Bai Zhirou and Chen Zhao sat down to the Queen Mother's side, sharing a table that was already filled with delicious delicacies.
The Queen Mother looked at the two of them with great satisfaction. The more she looked, the more she felt that they were a perfect match, a perfect match no matter how she looked at them.
When he saw Prince Rong again, the smile on his face disappeared.
Rumor has it that Princess Rong has been bedridden for many days, and the number of times Prince Rong has entered her courtyard can be counted on one hand!
People outside didn't know how Princess Rong became ill, but the Queen Mother knew.
In front of everyone, she gave face to Prince Rong without saying it explicitly, but Prince Rong still felt embarrassed.
"Poor Mingzhu has to take care of her paralyzed mother. Mingzhu's filial piety is evident to all. Even an old woman like me is moved to tears when seeing this." The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with tears.
"Grandmother Empress Dowager, today's banquet is for my third cousin, please stop crying!" Shen Zhao spoke playfully, making the Empress Dowager laugh, and all her sadness disappeared.
Today's protagonist, the Third Prince Xia Ziyuan, dressed neatly and walked slowly into the hall surrounded by a group of palace maids.
He naturally sat below the prince.
The two brothers greeted each other, drank a glass of wine and then stopped talking. There was actually a sense of alienation between them.
Soon, the emperor appeared with several beauties from his harem.
Concubine Guo was naturally among them. When she saw her son, she immediately remembered the conversation that day and her lips were tightly closed.
The emperor sat steadily on the golden dragon throne, his eyes emitting a sharp light as he swept over the civil and military officials below.
The emperor remembered the performance of the crown prince and the third prince during the flood, and praised them both in public, but he praised the third prince first and then the crown prince.
The prince clenched his hands into fists under the table.
His father actually praised his third brother first and then praised him!
Doesn’t this clearly show that his third brother is his preferred candidate for the throne?
The prince was angry in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.
Bai Zhirou noticed the prince's clenched fist.
He seems to mind the emperor praising the third prince?
Bai Zhirou was confused. The banquet had already begun. The lights were melting, the orchestral music was playing, and the dancers lined up to dance in the open space in the middle.
Bai Zhirou had never seen such a dancer with a soft waist and a slim figure in Jiangnan before, and she stared at him without blinking for a while.
She is a modern person at heart, and she has never seen such an authentic and charming dance. Even modern dance masters may not be able to perform it.
Seeing how engrossed she was in watching the dancer, Shen Zhao found it funny for a moment.
Chen Zhao handed Bai Zhirou a small piece of watermelon. Bai Zhirou ate it subconsciously, not realizing that her lips touched his fingers.
Shen Zhao's hands trembled slightly, and his heart was beating wildly.
Just as she was looking at the dancer in a daze, the wine glass next to the prince suddenly fell to the ground, and the wine spilled all over him.
In an instant, one of the dancers jumped into the air, pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed towards the prince!
The other dancers followed suit and aimed at the prince one by one!
All the time happens in a moment!
"Someone come! Protect the emperor!" The personal eunuch screamed, and soon a team of well-trained Yulin guards came in and surrounded the dancers.
Bai Zhirou was stunned. How could such a thing happen at a banquet?
But she didn't have any extra time to think, and subconsciously stood up and ran towards the Queen Mother. Fortunately, they were not far away from each other!
She took a big step and stood in front of the Queen Mother.
But all the dancers rushed towards the prince and had no intention of dealing with the queen mother!
Even so, Bai Zhirou did not dare to take it lightly.
Shen Zhao also joined the battle. Although he was not proficient in martial arts, he was still stronger than ordinary people. He grabbed a stool and some food and threw them at the dancer!
Because of his disruption, the dancers were distracted, and one of them was caught by the Third Prince in one fell swoop!
"Be careful!" Seeing the dancer stabbing the prince, the third prince stepped forward and stood in front of the prince as if he was risking his life!
The prince's eyes dimmed slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes.
The dancer knew that she could not stab the prince, but she had no intention of stopping and stabbed the third prince's chest fiercely!
When Concubine Guo saw this, she screamed and fainted. The emperor was so anxious that he held her in his arms.
Seeing that the third prince was injured, the Yulin Guards did not dare to delay and captured the five dancers in a few moves.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, those women bit their tongues and committed suicide!
When the crowd dispersed, there were five bodies on the ground, and everyone was surrounded and questioned.
The third prince was seriously injured by a stab wound in the chest and was placed on a soft couch in a side room. Several imperial doctors gathered around him to treat him.
"It's all my fault. Those people came for me!" The prince choked with sobs as he looked at the unconscious third prince.
"My son, this is all an accident. I don't think the Third Prince will blame you." The Queen comforted him at the right time.
Bai Zhirou and Shen Zhao did not go to the side hall to rest because they were worried about the third prince's injuries.
But now she felt that there was something weird about this assassination.
Everything happened after the prince's cup was knocked over.
Could it be...
Her eyes fell on the prince.
The prince keenly noticed that someone was looking at him, and turned around to see Bai Zhirou.
Bai Zhirou's face was pale and her lips were trembling slightly. It seemed that she was very frightened.
She's just a lucky little girl, she won't amount to anything.
After treatment by the imperial physician, the third prince's condition stabilized by midnight.
Bai Zhirou returned to the Princess's Mansion under Shen Zhao's escort.
Only when Mr. and Mrs. Bai saw her come back did they go to bed with peace of mind.
Bai Zhirou did not tell them about the assassination attempt so as not to worry them.
Bai Zhirou discussed with the child-bearing system for a whole night and came to the conclusion that this might have been done by the prince himself in order to get rid of the third prince!
"Isn't this prince too cruel? He had plenty of opportunities when he was in Qinghe Town, why did he endure until now?" Bai Zhirou murmured to herself.
"Is he probably hesitating? After all, the Third Prince has made great achievements this time and received praise from the Emperor." said the fertility system.
"But he's already the crown prince, the heir apparent! If he just waits patiently for a few years, won't the throne naturally be his?"
Bai Zhirou didn't understand the importance of the throne to the prince, she just thought that this man was insane.
But when she thought of the nine princes competing for the throne in a certain dynasty, she fell silent again.
What happened at the welcoming banquet spread quickly among the people in the capital. Even the imperial palace could encounter assassins, and everyone was on high alert for a while.
After a night's sleep, Bai Zhirou felt full of energy. She asked Nanny Ruan to take good care of her parents and then went to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion without stopping.
Shen Zhao naturally accepted the invitation from his fiancée, and the two of them came to the teahouse.
"Azhao, what do you think about what happened yesterday?" Bai Zhirou asked straight to the point.
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