PDLP Chapter 225 Testing
Chapter 225 Testing
She carefully placed the tray on the desk and called softly, "Your Majesty."
The Emperor of Qi raised his head and frowned slightly when he saw Concubine Rou. He asked in confusion, "Shouldn't you be preparing for the palace banquet at this time? How come you have time to come here?"
Concubine Rou smiled slightly and explained, "I just wanted to take this opportunity to visit Your Majesty and bring you this bowl of carefully prepared fish porridge to express my concern for Your Majesty." As she spoke, she handed the bowl to Emperor Qi.
Imperial Concubine Rou smiled, and then continued, "The Tenth Prince took the initiative to take over the task of organizing the palace banquet. I thought that since the Tenth Prince had been weak and sick for many years and had finally recovered, it would be a good thing for him to learn how to organize a palace banquet, so I took the initiative to hand this matter over to him."
After hearing this, the Emperor of Qi sighed, took a sip of the fish porridge, nodded slightly to show his agreement, and said slowly: "Xian'er has seldom gone out since he was a child. This time his condition has improved, so it is a good choice to let him take charge of some affairs."
As he spoke, the Emperor of Qi suddenly started coughing violently. Concubine Rou quickly reached out to help him breathe and asked with concern, "Your Majesty, are you okay? Do you want to call the imperial physician to come and see?"
The Emperor of Qi waved his hands to show that he was fine, but he couldn't help but sigh and said with emotion: "Time is not forgiving! I have to start accepting my old age. My health is getting worse and worse."
In fact, the Emperor of Qi was not willing to hand over the throne to others, so he never appointed a crown prince over the years.
Perhaps because of the serious illness, Concubine Rou discovered that Emperor Qi seemed to have changed, becoming more open-minded and cheerful.
Her eyes were slightly red, tears welled up in them, and she choked and said, "Your Majesty, please don't say such unlucky words."
The Emperor of Qi raised a mocking smile, then put his hand on Concubine Rou's hand and said, "At this time, I feel at ease with you and Li'er, two beautiful concubines, by my side!"
Concubine Rou suppressed her inner disgust, tears welled up in her eyes, and she seemed to be moved to tears.
She replied in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... It is my honor to be able to accompany you!"
After the tenth prince received the task of organizing the birthday banquet, he could not wait to take action.
He ran around, trying to win people's hearts and minds, attempting to demonstrate his strength at this palace banquet.
After He Yun's observations over the past two days and the news relayed by the Thirteenth Prince, they learned that the Tenth Prince took the opportunity of organizing a palace banquet to accept many gifts from everywhere.
He Yun was well aware of the Tenth Prince's ambition. He did not think that the Tenth Prince's trip was just to show off his strength.
Although it was Concubine Rou's private decision to let him be responsible for organizing the palace banquet, if it were He Yun himself, he would probably make the same choice.
Finally, the day of the palace banquet arrived, and everyone gathered together. The scene seemed harmonious and peaceful.
However, behind the scenes, various conspiracies and intrigues are quietly brewing.
As soon as Ye Jiu and Qi Zi entered the palace, they sat down obediently in their seats and waited quietly for the banquet to begin.
Today, Ye Jiu originally planned to let Qi Zi stay in the mansion and not run around, but unexpectedly Qi Zi insisted on coming with him. Ye Jiu really couldn't persuade her, so he had to agree to take her with him.
Of course, Butler Di also came along, and Thirteen disguised himself as Li'er and stayed by Qi Zi's side.
The two of them remained vigilant at all times, carefully observing everything around them, fearing that they would miss any clues.
He Yun did not bring Lu Yue to the banquet today, but came alone.
Emperor Qi attended the banquet in person. On his left sat Concubine Li and on his right sat Concubine Rou.
Just as everyone took their seats, something unexpected happened.
A palace maid who was in charge of serving the dishes suddenly fell down, and the wine glass in her hand broke to the ground.
Ye Jiu was shocked, and he immediately realized that this might be a secret code.
Sure enough, a group of assassins in black night clothes emerged from all directions, holding sharp blades and looking aggressive.
The whole scene became chaotic in an instant.
Butler Di, Ye Jiu and Shisan, who was disguised as Li'er, quickly protected Qi Zi behind them and quietly escorted her to hide in the back hall.
As for He Yun, in a panic, he also hid in the hiding place of several people.
Concubine Rou immediately stood in front of Concubine Li and pulled her to hide.
The Emperor of Qi was calm and composed, sitting on the dragon throne without moving, obviously he had expected this.
Ye Jiu, who was hiding in the back, saw this scene and guessed the Tenth Prince's purpose.
The Tenth Prince probably still suspected that it was Emperor Qi and Concubine Li who had attacked him before, so he must have used this banquet to lure them out.
Ye Jiu and He Yun looked at each other calmly, and it was obvious that He Yun had thought of this as well.
But why did the emperor seem so calm, as if he knew this would happen?
This was the next question that Ye Jiu thought of.
Could it be that His Majesty is also testing the Tenth Prince?
When the incident happened just now, the guards came in very quickly and have now subdued almost all the assassins.
Suddenly, Ye Jiu's expression changed. A familiar figure suddenly rushed in from outside the door, holding a sword and heading straight for the emperor. It was the living dead raised by the tenth prince.
The zombies were moving so fast that the guards had no time to react and watched as their swords were about to pierce the emperor's body.
At this critical moment, a man in black suddenly jumped out from behind the emperor, like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye he knocked the sword out of the emperor's hand.
Ye Jiu recognized the man in black almost immediately—it was the secret guard who had killed Concubine Yin before!
His heart tightened. He had not forgotten that Qi Zi was still here, and he had not told her about the living dead.
Ye Jiu glanced at He Yun inconspicuously, and saw He Yun nodded slightly to show that he understood.
At this moment, Ye Jiu suddenly discovered that the Tenth Prince, who was originally standing in a distant corner, was staring at him with burning eyes.
Ye Jiu's heart tightened, and without time to think, he quickly protected Qi Zi behind him.
The Tenth Prince obviously also noticed Ye Jiu's actions, but after a brief glance, he immediately shifted his gaze, his eyes fixed on the secret guard who had just appeared.
Ye Jiu was shocked and realized that the other party might have misunderstood something.
The Tenth Prince might think that this secret guard was the one who attacked him last time.
This is actually a good thing for them. After all, Ye Jiu has been trying hard to maintain his image as a weak scholar.
Thinking of this, Ye Jiu turned his attention back to the two people who were fighting fiercely.
Although the secret guard was very skilled, he still seemed to be struggling when facing the living dead and was defeated one after another.
Ye Jiu couldn't help but sigh: "This secret guard is not that good!"
At least it's far worse than him. After all, he was on equal terms with the living dead.
You know, Ye Jiu had never felt the emperor's aura around him before, probably because he was good at hiding his own aura.