Daranti's face suddenly turned dark and he came to the dazed Amire.

"Crack, snap."

He slapped the sleepwalking Amire with two slaps from both sides, waking him up.

"You..." Amire stood up suddenly and subconsciously touched the whip at his waist.

When she touched nothing, she remembered that the whip had been taken away by King Ruiping.

Daranti found out that she had accidentally whipped King Ruiping and scolded her.

Daranti was already dissatisfied with Amire, and he didn't even put in superficial efforts recently.

At this time, he was even more daring and started to fight directly.

"You ruined the great king's cause. How can you live with dignity? If you hadn't suddenly injured King Ruiping, how could they have suspected us so quickly?"

Amihe explained that she did not mean it, but Daranti would not listen and even joined other maids in ignoring her.

These days, Amire couldn't sleep every day and was in a state of panic all day long.

Ever since she knew that she was a chess piece abandoned by her father, Amire no longer had the confidence to be arrogant and domineering, and she dared not see Li Zhao. She hid in the house all day long and was in a very bad state.

His once healthy body is now so thin that he is almost unrecognizable.

Daranti had no time to show concern. She clapped her hands and said, "Come here, bring out all the fine wine and food from Southern Xinjiang. Tonight, we'll act early."

Hearing this, Amire ignored the burning cheeks and asked anxiously, "What action? What are you going to do tonight?"

Daranti looked at her coldly and said, "Princess, after tonight, it's up to you to wish for the best."

Amire shook her head. She didn't understand what Daranti meant.

"Meerdan, what are you going to do? Can you tell me?" Amihe pulled Merdan's arm in horror and begged.

Mai Erdan looked down at her with a complicated expression. He had been secretly in love with Amire for many years. He liked her heroic figure when riding a horse and shooting arrows, and also liked her arrogant temper.

After learning that the king intended to marry him as his son-in-law, Maidan also fantasized about the scene of their marriage like a shy boy.

Things are unpredictable. He did not marry Amire, but became the knife of the King of Southern Xinjiang.

The emotions of the past have turned to ashes, leaving only a little warmth.

"Princess." Merdan gently wiped the tears from her eyes. "I said we would eventually embark on this journey together. After tonight, I hope you can still see the sun rise tomorrow."

After saying that, Merdan pushed Amire away without any reluctance and left with Daranti.

When Amire first entered the Taifeng Dynasty, she was in great glory. At that time, she never thought that one day she would end up in such a situation.

In the evening, Mingyue Palace took out all the food and wine from Southern Xinjiang and filled the table.

A dozen people from southern Xinjiang gathered around a long table, their faces grim.

Daranti filled everyone's glasses one by one and said, "Come on, drink this glass and go on your journey with peace of mind."

The intricately patterned silver cups from Southern Xinjiang collided with each other, causing the full cups of wine to sway and shatter everyone's reflections.

Amire sat in a corner of the table, with his head down, out of tune with the others.

She realized that tonight's meal might be her last.

At this time, a wine glass was placed in front of Amire.

Amihe looked up and saw Merdan's hideous scar. Under the cover of night, the scar seemed smoother and less frightening than it had been during the day.

Mai Erdan bent down and gently clinked the silver wine glass with his: "Princess, this is a toast to you."

After saying that, Maidan drank it all in one gulp.

Without waiting for Amire to speak, Merdan turned around, picked up the leg of lamb on the table, and tore off a large piece.

The people of southern Xinjiang ate this meal very quickly. They had important events to attend to in the evening and could not drink too much. Everyone stopped drinking after satisfying their cravings.

When Amire saw them again, they had already changed into night clothes.

"Maerdan." Amihe stopped him and trembled as he spoke out his guess: "You want to... assassinate... assassinate..."

Mai Erdan covered her mouth: "Shh."

Amire's blue eyes filled with tears: "This is the Taifeng Palace, heavily guarded. What are you doing? Is this any different from committing suicide?"

Mai Erdan's expression was firm: "For the great cause of our king, the men of Southern Xinjiang will not hesitate to die."

"Don't go, please, don't go."

"Goodbye, Princess."

After saying that, Merdan touched the scimitar at his waist and quickly disappeared into the night.

Amire looked at his back and collapsed to the ground.

*

Daranti also changed her clothes. Her destination tonight was Yonghe Palace.

She knew that Mai Erdan's trip was dangerous. Rather than waiting to die in Mingyue Palace, she would rather give Emperor Taifeng a great gift.

Li Zhaocheng had been married for eight years and finally had an heir. Seeing that the child was about to be born, how could Daranti let him get his wish?

The queen's coronation ceremony is approaching, so I have to give him some gifts.

After much thought, "one corpse, two lives" is the most appropriate.

Daranti had accompanied Amire to Yonghe Palace twice before, and she knew the layout of the place very well.

It is said that when the imperial concubine fell asleep, only Ling'er was by her side to serve her.

Daranti has been practicing martial arts since childhood and is good at archery and daggers. He is more than capable of dealing with two powerless women in the harem.

She couldn't go back to southern Xinjiang, and she would die sooner or later. She wanted to make Li Zhao suffer terribly.

If the gods favor them, Maidan will be able to successfully take Li Zhao's life, and all their efforts and planning will be worthwhile.

Long live Southern Xinjiang! Our king will avenge us, destroy Taifeng, and unify the world!

Daranti was very careful along the way, avoiding five patrolling teams of Imperial Guards and arriving at the backyard of Yonghe Palace.

She nimbly climbed up the wall and landed silently on the lawn.

She landed on the ground and rolled over, then crouched behind a short tree to hide her figure.

The palace was very quiet, with only palace lanterns hanging outside the imperial concubine's room.

The palace lantern swayed gently, and suddenly the candle went out.

Perhaps the candle burned out, or perhaps the night wind was too strong. In any case, the only source of light was extinguished, making it easier for Daranti to move.

Daranti was very cautious. She squatted behind a bush for a long time and didn't see anything unusual before she walked towards her target carefully.

Just after passing through an archway, there was a creak and the door of the maid's room not far away suddenly opened.

Daranti quickly pressed himself against the corner of the wall, holding his breath.

"Ha~" The palace maid who got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet yawned sleepily. When she passed by the archway, she didn't even turn her head and didn't notice Daranti standing by the wall at all.

At this time, Daranti's knife was unsheathed. If the palace maid dared to look back, the knife would be stabbed into her throat immediately.

While the palace maid was using the toilet, Daranti found a secluded place again.

The palace maid came and went without even opening her eyes, let alone noticing that there was someone hiding in the yard.

Even so, Daranti waited patiently for a long time.

It was late at night and the world was quiet. Daranti could hear no sound except his own heartbeat.

She counted down in her mind, ten, nine, eight...

When she counted to one, she came to the imperial concubine's door with a knife.

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