The Sickly Emperor Is Only Immune to Me-Chapter 174 - Assassination in the dark
Chapter 174 -174 Assassination in the dark
The atmosphere in the palace, indeed, was just as Lv Dakuan had described.
Different from the previous solemn silence, now one could intermittently hear the sound of string and woodwind instruments mingled with the singing of the singers.
He Ying followed the singing and as he walked, he thought: Qi Wuya was meticulous in his thinking, full of ambition; he was never one to indulge in pleasures of wine and women. Now behaving out of character, reveling with Qi Guanglie night after night, he must be plotting something, probably even harboring murderous intentions towards Qi Guanglie.
Thinking thus, he had unknowingly arrived outside the banquet hall.
Outside the banquet hall
In the corridor
A group of scantily clad dancers blocked the way of an approaching Red-Clothed Dancer.
With mockery in their eyes, they giggled behind their hands:
“At last, Sister Dan Ruo has arrived.”
“Look how elaborately you’ve adorned yourself, no wonder you’ve completely enchanted the Crown Prince.”
“Yes, without you here, we didn’t dare to enter.”
“Sister Dan Ruo really has good fortune!”
…
They mocked and joked in a sarcastic tone.
Dan Ruo’s pretty face flushed with anger, her ample chest heaving with agitated breaths.
The Crown Prince, who cares about him!
He’s not as handsome as Mr. Jiu, and he’s utterly despicable towards women.
Dan Ruo felt nauseous just thinking about that day Qi Guanglie passed her wine mouth to mouth.
The dancers could see her disdain all too clearly.
But they took pleasure in seeing her upset.
Dan Ruo, bewitching and beautiful, now caught the eye of the Beiqi Crown Prince, hence she would no longer compete with them for Mr. Jiu.
“Dan Ruo, what are you angry about? Once the Beiqi Crown Prince leaves, he might even take you with him!”
“Poor Mr. Jiu, for the sake of Puluo’s safety, he has to grovel and endure such humiliation.”
“Alas, with our humble selves, we are unable to share Mr. Jiu’s worries!”
“Mr. Jiu is still injured!”
…
Their idle chatter reached Dan Ruo’s ears.
Thinking of Mr. Jiu’s injuries and the humiliation he had suffered, her heart ached.
Had it not been for Mr. Jiu taking her into the palace, she would still be in a brothel suffering indignities!
Such a noble and refined man, now to be abused by a villain like Qi Guanglie!
Dan Ruo’s eyes darkened, and a startling thought arose: Mr. Jiu had helped her, so why couldn’t her lowly self help Mr. Jiu?
Just then, Eunuch Ma came out: “Miss Dan Ruo, the Crown Prince has summoned you to serve him.”
“Yes.”
Dan Ruo knelt and responded.
The previous awkwardness and distress had completely vanished.
The dancers watched Dan Ruo go in and slowly followed behind, whispering to one another:
“This fool should know what to do by now, right?”
“She should. She’s so infatuated with Mr. Jiu, she ought to know how to help him.”
“I wish I could do such a thing too, to repay my lord’s kindness, I fear not death.”
“Are you really seeking death? Keep quiet!”
…
Their conversation fell into the ears of He Ying, who was hidden in the shadows.
He Ying confirmed that those dancers were just now instigating the woman called Dan Ruo to carry out an assassination.
This Qi Wuya actually wanted to murder his brother!
As he had anticipated, truly ruthless.
Luckily, he had come.
He would not allow Qi Wuya to succeed.
Inside the banquet hall
The singing was melodiously lingering.
It was Dan Ruo singing.
Her voice was gentle and beautiful, yet carried a hint of melancholy.
She leaned against Qi Guanglie’s embrace.
His hand was clasped on her waist, his face flushed, his eyes wicked and rapacious.
Dan Ruo did not want to care.
In her eyes, there was only Qi Wuya sitting below: Mr. Jiu, Qi Guanglie, if you cannot kill him, then I shall. This lifetime, I have been fortunate to be saved from fire and water by you, and now it’s time to repay you.
Tears shimmered in Dan Ruo’s eyes as she turned back to look at Qi Guanglie, her coquettish and fragile allure inflaming Qi Guanglie with fiery desire.
He suddenly stood up, scooped up Dan Ruo with a large hand, and walked toward the inner chambers while she cried out in surprise.
Qi Wuya, as if blind to the scene before him, raised his hand, poured a full cup of wine for himself, and downed it in one go.
It was as if a celebration of some sort.
Dan Ruo let her eyelids droop in disappointment. Perhaps, Mr. Jiu simply didn’t care about her.
In a moment, they reached the inner sanctuary.
