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"As you say, what should we do now?" Helian said as he looked at Zi Yuan, somewhat confused.

"If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. At this moment, even if we know all of this, we will still be unable to do anything to her. However, we must grab hold of this before their actions begin." When Zi Yuan said this, he had a vicious expression on his face. Then, he also continued.

"When tomorrow comes, you should pay attention to the people above the imperial court. As for how to explain it, that's your problem, whoever has the most interesting expression will definitely be in the same group as them. I think we need to find out which ones are related to the empress dowager right now, even if some of them are hidden, even if you send people to monitor them, I'm afraid the empress dowager will still have the means to deal with them." At this moment, the Violet Garden also thought of the principle of mantis stalking the cicada, catching the oriole at the end. When Helian Haoyan heard this, he was startled and felt that what the Violet Garden said was indeed reasonable.

"I know what to do. I'm afraid we can't afford to be preemptive now."

"Then let's take action later." Zi Yuan paused for a moment before continuing.

"We can't spread the news of this matter, or else the upheaval in the imperial court will be even more disadvantageous to us. We'll have to wait until the empress dowager reveals her fox tail before we can make a move."

"Mm, I naturally understand this matter. Now we can only wait. " After Helian said this, he sighed.

"Alright, let's take a rest first. I'm afraid it'll be the third fragment of the night soon."

"Alright, you should go and take a good rest as well. I'm afraid you'll be a bit tired tonight." Helian looked gently at the Violet Garden. With the Violet Garden here, it was as if he had a reassurance in his heart. He had confidence in everything.

It was already winter by this time and the sky was still somewhat dark. At this moment, the hundred officials were already waiting on top of the main hall, waiting for Helian Lie to come in before kneeling down respectfully on the ground.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"Yes, all my beloved officials, please rise."

"Thank you, your majesty." When all the officials had landed, Helian had not yet opened his mouth to inquire about what had happened today when he heard a minister suddenly step forward and speak.

"Oh, your majesty. That Vice Minister of Rites, Xie Ning, died suddenly last night." As the Minister spoke, it was as if tears were about to flow down his face. It was obvious that the Vice Minister of Rites was on good terms with this person.

"What?" "What's going on?" After Helian said this, he looked coldly towards the crowd below, only to find that everyone had an ugly expression on their faces. After Helian said this, Helian looked coldly towards the crowd, only to find that everyone had an ugly expression on their faces.

"Your majesty, this humble subject doesn't know."

"Your Majesty, your subject also has something to report. Yuan Ling city guards, Lord Wang also died suddenly yesterday."

"And that Lord Feng also contracted some strange disease and died yesterday." The sudden death of these ministers had caused the ministers to feel uneasy. They were afraid that the next person was going to be them, so how could these ministers not understand that someone was probably fighting Helian. At the thought of this, they also kneeled down.

"Please, your majesty, give me a clear warning."

"Silence! "I have my own ideas, let all our beloved officials get up first before we speak of anything else." At this moment, Helian has a headache. He covered his own eyes with his fingers, but they revealed a small gap without leaving a trace. He used his peripheral vision to scan everyone's faces, and suddenly saw the corner of the mouth of one of the ministers beside the Sixth Prince twitch, causing Helian to see a lot of things.

I am already aware of what happened today, and I am extremely saddened by the sudden death of my beloved ones. However, all of you should understand this matter, as I have already told you all clearly here, I will definitely investigate this matter. If I were to discover any clues, I would rather kill them wrongly! He wouldn't let them off either! "Humph!" As Helian said this, the emperor's aura finally appeared. It shook the hearts of the ministers until they understood that things had not been peaceful for the past few days.

"Alright, you may leave now." As he finished speaking, Helian Lie waved his hand, and as he left, his eyes unconsciously turned to look at the official beside the Sixth Prince. This man was the Imperial Lieutenant Lin Hong, and Lin Hong felt his heart flutter as he was stared at by this gaze, followed by an unnatural expression. He left without a word, and when he left the door, the officials were all discussing amongst themselves.

Brother Lin, what do you think about this matter? A minister also walked up to Lin Hong and said.

"Ahh, I am also afraid of this matter. However, if it happens to you and me, then …" After Lin Hong said this, his voice was suppressed to the point that it was barely audible. That person also had a look of fear in his eyes after hearing that. After that, he no longer said anything and hurriedly walked out of the palace.

"Lin Hong."

"Ah, it's the Sixth Prince!" Lin Hong's heart skipped a beat when he heard someone call him. When he saw that it was the Sixth Prince, he replied respectfully.

"En, take a good rest at home for the next few days. In a few days, I want to hear about your family setting up a funeral for you. Do you understand?" When the Sixth Prince saw Lin Hong speak in such a manner, Lin Hong nodded his head and respectfully replied.

