Receiving the affirmative answer from Gongsun Mo, the old eunuch finally revealed a smile of successful conspiracy.

"Ha ha ha."

"Senior brother, rest assured, I will take good care of the little niece."

"Tomorrow, I will cause some disturbance at Qiankun Palace, just wait for me inside the palace."

Gongsun Mo remained silent, his eyes fixed on the golden snake jade pendant, tacitly agreeing to the old eunuch's condition.

With the window stirring slightly, a black shadow flew out, and only then did Gongsun Mo collapse to the ground.

Clutching the golden snake jade pendant tightly, he began to cry out in pain.

"My Xue'er, where are you? Are you doing well now?"

If Gongsun Xue is still alive, she must be a grown girl by now. Thinking of this, Gongsun Mo's eyes filled with hope.

However, the next second, he slid over to Lin Yi's pile of gadgets and scolded angrily.

"Boy, you can't blame me for being ruthless. It's your fault for choosing the wrong master. Your little trinket, it's going to be destroyed."

Although Gongsun Mo's legs were crippled, his martial power had not diminished; in fact, during his years hidden in Qiankun Palace, he had secretly made a breakthrough and unexpectedly learned the Black Sand Palm technique.

"I'm sorry!"

Gongsun Mo gathered his strength and smashed Lin Yi's infrared life detector and the small metal detection drone with a palm.

Inside the Imperial Study Room, after disposing of the corpses of more than a dozen rebels, Lin Yi heard a rustling sound.

"Damn! Something's happened at Qiankun Palace."

Lin Yi felt something was amiss, and the young Emperor also looked anxiously towards Lin Yi.

"What happened at Qiankun Palace? Should you go check it out now?"

For the young Emperor, Qiankun Palace held many childhood memories, and she did not wish for anything bad to happen there.

"It's nothing, probably because I came back in a hurry tonight and didn't close the window properly. The strong wind must have blown things over."

Lin Yi deliberately downplayed it, not intending to disclose the encounters with the old man and the numerous traps at Qiankun Palace today.

With too many recent events, the young Emperor was already four months pregnant; what she needed most was to rest and nurture her pregnancy.

But seeing Lin Yi's evasive eyes, the young Emperor questioned.

"You scoundrel, you must not deceive me. Deceiving me is a crime of deceiving the sovereign, and for this crime of deceiving the sovereign, you must—"

As for what should be done, the young Emperor herself felt too embarrassed to say it out loud.

'Pah, pah, pah, all this about deceiving or not deceiving the sovereign, if I slip up and the nine familial exterminations are ordered, then the Prince in my belly will also—alas, I shall say no more.'

Concerned the young Emperor might overthink, Lin Yi promised, "I won't go anywhere tonight; I'll stay with you. Come morning, I'll go check on the situation at Qiankun Palace."

It was deep into the night, Ying Yi was asleep on the Dragon Couch; Lin Yi and the young Emperor went up to the loft, with ten Shadow Guards holding handguns and remaining at the Emperor's side without taking a single step away.

Although Lin Yi and the young Emperor could sleep calmly in the basement, Lin Yi chose not to do so.

The ten Shadow Guards by his side, even though they were the Emperor's trusted followers, could not be completely trusted without his own vetting, in Lin Yi's view.

Everyone has weaknesses and vulnerabilities; if one of them had their soft spot leveraged, the existence of the secret chamber in the Imperial Study Room could be exposed.

The consequences would be unimaginable.

After so much had happened, Lin Yi had become extremely cautious.

Throughout the night, he thought about a lot, not knowing how long he pondered until he finally drifted off in a daze.

When he woke up in the morning, Lin Yi received a letter from Judge Zhong.

Lin Yi did not open the letter; he remembered he had already warned Judge Zhong to beware that walls have ears.

According to Judge Zhong's intelligence, it's basically impossible for him to send messages by letter.

I clearly told him not to draw attention and to keep things low-profile.

This shows that this letter is more than 90% likely not to have come from Judge Zhong.

Clearly, it's another masterpiece of that old eunuch.

'Heh heh, you old fox, you're really doing whatever it takes to lure me out now.'

'I want to see what tricks you, you old coot, are trying to play.'

Lin Yi read out the content of the letter in front of the Military Guards outside the door.

It was more or less about a new discovery in Qiankun Palace and hoping that Lin Yi could come over early to check on the situation.

This is definitely a trap, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile wryly.

The old eunuch is really too eager, his movements are also too obvious.

Even if the old eunuch didn't stage this moment today, Lin Yi would have checked the situation in Qiankun Palace anyway. That elder is an important clue, perhaps the secrets on him could unravel many mysteries.

"Someone, prepare the sedan chair!"

After Lin Yi commanded his servants to prepare the sedan chair, he returned to the Dragon Couch.

At this moment, Ying Yi had awakened, and when she saw that the people beside her were ten familiar sisters, her heart was filled with both shock and joy.

She was shocked that Lin Yi called so many people at once to protect His Majesty's safety, and even equipped each person with a handgun, indicating the current situation was extremely critical.

She was happy because she hadn't seen her sisters for so long and missed them dearly.

But her joy did not last for even two seconds before Lin Yi whispered a few words in her ear, and Ying Yi's face immediately darkened.

"Understood, my lord."

Ying Yi immediately got up, dressed, and led the ten Shadow Guards out of the Imperial Study Room to practice shooting.

The little Emperor couldn't imagine that Ying Yi's injuries would heal so quickly, and was extremely relieved.

With time tight, Lin Yi directly took the little Emperor's hand, saying gently, "My good big wife, be obedient, go to the basement for some good food, switch with Ying Qi. Your husband needs to make a trip to Qiankun Palace."

Speaking of food, the little Emperor really did obediently listen and went back to the basement.

Ying Qi's injuries had also mostly healed. She put on the little Emperor's mask and lay on the Dragon Couch to continue resting.

What needed to be done today was to ensure his own safety, as well as the Emperor's safety, by not seeing any officials before Lin Yi's return.

After Lin Yi prepared a meal for the little Emperor, he also brought Keke down, who was recovering from injuries, to accompany the little Emperor.

Once all this was arranged, Lin Yi immediately had Ying Qi issue two Holy Decrees in the Emperor's name.

The first was to have the Imperial Camp of the Sixth Prince heighten their vigilance, to patrol the Imperial Palace strictly 24 hours a day, and to absolutely forbid any rebels from infiltrating the Right Martial Guard's ranks.

The second was to have the Fourth Prince coordinate with the Six Ministries, to handle state affairs for two days.

As for why it was two days, it's because in two days, it would be the Qixi Festival.

Lin Yi had a lot of confidence in the Fourth Prince, who definitely wouldn't dare to take risks at such a critical time, at most he would ingratiate himself with the people's hearts.

But after Qixi, everything will become clear.

After everything was set, Lin Yi then called Ying Yi back.

The first thing to do when everyone was together was to count the number of handguns: a total of 30, not a single one missing, only then did Lin Yi feel at ease.

"Listen to me, all of you, this handgun is faster than a sword, it can take a person's life within a hundred steps; such a formidable weapon must not fall into the hands of rebels."

"Without my command, no one is allowed to take the handgun out of the Imperial Study Room, except in an emergency. Those who disobey will be shown no mercy."

"Your subordinates obey!"

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