Chapter 411: Capturing the Assassin

Chu Qinghuang sat on the high dragon chair, calmly watching the dancers bowing below the stage, his eyes slightly turned, the ministers held wine cups and watched the dance, and the expressions of several princes were different, and it was unknown what they were thinking.

Chu Tianling was followed by a servant, who lowered his eyebrows and eyes and served respectfully. His originally handsome face was covered by dark makeup, which made him look much darker, but he did not attract anyone's attention.

The palace banquet was lively and joyful. The ministers enjoyed the singing and dancing while holding wine cups and drinking with their colleagues. Their words were full of praise for His Majesty. No one would find unhappiness at this time.

However, when the dance was over and the music slowly ended, one of the dancers suddenly rose from the ground, and her slender figure floated like a fairy to the place where the royal relatives were, so fast that people could not react.

The harsh sound of cups colliding rang out.

"There's an assassin!"

"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"

"Someone, come! Protect Her Majesty...eh?"

The man came to Chu Tianling like lightning, and took out the inconspicuous servant beside him. With a "bang", the servant was thrown to the carpet under the imperial platform, and he saw stars and his internal organs seemed to be displaced.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene, their faces changed, and they stood up one after another: "What's going on?"

"Who is this man?"

Chu Tianling's face changed suddenly.

"Your Majesty, this servant is a disguised assassin." The beautiful woman knelt down to report, "His surname is Wei, and he once intended to hire someone to assassinate Your Majesty. After I accidentally learned about this, I had no time to report it, so I could only resort to this last resort. Please ask Your Majesty to make a decision."

The disguised servant was Wei Heng. He was worried about Lan Yue, so he decided to go to the palace to see it with his own eyes in case something changed.

However, he never expected that Lan Yue would turn against him in public, take his money and betray him.

"You..." He pointed at Lan Yue tremblingly, shaking with anger, his face livid, "You took my silver--ugh!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already died, and his body fell limply to the side.

The air froze.

It seemed like a cold current was passing through in the hot summer, and everyone's faces were pale and uneasy.

Chu Xuanyi stepped forward to sniff his breath, knelt down and reported: "The thief has died, and I am guilty of negligence. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Chu Qinghuang stood up and walked down the imperial platform without saying a word, his eyes fell on the face of the man who had died, "Bring water."

As soon as the order came out, a palace servant immediately brought a basin of water.

Chu Qinghuang pointed at Wei Heng: "Splash it on his face."

The palace servant obeyed the order.

A basin of water was poured down, and the gray and dull makeup on the man's face was washed away, revealing his originally handsome appearance.

Everyone was shocked again.

"Who is this person? He looks familiar."

"He does look familiar, but I haven't seen him before."

"He looks a bit like your majesty..." Someone blurted out subconsciously, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly shuddered and knelt on the ground in a hurry, not daring to say anything more.

But this sentence attracted the attention of some people.

Those who were closer were all royal relatives and important officials in the literature, all of whom were older. At this time, looking at Wei Heng lying on the ground, his appearance was indeed somewhat similar to that of the current queen.

Because of this discovery, everyone's hearts suddenly raised a storm.

Some people turned their heads to look at Chu Tianzheng involuntarily, only to find that this fifth prince really looked nothing like Chu Qinghuang and the other princes. Especially after this period of decline, he really had no temperament at all, and he was so ordinary that he didn't even look like a royal child.

Concubine Duan sat at the table with an ugly expression.

"Who are you?" Someone finally realized and looked at the woman dressed as a dancer, with a little more vigilance and questioning in his voice, "A dancer actually has such amazing skills, and she easily caught an 'assassin'. It's hard not to doubt your identity."

As he said, he turned his head and looked at Chu Qinghuang: "Your Majesty, please order a thorough investigation of this person's identity. He is mixed in with the dancers, and he must have ulterior motives and ulterior motives!"

Chu Qinghuang looked at Fu Cang, who was dressed as a dancer, indifferently, and asked: "Who are you? Why don't you tell the truth?"

"Your Majesty, I am Fu Cang, the leader of the Dark Pavilion Shadow Guard. I was ordered by your Majesty to monitor the four directions. It is my fault for disrupting your Majesty's birthday banquet today." Fu Cang bowed and apologized, "But compared to your Majesty's safety, I had to do it. In addition to this assassin, I also found a major news."

Everyone was suddenly shocked when they heard it.

The leader of the Dark Pavilion Shadow Guard?

In compliance with His Majesty's order to monitor the four directions? Does this mean that everything they do is under the surveillance of the Dark Chamber?

Chu Qinghuang ignored everyone's thoughts and said calmly: "Speak."

"Previously, a minister impeached the son of Prince Rong's Mansion for staying overnight in a brothel and competing for the most popular flower. This was actually done by me." Fu Cang bowed his head and reported respectfully, "I pretended to be the son of Prince Rong's Mansion because I found the trace of Northern Frontier Emperor Duanmu Yu in Lanyue Pavilion. The purpose of pretending to be the son of Chu and competing for the most popular flower was to cover up and better find out Duanmu Yu's intentions."

The ministers were all shocked by the storm.

"The Emperor of Northern Frontier, Duanmu Yu?"

"He is the ruler of a country, why did he sneak to Xiqi?"

"This man is ambitious, he must have come here with some ulterior motives!"

Fu Cang said: "I have already found out that the assassin today was instigated and controlled by Duanmu Yu. He wants to assassinate your majesty, plunge Xiqi into civil strife, take the opportunity to control Xiqi, and make Xiqi a vassal state of Northern Frontier from now on."

"It's so audacious, it's outrageous!"

"This is wishful thinking!"

"Her Majesty is wise and powerful, blessed by heaven, how can he manipulate her at will?"

The ministers were immediately filled with righteous indignation, and they all condemned the wolfish ambition of the emperor of Northern Frontier.

Chu Qinghuang said coldly: "Where is Duanmu Yu now?"

Fu Cang replied: "Lanyue Pavilion."

Chu Qinghuang ordered coldly: "Chu Xuanyi, immediately select two thousand elite troops, surround Lanyue Pavilion, and capture the murderer who killed the king!"

"I obey your order!"

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