Chapter 79 Perilous Situation
The Linde Hall was in complete chaos at this moment.
Screams rose and fell. Song Zhimian's attention was originally focused on the woman who was stepping on the ball, but suddenly she caught a glimpse of two eunuch-like people sneaking towards her.
Song Zhimian suddenly realized what was going on.
Someone is trying to take advantage of the chaos today...
A eunuch with stubble on his chin suddenly rushed towards Song Zhimin.
He held a sharp dagger in his hand, and even though he was still some distance away from Song Zhimin, she could feel its cold glint...
Song Zhimian first hurriedly threw the bowls and plates on the table at that person, and then kicked over the table in front of Xiao Jingjue.
After pulling the table back two steps, Song Zhimian shoved Xiao Jingjue behind it.
"Don't come out!" Song Zhimian shouted at Xiao Jingjue.
Immediately, Song Zhimian looked around to see if there was anything she could use as a self-defense tool.
it is a pity……
Aside from the table and the bowls and plates, there didn't seem to be anything else that could be used for self-defense.
As the two eunuchs drew closer, Song Zhimian immediately spotted the twelfth prince, who had been sitting slightly below Xiao Jingjue…
At this moment, the eunuchs and palace servants serving the twelfth prince were so frightened that they were paralyzed on the ground and dared not move.
The twelfth prince stared in horror at the two eunuchs holding daggers...
A thought flashed through Song Zhimian's mind...
She immediately dragged the twelfth prince over and pushed over the table in front of him.
He placed the twelfth prince next to Xiao Jingjue and then blocked the table in front of him.
Song Zhimian shouted at the twelfth prince.
"Don't come out!"
At this moment, the two eunuchs had already approached, both staring at Xiao Jingjue, who was being shielded behind Song Zhimian.
The twelfth prince, sensing the danger, also held Xiao Jingjue tightly...
"Father, Father, Mother, help me!"
The twelfth prince cried and shouted.
Song Zhimian gritted her teeth, snatched a whisk from a eunuch who was slumped on the ground, and waved it wildly at the eunuch who approached.
Those two eunuchs didn't take Song Zhimian seriously at all.
The eunuch in front casually waved his hand, and Song Zhimin was immediately thrown aside.
Song Zhimian, who almost bumped into a pillar, felt dizzy...
When she got up and turned around, the leading eunuch had already kicked away the table that was blocking Xiao Jingjue and the twelfth prince.
Xiao Jingjue and the twelfth prince could only retreat.
The twelfth prince screamed repeatedly.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess also witnessed the scene. Both of them turned pale, and the Crown Princess even stood up and desperately tried to run towards them.
Xiao Huaijin also noticed the situation that Xiao Jingjue was facing.
He was about to head that way when an unexpected incident occurred...
...
The woman, who was originally surrounded by the jugglers, suddenly squatted down and used a short knife in her hand to slash open the ball she had been standing on.
That's when everyone realized the ball was specially made...
Inside the sphere, there's something that looks like a hidden compartment.
The woman pulled out five items from a hidden compartment that surprised everyone.
Musket...
The most strictly controlled firearms in Chongqing.
A century ago, the Chen family of Lingnan risked the lives of the entire clan to obtain three muskets and musket blueprints from a foreign land.
Later, it was sent back to the capital by the Marquis of Anbang.
At that time, the town's chief minister led the people in the firearms workshop to study for three years and finally created a firearm suitable for Dayu.
From that time onward, the control over the firearms workshop became even stricter than before.
Only the Imperial Household Department's firearms workshop could produce something like this.
Each musket had its own serial number, and losing any one would result in accountability...
But these people were able to get so many muskets all at once.
Everyone was stunned the moment they saw the musket...
This thing is very powerful; as long as you're in this hall, anyone with a musket can point it at whoever they want.
The military officers who had originally planned to subdue these acrobats with their skills were dumbfounded.
Emperor Xiao Xuan narrowed his eyes even more.
...
Song Zhimian was oblivious to what was happening here; she had only one thing on her mind.
That means nothing can happen to Xiao Jingjue.
If anything happens to Xiao Jingjue, whether it's a big deal or a small one, she'll die!
Therefore, Xiao Jingjue cannot be allowed to get into trouble...
Without thinking, Song Zhimian grabbed a wine jug lying nearby and smashed it over the head of one of the eunuchs.
While the eunuch was still dazed from the sudden impact, Song Zhimian used all her strength to deliver a powerful kick to his groin.
The eunuch immediately covered his lower body and couldn't straighten up.
At this moment, the eunuch in front had already raised his dagger towards Xiao Jingjue and the twelfth prince...
Song Zhimian immediately noticed a hint of hesitation in the eunuch's eyes.
Just then, Song Zhimian shoved the eunuch aside with all her might, then spread her arms to shield Xiao Jingjue, who was embracing the twelfth prince, in front of her.
At the same time, the eunuch, after being knocked down, swayed slightly and then casually swung his hand.
With that swing, the dagger in his hand slashed right towards Song Zhimin's back.
Despite feeling a piercing pain, Song Zhimian gritted her teeth and held the two of them firmly beneath her.
If I die...
Would I be considered to have died in the line of duty?
Emperor Xiao Xuan wouldn't attribute the merits he had made to the Song Kaishan family, would he? That would be too unfair to him...
No, probably not. Prince Qi and Lord Ye both know that they have fallen out with the Marquis of Zhongyong's family, so they certainly won't let Song Kaishan get away with it for no reason.
Also, if I die, can I go back to my original world?
Is my unfinished consulting proposal still sitting on the table...?
...
Song Zhimian closed her eyes and waited for the dagger in the villain's hand to fall on her again.
The pain from the wound on her back was so intense that Song Zhimian could hardly breathe.
Xiao Jingjue and the Twelfth Prince, who were being protected by her, looked at the injured Song Zhimian in horror.
"Master of Ceremonies!"
"Master Song!"
Song Zhimian's hands trembled as she tightened her grip on the two of them, and then a scream came from behind her.
Despite the excruciating pain, Song Zhimian turned around and saw that Xiao Huaijin had already run over and immediately snapped the eunuch's neck.
Just as he was about to attack the other person who was still on the ground clutching his groin, Song Zhimian used almost all her strength to say a sentence.
"Alive..."
Xiao Huaijin immediately realized what Song Zhimian meant.
Just as he withdrew his hand, one of the imperial guards who had rushed in to protect him stabbed the eunuch to death with a single blow...
Song Zhimian finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xiao Huaijin.
She felt that her back must be completely soaked in blood.
At that moment, she strained to look up and glance at the center of the Linde Hall.
The five men who had been holding muskets were now being hoisted up by chains that suddenly fell from the roof of the Linde Hall.
Their wrists and ankles were also drooping...
Song Zhimian's vision went black, and she slowly collapsed.
Before losing consciousness, she only heard someone say in her ear, "Song Zhimian, don't sleep! Didn't you say you only have one life? This is your most precious thing, and your last thing!"
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