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There were not many black-clad assassins, only four or five of them.

But it can be seen that each of them is a master. They rushed into the crowd, waving their knives and killing indiscriminately. In a short time, many people died under their knives.

Blood was splattered everywhere, and many people were scared and ran around in panic, not knowing where to hide.

However, after realizing what was happening, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion quickly made preparations. The palace soldiers went out to protect the guests. At the same time, they sent people outside to ask for help, asking the imperial guards and the royal guards brought by the emperor to come in and help.

After being blocked, the black-clad assassins no longer wanted to fight, knowing that they could not kill the emperor this time, so they split up and left everyone's sight.

"Chase them!" The leader of the imperial guards saw this and quickly gave orders.

The birthday banquet at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is a trivial matter. The key is that the emperor is here. If these assassins escape, the emperor's safety will still be threatened. This is because these people are incompetent.

So everyone followed the direction the man in black left.

At this moment, no one in the mansion dared to move. At least within the protection circle of the mansion soldiers, they could still feel a little safe. If they ran somewhere else and met an assassin, they would lose their lives.

Everyone was waiting for the Imperial Guards and the Royal Guards to catch the assassin.

Shi Lidie was also waiting for the result. Although she was shocked for a moment when the assassination started, now that she had calmed down, she realized that something was wrong.

The arrow that was shot at the emperor earlier did not seem to be aimed at the emperor, but at the queen.

Moreover, these men in black walked too fast. They just killed a few people and left. They didn't seem to be determined to kill the emperor. They didn't look like professional assassins at all.

It seemed more like someone had deliberately allowed them to show up to cause commotion and suspicion.

Shi Lidie suppressed her inner thoughts, stuffed the quick-acting heart-saving pill into the emperor's mouth, and gave him a few more injections to stabilize his breathing:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The assassin won't be able to escape."

"Fortunately, Princess Yun'an was quick-witted and helped me avoid the arrow, otherwise I would have died here today." The emperor said with a grim expression, "These assassins are so daring. If I find out who is behind this, I will never let them off easily!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the leader of the imperial guards came outside to ask for an audience:

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Shi Lidie helped the emperor out and saw the leader of the imperial guards and a group of brothers coming over with several large boxes and placing them in front of the emperor.

"What is this?" asked the emperor.

The leader of the imperial guards glanced at the people in Duke Dingguo's Mansion and replied:

"Your Majesty, I led my brothers to chase the assassins, but found that they went to the backyard of Duke Dingguo's Mansion. The backyard is where everyone in the mansion lives, and the women also live. The brothers did not dare to act rashly, so they were a step slower."

"After I rushed over, I ordered them to search the backyard. I will be solely responsible for any situation. We must not let the assassin who plotted to murder Your Majesty escape."

"But after the brothers entered the backyard, they did not find any trace of the assassins. Instead, they only found a few sets of black night clothes that had been changed out. In addition, there were several large boxes filled with..."

The leader of the imperial guards didn't finish his words, but just winked at his brothers, and soon the box was opened.

There were four or five boxes in total, one of which contained the dragon robe and the jade seal, and the other four were filled with weapons, which were high-quality swords made of fine iron, extremely sharp and tough.

"Duke Dingguo, please explain to me what this is?" The emperor looked at Duke Dingguo coldly and asked.

His tone sounded calm, but in fact, those who knew the emperor knew that beneath this calmness were emotions that he had suppressed to the extreme. If Duke Dingguo could not give him a reasonable explanation, then the Duke Dingguo's Mansion would be in great danger.

Dingguo Anlie looked at these large boxes and was completely stunned:

"Your Majesty, I don't know!"

"I have never seen these boxes before. Your Majesty, please trust me!"

When the emperor heard this, he immediately laughed out of anger:

"Okay, okay! You don't know, you've never seen it!"

"An Lie, you think I'm a fool, don't you? The things were found in the storehouse of your mansion, and you still dare to say you don't know? If you didn't know, how could this thing be placed in the storehouse of your Dingguo Mansion?"

"And those assassins in black, how come they just happened to disappear into your backyard?"

"They left behind a few sets of black clothes and disappeared without a trace. Is it because they changed into the clothes of your servants in the Duke Dingguo Mansion and blended into the crowd?"

The meaning of the emperor's words was very clear. He suspected that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion had rebellious intentions and was planning a rebellion.

Otherwise, the dragon robe, imperial seal and weapons would not have been prepared.

Treason is a capital crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan. If they really admit it, the entire An family will be doomed. So Queen An Yao immediately knelt down and explained:

"Your Majesty, these things must have been framed by someone!"

"The An family has been loyal for so many years and has never had any ulterior motives. Your Majesty, please understand!"

"Well, since you said this was a frame-up, let me ask you, is the Duke Dingguo's Mansion just sitting around doing nothing? Someone carried several such large boxes in, and the people in the mansion were completely unaware of it?" the emperor questioned.

"But your majesty, there is no need for the Duke Dingguo's Mansion to rebel!" An Yao explained, "Zhao'er is the crown prince and has always been close to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Why would the An family do this?"

"I sent the crown prince to repair the imperial mausoleum, and you got anxious." The emperor said, "You were worried that his position would be unstable, so you made preparations in advance and wanted to assassinate me at the birthday banquet. If the assassination succeeds and I die here, then according to the rules, the crown prince will succeed to the throne, and he will be able to return from the imperial mausoleum immediately, right?"

No one can convince a suspicious emperor.

Ever since many poisonous things were found in his bedroom last time, he now suspects that others are trying to murder him. He has his own logic in his mind, and as long as it makes sense in his logic, then it is true.

For example, today's incident was obviously done by the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

The Queen requested to return to her parents' home to celebrate her birthday, and took advantage of his friendship with An Lan to evoke his memories, then led him out of the palace and prepared assassins in advance, just to kill him on the spot.

He even prepared dragon robes, jade seals and weapons. If he died, and other princes tried to seize the throne before Ye Zhaonan returned, these weapons would be their trump cards.

"Your Majesty, I am eighty years old today. I will risk my life to ask Your Majesty to give the An family a chance and let them investigate this matter." The old lady of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion knelt and begged, "Even if you don't consider your old status, please give the An family a chance for the sake of your Majesty and Lan'er's past relationship."