Chapter 264: Chapter 243: Breaking the Siege

Zhang Zhaodi came out of the restroom and found that the palace maid who had brought her earlier was missing.

These servants in the Imperial Palace are accustomed to currying favor with the powerful while neglecting the weak. When she was brought to the restroom earlier, the maid was already somewhat reluctant. Now leaving completely was expected.

"Luckily, I’m not directionally challenged. Once I’ve walked a path, I can remember it. Otherwise, I’d truly be harmed by these snobbish servants."

Zhang Zhaodi followed the earlier route back, and soon she saw a familiar figure—Su Rende.

If it were only Su Rende, she would pretend not to see him. He was General Su, and she was just a village woman. There was no need to actively seek connections.

However, there weren’t just Su Rende alone, but two eunuchs supporting him.

Su Rende had lost consciousness, allowing the two eunuchs to help him walk forward, looking as if he had drunk too much. The eunuchs were trying to find a place for him to rest.

"Something’s not right..." Zhang Zhaodi was just about to step around the corner, recalling what happened earlier, and increasingly felt it was off. "Aren’t those two eunuchs acting too sneaky? Their expressions are nervous, as if something’s wrong."

Zhang Zhaodi deftly turned around and quickly followed them.

She wanted to follow and see what’s happening.

At the very least, she needed to find out where Su Rende was being taken.

The palace banquet was nearing its end, and the Crown Prince was preparing to wrap things up when the Commander of the Imperial Guard rushed in, saying to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, something has happened."

"Why the alarm? What happened?" The Crown Prince frowned.

"The National Guardian General... he seems off, you should go take a look!" The Commander of the Imperial Guard shouted.

"Lead the way."

Upon hearing that the National Guardian General was in trouble, officials followed the Crown Prince wanting to see what might have happened to the General in the palace.

The officials went, and of course, the ladies couldn’t resist going. After all, none loved gossip more than the ladies.

Su Yaoguang and Zhou Wangshu were originally hiding leisurely in a pavilion outside the palace, waiting for the banquet to end before returning. But they saw so many people coming out in droves.

"What’s happened?" Su Yaoguang asked Zhang Yingdi.

"I don’t know, my husband and I were just having drinks with others, then suddenly someone said something happened, and everyone followed to check it out."

As they were chatting, Xiao Yanci walked by.

Seeing him annoyed Su Yaoguang, who pulled Zhou Wangshu aside and asked others again. Only then did she learn something occurred with the National Guardian General.

"What could possibly happen to the National Guardian General in the palace?" Su Yaoguang murmured to herself.

The current plot was entirely different from past lives, and even if it were the same, she wouldn’t know since she had never attended a palace banquet.

She thought of Su Rende, unwilling for such an upright person to encounter trouble in the palace and thus dragged Zhou Wangshu along to follow the crowd.

"Have you seen my mother?" Su Yaoguang asked Zhang Yingdi.

Zhang Yingdi said she hadn’t seen her.

The group of people marched into the inner palace, arriving at a place called De Rong Hall.

"Isn’t this Lady Rong’s palace? Earlier Commander Wang said something happened to the National Guardian General, telling us to find him. Why are we here at Lady Rong’s palace? Could it be..." Officials made a bold conjecture and dared not speak further.

Could that National Guardian General be so bold?

After all, Lady Rong was the Emperor’s new favorite, and he cherished her dearly. If something happened, even his clans might not escape punishment.

From the palace came the sound of moaning, which instantly painted the scene inside in imagination.

The Crown Prince was furious, commanding the nearby Imperial Guard, "Who dares commit such debauchery in the inner palace? Get inside and bring them out."

At this moment, while the Crown Prince appeared irate outwardly, internally he was even more incensed.

From just now, it was evident someone laid a trap targeting Su Rende.

As the National Guardian General, Su Rende commanded 300,000 soldiers, and he was part of the Crown Prince Faction, a crucial ally for the Crown Prince.

If Su Rende were caught committing such acts in front of everyone, the Crown Prince had to demonstrate fairness by eliminating him. Even if he knew someone was framing him, trying to cut off his support, he had to painfully sacrifice this reliable general.

Such despicable methods, he’s unsure which of his royal siblings devised them. Regardless, though their means are filthy, they’ve struck at his lifeline.

The Imperial Guard pushed open the door and rushed inside.

Upon the door opening, officials who didn’t align with Su Rende hurried inside.

They were eager to add insult to injury.

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