Chapter 70 Prime Minister Lu Rescues the Emperor



Shan Wandong moved quickly, dodging Xiao Ruyu to the side, and managed to escape without any danger.

Seeing repeated failures, Shan Wandong secretly cursed Xiao Ruyu as a disaster star who was so unlucky towards him. He also had no way of staying here any longer as he was worried that something might happen.

He quickly retreated and disappeared into the treasury, making the royal guards present feel as if they had seen a ghost.

Xiao Ruyu was escorted to the banquet by Eleven. He looked so hurried and covered in blood, so Queen Duan naturally noticed it.

She raised her eyes to look at the somewhat flustered Eleven and asked in confusion.

"Eleven, are you hurt?"

Eleven knelt down and said respectfully, "Empress, just now when I went to feed the princess, I secretly saw Prime Minister Lu disregarding palace rules and secretly went to see Concubine Li!"

When Queen Duan heard this, her expression changed slightly. The smell of blood on Eleven's body had not dissipated, so he must have been injured just now.

[Mother, Prime Minister Lu secretly disregarded palace rules and went to see Concubine Li. Eleven was injured in order to protect me.]

Emperor Shangwen, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned slightly. He originally thought that the prime minister went out for some fresh air, but he didn't expect that he had other purposes.

The anger on his brow did not dissipate. Emperor Shangwen thought he was very tolerant of the Lu family, but he did not expect that Prime Minister Lu would dare to act so recklessly in the palace.

Empress Duan bowed to Emperor Shangwen in public.

"Your Majesty, I have received news that Prime Minister Lu ignored Concubine Li's house arrest and secretly bribed the palace guards to see Concubine Li. He actually did not take your words to heart."

When Emperor Shangwen heard this, he also looked displeased. He raised his eyes and said to Eunuch Yin beside him.

"It seems that I have been too indulgent towards Prime Minister Lu. Someone, go to Qiwu Palace and bring Prime Minister Lu here. The palace has its own rules. Concubine Li is still under house arrest. Could it be that he doesn't take my words seriously and thinks he can override my rights!"

After saying this, Emperor Shangwen slammed the table, and his surprised expression showed that he was very upset.

Eunuch Yin bowed and said, "I will do it right away."

The ministers immediately knelt down and spoke to Emperor Shangwen.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Don't get yourself sick from anger."

Emperor Shangwen, however, felt that this was a golden opportunity to convict Prime Minister Lu. In the past, he had tolerated many political affairs because of the power in Prime Minister Lu's hands, but this time, Emperor Shangwen was unwilling to do so.

"Wait, I will personally take someone to take a look. Lu Cheng is really very respectful."

After saying this, Emperor Shangwen lifted his robe and left with Eunuch Yin.

Queen Duan and the other ministers hurriedly followed. Today's matter could be big or small. The Prime Minister's assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue had just gotten into trouble, but he was so impatient. It was no wonder that the Emperor could catch him.

Just as they were leaving Shangqing Palace and walking near Qiwu Palace, suddenly a sky full of crows flew over. The sound of their cries was a bit harsh, and the ministers' faces changed slightly.

Crows are ominous creatures. Wherever crows approach, people will die.

This is a taboo in Xuan Kingdom, especially when so many crows surround the red brick and green tile palace walls, it makes people feel dead silent.

Xiao Ruyu's face changed slightly, and she suddenly had a bad feeling. She originally thought that Dan Wandong showed up for the medicinal materials in the national treasury, but now she felt like the moon was revealed after the clouds had parted.

What if all this was just Dan Wandong's trick? What if his target was his father, or his mother, the queen?

[Eleven, let the Imperial Guards protect my mother and father! ]

However, just as the Imperial Guards obeyed the order and walked to the side of Emperor Shangwen, a dark shadow suddenly appeared and stabbed towards Empress Duan.

"Evil Queen, you actually used the evil star to harm my Xuan country. Even though I am a nobody, I will definitely eliminate this harm for the people. Go to hell!"

After saying that, a sharp sword stabbed towards Queen Duan, and Eleven used the sword in his hand to block the attack of the black shadow.

At the same time, Eleven could be sure that the person committing the crime at this moment was Shan Wandong.

Xiao Ruyu also realized that something was wrong and quickly waved her hands.

[Mother, be careful, there is an assassin! He wants to kill you! ]

Her spiritual power has not yet recovered, and she doesn't know how long it will take to recover the spiritual power she overdrew last time.

Queen Duan slightly moved aside to avoid Shan Wandong's attack. The sword tip turned slightly and Shan Wandong showed an evil smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, you have been deceived by the Demon Queen and have mistaken the star of misfortune for a star of fortune. Today, let me enforce justice on behalf of Heaven!"

The ministers were immediately panicked. Most of them were civil servants who had never practiced martial arts on weekdays and did not bring any weapons with them. However, since there were many of them, they were not afraid of this man's surprise attack.

Thinking of this, the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, but they did not notice that the crows that were still chirping just now began to become restless under the stimulation of the talisman of the man in black.

The crows became manic and began to attack the ministers present crazily. Emperor Shangwen was protected by someone and was not injured this time. The attacking crows all became dead souls under the sword.

However, the Imperial Guards were caught off guard and never expected that the next moment, a deadly hidden weapon would be thrown at Emperor Shangwen.

Everyone rushed to protect their master, and the hidden weapon seemed to have eyes and attacked Emperor Shang Wen directly.

No one can break Shan Wandong's spell. Xiao Ruyu wants to use her spiritual power to stop Shan Wandong's actions, but finds that her spiritual power is gone. She lies powerlessly in the cradle.

Eleven and Doctor Yang appeared at the same time, and the dart did indeed scratch them. Then, Shan Wandong took the sword and started to attack again.

The Royal Guards started fighting one after another, but were restrained by Dan Wandong's crows. Their eyes were pecked by the blood crows, and their flesh and blood were immediately blurred.

The smell of blood spread, and the entire palace was filled with a very unpleasant power.

Dan Wandong had had enough fun at this time and stopped teasing this group of people. He secretly exerted his strength and attacked Emperor Shangwen fiercely.

Perhaps, if Emperor Shangwen dies, everything will be put right, and we will not lose today no matter what.

[Father, be careful, there is an arrow in your back. ]

Xiao Ruyu reminded anxiously, wishing she could stand in front of Emperor Shangwen herself, fearing that her father would get hurt.

At the critical moment, Empress Duan wanted to block Shan Wandong's assassination for Emperor Shangwen, but the next second she heard the sound of a knife blade sinking into flesh and blood, and someone groaned.

The ministers were horrified and stared blankly at Prime Minister Lu who suddenly appeared with a dagger stabbed into his chest and stood in front of Emperor Shangwen, his official uniform stained with blood.

"This old minister is late in protecting you, please... cough cough cough..."

As he spoke, Prime Minister Lu coughed violently, and it took a long time for him to calm down.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

After saying this, Prime Minister Lu fainted.

Shan Wandong's assassination attempt failed, and his face was gloomy, "You are lucky this time, you won't be lucky next time."

After saying that, Shan Wandong slipped away. The Imperial Guards wanted to chase him, but they still couldn't. They could only watch him escape.

At the same time, the ministers silently memorized the assassin's characteristics in their hearts. He actually dared to assassinate the emperor, which was really costly.

Xiao Ruyu felt that something was strange and she muttered in confusion.

[The assassination seems to be the savior of the Lu family. How true and false is this assassination? ]


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