Exile opening: I won with the Universal Maker

Chapter 203 The Person Who Can Keep a Secret

Emperor Yongde rushed out of the bedroom with his sword in hand, and shouted: "Where is the person, what about her?"

Shocked, he had mostly receded from drinking, and stumbled all the way downstairs.

The maid Qiaoer was sleeping on the table downstairs.Originally, as long as the concubine Xian agreed to take care of Emperor Yongde, they never had to worry about them.She no longer stays up late and sleeps when she should.It's just that if His Majesty likes to do something in the middle of the night, he must always be prepared.

Hearing Emperor Yongde's roar in her ears, she was shocked, jumped up and rushed out of the room.

Emperor Yongde rushed in front of her with disheveled hair, reached out and grabbed her shoulder, and shouted repeatedly: "Where is Xianfei, where is Xianfei?"

"Ah... Concubine Xian... Concubine Xian." Qiao'er didn't know how to answer for a while, she was tongue-tied.

His Majesty is in such a hurry, it is obvious that Concubine Xian is not in the house.

This is unreasonable.With the prudence of the concubine Xian, if there is something to leave, these maids will definitely be notified, how could they leave without making a sound?

"Your Majesty may be..."

Before finishing speaking, Emperor Yongde pushed her away and rushed towards the door.

As soon as he rushed to the door, Emperor Yongde seemed to have thought of something, turned around quickly, returned to Qiao'er, and said, "You know...she told you?"

Qiaoer didn't understand, so she shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, this servant doesn't know anything..."

Before she finished speaking, Emperor Yongde slashed at her neck with a sword.

Qiaoer fell to the ground, struggling in a pool of blood.Emperor Yongde stabbed her heart again.

At this time, two more court ladies heard Emperor Yongde's call and got up and rushed to the door.Seeing Qiao'er's miserable state, they all screamed.

Without hesitation, Emperor Yongde stepped forward and killed them all with a sword strike.While killing, he said: "You know it too...you must know it too."

Stepping on a pool of blood, Emperor Yongde staggered towards the door.

Before hearing the emperor shouting, everyone has already rushed to this side.Especially the imperial guards were extremely nervous, thinking that an assassin was coming to assassinate the emperor.A large number of forbidden troops, led by Wu Mingzi, arrived in no time.The torches are bright and bright as day.

Everyone saw that Emperor Yongde was disheveled and holding a bloody sword.The whole person seemed to have been greatly frightened, but no one was around him.I didn't know what happened for a while, so I had to kneel down to pay my respects.

Wu Mingzi stepped forward and said, "Why are you panicking, Your Majesty?"

His Majesty is so angry.In addition, through the wide-open door, they saw palace maids laying in a pool of blood, and everyone was speechless.

An old eunuch said: "Your Majesty must have had a nightmare."

Emperor Yongde pointed at the crowd and said: "What are you still doing here, go find Concubine Xian, go!"

Wu Mingzi thought it was an assassin at first, but now that Emperor Yongde was angry because of Concubine Xian, he didn't take it to heart.Concubine Xian is a girl, just leave for a while, where can she go.Is it worth killing so many people to make such a big fuss over a virtuous concubine?He simply regards human life as worthless.

But this can only be said in the heart, not a word can be revealed on the surface.

He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I will look for it myself."

With Concubine Xian not by her side, His Majesty made such a big and small matter like this.Although Concubine Xian will inevitably be reprimanded by His Majesty after she returns, but it is probably just a reprimand, and it is impossible to question her.

He first asked the Imperial Army to search the entire Changchun Palace, but it turned out that Concubine Xian was not there.

Only then did Wu Mingzi feel that something was wrong.In the middle of the night, Concubine Xian was not in Changchun Palace.Could it be that he wanted to flee back to Xiliang?

If this is the case, the situation will become serious.

He quickly mobilized the imperial army and expanded the search area to the entire imperial city.At the same time, the four gates of the capital are not allowed to let anyone in or out.

