ebookland Chapter 275: Sword Piercing the Heart
Chapter 275: Sword Piercing the Heart
Su Jixue's words stunned the old eunuch. He had never seen a young lady from the capital like Su Jixue. Not only was she not at all restrained after entering the palace, but she even dared to say such words, especially in Empress Dowager Xie's Cining Palace.
You must know that Empress Dowager Xie is a person who has the final say in Dongchu, and her prestige is even greater than that of Emperor Ming.
But now, she actually didn't take the Cining Palace seriously.
And Su Jixue's maid actually went back to get a bronze gong and a gong hammer.
Seeing that Su Jixue took the gong and was about to strike it, the old eunuch finally couldn't help but said: "Miss Su, the Queen Mother has ordered that Miss Su rest in peace in the Cining Palace."
This actually means that this is what Empress Dowager Xie meant.
It is called rest, but in fact it is house arrest.
"In this emergency, we must act swiftly. If you continue to obstruct me, don't blame me for disturbing the peace of the entire palace." Su Jixue, who was not known for her good temper, looked coldly at the palace guard before her. This man's martial arts skills far surpassed Nanny Jiang's, and a fight would be a struggle. But time was running out, and Su Jixue could no longer suppress the murderous intent in her heart.
The old eunuch frowned and suddenly tried to snatch the gong from Su Jixue's hand.
Su Jixue flashed, raised his hand and swung his hammer, and the shrill sound of the gong echoed throughout the palace in the silence.
Bang!
Even Chunya, who was nearby, couldn't help but want to cover her ears.
"You are innocent!"
Not only did Su Jixue strike the gong, she also used her spiritual energy to transform it into internal energy and shouted in the direction of the Golden Throne Hall. The three clear words mixed with the deafening sound of the gong instantly woke up the entire palace.
Empress Xie, who had just fallen asleep, had a grim expression on her face. The torment of her headache had already made it difficult for her to fall asleep. Now that she had finally fallen asleep, she was startled awake by this voice: "What's going on?"
Aunt Jinning quickly sent someone to find out what happened.
The old eunuch didn't expect that Su Jixue would not only say it, but actually do it. His face suddenly darkened: "Miss Su is really brave!"
"Of course!" Su Jixue glared at the person in front of her: "Get out of the way!"
She didn't want to talk any more, because the War King must have heard her voice at this moment.
The old eunuch's eyes turned cold. As a palace guard in the Cining Palace, he was no ordinary eunuch skilled in martial arts. He had served the late emperor in his time. Later, he was favored by Empress Dowager Xie and had been with her ever since. Even Nanny Jiang did not dare to act too presumptuously in front of the old eunuch.
But now, such a young girl actually dared to disrespect him like this.
The old eunuch immediately became murderous.
The two men started fighting again.
At this moment, before the people sent by Aunt Jin Ning arrived, the people from King Zhan's side arrived first.
King Zhan felt something was wrong when he received the news from the city gate, so he asked Master Huo to take away half of the people, while the other half remained in the palace. At this moment, all these people rushed to the Cining Palace.
Emperor Ming, who was originally preparing to go to bed, was also startled by the sound from the Cining Palace. It was Su Jixue's voice, mixed with the sound of gongs. Emperor Ming didn't know what had happened in the Cining Palace that caused such a noise.
"Come here, change my clothes for me."
When it comes to King Zhan and Su Jixue, Emperor Ming cannot ignore it no matter what. After all, so many eyes are watching tonight.
Not only that, behind the Xiaoying, the War King also rushed to the Cining Palace with civil and military officials who were not involved in the case.
The old eunuch became more and more frightened as he fought, and only then did he realize that Nanny Jiang did not die accidentally, and that Su Jixue's skills were definitely not what a rich lady should have.
Not only that, Chunya also joined the battle.
When the Owl Camp arrived, it was already a two-on-one situation.
