My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 611: The Only Chance

Not wanting to lose face in front of the ministers and generals, Wen Qiaolun held back her anger. Standing up from the phoenix throne, she ordered in suppressed anger, "Return to the Yong Ping Palace!"

Hearing this, the ministers and generals clasped their hands and bowed to her. "Respectfully sending off Empress Dowager Wen."

Flicking her long sleeve, Wen Qiaolun left the Hall of Righteousness furiously, followed by the palace maidservants and her chief eunuch.

After Wen Qiaolun left with her entourage, the ministers and generals began to discuss what had happened in today’s morning court in hushed tones.

While the ministers and generals left the Hall of Righteousness in groups, the captain of the imperial guard led more than a dozen imperial guards to Heaven Prison.

When the prison guards saw the imperial guards coming, they hurriedly stood up from their seats and clasped their fists.

Bowing to the imperial guards, one of the prison guards asked politely, "Sir, what brought you to this dirty place?"

The captain thought that there was no need for him to explain to these low-ranked prison guards. Therefore, instead of answering his question, the captain simply said, "Bring me to Wen Kang’s cell."

The prison guards were surprised to hear the captain call Wen Kang by name.

Thinking that something big must have happened today that made these imperial guards, who were working directly under Wen Kang before, have such audacity to call their direct supervisor by name, the prison guard didn’t dare to delay and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes. This way, please."

Before leaving, the captain turned to his subordinates and ordered, "All of you, wait here."

Clasping their fists, the imperial guards responded in unison, "Yes, Captain."

Turning to the prison guard, the captain ordered, "Lead the way."

Making an inviting gesture, the prison guard hurriedly said, "Sir, this way please."

Following the prison guard, the captain walked down the dimly lit, damp corridor. As they walked toward the high-restriction area, the prisoners locked inside the cells stared at the captain with their empty eyes.

Sensing their gazes, the captain glanced at them, but he didn’t show any emotion.

After ten minutes of walking, the prison guard stopped in front of a cell located in the deepest area of Heaven Prison.

Turning to look at the captain, he said, "Sir, we have arrived."

"Open the door," the captain ordered without expression.

"Yes, Sir." Taking the bunch of keys hung on his waist, the prison guard rummaged through the keys for a moment before choosing one and opening the bronze lock.

Click.

After unlocking the bronze lock, the prison guard unchained the door, then opened it. Stepping to the side, he said, "Sir, please."

Inside the prison cell, Wen Kang slowly opened his eyes. Seeing that the visitor was an imperial guard, the corner of his lips curved up slightly.

’Heh! She finally knows what to do. When I go out later, I will give her a lesson. Lest she forget who the master is.’ He thought disdainfully.

With this in mind, Wen Kang opened his cracked lips and asked in a hoarse voice, "You are finally here. What took you so long to come?"

The captain observed Wen Kang for a few seconds in silence while thinking, ’Indeed, the Prime Minister is still so powerful that he still managed to find out what was happening outside while he was locked up here.’

Not knowing what the captain was thinking, Wen Kang frowned when he didn’t get an answer.

Before he could speak, the captain clasped his fists and said, "Master Wen, this subordinate is here to bring His Majesty’s oral decree."

Wen Kang frowned when he noticed that the captain didn’t call him Prime Minister but just Master Wen.

Just when he was going to scold the captain, the captain said, "Wen Kang, accept the oral decree."

Leaning on the wall, Wen Kang showed no intention of kneeling before accepting the oral decree.

Not caring whether he knelt or not, the captain continued, "By decree of His Majesty, Wen Kang is stripped of his position as the Prime Minister and the Commander of the imperial guards, effective now."

When Wen Kang heard this, he was shocked.

Before he could process the shocking news, the captain reached out to him and calmly added, "Wen Kang, hand over the tiger talisman now."

The second his words fell, Wen Kang came back to his senses. Filled with anger and disbelief, he pushed his weak and injured body up from the dirty ground.

Using the wall as support, he glared at the captain and spoke through gritted teeth, "I want to see Wen Qiaolun."

Ignoring his words, the captain said expressionlessly, "Wen Kang, if you still want to see the next morning’s sunrise, you should hand over the tiger talisman immediately. Otherwise..."

The captain drew his sword without finishing his words. His intention was clear.

Wen Kang knew that he had no choice but to hand over the tiger talisman today. However, he had already given the tiger talisman to the Hong Sha Pavilion in exchange for Yu Zhao’s head.

Glancing at the corner of the cell, Wen Kang stared at the small lump of haystack. Underneath those haystacks, there was a rotten head.

Sensing something was off from his expression, the captain followed Wen Kang’s line of sight. Looking at the corner of the cell, the captain frowned slightly as he scanned the haystacks.

’What was he looking at?’ the captain thought doubtfully.

Before the captain could find the answer to his doubt, Wen Kang finally spoke, "I was imprisoned without notice. The tiger talisman is not in my hand right now."

Recalling what was happening two days ago, the captain asked, "Where is the tiger talisman now?"

Questioned by him, Wen Kang lowered his eyes and thought, ’Maybe I can use this tiger talisman to escape. This is my only chance.’

Making up his mind, Wen Kang raised his eyes and replied, "At my mansion."

Getting this answer, the captain hesitated. After a brief moment of silence, he said, "Very well. This subordinate will report to His Majesty about this."

Leaving those words behind, the captain left the cell. After the prison guard locked the door, the two of them left together.