dognovel Chapter 237 Sharing the same bed
Chapter 237 Sharing the same bed
"Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here too?" Li Siming looked at the Crown Prince vigilantly.
The moment Li Siming saw Li Siqi appear, he was so surprised that his eyes almost fell out.
"It's nothing, I just ran into Lord Xu by chance." Li Siming said with a somewhat grim expression.
After saying that, Li Siming made up an excuse that he had something else to do and planned to leave first.
After seeing Li Siming leave, Li Siqi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Xu Yingying and said, "I'm afraid we will have to stay in the palace all night today."
"Ah? Why?" Xu Yingying asked in surprise.
Normally speaking, unless there is a major event or a family banquet, adult princes are not allowed to live in the palace.
Li Siming smiled bitterly and explained, "The guards we brought with us today were killed by the Western Regions people who were trying to assassinate us on the road. Besides, it is getting dark soon and it is not safe to leave the palace. That is why my father arranged for you and me to stay in the palace for one night."
Xu Yingying was a little shocked after hearing this. She really didn't expect the situation outside to be so serious.
"Are these things... related to the prince?" Xu Yingying thought about it but couldn't help but ask Li Siqi.
Li Siqi nodded, "Yes, this matter is most likely related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
After the conversation between the emperor and him just now, the emperor actually began to doubt Li Siming. His image and status as a well-behaved, sensible and obedient person in the emperor's eyes began to waver.
Xu Yingying looked worried after hearing this. "Ah? If we stay here tonight, will Li Siming and the Imperial Concubine kill us again?"
Xu Yingying said with some concern.
Li Siming patted her shoulder and comforted her: "It's okay, I will protect you."
Xu Yingying felt relieved after hearing these words.
She nodded obediently and said, "Okay."
At the same time, Li Siming was not idle either.
He saw that Li Siqi, who was supposed to be lying half-dead on the bed, appeared in front of him unharmed, and he suddenly became a little uneasy.
Li Siming found the Imperial Concubine overnight and prepared to discuss countermeasures with her.
Inside Zhongxiu Palace.
"Mother, Li Siqi actually woke up." Li Siming said unwillingly.
The imperial concubine, who was lying on the bed, sat up in surprise when she heard this.
"What did you say? Son, did you see it wrong?" The imperial concubine looked at Li Siming with a frown.
"Of course he is right. I just saw him with my own eyes and greeted him." Li Siming said helplessly.
The Imperial Concubine was puzzled after hearing this. "Didn't we hear that he was dying some time ago? He's been in a coma for half a month, how come he's awake again? And he's still alive and kicking, it's really weird."
"Mother, what should we do? We can't just watch the throne that is about to be in our hands slip away!" Li Siqi said anxiously.
When the imperial concubine heard this, she sneered and showed a very strange smile.
"Since he is so blind as to wake up at this time, then we can't blame us for being so cruel to him. It's his own bad luck." The imperial concubine murmured to herself.
After saying that, she turned to look at Li Siming and made a gesture of wiping her neck, "Son, let's just kill him once and for all! Anyway, the capital is in the midst of civil unrest right now, who knows if it was us who killed him or an assassin from the Western Regions who killed him by mistake?"
Li Siming, who was originally anxious, suddenly brightened up when he heard his mother's words, "Okay! Mother."
"He has ruined our plans many times. We must not let him ruin something this important next time. Rebellion and treason can only succeed and never fail. We can't risk our lives to see if the other side will show mercy to us. We have to strike first."
The Imperial Concubine stared at Li Siming and instructed him word by word.
Li Siming and the Imperial Concubine stared at each other for a long time, then he leaned over and said to her solemnly, "I understand, mother, please rest assured."
The Imperial Concubine nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, go down!"
night.
After a busy day, Xu Yingying and Li Siqi returned to the room.
Taking security issues and some emergencies into consideration, Xu Yingying and Li Siqi lived in the same room.
Due to Li Siming's physical condition, Xu Yingying volunteered to sleep on the floor.
The two had been busy all day and were already exhausted. As soon as they entered the room, they simply washed up and lay down on the bed to prepare for sleep.
But tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night.
late at night.
When everyone was fast asleep, a man dressed in black and holding a terrifying dagger in his hand sneaked into the room.
When the assassin saw Xu Yingying lying on the ground, he raised the dagger in his hand without hesitation and prepared to stab Xu Yingying fiercely.
The dagger was getting closer and closer to Xu Yingying...
Getting closer……
Just as the dagger was about to pierce Xu Yingying's snow-white neck, Li Siqi woke up on the bed.
He immediately used his inner strength to knock the assassin away.
Li Siqi also used the hidden weapon in his hand to pierce the veins in the assassin's hands and feet.
Before Li Siqi could get close to the assassin, he saw a stream of black blood suddenly flow out of the corner of the assassin's mouth. Then his eyes widened and he fell to the ground with a "bang" and remained motionless.
"This is... poison." Xu Yingying walked forward, took a look and said helplessly.
"I guess she had prepared the poison before she came to assassinate us! When she saw that the assassination failed, she took the poison and committed suicide. I didn't expect that this assassin was so loyal to her master." Li Siqi couldn't help but sigh.
Li Siqi looked at the dark sky and the bright moon outside, and with some annoyance called the servants outside to come in and drag the assassin's body out, and then called the maid to come in and clean the room.
"Go to bed! It's still early before dawn." Li Siqi yawned sleepily.
After saying that, Li Siqi was about to walk towards his bed, but Xu Yingying just stood there without moving.
"What's wrong with you?" Li Siqi looked at Xu Yingying with some confusion.
"Um...can I sleep in the same bed with you?" Xu Yingying finally asked after hesitating for a long time.
"Are you a little scared?" Li Siqi asked.
Xu Yingying nodded.
Li Siqi couldn't help but burst out laughing, then nodded and said, "Okay."
He really didn't expect that someone who had seen so many dead bodies in his daily life would be afraid of the assassin today.
When Xu Yingying saw Li Siqi nod, she happily crawled to the inside of the bed.