Zongwu: I am Ma Dayuan's disciple, Master's wife, you are so hot

Shen Xin curled his lips, saying this as if Li Qing was already old.

But in fact, Li Qing is not old, and he is of the same generation as Shen Xin and others.

However, he did not have the flamboyance of a young man. Instead, he looked like a man who was well-versed in the world and had a decadent air.

"Your Excellency seems to have a bad relationship with the staff in the palace. It has been such a while, but no one has come to help you." Shen Xin said with a little reluctance.

This time when he came to the palace, Shen Xin also intended to have a good fight.

But Li Qing alone was not enough to satisfy him.

The other grand masters hiding in the palace had no intention of coming out to help.

"In that case, why don't you and I just stop here?" Li Qing suggested.

"Okay." Shen Xin nodded, and stood on the roof with Li Qing, looking at the bustle in the distance.

In the imperial palace tonight, the first place where chaos broke out was the Qianqing Palace.

Chu Liuxiang arrived as promised. He first sneaked into the palace, then disguised himself as the emperor, and came to the place where Zhu Houzhao hid the Amber Guanyin.

By the time Zhu Houzhao and his men arrived for support, Chu Liuxiang had already taken his things and was ready to retreat.

Although the Amber Guanyin was stolen by Chu Liuxiang, Zhu Houzhao was not angry. Instead, he spoke out and officially acknowledged Chu Liuxiang's title of Thief.

After Chu Liuxiang, it was Zhu Houzhao’s cousin, Princess Nanchang. Feng San arrived and in just a few minutes, Feng San fulfilled his long-cherished wish and successfully killed Princess Nanchang.

Not only Princess Nanchang, but also all the other maids in her palace, Feng San did not let any of them go.

On Princess Yunluo's side, Gu Santong also broke into Princess Yunluo's palace, looking for the mermaid Xiao Mingzhu.

However, Princess Yunluo was not in her own palace. She originally wanted to go with Zhu Houzhao to watch the fun and see what the famous thief looked like.

But Zhu Houzhao was afraid that she might be in danger, so it was not possible.

Princess Yunluo did not force it, but instead took advantage of the fact that the palace guards were weak and wanted to escape from the palace!

Including Shen Xin's side, the imperial palace tonight can be said to be in full bloom.

However, Gu Santong’s side has not been exposed for the time being!

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"Your Majesty, Princess Nanchang... a thief claimed that Chu Liuxiang was captured in the palace, sneaked into Princess Nanchang's place, raped... and killed the princess."

"There were also sounds of fighting coming from the cold palace. It seems that thieves broke in."

Zhu Houzhao, who had just personally admitted that Chu Liuxiang was a thief, now looked as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

He admired Chu Liuxiang, but more importantly, he admired her because she brought some different colors to his boring life.

But such a color does not include the murder of Princess Nanchang, especially being killed by a sharp knife!

Although Princess Nanchang was not his biological sister, but only his cousin, she was still his cousin, the daughter left by his father's younger brother.

After his uncle died, she was brought into the palace. She grew up with him and they had a deep relationship.

Now, Princess Nanchang was actually murdered, and Zhu Houzhao’s anger can be imagined.

He immediately called Cao Zhengchun to his side and angrily shouted, "Eunuch Cao, I have warned you before not to relax the defense of other places because of Chu Liuxiang's incident. How did you do it?"

".Old slave...old slave..." Cao Zhengchun didn't know what to say at this moment.

"Useless, quickly take people to Princess Nanchang to see if she can be saved. Also, make sure to catch the murderer. I want him dead."

"I obey your order." Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun quickly took the order and withdrew, and personally led people to do the work.

"Wait." Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao thought of something and stopped Cao Zhengchun who was about to leave.

Cao Zhengchun immediately stopped and waited for instructions.

"Go and check on Yunluo. You go there in person. If anything happens to Yunluo, you will be beheaded." Compared to his cousin, Zhu Houzhao undoubtedly cares more about his own sister.

When Cao Zhengchun heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He immediately followed the order and led his men to Princess Yunluo's palace.

He only hoped that the thieves would not be so bold.

After instructing Cao Zhengchun to do the job, Zhu Houzhao turned his attention to Liu Ruoxin, the leader of the Western Factory, and the commander of the imperial guards.

After hesitating for a while, Zhu Houzhao sent Liu Ruoxin and others to the cold palace (Wang's Zhao) to check the situation.

As for accountability, Zhu Houzhao did not do any.

Compared with the East Factory, the West Factory was not strictly speaking Zhu Houzhao's people. Tonight, the fact that they gave him face and came to support him was considered a gesture of goodwill to him as the emperor.

It is impossible that he would lose his mind and cause trouble for the people from the Western Factory.

Moreover, the Western Factory does not have that much power now. If something happens in the palace, more of the responsibility still lies with the Eastern Factory.

