Although it seemed that Chen Danzhu had been forgotten and the emperor never mentioned her, in fact the place where she was imprisoned was tightly guarded and not everyone could get in, let alone take her away.
"Chu Xiurong!" Zhou Xuan kicked the cell door angrily, "At this time—"
Before he finished speaking, the sound of soft footsteps sounded. Someone walked in and was startled when he saw the light.
Zhou Xuan caught him the next moment, and the torch illuminated the man's face.
"Xiao Qu?" Zhou Xuan frowned, without letting go but holding him tighter, "Where's Danzhu? It's so dangerous to bring her to you at this time! Give her to me quickly."
Xiaoqu's neck was tightened and he almost suffocated. He suppressed his blush and forced out his voice: "Master Hou, I'm here to take Miss Danzhu away, but I've just arrived. Where is Miss Danzhu?"
Zhou Xuan understood and stared at him: "Didn't you take him away?" He let go of his hand.
Xiaoqu took a big breath to catch his breath and looked at the cell: "I just came here. This is impossible. Who else is there?"
Deposed prince? Impossible. He is alone and has just entered the palace.
The fifth prince is even more impossible. Although he has people with him, he doesn’t have time——
Zhou Xuan pinched Xiao Qu again and sneered: "Is this what Chu Xiurong said is the safest palace? I told you to take Miss Danzhu away!"
Although Xiaoqu was pinched, his expression showed no fear: "Master Hou, now is not the time to talk about this. For the sake of Miss Danzhu's safety, you should do the next thing well."
The two were arguing in the cell, and Zhou Xuan's soldiers called out urgently from outside.
"Master Hou," he called urgently, "something is wrong——"
Zhou Xuan was impatient when he was interrupted, kicked Xiao Qu and threw her into the cell, then walked out: "What? Don't worry about anything else, just guard the palace door."
The visitor said: "Nothing is happening at the palace gate for the time being, but something is wrong outside the capital city gate."
Outside the capital? Zhou Xuan looked up at the night sky in the distance. Stars seemed to be gradually lighting up in the thick ink-like night sky.
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The harem seemed to be brighter. Chu Xiurong stood in front of the palace, watching the guards escorting the fifth prince as they snaked towards the queen's coffin like fiery snakes.
"Your Highness." Xiaoqu rushed over.
Chu Xiurong asked: "Has Ms. Danzhu been settled?"
Xiaoqu shook his head: "Miss Danzhu is missing."
Chu Xiurong looked slightly startled.
"It's not Zhou Xuan." Xiaoqu said hurriedly, then shook his head after thinking about it, "Who knows if he deliberately deceived people."
His Highness became less decisive when he thought of Chen Danzhu. At this time, he shouldn't be distracted by Miss Danzhu at all, but in order to appease Chu Xiurong, he still had to solve Miss Danzhu's matter.
"It's fine if it's in the hands of Zhou Xuan, but if it's not there, the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince probably won't -" Xiao Qu analyzed it seriously, and was prepared to allocate manpower to find it if he was distracted.
But Chu Xiurong shook his head and interrupted him: "Don't think about it."
Hey, you didn't care about Miss Danzhu? The song was a little uncomfortable, and you thought you heard it wrong.
"Actually, there is no safe place here." Chu Xiurong laughed at himself, "Whether it's me or Zhou Xuan, compared with the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince, and His Majesty, it's all the same to Miss Danzhu."
That - Xiaoqu comforted him: "Maybe Miss Danzhu ran away on her own and hid herself. It might be safer."
Chu Xiurong sighed softly: "Actually, it's not me who can protect Miss Danzhu. Maybe, I, and many others, are safe because of Miss Danzhu——"
This made him even more incomprehensible. Xiaoqu was a little confused, so it was still like this. He would become sticky when he saw His Highness Miss Danzhu, and he would also be like this when he didn't. He quickly changed the topic.
"Your Highness, just now I overheard Zhou Xuan's subordinates saying that something was not right outside." He whispered, "But when I asked him, he said it was okay and reassured us - this guy is not very reassuring.
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Chu Xiurong smiled: "Don't worry, people have already come in. The drama has begun and it won't stop. It doesn't matter who is trustworthy and who is not, and who is thinking."
After that, he looked towards the Queen's Palace.
"The fifth prince is already making trouble, right?"
