A few seconds before the monks came in, the stiff-faced guards quickly flashed into the back hall.
Manmiao knew that the back hall was just some broken stone stupas and there was no way to hide people, so she began to worry.
Don't let these people get caught, otherwise Lan Ting won't be able to escape.
Then I thought about it, these people were all arranged by Lan Ting. If there was no way to escape, how could they retreat calmly? I must have been worrying too much.
Looking at Empress Dowager Liu and Concubine Huangfu, they were already looking at Empress Xu with concerned faces and loudly calling for the imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment. Seeing how angry they were, Manmei just wondered if she should pretend to be panicked?
Song Ying was frightened. Those people cut off the sleeves of her clothes. For ancient women, most of their arms were exposed, which was very rude. But now the situation is special, and no one came forward to cover her up.
, she used her other hand to protect her exposed arm, but it had no blocking effect at all. Instead, it drew more attention to her arm.
Now everyone's attention is on the Empress. The Empress was disfigured by an assassin in the temple. It is an explosive news, and no one wants to take the responsibility on themselves.
The monks are now leaderless, and the abbot who was supposed to take charge of affairs was killed in the main hall. Two abbots died in a short period of time, and Fahua Temple is now in chaos.
Lan Ting arrived at the foot of the mountain at about the same time as Zhu Mingjun, the commander of the Imperial Guard.
The two people greeted each other politely and walked to the main hall where the incident occurred.
The powerful assassin who was supposed to appear did not show up. Manmiao was not sure whether there was any danger outside, and she did not dare to call the two empresses out rashly. She took advantage of the opportunity of the imperial doctor to treat Empress Xu, and sat in the hall waiting for Lan Ting.
arrival.
Lan Ting and Zhu Mingjun arrived very quickly. They arrived on horseback, with their guards following behind them.
Riding the horse all the way to the main hall, Lan Ting threw down the reins and walked in. He saw Empress Dowager Liu, Concubine Huangfu and Manmiao sitting on the futon waiting for him, smiling. He knelt down and saluted, "I'm late because I was drunk.
Please forgive me, Queen Mother and Concubine!"
The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces helped him up and said repeatedly, "Good boy. You came in time."
Empress Dowager Liu stood up, pointed at Zhu Mingjun and shouted, "Tie this traitor to the Ai family and take him to the emperor. He ordered people to assassinate the Ai family and killed the Queen Mother."
The people who followed were from the Royal Guards except Lan Ting's personal guards. Seeing this posture, Lan Ting's personal guards were about to step forward and tie up Zhu Mingjun. Zhu Mingjun was also a military general, and his personal guards immediately drew their swords.
After protecting his master, a fight between the two sides was about to begin.
"Why, you still dare to rebel? This Lan country is no longer under the Lan family?" Queen Mother Liu came from the palace after all, and it was super level to criticize her. After she yelled like this, many imperial guards who didn't know the truth started to
hesitated.
Zhu Mingjun knew that he could not be suppressed by Empress Dowager Liu at this time, so he immediately shouted, "Don't panic, this general is your Majesty's destiny. Your Majesty will make the final decision for me in everything!"
With things like this, Lan Ting couldn't kill him openly.
There are more and more ordinary guards, and Zhu Mingjun has always accumulated great power. With the men in Lan Ting's hands, there is no way to kill Zhu Mingjun here.
We can only protect Empress Dowager Liu and Concubine Huangfu first, and take Manmiao and Song Ying back to the palace with them.
The queen had her own phoenix chariot, and she would never go with Lan Ting's people, and she was anxious to treat her face, so she took the phoenix chariot and left.
Manmei saw that there were so many people, and she felt somewhat at ease.
It is impossible for Zhu Mingjun to control all the imperial guards. Many of the imperial guards were inserted by other forces. If he wants to cover up the sky in front of so many people and kill Lan Ting and the two empress dowagers, then he really wants to do it too much.
too much.
There were so many people there, and it was impossible to kill the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces surrounded by so many people unless a bomb was used in the inner hall.
Just when everyone was relieved, a sudden change occurred!
When Lan Ting rode past a fence, a black light silently came towards Lan Ting and killed him.
The situation was very sudden. Lan Ting relied on the intuition he had developed over the years to pull the reins and pull the horse's head in front of him, blocking the fatal blow.
The moment the assassin hit the horse, Lan Ting jumped back and dismounted, while his bodyguard quickly drew his sword and rushed towards the assassin.
The assassin was so fast that Manmei couldn't see his movements clearly. He could only hear the metallic sound of swords striking each other, and several of his guards screamed, obviously not taking advantage.
At this moment, a gray figure entered the battle group and fought with the assassin.
When Manmei looked at that man's figure, he felt like he was giving up. Needless to say, Lan Ting's assassin must have been worshiped in the inner hall.
The two of them fought so fast that all Manmei could see was a bunch of colors jumping around. Lan Ting pulled out his saber, joined the battle group, and cooperated with Jiehe to attack the inner hall.
Princess Huangfu's nervous face turned pale. She held Manmiao's hand tightly and watched the fighting outside without blinking. Manmiao's hand was hurt by her long nails, but she couldn't hold back.
Make a sound.
Manmiao was still surprised at first, why she suddenly gave up on Princess Huangfu and the others and assassinated Lan Ting instead.
Then he suddenly realized that he was really a fool.
For the emperor, Lan Ting was a serious concern. The purpose of killing Princess Huangfu was to attack Lan Ting. If there was a chance to kill Lan Ting directly, it would not matter whether he killed Princess Huangfu or not.
Concubine Huangfu without her son and the Huangfu family without King Yi are both toothless tigers, they can be left to be dealt with slowly in the future.
Huangfu Xun didn't know when he stood in front of Princess Huangfu's phoenix chariot, blocking the front like a door god.
After the assassination, the phoenix chariot of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces had been surrounded by personal guards, but Huangfu Xun's behavior at this time was still very touching.
Without any orders, the personal guards and imperial guards surrounded the place where the three were fighting.
Because Lan Ting was also shooting inside, no one dared to use bows and arrows.
Zhu Mingjun knew that this was a golden opportunity, but before he could say anything about firing arrows, he saw Huangfu Xun leading many people to kill him. Huangfu Xun waved his hand, and the soldiers surrounded the fighting place three floors deep.
On the outer three floors, even Zhu Mingjun's imperial guards were surrounded inside. They seemed to be surrounding the assassin, but in fact they were also guarding against him.
If he dared to open his mouth at this time, Huangfu Xun would dare to kill him on the spot.
Zhu Mingjun's hand holding the reins broke into a cold sweat. After making a decision for a moment, he did not dare to order the arrow to be fired.
It doesn't take a long time for masters to fight each other. Lan Ting's skills are much higher than Manmei imagined, and he is not inferior to the worshipers in the inner hall.
