The figure rushed in too suddenly, catching everyone in the hall off guard.
The dancers who were still dancing were thrown out of formation, and they all screamed in surprise, and the figure suddenly fell to the ground in a panic. The sharp sound almost overwhelmed the drum music and resounded throughout the hall.
"Killing someone! Your Majesty, help me!!"
The banquet in the palace was suddenly in panic, and someone among the dancers was knocked down.
Screams came one after another, and the originally cheerful palace instantly became a mess.
"Escort!"
The waiter Feng shouted immediately and stood in front of Emperor An. Concubine Yu and others were also extremely frightened and hid behind with pale faces.
Xiao Yan frowned, stepped forward and shouted coldly.
"What are the guards in front of the palace doing? They actually let people rush into His Majesty!"
Yu Yanfeng also changed his expression. He was responsible for the security of the imperial guards at the palace banquet tonight.
During this period, things were going on in the palace, and his two scandals had already made His Majesty very dissatisfied with him. Liu Tongen's frequent visits to the palace made him particularly uneasy.
Tonight, he did not dare to rely on others to defend the imperial guards. He had checked and arranged everything in advance, and he even brought the holy chariot to protect him in the temple.
But I didn't expect that despite such thoroughness, something went wrong.
Yu Yanfeng was also startled by the sudden intruder at first. After Xiao Yan said something, he broke out in a cold sweat.
How did a woman with an unusually embarrassed figure rush past the layers of guards outside and break into the Zichen Palace?
Where is the imperial army he arranged to guard outside? !
Yu Yanfeng subconsciously thought that this incident was directed at him, so he quickly stepped forward and grabbed the woman. When he pressed his hand on her neck, she blushed and could hardly speak.
Yu Yanfeng shouted sharply: "Who is so brave? He dares to rush into the holy cavalry. Your Majesty, I will take him down now..."
"Wait!"
Cui Lin stood up suddenly while holding on to the edge of the table: "Your Majesty, this lady is wearing imperial robes. She must be entering the palace for a banquet. What she just shouted was murder. She is looking for your help."
"This is the palace. If a murder occurs, it is not a trivial matter. It is related to His Majesty's safety. Why don't Your Majesty ask a few questions first?"
Yu Yanfeng's face suddenly turned cold: "The important place in the palace is heavily guarded. Those who enter the palace for the banquet should have entered the palace long ago. This person has never come before. Even if he is really a banquet person, he ignores your majesty. Moreover, she suddenly barged in. , who knows if she wants to assassinate His Majesty?"
Cui Lin said slowly: "Vice Commander Yu's words are wrong. If you ask for the facts, you will know. With you and Governor Xiao protecting His Majesty, are you still afraid of a mere woman?"
Cui Lin's eyes darkened slightly as he looked at the woman whose neck was being pinched and her face was already purple, as if she might faint at any moment.
"Your Majesty has not given any signal yet, Deputy Commander Yu took action first. If something really happens, can you bear it?"
He looked at Xiao Yan again:
"President Xiao, you have always been alert, why are you afraid of a helpless woman?"
Tang Ning's heart skipped a beat. The uneasiness she felt when she saw Cui Lin suddenly came true. She grabbed the corner of the table hard to steady herself. Rong Yue on the side also looked at the front of the hall with worry in her eyes.
After Yu Yanfeng was scolded by Cui Lin, he felt extremely angry, and suddenly had an intuition that this woman's matter might have something to do with Cui Lin.
Xiao Yan was not angry when Cui Lin deliberately provoked him. He just frowned for a moment and then turned to look at Emperor An: "Your Majesty?"
Emperor An patted the loyal servant Feng in front of him and motioned for him to get out of the way.
Waiter Feng hesitated and stepped aside. Emperor An said in a deep voice: "Yu Yanfeng, let her go."
Yu Yanfeng had to let go and looked at the woman gloomily.
After the woman fell to the ground, she covered her neck and coughed violently. The sudden air made her almost suffocated just now, causing her face to turn red from coughing, and her eyes to shed tears of fear.
Emperor An looked down at her: "Who are you, and why did you break into the Zichen Palace?"
The woman trembled all over, panting and trembling: "I...I am a member of the Xuan family. I came to the palace today to attend a banquet. However, because the Queen Mother is not in good health, I went to Shoukang Palace to visit the Queen Mother and accompany her. The empress said a few more words, which delayed the time to come to Zichen Palace..."
Xuanjia?
An Di was stunned for a moment, and looked carefully at the disheveled woman below, and then noticed that she looked familiar.
The Empress Dowager's mother's surname was Xuan. She had been disliked by the late emperor for committing some crimes earlier. He was once implicated and was almost deposed as a commoner. It was because of the Lu family's manipulation that he could save himself by severing ties with the Xuan family.
After Emperor An ascended the throne, in order to prevent outsiders from talking about his violation of the late emperor's wishes, he did not "rehabilitate" the Xuan family. After the empress dowager's pleading, he only exempted them from hard labor and took them back to the capital to be rich.
Until the Queen Mother fell ill some time ago, in order to appease the Queen Mother and give some face to the Xuan family, he gave the aunt whose husband died and was a widow with a child a royal title.
The person in front of him must be the aunt whom he only met a few times. During this period, she often went to the palace to accompany the queen mother. Emperor An met her twice.
At this palace banquet, she was recruited into the palace by the Queen Mother, presumably because she wanted to make the Xuan family reappear among the married women.
Emperor An felt relieved when he knew that she was not the assassin. He frowned and said solemnly, "Since you have come to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother, why are you here at this palace banquet?"
Mrs. Xuan's coughing stopped instantly and she almost couldn't continue.
Cui Lin was also disturbed by An Di's words. He was afraid that the topic would be distorted by An Di, so he quickly said:
"It turns out to be Mrs. Xuan. Since you were accompanying the Queen Mother, how could you end up in such an embarrassing situation? And what happened to the murder you just mentioned?"
Mrs. Xuan's figure trembled, and her face suddenly turned pale.
Cui Lin hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty is here, no one dares to hurt you."
Grand Master Liang glanced at Cui Lin with his eyebrows furrowed. He knew Cui Lin too well. He had never been such a "helpful" person. Moreover, Mrs. Xuan who suddenly barged in was acting too strange. He Couldn't help but look at Feng Qiuli.
Feng Qiuli also looked puzzled. He shook his head at Master Liang without leaving any trace, saying that he didn't know what Cui Lin was causing trouble for.
Grand Master Liang felt even heavier and felt that something was wrong.
Yu Yanfeng said coolly: "Cui Shangshu is very concerned about Mrs. Xuan."
Cui Lin glanced at him: "I am just worried about your majesty's safety. Mrs. Cui is a member of the Queen Mother's mother's family, and she was persecuted in the palace. Who can guarantee that such a bold person will not endanger your majesty? Isn't Commander Yu not? Should I share your Majesty's worries?"
"!"
Yu Yanfeng felt Emperor An's eyes turn cold and his fists tightened.
Cui Lin, an old man, how dare he give him eye drops in front of the Holy Spirit!
Cui Lin's target was not Yu Yanfeng. After speaking, he turned around and said, "Your Majesty, when it comes to the safety of the Forbidden Palace, it is better to be careful."
After Emperor An expressionlessly glanced at Yu Yanfeng, he said in a deep voice to Mrs. Xuan: "Tell me, what happened?"
