20demayo Chapter 244: Sudden Change, the Emperor Was Almost Assassinated
Chapter 244: Sudden Change, the Emperor Was Almost Assassinated
"Who do you think you are? You're only looked up to by others because you met His Majesty the Evil King and luckily saved his life." Xiang Ye yelled at her, his face full of jealousy and resentment.
However, what was unexpected was that just before Xiang Ye finished her words, Feng Wuhen suddenly kicked her hard.
Xiang Ye was caught off guard, and her body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string. She fell heavily to the ground and spit out two mouthfuls of blood.
This scene happened so suddenly that everyone present was stunned.
You know, Feng Wuhen has always been gentle and elegant, but at this moment he was so out of control that he actually beat a woman in public! And all this was just because Xiangye said a few words against Momo.
In fact, this was the first time Feng Wuhen had hit a woman since he was a child.
But today, facing a woman like Xiangye who was ignorant of the immensity of the world, he really couldn't stand it.
After all, Momo is the woman that Feng Wuhen cherishes and cherishes in his heart!
This hateful woman actually dared to humiliate her with such vicious words. She was simply courting death!
At this moment, everyone in the hall was staring at the scene in front of them in amazement.
They never imagined that Feng Wuhen, who was usually so polite and elegant, would do such a cruel thing to a palace maid in public without caring about his image.
For a moment, the entire hall fell into a dead silence...
Finally, it was the emperor who spoke first to break the suffocating silence. He said with a gloomy face, "Come here! Little Li, drag this palace maid away and beat her to death."
As soon as the words fell, it was like a thunderclap exploding in the hearts of everyone present.
At this time, Concubine Xiao, who had been standing there in a daze, finally came to her senses.
Her face was as pale as paper, and she was trembling all over, but she still managed to calm herself down. She quickly walked to the emperor, knelt down, and begged him with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, please have mercy! Xiangye has been serving me since she was a child. She has been loyal and dedicated to me for so many years. I have long been accustomed to having her by my side. Please spare her life!"
After saying this, he kowtowed repeatedly, and his forehead hit the ground with a crisp sound.
Concubine Xiao disregarded her status and dignity, and knelt before the emperor in public to beg for mercy for a humble slave!
This astonishing move plunged the entire hall into silence, and everyone was stunned.
The emperor was furious and asked, "Princess Xiao, I have not yet settled accounts with you, and you are so bold as to plead for your own maid?"
It turned out that the palace maid named Xiangye claimed that the reason she poisoned was because she wanted to avenge Lu Jialing who was humiliated by Jiang Yimo last night.
However, the emperor was completely dismissive of such an absurd excuse and said he would never believe it.
He knew very well that the poisoning incident that happened today must be inextricably linked to Concubine Xiao.
The reason Xiang Ye gave was simply to conceal the truth and protect the real mastermind behind the scenes - Concubine Xiao.
"What are you still standing there for? Drag this Xiangye away and beat him to death." The emperor's voice was icy cold, as if it could freeze people.
He glanced coldly at Concubine Xiao who was kneeling in front of him, and a trace of disgust and determination flashed in his eyes.
Then he raised his head again and glanced at the hesitant guards with a sharp gaze.
The guards were frightened by the emperor's eyes and trembled all over. They looked at each other and saw fear and helplessness in each other's eyes.
However, despite being filled with fear, they hurriedly grabbed Xiangye and tried to drag her out of the hall.
Xiangye looked at the approaching guards in horror, she struggled desperately to escape, but her strength was far inferior to those well-trained guards. Soon, she was tightly grasped by the two guards' arms and could not move.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life! I know I am wrong." Xiang Ye begged and cried, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Just now, in order to protect Concubine Xiao and the Prime Minister's Mansion, she used Jiang Yimo's humiliation of Lu Jialing last night as an excuse for poisoning, so as to distance herself from the matter and let her face it alone.
In fact, she was very afraid of death, but she couldn't let Concubine Xiao...
Just now, for a moment, she really wanted to ask Concubine Xiao for help, but she knew that the more Concubine Xiao asked the emperor for mercy, the more miserable her death would be, so she directly begged for mercy from the emperor.
However, the emperor remained indifferent. He just watched it all coldly and paid no attention to Xiangye's pleas for mercy, because she almost murdered the empress dowager, and the emperor was a filial son, so he was merciful by not cutting her into pieces.
The guards dragged Xiangye out of the hall, and Xiangye kept struggling.
At this time, Concubine Xiao knelt quietly on the ground, lowered her head and said nothing. She knew that she had lost the emperor's favor, and all this was because of the palace maid named Xiangye...
However, Xiangye had been with her for more than twenty years, and had always been loyal and devoted to her. She really couldn't bear to see Xiangye die like this!
Then, the old emperor once again cast his sharp gaze at the palace maid named Mei'er.
"Will you choose to confess everything? Or will you continue to resist and wait for me to use harsh and cruel torture on you?" The old emperor's voice was icy cold and carried an undisguised majesty.
Faced with such harsh questioning and threats from the old emperor, the palace maid named Mei'er remained unusually calm and composed. She did not panic or show any fear.
On the contrary, she even dared to raise her head and glared fiercely at the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, her eyes revealing a deep hatred and resentment.
Suddenly! Her hand, which was originally hanging on her thigh, slid out of her sleeve as fast as the wind, and she thrust out a dagger that flashed with cold light and was extremely sharp, and stabbed it straight at the emperor!
At the same time, she let out a deafening roar: "Even if I can't successfully poison the Queen Mother today, I must at least get rid of you, the abominable dog emperor, so as to avenge my father and brother who died tragically!"
Before she finished her words, the dagger in her hand had reached the emperor's clothes at the heart at lightning speed and was about to pierce through it!
At this critical moment, most of the people present were stunned by this sudden change, and the emperor was so shocked that he had no time to react.
At the critical moment, Feng Wuhen nimbly drew out an extremely sharp sword from the hand of the guard behind him, and then swung the sword forward without hesitation. In an instant, where the sword flashed, a scream was heard, and the woman who attempted to assassinate the emperor fell to the ground and died on the spot!
If Feng Wuhen had not acted so swiftly and decisively, the emperor would have probably encountered an accident today, either being seriously injured or dying.