bookrebus Chapter 445 The Crown Prince's Counterattack
Chapter 445 The Crown Prince's Counterattack
The singing and dancing were in full swing, and the aroma of wine filled the air.
Right now!
A piercing, distorted scream abruptly shattered the peaceful atmosphere.
A palace maid stumbled and crawled into the center of the hall. Her hair was disheveled, her face was pale, and she fell to her knees with a thud. Her voice was sharp and trembling with extreme fear, and she was crying.
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! Consort Liu has been in trouble in the side hall!"
No sooner had the shout faded than another eunuch rushed in, wailing at the top of his lungs: "Your Majesty! Help! There's a villain! He's cornered Consort Liu in Tingyu Pavilion and taken her hostage! Consort... Consort she..."
The name "Consort Liu" resounded like a thunderclap!
The entire hall fell silent instantly! The sounds of music and laughter ceased abruptly! All eyes were fixed on the throne!
Consort Liu is no ordinary concubine!
She is seven months pregnant with the dragon's child!
When the pregnancy was first diagnosed, the Emperor was overjoyed, his old face beaming with happiness. Even before the child was born, he couldn't wait to promote Consort Liu to the rank of Noble Lady!
This is not only the joy of having a child late in life, but also a testament to everyone that this emperor is still as powerful and vigorous as ever!
Tonight's palace banquet is a great success for the emperor, who is in high spirits and full of pride.
Who would have thought that such a complicated matter would arise right under our noses?
"what?!"
The emperor's smile froze instantly, and then his expression changed drastically!
He suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, the movement so forceful that it knocked over the wine cups on the table, spilling fine wine all over the floor!
The emperor's voice was hoarse and distorted with rage and urgency, carrying an undeniable thunderous power. His eyes were fixed on the palace maids and eunuchs, as if he wanted to pierce them!
"It's true, Your Excellency is at Tingyuxuan right now!"
The emperor didn't have time to think about the strange things. He pushed aside the eunuch next to him and was about to rush out!
How dare someone cause trouble in the palace!
They even kidnapped his concubine, a pregnant concubine!
He had been on the throne for many years, and no one had ever dared to challenge his authority like this!
Who dares to be so audacious? He must be severely punished!
"Quickly, everyone follow, protect the Emperor!"
The crown prince reacted swiftly, immediately issuing a command in a deep voice while quickly following behind.
The people in the hall suddenly realized what was happening. There were villains! What if they hurt the emperor?
If we were to seize an opportunity and perform meritorious service in protecting the emperor, wouldn't that be like climbing a ladder to heaven?
Everyone stood up and followed the bright yellow figure, who was filled with boundless rage, towards Tingyuxuan.
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The main hall suddenly became somewhat chaotic.
Lady Zhaohua frowned. How could such a thing have happened?
She felt that something was wrong.
Looking around, he couldn't find Murong Jun anywhere.
Where is Jun'er?
Where did he go?
She remembered clearly that her son had left the table to change his clothes, but why hadn't he come back yet?
An inexplicable unease gripped her.
Lady Zhaohua suppressed the inexplicable panic in her heart and anxiously scanned the hall.
There's nothing on the left!
There's nothing on the right!
She summoned the servants who attended to the Fifth Prince and demanded sharply, "Where are the servants who attend to His Highness? Who was it that went with His Highness to change clothes just now?"
His voice carried a barely perceptible tension.
The servant beside the Fifth Prince stammered, "Your Majesty, it was Xiao Anzi who went with His Highness, but... but I was looking for him just now and didn't see him return."
As she spoke, she looked like she was about to cry.
"waste!"
Lady Zhaohua scolded in a low voice, but her heart sank even faster.
Even the person who used to serve him has disappeared?
Undeterred, she continued to question several of the people who usually served the Fifth Prince.
"I saw His Highness heading west."
"It seems like they're saying they're going to sober up."
"This servant...this servant truly has no idea where Your Highness is at this moment, Your Majesty!"
The answers I received were either vague or met with blank shakes of the head.
No one could say for sure where the Fifth Prince was at that moment!
An extremely bad premonition instantly gripped Lady Zhaohua's heart, tightening ever more!
Although reason told her that her son and Consort Liu had absolutely no connection, this sudden disaster happened precisely when her son had left the banquet and disappeared...
Ignoring everything else, she quickly followed.
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The emperor, accompanied by a large entourage, made his way to Tingyu Pavilion without stopping.
No one noticed that there were no palace servants guarding outside Tingyu Pavilion.
Because the door, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened from the inside with a loud bang.
A figure staggered out, looking disheveled; it was none other than Consort Liu, who was six months pregnant!
Her hair was completely disheveled, with a few strands stuck to her pale cheeks by sweat. The collar of her gorgeous palace dress was pulled crooked and messy, revealing half of the ties of her inner garment.
Most noticeable was her high, swollen belly, seven months pregnant, which heaved violently with her rapid breathing and terrified sobs.
Like a frightened bird, she saw the emperor, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, standing at the forefront of the crowd, and as if grasping at the only straw, she began to wail in anguish.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, save me! Someone... he... he..."
She was sobbing uncontrollably, her finger trembling as she pointed into the open doorway behind her, her voice trembling with fear and almost incoherent.
All eyes were fixed on the doorway, following her trembling fingers!
A man stumbled out from the shadows following closely behind Consort Liu.
His princely robes were nowhere to be seen, exposing his sweaty chest and abdomen, and his belt was askew, making him extremely disheveled!
His face was still flushed and hazy from the alcohol, his eyes fierce and irritated by being disturbed, and he mumbled incoherently, "It's so hot! You bitch, so noisy..."
This appalling and shocking scene was exposed without any cover, clearly and completely under the bright torchlight, and to the emperor, the crown prince, the imperial family and nobles, civil and military officials, and the foreign Mohe envoys!
The air seemed to have been completely sucked out!
A deathly silence enveloped everyone!
Only the crackling of the burning torches and Consort Liu's suppressed sobs sounded particularly jarring.
Lady Zhaohua, who had just arrived and barely managed to steady herself, witnessed this scene—
hum!
She felt as if her head had been hit hard by a sledgehammer!
Suddenly everything went black, and countless golden stars darted around!
My ears were filled with a sharp ringing, and the ground beneath my feet seemed to collapse and spin instantly!
A metallic sweetness rushed to her throat, and a dizzying, vertigo sensation made her unable to hold on any longer. Her body went limp and she was about to collapse to the ground!
"Miss!"
The old nanny beside her was terrified and used all her strength to hold her up so that she wouldn't faint on the spot.
Lady Zhaohua gripped the old woman's arm tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh. Her eyes, however, were fixed on the exposed-chested man with a desperate, incredulous, and unwavering gaze—
It was actually her son, the Fifth Prince Murong Jun!
are you crazy?
Why is this happening?