Chapter 1190: Chapter 940: Truth 20 Begins to Close the Net 1_3
The Emperor said, "Could it be that someone stole your fireworks and played with them outside?"
Ji Youzhi wanted to roll his eyes, but who was he to argue with His Majesty the Emperor?
"My fireworks have never been stolen. It must be that my elder brother, or the old eighth, encountered danger outside the palace."
After saying this, Ji Youzhi added, "I have to go out of the palace to have a look!"
The Emperor stood up and said, "I will go with you."
Ji Youzhi replied, "You should stay here and continue interrogating them! It’s dangerous outside!"
The Emperor didn’t listen; he wasn’t Ji Youzhi, dealing with criminals all day and knowing how to handle cases!
"I will go with you; without you in the palace, I don’t feel safe!"
The multitude of Inner Guards present: "..." Your Majesty, dozens of us are not as reassuring as a single Divine Hunter?
Ji Youzhi, having no choice, had to take the Emperor and accompany dozens of Inner Guards as they left the palace.
Meanwhile, Ji Youze, who was leading a team of Inner Guards to catch the mole, also saw the warning fireworks and chuckled, "They came so quickly!"
He then looked at a deliberately omitted name on the list, as that person should be opening the corner gate for someone!
So he ordered, "Lock them all in the secret room, the rest come with me."
At the same time, in Cining Palace, Xiaosuisui suddenly woke up. She jumped onto the roof without bothering to put on a coat.
"Who are you?
Bringing weapons to my Grandma’s Cining Palace, what for?"
Xiaosuisui’s shout made Princess Lianchun in the Flower Hall shiver, and she responded instinctively.
"Protect the Empress Dowager, someone come to guard, protect the Empress Dowager!"
The twelve secret agents of the Empress Dowager immediately lined up, guarding the door to her room impenetrably.
Inside the room
The Empress Dowager sat up abruptly on her bed and said to Nanny Xiao, "Suisui! Quickly, make them protect Suisui!"
Nanny Xiao said, "Your Majesty! Your safety is the most important!"
"No more nonsense, ensure Suisui is protected. She’s just a child, what if she gets hurt?"
The Empress Dowager was extremely worried.
"You don’t need to guard me, go protect the princess!"
The twelve secret agents, faces covered, looked hesitant in their eyes.
"Are you not even listening to me?"
Empress Dowager Xiao angrily pushed open the door and yelled at them.
The secret agent captain, having no choice, said, "Half will go protect the princess, while half will stay with me to protect the Empress Dowager!"
Empress Dowager Xiao was furious, "I don’t need your protection here, you all go protect Suisui, or I will eradicate your families!"
The secret agents lowered their heads and remained silent.
Nanny Xiao quietly reminded, "Your Majesty, those trained as secret agents are all orphans!"
Empress Dowager Xiao: "..."
Ultimately, half went to assist Xiaosuisui.
When they arrived, no one needed help; the assassins had already been taken care of by Xiaosuisui and Princess Lianchun.
There were only three, long hidden in the palace — two eunuchs and a palace maid!
Because they weren’t from the Empress Dowager’s palace, and their aura was menacing with martial arts skills, Xiaosuisui noticed them!
Originally, when Xiaosuisui saw them upon jumping on the roof, she did not consider them as bad people, since they wore eunuch and palace maid attire.
But a small eunuch’s poor handling of hidden weapons revealed a glint of steel, which Xiaosuisui saw and recognized as a weapon, so she jumped down.
The commotion at Cining Palace caught the attention of Ji Youze and others guarding the gates.
An inner guard asked, "Eighth Young Master, should we not go to Cining Palace to help?"
Ji Youze shook his head, sitting in place, waiting for the dogs to enter.
The guard was still worried; if anything happened to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor would certainly not spare them!
So he turned his eyes to Long Wu.
"Captain Long Wu, should we really not go?"
Long Wu thought of Xiaosui’s martial prowess and her mouth!
He wished he could tie Xiaosuisui three steps away from himself for protection,
"Trust me, if you went, you’d definitely regret it enough to kill yourself! Better not go!"
The small guard questioned himself with a doubtful expression, wondering if he heard it wrong.
Fortunately, the commotion at Ning Palace quickly subsided.
Meanwhile, on their side, the little eunuch quietly opened a small corner gate of the Cold Palace, then walked to a wall, starting to pull down the bricks sealing a dog hole, piece by piece.
"This guy, I never paid attention to him, I didn’t expect him to be a spy!"
Long Wu, feeling annoyed, said through gritted teeth.
Ji Youze looked over expressionlessly without speaking.
Long Wu, unable to understand, asked,
"Eighth Young Master, how did you know this little eunuch was suspicious? I remember you rarely moved around the palace!"
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