Jiang Yan took the wine bowl and said softly: "I shouldn't have stopped drinking this wine, but Yu Chi has been ill recently, so..."
"It doesn't matter, I asked someone to bring you tea instead."
Song Fu took the wine bowl back to him, but there was no trace of displeasure. Seeing this, Xiao Jiye raised a bowl to toast and Yuan Rong revealed the matter.
The three of them were all well-rounded and well-rounded people, so they had a great time chatting with each other. Moreover, Xiao Ji was ambitious and had plans, and wanted to make friends with Song Fu. In addition, Jiang Yan was trying to deal with it. In just half an hour, the three of them came together. They open their mouths to call each other brothers and sisters, but they feel so familiar with each other.
After three rounds of drinking, there was a lot of excitement in front of Dongshou Gate, and Song Fu said goodbye to the two of them with a smile.
It was the auspicious time to light the lanterns soon, and he had to visit his aunt and the third prince.
Xiao Jiang and the two agreed at the same time, and the three of them made an appointment to have a drink next time, and Song Fufang left the room.
On the bright yellow prayer platform built for Zhongqiu, many nobles from the palace were already sitting on it. In the absence of Emperor Wen Hui, the eldest prince took the lead, so he sat in the first place, followed by the third prince, and the fifth prince stood beside the third prince.
The queen and several concubines were sitting in the west of the Dengtian Tower.
When Concubine Yun and Concubine Jiang sat down, they looked at each other and smiled.
The blessing ceremony of the Mid-Autumn Banquet was very complicated. Everyone sat on the stage for nearly an hour before they heard the minister of Taichang Temple finish singing the prayer and inviting the third prince to go up to the sky tower and light the lanterns.
Although the third prince is young, he has begun to assume the majesty of an emperor, and his movements are quite powerful.
After Song Fubai met Concubine Yun and the third prince, they waited together not far from the royal altar for the lighting of the lanterns. Now seeing Shen Qianbai leading ten guards towards the Sky Tower, he couldn't help but curl his lips and smile, feeling proud.
The third prince walked to the Dentian Tower. Song Yunning looked at an inconspicuous eunuch in the distance. She saw the eunuch nodded slightly and then quietly retreated without knowing what he was doing.
"Concubine Yun is lucky to be able to give birth to a child as handsome as the Third Prince."
Watching Shen Qianbai walk into the Dengtian Tower, Jiang Man suddenly spoke.
She knew that the eldest prince would definitely take action today. Although she did not find out the specific plan, it did not stop her from being excited.
As long as Shen Qianbai dies, it doesn't matter what the process is.
Song Yuning laughed when she heard this and said: "Compared with Concubine Buji's luck, the fifth prince may be a little duller, but he is less worried after all."
"Oh, Concubine Yun has never been forgiving. I just don't know if she can go down hard."
The two bickered for a few words, and soon focused their attention on the Climbing Tower.
A figure slowly appeared on the Climbing Tower. The third prince Shen Qianbai raised the torch in his hand and slowly lit the huge dragon and phoenix lantern.
The lanterns light up, illuminating half of the sky instantly.
Xiao Jiye and Jiang Yan were also standing not far from Song Fu, but they both looked uninterested.
"Maybe I drank too much just now. I'll be right back."
Jiang Yan nodded and looked away from the Sky Tower.
For some reason, all he could think about at this moment was the bag of halva in Song Fu's wing.
Song Fuhui brought him specially for today's occasion, so he must have liked it very much.
He was annoyed for a moment that he didn't know anything about the past.
Jiang Yan raised his head and looked to the west, and saw that there was indeed a candy shop not far away.
He walked over without thinking, but he was suddenly stopped by Jiang Xingjian just after walking a short distance.
"Where to go?"
Jiang Yan said: "Go ahead and take a look at the lanterns."
Jiang Xingjian was just about to let him return to the Hou Mansion when he heard a sound that broke through the air from a distance.
"There are assassins. I'll go find the fifth prince."
Without saying a word, Jiang Xingjian rushed to the royal prayer platform.
