0p0 Chapter 361 Venomous Bee
Chapter 361 Venomous Bee
Empress Dowager Li has indeed been distracted recently, but not because of Prince An, but because of her second son, Prince Shen. She has not had any news from her second son for a long time. Recently, she has had nightmares for several days in a row. Every night she dreams that Prince Shen reaches out his hand to her, as if asking for help, but her second son seems unable to speak, and only looks at her with a pair of pleading eyes.
On the half-open pavilion, there was a grand feast with elegant ladies in fine clothes and clinking glasses, but Empress Dowager Li was in her own fountain and pavilion, only listening to the lively sounds coming into her ears from afar.
In the center of the banquet, a singing girl was sitting in the middle, holding the pipa with her bare hands. Her ten slender fingers plucked the strings beautifully and flexibly, and the people around her were gradually immersed in it. It was rare for Lan Qingwu to hear such exquisite and beautiful music. She had beautiful eyes and listened attentively.
After the singer finished her song, she stood up and left. Then a group of dancers came on stage, each holding a lotus flower. The lotus flowers were pink and white. As the dancers danced, bursts of faint lotus fragrance wafted throughout the banquet.
Princess Mingzhu was looking at the Emperor and Empress on the high platform with a gloomy face. Beside her was her husband. Seeing Princess Mingzhu's unhappy face, the husband couldn't help but frown and said, "Princess, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Princess Mingzhu came back to her senses, her expression had calmed down a bit, and she said to her husband, "Nothing, I just feel that the ice is a little cold."
The prince consort was moved and gently held Princess Mingzhu's hand: "It's a little cold, Princess, do you want to go out for a walk?"
The ice in Princess Mingzhu's heart melted slightly. She smiled lightly and shook her head to indicate that it was not necessary. However, her eyes swept over to the emperor on the high platform who tilted his head slightly and listened carefully to the queen's words.
Emperor Shenwu was discussing the marriage of Qian Hui's daughter Xiaoguai with Lan Qingwu. General Qian couldn't resist his wife and daughter, so he came to Emperor Shenwu to plead for mercy.
"Qian Hui asked me to tell you something. If you can reconcile his daughter, he will be extremely grateful!"
Lan Qingwu couldn't help but smile. Her eyes were like the most beautiful black jade, sparkling and charming.
"Your Majesty, as long as he doesn't regret it, I am willing to try my best."
While the two were chatting and laughing, Emperor Shenwu was the first to notice something was wrong. He straightened his back, became alert all over, and grabbed Lan Qingwu's hand with his big palm.
Lan Qingwu was slightly startled. She felt the atmosphere around her suddenly change: "Your Majesty..."
Emperor Shenwu narrowed his eyes and looked at the distant sky, "I seem to hear some sound!"
Li Xiang, Ruping and Ruhan also became alert, but they looked around but found nothing.
The people below the stage were completely unaware of this; they were still clinking glasses and chatting animatedly.
Lan Qingwu was confused and whispered softly, "Brother Heng, are you mistaken? This..."
The frown between Emperor Shenwu's brows grew tighter and tighter. He seemed to hear the voice getting closer and closer: "Something's wrong! Huanfeng!"
The Phantom Guard appeared silently, without even alerting the people at the banquet.
With just a glance from Emperor Shenwu, several people quickly dispersed and disappeared in the next moment.
But before the phantom guards came back to report, the "buzzing" sound became louder, and the Shenwu Emperor suddenly stood up. All the civil and military officials, royal relatives, and concubines in the six palaces fell silent. Some of them did not react and were still staring blankly at the emperor with a solemn face.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd screamed, "What is that?"
"what sound?"
The "buzzing" sound was getting louder and louder, and Lan Qingwu finally caught a glimpse of these things - groups of ferocious-looking wasps as big as index fingers, attacking from all directions. Hundreds of poisonous wasps stared with their unique big eyes and flew to this world in the blink of an eye.
The dancers holding lotus flowers were all stunned. They stared motionlessly at the hornets attacking from the sky. Someone in the stunned crowd shouted, "This is a poisonous bee! Everyone, run!"
This sentence seemed to be a signal. The crowd exploded with a "boom". Screams and sounds of fleeing came one after another. Many people covered their heads and ran away. The situation suddenly got out of control.
The moment those poisonous bees appeared, Lan Qingwu froze, then her body made a choice before her mind—Lan Qingwu suddenly stood up from her seat and rushed towards the Shenwu Emperor beside her. The Shenwu Emperor did the same! He pulled Lan Qingwu close and held her tightly in his arms. Both of them tried their best to protect each other in the most clumsy way at the most critical moment.
Amidst the chaos and turmoil, Emperor Shenwu said, "Phantom Rain!"
Huanyu followed the order and went out, constantly taking things out of his arms.
In the chaos, Princess Mingzhu was stuffed under the dining table by her husband without hesitation. The Second Prince was frantically protecting his wife, but was also worried about Concubine Jiang, who was frantically looking for the Second Prince. Lan Shuren came back to his senses from the chaos and wanted to walk to the platform, but was held tightly by Madam Lan. The worst thing was a group of dancers who were dancing the lotus dance. Each of them held a lotus in their hands, and their bodies were filled with an extremely fragrant aroma, but they happened to be the target of this group of poisonous bees!
The Sixth Prince leaped onto the platform, brandishing a sword in his hand. Swarms of poisonous bees fell down. The young man stood in front of the Emperor and Empress with the sword in hand, standing in front of his parents as a protector.