Crown Jewels

Chapter 217

It was a little later on the moon, and the singing and dancing in the banquet was also a little slack.

But the courtiers raised their eyes and saw that Gu Jun, who would leave early in previous years, was still sitting safely in the main hall. Everyone felt sleepy, but they didn't dare to leave before the empress.

The usual melodious sound of silk and bamboo made people feel drowsy at this moment. Gu Baozhuhou was in the palace, leaning on the maid beside him for a while, but suddenly, hurried footsteps came from the palace. The armor hit the ground, and the originally relaxed and sleepy atmosphere froze in an instant, making everyone who was dozing off couldn't help but tremble.

In the Taiji Palace, the glazed tiles on the ground clearly showed Lu Yi wearing a flying fish suit. The long knife in his crotch was hidden in the scabbard, but it was extraordinarily majestic, with an aura that could frighten all the officials. Well-trained, even the sound of the clash of armor is uniform, this iron-like discipline has made the nervous people in the palace relax a lot.

In the line of sight, Lu Yi was walking in the front, with a serious expression on his face, followed closely by the guards of the imperial forest, with a bit of guard in their eyes, and soon everyone came to the head of the empress, knelt down respectfully, and turned towards Gu Jun reported.

"Return to Your Majesty—"

"Weichen led the guards of the imperial forest to patrol the rockery in the backyard, and found a dead body."

The word "corpse" was exited, and everyone in the palace held their breath for an instant, and subconsciously raised their heads to observe the face of the empress.

Today, Empress Long's birthday, even under the premise of many guards in the palace and continuous patrols, a homicide can happen. This is really the first time in so many years, and you can guess it seven or eight points by looking at the complexion of Shi Luyi, the commander of Jin Yiwei. Well, the person who was assassinated and died must have some identity, otherwise, if it is really an unknown court lady or eunuch, it is worth mentioning on the stage.

On the high platform, the empress Gu Jun's face was slightly cold, she sat up suddenly while leaning on the armrest, her eyes suddenly sharpened.

Lu Yi stared at the coercion of the Empress, and glanced in Gu Baozhu's direction, with a somewhat embarrassed look in his eyes, but finally revealed the identity of that person under Gu Jun's gaze.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the person who died should be Prince Gong—"

"what?"

"How could it be Prince Gong?"

The original drowsiness flew away in an instant, and everyone's eyes fell on Gu Baozhu, with faint pity and sympathy in their eyes, and at the same time, more unbelievable!

You know, just now, the living Prince Gong was in the middle of the hall, discussing marriage with the seven Turkic princes, and it took no more than an hour to be killed in the palace guarded by many people?This realization made the courtiers and family members shudder, and they each felt a sense of crisis.

They greeted the maids beside them one after another, and took good care of their juniors so that they would not fall into the hands of thieves.

The cup hit the ground, and there was the sound of broken porcelain. The anger and heartache of the empress of Yan Kingdom were vividly reflected in front of the courtiers at this moment. Gu Jun was a little unsteady, but with the support of Li Che beside her, she managed to stabilize herself. mind.

During the whole process, the joy of the Long Birthday was completely gone, and none of the courtiers dared to touch the Empress' bad luck, the palace suddenly became silent, only breathing could be heard, and the courtiers and family members all shrank their heads, not daring to go to the high platform. look away.

The wrath of the emperor cannot be tolerated by anyone.

"check--"

"Check this out for me!"

Angry and heartbroken, the Empress' broken voice sounded, and her calm and dignified demeanor was a little less, but the high-ranking fury and majesty was even more apparent. In the silent palace, only the sound of the Empress' panting and breathing could be heard.

"Your Majesty, take care of yourself!"

Seeing Gu Jun whose breath was a bit uneven, it was still Lu Yi who reminded him.

The facts are already like this, in the end it should be accepted, and the most important thing is to find clues and find the real murderer.

Gu Jun's body trembled, she closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down, the empress raised her chin, and swept across the people in the hall with a coercive gaze, the oppressive meaning was obviously scrutinized, and the raised eye ends were no longer there. The woman's weak and charming attitude finally fixed her eyes on Shi Luyi, the commander of Jinyiwei, her voice was as cold as a knife, and the coldness penetrated into the bones, making people shiver uncontrollably every word.

"Preach my will—"

"Hanguang, Suzaku, and those who sealed off the imperial city came to the door. Those who attended the banquet today will be sent to the palaces by the female officials. Before the murderer is investigated and dealt with, no one is allowed to leave the palace without authorization—"

After the words fell, the sound of the wine cup hitting the ground on the high platform sounded again, and there was a scalp-numbing hum.

Hearing this, Lu Yi knelt down together with the imperial guards behind him, and listened to the order.

"Baozhu, come here!"

Gu Jun's breath was not steady, and Gu Baozhu heard these words, without the coercion of persecution just now, there was a little more fragility after the death of relatives, looking for comfort from relatives, Gu Baozhu felt a little sad when he heard it. He came to her side wearing a skirt, and supported her body, his voice was trembling from crying.

"aunt--"

The subdued crying seemed to burst into tears in an instant, with emotions that made the eye sockets sore.

Following Gu Jun's order, the imperial guards who had been waiting in the center of the palace scattered in an instant, followed by the maids in front of them, and escorted the courtiers to the palace. The guards in armor had serious faces, but stood by But it was inexplicably reassuring.

The sudden change caused the order in the hall to become chaotic in an instant. The sound of the silver cups colliding with the wine cup was covered by the sound of the clash of armor and the sound of long knives drawing their scabbards. Guanghua supported the edge of the table, holding back the tears in his eyes. Staring blankly at the original seat of Prince Gong, holding back the choking in his throat with a dazed expression, he quietly grabbed the palace dress on his body as if in disbelief.

Although the imperial guards are serious, they still have official ranks, so they naturally have to be a little worried about high-ranking ministers in the court.

Hearing the news that Prince Gong was killed, Jiang Shan, who just came back from where Shen Lanqing was, was also shocked. His eyes swept over the position of Prince Gong in the palace, and he saw that there was no one there, as if he believed this fact. When he glanced at Guanghua at the next table, his pupils shrank fiercely, and he gritted his teeth fiercely when he saw her devastated appearance.

The sound of cups touching seemed to amplify the tension in his heart, Guanghua county quickly withdrew his trembling hands, and reminded himself to calm down in a panic, but he never expected to raise his eyes in a panic, but met Jiang Shan's gloomy gaze.

The pupils of Guanghua County Mistress suddenly constricted, with vigilance in his eyes, he swallowed the panic in his heart and said.

"You, Jiang Shan, what are you doing here?"

The panic in the eyes of the woman in the palace costume can be seen with the naked eye, but it is a stern look that she thinks is well concealed. Although Jiang Shan looked down on her, but reason prevailed. The next moment, Guanghua suddenly noticed his wrist, Being held tightly by Jiang Shan, his whole body couldn't move in an instant, and what was even more frightening was the sharp light and warning that suddenly burst out from the eyes of the usual dude.

Looking at the disappointing Guanghua, Jiang Shan tightened the strength in his wrist, and directly stretched Guanghua's white and tender wrist with white marks. As usual, Guanghua would definitely not bear this sulking, but the stern look in Jiang Shan's eyes at this time, but She was a little shocked, seeing that she was finally being honest, Jiang Shan snorted coldly, and warned in a concise manner.

"If you still want to continue to live, then clear your mind, now is not the time for you to be sentimental,"

(End of this chapter)