Qi Chengyi said nothing after hearing the words "poor boy".
Fu Yunqing changed the subject and said: "The palace banquet will begin soon, and the Queen is attending the table."
On the pavilion in the Taiye Lake Pavilion, Queen Shuhui is graceful and luxurious, wearing a priceless golden phoenix and pearl emerald hairpin, a warm moon-white scarf around her neck, and a red mink cloak with a blessing and longevity pattern, with a circle of soft water exposed on the cuffs. Slippery fur, beautiful and dignified, a mother-in-law.
Her eyes were calm and peaceful, standing beside Emperor Qi Wenjue.
Qi Wenjue held her hand and waved to everyone on the attic.
At the same time, fireworks bloomed in the night sky.
The brilliant light illuminated half of the palace.
At the beginning of the banquet, the actors from the Ensemble Division came on stage and sang and danced.
After all the superficial work was done, Empress Shuhui Li Shuhe took her hand out of Qi Wenjue's big palm.
Qi Wenjue exerted slight force.
Li Shuhe couldn't move his hand, so he laughed and said: "If your Majesty keeps holding me back like this, there will be countless concubines secretly jealous."
Qi Wenjue held her hand and gradually tightened his grip, causing Li Shuhe's finger bones to hurt and sweat to form on his forehead.
His voice was majestic and cold: "Are you so resistant to me?"
Li Shuhe said nothing, but the smile on his lips became a little sour.
At this time, Concubine Yu came up with a thick cloak and put it on Qi Wenjue's shoulders. She said tenderly: "Your Majesty, the wind in the attic is strong, so be careful of catching a cold."
"Concubine Yu is still gentle and considerate, unlike some people." Qi Wenjue relaxed his hand.
Li Shuhe bowed slightly: "Since Concubine Yu is waiting here, I will leave first."
"You——" Qi Wenjue shook his sleeves angrily.
Concubine Yu quickly stroked Qi Wenjue's heart and coaxed with gentle words: "Today is the Queen's birthday party, so don't get angry with her. The Queen is a sweetheart, and her temper has always been like this. She probably likes peace and quiet, not love. Look at these lively fireworks.”
Looking at the two people's backs, Li Shuhe lowered his head and pinched the red sandalwood Buddha beads in his hand: "I have fallen short in cultivating my moral character. You guys eat and drink well, but I am exhausted."
She didn't take a bite of the delicacies on the table.
"Leaving?" Qi Wenjue asked.
Concubine Yu responded obediently: "Let's go."
Qi Wenjue threw away Concubine Yu's cloak and left the table with a dark face.
The Queen and Emperor had already left the banquet, and all the officials and their families finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer behaved cautiously.
Concubine Yu stood in the attic and looked out. Her eyes accidentally fell on Fu Yunqing and Qi Chengyi, and she narrowed her eyes slightly.
How did these two get together?
Concubine Yu's eyes were a little sinister.
As soon as Li Shuhe walked out of the attic, she heard Qi Wenjue's footsteps behind her. When she was about to pretend not to hear and leave Taiye Pond, suddenly——
A poison-quenched sharp arrow shot through the sky in the night!
Li Shuhe's eyes suddenly widened!
The nanny next to her immediately rushed forward and blocked the arrow for her!
The beads in Li Shuhe's hand fell to the ground. Looking at the nanny who died from an arrow, he called out urgently: "Medical doctor Xuanxuan! There is an assassin!"
Hundreds of sharp arrows were fired from the sky!
The banquet suddenly became a mess!
The officials and their families were running away and hiding, and there were screams, running sounds, and tea bowls breaking all around...
Fu Yunqing reacted sharply, and immediately pulled out the sword of the nearby guard, flew towards the attic, and stood in front of Li Shuhe. He remained calm in the face of danger, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Don't be afraid, Queen, as long as I am here, I will definitely protect you." !”
Also flying in at the same time as her was Qi Chengyi.
