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Chapter 613: The Group's Darling, Bao Zhuzhu
Chapter 613: The Group’s Darling, Bao Zhuzhu
Fu Wang’s face darkened. "So, Hu Lie will kill the Emperor within three days?"
Meng Qianqian said, "That’s his plan."
Fu Wang clenched his fists.
Cui Hu asked, "Madam, should I also go to the Cold Palace to protect His Majesty?"
Meng Qianqian gave him a look that conveyed her doubts.
Cui Hu’s face darkened. "Madam, I may not be as skilled as Jifeng, but can you at least not look at me with such distrust?"
He admitted that his martial arts were inferior to Jifeng’s, but his mind...
Damn, his mind wasn’t as sharp as Jifeng’s either.
Cui Hu felt dejected.
"You have your own mission."
Meng Qianqian instructed Cui Hu to return to the Crown Prince’s Mansion and wait for news.
"Lu Yuan, you’ve found Baoshu and your maternal grandfather and the Emperor, right? Just make sure you hold out until the third day."
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In the underground palace.
After the Liang Emperor, King Miao, and Bao Zhuzhu had their fill, they continued on their journey to the true entrance of the underground palace.
It was only then that Lu Qi learned what had happened in the capital.
Though there was no concrete evidence, no one was a fool.
He remained silent throughout the journey.
"Do you even know the way?"
King Miao, trailing behind the Liang Emperor, asked irritably.
The Liang Emperor gave him a cold glance. "Now that you’ve eaten, you have the strength to find death?"
King Miao retorted, "Who are you looking down on? If it weren’t for the child, I would have beaten you to a pulp long ago!"
The Liang Emperor ignored him.
The priority was to get out of the Imperial Mausoleum as quickly as possible. As for other matters, he would settle them in due time.
Lu Qi, observing the animosity between the Liang Emperor and King Miao, suddenly relaxed.
Lu Yuan, walking beside him, said with a half-smile, "So, you’re feeling relieved now?"
Lu Qi replied, "My father has committed a crime, and your father isn’t much better. One is causing internal unrest, the other an external threat. It’s uncertain who will die first."
Lu Yuan asked with a laugh, "So, you’re gloating about that?"
Lu Qi shot him a cold glare.
Lu Yuan sauntered over to the Liang Emperor, pointing at Bao Zhuzhu, who was nestled in the Liang Emperor’s arms, drinking from a small bottle. "Let me hold her."
The Liang Emperor said, "Get lost."
Lu Yuan stopped with a smile, waiting for the Liang Emperor to pass by. When Lu Qi was next to him, he gave Lu Qi a meaningful look.
Lu Qi frowned deeply.
The Imperial Grandfather doted on Zhaozhao.
It was possible that, for her sake, he might show leniency to the Crown Prince’s Mansion.
But the Prince of Jin’s Mansion had no one of Zhaozhao’s stature.
Once the Imperial Grandfather made his decision, the consequences would be dire.
He stopped, watching everyone’s backs, his expression complex as he clenched his fists.
Initially, due to a lack of food, the Liang Emperor and King Miao hadn’t moved quickly. They had ostensibly been traveling for several days, but in reality, they had only covered a short distance.
However, today’s journey had brought them much closer to the entrance of the Imperial Mausoleum.
"How much longer?"
King Miao asked impatiently.
This cursed underground palace had kept him trapped for too long. He wanted out!
He didn’t want to spend his entire life trapped here. He still had to see Xian’er!
Just then, as the Liang Emperor led the group through a labyrinthine passage, arrows suddenly shot from various openings.
The Liang Emperor quickly retreated with the little one.
King Miao instinctively shielded him.
At that moment, regardless of their past enmity, their bodies reacted on pure instinct.
Lu Yuan stood guard on the other side.
After a brief moment of consideration, Lu Qi filled the gap in their formation.
They managed to weather the rain of arrows without serious injury.
King Miao, looking at the broken arrows scattered on the ground, asked in confusion, "Where did these arrows come from? Did one of you trigger a trap?"
Lu Yuan smiled and looked at Lu Qi.
Lu Qi said coldly, "I didn't touch anything."
King Miao immediately dismissed his own grandson: "It wasn't you, it wasn't him, and it wasn't me. Could it be you?"
He glared at Emperor Liang.
Emperor Liang gave him an irritated look.
King Miao said, "If it wasn't any of us, could someone be controlling the traps here?"
This was a bold guess.
But Emperor Liang did not deny it.
King Miao placed his hands on his hips and said with a smirk, "Oh, Old Lu, you have quite a few people who want you dead. You're not doing a very good job as emperor, are you?"
Emperor Liang retorted, "How do you know they weren't after you? You have your fair share of enemies too."
Lu Yuan cleared his throat and subtly kicked away a poison insect on the ground.
King Miao, with his sharp eyes, noticed it and stared in disbelief.
Damn it!
Who was trying to undermine him like this!!!
One set of traps had just been dealt with, and another set was already activating.
Not only that, but they also encountered an ambush.
King Miao exploded, "Lu! Is your imperial mausoleum a vegetable garden? Are there a bit too many people here?!"
These people were extremely familiar with the underground palace's layout, often using traps and secret chambers to move about stealthily.
"These people know your place better than you do. What's going on?"
King Miao slapped away an assassin and asked Emperor Liang irritably.
Emperor Liang remained silent.
Lu Qi's expression suddenly became uneasy.
There were things King Miao didn't know, but he had heard about them.
The Hu family had been involved in the construction of the imperial mausoleum.
He had overheard this in his father's study by chance.
At the time, he had assumed it was the part of the mausoleum that everyone knew about.
In the shadows, he clenched his fingers tightly.
Suddenly, a black-clad figure charged at him, slamming him into a stone door.
The stone door closed with a loud thud.
Lu Qi was about to punch the black-clad figure.
The figure suddenly dropped to one knee, "Prince of the Commandery!"
Lu Qi was stunned.
The figure pulled off the mask covering his face and said to Lu Qi, "I have been sent by General Hu to rescue the Prince of the Commandery!"
"Uncle Grandfather?"
Lu Qi asked curiously, "Those assassins outside—"
The black-clad figure replied, "They are also General Hu's men!"
Lu Qi's face darkened, "If they are my uncle's men, why didn't they recognize my grandfather? They could have killed King Miao or Lu Yuan, but why attack my grandfather?"
The black-clad figure hesitated, "This is... the order of General Hu."
Lu Qi frowned, "You're lying! How could my uncle order an assassination on His Majesty?"
The black-clad figure, after a moment of hesitation, decided to explain the situation, "With the capital changing hands, such a significant event, His Majesty has likely already guessed who is behind it. Once His Majesty leaves the imperial mausoleum, the only fate awaiting the Prince of Jin's Mansion and the General's Mansion will be total destruction!"
Lu Qi clenched his fists, "That doesn't justify regicide!"
The black-clad figure, daring to meet his gaze, said, "Prince of the Commandery, when the nest is overturned, none of the eggs will survive. If something happens to the Prince of Jin's Mansion, you will be implicated as well. You have done nothing wrong, and you are filial to His Majesty, but His Majesty will not consider the bond of grandfather and grandson. His Majesty is a decisive ruler; he will not leave any threats to the throne. To ensure the smooth succession of the Crown Prince's Mansion, he will certainly eliminate the Prince of Jin's Mansion, the biggest obstacle."
(End of Chapter)
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