Chapter 226

Hearing that, Zhou Manyun stopped wiping her tears and took a glance at Lian’er secretly.

Upon meeting Zhou Manyun’s gaze, Lian’er nodded gently.

Seeing that Lian’er nodded, Zhou Manyun got relaxed and then put on an aggrieved look again.

Looking at Zhou Manyun’s changing facial expression, Xuanyuan Mo felt disgusted and clapped his hands. Instantly, two tiger guards entered the main hall with a man in black.

Lian’er paled at seeing the man in black instantly, her pupils contracting. She was shocked and panicked. How come? Why was he here? Last night, he was…

Staring at Lian’er’s horrified face, Zhou Manyun immediately had a sense of foreboding and subconsciously looked back.

When Zhou Manyun saw the familiar face of the man in black, her heart sank and her hands clenched the handkerchief. A fluster flashed across her coquettish eyes.

The suppressed man in black also stared at Zhou Manyun kneeling on the ground, his dark eyes full of desperation. He was loyal to her, but how did she treat him?

Xuanyuan Lie sitting on the seat of honor saw their facial expressions and slightly narrowed his eyes.

The two tiger guards made the man in black kneel in front of Xuanyuan Lie.

Xuanyuan Lie gazed at the man in black kneeling on the ground, his eyes flashing with fierceness, “He is the one who killed She?”

Two tiger guards immediately replied respectfully, “Yes, he murdered Eldest Prince.”

“Who told you to do that?” Xuanyuan Lie darted a fierce glance at Zhou Manyun. Obviously, he believed that Zhou Manyun was the ringleader.

Feeling Xuanyuan Lie’s fierce eyes, Zhou Manyun couldn’t help shivering. For years, she always had everything under her control. Such an uncontrollable thing had never happened before. For the moment, she felt frightened because she felt that she had no way out.

Lian’er aside also looked terrified, her right hand clutching the needle in her sleeve. Yet, she didn’t dare to act anymore. She looked at the leisurely face of Xuanyuan Mo staying in the middle of the main hall. Her eyes flashed because she knew that as long as he was around, she couldn’t get her way.

The man in black looked at Zhou Manyun only to see her panicked face. He sneered and pointed at Zhou Manyun, saying coldly, “It’s her. It’s Consort Hui who asked me to kill Eldest Prince in the capital prison.”

Xuanyuan Lie was sad to hear that. His son was killed by a man sent by this woman. He looked at Zhou Manyun kneeling on the ground, his dark eyes flashing with killing intent, “What else will you say?”

Zhou Manyun looked at the killing intent in Xuanyuan Lie’s eyes and swallowed nervously, “I…”

“It’s really you who killed my son.” Suddenly, a sad voice sounded in the hall.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice source to see that Guo Hui’er was standing at the door of the main hall with a pale face. Wenyi and Wenqing were holding her arms carefully.

“It’s Her Majesty Empress…”

“Why is the hair of Her Majesty Empress grey…”

“Wasn’t Her Majesty assassinated? How can she come out…”

Xuanyuan Lie looked at Guo Hui’er’s pale face and knitted his eyebrows. He directly rose, walked to her and replaced Wenyi’s position, “Why did you come here? Since you’re awake, you should just rest in bed!”

His voice wasn’t gentle but still, a lump rose in Guo Hui’er’s throat. She stared at Xuanyuan Lie tearfully, “Did She really die?”

Staring at Guo Hui’er’s expectant face full of tears, Xuanyuan Lie suddenly didn’t dare to look Guo Hui’er in the eye. For the moment, he was speechless.

Guo Hui’er didn’t get any reply. Her heart gradually became cold. Her pale face blanched even more. She couldn’t hang on anymore and then fell back.

Xuanyuan Lie stared at Guo Hui’er falling back in shock and immediately held her quickly. Watching Guo Hui’er’s pale face, Xuanyuan Lie frowned, “Since you’re not feeling well, just go back to rest now. Leave it to me.” Xuanyuan She was his son too. He would give his son an explanation.

Guo Hui’er shook her head. Her son was dead. She must avenge his death. She tried to stand straight and stared at Zhou Manyun kneeling on the ground, “Zhou Manyun, I’ll kill you.” Then, Guo Hui’er struck her palm at Zhou Manyun.

“Hui’er…” Xuanyuan was shocked to see Guo Hui’er dashing out. Given her weak health condition, how could she exert mysterious Qi now?

Zhou Manyun slightly narrowed her coquettish eyes. Did Guo Hui’er really think of Zhou Manyun as a pushover? Zhou Manyun rose quickly and exerted her mysterious Qi to throw her palm at Guo Hui’er’s chest.

Guo Hui’er spat a mouthful of blood and fell back.

“Hui’er…” Xuanyuan Lie moved behind Guo Hui’er, holding Guo Hui’er and striking his palm at Zhou Manyun.

