Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Halfway through the banquet, the Second Prince, who was sitting next to Duke Chongguo, stood up and bowed to the Emperor and Empress, saying, "Grandmother, Father, and Mother, your Majesty, Hao'er has prepared a program today to entertain them."

"Oh? What has my son prepared? Come and see." said the queen with a smile.

She was very happy that her son was helping her.

The Peach Blossom Banquet is held once a year and is hosted by the Queen.

When Queen Chu hosted the event in the past, there were a lot of people coming to support her. The emperor once praised her for her cleverness, and both the emperor and his ministers were happy.

Ever since I became the one hosting it, and despite having put in a lot of effort, the Peach Blossom Banquet seemed to be attracting less and less interest in people.

If word hadn't been leaked early this year that the royal family was interested in selecting princesses for the princes, there might not have been so many people attending.

Xiao Haoze turned around, looked around, and his eyes fell on Xiao Chenze.

"Big brother and I haven't seen each other for a long time. How about we go on stage together today and choose between sword dancing and flute playing? How about I let you choose first?"

Everyone's eyes widened.

There was another good show to watch.

Everyone knows that the eldest prince and the second prince are incompatible. They are performing a show together. Are they preparing to fight while they are performing?

"Not very good," Xiao Chenze replied coldly, took a sip of peach wine, and glanced at Xiao Haoze, "You don't deserve it."

There was silence below.

Those who love gossip will be very excited.

This is a complete slap in the face. What was the Second Prince thinking? He is asking for trouble.

No, no, maybe the second prince did it on purpose. He knew what kind of person the eldest prince was and invited him on purpose.

If the eldest prince agreed, he would feel aggrieved; if he refused, people would think he had no magnanimity.

If he speaks rudely again, my God, he will be considered immoral and unfit to be the crown prince.

The queen had a gloomy face, but she was actually cheering in her heart.

The Emperor frowned and was about to speak when the Fourth Prince spoke up, "Let me do it, let me do it. Second Brother, you may not remember that I am the best at playing the flute. Let me team up with you. I'll play the flute while you dance with the sword. Let's win the jackpot together."

Everyone started laughing at his joke.

"Yeah, yeah, we're so lucky today, haha."

"Please welcome the two princes, please come in."

The sound of the flute rang out, and everyone's attention turned to the stage.

Shen Li sat in the back, looking at Xiao Chenze's back.

The accent he used just now seemed familiar. If it weren't for the different appearance, he would really be like the person I saved on the way to Beijing.

The sound of the flute is indeed beautiful, ethereal and high-pitched, gentle and melodious, which makes people intoxicated and deeply immersed in it.

Suddenly, a sound of breaking through the air pierced through the sound of the flute, and an arrow shot towards the platform at an extremely fast speed.

Fang Yao leaped up and rushed towards the emperor.

"There's an assassin, an assassin," Eunuch Chang shouted, "Hurry up, protect the emperor, protect the emperor."

Before Fang Yao could get over, the arrow had already hit the emperor with such force that the emperor leaned back and fell to the ground.

Fang Yao suddenly rushed forward, flipped over and jumped out, letting the emperor fall steadily on him. He grabbed the tablecloth and swept it across the sky, knocking the following arrows to the ground.

At the same time, a sharp whistle blew out of his mouth, and the dust cloth covering the side was suddenly lifted up, revealing a large group of men in tight clothes.

The palace guards all rushed here and surrounded the venue tightly.

The men in tight clothes jumped to a high place, looked around, and rushed towards the direction where the arrow was shot.

The sounds of fighting and shouting were thrilling.

Everyone was stunned. When they heard that there was an assassin, they quickly lay down and hid behind the table. They were so scared that they trembled and didn't dare to raise their heads.

Xiao Chenze rushed over the moment the arrow was shot at the emperor. Fang Yao caught the emperor who was lying on his back, and Xiao Chenze instantly caught the empress dowager who was almost fainted from fright.

The second prince, who was dancing with a sword, turned around and stood in front of the queen to protect her.

Shen Li pulled Cui Lan'er over and hid her under his arm. Using the cover of the table, he quietly observed his surroundings.

Fortunately, my uncle made arrangements in advance. Except for the first few arrows which were very dangerous, the subsequent arrows and assassins were all blocked on the periphery by the man in tight clothes.

The fight didn't last long and ended without any casualties.

The imperial guard Mu Heng had been leading his men around the emperor. His men reported that all the assassins had been killed. They had bitten their poisonous teeth in their mouths and died of the poison. No one survived.

The situation was quickly brought under control, leaving everyone in shock.

Under the protection of Fang Yao and Mu Heng, the emperor quickly left here.

The Queen Mother and the Empress also left afterwards.

The others had not received any instructions and were to stay where they were and not move.

No one dared to speak at this time. The timid ones had to cover their mouths even when they were crying, for fear that the imperial guards would hear them and take them out.

Cui Lan'er's face was pale, her teeth were chattering, and her hands were shaking badly. She looked at Shen Li in horror, her lips moving a few times, and she couldn't even call out "sister".

Shen Li hugged her and patted her back comfortingly, "It's okay, don't be afraid, it's okay."

A young eunuch hurried over, came to Shen Li's desk without saying a word, leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Miss Shen, the general wants you to go to the imperial study, quickly, quickly."

Shen Li stared at him closely.

The eunuch was anxious. He covered his mouth with his hand, leaned closer, and lowered his voice, saying, "I am the general's servant. The empress dowager is ill in the imperial study. The general wants you to go there quickly. He said that only you know how to use the things in the medicine box, and no one else can."

Only her uncle knew about the medicine box. When Shen Li heard him say that, she knew he was not trying to cheat her.

He quickly stood up, called over the nearest guard, pointed at Cui Lan'er and said to the guard, "You guard her. If anything goes wrong, you will be held responsible."

The guard hurriedly bowed and said, "I dare not. Don't worry, Miss Shen, I will definitely protect her."

Seeing Lord Cui also running over, Shen Li didn't bother to say anything more and quickly followed the eunuch away.

As soon as the two men left the crowd's sight, two strong-dressed men jumped out. After bowing and saying "Excuse me", they each carried Shen Li and the eunuch, jumped onto the wall, and flew over the roof.

Shen Li's hands were full of silver needles, and she was watching the movements vigilantly.

After a while, they arrived at the imperial study.

The man in tight clothes landed outside the door of the imperial study. Shen Li's hair was disheveled. She finally managed to stand steady. When she looked up, she saw Xiao Chenze and Xiao Haoze, one on each side, holding a sword in their hands, staring at her with suspicion.

The eunuch only said, "The general asked her to come."

The two men turned their gazes away coldly and led the palace guards to other places.

In the imperial study room.

Fang Yao and two imperial physicians stood beside the emperor, each inhaling an asthma inhaler. Shen Li then realized that her uncle had prepared it for the emperor.

The queen is not here. She should have been sent back to her palace.

The empress dowager lay on the small couch in the imperial study, opened her mouth wide and inhaled hard. Her mouth seemed like a black hole, bottomless.

Doctor Wang was quickly inserting a silver needle into the Empress Dowager's body and kneeling beside her, calling her repeatedly, but there was no response at all.

Instead, his breathing became weaker and weaker, and he could no longer feel it. Doctor Wang became a little panicked.

Nanny Zheng knelt beside the Empress Dowager and secretly wiped her tears. Although she tried her best to suppress them, sobs still flowed out from under her handkerchief.