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The Emperor took a deep breath before sitting back down. "If you can give me a reasonable explanation, then I can consider taking it lightly."

The empress didn't show it on the surface, but she hated it to the extreme.

What was so good about Xiao Lingyue? Other than her seductive body, there was also her soft voice. What did she have?

However, she couldn't say these things out loud, or else the truth would be revealed.

The empress dowager also had an expression of disappointment. She was too lazy to even put on an act, the anger in her eyes towards the Imperial Consort Xiao had already turned into hatred.

Seeing that the Imperial Consort Xiao would spare her with just a single excuse, many people revealed a strange look.

Xiao Ting looked up in anticipation, wishing that she could speak up for her aunt. She was good at making up stories.

However, no matter if it was in hopes of her good or in hopes of her bad, they had never thought of it.

Imperial Consort Xiao would say such a thing.

"Ling Yue, there's nothing you can say."

It was clear that he wanted to die!

The Emperor's heart ached. He really wanted to knock this woman out. Did she know what crime she committed?

Right at that moment, a report came in from outside. It was the leader of the imperial guards, Xu Yu.

"This lowly general pays his respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"

"What is it?" The emperor didn't even have the desire to speak anymore. Although he was asking the Commander Xu, his gaze was fixated on the Imperial Consort Xiao who didn't know how to write the word 'dead'.

"I caught an assassin. According to him, he was ordered to sneak into the palace to steal some treasures due to the chaos last night. When he found out that there was something suspicious about him, I came to ask about it."

"What?"

The moment the emperor heard the two words, "Ninth Brother, come with me."

The Ninth Prince followed him, causing the entire room to be in a daze. What happened?

However, since the Emperor didn't say anything, they didn't dare to leave and could only wait in the great hall.

The empress dowager's expression was grave as she called over the empress and asked if she knew anything. The empress shook her head and at this moment, the Princess Yue stepped forward and said softly, "Royal Grandmother, Your Eminence just said that the thief took advantage of last night's chaos to sneak into the palace and steal the treasures."

"Yes, that's what he said." The empress dowager took the words and looked at her doubtfully.

"Grandson thinks, although the assassin from last night came with a fierce momentum, and looked really frightening, he couldn't hurt everyone, could he?"

The empress dowager's face sank as if she'd thought of something.

Only then did the empress dare to speak. "Just say what you're thinking. Don't keep us in suspense."

Princess Yue laughed and said: "Last night's attack on the palace banquet, those people were very close to us, but they suffered zero casualties. It can be seen that they did not do it to harm us, what is that for? Died? They're all dead. "

"If there really is someone who managed to escape, it could only be the thief who sneaked into the palace."

The empress dowager patted the table and said, "Xu, bring the person here. I want to hear it from his own mouth."

With that said, everyone understood.

That person had gone to steal something under the orders of the Imperial Consort Xiao. This meant that she had possibly arranged for those assassins.

Then, what exactly was the thing that made the Emperor extremely nervous?

Everyone was guessing, but Xiao Ting was too anxious to move, she was unable to move an inch.

He scolded all nineteen generations of Ninth Prince's ancestors in his heart, but to no avail.

"Hey, that's your aunt. I heard she dotes on you the most. You're just sitting here watching the show and not pleading for her?"

A familiar voice came from behind him.

If Xiao Ting could turn back, he would definitely spray him to death with brine.

Seeing that Xiao Ting did not react, the Fifth Young Master walked in front of her, only to see her eyes revealing a fierce look, as though she wanted to eat him up.

Ninth Prince had chosen a rather remote place. He could see everything outside, but he was not very conspicuous.

Just now, everyone's eyes were on the Imperial Consort Xiao and the Emperor, so they did not know what was happening here.

"I say, what happened to you?"

Xiao Ting sat upright on the chair, her body could not move, but her thoughts was spinning extremely quickly.

He started to wink at the fifth young master, hoping to express his thoughts.

The Fifth Young Master soon found out that she had been hit by an acupoint, but unfortunately, he could not understand her other meaning.

"You were hit with an acupuncture point by someone, it was done by the Ninth Prince."

Xiao Ting blinked with grievance.

"You want me to open your acupoints?"

Xiao Ting blinked again, this youth finally understood her meaning, causing her eyelashes to almost go out of her eyes.

Unfortunately, the Fifth Young Master's tone changed, and he said: "I don't dare, Ninth Prince will break my hand once I find out."

"Look at my hands. They are so slender and white. I still want my limbs to be healthy!"

Xiao Ting gritted her teeth in anger, looking at the Fifth Young Master who had a brilliant smile on his face, he cursed in his heart.

"Right, according to the rumors, the Ninth Prince doesn't like you, but he is protecting you right now. It's really strange."

Strange, your sister, protecting your head, he is just not saving you from death.

Aunt's life was at stake, and this dead head was still arguing with him. Curiosity was rampant, and unless she couldn't move, she would beat him up to ease her anger.

With no hope of rescue, Xiao Ting focused her attention on the hall.

That person was brought in by Xu Yu, and it was indeed as Xu Yu said. He finished telling all these and acted fearless.

