XXXIV. Sudden palace changes
I didn't have time to continue to grieve, I habitually touched the bone knife on my waist, but remembered that I couldn't wear a knife when I entered the palace. Di Yuan looked at me, "Xiao Qi, do you know martial arts?" ”
"Daddy once taught Xiao Qi the knife technique, don't panic my father, Xiao Qi will protect you if he tries his best." I'll tell you the truth.
Di Yuan nodded, and told me that there was a hundred-year-old treasure knife hanging on the bookshelf, and Li Zhan got it for me when he heard this, and he also pulled out a sword and stood beside Di Yuan with me.
The hall was eerily quiet for a while, and I silently listened to the screams and horses' hooves outside, and it seemed that there were many people coming. I blew out all the candles in the temple, leaving only the faint candle on the desk.
Plug in the latch, stick to the window, and carefully open it to see that the rebels outside are all dressed in armor, and the fire is raging everywhere. My heart was beating violently, and the guards were gone.
Suddenly, there was a violent knock on the side door. I vigilantly put the knife across my chest, and Li Zhan also stood tremblingly in front of Di Yuan for fear that the door would be broken.
I listened to the knock on the door, and it seemed to be just one person. "Who?!"
"Is it Xiao Qi, it's this palace, open the door quickly." Concubine Chen's voice sounded outside the door, and I hurriedly opened the door.
I saw Concubine Chen's moon-white robe and underwear, as if she had woken up from her sleep. Concubine Chen shouted to Her Majesty and ran towards Di Yuan.
Di Yuan hurriedly hugged her, "Linlang, how did you come here, it's very dangerous now." ”
Concubine Chen's eyes were full of tears, and she cried so much that the pear blossoms brought rain. "I heard a noise outside the palace, and when I came out, I saw dead bodies everywhere, and people were killing people indiscriminately. I'm so scared, worried that your comfort will come out to you. ”
Di Yuan looked at such a poor beauty, and could only stroke his back again and again to comfort Mo Yuan. I closed the door and came to Concubine Chen's side, only to find that she didn't even have shoes on.
"Don't be afraid, the princess will protect you and your father."
Although Li Zhan was also extremely scared, he still firmly said that there were still old slaves.
Di Yuan's face was solemn, and his lips were tightly closed.
I looked around the great temple, but there was no good place to hide. The Praetorian Guards didn't know where they were, and if they continued to do so, they would be waiting for death. I tried to figure out how to get out for help, but the door was slammed open.
Li Zhan let out an exclamation, and my cold sweat slid down my chin. The leader is actually Liu Chong, the commander of the forbidden army, who is looking at us triumphantly at the moment with no chance of winning.
"Liu Chong, you are so bold!" Di Yuan's angry voice came from behind him, but Liu Chong laughed disapprovingly.
"I said Your Majesty, it's better to tie your hands and arrest it, you have no chance of winning at all."
I looked back at Li Zhan, who couldn't even hold a sword, as well as Di Yuan, who had difficulty moving, and Concubine Chen, who was trembling in his arms. The good days have just begun, and they are about to fold here, which is really unwilling.
I pointed the blade at Liu Chong's arrogant face, "As the commander of the forbidden army, you take the lead in the chaos. Are you tired of being alive, Liu Chong? I advise you to turn back and not make a big mistake. ”
Liu Chong bent down with laughter as if he had heard some big joke. "I have long heard that Princess Lingyang is beautiful and incomparable, and today I will let you serve the master, which can be regarded as your blessing."
With that, a soldier rushed towards me as if he were inviting a pet. I stooped down and dodged behind him, as fast as a ghost in the night. He silently wiped his neck, and the little soldier fell down in disbelief, spilling blood.
I splashed blood on my face and looked straight at Liu Chong. Liu Chong was stimulated by my behavior, and scolded without knowing whether he was alive or dead, and drew his sword and attacked me.
I swung my knife and collided with him, and the blades collided with sparks, imprinting Liu Chong's face. "Princess, you can't beat me."
I spat at him, "Phew, what are you!" ”
Liu Chong was enraged by me and slashed at me again and again. I was as light as a swallow to dodge, and when I turned around, I stabbed him in the back.
Liu Chong screamed and slashed backwards, but cut into the pillar. Turning my head, I was smiling defiantly at him. Liu Chong knew that going on like this would only make him more embarrassed, so he slashed at Di Yuan with his face.
I screamed badly and hurriedly rushed over. Concubine Chen in Di Yuan's arms screamed, but a figure stood in front of them.
I saw that Li Chong opened his arms and took Liu Chong's full stab. A large hole was instantly split in his waist, and blood gushed out.
I pounced on Liu Chong's back, wrapped my legs around and stabbed directly at Liu Chong's eye sockets, Liu Chong was caught off guard and screamed, waving his hand to pull me down. My leg ached, and I directly cut off Liu Chong's left ear and kicked it away.
Liu Chongfei got off the desk and fell heavily to the ground. Li Chong fell at the feet of Emperor Yuan at this moment, dying.
"Neiguan Li, hold on!" I held his wound down, but it was too deep to help, and hot blood stained my hands.
"Li Zhan... You..." Di Yuan was also surprised by Li Zhan's sacrifice of his life, and couldn't bear to look at Li Zhan.
"The old slave has served Your Majesty for many years, and Your Majesty is the savior of the world. The old slave can be forgiven for being incompetent, and can only... I can only deserve His Majesty here. As soon as the words fell, a large amount of blood vomited out of his mouth.
Li Zhan's hand grasped me tightly, and his eyes were full of pleading. I gritted my teeth, "Don't worry, I will protect Your Majesty." As if he had fulfilled his wish, Li Chong tilted his head and swallowed his breath.
