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Blood slowly flowed out from the center of Fang Xiaoxuan's palm and at almost the same time, Yang Xiao, Dong Jian, Dai Tu, and Qin Xuan all took out short swords they had hidden beforehand from their robes. Without any warning, the four of them moved at the same time and fiercely stabbed the short swords at Ma Yuan.
Let alone the current Ma Yuan who was defenseless, even if he was on guard, with his current drunkenness, he still wouldn't be able to dodge everyone's sudden attacks.
Pu, Pu, Pu! In the blink of an eye, his entire body was filled with bloody holes. He looked like a bloody gourd, as he laid down on the table in front of him with blood dripping all over the place. His eyes were wide open, and his body twitched all of a sudden, as though he wanted to speak.
This turn of events was too sudden. Not only did it make the guards dumbstruck, even Yin Zhun was shocked to the point that his eyes went blank as he stared dumbfoundedly at the scene.
Fang Xiaoxuan suddenly stood up, as if he had gone mad, he strode across the table and rushed towards Ma Yuan's corpse, immediately ripping off the order badge on his waist, then he rushed towards the guards outside and shouted out loud: "Soldiers, listen up! Ma Yuan has ill intentions, has the heart to rebel, and wants to kill the Son of Heaven.
The guards returned to their senses, each of their expressions changing. Ma Yuan was conspiring against them, and now he wanted to kill the Son of Heaven? This was clearly an added crime!
However, with the Defence Minister Badge in Fang Xiaoxuan's hand, the guards did not dare disobey the military order. They could only put down the weapons in their hands and entered the house in fear, kneeling down to the Son of Heaven.
The moment they entered, Yang Xiao, Dong Jian, Dai Tu, and Qin Xuan all rushed forward with short swords in their hands. First, they closed the door tightly, and then, the four suddenly attacked and killed the guards behind them without explanation.
At this time, Yin Zhun, who was sitting in the middle, was completely dumbstruck by the scene in front of him. His face was pale white like paper, and his body was trembling so hard that he couldn't even stand up.
Fang Xiaoxuan strode forward, knelt down and kowtowed in front of Yin Zhun, then said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, do not panic, tonight, this subject will help Your Majesty eliminate the traitors, clean his side, and take back His Majesty's power!"
Beads of sweat the size of beans slowly flowed down Yin Zhun's temples. Fang Xiaoxuan's words almost made him wet his pants on the spot. My beloved deputy, this... What in the world is going to do... "What are you doing?"
"Kill the Thief Tang, Qing Monarch's side!" Fang Xiaoxuan said word by word, and then he stood up and called out: "General Yang!"
"This lowly general is here!" Yang Xiao stepped forward, interfering in the greeting.
Fang Xiaoxuan passed the Defence Minister's order badge to Yang Xiao, and said: "General Yang, use this order badge to quickly gather all the palace guards, close all the doors and guard the walls of the palace. You must take Feng Army outside the palace!"
"This lowly general understands!" Yang Xiao replied as he received the order badge. Then, he bowed deeply towards Yin Zhun and walked out.
Tonight's operation was something that Fang Xiaoxuan had meticulously planned. It was not enough to just kill Tang Yin, so he had to control the guards in the palace and ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven. Only by doing so could the imperial palace smoothly take over the authority of the Feng Country.
Ma Yuan had already been killed by him, and the order badge was in their hands, what he needed to do now was to wait for the princess's good news.
On the other side, Yonghe Palace.
Tang Yin did not have the clairvoyant and clairaudient ears, so he naturally did not know about what happened in the imperial study. At this moment, his entire mind was occupied by Yin Rou. The sky grew darker and darker. According to his original plan, Yin Rou knew clearly in his heart that he could no longer drag this on any further.
She struggled free from Tang Yin's embrace, smiling as she picked up a piece of dessert from the plate and placed it next to Tang Yin's mouth.
Tang Yin was still lying on the collapsed bed and did not sit up. He sniffed the osmanthus cake that Yin Rou passed over and sure enough, there was a strong smell of osmanthus blossoms. He smiled and asked: "Where did Rou Er get the osmanthus flowers?"
In his memories, there were no osmanthus trees planted in the palace. Shao Fang, the previous owner, did not like to admire flowers either. He was just casually asking about it, but it caused Yin Rou's heart to tighten. The hand he used to hold the osmanthus cake clearly trembled.
However, Yin Rou was still a princess after all, so she could still hold her breath at critical moments. She chuckled and said: "Of course it's to get the palace maids to buy it from the outside."
"Oh" Tang Yin opened his mouth, just as he was about to eat the osmanthus cake, he suddenly hugged Yin Rou's slender waist, and laughed sinisterly: "This osmanthus cake, it couldn't also have been bought from outside the palace by Rou Er right?"
Yin Rou feigned anger, she turned his body to the side and said angrily: "Ignore you."
