Chapter 459: Strange

After kneeling for so long, these ministers actually wanted to follow Prince Rui to leave.

But they came to the palace to mourn, they couldn't just leave the emperor's coffin and go to Yinghua Palace to watch the excitement.

Prince Rui was the emperor's uncle, an elder, and of noble status. He took people to Yinghua Palace to put out the fire in the name of not letting the fire spread and destroy the palace, and no one could criticize him.

Concubine An was the emperor's concubine, they had to avoid suspicion, and the harem was not a place where ministers like them could enter and exit at will.

But their wives didn't have such concerns.

Seeing that the second prince and Prince Rui had left, the ministers stood up in a hurry and told their wives to go to Yinghua Palace to help.

Whether Concubine An could be saved was secondary, the key was to see if they could find out some information while walking around.

These ladies who came to the palace to mourn were not stupid. They didn't say they understood all the undercurrents in the court, but they knew more or less.

At this moment, they also understood their husbands' thoughts.

After seeing the Princess of Rui, the Princess of Guangping, and the Princess of Jing leave, the Princess of Hui, the Princess of Dingyuan, the wife of the Marquis of Nan'an, and others followed. The other ladies looked at each other and walked out of the palace in twos and threes.

These ladies walked hurriedly. No matter how close they were to Concubine An Xian, their faces were full of worry at this moment. But how many people really care from the bottom of their hearts, only they themselves know.

Lady Kang Anbo was really worried that Concubine An Xian would get into trouble. After all, she was her elder sister. Only if Concubine An Xian was alive and well, the Kang Anbo Mansion could legitimately borrow her power.

Lady Kang Anbo was very anxious, but she had been kneeling for too long, her legs were sore and numb, and she couldn't walk fast at all. She could only urge the two maids who supported her to speed up.

If there was anyone more anxious than Lady Kang Anbo, it was Han Yao.

Ever since she seduced the second prince in the Dingyuan Palace and did that with her in the cave, she was discovered by everyone. The second prince was forced to agree to take her in as his concubine.

But Han Yao knew that the couple of Prince Dingyuan did not want her to marry the second prince. If she had not tried her best to persuade the lady to let her enter the second prince's mansion early, she would have died of illness long ago.

Although Han Yao entered the second prince's mansion as she wished, the second prince was annoyed that her seduction was discovered by the emperor, which lost the face of the royal family, and he did not like her.

Han Yao did not have a good life in the second prince's mansion. It was still she who tried her best to be humble in front of Concubine An Xian and please the second prince in bed.

She also gave the second prince a lot of advice on the death of the prince in the brothel, which changed his mind.

Seeing that the second prince was about to ascend the throne, Han Yao was racking her brains to make him make her the queen so that she could trample Ling Chu, the bitch, and the Dingyuan Palace under her feet.

At this critical moment, Han Yao naturally didn't want Concubine An to get into trouble, otherwise her wish to be made queen would certainly be affected.

Han Yao's legs were numb and sore, but she could only grit her teeth and rush to Yinghua Palace eagerly.

Those ladies had all left, and the hall was suddenly much emptier.

Those ministers had been kneeling for so long, and their legs were not feeling well. Just now, they stood up and ordered the ladies of each family to go to Yinghua Palace to help, and they naturally didn't want to kneel down so quickly.

They stood together in groups of three or two, discussing the assassin.

The imperial guards standing in the dark frowned, but seeing that no one moved the emperor's coffin, they didn't say much.

As everyone was discussing, a loud noise suddenly came from the hall.

Everyone was startled.

Turning around and seeing the coffin shattered into pieces in the hall, everyone was shocked.

Yinghua Palace was hit by an assassin and the emperor's coffin was inexplicably smashed, and everyone smelled something strange.

The second prince hurried as fast as he could, and was about to reach Yinghua Palace, when he suddenly heard the panicked shout of the young eunuch behind him.

"Second prince, second prince, it's not good... The emperor's coffin has been smashed."

The second prince, who was feeling uneasy, heard the three words "not good", and veins on his forehead bulged. In a rage, he almost turned around and ordered someone to drag the young eunuch down and beat him to death.

But when he heard the next words, his face changed drastically.

Without caring about saving Concubine An, the second prince turned around and ran back the way he came.

The young eunuch shouted loudly, and the prince Rui, who was walking in front, naturally heard it.

He stopped, frowned and glanced at the Yinghua Palace not far away, and immediately turned around and walked back.

Prince Rui had already suspected the death of the emperor, and the second prince repeatedly stopped him from visiting the queen mother. He more or less guessed what the second prince was thinking.

Assassins had entered Yinghua Palace and the fire had broken out. He hurried over, not because he cared about Concubine An Xian, but just wanted to take the opportunity to find out some information.

When he heard that the emperor's coffin had been smashed, Prince Rui immediately sensed that something was unusual.

Ling Chu looked through the system and saw the second prince and Prince Rui hurriedly leaving, and curled the corners of her lips.

Seeing Ning Chuyi, who was hidden among the officials in the hall, walking towards the coffin, she slowly put the invisible shovel that smashed the coffin back into the system.

The second prince hurriedly turned back and saw the women from various palaces who followed him. His face was not very good, but he had no intention of paying attention to it at the moment.

Han Yao felt that this was a great opportunity. The second prince was too busy to do anything. If she could help, it would give her more hope of becoming the queen.

Suppressing the joy in her heart, she walked quickly to the Second Prince, "Don't worry, Your Highness, leave the Empress's affairs to me, I will definitely take care of it."

Although the Second Prince didn't like Han Yao very much, when he saw that she took the initiative to help, his expression eased a little, and he hurriedly gave a few instructions and rushed to the Emperor's bedroom.

The safety of Concubine An Xian was related to the matter of establishing the empress, and Han Yao's pace to Yinghua Palace was more urgent than ever.

The ladies following behind also knew that the emperor's coffin was smashed, and they were wondering whether they should follow the second prince and Prince Rui back to the emperor's bedroom.

Seeing that the noble ladies of Princess Rui looked at each other and continued to rush to Yinghua Palace, they hesitated for a moment and followed.

Han Yao hurried all the way to Yinghua Palace and saw that the gate was open. There were no maids guarding the gate. She didn't think much about it, just thought they had gone to put out the fire.

When she stepped over the threshold and walked a few steps inside, she saw the imperial guards and palace maids lying on the ground, and her face changed.

Although it was strange that these people fainted here, Han Yao was worried about Concubine An Xian's life, so she just glanced at them and went to the inner courtyard.

The unconscious nanny on the ground was just waking up. She was overjoyed when she saw Han Yao. "Han Liangdi, go and save the queen..." As soon as she said that, the nanny saw the Princess Rui and others who came over, and her face changed suddenly.

"Han Liangdi, hurry... stop them, don't let them in."

Princess Rui was thinking that what happened today was too strange, and wanted to take the opportunity to find out the news. At this moment, seeing that the nanny in charge of Yinghua Palace had such an abnormal attitude, how could she do what she wanted.

She immediately put on a stern face and scolded like a princess, "Are you confused, nanny? The queen's bedroom was flooded, and we came to help put out the fire with good intentions, but you actually wanted to stop us. Could it be that the Yinghua Palace was flooded by you?"

The nanny was so anxious that she almost vomited blood when she saw Han Yao looking at her with a suspicious face.

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