"What exactly is Xiao Lingyue going to steal that Xiao Lingyue wanted you to go to the Palace?" the empress dowager asked coldly.

The others kept quiet, not daring to say a word.

This was also what everyone was curious about.

But that person, who was previously extremely arrogant and did not dare to say anything, who was not afraid of anything, was now stunned. He then looked at Imperial Consort Xiao and laughed heartily.

Then, he suddenly took out a small sword from his bosom and stabbed it into his chest. The cold sword's hilt pierced through his chest and he died on the spot.

He only left this one sentence, "Empress, I'm sorry."

This sudden turn of events caused everyone to be shocked. Those who were timid to the point of crying out immediately retreated in fear.

The empress dowager also didn't expect this to happen. She was so angry that she slammed the thing by her hand down directly onto Imperial Consort Xiao's forehead.

Imperial Consort Xiao did not dodge nor did she get angry as she allowed her to smash onto his forehead, leaving behind a red mark.

However, she only lowered her eyes to look at the dead man beside her feet, and her expression didn't change in the slightest.

It was as if the person before her didn't even exist in her eyes.

But because of this, the empress dowager was even more certain that everything that had happened last night had been planned out by her.

"Xiao Lingyue, what exactly are you looking for? "Ever since you entered the palace, the emperor has always been single-mindedly doting on you. How can a woman like you have no sense of conscience at all, and even had someone assassinate the emperor? You, you …"

The empress dowager had no idea how to express her anger. If it wasn't for the fact that the situation at the emperor's side hadn't been clarified, she really would have dealt with this wicked woman by herself.

He didn't want the Emperor to cause any more trouble.

"Your Majesty …" Before the male duckling outside could finish his shouting, he heard a "plop" sound, mixed with an "Ouch!" sound, and the eunuch was kicked to the side.

"Your majesty." Ninth Prince accompanied the Emperor by his side, and everyone hurriedly paid their respects.

"What's going on?" The Emperor was not in a good mood to begin with, so when he saw the dead, he was shocked.

The empress dowager recounted what had happened just now, directly pointing at the Imperial Consort Xiao.

The Emperor looked at the man beneath his feet. The viciousness with which he had attacked him was terrifying.

"Drag him out and throw him onto the unmarked grave. No one is allowed to collect his corpse, otherwise we will eliminate the nine clans."

No one had expected that the usually gentle and amiable Emperor would issue such an order. The empress dowager was shocked as well and quickly asked, "Emperor, did you lose something valuable?"

Then, she seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Could it be that the National Seal has been lost?"

Only this way would the Emperor be able to lose his composure.

The emperor impatiently waved his hand. As he looked at Imperial Concubine's gaze and her conflicted expression, it gradually turned cold.

Condensed into ice.

After a long while, he waved his hand to let everyone go out, leaving behind only a few members of the royal family.

"Yue Er, hand the item over. As long as you leave the item behind, I will let your Xiao Clan go. Otherwise …" The Emperor's gaze turned icy cold. At this moment, he was incomparably imposing, and the smell of iron and blood spread out.

"Other than this set of clothes, I have never taken anything else from this palace."

Imperial Consort Xiao replied indifferently.

"You're still stubborn even now? Do you really think you can get out of the palace?"

The emperor was enraged and ordered, "Men, bring all of the Xiao family's clansmen to my palace. Do not let any of them off."

"Yes."

Afterwards, the Emperor looked at the Imperial Consort Xiao again. "We will tell you this: if you don't hand the thing over, we will make your Xiao Clan completely disappear from the empire after an hour."

"You are above tens of thousands of people, but with the command token, who would dare disobey? I didn't take anything, believe it or not, that's the truth. "

The Ninth Prince walked over. The Fifth Young Master had already slipped away a long time ago, and Xiao Ting had despised him a thousand times.

Seeing Ninth Prince was like seeing a cat in a mouse.

Xiao Ting started to wink again, hoping that Ninth Prince would let her go.

However, she did not even look at her and just returned to her seat. She was still in the mood to drink her tea, and Xiao Ting even had the heart to die.

She could only beg her aunt to turn the situation around.

As the commander of the imperial guards, Xu Yu's efficiency was high. He returned to report in half an hour.

Xiao Guowei was immediately brought into the palace, while the rest of the Xiao Clan people stayed outside the palace, waiting for their orders.

"This subject, Xiao Zhan, pays his respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

"Hmph, long live! I was almost angered to death by your sister, how could I live long live?" Due to his love for the Imperial Consort Xiao, the Emperor had always been very polite to him.

And she was very much at ease with him.

The words that everyone used to speak were now coming out of his mouth. Why did he sound so fake?

Everyone could see that the emperor was angry.

But as Xiao Ting's biological father, how could Xiao Guowei be inferior to his daughter?

Then, he nodded and said, "This subject also feels that you won't be able to live long. If you were to live that long, wouldn't it be like an old turtle or monster?"

Everyone: "..."

How did you manage to survive till now?

This was what everyone thought. However, no one could refute his words, not even the Emperor.

Thus, he could only change the topic and get back to business.

In order to prevent himself from being angered to death again, the Emperor had entrusted the difficult task of telling stories to Yuchi Jun.