After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

Shen Yunjin looked at the gleaming knife on her neck and pinched her palm hard.

Seeing that Shen Yunjin didn't move, the prince raised his head and gave Shen Yunjin an evil smile.

"Concubine Shen is very courageous. She is worthy of being the woman chosen by the King of Qi."

Shen Yunjin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the prince pick up the crossbow again.

But what does the prince mean by this?

"Prince, we are almost at the city gate."

The guards outside reported.

"After you leave the city gate, find a deserted place and throw this woman down!"

The prince pointed at Wang Zhaozhao who was tied up in the car.

Wang Zhaozhao shook her head vigorously. She couldn't leave Shen Yunjin.

Shen Yunjin winked at Wang Zhaozhao, and Wang Zhaozhao escaped, which gave her the opportunity to let the King of Qi know that she was captured by the prince.

Soon, the carriage left the city gate.

After running for a while, Wang Zhaozhao was thrown down.

Shen Yunjin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The prince looked at her with interest, "Do you want the King of Qi to come and rescue you?"

Shen Yunjin didn't say anything. For the prince who was now a little abnormal, keeping silent was the best way to protect himself.

The prince waved the crossbow in his hand and said, "The King of Qi is too busy to save you. You might as well beg me. Maybe I will let you go."

Shen Yunjin's eyes flashed, she didn't believe what the prince said.

Seeing this, the prince handed the crossbow in his hand to Shen Yunjin.

"Tell me, how is this done?"

Shen Yunjin shook his head. "This was given to me by someone else. I don't know."

"who?"

"A quack who I met by chance."

Seeing that Shen Yunjin showed no sign of worry, the prince did not ask any further questions.

The carriage soon arrived at a villa, and the prince got off the horse first.

The man in black in the car stepped forward and prepared to push Shen Yunjin out.

"I will get off by myself."

Shen Yunjin held her stomach and got off the carriage with difficulty.

Standing at the gate of the villa were the Crown Princess and the eldest prince Xiao Yunhao.

Xiao Yunhao frowned and stared at Shen Yunjin coldly.

"I greet the Crown Princess and the First Prince."

The Crown Princess glanced at her without saying a word. She took Xiao Yunhao's hand, followed the Crown Prince into the villa.

Just as Shen Yunjin was about to look around, the man in black stood in front of her.

Shen Yunjin secretly crushed the pastry in her purse and scattered some on the ground.

Because her belly was covering it, the man in black didn't notice.

Under the surveillance of the man in black, Shen Yunjin walked into the villa.

Here, Xiao Minshen and Mo Yi almost turned the palace upside down.

At this time, a secret guard came.

"Your Highness, Yang Liu, the maidservant beside the queen, came into the palace and said that the queen has returned home."

"Where are the people?" Xiao Minshen asked hurriedly.

"He said he was worried about the queen and has already left the palace."

Xiao Minshen hurriedly took Mo Yi to the palace gate.

The palace gate was full of soldiers in armor.

"Prince Qi, please go back. The Second Prince has said that no one can leave the palace."

A soldier blocked Xiao Minshen's way.

Xiao Minshen gave Mo Yi a look and turned back.

Today the prince said that the emperor had passed away, and he wanted to go and see what was going on.

Moreover, from beginning to end, Eunuch An was not seen. Where could he have gone?

Xiao Minshen walked to the Yangxin Palace and looked around, but there were no guards on duty there.

He walked in quietly and found the emperor's body still lying on the bed.

After the prince strangled the emperor to death, he was eager to ascend the throne and did not even think about arranging the emperor's funeral.

After the second prince seized the throne, he was busy clearing out dissidents and did not think about the deceased emperor.

Shen Yunjin stood beside the bed and observed carefully.

The person on the bed is not the emperor!

Just a person who looks similar to the emperor.

Last night, he was summoned into the palace.

Only then did I know that Doctor Li had disappeared.

He went to Li's house overnight and brought Doctor Li to the palace.

After taking the emperor's pulse, Imperial Physician Xiao Li confirmed that the emperor had indeed been poisoned and the poison had been removed.

It was just because he was poisoned that the emperor was very weak.

Doctor Li took out a pill that Doctor Li had left for him and gave it to the emperor.

To be on the safe side, Doctor Li told Eunuch An that the emperor could no longer withstand any disturbance, otherwise he would lose his life.

In order to avoid being suspected, Xiao Minshen did not listen to their subsequent arrangements and went directly to the Golden Palace.

It turned out that Eunuch An had actually arranged for the emperor's substitute to lie on the bed.

I guess the Queen and the Crown Prince were in a panic at the time, so they didn't look carefully.

The second prince was also anxious to get that position, so he did not come.

If the two of them had any filial piety, they would not have been unaware until now that the dead person was not the emperor.

Xiao Minshen looked around and quietly left the Yangxin Palace.

Xiao Minshen returned to the Golden Palace, where the second prince was sitting on the throne, looking at the court officials below.

"The Second Prince has been demoted to a commoner. Logically, the throne should be occupied by the Fourth Prince."

A courtier from the Fourth Prince's party stood out from the ranks and spoke righteously.

The second prince made a gesture and the guard beside him stepped forward and chopped off the courtier's head with one blow.

"what!"

There was chaos in the hall.

"Does anyone else have any objections?" The second prince sat on the dragon throne and looked at the people below.

The court official who had opposed just now has now been beheaded. Who would dare to object?

"Xiao Minchen killed innocent people indiscriminately, God wants our dynasty to be destroyed!"

An old official beat his chest with both hands and shouted angrily.

The second prince gave a signal and the guard was about to walk over.

The old minister slammed his head against the pillar next to him and died instantly.

"Drag it away to avoid dirtying the hall!"

The Second Prince gave the order coldly.

A man walked out from among the court officials and bowed to the second prince.

"Second Prince, you cannot ascend the throne without the imperial seal."

The second prince then sat up straight.

"Where is the imperial seal? Where is it?"

"I don't know. I guess it should be in the hands of the former crown prince."

"Somebody come!"

A soldier ran in from the door.

"Let everyone arrest Xiao Minxuan and find the jade seal!"

"Yes!"

The guards took the order and left.

"Princess Anyang is here to see you!"

When the second prince heard the eunuch's message, an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.

"Xuan!"

Since Anyang bought the young waiter, he has been hanging out with the young waiter in the princess's mansion every day.

However, no matter how delicious a dish is, you will get tired of it if you eat it every day.

She felt bored today, so she went out for a stroll.

Only then did I realize that the capital was heavily guarded, with soldiers patrolling everywhere.

She sent guards to inquire and found out that the prince had killed the emperor and had escaped.

The second prince is ordering people to search the whole city.

She didn't believe at all that the prince would kill his father.

Anyang felt that it must be the Second Prince's doing, so she stormed into the palace to attack him.

The second prince looked at Anyang who was questioning him aggressively and asked a question slowly.