Yan Shu almost thought there was something wrong with her ears.

[??? What did you say? Assassinate the emperor???]

The system told her very calmly, [Right.]

Yan Shu widened her eyes, feeling unbelievable, [Is she stupid? Why did she suddenly want to assassinate the emperor???]

System, [Because the King of Liaodong can't wait any longer. Think about it, the Queen Mother said last night that she wanted to adopt A Jing, this matter will inevitably affect Xu Jieyu, the mother, and the mother and daughter will see each other every day in front of her eyes in the future. It is hard to guarantee that Xu Jieyu will still listen to him!]

Tsk, that's true. If she were Xu Jieyu, the baby would be right in front of her in the future. As long as her safety could be guaranteed, why would she listen to that man?

However, in this case, the Liaodong King must force her to take action while the "fake A Jing" is still in his hands.

But with so many people present today, whether she succeeds or not, she will definitely die if she does this!!!

The system once again reminded her very calmly, [Isn't that the fate of the spy? If he is discovered at any time, he will die? Besides, Yuwenhao also gave her a big gift.]

Yan Shu asked hurriedly, [What big gift?]

System, [Yuwenhao said that after the matter is accomplished, he will guarantee to give A Jing the position of crown prince.]

Yan Shu. [……]

How the hell is this possible?

That child is not Yuwenhao's.

Besides, even if it is really her child, even if she really succeeds, can the Liaodong Princess agree to make her child the crown prince?

Tsk, how come even a spy is so confused about love!!!

System, [It turns out that love makes people stupid.]

Yan Shu also thought so, but before she nodded, she suddenly realized a very important question——

[Why didn’t you tell her earlier that she wanted to assassinate the emperor!!!]

System, [??? She’s not going to assassinate you, and the emperor is not the host of this system, why should this system tell you earlier?]

Yan Shu was anxious, [But what if she really kills the emperor?!!!]

System, [Just wait and see, the emperor is not stupid.]

The emperor is indeed not stupid most of the time, but Yan Shu couldn’t stay calm at this time!

[What do you mean stupid or not? This is a matter of life and death!!!]

[What if something really happens? Xu Jieyi must be an expert to have been able to hide in the palace for so long, not to mention that Yuwenhao is still here today!!!

She can already imagine that once the emperor is assassinated, Yuwenhao will usurp the throne as the descendant of Emperor Gaozu. After all, the emperor has no offspring, and Emperor Gaozu no longer has a fat grandson!!!

The ministers can't object even if they want to!!!

Look around, those people still don't know anything, Concubine Zhou and Concubine An are only concerned with throwing daggers at Xu Jieyi who is dancing, and the chicken-feathered princess only knows how to roll her eyes at others.

Her honest husband occasionally glanced at the dancing Concubine Xu, and was so scared by her stare that he could only lower his head and eat the food obediently...

Others were toasting the emperor, and the emperor looked like he knew nothing.

Did he know that someone wanted to kill him and he was still drinking? ! !

If she had known earlier, she would have thought of a way to remind him, but what should she do now?

Stand up and tell him that Concubine Xu is an assassin? Then

Concubine Xu will definitely not do it again, and she will be thrown out as a psychopath...

She was still as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but the system remained calm.

[So nervous? ]

Yan Shu was about to vomit blood, [The emperor is my thigh! Once something happens to him, let alone anything else, Queen Mother Zhou will have to kill me first! 】

So, the emperor must not get into trouble!!!

However, at this moment, Concubine Xu, who was dancing in the palace, suddenly pulled out the golden hairpin and rushed towards the emperor.

Yan Shu was startled and didn't have time to think about it.

She rushed out subconsciously, shouting, "Your Majesty, be careful!" Damn, she was just going to take a gamble today. The emperor was so good at martial arts that he could easily avoid others from peeping at her on the roof. If she had reminded him, he should have been able to escape.

But unfortunately, she was a little slow and couldn't even catch Concubine Xu's skirt.

Fortunately, the emperor seemed to be prepared.

At the moment when Concubine Xu's golden hairpin stabbed up, he left his seat, and at the same time, more than ten people jumped down from the roof of the hall to block him, like a solid wall, immediately isolating Concubine Xu from the outside. Yan Shu was about to breathe a sigh of relief

, but Concubine Xu turned around and stabbed her.

