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Chapter 407 Seizing Love
Soon, two imperial guards dragged Wei Xiaobao's body into the palace. When Emperor Xuanwu saw it, he immediately walked around the imperial table and came down. Dai Quan quickly followed with a lantern in his hand.

When Emperor Xuanwu saw Wei Xiaobao's despicable face, he felt heartbroken even though he knew he was an undercover agent of the Tiandihui.

"Where is Xiaobao's left leg?" Emperor Xuanwu asked in surprise.

"When we reached the Tiandihui's base in Taipingfang, the battle was over. Governor Wei's left leg was chopped off and burned in the fire."

Shen Lian said: "According to the coroner's speculation, Director Wei's left leg was chopped off while he was escaping, and he was supported by Chen Jinnan and fled to the lobby of the teahouse where he was killed."

After Shen Lian finished speaking, he didn't dare to say any more nonsense. He directly took off the official boots and socks on Wei Xiaobao's right leg and held up his right foot for Emperor Xuanwu to see.

Dai Quan hurriedly moved closer with a lantern in hand, and Emperor Xuanwu was shocked to see the words "Ti Tian" tattooed on the sole of the foot.

I think the two words "Xingdao" were written on the sole of Wei Xiaobao's severed left foot... Put together, it becomes the essential symbol of the Tiandihui rebels, "Tian Xingdao".

Moreover, the handwriting was slightly faded, which showed that it had been a while, so it was definitely not an intentional frame-up by the Jinyiwei.

Emperor Xuanwu opened his eyes wide and looked carefully again. Suddenly, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and fell down.

"His Majesty!"

"Imperial Physician, tell the Imperial Physician quickly!"

Suddenly, the Yangxin Palace was in chaos...

After a busy period until the early morning, the imperial physician was dismissed. Emperor Xuanwu lay on the couch, staring at the beams on the top of the hall with a dazed look, with only Dai Quan serving him.

After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Xuanwu murmured, "Dai Quan, what time is it?"

Dai Quan quickly took out his pocket watch and checked the time. "Your Majesty, it is already Yinzhong hour. It is time to rest."

"How can I sleep peacefully..." Emperor Xuanwu said weakly, "The person closest to me is actually an undercover agent of the Tiandihui - no wonder the traitor king was able to escape to Nanjing under the surveillance of the factory guards!"

Dai Quan felt extremely jealous after hearing this, but he did not dare to complain at all, so he quickly comforted him:

"These rebels are only arrogant for a while, and will eventually collapse. The only ones who can stay by your side are loyal ministers and generals, such as Lord Ma, Lord Liu, Minister Lin... and Lord Jia!"

Emperor Xuanwu did not respond. After a long while, Dai Quan continued to probe, "Your Majesty, the anti-rebellion army has now reached the Lanling area, and the two factories and one guard have received news that the rebel king has gathered rebels in the rivers and lakes and is planning to enter the capital. The most urgent task now is to defend the inner court!"

Emperor Xuanwu did not say anything after hearing this, but closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. Dai Quan did not dare to say much either, and waited quietly by the side.

After a moment, Emperor Xuanwu sighed and said, "Draft an edict to deprive Jia Wei of his affection and let him take charge of the defense of the inner court."

Dai Quan was delighted and said quickly, "Your Majesty is wise."

On the morning of that day, Dai Quan personally went to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion to convey the imperial edict, depriving Jia Wei of his affection and reinstating him to his original post.

In the afternoon, Jia Wei arrived at the Jinyi Yamen, to which he was loyal. Passive defense was not his style, so he immediately ordered the Jinyi Guards to intensify the search for the assassin throughout the place.

Within two days, the Embroidered Uniform Guards found the Tianli Sect's assassins and killed them all on the spot!

In the past few days, Jia Wei had been patrolling the imperial city tirelessly, staying overnight in the Dragon Guard's duty room, and only occasionally taking time to return home to visit his wives and concubines. He was also afraid that the emperor would be assassinated, so he was particularly concerned.

