northernbook Chapter 209 Assassin
Chapter 209 Assassin
The concubine was slightly surprised by their arrival, but she did not show it. She stood up and gave up the main seat.
Seeing the concubine's action, Shangguan Yan did not refuse and sat on it directly. The concubines below looked at each other in bewilderment.
Well, this banquet is starting to feel tense, Gu Shijin thought to himself.
In fact, the banquet was almost over, and the Queen and Concubine De would be able to see the two dances after they arrived.
The last dance of the banquet was a sword dance. Although the dancers were holding unsharpened swords, for some reason Gu Shijin's heart skipped a beat. A bad premonition came over her, and she silently stepped back.
This sword dance was different from ordinary dances. It was not the soft kind. The dancers danced with great vigor, which was very attractive to the concubines in the palace who were used to seeing soft dances. They were all fascinated by it.
Just as the dance reached its climax, Gu Shijin saw a flash of light in his eyes, and then he saw two dancers rushing towards the queen and the concubine with swords in their hands.
"Be careful." Gu Shijin shouted unconsciously.
Hearing Gu Shijin's words, the Queen and the Concubine Dowager both moved reflexively and dodged the dancer's sword.
Today's banquet was just a small banquet in the harem. The Yuan sisters didn't even expect the queen to come. There were not many guards outside. The most important thing was that these guards were almost decorations. None of them were very capable. The assassin was not caught for a while, so the banquet was in chaos.
Gu Shijin looked at the scene thoughtfully and did not let the secret guards around him step forward to control the two assassins.
The two assassins obviously did not use their full strength, otherwise they would have succeeded long ago against such a group of cowardly guards.
The secret guards around her can be regarded as Gu Shijin's life-saving trump card. Unless there are special life-threatening situations, Gu Shijin does not want to be exposed.
As soon as Gu Shijin thought of this, the two assassins turned the direction of their swords and came towards Gu Shijin.
"Fuck!" Gu Shijin cursed softly. Does she have the ability to have a bad mouth now?
The secret guards who were protecting Gu Shijin also saw it. Just as they were about to show up, a large number of imperial guards rushed in from outside the door. The leading man quickly rushed to Gu Shijin and took down the two dancers in a few moves.
Gu Shijin breathed a sigh of relief and looked up. It turned out that the leader who came in was her brother, Gu Chengfeng.
"Empress, are you okay?" After taking down the dancer, Gu Chengfeng looked at Gu Shijin with concern.
Gu Shijin shook her head. She knew that nothing would happen to her, so she wasn't really worried.
Gu Shijin: "Thank you for your hard work, Commander Gu."
When you are outside, you still need to pay more attention to the things you need to pay attention to.
Gu Chengfeng: "I greet all the ladies and gentlemen. The assassin has been caught. I still need to go back and report to the emperor. I will take my leave now."
"Well, Commander Gu, take care." Shangguan Yan nodded.
Gu Chengfeng is now the emperor's personal guard. The fact that he was able to come in so quickly and control the situation inside shows that Gu Chengfeng has been guarding near Yinyueju.
Shangguan Yan didn’t think that the emperor asked Gu Chengfeng to protect them. She thought that the emperor must know what was going to happen in Yinyueju today, so he asked Gu Chengfeng to come and wait.
Shangguan Yan hasn't said a word since Gu Chengfeng appeared, and now he looks at Gu Chengfeng with a thoughtful look.
But Shangguan Yan couldn’t understand why. She came to Yinyueju today because she heard that the concubine was coming. Why would the assassin come for her?
Thinking about this, Shangguan Yan looked around. Everyone looked normal, with only some panic. She really couldn't tell who this assassination was related to, but she felt it must be related to someone at the scene.
It’s strange to say, although they clearly encountered an assassin, no one who came today was too panicked. Only a few people stood up and ran away, while most of them remained sitting in their seats.
Especially the Concubine Dowager. It was obvious that the assassin was targeting her, but she was still sitting in her seat, eating crayfish peeled by the palace servants and drinking wine. Her composure was so strong that everyone present was ashamed of themselves.
"Your Highness, are you okay?" The Queen Dowager looked normal, but the Queen couldn't just ignore it.
The concubine took the handkerchief from the palace maid, wiped her hands carefully, and said, "It's okay, they are just two insignificant assassins."
"When the late emperor was still alive, I encountered many more assassins than this."
Shangguan Yan forced a smile, thinking that the concubine was acting strange.
"Empress, the imperial physician is here." At this time, the palace maid came in to report.
"come in."
Although no one was injured at the scene, the concubine was old after all, and Shangguan Yan had just asked someone to call the imperial physician.
It was also a coincidence that the imperial physician who came today was Song Jibai. Shangguan Yan was also a little surprised when he saw Song Jibai. This imperial physician Song did not come to see patients easily. It seemed that the emperor had other plans.
Song Jibai: "I, your humble servant, greet all the ladies and young ladies."
"Yes." Shangguan Yan nodded, "The Concubine Dowager was frightened just now. Doctor Song will take a look at the Concubine Dowager."
"Yes, Queen."
The concubine did not refuse and stretched out her hand very cooperatively. Song Jibai took her pulse very quickly and it was healed in just a few seconds.
"Empress Dowager, Her Majesty the Dowager is fine, she just had a little fright. Just wait for me to prescribe some medicine for her." Song Jibai bowed.
"That's good." Shangguan Yan said.
At this time, the concubine said: "The queen was also frightened just now. Doctor Song, please take a look at the queen as well."
The two of them had some interactions.
Shangguan Yan did not refuse, but maybe it was because the queen was indeed younger than the concubine dowager, so she was not in any trouble at all.
"Oh, there's also Concubine Jin." Concubine Zhou, who was sitting below, stood up and said, "Since Imperial Doctor Song is here, please check on Concubine Jin as well. The assassin just went after Concubine Jin."
Song Jibai naturally did not refuse, but raised his eyebrows when taking Gu Shijin's pulse. Because Song Jibai lowered his head, no one noticed this detail.
"There is nothing wrong with Empress Jin's health, but I think she seems to have some indigestion. I will prescribe some digestive herbs for her when I return to the Imperial Hospital." Song Jibai said.
Gu Shijin was a little puzzled. She hadn't eaten much recently, and sometimes she couldn't eat. How could she have indigestion? However, Gu Shijin didn't doubt Song Jibai's medical skills and nodded to thank him.
Maybe it’s because of indigestion that I can’t eat.
After Song Jibai left, the Yuan sisters came out and knelt in the middle, saying, "Please punish us, Queen. It's all our fault that we didn't check carefully and let the assassin sneak in, disturbing you all."
Shangguan Yan waved her hand and said calmly, "The emperor will investigate this matter. I believe this was just an unintentional mistake on your part."
"Yes, thank you, Queen."