Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

Nangong, Wende Hall.

Wende Hall is located on the east side of the South Palace, separated by Chongde Hall, Zhongde Hall and Qianqiu Wansui Hall, which are accessible through Zhangtai Gate.

The location of Wende Hall can be considered an independent palace.

To enter the Wende Hall, you must enter from the direction of the Lecheng Gate.

The towering walls surrounding the courtyard divide this area into two distinct zones from the rest of the Southern Palace.

After entering through the Lecheng Gate, the first place you will see is the Lecheng Hall.

The Wende Hall is conveniently located behind the Lecheng Hall.

Behind the Wende Hall is the East Palace.

The reason why the East Palace, Wende Hall, and Lecheng Hall were separated was because the East Palace was located there.

Several years ago, when Liu Hong was visiting the Wende Hall, he encountered a strange phenomenon there.

From then on, Wende Hall remained unused for a long period of time.

On the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the second year of Jianning, the emperor ascended the throne in the Wende Hall and encountered a large green snake.

At that time, a huge green snake was coiled on the chair.

Later, the Grand Master of Ceremonies predicted that this was a sign of impending chaos in the court, so Liu Hong closed the Wende Hall.

At this time, Wende Hall remained deserted.

Although Liu Xie was made crown prince, he was still young, and Liu Hong was seriously ill in Jiade Palace, so the crown prince stayed with Empress Dowager Dong in Jiade Palace to take care of him.

And because of the independence here, Shi Hou, that is, Liu Bian, is mentioned here.

They lived on opposite sides of the palace, one on the east and one on the west, so that they could not see each other.

Inside the vast Wende Hall.

Only a few palace maids and eunuchs served them.

In the bedchamber of Wende Hall, Liu Bian, who was only twelve years old, was dressed in a black brocade robe and sat alone in the bedchamber.

In his hand was a wooden horse that was not very finely carved.

Two older palace maids stood outside the palace gate.

Only two braziers were lit in the vast palace, making it appear both empty and eerie.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside the hall.

Two imperial guards, accompanied by two eunuchs, entered the palace through the gate.

Hearing a sound outside the palace, Liu Bian raised his head and looked toward the palace gate.

"Lord Shi, the Empress Dowager has decreed that you are requested to relocate."

Two eunuchs arrived at the door of Liu Bian's bedroom and suddenly spoke to Liu Bian inside.

Relocation?

Liu Bian's eyes were initially blank, then a glimmer of expectation appeared as he asked, "Are you going to send me to the Empress Dowager?"

The two eunuchs, who had their heads bowed, hesitated for a moment, then looked at each other.

Then one of the eunuchs shook his head: "We don't know, we just asked us to take Lord Shi to the Empress Dowager. Please, Lord Shi, go ahead."

A flicker of panic immediately flashed in Liu Bian's eyes.

When his gaze fell upon the cold armor of the Imperial Guards and the swords at their waists, the fear became even clearer, and his body unconsciously leaned back.

Liu Bian has not made any moves.

After exchanging glances again, the two eunuchs walked towards Liu Bian.

Liu Bian was already twelve years old at this time.

Although he had been raised outside the palace, he already understood many things by the age of twelve.

At least he knows why he's being held here.

"I...I won't go...I won't go..."

As the two eunuchs reached out to grab him, Liu Bian struggled violently.

After breaking free from the two eunuchs' grasp, Liu Bian ran towards the outside of the palace.

However, the two imperial guards standing in front of the palace gate were not the weak and frail eunuchs.

As Liu Bian ducked down to try and squeeze through the gap, one of the imperial guards grabbed him by the back of his black robe.

"What are you doing? Let me go... let me go, I'm not going!"

Liu Bian struggled desperately, but to no avail.

A palanquin, covered with a black cloth, was already prepared outside the palace.

Four eunuchs stood around the perimeter.

Upon arriving at the palanquin, two imperial guards lifted the black cloth and opened the door.

