imperial psychologist

Chapter 413 The Maliciousness of the Weak
Chen Yicong had a premonition of danger, and before the eunuch continued to speak, he rushed towards the exit at lightning speed——

His mausoleum guard is just outside Sanxi Hall!
No matter what the group of eunuchs want to say now, he must put his troops first——

"Stop him." Almost at the same time the eunuch gave the order, several palace servants who had been guarding the room had chased to Chen Yicong's sides.

The young man kicked off the wall and jumped up, almost avoiding the two men's grasping wrists by a hair's breadth.

"Treason again?" Chen Yicong snapped, "Who gave you eunuchs the guts!"

"His Royal Highness, the servant girl said, there is a decree—"

"Come on! Come on!!" Chen Yicong shouted hoarsely, and roared towards the closed window—in such a quiet night, his mausoleum guards must be able to hear his voice.

However, at the same time, a deafening bronze bell rang in the courtyard of Sanxitang.

The palace guards who had been guarding the window also pulled down the heavy curtain at this time, so the bell that was still shaking so hard to hear was suddenly weakened.

At this time, the entire main hall of Sanxi Hall really became a place isolated from the outside world.

Chen Yicong didn't bother anymore, he grabbed the long silver paper candlestick nearby, and savagely hit the palace servants blocking the way, every blow was merciless and aimed at the vital point——

"Your Highness, stop." The old eunuch's voice came from behind again.

Chen Yicong glanced back briefly, and his whole body froze suddenly—the eunuch in charge took out a short dagger at some point, and the blade was leaning against Zhen's neck.

During this moment of hesitation, someone grabbed Chen Yicong's shoulders, twisted his hands behind his back, and was pinned down so that he couldn't move.

"You dare to bring a knife into the palace... How dare you bring a knife into the palace!" Chen Yicong's eyes almost went crazy, "Who!? Who told you to do this?"

Seeing that Chen Yicong had been controlled, the eunuch dropped the knife, and even helped Zhen Shi to stand up again respectfully.

"Eunuch Tian..." Mrs. Zhen looked at the old man in front of her with astonishment in her eyes, "What are you doing?"

"The servant has said it, and the servant has a will on his body." The man's voice was calm, "Your Majesty and Your Highness, can you wait for the servant to finish talking first?"

"……you say."

Eunuch Tian solemnly took out a sealed imperial decree from his sleeve, cut off one end of the sealed thread, and then skillfully pulled off the sealed cotton thread.

However, instead of proclaiming the decree as usual, he directly handed the unsealed imperial decree to Mrs. Zhen.

"Young lady, let's see for yourself." He said calmly.

Mrs. Zhen took it hesitantly, and another young eunuch even kindly brought a candle from nearby to illuminate Mrs. Zhen.

The entire palace fell silent, and Chen Yicong also held his breath, staring at his mother intently.

Not long after, the imperial decree fell from Zhen's hands, and Chen Yicong saw his mother's eyes filled with tears again - with unbelievable, unprecedented coldness.

"...It turns out that they want me to be buried."

Zhen uttered a few despairing murmurs, and her eyes swept over the still-skeleton Emperor Qitai, "Is it because of this that you have been sorry these days..."

The word "sacrifice" was like a nail, which was inserted into Chen Yicong's heart almost instantly.

The young man felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, he felt dizzy in front of his eyes, ringing in his ears, his hands and feet were so cold and numb that he completely lost consciousness, and he couldn't speak a word for a long time.

"The servant has served the emperor and the empress for so many years in Prince Gong's mansion," the old eunuch said in a low voice, with a bit of regret, "I never thought that I would do such a thing when I was about to die. Years of care."

Zhen raised her head and looked at the intricately patterned ceiling of Sanxi Hall.

"……why?"

"The emperor said that he was afraid that he would not be able to handle it by himself on the road to Huangquan, so he ordered the servants to send his mother on the road within an hour of his soul returning to the west." The old eunuch looked at Zhen Shi, "It's too late, He's afraid he won't be able to find you."

Zhen sneered, "Then... how does he want me to die?"

"The emperor has prepared poisonous wine, and the effect...is very fast." The old eunuch whispered, "He... probably is also reluctant to see the empress suffer."

Zhen Shi lowered her head and let out a series of laughs.

This laughter made everyone's hair stand on end.

"I want to see the moon again tonight." Zhen raised her eyes, "...this request is not too much."

"Your Majesty, you don't need to struggle anymore," the old eunuch said with deep eyes, "I know that you have the means to recruit the soldiers of the Shenji Camp on the night of the palace change, so you can't take half a step out of Sanxi Hall tonight." , if the time comes and the empress does not want to drink, the servants can only do it themselves and send you on your way."

"Wait!" Chen Yicong trembled suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the old eunuch, "What good will it do for you if you do this? I am the current prince of Dazhou, and I am the future emperor. ! If you dare to kill my mother, you will wait for me to ascend the throne in the future—"

"Your Highness, everyone who is still standing in this room, except you, will not survive tonight."

"……What's the meaning?"

"We have all taken poison." The old eunuch said slowly, "After all, this is the emperor's will."

Chen Yicong's teeth trembled, tears welled up in his eyes silently.

He thought painfully about how to ask for help, big tears fell on the ground, and the bulging veins on his forehead made him look hideous at the moment, like a caged animal.

"Why..." Chen Yicong's hatred almost overflowed from his eyes, "The emperor... can the emperor... act recklessly?"

The old eunuch was silent for a moment.

"Yes." His voice was calm, "No one in the world can violate the emperor's will."

……

In Qinyuan, Mr. Hengyuan was tossing and turning tonight.

He has been sitting in the yard, unable to even concentrate on playing chess.

Finally, a familiar landing sound came from a corner of the yard, and Han Chong came back.

"How is it?" Mr. Heng Yuan asked immediately.

"As expected by Duke Ming, Sanxi Hall is a bit weird tonight," Han Chong said softly, "The copper bell was not ringing beside the emperor's dragon couch, but was moved to the courtyard, and all the hall doors were tightly closed. Didn't see any lights in the house either."

"Didn't you sneak in and take a look?"

"The prince's mausoleum guards have surrounded the entire Sanxi hall. I have checked it several times, and there is no blind spot to sneak in."

Mr. Hengyuan frowned slightly, "...No, we can't wait any longer."

"What does Duke Ming want to do?"

"Bring Shenji Camp." Mr. Heng Yuan looked at the night sky in the east with some concern, "I want to go to Sanxi Hall myself."

(End of this chapter)