At that moment, she saw a flash of golden light, and she was so scared that she quickly hugged her head. At the same time, Yuwen Lan's voice rang in her ears, "Be careful!" But it was too late, Concubine Xu's golden hairpin had already fallen down. At the same time, the hall was already in chaos. Concubine Zhou, Concubine An, Wang Zhaoyi and others screamed in fear; the eldest princess, who had just disliked everyone, was also pale. However, her husband hid even further away than her. The eldest princess and her husband, who looked bloated, had already hidden under the seats... but Yan Shu did not see any of this, she just felt that she was probably finished. Concubine Xu's golden hairpin would surely pierce into her heart, neck or head, and her second life would probably end here. Tsk, if she had known that the emperor was prepared, she would not have jumped out. What the hell is going on? Sure enough, she did not listen to the system and suffered the consequences... Yan Shu thought a lot, but the imagined pain was slow to come. She looked up hesitantly, only to find that Yuwen Lan had jumped in front of her at some point, and before Concubine Xu could stab her, he grabbed the other's arm. Yan Shu's eyes lit up, she was saved! However, the next moment, she suddenly felt a pain in her arm. It turned out that after Yuwen Lan pinched her arm, Concubine Xu's arm was broken instantly, and the golden hairpin in her hand fell down, just brushing against her right forearm.

Tsk, that's not a golden hairpin, it's a knife, and a very sharp one at that!

Just like that, it actually cut through several layers of clothes and cut her skin.

Yan Shu watched helplessly as the sleeves slowly turned red.

Blood?

She suddenly went limp and lay on the ground.

Damn, she was bleeding.

~~

The moment she fell to the ground, Yan Shu could still hear screams in the palace.

The voice closest to her ear was the emperor's.

"Yan Shu..."

Huh? He actually called her like that?

Yan Shu thought, except for a little anxiety, it was still quite nice.

However, before she could think about it any further, she lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, she was already lying on the bed in Ganlu Palace.

Doctor Yu was checking her pulse, Ren Dong called her anxiously, the emperor frowned beside her, and Lian Xin's eyes were already filled with tears.

Seeing her open her eyes, everyone's eyes lit up, but no one was as fast as the emperor, who rushed to her and asked anxiously, "How are you?"

Yan Shu called out "Your Majesty", "I'm fine..."

Yu Wenlan still frowned, "How can I be fine? I fainted just now." Then

he asked Doctor Yu, "Is the weapon poisonous? Is Guiyi poisoned?"

Doctor Yu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. We have checked repeatedly. However, the weapon should be non-toxic."

Yuwen Lan was still worried, and said, "Then check Guiyi's pulse again."

Doctor Yu could only agree, and checked Yan Shu's pulse again. After a long time, he dared to report to the king, "Your Majesty, Guiyi's pulse has returned to normal."

Yan Shu finally interrupted and said, "Your Majesty, I'm fine, I just feel a little dizzy, and I just saw the blood."

Tsk, this is also her problem since childhood.

- When she was a child, she watched the servants at home kill a chicken. The chicken struggled desperately, and the servants happened to not hold it tightly, so the chicken jumped close to her, and the chicken blood splashed all over her. She fainted on the spot, and she has had this problem since then.

Seeing that Yuwen Lan was still frowning, she planned to get out of bed to prove it to him.

Just as she was about to exert force on her arm, she suddenly felt a pain, as if being pricked by needles, and she couldn't help but hiss.

Yuwen Lan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Yan Shu, "...My arm hurts a little."

Doctor Yu hurriedly said, "Guiyi's right arm was injured by a weapon. It's better not to move too much. Rest for a few more days and wait for the wound to heal."

Yuwen Lan hurriedly said to her, "Don't move, just rest well in bed."

Ren Dong also hurriedly nodded, "Master, tell us what you want."

Yan Shu, "..."

Tsk, after hearing this, she was also afraid that the wound would bleed again, so she had to respond with a "yes" and leaned on the bed without moving for the time being.

Then, the emperor said to her with a complicated expression, "I didn't expect you to come out. Aren't you afraid of danger?"

Yan Shu, "...I was in a hurry and didn't think so much."

[Damn, I was also worried that Concubine Xu would hurt you. Who knew you were prepared! ]

Yuwen Lan listened silently.

Although these words were still criticizing him in his heart, he was not angry at all. He

was even full of emotion-

in fact, he had anticipated the scene just now, so he arranged the staff in advance.

The other party came for him, and others would definitely be fine.

