After waiting for less than five minutes, Concubine Shu was so worried that she couldn't sit still. She stood up and said, "Why haven't you come back yet? Is everything going to be okay?"
Concubine Wen comforted: "Prince Xiang is very smart. If he encounters any danger, he will avoid it. Sister, don't worry too much."
Concubine Shu said irritably: "He is my son, of course you can stand and talk without pain in your back!"
Concubine Wen: "..."
Mrs. Zhenbeihou on the side said: "My dear concubine, please be patient and calm down. You should be fine."
Concubine Shu glanced at her, thinking that Chu Yuanqi took the initiative to follow Prince Xiang out, so she couldn't say anything, so she nodded casually.
Another ten minutes passed while waiting anxiously.
Xiao Lingyue's ears twitched and she suddenly heard the sound of chaotic footsteps. Many people were walking towards this direction.
Soon, others heard it too.
The ladies were all panicked: "Who is coming?"
"It can't be an assassin, right?"
Some of the timid ladies shrank back in fright, while the more courageous ones turned pale and stood still with forced composure, holding handkerchiefs in their hands.
The young men of the aristocratic families stood in front of the female relatives, no one spoke, and their eyes were fixed on the door.
Footsteps came to the door, and the heavy curtain opened with a "hula".
Prince Xiang and Chu Yuanqi came in, their expressions not very good.
"Tianlin!" Concubine Shu blurted out and called her son's name, looking relieved.
Prince Xiang's expression softened a bit, and he stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, concubine, everything is fine outside."
Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Concubine Shu immediately asked: "Has the assassin been caught?"
Prince Xiang: "I've caught him, but..."
His face turned dark again, and his expression was very ugly: "It's best not to see my mother and concubine. I have already asked someone to..."
When Concubine Shu learned that the assassin had been caught and the crisis was over, she felt relieved.
But then, a strong anger arose spontaneously.
She didn't finish listening to Prince Xiang's words, and said angrily with a cold face: "Bring me here, I want to see who dared to assassinate me at my birthday banquet!"
King Xiang: "..."
Many frightened ladies also said angrily: "Yes, this is too courageous!"
"How dare you come to the palace to assassinate someone? How many heads does this assassin have?"
"The noble concubine must report it to His Majesty, so that His Majesty can interrogate and find out everything!"
Concubine Shu was reminded and immediately asked King Xiang: "Has anyone sent someone to inform His Majesty?"
King Xiang said with a headache: "The Forbidden Army has already reported it, but..."
Concubine Shu interrupted him again: "The imperial army is outside, right? Bring the people to me!"
King Xiang was about to speak but stopped: "..."
Chu Yuanqi next to him also had a subtle and strange expression on his face for some unknown reason.
He raised his hand and said: "My dear concubine, the assassin has been captured alive by the imperial army and is indeed outside now, but this matter...maybe it's just a misunderstanding, and that person doesn't seem to be here to do the assassination."
The ladies present immediately burst into laughter.
"Misunderstand?"
"How can there be such a misunderstanding!"
"Even the Forbidden Army was alarmed. What is it if it's not an assassin?"