Chapter 290: Crazy Chaos!

Shen Ninghua took a step back, her brows tightly furrowed.

At the side, the Crown Princess screamed and passed out. Shen Ninghua hurriedly supported her and turned around to ask Yang Yingxue and Zhao Ruyun for help, only to find that they were covering their chests and vomiting.

Shen Ninghua’s eyes were cold as she looked at Yang Yingxue beside her, “Stop vomiting, either come over and support the Crown Princess or run to call for help!”

Hearing Shen Ninghua’s shout, Yang Yingxue and Zhao Ruyun regained their senses.

Yang Yingxue went forward to help Shen Ninghua support the Crown Princess. Zhao Ruyun stumbled and ran out to call for help, but she was in poor health and was frightened now, so she couldn’t walk at all.

Shen Ninghua turned to look inside the room.

When the maid pushed open the door just now, a mechanical crossbow shot out and directly pierced through her throat. She was completely dead now.

From the half-open door, one could see blood everywhere. There were even broken pieces of corpses. At a glance, it was like hell on earth.

Shen Ninghua suppressed the discomfort in her chest and quickly analyzed the situation in front of her. Bu Tinghe was killed in the wedding room on her marriage, and none of her maids and nannies survived. The Emperor must be furious about this, and he would definitely investigate it thoroughly. However, only the Third Prince’s side concubine was killed. At most, Prince An would take revenge. But he was just a Prince of another country and could cause no harm to the royal family.

What was the use of doing such a thing? The Empress was not a brainless woman, so she would not make such a fuss just to kill a concubine. What else did she want?

Shen Ninghua linked everything that happened before and after: the sudden appearance of the Crown Princess, Yang Yingxue, Zhao Ruyun, and her presence…

Shen Ninghua’s heart skipped a beat. She suddenly understood. It did not matter much if only Bu Tinghe was killed, but what if all of them got killed? At that time, Da’an Kingdom would be in a mess, and the Empress could seize the throne with her forces and the support of the Zhao Family.

Without thinking too much, Shen Ninghua pushed the Crown Princess to Yang Yingxue and then pulled up Zhao Ruyun. Since this was the case, then all the four of them must remain safe and sound!

Zhao Ruyun screamed and knelt on the ground, covering her head.

Shen Ninghua shouted coldly, “Get up, let’s get out of here!”

Before she could finish her words, she heard slight cracking sounds of bows and arrows!

Shen Ninghua suddenly turned her head, and her pupil shrank violently. Archers were crouching on the wall, and their arrows were shooting towards them with an irresistible force!

How dared the Empress!

Shen Ninghua’s heart was beating fast. It was already too late for her to dodge!

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly flew over and held Shen Ninghua in his arm. He swung the sword in his hand, knocking down the arrows one after another.

Shen Ninghua breathed a sigh of relief. She wiped the tears from her eyes and turned to look at Yang Yingxue. Yang Yingxue had already hidden behind the handrail with the Crown Princess, and she quickly lowered her head and pulled the stunned Zhao Ruyun to hide with her.

Baili Junyi pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes were filled with ferocity and hatred. He aggressively knocked down the arrows that were shooting at them.

Shen Ninghua picked up an arrow that had fallen in front of her. She took out a medicine bottle from her sleeve and sprinkled some powder on the head of the arrow. She handed it to Baili Junyi swiftly and said, “Shoot it back!”

Baili Junyi grabbed the arrow with his big hand, exerted all his strength to the arrow and shot it directly towards an archer on the wall. The archer immediately fell down before he could react.

Following that were continuous screams of the archers. Soon, there were no more arrows shooting towards them. Shen Ninghua grabbed the arm of Baili Junyi, still feeling scared. “Are you all right?

Qing Que, Hong Ling, and a few other men jumped down from the top of the wall. Each of them held a long sword, which was bloody red and dripping blood. Apparently, they had killed many assassins.

“Your Highnesses, we are late.” Several men came forward to apologize. Shen Ninghua knew that they were Baili Junyi’s subordinates.

Qing Que and Hong Ling also ran over. Seeing that Shen Ninghua was not injured, they both heaved a sigh of relief. “It’s great that Miss is fine.”

Baili Junyi waved his hand, “Let’s not talk about this now. Clean up this place quickly. Someone will come soon.”

“Yes.”

Baili Junyi turned around and held Shen Ninghua in his arms. He still shuddered at the fear of danger they were placed in, and he couldn’t help but feel guilty. Ninghua had been landed in dangers several times, and he regretted not being able to protect her well.

Shen Ninghua closed her eyes and forced her tears back, “I’m fine. What’s going on here?”

“The Empress ordered Qingtian Pavilion and Biyun Pavilion’s assassins to kill Bu Tinghe and the rest of you. Then, they would put the blame on Prince An to seize power in one go.”

“But the Zhao Family doesn’t have military power, and the Second Prince has a large army at his command. How could she be confident that she can succeed?”

A trace of pain flashed through Baili Junyi’s eyes, “She doesn’t have military power, but the Xiao Family has!”

“The Xiao Family? Xiao Jingran…he actually sold himself to the Empress?” Shen Ninghua was shocked and could not believe that the Xiao Family, which was called the Lord Protector of Da’an Kingdom, would also betray the Emperor.

“I did not expect that either. The Xiao Family had been loyal for generations. Even they…” Before Baili Junyi could finish, his subordinate had already come to report.

