Things have changed in the palace!

Everyone feels this.

The palace has had a new owner for so many days, and nothing much has changed, but today it is very different.

The great eunuch Hsinchu led the eunuchs and imperial guards like crazy hunting dogs, biting desperately in the palace, and captured many palace residents and tortured them severely.

For a time, there was a river of blood in the punishment department, the dead were thrown out one by one, and everyone in the harem was in danger.

It was as if Gu Zhao was meeting Qin Youzhen for the first time and saw his cold-blooded and ruthless side.

"I will cut off all the hands and feet of the demon concubine in the palace!" Qin Youzhen stood in front of the huge glazed window of Zhaixing Tower, looking down at the small courtyard where Yuan Zhimei lived, with a murderous look on his face.

Ever since he decided to appoint Gu Zhao as his successor, Qin Youzhen was no longer prepared to hide his character and thoughts in front of Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao was silent, she had no objection to this.

Although she has not dealt with Yuan Zhimei directly, judging from Yuan Zhimei's actions, this is a person who does not take the lives and wishes of others at all, let alone the safety of the country and the lives and deaths of the people.

The woman above, calling her a "witch concubine" is not an exaggeration.

"Tonight, I will cut this demon concubine into pieces!" The enemy he has hated since childhood is finally about to fall into his hands, and Qin Youzhen is extremely excited.

Gu Zhao thought for a while, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the demon concubine is full of tricks and will never sit back and die. I thought we should beware of her joining the death-seeking army in order to defeat her."

Qin Youzhen smiled proudly, "The death-seeking army followed King Li to Yu Chong Mountain. The imperial physician is beside King Li. King Li's life and death are in my hands!"

Gu Zhao didn't even move his eyebrows. He was not surprised that Qin Youzhen sent an imperial doctor to deal with King Li. "But what if King Li is really dead?"

Qin Youzhen smiled at first, but soon his smile faded, "Ai Qing means..."

"Your Majesty, the demon concubine naturally wants to let King Li live so that she can become the empress dowager, but the people of Donghao are different. They prefer to let King Li die."

"If King Li is really dead, no one in Northern Xinjiang can resist Donghao's invasion; the death-seeking army will put this account on your Majesty's head and send out mourning troops. I am afraid that the entire Shangjing City will be unable to escape.

Survive this calamity!"

Qin Youzhen broke out in a cold sweat. He only thought that King Li had such a rare opportunity to be weak, which was the perfect opportunity to get rid of the demon concubine. He even had a dark thought in his heart, hoping that the imperial doctor would take advantage of this moment to kill King Li as well.

Killed.

He did not expect that the Donghao people would most likely kill King Li and then frame him!

If the death-seeking army really thought that he had killed King Li and marched into Shangjing City, would he still have a way to survive?

Qin Youzhen was so anxious that he spun around in circles several times, suddenly stood still, and gave orders to Gu Zhao

"Gu Aiqing! Take people to Yu Chong Mountain quickly to protect Uncle Nineteen!"

He lowered his voice, "Uncle Nineteen can't die now! Even if he becomes a cripple, he can't die!"

Gu Zhao suppressed the disdain in his heart and responded loudly, "Yes! I will rush over right now, and I will ensure the safety of His Highness Prince Li!"

With Qin Youzhen's gold medal "as if I were here in person", Gu Zhao didn't stop, gathered his men as quickly as possible, and galloped towards Yu Chong Mountain on horseback.

After leaving the palace, Gu Zhao felt relieved.

The so-called protection of King Li was just an excuse for her to leave. She just didn't want to stay in that oppressive and bloody four-sided wall anymore.

At least half of those who were tortured in the palace were innocent, but Gu Zhao had no way to save them.

She felt powerless and had no choice but to leave. She didn't even want to eat in the palace.

Affected by Gu Zhao, the entire team was in a very low mood.

Qi Si followed Gu Zhao with a few small cranes, "Sir, are you worried that something will happen to King Li?"

Gu Zhao shook his head, "How could King Li die so easily? He started wandering around the world when he was six years old. He has experienced so many dangers, but he still lives well?"

"If he died so easily, the Donghao people would have killed him long ago."

Gu Zhao said softly, "Actually, I have doubts about whether King Li was really unconscious in the Cabinet Office today."

The timing of King Li's coma was so good that he avoided a direct conflict with the emperor. Before he fell into coma, he called out the identity of Dong Hao's spy and asked Gu Zhao to find out the truth by name, leaving room for both parties to move.

Gu Zhao sighed, King Li really took another step back, but unfortunately, Qin Youzhen didn't appreciate it at all, and instead continued to advance with great ambition.

Qi Si grinned where Gu Zhao couldn't see him. He didn't know whether to be happy that Gu Zhao spoke highly of King Li, or to feel sad that King Li was completely seen through by Gu Zhao.

That's right, at the Cabinet Office at that time, he and King Li's guards all saw King Li's hand gestures when he was unconscious. That was their military code, meaning that King Li pretended to be unconscious and everyone cooperated to leave this place.

Gu Zhao has been to the Prince's Villa in Yu Chong Mountain once, and this time can be regarded as a revisit to the old place.

Only this time, the area around the Prince's Courtyard was tightly guarded by death-seeking troops, making it impossible for anyone waiting to get close.

When Gu Zhao walked closer, she realized that the gatekeepers looked familiar. They were all people who had helped her before.

Qi Si glared, and several soldiers of the death-seeking army quickly saluted, "Hello, Mr. Gu!"

Gu Zhao smiled and nodded to them, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers."
Chapter completed!