The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

Today is the Qixi Festival, and the emperor and empress are personally presiding over the event, inviting other nobles and civil and military officials to participate.

Chen Suili was also an official appointed by the imperial court and was invited to participate.

The scene was grand, with civil and military officials dressed neatly and orderly as they went to pay homage to the emperor and empress.

The Empress would also come with her female relatives, and everyone would celebrate the Qixi Festival together.

Upon hearing the bugle call, all the civil and military officials entered the main hall to await the emperor and empress.

"The Emperor and Empress have arrived!"

A shrill voice sounded.

The emperor and empress entered the main hall.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Long live the Empress!"

Everyone knelt and bowed, waiting for the emperor and empress to stand before the throne.

"Rise, my dear in-laws!" a dignified voice rang out.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress!"

The voice was familiar; it was Hao Anqi's voice. That's right, outside the illusion, Hao Anqi was Chen Suili's sect leader, and Chen Suili worked for him outside. But inside the illusion, he became the emperor, and Chen Suili had to work for him again.

However, what remains the same is that Chen Suili dislikes the Empress very much, because this Empress is also someone she knows well, that is, Qingwu.

The reason he disliked Qingwu was that he had inadvertently learned that his sect leader liked Qingwu and that his sect leader had saved his life, which was why he was so loyal to him. His sect leader was highly skilled, steady, and loyal.

But look at Qingwu! She's always so carefree and irresponsible. As a woman, she's utterly shameless. In her eyes, such a woman is completely unworthy of her sect leader.

The key issue is that his own sect leader is in unrequited love, and he absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen. In his opinion, even if the sect leader's wife is not outstanding in every way, she is definitely not the kind of woman Qingwu wants.

Therefore, that feeling of disgust has always followed him. Even though he lost his memory, his instincts still made him unable to like the Empress Qingwu in this illusion.

In his illusion, Empress Qingwu bewitched the emperor, leaving his harem empty and her as his only woman in his life. Yet, she has no children to this day. The emperor is even under pressure to adopt a crown prince from a collateral branch, which tarnishes the reputation of the emperor who was originally diligent and loved his people. The emperor even tacitly accepted the rumors that he was incompetent, which was an insult to the dignity of the royal family.

Most importantly, she directly interfered in politics. Although he had to admit that this woman was very politically capable and would advise the emperor, this was originally the job of the ministers. She did it all by herself, which made the ministers seem useless.

This easily breeds laziness. The country spends so much manpower and resources to select talented people, only to find that they are idle once they take office. What kind of system is this?

"Today is the Qixi Festival, everyone please be at ease and take your seats. Let's have some singing and dancing."

With the emperor's word spoken, the banquet began.

Inside the main hall, wine cups clinked and laughter filled the air. Outside the palace walls, the curfew was lifted for the Qixi Festival, and people released lanterns into the city's rivers, praying for happy marriages.

The whole country was filled with joy, symbolizing the country's strength and peace.

Everyone was enjoying the delicious food, listening to the melodious music, and admiring the beautiful dance. No one saw that as the dance drew to a close, white powder began to spread outwards from the center of the dance.

Suddenly, a dancer, her eyes flashing with intense hatred, drew a short blade from her chest and charged toward the queen seated on the high platform, shouting loudly.

"Empress Dowager, die!"

Everyone was stunned by the sudden turn of events, except for the Emperor, who was closest to the Empress. He immediately stood up and protected her. Everyone was shocked by this scene; no one expected that someone would dare to attempt an assassination at a banquet.

Chaos erupted instantly, with everyone shouting, "Assassins! Protect the Emperor!"

However, everyone in the hall had inhaled the powder, and their limbs were weak, making it impossible for them to stand up. Even the emperor had to exert all his strength, and because he was so close, he was able to hold onto the throne and stand in front of the empress to shield her. Everyone else had already collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

At this critical moment, Chen Suili rushed forward, kicking away the dancer who was trying to assassinate him. Another accomplice, also wielding a short blade, immediately charged towards Chen Suili.

Chen Suili never expected that he would encounter such a dangerous scene when he returned after simply going out for a walk to avoid seeing the emperor doting on the empress. Before he could even react, his body rushed forward.

Upon seeing this, the emperor cried out, "Be careful!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Suili saw the emperor's expression and heard his voice. Suddenly, an image appeared in his mind that overlapped with the current emperor. He was stunned. It was as if he remembered.

But in the instant he lost his focus, the assassin behind him stabbed him. He snapped back to reality, and the short blade was already at him. He gripped it with his right hand, caught the blade that was piercing his body, and then kicked the dancer hard.

The dancer was kicked and flew down, crashing to the ground. At that moment, the guards outside the hall rushed in and immediately subdued the two.

The imperial physician had been waiting in another palace just in case, and the shout brought him over.

First, administer the antidote to the emperor and empress.

"Imperial Physician, quickly go and check on how my in-law Chen is!"

"Yes!"

The imperial physician responded and immediately went to treat the patient.

"Why did you try to assassinate the Empress?" Hao Anqi asked angrily.

"You tyrant! You've been completely bewitched by this wicked empress! Just because my father opposed her new policies, you issued an edict to kill him and exile us all."

The emperor seemed confused and couldn't remember who it was.

The dancer who was about to assassinate the man spoke again.

"Empress Dowager, do you still remember Jiang Haiming!"

“Jiang Haiming, of course I remember him. When I proposed the new policies, he was the first to oppose them. However, your father was killed not because he opposed my new policies, but because he harbored remnants of the previous dynasty and even formed cliques to restore the previous dynasty,” Qingwu said.

"You're talking nonsense! How could my father do such a thing? My ancestors were founding heroes, how could they commit such a treasonous act? It must be you who bewitched His Majesty and framed my Jiang family. That foolish emperor was bewitched by you, I wasn't."

Seeing that she was still determined to succeed, the emperor said, "How can you be so sure that your father wasn't helping the remnants of the previous dynasty to restore their kingdom? Do you really understand him? Have you never doubted that your Jiang family was also very prestigious in the previous dynasty and loyal to the previous royal family? Why would you choose to surrender when the army was defeated?"

The woman below looked increasingly flustered, and Hao Anqi snorted coldly and continued speaking.

"You must be very curious about who your father is harboring, right? That person is Princess An Qirong, who lived in the cold palace since childhood in the previous dynasty. She later changed her name to Wen Ruyu, and she is your mother."

The emperor's words were like thunderclaps, making Jiang Fu's heart pound. She felt that what the emperor said might be true. Thinking about the way her parents got along, how her father always respected her mother, and the Jiang family's favoritism towards her brother, and the things her brother was taught, everything seemed wrong and now it all made sense.

She collapsed to the ground as if all her strength had been drained.