"Yes, yes. This subject knows what to do. Please rest assured, Sixth Prince."

"Okay, after that, you just need to wait for my good news, haha." Lin Hong's eyebrows knitted together as he looked at the Sixth Prince's arrogant tone. Then, with a sigh in his heart, he left the palace as well. At this moment, Helian had also arrived at his own sleeping quarters, but he was already waiting for Zi Yuan.

"How is it?" When the Violet Garden saw He Lian return, she immediately asked.

"Yes, I have indeed discovered something today." Helian told everything that happened in the imperial court today to the Violet Garden, and after hearing it, the Violet Garden's gaze turned cold.

"Alright, I understand. I will make a trip out of the palace tonight to see what kind of tricks that Lin Hong has up his sleeve." When Zi Yuan said this, his gaze also turned cold.

"Alright, don't be too careful." Helian said in concern.

"Don't worry, that Lin Hong is probably hiding at home and doesn't dare to come out. If you take one last look, I'm afraid that Lin Hong has already seen it." The corner of Zi Yuan's mouth curled. He knew about Helian's aura. Helian Lie, on the other hand, would definitely be noticed by others if his gaze was directed at them. This was something that Zi Yuan had discovered a long time ago, and Helian Lie, as the party in question, would definitely not know.

"It seems like I was the one who warned them."

"No, this is just right. If we gave him some prestige, he wouldn't have acted so quickly. This way, we would have a better understanding of the situation." Zi Yuan also said this, but he already had a plan in his heart.

"Alright, then go and check it out tonight."

"Alright, I understand." Zi Yuan nodded, but he was already thinking of a plan in his heart.

In the capital's Lin Mansion, Lin Hong sat there uneasily. He picked up the teacup in his hand and put it down, but his eyes unconsciously looked outside, as if he was waiting for someone.

"Cui Er, go outside and see if anyone is coming."

"Yes, master. I will go immediately." Butler Cui Er also ran out at this moment. After a while, he came back and said.

"Master, there's no one outside."

"Mm, I understand. You can leave now." When the person he was waiting for arrived, there was another person at the top of the building who was also waiting for that person. This person was none other than the Violet Garden, and upon arriving, he noticed that Lin Hong was feeling uneasy and his gaze would occasionally glance outside, as if he was waiting for someone. Thinking that the Violet Garden had also quieted down, he soon discovered that there was a shadow jumping in from the wall.

That person also did not discover that there was anything else. He leaped from the window, and when Zi Yuan saw this, he climbed back up to the roof. In his heart, however, he unconsciously became wary as he thought, This person is definitely a colleague, otherwise, he would not have such an instinctive reaction.

"Who is it!?" "Who is it?" When Lin Hong saw that a man in black had jumped into his window, he immediately shouted.

"Stop shouting, it's me." The black-clothed man took off his veil, allowing Violet Garden to see clearly that this person was the black-clothed man from last time in the empress dowager's palace, the Ghost Wolf!

"Sigh, you're finally here. Why didn't you enter through the main entrance?" When Lin Hong saw that the person who had arrived was the person he had been waiting for, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"The main gate is too obvious." The ghost wolf coldly said, before continuing.

"What did the Sixth Prince tell you?"

"The Sixth Prince wants me to play dead." Lin Hong felt a little helpless as he said this.

"Hmm? "That's good then. Save me the trouble of making my move."

"What do you mean? Does the empress dowager want me to die? " Upon hearing the Ghost Wolf's words, Lin Hong was shocked.

"Hmph, if you were to die, would you still be able to survive until now? "I mean, save me the trouble of bringing you out of the Northern Desert."

"So that's how it is. You really gave me a fright. Did the empress dowager give any instructions at all?" Lin Hong steadied his heart and continued asking. He could not blame Lin Hong for being so nervous, because the things that he had done were extremely outrageous, causing Lin Hong's heart to be in turmoil for the past few days.

"The empress dowager wanted to say that we've already started moving. Helian must have sensed something, but you can't let Helian know. Otherwise, it might delay matters. So the empress dowager sent me to remind you."

"Of course I know that." Lin Hong also came to a realization.

"That's right, that Soldier Symbol is in your hands."

"The military seal within the capital is indeed in my hands." However, those people are too few, I'm afraid it's not enough. "

"You don't need to care about that. You only need to give me the token." The ghost wolf spoke at this moment. Clearly, it was not afraid of Lin Hong.

"Alright, I'll go get it for you now." Lin Hong also immediately turned around and entered his own room. Not long later, he walked out and he held a blood-red token in his hand. On it was carved the words' Northern Desert City '.

"En, that's good. You take note of it then. I will head over to report first!" The ghost wolf also prepared to leave after seeing Lin Hong take out the item.

"Alright, I'll go prepare it now." Hearing that, the eyes of Zi Yuan, who was on the roof, froze. It was time to act.