Lu Ziyang, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, was woken up from his sleep. He went out with confusion and followed the palace envoy to the palace in the heavy rain.
There was heavy wind, heavy rain, and hail. The poor sewers in the city were blocked, and a large amount of smelly and black water flowed out, flooding people up to their knees.
Lu Ziyang rode a horse and trudged hard through the sewage, trying to get some inside information from the palace envoy: "Father-in-law, what happened?"
The palace envoy cursed the damn weather and smiled bitterly. He didn't know, he was just a little eunuch delivering orders and messages.
Several people walked forward to a narrow street. Chang Sui, who was walking in front, suddenly let out a cry of surprise and fell into the sewage.
General Lu Ziyang spoke up, immediately reined in the reins vigilantly, and asked loudly: "Who?"
A crossbow arrow penetrated the rain and fog, stabbed a crystal raindrop into pieces, and came to him.
He roared loudly, drew his sword and leaned over in one breath.
But before he could find the enemy, two crossbow arrows had already hit his back hard.
An arrow pierces the heart.
He sighed softly and rolled off the horse.
The palace envoy screamed, but was grabbed and dragged off the horse.
In the heavy rain, the bamboo hat covered most of King Shou's face. He said coldly: "Lead the way into the palace!"
On the other side, Uncle Shen Guo was sitting in a sedan chair, urging the bearer repeatedly: "Hurry up, hurry up."
It was raining so heavily and there was an urgent summons from the palace. Something big must have happened. He was so anxious that he just wanted to get to the palace as soon as possible.
Chang Sui was embarrassed and said: "Master Hou, the rain is too heavy. The front is flooded and the sedan cannot pass. Please ride on horseback."
Uncle Shen Guo said sternly: "Bring me the coir raincoat!"
After putting on his raincoat, he grabbed the saddle and got on the horse.
Before he could sit still, there was a soft "ding" sound. He looked back and saw a crossbow arrow going straight to his face and hitting his eyebrows.
Lin Youfang walked out slowly, looked at his body, smiled slightly, and walked towards the palace.
Queen Mother Shen paced back and forth in the imperial study anxiously. She was so anxious that her voice became hoarse.
Occasionally, I think of my son who died tragically, and I feel so sad that I tremble.
Eunuch Jin was so painful that he was covered in cold sweat and reminded her with a pale face: "The Queen Mother, please forgive me and be patient."
Queen Mother Shen wiped away her tears: "Yes."
Eunuch Jin suddenly shouted: "The old servant just remembered and asked the Queen Mother to immediately order people to blockade Shou'an Palace!"
The Empress Dowager has been under house arrest in Shou'an Palace for a long time. She has never shown her face these days, but it does not mean that she no longer exists.
In the past, the Lin family was very powerful, and now there are still several children holding important local positions.
If someone wants to cause trouble, they will inevitably make trouble against the Empress Dowager, so they must control it quickly.
Queen Mother Shen said hurriedly: "Go and deal with it quickly."
Eunuch Jin quickly arranged for the Royal Forest Army to take control of Shou'an Palace, and kept urging: "Where are Marquis Cheng'en and Commander Lu? Why haven't they come yet?"
His disciple came in and reported in a low voice with an ugly face that Xifu had suddenly died of poison.
Eunuch Jin had one head and two heads: "Oh, I can't care about that at this time. Just watch first and don't let the Queen get into trouble."
Queen Mother Shen asked: "What happened?"
Eunuch Jin didn't want to disturb her mood at this time, so he said: "There is a big commotion in the middle palace."
Empress Dowager Shen's eyes flashed with hatred, but she said nothing.
Suddenly I heard the palace attendant shouting: "Coming, coming!"