The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Everyone gave the Crown Princess strange looks and consciously kept their distance from her.

Mrs. Shen knelt on the ground, acting like a madman, and spoke incoherently, "It was the Crown Prince, it was the Crown Prince who killed my son. You all must bear witness for me!" She stumbled to her feet and rushed out the door.

"Quick, stop her!" the Crown Princess screamed.

Outside the door, Madam Shen's shrill cries echoed throughout the hall. "The East Palace is unkind, allowing the Crown Prince to kill his wife. Heaven will not tolerate this!"

Those who heard it were sad, those who saw it shed tears, and the ladies who stayed in the hall saw the word "panic" in each other's eyes.

No one noticed that a maid was missing in the hall. Zhao Qingbo leaned pale in Luyu's arms, while Luyu looked nervous and paid attention to the movements around her.

The Crown Princess's face turned pale. "Chao Ge'er is definitely not such a person. I will give you an explanation for what happened today. Please don't do anything until the matter is clarified—"

Old Mrs. Ke stood up with a cold face. "I am old and can't handle the work any more. I'll take my leave now."

After taking just two steps, the main door was suddenly closed from the outside.

Old Madam Ke snorted coldly, "Crown Princess, what are you doing? Do you dare to put me under house arrest?"

The Crown Princess's cold glance swept across everyone, finally landing on the Third Prince's wife. "Today's events are very suspicious. No one is allowed to leave until the truth is revealed!"

Mrs. Shen, her hair disheveled, hid in a corner of the main hall, muttering to herself. Through the half-open window, she could clearly see that the main hall was surrounded by soldiers.

In the Third Prince's Mansion, Hongchou was in a state of disarray, her dress stained with blood. She knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince was tempted by beauty. Madam Li and the young prince are both gone! The Crown Princess had the Empress and the others imprisoned."

The Third Prince slammed the table and stood up, "The Eastern Palace is going too far!"

The retainers knelt one after another, tearfully admonishing, "The East Palace is immoral, I hope Your Highness will make a decision soon!"

Hongchou cried out loudly, "Madam Li was the prince's concubine and the daughter of a second-rank official, but the crown prince didn't even take her seriously. Two lives were lost in one corpse. It's a horrible sight."

The Third Prince suppressed his grief and suddenly drew his sword, slashing at the corner of the table. "Generals, listen to my command! The Crown Prince is violent and ruthless, plotting treason and endangering the country. Follow me into the palace and apprehend him!"

When he led a large number of troops into the Eastern Palace, the prince was leaning on a chair and drinking tea leisurely, as if he was not facing a murderous enemy who wanted to take his life.

"Third brother, are you here?"

The Third Prince dismissed everyone and overturned the tea bowl beside him with a sword. "Second brother, you really disappoint me."

The prince sat up and asked, "Third brother, are you disappointed that our father is still alive?"

"Second brother, how does Zuisheng Xiaoyao Powder taste?" The Third Prince's lips curled slightly. "Before her death, the Imperial Grandmother said that this was the most wonderful taste in the world."

The prince staggered to his feet, bent down, dragged out a blood-covered corpse from behind him, and threw it at his feet. "Third brother, do you still recognize it?"

The Third Prince's face was filled with even more sarcasm. "Cui is greedy. I just told her, just to give it a try, that Fu Sheng Xiao Yao Powder could make you, my second brother, completely devoted to her, and she couldn't wait to use it."

The prince squatted down, his fingers unconsciously sliding over the corpse, his eyes stained with blood. "When it comes to greed, who can compare to you? You want the throne and the world, so you drag everyone to be your stepping stone!"

The Third Prince nonchalantly pointed the tip of his sword at his brow. "Second brother, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. You are the loser."

The prince laughed wildly. "I lost, I lost! But—" He raised his hand and grasped the sword, letting it pierce his palm, blood flowing out. "I don't think you can win! Hahahaha!"

The third prince kicked it aside in disgust, turned around and strode away.