Tang Yin was so amused by her cute look that he started laughing out loud. With strength in his waist and eyes, he sat up straight.
As he said that, he took Yin Rou's small hand that was holding the osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth along with her finger.
Yin Rou screamed out instinctively and quickly took her finger out from his mouth. Her little face was red and hot, as she pinched Tang Yin's waist angrily. Tang Yin laughed, but following that, he stopped laughing and frowned.
Seeing that, Yin Rou's heart tightened. She carefully asked: "Yin, what happened?"
Tang Yin frowned, he chewed on the osmanthus cake in his mouth and laughed: "I'm fine."
When he ate the wok, it was not the pure taste of the osmanthus flowers, but there was also a hint of a walnut mixed in with it. It was bitter and astringent, and his body instinctively rejected the taste.1
If the Gui Hua Cake had come from someone else, Tang Yin would definitely spit it out without hesitation. However, it was Yin Rou's doing, and he could not bear to puke it out, nor could she bear to hurt her heart, so no matter how much she hated the taste, she would still bite the bullet and swallow it.
Seeing Tang Yin finish eating all of the osmanthus cake, Yin Rou also heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
She reached out her white lotus like arms and wrapped them around Tang Yin's neck, allowing him to lie down on her lap. Then, she caressed his face as she softly said, "Yin, don't go back tonight.
Tang Yin's will could reject any woman's invitation, but Yin Rou's invitation would make him melt.
He comfortably rested his head on Yin Rou's knees and smelled the fragrance that made him feel at peace and warmth. He slowly closed his eyes and said softly, "Alright, tonight, I will stay behind to accompany Rou Er ?"
Yin Rou laughed and hugged Tang Yin even more tightly, as if they were being spoiled at the same time, as if she wanted to make Tang Yin promise: "In the future, you must also accompany me."
"Mm, always, forever ?" Tang Yin promised, but his stomach was already starting to feel intense pain as if a knife was twisting it, and at the same time, his consciousness was slowly becoming blurry.
"In the future, we won't be living in the palace anymore." Yin Rou raised her head, her eyes filled with yearning, and muttered: "We can go to a place with beautiful scenery, but no one will be able to find us. If you go out to hunt, and I work at home weaving and ploughing, it might be difficult, but it won't have all these worries, as long as we are safe and sound ?"
It was only then that Yin Rou suddenly realized that, unknowingly, a large amount of blood had already flowed out of Tang Yin's nose, dyeing her skirt red.
"Yin, what happened to you?" Seeing the blood that flowed out from Tang Yin, Yin Rou's face changed. He panicked and used his hands to wipe away the blood that flowed out of Tang Yin's nose. However, there was no stopping it. After wiping it off, more flowed out.
"Cough, cough ?" At this time, Tang Yin began to cough continuously. His saliva, mixed with fresh blood, turned scarlet.
No matter how innocent Yin Rou was, she could still tell that Tang Yin had been poisoned. But what Fang Xiaoxuan had given him was clearly the Drunken Immortal Dew, a type of knockout drug, how could he let anyone poison him?
Unless... Thinking about it, she could not help but shiver. Unless Fang Xiaoxuan was lying to her, it was not a knockout drug, but a type of poison.
At that moment, the cold qi that rose from the bottom of her heart almost froze her entire body, almost freezing her blood. She subconsciously hugged Tang Yin tightly and said with a sharp voice, "Yin, don't scare me, what's wrong with you ?"
At this time, Tang Yin's consciousness had already gradually left his body, but he could feel the warmth on his face; it was from the tears that Yin Rou had dropped on his face.
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, suppressed the cough, then raised his hand and gently caressed her cheek. He smiled and said, "What are you crying for ?" I'm fine... "Cough ?"
The moment the words left his mouth, Tang Yin started to cough uncontrollably. He lowered his hand and covered his mouth with his hands, trying to keep the coughing sounds back. However, his throat was still coughing, and fresh blood mixed with saliva was gushing out from his nose.
"Yin, I don't know. I really didn't know that it was poison. Don't leave me. I can't let you leave me like this ?" Someone! Someone come quickly! " Yin Rou incoherently shook her head and screamed, and then she shouted towards the entrance of the great hall.
Clang!
The door to the hall was pushed open from the outside, following that, Ah San rushed in first.
When the two of them saw Tang Yin lying in Yin Rou's embrace with blood flowing from his mouth and nose, they were so scared that their souls and souls flew out of their bodies. They quickly stepped forward and shouted: "Great King!"
When Xiao Min, Ao Qing and the other palace maids who followed saw this scene, they all screamed out at the same time.
There was no third person in the hall, and the windows were tightly closed. Obviously, no assassin had entered before as well. There was only the princess and Feng King, how could the Feng King become like this?
Whether it was Ah San, Ah Si, Xiao Min, or the others, none of them thought that they could poison the princess in that way, and furthermore, none of them dared to think in that direction.
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