You are asked to marry in place of the tyrant, and you allow the tyrant to send you to marry?

"How do you do things? Are you good-for-nothings? You...you are simply pissing me off to death!"

Zhu Yunhao was so angry that he pointed at the heads of Zhou Heng and other imperial guards and scolded them with a very gloomy face.

Zhou Heng was in the wrong, so it was difficult for him to defend himself.

A tense atmosphere silently lingered in Luoxi Palace. No one dared to make a sound, and one could hear a pin drop.

"Cough cough..."

At this moment, Princess Yunluo suddenly opened her eyes and coughed twice with difficulty.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunhao's anger immediately subsided and his expression became much softer.

"Yunluo, how do you feel? Are you feeling better?"

Zhu Yunhao sat gently beside Yunluo's soft couch, looking at her with concern, his face full of heartache.

Yunluo nodded gently and tried to force out a smile:

"Father, my son is much better."

Yun Luo's voice was extremely weak, but Zhu Yunhao was sure that she was fine, so he felt relieved.

"That's good. During this period, you should take good care of yourself. Father will come to see you in a few days."

After speaking with a fake smile, Zhu Yunhao suddenly stood up, turned back and glared at Zhou Heng fiercely.

"Zhou Heng, I heard that the assassin is from Loulan? Are you sure?"

Zhou Heng was trembling with fear at this moment, with his head lowered.

When asked by Zhu Yunhao, he instantly lost his composure again.

He stepped forward with great trepidation and said with a solemn oath:

"Your Majesty, I am not sure yet.

The assassin's martial arts skills are very strong, and they don't look like the moves of my Daye. We are no match for him at all."

After Zhou Heng finished speaking, he subconsciously took a step back, his head lowered, and he hated the man in black in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunhao's face instantly darkened.

"Useless! How many times has the assassin appeared? You don't even know who the other party is!"

"How's the investigation going on with the things I told you to do last time?

Have Wanyan Hongze and the other two left Daye?"

Zhu Yunhao had just finished calling someone a waste, and Zhou Heng didn't even have time to feel uncomfortable before he immediately asked about the whereabouts of Wanyan Hongze and the other two.

Zhou Heng did not dare to hide it and responded quickly:

"Reporting to the emperor, I have sent people to verify that Wanyan Hongze and the other two have indeed left. But..."

Zhou Heng stopped talking here, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunhao became even more impatient and asked harshly:

"But what? Silently!"

Zhou Heng never dreamed that Zhu Yunhao's emotions would suddenly become so unstable.

If he remembered correctly, when the two met yesterday to discuss the deployment of troops in the palace, Zhu Yunhao was still very approachable.

At least not as irritable as he is now.

"But recently, many foreigners suddenly appeared in Yecheng. They said they came to our Daye to do business, but in fact they were gathering intelligence and waiting for an opportunity to capture our Daye."

"There have been frequent assassinations in the palace recently, and this is probably related to this incident, so I beg the emperor to send Prince Changning back to the palace to suppress them."

Although Zhou Heng has not found out who the assassin is recently, he has indeed found out these circumstances.

King Anyuan has already led a large army to invade the Northern Kingdom. Right now the imperial city is far from adequately guarded, and there is a sense of crisis lurking on all sides.

Although Prince Changning Zhu Zhengxun was not favored by the royal family, he owned the fiefdom of Ningcheng and was deeply loved and supported by the people of Ningcheng.

As everyone knows, King Changning has made great efforts to deal with the locust plague in recent years, and has also made great contributions in guarding the thirteen counties of Ningcheng. He has also privately recruited countless soldiers and horses.

As far as Zhou Heng knew, King Changning had at least 100,000 elite soldiers. If they could be called back, Daye would definitely be stabilized.

After hearing what Zhou Heng said, Zhu Yunhao immediately fell into deep thought, and his face gradually became gloomy.

He has always favored Prince Changning because Prince Changning was indifferent to fame, wealth and power and disdained to compete with him for the throne.

It is no exaggeration to say that Prince Changning is the last chess piece in Zhu Yunhao's hand.

There is no harm without comparison.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Zhu Yunhao would never let Prince Changning return to the palace with glory and make the two of them look pale in comparison.

[Prince Changning governed the thirteen counties of Ningcheng and made great military achievements.

The people of Ningcheng have always supported him, and there are even voices among the people calling for Prince Changning to replace me! ]

[If I summon Prince Changning back to the palace at this time, wouldn't it show that I have no dignity and can't even protect the imperial city?]

[No, no, I must find a way to stabilize the situation.

I will never let foreign nations take advantage of the situation and capture Daye.]

The more Zhu Yunhao thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he felt extremely insecure.

I couldn't help but break out in cold sweat in my palms, and my body began to tremble slightly.

He raised his hand, gently put his arm around Zhou Heng's shoulders, deliberately lowered his voice, and said in a deep voice with gritted teeth:

"Commander Zhou, are you trying to force the emperor to abdicate? Prince Changning's achievements are greater than his own, don't you know that? Hmm?"

After Zhu Yunhao finished speaking, he glared at Zhou Heng with a cold expression, and between his eyebrows was a murderous intent that Zhou Heng had never seen in his life.

He was so frightened that his whole body went limp, and he quickly bowed his head and apologized:

"I dare not! Your Majesty, please calm down!"

"Forget it! I'm just reminding you kindly, why don't you hurry up and do what I told you to do?"

Seeing Zhou Heng's fearful look, Zhu Yunhao finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"I will do it right away! Imperial Guards, follow me!"

Zhou Heng didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly asked his men to leave.

Looking at Zhou Heng's gradually receding back, Zhu Yunhao suddenly felt that some kind of crisis was quietly approaching him.

Moreover, it made him feel suffocated.

"Boom---"

"Snapped---"

It seemed as if God had sensed something, and suddenly he went crazy, with loud thunders falling on Yecheng one after another.

In just a few minutes, heavy rain began to fall in the imperial city.

None of the maids and eunuchs who escorted Zhu Yunhao back to the palace were spared, and they were all soaked.

Fortunately, Qian'an Palace was not far from Luoxi Palace, and Zhu Yunhao had someone to hold an umbrella for him, so he was safe and sound.

“Your Majesty, the weather has become so strange today, I’m afraid it’s an ominous sign!

I just asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a bowl of ginger soup for you. Drink it. It will help you get rid of the cold."

As soon as Zhu Yunhao changed his clothes, Eunuch Liu brought a bowl of ginger soup to him.

Zhu Yunhao dismissed the servants, took the ginger soup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Thank you, Eunuch Liu. Please send someone to deliver a bowl to the Queen Mother as well."

Zhu Yunhao quickly handed the empty bowl of soup to Eunuch Liu, and the next second he asked him to prepare a bowl of ginger soup for the Queen Mother.

Eunuch Liu did not dare to disobey the order and readily agreed:

"Yes, I will make arrangements now."

But to Eunuch Liu's surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yunhao suddenly coughed violently twice.

He subconsciously looked at Zhu Yunhao, his eyes full of confusion:

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

Zhu Yunhao's eyes dodged for a moment, and he reached out to touch his nose, pretending to be calm.

"Eunuch Liu, the Queen Mother is old, it's time for her to enjoy her retirement.

When you send her ginger soup, remember to add some nutritious ingredients to nourish her body."

Eunuch Liu is not a fool and will understand quickly.

He nodded with a forced smile, then stepped back with his head tilted.