After the two people were pulled out of the inner room, everything became strange and what happened was different from what was expected.

Jin You covered his mouth and huddled in the gap of the rockery. His whole body felt slightly numb, but he still couldn't understand why the woman who was pulled out was not the queen, and why the man was an outsider?

So, where is the Queen?

The imperial physician came quickly, but it was not Zhou Mu.

Emperor Xuan did not trust Zhou Mu because he was He Zhiyi's personal servant, even though he was the director of the Imperial Hospital.

An old imperial physician with gray hair was "invited" by Qian Kun. When he saw the emperor, he was so excited that he tripped and fell in front of Emperor Xuan, prostrating himself on the ground.

"Old minister Chen Hetian pays his respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

"My dear, please don't bow. Look at what's burning in this incense burner."

Chen Hetian wiped away his tears with his wide sleeves and nodded repeatedly: "As you command, I obey."

He had not left the Imperial Medical Service for many years and had not treated any patients. The last time he treated anyone was when he was 20 years old and was admitted to the Imperial Medical Service.

Forty years passed in a flash, and he finally got his chance!

Chen Hetian got up from the ground, straightened his hair, took out a silver needle from the medicine box brought by the little boy, and took out some incense ash from the incense burner.

The unusual sweet smell in the incense burner was gone, only a pile of burnt ash remained, and it was impossible to tell what had been lit.

Chen Hetian picked up some incense ash and put it into the handkerchief, then handed it to the child.

He bowed to Emperor Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, judging from the faint scent remaining on the incense ash, this thing should not be from the Central Plains. It is more like a strange fragrance from the neighboring country to the south, Nanlin. I need to consult some books to confirm its specific nature."

"Well, find out within three days."

"Emperor..."

Emperor Xuan did not give Chen Hetian a chance to refute and said directly: "Qian Kun, send the incense burner to the Imperial Hospital and go down."

Lin Yue sighed inwardly, "Oh no! The Southern Territory... It seems the Emperor came prepared this time."

But it is probably impossible to bring down He Qianzhao in one go.

However, he had followed the emperor for several years and knew what Emperor Xuan wanted to hear the most, so he said: "Your Majesty, I know I am wrong, but if this matter cannot be investigated, I will die with regrets!"

He Zhiyi's hand, which was holding the handkerchief with such force, had blue veins bulging faintly on it.

"Your Majesty... How could my brother do such a thing? Since Lord Lin said that my brother sent a message to you, who was that messenger? Where was he? What did the message say? Why do you think my brother would use such despicable means to plot against a mere fifth-rank official like you? Oh, Lord Lin, my brother is on his way here. You'd better think carefully before you speak."

He Zhiyi was not stupid. Her original plan was just to follow the Queen's lead. Who knew what the old emperor was thinking? He would rather destroy a concubine than drag He Qianzhao into it.

He Qianzhao clearly disdains to use such despicable and underhanded means!

"Oh~ Why? Your Majesty, don't you know? Isn't it because He Qianzhao has lost his qualifications to be a man, becoming neither male nor female? If Your Majesty said that when the Prime Minister was still alive, He Qianzhao, as a gentleman, would definitely not do such a thing, but is he still a gentleman now? A man who can't be a man is no more comfortable than a eunuch in the palace!"

Lin Yue's words successfully angered everyone, even Qingxi, who was pretending not to exist, showed a layer of anger on his face.

"You!" He Zhiyi pointed at Lin Yue, her chest heaving with anger.

"Heh~ I didn't know that Lord Lin thought of me so much?" The voice came before the person arrived.

He Qianzhao clapped his hands and stepped into Chunfu Palace. His eyes swept over everyone and finally stopped at the rockery.

The concubines bowed to He Qianzhao and said, "Prince Regent."

The regent is a super-first-class official second only to the emperor. Everyone except the emperor and empress needs to pay their respects. Although the concubine is the emperor's concubine, her rank is not high.

He Qianzhao didn't even call out, but walked straight through the crowd of beautiful women and came before Emperor Xuan, "Your Majesty is so in the mood today that you're watching a live sex scene at Zhen'er's full moon banquet."

Emperor Xuan's face changed from blue to purple, but he did not dare to refute.

At the same time, he was also confused. Didn't he ask someone to hold He Qianzhao back? How could he come so quickly?

"Your Majesty is wondering why I am here?" He clapped his hands, and Fang Yizhou appeared dragging a woman covered in blood.

"I wonder if the Emperor recognizes this assassin? He suddenly appeared in the hall, stabbing me with a dagger... Unfortunately, this assassin's martial arts skills were so poor that he was killed by his own dagger."

Lin Yue felt a chill in his heart at this moment. No matter whether she was an assassin or a dancer, the woman's appearance could no longer be recognized. Her whole body was covered in blood and it seemed that there was not a single piece of good flesh on her.

Thinking about how I had publicly called him androgynous...ah, my life is over!

"Since he is an assassin, He Qing can deal with him. Why scare Zhier?" Emperor Xuan helped He Zhiyi, who was half-squatting, to stand up and held her in his arms.

"Your Majesty is still too fond of my sister. I heard that the Empress prepared a gift for the Emperor and my sister. Could it be this?" He Qianzhao looked at the two people and raised an eyebrow. "To be honest, this gift is not something I like, and neither will Zhi'er. I'm sure Your Majesty won't like it either. So, Ah Zhou, kill him."

But Azhou didn't move, and watched He Qianzhao go crazy with cold eyes.

Lin Yue looked up at He Qianzhao in disbelief, and saw a flash of coldness in his eyes. He was actually determined to kill someone in front of the emperor.

"He Qianzhao! You and I have some friendship, how can you be so heartless?" He was really scared. He Qianzhao was a madman. His mood became more and more unstable and arbitrary in recent years.

"Hahahahahaha...madman?" He Qianzhao seemed to have heard something funny and laughed uncontrollably with a paranoid madness.

He stopped laughing and turned to look at Emperor Xuan: "Although today is Zhen'er's full moon banquet and blood should not be seen, I believe the emperor will not object to handing Lin Yue over to me, right?"

The sight of blood is inappropriate? Emperor Xuan just wanted to call him a lunatic. The dancer was already dead, covered in blood, and now he said that the sight of blood was inappropriate. But it was really funny!

Emperor Xuan suppressed his thoughts and simply smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "Of course, no problem. Lin Yue slandered the Regent's reputation, so the Regent should handle it. How could I not agree?"

"In that case, Your Majesty, please move to Taihe. I'm afraid the Empress has been waiting for a long time."

He Zhiyi's heart tightened, and she whispered softly, "Brother, have you seen the Empress?"

"nature."

He Zhiyi didn't dare to ask any further, or even think about it. The ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony hadn't left yet, so how could an 'assassin' suddenly appear and assassinate them?

I'm afraid this isn't an assassin at all, and I don't know what that old hag queen is up to.

"Since the Queen is in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, perhaps Zhen'er has returned as well. I haven't seen Zhen'er for a while, and I miss her very much. Well, I'll leave this to the Regent."

Seeing that Emperor Xuan was about to leave, Lin Yue became anxious. Even dying in prison would be much better than being tortured by He Qianzhao.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" He reached out to grab Emperor Xuan's robe, but found nothing.

When Emperor Xuan left, he felt as if all the blood had been drained from him. He didn't know whether this autumn was colder or his heart was colder.

Of course, what was even colder than his heart was He Qianzhao's voice: "Kill him."

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