C428 Screaming late at night

"That will depend if you have the ability to protect her." Lian Fu caught the edge of his sword between his fingers and moved his body away.

Xiao He narrowed his eyes slightly. He absentmindedly felt that the cultivation technique was no longer that youth that only knew how to follow Lian Ruyue. His entire body faintly emitted a dangerous aura, causing him to have no choice but to treat this person as an opponent.

The sharp tip of the sword touched his skin, causing a slight tinge of red to appear. He said disdainfully, "Lian Fu, remember, no one can take Yue Er from my hands. When I liked her, you were still in the nurse's embrace!"

"Second Brother!" At this moment, Xiao Hu quickly walked over, and he held Xiao He's wrist with one hand as he exerted strength in his body.

"Hmph." Xiao He remembered that he still had something important to do today, so he coldly snorted and sheathed the longsword in his hand. His ice-cold gaze slowly retracted from Lian Fu's body before he hurriedly left with Xiao Hu.

Lian Meng narrowed his eyes. He moved his hand over his neck, leaving behind a trace of blood. His eyes reflected a trace of coldness.

Night came, and the banquet gradually came to an end.

Zhou Chengdi said to the left and right, "It's getting late, I should get up and return to the palace."

Lian Yanqing led the rest of the Lian Family to their knees and said, "This humble subject respectfully sends Your Majesty off to thank Your Majesty for his grace."

The rest of the people also knelt down, one after the other. "We respectfully send you off, your majesty."

Emperor Zhou Cheng, Lian Zhaoyi, and Feng Guiyao left first. The others also took their leave, including their mother, Lian Yanqing, Lian Yanfeng, and the others. They stood at the entrance of the banquet hall to send off the princes, princesses, and nobles.

Lian Yan Qing sighed inwardly.

Ah!

Ah!

As Zhou Chengdi and his team passed through the garden, two female screams suddenly sounded out from an unknown location. The screams pierced through the dark night, causing everyone to feel numb and stop in their tracks.

"Protect the emperor!" Jiang Keji immediately drew his sword and protected Zhou Cheng Di's surroundings along with the other guards. He vigilantly looked around his surroundings.

Lian Yan Qing hurriedly walked over and his legs became weak. He almost fell to the ground as he said fearfully, "This has disturbed the emperor. This humble subject fears that it might be some blind servant. This humble subject will send someone to investigate right now."

He frowned and looked around. Where did this voice come from? He wondered if Lian Shiya was faking it again.

However, after that, they listened attentively, but no one made a sound. The crowd held their breaths, not daring to even breathe.

Ah!

Just as Jiang Keji was about to retract his sword, he heard another miserable scream. This sound was truly terrifying in the dusky night air.

"The voice is coming from here, Your Majesty!" At this time, a person in the crowd pointed at a fake mountain in front of them as he spoke with a trembling voice.

"Liantian, hurry up and go take a look." Lian Yan Qing's brows tightly knitted together as he immediately instructed the manor's guards.

"Your majesty, why not let Chief Jiang go with us?" At this moment, Xiao Zhenhai walked over and whispered into Zhou Cheng Di's ear.

Zhou Chengdi felt that Xiao Zhenhai's words made sense, so he nodded and said, "Jiang Keji, bring some people over to take a look and see who is playing tricks on us."

"Yes sir!"

Jiang Keji and Lian Tian led their subordinates and approached the fake mountain together. Everyone was standing not far from the fake mountain and closely watched, not even blinking, afraid that they would miss a single detail.

The birthday of today's Lian Xiang was truly marvelous!

"…" Suddenly, a shadow flashed across the fake mountain as if it was a ghost.

This scared everyone so much that they all took a step back. Feng Yunyao hurriedly hid in Lian Zhaoyi's embrace, her eyes tightly shut, not daring to open them.

Liu Xi Ren subconsciously grabbed Lian Ru Yue's sleeve and whispered:

"What's going on? Why is it so scary? Is there a ghost?"

Lian Ruyue was not afraid. She squinted and stared at the fake mountain.

"How could a ghost let you see it?" At this moment, a voice came from behind them. Liu Xi Ren suddenly turned his head and saw a faint smile on the corner of that person's mouth — —

"Ninth Prince?"

"Yeah, ghosts won't be discovered. Only humans will be able to be discovered." Lian Ruyue looked back, met eyes with Feng Yunzheng, and lightly said.

"You, what are you two talking about? What the hell are you talking about? Why can't I understand? Could it be that there really is a ghost?" Liu Xi gazed at the faces of Feng Yunzheng and Lian Ruyue, unable to understand what they meant.

Feng Ye, who was at the side, also looked at the two of them, his eyes filled with deep thoughts.

..." "Ahh!" "Next, another shadow flew by, causing everyone to cry out in alarm.

"Halt!" He only saw Jiang Keji and Lian Tian swiftly flank him from the front and back. With a stern shout, they pulled out a trembling person.

This person was dressed in black, and his head was lowered to the point that it almost reached his chest. His black hair covered most of his face, and Lian Tian was holding a snake that was shaking his body.

It seemed that the person who had just screamed was scared by the snake.

"It really isn't a ghost, it's a human." Liu Xi Ren exclaimed.

"Kneel!" With Jiang Keji's kick, she bent her knees and knelt on the ground.

"Raise your head!" I would like to see who would try to scare the emperor by pretending to be mysterious in my residence! " Lian Yanqing's heart was filled with a stifling feeling as he shot a meaningful glance at Lian Angel.

In the sky, he bent down and grabbed her hair, forcing her to raise her head to face the crowd.

When Lian Zhaoyi saw this face, he was so frightened that he immediately took a step back. His eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.

Feng Wu Yao stuck her head out and looked. Her face was pale with fright as she tightly held onto Zhou Cheng Di's hand and said, "Yes, it's Hui Zhi, Ghost, Ghost, Royal Father."

Originally, the person caught was the one who was sent to the bottom of the well by the empress dowager to be burnt to death. Now that he suddenly appeared here, if it wasn't a ghost, then what was it?

Emperor Zhou Cheng looked carefully and saw that the person before him was indeed the palace maid Hui Zhi whose fourth son, Feng Qianyue, had purposely framed Lian Xiyue. His face immediately darkened; he had obviously been sentenced to death by the empress dowager, so why would he appear here?

Xiao He immediately walked over as well and took a deep breath when he saw the trembling person on the ground. He said, "Your majesty, it really is that palace maid. So she didn't die."

"He testified against His Highness, but someone who was already dead was still alive. Your majesty, this humble subject believes that this matter is of great importance and that there must be something fishy. We need to properly investigate this matter."

"Speak, why are you here? Didn't you already die? " Zhou Chengdi stared at the palace maids on the ground with a fiery gaze as he personally interrogated them.

"S-servant …" "Your servant …" Hui Zhi knelt down on the ground and shivered for a long time, but she couldn't say a single word.