After being exiled for eighteen years, the prince returned to the capital as a veritable immortal.

The young palace maid looked completely bewildered.

Lying on the ground, he touched his burning cheek and screamed like a pig being slaughtered:

"Guards! Someone is trying to assassinate Her Majesty the Empress!"

Suddenly.

A flurry of footsteps sounded.

Seven or eight eunuchs rushed over from the Yaomu Palace.

Two eunuchs helped the young palace maid up, while the others blocked Zhou Yi and his group's path.

Empress Yu Gou has given instructions.

Inside the palace, aside from Emperor Wu, anyone who dares to bully the servants of Yao's mother's palace must be dealt with by everyone banding together.

Otherwise, not only will they be bullied by outsiders, but the Empress will also punish them severely.

No matter how big the trouble gets, we're not afraid; Empress Yugou will handle it herself.

Although the eunuchs did not recognize Zhou Yi, they recognized the four-clawed golden dragon python robe.

Since the other party was a prince, they dared not act too rashly, but they still stood on the road where Zhou Yi and the others were leaving, blocking the way.

With someone backing her up, the little palace maid immediately adopted her usual arrogant demeanor.

She covered her swollen cheek, pointed at Hu Die and Si Xuan, and shouted sharply:

"They disrespect the Empress; they must be taught a lesson today!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a middle-aged eunuch walked over, looked Zhou Yi and his companions up and down, and said:

"Oh, this must be His Highness Prince Yi, the grandson of the Emperor?"

He recognized the other princes and nobles who frequently visited the palace.

The only person they didn't recognize was, of course, Si Huangsun, who was far away in Liangzhou.

"Indeed, this is His Highness Prince Yi."

Hu Die nodded in agreement, pointed to the little palace maid, and said,

"This little palace maid was reprimanded for disrespecting His Highness Prince Yi. Should you stand up for her, sir?"

Disrespecting the royal family is a serious crime, and Hu Die preemptively seized the high ground.

The middle-aged eunuch glanced greedily at Hu Die a few times and laughed:

"How dare this servant! Greetings, Your Highness the Imperial Grandson."

Other eunuchs also bowed to Zhou Yi sporadically.

"This servant is An Dehai, the chief eunuch in charge of the Empress's palace."

The middle-aged eunuch stood up straight and introduced himself.

Each time this identity was introduced, the princes and nobles would exchange pleasantries with a smile.

No idea.

Si Xuan pushed him away impatiently and said:

"Whoever wants to block His Highness's way."

An Dehai's face darkened.

He wanted to try diplomacy first, but he didn't expect the other party to be so uncooperative.

"Your Highness, the Empress's personal maid has been beaten."

"If this gets out, where will Empress Yu Gou's face be?"

Hu Die sneered, "Eunuch An, what do you want?"

An Dehai glanced at Zhou Yi, his displeasure growing.

In his view, Hu Die was nothing more than Zhou Yi's follower and had no right to talk to him.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yi completely ignored him.

This fueled his resentment even more:

"Oh, so what if I'm just a lowly servant?"

An Dehai sneered, "I hope His Highness the Imperial Grandson can discipline his servants on the spot and make us..."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"You still know you're a servant, that's good."

Zhou Yi didn't even look at him, and turned to leave.

His face turned a deep shade of liver, and An Dehai was speechless for a moment.

A grandson of the emperor, who had been sent away to a place thousands of miles away, showed absolutely no respect to the officials in the empress's palace.

It's unbelievable how much power the Empress wields in this palace.

An Dehai was completely enraged and suddenly blocked Zhou Yi's path.

The other eunuchs gathered together, blocking the road completely.

They certainly dared not lay a hand on the imperial grandson.

However, for the sake of Yaomu Palace and for the sake of the Empress's face, we absolutely cannot let them go so easily.

Would a disgraced imperial grandson dare to kill them?

Zhou Yi kept walking, approaching the past step by step.

Si Xuan hurried forward, casting a pleading glance at Zhou Yi:

"Your Highness..."

