When the emperor heard the assassin's shouts, he was filled with worry and anger. If the empress dowager was assassinated in Mulan Paddock, it would be a scandal for the royal family and a shame for the Qing Dynasty.

He would never allow it.

Behind the emperor followed Li Yujinzhong, and behind them came Jin Yuyan, Wei Yanwan and E Yinzhu who hurried over. On both sides were rows of guards running forward, who had arranged a safe position for the emperor in advance.

Yongsheng and Yongqi also followed with several younger princes. Since the Crown Princess was attacked by an assassin and the Emperor came in person, they had no reason not to follow.

The moonlight was like a hook, and Ruyi was almost suffocated by the assassin. She gradually rolled her eyes.

"Let my royal mother go, and I will leave your body intact!"

The emperor finally arrived at the scene. When he was one step away from the crowd, the assassin heard the sound and let go of Ruyi's mouth.

When Ruyi heard the emperor's voice, she knew that the emperor had come to save her, and she laughed and shouted:

"Your Majesty, it's me! Come and save me."

The emperor paused. What was going on? Wasn’t it the Empress Dowager who was kidnapped? Why was it Ruyi?

Jin Yuyan and Wei Yanwan were also at a loss for words. They had thought it was a catastrophic disaster, but it turned out to be a huge joke. How could Ruyi be treated as the empress dowager?

E Yinzhu behind her told the truth. She pointed at Ruyi and said:

"Look, sisters, even the Queen Mother wouldn't wear such old-fashioned clothes."

At this time, everyone just caught sight of the hostage in the assassin's hand, who turned out to be Concubine Xian.

Everyone's worries were immediately relieved, and the emperor even laughed out of anger:

"Looks like there's no need to save anyone, just hunt down the assassin immediately."

Since the emperor had given the order, the guards pulled the bowstrings tight. When the arrow was on the string, the assassin panicked and kept exerting force with his hands.

How come things developed in a direction he couldn't expect? The woman in his hands was not the queen mother. Then who was she?

Ruyi's neck was almost broken by the assassin, and she shouted hoarsely:

"Your Majesty, please save me. I was kidnapped for the Queen Mother's safety."

At this point, Ruyi could no longer deceive herself. The emperor said that he would hunt him down immediately, which meant that he would not even give up his own life.

Yongqi, who followed behind, nervously pulled the Fifth Prince's sleeve.

The Fifth Prince lowered his head and asked, "Yongji, you want to save Concubine Xian, right?"

Yongqi just bit his lips tightly and said nothing, with tears in his eyes, staring at the assassin.

Wei Yanwan also caught a glimpse of Yongji's expression. Thinking of Mu Ping and considering Yongji's kindness to Jingxuan, she couldn't let the emperor get too anxious.

She said cautiously, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is also in the hands of the assassin. If she is injured as well, I'm afraid Yongji will be sad and upset."

Jin Yuyan looked at Yanwan tenderly. In her new life, she and Wei Yanwan became good friends, not only because of the guilt of her previous life, but also because she understood that without deliberate difficulties, Wei Yanwan's underlying character was always gratitude and principled kindness.

The emperor was also extremely angry just now, but now that he has come to his senses, he is confident again.

He simply glanced at Yongcheng and Yongqi opposite him, and when he saw his two sons take action, he loudly rebuked them:

"You bold assassin, you foolish man, how could the person in your hand be the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty? She is a noble lady in my harem. I trust her and would rather die with you than let you hurt me in the slightest. But I am curious, where did you come from, you idiot?"

Ruyi was touched that the emperor had such a beautiful image of her in his mind. However, she really didn't want to die.

She whispered, "I am the emperor's noble lady. If you kill me, you will destroy your entire clan."

The assassin drew his sword from his waist, holding it in one hand and pinching Ruyi tighter with the other. He first cursed Ruyi:

"Damn it, my nine clans died in Tibet a long time ago."

