C291

One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Shen Ninghua abruptly took a step back, the crease between her eyebrows becoming tighter.

On the side, the Gu Clan members cried out in shock and fainted. Shen Ninghua quickly held her up and turned his head to call for Yang Yingxue and Zhao Ruyun to help. However, he saw that they were clutching their chests and vomiting so much that their hearts were breaking.

Shen Ninghua's eyes were ice-cold as she looked at Yang Yingxue and said, "Stop vomiting. Either come over here and support the Crown Princess, or run over and call for help!"

Only after being shouted at by Shen Ninghua did Yang Yingxue and Zhao Ruyun react.

Yang Yingxue stepped forward to help Shen Ninghua support the crown prince's consort. Zhao Ruyun stumbled as she ran for help, but her body was still weak to begin with. She was scared to the point that she couldn't move at all.

Shen Ninghua turned to look into the room.

The instant the door opened, the maid who had just pushed open the door shot out a Mechanical Crossbow. It pierced through the throat and died without a sound.

One could see that the room was completely red. There were bloodstains all over the place, and there were even pieces of corpses. With a single glance, one could see that it was as if one was living in hell.

Shen Ninghua suppressed the discomfort in her chest and quickly thought about the situation in front of her. On the day of Bu Tinghe's wedding, she was killed in her bridal chamber without a single servant girl remaining. He would thoroughly investigate this matter, but if he were to just destroy the third prince and his secondary concubine, at most, he would attract Prince An's revenge. However, a prince was unable to do anything to the people of the royal family.

What was the use of such a humiliating matter? The empress wasn't a brainless person, so she definitely wouldn't do something like this. Was there some other reason?

She linked everything that had happened back and forth together: the sudden appearance of the Crown Princess, Yang Yingxue, Zhao Ruyun, and her …

Shen Ninghua's heart skipped a beat as she suddenly understood. It didn't matter if Bu Tinghe died, but what if all of them died? When that time comes, the Great An Empire would not fall into chaos. By then, the empress could rely on her power and the support of the Zhao Family to seize the throne in one fell swoop!

Shen Ninghua did not have any time to think. She quickly turned to look at Zhao Ruyun and pushed the Gu family towards Yang Yingxue. Afterwards, he pulled her up. If that was the case, then none of them could be left unscathed!

Zhao Ruyun screamed as he covered his head and kneeled on the ground.

Shen Ninghua coldly shouted, "Get up, we need to get out of here as soon as possible!"

Before she could finish her sentence, a soft cracking sound could be heard. This was the sound of a bow and arrow!

Shen Ninghua abruptly turned her head, her pupils contracting violently. The walls were filled with crouching archers with arrows nocked on their bowstrings, shooting towards them with the momentum of a hot knife through butter!

Empress, you really dare!

Shen Ninghua could clearly hear her heart pounding. It was already too late for her to dodge!

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly flew over and hugged Shen Ninghua. The longsword in his hand transformed into a sword flower and knocked down all the arrows.

He raised his hand to wipe away the uncontrollable tears in his eyes, then turned to look at Yang Yingxue. She had already dragged Crown Prince Consort Gu to hide behind the railings at the entrance, and quickly lowered her head to pull Zhao Ruyun, who was scared out of her wits, so that she could dodge as well.

Baili Junyi pursed her lips tightly. Killing intent surged in her eyes as she did her best to knock down the rain of arrows. Her aura surged like a rainbow.

Shen Ninghua picked up the arrow that had fallen in front of him, took out a bottle of medicine from his sleeve and sprinkled it on the arrowhead.

He grabbed the arrow with his hand, and with a 'shua' sound, the arrow flew up the river. The archer on the wall didn't even have time to react before he fell to the ground.

Screams followed as the rain of arrows disappeared. Shen Ninghua grabbed onto Baili Junyi's arm, feeling a lingering sense of fear in her heart. "Are you alright?"

The cyan sparrow, Hong Ling, and a few other men jumped down from the wall. They were all holding long swords in their hands. Their swords were bright red with blood dripping from their tips. It was evident that they had killed many people.

"My prince and my princess consort, I am too late." A few of the men came forward to plead their wrongs. Shen Ninghua knew they were one of Baili Junyi's subordinates.

"Yes."

Baili Junyi abruptly turned his head, and pulled Shen Ninghua into his embrace. He was filled with a sense of dread, and a torrent of remorse overwhelmed him. He had been in danger for the past few times, and had failed to protect her.

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

"The empress ordered the assassins of the Heavenly Martial Pavilion and the Jade Cloud Pavilion to kill Bu Tinghe and the rest of you. She then put the blame on Prince An to seize power."

"But, the Zhao Family has no military power. The Second Prince has an army, so where did she get the confidence to succeed in the fight for the throne?"

"She doesn't have any military authority, but the Xiao family does!"

"Xiao family? Xiao Jingran... He actually defected to the Queen's side? " Shen Ninghua was shocked. She couldn't believe it, even the Xiao family, which was called the God of Great An Country's Protector, would change sides.