But he didn't expect that she would jump out.

Just now, everyone in the hall was panicked. Except for the guards, everyone else was fleeing for their own safety. Only she was still concerned about his safety and came out to remind herself.

With her small and delicate body, she actually planned to stop the assassin? It turned

out that she was willing to sacrifice her life for him.

It seemed that he had misunderstood her before, that she actually cared about him so much.

Yuwen Lan was so moved for the first time in his life, but she suddenly remembered something and asked him hurriedly, "Your Majesty, how is Concubine Xu?"

Yuwen Lan said, "She has been controlled, don't worry."

Yan Shu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, in his hurry to carry her back, Yuwen Lan did not have time to deal with this matter.

So he turned around and ordered Fu Hai, "Pass the order, order the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the inner court to investigate this matter strictly. I want to know who instructed this woman and how she sneaked into the palace to assassinate."

Fu Hai hurriedly went out to announce the order.

But Yan Shu said anxiously in her heart, [It was Yuwen Hao's grandson who did it, we must not let this bastard get away! ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Tsk, why are you still talking so much dirty words.

But it doesn't matter, she is irreplaceable and unique in the world.

Of course, Yuwen Lan also knows that Yuwen Hao is the culprit, but there must be evidence to convince others.

He comforted her slowly, "Don't worry, I will not let any evil person go."

Yan Shu nodded and complimented, "Your Majesty is wise."

But just as the voice fell, a palace maid came to Ci'an Palace and said to Yuwen Lan, "The Queen Mother just learned about the assassin in Rouyi Palace and was very worried. She sent me to ask if Your Majesty is okay."

Yuwen Lan paused and said to Yan Shu, "You should have a good rest first. I will go to the Queen Mother."

Yan Shu agreed and watched him go out.

~~

All the way to Ci'an Palace, Yuwen Lan stepped into the palace and saw the Queen Mother's anxious expression.

Seeing him coming, before he could speak, the Queen Mother asked, "How is Your Majesty? Is he injured?"

Yuwen Lan said, "I am not injured, please rest assured, mother."

The Queen Mother looked him up and down, and seeing that he was indeed not injured, she nodded, clasped her hands together, and chanted Amitabha, "May the ancestors and gods bless you, and may your majesty be blessed with great fortune."

She looked like a mother who was really worried about her son.

However, Yuwen Lan heard the Queen Mother sighing in her heart, "Fortunately, there was no danger. Now that the time has not come, how can anything go wrong?"

He frowned secretly.

What is the time?

But then the Queen Mother asked him, "I heard that Li Guiyi was injured?"

Yuwen Lan replied calmly, "Yes, she was stabbed by Concubine Xu's weapon while trying to protect the emperor." The

Queen Mother sighed, "Poor girl, I wonder how serious her injuries are? Should we ask Zhang Yuanpan to take a look?"

[Last time, Zhang Shengkang was only 70% sure. This time, if he takes another look, he may be sure? Yuwen Lan's heart sank ,

but he said without showing any surprise, "Don't bother Zhang Yuanpan, the doctor has gone and said it was an external injury, nothing serious."

The Queen Mother could only nod and said, "That's good, I didn't expect Li Guiyi to be so brave and loyal at such a young age, your majesty should reward her."

Yuwen Lan said, "I think so too, I will reward her when her injury is better." The

Queen Mother nodded and said, "Don't forget to investigate the assassin. She actually ambushed in the palace for three years. It's terrible."

"I have already controlled him and brought people from his mother's family to the capital. We will definitely deal with him seriously."

Yuwen Lan looked at the Queen Mother and said, "I caused your mother to be frightened this time because I was usually careless."

The Queen Mother sighed, "There is always a loophole in a hundred precautions. Your Majesty is busy with family and national affairs all day long. How can you notice such a thing? Don't blame yourself too much, but if anyone is derelict in their duty in this matter, they must not be let off."

Yuwen Lan responded, "Your Majesty, please rest first. I will take care of this matter."

The Queen Mother nodded, and Yuwen Lan left the palace.

Walking all the way to Qianming Palace, he thought in his heart that when the Queen Mother saw him just now, she thought in her heart that fortunately nothing happened.

It seems that she didn't know about the assassination.

Then her plan to adopt Ajing has nothing to do with Yuwen Hao.

But she still wanted to ask Zhang Shengkang to test Yan Shu's body just now.

