Spring Drunk Chang'an

Seeing Xiao Xun's carefree expression and his helpless heart, Song Bin secretly felt bad for Concubine Qu...

"Old woman, what do you think Qu is after? Her son has become a eunuch and has accepted his fate. I remember the prince said the other day that the Prince of Yan was trying to make peace with him and was trying to please him with flattering smiles and servile behavior..."

"The son who can inherit the throne has already been recognized, why is she making a fuss?"

"What's the point? If she succeeds, the eunuch's son will take the throne, which is bound to cause chaos everywhere. If she fails, she will assassinate the crown prince and empress, which is definitely a crime of rebellion. Even if the emperor sues her, he won't be able to save her. She will definitely die, and she will also drag down the Prince of Yan!"

"What are you planning?"

Song Bin covered his lips and complained softly.

"Maybe she can't stand the hopelessness of revenge, and can't stand having to submit to our daughter for the rest of her life!" Old Lady Song said softly.

She could understand Concubine Qu.

This woman entered the palace at a young age and was immediately favored. She was promoted to concubine in March, and to imperial concubine in May. In less than a year, she became a noble concubine. She then gave birth to Xiao Xun. Her life was smooth sailing. At the peak of her life, her old man issued an imperial edict to take down her natal family, including her parents, brothers, clan members and relatives.

Concubine Qu became a "lonely person". After becoming a criminal, this was the biggest blow she had ever suffered in her life. She hated the Song family, Queen Song, and the crown prince. However, Emperor Yingwu's love for her gave her the soil for "revenge". For more than 20 years, she had always hoped to help her son ascend the throne and avenge her father.

She dominated all the concubines in the harem and was on equal footing with the empress. She drove the crown prince out of the palace, and her son was favored by the emperor, supporting his power...

The possibility of a successful bid for the throne was right at her fingertips. She had always believed that she would succeed. However, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder struck and she was suddenly gone. Her husband surrendered, and her son accepted his fate. Her possibility of revenge, the only "injustice" in her life, her only remaining obsession, could no longer be achieved. She even had to bow to Queen Song, whom she had oppressed for half her life. Her future was destined to be bleak and without dignity...

Regardless of whether Concubine Qu was right or not, Old Lady Song just thought about her situation and felt that if it were her, she would probably make the same decision.

I would rather die together than live in humiliation.

Is there no point in living such a humble life? It’s a pity that Concubine Qu’s son doesn’t have the same fierceness as her. What a pity!

We can’t treat everything at once!

Old Mrs. Song curled her lips and looked upwards with her old and shrewd eyes!

The prince nodded slightly, his eyes sweeping towards the eunuch holding the imperial wine at the bottom of the stairs...

He hid his hands under the red lacquer tray!

There was a faint cold light coming from inside!

Old Lady Song knew that ever since Concubine Qu secretly arranged it, she had been sending people to secretly add something to the three meals of the Eastern Palace. It was not poison, and it didn't even have anything to do with "medicine". It was just some slightly rarer ingredients. The effect of eating it would not make people feel any worse, except that they would make them feel a little "lazy" and their bodies "stutter".

The Crown Prince had been busy with his wedding recently, working day and night, exhausted, and feeling a little unwell. If he hadn't known about it in advance, he wouldn't have thought anything was wrong, but...

Once an assassination attempt occurs, it means the difference between life and death.

Old Madam Song's eyes couldn't help but follow the young eunuch, and her body couldn't help but tense up.

Occasionally, out of the corner of his eye, he glanced to the side and saw his old man clenching his fists, as if ready to fight at any moment...

The rest of the Song family who knew about these things, the prince's confidant, and Queen Song all held their breath and clenched their fists. Only Liu Changan was completely unaware!

Of course, she knew there was a "rebellion" today, and the Crown Prince wanted to take advantage of it to "catch all" Concubine Qu's followers, but how exactly was he going to do it? What did Concubine Qu want to do? Xiao Chuo didn't say it explicitly, fearing that the little girl would worry.

She had no idea.

Well, most of the court officials inside and outside the palace didn’t know either.

They were all eagerly waiting for the prince to take the wine, take a sip, and understand the ceremony, and then everyone could "move" to the imperial garden for the banquet. Who knew that even such a simple wish could not be realized.

Following the words of the Minister of Rites, "Please drink this to your heart's content, Your Highness..."

Before she uttered the word "cup", the young eunuch who was serving wine suddenly pulled out a dagger from under the red lacquer tray, struggled, and stabbed it towards Xiao Chuo's chest.

At that time, he was only two steps away from Xiao Chuo.

At this position, 90% of the time, you can hit the target accurately if you are caught off guard!

The young eunuch was going for the heart.

"Ahhhhh!!"

"There are assassins!!"

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

"Here comes someone, escort me!"

The civil and military officials at the front of the hall saw it clearly, and shouted in unison, but with different expressions.

There were the prince's gang who had known about it for a long time and acted very perfunctorily, there were the unaware 'outsiders' who were terrified and wanted to die, and there were also the truly loyal ministers and generals who roared and rushed forward, intending to block the knife for the prince.

in……

Right here in Songbin.

Well, although he knew very well that his grandson was fine, as an old man, he could not help but worry...

"You ungrateful king, take your life!"

The young eunuch roared.

The dagger was only two fists away from the Crown Prince's chest, about to pierce him. Concubine Qu's eyes lit up, and Emperor Yingwu's expression was unclear, whether it was sadness or joy. Xiao Xun suddenly jumped up...

Liu Changan was also shocked and stood up, wanting to block it, however.

At the critical moment, Xiao Chuo suddenly looked up, his ink-like pupils flashing with irony, and his thin lips curled into a cold smile. He grasped the young eunuch's wrist, exerted force with his backhand, and turned the dagger around, stabbing it directly into the young eunuch's neck...

Yes, the young eunuch was short and thin, and he stabbed Xiao Chuo in the chest. Xiao Chuo turned around and attacked back, stabbing her directly in the neck!

Indeed, the difference is huge.

The young eunuch cried out in pain, his eyes wide open in disbelief. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, his whole body stiffened, and he fell to the ground with a bang.

Everything happened so fast, like a tornado.

Before the officials could even wrap their heads around the thought of the Crown Prince being assassinated, Xiao Chuo had already counterattacked. The officials who had rushed over, including Song Bin and Liu Chang'an, all stood there awkwardly...

For a moment, the scene was a bit awkward.

moment……

Everyone quickly came to their senses, "How dare you to assassinate the prince! Investigate, investigate thoroughly!" Queen Song was furious. She stood up and slammed the dragon table, looking furious.

Of course, she was acting.

But her anger frightened Emperor Yingwu. He suddenly came to his senses and looked shocked and angry. After all, although this emperor favored Xiao Xun extremely, he had never thought about doing anything to his other sons.