In the inner room of the Purple Palace, the lights were dim. Eunuch Wang bent over and helped His Majesty sit down against the bed rails. "Your Majesty, the front has already begun."

Emperor Longqing: "Let Ning An come out."

"Your Majesty, do you want to..." Eunuch Wang hesitated. Emperor Longqing shook his head slowly. "Ning An alone is enough."

Wang Quan wiped the sweat from his forehead, his chubby face filled with anxiety. "Princess, I'll be relying on you later."

Lu Yun stood by His Majesty's bedside. To be honest, she had never been so close to the emperor before. If she couldn't complete this task today, she and Emperor Longqing would be like ghosts wandering straight into the underworld.

Lu Yun began to move her arms and legs. "Eunuch Wang, please take care of yourself later. I may not be able to free my hands."

Eunuch Wang: "Oh, if I didn't know that the princess is outspoken and kind-hearted, I would have thought you were trying to deceive me. Just protect His Majesty. Even a dog would hate me for throwing my old bones away."

Well, look how well-spoken he is.

Emperor Longqing's eyes were calm. "Ning An, do you really not like Xiao Wu?"

Lu Yun said seriously, "Your Majesty, I truly only consider the Fifth Prince my brother. Furthermore, Prime Minister Lu has always wanted to send me to the State of Cao as a marriage partner in exchange for five thousand fine horses for the Qin Dynasty."

Emperor Longqing coughed lightly and asked, "Was it you who was responsible for the theft in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Lu Yun answered honestly, "Haha, haha, Your Majesty, you know."

Emperor Longqing shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, forget it. You have such a bad temper. If my little Wu falls into your hands, I'm afraid he will be flattened and squeezed into a ball, and he will never be able to turn over a new leaf."

Eunuch Wang kept his head down and looked at his feet the whole time.

"Hush." Lu Yun winked at Eunuch Wang and hid behind the curtain. The palace door opened, and a eunuch in blue came in with a tray. He bowed and reported, "Eunuch Wang, I, Juanbai, have been ordered by Lord Hai to bring His Majesty tonight's medicinal soup."

As usual, His Majesty's cough was heard in the room.

Eunuch Wang, with his back to him, was helping His Majesty rinse his mouth. "I understand. Please place the medicine on the table and leave."

The eunuch in blue stepped closer to the inner room and placed the tray on the table. As he turned around, he flipped his wrist to reveal a blade hidden in his sleeve. Before he could strike, Lu Yun knocked him unconscious.

Eunuch Wang kicked the man on the ground and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's a fake (eunuch)."

"Princess, why don't you kill him with one sword?" Eunuch Wang made a beheading gesture.

Lu Yun lowered her voice and said, "I'm afraid the blood will dirty your majesty's room. It will be troublesome for you to clean it up." Then she stuffed a bottle of drowsiness medicine into his hand and said, "This is sleeping medicine. Eunuch Wang, please feed one pill to this man. I guarantee he will sleep until tomorrow."

Under Eunuch Wang's scorching gaze, Lu Yun easily picked up the man on the ground and threw him into the room behind.

The people outside the door waited for a while, but the person who had just entered still did not come out. The leader's eyes suddenly became alert, and he pointed at two people from behind, "You two, go in!"

After the two of them entered, they disappeared without a sound. The doorway was dark, as if a giant beast had opened its mouth wide, waiting for its prey to fall into its trap.

Suddenly, with a "bang", the door that was originally left open was closed from the inside.

The sound of swords and spears clashing behind them grew closer. The leader drew his sword and shouted, "Follow me, let's rush into the hall and capture the criminals."

Lu Yun held the incense burner, which was a foot in diameter, in her arms and stood on the bright yellow desk in the hall, intending to throw the burner over to the remaining dozen people after they came in.

Knock out three, blind three, and Eunuch Wang will take advantage of the situation to hold two more hostages, and the remaining eight will be easy to deal with by himself.