“Master, we have cleaned up the scene. All the evidence related to Prince An has been destroyed and Qingtian Pavilion’s token has been placed on the spot.”

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“OK.” Baili Junyi nodded, “Ninghua, by putting the blame on the Empress, this time, we must make Father Emperor depose the Empress and destroy the Zhao Family!”

Shen Ninghua frowned, “That’s a good idea, but we can’t stand out to do it. Otherwise, Father Emperor will definitely be suspicious.”

Qing Que hurried forward and said, “Your Highness, Miss, we have saved Bu Tinghe. She was injured, but she is still alive.”

Baili Junyi’s eyes suddenly lit up. He exchanged a glance with Shen Ninghua and said, “Good! One of my subordinates has learned Rui Xue’s Soul Summoning Technique. Although he only learned a little, it was enough to soothe and manipulate the mind of people who are frightened!”

Shen Ninghua turned to look at Zhao Ruyun and Yang Yingxue and nodded quickly, “Don’t leave them out. They also witnessed what happened! Hurry up!” Then, she turned back to Baili Junyi, “Junyi, as for the Xiao Family…”

Baili Junyi looked up, gritted his teeth, and held Shen Ninghua’s shoulder with both hands, “Ninghua, we can’t do anything to the Xiao Family now. At least before I ascend the throne, the Xiao Family can’t fall.”

Shen Ninghua was silent.

Baili Junyi thought that she misunderstood him and quickly explained.

“I know that the Xiao Family should have been punished long before for what they have done. However, the Xiao Family has a very special meaning to Da’an Kingdom. It was a loyal family that had protected our country in countless wars. If such a family is overthrown because of betrayal, the army will definitely be in an uproar. Now, we have too little control over the army. Once a mutiny happened, the entire Da’an Kingdom would…”

Shen Ninghua raised her hand to stop him from explaining. Her eyes were gleaming. “I know you are not the kind of person who will resort to every expedient to seize power. We want to seize the throne of Da’an Kingdom, but our purpose is to better maintain its stability. As for the Xiao Family, it’s not much to be particular about!”

Baili Junyi was so moved that he couldn’t help but kiss Shen Ninghua in the mouth. “I knew it! I knew it! Even if no one in the world understands me, you will understand me!”

Shen Ninghua and Baili Junyi interlocked their fingers tightly, feeling as if their hearts were also stuck together.

The backyard was full of blood, but the front yard was full of joy.

Prince An looked excited and happy, and he raised his glass to toast Baili Qingcang, “Your Majesty, I’d like to propose a toast to you. From now on, our two countries are related by marriage. We should have a good peaceful relationship.”

With a smile on his face, Baili Qingcang raised his glass. “You are right. Long lives the friendship between our two countries!”

Zhao Huiying sat at the side with a perfect smile on her face. She glanced around inadvertently. Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and a smile flashed across her face. Then, she lifted the wine glass in her hand and quickly touched her earrings.

Xiao Jingran, who was drinking, nodded slightly. The glass in his hand seemed to be knocked down, and the wine spilled all over his body.

The maid at the side hurriedly stepped forward to clean up, causing quite a noise.

The Crown Prince happened to see it and said, “Old General Xiao, that’s a bit careless of you. Let the maid take you to change your clothes.”

Xiao Jingran stood up and apologized to Baili Qingcang. “Your Majesty, I’m sorry I made such a scene.”

“It’s fine. It’s just an incident. You go and clean up first.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After saluting to Baili Qingcang, Xiao Jingran quickly walked out of the hall. When he turned a corridor, he suddenly took out a dagger from his sleeve and directly cut the throat of the maid who led the way.

The maid couldn’t even make a sound before Xiao Jingran kicked her into the grass.

Just as he was about to walk forward, a figure walked out from the side and blocked his path. Seeing who the person was, Xiao Jingran was confused. “Xiao Fengjue?”

“Father.” Xiao Fengjue greeted. His face was firm and resolute, and his eyes looked at Xiao Jingran full of alienation.

“You want to stop me?” Xiao Jingran asked furiously.

“Yes!”

Xiao Jingran put on a fake smile and the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, “Do you think you can stop me?”

Xiao Fengjue looked calm. He slowly unsheathed the sword in his hand as he spoke, “Father, you are getting old. You are no longer the God of War. You’d better rest at home.”

“Haha, you want to fight with me?”

“I am unfilial. I will apologize to you when we get home.” Xiao Fengjue spoke without emotion as if he was facing an emotionless stone. He directly walked forward and waved his sword.

Xiao Jingran never thought that his son would take action at once. He raised the dagger in his hand to fight back, but before he could stab Xiao Fengjue, his dagger was knocked away by Xiao Fengjue’s sword. His wrist was also scratched, and his blood splattered everywhere.

“You monster, what are you doing? Do you know what you are doing?” Xiao Jingran growled.

Xiao Fengjue took out a silk handkerchief from his pocket and directly covered Xiao Jingran’s mouth and nose.

Xiao Jingran fainted before he could finish his words. Xiao Fengjue quickly put Xiao Jingran into a room that served as a resting place for guests, cleaned his wound and covered him with a quilt. Then he said to him in a low voice.

“I know what I am doing. I am doing what the loyal ancestors of the Xiao Family would do. I am protecting the peace of the country!”

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