Along with this voice, guards with swords rushed in one after another.

At the same time, the assassin leaped over and captured the woman closest to him.

And this person is none other than the Queen!

After the queen was captured by the assassin, she instinctively screamed, "Help, save me!"

"Shut up!" The assassin told her to shut up ferociously, and the force of his hand on her neck increased a little.

The queen was so frightened that she immediately fell silent. Her eyes were filled with terror and wide as bells. The pain and pressure in her throat made her dare not even breathe.

At this time, the assassins who poured in had surrounded the assassin, but they were hesitant and dared not move forward.

The entire hall fell silent, so quiet that even people's breathing could be heard clearly.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden change.

The emperor had seen a lot of things after all, and after being shocked, he quickly came to his senses and signaled the guards to go forward and rescue the queen.

However, just as they tried to take a step forward, the assassin's expression became more ferocious, and he tightened his grip on the queen's neck.

"If anyone of you dares to come forward, I will strangle her to death!"

The guards dared not act rashly again.

The atmosphere in the hall became more tense.

Right at this moment.

Princess Hui'an, who had just been frightened silly by the sharp hidden weapon, got up from the ground at some point, and suddenly, for some reason, she started howling loudly again.

"Ah! Assassin! There's an assassin!"

This howl attracted the assassin's attention again.

The assassin glanced at her with a cold gaze, and then moved his gaze to Xun Niannian who was not far away.

Xun Niannian's heart skipped a beat, and she heard the assassin raise his hand and point at her, "You, come here!"

At this moment, Xun Nian Nian wanted to strangle Princess Hui'an to death.

Good thing, why are you howling?

I just ruined the assassin's plan and prevented him from successfully assassinating the emperor. He must hate me to death!

If I go there now, I'll obviously be getting killed!

What should I do? What should I do?

Xun Niannian became anxious.

She regretted why she had shouted that before. Now, the assassin hated her!

"Come here quickly! If you don't come over, I'll strangle her to death!"

Seeing that Xun Niannian had not moved for a long time, the assassin urged her fiercely.

Xun Nian Nian remained unmoved.

She had no relationship with the Queen. At most, they were related by marriage, and not a very close one. After all, Queen Yu was not Chen Lianhe's biological mother.

There's no need for her to risk her own life to save the queen, right?

At this moment, everyone in the hall's eyes were on Xun Niannian.

"Xun Niannian, don't go over there yet. If you don't go over there, my cousin will be strangled to death by him!" Princess Hui'an shouted anxiously to Xun Niannian.

Xun Niannian rolled her eyes inwardly.

What does it have to do with me whether your cousin will be strangled to death?

However, the other party is the queen.

She is Chen Lianhe's nominal mother.

The book says that Chen Lianhe has always been "filial" and is quite respectful to the queen on a daily basis.

Will Chen Lianhe push the queen out in order to protect her?

Thinking of this, Xun Niannian subconsciously turned her head to look at Chen Lianhe.

Chen Lianhe's brows were slightly furrowed, and there was no expression on his handsome face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking at the moment.

"Looking for..." Princess Hui'an opened her mouth again, but just as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Chen Lianhe's cold voice: "Shut up!"

These two words, without any temperature, seemed as if they were sandwiched between crushed ice, and appeared particularly clear in the quiet hall.

Everyone was stunned.

Especially the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

There was surprise in their eyes.

In their eyes, Chen Lianhe's temperament was usually very gentle, so how could he utter such cold words?

Xun Niannian was also stunned for a moment, with complicated feelings running through her heart.

Is the villain protecting her?

But doesn't he know that by doing this, the good image he has built up in the past will collapse in the minds of the emperor and others?

“Brother Lian He, you…” Princess Hui’an was also in disbelief, “Brother Lian He, my cousin is in the hands of an assassin. If…the Sixth Princess doesn’t go, the assassin will kill my cousin…”

"I told you to shut up!"

Chen Lianhe frowned fiercely and spoke again. This time his voice was several degrees colder than before.

He glanced at Princess Hui'an lightly, and that glance made Princess Hui'an feel a chill rising from the bottom of her heart.

So scary!

So scary!

She dared not speak again!

All she could think about was why Brother Lian He, who was always gentle, suddenly became so scary?

At this moment, the queen, who was strangled by the assassin's neck, calmed down a little from her extreme fear.

She was also somewhat surprised by Chen Lianhe's reaction.

Immediately, a surge of resentment surged in my heart.

She knew that King He was not as gentle as he appeared.

How could the bastard born from that woman's belly be really docile and harmless?

The assassin was obviously getting tired of waiting.

He pointed at Xun Nian Nian again.

"The one in my hand is your queen, right? Aren't you afraid that I will strangle her to death? If you come here as my hostage, I can spare her life. In addition, as long as I can leave the palace safely, I can also not kill you."

The assassin's words made everyone in the room's eyes light up slightly.

Everyone looked at Xun Niannian again, waiting for her to speak.

Although no one spoke up to ask Xun Niannian to change the queen, their eyes clearly showed:

Sixth Princess, please go quickly!

Go and bring back the queen!

The assassin has said that he will not take your life!

Xun Niannian’s eyes twitched.

Can you believe what the assassin says?

He said he wouldn't take my life, so he won't take my life?

"Sixth Princess..." At this time, the Queen suddenly spoke, her voice was so hoarse that it was almost unrecognizable, but she still spoke with difficulty, "Don't, don't bother me..."

In this state, the queen still said these words, and everyone in the hall couldn't help but be even more moved.

At the same time, I feel even more disgusted with Xun Nian Nian's hesitant behavior!

How could King He, such a virtuous man, marry a princess who is so afraid of death!

At this time, there were already some discussions in the hall.

Although it was very low, it was still audible.

Xun Niannian's expression darkened.

Afraid of death?

Aren’t you afraid of death?

The assassin is not asking you to be hostages, so of course you can talk without any worries!