At this time, neat sharp arrows slid through the sky and shot straight to the center of Tongtiantai.
There was a cold light on the arrow, carrying an endless chill. There, the emperor looked shocked and angry, but there was nothing he could do.
Everyone was busy evading. For a while, only a few hidden guards flashed out beside the emperor, but they still had to protect the empress dowager and the others, so they were useless.
"Protect the emperor." Xu Wei cut off a person's arm and wanted to step over, but there was still someone blocking him.
This scene happened so quickly that the guards didn't have time to rescue them. Those cold arrows were about to shoot through the emperor who held the power of life and death for several percent of the empire on the Tongtiantai.
'Shua shua shua...' A piece of sword flower moved, and the sword air was tightly integrated into a fan, followed by the sound of ding ding dong dong.
The sound of swords colliding resounded across the sky, the Nine Princes descended from the sky, and swiped the feathered arrow that shot towards the Tongtian Terrace. The cold light in his hand flickered, the iron sword swept across, and the sword energy waved downward.
A circle of waves visible to the naked eye spread rapidly into the distance.
Many people were injured by the sword energy, and there were wailing sounds all over the place for a while, and some people jumped into the air to avoid it.
This confusion made everyone feel a little overwhelmed.
"Kill them all, leave no one behind." Ninth Prince's move disrupted the encirclement. He was dressed in green and his black hair was dancing. After the guards surrounded Tongtiantai, he landed in front of Xiao Ting and the others. He said indifferently with his cold sword facing outward.
The imperial guards immediately acted on orders and fought with those who were exposed.
But Xiao Ting is a little silly at the moment.
What's happening here
This is the emperor's birthday celebration. This is the imperial palace, the most honorable and safest place in the empire. How could there be so many villains suddenly running out.
Everyone retreated to a safe place, and half a quarter of an hour passed. The noise, chaos, blood, and crying gradually calmed down, and the scene was initially controlled.
On the Tongtian Terrace, there are three floors inside and three floors outside, and it is completely surrounded.
The Ninth Prince said a few words to Xu Wei, and sent Xiao Ting and others to the Tongtian Terrace.
Although Xiao Ting is curious, she also knows that swords have no eyes, and with her three-legged cat kung fu, she only goes out to deliver food.
So, she took the two cuties and Zhaohua to hide in the crowd with peace of mind.
And others don't have that blessing.
"The imperial concubine fell into the water..."
With an exclamation, everyone's hearts were raised again, and Xiao Ting remembered that her aunt was still in the middle of the heart lake, so she handed over the two little ones to Zhaohua and the others to take care of them, while she broke through layers of guards and got out.
Sure enough, the stage of Xinhu Lake had already been filled with people, and there were no people there.
Although this incident has attracted the attention of many people, the emperor is the most important thing. More imperial guards still surround Tongtiantai. After a quarter of an hour, peace is restored here.
The emperor ordered to look for Concubine Xiao at this time, and a quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour, half an hour passed, from the beginning of the moon to the west of the moon, the whole palace was in panic.
The imperial guards walked around every corner of the palace like ghosts, but they couldn't find a piece of Concubine Xiao's clothes.
Outside the Yaochi Palace, a group of maids and guards knelt outside tremblingly, the wind blew all night, the emperor sat in the formation, and he didn't even go to the morning court. As time went by, his face became more and more ugly.
The Empress Dowager is very old and has already returned to Ci'an Palace. Only the Empress and Concubine Shu are qualified to accompany her here.
The queen's brows were full of worries, and she tried to persuade the emperor from time to time, but no one knew whether the worries were true or not.
"Your Majesty, please rest for a while. There are concubines waiting here. As soon as there is news about the noble concubine, the concubines will report to you immediately, okay?"
This is the Nth time the queen has made such a request, but the emperor can't sleep, his little heart has been in a bad mood these past few days, because of the matter of the peach branch, and now, taking advantage of his birthday, he is a little bit happy.
Unexpectedly, this happened.
"You, I think you wish she would disappear forever!" The emperor was in the harem, how could he not know the entanglements involved.
"Your majesty, you have wronged my concubine, my concubine..." The queen was about to say something, but the emperor snorted coldly, gave her a look, and she shut up.
On the other side, Concubine Shu was teasing a baby in her arms, she was not in a hurry, her whole body exuded the light of maternal love, even if the empress said so, she still sat there with lowered eyebrows, as if they had nothing to do with her.
Neither persuasion nor interference.
This is Concubine Shu, ranked below the noble concubine, the head of the four concubines, an extremely low-key woman who can sit on an equal footing with the queen in the palace, and no one dares to provoke her.
Being favored without arrogance, falling out of favor without being surprised, is talking about this woman.
After entering the palace for more than ten years, he did not get close to anyone, including the emperor.
If it is said that Concubine Xiao Gui in this palace is the most favored by the emperor, then Concubine Shu is the one who makes the emperor's heart itch the most.
"Concubine Shu, you are talking!" The queen held her breath, and finally looked at Concubine Shu.
Until then, the concubine who had always lowered her brows and listened to her ears raised her head. Her green gaze was that of an outsider who doesn't care about worldly affairs and doesn't get caught up in the world.
Peaceful and quiet, this is different from the plainness of the Ninth Prince.
Hong Shao and others stayed in Yaochi Palace all the time, this time the incident happened suddenly, so many assassins appeared all at once, the emperor ordered a thorough investigation of all of them, including whether there were many entourages with them when they entered the palace.
