boyutpedia Chapter 1816 Several People Died
Chapter 1816 Several People Died
Tensions were high in the Prince of Jin's residence.
The retired emperor was so angry at the sight that his vision blurred.
His wishful thinking ultimately remained just that – wishful thinking!
All the love and care the emperor showed for A-Yue over the years was ultimately a lie!
Ah Yue clearly didn't want anything and never even thought about seizing that position, so why couldn't the emperor tolerate him?
And why did they have to do it at this time! Ah Yue has only been married for a few days?
The retired emperor was furious.
He wished he could just show himself right now and scare these people to death!
But just then, a chill rose up behind him, and then a rather familiar voice rang out.
"Your Majesty, what's going on? There's no war or palace turmoil right now, so how come several Imperial Guards have died?"
Xiao Bai's words startled the Emperor Emeritus.
He quickly realized what Xiaobai meant, and was suddenly startled.
"What? Several Imperial Guards are going to die?"
Who killed him?
Ah Yue wants to take action? That won't do!
In that case, the emperor would definitely throw a big iron pot on his head again, making a loud clanging sound!
The retired emperor was about to turn around and search for Zhou Shiyue, wanting to stop him.
We can't lay a hand on these people!
Besides, these people came under orders, and they are innocent too!
But just as he saw Zhou Shiyue and Lu Zhaoling approaching hand in hand, he swiftly moved towards them, calling out, "A-Yue, calm down..."
Then several people suddenly rushed over from behind.
"The Prince of Jin is there! Bring him to the palace!"
They rushed over.
The group of young men rushed forward. "How dare you!!!"
The emperor was shocked.
He then looked anxiously at Zhou Shiyue.
If a few Imperial Guards were to die at this moment, it could only be Zhou Shiyue's doing. He knew that the guards of the Prince's Palace only dared to stop people, not kill them.
The retired emperor lunged forward and grabbed Zhou Shiyue's hand.
But at that moment, several screams rang out.
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
The retired emperor looked up and met Zhou Shiyue's deep gaze.
"Old man, do you think I would easily kill someone? Kill soldiers of the Great Zhou?"
Zhou Shiyue's voice was extremely soft.
The retired emperor stood stiffly and slowly turned around.
He saw several Imperial Guards who had charged so fiercely earlier now lying on the ground.
One of the limbs twitched, then the head tilted to the side and remained motionless.
Xiao Bai, who had spoken earlier, was now standing beside them with the Soul-Binding Rope in her hand, looking at Lu Zhaoling with some trepidation.
Oh dear, what happened? How did things suddenly escalate to this point?
Should this soul be restrained or not?
Lu Zhaoling pursed her lips and squeezed Zhou Shiyue's hand.
The other Imperial Guards surrounded them nervously.
"Prince Jin, how dare you defy the imperial decree? And you've killed so many of our brothers!" someone shouted.
The retired emperor understood immediately.
This is the emperor's scheme!
He just wanted to shift the blame onto A-Yue.
What was he thinking just now? He actually believed that A-Yue would kill someone, and he even tried to stop him.
The Emperor Emeritus looked at Zhou Shiyue and realized that his actions had hurt him to some extent.
He had always been very law-abiding and believed that passing the throne to the eldest son was the most reasonable thing to do, because the emperor was much older than A-Yue and had been the crown prince for many years. The retired emperor would not depose him without reason and let the much younger A-Yue take the throne.
So he had already wronged A-Yue. What he said to A-Yue most often was to help her brother govern the Great Zhou well, to make sure her brother didn't make any mistakes, and to help him whenever possible. He also said, "If you don't cause trouble, your brother won't be too wary of you, and you can be a carefree prince and live a happy life."
Looking back now, it was all because A-Yue suffered injustice.
Why should he hide his brilliance? He was originally a smart and capable child, but he was forced to portray himself as a spoiled brat from the capital.
Moreover, the emperor's apparent "care" for him now seems to have been entirely fake.
It would be difficult enough for A Yue to make the emperor not fear him.
He clearly didn't want to fight for anything; he just wanted to live a good life with Ah Ling, yet the emperor still couldn't tolerate him.
The retired emperor was both regretful and furious.
He really wished he could go into the palace right now and take the emperor away!
"Prince Jin, are you planning a rebellion?!"
"If you have no intention of rebelling, come with us right now! If you resist again, don't blame us for showing no mercy!"
The Imperial Guards shouted loudly, their swords pointed at Zhou Shiyue.
"Insolence! Insolence!" the retired emperor shouted, his eyes red.
But no one could hear his voice at all.
"Do you want me to go to the palace with you?" Zhou Shiyue asked slowly.
He also gripped Lu Zhaoling's hand tightly.
It's not like he's all alone. He has Ah Ling.
"This is the Emperor's decree! Also, hand over the Fifth Princess!"
"Okay."
Zhou Shiyue said to Qingyin and Qingbao, "Go and bring the Fifth Princess out."
"Your Majesty?"
Qingyin and Qingbao were also very worried about him.
"Go."
"Yes."
Qingyin and Qingbao immediately turned around to take the Fifth Princess away.
Lu Zhaoling gripped Zhou Shiyue's hand tightly, her gaze cold and brooding as she looked at Hun, who had now risen from among the corpses.
As soon as those souls left the corpse, a surge of black energy suddenly swept over them, threatening to engulf them.
Lu Zhaoling threw a talisman at the black mist.
"How dare you be so insolent in front of me!"
The talisman struck the black energy and exploded with a bang.
The black mist vanished instantly.
The Imperial Guards stared at Lu Zhaoling in shock.
"Princess Consort of Jin, are you also planning to attack us?!"
Lu Zhaoling swept her gaze over, "What nonsense are you spouting? If I wanted to attack you, would I have waited until now?"
The Princess Consort of Jin is so vulgar?!
The Imperial Guards were startled again.
Lu Zhaoling looked at Xiaobai, "Save it, what are you standing there for?"
As if waking from a dream, Xiao Bai quickly captured those souls.
He felt a chill run down his spine; he had just let some evil cultivator steal these ghosts right in front of him!
“But don’t run away yet, I need them at any time,” Lu Zhaoling said again.
"Yes, Senior Sister." How could Xiao Bai dare to have any objections?
"Princess Consort of Jin, who are you talking to?!"
A chill ran down the spines of the Imperial Guards.
Lu Zhaoling said, "What, do you want to know?"
When she asked that question, they were afraid to ask. They felt that knowing wouldn't be a good thing.
The Fifth Princess was soon carried out by Qingbao.
"The Fifth Princess was indeed harmed by the Prince!" a member of the Imperial Guard exclaimed.
"You're blind as hell." Lu Zhaoling walked over, turned a talisman into ash, stuffed it into the Fifth Princess's mouth, and then patted her back with a purification talisman.
"Put her down."
The Fifth Princess had already been given the Hundred-Break Pill, so the poison had definitely been neutralized. Now, Lu Zhaoling just needs to wake her up.
Before entering the palace, the Fifth Princess must be woken up, lest something be done to her along the way and the blame be shifted onto Zhou Shiyue.