In this way, it is completely certain that the Queen Mother has indeed guessed his problem, so she plans to adopt A Jing to choose the next heir.

After thinking it through, he felt even heavier in his heart.

It turned out that after so many years of raising, there was still no true love.

~~

It was late at night, and because Yan Shu was injured, Yuwen Lan did not want to disturb her rest, so he returned to the Qianming Palace.

After washing and changing clothes, he heard that the Minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of Rites, and the Chief Supervisor of the Inner Court were already waiting outside the palace.

He summoned them in front of him and asked, "How is the investigation going?"

The Minister of Dali Temple bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Xu family has just entered the Tianlao for identification, and they said that the current Concubine Xu is not the original Xu family girl."

This result was expected.

Originally, Concubine Xu's family was the governor of Suizhou, but Suizhou was close to the capital and had no connection with Yuwen Hao. Yuwen Hao wanted to use their identities to place people, so he must have replaced the original Concubine Xu.

Fortunately, he noticed it in advance and asked the Jinyiwei to go to Suizhou to verify, otherwise the Xu family would not have been able to rush to the capital so quickly.

At this time, he sneered, "Very good, the concubines in the harem were replaced by assassins, and no one noticed."

The selection of beauties was the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Upon hearing this, the Minister of Rites immediately broke out in a cold sweat, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I know my crime."

Yuwen Lan said coldly, "Go and check again, I want to know who this woman is."

Everyone agreed.

The Minister of Justice reported again, "We have just checked Lingbo Palace, and have not found any secret letters with the outside world."

Yuwen Lan said, "If there were any secret letters, would she leave them with you for you to find?"

The Minister of Justice was embarrassed and bowed his head and replied, "It is our incompetence."

Yuwen Lan said, "Check the scarf that the King of Liaodong gave her that day."

Scarf? The

Minister of Justice was stunned. Yes, the only foreign object recently was that scarf.

So he quickly agreed and went out to check again.

Yao Shun, the chief supervisor of the inner court, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we have already used torture just now, but the assassin's mouth is very tight and he has never confessed."

Refusing to confess?

But the king sneered and said, "Tell her that her child had died a long time ago, and now this is a substitute that man found."

The chief steward of the inner court paused, and although he was a little confused, he hurriedly agreed and returned to the prison.

About an hour later, the Minister of Justice and the chief steward of the inner court Yao Shun came back together to report.

Yao Shun first said, "Your Majesty, she confessed, saying that it was the Liaodong King who ordered her to do it!"

The Minister of Justice also hurriedly said, "When we opened the mink scarf and soaked it in water and roasted it, we found a line of secret words inside. It was indeed the Liaodong King who ordered her to take action during this visit to the capital."

Yuwen Lan said, "Capture the Liaodong King immediately."

~~

Just as Yan Shu expected, the Liaodong King and his wife had already fled when the fake Concubine Xu's assassination attempt failed.

However, the king was well prepared, and they were caught again as soon as they ran to the capital.

That night, the important officials of the court gathered in the Qinzheng Hall.

On the throne, Yuwen Lan looked coldly at the kneeling Liaodong King and his wife.

"I think I treated you well, why did you send someone to assassinate me?"

Yuwen Hao said, "I am innocent, I did not order the assassin."

Yuwen Lan said, "Since you did not order it, why did you two rush back to Liaodong?"

Yuwen Hao said, "Because I heard rumors that the assassin pointed out that I was the one who sent it, and I was afraid of misunderstanding."

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court laughed. What kind of nonsense is this?

At this time, the Dali Temple officials presented the mink scarf found in Lingbo Hall. After washing and roasting, a line of words appeared in the mink scarf, "Now is the best time."

Yuwen Hao continued to argue, "I don't know why it is so. I'm afraid this is a trumped-up charge."

"Really?"

Yuwen Lan continued, "Witnesses and evidence are trumped-up charges. You two left the capital without the court's permission because you were afraid of misunderstanding. Then why did you leave your own child in Liaoning and bring someone else's child to the capital, lying that he was your son? This alone is already a capital crime of deceiving the emperor!"

After he finished speaking, the two were stunned.

Yuwen Hao still said, "Your Majesty, I really don't understand what you are saying. The ones I brought to the capital this time are indeed my own flesh and blood."

Yuwen Lan sneered, "You will understand. They are already on their way to the capital."

