"The Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet has begun!"

With the eunuch's announcement, the banquet officially began.

After the emperor, empress and everyone else drank, they enjoyed music and dance.

Su Lingyue looked at her aunt, who was drinking from a toast with the emperor at the moment.

Afterwards, the concubines behind him also raised their glasses and drank with the Emperor and Empress.

Su Lingyue was very happy. Although the relationship between her aunt and the emperor had faded, the emperor still respected her.

When she raised her eyes, Su Lingyue and Su Heng brought a piece of cake to Xue Man, and Xue Man tasted it happily.

My uncle and aunt were happily toasting with Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang beside them.

Yan'er sat with her good friend and ate cakes. Her eldest cousin and cousin-in-law each held a child and fed them cakes. Her second cousin was not seen. He must have gone out to play with the children of wealthy families.

The room was full of people, some drinking with their brothers and sisters, some with their wives, chatting and laughing, their faces filled with festive joy.

Although Xiao Changshi had little patience, he still picked up the wine glass and drank with Su Nanxing.

Su Lingyue glanced at Xiao Yu beside her, who was still sitting upright with a calm expression.

At this moment, Su Lingyue felt that she was really lonely.

She has friends, but her friends also have family.

She has a family in name only, but they are not a family.

Fortunately, she still had Colorful Butterfly and Colorful Clothes, but unfortunately, according to the rules, they could not sit down and drink with her.

Su Lingyue poured herself another glass of fruit wine. Looking at the shadow of the moon in the glass, she raised her head and smiled softly at the bright and round moon.

"I respect you."

Caiyi looked at Su Lingyue with some worry and advised: "Miss, you drank a lot of fruit wine today. If you drink more, you will get drunk."

Su Lingyue's face was filled with sadness. Hearing this, she chuckled and said, "Caiyi, it's a pity that you can't drink with me. Let's go back and continue drinking later."

Caiyi replied, "Okay, we'll drink together after you return home, young lady."

Su Lingyue drank two more cups and her head slowly began to feel dizzy, so she leaned back in the chair and took a nap.

In a daze, she heard Caiyi's suggestion to go back, and then a strong arm picked her up and left the bustling Qianqing Palace.

In the carriage, Su Lingyue leaned on a strong arm, her body a few inches away from Xiao Yu's.

The sound of firecrackers on the street woke Su Lingyue up. She slowly opened her eyes and looked fixedly at the face above her head.

"Why are you so cold?" Su Lingyue looked at the person who was holding her.

At this moment, Xiao Yu's body was stiff, as if hugging Su Lingyue made him very uncomfortable.

"You never hugged me like this before. When you hugged me, you were very gentle and let me lean on your shoulder."

Xiao Yu's answer was still to ignore and remain silent.

Su Lingyue stopped talking to herself, raised her hands to hook Xiao Yu's neck, slowly sat up, and looked straight into Xiao Yu's eyes.

Xiao Yu wanted to turn his head, but Su Lingyue pulled him back and made him look at her.

Su Lingyue's usually bright eyes were now filled with tears and sadness as she stared into Xiao Yu's eyes.

"Do I make the prince so disgusted?" The voice was soft and full of grievance.

A trace of panic flashed across Xiao Yu's eyes, and he looked away, not meeting Su Lingyue's gaze.

Su Lingyue exerted a little force with her wrist and shortened the distance between her and Xiao Yu.

She slowly approached Xiao Yu, their warm breaths sprinkled on each other's faces, and their lips were just inches away.

Just when Su Lingyue was about to kiss him, Xiao Yu turned his head away and pushed Su Lingyue away.

"You really hate me."

Su Lingyue laughed at herself, and tears burst out uncontrollably, like beads from a broken string, falling one by one.

She closed her eyes, not wanting to look at Xiao Yu's cold expression and gaze. Her thick, slightly curled eyelashes, like butterfly wings, were wet with tears.

"Your Majesty asked me if I have a heart. Now I offer you a heart, but you turn a blind eye to it. The one who has no heart is actually you!"

