unison!"Happy New Year! My little princess!" Qian Tingxuan turned his head to look at the drunk and confused woman in his arms, then lowered his head to kiss her smooth forehead."You're too loud..."...“This is one I dug secretly before, no one would know. I usually sneak out from here to play with my third brother.” Xiaoming proudly led the way out of the dog hole, Xiao Yuge helplessly followed, luckily she wasn't fat, otherwise, this child could pass through the dog hole, and she’d be stuck if she was even a little bigger.

At this moment, the sky suddenly boomed with a clap of thunder, followed immediately by a torrential downpour. Everything seemed to foreshadow that tonight would be an extraordinary night. Little Siming was frightened and quickly hid in Xiao Yuge's arms: "Sister, I'm scared!"

"Your Highness, don't be afraid, it's just thunder and rain."

"Sister, I'm just afraid!" Xia Siming was still a child after all. He had never been pampered since he was young, and he probably hadn't been bullied much in his daily life. So, when he was isolated, he would also be afraid of such harsh weather.

"Seventh Prince, do you want to save your father and elder brother" Xiao Yuge squatted down and held him in her arms.

"I thought, but, I'm afraid..." Xiao Siming nodded, her intelligent eyes still filled with fear.

"Look, Your Highness is a young man now. How can he be frightened by a little rain and thunder If we stay here all the time, your father and elder brother will be in danger. You want to save them, don't you"

"Mhm." Xiaoximing nodded vigorously, her frightened eyes now holding a flicker of determination. "Sister, let's go, I'll take you to find Third Brother!"

"Good! Seventh Prince, you are very brave!"

At this time, the poetry competition in Chonghua Hall was in full swing. Everyone was laughing and having a good time, but suddenly, a loud clap of thunder shook the entire hall, startling them all. Perhaps at this moment, they also realized that something was amiss at this Peach Blossom Banquet.

At that moment, the people hidden in the secret compartment kicked it open and rushed out, brandishing gleaming swords, shouting at them, "Don't move!"

“Ah!” Those noblewomen had never seen such a scene before. They all screamed in terror, trembling and crying as they huddled together.

"Silence, or death!" At this moment, Lu Kai, the deputy commander of the palace guards, stood up. He held a long sword in his hand, moved his neck, and walked towards Princess Rou with an evil expression on his face.

"Empress Ruo." The look in his eyes when he looked at Empress Ruo was filled with malice.

"Dare you! What do you want" Rou Fei, usually meek and gentle, was frightened out of her wits by this situation, even her words trembling as she spoke.

"Lady Fei Rou, why don't you just sit over there obediently This humble servant doesn't want to harm you!" Lu Kai pushed Lady Fei Rou away with a conceited look on his face.

The soft concubine was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty!" The maidservant hurriedly stepped forward to help her up and scolded Lu Kai: "You dare! How dare you be disrespectful to Your Majesty!"

"Too noisy!" Lu's eyes turned cold, and the long sword in his hand swished quickly!

In an instant, the palace maid's eyes widened. The next second, her head rolled to the ground, and blood gushed out!

"Ah!" The noble ladies in the palace were instantly terrified, their faces paling as they screamed in fright. Some of the more timid ones even fainted outright!

"Mia'er!" The gentle concubine stared at the headless corpse before her, even more frightened until her face turned pale. Perhaps because of fear, she forgot to close her eyes, staring fixedly at the gushing blood, her whole body trembling like a sieve.

Lu Kai wiped the blood off his sword, his cold and murderous gaze slowly swept across the crowd: "You all listen carefully, get back to your seats obediently. Rest assured, as long as your fathers and brothers cooperate well, I guarantee that you can all leave here safely and sound. However, if your fathers and brothers refuse to cooperate, then this will be your burial ground!"

"You, you are plotting rebellion!" one of the young masters from a prominent family dared to ask.

"Treason" Lu Kai chuckled darkly, "It's just the victor and the vanquished. When His Royal Highness King Liang ascends the throne tomorrow, it will be the beginning of a new dynasty. I will be a founding hero. By then, who dares call this treason!"

It turns out that this was actually Liang Wang plotting a rebellion!

“Damn it!” Although Mu Huan was also afraid, seeing an innocent palace maid being killed by Lu Kai, she clenched her fists in anger. She suddenly remembered Xiao Yuge and instinctively looked around, but there was no sign of Xiao Yuge.

She looked around frantically, but she couldn't see Xiao Yuge. She panicked. Could Xiao Yuge have been killed by these people Impossible! Xiao Yuge's martial arts were so good, how could he possibly be killed

She patted her chest, silently cheering herself up, trying to calm down. Xiao Yuge must have felt stuffy, so she ran out. She even prayed that Xiao Yuge wouldn't come back here.

To her surprise, her nervous expression caught Lu Kai's attention. He raised his sword slowly and pointed it at Mu Huan, a sinister smile spreading across his face: "Princess of the Tianzhu Kingdom"

"Princess!" Xi Gonggong instinctively shielded Mu Huan.

"Get out of here, you rootless eunuch!" Lu Kai directly slapped Xi Gonggong away with a palm.

"Grandfather Xi!" Mu Huan and Grandfather Xi had a very good relationship on weekdays. She even treated him like her own relative, so how could she stand to see him being bullied like this Instinctively, she raised her palm and struck Lu Kai, but the moment she channeled her power, a sharp pain shot through her abdomen, leaving her weak and unable to summon any internal energy. She stared in shock at the cup of flower tea beside her.

Lu Kai also noticed her movements and laughed triumphantly, "Princess, be obedient. The tea you just drank had a full amount of softening tendons powder in it. Within twelve hours, without an antidote, none of your martial arts skills will recover!"

“I am the princess of the Tianzhu Kingdom. You dare treat me like this Don’t you fear provoking a war between our two nations” Even without martial arts, her innate nobility wouldn't allow her to bow down to anyone.

"Your Highness, rest assured. Once the new emperor ascends the throne tomorrow, Princess will definitely be granted the title of Noble Consort. By then, even the Emperor of Tianzhu won't have any objections." Lu Kai lazily sat in the seat where Rou Fei had just been sitting. His eyes slowly swept over the noblewomen from prominent families before finally stopping on Xiao Yufu, his lips curving into an evil smirk.

“I heard that the County Princess's dance at last year’s lotus flower banquet was breathtaking, and the princess from Tianzhu also danced with unparalleled beauty. Now it's pouring outside, and tomorrow is still a long way off. Everyone here is feeling restless sitting around like this. Why not have County Princess Guonan and the princess grace us with a dance”

"Good!" The guards beside him raised their swords and responded with a loud chorus of agreement.e to contain, she secretly let out a sigh of relief. From now on, Si Chen would be hers, and the position of Crown Princess would also be hers.But she didn't know that the Grand Master behind her was...