Chapter 203 People who can keep secrets

Emperor Yongde rushed out of the bedroom with his sword in hand and shouted: "Where are we? Where are she?"

Frightened, his drunkenness had mostly subsided, and he stumbled all the way downstairs.

The palace maid Qiaoer was sleeping on the table downstairs. Originally, as long as the Xian Concubine agreed to take care of Emperor Yongde, they would not have to worry about it. She no longer stayed up late and slept when she needed to. She just considered that if His Majesty likes to do it in the middle of the night

Something needs to be prepared at all times.

When she heard Emperor Yongde's roar, she was so excited that she jumped up and rushed out of the room.

Emperor Yongde, with disheveled hair, rushed right in front of her, reached out to grab her shoulders, and shouted repeatedly: "Where is the Xian Concubine? Where is the Xian Concubine?"

"Ah... Concubine Xian... Concubine Xian." Qiaoer didn't know how to answer for a moment and was speechless.

Your Majesty is in such a hurry that the Concubine Xian is obviously not in the house.

This is unreasonable. With the prudent nature of the Concubine Xian, if she had to leave for something, she would definitely notify these palace maids. How could she leave quietly?

"Your Majesty, maybe..."

Before she could finish speaking, Emperor Yongde had already pushed her away and rushed towards the door.

As soon as he rushed to the door, Emperor Yongde seemed to have thought of something. He turned around suddenly and returned to Qiaoer again, saying: "You know...she told you?"

Qiao'er didn't know why and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I don't know anything..."

Before she could finish her words, Emperor Yongde struck her with a sword, hitting her in the neck.

Qiaoer fell to the ground, struggling in a pool of blood. Emperor Yongde stabbed her in the heart again.

At this time, two more palace maids heard Emperor Yongde's call and got up and rushed over, rushing into the door. They screamed in shock when they saw Qiaoer's miserable condition.

Emperor Yongde did not hesitate, stepped forward and killed them all with one strike of his sword. While killing them, he said: "You know it too... You must know it too."

Stepping on a pool of blood, Emperor Yongde staggered towards the door.

Having heard the emperor's cry before, everyone had already rushed here. The Forbidden Army was especially nervous, thinking that an assassin was coming to kill the emperor. A large number of the Forbidden Army, led by Wu Mingzi, arrived in a moment. The torches were bright, as bright as day.

Everyone saw Emperor Yongde in disheveled clothes and holding a sword dripping with blood. The whole person seemed to be greatly frightened, but no one was around him. They didn't know what happened for a while, so they had to kneel down to say goodbye.

Wu Mingzi stepped forward and said, "Why are you so alarmed, Your Majesty?"

His Majesty was so angry. Moreover, through the wide open door, they saw the palace maids lying in a pool of blood in the room. Everyone was stunned.

An old eunuch said: "Your Majesty must have had a nightmare."

Emperor Yongde raised his finger and pointed at everyone: "What are you doing here? Go find Concubine Xian, go quickly!"

Wu Mingzi thought there were assassins at first, but now that Emperor Yongde was angry about Concubine Xian, he didn't take it seriously. Concubine Xian was just a woman, and if she left for a while, where could she go? She was so angry over Concubine Xian, so many people were killed.

Are people worth it? They simply regard human life as nothing.

But I can only say this in my heart, and I can't reveal a word of it openly.

He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I will go find it myself."

Concubine Xian was not around, and His Majesty did this for such a big and trivial matter. Although Concubine Xian was rarely scolded by His Majesty when she came back, it was probably just a scolding and it was impossible to hold her accountable.

He first asked the Imperial Army to search the entire Changchun Palace, but the result was that Concubine Xian was not there.

Only then did Wu Mingzi feel that something was wrong. In the middle of the night, Concubine Xian was not in the Changchun Palace. Could it be that she wanted to escape back to Xiliang?

In this case, the situation becomes serious.

He quickly mobilized the imperial army and expanded the search scope to the entire imperial city. At the same time, he requested that no one be allowed in or out through the four gates of the capital.

