Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 1122 The Sneaky Mysterious Man
Emperor Yuanwu got up and walked to the back hall, where he would temporarily sink. Once it was too late to review the memorial, he would take a nap there.

Lying down in his clothes, he might have to get up to go to court soon, but Emperor Yuanwu was not sleepy.

Eunuch Lu sat in front of his couch, holding his hands and taking a nap.

Emperor Yuanwu couldn't bear to disturb Eunuch Lu, so he tossed and turned.

Eunuch Lu heard his master's movements and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty can't sleep at night, but there is something on your mind?"

Emperor Yuanwu asked: "Have there been any suspicious people around Queen Mother and Yuzhen lately?"

Eunuch Lu shook his head: "Your Majesty, our people didn't notice it."

Emperor Yuanwu said: "No matter what, the people over there must be keeping a close watch and don't let Queen Mother and Yu Zhen have any chance to cause trouble."

Eunuch Lu responded in a low voice: "Yes, I obey."

Emperor Yuanwu said again: "I'm still worried about Zhizhi going out alone."

Eunuch Lu advised: "Your Majesty, there's nothing you can do if you don't worry. Miss Lingling entered the palace secretly. It would have been fine in the past, but now the wind is blowing."

"If someone goes wrong and something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous. There are rules in the palace, and women are not allowed to meet His Majesty in private. If those old ministers find out, they won't be able to hold on to you?"

Emperor Yuanwu said: "I don't know why, but I still feel a little uneasy."

Eunuch Lu comforted him and said, "Perhaps Your Majesty has been reviewing the memorials for too long and has not had enough rest, which has caused him to become restless. Your Majesty, it's late at night, so you'd better take a rest!"

Emperor Yuanwu snorted, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

On the other side, Lan Lingling avoided the guards and prepared to rush out of the palace.

In order to avoid the guards, she had to change her route.

By coincidence, she met the mysterious man again.

Lan Lingling didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so she turned around and left.

But I saw the mysterious man sneaking around, but he was heading in the direction of Chengming Palace.

Lan Lingling saw that the mysterious man looked a bit like King Wu. She was worried that something might happen to Emperor Yuanwu, so she smashed her fist against the wall and turned around to follow the mysterious man.

Lan Lingling was careful to avoid the guards and at the same time prevent the mysterious person from discovering her. She was so nervous that she almost had shortness of breath.

After a while, she saw the mysterious man wandering around the Chengming Hall, but there was no suspicious behavior, so she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Who is it?

What are you doing so late?
The blue civet cat was on the eaves, quietly observing the mysterious man's actions.

The mysterious man walked back and forth several times outside Chengming Hall, then disappeared into the darkness and left quietly.

Lan Lingling waited patiently for a while, and after confirming that the mysterious man was not nearby, she jumped off the eaves, avoiding the patrolling guards, and came to the place where the mysterious man stopped.

She looked left and right, but there was nothing suspicious. Just as she was about to leave, she saw a faint light shining from the Gu insect at the bottom of her sleeve.

Lan Lingling took out the small bottle, placed it on the stone slab and shook it gently.

The Gu worm in the small bottle flickers in and out of light as it sways.

Without any further hesitation, she pulled out the hairpin and pried open the stone slab. When she saw clearly what was inside, her expression suddenly changed.

"Which bastard actually gave Ah Ce such a vicious poison!"

Lan Lingling cursed in a low voice and prepared to kill the Gu insects buried under the stone slab.

But suddenly, a figure flashed near Chengming Hall.

It was the mysterious man, and it turned out that he never really left at all.

Just as Lan Lingling was undoing the poison, he emerged from the darkness and attracted the guard's attention.

"who?!"

The guards spotted him.

But he seemed to be very familiar with the palace's defenses. In just a blink of an eye, he disappeared on the palace wall.

As a result, Lan Lingling became the villain.

Lan Lingling quickly covered the stone slab and ran away. She flew over the walls, on the palace walls, in the alleys, on the roofs, and ran out of the palace as fast as possible.

She couldn't be caught or her words would be lost.

She must rush back to Taishu's Mansion, tell His Highness the matter, and ask His Highness to arrange for her to come back to remove the poison as soon as possible.But the guards in the palace were so tight, how could she escape at will?

After she was discovered, the entire team of Jinwu Guards quickly dispatched and swarmed towards her from all directions.

"Stop! Don't run!"

The torches were lit, and the quiet and dim imperial city suddenly became lively.

The sounds of guards' armor, footsteps, and shouts...were constantly heard.

The movement grew louder and louder.

Several iron chains flew towards Lan Lingling, grazing her body.

Lan Lingling didn't dare to be careless in the slightest, and ran out of the palace as hard as she could.

Can't be caught!
Must not!
Lan Lingling took the opportunity to cover her cheeks and tried her best to avoid attacks and pursuers.

Seeing that her movements were flexible, Jin Wuwei abandoned the iron rope.

"Fire arrows!"

The captain of the guard shouted.

In an instant, bows, crossbows and sleeve arrows were fired.

"I'm done!" Lan Lingling wailed and fell into a side hall.

What a coincidence, the second coincidence tonight is that the mysterious person is also in the house.

"Little thief! Who are you?!" Lan Lingling said nothing and immediately attacked the man.

But that man's martial arts skills were clearly superior to Lan Lingling's, and he quickly restrained Lan Lingling.

The man chuckled lightly and suddenly tapped Lan Lingling's acupuncture point. Just like that, he slowly retreated into the darkness of the room, and soon he disappeared.

This mysterious man did look a lot like King Wu in terms of body shape, but unfortunately the light was too dark and he had his face covered, so he couldn't see clearly what he looked like.

"There! People are in the house! Surround everyone here!"

Outside, illuminated by torches.

Firelight filtered through the window lattice, and mottled light and shadow fell on Lan Lingling's face.

She was anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

If caught she would be dead!The mysterious man will inevitably take the blame, and even if A Ce wants to protect her, it will be useless.

Seeing that Jin Wuwei is getting closer and closer, he is about to open the door of this house.

Lan Lingling bit her lip tightly in anxiety and closed her eyes in despair.

Suddenly, her lips were covered, and someone dragged her back toward the wall.

The man didn't know what mechanism he had touched, but the wall of the room quietly cracked open, revealing a small secret room.

Lan Lingling was brought into the secret room. The moment Jin Wuwei stepped in, the door of the secret room closed firmly.

The secret room was dark. The person behind Lan Lingling took out a night-light pearl, and his face appeared.

"Duke Yue?"

Lan Lingling screamed in surprise.

Lu Mingyong put his hand to his lips: "Shh! Keep your voice down. I am on duty today. Yu'er gave me a message saying that you have entered the palace and asked me to come and see you earlier."

Lan Lingling nodded: "There is a mysterious person..."

Lu Mingyong motioned Lan Lingling to look at the corner: "I knocked him unconscious."

There, as expected, there was a person lying down.

Lan Lingling immediately said: "He put a poison on Ace..."

Lu Mingyong interrupted her: "There is too much commotion outside. I have to carry him to deliver the errand. I will lure the Jinwu guards away, and you can find a way to get out of the palace by yourself."

"You must stop His Highness the Great Uncle who is coming to court and immediately tell him everything you know. Without further ado, act quickly. If it is too late, you will not be able to meet His Highness the Great Uncle."

Lan Lingling nodded: "Thank you! I'll do it right away!"

(End of this chapter)