Chapter 211 You Are the One Who Dies First

Song Lingyun exempted them from the gift.

The two of them first went to Queen Cui and said, "Greetings, Her Majesty."

Queen Cui smiled gently: "You are here."

"yes."

Empress Cui seemed to be in good spirits today: "Let me hold Xiao Si."

Pei Tingyue gave a look, and Yun Shu took a few steps forward and hugged Xiao Si in his arms.

Empress Cui weighed Xiao Si and said, "You've gained a lot of weight."

Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "Yes."

Xiao Si was fat to begin with, and he ate a lot, so his arms looked like lotus root nodes, and he was so fat.

He is white and fat, like a white snow ball, and is extremely lovable.

Empress Cui said with emotion: "It's better to be fat, so that you can be strong when you grow up."

She held him for a while, then handed Xiao Si over and said, "Take your seat."

Song Lingyun and Pei Tingyue came down from the platform and found their own seats in the hall.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion, and all the concubines came.

Wen Zhaoyuan, Xie Xiuyi, and Jiang Jieyu are all here.

Pei Tingyue looked at Concubine Jiang for a while.

The last "Drunk in the Flower Shade" incident affected Jiang, causing her to be demoted from Concubine Shu to Concubine Jie. She was silent for a long time and rarely came out.

He did come out today, but he had his head down, his face was pale, and he looked listless.

Pei Tingyue sneered.

This Concubine Jiang brought this upon herself. She dared to attack the Queen, and her current fate is her own fault.

I'm afraid that after returning to the palace, the Queen will have time to spare, but her miserable end is still to come.

Thinking this way, Pei Tingyue slowly withdrew his gaze.

Sitting opposite the palace concubine were the officials' families.

Pei Tingyue saw Princess Xuan.

Yes.

Princess Xuan.

When King Xuan returned to the capital, he learned that Chu was pregnant, so he submitted a memorial overnight and promoted her to be King Xuan's principal wife.

Princess Xuan has been pregnant for more than four months now, and her pregnancy is slightly visible.

Seeing Pei Tingyue looking over, Princess Xuan nodded and smiled.

Pei Tingyue smiled at her and looked away.

Just then, an announcement came from outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived! Prince Xuan has arrived!"

Everyone in the hall started to stir, and they stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, long live the Emperor."

Xie Chenxin walked into the hall, looked at Pei Tingyue inconspicuously, and frowned slightly.

After not seeing her for a few days, he felt that she had lost some weight.

He sighed inwardly.

When I get back to Beijing, I have to give her some good nourishment.

His thoughts passed, and after Xie Chen sat down, he said in a deep voice, "Everyone get up."

Then everyone sat down.

After saying some auspicious words, Xie Chen ordered the banquet to begin.

Singing, dancing and delicious food followed.

This dance is very novel. It is not the old-fashioned ones in the palace, but from Min Yue. The dishes also have Min Yue characteristics.

When I think about what is going to happen.

Pei Tingyue had no interest in watching the dance, nor did he have an appetite for food.

She felt anxious.

Finally, he couldn't help it and looked back at Yunshu beside him, signaling her to hold Xiao Si tightly.

Then he deliberately made some noise to attract the imperial concubine's attention.

Pei Tingyue moved his lips silently: Be careful in everything.

Song Lingyun laughed.

Afterwards, she also imitated Pei Tingyue and said: I understand.

Pei Tingyue felt better.

There was green plum drink on the table. She poured some and took a sip.

"There's an assassin!"

"Catch the assassin!"

Suddenly, the sounds of swords clashing and arrows flying through the air were heard outside the hall, and the sounds were getting closer and closer.

"Bang!"

The palace door was broken open!

The assassin rushed in and the imperial guards guarding the palace gate immediately started fighting with him.

There was chaos inside and outside the hall.

All the female relatives were terrified and their faces turned pale.

Escape from the position.

Pei Tingyue's eyes flashed.

This is coming.

