Tian Yu lay on the ground, his face still carrying a trace of disbelief. Shen Baochun had spent many years in the Imperial Palace and received no small amount of benefits from him, yet he had actually struck at him with such venom.
Shen Baochun did not even spare him another glance before turning to leave. Past friendship was past friendship; he could not contain this matter, nor could he help. He had indeed received plenty of benefits before, but when it was time to strike with poison, he would not soften his hand.
If those above had not instructed him that Shang Jianxiong could not be killed for the time being, he would have slaughtered Shang Jianxiong as well, letting certain shameful matters vanish into the darkness with him.
Shang Jianxiong stood rooted to the spot, staring at Tian Yu convulsing on the ground. It was over. Seeing Shen Baochun kill Tian Yu outright, he knew it was truly over this time...
There was no morning court session. That morning, the civil and military officials did not enter court again, instead rushing straight to their respective offices to hold the fort, awaiting Gao Jiancheng's arrangements. They kept a close eye on everything, suppressing any abnormality the instant it appeared. They absolutely could not allow those with ulterior motives to seize the chance to cause trouble, or else Gao Jiancheng would show no mercy.
Most of the Capital City's citizens did not know what had happened. They only knew that the sealed city gates had remained shut, that there were few soldiers in sight, and that daily life within the city did not seem to have been greatly affected.
Behind most of those powerful clans and wealthy merchants stood Imperial Court officials, and their information was swift. Even if they