12dz Chapter 202 Give Up, Han Zhuo Won't Come
Chapter 202 Give Up, Han Zhuo Won't Come
Therefore, he was particularly strict with himself and his subordinates.
As soon as it got dark, Li Shuangdao personally led a team of people to patrol the harem courtyards that most people would not pay attention to.
Now, except for the bedrooms of the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager, all other palaces and courtyards in the harem are empty.
The emperor's former concubines who were still alive had all been sent back to their parents' homes.
For those women who were driven away, this was like a new life.
After all, in this deep palace backyard, without seeing the sun, guarding a man who will never come every day is no different from death.
But once they return home, they become rich young ladies who can call the shots, which is naturally a completely different story.
Although the empress drove away all the concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards, it aroused opposition from many people in the court.
However, these women who were driven away were grateful to the empress.
Most of them have already lost favor long ago, and returning home might give them a second chance at life.
Even their families supported this second political marriage.
The harem is now basically empty.
No one in the palaces or courtyards was even bothered to light a lamp.
This is what the empress meant. Since no one lives there, there is no need to waste any food and oil.
"Crack, click, click..."
Li Shuangdao led a team of people and walked forward on the quiet and deep road.
They had been patrolling for almost an hour, and there were quite a few of them, so their feet were a little sore from walking.
For this reason, two of the newcomers couldn't help but whisper to Li Shuangdao, "Boss, there's not even a ghost here, why are we patrolling here?"
"Even if we're on patrol, we should go where His Majesty can see us."
"You won't see any ghosts while patrolling here."
Li Shuangdao immediately turned his head and looked at the other person, then said coldly: "What's your name?"
The man immediately smiled and said, "Boss, my name is..."
Li Shuangdao waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Starting tomorrow, you don't have to come."
The man was startled and quickly said to Li Shuangdao, "Boss, I... I'm from the Zhang family, and my uncle is the General of the Jinwu Guard..."
Li Shuangdao glared at him with the eyes of a knife-wielding warrior and said viciously, "I don't care if you're from the Jinwu Guard or the Parrot Guard. I'm telling you, there are no sneaky people in my team!"
"I don't want to see you right now, get out of here!"
As he said that, Li Shuangdao raised his foot to kick the man away.
Suddenly, he felt a dark shadow flying past from the corner of his eye. Li Shuangdao stopped immediately and shouted at the passing dark shadow: "Stop!"
At this time, the shadowy figure was already standing on top of the wall a few dozen steps away.
As the night wind blew, the corners of his clothes would flutter slightly.
Since there was no light around, there were only Li Shuangdao's men holding lanterns in their hands.
However, this little light cannot reach the other person at all.
Li Shuangdao could only vaguely see the man's figure. At that moment, he frowned and said, "Boy, this is the imperial palace. I advise you to be sensible and go back to where you came from."
"Otherwise, don't blame me and the brothers around me for being rude to you!"
As he spoke, Li Shuangdao waved his hand lightly, and the people under his command all took out the Hundred-Step Crossbows from their waists!
And aimed the crossbow at the opponent!
Until this time, the man finally spoke in a deep and powerful voice.
He said, "Li Shuangdao, you're not bad. I haven't seen you for a while. Although your kung fu hasn't improved, your eyesight has become more effective."
The moment Li Shuangdao heard this voice, he suddenly shuddered all over and quickly shouted to his men beside him, "Quick, put down the Hundred-Step Crossbow! It's one of us!"
As soon as Li Shuangdao heard the other party's voice, he knew that it was their commander-in-chief Han Zhuo.
However, Han Zhuo is still in the stage of faking his death.
Therefore, only a few close confidants around Han Zhuo knew about it, while outsiders and some soldiers could not know it.
By the time everyone put down their Hundred-Step Crossbows, Han Zhuo, who was on the wall, had disappeared.
At this time, Li Shuangdao turned around and looked at the little nephew of the General of the Jinwu Guard who had just spoken. Suddenly, a very bright smile appeared on his face.
He said, “What did you see just now?”
The man thought for a moment and said, "I...I didn't see anything."
"Very good, since I didn't see anything, I still need to take some precautions for safety reasons."
"Come here, tie him up and bring him back to our camp. Let's observe him for ten days to half a month."
"Boss, boss, I..." The unlucky guy couldn't say the rest of the words because the person next to him blocked his mouth with a smelly sock.
Li Shuangdao glared at him fiercely: "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll plug your hole too!"
Since working in this palace, Li Shuangdao has become much more cautious in doing things.
Especially since I just happened to see Han Zhuo, this kind of news must not be leaked to anyone.
For this reason, this little nephew of someone's family will have to suffer bad luck for a few days.
At the same time, in the Empress Dowager's bedroom.
Su Qingge was half lying on a Hu bed, her face as pale as paper. A very young maid was beside her, feeding her some kind of medicine.
This soup was particularly bitter. Even Su Qingge, who had practiced martial arts since childhood, would frown tightly every time he drank a sip.
This kind of pain seemed to penetrate into one's bones, making her body tremble uncontrollably.
At this time, the door was pushed open. Su Qingge hurriedly looked up and towards the door, and found that the person who came in was not her lover whom she had been thinking about day and night, but Tushan Shiruo.
Tushan Shiruo was as cold and hard as ever.
She saw a hint of disappointment on Su Qingge's face when she saw her, and she couldn't help but snort coldly and said, "Are you disappointed?"
"I've told you before, men can't be trusted. There are countless unfaithful men in this world."
"Why do you rarely hear about a woman betraying someone, but more often hear about unfaithful men who are fickle and unfaithful?"
Su Qingge didn't say anything, but stretched out her hand with great effort and trembling, took the half bowl of medicine from the maid's hand, and drank it in one gulp.
As soon as the medicine entered her throat, Su Qingge felt as if she had swallowed a pair of broken knife pieces.
The medicine would scrape her throat and esophagus, causing her to break out in beads of sweat due to pain and agony.
When Tushan Shiruo saw this, he smiled coldly, then walked slowly in front of Su Qingge with lotus steps.
She said to Su Qingge, "Even if Han Zhuo really wanted to save you, there's no way he could find the elixir to save you in such a short time."
"Besides, that miracle doctor is a notoriously annoying man. If Han Zhuo goes there, not only will he not be able to get medicine for you, but there's a chance he might be poisoned to death by the miracle doctor."
"You'd better give up on this idea."