Jiang Wan stood on the high platform, meeting Gu Yurong's sinister gaze, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Gu Yurong gritted her teeth and couldn't help but glare back.
The next moment, she saw the Empress frowning at her, her eyes filled with displeasure.
Gu Yurong felt like she was about to vomit blood, but she dared not make a sound and obediently lowered her head.
At this moment, Emperor Jingyuan stared at Yun Su, who was bound hand and foot, with a dark face, and said angrily, "Speak, who sent you!"
Yun Su snorted coldly.
"You dog emperor, you're lucky you didn't die today!"
She licked the blood from her lips and gave a vicious smile.
"Kill me or torture me, just do it. What are you talking about? There are thousands of brothers in the sect, and they will come to take your dog's life sooner or later."
"How dare you!"
Emperor Jingyuan was furious.
"You think provocation will work? Guards, take these traitors to the Ministry of Justice prison. I want to see their confessions within three days!"
The Imperial Guards immediately obeyed the order.
Emperor Jingyuan was so angry that he gasped for breath a few times, waved away the imperial physician who was bandaging him, and got up to pace around.
Upon getting up, he saw Song Ziyu lying at the bottom of the steps and frowned, asking, "What happened here?"
The matriarch knelt down, about to speak, when Xu Shu spoke first.
"Your Majesty, General Song attempted to sneak into the palace to assassinate someone during the chaos, but I discovered him and knocked him unconscious here!"
"What?" Emperor Jingyuan was stunned for a moment.
"Miss Xu, don't believe what others say!"
The matriarch said urgently.
"Your Majesty, how could Ziyu possibly attempt an assassination? Those were all lies fabricated by Jiang's maids with ulterior motives. He was carrying a sword because he wanted to go to the inner palace to rescue you!"
"What rescue?"
Xu Shu raised an eyebrow.
She has always been a straightforward person, and after the last incident, she had already developed feelings for Jiang Wan. Now, hearing the old lady Yuan secretly framing Jiang Wan, she couldn't hold back any longer.
"Just now in the hall, everyone saw it, General Song was the traitor among those assassins! Otherwise, why would he have used the breaking of cups as a signal with the assassins?"
Xu Shu spoke with absolute certainty.
"At General Song's signal, those dancers made their move. What else could they be but accomplices?"
"You..." The matriarch was speechless. "It's just a coincidence. What does it prove?"
“A coincidence?” Xu Shu said, “Before the assassins acted, General Song’s face was flushed, which was unusual. Everyone around saw it. How do you explain that?”
Upon hearing this, a woman whispered in agreement.
"Yes, General Chengping was indeed acting strangely just now, which startled us all."
The women began to chatter amongst themselves, but Emperor Jingyuan remained unusually silent.
When the incident involving the Illusion Moon Sect came to light, he was so enraged that he forgot what Physician Jin had said.
Now, after hearing Xu Shu's words, he suddenly realized something, and his face darkened even more.
Physician Jin said that the Yuan family had a backup plan, and they took action around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Could it be that the assassination attempt by the Illusion Moon Sect... is related to the Song family?
He said to the guard, "Go and bring that traitor leader back!"
"Summon the imperial physician again and wake Song Ziyu up."
The guards immediately obeyed and left.
As I walked out of the Pixiang Hall, I bumped into a young eunuch who was hurrying in.
The young eunuch quickly ran to Pei Xuan's side and whispered.
“Your Highness, look…” He took out a hairpin from his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his brow. “This servant was ordered to find Lady Jiang’s lost hairpin. It was difficult to travel at night, so it took a while. Later, I heard that there were assassins in Pixiang Palace, so I rushed back as fast as I could.”
Pei Xuan took the hairpin and gestured for him to step aside.
While the two were talking, the imperial physician entered.
Song Ziyu suffered only superficial injuries, which did not affect his health, and the imperial physician quickly revived him.
At this moment, the guards also brought Yun Su back, tied her up, and made her kneel in front of the hall.
Emperor Jingyuan angrily said to Yun Su, "Speak! How did you infiltrate the dancers tonight? Did you have an accomplice in the palace?"
The little eunuch behind Pei Xuan looked up and saw Yun Su's face clearly, and was immediately stunned.
Those who serve as servants in the palace are all quite perceptive.
He recognized her at a glance; she was the one who had been following Ji Rong tonight.
Judging from Emperor Jingyuan's words, this person... is actually an assassin.
The young eunuch gasped, realizing he had discovered something extraordinary.
"Kill the dog emperor if he wants to," Yun Su said stubbornly. "I don't understand any of this talk about 'insiders'!"
Emperor Jingyuan then pointed to Song Ziyu and asked, "Do you know this person?"
Yun Su had never met Song Ziyu before, and gave him a cold, sidelong glance.
However, judging from Emperor Jingyuan's words, it seems that he suspects him of being a traitor within the Illusion Moon Sect.
Yun Su's mind raced, and she asked, "Who is he?"
"His surname is Song, and he is the Chengping General of our dynasty."
Yun Su narrowed her eyes.
The Song family army of the Dayong Dynasty was renowned far and wide, and was the most capable military general in the emperor's hands.
Their assassination attempt failed, and they are now doomed.
If it can cause internal strife in the court, alienate Emperor Jingyuan from his military generals, and weaken the power of Dayong, then the sacrifice will not have been in vain.
Yun Su made up her mind and turned to look at Song Ziyu.
Song Ziyu was already furious when he saw the deep meaning in her eyes and said inexplicably, "You traitor, what are you looking at me for?"
Yun Su suddenly smiled.
"Brother Song, we heroes of the Illusion Moon Sect, why should we kneel before this dog emperor? Wouldn't that just dirty our knees!"
Song Ziyu froze, then her eyes widened, and she jumped up excitedly: "What nonsense are you talking about? I have no grudge against you, why would you..."
"Brother Song!"
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