Chapter 500 The Old Madam Faces the Saint

The next day, the Night King conducted a massive search of the palace on the pretext of eliminating the assassins.

But the old matriarch came to Xiwei Palace specially to ask to see the emperor this day, under the banner that her wound was red and pus, and she wanted to see Zi'an, but she came to Xiwei Palace, naturally she had to ask to see the emperor.

When the emperor saw the old lady coming, he invited him into the palace.

The emperor's reliance on Chen Taijun began when he was still the crown prince. The Chen family was in the limelight at that time, and they were heroic. When Chen Laotaijun stood in the court hall, it was a barrier to prevent foreign enemies from invading, even now. However, she is still a legend on the battlefield, making the small barbarian country frightened.

In the early days of the emperor's ascension to the throne, the old matriarch had already semi-retired. However, she said in the court hall, "The Chen family is willing to serve the great Zhou Dynasty for generations." the status of emperor.

The most important thing is that the Chen family is different from the Xiao family. The Xiao family holds military power and is deeply rooted in power. Although Lord Hou is humble, he always gives the impression of a master of meritorious service, because most of the descendants of the Xiao family hold important positions in the court.

But the Chen family is not, the old lady of the Chen family retreats as soon as she says, and the descendants of the Chen family, except for the twelve generals today, are not too involved in government affairs. To seek high-ranking officials and generous salaries, not to have too many contacts with courtiers, when the court has something to do, the old matriarch gives an order, and twelve generals can serve the court. The court is fine, these twelve generals don't even go to the barracks, keeping a low profile like this, who has the heart to say anything?

Ever since the assassin injured Madam Chen, the emperor has been thinking about this matter, and now that Madam Chen is here in person, he naturally wants to meet him.

Zi'an put on shame for the emperor and invited the old lady in.

Eunuch Bao personally went out to invite the old matriarch to enter the palace. The old matriarch entered the palace without looking left and right. Looking at the emperor on the bed, she was startled for a moment, then sighed quietly, walked over to salute, "Your majesty, the old minister is here."

The emperor sat up with the support of Mr. Bao, raised a smile on his face, but was as stiff as if he couldn't pull his fake face, "Here you come, give me a seat!"

The old lady sat down and looked at the emperor. She naturally knew that the emperor was wearing a fake face, but she could only pretend that she didn't know. She said: "The emperor's complexion is fine, you should pay more attention to rest and take care of your dragon body."

"Taijun has a heart, I'm fine." The emperor looked at the sash on her arm, "Is Taijun seriously injured?"

The old matriarch shook his head, "It's not serious, it's just that I didn't pay attention to cleaning the wound last night, and it turned a little red after being stained with raw water. Hearing that the princess is here, the old lady came over, one to greet the emperor, and the other to invite the princess to be an old lady have a look."

The emperor sighed, "Taijun was shocked."

"It's nothing, just seven assassins. If the old man is a few years younger, how can they be the old man's opponent? It's just that when you are old, you are old after all." The old lady laughed at herself.

"The Taijun was always strong and strong, five of the seven assassins died under the hands of the Taijun in the end?" The emperor knew that the assassins did not die under the hands of the Taijun, but thought that the Taijun forced them to kill themselves by biting poison.

The old matriarch waved his hand, "No, no, I don't dare to take credit for it. When the foreign aid assassins shot arrows, all seven assassins rushed in to kill the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine was really lucky, and the seven assassins rushed in. There is no escort in the palace, there is only one Sun Fang'er, but she is safe and sound, it is God's blessing."

The emperor was slightly taken aback, "When the seven assassins entered, there were no guards in the palace?"

"No, the guards came after the assassin died." The old lady said.

The emperor's expression became a little playful, and he subconsciously glanced at Eunuch Bao.

This matter was first reported by Eunuch Bao, and then came by the Night King. The Night King talked about the general idea, but didn't say the details, because when the Night King wanted to talk, he told the Night King that he already knew the details, and the Night King thought he was I know, so I didn't elaborate.

However, Eunuch Bao did not say that when the assassin died, only the Concubine Gui and Sun Fang'er were there, and he has been guiding that it was the old lady and the guards who forced the assassin to commit suicide.

"After the assassin rushed into the palace, did anyone still shoot arrows?" the emperor asked.

"Yes, someone released arrows, but the assassin who released the arrows did not appear. After releasing the first batch of arrows, he fled without a trace. The imperial army sent people to chase them, but there was no way to successfully chase them. It is initially suspected that the assassin is still in the palace."

"Is it possible that the assassin is still in the palace?" The emperor subconsciously looked at Zi'an, who lowered his eyes and stood aside with no expression on his face.

"Since the assassin entered the palace, King Ye and King Liang immediately sealed off the gates of the palace, and mobilized the people of Suyue Building to defend the surrounding walls of the outer palace. No trace of the assassin was found, which means that the assassin is likely to be in the palace. It's just that I don't know where to hide, the old man heard that the Night King has ordered people to search the palace."

"Didn't you take down two assassins? Why don't you ask the assassins?" the emperor asked.

"The identities of the two assassins are very suspicious. I went to see them and found that the assassins' martial arts skills are very low, not even as good as a guard in the palace. These two people may not be assassins." The old lady said.

If someone else said this, the emperor would not believe a single word, but the emperor believed it when it came from the mouth of the old matriarch.

He corrected his expression, "Taijun, tell me your opinion."

The old matriarch said: "Your Majesty, since I was also injured by an assassin and was assassinated in Ci'an Palace, I have to pay attention to it. From the time I took down the assassin to the time when the assassin made a confession, I have been ordering people to watch, and I also went to see it myself." I went to the assassin, checked the physical evidence, and found that although the assassin had poison in his mouth, the poison was not the poison that the five assassins had, but the same poison that was bitten by the dead men who assassinated the emperor at the ceremony that day. It's the same, which means that the dead man and the two assassins in the ceremony came from the same sect."

The old matriarch emphasized the word "dead man". The emperor is a smart man, so he could understand what she meant.

When Zian heard this, she knew that the old matriarch and the others were planning a counterattack. In this counterattack, she could only stay out of it because of her suspicion.

Just pretend not to know.

The assassin sent that day was from King Nanhuai, and the emperor knew in his heart that it would never be sent by Xia Zian.

The old matriarch said that at that time there were only Concubine Gui and Sun Fang'er in the palace, but five assassins died, how did two get taken down? With the old lady and Sun Fang'er?

He sighed softly, "Since I fell ill, the people below have started to play tricks. They think that I can't survive this time, and they are looking for a new master."

Hearing this, Eunuch Bao's face turned pale, and he knelt down with a thud, "Your Majesty, this old slave didn't intend to deceive, it's just that your majesty's dragon body is ill, and this old slave just can't bear to see the emperor still worrying about these things."

The old lady was startled, "What's going on?"

The emperor sneered, "I only know one side of the assassin's entry into the palace, and now I know the whole truth after listening to the prince."

Both Zian and the old matriarch were quite surprised at this point. They thought that the emperor had already learned all the details. There are so many suspicious things, the emperor can't turn a blind eye to them.

It turned out that someone deliberately concealed it.