At this time, Han Zhongyan stood up and said, "His Royal Highness, please do not be provoked by traitors. This imperial wine must have been tampered with before, and it is definitely not the fault of the officials."
Huizong soon realized that he had lost his temper. He actually argued with a boy under ten years old. Regardless of whether it was justified or not, wouldn't it be a joke if word got out?
"Xiang Han is right. It is better to arrange for King Yan to rest in the side hall first, and then quickly send the imperial doctor to treat him."
"No need!"
This time it was not Murong Chengze who spoke, but Xiao Qi who was already in tears.
She slowly carried Murong Fu behind her back and said to Huizong, "I beg the officials to allow Xiao Qi to bring her husband back to the palace!" ?.?????.???
Huizong said, "Xiao Qi must not be willful. King Yan is seriously injured at the moment. He should bandage his wounds in time. How can he return to the palace in time?"
At this time, he had not yet confirmed whether Murong Fu was dead or alive, so how could he let Xiao Qi take him away.
Xiao Qi's face was covered with tears, and there was a hint of hatred in her eyes. She said again, "I beg the officials to allow Xiao Qi to bring her husband back to the palace!"
Huizong frowned, and when he was about to speak again, Murong Chengze interrupted again and said, "My mother is the best doctor in the whole capital. Could it be that the officials refuse to let my father leave and must watch him die?" Are you willing to give up?"
"You're such a jerk!"
Huizong lost control of his emotions and thought, How dare this kid speak so openly?
Just when he was about to get angry, Han Zhongyan hurriedly advised from the side, "Guan family, it's not easy to delay today's affairs, or..."
As he spoke, he motioned for him to look around.
Huizong turned to look at the officials in the palace. When he saw their eyes touching his, he lowered his head in panic. He immediately understood that he had become a target. If he acted too obviously, it would probably spread. What a bad rumor.
"Hmph! Since Princess Yan and the Crown Prince don't appreciate it, then just go ahead!"
After saying that, he walked away and ordered Han Zhongyan to call the Imperial City Department to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Xiao Qi carried Murong Fu on her back and walked step by step outside the palace. Her body was soon soaked in Murong Fu's blood. Every step she took was like walking on the tip of a knife, piercing her heart. She knew she could not be weak at this time. But the tears still flowed down.
"Mom, let's go back and find Master. He will definitely find a way."
Murong Chengze couldn't help crying at this time and comforted him from the side.
"Mother didn't cry, mother didn't cry..."
Xiao Qi kept repeating this sentence, not daring to look at Murong Chengze at all.
Although Huizong strongly denied it, judging from his performance and the poisonous wine he was given, this was simply a Hongmen Banquet set up for Murong Fu.
But she also hoped that after Murong Fu rescued the queen, Huizong would be able to dispel Huizong's suspicion of him.
Now it seems that the only thing the emperors care about is the imperial power in their hands. Any existence that may pose a threat to the imperial power will be regarded as a thorn in their side, a thorn in their flesh, and they will not get rid of it.
The two of them had a smooth journey. After leaving the palace, they got on the carriage and went straight to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Xiao Qi held Murong Fu in her arms and kept pumping internal energy into his body. However, Murong Fu was stabbed in the heart with a dagger, and his blood flow continued. Even his breath became weaker and weaker, as if he would die at any time.
At the same time, Wang Yuyan, who was far away in Yanbei Longcheng, felt an inexplicable pain in her heart, and she collapsed on the ground, as if she was in a daze.
Not long after the carriage left the palace, dozens of black-clad killers suddenly jumped out of the alley and headed straight for the carriage.
The coachman looked at these killers without any fear, and his face did not even show any signs of shock. He still waved his long whip and drove the carriage.
Seeing that the killers were already in front of them, suddenly, several shadows floated out from the darkness, and with the flash of sword light, the black-clothed killers fell into a pool of blood one by one before they even had time to scream.
As for the two people hiding in the dark, a long sword was held to their throats at the same time. Before they could bite the poison sac hidden in their teeth, their jaws were removed, knocked unconscious and taken away.
The carriage quickly returned to the palace of Prince Yan. Xiaoqi picked up Murong Fu and went to the Buddhist hall in the backyard to find the sweeper.
The sweeping monk glanced at Murong Fu, who was almost dead, and said in his eyes, "Princess, don't worry, please take the prince to wait outside the door first!"
"Thank you, Master!"
At this moment, Xiao Qi could only trust the other party and took Murong Chengze to wait outside the door.
At this time, Deng Baichuan and Bao Bubutong came to the two men with the leaders of two assassins in black.
"Princess, these two people just wanted to kill King Yan with twenty-three assassins. We have eliminated all of them at this moment. We have left two alive for questioning, Princess."
Xiao Qi said gratefully, "Brother Deng and Brother Bao are here to help!"
The two of them unlocked the acupuncture points of the two people who fell to the ground. The poison in their mouths had already been taken out, and they were not afraid that they would take poison and commit suicide again.
"Tell me, who sent you here?"
Bao BuTong shouted angrily.
One of them knew that he had no way to escape, and sneered, "We are the dead soldiers of Emperor Tianxi, and we are here to assassinate King Yan Murong Fu."
Emperor Tianxi was the ruler of the Northern Liao Dynasty, and his title was Yelu Chun.
When he learned that it was actually related to Beiliao, Xiao Qi never expected it, so he quickly asked, "Could it be that the poisonous wine and assassins in the Changchun Banquet were also done by you?"
The man's smile became more and more eye-catching, "Yes, it's all our fault. As long as Murong Fu is killed, Yanbei will definitely withdraw its troops and support itself. Our predicament in Northern Liao can be solved, and Emperor Tianzuo can be dethroned from the throne in the future. Unify the Liao Kingdom."
Xiao Qi originally thought that it was Huizong who wanted to kill Murong Fu, but he didn't expect that it was Beiliao who did it. For a moment, the belief in his heart was broken, and his expression became a little dazed.
"Hmph, you said you are from Beiliao, but why do you speak fluent Central Plains dialect?"
Bao BuTong almost laughed out loud at this person's remarks.
If the identities of these two people had not been found out, he might be like Xiao Qi and be frightened by the other party's words.
The man's expression changed and he hurriedly said, "I am a spy from Beiliao lurking in the Central Plains. Naturally, I speak the Central Plains dialect!"
"Liu Qian, a native of Tangzhou, is thirty-six years old. He is known as the imperial city's internal servant. He is a sixth-grade official. He has not yet married. He has an old mother, a brother, a sister-in-law, and a nephew at home..."
"Zhang He is from Suzhou. He is half a fellow countryman. He is twenty-seven years old. He has the rank of military officer and is a seventh-grade military attache. He married three years ago and has a son. His wife is Mrs. Wang. He still has a son and a daughter. His parents are still alive at home. Only son..."
After hearing Bao BuTong tell them their origins and identities one by one, the two people kneeling on the ground suddenly shrank their pupils and looked at them in disbelief.
You must know that the identities of the two of them are absolutely confidential, and only a few people in front of them have the authority to know. Why does this unattractive middle-aged man in front of me know?
Seeing the expressions of these two people, Xiao Qi realized belatedly that he had been deceived, and was immediately furious.
It turns out that it was the officials who wanted to harm Murong Fu from beginning to end!
