When the song ended, the dancers in their light gauze dance costumes slowly stopped their movements.

The leading woman in red swung her sleeves, brought a glass of wine, and slowly walked towards Emperor Yuan Qing.

After the dance, wine is offered.

This was a common occurrence at subsequent banquets, so no one thought it was strange.

But no one expected that the dancer in red would suddenly take out a dagger from her sleeve when she walked in front of Emperor Yuan Qing.

A cold light flashed, and Lu Chenxiao immediately realized something was wrong. He leaped towards Emperor Yuan Qing and shouted, "Protect the emperor!"

Seeing that her plan had been discovered, the woman in red sped up and stabbed Emperor Yuan Qing.

The dancers who were originally preparing to leave the stage also drew out the soft swords at their waists at the same time and attacked towards Emperor Yuan Qing together.

The Royal Guards and the generals present responded quickly.

The scene was in chaos.

Meng Yunshang quickly ordered Dangui, "Go to my mother and Linglong as soon as possible and make sure to protect them."

"Where are you, Princess?"

Dan Gui was a little hesitant, but when she met Meng Yunshang's cold gaze, she nodded heavily, "Okay, I'll go right away. Don't worry, Princess. I swear to protect Madam and Miss Linglong until my death."

Meng Yunshang nodded lightly and turned to look at where Zuo Youran and Huaian were.

I found that the table was empty, and Huai'an and Zuo Youran were nowhere to be seen.

"How could this happen? Where's Huai'an?"

Meng Yunshang was so anxious that her legs went weak and she looked around.

Finally she saw it from behind the pillar in front, and unexpectedly saw a scene that made her heart tremble.

Zuo Youran fainted on the ground, and Huai'an was having a knife pressed against his neck.

The man was dressed in black, and the wide brim of his hat obscured his true features, making it difficult to see his true appearance.

Seeing Meng Yunshang coming over, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he greeted her with a smile.

"You didn't expect it, Princess Heng, that you and your son would one day fall into my hands."

"There are many things you haven't expected," Meng Yunshang approached slowly.

"Princess Heng, I advise you to stand there and don't move, otherwise I can't guarantee that my knife will not pierce the delicate skin of His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

"Let my son go, and I can give you whatever you want." Meng Yunshang forced herself to calm down.

Don’t panic, you must not panic.

She couldn't give anyone the chance to hurt Huai'an.

Her Huai'an must be fine.

"I thought Princess Heng was heartless and didn't care about this kid at all. I didn't expect that my intelligence was wrong. Princess Heng clearly cares about him very much."

Meng Yunshang ignored his obviously divisive words and looked down at Huai'an.

"Don't be afraid, baby. Mother will definitely not let anything happen to you."

Huai'an nodded obediently, "I know mother will definitely come to save me, and I only believe what mother says, I don't listen to what others say."

"Baby it's great!"

The mother and son smiled at each other, with a natural understanding in their eyes.

The man in black suddenly became angry and stabbed the tip of the knife into Huai'an's delicate skin.

Blood instantly oozed from Huai'an's neck.

"Stop!" Meng Yunshang shouted in pain.

The man in black laughed strangely, "I have warned you, Princess Heng. If you provoke me again, I can't guarantee that the tip of the knife will not pierce the heart of the little Prince Rui next time."

Meng Yunshang clenched her hands into fists in her sleeves, and she heard her own voice sound icy and chilling.

"What do you want to do? My son is just a child. Whatever you want, it will be faster to come to me directly."

The man in black clicked his tongue twice, "Princess Heng is right. In that case, then you can help me take the life of the dog emperor."

"I know that you, Princess Heng, are skilled in martial arts and can definitely do it. One life for another. As long as you exchange it for the dog emperor, I promise to release your son."

"Mother, don't listen to him," Huai'an saw Meng Yunshang was silent and shouted anxiously, "Uncle Huang's life is much more important than Huai'an's life. Mother, you must stay calm."

Meng Yunshang was silent.

In her heart, no one's life is more important than Huai'an's.

Even Emperor Yuan Qing.

But she was not stupid. She knew that everything that happened today must have been deliberately planned by someone in order to assassinate Emperor Yuan Qing and drag their family into hell.

At this time, in front of the dragon throne, Lu Chenxiao had already repelled the red-dressed lead dancer.

The other dancers were also captured by the men of the Cheng family, and Emperor Yuan Qing was surrounded by an impregnable fortress.

At this time, no matter who it is, it would take a lot of effort to get close to Emperor Yuan Qing.

The man in black deliberately shouted at the top of his voice, "Princess Heng, have you made up your mind?"

Everyone's eyes instantly turned to Meng Yunshang.

Seeing Huai'an being kidnapped by men in black, Emperor Yuan Qing was furious and ordered the Imperial Guards to rescue Huai'an.

The man in black was not afraid, and he shouted to Emperor Yuan Qing, "I have already told Princess Heng that if you want to save Prince Rui, you have to sacrifice your life."

"Your Majesty, don't you love your nephew very much? Now, in order to keep him alive, you must be willing to sacrifice yourself, right? If you are not willing to do so, then you are just pretending to love him. Are you sure that little Prince Rui can really accept the fact that you are pretending to love him?"

As he said this, he used the blade to force Huai'an to look up, and whispered in Huai'an's ear with a chuckle, "See? Your uncle the emperor is actually the most selfish. How could he be willing to give up his own life to save you?"

"Huaian..." Emperor Yuan Qing was tied to the moral rack and looked a little ugly.

He knew that the assassin intended to sow discord between him and Huai'an, but as the king of a country, it was really difficult for him to answer such a question.

If he said he was willing to change, it would be irresponsible to the country. If he said he didn't want to change, it would chill the hearts of Huai'an's family of three in public, and make the court officials look down on him.

Just when Emperor Yuan Qing was in a dilemma, Huai'an spoke slowly, "Uncle Emperor, please don't listen to him. You are the Lord of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and your life is much more important than Huai'an. And this man is no match for my father. With my father here, Huai'an will definitely be fine."

This gave Emperor Yuan Qing a good way out.

But he ended up humiliating the man in black, and in anger he pointed the blade at Huai'an's little face.

Just as the tip of the knife was about to cut Huai'an's face, Huai'an pushed back with his elbow.

The blow hit the black-clothed man right in the vulnerable spot between his legs, and he instantly felt like a shrimp in pain.

Meng Yunshang and Lu Chenxiao ran towards Huai'an at the same time in tacit understanding.

Huai'an was closer to Lu Chenxiao, and Lu Chenxiao took him into his arms earlier.

Meng Yunshang fell behind by one step and felt a flash of silver light before her eyes. At the critical moment, she only had time to open her arms to protect Lu Chenxiao from behind.

The silver needle pierced the flesh and Meng Yunshang spat out a mouthful of blood.

Huai'an happened to see it and screamed in shock, "Mother!"

Lu Chenxiao turned around just in time to catch Meng Yunshang's limp body.

Seeing Meng Yunshang's face quickly turn black and purple, Lu Chenxiao felt that the blood in his body was rapidly draining away.

"What are you still standing there for? Capture him and I will interrogate him personally."

The Xuanyi Guards were dispatched, and the men in black were chased and fled everywhere.

Lu Chenxiao hugged Meng Yunshang and shouted, "Where's the imperial physician? Call the imperial physician!"

Nothing can happen to Shang'er!

Nothing must happen to her.

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