[System prompt: Stupid fox, you can't drink pigeon soup, it contains poison.]

Su Mei smiled and said, "I've already guessed it. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary."

The reason why she kept it secret was simply because she wanted to observe the concubines present. Generally, those who have done something wrong would feel guilty, unless that person's mind was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After observing around, Su Mei didn't find anything unusual.

The emperor turned his head to look at Su Mei several times, but saw that she looked worried and didn't pick up her chopsticks. He thought that she didn't like the dishes at the birthday banquet, so he ordered Lai Fu to make some of her favorite dishes for her.

This made Su Mei feel a little embarrassed, so she picked up the chopsticks, picked a few safe dishes and took a few bites.

This person was determined to harm her. She didn't touch those inedible dishes, which made the person who was trying to harm her anxious.

The birthday banquet was going smoothly to the end, and the singing, dancing and music were about to end. Someone suggested that Yang Da Ying compose an impromptu poem to celebrate the empress dowager's birthday.

Yang Da Ying, who had been hiding in the corner, stood up, contrary to his usual behavior, and walked to the center of the hall with ease.

She first paid her respects to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress in a polite manner.

"Your Majesty, I will use this poem, 'Linjiangxian: A Playful Tribute to Mr. Zhan's Birthday', to celebrate your birthday. Although I did not write it, I think the meaning is very good.

I planted the black loquat tree in front of my door with my own hands, and now it is a thousand feet tall.

The countryside is just the old mulberry fields. On a moonlit night, cups and plates fill the air, while the children and grandchildren bustle with music. Seventy-five years of idleness, even if my temples are white. The green windows and the floor are painted with red makeup. From today on, I will get drunk for thirty-six thousand times.

Everyone's attention was drawn to Yang Da Ying on the field.

Beside Su Mei, an unfamiliar voice said calmly, "My Lady, please drink some sour plum soup. I'll fill it for you."

"Who are you?" Su Mei looked up and asked warily.

The only maids serving her today were Xiaolan and Xiaocui.

As soon as she looked up, she saw a palace maid with an unfamiliar face holding a sharp knife, pointing it at Su Mei and about to stab her. She almost shouted madly, "Bitch, die!"

Seeing this, Xiao Cui threw herself on Su Mei without hesitation and protected her under her body: "Miss, be careful!"

The next second, the knife pierced Xiao Cui's back, and the bright red blood quickly dyed Xiao Cui's back red.

Fortunately, Eunuch Lai Fu reacted very quickly and immediately had the palace maid arrested and made to kneel in the center of the hall.

After this happened, the hall suddenly became chaotic. The emperor originally wanted to ask the concubines here to leave first.

As soon as he arrived in front of the palace maid, Yang Da Ying, who was reciting poetry in the hall, took out a knife from somewhere.

She rushed towards the emperor with a knife in hand, as if possessed by a demon, and shouted, "You stinky scumbag, go to hell."

However, before she could get close to the emperor, she was kicked to the ground by the emperor and was immediately controlled.

In just a quarter of an hour, two assassinations occurred at the birthday banquet, and the targets were the emperor and his favorite concubine.

This immediately alarmed the Imperial Guards.

The Queen helped the Queen Mother back to Shoukang Palace, and the other concubines also returned to their own palaces first. The people in the hall were quickly evacuated.

Lai Fu asked someone from the Imperial Hospital to go to Su Mei's yard.

Qi Sihan was very angry and planned to personally try the two assassination cases.

Lai Fu soon found out about the little palace maid's assassination of Su Mei.

The young palace maid confessed that she was a maid in the imperial kitchen. A few days ago, all her family members outside the palace were suddenly captured. The other party threatened her with the lives of her family members and demanded that she kill Concubine Su at today's birthday banquet no matter what means she used.

Tonight, she originally poisoned Concubine Su's food.

However, Su Fei didn't eat a single bite of the poisoned dishes.

For the sake of her family outside the palace, she was so desperate that she thought of killing Concubine Su under the pretext of pouring wine, and then committing suicide.

In this way, family members outside the palace can also be protected.

But now, she did not kill Concubine Su. Even if she committed suicide, her family outside the palace would still be in danger.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. Please save my family members. They are all innocent." The little palace maid begged.

Hearing this, Qi Sihan's face darkened.

Those who are so brave have extended their claws from outside the palace to inside.

He looked up at Lai Fu and said, "Take her away. I'll leave this matter to you."

"Yes," Lai Fu said.

Qi Sihan added, "Please clear everyone out of the hall. I have a few words to ask Yang Da Ying."

Lai Fu was a little anxious, "Your Majesty..."

"Don't worry." Qi Sihan knew what Lai Fu was worried about, "She can't hurt me yet."

Lai Fu said worriedly, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The door closes.

The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet.

In the dim candlelight, the flames were jumping gently.

Yang agreed to speak, breaking the silence: "Qi Sihan, do you know? My hometown is very beautiful. The lights at night are very bright, just like daylight. Where we are, there is no distinction between high and low, everyone is the same. A man can only marry one woman as his wife, love her, protect her, and respect her. Do you want to know why I want to kill you? You, Qi Sihan, you deceived my feelings. You said you loved me the most, you called me Zhizhi, but all of this was fake. You hurt me for another woman, you betrayed me, so you deserve to die."

It seemed as if all the resentment in his heart was finally released at this moment.

Yang agreed and cried and laughed like crazy.

"You are allowed to end your life on your own!" After hearing her nonsense, the emperor didn't even want to say a word to her and just said this lightly.

As soon as she returned to the palace, Su Mei took action.

She originally wanted to go and guard Xiao Cui, but as soon as she stepped into the palace, she felt that she could not move.

She could only send someone to tell the emperor that she was about to give birth. She pulled Xiaolan and said, "You tell the emperor yourself that Xiaomei must stay with me. There are not many people I can trust now."

Xiaolan nodded: "My Lady, I know."

"Remember, inform the Empress Dowager and the Empress as well. If you meet anyone else on the road, don't bother with them. Find the Emperor first and have him support me."

Xiaolan responded: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely invite the emperor."

"If you are stopped when you go to see the emperor, don't worry, go find Eunuch Lai Fu and explain the situation." Su Mei said.

Xiaolan nodded: "Yes, I know everything. I will invite the emperor here right away."

Su Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief. She took a few deep breaths. The more dangerous the situation was, the more she couldn't lose her composure.

After Xiaolan left, Xiaomei helped Su Mei into the house, helped her lie down on the couch, and then asked someone to call the imperial physician and the midwife who had been prepared.

Su Mei took the time to close her eyes and rest. She wanted to rest up enough so that it would be easier to give birth when the time came.

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