Chapter 2243 - 2151: The Eve of the Grand Wedding (Part 4)
Chapter 2243: Chapter 2151: The Eve of the Grand Wedding (Part 4)
Occasionally, cries and howls would echo from a bedchamber within the Imperial Harem, the wails of concubines whose maternal families had fallen from grace, filled with grief and resentment.
If the Imperial Harem was this tense, one could only imagine the turmoil in the Imperial Court.
Xia Weibao was deeply worried, and once again, she couldn’t sleep.
Her appetite had also decreased significantly.
This time it was not due to loneliness or fear, but because of worry.
The servants of Snowflake Palace watched her become increasingly gaunt, deeply concerned.
They wanted to inform His Majesty, but Xia Weibao stopped them.
With the court in such chaos, how could she let him be distracted?
Until two nights before the wedding, the noise of fighting and shouting came from outside the Palace Gate, flames reaching the sky, the clashing of blades and heavy fighting everywhere.
Xia Weibao was frightened, rushing out from the bedchamber, the blazing fire at the city gate reflecting in her eyes.
"What’s happening!"
"Your Majesty, Prince Liang is rebelling and forcing a palace coup tonight. We should hurry back indoors."
Xia Weibao’s heart tightened instantly. She pushed aside the palace attendants blocking her way and ran out.
Rebellion? What about Lu Hualiang, is he alright?
Rushing to the entrance of Snowflake Palace and opening the doors, she found...
What the hell!
Why were there layers upon layers of guards surrounding her palace!
Could it be that Prince Liang’s people had already reached the Imperial Harem?
But no, if they were Prince Liang’s people, how could they not attack her on sight?
"Her Majesty the Empress, this humble servant is ordered to protect you here, please go back inside."
"Who are you?"
"This humble servant is the newly appointed commander of the Imperial Army."
Newly appointed?
Xia Weibao didn’t have time to ask where the previous commander went, only concerned about Lu Hualiang’s safety.
"I don’t need protection, go and help His Majesty."
"Her Majesty the Empress, please forgive this servant for not complying. His Majesty has decreed that Snowflake Palace must be guarded tonight."
"If you want to guard, then guard, I’m going myself."
In a moment of urgency, she spoke with the authority of the palace that she was not used to, now utterly fluent.
Xia Weibao bypassed the commander of the Imperial Army wanting to walk outside, only to be blocked by the layers of guards.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has decreed that you must stay in Snowflake Palace tonight and not leave."
Xia Weibao, "..."
So, were these people here to protect her or to monitor her?
Not wanting to be tangled up with them, she leaped directly over their heads using qinggong, disappearing in a few quick steps.
The commander of the Imperial Army did not expect she would directly use qinggong, hurriedly flying after her.
However, Xia Weibao was incredibly fast, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Unfamiliar with the palace’s layout, she could only run around like a headless fly, the scent of blood permeating the entire palace, the sounds of battle everywhere.
Bodies lay strewn across the ground, piled high like mountains.
Blood flowed like rivers, ghostly wails and howls of wolves filled the air.
Red was everywhere, glaring in the fire’s light, becoming like a dirge.
A few people in front saw her and charged with swords, Xia Weibao’s eyes turned cold. She picked up a sword left on the ground by someone and slashed her way through.
Everywhere she passed, the ground was littered with corpses.
She didn’t know which faction these people belonged to, in any case, if someone attacked her, she killed!
The white gauze dress was dyed red with blood, her gaze fierce, akin to Asura.
Xia Weibao pressed forward, killing gods if gods blocked her, slaughtering Buddhas if Buddhas stood in her way!
Stepping over the bodies, she reached the city gate, and at a glance, she saw among a sea of corpses, that dazzling man.
In the midst of the chaotic battlefield, he wore a formidable suit of armor, plunging a sword into a man also clad in armor.
She then heard a burst of cheers.
Lu Hualiang tossed the corpse impaled on his sword aside to his subordinates, his face fierce as he turned around, seeing not far away a slender figure standing amidst the sea of blood and corpses, gazing at him.