Eunuch Zhang raised his head and looked at the person in front of him with some surprise. He was a tall man with a tough face.
"Master..." Xiao Shunzi looked at him and was startled, and rushed over.
But before he could reach Eunuch Zhang, he saw a flash of sword light and a knife mark on his neck.
As soon as his feet softened, he knelt down on the ground.
The man moved very quickly, but in the blink of an eye, two lives were lost.
He glanced coldly at the two corpses on the ground, turned around and walked out of the alley.
"You...who are you?"
Suddenly, he heard a weak voice behind him.
The man turned around and saw Eunuch Zhang lying on the ground, looking at him with wide eyes.
Not dead yet…
Quite tenacious.
He didn't bother to make another stab. There was no one to treat him here. He would die naturally when the blood dried up.
Only one sentence was left: "As entrusted by the noble concubine, I will take the head from your neck."
After saying this, he turned around and left.
Royal concubine...
Concubine Rong?
Eunuch Zhang suddenly understood and realized that he had already fallen into Concubine Rong's trap.
How could Concubine Rong not know that as soon as the Queen Mother leaves the palace, the city will be under martial law and they will not be able to leave the city at all.
All the glory and wealth she talked about before were just mirages drawn for him by accurately understanding his thoughts.
She was sure that they would be captured sooner or later, so she made up her mind early on to silence them and sealed their mouths in advance...
Haha, thanks to Zhang Bingquan's cleverness, he thought he had everything in the palace and could move around the palaces with ease, but in the end he was just making a wedding dress for others.
No matter what, he can't scheme against the nobles in the palace.
Zhang Bingquan took his last breath and climbed toward the outside of the alley step by step, leaving a long trail of blood behind him.
Come on, come on, there are officers and soldiers ahead...
He has seen it.
He stretched out a bloody hand: "I...I..."
Before he could finish saying the word "I", a large mouthful of blood poured out of his mouth.
Immediately, the hand stretched out in mid-air dropped down, his eyes closed, and he completely lost his breath.
"There's someone there..."
The officers and soldiers noticed it quickly, but when they arrived, the person in front of them was already a corpse.
**
When Zhang Bingquan's body was returned to Chaoyun Palace, Shen Muchi had no reaction.
He just sat on the golden nanmu chair, with a dark face and said nothing.
But Eunuch Lu knew in his heart that compared to the emperor's rage, his silence was more terrifying.
The person behind the scenes was able to kill Zhang Bingquan. It is foreseeable that the situation of the Queen Mother will only get worse.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Eunuch Lu hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke: "Your Majesty, it's been almost a day. You should try to eat something. You haven't eaten a drop of rice all day, what will happen to the dragon body?"
Has it been... a day?
Shen Muchi turned around and looked out the window at the slowly setting sun.
Sure enough, it was already dusk.
It's been a whole day and there's still no news from her...
This day is obviously so long, why does he want time to go slower, and slower...
The more time passes, the more danger she will face.
Where is she?
Shen Muchi held his head, panic and helplessness swept through him, but he was unable to resist.
What he recalled over and over again in his mind were the scene when he met her for the last time, and that time when he sent her to the palace, she was lying on the window of the carriage with that deer-like look in her eyes.
It would have been nice if he hadn't rejected her at that time, he began to think.
He thought he was only slightly interested in her.
She is good-looking and has a gentle personality. He is willing to give her everything he can get his hands on.
He thought that was all.
However, at this moment, he was actually thinking about what he should do if something happened to her...
In the days to come, he would be the only one left in this lonely palace.
Whether it was when she penetrated his thoughts and made gentle explanations, or when she was angry with him, he was at least truly moved and angry because of her...
I can feel that my heart is beating for a person and my emotions are being pulled by a person.
If she is gone, there is nothing.
With a numb heart and a zombie body, he suddenly felt that being such an emperor was really boring.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can't go in..."
At this time, there was a noise outside the hall.
Shen Muchi suddenly raised his head when he heard the voice, and saw that the door was pushed open violently, and Jiang Bo came in from the door, looking a little panicked.
Behind him were guards guarding the door.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, forgive me..."
The guard saw that the emperor's face was really not very good, and he was frightened and knelt on the ground in panic.
But now Shen Muchi no longer has the mind to care about this.
He just waved his hand and said to Jiang Bo.
"Why did King Wu'an rush into the palace rashly?"
"Your Majesty!" Jiang Bo knelt on the ground: "I heard that the Queen Mother is missing?"
Has this news reached the Prince Wu'an Palace?
Yes, he is making such a big fuss and making a fuss, I'm afraid it's hard not to know.
"Yes, is this what the prince asked me when he entered the palace?"
He remembered that Jiang Bo had never been focused on anything other than the war, but it had never happened before that he suddenly broke into the palace to ask about such insignificant matters in this way.
"Is there any news about the Queen Mother?" Jiang Bo asked.
Does this look like there is news?
Shen Muchi was impatient, but he always maintained three points of respect for Jiang Bo.
"Not yet... not yet..." he said.
"His Majesty……"
Jiang Bo knelt on the ground, looking pious, but when he spoke he seemed to have forgotten his identity: "The patrol camp does not have enough manpower!"
"not enough?"
"There are many patrols in my military camp, all of whom have experienced many battles on the battlefield. If Your Majesty does not mind, I am willing to personally lead the troops to search."
Jiang Bo is willing to search personally?
Jiang Bo worked steadily and was the most trustworthy person in the court. Even the manpower in the military camp was mobilized, so it wouldn't take long to search from house to house.
This is the quickest way right now.
But counting the time, Jiang Bo should lead his troops to the frontier tomorrow.
Rationally, Shen Muchi naturally knew that the war was the most important thing, but emotionally, he hoped Jiang Bo could help him find someone.
The battle between his brain only lasted a moment, and he couldn't help but give in to his emotions.
"well."
"Then we will do as King Wu'an said. As for the expedition... let's wait until this happens."
"yes."
After receiving the imperial order, Jiang Bo got up and went out without any delay.
The faster it comes, the faster it goes.
He went all the way to the military camp in turmoil, organized his troops overnight, and began to search the whole city.