Qi Chengyi grabbed a long knife and guarded it in front of Qi Wenjue.
There was an assassin at the birthday banquet. Qi Wenjue's face was extremely ugly and he got angry: "Where are the Royal Forest Army? Where are the Imperial Guards? Are the Imperial Army eating shit?! Someone come quickly to protect the families of the officials!"
Qi Wenjue and Li Shuhe were close, and he pulled her behind him to protect her: "Hide behind and hide."
The handle of the knife whirled in Fuyunqing's hand, cutting off several sharp arrows cleanly!
Qi Chengyi took off his outer shirt and blocked several flying arrows, preventing any of them from hurting Qi Wenjue at all!
Qi Wenjue looked at the man with extraordinary martial arts skills in front of him and felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't remember.
While he was distracted, three sharp arrows were shot from three directions: east, west, north and west!
"Your Majesty!!" shouted Feng'an, the chief chamberlain!
Qi Wenjue couldn't dodge these three sharp arrows. Just when everyone's hearts were hanging in their throats——
Qi Chengyi quickly blocked in front of Qi Wenjue and cut off two sharp arrows, but he was still a moment too late. The last sharp arrow shot directly through his shoulder blade!
Qi Chengyi spat out a mouthful of blood, his body was shaky, and he was half-kneeling on the ground!
Fu Yunqing rushed forward, stood in front of Qi Chengyi, and asked, "Did you hurt any vital parts?"
Qi Chengyi looked at the beautiful woman protecting him in front of him in the shadow of the sword, and shook his head after being in a daze for a moment.
At this time, Qi Wenjue was about to become furious. Jiang Xingwei, the commander of the Jinyi Guards and the governor of the East and West Factory, finally arrived with his troops!
Within a moment, the assassination was quickly put to rest with thunderous means.
"Your Majesty, my rescue is too late! Your Majesty, please punish me!" Jiang Xingwei, the chief general of the imperial forest army and the commander of the imperial guard all knelt down.
"Today, the officers on duty each received three hundred rods and were fined half a year's salary! Get out of here!" Qi Wenjue looked at Qi Chengyi, who was seriously injured by blocking an arrow for him, and softened his face, "What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"My son's name is Qi Chengyi."
When he called himself his son, Qi Wenjue frowned and didn't quite remember that he had such a son. After hearing the name, he thought of a long-ago event. He was silent for a while, thinking slowly and said: "Your mother's clan You were wrong, and you were punished in the cold palace for several years. Today, you have done a good job in rescuing me, and your loyalty is a lesson. Let's balance out the merits and demerits, move out of the cold palace, and resume your status as a prince."
Restore the status of a prince?
Seeing that the turmoil was calmed down, Concubine Yu, who had been hiding in the small attic, immediately walked over quickly and called out: "Your Majesty, how can this be done? This son is the daughter of the former empress. Her mother's family committed such treacherous rebellion. What if he has evil intentions after being allowed to regain his status as a prince?"
Qi Wenjue frowned slightly. He never liked others interfering in his decisions.
Feng An flattered and advised: "Concubine Yu, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics..."
Concubine Yu's face turned a little gray, and she lowered her head and saluted: "I know I was wrong."
"I think Cheng Yi is a very good kid. He is brave enough to defend His Majesty from his arrows. He is loyal and loyal. He is not like some people who hide when they encounter assassins. Concubine Yu, you said Cheng Yi has evil intentions. But I risked my life to block His Majesty's arrows, so what about you?" Li Shuhe curled his lips, held up his beaded green crown, and moved a thousand pounds.
Concubine Yu and Li Shuhe have always been extremely uncooperative.
Never miss an opportunity to add insult to injury.
But the clever thing is that the two people's eyebrows are very similar.
Concubine Yu was choked by Li Shuhe, and she forced a smile and said: "What the empress said is absolutely true, but I am narrow-minded. Don't take it to heart, the Eighth Prince."
