Holding Lanqin in his arms, Fourth Master suddenly felt nervous. He was usually calm and composed no matter what happened, but this time he panicked.
The three palace maids who served them the dishes revealed their true identities; they were the fisherwomen who had brought in the fish that morning. They threw down their trays and quickly surrounded the Fourth Prince! In an instant, they formed a circle, encircling the Fourth Prince and Lanqin in the middle.
The scene was chaotic, with many palace maids and wives screaming loudly. The sounds of plates falling to the ground mingled with the screams.
Thirteenth Prince and Seventeenth Prince frowned and rushed over upon seeing this, while the other relatives simply stood up in astonishment, staring in shock at Fourth Prince, without stepping forward to rescue him.
"Father!" Hongshi and the others rushed over immediately.
Even though they wanted to help, it was extremely difficult.
The Fourth Master was surrounded by three women. They were right next to him, while the others were too far away to get there in time. They could only race against time and hope that the Fourth Master could hold on for a while.
The three women, their eyes fierce, thrust their daggers forcefully at Fourth Master.
Fourth Master nimbly dodged, but the dagger almost pierced Lanqin in his arms. He was extremely anxious and pulled Lanqin with him to avoid being stabbed.
"Your Majesty, let's go quickly..." Lanqin said weakly.
Fourth Master glanced at her casually, then picked her up and pulled her behind a chair, saying, "Don't speak!"
Meanwhile, the eunuchs and palace maids who dared to step forward to protect the Fourth Prince and help him out of the predicament were all kicked away by the female assassin before they even entered the encirclement.
"Prepare to die!" the female assassin said in a deep voice. Fourth Master dragged Lanqin along, dodging and weaving, only able to defend and not attack, which caused him to retreat continuously. Sword after sword, each time Fourth Master barely dodged and was almost stabbed. It was extremely dangerous.
At first, Nian Shi was stunned and terrified, but later her face turned pale and tears streamed down her face. The little prince was already crying loudly. Nian Shi quickly picked up the little prince and handed him to the wet nurse, who then took the little prince to a safe place.
But the scene was too chaotic at this time. The wet nurse was holding the little prince when she was pushed. She stumbled and the little prince fell from her arms and crashed to the ground.
Seeing this, Ms. Nian shouted loudly, but her voice was already drowned out by the surrounding shouts.
The female assassins were incredibly fast, clearly well-trained. Fourth Master could barely keep up. Lanqin, who was in his arms, gripped his clothes tightly, her strength slowly fading away.
It wasn't until the Thirteenth and Seventeenth Princes finally arrived, along with the guards waiting outside the palace, that they rushed in and quickly stopped the three female assassins' assassination attempt.
They stood in front of Fourth Master and Lanqin, blocking the assassins from getting close, and Fourth Master and Lanqin were finally safe for the time being.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?" The Seventeenth Prince, having stopped the assassins, asked the Fourth Prince with concern.
The Fourth Prince, panting heavily, shook his head and looked at the assassin still fighting and entangled with the guards. He said in a deep voice, "Take him alive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Lanqin in his arms was getting heavier and heavier, and he looked down in surprise.
Lanqin's face was ashen, and the hand gripping his chest slowly lost all strength, causing her to fall straight down.
"Lanqin?" Fourth Master called out, looking down to see a dagger stuck in her left chest!
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