Chapter 249

A stuffy pain in her chest struck again, each time heavier than the last. The clothes on her back had long been soaked with sweat, but it wasn't because of the heat. The coldness from her heart made Qingfeng tremble uncontrollably. She wasn't listening to what Nanny Wu was saying at all. Being able to stand without falling was just to wait for Yan Hongtian's appearance.

Qingfeng remained silent. The old nanny wanted to lecture her a few more words, but a loud announcement came from outside the hall, "The Emperor has arrived! The Empress has arrived!"

The old nanny's open mouth hurriedly closed, and she knelt on the ground with the people beside her.

"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live!" In the large palace hall, civil and military officials, guards, and palace slaves shouted "Long live" three times, and the sound echoed through the hall. With a pain in her hand, Qingfeng was dragged to the ground by the old nanny. At this time, Yan Hongtian walked in with his head held high, wearing a bright yellow fine silk ceremonial robe, a white jade ring belt around his waist, and a black gold jade crown on his head. Today, his momentum was even better than when she first saw him. Those domineering eyes swept across the hall, let alone looking at him, no one dared to raise their heads.

The old nanny beside her was actually shaking uselessly. Qingfeng snorted. She was so arrogant just now, but now she was so afraid. This kind of mean slave who pleased the superior and bullied the inferior was only worthy of being a servant for a lifetime.

"Everyone, rise." Yan Hongtian sat on the dragon chair. Beside him sat a woman in a dark red peony gorgeous dress with emerald hairpins. The beautiful jade and gorgeous clothes made her look noble and magnificent, but also made her look a little less vital and energetic. The woman sitting beside Yan Hongtian at this time must be the Empress.

Qingfeng lowered her eyes, thinking about how to get close to Yan Hongtian again. She had no weapons in her hands now, and even if she did, fighting him with strength was a stupid act. What on earth could she do to put him to death?

"Beiqi envoys, come to pay homage." Following the official's announcement, three people walked into the hall from outside, two men and one woman. The thin man walked in the front, the stronger man stood behind him, and the legendary Beiqi princess stood beside the thin man. Her exquisite face was naturally beautiful, and those eyes that were as bright as autumn water were shining between her glances.

"Greetings to the Qiong Emperor." The three performed a half-kneeling salute.

Yan Hongtian replied loudly, "Rise, be seated."

"Thank you, Qiong Emperor."

Yan Hongtian's loud voice sounded again, "Several people have come from afar, first taste the Chenxiang fine wine unique to Qiongyue. Reward with wine."

"Thank you, Qiong Emperor, for the reward."

"Quickly go." Nanny Wu pushed Qingfeng, and she came back to her senses. Carrying the wine pot, she walked to the Beiqi princess's side. Qingfeng half-crouched down and poured wine for her. Hearing the Beiqi princess gasp in shock in a low voice, Qingfeng sneered. She was already used to people's exclamation when they saw her, only that it was because of beauty before, and now it was because of ugliness.

After pouring the wine, Qingfeng stood silently on the side. Suddenly, she felt a scorching gaze watching her. Qingfeng lowered her head slightly, not wanting to pay attention, but the other party didn't seem to give up, staring at her without letting go. Qingfeng was slightly annoyed, looked up, and collided with the owner of that prying gaze. Seeing the owner of that gaze clearly, Qingfeng's eyes widened suddenly, and her breathing froze, and the wine pot in her hand almost couldn't be held.

That is? Sister!

She was wearing a loose dark blue long shirt, standing beside a tall man. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't find her. The two looked at each other. She looked very calm, just staring straight at herself. Her eyes were no longer gentle, but exceptionally focused.

Seeing Qing Ling again, Qingfeng's body trembled uncontrollably due to excitement and joy. The Beiqi princess looked at her strangely. Qingfeng realized her gaffe and hurriedly lowered her head.

Drinking the wine in the cup in one gulp, Beiqi's Third Prince Xu Xunsi smiled respectfully, "It is indeed good wine! Fragrant, thick, and mellow, smooth on the palate. This time, representing Beiqi to come and pay homage, I have been able to see Qiongyue's strength and the style of a great country. We are convinced and hope to take this opportunity to express our country's heart of submission to Qiongyue."

Yan Hongtian nodded slowly, looking enlightened, and replied enthusiastically, "Beiqi is a neighboring country of Qiongyue. It is indeed a good thing for the two countries to communicate with envoys and have more exchanges. Since the Third Prince has arrived in Qiongyue, why not travel around? Qiongyue still has some beautiful scenery."

Yan Hongtian didn't take his words at all. Xu Xunsi already understood in his heart. He was not enthusiastic about forming an alliance. Following his words, Xu Xunsi smiled, "Thank you, Qiong Emperor, for your kindness. Qiongyue has a vast territory and beautiful mountains and songs, which are naturally beautiful. This time, Seventh Sister also specially prepared a water sleeve dance to wish Qiongyue prosperity and hope that the two countries will become friends for generations."

"Oh?" Using beauty tactics so quickly? Yan Hongtian's cold eyes raised slightly, and he laughed loudly, "I have always heard that the Seventh Princess's dance skills are outstanding. I would like to appreciate it well today."

"Enyun is showing off."

