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At this time, the neat arrows broke through the sky and shot straight towards the center of the stage.

A cold light shone from the arrowhead, bringing with it an endless chill. Over there, the Emperor's face was filled with anger, but there was nothing he could do.

Everyone hurried to avoid the attack, but the emperor only had a few hidden guards around him to protect the empress dowager and the rest.

"Protect the Emperor." Xu Yu cut off a person's arm and wanted to step over, but there was someone in front blocking him.

This happened very quickly, the guards didn't even have time to save him. Just as the cold arrows were about to pierce through the rooftop, the Emperor who wielded the power of life and death in his hands had already passed through.

'Swish, swish, swish … ' A wave of sword qi condensed into a fan, followed by a "ding ding ding dang dang" sound.

The sound of blade and sword clashing resounded through the sky. Ninth Prince descended from the sky, cutting off all the arrows that were flying towards the Heaven Opening Stage, his hands flashed with a cold light.

A circle of waves visible to the naked eye quickly spread to the distance.

Many people were injured by the sword qi. For a moment, wails and cries filled the air. Some people even soared into the sky to escape.

This chaos caused everyone to be at a loss as to what to do.

"Kill them all, don't leave a single one alive." Dressed in green, he danced with his black hair. After the guards surrounded the stage, he landed in front of Xiao Ting and the rest.

The Janissaries immediately took orders to fight those who had been exposed.

Xiao Ting was a little silly at the moment.

What was going on?

This was the Emperor's birthday, and this was the imperial palace. The most respected and safest place in the empire, how could so many villains suddenly appear here?

Everyone retreated to a safe location. After a few minutes, the noisy, chaotic, bloody, and wailing crowd gradually calmed down. The scene had already been preliminarily controlled.

On the balcony, there were layers upon layers, so many that not even a drop of water could trickle through.

Ninth Prince spoke a few words with Xu Yu, then sent Xiao Ting and the rest to the stage.

Although Xiao Ting was curious, she knew that sabers and swords had no eyes.

Thus, she took the two cutie s and the Zhaohua and hid into the crowd in peace.

The others didn't have that kind of luck.

"Imperial Concubine has fallen into the water …"

Only then did Xiao Ting remember that her aunt was still in the middle of the lake. Thus, she handed the two little fellows over to Zhaohua and the others for them to take care of, while she herself dug her way out through the layers of guards.

Sure enough, people had already left for the empty space on the lake's stage, and there was no sign of anyone there.

Although this matter had attracted the attention of many people, it was ultimately the Emperor who was the most important. Even more imperial guards were gathered on the balcony. A quarter-hour later, peace was restored.

A quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour, and an hour passed. From the beginning of the first month to the end of the first month, the entire palace was covered in terror.

The royal guards marched through every corner of the palace like ghosts, yet they did not find a single corner of Imperial Consort Xiao's clothes.

Outside the Yao Chi Palace, a group of palace maids and guards knelt in trepidation. After blowing on the wind for an entire night, the emperor sat in the middle of the formation and did not even manage to ascend to the throne. As time passed, his expression became more and more unsightly.

The empress dowager was already very old and had long since returned to the Zion's palace. Only the empress and Shufei had the right to accompany her here.

The empress's brows were furrowed with worry as she tried to persuade the emperor from time to time. However, no one knew whether her worries were true or false.

"Your majesty, please take a rest first. With chenqie waiting here, I'll immediately report to you if there's any news of your imperial concubine. How about it?"

This was already the Queen's first time begging like this, but the Emperor wasn't able to sleep at all. His little heart had been in a bad mood for the past few days, and because of Tao Zhi's matter, he was feeling uneasy, and now that it was his birthday, he was finally able to rejoice.

He didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"You … I see that you wish for her to disappear forever!" How could the Emperor, who was in the harem, not know of the entanglement?

"Your majesty, you wrongly accused chenqie, chenqie …" The empress was about to say more when the emperor gave her a cold glare and shut his mouth.

On the other side, Shufei was playing with a baby in her arms, neither fast nor slow, and her entire body was emitting the light of a mother's love. Even though the Empress was speaking in such a manner, she still sat there obediently, lowering her head as if they had nothing to do with each other.

He neither advised nor got involved.

This was the Shufei, the leader of the Four Concubines under the Consort position. This was the woman who could be on equal footing with the empress in the Imperial Palace, but was incomparably low-key, and no one dared to offend her.

He was talking about this woman.

After entering the palace for more than ten years, he would not approach anyone, including the Emperor.

If the Imperial Consort Xiao s in the palace were the most favored by the Emperor, then the Shufei s made the Emperor's heart itch the most.

"Shufei, say something!" The Empress held her breath and looked at Shufei in the end.

It was only at this moment that this concubine who had always been bowing her head and listening finally raised her head. Qing Ning's gaze was the kind that only those who had lived outside the mortal world would have such a gaze.

Calm and quiet, this was different from how it was in Ninth Prince.

Hong Shao and the rest had always been in the Yao Chi Palace. This time, something unexpected happened, and with so many assassins appearing all of a sudden, the Emperor had already ordered to thoroughly investigate everyone, including whether there were any fewer people who accompanied them when they entered the palace.

It was clear that those black-clothed men had been brought into the palace by someone. Otherwise, with the imperial palace's security, how could there be so many assassins?

