There was no one in the Kunning Palace courtyard, only a circle of charcoal fire burning silently by the flower bed.

As Ye Qinghuai expected, under her order, no one of the maids and eunuchs in Kunning Palace dared to disturb the emperor and the queen's night.

Ye Qinghuai held the short knife at her waist and took two deep breaths. The hardness of the handle and the cool air of late autumn made her conscious.

But she could feel that her breath was still hot, and her body seemed to have a stream of heat flowing to her lower abdomen, making her feel strangely comfortable and intolerable.

Zhou Shouyi must be found as soon as possible.

Ye Qinghuai used this thought to forcefully suppress the terrible thoughts that were rolling in his heart.

She lowered her head and walked towards the palace gate of Kunning Palace. However, when she walked into the courtyard, a figure wearing a imperial guard uniform suddenly walked out from the shadow of the door.

The man walked quickly towards Ye Qinghuai, blocked Ye Qinghuai's path, lowered his hand and asked, "What does Your Majesty need? I will do it for Your Majesty."

Ye Qinghuai subconsciously clenched the short knife at her waist, then raised her head and looked at the guard who was about the same height as her, and then frowned.

Ever since Zhao Feiyan and Chen Julian entered the palace, Ye Qinghuai asked Zhao Yinshi to replace the guards in Kunning Palace and Yonghe Palace with trustworthy people. Most of these people were Zuo who had attacked the Chengtianmen Palace with her during the coup. The yamen and guards were all familiar faces to her.

But she had no impression of the person in front of her.

Ye Qinghuai's expression turned cold, and he raised his head and asked, "Which palace are you from?"

She wanted to scare this person away with dignity, but as soon as the words came out, she was stunned.

Her voice actually turned into a woman's voice, and it was still soft, waxy, delicate and charming.

Not only was she stunned, but the other party also raised his head in surprise, looked at her blankly and said: "Your Majesty..."

This "Your Majesty" made Ye Qinghuai come back to his senses.

Her eyes darkened, and almost at the same moment, a cold light bloomed from her arms and flashed across the other person's throat.

The guard then touched his knife, but it was too late.

A thin line of blood slowly spread from his throat, and then, the hot blood sprayed on Ye Qinghuai's face and body.

"You..." The other party slowly took two steps back. As soon as he opened his mouth, blood gushes out of his mouth, blocking the rest of his words.

From the beginning to the end, Ye Qinghuai watched him slowly fall to the ground with a strangely calm gaze.

She took one last look at the body to make sure he was dead, then sheathed the knife, raised her hand to wipe the blood on her face with her sleeve, put on her hood, and walked out of the palace gate.

Kunning Palace is the closest among the six courtyards of the harem to the emperor's Jingshou Palace. It can be reached by bypassing two palace walls. But even if the emperor is not in Jingshou Palace, there will be at least a team of guards and a dozen eunuchs and maids on duty.

With Ye Qinghuai's current appearance, naturally he could not appear openly in front of everyone.

But it was too long for her to walk from Kunning Palace to the Taiyuan Hospital to find Zhou Shouyi, and she would definitely encounter the guards patrolling the palace.

While thinking about who was available in the palace at this time, Ye Qinghuai walked slowly along the path and along the palace wall to Jingshou Palace.

While she was thinking, a slender figure wearing palace maid's clothes suddenly appeared from a corner not far away.

Ye Qinghuai was startled. The other party also saw her at this time. Seeing her sneaky whereabouts, he immediately asked: "Who is she?"

Ye Qinghuai felt relieved when he heard the other party's voice. It was Shen Guichun.

She took two steps forward, stopped in front of the palace lantern on the wall, and took off her hood.

When Shen Guixi saw Ye Qinghuai, she immediately changed her fierce look and knelt down in the tunnel respectfully: "I see you, Your Majesty."

Ye Qinghuai paused for a moment, then walked up to her and pulled her up from the ground. "Why are you here?" Ye Qinghuai asked in a suppressed voice.

Even though she spoke under her breath, she could still tell that her voice was much softer than before. Shen Guiyi couldn't help but raise her head in surprise. When she looked up, she saw blood stains all over Ye Qinghuai's body. The smell of blood and alcohol from the emperor's body hit her face, causing her face to change instantly.

"Your Majesty, you..."

"I have been poisoned and I cannot let anyone know."

Her explanation barely managed to fool Shen Guixi.

"Why are you here?" Ye Qinghuai asked again.

"I just came out of Wanxue Palace. Gu Haiwang said some nonsense today when he woke up. I am about to go to Jingshou Palace to report to His Majesty."

Ye Qinghuai calculated in his mind that this road from Wanxue Palace to Jingshou Palace was indeed the only way.

Only then did she let go of Shen Guixi's hand.

Seeing that Ye Qinghuai's mood improved, Shen Guiyi asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, are you injured?"

Ye Qinghuai shook his head: "It's not my blood."

She didn't say much, it wasn't safe here.

Ye Qinghuai raised his head and looked around, and soon found the target among the buildings with heavy ridges and high eaves.

Then she withdrew her gaze, looked at Shen Guici very seriously and asked, "Shen Guici, can I trust you?"

Shen Guixi's blood boiled at the emperor's gaze, and she cupped her hands and said, "I am your majesty's eagle guard, and I am willing to die for your majesty."

Ye Qinghuai withdrew his gaze and said, "Okay. I am going to Yichun Palace. You can help me explore the way. If we meet people, find a way to lead them away quietly."

Shen Guiyi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"After cleaning up the people on the road, go to Kunning Palace for me. There is a dead man in the courtyard. Get rid of him without being discovered. Then go to the Imperial Hospital to find an imperial doctor named Zhou Shouyi and ask him to come to Yi The erotic palace is looking for me. Let him come alone and don't let others know about it. Do you understand?"

After Shen Guixi listened carefully, he nodded vigorously.

"Go." Ye Qinghuai finished speaking and patted her shoulder.

Shen Guiyi didn't think much, she walked quickly along the palace wall in the direction of Yichun Palace.

After she left, Ye Qinghuai waited a moment, put on his hood again, and went to Yichun Palace.

Yichun Palace is Qin Baozhu's former residence and is the palace closest to the Middle Palace among the Sixth Palace in the West. Since Qin Baozhu's death, Ye Qinghuai has sealed the palace so that no one else can set foot there.

In this current situation, it is the best place to go.

Although the official hall in the middle palace is very spacious, tonight is the Longevity Festival. Most of the guards in the back palace have been transferred to the front hall to pick up guests. There is no one in the west sixth palace, so there are very few patrols.

Ye Qinghuai walked to Yichun Palace smoothly and saw Shen Guiyi waiting at the door. He exchanged a few words with her, and after watching her leave, he pushed open the heavy palace door alone.

She has not set foot here for more than half a year.

But the palace is still the same as she remembers it, making people feel familiar and sad.

But at this time, Ye Qinghuai didn't have much energy to remember the past. She staggered open the door of the bedroom, walked to the bed in a few steps, sat on the ground and leaned against the corner of the bed, breathing rapidly.


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