Quick Transmigration: Help, The Male Leads Are All Broken!

"You don't know…" Rong Jin lowered his eyes, paused slightly, then smiled, "It seems you haven't thought clearly enough. Then go back and stay in the river."

This time, before he could even finish speaking, guards threw Qin Qingyue back into the river.

The feeling of weightlessness as she was tossed high into the air, followed by the water rushing in from all directions, scared Qin Qingyue so much that tears and snot streamed down her face.

The river water was icy cold, and carried the stench of silt. The feeling of being on the verge of death made her disregard everything; she only wanted to escape this terrifying place.

"I… I know where Shen Tao is. Save… save me…"

Rong Jin's face still wore a smile, but his eyes were filled with icy coldness. Paired with the faintly upturned corners of his lips, he was even more terrifying than those who would get angry or fly into a rage.

Qin Qingyue lay on the ground, frantically spitting out river water and mud. The human skin mask on her face was no longer properly attached due to repeated immersions in the water.

Anyone else would have immediately ripped off the mask.

But Rong Jin didn't have the slightest desire to do so. Regardless of who she was, in his eyes, she was already a dead person.

Qin Qingyue didn't want to die, and therefore, she clearly understood how terrifying the person before her was.

"Shen Tao, she, she swam away…" Frantically fabricating a lie in her head, Qin Qingyue trembled and shivered as she said, "She said she didn't like staying in the palace, but she was afraid of you, so she asked me to impersonate her."

"Is that so?"

These two very light words revealed no emotion, yet inexplicably made people afraid.

Qin Qingyue lowered her head and coughed violently. Just as she thought she had saved her life, the devil spoke.

"Then there's no need for you anymore. Throw her down."

It was still that gentle, spring breeze-like voice, but the words made her face turn deathly pale. Her eyes widened, and her lips trembled, "Your Highness, why do you want to kill me? Your Highness, I am innocent, I am Qin Qingyue! Please spare me… Please spare me, I am willing to do anything…" She lay on the ground, kowtowing frantically, smashing her forehead. She simply tore off the human skin mask, confident in her own face. How could he bear to kill such a beautiful face?

But she had only lifted the mask halfway when she widened her eyes in terror.

He actually, he actually didn't hesitate at all!

After the guards threw the person into the river, they pointed at the palace servants who didn't dare to come ashore and said, "Your Highness, what should we do with these people?"

"Since they all like soaking in the water, then don't let them come up." After saying that, he lifted his foot and left.

Thus, on this day, the entire capital was on alert. The city gates and rivers were all heavily guarded.

Rong Jin didn't leave the palace. He simply ordered people to mark all the palaces around the river, telling him which places were deserted and which were crowded.

On this day, the entire capital was in a state of panic, including the harem.

They didn't know what had happened, but with such a large-scale operation, something major must have occurred.

Meanwhile, Su Tang, following the system's prompts, found a deserted, out-of-the-way palace and climbed ashore. Her clothes were soaking wet, so she had to revert to being a thief. She found a palace nearby that was inhabited and changed into a palace maid's uniform.

She didn't plan on leaving Rong Jin. Although this guy was really ghastly at first, he was actually quite cute now.

There was still one remaining member of Yan Wang's old guard who hadn't been found, and she had to take advantage of this time to find them.

At this time, the system was really useful.

"The last person is a former concubine of the late Emperor."

"Yan Wang had an affair with her. Later, after the late Emperor passed away, the concubine voluntarily moved to the Cold Palace."

The late Emperor's concubine was about the same age as Yan Wang when she first entered the palace, while the late Emperor was forty years older than her, so the concubine didn't like the late Emperor at all.

At that time, Yan Wang was still the late Emperor's youngest son, and was favored since childhood. He often frequented the harem. Originally, according to Yan Wang's age, he should have left the palace to establish his own residence, but because the late Emperor couldn't bear to part with him, he remained in the palace. As time went on, he ended up hooking up with the young concubine.

After the late Emperor died, Yan Wang promised that one day he would take her out of the palace and live like immortals with her, but in the end, she discovered that Yan Wang was just using her.

Women value love, and in the end, she was disheartened and lived alone in the Cold Palace. However, because no one discovered her relationship with Yan Wang, she was still conferred the title of Imperial Concubine after the late Emperor's death.

Outsiders said that Imperial Concubine liked peace and quiet, which was why she moved into the Cold Palace. Because she spent her days eating vegetarian food and worshiping Buddha, she gradually faded from everyone's sight.

When Su Tang found her, she was still holding prayer beads, kneeling before the Buddha.

Compared to the other desolate palaces in the Cold Palace, the palace where the Imperial Concubine lived, although somewhat old, was not damaged.

"Did I still fail?"

Su Tang looked at her, her eyes calm.

She had actually guessed some of what this little Imperial Concubine was thinking. Yan Wang was heartless, but she couldn't let go and wanted to avenge him.

The little Imperial Concubine was about thirty years old, with a beautiful face that was gentle and quiet. No one who looked at this face could associate it with schemes and plots.

Su Tang sighed. She had ultimately done something wrong.

"Choose a way to die. I can leave you a whole corpse."

For the little Imperial Concubine, this was already giving her the greatest respect. Plotting to murder a member of the royal family and colluding with rebels would result in the extermination of nine generations of her family.

However, she had long since stopped caring about the so-called nine generations of her family.

To her relatives, she was just a tool for them to consolidate their position.

She stood up, looked at the small patch of blue sky above the palace, and smiled slowly, "After I die, can you scatter my ashes outside the palace?"

"I have been trapped in this palace my whole life. After death, I want to be free, letting the gentle breeze blow and the clear dew flow."

Su Tang really couldn't refuse this request.

So, she agreed.

The little Imperial Concubine seemed very happy. Her well-like eyes floated with faint starlight. She said, "I am very sorry for the assassination attempt."

She had been worshiping Buddha here for more than a decade, but had never been at peace. Until this last moment, when she heard that the assassination had failed, she actually felt a sense of relief.

Falling in love with Yan Wang was also a shackle she had placed on herself.

Su Tang didn't know how to comment, and could only watch her quietly. However, she didn't actually need to do anything, because the little Imperial Concubine had already taken poison.

Fresh blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and the feeling of suffocation in her chest made her feel extremely painful, but her face was light.

Rong Jin walked in wearing black boots, and the scene that greeted his eyes was this.

However, he was indifferent to the death of the little Imperial Concubine. His pair of light-colored eyes only stared at her deeply.

He reached out, signaling her to come over.

"Xiao Tao'er, come over."

Su Tang didn't want to torture herself, and walked over almost without hesitation.

But when Rong Jin saw her dressed in the old clothes of a palace maid, the hand holding hers suddenly tightened.

Su Tang felt pain, and her beautiful eyebrows furrowed together. Unfortunately, Rong Jin remained unmoved.

Okay, Su Tang knew she was in the wrong, and didn't beg for mercy.

The hair on her head was still wet, and water droplets fell into her neck, soaking a large area of her clothes. She blinked her eyes and decided to take the initiative to admit her mistake, "Your Highness, I was wrong, but I was looking for someone." After saying that, she pointed to the Imperial Concubine lying on the ground, "She is also one of Yan Wang's old associates, but she is quite pitiful. Before she died, she begged me to cremate her and scatter her ashes outside the palace. Your Highness, can I…"

Rong Jin, "You cannot."

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