Su Lingyue released the hands that were hooked around Xiao Yu's neck and still let Xiao Yu hold her, but there was a long distance between their bodies.

At this moment, an arrow pierced through the curtain of the carriage and shot straight towards Xiao Yu's head. Xiao Yu turned his head to avoid it.

The servant groaned, and the carriage stopped.

Outside, there were cries of surprise and sounds of people fleeing in all directions in the capital, and the bustling streets soon became quiet.

Then the second one, the third one...

Xiao Yu hugged Su Lingyue with one hand and caught the flying arrows with the other.

Su Lingyue pushed away the hand that was holding her, making it easier for him to catch the arrow.

More arrows followed.

Su Lingyue gently hugged Xiao Yu's body and closed her eyes.

Xiao Yu pulled the curtain of the carriage and swung it quickly to block all the flying arrows.

But one was still missing.

"Well……"

Su Lingyue groaned, and then she felt severe pain in her body. The hands that were holding Xiao Yu gradually loosened, and her body fell down limply.

"princess!"

Su Lingyue seemed to hear Xiao Yu talking to her, but the severe pain caused her to gradually lose consciousness.

Caiyi was frightened by the situation and stood there frozen.

Seeing that a rain of arrows was about to fall over, Yan Qing pulled her behind the carriage.

They no longer cared about Su Lingyue and Xiao Yu in the carriage. They had no weapons or armor for self-defense and could only hide.

After a while, there was no sound of arrows being shot, so Yan Qing stood up, only to see a group of men in black, holding swords and walking towards him with cold eyes.

"Princess! Princess!"

There were shouts from the carriage.

Yan Qing's heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "What happened to the princess?"

"The princess was shot by an arrow!"

"How about it?"

"Still breathing, bleeding a lot."

Yan Qing said coldly: "Don't let the princess come out yet, there are many assassins outside!"

Caiyi was trembling with fear at the scene before her.

"Who are they?" Caiyi asked in a trembling voice.

"The one who assassinated the prince." Yan Qing looked coldly at the man in black in front of him.

“Ugh… it hurts…”

Hearing Caiyi's cry of pain, Yan Qing turned his head and found that she was hit by an arrow in the arm.

Yan Qing looked at the person approaching in front and asked Cai Yi, "Can you still walk?"

Caiyi nodded, "My legs are fine."

"Now I have something for you to do. Hurry back to the mansion to report the news and find Uncle Lu. Whether the princess can survive depends on you!"

Caiyi stood up, holding the carriage, her eyes determined, "I understand."

After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the palace.

Yan Qing patted the carriage and said, "Come out, I can't handle it alone."

Xiao Yu came out of the carriage, his body full of blood, and the chest of his crimson purple robe had been stained black with blood.

Just as he came out, a long sword slashed towards him.

Xiao Yu dodged swiftly and kicked the man in the abdomen, sending him flying and knocking down the two people behind him.

Yan Qing’s situation wasn’t much better, with five or six people surrounding him and beating him.

The assassins were quite skilled, and there were too many of them, so Yan Qing had no choice but to hide.

Caiyi didn't care about the injury on her arm and ran with all her might. Her heartbeat was getting faster and faster. Just as she was about to reach the gate of the palace, her legs went weak and she fell heavily to the ground.

Caiyi was so shocked that she saw stars, but thinking that the young lady was shot and dying, she struggled to support her body and crawled towards the door and knocked on it.

In Muyunxuan, Xiao Yu was reading a book under the lamp. For some reason, he was in a state of confusion and could not concentrate on reading.

He put the book down, rubbed his brows, and closed his eyes in thought.

At this time, Lu Bo walked in, "Your Majesty, Miss Caiyi is at the gate of the palace. She said that the carriage encountered assassins on Chang'an Street. There were more than ten of them, and the princess was shot by an arrow."

Xiao Yu felt a pain in his heart when he heard this, and asked anxiously, "How is she?"

Uncle Lu shook his head, "Miss Caiyi fainted, so I don't know what happened next. If we send someone over now, maybe we can still make it in time."

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice: "I understand."

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