“Crown Prince—”
Dan Ruo was thrown onto the bed by Qi Guanglie, who then immediately pressed her beneath him.
Qi Guanglie was quite disgraceful in bed.
Dan Ruo, having suffered before and acting out of instinct, still wanted to struggle, but then she saw the blossoms in a basin beside the bed.
An overpowering fragrance filled the air, and the petals were blooming like trumpets, their colors vivid and eerily beautiful.
It was the Fan Yin Flower!
Dan Ruo’s pupils dilated sharply!
She just knew it—Mr. Jiu also wanted to rescue her. Otherwise, why would he place the Fan Yin Flower by the Crown Prince’s bed?
It wasn’t just her own wishful thinking!
Dan Ruo stopped resisting. Instead, she took the initiative to wrap her arms around Qi Guanglie’s neck.
Qi Guanglie, excited by her response, did not realize that his limbs started becoming uncontrollably stiff due to his excessive excitement.
“My Crown Prince, let Dan Ruo do it.”
Dan Ruo uttered a charming laugh, then spun around to sit on top of Qi Guanglie’s waist.
Seeing Qi Guanglie’s drunken and muddled eyes, her red lips curled into a cold sneer.
Qi Guanglie had waited a good while, yet the beauty hadn’t embraced him as expected. Just as he was about to ask—
A pillow was fiercely pressed against his face.
“Mmph—”
Qi Guanglie’s eyes widened in an attempt to resist, but his limbs were so stiff he couldn’t move.
He was thoroughly smothered by the pillow.
“Mmph, help—”
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His dilated pupils were full of terror.
“Die! You die!”
Dan Ruo seemed to have gone mad, pressing her entire body down onto Qi Guanglie.
Her eyes were full of madness and relief.
Kill him!
She must kill him!
If she killed him, she and Mr. Jiu would both be free.
“Bang!”
A loud noise shattered the quiet.
The window was kicked open from the outside.
Startled, Dan Ruo let out a cry, and her body involuntarily relaxed slightly.
He Ying leaped into the inner sanctuary and kicked her away, rescuing Qi Guanglie who had nearly lost his life!
“Guards! Someone is assassinating the Crown Prince!”
He yelled twice, and with a swing of his arm, he chopped down the Fan Yin Flower beside him.
Then, slapping the still-dazed Qi Guanglie, he said, “I am Emperor Da He, He Ying. Qi Guanglie, your brother wants you dead. Call your men in quickly.”
Although the palace patrols were all Qi Guanglie’s soldiers, there was no guarantee that Qi Wuya didn’t have his confidants.
He had to secure the advantage for Qi Guanglie as quickly as possible.
Qi Guanglie coughed violently and barely came back to his senses.
He had just narrowly escaped death at Ghost Gate, his complexion deathly pale, and he looked up to see the man before him—it really was He Ying!
“You, you’re saying Qi Wuya wants, wants to kill me?”
Qi Guanglie’s voice trembled, his eyes filled with disbelief: Qi Wuya, that worthless man who never dared to fart in front of him, how dare he try to kill him?
Listening to his foolish words, He Ying said irritably, “Qi Wuya is ambitious. Qi Guanglie, do you truly not know?”
Seeing him still confused, He Ying slapped his face and urged, “Your Highness, there’s no time to delay.”
After taking a slap, Qi Guanglie seemed to wake up and immediately yelled towards the outer hall, “Guards! Guards! Protect the Crown Prince!”
Eunuch Ma thought Qi Guanglie was inside with the dancer again, frolicking.
Suddenly hearing the roar, he shivered and hurriedly led a troop of soldiers into the inner sanctuary.
Qi Wuya also heard the commotion in the outer sanctuary.
Frowning, he quickly got up and followed Han Chen over.
When he saw the scene in the inner sanctuary—
And the standing He Ying beside, Qi Wuya’s expression instantly turned sour: He Ying, he really had the nerve to come!
He glanced indifferently at Dan Ruo, lying on the ground, his eyes brimming with disdain: A foolish and useless woman! She had ruined his plans!
Eunuch Ma approached with concern in his eyes, “Your Highness, what happened here?”
Qi Guanglie sneered coldly and pulled out a long sword from a soldier’s hand, pointing it at Qi Wuya, “Lao Jiu, you’ve got some nerve, to actually send this wretched woman to assassinate me!”
Seeing this, Han Chen’s heart tightened, and he quickly stepped forward to shield Qi Wuya, “Your Highness, Mr. Jiu is your own brother. There must be a misunderstanding here. We must not be manipulated by others.”
He looked very calm, but his heart was in turmoil.
Someone like Dan Ruo, a lowly woman of the streets, might blame Mr. Jiu to save her own life!
He had to find a way to get Mr. Jiu out of this mess!
