lcionline Chapter 303 Kill
Chapter 303 Kill
The prince coughed as an excuse to utter a low sigh of admiration, "Uncle, you are so wise!"
Lu Xuan finally felt confident and returned to Wenhua Hall with the others, listening carefully to the movements coming from the paper crane spirit.
Pei Fan hurriedly led his subordinates to the back hall. His mind was spinning like crazy along the way.
He knew that there were the emperor's people in the East Palace.
But unexpectedly, there were people belonging to the Third Prince?
He thought that the emperor would turn a blind eye to Empress Ji planting people in the Eastern Palace, but who would have thought that the Third Prince would take action personally and could not restrain himself!
Judging from what the princess said just now, someone in the palace must have revealed the identity of the third prince, and then there must have been someone related to the third prince in the imperial guards. They were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so they killed the palace servants to silence them.
But now that such a big mess has happened, based on his understanding of the emperor, no matter how big a mistake the third prince makes, he will at most be reprimanded, and he will never be really punished.
According to the usual practice ordered by the emperor, it is estimated that this time all the murderous imperial guards will be locked up, and then the third prince will go to Queen Ji to plead for mercy several times, and the emperor will relent and release them without anyone noticing.
The only difficulty is that the emperor will definitely not want the news of the third prince harming the crown prince to be leaked. After all, internal strife and brothers fighting each other within the royal family are not a good reputation.
But if those people were detained and tried by the Dali Temple or the Ministry of Justice, some information would definitely be leaked.
The reason why the emperor trusted him so much over the years, in addition to his extreme loyalty to him, was that he knew how to give him satisfactory answers.
But right now, there are indeed some troubles.
Before he knew it, Pei Fan had arrived at the entrance of Xuanming Hall in the rear hall.
The sounds of swords and guns chopping off each other in the rear hall had ceased, leaving only the broken and humble pleas for mercy from the few remaining eunuchs.
"My lords, I was wrong. I know nothing about what happened today. Please let me go..."
"I'm just here on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you release me, I'll definitely speak well of you in front of His Royal Highness..."
Hearing this voice, Pei Fan subconsciously felt that it sounded very familiar.
He hurried in with his robe in hand and saw Bai He kneeling in front of Wu Tian, trembling and begging for mercy.
Bai He had originally had some hope today.
Although Prince Jin was strict with him, he did not explicitly state whether he needed to be expelled from the palace along with the other palace maids.
Thinking of his unfinished task, he came secretly to take a look at the situation, intending to have a rough idea in mind so that when they were questioned, he could take credit for it in front of both the prince and the emperor.
But who could have imagined that as soon as they arrived, their retreat would be blocked by these murderous imperial guards.
Seeing Pei Fan coming, a light suddenly flashed in Bai He's eyes.
Commander Pei knew his identity. Like him, he was also a person who received orders from the emperor!
However, before his expression of surprise could fully unfold, he felt a sharp pain in his chest with a "puff" sound.
Pei Fan was also shocked by the scene of blood flowing like a river before him.
I had just arrived and was about to ask Bai He some questions when he was stabbed to death right in front of me.
Who gave these people the courage?
He was suddenly furious, and his sharp eyes swept across all the imperial guards present like a blade.
He even ignored me, the commander of the Jinwu Guards beside the emperor. How audacious he is!
Bai He was the last one to be killed. After he fell, no palace servant was left alive.
Wu Tian looked at the silent scene and finally felt relieved.
The dead cannot speak, let alone expose his Third Prince.
The bodies of palace maids and eunuchs were scattered across the ground, blood seeping through the cracks in the stone slabs, staining the ground blood red.
The total number of imperial guards at the scene was less than a hundred. Seeing Pei Fan bringing so many Jinwu Guards, Wu Tian put away his knife and immediately winked at the others.
Instantly, the powerful and uniform voices of the Imperial Guards echoed throughout the rear hall: "Greetings, Commander Pei!"
Pei Fan was almost laughing because of them. They killed the only witness who could reveal the truth in front of him. Bai He was the emperor's spy planted in the Eastern Palace.
Now he behaves so righteously.
Are these imperial guards really the prince’s men?
He recalled the prince's timid appearance as he hid behind Prince Jin just now, and a hint of doubt flashed through his mind.
It shouldn't be.
The number of the Eastern Palace Guards has been decreasing over the years because the Crown Prince has not made any contributions and the Emperor is displeased with him.
By now, there should be three hundred people left.
However, it is said that the prince is usually stupid and useless, so the guarding is arranged by the leader of the Eastern Palace Imperial Guards.
On weekdays, when the Jinwu Guards were on patrol, they often saw only a few dozen people in the Eastern Palace.
One can tell at a glance that the army's morale is low.
And today, they are so focused on the Crown Prince?
Furthermore, the leader of the Eastern Palace Imperial Guards wasn't the man in front of him...
He glanced down at Wu Tian with a look of scrutiny in his eyes, "Did you lead the people to kill hundreds of palace servants in the East Palace?"
Wu Tian started to feel anxious from the moment he saw Pei Fan coming.
Their goal was to find the Crown Prince and Prince Jin and get rid of them, but they ended up being consumed by the fight between the palace servants. They thought they could get away with it in a few moves, but who would have thought that the emperor would send more people over.
So at this moment, I just want to leave here quickly and find the prince.
"Commander, the prince has previously discovered that the vast majority of the palace in the East Palace harbor disloyalty towards His Royal Highness. These servants have all been ordered by others to assassinate His Royal Highness!"
"The Crown Prince has a kind heart and doesn't understand the treacherous nature of human nature. How can we allow such evil creatures to continue to cause trouble for the Eastern Palace? Therefore, I am going to capture them all in one fell swoop!"
"Really?" Pei Fan scoffed, hands behind his back, and silently walked past the corpses, his eyes filled with meaning. "I heard that someone said something about the Third Prince, so they started killing people?"
He turned his head and stared at Wu Tian coldly, "Who do you belong to?"
These words frightened Wu Tian and the group of Yulin Guards behind him who were pretending to be imperial guards.
Wu Tianru felt like he was falling into an ice cave, and his body froze unconsciously for a moment.
Today's incident is really too big. If Commander Pei knew that it was the Third Prince who sent them to kill the Crown Prince, then the Emperor would also know.
By then, neither his brothers nor the third prince will have a good ending.
He broke out in a cold sweat and quickly said, "I am a member of the Eastern Palace Imperial Guards, so I am naturally His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men!"
"Oh, the prince's men." Pei Fan curled his lips coldly. "Even if you are the prince's men, you committed such a massive massacre in the Eastern Palace, taking hundreds of lives. Do you think the emperor will let you go?"
The key is to kill the emperor's men as well.
"Wha, what?"
Before Wu Tian could figure out what was going on, he saw Pei Fan raise his neck, and more than a hundred Jinwu guards behind him had drawn their swords and rushed towards them quickly.
Wu Tian's pupils were dyed golden by the armor of the Jinwu Guards. He glanced anxiously at his brothers behind him and shouted, "The situation is different, everyone, resist with all your strength!"
Pei Fan also made the decision at this moment.
He had not originally intended to kill these Third Prince's men who were pretending to be the imperial guards, but now that so many people had died, Prince Jin and others outside had asked the emperor for help, and they must be waiting for an explanation from the emperor.
If they were imprisoned, these people would inevitably reveal many dirty secrets in order to escape punishment. I was afraid that if the Third Prince was implicated, the Emperor would be furious if he was also exposed...
And if that really happens, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to be the commander...
So, it’s better to kill them all!