Jinghong Tower

He Ran had absolute trust in Xiu Gu, but she also knew that with Xiu Gu's character, she would not believe anything anyone said before seeing her in person.

He Ran was He Jinghong’s apprentice, but she didn’t believe it;
If he told her that He Ran was He Jinghong himself, she would not believe it even more.

Regarding Xiu Gu's problem, she still had to wait until she had time to go to Huizhou in person and explain it to Xiu Gu face to face.

However, He Ran suddenly remembered something.

When she first met Zuo Xiaoai, Zuo Xiaoai told her about the female killers. At that time, Zuo Xiaoai suspected that the female killers were Li Jinxiu's people.

Later, when she went to the capital and asked Li Jinxiu in person, she learned that the female killers who had committed crimes had nothing to do with Li Jinxiu.

Li Jinxiu did train a lot of people, but she didn't encounter life-or-death matters in the capital, so those killers didn't come in handy.

Li Jinxiu mentioned Xiu Gu at that time, and she suspected that the female killers were Xiu Gu's people.

But later, Jinghong Tower found out about Helin Temple and determined that Prince Jin and his son were using Helin Temple to raise killers for their own use. He Ran automatically assigned all the female killers Zuo Xiaoai mentioned to Prince Jin.

But what if there is a Xiugu among them?

Thinking of this, He Ran frowned.

Jinling Jinghong Tower was destroyed. With Xiugu’s extreme character and the way she behaved when she was young, what she will do now
Kill Min Lan!
It is more than two thousand miles from Jinling to Jinyang, but less than a thousand miles from Huizhou. With Xiugu's resolute character, the killer she sent may have entered the palace by now.

Even ten cows couldn't pull back what Xiugu wanted to do.

He Ran didn't want to kill Min Lan, at least, she didn't want her people to kill Min Lan.

If Min Lan died like this, his death would be too worthless.

He Ran also wanted to use Min Lan to cause trouble for King Qi and the young emperor. How could he just die?

As long as Min Lan is alive, he is the common elder of the young emperor, King Qi, King Jin, and King Kaizhou. Such an important role cannot die all at once.

He Ran walked around the house a few times. Jinghong Tower had internal contacts in the palace, but there was only one person who was really important, and that was Yuan Xiaodong, who was next to the little emperor.

Let Yuan Xiaodong prevent this assassination?

He Ran shook his head. He was still a half-grown child and he didn't have this ability.

Forget it, it's too late for her to stop him now. It depends on whether Min Lan's life is hard enough and long enough.

He Ran's guess was correct. The people sent by Xiugu had already sneaked into the palace.

Of course, the current palace is not a real palace, but a palace in the early years.

Although it is heavily guarded, it is incomparable to the palace.

There were a total of six people sent by Baidie, two of them entered the palace, and the other four were outside the palace to meet them.

The two killers who entered the palace were both women, and they got in without much effort.

Before that, they had seen the topographic map of the palace and knew where the Empress Dowager lived.

The two stayed in the palace for two days. On the third night, they quietly entered the courtyard of the Empress Dowager.

The assassination took place that night.

A dagger pierced Min Lan's heart, and the servant's scream made them leave quickly without daring to stay long.

If it were in the deep palace, the news of the assassination of the Empress Dowager could be kept secret, but not now. The palace is only so small, and if there is the slightest disturbance, the entire palace will know about it.

Some civilians who brought food and water to the palace spread the news throughout Jinling City.

The Empress Dowager was assassinated and her life was in danger!
The Empress Dowager was assassinated and she was already dead! King Qi was furious. This was a murder under his nose. Even though it was the Empress Dowager who was killed, King Qi was still a little scared. Who knew if he would be the next assassin?
King Qi had even thought about who did this.

Who else could it be, King Jin?

Others didn't know it, but he knew that what King Jin was best at was assassination.

Zhongyi Hou Xie Hongming was assassinated by his men.

With the Empress Dowager pressing down on him, the world would only think that King Jin was unfilial. King Jin always flaunted himself as benevolent and filial, so the top priority was to kill the Empress Dowager.

After the King of Qi sorted out the reasons, he became more and more convinced that the person who assassinated the Queen Mother was the King of Jin.

But he would not make his thoughts public. On the contrary, King Qi also asked people to direct the assassination of the Empress Dowager to retribution.

The Empress Dowager burned the plaque given by Taizu, which was a great disrespect to Taizu. Everyone in the world could not stand it, so this assassination was carried out.

Suddenly, the entire Jinling City was talking about retribution.

King Qi is very satisfied with the direction of this matter. After a while, he will rebuild Jinghong Tower, and then he will ask the noble families and wealthy businessmen of Jinling City to donate money.

The treasury's money is stretched thin, and it's time to make some money.

King Qi didn't want Min Lan to die like this.

Min Lan is the empress dowager. If she dies, it will be a national mourning. She cannot be treated as a grandson. Even the money for her grandmother's funeral must be paid by those aristocratic families and wealthy businessmen.

Besides, there are rebels everywhere these days. If you have money, you have to use it to recruit troops, buy horses, and update weapons. Spending it on funerals is a waste, and it is an unforgivable waste.

In order not to waste money, Min Lan could not die.

After King Qi asked the director of Tai Hospital, he couldn't help but sigh that Min Lan was in danger.

The dagger stabbed Min Lan in the heart. The killer had received professional training and was extremely accurate with no deviation.

Then, Min Lan is different from ordinary people. Most people's heart is on the left side, but hers is on the right side!
But she was old, and this knife still almost killed her.

At her age, even if she was lucky enough to survive this time, she would have to stay in bed for the rest of her life, and she would no longer have the strength to order a fire.

The King of Qi was overjoyed and said to Yi Zheng: "No matter how many medicinal materials are used, we must keep the Empress Dowager alive, alive!"

The doctor has been in the palace for thirty years, and he has been practicing for a long time and is close to becoming a master.

When King Qi said this, he understood.

King Qi just wanted to keep the Empress Dowager alive, and let her breathe without dying.

This is not difficult for medical correction.

Although they moved south, all the good things in the palace that could be accommodated were brought over.

Among them are countless precious medicinal materials, including ginseng that is hundreds of years old.

The little emperor came to visit once. Min Lan lay on the bed, stretched out her skinny hands like chicken claws, and grabbed the sleeve of the little emperor's robe.

The little emperor glanced subconsciously and saw that the hand was covered with dark brown spots, which was disgusting and terrifying.

He forcefully opened the hands of the Empress Dowager, straightened his robes, and ran away as if running away.

From then on, when he came in every day to offer medicine, he always handed it over to the chamberlain. He never came even half a step closer to Min Lan's bed.

At this time, Min Lan's mind was clear. She lay on the bed and weakly cursed the emperor for being unfilial and the King of Qi for being unfaithful.