Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 556 - 555: Emperor Liu Is Dead

"These people haven’t caught them yet," Shen Qinglan whispered, "Let’s go downstairs and ask."

Du Bingxue nodded. The two were just about to go downstairs when the shopkeeper came up holding a platter of fruit and whispered, "Ladies, please come with me!"

The two heard this and quickly followed the shopkeeper back into the private room.

The shopkeeper looked around cautiously outside the door for a moment before closing it and coming in, whispering, "Emperor Liu has been assassinated, the palace is in chaos."

"What?" Du Bingxue and Shen Qinglan exclaimed in shock simultaneously, "What happened?"

"I’m not quite sure about this," the shopkeeper said, "Just now the Young Master sent a letter saying there is chaos outside, and instructed you two ladies not to leave the Food Sea Building for the time being."

"Understood," Shen Qinglan looked at the shopkeeper and said, "You may go now."

The shopkeeper nodded and then opened the door to leave.

Du Bingxue said, "The Imperial Palace is far from here, it takes at least two hours to get there. We parted from them only about half an hour ago. The ones who assassinated Emperor Liu definitely aren’t Junyan and the others."

Shen Qinglan frowned, "If it wasn’t them, then why did they flee?"

Du Bingxue responded, "The only possibility is that they arranged for allies within the palace."

"Allies within?" Shen Qinglan lowered her gaze, pondering as Mu Jian and Song Ting’s faces flashed in her mind, "Could it be them?"

"Them?" Du Bingxue asked suspiciously, "Who are they?"

Shen Qinglan whispered a few words in her ear.

Du Bingxue was shocked, "They are still in the Imperial Palace, aren’t they afraid of being discovered?"

"If they’re going to do it, they certainly won’t reveal any flaws," Shen Qinglan said, "Or perhaps, it may be someone else."

Nevertheless, Shen Qinglan considered Mu Jian and the others as the most likely.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed in the corridor, followed by the sound of the door across the hall being pushed open and then closed.

"Family head, Emperor Liu is dead!" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"What did you say, Emperor Liu is dead?" An elderly voice suddenly sounded from next door, "How did he die?"

"I’ve heard that assassins entered the palace. Those assassins have already fled," the person replied, "It’s said the chest was struck by a poison arrow, and by the time the Medicine Sect people arrived, he was already dead. The palace is now in turmoil, the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister are taking control of the situation."

"The Crown Prince and the Prime Minister?" The elder was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Quick, inform the palace to secretly bring out the Noble Consort and the Fourth Prince immediately."

"The family head intends..."

The elder’s voice lowered as he said, "Keeping the mountains green means there’s more wood to burn. Hmph, it’s good that Emperor Liu is dead. Now, the military power Fu Junyan had was given to the Fourth Prince by Emperor Liu. As long as the military power is in place, that position will soon be ours, the Zhao Family’s."

"I understand!" the person said, "I will inform them right away to have palace people bring the Noble Consort and the Fourth Prince out of the Imperial Palace."

Their voices were very low. If Shen Qinglan and Du Bingxue didn’t have excellent hearing, they might not have heard it.

Du Bingxue stood up straight and said in a low voice, "Who would have thought the Zhao Family would hold such ambitions."

She said calmly, "If the Zhao Family comes to power, I’m afraid the people will suffer even more, and the Prime Minister’s Mansion and the Crown Prince’s Mansion won’t fare well either."

She couldn’t understand why Fu Junyan wanted to return the military power, nor why her father agreed, even helped persuade Emperor Liu to reclaim it.

Shen Qinglan whispered, "Wait here, I’ll be right back."

Before Du Bingxue could ask, Shen Qinglan quietly opened the door and slipped out.