Chapter 340 Assassination in the Palace
Chapter 340 Assassination in the Palace
The queen's face turned even paler. She couldn't understand. Wasn't this exactly what he wanted? Why did he have to disgrace her like this?
How will she manage her harem in the future?
What she didn't know was.
If it weren't for the trade proposed by the side hall Yuan Man, then her mentioning it to Emperor Zhao would indeed have been harmless.
After all, it was no big deal for Emperor Zhao to embarrass Prince Anguo.
But with Yuanman's proposal, if I lose face, the matter will be dropped and it will be difficult to bring it up again in the future.
You know, Yuan Man herself said that she could assist the other two countries in trading with her.
If the time comes and Zhao is the only one left behind, anyone with a brain would know what the consequences will be.
Now, everyone knew the emperor's attitude, which was that Prince Anguo and the Crown Princess must not be offended.
The Prime Minister's expression also looked unhappy. He turned around to look at Hu Helan, and then looked at Zhang Ke who was sitting at the end.
"Negotiate with the Zhang family to finalize the wedding date and have her married as soon as possible."
He was startled, then his eyes widened.
Are you going to give up on Lan'er?
Hu Helan was also stunned. Her father had originally promised her to postpone it, at least until after this year.
He looked up at Yuan Man who was high above him, and then glanced at Zhang Ke who was sitting at the end.
Her elder sister was the Princess of Rui, and she was destined from birth to be the wife of a prince or a marquis in a declining marquisate.
How could she be willing to accept this?
But what if you are unwilling to do so?
Hu Helan thought of something and looked up at the princes above.
Prince Heng is arrogant. Although he is the eldest son and the heir, he cannot win the favor of Your Majesty.
Prince Jin is of little power, his mother's family is not prominent, and it is useless for him to follow Prince Heng all the time.
She didn't even need to think about Prince Rui, because he was her brother-in-law.
King Qiong...
Yuan Man didn't care what other people in the palace thought, let alone how angry the queen was.
You want to take advantage of her right in front of her, treating her like a weed that you can do whatever you want with.
The queen apologized to Yuanman with a stiff face.
"I'm really sorry. I drank a few more cups because I was happy, and I was also worried about the marriages of the princes, so I said it without thinking."
"I hope the Crown Princess will forgive me for any offense I have caused."
Yuan Man nodded lightly.
"Your Highness the Queen has to worry about the affairs of the harem, so it's normal for her to forget things sometimes."
Hui Chengyuan smiled with his eyes lowered. He didn't know whether others could understand the meaning of her words, but he did.
Even if the queen heard it, she had to pretend not to hear it, otherwise she would have to admit that her brain was not working well.
Emperor Zhao glanced at the Queen, then looked at Yuan Man and said with a smile, "If Crown Princess finds this place boring, I will ask the dancers to come up and dance to liven things up."
Yuan Man smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Emperor Zhao glanced at Steward Qian.
Manager Qian understood and immediately sent someone to call the dancer over to perform.
Soon the dancers came on stage.
Watching them dance, it's beautiful.
When Emperor Zhao saw that she was satisfied, he was satisfied too.
After all, they still have the possibility of cooperation, and trade will be beneficial to Zhao State no matter how you look at it.
Although he didn't agree immediately, it doesn't mean he wouldn't agree.
So you can't offend anyone, otherwise you will easily be made difficult when negotiating terms.
Hui Chengyuan took a look and lowered his eyes to hide the smile in his eyes.
The maid took away Yuanman's unfinished food and replaced his snacks, fruits and tea.
Yuanman looked at the fruit, picked it up with a bamboo stick, and slowly started eating.
Emperor Zhao started chatting with Hui Chengyuan again.
The Queen couldn't understand why His Majesty cared so much about the feelings of the Crown Princess Anguo.
Because of her words, he scolded himself in public.
Because she was bored, she called dancers to entertain her.
"Is the Crown Princess satisfied with these dancers?" the Queen asked with a smile.
No matter how annoyed she was with Yuanman, she still had to greet him with a smile.
Yuan Man nodded, "These girls are all beautiful as fairies, and they are pleasing to the eyes."
"Queen, you don't have to worry about me. I've always been lazy. Just don't blame me for being impolite."
The Queen opened her mouth to speak.
Emperor Zhao laughed and said, "Princess Consort, please feel free to do as you please. Just treat her as your own family. If you have any requests, feel free to ask."
These words made King Heng look sideways.
King Rui lowered his eyes and drank the wine in the glass.
There was always a smile on Prince Qiong's face, as if he didn't hear what Emperor Zhao said.
The ministers also looked at each other.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Yuan Man nodded with a smile.
Emperor Zhao's words also gave them a signal that Jinnan's matter was hopeful.
Otherwise, even if she was the Crown Prince of Anguo, there would be no need for Emperor Zhao to treat her so well.
Yuanman adjusted his posture, leaned on Hui Chengyuan, and looked at the audience.
At this time, a new group of dancers had been replaced, and the music naturally changed as well.
Yuanman noticed at a glance that there was one person among the dancers who was different. She saw murderous intent in the other's eyes.
Sure enough, when the dance was about to end, the woman drew the soft sword at her waist and stabbed Sima Yi.
Although Sima Yi was not from a military background, he had some martial arts skills, so he avoided the sword, but was still scratched on the opponent's arm.
Sitting next to him was Bai Youzhong, the Duke of Guchang, who quickly attacked and started fighting with the dancer.
Many guards also rushed in from outside, but none of them rushed forward rashly, and let Bai Youzhong beat them.
Yuanman sat up straight, picked up a piece of cake and started eating without looking at it.
Instead of assassinating the emperor in the harem, they assassinated a duke. Wow, what a show.
It's also a good opportunity for Jinnan.
The dancer's martial arts skills were quite good, and she was able to fight the Duke of Guchang on equal terms.
Won Man looked towards Hye Seung Won.
Hui Chengyuan nodded, he had thought of it too.
Youlan said.
Otherwise, why not kill the emperor and the prince, but kill Sima Yi instead?
Finally, the commander of the Royal Guards joined in and captured the dancer.
Just when the emperor opened his mouth to interrogate her, the dancer yelled at Sima Yi that the Duke of Zhenguo was plotting a rebellion, and then she slit her own throat.
Her voice made the entire hall quiet down.
Sima Yi immediately walked to the middle of the hall and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, I have always been loyal to you and have no second thoughts."
"That woman assassinated me and left this sentence before she died. She must have wanted to frame me."
Although Emperor Zhao's expression was not very good, he still raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, Duke Zhenguo, I understand."
Then he looked at Hui Chengyuan.
"Crown Prince Xiaoning, Crown Princess, would you like to move to the Imperial Garden? The scenery there is very beautiful."
"There will be a fireworks feast in Ningcheng later, and you can go upstairs to watch it then."
Hui Chengyuan knew that he was going to deal with the matter here, so he nodded, stood up, took Yuanman's hand and followed Steward Qian out of the Qinghe Hall.
As soon as they left, the ministers' families also stood up and followed them.
After all, what happens here is not something they can get involved in.
He glanced at the prime minister and pulled Hu Helan out.
When Hu Helan walked out of the hall, she happened to see Zhang Ke and immediately glared at him.
"I won't marry you."
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