She immediately took Yunshu's hand and followed the crowd back.

Song Lingyun quietly held her hand, his expression very serious: "Something is wrong today, don't stay in the front, try to go to the back."

After hearing this, Pei Tingyue's heart sank.

That being said, something went wrong.

After all, she was still worried, so she took Xiao Si back home herself.

The women were forced into the innermost corner of the hall.

These people, whether wives and daughters of important officials or concubines in the palace, are all spoiled.

Listening to the sound of swords and knives getting closer and closer, some people could no longer bear it and sobbed softly.

"How could someone assassinate me?"

"Where are the Imperial Guards? Where did they go?"

"I'm still afraid..."

"I don't want to die..."

“…”

Someone started talking, emotions spread, and sobs continued to be heard.

Empress Cui shouted, "Be quiet, everyone!"

She suddenly became angry and her aura was terrifying.

For a moment, the surroundings became quiet.

Pei Tingyue walked past a few people and saw the situation inside the hall.

Not only were the imperial guards fighting there, but the imperial concubine and King Xuan were also among them. Xie Chen stood in front of the high platform with a sword in his hand, his face gloomy.

Looks okay.

The Imperial Guards had the upper hand, and the number of black-clad assassins was decreasing.

After a while.

The hall became quiet.

All the assassins were killed.

The hall was littered with corpses and the stench of blood filled the air.

The female relatives took a long time to calm down before coming out from the corner and going to the platform, waiting for Xie Chen's instructions.

Empress Cui stepped forward to check on Xie Chen: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Xie Chen was surrounded by a boundless chill. He looked at King Xuan in the hall and said, "Go check."

In the past two months, the Southwest has continuously increased its military forces, chasing the remaining tribes of Xie Sheng into a desperate situation and almost to their death.

Finally, Xie Sheng had no choice but to take the remaining troops and head towards Minyue, apparently determined to fight to the death.

A few days ago, King Xuan captured a lone man and interrogated him to find out the plan for today.

So this assassination was expected.

But something was wrong. The arrow was aimed directly at the lurking imperial guards, as if it had anticipated their location.

This can only mean that someone in the imperial guards has been instigated to rebel.

King Xuan obviously realized this, so he summoned the emperor's personal guards to guard the Chongguang Palace and went out to investigate.

Song Lingyun dropped the bloody sword and stepped forward to report, "I have been disrespectful."

In front of everyone, she always has to pretend.

Otherwise, it would be inappropriate for a concubine to kill someone personally.

Xie Chen's voice softened a bit: "How can you blame the imperial concubine for this?"

Seeing his attitude, some people immediately flattered him.

"Your Highness, you are truly as capable as any man."

"The Imperial Concubine is indeed the daughter of a military commander. She is very skilled."

“…”

Song Lingyun didn't want to listen to these words and walked towards Pei Tingyue.

Pei Tingyue had been pulled to the side behind Xie Chen a long time ago. When he saw her coming over and was about to speak, his eyes flickered.

A cold light flashed by.

Pei Tingyue subconsciously narrowed his eyes and looked at Leng Guang.

It's a dagger!

Concubine Jiang, who was nearby, held a dagger and stabbed it straight into Xie Chen's back!

The two were very close to each other, so when Concubine Jiang made a move, the sharp blade was within reach!

Pei Tingyue's pupils suddenly shrank, and she cried out, "Your Majesty, be careful!"

It's too late!

Although Xie Chen took action, he never expected that it was the concubine behind him who was assassinating him!

“Puff!”

But it was not Concubine Jiang who succeeded.

At the critical moment, Song Lingyun pushed Xie Chen away and took the blade with his bare hands.

“Tick, tick.”

Blood continued to drip down the blade.

Song Lingyun's brows were gloomy, and he kicked Concubine Jiang over.

"You're looking for death!"

Jiang Jieyu's face twisted, and she pointed at Song Lingyun and laughed, "Hahahahahahahaha, you should be the one to die first!"