After killing the assassin, Wu Qing spoke out the lines he had prepared for a long time, before the blood in his throat flowed out.
She shouted in a righteous manner: "Hey! You Xixia scoundrels, you dare to act so presumptuously in my country, you really don't know how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is!"
"Want to hurt the Queen Mother? Step over my dead body first!"
With the help of the female ghost, Wu Qing's words seemed to pass through the loudspeaker, circling back and forth over the Cining Palace for a long time.
——Noble Lady Ji blocked a knife for the Queen Mother.
——He also killed the opponent's assassin with a counterattack.
These two incredible things happened within just a few breaths of time.
By the time everyone realized what was happening, Wu Qing had already collapsed under the Bodhi tree, dying, with a huge hole in his chest.
In order to ensure that he would die, Wu Qing simply pulled out the dagger and let the blood in his chest gush out.
"Lady Ji!" "Wu Qing!"
"There is an assassin, catch him quickly!!!"
"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!" Panic voices rang out one after another.
Everyone was facing a formidable enemy, and in their panic they knocked over countless priceless vessels.
The Queen was the first to react and urged Xiao Luzi to go to the Imperial Hospital.
"We need Female Doctor Zhu." The Queen added, and quickly stood up to maintain order at the scene.
Concubine Lin had a pale face and wanted to go forward to check on Wu Qing's injuries, but was stopped by the Queen.
"Lady Ji certainly doesn't want anything to happen to you. She has stayed here for a long time, it's time for her to leave."
"No one can force her to protect the Queen Mother. This is her own idea." The Queen sighed.
Concubine Lin looked back at the Queen in a daze, her eyes gradually turning red.
The crowd in the Cining Palace was in an uproar, and the sound of fighting outside the door was endless.
The guards at the door stopped anyone who wanted to go out.
"Something happened to Lady Ji, don't you have eyes?!"
The guard replied expressionlessly: "The emperor's safety comes first."
The moment the smell of blood spread, Concubine Mu drew the sword from the waist of the guard beside her without hesitation, and stood in front of the emperor like a guardian deity.
Her action was like a horn, awakening the guards around. They formed a circle to protect the emperor, and looked at everyone in the Cining Palace vigilantly.
The princes stepped forward and stood in front of Princess Xiyan.
Fortunately, apart from the assassin who intended to assassinate the Empress Dowager, there seemed to be no other evildoers who sneaked into the Cining Palace.
The bodhi tree, a symbol of holiness, was stained with mottled blood. Countless bodhi leaves fell, forming a lotus shape in Wu Qing's arms.
Wu Qing discussed with the female ghost: [Move the upper piece a little more to the left, yes, yes, this angle is good. ]
The Queen Mother fell off the stool in embarrassment, no longer able to conceal her old age.
A lot of the powder on her face had fallen off, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were clearly visible, but she seemed not as unattainable as before.
The Queen Mother raised her left hand tremblingly and helped Wu Qing wipe the blood off his face.
"Do you... have any unfulfilled wishes? I will definitely help you fulfill them. Don't worry, I will also erect a monument for you and reward your family well." The Queen Mother said in Wu Qing's ear.
[Can you please not reward my family? I'm about to leave, and the Queen Mother is still making things difficult for me. ]
Wu Qing said weakly: "I appreciate the Queen Mother's kindness. I don't ask for anything. It is my blessing to die for the Queen Mother."
"Good, what a good child, a good child..." The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with tears, and her words could not hide her excitement and emotion.
She had not expected that Lady Ji had no desires or requests, and she immediately regretted it and said, "I have wronged you. You are a true Buddhist."
Wu Qing discussed with the female ghost again: [Sister Hey, can you shine some light on my face? Just the kind of special effect exclusive to Bai Yueguang, sacred and inviolable, but also very weak, the kind that people will remember for the rest of their lives once they see it.]
【…To satisfy you. 】
The female ghost slightly adjusted the placement of some candles, allowing the light from the Cining Palace to softly shine on Wu Qing's entire body.
Under the light, Wu Qing half leaned against the wooden platform, like a blood-and-tears statue of a saint bathed in divine light.
