Chapter 242: Monarch and Minister

Rather than sneaking into the Imperial Palace, Su Xiao actually entered it openly.

The current situation in the Imperial Capital was chaotic, and as a member of the Jaegers, a special department under Esdeath, he could naturally enter and exit the Imperial Palace.

Walking inside the Imperial Palace, a team of guards would rush past from time to time. The atmosphere inside the Imperial Palace was even more tense than in the Imperial Capital.

The nobles knew what had happened. Now that the Imperial Capital was surrounded, the Imperial Palace was undoubtedly the safest place.

Some well-dressed nobles appeared in the Imperial Palace, some even dragging their families along with their own guards behind them, which showed how chaotic the management of the Imperial Capital was.

The Little Emperor didn't attend to state affairs, the Prime Minister thought about controlling the Empire every day, and Esdeath only cared about where there was war. These three people were the center of power in the Empire.

With the highest-level rulers like this, the officials below were even worse.

Su Xiao sized up the situation in the Imperial Palace; he had already obtained a map of the Imperial Palace beforehand.

Entering the Imperial Palace, there was a spacious stone road, several dozen meters wide. On both sides of the road were some administrative side halls; these side halls were offices where mid-level officials handled official business.

Walking forward along the spacious road was the Guangtian Gate. The guards at the Guangtian Gate were different from the main gate of the Imperial Palace; the security here was stricter.

Sneaking through the Guangtian Gate, which spanned the Imperial Palace, would take quite some time. Su Xiao directly showed his Jaegers identification, and the guards at the Guangtian Gate let him pass.

After successfully passing the Guangtian Gate, there was still a spacious stone road, with a large number of side halls on both sides as well.

Walking on the stone road, there were even more guards passing by, and these guards were all fully armed.

"Byakuya."

A somewhat familiar shout came. Su Xiao turned his head to look; it was actually Wave. How could he be here?

"Hmm."

Su Xiao responded with a sound. He spoke very little when disguised as an Anbu member.

"Why did you come here?"

Wave's spirit was listless; the events of the day had been quite a shock to him.

"Nothing to do, so I came to the Imperial Palace for security. The war has started, and this place is the main target of the enemy's Anbu."

Su Xiao's tone was calm. He would also patrol around normally; the name was patrolling, but the reality was observing the terrain.

"I see. I was also sent by General Esdeath to maintain order. Enough talk, I still have to patrol."

"Hmm."

The two passed each other. Before taking a few steps, Wave's footsteps paused.

"By the way, let's patrol together. Your perception is very strong."

"No, I'm used to acting alone."

Wave scratched his head, gave a bright smile after being rejected, and walked away.

Su Xiao continued forward, and a majestic palace appeared before his eyes.

This was the Huangxu Hall, the place where court was normally held. Because the Little Emperor didn't attend to court affairs, this place had already been "half-abandoned."

The entire Huangxu Hall was exceptionally deserted. Apart from guards, there were no other officials. This should have been the center of power in the Empire.

There weren't many guards at the Huangxu Hall, and Su Xiao passed through it very easily.

Behind the Huangxu Hall was still a large road. The guards here were very dense. Further ahead was the Little Emperor's sleeping quarters.

It was already 11:00 PM. In front of the Little Emperor's sleeping quarters were a large number of guards holding torches.

The location of the sleeping quarters was in the middle-rear of the Imperial Palace. Su Xiao had already penetrated deep into the Imperial Palace.

Taking advantage of the night, Su Xiao arrived silently on the roof of the sleeping quarters and began to perceive which room inside had people.

There weren't many rooms in the sleeping quarters, but the area of each room was not small.

Su Xiao walked lightly on the roof and began to perceive the Little Emperor inside the sleeping quarters.

After moving his position a few times, Su Xiao perceived the Little Emperor's location inside the sleeping quarters.

Softly prying open the glazed tiles on the roof of the sleeping quarters, what met his eyes was a pitch-black ceiling.

Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. The architectural style of this palace was similar to ancient times, but the situation was a bit different.

Jumping into the mezzanine of the ceiling, Su Xiao used a dagger to pry open a piece of the ceiling and looked down.

"Your Highness..."

A burst of coquettish laughter came.

This was an antique-style room. In the room was a young boy and a group of women!

That young boy was the Little Emperor, and those women were beauties brought by various concubines and ministers.

These women were all quite attractive; otherwise, they wouldn't have been chosen as imperial concubines.

At this moment, the Little Emperor was "doing the deed" with a concubine, while other women served on the side. The scene was exceptionally erotic.

Su Xiao finally knew why the Little Emperor looked so weak. With so many women in the room every night, plus the Little Emperor being only fifteen years old, the only reason he hadn't died was the luxurious living conditions in the Imperial Palace. If his nutrition couldn't keep up, this little thing might have already gone to the afterlife.

With a treacherous minister by his side, it wasn't surprising that the Little Emperor was like this.

Su Xiao checked if there were any guards in the room. Obviously, the Little Emperor was "doing the deed," so there couldn't be guards in the room, not to mention there was a group of women in the room.

The room was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood; this should be some kind of aphrodisiac.

Su Xiao's target was the Little Emperor, but there were too many women around him, making it hard to make a move for a while.

To accomplish something, patience was indispensable. Su Xiao sat above the ceiling and waited; he didn't believe the Little Emperor could keep this up all night.

Sure enough, around 12:00 AM, the Little Emperor lay on his back on that ten-meter-wide bed, already exhausted.

The Revolutionary Army had already fought to the outside of the Imperial Capital, but the Little Emperor had no sense of crisis at all. This was only because of one sentence from the Prime Minister: "General Esdeath will repel the thieves."

This was what the Prime Minister used to comfort the Little Emperor, and the Little Emperor had always been obedient to the Prime Minister's words.

In fact, essentially speaking, the Little Emperor was just a muddled monarch, not a tyrant. This was a young boy who was simple to the point of being tragic.

The door was pushed open, and the obese Prime Minister walked into the room.

"Get out."

The Prime Minister's voice wasn't loud. Those women stood up one after another to get dressed, not caring about being seen naked by the Prime Minister. Many of these women were concubines.

Su Xiao on the ceiling clicked his tongue in wonder. Seeing the Little Emperor's head of pale green hair, he felt the Little Emperor's hair color was becoming exceptionally bright, like a lush green grassland.

"Your Highness, drink this."

The Prime Minister took out a test tube and fed a pale yellow medicinal liquid to the Little Emperor. After drinking the liquid, the Little Emperor's spirit recovered a bit.

"I'm so tired today, leave another bottle of secret medicine."

The Prime Minister smiled, nodded, took a pale yellow test tube from his bosom, and placed it by the Little Emperor's pillow.

"Your Highness, rest. I will take my leave now."

"Hmm."

The Little Emperor responded weakly and lay motionless on the bed.

The Prime Minister walked out of the sleeping quarters with his head held high, calculating how long it would take for the Little Emperor to become a useless person.

The Prime Minister didn't want to kill the Little Emperor; he just wanted the Little Emperor to be completely addicted to wine and women.

The Little Emperor was too young, so wine obviously wouldn't work, and the life of luxury since childhood made the Little Emperor not very greedy for food, so the Prime Minister chose women.

Now it seemed the Prime Minister had succeeded. If it weren't for his secret medicine to nourish him, the Little Emperor would have already died on a woman. ===== CHAPTER 243 =====