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The fifth prince walked into the Queen's mourning hall, with ropes still tied around his body. He looked at the coffin, the furnishings, and the burning incense. It seemed that he finally confirmed that the Queen had really passed away.
But unlike the deposed prince, he did not cry or kneel down, but raised his head and roared with angry eyes.
"Who killed my mother?"
While shouting and kicking, he knocked over the altar table, incense candles and brazier.
The people in the mourning hall were in panic. Tonight, the emperor had authorized the deposed prince and the fifth prince to guard the queen's mourning. Everyone else avoided it. Except for the eunuchs and maids, there were only a few officials from the Shaofu who were on duty at night. How could they stop them?
The frantic fifth prince could only put out the fire randomly to avoid burning the entire palace.
Chu Jinrong stepped forward and grabbed the fifth prince.
"The queen committed suicide." Chu Jinrong cried, "If someone had to kill the queen, it was me. It was me who failed the queen, and I was sorry for her——"
The fifth prince pushed him away: "Don't be confused, someone is clearly trying to drive us all away! My mother was killed by someone, don't want my mother to die unjustly!"
With that said, he threw away Chu Jinrong, made a fuss, and went to bang the coffin again.
The commotion here was so outrageous that the officials in the Shaofu Prison could only report it to the emperor. The emperor was not sleeping at all and threw the military report from Xijing on the table.
"I knew this beast was restless! Bring him here!"
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The main hall was brightly lit, and the emperor sat on the throne. The bedroom was not as solemn as the main hall. There was a large and exquisite screen behind the throne.
The fifth prince was tied up and escorted by the guards, and Chu Jinrong staggered behind him. When the concubines and princes heard that there was a commotion, they all came over in a hurry.
The fifth prince was pushed into the main hall.
"Beast," the emperor shouted, "kneel down."
The fifth prince was holding his neck and was pinned to the ground by the guards who followed him.
Chu Jinrong also knelt down and kowtowed heavily with disheveled hair: "Father, it's all my fault."
The fifth prince knelt down and sneered: "What's wrong with you! You were harmed, I was harmed, and my mother was also killed -" He looked at the throne, "Father, how long are you going to protect the real murderer!"
"
The emperor said coldly: "It's really ridiculous. Is it a lie that you attacked and killed Chu Xiurong?" Looking at Chu Jinrong again, "Is it a lie that you attacked and killed the doctor who treated me? How could someone else harm you?"
Who can harm you?"
The fifth prince looked at the concubines and princes standing on both sides, his eyes fell on Chu Xiurong, and shouted: "Chu Xiurong, it's you, you killed my mother!"
Chu Xiurong was standing with King Yan and King Lu. When he heard the fifth prince’s words, King Yan and King Lu subconsciously moved aside——
This is the old grudge between the fifth prince and Chu Xiurong, and it has nothing to do with them.
Chu Xiurong looked calm and walked out to meet the fifth prince's gaze: "You are now harming others by talking nonsense, how can I harm the queen?"
The fifth prince watched Chu Xiurong walking over. He stood up slowly, with a weird smile on his face. He stretched his shoulders, neck, and body. As he moved, the ropes that were originally tied to his body spread out and fell to the ground.
He stretched out his hand and took out a knife from under his robe.
People around were shocked, and many people screamed subconsciously.
what happened?
How come the fifth prince has a sword?
Why did the fifth prince enter the palace with a knife?
"How did you harm the queen? I don't need to know, and I won't argue with you." The fifth prince waved the knife and looked at Chu Xiurong with a smile, "I just want to kill you!"
The shocked people came to their senses again, screamed louder, and Concubine Xu rushed towards this side.
The emperor on the throne shouted angrily: "Take down this beast!"
There was a clang of armor, swords and guns, and several guards who came in escorting the fifth prince came forward, but instead of taking down the fifth prince, they surrounded Chu Xiurong.
At the same time, more than a dozen guards also rushed in from outside the palace. They still did not rush to restrain the fifth prince, but blocked the door of the main hall. Their long swords shone coldly in the palace, which was as bright as day.
The noise suddenly disappeared, and the hall was dead silent.
What's going on? Did these guards hear wrongly?
No, these guards heard it right. Everyone in the palace knew it very well, and their faces instantly turned pale.
The emperor on the throne seemed to be frightened, and looked motionless at the scene in front of him.
The fifth prince laughed wildly and pointed the knife in his hand at Chu Xiurong.
