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Chapter 99 The Assassin
The lantern in the palace man's hand was extinguished as soon as it fell to the ground, and it was dark in front of him. There were no other lights on, except the little rabbit lamp in the hand of Seventh Princess. Xiaodong vaguely felt that something was wrong. , did not move forward, and pulled the seventh princess back to the way she came, while shouting loudly: "Come on!"

Her shout was covered by the sudden explosion of fireworks, and no one would hear her even if her voice was twice as loud.

Suddenly, a figure sprang up from the slanting stab, slamming towards Xiaodong.Xiaodong dodged to the side, the man grabbed her arm, and she understood in a flash——

This man is going to push her down!

The skills that Xiaodong learned from Zhao Lu all these years seem to be useless now, no matter whether she twists or kicks, the other hand of the man grabbed her waist, Xiaodong lowered his head and took a bite. , the hand is not loose at all.

The body has been lifted up, Xiaodong firmly grasped the railing with one hand.It was cold and the post was too slippery to hold on to.

Could it be... Could it be that she is going to die at this time, this place?

Suddenly, a flash of fire flashed in front of his eyes, and half of the man's body suddenly burst into flames and burned.In an instant, Xiaodong got strength from nowhere, and slammed his elbow heavily on the man's eyes.

The man let out a long scream, and Xiaodong took advantage of the situation and broke free.

Later, recalling the situation at that time, Xiaodong still felt a blur in his mind.

However, she remembered that she pulled out the hairpin from her head without even thinking about it, and stabbed at the man.

She aimed at the throat, but the man was tall, and she missed the stab in a hurry, and then stabbed the man's shoulder.

The flames on his body had already reached a high level, and he could no longer care about entanglement with Xiaodong, so he abandoned the two of them and quickly dodged around the corner.Xiaodong was still in shock, and couldn't care about anything else, so he ran back as soon as he got hold of Seventh Princess.

The fireworks exploded in the air, and the bang was continuous, and the colorful flames reflected the long corridor, and the eyes flickered.

Xiaodong has never felt that the road is so long.Behind him is the threat of death, and in front of him is an exit that can escape, but it seems so far away that he will never reach it.

They stumbled and ran out of the corridor.The guards on the side of the platform noticed the change and came to meet him. Xiaodong's face was pale, his hair was disheveled, and his chest and throat were hurting like a knife because of the violent panting. Assassins... there are assassins!"

The eunuchs and palace servants screamed, some came up to help her, some asked eagerly, some shouted at her, and some rushed towards the corridor——

All the strength in Xiaodong's body seemed to be pulled away, his legs were as soft as noodles, and he couldn't support his body at all.

The man is going to kill her.

Yes, it was for her.

The suddenly extinguished lantern, that palace man...that black shadow...

Xiaodong trembled as if suffering from malaria, his upper and lower teeth chattered.The palace man helped her into the side pavilion, but she still couldn't stop shaking.

Panic, fear, cold, pain—

The people around her were eager to talk to her, but she could only see faces flashing by, mouths opening and closing rapidly, and countless voices buzzing together, nothing could be seen clearly, nothing could be heard clearly. Can't hear clearly.

Be calm!Be calm.

She squeezed her palms tightly, somewhat getting rid of the dazed chaos, and regained consciousness a little.

"Where are the assassins?"

"what……"

"What the hell happened?"

"Let's hide and hide..."

"Hurry up, get out of the way, are you out of breath without looking at her?"

A cup was brought to his mouth: "Drink some water."

Xiaodong reached out to take the cup, but his hand was weak, the cup was not held firmly, and the water spilled out on his hand.

She felt hot.

Then she saw Zhao Lu rushing over and hugged her tightly.

Xiaodong let out a sigh of relief, and finally handed over all the weight of his body to his brother with confidence.

"Just now, a palace official said that the queen mother let me go. When I walked to the corner of the corridor, someone suddenly rushed out and tried to push me down. I stabbed him... and he was still on fire..."

She was startled, how did the fire start?
Ah, it was the rabbit lamp of the Seventh Princess, which was thrown on him.

By the way, where is the seventh princess?
Xiaodong looked to the side, and saw that there were people all around him, with panicked faces.Zhao Zhi was right next to her, and the Seventh Princess... The Seventh Princess was squeezed into a corner at some point, she was hugging one foot, and there was no panic or fright on her small face, but a calm expression.

"Seventh Princess, the one who was with me just now..."

Zhao Lu has already looked at her carefully from top to bottom, and gently caressed her face: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, brother is here, no one can hurt you."

Xiaodong held his clothes tightly and nodded several times.

"See if Princess Seven is injured."

Seventh princess's foot was hurt and she lost a shoe.

Xiaodong had a few bruises on his body, but none of them were serious.

The imperial physician diagnosed and treated them respectively, and prescribed soothing medicinal soup and external plaster.

The lively celebration of the Shangyuan Festival was swept away. The Empress Dowager Shengci hugged Xiaodong and the seventh princess tightly and did not let go, and the people around her took turns to comfort and comfort them to no avail.

The emperor sat outside the screen with a livid face, especially after hearing that the wounded eunuch had fallen to his death from the Wangxian Tower, and the body of the palace servant was also found in the streamer pool.

Xiaodong leaned in the arms of the Empress Dowager Shengci, and there was only one question that went back and forth in her mind.

Who is going to kill her?Why?
Who in the palace has such a deep hatred for her that he insists on taking her life?

She couldn't think of who she would have such a big grudge with.

Or, is it aimed at King An?Or is there some other reason?
The medicinal soup was boiled and brought, and Xiaodong and Seventh Princess drank a bowl each.If you usually take medicine, you have to eat candied fruit.Maybe today's soup is really not bitter, maybe it doesn't feel bitter right now.

The palace servants helped her to lie down, but they failed to bring the seventh princess, the little girl held Xiaodong tightly, the Empress Dowager Shengci raised her hand, and the palace servants placed them on a couch.

His body was warm, but Xiaodong lay there but dared not close his eyes.

She had never been so close to death.

The death in the previous life came too fast, she didn't have time to be afraid, the pain, everything was over, and then, starting again, she became Xiaodong.

But it was different just now.

She was almost dead.If the man didn't throw her downstairs, but hacked her with a knife, would she have escaped?
That person was in the palace... Perhaps, standing in the group of people just now, he planned such a murder meticulously. To put her to death, he would probably create the illusion that she fell to her death from a fall.

who is it?

why?
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Second watch. . .

(End of this chapter)