Chapter Five Hundred and Ninety-Eight [Secret Edict] (Part 2)
The ministers retreated and the dust settled. Qiqi waved to Quan De'an and said, "The demon girl will be executed late at noon tomorrow outside the Meridian Gate. You should spread the news widely."
Quan De'an whispered: "Yes!" He knew that Qiqi was doing this to force Hu Xiaotian to show up.
After Quan De'an left, Hong Beimo stepped forward and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness! I have a gift for you."
Qiqi nodded, and Hong Beimo presented the found jade seal to Qiqi.
Qiqi glanced at the imperial seal and said calmly: "It's just a symbol."
Hong Beimo said: "When will His Highness be ready to ascend the throne?"
Qiqi shook her head and said: "Don't think about it for the time being. The name is not important. As long as you sit on this chair, what does it matter how others call me?" At such a young age, he is very concerned about false names.
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Hong Beimo figured out what she was thinking at this time and whispered: "Is Your Highness still worried about Hu Xiaotian?"
Qiqi did not deny it, and sighed softly: "He kidnapped the emperor. If they were allowed to escape from the palace smoothly, it would probably be a very troublesome thing."
Hong Beimo couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Your Highness, don't worry, Long Xuanen should be dead at this moment."
Qiqi frowned slightly, wondering why Hong Beimo made such a conclusion.
Hong Beimo said: "I have tried my best to extend his life, but unfortunately his end has come and no one has the power to save him. I also checked his body yesterday and concluded that he will not live for more than three days."
"really?"
Hong Beimo nodded and said: "The real hidden danger is Hu Xiaotian. We must not let him leave Kangdu this time. If the tiger returns to the mountain, it will be a big problem."
Qiqi said: "You should be very familiar with the internal structure of the palace. Are there other places underground in the palace where they can hide?"
Hong Beimo said: "According to His Highness's instructions, we have sent people to open the water gate of Yaochi. The water will be drained out tomorrow morning. All the hidden places in the palace will be uncovered."
Qiqi's mind suddenly recalled the scene when she and Hu Xiaotian sneaked into the Yaochi for the first time and entered the Dragon Spirit Realm. Hu Xiaotian's warm smile seemed to be swaying in front of her eyes, but his smile suddenly faded and he shouted in her ear sternly: "Qiqi
,Why do you treat me like this?"
Qiqi's heart suddenly twitched, and her hands subconsciously tightened her grip.
This subtle move did not escape Hong Beimo's eyes. Hong Beimo said respectfully: "Your Highness, Hu Xiaotian has ambushed many of his men in Fengyi Villa. I have sent people to catch them all. His gang of men were also killed.
I will capture them all and ask Your Majesty to punish them."
Qiqi whispered: "Have you found out what they want to do?"
Hong Beimo said: "They used Fengyi Villa as a cover to dig tunnels under the mountain, apparently intending to dig into the imperial mausoleum."
Qiqi said: "The Emperor cannot die yet. We want them all to know that the Emperor is still alive. However, he is seriously ill and bedridden."
Hong Beimo said respectfully: "This matter is not difficult, just leave it to me."
Qiqi said again: "Let's put Hu Xiaotian's gang in jail for now. If we don't find Hu Xiaotian for a day, these people will still be of some use to us."
"yes!"
Not long after Hong Beimo left, Murong Zhan led his guards and walked in, pressing down on several eunuchs. The leader was Hu Xiaotian's brother Shi Xuedong. The group of eunuchs all knelt on the ground. Shi Xuedong had heard a lot of rumors before.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape from the palace, but he didn't expect to be caught by the guards on the way. He looked up and saw Qiqi standing high above him. Shi Xuedong couldn't help but secretly groan in his heart. This time, he was afraid that the situation would be worse.
Qiqi looked at Shi Xuedong coldly and said: "Shi Xuedong, has Hu Xiaotian come to see you?"
Shi Xuedong said: "Yes, His Highness happened to be present when he came to see me that day!"
"Presumptuous!" Qiqi raised his eyebrows and glared at Shi Xuedong: "You and him are sworn brothers, how come you don't know about him?"
Shi Xuedong smiled and said: "Princess, what you said is wrong. You and he are an unmarried couple. Your relationship is much closer than mine. He doesn't tell you where he goes, so why would he tell me?"
Qi Qi was secretly annoyed that at this point, Shi Xuedong still dared to talk glibly in front of her. She was so angry that she said sternly: "Slap!"
A guard immediately rushed out from Murong Zhan's side, raised his big hand like a leaf fan and struck Shi Xuedong's face with a series of crisp ear-scratches, which made Shi Xuedong's cheeks swell and he kept shouting for mercy.
Qiqi gritted her teeth and said: "Push him out of the Meridian Gate and tie him up. If Hu Xiaotian doesn't show up at noon tomorrow, I will chop them all together!"
The Dakang Palace was heavily guarded, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as one post at ten steps and one sentry at five steps. Hu Xiaotian followed the other exit of the secret passage to Yaochi. When he arrived at Yaochi, he found that the water level in Yaochi had dropped by more than half compared to before.
It won't take too long for these caves hidden under the water to be exposed to the sun. Someone should have released the water. Look at the long dragon at the foot of Piaomiao Mountain that sank its head into the underwater stream. Its tentacles have been completely exposed.
