The emperor plays a rogue: a cute little gambling concubine

Chapter 163 Assassination
At noon the next day, Sun Xiaoxi woke up in a haze, and the sun had already risen to the top of the sky when she woke up.

She raised her hands and rubbed her temples, and what followed was an indescribable soreness all over her body.

It's all about that damned Lian Jing, was he still an emperor yesterday?Just a hungry wolf.

Putting on her clothes and walking out of Longxuan Hall, she bumped into the pony who hurried in.

When Xiao Mazi saw her, a look of obvious panic flashed across his face. Sun Xiaoxi felt it was strange. She asked him just now, only to hear that he had interrupted her.

"Xiao... Concubine Xiao, where do you want to go?" Xiao Mazi stood at the door, his neither tall nor short body just blocked the door she wanted to go out.

Seeing Xiaomazi's sneaky look, Sun Xiaoxi felt even more strange. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Little Mazi, what do you want to do now?"

"Slave..." Xiao Mazi frowned, and thought of an excellent excuse, "Slave is asking you for the emperor."

Speaking of Lian Jing, Sun Xiaoxi wanted to know even more, "Has the conferring ceremony been completed? Where has Lian Jing gone?" She asked, looking out.

"The emperor will come here after a while, please wait for the emperor here for a while." Xiao Mazi also made a gesture of invitation, signaling her to go inside.

Sun Xiaoxi immediately saw something was wrong, pursed her pink lips, and asked, "Tell me honestly, is there something wrong in the palace? Why do you really want to see me walking out of Longxuan Palace?"

Xiao Mazi's eyes were filled with guilty conscience, and she couldn't escape Sun Xiaoxi's eyes. She asked again: "Did the emperor tell you to hide something from me?"

Could it be that after Lian Jing wrote a letter, he fell in love with his queen, afraid of being known by her?Sun Xiaoxi secretly slandered.

Xiao Mazi lowered his eyes, his face was very ugly, "Princess Xiao, why do you think so?"

"Okay, since you don't want to make it clear, then I'll go out and ask others. I won't force you to talk about things you don't want to talk about." After speaking, Sun Xiaoxi had already bypassed him and walked outside.

Seeing her being so stubborn, Xiao Mazi had no choice but to do what the emperor had told him to do. Bite his head, he said, "Princess Xiao, don't go out. The emperor has ordered you to come down. , can’t go there.”

Sun Xiaoxi suddenly stopped in her tracks, and looked back at Xiao Mazi, "So, does Lian Jing want to put me under house arrest?"

Xiao Mazi's eyes were wide open, as if he was a little surprised. After a long time, he shook his head and told the truth, "Concubine Xiao, the empress was assassinated an hour ago. She is dying now, and the assassin has not been killed until now." turn up."

The big eyes that were originally dark and bright suddenly enlarged. It is undeniable that this time, she was surprised by Xiaomazi's words.

Su Qin Xiucai had just been canonized as a queen, and was assassinated in less than an hour?

"No, I'm going to see Su Qinxiu." If something happened to Su Qinxiu, how would she treat Su Qinyue?

Seeing her expression of not being afraid of death, Xiao Mazi felt a headache all over his face, why did Concubine Xiao just refuse to listen?

"Hey, my aunt, I'm counting on you, this slave. Can you stop embarrassing this slave? If the emperor knows that this slave let you out at such a dangerous moment, this slave will have to move ten heads."

"You can completely pretend that you didn't see me. All in all, I must go." Sun Xiaoxi was firm.

"But you..."

"What if I say no to go?"

A stern voice came from not far away, and Lian Jing was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with a handsome figure walking over, followed by a group of ministers including Lian Yu, Sun Xiaoxi frowned at them, and saw Lian Jing whispered a few words in Lian Yu's ear, and walked towards her alone.

Sun Xiaoxi pursed her lips and watched him walk towards her with a serious expression. Lian Jing was only a few steps away from her side, and she couldn't wait to rush towards him.

"Are you okay?" She tugged on his sleeve and asked worriedly.

Lian Jing sneered, and said if he wanted to, "What will happen to me? The assassin wants the queen's life."

Hearing this, Sun Xiaoxi frowned even deeper, "What's going on? Why was the queen assassinated so well?"

Lian Jing reached out to hug her, and patted her on the back lightly to comfort her, "It's okay, you don't need to think too much, I will investigate these things clearly."

She just needs to live happily under his protection.

Even if he comforted her like that, Sun Xiaoxi couldn't completely relax, after all something really happened to Su Qinxiu.

"How is the queen now? Will she be all right?"

"The imperial doctor has already said that if she can't make it through tonight, then..." Lian Jing was halfway through, and Sun Xiaoxi seemed to be able to understand Su Qinxiu's result after tonight from his stern expression.

Seeing her dignified and sad expression, Lian Jing's heart suddenly tugged. He reached out to touch her small face, and whispered softly in her ear.