As a result, all those who had entered the palace last night were still in the Imperial Palace.

Now that the four doors were tightly shut, no one was allowed to enter and exit at will.

Xiao Ting let them stay here, and when she rushed to the main hall, she just so happened to meet the Ninth Prince and the rest.

Xiao Ting immediately ran over with a smile and asked: "Duke, have you found Imperial Concubine yet?"

The Ninth Prince didn't say anything, but creased his eyebrows in an indiscernible manner, motioning for her to go back first.

After being rejected, Xiao Ting stopped in her tracks speechlessly. Unexpectedly, she discovered that behind Ninth Prince, Yuchi Fenghuang, who had disappeared for a few days, was also completely exhausted, as if she had not slept for a few days.

He was somewhat dispirited and uneasy.

Yuchi Snow also saw Xiao Ting, but she did not smile at or play with her like she used to do. Instead, she looked at her with a complicated expression before she followed along with the Ninth Prince.

From beginning to end, Xu Yu did not glance at Xiao Ting, as if he did not see him at all.

Inside the main hall, before Shufei could say anything, she stepped forward, "Royal brother, we have found him."

"Who?"

Xiao Ting, who was hiding behind the door, was also completely baffled.

Did Imperial Concubine find it? This couldn't be, otherwise how could the prince be found so simply?

"The Imperial Consort Xiao's people are at the Spirit Martial Sect. They were recognized by the guards outside the palace. They are waiting for the Emperor to summon them." Xu Yu took a step forward and quickly explained.

The emperor was anxious and did not notice the meaning behind their words. He scolded them anxiously, "Then hurry up and invite the imperial concubine in."

"This …" Xu Yu looked at Ninth Prince.

"What is this?" What happened? " The emperor was furious. He was worried for the entire night. It was not easy for him to find the news of his little heart, yet this brat was dilly-dallying here. He simply did not want to live.

Xu Yu was still kneeling on the ground, not saying a word.

In the end, the Ninth Prince still cupped his hands, "Royal brother should go and take a look!"

The Emperor only wanted to see Imperial Consort Xiao at the moment, so he did not think much about what he had said. He immediately kicked Xu Yu to the side and rushed out to welcome him.

The Queen's gaze swept across Ninth Prince and Yuchi Xinghan's bodies. She was very secretive as she waited to see what kind of tricks Imperial Consort Xiao would play.

Shufei remained indifferent, coaxing the child in her arms.

Ninth Prince stood with his hands behind his back, and said, "If the Empress and Shufei have nothing to do, let us return to their chambers first!"

Before the Queen's butt could even touch the soft cushion, she heard these words. She could neither sit nor stand, so in the end, under Ninth Prince's calm gaze, she could only choose to leave.

Although this Ninth Prince held no power or influence, he was deeply trusted by the Emperor and was the only prince who had yet to go to the feudal fiefdom.

Xiao Ting hid outside the main hall. Seeing the emperor walking away in a hurry, she quickly followed him.

When they arrived outside of Yao Chi Palace, they were dumbfounded.

Imperial Consort Xiao was dressed in a palace maid attire, with the hair of the palace maid combing through. She was quietly lying down on a soft cloth, with her eyes slightly closed, as though she was asleep.

When the Emperor saw this scene, he was shocked and retreated a few steps. "My beloved concubine, what happened to you?"

Xu Yu who had followed him out quickly supported him from behind, and said: "Your majesty, please take care of the dragon's body."

"Imperial Consort, what happened to her?" The emperor shook off Xu Yu's hand, walked over to the imperial concubine and squatted down, his voice was low.

"Who killed her?" He caressed Imperial Consort Xiao's cheeks that could be broken by the wind and asked with a trembling voice.

When Xiao Ting heard this, she was immediately dumbfounded. She took a step forward and asked: "Is Aunt dead?"

"It was fine last night, why did it go?" Xiao Ting also squatted on the other side, feeling pain in her heart.

"Go investigate who did this. I want to avenge my beloved concubine."

"That's right, tell I who harmed her aunt, I is going to pull out his tendons and skin, tear apart his bones and drink his blood." Xiao Ting puffed up her cheeks with a face full of anger.

Xu Yu looked at the two people in front of him and was at a loss of what to do.

Even the Emperor was stunned when he heard Xiao Ting's words.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Imperial Consort Xiao, she …"

"She is the imperial concubine, the only imperial concubine personally conferred by me." The emperor was furious.

Xu Yu shuddered and kept quiet, then replied: "This general knows his wrongs, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me, this general wants to say, the Emperor Imperial Concubine isn't dead yet."

"Huh?"

"What?"

The emperor and Xiao Ting were both struck dumb at the same time.

The two of them were already thinking of taking revenge on this vile character, but they didn't expect that they would make a mistake.

Facing the two pairs of wide-open eyes, Xu Yu's forehead began to sweat.

There were some things that he could not speak of. There were still the Ninth Prince explaining in front of him, so he could only bite the bullet and reply, "The Empress just fainted, and nothing serious happened."

"Then why didn't you say that earlier, you damned thing?" The Emperor was furious, so angry that he puffed his beard and glared.

Xiao Ting also widened her eyes. After looking at the imperial concubine in detail, she stood up and said, "Commander Xu, if you say a few more words, you might die.