But the emperor has to sit at the table, and he cannot hold the emperor and his grandson to the table, because it is against the rules. Only the emperor can sit on the main seat in Tian'en Hall. It is disrespectful for others to sit.
But as soon as the emperor wanted to sit down, the little emperor's grandson cried desperately.
Once or twice is not a big deal, but too many times will make people suspicious.
"What's wrong with this child? Why don't you take him out and coax him. Maybe he's scared because there are so many people!" The queen felt unhappy, but she sounded concerned.
Lan Ning didn't feel comfortable hearing what the queen said. Xue Hengzhao asked her to use the child to cry, which in itself was not a problem.
Children crying often makes people confused, even if there are one or two inappropriate things, they can still cover them up.
But the Queen has already said so. If she still relies on it, it will seem a bit deliberate, which will inevitably make people suspicious.
At this time, Xue Hengzhao also came over and said: "Fifth Prince Concubine, my servant will accompany you out."
So Lan Ning bowed to the emperor and others and took the child out.
After coming out, Lan Ning had time to ask Xue Hengzhao: "What on earth is going on?"
"There is a mechanism on the ceiling where the emperor sits." Xue Hengzhao said, "It should be arranged by the queen, and the purpose is naturally to please the emperor."
"This...in this case, didn't I offend the queen by doing what I just did?" Lan Ning asked.
"But I guess that the mechanism is most likely tampered with by someone else." Xue Hengzhao said, "In other words, the mechanism that was originally intended to please the emperor has turned into an mechanism that makes the emperor hate him and is even more terrifying." Lan Ning was shocked when she heard this: "This... such a thing happened... Who did it?"
"It's hard to say right now," Xue Hengzhao said, "Actually, I'm just betting."
"If it is as you suspect, wouldn't the Queen be in trouble?" Lan Ning said, "But we were originally going to be against the Queen."
"But we haven't found the right time yet. Suddenly breaking the balance will not do us any good." Xue Hengzhao said, "And I also want to make our emperor and grandson look good through this incident.
The queen obviously wants to set up a stage for the prince to come on stage. Since the stage has been set up, why not let us go up there too.
Besides, it is difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy now, so fishing in troubled waters is the best strategy."
"But...but now that we have been kicked out, what should we do next?" Lan Ning couldn't help but worry.
"Don't worry, I will sneak over in a while, see the right moment, rush in and call the emperor and grandson to cry and faint, so the emperor will probably leave his seat." Xue Hengzhao said, "If someone rushes over, you can say that it was easy to get away with it.
It’s here, it’s okay. No one can verify such a thing anyway.”
Sometimes children are very angry and cry hard, and they may indeed be holding their breath.
At this time, you should beat your back, touch your chest, and take a breath.
"Well, you must be careful yourself." Lan Ning looked at Xue Hengzhao and said.
As lively as the hall is at this time, it’s so deserted outside.
Everyone rushed to the emperor and queen to join in the fun and show their courtesy. Occasionally, a few palace servants doing chores hurried past.
Xue Hengzhao quietly hid by an unopened side door of the main hall and looked in through the crack in the door.
It was fine before, but when the Queen Mother celebrated her birthday, the prince suddenly became nervous.
Xue Hengzhao knew that that moment was coming soon.
She quickly walked back to the main entrance and saw that the little eunuch standing next to the pillar had raised his hand.
As soon as the music stopped, the queen mother presented the plate of longevity peaches in her hand to the emperor and queen.
"It's not good! It's not good! The emperor's grandson cried to death!" Xue Hengzhao rushed in desperately and cried.
"What?!" The emperor stood up as soon as he heard this and instinctively left his seat.
But the little eunuch's hand had already pressed down, and there was just a bang on the ceiling, and the dragon ball of Erlong Playing with Pearls fell straight down.
"Father, be careful!" The prince said and rushed towards the emperor.
At this time, the emperor quickly took two steps back because he was standing. The prince jumped to the ground, hit his head on the leg of the chair, and the pain was so painful that stars appeared in front of his eyes.
Everyone couldn't help but exclaim.
Unexpectedly, the copper ball suddenly stopped again, split into two halves with a crash, and many things fell out of it.
"Snake! Snake!" Then someone screamed loudly. As the petals and talisman fell, several snakes that were all dark and as thick as fingers also fell down.
At this time, a crowd of people had already surrounded the emperor and queen, but those snakes were extremely dexterous and crawled around as fast as lightning.
The entire Tian'en Hall was suddenly in chaos. Screams and cries resounded throughout the hall. People were pushing each other and it was overcrowded.
"It's not poisonous! These snakes are not poisonous! Don't panic yet!" the doctor present shouted.
But some people heard it, and some people didn't. It took a long time before the scene calmed down.
"What's going on?!" Emperor Long Yan was furious, "Who did it?!"
The whole hall became silent again, and suddenly someone cried out: "Call the doctor over quickly! My stomach hurts!"
When everyone saw it, it was Yao Wanyi lying there, with a pale face and an expression of pain.
Everyone didn't care about anything else and hurried forward to check.
Although everyone was frightened by what just happened, they were all fine.
But Yao Wanyi was pregnant to begin with, and her fetal condition was not very stable.
Just when everyone stood up to hide, she couldn't stand up because her body was heavy, and the maid helped her stand several times.
In her panic, she stumbled forward because she didn't know what happened under her feet. Because she was too fat, the maids couldn't hold her up and fell down.
This fall was no small matter, and she felt a terrible pain in her stomach.
There was an imperial doctor present who quickly came over to check his pulse, but at this time, people who were close could already see black-red blood gushing out from Yao Wanyi's body.
"My child!" Princess Maoling was so anxious and in pain that she fainted.
Concubine Xian also looked sad, but she tried her best to endure it and did not dare to cry.
"Why are you all standing there?! Come and find out the matter for me!" The emperor became even more angry this time.
Shang Qiyan immediately ordered the guards to surround the hall and prevent any further disturbance.
Yao Wanyi was also carried away by the crowd.
The queen looked at the chaos in front of her, and her thoughts became even more confused.
The prince trembled all over and asked in a low voice: "Mother, how will things end today?"
"He was bitten to death without knowing it." The queen gritted her teeth and said, "Someone did something wrong. Ask me to find out and have him cut into pieces!"
At this time, Concubine Fu already knew what Xue Hengzhao's intention was, and she was not worried that something would really happen to the emperor's grandson.
Concubine Xian was also full of doubts at this time. Who was responsible for what happened today?