Chapter Twenty-Six: The Assassins

The lantern in the hands of the palace people went out as soon as it landed, and it was suddenly dark in front of it, and there were no other lights in front of and behind it, only the little rabbit lamp in the hand of the seventh princess still had some faint light, Xiaodong only vaguely felt that something was wrong, and did not go forward again, while pulling the seventh princess back to the way he came, he shouted loudly: "Come on!" ”

Her shouts were drowned out by the sudden sound of fireworks, and even if she doubled her voice, she would not be heard.

Suddenly, a figure sprang up from the oblique thorn and slammed into Xiao Dong. Xiao Dong dodged to the side, and the man grabbed her arm, and between the lightning and the fire, she understood-

This man is going to push her down!

Xiao Dong's little skills learned from Zhao Lu over the years seem to be useless now, no matter whether she twists or kicks, the man's other hand grabbed her waist, Xiao Dong lowered his head and bit hard, and the man's hand did not let go at all.

The body had already been lifted, and Xiao Dong grabbed the railing with one hand. It was cold, and the pillar was slippery and couldn't hold on.

Don't...... Is she going to die at this time, this place?

Suddenly, there was a flash of fire in front of him, and half of the man's body suddenly burst into flames and burned. In an instant, Xiao Dong didn't know where to get the strength, and his elbow slammed into the man's eye.

The man screamed miserably, and Xiao Dong took advantage of the situation to break free.

Later, when he recalled the situation at that time, Xiao Dong always felt that his mind was blurry.

But, she remembered, she did pull the hairpin from her head without thinking about it, and stabbed it at the man.

She aimed at her throat, but the man was tall and didn't stab in the hurry, and it was stuck on the man's shoulder.

The fire on his body had already soared, and he couldn't care about entangling with Xiao Dong anymore, so he abandoned the two of them and quickly flashed around the corner. Xiao Dong was frightened, and he couldn't care about anything else, so he ran back as soon as he pulled the seventh princess.

The fireworks exploded in the air, the roar was endless, and the colorful firelight reflected the long corridor, and the light flickered in front of the eyes.

Xiao Dong had never felt that there was such a long road. Behind him is the threat of death, and in front of him is an exit where you can escape, but it seems so far away that you can never reach it.

They stumbled out of the corridor. The guards and guards on the side of the platform noticed the strange movement and greeted him, Xiao Dong's face was pale, his hair was scattered, his chest and throat were wheezing violently, and the pain was like a knife, he held his waist and swallowed hard, pointed behind him and said, "Thorn ...... There are assassins! ”

The eunuchs and the palace people screamed, some came up to help her, some eagerly asked something, some shouted and assigned, and some rushed towards the corridor—

Xiao Dong's strength in his body seemed to be pulled away, and his legs were as weak as noodles, and he couldn't support his body at all.

The man was going to kill her.

Yes, it was for her.

The lantern that went out suddenly, the palace man ...... The Dark Shadow......

Xiao Dong shivered as if he had malaria, and his upper and lower teeth collided with each other. The palace people helped her into the side pavilion, but she still couldn't stop shaking.

Panic, fear, cold, pain –

The people around her were eager to talk to her, but she could only see the faces flashing, the mouths opening rapidly, and countless voices buzzing together, unable to see or hear anything clearly.

Be calm! Be sure to be calm.

She pinched her palms hard, somewhat getting rid of the dazed chaos and sobering up a little.

"Where are the Assassins?"

"What ......"

"What the hell is going on?"

"Let's get out of the way......"

"Hurry up, get out of the way, don't you see that she can't breathe?"

A cup was handed to his lips: "Drink saliva." ”

Xiao Dong reached out and took the cup, but he didn't have the strength in his hand, the cup didn't hold it steady, and the water spilled on his hand.

She felt hot.

Then she saw Zhao Lu rushing over and hugged her tightly.

Xiao Dong exhaled with relief, and finally gave his whole body weight to his brother with confidence.

"Just now a palace man said that the Queen Mother asked me to go over, and when I walked to the corner of the corridor, suddenly someone came out and wanted to push me down. I stabbed him...... Also, he was on fire......"

She was stunned, how did the fire burn?

Ah, it's the rabbit lamp of the Seven Princesses, thrown on him.

By the way, what about the Seven Princesses?

Xiao Dong looked to the side, all of his bodies were full of people, and his faces were frightened. Zhao Zhi was next to her, and the Seventh Princess ...... The seventh princess was squeezed into the corner at some point, she held one foot, and there was no panic and fright on her little face, and she seemed calm.

"Seventh Princess, the ...... who was with me just now"

Zhao Lu had already looked at her carefully from top to bottom, and gently stroked her face with his hand: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, my brother is here, no one can hurt you." ”

Xiao Dong clutched his clothes tightly and nodded his head several times.

"Let's see if the Seventh Princess is injured."

The seventh princess injured her foot and lost a shoe.

Xiao Dong had several bruises on his body, but none of them were serious.

The imperial physician treated them separately and prescribed a soothing decoction and a plaster for external use.

The lively celebration of the Shangyuan Festival was swept away, and the Empress Dowager Shengci hugged Xiaodong and the Seventh Princess tightly and did not let go, and the people around her took turns to persuade and comfort to no avail.

The emperor sat outside the screen, his face pale, especially after hearing that the injured eunuch had fallen off the Wangxian Tower and died, and the body of the palace man was also found in the streamer pool.

Xiao Dong leaned on the arms of the Empress Dowager Shengci, and there was only one question in his mind.

Who was going to kill her? Why?

Who in the palace has such a deep hatred with her, and he has to take her life?

She couldn't remember who she would have such a grudge with.

Or, is it against King An? Or is there some other reason?

The medicinal soup was fried and delivered, and Xiao Dong and the Seventh Princess drank a bowl alone. If you usually take medicine, you have to take preserved fruits. Today's decoction may not be bitter, maybe it won't be bitter at this time.

The palace people served her to lie down, they couldn't bring the seventh princess here, the little girl pulled Xiao Dong tightly, the Empress Dowager Shengci raised her hand, and the palace people placed them on a couch.

The body was warm, and Xiao Dong lay there but didn't dare to close his eyes.

She had never been so close to death.

The death of the previous life came too quickly, she didn't have time to be afraid, the pain, everything was already over, and then, starting again, she became Xiaodong.

But it was different.

She almost died. If the man didn't throw her downstairs, but slashed her with a knife, would she have escaped?

The man was in the palace...... Perhaps, standing in the group of people just now, such a murder was carefully planned, to put her to death, and probably to create a false impression that she fell downstairs and died.

Who is it?

Why?

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