"Seal off the palace and no one is allowed to go out." After Liu Ruoxin led his people away, Zhu Houzhao turned his attention to the commander of the imperial guards.

The commander of the imperial guards immediately took orders and led his men to guard the entrances and exits of the palace.

The palace was immediately placed under martial law.

But this is of no use to Shen Xin and others.

Before Liu Ruoxin and others' support arrived, Sikong Zhaixing and Sikong Xing'er had already stolen the treasure and evacuated.

Shen Xin sensed the two people leaving through his spiritual sense, said goodbye to Li Qing, and then slipped away.

Chapter 274: Qingxin Bell, Qilin Short Stick

"Damn it!"

"How come it was so fast? Chu Liuxiang is so useless. How could he be caught so easily?"

At the exit of the palace, it seemed that as long as I climbed over another wall, I would be able to walk out of the palace. From then on, the sky would be high for fish to leap and the sea would be wide for birds to fly.

But just when Feng San was about to take action, the commander of the imperial guards personally brought people over to guard this last post.

Not only the normal entrances and exits, but also the walls have a guard post every three steps and a sentry post every ten steps.

Feng San didn't know that Chu Liuxiang was so wicked. He had already taken his things and left in a leisurely manner. He thought that Chu Liuxiang had gained fame in vain and had been caught.

More and more soldiers were arriving, and even powerful bows and crossbows were being transported.

Feng San knew that he could not hesitate any longer.

He gritted his teeth, rushed out immediately, killed the two soldiers closest to him, then stepped over the high wall and ran out.

Feng San acted quickly, but the imperial guards were not idlers. His tracks were soon discovered, and the commander of the imperial guards personally led people to hunt him down.

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the other side.

In Princess Yunluo's bedroom, Gu Santong was searching for the whereabouts of the mermaid Xiao Mingzhu with peace of mind, but with the arrival of Cao Zhengchun, his whereabouts were discovered.

Originally, if there was only Cao Zhengchun, or if he did not divide his troops, it would not be difficult for Gu Santong to avoid Cao Zhengchun with his strength.

But Cao Zhengchun had already prepared for the worst, so before entering the palace, he arranged for people to surround the entire palace.

When Gu Santong ran out of the palace, Cao Zhengchun didn't even notice him.

But Gu Santong couldn't hide the truth from those people who were lying in ambush outside.

Fortunately, although his whereabouts were exposed, the people brought by Cao Zhengchun could not stop him. As for the defense of the imperial guards, that was a piece of cake for Gu Santong!

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In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon throne with a serious expression and a majestic look without even getting angry.

Soon, news came from the Imperial Guards that the thief had been discovered and was being hunted down. Moreover, the thief had lost something when he escaped.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was stroking the Jinyiwei token dropped by the thief in his hand.

"Go, bring Fang Shouzheng to me. If he resists, he will be killed without mercy."

"Yes." A general of the imperial guards who was kneeling in front of Zhu Houzhao immediately took the order and left.

Not long after that person left, Cao Zhengchun sent people from the East Factory to report the situation.

Seeing that the person who came was not Cao Zhengchun himself, Zhu Houzhao's heart sank to the bottom, but he did not get angry. Instead, he controlled his temper and asked, "How is Yunluo?"

"A thief broke into Princess Yunluo's bedroom, and the princess is nowhere to be found."

"But Eunuch Cao speculated that the thief was not the one who killed Princess Nanchang. He sneaked into Princess Yunluo's bedroom for another purpose."

"Humph," Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly and asked, "Where is the thief?"

"Eunuch Cao is leading people to hunt him down."

"So, he asked you to report?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

The man immediately buried his head in the ground and dared not speak.

Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao did not really want to kill Cao Zhengchun. Cao Zhengchun might be disloyal, but compared with his restless uncles, Cao Zhengchun was much less of a threat.

No matter how powerful Cao Zhengchun is, he is just a eunuch.

Relatively speaking, Cao Zhengchun and the East Factory under his command are the biggest cards in Zhu Houzhao's hand. Of course, he cannot kill Cao Zhengchun and cut off his own arm at this time.

He took a few deep breaths, suppressed his anger, and ordered a full-scale search for Yunluo's whereabouts.

Afterwards, Zhu Houzhao stayed in the Qianqing Palace, waiting for news.

Half an hour later, there was no good news from Cao Zhengchun. The thief could not be caught, and Yunluo's whereabouts were still unknown.

Instead, the imperial guards brought Fang Shouzheng over and identified the thief.

"Are you Fang Shouzheng?" Zhu Houzhao asked, sitting on the throne, looking at Fang Shouzheng, the Jinyiwei garrison commander, who was kneeling on the ground below.

"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays respects to you." Fang Shouzheng knelt on the ground, prostrating himself, and said in fear.

"What is your relationship with Feng San?"

"He is my senior brother."

"You know everything about Feng San's crime?"

"Your humble servant...knows."