"Madam..."

At night, Nan Muchen, who had rushed back from the palace, entered the Yangxin Hall. Not a single lamp was lit in the dark hall.

Under the dim moonlight, Nan Muchen searched the hall with his eyes. It was empty and shockingly quiet.

With a solemn expression, he searched every corner, but there was no trace of Su Mumu. How could a pregnant woman who was more than eight months pregnant disappear so casually? Faced with such a strange situation, Nan Muchen did not immediately call for people to come in, but stepped back step by step.

come out.

"Your Majesty, something happened."

We also found that abnormal shadow flashes appeared.

"What's the matter?"

His eyes are like torches, burning with heart-burning light.

"All the shadow guards protecting the Empress in the Yangxin Hall were poisoned and died."

After returning from Donglin, Nan Muchen was still worried about the iron-barrel-like palace and sent additional manpower for Su Mumu.

The number of shadow guards secretly protecting Su Mumu has been increased from four to ten. These shadow guards were all personally selected by Nan Muchen. They have been systematically trained in the shadow guard camp since they were young, and each has their own special abilities. Ten

One person can match the combat power of a light cavalry unit, especially those assigned to Su Mumu were all top masters of the shadow guards. Suddenly, when he heard that ten high-level shadow guards had been lost at once, Nan Muchen was immediately furious.

"Has it been found out what kind of poison these ten shadow guards have in their bodies?"

Ji Ying, as the leader, was heartbroken over the deaths of ten senior shadow guards. Hearing Nan Muchen's inquiry, Ji Ying calmed down and returned with a trembling voice.

"My throat was sealed with blood. However, my subordinates feel that there must be someone in the palace who is responsible for the murder."

Nan Muchen, who also found this matter suspicious, heard this, looked at the dark house, and sighed sadly for a long time.

"Why did Jiying say this?"

I don't know what Nan Muchen was thinking. In the silence, Ji Ying waited quietly. When Nan Muchen finally asked, Ji Ying replied immediately.

"Based on Ji Ying's judgment from the death conditions of each shadow guard, the ten shadow guards should have died from poisoning after eating. However, the shadow guards were on duty and ate alternately. Why they were poisoned and died at the same time remains to be investigated in detail."

The food of the Shadow Guards are all taken care of by specially equipped cooks. When the Shadow Guards are on duty, they alternately go to the Shadow Guards Hall to dine. The Shadow Guards Hall is located in the most hidden corner of the palace. There are also restaurants inside and outside the Shadow Guards Hall.

Expert guard. How to protect Su Mumu. The ten shadow guards who protect Su Mumu will be poisoned and die at the same time. This is not only a loophole in protecting Su Mumu's safety, but also threatens the safety of all shadow guards.

"Did you find forsythia?"

They had already checked the Yangxin Hall, and there was no trace of Forsythia anywhere. Ji Ying felt even more upset out of concern for his sister. But when faced with Nan Muchen's questions, Ji Ying remained calm as usual.

The tone returned.

"Not yet. Moreover, there are no signs of fighting inside or outside Yangxin Hall. I think the people who came or attacked were extremely skilled in martial arts. Or maybe they were all poisoned."

At the end of the sentence, Ji Ying's tone began to become uncontrollably heavy. Listening to Nan Muchen's ears, he felt even more anxious.

"No way..." After calming down, Nan Muchen quickly returned to his senses. "This person secretly assassinated the Shadow Guards, and was able to subdue Forsythia quietly and kidnap the Queen. This shows that this person must be a target for those in the palace.

Someone who knows the situation well. Ji Ying, you immediately call in the other shadow guards on duty and ask them one by one if they have noticed any other unusual movements in the palace. Also, immediately arrest all the eunuchs and maids who are on duty today in the Yangxin Palace and arrest them one by one.

If you ask questions, you must find out the Queen’s whereabouts.”

Watching Ji Ying leave in a hurry, Nan Muchen looked around, found a flint and lit a candle, lighting up the inside and outside of Yangxin Hall.

When Nan Muchen walked to a side hall, gusts of cold wind suddenly hit him. When he opened the door, a fishy smell hit his nostrils. He cautiously used the lamp in his hand to shine into the room. In the Yangxin Hall, all the Yangxin items were displayed.

The corpses of the eunuchs and maids on duty in the palace died tragically. All of them had their throats cut with a knife. The blood flowed all over the floor and gathered on the ground in the house, forming a small blood lake.

After taking a few steps back, a chill ran up his spine. Nan Muchen frantically threw himself into the pile of corpses in the house and looked through them.

"Your Majesty, you are worth millions of dollars, and it is absolutely impossible for you to do this."

An old voice came from outside the door, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, waking up Nan Muchen who was standing among the corpses.

Looking back, under the moonlight, an old body was leaning on a light sedan carried by two bearers, with a gray head hanging down. No facial features could be seen, but Nan Muchen, who quickly calmed down, still recognized it.

"Eunuch Lin, when did you come here and why didn't I hear any sound?"

He returned with his head tremblingly lowered.

"Your Majesty, the Za family just came back from outside and found that there was no one in Yangxin Hall, so they looked for the light and came over."

After rummaging through the pile of corpses and confirming that there was no Su Mumu or forsythia inside, Nan Muchen, who was relieved for the moment, walked out of the house expressionlessly with blood dripping from his face.

"Oh? Where did Eunuch Lin go today, and why did he come back so late?"

Without changing his humble posture, the old Eunuch Lin coughed twice before answering in a grunting voice.

"Just now, Princess Longyu came to chat with the Queen. The Queen and Princess Longyu seemed to be having an unpleasant quarrel. Later, the Queen ordered the old slave to send Princess Longyu away. Princess Longyu took the old slave along to complain, so she was a little late.

just came back."

Nan Muchen, who didn't react quickly and was covered in blood all over his body, circled around Eunuch Lin who was sitting on the sedan chair and was answering. The bloody footprints formed a circle on the ground. Lin, who hid his eyebrows in the dark,

The father-in-law circled around.

"Nan Muze, I already knew it was you. However, I thought that you, Nan Muze, were Gou Jian who was sleeping on the firewood and tasting gall, but I never thought that you were the snake lying in my arms."

After being discovered by Nan Muchen, Nan Muchen stopped pretending. He took off the human skin mask on his face, revealing his true face.

Seeing the familiar appearance, Nan Muchen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I thought of brotherly love and secretly banished you, but you faked your death and sneaked into the palace. In order to save your life, I maimed you, and you had no other intentions. Now you are still harboring evil intentions towards me.

The Queen committed such a vicious attack. Nan Muze, aren't you afraid that I will kill you..."

Before Nan Muchen could finish speaking, Nan Muchen, who had taken off his disguise, patted his unconscious legs and laughed.

"Afraid? Do I, Nan Muze, still need to be afraid? Nan Muchen, as the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. If you are still sensible, you can discuss the terms with me. If not, I, Nan Muze, don't care. I will probably die.

It’s not bad to have someone with one body and two lives as a back-up.”

Hearing Nan Muchen mention Su Mumu, Nan Muchen suddenly became jealous.

"Nan Muze, how dare you!"
Chapter completed!