Eldest Sister didn't die! That's great! She still had relatives in this world! Qingfeng's heart was occupied by boundless joy and hope. In the hall, she didn't listen to what Yan Hongtian and the Beiqi prince said at all. Until a clear laugh rang in her ears, Qingfeng hurriedly restrained the smile at the corners of her mouth. Fortunately, she had been lowering her head, and no one noticed the smile on her face.

The Beiqi princess was generous and elegant, got up and walked toward the gold silk carpet in the middle. Facing Yan Hongtian, the Beiqi princess slowly took off her belt. Following her movements, the gorgeous outer garment slipped away quietly, revealing the bright red semi-transparent silk dress inside. The thin fabric was not only elegant and charming, but also showed her graceful figure to everyone.

Saluting Yan Hongtian, the woman took a bright red silk ribbon from her sleeves, which was about eight or nine meters long. Following the drummer's beat, the woman jumped lightly, and the silk ribbon in her hand seemed to have life, flying up suddenly. Meeting the beat, the bright and agile eyes that were as charming as a cat drifted toward Yan Hongtian from time to time, twisting her graceful waist, as soft as a snake, and the long silk ribbon in her hand danced lightly with the drum beat.

The sighs of admiration all around came one after another. The Beiqi princess's dance skills were indeed amazing, but Qingfeng's thoughts were not on this. To talk about dance skills, Youngest Sister's dance was not inferior to this princess, but Youngest Sister was naturally shy and didn't like to dance in front of outsiders, so the world only knew that Youngest Sister's chess skills were outstanding, but didn't know that her dance skills were not bad.

Qingfeng glanced at Yan Hongtian on the dragon chair, only to see his dark eyes narrowed slightly, holding a wine cup in his hand, and the corners of his mouth were smiling but not smiling. It seemed that he was very satisfied with this Beiqi princess. There were enough such "gifts" sent to the door, but he still insisted on Eldest Sister entering the palace. Yan Hongtian was simply a man who only knew how to snatch and grab! He was like this to the country, and even more so to beauties!

Why was Eldest Sister here? Why was her look at her so strange just now? What happened after they separated that day? Qingfeng couldn't understand. Taking advantage of everyone's attention being gathered on the Beiqi princess, Qingfeng raised her head and looked at Eldest Sister opposite. Unfortunately, Eldest Sister's gaze never intersected with her again. She seemed to be very interested in this dance, and Qingfeng didn't dare to stare at Eldest Sister, in case she was discovered.

Qingfeng withdrew her gaze sadly. The last drum beat also fell just right. Only hearing a "bang," the Beiqi princess fell straight to the ground. In the hall, everyone held their breath, staring at that beautiful shadow on the ground.

Qingfeng frowned. What happened to her? With her dance skills, the last jump shouldn't be so poor?

For a long time, the Beiqi princess didn't get up. Among the ministers, there were fine and broken discussions.

Enyun didn't move for a long time, and Xu Xunsi finally couldn't help but step forward, calling her in a low voice beside her, "Seventh Sister?"

Enyun couldn't respond to him. Her eyes widened suddenly, and her complexion turned from flushed to a faint blue-purple, followed by obvious difficulty in breathing. The originally agile eyes lost their charm, full of bloodshot eyes, full of fear, and obviously protruding. Her stiff hands grabbed her throat tightly, and her feet struggled unconsciously?

"Seventh Sister!"

Finally, Enyun didn't move, staring forward with wide eyes. Everything happened too fast, and everyone in the hall couldn't react.

"Imperial physician, treat the Seventh Princess." Yan Hongtian's slightly cold voice sounded deeply, and his face couldn't see his mood at this time.

"Yes." Two imperial physicians hurriedly ran over and placed their hands on Enyun's pulse. The originally calm face suddenly became heavy. After carefully taking the pulse for a long time, they finally let go, whispered a few words to the other imperial physician behind them, and the imperial physician immediately took the pulse. After a long time, the two looked at each other, not daring to speak.

Seeing their expressions, Xu Xunsi already felt something was wrong and said urgently, "What happened to her?!"

"Seventh Princess she?" The two swallowed, cold sweat dripping down.

"Speak!" Yan Hongtian roared, and the two imperial physicians immediately threw themselves to the ground, trembling and replying, "She has already passed away."

The hall was in an uproar. "Bastard!" Yan Hongtian was so angry that the wine cup in his hand was thrown to the ground, and the hall was silent.

Tightly holding the woman in his arms, Xu Xunsi still couldn't calm down, staring at the imperial physician, forcing him to ask, "This is impossible, Seventh Sister has been practicing dance since she was a child, and her body has always been very good, how could she suddenly pass away?"

The imperial physician didn't even dare to raise his head, and it took a long time before he replied tremblingly, "Seventh Princess... she died of severe poison."

Died of poison? The sound of gasping sounded again, but no one dared to speak. After all, a princess of a country died of poison in the palace hall, this was really?

Xu Xunsi glanced at Yan Hongtian, covered his eyes, and replied in a deep voice, "This should be even more impossible."

A flash of slight anger crossed his eyes, and Yan Hongtian asked coldly, "What poison did the Seventh Princess take?"

"This?"

Looking coldly at the figure curled up on the ground, Yan Hongtian shouted coldly, "What are you hesitating for, speak." What a bunch of trash.

The two looked at each other and threw themselves deeper to the ground, sweat dripping from their heads. They didn't dare to say this poison! At this time, a man suddenly walked toward the princess's corpse and half-crouched down, carefully checking it.

(End of chapter)