Di Yuan's eyes were also slightly red, and I got up to look at Liu Chong, who was covering his eyes and ears, and his eyes were full of murder at the moment. "I'm going to cut you with a thousand cuts, a thousand cuts!"
I clutched the knife tightly, ready to die. Just as Liu Chong was about to pounce on me, a cold voice came from the crowd.
"Liu Chong, don't be rude."
The soldiers all took a few steps back to their sides, making way for them. A man in silver armor stepped forward.
I stared at the man, seeing his face in the moonlight. But I was shocked and took a step back.
"The King of Youzhou... Great Prince, why are you? I looked at the man's handsome face, and my voice trembled in shock.
Shu You under a suit of armor looked even more burly, with white lining his cold face. "My brother and sister are so bad, why can't it be me?"
Di Yuan behind him snorted coldly, "Okay, that's really good!" Lone's own son rebelled. ”
Shu You ignored Di Yuan's anger and took a few steps forward. I raised my knife vigilantly and pointed it at the approaching uncle.
Shuyou stopped and glanced at the three of us lightly. "The eldest prince, what you did was to kill your father. will be spurned by the world, stop it. I suppressed the shock in my heart and said.
Shu You raised his thick eyebrows, "Kill your father? What kind of father is he, there is no such affectionate person as him in the world! ”
I looked at Uncle You, who didn't know why he suddenly became angry, and I was at a loss for a while.
Not to be outdone, Di Yuan said to him, "Yes, then what are you going to do to kill all the people who know tonight?" ”
"Father, you are selfish and hypocritical, in order to steal my mother's money, you forcibly accepted her but did not give her a title. For the sake of your own reputation, you actually lied to the whole world that she was a dancing girl?! Shuyou's muscles flared up, and his eyes were blazing with anger.
"But whether she is a dancing girl or not, you know best in your heart!"
Di Yuan's eyes were a little dodgy, but he still quickly sorted out his expression. "Are you going to kill your father for that?"
Shu You laughed loudly, echoing in the hall. "That's it, I've been neglected and neglected by you since I was a child, and the palace people who take care of me look down on me. Since childhood, he has been short of food and clothing, and he has to be teased in various ways. ”
Shu You glared at Di Yuan, "If you are happy, let me endorse you, and if you recite it well, throw me a piece of pastry like a dog." At that time, how I wished I was so close to you, the endorsement of all my efforts. ”
"But you call me stupid in front of everyone, and you call me the son of a dancing girl for being lowly. I was only eight years old at the time, so what did I do wrong? ”
I watched Uncle You get more and more excited the more he spoke, and the hand holding the knife trembled slightly.
"Did you forget, you said! You said it, you want me to be the prince, and this Yanqi will be mine in the future! Shu You looked at Di Yuan with a fierce smile.
"So at this moment, Erchen is just here to take back his country, why not?"
Di Yuan's face was hidden in the darkness, and only the lower half of him could be seen. gritted his teeth and looked at the arrogant Uncle You, but he didn't say a word.
Shuyou folded his hands and fell to his knees.
"Uncle Zhou, the son-in-law, beg for the father and the emperor, and mourn the heavens!"
The soldiers around him raised their swords and shouted, "Funeral! Funeral heavens! Funeral heavens! ”
My close-fitting clothes have long been soaked with cold sweat, and the people in this temple and those outside the temple look like more than 50,000. I'm alone, and it's hard to deal with an uncle. still has to protect Di Yuan and Concubine Chen, there is really no chance of winning.
After a strange silence, a red flame suddenly ignited outside the hall and shot straight into the sky. Di Yuan looked at the red that pierced the sky, and the corners of his mouth actually showed a smile.
"Tonight, it's not certain who will kill the deer." Di Yuan continued to anger Shu You, my heart was full of bitterness, father, what are you doing.
Shu You shook his head, turned around lightly and said a toast, raised his right hand, and waved it lightly.
The soldiers drew their swords and rushed straight at the bookcase. I bit my lip and bled it out, and I raised my blade for the impossible battle.
Suddenly, I heard the heavy sound of the stone door opening, and the bookshelves containing the treasures slowly moved away. Many soldiers rushed out of it, and it seemed that there were quite a few of them. At the head were two men, and when I saw them clearly, I felt hope in my heart.
"Daddy! Bo Heng! "I was relieved and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They nodded at me and got tangled up with Shuyou's team. I stepped back and stood beside Di Yuan to prevent someone from sneaking up.
Bo Heng and they are superior in numbers, and they are all well-trained and battle-hardened. It didn't take long for Shuyou's team to collapse thoroughly, Bo Heng knocked down Shuyou's weapon, and several people pressed Shuyou who was still shouting.
In an hour or so, the tide of the battle was basically reversed. Below are all dead corpses, and Bo Heng, who is covered in blood. My tense nerves finally relaxed, and I threw myself into Bo Heng's arms aggrievedly.
Bo Heng also kissed my forehead, "It's my late, don't be afraid, madam." I almost cried, "I was really scared to death in that scene just now, I couldn't beat it alone." ”
Bo Heng wiped away my tears distressedly, "Don't be afraid, my husband is here." ”
I looked at Shu You, who was being held down by the side, his hair was scattered, and his mouth was full of resentment. Where is there still the quiet appearance of the old days, "The eldest prince, it's over, you lost." ”
When Shuyou heard my words, he turned his head to stare at me. I was a little hairy by his eyes, but he smiled even more weirdly, "Really? ”
Anxiety suddenly rose in my heart, and I looked at Di Yuan.
I saw that Concubine Chen, who was originally obediently shrunk in Di Yuan's arms like a little rabbit, suddenly burst out, pulled out a short blade from her sleeve, and stabbed Di Yuan's heart fiercely.