Chapter 241: The Monarch
Once inside the palace, Su Xiao stopped hiding.
The situation in the capital was chaotic. As a member of the special Jaeger group under Esdes ' command, he was naturally free to walk around the palace.
As he strolled through the palace, several guards would pass by from time to time.
The atmosphere in the palace was more intense than in the capital.
The higher-ups knew what had happened. Now that the capital was surrounded, the palace would undoubtedly be the safest place in the capital.
Some of the bigwigs in luxurious clothes came to the palace every now and then, and some of them even brought their families with them, followed by their own guards.
The emperor did not care about political affairs, and the minister tried to keep the empire in his hands. Esdes only cared about the wars.
The higher-ups took up residence in the palace, while the lower-ranked officials could only stay in the palace for a while.
Su Xiao calmly analyzed the situation inside the palace.
At the entrance to the palace grounds, a spacious paved road tens of meters wide was laid out, and administrative offices were located on both sides of it.
There were places to live for ordinary workers and small officials who were engaged in state affairs.
After walking a little further along a spacious road, one could enter the inner courtyard of the palace. The guards at the entrance of this place were very different from the guards at the main gate.
The guards that were standing guard over this place were stronger and were more strict.
Even Su Xiao had to prove that he was one of the Jaegers.
After entering the courtyard, there was a road lined with marble slabs, and there were also a large number of rooms on both sides of it.
There were guards rushing along this marble road every now and then, and all of these guards were armed.
— Byakuya, " a familiar voice rang out, and Su Xiao looked sideways.
Wave was looking at him.
— Wave, " Su Xiao replied.
— Why are you here?" Wave looked sluggish. What happened earlier must have completely unsettled him.
— Guarding the palace, during a war, the enemy assassins will first try to kill the enemy leaders, " Su Xiao's tone was soft. — I have to maintain order, that's the General's order. I'm sorry, but I have to continue patrolling.
— Well.
After missing each other, Wave suddenly stopped after walking only a few meters. — We can patrol together.
— I'm used to working alone.
Wave scratched his head and laughed, then left.
Su Xiao continued to advance, and soon, a majestic palace appeared in front of him.
It was part of the imperial palace, and this place usually served as a court venue. Due to the emperor's disregard for state affairs, it had long been abandoned.
This room was unusually empty. There were no people inside except for the guards.
Previously, this place was the main court in the empire.
There weren't many guards guarding this place, and Su Xiao was able to inspect it with ease.
Coming out from another exit, he saw a luxurious road. There were a lot of guards in this place.
The Emperor's bedroom was directly ahead.
It was already 11 pm, and there were many guards standing in front of the emperor's royal bedroom with torches in their hands.
The royal bedchamber was at the back of the main palace.
Su Xiao had already penetrated right into the depths of the palace.
After waiting for night to fall, Su Xiao quietly went up to the roof of the royal bedchamber and began to determine which room the people were in.
The royal bedchamber didn't have many rooms, but the size of each room wasn't small.
Su Xiao lightly walked on the roof and started looking for the emperor.
After checking several rooms, Su Xiao found the emperor in one of the bedrooms.
Carefully moving the tiles aside, the dark ceiling came into view.
Su Xiao frowned. The architectural style of this palace was ancient, but in reality it was not so simple.
Jumping into the gap between the ceilings, Su Xiao used his dagger to cut open one part of the ceiling and looked down.
— Your Majesty... charming voices rang out.
It was a very grand room with a teenager and a group of women!
The teenager was the emperor, and these women were princesses and beauties that were prepared by the minister.
All of these women were truly beautiful.
At this moment, the emperor was giving his full attention to one of the women, while the others were just standing around them and waiting. The air of the room was filled with various smells.
Su Xiao finally understood why the emperor looked so weak. Every night, many such beautiful women would appear in his chambers, and the emperor was only fifteen years old. Because of such luxurious conditions, it ended up being so weak.
If his food didn't match his expenses, this guy would have died long ago.
But considering that he had always been controlled by the minister, it was no surprise that he had come to this conclusion.
Su Xiao quickly checked to see if there were any guards in the room. Since the emperor, as usual, had begun to devote all his attention to women, the guards could not be in the same room.
Su Xiao's target was the emperor, but there were too many women around him right now.
Patience was the most important requirement to accomplish something, so Su Xiao waited. He didn't believe that the emperor would be able to work all night.
Sure enough, the emperor soon collapsed onto a bed that was a dozen meters wide in exhaustion.
The Revolutionary Army was right outside the capital, but the emperor was having fun at this time, most likely because the minister had said something like " General Esdes will destroy the enemy».
Since it was the minister who was always at the emperor's side and always helped him, the emperor always believed what the minister said.
In fact, the emperor was just a stupid teenager, not a tyrant.
He was just a naive teenager.
The door swung open and the fat minister entered the room.
— The minister's voice was low. The women got up and began to dress, clearly not caring that the minister could see their bodies.
Many of these women were princesses.
Su Xiao was surprised when he saw his pale green hair. The emperor's hair color became unusually oily.
— The minister held out a test tube and poured its contents into the emperor's mouth, and he felt better in just a few moments.
— I'm so tired, save another dose of medicine.
The minister smiled and nodded, then took out another test tube from his pocket and left it next to the emperor's pillow.
— Rest up, Your Majesty, I'll go.
— All right, " the emperor barely replied, not even moving.
The minister came out of the bedroom with his head held high and calculated in his mind when the emperor would become " disabled».
He didn't intend to cripple the emperor in the literal sense of the word, he only wanted him to become addicted to this medicine and women.
Since the emperor was too young, he was not interested in alcohol, and the luxurious life in the palace allowed him to not be interested in money, so the minister could only make him his slave with the help of women.
And the minister's plan was crowned with success. Without this "secret medicine", the emperor would have died long ago.
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