The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 726

Chapter 726: 337 Beating Her (Second Update) _2

Her knees had been hit three times, her arms five times, and her old waist had been knocked countless times...

She was already of this age and still had to suffer such ordeal, if she didn’t have martial arts skills, she would have lost her life long ago!

But even so, with her martial arts skills, she was seriously injured!

She couldn’t move at all, suffering from intense pain all over her body with every movement!

Old Lady Cai knelt down with a thud, sobbing and saying, "I... I thought it was just a simple case of falling into the water... I..."

Empress Dowager Jing weakly said, "Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with Old Lady Cai, please do not vent your anger on her."

Her weakness at this moment was not a pretense.

She was truly weak, on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

"You all may leave now," Empress Dowager Jing said to Old Lady Cai and the palace maids inside the Sleeping Palace.

Old Lady Cai and the others nervously looked at the Emperor, afraid that he would punish them, but the Emperor waved his hand with a cold expression, and they all retreated, feeling as if a great burden had been lifted from their shoulders.

"Why are the palace maids this time useless too?" The Emperor murmured through gritted teeth.

Empress Dowager Jing raised her aching arm, gently placing her hand on the back of the Emperor’s hand, shaking her head and saying, "It’s not their fault, our adversary was simply too strong."

The Emperor asked, "What about the guards and hidden guards I left for you?"

Empress Dowager Jing replied, "The guards were lured away, and the hidden guards were knocked unconscious."

"But they are top martial artists in the Imperial Palace!" The Emperor took a sharp intake of breath, "Just who is this powerful?"

Empress Dowager Jing shook her head, "I don’t know either, I just felt something was off at the time, but before I could see the face of our adversary, I was injured... by them." She was too embarrassed to admit she was bagged, "They took me near the Taiye Pool. If the guards hadn’t arrived in time and scared them away, I might have been in real danger. They even knew to throw me into the water, forcing the guards to jump in and save me, thereby escaping."

"So cruel... So cruel!" The Emperor clenched his fists, trembling with rage.

Empress Dowager Jing lowered her head, withdrew her hand, and forced a bitter smile, "Did I... cause trouble for you, Your Majesty? If it weren’t for my sudden return to the palace, all these things wouldn’t have happened out of nowhere."

The Emperor tightly held her hand, "Mother Empress, please don’t say that! It was my idea to have you back in the palace! Someone can’t stand seeing you return to the palace, so much so that they plotted against you twice in one day, even nearly taking your life! Mother Empress, rest assured, I will uncover the mastermind behind this, even if it costs me my life, I will bring them to justice! I will definitely seek justice for you!"