It was clear that those men in black were brought into the palace, otherwise, with the strictness of the imperial palace, how could there be so many more killers.
Therefore, everyone who entered the palace last night is still staying in the palace at this moment.
Now the four doors are closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave at will.
Xiao Ting asked them to stay here, and when she arrived at the main hall, she happened to have a face-to-face meeting with the Ninth Prince and the others.
Xiao Ting immediately ran over with a smile and asked, "My lord, have you found your concubine or aunt?"
The Ninth Prince did not speak, but frowned slightly, and waved to her to signal her to go back first.
Being rejected, Xiao Ting stopped silently, but unexpectedly found that Yuchi, who had disappeared for a few days behind the Ninth Prince, was chilling in his heart, looking like he hadn't slept for a few days.
Some depressed and some uneasy.
Yuchi Xinhan also saw Xiao Ting, he didn't smile at her or play with her as usual, but gave her a complicated look, and followed the Ninth Prince with big strides.
From the beginning to the end, Xu Wei kept his eyes fixed, as if he didn't see Xiao Ting.
In the main hall, before Concubine Shu could say anything, the Ninth Prince stepped in, "Brother Huang, the man has been found."
"who?"
Xiao Ting hid behind the door, also confused.
Could it be that the concubine and aunt found it? It's not like, otherwise, how could the prince have found it so easily.
"Concubine Xiao Gui is at Lingwu Gate, she was recognized by the guards when she wanted to leave the palace, and now she is waiting outside Yaochi Palace to be summoned by the emperor." Xu Wei took a step forward and quickly explained these things.
The emperor was impatient and didn't realize the meaning of their words, so he scolded anxiously: "Then hurry up and invite the noble concubine to come in."
"This..." Xu Wei glanced at the Ninth Prince.
"What is this? Tell me what's going on?" The emperor was so angry. He worried all night, and finally got news of his little boy. This kid is still dawdling here, and he really doesn't want to live anymore.
Xu Wei still had a hard-to-speak look, kneeling there without saying a word.
In the end, the Ninth Prince handed over, "Brother Huang, let's go and see for ourselves!"
The emperor only wanted to see Concubine Xiao Gui at the moment, so he didn't think carefully about what he said, so he kicked Xu Wei aside and rushed out to meet her.
The Queen's eyes swept over the Ninth Prince and Yuchi Xinhan, very vaguely, she waited to see what kind of troubles Concubine Xiao was going to do.
Concubine Shu remained indifferent, coaxing the child in her arms.
The Ninth Prince stood with his hands behind his back and said, "If the Queen and Concubine Shu are fine, let's go back to the bedroom first!"
Here the queen's buttocks hadn't even touched the cushion, and when she heard this, she couldn't sit or stand. In the end, she had no choice but to leave under the calm gaze of the Ninth Prince.
Although this Ninth Prince has no power or power, he is deeply trusted by the emperor, and he is also the only prince who has not left the fiefdom.
Xiao Ting hid outside the main hall, seeing the emperor leaving in a hurry, she hurriedly followed.
When they came outside Yaochi Palace, they were a little dumbfounded.
I saw Concubine Xiao Gui in a court lady's attire, combing her palace lady's temples, lying quietly on a soft cloth, her eyes slightly dozed, as if she had fallen asleep.
When the emperor saw this scene, he was also shocked, and took several steps back, "Aifei, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Wei who came out hurriedly supported him from behind, saying: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body."
"Concubine, what's wrong with her?" The emperor shook off Xu Wei's hand, walked up to the concubine, squatted down, and his voice was very low.
"Who harmed her?" He stroked Concubine Xiao's vulnerable cheek with his hand, and asked in a trembling voice.
Xiao Ting was dumbfounded when she heard this, she stepped forward and asked, "Is aunt dead?"
"It was fine last night, why did you go?" Xiao Ting also squatted to the other side, feeling sour in her heart.
"Who did it, let me find out, I want to avenge my concubine."
"That's right, tell me who killed my aunt, I'm going to have his cramps, skin, bones and drink blood." Xiao Ting puffed her cheeks, her face full of anger, she was too angry.
Xu Wei looked at the two people in front of him, a little at a loss, why is one more cruel than the other
Even the emperor was a little surprised when he heard Xiao Ting's words.
"Report to the emperor, Concubine Xiao, she..."
"She is the imperial concubine, the only imperial concubine that I personally conferred." The emperor was furious.
Xu Wei was silent, and then replied: "The general is guilty, and asks the emperor to forgive him. The general wants to say that the imperial concubine is not dead."
"ah?"
"What?"
The emperor and Xiao Ting were dumbfounded at the same time.
The two were already thinking about catching the villain and getting revenge, but they didn't expect that they were wrong.
Facing the two pairs of eyes wide open, Xu Wei's forehead began to sweat.
There are some things that he can't talk nonsense, and there is Ninth Prince explaining in front of him, so he can only bite the bullet and reply, "Your Majesty just fainted, it's not a serious problem."
"Then you damn thing, why didn't you say it earlier?" The emperor was furious, blowing his beard and staring.
Xiao Ting's eyes also widened, and after taking a closer look at the concubine and aunt, she got up and said, "Commander Xu, you will die if you say too many words, and it will make this girl sad for nothing."
(end of this chapter)