The officials in charge of public security in the capital came to report that all the gates of the capital were closed late at night, and only Zhang Song, a general from Xiliang, came out of the city with a letter from the Concubine Xian. The Concubine Xian was deeply loved by His Majesty, so they did not dare to stop her.

Wu Mingzi didn't care about the general Zhang Song. The news about the Concubine Xian was the real thing.

When he found Mei Dai outside the gate of the imperial city, Mei Dai was walking back.

It was still extremely cold late at night in early spring, but Mei Dai was not wearing warm clothes, and there was no palace maid following her, so she was walking alone.

Wu Mingzi led all the guards forward and said, "I have seen the Concubine Xian."

When Mei Dai saw him, she just nodded slightly.

Wu Mingzi turned to the guards and said: "Quickly give your Majesty some clothes to keep out the cold, and escort your Majesty back to Changchun Palace."

When Emperor Yongde wanted to kill him, it was Concubine Xian who saved his life. He was still grateful to Concubine Xian. Besides, it was just such a thing. The King of Xiliang died a year ago, and His Majesty did not allow Concubine Xian to have his wife.

Back to Xiliang. Maybe Concubine Xian was just in a bad mood and went out for a walk in the middle of the night. It was quite funny that I actually thought she was going to run away.

There was a guard nearby offering some clothes, but Mei Dai accepted it and remained silent. Wu Mingzi didn't ask any more questions, and just sent Concubine Xian back to pay her dues.

The group returned to Changchun Palace, and Wu Mingzi personally escorted Mei Dai back to the residence of Emperor Yongde.

Arriving at the Changchun Palace, the eunuchs were carrying out the bodies of the palace maids, two carrying one load. When Mei Dai saw Qiaoer's body, she stopped and stared at it for a moment, without saying a word, and then walked forward.

Emperor Yongde was walking around the house anxiously. When he saw Mei Dai appear at the door, he stepped forward and grabbed Mei Dai's hand and pulled her into the house. He said to Wu Mingzi: "Everyone is waiting at the door.

Outside, no one is allowed to enter unless I call you."

After closing the door, Emperor Yongde walked quickly to Mei Dai, grabbed her shoulders with both hands and whispered:

"You know everything? Who else did you tell me? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly!"

Mei Dai didn't speak, just lowered her head.

Emperor Yongde followed her gaze and saw the ink stains on her hands. He let go of Mei Dai and took two steps back. He chopped his foot hard, turned around and opened the door, shouting: "Wu Mingzi."

Wu Mingzi was waiting not far away. Hearing the words, he came closer and said: "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Has anyone been out of town tonight?"

Wu Mingzi didn't understand why Emperor Yongde cared about this, so he replied: "Your Majesty, only a Xiliang general named Zhang Song has left the city."

"Quickly catch up with him and kill him. No matter what he has on him, don't look at it. Bring his head and any letter on him back to me."

Wu Mingzi said: "Follow the order."

Emperor Yongde watched Wu Mingzi leave, turned around and returned to the house, looking at Mei Dai blankly. He murmured to himself: "No, never... I will never let anyone know."

He took off the sword from the wall, held the hilt, and pulled it out half a foot with a clang.

Mei Dai raised her head, and the cold light of the sword's edge shone on her charming face, which was so poignant and beautiful.

Emperor Yongde looked at her face, the hand holding the sword trembled, turned away from her, and slowly pushed the sword into the scabbard.

After pausing for a moment, Emperor Yongde suddenly turned around, drew out his sword, held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and pointed the tip of the sword at Mei Dai's chest, intending to stab her.

Mei Dai, who had been silent at first, suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life."

Emperor Yongde originally swung his sword to stab her, but when he saw her begging for mercy, his sword stopped in the air, a look of intolerance appeared on his face, and he said sadly:

"No, only the dead can keep secrets."

He once said this to Concubine De.

Mei Dai took advantage of this gap to kneel on the ground with a plop, hugged Emperor Yongde's legs, raised her face and said:

"Your Majesty, I already...have your flesh and blood."

As if struck by lightning, Emperor Yongde took a few steps back and muttered to himself: "My... child?"
Chapter completed!