Xiao Xiwei followed Chu Yan into the Zichen Palace, and the Zichen Palace, which was originally so lively, quieted down suddenly.

The matter of the prince and Princess Yan in the palace has long been rumored, but in the end, this matter has not yet been put on the surface, and now when the two of them walked in together, everyone inevitably looked a little contemptuous, especially Concubine Xiang.

At this embarrassing moment, a person suddenly walked in outside the hall.

"King Qin is here, why haven't you seen Miss Gu?"

Xu wanted to break the embarrassing atmosphere in this hall, so as soon as she saw someone coming, Concubine An opened her mouth and said. No, as soon as her words fell, Chu Muzhi's face suddenly became extremely ugly. An Concubine, who realized that she had said the wrong thing, couldn't help but sneer, and she didn't know what to do for a while.

Xiao Xiwei seemed to be unaware of the embarrassment in this hall, and walked to his seat and sat down.

Catching a glimpse of Xiao Xiwei's movements, Chu Yanzhi smiled and sat down as well.

Chu Muzhi also sat in his place with displeasure on his face.

The faces of the three of them were different, and none of them spoke, and a strange undercurrent surged in the Zichen Palace.

Although everyone wondered what had happened between them, no one had the courage to speak, so they had to let this undercurrent continue to wander in the main hall.

"The emperor has arrived." At this moment, a sharp voice broke the embarrassment of the room.

The crowd rose one after another.

Chu Yanzhi put down the wine glass in his hand, looked lazily out of the hall, and when he saw the two people following behind the emperor, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

The emperor was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, and his face was cold. Behind him, Concubine Yan was wearing a scarlet formal dress, with a dark pattern of a phoenix embroidered with gold thread on the skirt of the floor, a pair of phoenix beads on her head, and a flower on her eyebrows, and a majesty that could not be ignored when walking. And the other person behind the emperor was also wearing a light purple floor-to-ground suit, with a green silk hair tied into a flying moon bun, and only a rose-and-tillian begonia winged jade luan hairpin was inserted in the bun, Rao was so, and still couldn't hide the nobility between her eyebrows, and this person was Concubine Shen who had been grounded for a long time.

"Let's be flat." The Emperor raised his hand slightly, and a threatening voice rang out.

The crowd took their seats one by one.

Xiao Xiwei looked at the two noble concubines sitting next to the emperor, they were the highest-ranking concubines in the harem, but at the same time, they were dissatisfied with the new crown prince Chu Yanzhi.

The emperor's move was clearly intended to deter and warn Chu Yanzhi.

Xiao Xi lowered her head slightly, the corner of her eyes inadvertently swept over Chu Yanzhi, and seeing that his face was condensed, the corners of her lips inadvertently curved into a subtle sneer.

"Hey, Mu Zhi, why don't you see Miss Gu?" As soon as she sat down, Concubine Shen smiled at Chu Mudao.

Not long ago, An Concubine asked King Qin with this, but King Qin had a cold face so that An Concubine almost couldn't get off the stage, but it happened that someone asked this sentence again, this person is still Shen Guifei who has just been grounded.

Concubine An, who had just been embarrassed by King Qin, heard Shen Guifei's words, and immediately lifted her spirits, with an expression of waiting to see Shen Guifei touch the nail.

It's just that Chu Muzhi didn't let her get her wish. I saw him stand up, salute Concubine Shen Guifei who was seated, and said lightly, "If you go back to Concubine Shen, Qingyou will go back first if she is a little uncomfortable." ”

Concubine Shen nodded, turned her face and instructed Chunxiu next to her, "Go, send the imperial doctor to the Gu Mansion to take a look at Miss Gu." ”

"Yes." Chunxiu blessed his body, and then turned his head to order the palace people.

"Thank you, Mother Shen." Chu Muzhi raised his eyes and smiled at Concubine Shen.

Concubine Shen was originally the adoptive mother of the crown prince Chu Yan, but since she sat down, she didn't even look at the prince, but instead looked at the prince himself, and the reason for this couldn't help but be a little intriguing.

"Well, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, family banquet, everyone doesn't have to be courteous." The emperor smiled and waved his hand.

Concubine Yan and Concubine Shen looked at each other and smiled, and at the same time got up and picked up the wine glass from the palace person's hand.

Yan Guifei looked at Shen Guifei and smiled, "It's better to invite my sister first." ”

Concubine Shen lowered her eyes and smiled back, "That sister is cowardly." After saying that, she turned to the emperor and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the concubines wish the country and the people of Dayue to be safe, and the emperor to be healthy." ”

"Good! Good! The emperor smiled and took a sip of the wine that Concubine Shen had toasted.

At this time, Concubine Yan also stepped forward and said with a smile, "My sister said everything the concubine had to say, and the concubine is here to wish the emperor a bright heart and a bright new year, and all wishes come true." ”

The latter sentence is just a wish, but the deep meaning of the first sentence is self-evident.

When the emperor heard this, his eyes widened slightly, but he still had a smile on his face, "Then you will accept the auspicious words of the concubine." With that, he also took the wine she handed him and drank a glass.

The two concubines toasted, and the others naturally toasted in order according to their grades.

After that, a dancer came in to dance.

The sound of soft silk bamboo sounded, and the gorgeous dancing girl danced in the hall.

Xiao Xi raised his eyes slightly, and looked at the three people on the throne through the dancing queen, whether it was the emperor, Yan Guifei or Shen Guifei, they were all watching the dance with great interest, and even laughed a few words from time to time.

"Wei'er, what are you looking at?" At this moment, a low voice sounded beside him.

