The twenty or so assassins were all dressed as commoners. Today, there were so many people and the scene was so crowded that no one would pay attention to the assassins if they blended in with the crowd. In addition, they knew that the Emperor would have arranged for a large number of troops to protect him. No one would have thought that someone would choose this time to assassinate him.
The assassins held steel knives and clubs as they rushed out of the crowd and headed straight for the Celestial Empress.
The imperial guards and the people from the Warden's Office of the Five Cities met the assassins head-on.
The commoners had never seen such a scene before. They were so scared that they kept retreating, afraid that they would be implicated.
However, there were too many people. The commoners pushed and shoved each other as they ran. Some people fell to the ground and were trampled by the people running for their lives. Before the assassins could kill the emperor, the commoners' lives were already in danger in the chaos.
The Dowager Duchess was so scared that she screamed, "My Meng Ge 'er! Heavens! Go and save them! Go and save them! "
Qin Huaiyuan was very close to the Celestial Empress and the Crown Prince. Although they were heavily protected, the assassins' knives and swords were always aimed at them.
Qin Yining was so scared that her face turned pale, and her heart almost stopped beating.
The fatuous emperor and the Demon Empress deserved to die, but her father deserved to die!
Qin Yining hated that she wasn't a man and didn't practice profound martial arts. Her little bit of brute force wasn't worth mentioning here. She could only watch as her father was in danger!
The womenfolk screamed in fear, and the streets were in chaos. The adults screamed, the children cried, and the screams and shouts of fighting and killing were so piercing that it hurt one's eardrums.
Qin Yining didn't scream like her cousins. Instead, she leaned against the window and stared at the situation on the street. At this time, a few assassins had already broken through the imperial guards' encirclement and were heading straight for the Celestial Empress. Qin Yining realized that these people's targets were the fatuous emperor and the Demon Empress, not Qin Huaiyuan!
Seeing this, Qin Yining was slightly relieved.
If the Demon Empress and the fatuous emperor died, this country might be able to recover its prosperity.
However, she was afraid that the knives and swords had no eyes and would hurt Qin Huaiyuan.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a series of screams coming from the direction of the city gate.
Qin Yining looked in the direction of the sound and saw more than ten men dressed in Da Zhou's military uniform rushing into the crowd, brandishing their swords and chopping left and right, not even sparing the common people. They rushed straight toward Qin Huaiyuan's direction, shouting, "Take down Qin Meng!"
The moment the Dowager Duchess heard this, her eyes rolled back and she fainted on the spot.
Qin Yining clutched the window frame so tightly that he didn't even realize that his fingernails were bleeding.
Looking at these people, Qin Yining was reminded of the people who had tried to assassinate him at the Fairy Temple!
Both of them were equally tall, and their moves were equally ruthless. Although Qin Yining didn't know martial arts, looking at the masked men dressed as commoners and the people dressed in Da Zhou's military uniform, it was clear that they were two different groups of people!
Qin Yining didn't understand why Qin Huaiyuan, a person who had contributed greatly to the country and had always had a good reputation, would be assassinated after the peace talks were successful!
The fatuous emperor and the Demon Empress should have died a long time ago, but her father shouldn't!
Unless, these people weren't Dayan people!
Qin Yining had a flash of inspiration, and his expression became even more serious.
The streets were in chaos.
The commoners and the officials who were following behind them had already fled without a trace, and those who could hide had hidden in the shops on the side of the road.
The two groups of assassins gathered in the middle, and they actually had the power to break through!
Qin Yining saw that the Imperial Bodyguards and the people from the Warden's Office of the Five Cities were somewhat powerless, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead. If her father was really in danger, she would rather lose her life and rush down to save him!
Suddenly, ten people dressed in black embroidered robes and wearing silver masks with swords and sabers in their hands leaped over the city walls and leaped over the eaves and walls.
Qin Yining saw these people and felt a chill in his heart.
Were these people also assassins?
Her father might not be able to keep his life!
Just as Qin Yining was at his wit's end, these people split into two groups and rushed into the midst of the assassins. Like two black daggers, they actually suppressed the two groups of assassins and quickly gained an overwhelming advantage!
These silver masked men were clearly well trained and had excellent martial arts. Moreover, among the ten of them, there was even a petite and slender woman!
While Qin Yining was still in shock, the two groups of assassins had already been slaughtered by the ten people and the Imperial Bodyguards. Some were dead, some were injured, and most of them were captured alive.
Qin Yining finally succeeded in controlling the situation, and he let out a sigh of relief.
The Emperor and Empress had been scared into hiding in the crowd, and now they were finally relieved.
The ten silver masked men quickly walked up to the Emperor and bowed. The masked woman in the lead loudly said, "This subordinate came late to save you, please forgive this subordinate!"
The Emperor patted his chest with lingering fear and waved his hand, "You can all rise. Fortunately, I am unharmed. If you dare to come late again, I will not let you off easily. "
"Many thanks to the Emperor for not killing us!" The woman loudly replied and kowtowed.
The other nine people behind her also kowtowed.
The Emperor coughed and finally calmed down, "Take these assassins to the Ministry of Justice's prison and thoroughly investigate them! I would like to see who it is that wants to kill me! "
As soon as the Emperor's voice fell, he heard a "plop" sound. He turned around and saw the men wearing Da Zhou's military uniform all fall to the ground with purplish black blood seeping out of the corners of their mouths. Just like at Xian Gu Temple, they had bitten open their poison sacs and committed suicide.
Qin Yining's brows furrowed as he watched.
He was already certain that these people were not from Da Zhou.
The two countries had just reached an agreement, so how could Da Zhou be so stupid as to send people to assassinate Qin Huaiyuan and ruin the peace talks? It had to be known that the money and cities promised by the Dayan Imperial Court had not been sent yet!
Qin Yining felt that he couldn't think of anyone who would send men of sacrifice to sow discord.
The Emperor angrily roared, "Rice buckets, a bunch of rice buckets! There are so many of you, so why can't you stop these people from committing suicide! I haven't even found out the truth, yet they are already dead. What use do I have for you! "
The assassins dressed as commoners were enlightened and followed suit, planning to bite their tongues.
However, with the previous group of people's actions, the guards hurriedly dislocated the lower jaws of the assassins. There were a few who were quick to speak, but they only bit their tongues a little and didn't die.
The Emperor saw that there were still so many people left to investigate and let out a sigh of relief.
"Let's return to the palace! Leave this matter to the Five Cities Warden's Office and the Ministry of Justice to investigate. I want to see the results within three days! "
"Yes!" Official Xu of the Five Cities Warden's Office responded with a bitter expression.
Qin Yining furrowed his brows as he looked in the direction of Qin Huaiyuan.
Fortunately, the danger was averted, and his father wasn't injured.
The Dowager Duchess had been saved from being pinched. After confirming that Qin Huaiyuan was fine, she also let out a sigh of relief.
Qin Yining watched as Qin Huaiyuan was about to get into the carriage. Only then did he remember that the Sun Clan was still in the palace.
She hurriedly led Bing Tang and the others downstairs.
Just as she arrived at the entrance of Drunken Immortal Restaurant, her gaze met with Qin Huaiyuan, who was getting into the carriage.
Qin Huaiyuan saw that Qin Yining was here and frowned slightly. He thought for a moment, then called over a small eunuch who was accompanying him and whispered a few words to him.
The eunuch nodded repeatedly and turned to walk towards Qin Yining.
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