As soon as these words came out, Princess Liaodong was obviously panicked and looked at Yuwen Hao hurriedly, "Your Majesty..."

Yuwen Hao still said, "I have a clear conscience."

Princess Liaodong was already like an ant on a hot pot. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but say to the king, "Your Majesty, the disaster is not as serious as the young son, not to mention that we are innocent."

Yuwen Hao Wen Lan said coldly, "If you confess the truth, I can exempt them from being implicated by their father."

Yuwen Hao said sternly, "Don't believe him. We are in his hands now. He can kill us at his will."

Yuwen Lan smiled, "I never lie. Moreover, all the civil and military officials in the court are witnesses today. If I break my promise in the future, I will be ridiculed by the world."

Seeing this, Princess Liaodong thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. This was the idea of ​​the King of Liaodong alone. I have tried hard to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen..."

...

~~

Early the next morning, Yuwen Lan came to Ci'an Palace.

"The King of Liaodong committed treason and assassination, and deceived the emperor. I have stripped him of his throne and confined him to the outskirts of the capital. Considering that his princess voluntarily confessed her guilt, she was sent to Yuzhen Palace for training."

When he finished speaking, the Queen Mother nodded and said, "Your Majesty is merciful. The spirit of Emperor Gaozu in heaven is comforted."

Yuwen Lan continued, "Although your mother likes those three children, they are not actually Yuwen Hao's flesh and blood, but his substitutes. I have sent them back to their biological parents."

He paused, and then deliberately said, "However, Yuwen Hao's own flesh and blood, if your mother likes "I will take them into the palace to accompany you. They are still young, and if they are well educated, they should become talents."

The queen mother said, "After all, they are the flesh and blood of traitors. I am afraid that they will be used by others to cause trouble in the future, so let it go."

Yuwen Lan said, "In this case, I will order people to send them to Yongfu Temple. Considering that they are the blood of Emperor Gaozu, I will order someone to raise them to prevent them from following their father's path in the future." The queen mother

nodded, "Your Majesty is merciful."

But she sneered in her heart, [Now, is the Yuwen family going to be extinct?]

Yuwen Lan said, "I know that my mother is lonely in the palace. In the future, I will work hard to prolong my offspring so that you can enjoy family happiness."

The queen mother smiled, "This is also what I want to see most."

But she said in her heart, [I hope you can. 】

Yuwen Lan didn’t want to say anything more, so he said goodbye and left Ci’an Palace.

~~

Yan Shu had lived for nearly twenty years, but this was the first time she had suffered such a “serious” injury.

Well, in fact, the hairpin didn’t cut her deeply. She was fine except for a little flesh pain.

But Ren Dong listened to the emperor and didn’t allow her to get out of bed.

She endured for three days, and on the fourth day, she finally couldn’t bear it anymore.

Damn, if she had known that getting injured was so uncomfortable, she would definitely have jumped up that day.

This is like being in prison, unable to get out of bed, unable to write storybooks, and having to eat sick meals with less oil and salt.

Who can stand it? ! !

The system comforted her, [A blessing in disguise, a small wound may lead to good things. ]

Yan Shu was a little unconvinced, [What good things? Forced to lie in bed and gain weight?

At this moment, a message was heard outside the palace, "Your Majesty has arrived..."

The system dinged, [Good things are coming.]

Yan Shu, [???]

However, before the system could answer her, Yuwen Lan had already stepped into the palace.

Yan Shu thought that it was too late to get out of bed anyway, so she leaned on the bed and said, "Your Majesty, your concubine welcomes you."

Yuwen Lan walked to the bedside and looked at her with concern, "How is it? Have you felt better these days?"

Yan Shu wanted to say that it was fine, but when she remembered what the system had said just now, she suddenly changed her mind, so she said with a bitter face, "It still hurts a little."

Hehe, maybe he will be moved and guilty for a while and reward her with a sum of money!

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Do you still like money so much?

But, what use is money in the palace?

He smiled and said, "You have done a great job in saving the car this time, I must reward you."

Reward?

Yan Shu thought to herself, is this the good thing the system is talking about?

Okay, okay, come on, give her a lot of money!!!

But he said, "I will order the Ministry of Rites to issue an edict to promote you to the position of concubine."

Yan Shu was stunned, "Concubine?"

At the same time, the system spoke again, [As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger, congratulations to you, my friend! ]

Yan Shu, "..."

What a wealth and honor are sought in danger.