Chapter 457 Gambling

The second prince threw the last talisman in his hand into the copper basin, quietly moved his numb legs, and raised his head to quietly glance at the coffin in front of him. ɱ

He glanced at the exhausted officials in the hall, glanced past the Taoist priest sitting cross-legged on the futon and chanting sutras, and looked sideways outside the hall.

There was a cold wind blowing from a distance, and the second prince frowned.

Suddenly, a trace of uneasiness flashed through my heart.

It has been five days since the Duke of Qi secretly left the capital. Not only has no good news been sent back to him, but there has been no news for the past two days.

Thinking of the 100,000 soldiers and horses he led out, the second prince snorted coldly in his heart.

The great general of the Zhu Kingdom is nothing more than mediocre.

If it weren't for the sake of his mother and concubine, how could he allow him to put pressure on him.

One day, he will have all the military power in his own hands.

The second prince suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and looked away.

Under the palace lanterns, four upright Imperial Guards stood silently on both sides of the hall with swords in hand.

Thinking that the power in the capital was under his control and all the officials were left in the palace, the second prince breathed a sigh of relief.

But before the breath could be released to the end, his right eyelid suddenly started beating violently.

…

Jingyang Palace.

In a cold cellar.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps. Xu Yuanyue, who was curled up on the ground, pressed her lower abdomen, which was like a drum, and slowly turned over and sat up while holding back her anger.

She had not eaten or drank for a whole day and night.

It was true that a tiger fell down and was bullied by a dog. Now even a cheap maid dared to bully the master of her harem. If she had the chance to go out, she would definitely not let this bitch go.

As the footsteps got closer and closer, Xu Yuanyue raised her eyes and looked over, but was suddenly stunned.

"Princess Jiashan, why is it you?"

Before Ling Chu had time to speak, Xu Yuanyue's expression suddenly changed again, "So you and that bitch An Meiying are in the same group? It's not enough for you to kill the prince, why don't you also kill me?"

The Emperor is so blind that he didn’t realize that your Dingyuan Palace has been colluding with Xiao Nanmu for a long time..."

Ling Chu looked at the person in front of him indifferently, his hair was disheveled, he was haggard and embarrassed. It seems that no matter how noble his status is, he is no longer as dignified and luxurious as before after being imprisoned for such a long time.

Ling Chu did not exchange greetings, but directly interrupted the queen's sharp scolding, "I'm here to rescue you."

The queen paused, and the rest of her words were choked in her throat. Her expression changed again and again, "What did you say?"

Ling Chu's face was calm, as if he hadn't heard the words she had just cursed angrily, and he repeated again, "I'm here to rescue you."

"Get me out? You and that bitch An Meiying are not in the same group? Jingyang Palace is a cold palace. Not many people in the palace know about this place. How did you find it here?"

The Queen looked at Ling Chu suspiciously, and suddenly got up from the ground with excitement on her face, "Is the Emperor alive? He is back and asked you to save me, right?"

When Ling Chu saw her reaching out to catch him, he first took a step aside and then said calmly, "I did it myself and it has nothing to do with the emperor."

The Queen was stunned, and the excitement on her face suddenly turned pale, "Is there still no news from the Emperor?"

Ling Chu didn't respond to her words, only turned his head and said, "Let's go."

The queen didn't move, not because she didn't want to go out, but because she knew that the entire palace was already controlled by An Meiying and the second prince, and even if she went out, there would be no way to survive.

Ling Chu could tell the queen's thoughts at a glance.

"How I found this place is not important. What is important is, do you want to avenge the prince?"

The queen suddenly turned her head and looked over, her red eyes filled with deep hatred.

This hatred is not directed at Ling Chu.

"No matter how you don't think about it, I have never dreamed of devouring An Meiying, mother and son alive. Not only did I kill Zhao'er, but I also framed my father for treason and executed all 108 members of the Ministry of War Minister's Mansion.

Even if I cut their mother and son into pieces, it wouldn't be enough to vent the hatred in my heart! "

"The empress wants to avenge the prince and the Minister of War, and now there is an excellent opportunity."

There was a bright light in the queen's eyes, but her reason made her suspicious, "Why does the princess want to help me?"

The queen knew that although she was the master of the harem, she had no deep friendship with either Lingchu or Dingyuan Palace.

Although the prince wanted to win over King Dingyuan during his lifetime, King Dingyuan was only loyal to the emperor and did not take sides.

The Jiashan Princess had no reason to help her.

Ling Chu smiled, she was indeed not familiar with the Queen. What's more, since the prince is dead, she won't get any benefit at all from helping the queen, so it's no wonder she is suspicious.

"What are you afraid of? You are locked up in Jingyang Palace, and no one outside knows about it. Concubine An Xian said to those foreign wives who came to cry, that since the prince passed away, you fell ill in bed due to grief.

If I have harmful thoughts to you, why come to Jingyang Palace? As long as I pretend that I don't know anything, it won't be long before word spreads in the palace that you can't bear the shock of the death of both the emperor and the prince, and you will die. "

Ling Chu glanced at the queen's pale face and continued, "As for why I want to help you, it's because I don't like Concubine An Xian, and I don't want the Chongzhao Dynasty to be destroyed in the hands of the second prince.

After all, if the world is in chaos, my master will have to clean up the mess for the second prince.

But my master is old. As a disciple, I can't bear to make him tired, so I can only think of ways to stabilize the court.

Do you think my princess’s reasons are enough? "

Enough, why is it not enough?

The Queen looked at Ling Chu deeply. In fact, she knew that even if there was no reason, she was willing to believe her.

It was because she wanted An Meiying and her son to die.

Even if there was only a 10% chance, she would still take the gamble.

The prince was dead, her family was wiped out, and she was the queen, but now she was imprisoned in the cold palace cellar without seeing the sun.

Even if she lost the gamble, it would not be worse than now.

"What is the opportunity? What does the princess need me to do?"

It seemed that she had not lost her mind because of the death of the prince.

"Time is tight, let's go out first and talk while walking." Ling Chu took out an invisibility talisman and pasted it on the queen.

The queen didn't know what talisman she pasted, and subconsciously wanted to ask, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.

She lowered her eyes and glanced at the talisman paper on her body. Seeing that Ling Chu had turned around and walked out, she hurriedly followed.

Along the way, seeing that some palace maids and guards ignored them, the queen was surprised for a moment, and probably guessed that the talisman paper on her body had the effect of invisibility.

Ling Chu took the Queen to a remote palace where no one was around, and then took off the invisibility talisman on his body.

Soon, a eunuch flashed out, "Princess."

This person was not a real eunuch, he was Ning Chuyi's subordinate and also a Jinyiwei.

"Have you brought everyone?"

The Jinyiwei pointed to the dark place on the right, "Princess, don't worry, they are all brought."

Ling Chu looked over and saw three maids and two palace maids rushing over excitedly, "My Queen."

The Queen's face trembled. She didn't expect Ling Chu to rescue even the people who served her.

Just as she was about to thank him, Ling Chu shook his head to stop her, "Time is tight, let's do things first."

The Queen took a deep breath, suppressed her excitement, bowed deeply to Ling Chu, turned around and took the maids and palace maids to the palace of Concubine An.

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