As soon as the sedan door opened, a rich aroma wafted out.

The two imperial guards jerked their bodies backward to dodge.

The imperial guards grabbed Liu Bian and placed him in the palanquin.

"Walk."

After Nianjiao closed the door, the Imperial Guards immediately raised their hands.

Inside the palanquin covered by a black cloth, Liu Bian's loud cries were of no use.

Before long, the sounds from inside the palanquin gradually faded away.

Four eunuchs and two imperial guards headed towards Lecheng Gate.

After passing through the Lecheng Gate, the Imperial Guards led four eunuchs straight to the Canglong Gate on the east side of the Southern Palace.

However, just as two imperial guards and four eunuchs were carrying the palanquin past the Shou'an Hall, they encountered a grand eunuch wearing a vermilion robe and a tall mountain-shaped hat.

Upon seeing the chief eunuch, the two imperial guards stopped and bowed to him as he approached.

"Attendant Yuan".

"Attendant Yuan".

The four eunuchs also bowed to Yuan She.

Yuan She squinted and glanced at the palanquin covered with a black cloth.

"Where are you going? What's inside the sedan chair?" Yuan She asked, seemingly casually.

"Reporting to Attendant Yuan, we are here on the Empress Dowager's orders to deliver some items out of the palace," the Imperial Guards replied.

"Oh......"

Yuan She waved his hand and said, "Go on, get busy."

After saying that, Yuan She brushed past the palanquin.

As they passed each other, Yuan She seemed to smell something, took a deep sniff, and then frowned slightly.

What is the taste?

Yuan She walked and pondered.

Only after walking several steps did Yuan She suddenly turn around.

The two eunuchs following behind him almost bumped into Yuan She's back because they weren't paying attention.

"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die."

The young eunuch quickly apologized.

However, Yuan She seemed not to hear, his gaze fixed on the imperial guards who were about to disappear into the distance and the palanquin carried by four eunuchs.

"Go, you two follow them immediately and see where they went. Did they leave the palace, or where else? Don't let them find out."

After Yuan She gave the order, two eunuchs immediately followed in his footsteps.

.............

Changqiu Palace.

He Lingsi, who had been confined to Changqiu Palace for more than ten days, looked increasingly haggard.

Her face was no longer adorned with elaborate makeup.

He has lost a lot of weight.

However, the thinner one is, the more noticeable the bulge in their lower abdomen becomes.

Fortunately, since Changqiu Palace was closed, the number of palace maids and eunuchs has been greatly reduced.

In addition, He Lingsi doesn't usually go out.

At this moment, He Lingsi, dressed in a white dress with a pink gauze overlay, was sitting by the window of the bedroom.

There was also an unfinished embroidery in his hand.

He Lingsi, holding an embroidery needle in one hand, was embroidering intently with her head down.

"hiss....."

He Lingsi, who was embroidering intently, suddenly raised her finger.

A touch of vermilion seeped from the fingertips.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Green Ivy, the maidservant who was brewing tea for He Lingsi, immediately asked with concern.

He Lingsi gently shook her head, her lips licking her pricked fingertip, her eyes filled with confusion and unease as she looked out the window.

.............

Outside the Canglong Gate of the Southern Palace.

A carriage with a black umbrella on its roof slowly drove out from one of the open palace gates.

Several plainly dressed but beardless attendants followed the carriage.

In addition to the attendants, there were four guards on horseback with swords at their sides.

There were also more than a dozen guards, all carrying swords and knives, surrounding the carriage.

Besides, there was a person wearing a straw hat and a black robe whose face was obscured, but who could be roughly identified as a young boy, lying motionless on the vehicle.

After the carriage left Canglong Gate, it traveled along the main road between the Three Dukes' Residences and the Southern Palace towards Kaiyang Gate on the south side of Luoyang.

As they passed through the entrance of an alley, a middle-aged man who looked like a drunkard looked up at the carriage, then staggered after it.