Chapter 469

Before returning to the Heavenly Prison, Chen Guanlou tried to sneak close to the Imperial Palace.

He just wanted to take a look.

The strictness of the Imperial Palace's guards really achieved a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Anyone entering or leaving had to check their identity waist tags. Everyone's expression was solemn, as if facing a great enemy.

A eunuch led a group of palace maids toward the deep palace.

Chen Guanlou, hiding on the roof, was stunned.

That back, that gait, even if his eyeballs were dug out, he wouldn't recognize it wrong; it was absolutely Pan Niangzi.

Pan Niangzi entered the palace and became a palace maid?

What a joke!

His heart was pounding, not because of infatuation, but purely because of nervousness.

He finally knew why Pan Niangzi came to the capital again.

Pan Niangzi is average in everything else; even if it's compared to gentleness, she definitely can't compare to the women in the palace. What she is best at is actually poisoning, using her own advantages to poison silently.

Sneaking into the palace to be a palace maid, who does she want to poison?

In that case, Boss Qi also participated in this coup. Who exactly is Boss Qi's person? Is Pan Niangzi really Boss Qi's person? If she is not Boss Qi's person, then whose person is she?

Chen Guanlou's brain was a bit chaotic; he left the Imperial Palace silently and returned to the Heavenly Prison. In his brain, he was still recalling Pan Niangzi's back.

This water is really deep, and it is also really muddy.

He poured two cups of tea in a row; looking at the tense situation in the palace, it is very likely that the old Emperor is not dead yet. But whether he can be the master and preside over the overall situation is hard to say.

Lu Datou fished for fish and reached the office.

"Brother Chen, do you have any worries?"

"Ask others, who doesn't have worries."

Chen Guanlou greeted Lu Datou to drink tea and asked casually, "Are things at home all settled?"

"Thanks to Brother Chen for the concern, left money and bought food, next just close the door and live life. Those soldier ruffians, unless they are crazy, there is no need to take ordinary people to the knife. If they want to rob, they should go rob large households."

Chen Guanlou said "um," noncommittally.

"Still Brother Chen is good, one person eats and the whole family is not hungry."

Chen Guanlou smiled and tapped the table lightly, "I am also very worried, don't know when the outside will return to normal."

He was always thinking about Pan Niangzi in his brain. Saying thinking about it doesn't fit; it should be said that it is speculation. He has been speculating about what Pan Niangzi is doing in the palace and who she wants to poison. So much so that chatting with Lu Datou seemed absent-minded.

The Imperial Palace!

Pan Niangzi, who used the pseudonym Li Juan, was led by a eunuch into the Taiji Palace to be a sweeping palace maid.

Although there were people in the palace covering for her, entering the Taiji Palace was already the limit. If she wants to get close to the old Emperor and investigate the old Emperor's specific situation, she can only rely on herself.

The people in the Taiji Palace cannot be bought casually.

For example, Qiu Defu, he didn't take less money, but at most revealed one or two unimportant news. Wanting to completely buy and control him is basically impossible. After all, Qiu Defu's interests are one with the old Emperor's interests. Earning some extra money doesn't matter; betrayal is impossible.

Pan Niangzi honestly did the sweeping palace maid's work, paying attention to the officials entering and leaving, observing the expressions on their faces. Before entering the palace, she had undergone crash training, which was recognizing people. She remembered and memorized all officials above the third rank in the court, regardless of the government office. Each official's duties, character, stance, background, education, and family were all in her brain.

The only thing she can be sure of now is that the old Emperor is not dead.

But he must have been injured and cannot get out of bed for the time being.

She saw the Taiyi Academy's physicians waiting for orders in the side hall twelve hours a day, and apprentices carrying medicinal materials in and out. Medicinal materials were sent to the Taiji Palace cart by cart. Whether it was decocting medicine, boiling medicine, or rubbing pills, everything involving the old Emperor's safety was completed in the Taiji Palace.

That is to say, the physicians are not allowed to leave the Taiji Palace. For any needs, they either send apprentices or send small eunuchs who understand medicine to run errands.

Because of this, the palace people in the Taiji Palace suddenly became extremely busy, and there was a large shortage of personnel, which was why a batch of palace people was urgently transferred. Only then was Pan Niangzi able to become a sweeping palace maid in the Taiji Palace.

She also saw several Imperial Princes.

Everyone said that the government soldiers fighting in the capital were instigated by this group of Imperial Princes. However, right now, all the Imperial Princes were in the Taiji Palace, each with a sorrowful and worried expression; where was there any appearance of wanting to fight. They all looked very filial.

Young Master Chen Guanfu sat in the side hall drinking tea, as clean and tidy as ever, and his mental state was also quite good. Not going home for a few days did not affect his external image in the slightest.

His expression was plain, looking at the group of Imperial Princes and grandsons from afar, his lips slightly raised, as if looking at a joke.

At this time, a small eunuch walked into the side hall, "Please ask the Marquis Pingjiang Young Master, Ministry of Works Vice Minister Lord Chen to go to the main hall to discuss matters."

"Are the several Lords all there?"

"Yes. The two Prime Ministers and several Ministry officials are all there, and Duke Zhang, Marquis Zhu, Marquis Zhou, they are all there."

Chen Guanfu got up immediately and headed to the main hall.

In the main hall, it can be said that heavy officials were gathered.

The civil and military big shots were all gathered here. If the Great Marquis were here, the people would be complete.

Chen Guanfu knew clearly that he represented the Marquis Pingjiang Prefecture and was his father's spokesperson. No one present would value his opinion; they just needed him to show up and express his stance.

After all, he is not the Great Marquis, and he is young, so in front of a group of big shots, there is no talk of speaking power.

If his father were present today, it would definitely be another situation. With his father taking the lead, the nobles uniting would be enough to influence the situation.

Left Prime Minister Li Liangcheng still had gauze wrapped around his head, bandages wrapped around his arm, and a cane by his side, looking miserable. Not dying was really a big life.

He spoke first, "His Majesty has been in a coma for several days, and the situation in the capital shows signs of losing control. What to do next, everyone discuss it together, and come up with a charter as soon as possible. I remind everyone first, time is short, don't waste it on trivial details. Grab the big ones first, then talk about the small ones."

Yu Zhaoan's situation was better; after all, he is a martial artist and young. When the sacrificial altar exploded, he protected himself well, and his injuries were not too heavy, just a little bump on his head. After a few days, the wound had already scabbed over.

He echoed, "I agree with Prime Minister Li's opinion. Hurry and set the tone. We can't just sit here dryly as long as His Majesty doesn't wake up, watching the capital fall into chaos."

"Before discussing business, I have a question. Who transferred the three major camps of Divine Machine, Divine Weapon, and Divine Sharp into the capital?" Chen Guanfu took the lead in making trouble, "If this problem is not solved, talking about anything else is superfluous."

The officials looked at each other.

Finally, it was the big eunuch Qiu Defu, who was responsible for watching the scene and making records, who stood up and said, "Before the sacrificial ceremony, His Majesty had arrangements. The three major camps entering the capital were all in accordance with His Majesty's prior instructions. If you have suspicions, I will have people take out the military talisman and the edict right now."

"Trouble Eunuch Qiu to take it out; seeing is believing."

"Since it is His Majesty's arrangement, why did the three major camps fight? Could it be that this is also His Majesty's arrangement?" Chen Guanfu questioned again.