The emperor felt that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was the most infuriating banquet he had ever had.
This incident was not directed or acted by the emperor himself. The emperor was also eager to know who was so fearless of death.
At this time, Yuan Chaokang firmly occupied the other side of Zhou Qiongyue, and calmly kept in mind the reactions of everyone present.
Yuan Chaokang thought about it and decided to suspect the emperor, and by the way, the eldest princess who had just been punished. He even suspected that Tang Fu Ma also knew something.
After all, my mother is not in Yuan'an City all year round, so there is really no chance for her to offend others.
Yuan Chaochang sat next to Yuan Chaokang. Seeing his brother staring blankly at the others, Yuan Chaochang couldn't help but reach out and push Yuan Chaokang's arm. "Second brother, what are you staring at?"
Yuan Chaokang still looked like a dandy, and answered casually, "It's okay, I just wanted to see if there were many injured this time."
Yuan Chaochang believed it and looked around. He saw that most of the people were slightly injured, and a few probably fell while dodging. Only two unlucky guys were actually hit by the assassin.
After all, the assassins were targeting the emperor and those around him.
"I don't know who is so bold as to sacrifice even his entire clan." At this moment, Yuan Chaochang also wanted the emperor to find this ruthless man as soon as possible.
It was getting later and later, and the cool breeze was still blowing. Yuan Chaochang was worried that if he stayed here too late, his mother would get sick.
Yuan Chaochang just wanted the emperor to find out the truth as soon as possible and let them out of the palace.
However, Prince Rong saw the gloom in Yuan Chaokang's eyes, and under the pretext of caring about his cousin and brother-in-law, he came over and pushed Yuan Chaochang away, and sat down next to Yuan Chaokang.
Prince Rong also sat casually, and in a voice only the two of them could hear, he asked his cousin, "What do you think?"
Seeing Prince Rong insist on sitting next to him, Yuan Chaokang knew that he might be showing off. He then deliberately restrained his expression, so that anyone who saw him would look like a dandy.
Yuan Chaokang still replied to Prince Rong, "I'm afraid my opinion will scare my fifth uncle."
Prince Rong is such a smart man. When Yuan Chaokang said this, he immediately guessed who he suspected.
However, Prince Rong only guessed that Yuan Chaokang suspected that his brother was directing and acting out the drama himself, but he did not guess that Yuan Chaokang suspected that the emperor wanted to kill Zhou Qiongyue.
Prince Rong was silent for a moment. "That shouldn't be the case. Do you have any other potential suspects?"
Yuan Chaokang turned to look at Prince Rong with a half-smile, "Oh, Prince Rong has so much trust in this person?"
"What's the point?" It's not that Prince Rong has any guarantee about his brother's character, he is just considering the interests.
Yuan Chaokang really wanted to use the power of Prince Rong to investigate this matter. Yuan Chaokang did not believe that it was possible that a legitimate prince who had lived in the palace for so many years did not have any of his own people arranged in the palace.
So Yuan Chaokang didn't mind revealing a little information to Prince Rong, "Just now, under the protection of the Imperial Guards, an assassin broke through the encirclement of the Imperial Guards and headed straight for Mother."
Upon hearing this, Prince Rong immediately turned to look at his cousin. Seeing that his cousin was fine, he felt relieved.
But now Prince Rong finally agreed with Yuan Chaokang, "I still say the same thing, what are you trying to achieve?"
In Prince Rong's view, neither his cousin nor his brother-in-law had any real power; they only held the title of prince. Furthermore, neither of them had any desire for power.
In order to avoid the hassle of various banquets, he even refused to stay longer at Yuan An's palace. Could it be that even after all this, the emperor couldn't tolerate him?
Subconsciously, Prince Rong couldn't imagine that the brother he once admired so much was this kind of person.
Yuan Chaokang spread his hands and said, "This kind of thing is beyond the imagination of a playboy like me."
After the emperor had arranged all this, he saw his own brother and the dandy son of his cousin sitting together and whispering to each other.
The emperor frowned. When did the fifth prince have so much to talk about with a playboy?
The emperor couldn't help but ask, "What is Fifth Brother talking about with Kang'er?"
Prince Rong stood up and saluted, saying, "Brother, I'm worried that Kang'er hasn't seen this scene before, so I'm here to comfort him."
When the emperor saw Yuan Chaokang reaching out and holding Prince Rong's sleeve with an affectionate look, he felt much better.
The Emperor said, "Kang'er has never seen such a scene before. Eunuch Hou will go to my private vault and find a jade pendant blessed by a master for Prince Yi to calm his nerves."
Yuan Chaokang quickly stood up and bowed to express his gratitude, his face showing a very happy expression, "Thank you very much, Uncle Emperor."
Yuan Bohua stayed on the other side of Zhou Qiongyue the whole time, keeping an eye on the condition of his princess. After all, she was so close to the assassin today, and blood was even spilled directly on her clothes.
Yuan Bohua was very worried that his princess was frightened, so he personally used a handkerchief to wipe the blood stains on Zhou Qiongyue's skirt, with no intention of expressing his opinion at all.
But from an angle that no one else could see, the veins on Yuan Bohua's hands were bulging, showing that he was exercising restraint at that moment.
The emperor asked this question and then turned his attention elsewhere. After all, these people were not allowed to leave the palace for the time being, but they still had to be comforted.
Everyone was now sitting on chairs, and many people had tables in front of them, completely free of the shabby atmosphere of sitting on the floor.
These assassins came suddenly and in the end no one was captured alive. The commander of the Royal Guards was under great pressure, and with the addition of the secret guards, it took a while to get to the bottom of the matter.
Although the emperor's temper became more and more irritable as time went by, he really could not delay it any longer. It was impossible for the emperor to let these people stay here for a whole night.
The Emperor could only stand up and order, "Thank you all for your hard work today. I hope that after you leave the palace, you will not wander around and go back to your homes to rest! Tomorrow's morning court will be cancelled."
It is really too late now. If they have to attend the morning court tomorrow, many people here will not be able to sleep for more than two hours after returning home.
The important officials in the court are all elderly people, and the emperor does not want them to collapse directly in the court.
Everyone had originally thought they would have to wait here until the results came out tomorrow, but unexpectedly the emperor let them go back. This was simply a blessing from heaven. "We thank the Lord for his grace!"
When the emperor saw everyone kneeling down to express their gratitude, he took the queen away. The emperor was also very sleepy at this time, but he would not be able to sleep until the identities of these assassins were found out.
By the time Zhou Qiongyue returned to the palace, it was almost dawn in less than two hours.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't want to worry about anything else, so she washed up and went to sleep. She fell asleep in the second she fell on the bed.
Yuan Bohua waited until Zhou Qiongyue fell asleep before he got up and went to the study in the front yard.
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