Ouyang Zhen and Han Luoxue left, and Xu Lingyi, who had just walked onto the stage, did not expect such a change to happen offstage.
The scene fell silent again, and Eunuch Li said calmly, "Let's continue!"
Xu Lingyi...
His gaze was blank as he looked down; the emperor's seat was now empty!
The Empress Dowager told her to continue, but all she really wanted to ask was, who was she performing for? She wasn't a dancer; she had paid for this spot to perform for the Emperor, not for the ministers in the audience!
However, since Eunuch Li had already spoken, Xu Lingyi dared not refuse. He could only muster his spirits and perform the dance he had worked so hard to practice over the past few months.
As for the people behind her, they all looked ashen-faced.
They wanted to perform for the Emperor, but now that the Emperor is gone, they still have to go on stage! It feels like they wasted their money again.
It's all those two assassins' fault!
Why would you attempt an assassination at a perfectly good banquet? If you have a grudge against the Emperor or Empress, you could find another opportunity; why did you have to harm them?
At this moment, the Emperor and Han Luoxue could no longer care about the banquet.
Both palace maids were taken to the dungeon, and Mu Yurou recognized Han Luoxue.
"You, you are..." Mu Yurou's eyes were filled with terror. She looked at Han Luoxue, who was dressed in a bright yellow palace dress, and the emperor with an angry expression. She was so frightened that she trembled all over.
"How could you possibly be the Empress?"
Mu Yurou felt like the sky had fallen. Thinking back to when Han Luoxue was in Yancheng, they had wondered about Han Luoxue's identity. They thought she was just a mistress kept by some official, otherwise it would be impossible for her to go to Yancheng to give birth while heavily pregnant.
But who could have imagined that she was not someone's mistress, but the most noble woman in the world?
I used to be on good terms with her, so how did we end up falling out?
Mu Yurou was filled with regret, never imagining that she would be so foolish one day.
She had a chance to soar to great heights right in front of her, but she missed it.
And Wang Yan, the woman she looked down upon who was inferior to her in everything, is now...
Thinking about her life, Mu Yurou was filled with regret.
"Madam Han, I didn't know! I didn't know you were the Empress! Please, please give me a chance!"
"Mrs. Han, have you forgotten that we were good friends back in Yancheng? I helped you out several times."
"Madam Han, I acted impulsively. You are a magnanimous person, surely you won't hold it against me?"
Han Luoxue looked at her coldly, not expecting that even at this moment, Mu Yurou was still so sarcastic and aloof.
I don't know who gave her the confidence. She was even prepared to assassinate me and poison me. Why should I spare her life?
"Mu Yurou, I've never really cared about you! If you had left peacefully last time, things wouldn't be like this today!"
Han Luoxue sighed softly: "I've given you many chances, but you haven't seized them even once!"
"You poisoned my food and tried to assassinate me? Why should I let you go?"
Han Luoxue waved her hand, and a palace maid brought over the dish that had just been poisoned.
"But since we've known each other for a while, I'll reward you two!"
The other palace maid, whom Han Luoxue did not know, was equally unforgivable.
Several palace maids stepped forward and, without saying a word, stuffed the plate of honey-glazed duck wings into their mouths.
"No, no! I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" Mu Yurou struggled with all her might, but unfortunately, the crowd didn't give her a chance to resist.
Ouyang Zhen grabbed Han Luoxue's hand: "Thank goodness you're alright!"
He had just seen Han Luoxue take a bite, but she immediately took an antidote pill. He was relieved to see that Han Luoxue's expression hadn't changed.
He hadn't expected anyone to poison the banquet. Luckily, Han Luoxue noticed; otherwise, Ouyang Zhen wouldn't have known what to do if someone had overeaten and been poisoned.
"It's alright, are we still going back?"
"ah……"
Two women screamed in agony from inside the room. Although Han Luoxue didn't know what kind of poison it was, Mu Yurou probably did.
She got it mainly, so it's a good opportunity for her to enjoy it too.
Ouyang Zhen turned and glanced into the room, his voice gentle: "Your Majesty has been frightened. I will stay with you and make sure you are well!"
Han Luoxue: Actually, it probably doesn't need to be.
Since the Emperor and Empress had both left, everyone found the food tasteless at the banquet.
Even the matter of the Western Emperor submitting his surrender document had to be temporarily put on hold.
...
"Xue'er, are you alright?" Yunniang was terrified when she heard that her daughter had almost been in trouble. Han Mingyuan had to help her over.
Seeing that Han Luoxue was alright, she carefully checked her daughter over from head to toe before finally feeling relieved!
"Oh dear, my good daughter, you almost scared me to death! Who could be so heartless as to attempt an assassination today!"
Han Mingyuan also looked worried. When she heard that her daughter was in trouble, she wished she could come over immediately.
"Mother, you recognize this person!"
Han Luoxue frowned slightly, thinking that her mother used to think highly of Mu Yurou. She wondered if her mother would feel sad seeing the current situation.
"Ah, who?" Yunniang asked, puzzled.
Han Luoxue sighed, "Mu Yurou, I don't know how I offended her back then. At the time, it was Zhou Jun who was dealing with her, but she ran to the palace and tried to assassinate me!"
"It's actually her?" Yunniang was also surprised. In her memory, Mu Yurou was not such an impulsive person.
Later, I heard that what she did was a bit unreliable, but in Yunniang's heart she was just a weak woman. Who would have thought that she would dare to sneak into the palace and want to harm the current emperor and empress?
"I'm a little surprised too? But it doesn't matter anymore, they should both be dead now!"
"They first poisoned my favorite honey-glazed duck wings, and then, fearing I wouldn't die, they even tried to kill me with a dagger. Out of consideration for our past relationship, I didn't want to pursue the matter further, so I just gave them the honey-glazed duck wings to eat!"
Yunniang's lips twitched; she knew without a doubt that the poison inside was potent.
This Mu Yurou is truly a menace.
"Xue'er, you did the right thing. People like that shouldn't be allowed to stay!"
Even if Han Luoxue lets her off the hook for now, who knows when this will happen again.
She has no idea what gratitude means.
"Alright, Mother, let's not talk about her anymore. Now that you and Father are here, let's go back together!"
Han Luoxue turned to look at the Emperor: "Together?"
"Don't forget we still need to receive the surrender document from the Western Yao Kingdom."
If it weren't for the recent turn of events, we might have already received the surrender document.
"good!"
The group of people went back together, and when they returned to the banquet venue, many people's eyes lit up.
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