Xiao Xiwei didn't have to think about it to know who was speaking, she smiled, raised her eyes and looked at Chu Yanzhi, "What does Your Highness think the concubine is looking at?" ”

Chu Yanzhi turned the delicate wine glass in his hand, and the liquid in the wine glass reflected his slender eyes, as well as the sparkling smile in his eyes, "Wei'er, your thoughts, this palace is really a little bit afraid to guess." ”

Hearing Chu Yanzhi's words that seemed to mean something, Xiao Xiwei didn't care, but smiled, "Doesn't Your Highness feel strange at all?" ”

"Oh? What's weird? Chu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

The smile on the corner of Xiao Xiwei's mouth was slightly cold, and he raised his delicate eyebrows, and said, "Your Highness, is this a test of the concubine?" After that, without waiting for Chu Yanzhi to answer, he turned his eyes to Yan Guifei and said, "I always feel that my mother's attitude towards me is wrong......

Looking at the worry in Xiao Xi's slightly brows, Chu Yanzhi couldn't help but feel that he also looked at Yan Guifei.

Through the shuttle dancing Ji, you can still see Yan Guifei's flawless face, and even, even the curvature of the corners of her lips is just right, no one can see that she has experienced the great pain of losing her son and grandchildren, is it really as Xiao Xiwei said, this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet has a mystery?

Chu Yanzhi's eyebrows twisted slightly, and he was thinking about it, when suddenly a cold light flashed in the corner of his eyes, and more than a dozen people suddenly jumped in the hall, holding sharp blades, and their bodies were as fast as ghosts, and two dancing girls had fallen in a pool of blood between the electric lights and flints.

The thick smell of blood spread throughout the main hall at once, and there was a scream in the main hall

"Assassin! There are assassins! Hurry, Escort, Escort! Zhang Shichang, who was standing next to the throne, shouted.

The Assassins, dressed in black and all of them with extraordinary skills, headed straight for the Emperor on his throne. Chu Yanzhi's eyes sank, and at the same time as Chu Muzhi, he jumped up and went straight to the throne to stop the emperor behind him.

"Princess......" At this time, only a terrible voice was heard.

Chu Yanzhi separated the stabbing sword, took the time to look in Xiao Xiwei's direction, and saw three black-clothed assassins heading straight towards her, Ziyan was fighting with two of them, and the other one was holding a long sword and stabbing straight at her chest. At this moment, Xiao Xi's face was slightly pale, her meticulously combed bun had long been scattered, and she looked at the long sword, her eyes were full of despair......

"Wei'er!" Chu Yanzhi only felt that the blood veins in his whole body had condensed into ice in an instant, and he was just about to rush towards her, when several long swords attacked him again.

The sword, finally pierced in.

It's just that it didn't pierce Xiao Xiwei's heart. At the last moment, Hongyu stretched out a hand and pulled her hard, but Rao was like this, the sword still pierced her arm, and the blood flowed like a pillar for a while. The man didn't succeed in one blow, and when he looked back, it was the second sword, and at this time, Ziyan, who noticed that something was wrong, hurriedly opened a person, took advantage of the situation to jump back to Xiao Xiwei's side, and held the sword in front of Xiao Xiwei.

At this time, Gu An, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, had already arrived with people.

The tide turned, and in an instant, an Assassin had already been killed by the sword of the Guards.

With a wave of the long sword in Chu Yanzhi's hand, a touch of bright red gushed out from the man's neck, and a few drops of red splashed on his dark purple brocade robe. He rushed to the hall with a brisk stride, raised his eyes and shouted at Gu An with a calm face, "Keep your mouth alive!" ”

His instincts told him that the Assassins from the Chongde Temple must have been coming at him this time.

At this moment, Gu An's face was not very good, during his time on duty, the assassin did not think that he had infiltrated His Royal Highness Zichen to assassinate the emperor, and the disadvantage of escorting the car alone was enough to make his head fall to the ground, so when he heard Chu Yanzhi's words, he hurriedly shouted loudly with a calm face, "Keep your mouth alive!" Keep your mouth alive! ”

As soon as the voice fell, several assassins in the temple glanced at each other, and then took something out of their sleeves and smashed it to the ground, and in an instant, a puff of smoke rose up.

"Block the door, and be careful to let the Assassins escape." In the smoke, only a loud voice was heard.

In the confusion, only a 'whooshing' sound was heard.

After a while, the smoke cleared, and I saw a lot of people lying on the ground, and the Zichen Hall was filled with a thick smell of blood.

Ziyan hurriedly turned around and helped Xiao Xi up slightly, "Princess, are you okay?" ”

Xiao Xi shook his injured arm slightly, and just wanted to speak, only to hear a low sobbing sound.

"Mother's ......"

Xiao Xi turned her face slightly, only to see Concubine An lying in a pool of blood with her eyes open, while her two palace maids were kneeling on the ground and crying. And the other people who escaped death were all hiding in the corner with frightened faces, and no one noticed that An Concubine, who was still talking and laughing just now, was gone.

"Prince, those people ran away, it seems that they all came prepared." Gu An hurriedly walked in front of Chu Yan and said with an extremely difficult face.

If nothing happens, and all the assassins can be caught to atone for their crimes, then, even if the emperor's punishment will not be too heavy, now an An concubine has died, although her position is not high, but in the end it is the master of the palace, plus now he has let the assassin escape, it seems that today he is guilty of the crime. Right now, Gu An had to pin all his expectations on the crown prince Chu Yanzhi, hoping that he could pull him at a critical time.

Gu An could think of this, Chu Yanzhi couldn't think of it, he glared at Gu An coldly, "Go, see if the one lying down is alive!" With that, he raised his feet and walked briskly towards the throne.

Gu An was stunned for a moment, and then a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in his eyes, and he quickly turned around and ordered someone to check whether the assassins lying in the hall were still alive.

"Father, are you alright?"

"Father, are you alright?"

Two voices rang out at the same time.