Su Jixue saw that the one rushing to the front of the Xiaoying Camp was the familiar-looking Twenty-One, and quickly said, "Come on, kill him!"
The old eunuch was shocked.
Killing people in the Cining Palace was already considered lawless, but he still needed to be killed?!
"Miss Su, do you know who I am?!" The old eunuch felt a sense of crisis for the first time.
"It's just a dead person." Su Jixue didn't bother to argue with the old eunuch at the moment. The Xiaoying was not a one-on-one type of camp. Killing people only cared about how to achieve the goal as quickly as possible. The people who came rushed forward and left Su Jixue with a gap.
The secret guards of the Cining Palace who had been hiding in the dark could no longer sit idly by and appeared one after another.
The sound of weapons clashing in the Cining Palace was endless.
Murderous.
"Su Jixue defied the Empress Dowager and must be put to death!" Seeing the chaotic situation at the scene, the old eunuch gritted his teeth and ordered the secret guards.
Su Jixue messed up everything and still wants to leave? He’s dreaming!
Suddenly someone rushed forward to block Su Jixue's way.
Su Jixue's footsteps were suddenly tripped.
The Xiaoying Camp is good at assassination, while the Royal Secret Guards are good at guarding, and the two sides immediately came to a stalemate.
Aunt Jin Ning no longer had time to wait for the palace maid's reply. She asked Empress Dowager Xie for instructions and rushed over immediately.
The noise was really too loud.
At this moment, after everyone in the Cining Palace had spoken the words "kill without mercy," everything had gone haywire. The scene had become a life-or-death struggle. The old eunuch was determined to kill Su Jixue, and Su Jixue's orders to the Xiaoying Camp were also orders to kill.
Soon, Su Jixue had killed three people in a row but still couldn't escape.
After all, after the old eunuch gave the order, the target of all the secret guards had become Su Jixue.
"Are you going to rebel?"
Aunt Jin Ning was completely dumbfounded when she saw this scene. The pungent smell of blood and the corpses on the ground clearly showed the fight that was happening in front of her. They actually killed people in the Cining Palace!
It's the other way around!
"Aunt Jinning, does the Queen Mother want to kill me?!" Su Jixue rushed directly towards Aunt Jinning, with a hint of grievance in her words.
"How could it be?!" Aunt Jin Ning didn't expect that the pot would be thrown directly at the Cining Palace as soon as she finished speaking.
"Then why did that old eunuch say that there would be no mercy for anyone?!" Su Jixue said dissatisfiedly, "Are all those around Empress Dowager Xie secretly working for Nanqing?! Madam Jiang and an old eunuch want to kill me?!"
Su Jixue said this and rushed directly to Aunt Jin Ning.
The murderous secret guards behind her also rushed over. Under Su Jixue's deliberate guidance, Aunt Jin Ning was almost stabbed in the shoulder by a sword. If she hadn't been so scared that she fell to the ground, she would have been stabbed by the sword.
"Stop! Eunuch Hong! Please make them stop!" Aunt Jin Ning shouted at the top of her lungs.
The old eunuch was Eunuch Hong from the Cining Palace. The defense of the Cining Palace and all the secret guards were commanded by Eunuch Hong, so even Aunt Jinning had to convey her instructions to Eunuch Hong before she could give orders to the secret guards.
Eunuch Hong glanced at Aunt Jinning coldly: "Is this what the Queen Mother meant?"
Aunt Jinning looked at the chaotic scene, bit her lip and nodded.
Eunuch Hong then addressed the secret guards of the Cining Palace: "The Empress Dowager has ordered, stop!"
When Eunuch Hong said this, he was not only targeting the secret guards, but also reminding the Xiaoying to stop. After all, the Queen Mother had already spoken.
The two sides who were originally fighting for life and death finally stopped.
The people who were stopping Su Jixue also stopped.
But just when Aunt Jin Ning stood up and finally breathed a sigh of relief, the long sword in Eryi's hand stabbed into Eunuch Hong's back from behind, piercing his heart.