Dujie Patriarch is cannon fodder

In an instant, with a sharp sword in his hand, he stabbed straight at Emperor Wen of Zhou.However, there were so many masters around Emperor Wen of Zhou, and before the dancer even got close to Emperor Wen of Zhou, she was beaten upside down and flew out, fell heavily to the ground, clutching her chest and vomiting blood.

After spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, the dancer looked weakly and apologetically at Rong Qi who was sitting under Emperor Wen of Zhou, and said in a mournful voice, "Princess, I'm sorry."

The dancer's voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderbolt, which blew up the entire hall, making everyone in the hall panic.To assassinate the emperor is the princess, the emperor's favorite princess Changxi?Anyone who hears this matter thinks it's a big joke.

The noble concubine Chenhuang stood up even more out of composure, and roared with a dismal expression: "You are talking nonsense!"

The queen said indifferently: "Regardless of whether the assassination was instigated by Changxi or not, for His Majesty's safety, this concubine suggests that Changxi should be taken care of first, and we can investigate the whole story before proceeding."

Rong Yi stood up abruptly, walked to the center of the hall, knelt down on one knee and said: "Father, Chang Xi has always respected and loved you, there is absolutely no way she would do such a rebellious thing. According to Erchen, Chang Xi I'm afraid I was framed by someone."

Xiao Changqing walked out of his seat and said: "I have the same opinion as the Third Highness, and think that Princess Changxi will not be the mastermind."

The queen wanted to say something, but she saw Emperor Zhou Wen staring at her with a cold expression, as if he had already decided that the assassination was arranged by her to frame Rong Qi.The queen's heart suddenly felt a little tingling, she secretly took a breath, and forcibly suppressed the soreness in her heart, and looked at Emperor Zhou Wen expressionlessly.

After a while, the queen's tone was firm: "The concubine thinks that everyone involved in this matter should be strictly guarded first. If Changxi is really innocent, why does the assassin ignore others and apologize to her alone?"

The Royal Concubine Chenhuang knelt down beside Emperor Wen of Zhou, with tears streaming down her eyes, she said: "Your Majesty, you watched Qi'er grow up, you know him better than anyone else, it's too late for him to respect you, how could he..."

The important officials in the court looked at each other, it was related to the safety of the emperor, they seemed to say something to show their position, but this matter also involved the most beloved princess Changxi in the world, it seemed that they spoke when they knew that the princess was framed. It will even offend Jinshang.

The ministers were also divided into two factions, one faction supported the queen's remarks and demanded that Rong Qi be imprisoned temporarily, and make a follow-up decision after the truth came out.The other faction firmly believed that Rong Qi was framed, and it was hasty to imprison the weak and slender princess. At most, the range of the princess's walking was limited, and they would deal with it after the truth was found out.

Just when the ministers froze, Rong Qi got up from his seat unhurriedly, walked to the center of the hall, and said respectfully: "Father, I can confirm that this matter has nothing to do with me."

Emperor Wen of Zhou never believed that Rong Qi would murder him from the beginning to the end, but as an emperor, there are always difficulties. Now that Rong Qi said that there is a way to prove his innocence, he was naturally happy, and hurriedly said: "Qi Er, how to prove it?" , come on quickly."

Rong Qi answered 'yes', then walked to the dancer's side, and said softly, "You said you were sorry for Bengong, why?"

The dancer lowered her head and said in a low voice: "The servant did not complete the task the princess gave to the servant, the servant deserves to die."

Rong Qi seemed to chuckle slightly, and continued: "The mission entrusted to you by this palace refers to murdering this palace's biological father? You should also know that the fundamental reason why this palace can collect thousands of pets is It is Bengong's father who dotes on Bengong. Besides, let alone whether Bengong really wanted to murder His Majesty, even if he wanted to, he would not choose someone like Your Excellency. Before the mission failed, he was impatient to betray his master. Who would dare to use such an assassin?"

The dancer's face was extremely ugly, as if Rong Qi's words had given her a great insult.

From Rong Qi's perspective, he could clearly see the red pupils of the dancing girl. He rubbed his fingers half-hidden in his sleeves slightly, and said, "I think that people are kind, and there are only a handful of people who offend you. Girls want to Will this palace count the people who might send you to frame this palace?"

As he said that, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Rong Qi's face, as if he said something to the dancer, the red pupils of the dancer shrank suddenly, and all the blood color disappeared from her pale and beautiful face in an instant.