After a while, the dense holes on the dragon ears will be exposed.
There were many guards patrolling the shore of Yaochi. Hu Xiaotian did not dare to stay for a long time, so he looked for an opportunity and escaped from Yaochi at night. On the way, he killed a lone guard and changed into the guard's clothes. Fortunately, he was in a place where
The location is not far from the library.
Hu Xiaotian carefully hid here and there, and finally came to the east side of the Library Pavilion. He climbed along the big tree to the top of the tree crown, looked down, and saw many guards patrolling outside the Library Pavilion.
Hu Xiaotian saw the opportunity and flew up from the big tree, gliding silently in the night sky. When he landed, he was already inside the library. He held his breath and sensed the movement around him. There should be no one in Li Yuncong's room.
Now, Hu Xiaotian was planning to walk towards the Sutra Pavilion when he suddenly noticed footsteps approaching not far away. He hurriedly hid his figure in the darkness and held his breath. The footsteps came from above his head, but there were two people there.
Walked down the stairs overhead.
One of them said: "Master Hong, without the emperor's personal handwriting, no one is allowed to enter the seven-story library, and our family has no choice." The speaker was Li Yuncong.
Hongbeimo Jiejie smiled and said: "Eunuch Li is serious and meticulous in his work. It is a blessing to have someone like you in the palace."
Li Yuncong said: "It's my responsibility, otherwise the emperor would not trust me with the library."
Hong Beimo stopped just above Hu Xiaotian's head and said softly: "Eunuch Li is really loyal to the emperor."
Li Yuncong said: "Not as good as Mr. Hong."
Hong Beimo laughed again, looked around the library, and whispered: "Eunuch Li must have heard about what happened in the palace today?"
Li Yuncong said: "Our family has always stayed close to the front door and never stepped outside. We never ask about things outside."
Hong Beimo knew that Li Yuncong was cunning, but he still had some scruples about Li Yuncong, an old eunuch, not just because of his martial arts skills. Hong Beimo said: "Today Longting Town teamed up with Hu Xiaotian to rebel. Longting Town tried to kill the king.
Hu Xiaotian teamed up with the Five Immortals Cult demon girl to poison Princess Yongyang."
Hu Xiaotian could hear clearly below, and he cursed Hong Beimo in his heart, you are an old turtle, you have to make others believe your lies, I and Longting Town teamed up to trap my fiancée, I left my wife alone, but went to praise the dragon.
Lord Tingzhen, do you think I'm showing off my head?
Li Yuncong took a breath and said, "How could this be? How is your Majesty doing now?"
Hong Beimo sighed and said: "Fortunately, we discovered their conspiracy in time, rescued the princess, and captured Longting Town. The witch of the Five Immortals Sect was also captured by us, but Hu Xiaotian escaped, and he also kidnapped the emperor.
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Li Yuncong said: "Why did Hu Xiaotian do this? Didn't he come back this time to marry Her Highness the Princess? Why did he do such an unwise thing?" Not only Li Yuncong would think so, but most people in the world would think so, what Hong Beimo said
Things are really incredible.
Hong Beimo said: "I'm afraid Eunuch Li doesn't know that Hu Xiaotian is very ambitious. How can a mere prince-in-law satisfy him? He wants the entire country of Dakang, but the true identity of the witch from the Five Immortals Sect is the traitor Li Tianheng."
My daughter, she was engaged to Hu Xiaotian in the past. The two of them broke off their engagement on the surface, but in fact they had always been in contact behind the scenes."
Some of what Hong Beimo said was known to Li Yuncong, and some of it was unknown to Li Yuncong, but Li Yuncong was able to conclude that Hu Xiaotian was deceived this time.
Li Yuncong sighed and said: "God bless our emperor, I hope the emperor can turn disaster into good fortune."
Hong Beimo said: "I am here to care about you, my old friend."
Li Yuncong said: "Thank you very much for your concern, Mr. Hong. Our family has nothing to offer, and there is nothing worth worrying about."
Hong Beimo said: "Hu Xiaotian is extremely vicious and can do anything under the circumstances in front of him."
Li Yuncong smiled and said, "Mr. Hong originally suspected that he was hiding here?"
Hong Beimo said: "Almost the entire palace has been searched, but the whereabouts of him and the emperor are still not found."
Li Yuncong said: "In this case, our family should open the seven-story library and trouble Mr. Hong to see it in person to prove our family's innocence."
The two of them had hidden secrets, but no one expected that Hu Xiaotian would be hiding under the stairs where they were standing.
As expected, Hong Beimo nodded and said, "Since Eunuch Li is so sincere, Hong has no choice but to offend him."
Hu Xiaotian heard clearly at the bottom of the stairs and cursed in his heart, "Check! Check your mother! I am right below you."
Of course, Li Yuncong knew that there was no one in the seven-story bookstore, so he dared to let Hong Beimo go and investigate. Hong Beimo was obviously suspecting that he was hiding Hu Xiaotian. Since he simply proved his innocence, the result was of course nothing. It should be said that he was not.
Nothing was gained. At least Hong Beimo was able to enter the most secret place of the library. (To be continued.)