On this day, Empress Zhou led Concubine Wan and other imperial concubines to the Yangxin Palace to pay their respects to Emperor Xuanwu.

Emperor Xuanwu gave everyone a perfunctory talk and then sent them away, leaving only Concubine Wan to talk to him and relieve his boredom.

Queen Zhou was used to it and had a calm expression. She was leading the concubines back when she suddenly saw a tall figure moving aside to the side of the road.

The two looked at each other, Queen Zhou avoided her gaze, and Jia Wei lowered his head...

It was not until the next day that Jia Wei finally made a discovery!

But it was not about the assassin...but about the string of wind chimes he discovered hanging on the window of Kunning Palace.

Jia Wei was patient and waited until the lights were on at night before he sneaked into Kunning Palace.

The inner court guards were all arranged by him, so hiding from them was extremely simple and easy.

Even if he was caught, he could still say he was tracking down the assassin. After all, who would have thought that he would dare to steal the beauty in the palace...

Jia Wei sneaked into Kunning Palace, bypassing all the palace servants. As expected, Queen Zhou was the only one in the bedroom. He walked in with a swagger.

Queen Zhou was always frugal, so she only lit two lamps in the room, making the light a little dim.

When she saw Jia Wei coming in from the main entrance, she was flustered for a moment: "Why did you come in directly?"

After hearing this, Queen Zhou realized something was wrong, but then she thought that Jia Wei was a cautious person and would definitely not make any low-level mistakes, so she felt slightly relieved.

Jia Wei smiled and said, "My lady, if I come to your place, I won't go through the front door, so shall I go through the back door?"

Queen Zhou stood up, her face tense, and she scolded in a low voice: "Who asked you to come?"

Jia Wei was surprised and asked, "Didn't the queen call you?"

He pointed to the window, although the wind chime had been taken down.

Empress Zhou said, "It was accidentally hung there by a maid in the palace during the day. I have already taken it down. What are you doing here at night?"

She was too bored hanging wind chimes during the day and wanted Jia Wei to come and talk to her for a while.

However, Jia Wei came so late in the night, which clearly showed that he had bad intentions, so Queen Zhou changed her mind.

"Get out now! Be careful not to be seen by the palace servants, or you will be severely punished."

Jia Wei sat down with a smile, not taking it seriously: "It's hard to move in the daytime with so many people around. As soon as the lights were on, I rushed to Kunning Palace, thinking I could chat with the queen for a while to relieve her boredom. What the queen said is really chilling!"

Queen Zhou didn't say anything either. She turned her body to the side, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

Seeing this, Jia Wei continued, "Besides, who would come at this late hour? Your Majesty has never been here before."

Queen Zhou was stunned and stayed there for a while, then walked to the side and sat down, far away from Jia Wei.

"Sitting so far away, whatever we say will be overheard by people outside." Jia Wei smiled and stood up. "Today I have brought something for the Majesty. I wonder if the Majesty appreciates it."

When Empress Zhou saw Jia Wei sitting down on the chair beside her, her nervous face trembled slightly. Her lips moved slightly, but she said nothing.

Jia Wei reached out and grabbed Queen Zhou's small hand.

The moment their skin touched, Queen Zhou's body trembled!
When she realized what was happening, she quickly pulled her hand back, but Jia Wei held it tightly.

Jia Wei smiled and put an exquisite jade bracelet on Queen Zhou's fair wrist.

Queen Zhou was about to say something, but when she saw the jade bracelet, she forgot about it for a moment.

"Yesterday outside the Yangxin Palace, I saw that all the nobles were wearing bracelets, but your hand was empty. I specially selected one in the city. Please don't dislike it, Your Majesty."

Jia Wei did not let go of Empress Zhou's little hand, and continued to hold her while talking.

Under the light, the bracelet glowed fluorescently.

Queen Zhou was also stunned for a moment. As a queen, she certainly had no shortage of gold and jade things to wear, but this was the first time in her life that she had received a gift from a man...

(End of this chapter)