Wu Ji turned her head stiffly, facing Emperor Wen of Zhou, paused every word, and said clearly: "The one who plans to assassinate the emperor is not Princess Changxi, but..."

Just as Wu Ji spoke halfway, two silver darts passed through the crowd and flew straight towards her. Seeing that both Rong Qi and Wu Ji were about to be killed by the darts, Imperial Concubine Chen turned her head away abruptly, not daring to to see.

Emperor Wen of Zhou roared angrily: "Go, protect Changxi."

There is still a long distance between the guard and Rong Qi, it is absolutely impossible to save Rong Qi before the dart arrives.

Rong Qi turned his head, and was a little startled when he saw the darts flying towards him and the dancer girl. He subconsciously wanted to knock the darts down, but his body couldn't keep up with his thoughts, and he didn't obey his control at all.He didn't have any spiritual power at this time, and he didn't have the ability to dodge, so he could only watch helplessly as the darts got closer and closer to them.

Just when Rong Qi was calculating how to move so as not to hurt the root, he saw two white porcelain wine cups flying from the side one after the other, and the two darts were missed, failing to hurt Rong Qi and the dancer at all. .

The dancer girl seemed to be hit by two darts, the corners of her lips were bleeding continuously, she moved her neck stiffly and slowly, her eyes were sad and gloomy, she only glanced at the direction where the darts were coming, her face was pale It's getting worse.

The dancer girl died from her meridians, and she did not reveal the name of the messenger before she died.

At this point, the matter is basically clear, even if he intends to involve Rong Qi in the assassination, it is very reluctant.

Emperor Wen of Zhou didn't care about the life or death of the dancing girl. Seeing that Rong Qi was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief, walked down the high platform quickly, and asked caringly for a long time before he said with a pale face: "Check it carefully, I'm checking it out. No one is allowed to leave until who owns those two darts."

Although Emperor Wen of Zhou was moderate, the power of the emperor was not something ordinary people could bear.The emperor was angry, and all the officials and their families were silent. The atmosphere in the whole hall was extremely oppressive, making it difficult to breathe.

Rong Qi knew who the owner of the two darts was, but he had to pretend not to know at this time, because he was a weak 'princess' who had no foundation in martial arts.

Xiao Changqing's eyes were dark and silent, like the boundless night, so deep that it made people fear.

Rong Qi's usual cheerful and bright expression was also tinged with gloom, he stood beside Xiao Changqing with his lips pursed, covering Rong Qi with his body.

Xiao Changqing's gaze filled with coolness slowly swept across everyone, like countless bloody sharp knives, most of the people in the hall who had been looked around couldn't help but tighten their necks as they passed, not daring to talk to them. He confronted.

Xiao Changqing walked toward the gate expressionlessly. Where he passed, the people in the palace spontaneously made way for him, and moved their eyes following his steps.

In the end, Xiao Changqing stood still in front of Liu Shilang, who had a mustache, and all the eyes of the people in the hall also fell on Liu Shilang, most of them were surprised.Judging from the usual holdings, although Liu Shilang has good martial arts, he never bullies the weak, and he is upright and upright. Not to mention being respected by the people, he is also very popular among many officials.

Liu Shilang didn't run away, but looked at Xiao Changqing with a complex expression. After a few breaths, he suddenly frowned, his face turned black, and there were some black bloodstains at the corners of his mouth. He lay on the ground, supporting himself with difficulty with both hands. With an increasingly heavy body, his gloomy gaze slowly moved towards Rong Qi, with heavy guilt and apology in it, as well as... an inexplicable pleading.

Emperor Wen of Zhou could not care about the death of the dancing girl, but now that this person is an official in the court, he actually assassinated the emperor, framed the princess and killed the witnesses. If there was no conspiracy behind it, no one would believe it.Emperor Wen of Zhou immediately ordered people to declare the imperial physician to treat him, and demanded that his life must be saved.However, since the other party insisted on refusing to take poison, how could he be easily cured?

Emperor Wen of Zhou glanced at the corpse that had slowly become stiff again, and gave several orders in succession.

These included searching Liu Shilang's home in Kyoto, taking control of the people and things in it, and investigating the court officials and Jianghu gangs who were close to Liu Shilang.

As soon as Emperor Wen of Zhou made the decree, the relevant officials immediately went down to carry it out.

If there was no last assassination, this year's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet would be the same as in previous years, lively and luxurious but unavoidably clichéd.