The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 792

Chapter 792: 367 Acting Explosion (Update 3)

In the end, though she was the trusted maid of the Silent Concubine, the emperor could not bear to see her falsely accused, and said, "What wrong has Cai done? When an assassin appears, a search must be conducted. This old servant has been obstructing us in every way, it is truly suspicious."

Eunuch Qin reported to Queen Mother Zhuang, "Miss Gu is resting inside, I was afraid that too many people would disturb her, hence I stopped them. Furthermore, I indeed did not find any assassins. If the queen mother does not believe me, she may ask the palace guards from Renshou Palace, they also haven’t..."

Before Eunuch Qin could finish his sentence, the sound of weapons clashing came from the direction of the Sleeping Palace. Everyone’s heart tightened followed by Gu Jiao’s cold voice, "Trying to escape?!"

"Oh! Miss Gu!" Eunuch Qin’s face changed drastically, he called out to Renshou Palace’s guards, "Quick! Go and check!"

Four expert guards turned and ran towards the Sleeping Palace. However, before they could reach, a painful cry came from the end of the hall, "Ah—"

It was a man’s voice!

Eunuch Wei spread his arms in front of the Emperor, "Assassin! There’s an assassin! Protect His Majesty!"

Just as Huaqing Palace’s experts were about to take action, Gu Jiao emerged with a disheveled man dressed in black assassin’s clothes. She tossed the assassin on the ground, announcing indifferently, "Assassin, here!"

Gu Jiao had already changed back into her own clothes. Her hair was scattered, as if she had just woken up from bed and didn’t have time to comb her hair.

Cai was somewhat stunned at the sight of the assassin.

Had the Empress Dowager guessed correctly? Was the assassin from Renshou Palace?

But—weren’t there two assassins?

Cai looked at Gu Jiao suspiciously and said, "Miss Gu, there were two assassins in total."

"Two? I only caught one." Gu Jiao crossed her arms and replied nonchalantly.

The assassin was covered in mud and blood, making it hard to see his original appearance. However, the corners of his mouth were stained with blood, which indicated that he was severely injured and found it hard to fight back.

The emperor looked at him coldly, "Who sent you? If you reveal your master, I will grant you clemency! I am the supreme being, my words carry weight, and I never break my promises!"

A moment of hesitation crossed the assassin’s face. His terrified gaze scanned the crowd outside Renshou Palace and finally landed on Cai.

A surge of bad premonition welled up in Cai’s heart!

The assassin looked at Cai in terror and said, "It was... it was the Silent..."

"Shut up!" Cai stepped forward hastily. She seemed to guess what the assassin was about to say and wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

Lying on the ground, propped up on his elbows and gritting his teeth, the assassin said, "It was the Silent Concubine! The Silent Concubine ordered me to assassinate the queen mother!"

Cai was taken aback!

How could this be possible?

How did an attempt to catch an assassin end up implicating her own mistress?

In a panic, she said, "You are spouting nonsense! When did the Empress Dowager order you to assassinate the queen mother? If it was really the Empress Dowager who sent you, why did she ask me to search you out?"

The assassin coughed up a mouthful of blood, sneering, "How would I know? Maybe... the Empress Dowager suddenly realized that I knew her secret—"

Midsentence, Cai suddenly pounced on the assassin, plunging a knife into his chest!

"You... you... murder... silence..."

After uttering these words, the assassin’s eyes rolled back. He tilted over and fell into a pool of blood.

Cai, so shocked by what she had just done, retreated several steps and fell to the ground.

"I... I didn’t... not me... I didn’t kill anyone..."

She hadn’t intended to kill him at all.