Si Ning was taken to an abandoned palace by the palace man, who spoke arrogantly to her.
"Mrs. Lu, the answer you want to know is inside. Please come in."
The door was opened, and the mess inside could be seen through the crack in the door.
Si Ning came to the palace only a handful of times, but he also guessed that this place should be a place like the Cold Palace.
She raised her eyebrows and looked at the palace maid beside her. She didn't go in immediately, but asked aloud.
"Who sent you?"
There was sarcasm in the palace maid's eyes, but she didn't intend to answer Si Ning, so she turned around and left.
As a result, as soon as he took a step, his neck hurt. He slowly turned around and his vision went dark and he fainted.
Si Ning took the person by the collar and pulled him into the abandoned palace. The other person took the trouble to lure him in. If he didn't go in to see what was going on inside, wouldn't it be a waste of his efforts.
After walking in, Si Ning threw the unconscious palace maid aside, looked around, and then his eyes fell on a corner.
There was a man lying there, surrounded by blood.
When Si Ning wanted to step forward to check, a black shadow suddenly fell from the sky and hit her chest.
Si Ning dodged and barely managed to avoid the blow.
But this was just the beginning. The opponent obviously didn't expect that Si Ning would be so agile. He turned his fist into a palm and attacked Si Ning's face again.
This time, Si Ning did not move away. Instead, he gently twisted his fingers, placed a silver needle between his two fingers, and faced the opponent.
The two met in a narrow road, and Si Ning turned over and bent down to avoid them.
However, the two of them were very close. When the other party attacked next time, the silver needle in his hand had accurately pierced the man's Tanzhong point.
It's just that this time it was still a little off, and the other party was not defenseless. He only felt a pain in his chest. He lowered his eyes and saw a little more murderous intent in his eyes.
His face was covered, and Si Ning couldn't see clearly what he looked like, but he could tell that he was determined to kill him.
The man drew out the soft sword from his waist and narrowed his eyes at Si Ning.
Even if it's dark, you can still catch the cold light from the sword.
There was such a big commotion, but it didn't attract the patrolling guards.
For today's palace banquet, the number of guards in the palace will increase several times. Even if this place has been abandoned for a long time, it is impossible for people outside to not notice it.
In this way, there is only one possibility, the person behind it can cover the sky with one hand in this palace.
After staring hard, the opponent's sword thrust towards Si Ning.
Si Ning bent down to dodge, and the sword passed by her face.
The man in black was about to stab Si Ning in the lower back with his backhand. At the critical moment, someone shouted to stop.
Si Ning took the opportunity to take out the silver needle in his hand and thrust it into the man in black. This time, it accurately penetrated the man's acupuncture point.
The man in black lost his balance and his sword fell to the ground.
He looked at Si Ning in surprise, but before he had time to think about it, he saw people outside rushing in, flying up to the eaves, and disappearing in a few flashes.
Before Si Ning could react, several people rushed in from outside the door, led by a eunuch.
Si Ning remembered him. He was the one who went to the Marquis of Ning'an's Mansion to issue an edict last time, and he even mocked the Lu family on his behalf.
Si Ning called out, "Eunuch Song."
Eunuch Song replied nervously, "Mrs. Lu, don't be so polite. It's not a good time to stay here for a long time. Leave with the Za family quickly."
Si Ning was a little hesitant. It wasn't that she didn't believe Eunuch Song, but this was the palace and no one could trust him.
Eunuch Song naturally noticed Si Ning's concerns and took out a token from his waist and handed it to Si Ning.
"The general's token. Seeing that you haven't come back for a long time, he asked the Zajia family to come over and have a look."
Si Ning recognized this token, and she also had an identical one in her hand.
"Father-in-law, wait a moment."
She walked to the corner that she had noticed before, turned the person over on the ground, and immediately frowned.
Eunuch Song recognized the person on the ground with sharp eyes and took a deep breath.
"Shu Fei, what... is this good?"
Si Ning turned to look at him, without any trace of panic on his face, and ordered.
"Please, Eunuch Song, please bring me back to Qingyan Palace, and this..."
She bent down and picked up a letter from the ground, which was still stained with blood.
But the content above is still clearly visible.
Eunuch Song took the letter, was frightened again, and said hurriedly.
"Mrs. Lu San, let's take this... Zajia's and burn it..."
Si Ning said, "No, just do as I say."
Since the other party didn't leave her a way to survive, how could she not return the other party a generous gift?
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At the same time, at the palace banquet, the queen made a confused sound, which attracted the attention of many people.
The emperor also looked at her and asked dissatisfiedly.
"What happened?"
The queen could hear the displeasure in the emperor's tone, but she didn't care and replied with a smile.
"I feel strange when I see that Sister Shufei has not come back for a long time. Your Majesty, why not send someone to look for her? It seems that it has been a long time since Sister Shufei left just now."
As the head of the harem, it is not surprising that she pays attention to every move of the concubines in the harem.
The emperor nodded and motioned to the maid on the side to take a look, but did not take the matter to heart.
But not long after, the palace maid who was arranged to go out to check had not returned, but a eunuch hurried in.
He whispered a few words next to the father-in-law in charge. Hearing this, the father-in-law in charge hurriedly stepped forward to the emperor and whispered in his ear.
The emperor's expression darkened, he shook his hands and looked at the queen beside him.
The queen didn't seem to notice anything was wrong. She turned around when she felt the gaze and asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Without waiting for the emperor to answer, the palace maid from before ran in in panic and spoke urgently in front of everyone.
"The Emperor and the Queen are in trouble. Concubine Shu and Miss Lu San are fighting."
The emperor's eyes turned cold and he looked at the queen beside him.
The queen didn't quite understand the emperor's look, so she looked over and said cautiously.
"Your Majesty, how about we go take a look?"
The ministers below also heard the palace maid's report, and all looked sideways, and some looked at Lu Hanxiao who was standing aside.
Lu Hanxiao stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and said respectfully to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, my wife just ate something bad and did not go to see Concubine Shu. There must be some misunderstanding."
"General Lu, maybe Mrs. Lu met Sister Shu Concubine on the way. Sister Shu Concubine has been gone for such a long time, and Mrs. Lu has not returned for a while. Why don't we all go and have a look. If it is true as the palace maid said, we can just walk by. I would like to advise you not to cause any unpleasantness and affect the relationship between General Lu and his wife."
At the palace banquet, the minister's wife had a quarrel with the emperor's concubine. Who would not be curious about this kind of thing.
Before the emperor could speak, the third prince also stood up and said.
"Father, haven't the Third Madam and Concubine Shu always been on good terms? I also heard that the Third Madam asked Concubine Shu to have a safe pulse. Later, Concubine Shu's pregnancy was lost not long after. Are the two of them because of this incident? Did something unpleasant happen?"
"The third child!"
The emperor's tone was a bit harsh and he warned secretly.
Han Liangan had to shut up. Seeing her son being scolded, the queen made amends for him.
"Liang An, don't talk nonsense!"
"Your Majesty, why don't I go and see what's going on now? Why don't I take a few ladies with me to see what's going on?"