"I also did not expect that the loyal souls of the past generations of the Xiao family would actually …" Before he finished, his subordinate had already come to report.

"Mistress, everything outside has been dealt with. The evidence related to Prince An has been destroyed and the medallion of the Heavenly Pavilion has been placed on it."

"Yes." Baili Junyi nodded. "Congee Hua, push this all onto the empress. This time, I'll make sure my royal father cripples both the empress and the Zhao Family!"

Shen Ninghua frowned, "The method is not bad, but we can't stand up for it. Otherwise, Royal Father would definitely be suspicious."

The cyan sparrow quickly stepped forward and said, "Your highness, young miss, this servant has rescued Bu Ting. She is injured, but she is not dead yet."

Baili Junyi's eyes lit up, and she exchanged a glance with Shen Ninghua. "Alright!" Some of my subordinates have already learned a little about Rachel's Soul Search. Although it is not very powerful, it is still effective in guiding people who are frightened! "

Shen Ninghua turned to look at Zhao Ruyun and Yang Yingxue and quickly nodded her head. "And they too, need to be quick! "Jun Yi, the Xiao family …"

Baili Junyi raised her gaze and gritted her teeth as she placed both hands on Shen Ninghua's shoulders. "Ninghua, you can't touch the Xiao family now. At least, the Xiao family won't collapse until I ascend to the throne."

Shen Ninghua remained silent.

Thinking that she had misunderstood, he quickly explained.

"I know that just based on the actions of the Xiao family, they should have been punished a long time ago, but the Xiao family is too special to the Great An Empire. A war god is a loyal family. If such a family were to fall due to betrayal, the army would be in an uproar. Our control over the army is too weak. Once the army changes, the Great An Empire will be in chaos …"

"I know, you're not the kind of person who would do anything to seize power. If we want to seize the throne of the Great An Country, it would be better to keep the Great An Country safe. Isn't it just a Xiao family? I don't even put it in my eyes!"

"I knew it! I knew it! Even if the whole world didn't understand me, you would understand!"

Shen Ninghua's fingers were tightly clasped together with his, as if their hearts were pressed together.

The backyard was filled with blood, but the front yard was filled with joy.

Prince An's face was filled with an uncontrollable joy. He raised his wine cup and toasted Baili Qingfeng, "Your Majesty, this king offers you a toast. From now on, our two countries are considered to be in-laws. We should have a peaceful relationship."

Hearing this, he raised his glass and said, "Prince An's words are correct. We two nations live together!"

Suddenly, her eyes swayed a bit and a smile quickly flashed by. Then, she picked up the wine cup in her hand and quickly touched the pendant by her ear.

Xiao Jingran, who was still drinking, lightly nodded his head. The wine cup in his hand seemed to have been knocked over by an accident and spilled all over his body.

The maid at the side rushed forward to clean up, creating a big commotion.

The Crown Prince saw this and said, "Old General Xiao, why are you so careless? Let the maidservants bring you down to change your clothes."

Xiao Jingran stood up and apologized to Baili Qingyuan: "Your majesty, this old subject has lost his composure. I really shouldn't have done this."

"It's nothing, I was just careless. Go down and clean up first."

"Yes."

Xiao Jingran quickly out of the hall after bowing. He took out a dagger from his sleeve and cut the throat of the maid who was leading the way.

Before the maid could even make a sound, Xiao JingRan had already kicked her into the bushes beside.

He was about to walk forward when he saw a figure coming out from the side, blocking his path: "Xiao Feng Jue?"

"Father." Xiao Feng had a resolute expression as he looked at Xiao JingRan with a strange gaze.

"You want to stop me?" Xiao JingRan's chest was filled with anger.

"Yes!"

Xiao JingRan forced a smile as the corners of his eyes trembled: "You think you can stop me?"

Xiao Feng's expression was calm, but the longsword in her hand was slowly unsheathed: "Father, you are already old and are no longer the God of War. It's time to go home and take a good rest."

"Haha, you want to fight with your old man?"

"Your son is unfilial. I will apologize to you when I return home." Xiao Feng's voice didn't contain the slightest bit of blessings, as if he was facing an emotionless stone. He brandished his sword and moved forward.

Xiao Jing Ran hadn't expected his son to attack so quickly. He raised his hand to block, but before the dagger could pierce him, it was sent flying by Xiao Feng's sword and blood splattered all over his wrist.

"Evil creature, what are you doing? Do you know what you're doing?" Xiao Feng roared in anger.

Xiao Feng Jue took out a silk handkerchief from his chest and placed it on Xiao Jingran's nose and mouth.

Xiao JingRan didn't even have time to finish as he directly fainted. Xiao Feng Jue quickly placed Xiao Jingran in the room for people to rest in. After cleaning his wounds and covering him with the blanket, he said in a low voice:

"I know what I'm doing. I'm doing what the heroes of the Xiao family would do. I'm protecting the peace of the world!"