In summer, the sky is refreshing, the lotus pond in the palace is full of flowers, and the white and pink lotus flowers are slim and swaying in the breeze.

"It's strange that there were some buds that just bloomed yesterday, but they all bloomed today." A little palace maid with a round face who took care of the lotus pond looked at the grand scene in the flower pond with great surprise.

Another little palace maid with a slap face wearing a simple velvet flower on her head kept nodding her head and was also puzzled, and after thinking for a while, she said: "Xu is looking at today's lotus banquet, knowing that the emperor and the queen will come, so I want to take a look." ”

"You can talk, let's work hard!" The round-faced little palace maid saw that her father-in-law had already brought some little palace maids from the imperial dining room in the distance, so she hurriedly urged.

They are sending food to the lotus banquet here, and these people are here, which means that the masters are almost coming. There are still some dried leaves in this lotus pond that have just dried up yesterday, so it is better to clean them up as soon as possible.

The little palace maid wearing the velvet flower nodded and said, "Yes, I know." ”

They have been cleaning this place for several days, and they have to clean up whether there are some dead branches or small glass slag or the carcasses of some small animals that should not be left in the silt in the lotus pond, so that they can finally let the people around them only smell the fragrance of the earth and nature, as well as the natural light and elegant atmosphere of the lotus flowers.

The lotus banquet held in the palace also has a precedent in the past, and it is a good festival to communicate with the ministers, because not only the emperor and queen will come in person on this day, but all the courtiers will go to participate.

Ji Qiang changed her makeup, her hair ornament was a lotus-shaped golden hairpin, and she was wearing a clams, one of the seven treasures of Buddhism, which was also very suitable for the lotus pattern, wearing the queen's banquet dress, looking graceful and luxurious.

If you look at Xia Jingnian, you can also show a touch of cunning charm, but this does not give the slightest impression that she is a virtuous and wise queen in everyone's hearts.

"Qiang'er looks good today." Xia Jingnian sat beside her, slightly sideways and praised her.

Not only did she sit in this banquet, but other concubines also took their seats one after another.

Ji Qiang listened to him praise himself in a voice that seemed to be heard by the two of them, but in fact, the concubines who were closer could hear it, although her heart was sweet, she must have known that someone should throw a knife at her.

Sure enough, some people were already covering their faces with a handkerchief to hide the jealousy in their hearts.

Ji Qiang didn't care about this, but smiled lightly: "Your Majesty Xie praises!" ”

Today is not much carefully dressed, the reason why Ji Qiang will be amazing as soon as she appears, but she has a national appearance, as long as she dresses up a little, the whole person is radiant, and her smile makes people feel that their eyes are bright and brilliant, as if it is the golden light shining in front of the sunflower in the early summer morning.

The banquet went smoothly, and the ministers worshipped and enjoyed the singing and dancing.

A group of dancers with willow waists and long sleeves dance on the ground carved with a huge lotus flower pattern.

The ministers were beaming with joy on their faces, mainly because they were happy to see Xia Jingnian today, and it was not good to sweep away His Majesty's interest, so whether they liked to watch singing and dancing or not, they all showed great interest.

If you are in a good mood, you will be happy to eat. What's more, the food prepared in this imperial dining room is all carefully selected.

For this banquet, the Imperial Dining Room has been learning about the unique preferences of the adults a month in advance, so not only do you have the same dishes, but everyone also has their own favorite dish.

This made the ministers feel that the emperor cared about them very much, and they were so moved that they were about to burst into tears.

One of the Assassin's eunuchs looked different from the people around him, and if you looked closely, you could see that he had some blue beards on his face, which looked like he had just grown, at most an hour. Hot Spot Library

Because he lowered his head, none of the people around him noticed anything unusual.

The fathers-in-law will use silver needles to test the poison of the dishes served to them, which is an old habit in the palace.

"Your Majesty, this is your favorite lotus root powder." Wang Gonggong smiled and respectfully placed the food that had passed the silver needle test on the table in front of Xia Jingnian.

Just as Xia Jingnian wanted to try the dish, Yu Guang suddenly noticed that a father-in-law on the right was a little unusual.

He had seen so many eunuchs that it was easy to feel the difference between men and women and between eunuchs. He turned his head and glanced at it subconsciously, and there was an instant of doubt in his eyes.

Before he could speak, the assassin disguised as his father-in-law suddenly took out a bright knife from his hand, and then flew up and stabbed in the direction where Xia Jingnian was.

"Protect the Emperor!"

The father-in-law was stunned, the ministers below were also panicked, and the surrounding royal forest troops also began to be on guard, but as soon as the assassin jumped in, he was about to assassinate Xia Jingnian.

Xia Jingnian is not a vegetarian either, although he has no weapons on his body, he is still calm and calm, and his face is impermanent.

Leng Kill was already in front of Xia Jingnian, and Leng Kill stretched out his stiff right leg and quickly kicked the opponent's side face away.

The assassin was highly skilled in martial arts, and he did not kick himself away because of the cold kill, and fell to the ground. Instead, he used his powerful internal force, and with a hand support, he, who was about to fall to the ground, rose into the air, and quickly repelled Leng Kill and the others.

Leng Kill was wounded, and after the assassin was slammed in the chest, a mouthful of bright red blood gushed out of his throat, and a red liquid appeared in front of him on the spot.

Xia Jingnian saw that this was obviously not good, this person's kung fu was very good, he was worried about Ji Qiang's safety, and he had been protecting her.

Ji Qiang's eyes narrowed slightly, staring ahead, the assassin was wearing a human mask, and he saw that kung fu was a very powerful character.

Just as she was about to draw a dagger to defend herself, another group of Assassins appeared around the palace, all wearing masks.

These people looked at it as an organized and purposeful action, since this person was coming for Xia Jing, whether it was safe or not today, she had palpitations.

Unless, the man is dead.

Who is behind these assassins? Ji Qiang has a lot of question marks in her heart.

"Protect the emperor." The ministers shouted, and the generals began a new round of fighting against the assassin, and the civil officials were comforting each other in a frightened group, and everyone was expecting that the assassin should be captured with a large number of people.

Just as the courtiers were at a loss, the ladies suddenly fell down one after another, and everyone had no time to find out the truth, and the Assassins' palace banquet was in chaos.

Some palace maids and eunuchs and some female dependents who did not faint began to flee in a mess.

The assassin took advantage of Xia Jingnian's protection of Ji Qiang and stabbed him in the chest, and at this critical moment, Ji Qiang's eyes were quick to block in front of him.