"He Liufeng, are you really going to do this today? Just for a woman?" Zhou Wenli was a little confused. Was He Liufeng attacking him because of Xu Yanyan, or because of Qu Qingxi?
"I never expected you would be so furious for a woman," Zhou Wenli said, glancing at Qu Qingxi before turning his gaze to Xu Yanyan.
"New love, old flame? He Liufeng, you really have a lot of luck with women." Zhou Wenli sneered.
While the two were fighting, Qu Qingxi blocked the view to take Xu Yanyan's pulse and treat her. However, she noticed that Xu Yanyan's hand moved slightly.
Seeing that someone was taking her pulse, and knowing that the person in front of her was Qu Qingxi, Xu Yanyan moved her hand slightly to indicate that she was fine.
Qu Qingxi quickly realized that He Liufeng and Xu Yanyan had deliberately done this to turn the tables on them.
But the wound still needed to be bandaged; so much blood on the ground looked rather gruesome.
Qu Qingxi quickly took out some things from her spatial storage and quickly treated Xu Yanyan's wounds again. Even if it was a setup, there was no need to actually cut her wrists; it could all be faked.
After treating her wounds, Qu Qingxi looked at the two people fighting. At this moment, Zhou Wenli's mouth was covered in blood, and his face was very pale.
No matter what he said, He Liufeng remained unmoved. Looking at He Liufeng, who was full of murderous intent, Zhou Wenli wondered if He Liufeng was really going to kill him today.
He Liufeng struck Zhou Wenli hard again, sending him crashing to the ground. Blood gushed from his chest and spilled from his mouth, staining his clothes even redder.
Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside, and it sounded like there were many people.
At the same time, several men in black rushed into the room. When they saw the scene inside, they were slightly taken aback. When they saw that it was Zhou Wenli lying on the ground, they were also shocked.
The group exchanged glances and were about to leave when suddenly He Liufeng attacked them, blocking their path. The reason He Liufeng dared to attack Zhou Wenli was precisely because he was waiting for these men in black to take the blame.
People outside the main hall hurriedly pushed open the door, only to find chaos inside.
Xu Yanyan lay on the blood-stained couch, her life hanging in the balance. Qu Qingxi was pale and looked terrified, clinging tightly to Xu Yanyan.
Zhou Wenli also fell to the ground, his chest covered in blood, while He Liufeng was fighting with several men in black.
"Quick, quick, go save them!"
The visitors were the Emperor and Empress, along with several concubines, followed by imperial guards and several people from the Zhou Kingdom.
As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, several imperial guards flew to He Liufeng's side and helped him fight off the men in black.
"Fifth Prince." Liu Shiqi never expected that Zhou Wenli would turn out like this after just one trip. Looking at the wound on Zhou Wenli's chest and the blood, Liu Shiqi's expression changed drastically.
"Quickly, Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician!" Liu Shiqi said, quickly pressing several acupoints. Zhou Wenli's rapid breathing gradually calmed down. Seeing that it was Liu Shiqi who had arrived, Zhou Wenli finally breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes, and fainted.
The Emperor frowned deeply upon seeing Zhou Wenli's injuries. He then signaled to the people behind him to quickly fetch the imperial physician. Zhou Wenli could suffer an accident, but he absolutely could not die here.
After all, it was common knowledge that the Fifth Prince was favored by the Zhou Emperor.
If anything were to happen to Zhou Wenli here, the Zhou state would certainly use it as an excuse to send troops against the Ling dynasty.
The men in black tried to escape, but the palace guards were no pushovers. They quickly beat them severely and surrounded them.
Zhou Wenli had already been carried to another palace. The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, staring coldly at the men in black. "Take him alive."
Seeing that their mission had failed, the men in black bit into the poison in their mouths and committed suicide. The imperial guards didn't even have time to react before they all vomited blood and died.
"Your Majesty, this..." Several imperial guards looked at the emperor. Although they knew that these people were likely assassins with poison in their mouths, they really did not expect that these people would act so quickly.
They had no time to stop them and could only watch helplessly as they committed suicide.
"Hmph, hurry up and investigate! I want to see who has the audacity to assassinate the Fifth Prince in the palace." The Emperor flicked his sleeve, his face cold and stern.
"Yes." The imperial guard nodded and dragged the body of the man in black outside.
"Your Majesty, it is my fault for failing to protect you properly." He Liufeng bowed and cupped his hands, a hint of guilt on his face.
"What exactly is going on?" The Emperor frowned and looked at He Liufeng.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what happened. I accompanied Qingxi out for a walk to clear away the smell of alcohol, and when we passed by here, we happened to hear some noise inside."
"As soon as I pushed open the door, I saw the Fifth Prince fighting with these men in black. The Fifth Prince was already injured, and Princess Anping was also wounded. Just as I was engaging them, my elder brother arrived with his men."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor looked at Xu Yanyan on the soft couch and noticed her wound. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Take Princess Anping away to treat her wound."
"Is Princess Consort of Nanqing injured?" The Emperor looked Qu Qingxi up and down again.
"Your Majesty, I am not injured, but I was frightened." Qu Qingxi's face was pale, and she shook her head slightly, her body still trembling slightly, indicating that she was indeed frightened.
"Since there's nothing else, let's go back now." After saying this, the Emperor turned and left, and the Empress remained silent throughout.
The Empress remained silent throughout, glancing indifferently at the scene before her before turning to leave with the Emperor. However, a dignified and gentle concubine standing beside the Empress exchanged a glance with He Liufeng.
He nodded amicably to Qu Qingxi before turning and leaving.
"Who is she?" Qu Qingxi was slightly puzzled. Among the women in the Emperor's harem, Qu Qingxi only knew the Empress, oh right, and Qu Qingran, who later entered the palace as a concubine. Qu Qingxi had hardly seen the others.
“She is Consort Ye.” He Liufeng turned to Qu Qingxi and asked with concern, “Are you alright?”
"Consort Ye? The Fourth Prince's birth mother?" Qu Qingxi immediately remembered who this person was.
"I'm fine," Qu Qingxi shook her head. "But what happened just now?"
"We'll talk about this when we get back." He Liufeng pulled out the jade hairpin that Qu Qingxi had loosened a bit while she was working and put it back on her.
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