The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 595

Chapter 595: 287 Pampering Jiaojiao (Second update)

How could the Empress Dowager have left the palace at this time?

Tang Yueshan, whose hearing was exceptional, doubted if he had heard correctly, he glanced towards the palace gate and indeed saw the Empress Dowager’s golden phoenix palanquin, unmissably dazzling in the dark night.

"All of you, stop!" He shouted sternly.

The archers immediately put away their bows and arrows.

Tang Yueshan wasn’t worried that Gu Jiao would escape at this moment. If she dared to, that would be an affront to the phoenix palanquin, and he will have every right to shoot her into a hedgehog!

Tang Yueshan brushed his robe aside and knelt down in the direction of the palanquin.

The moment he knelt, the surrounding guards and archers also knelt down in unison.

Gu Jiao came to Gu Chengfeng’s side, crouching on one knee, she looked at Gu Chengfeng who was lying motionlessly on the ground, took his wrist and felt his pulse.

Every inch of Gu Chengfeng’s body was in pain, indicating that he has suffered serious internal injuries, his particular move of ’beating an ox across a mountain’ had its limitations and wasn’t particularly powerful.

Gu Chengfeng was thrown into dismay by the attack and was unable to move at all at that moment.

The eight-strong, physically strong eunuchs, all of them palace experts, carried the wide phoenix sedan made of nanmu, maintaining their places without disordering their breaths.

The shark skin curtains from the South Sea hanging from the hood of the phoenix sedan, were worth an inch of gold and were priceless.

The four sides of the shark skin curtain featured golden phoenixes in different shapes. When the night wind blew, causing the curtain to ripple, the phoenixes seemed to stir, about to fly away.

Tang Yueshan was a decisive and fierce military general, yet at that moment he had to admit the Empress Dowager’s aura was strong.

In this world, women are inherently more challenged than men. To achieve the same result, a woman might have to put in ten times or more effort.

Tang Yueshan never underestimated this woman from the imperial harem. She had managed to tire the previous emperor to death, deposed the original crown prince in the absence of a son and continued to rule from behind the curtain even after the new emperor had come of age.

How could her skills possibly be insignificant?

The phoenix sedan came to a stop, somewhat closer to him than Tang Yueshan had expected, he was somewhat taken aback, almost forgetting that there were two assassins behind him.

"Your servant, greets the Empress Dowager!" Tang Yueshan knelt and bowed, "May I ask, why the Empress Dowager has left the palace so late?"

The Empress Dowager typically did not leave the palace, due to the rules of the royal family. Even though many of the Empress Dowager’s activities were unconventional, she knew what was important, and she would only take the big risk when necessary, like, ruling from behind the curtain.

From behind the shark skin curtain, came the Empress Dowager’s long and authoritative voice: "Do I need to inform you of what I do?"

Tang Yueshan was slightly taken aback.

Her words were undeniably distant.

He was the Empress Dowager’s favored servant; why did it feel like she was speaking to him with a sense of alienation and indifference?

But recalling that the Empress Dowager was mercurial, Tang Yueshan didn’t take it to heart.

"Your servant has overstepped, please forgive me." He bowed and waited for the Empress Dowager to allow him to rise.

Yet, the Empress Dowager did not instruct him to rise. She only said indifferently, "You brought so many people here, causing a ruckus near the palace gate. What is this, a rebellion?"

He was still quite a distance from the grand palace gate and the men he brought were from the household guards, not soldiers from his military camp. How could talk of rebellion arise?

Tang Yueshan reported, "In response to the Empress Dowager, tonight assassins invaded the Marshal Residence, and I came here while pursuing them. I beg for the Empress Dowager’s understanding!"

The Empress Dowager coldly interrupted him, "So you chased the assassins near the imperial palace. If I hadn’t come to stop you, would you try to break into the palace?"

So, the Empress Dowager left the palace to stop him?

Since he had been promoted to Grand Marshal by the Empress Dowager, his relationship with the Emperor had become increasingly tense; he could not afford any mistake at this critical moment.

Tang Yueshan bowed and said, "Your humble servant was reckless, please forgive me!"

Empress Dowager said with a profound tone, "Tonight, it was me who found you. I indeed trust your loyalty, but if it lets the Emperor know, it will not be easy to calm things down with just a few words. Right after I promoted you, don’t cause me troubles."

Tang Yueshan kowtowed and said, "Your servant understands my mistake!"

The Empress Dowager continued, "Let it go. Since they are assassins, just dispose of them. Don’t invite more troubles as the night grows long. Minister Qin."

Minister Qin stepped forward, "Your servant is here."

The Empress Dowager commanded calmly, "Take those two assassins into the woods and dispose of them. Cleanly."

"Yes!" Minister Qin bowed his head in agreement, waved his duster high, signaling the four guards following him. "You, follow me."

The guards followed Minister Qin, bypassing Tang Yueshan and coming before Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng.

Gu Chengfeng, holding his chest which was in extreme pain, struggled to say, "Wait ... you can’t kill us ... I am ..."

"And what are you!" Minister Qin pinched a handkerchief and firmly covered Gu Chengfeng’s mouth.

Gu Chengfeng was dragged into the nearby woods. Gu Jiao was also taken together.

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