Chapter 544: Incident at the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony
The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was held as scheduled. It was a grand occasion, supported by civil and military officials, and the people watched from the outside.
But this ceremony was destined not to be peaceful and smooth.
When the ceremony was halfway through, a group of black-clad assassins descended from the sky, throwing out iron claws and flying ropes, and shooting out sleeve arrows, instantly killing and injuring several imperial guards.
"Protect the emperor!——"
"Hurry up and protect the emperor!——"
The sudden assassination disrupted the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven. The scene was in chaos, with the crowd screaming in fear and pushing each other to escape for their lives.
"boom!!--"
A dozen black-clad assassins broke out of the water, slashed at the enemy with their scimitars, and approached their target.
"Queen Mother, hurry up!"
Ji Huashang protected the empress and killed several assassins with her hands. Her sword was covered in warm blood.
The assassination attempt ultimately failed and both sides suffered heavy losses.
The two princesses were also injured, especially the second princess. I heard that she blocked a knife for the empress and lost a lot of blood. She is still unconscious.
But that's not the most important thing.
The most important thing is that the empress was poisoned!
Although the assassin did not hurt the empress, she suddenly vomited blood and fainted. The imperial physician found out that she was poisoned after taking her pulse.
As for what kind of poison it is, please forgive them for their lack of knowledge and knowledge and inability to tell.
The empress was suddenly poisoned and fell into a coma, which scared all the court officials.
The country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Seeing that the empress was still unconscious and the second princess was in a coma, the ministers had to push the third princess to preside over the government.
Ji Huashang intended to suppress the fact that the empress was poisoned and unconscious, but somehow it still spread out, and many rumors attacking the empress appeared in the capital.
A residential house in Beijing
The woman in black knelt on the ground and said, "I failed to get rid of the empress this time. It was my fault."
The man lying on the beauty couch looked straight ahead, his low and lazy voice revealing a hint of coldness.
"Useless things."
The woman in black lowered her head even more.
The red-dressed man narrowed his black eyes, waved his feather fan lightly, and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. If it doesn't work this time, there will be next time."
"I don't believe she can be so lucky every time."
The subordinate in black spoke at the right time: "I heard that the empress was poisoned and unconscious. I don't know whether it is true or not." Hearing this, the man in red narrowed his black eyes, and he didn't know what he thought of, and his scarlet lips curled slightly.
"It seems that the water in the capital is becoming more and more muddy."
"That's good. The more chaos there is, the better it is for us."
The man glanced coldly at his subordinate in black and said, "Go down."
"Subordinates retire."
The woman in black retreated respectfully.
……
Imperial Palace, Empress's Bedroom
The woman lying on the dragon bed had gray hair and a sagging face. She was clearly in her prime, but she looked old and haggard. Her face was full of wrinkles, as if she had aged by more than 20 years in an instant.
This situation is so terrifying.
How could a good person suddenly become old?
If you don’t know, you might think that some monster sucked away most of his energy and blood.
"what on earth is it?!"
"How could your majesty become like this!"
When the Queen Mother learned that the Empress had been poisoned and was unconscious, she fainted. When she woke up, she hurried to see the Empress, but was shocked by her appearance.
Hearing that the imperial doctors were helpless, he became furious.
More than a dozen imperial doctors knelt on the ground, trembling with fear in the face of the empress dowager's anger.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
"We have done our best, but we do not know what poison Your Majesty has been poisoned by. If there is an antidote..."
"If there is an antidote, why would we need you useless people?"
The Queen Mother cursed and glared at the imperial doctors with eyes full of anger: "I don't care what method you use, you must save His Majesty. Otherwise, you will all be buried with His Majesty!"
The imperial doctors stared with wide eyes: "Empress Dowager..."
At this time, a female official came in and bowed: "Your Majesty, there is a man outside who wants to see you. He said he has a way to save your majesty."
(End of this chapter)
