Chapter 134 Assassination
The singing and dancing party continued.

The people below, however, didn't have much energy to continue appreciating it.

Except for the opening and closing performances, there are also performances by singers selected from the music troupe.

All the performers are talented ladies from aristocratic families.

Some were reciting poems, some were playing the piano, and some were dancing.

If you perform well in this, you will definitely become famous in the capital.

The tacit understanding among each family is to let unengaged women perform on stage; those who are engaged basically will not perform on stage.

Those who are married will naturally be less likely to show up in public.

If someone takes a fancy to you, you will be labeled as a fickle person.

Not all the performers here are legitimate daughters, there are also illegitimate daughters.

The purpose, of course, is to find a good marriage.

This is a rare opportunity for them.

Although there are flower-viewing banquets in the capital, the women one can marry at those banquets are only of similar standard to one's own family, and it is impossible to marry into a higher class.

Not like at this Autumn Moon Banquet.

Who among the concubines here wouldn't be jealous of Honglian! She was just a dancer before, but now she is a princess.

Although they also guessed that this was intentional on the part of the emperor.

But she is the princess! The queen.

To them, Xuan Jiuqing was as gentle as jade, and as handsome as a man of elegant appearance. Even if she was an unpopular princess, she was marrying up well.

It's much better than marrying some old man as a concubine.

People on and off the stage have different thoughts.

The emperor held Concubine Li in his arms and sat on the high seat. He swept his eyes over the people in the hall and finally set his sights on the woman in white who was playing the zither on the stage. "I remember that Concubine Li is also good at playing the zither," he paused here, "I wonder if you are interested in playing a song for everyone?"

Concubine Li lowered her head and eyes, "Since Your Majesty wants to listen, I will perform my humble performance..." After saying this, she chuckled, her eyebrows and eyes were as bright and moving as the warm spring sun, "I remember that when the emperor summoned me to the palace to accompany him last year, I played the song "Blue Water and Long Sky" for you. At that time, the emperor praised my superb skills!" As she spoke, she bowed, "Today, I will play "Blue Water and Long Sky" for Your Majesty again! I hope the emperor will like it."

The emperor nodded with a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were not on Concubine Li, but on the woman in white.

Concubine Li looked up at the emperor, and seeing that his eyes were still on the woman in white, she felt a little jealous.

Although she didn't like the emperor, she couldn't pretend nothing happened when the emperor was so interested in a strange woman in front of her.

Concubine Li touched her belly and thought that even if this bitch entered the palace, it would not affect her.

She is now pregnant with a dragon seed, so everything revolves around the child.

So he stood up and asked the woman in white on the stage: "Who is the daughter of the He family on the stage?"

The woman in white put down the strings of her zither, stood up and bowed, "My humble daughter Ye Ling."

Concubine Li raised her beautiful eyebrows and sneered: "Ye family? I haven't heard of it." Her tone was quite arrogant.

The woman in white lowered her eyes and said in a clear and soft voice: "Your Majesty, I am the third daughter of the newly promoted Hanlin scholar in the capital."

Concubine Li seemed to have just reacted and said "Oh" in sudden enlightenment.

He complained in his heart that the family of a minor official of the fifth rank was actually able to come to the palace.

However, Concubine Li noticed that the smile on His Majesty's face had disappeared. Concubine Li immediately said to Ye Ling with enthusiasm: "Today, I saw that the third young lady of the Ye family is very good at playing the piano. I was itching to go on stage to perform. Miss Ye, would you play the piano for me?"

Concubine Li actually had selfish motives when she said this. She wanted to please the emperor and deliberately let Ye Ling come forward.

She just wanted His Majesty to take a good look at Ye Ling. Concubine Li knew the nature of men very well. What you can't get is the best, and what you get is just average.

If he is interested, just send it to him. He will get tired of it one day.

Ye Ling frowned slightly after hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and finally bit her lip and agreed, "I obey your command."

She walked to the side, took her piano, and slowly walked forward.

Concubine Li glanced at Ye Ling. Under the moonlight, Ye Ling looked very delicate, with fair skin and exquisite facial features, just like a lady in a landscape painting.

Concubine Li secretly sighed that this woman was so beautiful, no wonder even the emperor was interested in her.

Concubine Li glanced at the emperor and found that his eyes were always on Ye Ling.

So he said to Ye Ling: "I am very happy to see Miss Ye today. Come, please give Miss Ye a seat."

"Thank you, ma'am!"

Concubine Li took the zither handed over by Ye Ling'er, and plucked the strings with her bare hands. As the melodious music sounded, her movements were smooth and pleasing to the eye. When the song "Blue Water and Long Sky" ended, there was warm applause from the stage and the audience. Concubine Li humbly bowed in thanks, and the emperor nodded with satisfaction, "My beloved concubine, you have worked hard."

Concubine Li smiled gently, "It is an honor for me to play the zither for your majesty."

The emperor turned to look at Ye Ling again: "Miss Ye, what do you think of the concubine's playing?"

Ye Ling bowed her head and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Queen's playing is indeed very beautiful."

His Majesty nodded in satisfaction: "My beloved concubine plays very well indeed."

Concubine Li was relieved and smiled at the emperor, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."

“Hahahahahaha…” His Majesty laughed out loud.

After the song was over, the emperor waved his hand to signal Ye Ling to leave. Seeing this, Concubine Li was about to ask Ye Ling to stay in the palace for a few days, but she never expected that she saw a flash of cold light in Ye Ling's hand.

"Be careful……"

As Concubine Li screamed, a sharp arrow flew towards her and pierced her shoulder blade directly. She screamed in pain and suddenly fell to the ground, with blood oozing from the wound.

Concubine Li didn't care about her wounds. She rolled on the ground flexibly, holding her belly tightly with both hands. At this time, Concubine Li had no intention of blocking the sword for the emperor.

The baby in her belly must not be harmed in any way.

Otherwise, if the assassination succeeded, she would definitely be buried with the emperor.

No one expected that Ye Ling would attack at this time.

When presenting the piano, such a good opportunity was missed.

Now that I am about to leave, I am thinking about assassination.

Ye Ling stared at His Majesty with a fierce look, and stabbed His Majesty's heart with a sword. The prince quickly rushed up and blocked the fatal sword for His Majesty. His Majesty hugged the prince's body and roared: "Catch her!"

Several guards immediately rushed in from outside the palace. Ye Ling waved his sword and killed several of them. Then several men in black rushed up and besieged the emperor together with Ye Ling'er.

"Protect Grandpa Huang!"

When Xuan Yi saw the prince lying on the ground injured, he immediately shouted loudly, and the guards around him raised their swords and rushed forward, surrounding the killers.

The prince was seriously injured and blood was flowing uncontrollably, staining his snow-white brocade robe red.