Before Jiang Yan could react, he saw a sharp arrow heading toward the eldest prince on the altar. The eldest prince panicked and quickly pulled the female officer beside him to block the arrow.
"What's going on? Where did the archers come from? Didn't you tell the archers to withdraw?"
The female official on the altar wore a bright green gauze skirt and a bright moon blue shawl.
Song Yan was also confused about the situation at this time, and was trapped in the crowd by the people without waiting for a reply.
"ah!"
The timid concubine screamed in surprise. Jiang Xingjian broke away from the crowd to look, and saw a sharp arrow piercing through the head of the female official and hitting the eldest prince's eye socket.
Shen Qianchi was rolling on the ground in pain, and hysterical wails of pain continued to spread into the crowd. Someone suddenly shouted that Nanqing was coming, and the people were shocked and fled to the west, crowding into a ball.
Those who cannot escape will be trampled under their feet and no longer have any chance of living.
There was a crowd of people in front of the Dongshou Gate. Countless people were shoulder to shoulder and legs to legs. The palace guards were all blocked in place, and no one could move.
Xiao Jiye took advantage of the cover of night and threw the sunset bow in his hand from the roof into the crowd, then hid himself in the darkness.
The eldest prince was hit by an arrow. Jiang Man and Song Yuning, who were on the prayer platform, suppressed their shock and rushed to the side of the third and fifth princes. The fifth prince, under the cover of the eunuch, was dragging his little body and crying for his mother and concubine.
Jiang Man was worried and couldn't help but quicken his pace. Just when he was about to take Shen Qianshu into his arms, a low-level eunuch suddenly rushed out from the corner.
The eunuch rushed towards the fifth prince, hugged him and jumped off the prayer platform.
"Shu'er!"
Jiang Man's eyes were filled with anger, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch the fifth prince.
Although falling from the prayer platform is not fatal, people on the streets are constantly coming here, so it looks very dangerous. Jiang Man saw the eunuch holding his chest and getting up from the ground and running away quickly, while Shen Qianshu lay motionless on the ground.
The people came closer and closer, and the fences used to separate the crowds were knocked down one after another. The imperial guards guarding the outermost perimeter were held tightly by the people, for fear that they would be trampled to pieces if they fell down.
Seeing that no one could save Shen Qianshu, Jiang Man bent his knees and prepared to jump off the altar.
"My dear! My dear, you can't go!"
Eunuch Chang grabbed Jiang Man and jumped down with a pop.
Jiang Man only saw his child lying motionless on the ground, while countless people behind him wanted to climb up to the prayer platform to survive. They were crowded and pushed forward, and she even saw someone stepping heavily on Shen Qianshu's legs.
"Mother concubine..."
With a childish cry, Jiang Man bit his lip and was about to jump down again to save others when he saw Jiang Xingjian break away from the crowd, keeping Shen Qianshu firmly under his body.
He curled up into a ball, stuffed Shen Qianshu into his arms, and leaned against the foot of the prayer platform.
Shen Qianshu was tightly sandwiched between Qitai and Jiangxingjian, and his broken leg made him cry non-stop.
Jiang Xingjian gritted his teeth, feeling that people were constantly stepping on him to climb up the stage. Jiang Man was dragged towards the palace by the eunuch, and with a snap of his fingers, the two of them were no longer seen again.
In the distance, Jiang Yan was also pushed into the crowd and unable to move. In panic, a hand from the crowd stretched out to hold him tightly.
"Come with me."
At this time, the only way to escape danger was to climb to the highest place. Xiao Jiye looked grim as he dragged Jiang Yan to the Sky Tower.
Jiang Yanwen was weak and handsome, but he was not as strong as Xiao Ji, a wild man with a tall horse and a strong body. He was powerless to resist this situation. On the other hand, Xiao Jiye rushed forward and broke out a path for the two of them.
After finally reaching the Dengtian Tower, Xiao Jiye said: "Go to the front to find a place and climb up..."
Before they finished speaking, the two of them heard a loud noise from the top of the Sky Tower.
"Third Prince!"
Jiang Yan exclaimed in surprise, Xiao Jiye looked up and saw a weak figure of a child on the Sky Tower, his head falling down.