"Xi'er is not afraid, I will definitely not let you have any trouble, be obedient, listen to what I say, stay in Longxuan Palace, don't come out yet, huh?"

Sun Xiaoxi is now free to worry about her own safety. Compared with her own safety, she is more concerned about Su Qinxiu's situation now.

She once promised to save her life, but now, not only did she fail to do so, she was also helpless at this time.

"Lian Jing." She stretched out her hand to hold his arm, begging in a soft voice, "I really want to see how Su Qinxiu is doing, can you let me go?"

Seeing her big crystal eyes sparkling, Lian Jing couldn't help but feel a little bit reluctant.

She pleaded for Su Qinxiu last night. It is natural for her to be worried when something like this happened to Su Qinxiu today. However, he doesn't care whether Su Qinxiu lives or dies. At this moment, he is worried about her safety.Lian Jing thought ruthlessly in his heart.

He gently held her small face in his big hand, and he lowered his head to place a kiss on her forehead. He said: "I promise you, after the matter at hand is settled, I will accompany you to see the queen, but now, you must Listen to me." His tone was strong.

Sun Xiaoxi looked up at his dark eyes, and could see his worry and reluctance for her, so she nodded, "Okay."

He thought of her so much, how could she be selfish and only think of herself, not him.

Lian Jing felt relieved for a while, hugging her and shouting as a good girl again and again.

Xiao Mazi escorted Sun Xiaoxi back to Longxuan Palace, while Lian Jing went to the Imperial Study to discuss with the ministers about the Queen's assassination.

"Your Majesty, this veteran thinks that the assassination of the empress may have something to do with the concubines in the harem." The prime minister clasped his hands and expressed his thoughts.

"That's right, since ancient times, there have been constant disputes among women in the harem. The assassination of the queen must have something to do with the concubine." Other ministers raised their ideas one after another.

Lian Yu didn't speak from the beginning to the end. Lian Jing watched the ministers discussing with cold eyes. Lian Jing didn't speak until they calmed down.

"Is it related to the concubine?" He sneered, "Who is the concubine you are talking about? Could it be my favorite concubine Xiao Huangfei?"

Ever since he favored Sun Xiaoxi alone, the ministers who married their daughter into the palace began to protest one after another. Now that the queen has something to do with the assassin and the mastermind behind the scenes, these ministers of course pointed their finger at Xiaoxi.

There was silence in the imperial study room, so quiet that you could hear a needle drop on the ground, everyone didn't dare to talk too much, because they knew their own emperor too well, and whenever there was any displeasure, he would sneer, and then thought All kinds of insidious ways to punish you.

However, Jiang is still old and hot, and people are still old and not afraid of death. Only the old prime minister with white hair and beard stood up.

"Your Majesty, to be honest, the old minister really suspects Concubine Xiao."

The handsome face sank again and again, Lian Jing shook and shook hands, and sneered in his heart.

How dare he say it!

"Oh? The prime minister suspects the concubine, where is the evidence?" Lian Jing asked lazily.

"Your majesty, you dote on Concubine Xiao very much, but the person who becomes the empress is not Concubine Xiao, isn't that the motive?" The prime minister looked serious.

Lian Jing had a handsome face, and a sharp look flashed in his black eyes.

He said coldly: "I said, this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Xiao, does the prime minister have any objections?!"

"Of course I have objections."

The prime minister seemed determined to confront Lian Jing, "If Concubine Xiao is really innocent, the Emperor can ask someone to investigate. If the Emperor is partial to Concubine Xiao because he loves Concubine Xiao, the old minister will do whatever he wants." Stop the emperor!"

"Prime Minister wants to threaten me now?" The cold tone was like that of Hades, and Lian Jing's thin lips drew a line symbolizing anger.

"The old minister just hopes that the emperor will handle it fairly." The old prime minister who was over seventy years old knelt down after speaking.

"My Majesty, please handle it impartially." Even the ministers following the prime minister knelt down.

Lian Yu was still standing there in a daze, and when he saw the minister kneeling on the ground, he also bent down.

Lian Jing was so angry that he wanted to kill, a memorial flew down in front of the meddling old prime minister, and he stood up from the dragon chair with a bang.

"Listen to me, all of you." He gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Concubine Xiao is my beloved concubine, the woman I love, and I absolutely believe in her character!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!" The ministers said in unison.

"It's not just thinking twice? I've already thought twice! Get the hell out of you all!" Looking at this group of people who made trouble, he was upset!
"If the emperor doesn't allow the old minister to handle it impartially, then the old minister will kneel to death in this imperial study." The old prime minister said stubbornly.

The ministers kneeling on the ground looked at each other, and looked up at Lian Jing with a gloomy expression, only to see him sneer constantly.

"Okay, anyway, my Lianlong Kingdom should change its prime minister." Lian Jing snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, turned and left.

Walking to Lian Yu's side, Lian Jing stopped in his tracks. He stretched out his hand and pulled him over. He commanded, "You, follow me!"

(End of this chapter)