Detective Ghost Empress

256 Not your fault

” Your majesty!” Zhai Heng and Yu Lingyun were already standing in front of the courtyard of the Empress, now that something like this has taken place even if they did not want to make it a big deal, they will have to do so.

In just one night, another concubine from the Liu family and the Empress both were attacked. While one died, the latter was left gravely wounded, Liu Hui Ying, even though she was an Empress who was not doted to and treated like one, no one could change the fact that she was the Empress of this imperial city and the ruler of the Harem.

Now that she was attacked by someone in the middle of the night, the Liu family who was staying silent up till now will definitely make a move.

Yu Lingyun who found out about the attack immediately rushed with his guards to secure both the courtyard, he was just discussing with Zhai Heng what they were going to do when a figure came rushing towards their direction.

At first, he did not realize who it was but then he saw the familiar golden robe and understood that it was none other than Zhai Tianyu. He actually came to see the Empress when he was with Ji Yu!

” Your majesty, what are you doing here…we can deal with this——” if Zhai Tianyu was to leave Ji Yu behind for Liu Hui Ying then the Ji family…they will make a mess as well!

They already had enough trouble on the plate that Liu Hui Ying was attacked, the Dowager Empress was already inside as well and even the right prime minister was alerted, they were already heading down the cliff and Ji Yu was their only support system at the moment, after all, if Zhai Tianyu was to leave Ji Yu alone and treat her as less of a priority than the Empress…they wouldn’t get any support from the Ji family tomorrow in court while they were going against the Liu family!

” Your majesty, I think that you should go back and finish your task in hand,” Yu Lingyun stopped Zhai Tianyu who was surging towards the courtyard of the Empress like a tidal wave. He tried to remind him of the importance of the situation and why Zhai Tianyu should keep his calm at the moment.

Of course, he knew that given Zhai Tianyu’s feelings that were changing when it came to the Empress he wasn’t going to listen to anything that he has to say but at least he has to try.

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” Your majesty——” when Yu Lingyun saw that Zhai Tianyu was not willing to listen to him and looked like he was going to barge inside the courtyard, he stepped in between Zhai Tianyu’s path boldly and said in a whisper, ” The Dowager Empress if here as well, you better keep a reign on yourself, your majesty.”

Zhai Tianyu who was striding towards his goal paused but it wasn’t because of what Yu Lingyun said but it was because of what he did, with his eyes shining with anxiety and anger, Zhai Tianyu turn to look at Yu Lingyun and said, ” General Yu, have you forgotten that one should never intercept the path of the Emperor?”

Yu Lingyun helplessly looked at Zhai Tianyu whose entire body was as taut as a string of a bow. Of course, he knew that he could not intercept the path of the Emperor but Zhai Tianyu was not only the Emperor, but he was also his friend and he knew it better than anyone that letting Zhai Tianyu meet the Dowager Empress in such a condition will only bring more harm than good.

This was why even though he could feel his knees weaken under the spiritual Qi that Zhai Tianyu was released, he still stayed his ground and reminded Zhai Tianyu again, ” The Dowager Empress is inside, why don’t you go and finish what you were doing your majesty, this way you wouldn’t have to go through something that you don’t want to.”

Zhai Tianyu stared at Yu Lingyun before he parted his lips and coldly spat one word out and that was, ” Move.”

” Your majesty——”

” I said move!” After speaking he did not stop for Yu Lingyun to say anything instead he pushed Yu Lingyun away and then walked right inside the courtyard leaving Yu Lingyun to cover his face with the back of his hand.

Even though Zhai Tianyu and the Dowager Empress were yet to see each other, Yu Lingyun could already hear the sarcastic words being thrown around all over the place.

Frustrated he turned to look at Zhai Heng who did not say a word when he was going against Zhai Heng and said with some slight annoyance, ” Why did you not stop Zhai Tianyu? You know that even though he wouldn’t listen to me. He will at least listen to you right?”

But Zhai Heng who was standing behind him did not say anything instead he stayed as he was, with his hands clenched on his side and the word ‘dread and gloom’ written on his face. His expression was twisted and his eyes were not in focus when Yu Lingyun saw him like this, half of his annoyance went down and he sighed while rubbing his forehead as he looked at the man who was still standing there blaming himself.

” It was not your fault,” Yu Lingyun told Zhai Heng what he has been telling him ever since he rushed to this place. ” You did what you could there is no need for you to blame yourself, how would you have known that someone will attack the Empress even when she was dressed like a man ?”

” Or maybe they did not even know that she was the Queen disguised as a man, most probably they went for the person who was investigating and attacked her by mistake. How can you blame yourself for that?”

Yu Lingyun tried his best to snap Zhai Heng out of his daze because he couldn’t allow two of his friends to go crazy because of the same woman!