Chapter 289 Assassination.

Through the gauze curtain, he could only vaguely see the outlines of the people outside.

"Why are you here?" The emperor glanced at Shen Yunbai and frowned.

"The emperor is drunk, Tian'er is worried, so he asked me to come and take a look."

The emperor responded softly, half-sitting up and stroking his swollen and painful forehead, "Where is Eunuch An?"

"I'm going to prepare some hangover soup for you."

The emperor nodded.

Qingyue kept his voice steady, turned around and saw wisps of smoke slowly drifting in, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor frowned and said, "What's that smell?" Then he started coughing violently, his face turning red.

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you go out and take a look?" He pointed at Shen Yunbai.

Unexpectedly, the latter did not move at all. The emperor's face turned cold, "I asked you to go out and take a look, didn't you hear me?"

Shen Yunbai paused for a moment and said, "There is a maid outside."

The emperor took a long breath and slowly calmed down. He leaned against the soft pillow with an unhappy look on his face. "Tian'er trusts you, but there is always a huge difference between you two. I let you live for Tian'er's sake. The court changes rapidly, and power is the thing that can easily make people lose their minds. If I knew that you were unfaithful to Tian'er or had other thoughts, you should know what the consequences would be."

Shen Yunbai stood quietly but did not speak.

The emperor looked up at him in confusion, his imperial majesty pouring out.

Qingyue counted the last number silently and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What outcome do you think the emperor is referring to? Is it the same as when my father was eliminated?" He said in a cold tone with a hint of sarcasm.

"You plotted against your own concubines and were willing to bear the reputation of being a cuckold in order to put my father to death. It seems that my father really scares you so much that you can't sleep well at night."

"How insolent you are." The emperor was furious, his face full of disbelief, but suddenly he found that he could not utter a single sound, and he no longer had the strength to move his body.

His pupils shrank slightly, "You...what did you do to me?"

He tried to roar, but his voice was so hoarse that it couldn't even be heard in the room.

"You killed my parents and wiped out my entire Shen family. With such a deep blood feud, why do you think I endure humiliation and grovel at your feet?"

Shen Yunbai said with a sneer, and pulled out the dagger with a swish.

The sharp cold light was particularly dazzling, and the emperor's face turned slightly pale.

"Do you really think that Tian'er is your flesh and blood? Oh, how is that possible? My mother hates you so much, how could she give birth to your child?"

"Listen carefully, Tian'er, he is my father and mother's youngest son, and has nothing to do with you."

"Impossible, impossible." The emperor shook his head, making an unclear chuckle from his throat, and just kept shaking his head.

Shen Yunbai sneered again, "Have you forgotten that in order to frame my father and Concubine Shu and stabilize my mother, you asked Concubine Shu to bring my mother to Xiangjue Temple every month to reunite with my father. Tian'er was born at that time, how could he be your heir?"

"How ridiculous! For someone who doesn't love you, someone else's son, you killed the person who loved you the most, and even your only son. You are truly a beast!!"

When he said the last sentence, perhaps because of his anger, Shen Yunbai's voice trembled a little.

The emperor looked as if struck by lightning, his face turned extremely pale, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

How is it possible? Rou'er admitted with her own mouth that Tian'er was their son, so how could he not be? If not, then why did Concubine Shu send people to assassinate Rou'er and her son?

No, no, it must be this bastard in front of me who is lying.

"My brother and I have waited for so long, and finally we have the chance." With Shen Yunbai gritting his teeth in hatred, the sharp dagger pierced through the gauze curtain.

The emperor rolled hard and barely avoided the fatal position. The dagger pierced his right arm. Shen Yunbai quickly pulled out the dagger and stabbed it again.

He was like a madman, stabbing with all his strength. His hair was messed up and scattered on his face because of his movements, and only his scarlet eyes could be seen.

The emperor had already used up all his strength, but he still had several injuries on his body.

Suddenly, there was a noise outside. Shen Yunbai seemed a little panicked and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.

The maid's voice sounded from outside, "My lord, it's bad, someone is coming."

The emperor even heard Shen Yunbai's angry grinding of teeth, and then he left in a hurry.

His tense nerves finally relaxed and he lay on his back on the bed, moving forward little by little.

Outside, Qingyue's forehead was already covered in sweat, and his back was also soaked.

The maid nodded slightly at him, and the two of them pushed open the window behind them and quickly climbed out.

After a while, the sound of porcelain falling to the ground was heard in the room. The guards standing outside looked back a few times, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked forward and knocked on the door.

But he knocked for a long time and no one responded. His face changed slightly and he pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw the emperor half lying on the bed, covered in blood, he was scared to death.

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In the banquet hall, Xiao Yuan waited for a long time, but did not see Shen Anan coming back. He was worried and was about to go look for her in person.

Then a panicked report was heard, and the guards crawled into the banquet hall, "Fifth Prince, it's not good, it's not good, the emperor, the emperor is in trouble."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

"What did you say?" Xiao Tian stood up quickly.

He left the banquet hall without saying anything and strode towards the emperor's room, followed by all the officials.

Ling Chenyi turned around and found that Xiao Yuan's face was pale. He couldn't help but frowned, "What's wrong with you?"

Xiao Yuan shook his head, his steps a little unsteady, but he hurried to the wing room as fast as he could.

Ling Chenyi quickly caught up with him, "Don't worry, according to the guard's performance, the emperor should be fine."

Xiao Yuan pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, his eyes looking around wherever he passed.

When everyone rushed to the side room, the doctor had already arrived and was treating the emperor's wounds. The bloody clothes thrown on the ground made everyone's heart tremble.

"Father." Xiao Tian was the first to rush in. "How are you?"

The emperor slowly opened his eyes, and the sharp murderous intent that flashed across his eyes startled Xiao Tian, ​​"Father?"

The emperor said nothing, but glanced sideways at the ministers kneeling on the ground outside.

At this time, the imperial physician had also treated the wound and came out carrying a medicine box. The ministers immediately asked him questions.

"Fortunately, no vital parts were injured. All he needs to do is recuperate for a while. However, the emperor inhaled a large amount of tobacco and poison, which damaged his lungs. He needs to take medicine for a while."

Drugs!

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

The emperor... was clearly assassinated. Who is so bold as to kill the emperor in the Fifth Prince's mansion?

Xiao Yuan's sharp eyes swept across the corner of the wing room, and after confirming that there was no familiar figure, he felt relieved a little, and his gaze fell on the emperor in the inner room.

"Father, what is going on? What happened?" Xiao Tian could not escape responsibility for the incident in the Fifth Prince's Mansion, but he racked his brains and could not figure out who did it. His elder brother would not be so reckless and confused.

His purpose is not as simple as taking the emperor's life!