation. When this matter is over, zhen wants to give Imperial Gui Fei a surprise. "
Chu Ze was happy and quickly lowered his head, saying, "Imperial Gui Fei niangniang must be willing to do anything for Your Majesty. She doesn't ask for anything in return."
Xiao Yuanzhao smiled. She didn't ask for anything in return? She even wanted him to play the flute in return. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair. She even thought that she would leave him as soon as he doted on her. How could she not ask for anything in return? What she wanted in return was huge!
However, these words couldn't be said with Chu Ze. He hinted that he wanted to make Chu Xiang empress just to appease the Chu Family. So if Chu Xiang wanted to leave the palace, the Chu Family would definitely not help. He was so good to Chu Xiang and even gave her the empress position. How could the Chu Family allow her to leave the palace?
Xiao Yuanzhao gave Chu Ze a new identity as the leader of the shadow guards. However, it was a shadow guard with a status on the surface. He only did things in private and didn't need to hide himself. In fact, he was almost done dealing with the Regent. The net he cast had caught many of the Regent's forces. He was just waiting for a good time to pull in the net.
He didn't believe that the assassination this time was caused by Imperial Concubine Xi. The Regent had already tried to assassinate him once. It wasn't impossible for him to do it again. He didn't want to wait any longer. He had to speed up and get rid of the Regent in advance!
Xiao Yuanzhao was busy. Chu Xiang was fiddling with the herbs in the pharmacy. In fact, these were the pretense on the surface. She had the best herbs in her space. There were all kinds of herbs. She had already chosen the ones to deal with the Regent.
She set up a pharmacy and ruined a lot of herbs. It was just to take these precious herbs into the space in the name of "scourge".
No matter how many herbs there were in the space, they would be used up one day. Of course, she had to replenish them when she had the chance. When she left the palace, she couldn't take these away casually. She might as well "scourge" as much as she could to fill up the space.
After Xiao Yuanzhao fell asleep at night, the entire palace was in a state of silence. Chu Xiang avoided people, quietly left the palace, and sneaked into the Regent's Mansion.
During this time, she was recuperating and also investigating who the Regent was. The result of the investigation was that the Regent was insidious and despicable. He condoned his subordinates to buy and sell officials and bully the people. Although he did some big things for the imperial court, he also embezzled a lot of public funds. As long as there was someone in the imperial court who didn't submit to him, he would mercilessly suppress them. He was really a selfish person.
Now that her injury was healed, she began to prepare to leave the palace. She wanted the Chu family to have a stable environment and not be harmed by the Regent after she left. So she sneaked into the Regent's bedroom and smeared the medicine on the jade pendant and thumb ring worn by the Regent, as well as on the bed curtain that wouldn't be changed every day. Then she changed the medicine and smeared it on the incense burner in the room.
These were the medicines that could cause the Regent to have headaches and irritation. If people often had headaches, it would be difficult to think clearly and make accurate decisions. Being irritable would often ruin things and chill the subordinates.
Originally, the Regent's character wasn't very good. He was usually smiling, but when he was unhappy, he would turn hostile. Starting from here, no one would doubt that even the Regent himself wouldn't notice such a change. After all, the emperor had caused him so much trouble. Everything went wrong for him. Wasn't it normal to be irritable? If he didn't have a good rest, it was normal to have a headache.
There would be a lot of casualties in the power struggle, and the imperial court would also be greatly weakened. Chu Xiang didn't think it was necessary. With her method, things would be very natural, and it wouldn't take long. At that time, she would go out of the palace to play.
Chu Xiang finished everything and returned to the palace smoothly. She comfortably entered the space to cultivate.
Second, all the officials went to court as usual. Xiao Yuanzhao sat on the dragon chair and glanced at the peaceful hall without changing his expression. He didn't show any abnormality.
Without such an important subordinate as Minister Chu, the Regent was working hard to grab another important job recently. The people who submitted to him were also helping. They didn't expect that many things had changed overnight.
The emperor accelerated the plan to deal with the Regent. The Imperial Noble Consort drugged the Regent. They didn't communicate with each other at all, but they unknowingly became comrades. And the people who were targeted by them at the same time wouldn't have a good ending no matter how strong they were. They only had a short arrogant day left.
Xiao Yuanzhao listened to the officials arguing below, but his thoughts drifted to Chu Xiang. How did Chu Xiang learn martial arts? Was it … this Chu Xiang was no longer the original Chu Xiang, but someone disguised her?
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