Chapter 318
Many palace maids were tortured to death. Yang Jinying and others watched their seniors being carried out one by one. They were uneasy, knowing that they would die sooner or later if this continued, so they took the risk and wanted to kill the emperor. In this way, no one would force them to collect dew and concoct alchemy again.
Encouraged by Yang Jinying, the remaining fifteen palace ladies gathered up their courage and walked towards the emperor behind the tent. They climbed onto the bed, some holding the emperor's upper body, some holding the emperor's arms, and Yang Jinying knotted the rope and put it around the emperor's neck. Yang Jinying said that she was not afraid, but her body was still trembling when she started.
This group of palace maids committed the murder all on the spur of the moment. They had neither plan nor experience. The maids who pulled the rope did not push hard in one place, while Yang Jinying tied the rope into a dead knot just now in tension. The emperor was not strangled to death, but woken up. The maids became more and more afraid, and at this time the rope was stuck in a dead knot and could not be tightened any more. The maids panicked and had to pull out the hairpins and hairpins on their heads, without even looking, and stabbed the emperor indiscriminately.
But their attacks were incoherent, and none of them landed on the point. The palace maid Zhang Jinlian saw that the emperor could not be killed, and thought to herself, is this the blessing of the real dragon? She was completely panicked, and did not dare to look directly at Long Yan, she rolled and fell down, stumbled and ran out.
Yang Jinying called Zhang Jinlian from behind several times, but Zhang Jinlian didn't look back and ran away like crazy. There were 16 palace maids in total, and even if there was one person missing, they would still have an absolute advantage in power. But Zhang Jinlian's departure was like a heavy hammer, and the already shaky alliance of the palace maids broke up in an instant. The two palace maids who tied the rope kept shaking, and suddenly fell to the ground with their legs soft, and the noose suddenly loosened.
Yang Jinying whispered and they continued to exert their strength, but this time, no matter how Yang Jinying scolded, the palace maids couldn't stand up. Yang Jinying took the rope and wanted to continue her efforts to kill the emperor, but her hands kept shaking and she couldn't use any strength.
At this time, the panicked shouts of the steward came from outside, and there were also voices such as "rescue the driver" and "the queen". Yang Jinying's body trembled violently and fell to the ground, the rope in her hand slumped helplessly to the edge.
The first thought in her mind was, it's over, she can't live.
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Jin Yiwei, who was on duty at the palace gate, was very frightened when he heard the eunuch's message, and rushed all the way to Lu Mansion. He knocked on Lu Heng's door overnight. When Lu Heng heard that someone had murdered the emperor, his face changed greatly, and he took the knife and left without a word.
He entered the palace with the fastest speed. At this moment, the Forbidden City was pitch black, but the air was full of unease. Lu Heng quickly rushed into the Yikun Palace. The Yikun Palace was already full of people. Lu Heng swept it roughly and saw many people from Queen Fang.
According to the informant, the palace maid Yang Jinying and other 16 people tried to kill the monarch, but they did not succeed when they tied the rope to a dead end. When the accomplice Zhang Jinlian saw that the assassination had failed, he ran to Queen Fang to report. Empress Fang hurried to Yikun Palace and rescued the dying emperor.
Lu Heng entered the hall with a sullen face. There were many people standing in the hall, and the rope around the emperor's neck had been untied. At this moment, the emperor was lying unconscious on the bed, and Empress Fang stood on the side weeping. When everyone saw Lu Heng coming in, they consciously gave way: "Master Lu."
Lu Heng ignored Empress Fang, Zhang Zuo and the others, and strode towards the bed. He half-knelt on his feet, looked at the emperor's face carefully, and then went to check the emperor's pulse. Fortunately, those palace maids did not do anything, and the emperor was still alive.
Only now did Lu Heng have the intention to check the traces. The scars on the emperor's neck were red and fresh, and there were stab wounds on his body. The wounds were small and shallow, and they were disorganized. There are fingerprints on the hands and arms of the emperor, depending on the thickness and depth, they belong to different people, which is consistent with multiple crimes.
Judging from the current information, it is indeed a few palace maids who were daring and committed monarchy, not the empress, Zhang Zuo, and the others under the guise of palace maids.
Lu Heng breathed a sigh of relief. Empress Fang was the first to arrive. Only Empress Fang knew about the situation at the time, and the possibility of the thief shouting to catch the thief could not be ruled out. But Empress Fang has no son, and if the emperor dies, Empress Fang won't get any benefit. Lu Heng couldn't think of the meaning of what she did, so she temporarily ruled out Queen Fang's suspicion.
Lu Heng stood up from the room and asked, "Where's the imperial physician?"
Zhang Zuo replied, "The Empress has called the imperial physician and is rushing to the Yikun Palace."
Lu Heng frowned slightly, Empress Fang was the first to arrive at the scene, and Lu Heng came a moment later. After Empress Fang rescued the emperor, she was not busy calling the emperor's doctor. What did she do during the quarter of an hour?
Lu Heng asked calmly, "Where's the murderer who murdered the emperor?"
Empress Fang ran out of the Kunning Palace late at night. She didn't put on her makeup, she just twisted her hair at will, her face was wrinkled and puffy, and she was not in a good state. She squeezed the handkerchief and said, "I have been detained by this palace."
Lu Heng nodded: "Thanks to the Queen for saving me tonight. Escorting is the duty of Jin Yiwei, so I dare not disturb the Queen. Where are the prisoners?"
Empress Fang clenched her handkerchief tightly, clasped her fingertips, and said, "It is not a pity for these lowly servants to die. They have already been executed by this palace."
Lu Heng squinted his eyes slightly, and the expression on his face became more and more secretive. Are those palace maids dead?
Why is Queen Fang so anxious to execute the murderer?