"But I do have one more wish." Wu Qing turned her head to look at the Queen Mother, "Please open my coat."
The Queen Mother did as she was told. She lifted Wu Qing's coat and found a Buddhist scripture that she had been holding tightly in her arms.
Wu Qing said: "I am incompetent and have not been able to find the legendary female Buddha's true scripture. I can only use a copy of the Heart Sutra to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday. Please forgive me."
The Heart Sutra is the introductory scripture of Buddhism, and almost every Buddhist has a copy.
If it weren't for the thrilling act of blocking the knife earlier, the Queen Mother would have scolded Wu Qing. But now the Queen Mother was full of gratitude to Wu Qing. She held the Buddhist scriptures and whispered to Wu Qing: "You are thoughtful."
Wu Qing insisted that the Queen Mother look at the Buddhist scriptures first, "Queen Mother, please take a look at this Buddhist scripture first. What do you think?"
The Queen Mother had no choice but to open the plain cover.
When she turned over, her eyes were fixed.
On the snow-white paper, an extremely strange and complex formation was outlined with the blood of a living person.
"This... this is..." The Queen Mother's voice trembled a little, and she was frightened by the evil aura of the formation.
Wu Qing explained slowly: "This is a Yin-Yang replacement formation that I got from ancient books. The empress dowager's birth date is on the top of the formation, and I am on the bottom. It is said that this formation has the effect of exchanging one's life for another's, so I drew this formation to show my filial piety."
At this point, Wu Qing smiled and said, "I didn't expect it to be so useful."
The Queen Mother shed a tear. She had never seen anyone so filial.
The concubines gathered around the wooden platform, crowding it tightly. The emperor wanted to follow, but was stopped by Concubine Mu.
"Your Majesty, the dragon's health is the most important. You'd better wait here until Commander Fang comes back." Concubine Mu said seriously.
The emperor could only watch his concubines care about Wu Qing.
"Noble Lady Ji, please hold on a little longer, Doctor Zhu will be here soon." Concubine Zhao said in tears.
"Noble Lady Ji, please don't die. What will we do if you die?" Noble Lady Zhang pleaded, wishing she could suffer for Wu Qing.
Wu Qing advised them dizzily: "Well... to be honest, it's not a big deal if I die. As long as the emperor and the queen mother are fine, it's fine."
Wu Qing said this sincerely.
As long as the emperor and the queen mother are here, the country of Chen will be safe. She is just a visitor from another world.
Concubine Zhang's heart and eyes were filled with Wu Qing. She said frankly: "The emperor can't cure my illness, I just want you not to leave."
Concubine Zhao nodded. "When I was giving birth, you were the only one who firmly protected my life. Naturally, I care about you more."
Concubine Lin pushed the Queen Mother aside and squeezed in through the gap in the crowd.
The Queen Mother turned around angrily and was surprised to see the arrogant Concubine Lin showing a vulnerability she had never seen before.
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then sighed. Never mind, let her go today.
"...Can't we not leave?" Concubine Lin knelt down beside Wu Qing, her voice trembling slightly.
The queen also came over and stood silently beside the two of them.
The emperor was watching this scene from afar, and a thought suddenly came to his mind - weren't his concubines too concerned about Concubine Ji?
Admittedly, he was also reluctant to see Concubine Ji leave, but Concubine Ji did not go to hell, but returned to heaven to enjoy happiness.
Someone secretly broke into the palace to assassinate him. Logically, his safety should be what everyone is most concerned about.
The emperor wanted to find out the truth himself, but Concubine Mu firmly stopped him.
Concubine Mu frowned and said, "Your Majesty, please be careful of your body."
The emperor felt a little warm in his heart. Although he had met Concubine Mu no more than ten times, Concubine Mu still had him in her heart!
However, after saying this, Concubine Mu did not look directly at the emperor.
She perfunctorily stretched out her hand to block the emperor, but her eyes remained on the graceful figure of Concubine Shu, as if the person behind her was just a burden she had to protect.
The emperor felt mixed emotions: "..."
Is this the divine punishment for neglecting his harem?