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The Emperor Attacks Winter Moon Palace

Imperial concubine Yuan Shu, who had just decided to give up on the matter, suddenly had her interest piqued by Rong Zhen. It would be fine just to listen, right? She asked Rong Zhen: “What happened?”

Yue Xiu quickly closed the door before Rong Zhen said: “His Majesty and Zhang Yuan went to the Winter Moon Palace. The two are causing a huge ruckus.”

Imperial concubine Yuan Shu frowned: “What sort of movement is that? Isn’t this something that happens quite often?”

Rong Zhen shook his head, “This time is different. Apparently, the Emperor went over angrily. While walking, he appeared angry, even saying how dare imperial concubine Yun leave the palace. It should be the death penalty.”

“Hm?” Imperial concubine Yuan Shu was startled, “His Majesty knows?” She then thought of the Empress and sneered to herself, “That old woman. She even pretended during the day to be calm to put on a show for imperial daughter Ji An. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, she went to the Emperor’s side to tattle.” She stood up, “Let’s go and take a look.”

Yue Xiu and Rong Zhen both moved to stop her, with Yue Xiu saying: “Imperial concubine, you must not go! Did you forget what happened to high-ranking imperial concubine Li?”

Imperial concubine Yuan Shu suddenly stopped in her tracks, as a memory of this imperial palace that had become covered in dust suddenly re-emerged.

She could no longer remember which year it was. She just knew that the Emperor had gone to Winter Moon Palace to randomly cause a ruckus. The palace had a high-ranking imperial concubine Li that had wanted to watch the liveliness and went over. As a result, the Emperor did not manage to get imperial concubine Yun out of the building, yet who knew that the Emperor would grab her by the neck in anger and choked her to death.

Ever since that moment, there was nobody else that dared to mess with the Emperor when he went to Winter Moon Palace. Everyone just acted as if they could not see nor hear it.

Imperial concubine Yuan Shu retraced her steps and sat back down on her heated brick bed; however, she still did not give up. She told Rong Zhen: “Find someone agile to go over and ask around.”

Rong Zhen complied and limped away.

It was currently evening, and the Emperor had brought a large group of imperial guards to stand at the entrance of Winter Moon Palace with a face filled with fury. Zhang Yuan stayed at his side. He had a heavy expression and did not want to speak.

Perhaps it was because he had stared at the gates of Winter Moon Palace for too long, as the Emperor swayed a couple times, feeling a little dazed. Finally managing to stabilize himself, he shouted loudly at Winter Moon Palace: “People inside, listen up! Open the gate! Imperial concubine Yun escaping the palace on her own is something that We already know about. We have come today to capture everyone here. Everyone that participated in hiding imperial concubine Yun leaving the palace will have their extended families executed!”

This was exclaimed using an internal strength that had not been used in many years. This shout had a bit of an imposing manner. There were also torches lighting up the area, giving the scene a very nervous feeling. It seemed as though something would break out at any moment.

However, there was still no movement from the inside of Winter Moon Palace.

The Emperor did not become dejected, continuing: “We are being considerate of how imperial concubine Yun has lived here for a long time, and We have no desire to ruin it. Open the door yourselves. If you cooperate, the punishment for your extended families can be negotiated.”