Zhou Manyun was hit in the chest by Xuanyuan Lie off guard. Blood dripped down the corner of her lips.

Zhou Manyun stroked her chest and glared at Xuanyuan Lie in disbelief, “You hit me. You hurt me for this woman!”

Her sorrowful voice made Xuanyuan Lie frown. He took a glance at Zhou Manyun’s dejected face and lowered his head to look at Guo Hui’er in his arms, who had been unconscious. A glimmer of panic crossed his dark eyes. He carried Guo Hui’er in his arms and shouted at Wenyi aside, “Where’s Doctor Liu? Summon Doctor Liu to the Le’an Palace.”

While shouting, Xuanyuan Lie carried Guo Hui’er and ran to the bedding palace.

Staring at Xuanyuan Lie running away anxiously, Zhou Manyun staggered two steps back sorrowfully. He was gone. He just left her behind. She was his woman too. She had also given birth to a son for him. Why did he treat her this way?

Xuanyuan Mo stared at Zhou Manyun’s dejected face, his amber eyes flashing with a scornful smile, “Guards. Take this woman down.”

Upon hearing the order, Yu Feng and the others all attacked Zhou Manyun.

Zhou Manyun glanced at the tiger guards in black rushing to her and ran outside the main hall quickly.

The tiger guards in black immediately ran out.

Staring at the tiger guards in black surrounding her, Zhou Manyun sneered and whistled.

Instantly, a group of men of sacrifice in black fell from the height and besieged the tiger guards in black. Lian’er immediately rushed to Zhou Manyun and protected the latter.

The two groups of men in black got into a fight quickly. The palace maids and eunuchs just hid aside. After glimpsing them, Eunuch Hu hurriedly ran to the bedding palace of the Le’an Palace.

In Guo Hui’er’s bedding palace of the Le’an Palace, Xuanyuan Lie was staring anxiously at Guo Hui’er, who was unconscious, “How is she?”

Hearing that, Doctor Liu withdrew his hand from Guo Hui’er’s wrist and stared at Xuanyuan Lie, saying with a frown, “Her Majesty Empress isn’t doing well. She has been stabbed before, causing her health condition to be weak. Now, she has been in the injury with a palm, so…”

Xuanyuan Lie’s heart skipped a beat. He looked at Guo Hui’er who was lying in bed unconscious with her eyes closed, his eyes flashing with worry, “Can she wake up or not?”

Doctor Liu also looked at Guo Hui’er, his eyes flashing, “Given Her Majesty Empress’s current situation, it’s hard for her to wake up. However, if she really wakes up, she won’t be in danger.” Despite saying that, he knew that considering Her Majesty’s current condition, she had a slim chance of waking up.

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Lie gradually had tears in his dark eyes. He looked up to stop tears from trickling, “Take good care of her here.”

After saying that, Xuanyuan Lie turned around and walked out of the bedding palace.

Eunuch Hu outside the bedding palace saw Xuanyuan Lie and immediately said with a bow, “Your Majesty, Her Highness Consort Hui summoned the men of sacrifice in black to fight with the tiger guards.”

Xuanyuan Lie heard that with his eyes glistening fiercely. He released his suppressed killing intent. He said nothing and scurried to the main hall.

Outside the main hall, Xuanyuan Mo looked at the men of sacrifice in black and slightly narrowed his eyes. He found these people quite familiar. He felt as if he had seen them or fought with them before. Yet, he just couldn’t call to mind who they were. Maybe it had something to do with the memory he had lost.

He looked at Zhou Manyun opposite and put on a fierce expression. Then, with a wave of his hand, a rush of black mysterious Qi went at Zhou Manyun.

Feeling a rush of potent coercion, Zhou Manyun dragged Lian’er and made the latter stand in front of her without thinking much.

With a bang, Lian’er had been smashed into pieces by Xuanyuan Mo’s black mysterious Qi before she realized what was going on.

Instantly, blood splashed around. Zhou Manyun’s body and face were stained with Lian’er’s blood.

Xuanyuan Mo stared at Zhou Manyun’s miserable face and said coldly, “You’re really cold-blooded.”

Zhou Manyun sneered, “Cold-blooded. If I weren’t cold-blooded, how could I survive in this brutal place? Speaking of that, you should know the best about it.”

Xuanyuan Mo slightly narrowed his amber eyes and clenched his hands.

Staring at Xuanyuan Mo’s gloomy face, Zhou Manyun burst into laughter, “What? Did you think of your miserable childhood experiences?”

“Look! Here comes that half-demon. Beat him to death…”

“Beat that half-demon to death. His mom is a demon…”

“His mom is a demon. He’s a half-demon. He’ll eat people. Stay away from him…”

Xuanyuan Mo kept thinking about his childhood experiences. He clenched his fists with blue veins standing out on the backs of his hands. He looked at Zhou Manyun opposite, his amber eyes utterly cold, “You’re risking your neck.”