After the gift-giving, there will be a song and dance performance.
The ladies from noble families chatted and laughed, enjoying the performance.
The Empress and the Imperial Noble Consort, seated in the main seat, chatted and laughed in hushed tones, appearing remarkably harmonious.
Everything went so smoothly and peacefully until the fireworks display that night.
Fireworks burst in the night, and the pavilions were bustling with activity.
"Miss, look! It's so beautiful!" Linglong exclaimed excitedly, standing next to Mu Chenshuang.
Mu Chenshuang gazed at the fireworks in the sky, her heart not stirred by much emotion, after all, modern fireworks are far more dazzling and colorful than these.
At this moment.
The Empress Dowager's personal maidservant found her and whispered something in her ear.
Mu Chenshuang was startled.
"Princess Weiyang, please come back to Cining Palace with this old servant!" Granny Yun urged.
Mu Chenshuang frowned and replied, "I understand."
After bidding farewell to the Imperial Noble Consort, Mu Chenshuang left the high platform with Granny Yun.
Linglong followed Mu Chenshuang to Cining Palace.
On the way to Cining Palace, Mu Chenshuang asked Yun Mama for details. This morning, the Empress Dowager's body seemed normal, but now she suddenly felt unwell.
Granny Yun replied, "Today was the same as usual. I prepared the medicine for the Empress Dowager on time and in the correct dosage. Just now, after she drank the medicine, I don't know why, but the Empress Dowager suddenly felt tightness in her chest. The symptoms are exactly the same as before Doctor Li treated her. I thought that Princess Weiyang was with Doctor Li at the time, so she should know the Empress Dowager's current condition. Therefore, I asked Princess Weiyang to come over. I hope nothing bad has happened."
"It was urgent," said Granny Yun.
Mu Chenshuang comforted her, "Granny Yun, don't worry, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager will be fine."
She couldn't help but have doubts. If the Empress Dowager had taken her medicine normally, she wouldn't have developed problems in such a short time. Now, she had no choice but to go and check on her.
“This old servant likes it too.”
The group walked through a plum grove.
A gust of wind rustled the leaves, accompanied by a chilly feeling.
Suddenly.
Mu Chenshuang stopped in her tracks. The dim candlelight illuminated her face, making her appear exceptionally cold and somber. Her pupils contracted, and her expression became serious.
Linglong paused, looked at Mu Chenshuang with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"
The moment the question was asked.
Several sharp swords shot through the air towards Mu Chenshuang's direction.
"careful."
Mu Chenshuang shielded Linglong behind her and almost instantly flung out a white silk ribbon, deflecting all the arrows she had shot back. The assassins hiding in the shadows seemed to have been prepared and dodged the returning arrows.
The eunuchs and palace maids were terrified by this sudden scene and began to scream and run away in panic.
"Help! Quick! Help! There are thorns..."
The screaming eunuch was pierced in the throat by a sharp arrow.
Mu Chenshuang turned around abruptly, her delicate brows furrowed, and she channeled her power into her palm, striking the ground directly. Immediately afterward, a powerful shockwave spread out along the ground and shot straight into the sky, carrying with it the leaves and a sharp killing intent. The black-clad man hidden in the shadows was forced to reveal himself.
Immediately afterwards, four men in black attacked Mu Chenshuang with swords.
Mu Chenshuang stood still, holding a white silk ribbon. As the ribbon moved, the man in black was stunned and fell to the ground without even touching her clothes.
However, the four men in black were merely a diversion. The instant they fell to the ground, a sharp sword struck her between the eyebrows with lightning speed.
Mu Chenshuang was forced to retreat on tiptoe. Even though she couldn't see his face clearly, the cold eyes reflected on the sword were accompanied by a strong killing intent.
Just as she flung the ribbon to repel the man.
A scream rang out.
"Ah! Miss!"
Mu Chenshuang was shocked to see that Linglong had already been taken away by a man in black.
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