"Someone come here! Is anyone here?" Wei Wangqing shouted loudly.
But no one responded; all the servants had been sent away.
Wei Wangqing had no choice but to try to bring Chen Zhiyan back to his senses.
She couldn't imagine Ayan becoming like this, a puppet that could only be manipulated on strings, without any consciousness of its own.
This is just an empty shell; this is not Ayan!
"Ayan, it's me, it's Aqing."
"I am your wife! Have you forgotten me?"
Wei Wangqing saw a flicker of excitement in Ayan's eyes and was thrilled; there was hope!
Ah Yan is still here!
He also has his own emotions.
Wei Wangqing pressed on: "Ayan, do you remember? We first met in Jiangcheng. At that time, I thought this man was truly extraordinary. He was courageous, bold, and very intelligent."
"The knife you took for me on the way back also shocked me greatly. No one had ever been willing to block a knife for me when it was coming at me. From that moment on, I knew that person was you."
Ayan seemed to be struggling, her emotions churning, but Wei Wangqing hardened his heart and continued, "Everything after that went smoothly. We got engaged, went on dates, exchanged tokens of love—don't you remember any of that?"
"I remember you that night by the river, you were exceptionally beautiful."
"No, stop talking, stop talking." Chen Zhiyan felt a terrible headache, as if something was about to fly away.
"Even if you don't remember me, what about our children, Zhen'er and Ling'er? Don't you want them either?"
"Zhen'er? Ling'er?" Chen Zhiyan seemed somewhat confused.
Suddenly, Chen Zhiyan's expression hardened, and he launched another attack without any emotion.
And this time...
Wei Wangqing did not dodge.
"Ayan, are you really going to kill me?" Wei Wangqing asked, his face contorted in pain.
Despite all she said, she still couldn't bring him back to his senses?
Chen Zhiyan also felt a dull ache in his heart, but he couldn't control his body at all.
With a wave of his hand.
Heading straight for the heart.
At the critical moment, Chen Zhiyan's hand still trembled slightly.
The stab missed.
Chen Zhiyan looked at the bloodstains reflected in the water, and his eyes finally reddened.
"My lady," he cried out hoarsely, and then collapsed.
Wei Wangqing couldn't hold on any longer and knelt down, touching Ayan's face.
Fortunately, she made the right bet.
However, if no one noticed anything amiss, she was truly going to bleed to death.
Finally, Li Nuo noticed something was wrong and brought people to investigate.
She came here with the mindset of "better safe than sorry," as His Majesty recently ordered her to guard the palace closely, fearing that the Wu tribe might take advantage of the situation to invade.
She had to go and inquire about such a significant move by Fengwu Palace.
Upon closer inspection, it was quite astonishing.
His Majesty was injured. Looking at the dagger stuck in his chest, Li Nuo was shocked.
And there was the Empress, unconscious, in His Majesty's arms.
Li Nuo dared not think too much about it and hurriedly sent someone to fetch the imperial physician.
Wei Wangqing held on to his last breath, and finally waited for these people to arrive.
Otherwise, she was truly afraid that she would die in this deserted palace.
Li Nuo knelt down and begged for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, we were negligent and caused Your Majesty's injury. We deserve to die ten thousand times to atone for our sins. Please punish us."
Wei Wangqing knew that this was not her fault, but who would have thought that the Wu Clan would directly target Ayan? It was impossible to guard against.
"Order men to seal the city gates and go to the embassy to check if the Wu tribe members are still there. Make every effort to arrest them."
"yes."
"Remember, do not talk, look, or listen to the Wu tribe too much. Do not listen to anything they say, and take precautions."
"Yes, I understand."
After explaining everything, Wei Wangqing finally fainted with relief.
With things getting this big, it's impossible for nobody to know.
In Kyoto, every household kept their doors shut, and people were filled with anxiety.
Before long, the ministers also learned that the assassination of His Majesty and Empress was carried out by the Wu tribe.
There is now a large-scale search for members of the Wu clan in the capital.
Fortunately, Her Majesty is a true dragon goddess and is unharmed.
Few people paid attention to the news that the Empress had fallen into a coma.
He was just a man; even if he had truly died saving the emperor, he would only have been posthumously honored and then re-established.
However, no one knew that His Majesty was injured by the Empress, since there were only the two of them in the palace at the time, and no one else knew.
Wei Wangqing couldn't very well announce it publicly and invite others to attack him.
Wei Wangqing woke up quickly after the imperial physician stopped the bleeding and bandaged him.
After all, it was just a superficial injury, and Wei Wangqing's physical condition was still quite good.
But Ayan remained unconscious.
Wei Wangqing asked the imperial physician, but the physician said that the Empress's body did not appear to be injured, and she did not know why the Empress was unconscious.
Wei Wangqing was furious. At this moment, she deeply regretted sending Wu Changming away.
Could it be that Ayan has been mentally damaged by those people?
Thinking of this, Wei Wangqing felt an intense hatred for those witch clan members.
"Still haven't found it?" Wei Wangqing's patience was almost exhausted.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"Then search every household for me. The Wu clan are masters of bewitching people. Don't believe what the common people say. Go straight in and search, understand?" Wei Wangqing didn't believe that even if they turned the capital upside down, they wouldn't be able to find those dozen or so members of the Wu clan.
"Yes, I'll go right away."
And a farmer's house.
"What should we do? The search in Kyoto is too strict. We have no way to escape."
"We can only hide for now. Once they can't find us, they'll lower their guard, and then we can leave."
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