Chapter 223 The Palace Gate Is Blocked

Prince Fu immediately lit the candle that had been tampered with.

At this moment, the door opened.

Emperor Xuan walked in.

Prince Fu looked so flustered that he knelt down hurriedly: "I see you, my brother... Why haven't you rested yet so late?"

Emperor Xuan looked down at Prince Fu.

"Get up!"

Prince Fu stood up. Emperor Xuan looked at him and said lightly: "Does Prince Fu look in good spirits?"

Prince Fu hurriedly said: "I have had several drug addiction attacks in the past few days. If it weren't for my brother staying in the palace... If I were in my own house, I would definitely not be able to resist secretly taking the magic powder."

"But as I overcome the drug addiction again and again, the symptoms are getting weaker and weaker. It was my brother who saved my life."

Emperor Xuan smiled slightly, "Other people who take magic powder will become skinny... Prince Fu takes magic powder and becomes fatter and full of energy."

Prince Fu was shocked. Did His Majesty see something?

He laughed dryly, "Brother, you are teasing me again. I am fat... I haven't been taking the magic powder for a long time, so I am actually a little thinner."

The Emperor Xuan suddenly became serious, "Prince Fu, I came so late because I have something to ask you... Do you know Di Shan?"

Prince Fu's heart skipped a beat.

It seems that his guess was right. Ning Chen and Geng Jing entered the palace late at night, and they must have found him.

Prince Fu thought for a while and said, "I don't know this person!"

"Are you sure?"

"I dare not lie to you, brother. I really don't know him."

The Emperor Xuan's face became colder and colder, "Then you must know the Medicine King, right?"

A trace of panic flashed across Prince Fu's face, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still said firmly, "I don't know this person either."

The Emperor Xuan's face was cold.

"Prince Fu, I came to you in person just to give you a chance to confess... I didn't expect you to be so stubborn."

"I have already asked Geng Jing to go to the palace. When he comes back... Prince Fu will have no chance to confess again... Are you sure you have nothing to say to me?"

Prince Fu's face turned pale, and his back was soaked with cold sweat.

But he still insisted on being innocent: "What crime did I commit that made my brother so angry?"

Emperor Xuan was furious when he saw that he was still quibbling at this time.

Emperor Xuan was really angry, and he stepped forward and slapped Prince Fu in the face.

Prince Fu staggered and almost fell down, and several obvious red marks appeared on his fat face.

"You bastard, when my father was dying, he held my hand and told me to treat you well... Isn't the grace I gave you enough?"

"But how did you repay me? You trained death warriors and secretly controlled the court ministers with magic powder... Prince Fu, are you still unwilling to plead guilty?"

The Emperor Xuan roared, but suddenly, his body shook.

Eunuch Quan was shocked and hurriedly supported the Emperor Xuan, "Your Majesty, calm down, the dragon's body is important..."

He thought the Emperor Xuan was so angry that he fainted.

But unexpectedly, the next second, the Emperor Xuan fell straight down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Brother, Brother..."

"Quickly call the imperial physician, quickly call the imperial physician..."

The Emperor Xuan suddenly fell down, and the scene was in chaos.

.......

At this time, Ning Chen had returned to the Ning Mansion with an imperial edict in his hand.

Not long after he entered the door, the imperial edict arrived.

The content of the imperial edict was very simple: the musket battalion was led by Ning Chen.

Ning Chen looked at the imperial edict with a frown on his face.

Although Emperor Xuan had said before that he could take the troops of the Musket Battalion with him when he went south to fight Nanyue in the spring of next year... But this imperial edict was delivered late at night, isn't it too hasty?

Although Ning Chen was puzzled, he didn't think too much about it.

After all, he had been busy all day, it was late, and he was injured, so Ning Chen was really tired. He simply washed up and lay down.

But even though he was very tired, he just couldn't fall asleep.

When he closed his eyes, he felt uneasy.

No, there must be a reason why His Majesty issued an edict late at night!

Ning Chen sat up, thought for a while, and shouted to the outside of the door: "Brother Dazhuang?"

His room was taken care of by Uncle Chai during the day, and Chai Dazhuang kept watch at night.

Chai Dazhuang heard the voice and rushed in, "Fourth Master, what do you want me to do?"

Ning Chen put on his clothes and said, "Go and call Gu Yichun for me."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

Ning Chen put on his clothes, put the imperial edict in his arms, and then went outside with a knife...Just then, Chai Dazhuang found Gu Yichun.

"Brother Dazhuang, go prepare the carriage. I need to go out for a while."

"Yes!"

After Chai Dazhuang left, Ning Chen took off his badge and handed it to Gu Yichun, saying, "Go and do something for me."

"Mr. Ning, please tell me!"

"Take my badge and leave the city now. Go to the North Camp of the Weilong Army and find a man named Yuan Long. Tell him... except for me and your majesty, no one can mobilize the musket camp."

Ning Chen paused and continued, "Tell him that I have the imperial edict... If anyone disobeys the order, just chop him off."

Gu Yichun took the badge, "Yes, I'll go right away!"

"Be careful!"

Gu Yichun nodded, turned around and left quickly.

Ning Chen limped to the door. Chai Dazhuang had already harnessed the carriage and was waiting.

Helping Ning Chen get in the car, Chai Dazhuang asked, "Fourth Master, where are we going?"

"The palace."

Chai Dazhuang responded and drove straight to the palace.

Ning Chen came to the palace gate.

"Open the door, I have something important to see His Majesty!"

The guard at the door leaned over and clasped his fists, saying: "Ning Yinyi, we just received an order that an assassin was found in the palace and we are catching the assassin now. No one is allowed to enter."

Ning Chen was shocked, "Assassin? As a member of the Supervisory Department, I have the responsibility to protect His Majesty's safety... Open the door quickly."

"Mr. Ning, please don't embarrass us. The order we received is that no one is allowed to enter."

Ning Chen frowned.

Assassin?

What kind of assassin blocked the palace gate?

His Majesty has Nie Liang and Eunuch Quan by his side, they are all top masters.

There are guards and imperial guards in the palace... Is it necessary to make such a big fuss to catch an assassin?

I'm afraid something big happened in the palace?

Is it possible that His Majesty is in trouble?

Ning Chen was filled with worry... but he also felt that it was unlikely. Nie Liang led the imperial guards and the imperial guards, and was loyal to His Majesty. With Eunuch Quan still around, what could possibly happen to His Majesty?

Just then, the palace gate opened.

A eunuch in his forties came out with four guards and horses.

Ning Chen hurried forward and said with a fist: "I am Ning Chen Yinyi from the Supervisory Department... I wonder which palace this eunuch belongs to?"

The eunuch glanced at Ning Chen and said in a sarcastic tone: "So it's the famous Ning Yinyi. I belong to the Eastern Palace."

Ning Chen didn't care about the other party's bad behavior and said with a fist: "I heard that there was an assassin in the palace. I wonder if the assassin has been caught?"

The eunuch looked up at the sky and said in a strange voice: "Not yet... This is a matter of the palace, Ning Yinyi won't worry about it."

Ning Chen frowned slightly, "This eunuch, have I ever offended you?"

"No... But I still have official business to attend to, so I won't chat with Ning Yinyi!"

After that, he snorted in a sarcastic tone and left with his people.

On the contrary, the four guards smiled apologetically at Ning Chen when they left.

Ning Chen stared at the backs of the people leaving, his eyes flickering.

There was an assassin in the palace, and the palace gates were sealed, but these people left the palace late at night. There must be something wrong.

Ning Chen got on the carriage and said, "Brother Dazhuang, follow them."