Chapter 981 Death Knell

Xiao Yu called the commander of the imperial guards over, "Rong Guifei is plotting a rebellion, take her to Yuntang Palace and lock her up first, and deal with her when she is free."

He also called Xue Chen, "Marquis Jingrong is plotting a rebellion, surround Marquis Jingrong's mansion, and don't let anyone escape."

Xue Chen bowed and replied, "Yes, I will do it immediately."

Rong Guifei was anxiously circling in the palace, wondering if the maid had left the palace smoothly.

Will her father follow her instructions after receiving her letter?

At this moment, a team of imperial guards rushed in. The commander of the imperial guards waved his hand, and two imperial guards stepped forward, took Rong Guifei and walked out.

Rong Guifei was panicked and struggled desperately, "What are you doing? Are you, are you going to rebel?"

The commander of the imperial guards sneered, "It was Rong Guifei who wanted to rebel, the letter on the maid has been searched out."

"Take her away."

At this moment, the little prince, who had just turned two months old, burst into tears.

The nurse wanted to go forward to hug her, but she didn't dare. She just lowered her head and huddled aside.

A guard said, "What about the little prince?"

The commander said indifferently, "Don't we have a nurse? Just let her take care of her."

"Take her away and lock her up with Concubine Zhang."

Concubine Rong was pushed into Yuntang Palace by the guards.

Concubine Zhang was lying on a pile of straw with lifeless eyes. Suddenly, she heard the sound of the door. She felt a glimmer of hope in her heart. She got up and went to the door to see.

She saw Concubine Rong being escorted in by the guards.

The guards pushed Concubine Rong in, locked the courtyard door and left.

Zhang Jieyu had someone to keep her company, and suddenly she laughed with a twisted face, "The emperor died in Changchun Palace, it's my bad luck."

"What about you, aren't you a concubine? Isn't your father a powerful soldier? How could you come to such a place?"

Rong Guifei slapped Zhang Jieyu in the face, "Bitch, it's all you who killed the emperor. If it weren't for you--"

Before she finished her words, she was grabbed by the hair by Zhang Jieyu, and her face was scratched hard.

Rong Guifei grabbed Zhang Jieyu's hair with her backhand, and the two of them soon wrestled together.

In the Qianqing Palace, when it was almost dawn, the eunuchs washed the emperor's body, put on a brand new dragon robe, and put it on the arranged funeral bed.

At this time, the palace gates opened, and the news was heard everywhere.

The emperor's two younger brothers, the King of Shu and the King of Zhao, and the eldest princess Xiao Min all entered the palace.

The three of them cried in front of the emperor's spirit.

They were crying for real. The emperor was quite tolerant to their brothers and sisters. But when the nephew became the emperor, it would not be so good.

The concubines in the palace came one after another.

They knelt in front of the emperor's spirit and cried sincerely.

How could they not cry? They were only in their teens, young and beautiful, but their husbands died. When the prince ascended the throne, they would be concubines. They could not remarry. How would they live in the next few decades?

At this time, the news spread to the temples in the capital, and the bells rang.

Gu Zhang and Chen had just got up when they heard the bells.

Some temples would ring the bells every morning, which was not strange. What was strange was that the bells seemed to be everywhere today, and they would never stop.

The family was eating breakfast, and the bells were still ringing.

Gu Zhang and Gu Qing looked serious. According to the rules, when the emperor passed away, the bells in the temples in the capital would be rung 30,000 times.

Could something big have happened?