“Let them go back to where they came from,” Zhou Yi said his second sentence.

"Alright!" Si Xuan chuckled.

He slapped his left palm against his right fist and darted towards the eunuch blocking his way.

The eunuchs sneered.

They simply couldn't believe that anyone would dare to lay a hand on the Empress's servants.

"you dare?"

"stop!"

"audacious in the extreme!"

The eunuchs refused to back down and instead began to rebuke them.

Si Xuan ignored him and used his grappling technique to seize the target.

These eunuchs, at most, knew some martial arts; they were utterly powerless against a Golden Core cultivator.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

One by one, figures were thrown high into the air, tracing arcs as they flew toward the Yaomu Gate, which was several dozen feet away.

A series of crackling sounds followed.

More than a dozen eunuchs fell miserably to the ground, suffering serious injuries.

Some broke their arms, some broke their legs, and some banged their heads on the ground, their faces covered in blood...

The worst off was An Dehai, who crashed headfirst into a stone pillar at the palace gate, his head split open, and he died a horrible death.

Put away your arrogance from just now.

The eunuchs hugged their arms and legs, their faces ashen, and looked up.

Three figures leisurely departed.

Is this imperial grandson a devil? How dare he hit the Empress's people?

They were relieved that no one had been so reckless as to act rashly.

Otherwise, they might actually be willing to take their lives.

thought.

The grandson's composure was nothing but a facade of strength masking inner weakness.

Now, they finally understand.

The Imperial Grandson of Si has never taken them seriously.

In essence...

He was not afraid of Empress Yugou at all.

"Ah, ah-"

The young palace maid screamed and ran back to the palace gate, hiding behind the eunuch who had just gotten up.

Originally, she thought...

With a large force mobilized from the Empress's palace, Zhou Yi will surely be forced to submit.

At the very least, make Hu Die apologize to her.

Unexpectedly, the other party went straight for the kill, taking down all the eunuchs in one move.

The pain of being slapped made her run as fast as she could, fearing that if she was even a little slow, she would be slapped again.

"Eunuch An, Eunuch An..."

"Eunuch An is dead!"

Only then did the eunuchs realize that their leader had already died.

hiss--

The other party not only attacked, but dared to use lethal force.

For a moment, the eunuchs felt a chill run through their bodies.

They never want to encounter such a devil again.

No, I never want to in this lifetime.

"What the hell are you yelling about?"

A sharp shout rang out, and Empress Yugou emerged from behind the gate of Yaomu.

Her face was as beautiful as a flower, and she wore a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, exuding a natural air of nobility.

The young palace maid hurried over, bowing her head and stammering:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have failed to fulfill Your Majesty's request."

She glanced at An Dehai's corpse, then at the departing figures of Zhou Yi and the other two, and Empress Yu Gou let out a cold snort:

"Useless thing, more trouble than it's worth!"

"The princes just returned to the capital today. They originally intended to take down the Grandson of the Emperor."

"Warn all the princes to give up any desire to compete for the throne."

"You've ruined a perfectly good plan."

The palace maids and eunuchs all knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

"It's all because this servant is useless! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"What's the point of punishing you?"

Empress Yu Gou said bitterly, "Can you make the other princes give up the fight for the throne, or can you make Zhao'er take the crown prince position?"

The Zhao'er she spoke of was naturally her son, the sixth prince Zhou Zhao.

The young palace maid knelt on the ground, timidly raised her head, and said:

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Grandson... has gone towards the back garden."

"The back garden?"

Empress Yugou's eyes lit up, "Jiang Chong's birthday banquet!"

Many of the most skilled members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard gathered together.

The grandson of the emperor dared not use force there.

Moreover, he had killed several members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and Jiang Chong was waiting to settle accounts with him.

"Let's go to the back garden!"

Empress Yugou gave her orders in a resentful voice.

Jiang Chong will definitely kick a dog when it's down, and she doesn't mind stepping on it a couple more times.