When he returned to the palace today.
After killing that old palace maid.
Zhu Yunteng had already planned to meet the Emperor and lodge an accusation. He simply had not thought things through so thoroughly. If Li Li had not spoken up, Zhu Yunteng would never have thought to have the guards detain Lu clan directly.
Had he not followed Li Li's advice.
Lu clan would certainly have taken measures to save herself and would not have been caught so completely off guard.
Hearing Zhu Yunteng's thanks.
Li Li immediately bowed. "Thank you for your praise, Young Master. This is simply my duty."
"Alright. The Imperial Guard is now gathering all the palace servants."
"We should also see who ought to stay and who ought to go." Zhu Yunteng sneered, his voice filled with killing intent.
Before the main hall of the Eastern Palace!
The Imperial Guard had gathered.
Before long, palace servants were driven over one after another by the Imperial Guard.
Eunuchs.
Palace maids.
In the blink of an eye.
Four or five hundred palace servants had gathered in the square before the hall.
For the Eastern Palace, residence of the Crown Prince and heir apparent, four or five hundred palace servants seemed like a lot, but the number had actually already been greatly reduced. Even the Golden Guard's meals were prepared within the Eastern Palace.
"What's going on?"
"Why have we been summoned?"
"I don't know."
"I heard earlier that the Imperial Guard had entered the palace. I didn't expect it to be true."
"It's fine."
"His Highness the Crown Prince hates the Imperial Guard most. They wouldn't dare go too far..."
As these palace servants were gathered, many of them could not help whispering among themselves.
At this moment.
Most of the palace servants still had