The words were passed on by the wind to the emperor's ears, and the emperor sneered:

"So you are the remnant of the Tibetan prince. He rebelled against the emperor and deserved death. You keep talking about revenge, but what revenge are you seeking? You are really an idiot."

The assassin's round head spun around, and he looked around to make sure there was no one he knew, then he asked loudly:

"How do you know I'm from Tibet? Did someone leak my plan and tip you off?"

The guards present tried hard to hold back their smiles and cooperated with the Fifth Prince and the Twelfth Prince, giving them the best seats.

The emperor saw that Yongqi was ready and did not want to continue dealing with the assassin, so he pointed behind him and said:

"Your accomplice has already told you that you want to assassinate me. If you don't believe me, look behind you."

The assassin turned around and heard a whoosh. Two arrows pierced the assassin from two directions at the same time.

One is Yongsheng from the side, and the other is Yongqi from the back hugging Twelve, with the arrow shot by Twelve.

The assassin did not fall to the ground. He stared with his eyes wide open, wanting to exchange his last life for another, and was about to stab Ruyi with his sword.

In a flash, Ling Yunche jumped out, fell in front of the guard, and kicked him to the ground. As a result, his lame leg could not support him and he fell on Ruyi.

Half of the guards responded and surrounded the assassin, while the other half protected the emperor.

The two rolled on the ground for a while, and when everyone finally came to their senses, Ling Yunche was on top of Ruyi, with their fingers intertwined, looking extremely ambiguous.

The moonlight was as cold as ice, sprinkling on the half-yellow and half-green grass in the camp. In the chaos, Ruyi and Ling Yunche's bodies were pressed tightly together, and she could clearly hear the sound of Ling Yunche's heartbeat.

The assassin died on the spot, and the guards dragged his body away.

Jin Yuyan saw Ling Yunche and Ruyi performing a lingering drama in the center, and she couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she ordered:

"Why don't you quickly pull Concubine Xian and that guard apart? This is so disgraceful."

When E Yinzhu saw the assassin taking out the sword, she protected the emperor. At this moment, she turned back to look at the emperor's livid face and said embarrassedly:

"Imperial Eel, I am so deeply in love that I cannot restrain myself, so I stood in front of you. Please forgive me."

The emperor's beard trembled slightly. E Yinzhu loved him deeply, so she stood in front of him. What about Ling Yunche? He didn't let the guards take action at that time, so why did he rush forward?

Yu Hu and Mao Qian had already helped Ruyi up on each side, and Ruyi walked towards the emperor shyly.

The lip balm on her lips had already spread to her philtrum and jaw due to the assassin's rubbing, making her look ridiculous, but she pretended to be pitiful, like a naughty monkey.

"Your Majesty, I am so scared. I almost never see you again."

Ruyi hoped that the next moment, the emperor would hug her with his strong arms and tell her: "Ruyi, don't be afraid, I am here."

Just like what Ling Yunche did to her just now.

But the emperor still had a sullen face, and he took E Yinzhu's hand and said, "Take Ling Yunche and Concubine Xian to my tent."

Yongcheng put down his bow and arrow, and came over in shock: "Yongqi, why did you really let Xiao Twelve shoot the arrow? What if he is scared?"

Twelve blinked his eyes, more relaxed than ever before: "Fourth brother, it was me who wanted to shoot the arrows. I owed Empress Xian, and now I have paid her back."

Twelve walked briskly, holding his fourth brother with one hand and his fifth brother with the other, and followed the Emperor towards the camp on his calves.

Yongqi looked at Twelve's little forehead covered with sweat. When he was holding Twelve and shooting arrows just now, he clearly felt Twelve's trembling.

Xiao Twelve is only five years old, but he has experienced so much. Even though he says he doesn't care, he must be scared in his heart.

Yongqi secretly decided that he must protect Xiao Twelve.

On the other side, the real Queen Mother was leisurely smoking a water pipe in her tent, but she heard Rong Pei coming over and saying:

"Queen, an assassin threatened to kidnap you, and has now been executed."

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