Chapter 186 Choose One to Survive
At the banquet, Xiao Heng saw that Liu Yuetang had not returned yet, and was about to speak when a guard stumbled forward to report.
"Your Majesty! Something happened in the warm room!"
Xiao Heng's expression suddenly tensed up, and he felt even more uneasy: "But something happened to Concubine Xi?"
The guard was extremely terrified: "Yes! Not only is there Concubine Xi, but also... and Concubine Zhao."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Hengteng stood up and rushed down the jade steps in two steps.
The dragon robe suddenly swept across the candlelight, causing shadows to sway all over the ground.
The concubines had not yet reacted and stood there in shock.
Rong Yue's heart was beating hard and hot. She stood up and said, "Empress, should we go take a look?"
The queen nodded, took Fu Liu's hand and went down the stairs.
In the warm room, the palace maid had already been dragged out by Ruan Yuxiao.
After the incense went out, she picked up a basin of water and poured it on Liu Yuetang and Zhao Fei's faces.
Cold water poured over her head, making Liu Yuetang shiver all over, and she gradually regained consciousness.
She slowly opened her eyes, and the moment she saw Ruan Yuxiao, her mind exploded.
The pain from her hands and feet made her realize that her hands and feet had been tied tightly together with ropes.
"Cough cough..." Concubine Zhao woke up with a cough. When she saw Ruan Yuxiao's face, she thought she was seeing things. She closed her eyes and opened them again, but the face was still exactly the same as Ruan Yuxiao's.
"You're not dead!?" Concubine Zhao was so shocked that she forgot to breathe.
Ruan Yuxiao was very pleased with her frightened expression. She raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "Are you surprised to see me?"
While the two were talking, Liu Yuetang tried her best to control her thoughts and looked at the things in the room that could save her life.
At the moment, she had no time to think about why Ruan Yuxiao tied her and Concubine Zhao here.
Since she set up this trap, she will naturally not let me go easily.
But if she really wanted to kill herself, why didn't she do it while she was unconscious, but instead splashed water on herself to wake her up?
From this, it can be seen that she either wanted to discipline herself and Concubine Zhao.
Or waiting for an opportunity and someone.
And this person is most likely Xiao Heng.
After sorting out some of his thoughts, Liu Yuetang's wandering gaze rested on the teacup behind him.
She clenched her palms and shrank back repeatedly in feigned fear, "Why did you tie us up here!"
"Let me out!"
Ruan Yuxiao's gaze shifted from Concubine Zhao to Liu Yuetang, "Oh! How could Concubine Xi, who is usually so calm, be so frightened?"
She approached step by step, dragging her red skirt on the ground. The hem of her skirt made a rustling sound, which scared Liu Yuetang so much that she trembled all over and breathed rapidly.
Seeing Ruan Yuxiao so close, Liu Yuetang struggled to escape, but her back accidentally hit the table leg.
With a loud "crash", the wooden table tilted and the teacups exploded like flowers, falling all over the floor.
"What are you afraid of?"
Concubine Yu chuckled softly, a dark tide surging in her eyes: "When you competed with me for my favor, did you ever imagine that this day would come?"
She pulled Liu Yuetang and pushed her towards Concubine Zhao.
Because his hands and feet were tied, Liu Yuetang threw himself on Concubine Zhao.
Concubine Zhao frowned in disgust and glared at Ruan Yuxiao: "Ruan, what do you want?"
Ruan Yuxiao curled her lips sinisterly, grabbed the hilt of the sword with her bare hands, pulled out the Tang sword, and stabbed it straight at Concubine Zhao with a faint cold light.
Concubine Zhao's mind went blank. Just when she thought the knife was going to stab her throat, Ruan Yuxiao suddenly turned her wrist, and the blade flew past her ear, cutting off a strand of her hair and dropping it to the ground.
"I don't want you to die so quickly."
As the sound of footsteps came one after another, Ruan Yuxiao immediately became alert, stood behind Concubine Zhao, and put the knife between the necks of Liu Yuetang and Concubine Zhao.
The cold fear on their necks made them straighten up unconsciously.
"Your Majesty...it's Ruan!"
Amid Zhou Defu's exclamations, Xiao Heng witnessed a scene that made him furious.
Liu Yuetang and Concubine Zhao were both tied up, and the blade reflected the flickering candlelight, casting a cold light on their necks.
The moment she saw Xiao Heng, Concubine Zhao's eyes lit up, she straightened up and called out, "Your Majesty!"
Because of her action, the knife in Ruan Yuxiao's hand tightened a little, and the end of the knife cut Liu Yuetang's skin, and blood immediately flowed down along the blade.
Xiao Heng's pupils suddenly dilated, and he blurted out: "Miaomiao!"
Seeing Xiao Heng's panicked and distressed look, Ruan Yuxiao smiled coldly: "It seems that I was right to tie him up today."
"Your Majesty, look at these two women before you. Aren't they the ones you care about most in the entire palace?"
Xiao Heng's face turned pale, and his knuckles cracked. "Let them go! Come at me if you have any!"
"Hahahaha..." Ruan Yuxiao laughed with his head tilted back, the ending tone sharp and distorted.
She wanted to come after Xiao Heng, but! But...
But at the moment, it seems that this is more interesting and can make him more painful than killing Xiao Heng with poison.
No matter who dies, he will feel guilty for the rest of his life.
Watching Xiao Heng step forward, Ruan Yuxiao tightened her grip and sternly said, "Don't come over!"
"Let them all back off!"
Seeing the knife approaching between Liu Yuetang and Concubine Zhao's necks, Xiao Heng's pupils constricted and he raised his hand to let the guards retreat.
While the two were talking, Liu Yuetang quietly picked up the broken pieces of the teacup that had just fallen, and concealed her movements with her wide sleeves.
She glanced at Ruan Yuxiao while struggling to cut the rope on her wrist.
At this time, the queen and the concubines also arrived, and they were all frightened when they saw this scene.
Mingpin's eyes widened, and she cried out in surprise, "Ruan!"
"Empress, I am not mistaken, Ruan is not dead!"
Concubine Chu opened her mouth blankly: "That's right! It's Ruan! Even if she turned into ashes, I would recognize her."
Among the crowd, only Concubine Mei had a complicated expression, while the others all looked confused and stunned.
Rongpin fell behind, lost in thought, looking at the scene in disbelief. Only after the colorful figures of the crowd blocked her view did she step forward.
The Queen's heart seemed to skip a beat. She forced herself to calm down and shouted at Ruan Yuxiao, "Ruan! Are you crazy? Let them go!"
"Yes! I'm crazy!" The color of her mouth was even more dazzling than the dress she was wearing.
"Queen! Today I will show you who calls the shots in the harem!"
She lowered her eyes and looked at the two people in front of her. Liu Yuetang noticed her gaze and quickly stopped what he was doing.
Ruan Yuxiao's eyes seemed to be filled with venom, and she said slowly, "Xiao Heng! I'll give you one chance. Between Concubine Zhao and Concubine Xi, you can only choose one to survive!"
The veins on Xiao Heng's forehead throbbed, and his eyes were as cold as the dead silence of the night.
Seeing him hesitate, Ruan Yuxiao said loudly: "Xiao Heng, if you can't bear to make a choice, I will make the decision for you."
As she spoke, she tightened the knife a little, and Zhao Fei's slender neck was instantly marked by the blade.
She raised her chin and stared at Xiao Heng, tears silently and heartbreakingly flowing from the corners of her red eyes.
Xiao Heng gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He glanced at Liu Yuetang, who looked pale and weak, and his heart suddenly sank.
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