Time flies by like a white horse, and today is the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion night.

In half a month, Su Jingyao will be due.

Nowadays, every palace servant in Kunning Palace is in a state of high tension every day, fearing that they might fail to serve the Queen well and thus displease His Majesty.

Also because Su Jingyao was pregnant, this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was just a family dinner, and the Queen Mother also attended in person.

Normally, a banquet like this would last about an hour, but Su Jingyao became restless after only half an hour at the banquet.

I just felt a severe backache.

Jun Zechen sat beside her and looked at her worriedly.

"If the Queen feels unwell, please go back to Kunning Palace and rest."

Su Jingyao was not pretentious and spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, Mother, I feel a little unwell, so I will take my leave first."

Jun Zechen nodded slightly, and then instructed Miaoyun.

"Miaoyun, please take good care of the queen."

After Miaoyun responded, she helped Su Jingyao walk down slowly from the high position.

After walking a few steps, a palace maid with her head lowered and a wine jug in her hand passed by Su Jingyao.

He accidentally spilled the wine on the hem of Su Jingyao's palace dress.

A hint of coldness flashed across Su Jingyao's eyes.

"Please forgive me, Queen. I was careless."

The palace maid's voice was trembling, and she knelt down instantly, her body shaking slightly, as if she was extremely scared.

"Look up."

Su Jingyao's voice was neither high nor low, and it was calm and even, without any emotion to be heard.

The palace maid raised her head slightly, but her eyes were still looking down, and she did not dare to look up at the person above her.

Su Jingyao gave Miaoyun a wink, and Miaoyun immediately understood and had the palace maid taken away.

The entire dinner was in charge of Su Jingyao, and the palace maids who were able to come up and pour wine for His Majesty, the Queen and the Queen Mother were the top priority.

Su Jingyao didn't even know the palace maid just now.

Her heart sank instantly. It seemed like something was going to happen tonight...

Are these women in the harem tired of being lonely again? Do they want to find some sense of existence?

Su Jingyao sat in the phoenix chariot, her brows slightly furrowed, still thinking about the palace maid just now, and the ominous feeling in her heart became stronger and stronger.

It feels heavy, as if a huge rock is pressing on my heart.

Now that she is about to give birth, no unexpected situations can happen.

"Stop the sedan." Su Jingyao suddenly spoke.

As soon as Xilu heard his master's order, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Stop the sedan chair--"

His voice was particularly clear in the silent night.

The phoenix chariot carried by sixteen people stopped steadily and motionlessly.

Miao Yun looked puzzled and asked softly, "Master, what's wrong?"

Su Jingyao looked solemn.

"Miaoyun, take my token and ask the chief guard on duty tonight to send a group of guards to escort me back to Kunning Palace."

When Miaoyun heard her master's instructions, she felt that something was wrong tonight and did not dare to hesitate at all.

"Yes, Master."

After Miaoyun called the guards, Su Jingyao said with relief: "Let's take the sedan chair back to the palace."

The eunuchs carrying the sedan chair carried the phoenix chariot slowly forward, still choosing the road through Taolin, which was the most convenient way back to Kunning Palace.

It was late at night and the dew was heavy. The palace maids in the front and back held the palace lanterns steadily, and the faint light swayed in the darkness.

Su Jingyao closed her eyes and rested, her face calm yet revealing a hint of majesty.

"ah--"

Suddenly, a scream of fear broke the silence.

I saw a eunuch carrying a sedan chair who seemed to be bitten by something. He instantly lost his strength and his body tilted.

Immediately afterwards, the eunuchs nearby also started shouting in panic.

"There's a snake!"

The Phoenix Chariot tilted instantly due to the sudden change.

Su Jingyao was startled by the sudden shake and opened her eyes instantly, with coldness instantly flashing in her eyes.

Xilu, who was standing by, remained calm and immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Get off the sedan!"

Miaoyun supported the Phoenix Chariot and asked anxiously, "Is the master okay?"

Su Jingyao felt her lower abdomen suddenly tighten for a moment, and she quickly covered her stomach.

His brows knitted together tightly, and his face turned pale. "It's okay."

Miaoyun suddenly felt that there seemed to be many more snakes swarming around.

The guards quickly and orderly surrounded the queen completely.

One of the guards had a serious expression and said in a firm tone, "Don't worry, Queen, we will never let you make any mistakes."

Then, the guards drew their swords and began to clean up more and more snakes with quick movements.

The eunuchs and palace maids were all frightened and their faces were filled with horror.

Fortunately, there were guards there, otherwise they really wouldn’t know what to do. In order to protect the queen, they would probably have to use their bodies to block these terrible snakes for the queen.

Xilu said seriously: "Miaoyun, I will report to His Majesty, you protect the master."

After Miaoyun nodded, Xilu used the lantern in his hand to vigorously wave away the snake that was approaching under his feet, and quickly ran towards the direction of the banquet.

This matter must be reported to His Majesty as soon as possible.

Ling Yue, who had been hiding behind the peach tree, had hatred in his eyes.

She didn't expect Su Jingyao to be so cautious and even arranged for guards to escort her on the way back to the palace.

Ling Yue, dressed as a palace maid, took advantage of the night and quietly mixed in with the panicked palace maids.

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