After the emperor and others came in, everyone present knelt down and saluted.

The emperor was in a good mood and said, "No need to be polite, everyone." When passing in front of Leng Yan, the emperor and empress paused for a moment, and Leng Yan looked up.

Then she heard the emperor ask, "Is Yan'er feeling better these days?" Leng Yan bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine now."

After hearing this, the emperor nodded, knowing that now was not the time to ask about Leng Yan's situation, so he nodded and walked towards a higher place.

After sitting down, the emperor pointed to the seat to his right and said, "Yan'er, come and sit next to me."

Leng Yan walked towards the seat next to the emperor under the gaze of everyone. After she sat down, the banquet began.

Halfway through the banquet, Gong Cang suddenly stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said, "I have come from afar to ask for a favor."

The emperor's curiosity was piqued and he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh, I wonder if the King of Southern Xinjiang has something he doesn't have and still asks me for it."

Gong Cang glanced at Leng Yan and then smiled and said, "I, Nanjiang, would like to marry the Fifth Princess to be the Queen of Nanjiang."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell into a momentary silence, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. The ministers below cautiously looked towards the emperor and empress sitting high up in the sky. Their faces were gloomy, while Leng Yan, standing beside them, had an indifferent attitude, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.

The emperor suppressed the anger in his chest and said, "I cannot agree to this."

Gong Cang smiled calmly after hearing this and said, "We in Nanjiang are willing to give half of our territory as a betrothal gift, and we in Nanjiang can also cure the princess's illness."

There was a gasp in the hall. Nanjiang actually used half of its territory as a betrothal gift. The King of Nanjiang must be stupid.

But despite the tempting conditions, the emperor still insisted: "The pearls of my Daye are not objects. I reject your so-called exchange. If the King of Southern Xinjiang insists on doing so, my Daye is not afraid."

After hearing this, Gong Cang said with a hint of regret, "Since the Great Ye Emperor has said so, I won't force him to do anything. But since the princess is here today, shouldn't Your Majesty ask her first?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Leng Yan. Seeing this, Leng Yan stood up, bowed, and said, "Thank you, King of Southern Xinjiang, for your kindness, but I have no intention of getting married yet."

He looked at Gong Cang with a warning in his eyes. Gong Cang smiled and said, "Since the Fifth Princess doesn't want to, I won't force her." The Southern Xinjiang entourage following behind him was puzzled as to why the king was so easy to talk to. But he didn't dare to ask.

Then the banquet became lively again. Just when it was about to end, a group of masked men in black clothes suddenly broke into the hall with knives in their hands.

When they rushed in, they attacked the ministers sitting on both sides, and some rushed towards the emperor sitting at the top. When the assassins rushed in, the emperor moved sideways to protect Leng Yan.

The chaos at the banquet attracted the guards from the palace. The guards fought with the assassins, but there were too many assassins, and soon nearly half of the guards were dead.

The emperor originally wanted to protect the queen and Leng Yan and leave, but there were too many assassins and they couldn't leave at all. The people brought by Gong Cang also helped kill the assassins under Gong Cang's orders.

Wen Shi had been fighting the assassins for a long time. Today, he had been holding back a lot of anger and had no place to vent it. Now that a group of blind people had arrived, it was just what he wanted. While fighting, he did not forget to look back to see how Leng Yan was doing.

Seeing that he was protected by the emperor, he felt a little relieved. However, the assassins came in waves, and after a while, the guards and everyone else found it difficult to cope.

Without noticing, a group of assassins surrounded the emperor and his men. Finally, the emperor and the queen also picked up swords and fought to protect Leng Yan.

Just as the emperor turned to kill the assassin, an assassin raised his sword and stabbed Leng Yan, causing everyone who saw it to shudder. But the next second, they saw the frail Fifth Princess pierce the assassin's chest with a sword.

But before they could continue to be shocked, Leng Yan drew his sword and glanced at the other assassins with an indifferent look. Then he untied his heavy cloak.

The moment she untied her cloak, Leng Yan felt a chill. She tried her best to suppress the cough that was about to burst out. She felt something sticky in her throat, as if blood was suppressed in her throat.

Leng Yan's footsteps shifted slightly, and then his body began to move, his sword in hand mercilessly stabbing at the assassins. Gradually, the number of assassins dwindled, and the bodies on the ground piled up more and more. Leng Yan's face grew paler, and his steps began to tremble.

Leng Yan felt dizzy and her throat felt like it was on fire, but she persisted and did not let herself fall.

When the last assassin fell to the ground, everyone looked at Leng Yan with different emotions in their eyes. Leng Yan supported himself on the ground with his sword, his hair a little messy, and his face as pale as paper.

The Emperor, Empress, Wen Shi, Gong Cang, and the others hurried towards Leng Yan, but before they could reach her, she vomited a large mouthful of blood. Then, Leng Yan knelt on the ground, supporting her sword with one hand. Seeing this, the others no longer cared about etiquette and ran towards Leng Yan.

Under their gaze, Leng Yan vomited several mouthfuls of blood. Gong Cangli was the closest to Leng Yan and hugged her, realizing that she was extremely cold.

At this time, Leng Yan had fainted with her eyes closed. Seeing this, Gong Cang took out a pill and fed it to Leng Yan despite his subordinates' obstruction. The moment Leng Yan took the pill, her complexion gradually improved and her weak breathing gradually returned to normal.

Seeing this, the emperor thanked Gong Cang and picked up Leng Yan from his arms and hurried to the back of the warm room. There was a couch there, and Qingyu had already been invited in and was waiting inside.

When he saw Leng Yan's condition, he stepped forward and took her pulse without even saying anything. The Emperor and Empress waited anxiously on the side.

At this moment, several people rushed in from outside the door. They were the princes and princesses who had not attended the banquet today. They rushed over when they heard that there was an assassin in the palace, but they did not expect that they were still too late.

They knelt on the ground and said to the Emperor of Daye, "Father, your sons are too late to save you. Damn it." The Emperor was staring at Leng Yan at this time. After hearing this, he waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Get out. I don't want to see you now."

After hearing this, the few people did not dare to disobey the emperor's wishes and could only respond with a "yes". Then they placed the precious medicinal herbs they brought on the table and left the hall to wait.

It was October and the weather was already a bit cold. They were in a hurry when they came and had no time to wear outer robes, so they were only wearing a single piece of clothing at this time, and they felt cold after a long time.

But no one paid attention to them at this time, and they had no time to care about these things. They all listened quietly to the sound of the shop. Every time the eunuchs and palace maids came in and out, their hearts would be lifted.

Imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau kept coming, and the emperor's furious voice and the empress's sobbing voice kept coming.

It was not until the moon was high in the sky that they heard coughing coming from the palace. Then Leng Yan's weak voice came: "Mother, please stop crying. Your crying gives me a headache." Then the Queen's sobbing voice came: "Yan'er, it's good that you're okay. It's good that you're okay."