The officials in charge of public security in the capital came to report that the four gates of the capital were closed late at night, and only one military general from Xiliang, Zhang Song, left the city with the letter of the concubine Xian.Concubine Xian is deeply favored by His Majesty, they dare not stop her.

Wu Mingzi didn't care about that general Zhang Song.With the news of the concubine Xian, it is the business.

When he found Mei Dai outside the gate of the imperial city, Mei Dai was walking back.

The night in early spring was still extremely cold, but Mei Dai didn't wear clothes to keep out the cold, and there were no maids and guards to follow her, so she walked alone.

Wu Mingzi led all the guards to come forward and said: "I have seen Xianfei."

When Mei Dai saw him, she just nodded slightly.

Wu Mingzi turned his head and said to the guards: "Hurry up and send the clothes to keep out the cold for the empress, and escort the empress back to Changchun Palace."

When Emperor Yongde wanted to kill him, it was Concubine Xian who saved his life.He still has a heart of gratitude to Concubine Xian.Besides, that's all there is to it.The king of Xiliang died years ago, His Majesty forbade the concubine Xian to return to Xiliang.Maybe the concubine Xian was just in a bad mood and came out for a walk in the middle of the night.It's ridiculous that he thought she was going to run away.

A guard next to him brought clothes, Mei Dai accepted it, but still didn't speak.Wu Mingzi didn't ask any more questions, and it was just a matter of sending Concubine Xian back.

When the group returned to Changchun Palace, Wu Mingzi personally escorted Mei Dai back to where Emperor Yongde was.

When they came to the Changchun Palace, the eunuchs were carrying the bodies of the palace maids out on the same load.Seeing Qiaoer's body, Mei Dai stopped to stare at it for a moment, walked forward again without saying a word.

Emperor Yongde was walking up and down the room anxiously.As soon as he saw Mei Dai appearing at the door, he stepped forward and grabbed Mei Dai's hand, dragging her into the house.He said to Wu Mingzi: "All people are waiting outside the door, and they are not allowed to enter unless I call them."

After closing the door, Emperor Yongde walked quickly to Mei Dai, grabbed her shoulders with both hands and said in a low voice:
"You know everything? Who else did you tell? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly!"

Mei Dai didn't speak, just lowered her head.

Emperor Yongde followed her gaze, saw the ink stains on her hands, let go of Mei Dai and took two steps back, chopped his foot hard, turned around and opened the door, and shouted: "Wu Mingzi."

Wu Mingzi was waiting not far away, and when he heard the words, he came to him and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Has anyone been out of town tonight?"

Wu Mingzi didn't understand why Emperor Yongde cared about this, so he replied, "Your Majesty, only one general from Xiliang named Zhang Song has left the city."

"Hurry up and catch up with him and kill him. No matter what he has on his body, don't check it. Bring his head and any letterheads on him back to me."

Wu Mingzi said: "Follow the order."

Emperor Yongde watched Wu Mingzi leave, turned back to the house, and looked at Mei Dai blankly.He muttered to himself: "No, absolutely not... I will never let anyone know."

He took the sword off the wall, grabbed the hilt, and with a "clang", drew it half a foot.

Mei Dai raised her head, and the cold light of the sword's edge reflected on her all-powerful face, which was so beautiful.

Emperor Yongde looked at her face, the hand holding the sword trembled, turned away from looking at her, and slowly pushed the sword back into the scabbard.

Pausing for a moment, Emperor Yongde turned around abruptly, pulled out his sword, held the hilt with both hands, pointed the tip of the sword at Mei Dai's chest, and made a gesture of stabbing.

Mei Dai had been silent at first, but suddenly she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, spare my life."

Emperor Yongde was about to stab with his sword, but when he saw her begging for mercy, the sword stopped in the air, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, and said sadly:
"No, only the dead can keep secrets."

He once said this to Concubine De.

Taking advantage of this gap, Mei Dai knelt on the ground with a plop, hugged Emperor Yongde's leg, raised her face and said:

"Your Majesty, this concubine already...has your flesh and blood."

Emperor Yongde stepped back a few steps as if struck by lightning, and muttered to himself, "My...child?"

(End of this chapter)