The little princess was torn, and the demon emperor patched her up

Chapter 94: Mansudae is about to explode
Wanshou Terrace.

The Golden Palace is brightly lit.

Xiao Baojing saw the emperor leading his ministers and bowing to the shrine of the great witch.

A young lady dressed as a mountain ghost was holding a raccoon cat. "...The emperor sought immortality and asked the great witch for advice. The great witch told him to build a longevity platform and lead all officials and people to pray for blessings. He said that it would attract the gods in the sky to come down to earth to bless him. If he prepared fruits, fine wine and other things to entertain the gods, maybe the gods would be happy and grant him longevity!"

Xiao Baojing shuddered.

How many days ago did she travel back in time?
Thinking that the Manshou Terrace would explode in half an hour, she became extremely anxious and grabbed the hand of the mountain ghost girl: "Run quickly, it will explode soon!"

Miss Mountain Ghost touched her forehead and said, "You don't have a fever, why are you talking nonsense?"

Xiao Baojing held his breath and concentrated.

Yes, without any evidence, it is impossible for anyone to believe her!

She looked around, and when she saw Xiao Qian following closely behind the emperor, her eyes lit up.

It would be fine if it happened to others, but maybe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would believe her!

After worshiping the Great Witch, the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet is about to begin.

Civil and military officials surrounded the emperor and Xiao Qian and headed towards the platform in a mighty procession.

Xiao Baojing squeezed into the crowd of people who were parading the gods, jumping around and shouting loudly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince! Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as she shouted twice, the guards swarmed over and grabbed her without hesitation, threatening her fiercely: "It's the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, what are you yelling for?! If you disrupt the order, be careful and throw you into the dark prison!"

Fortunately, Xiao Qian heard her two shouts and turned around to look for her.

Xiao Baojing broke free from the shackles of the imperial guards and said anxiously, "Your Highness, the Wanshou Terrace is about to explode!"

Xiao Qian hesitated: "Miss Xiao mentioned before that the jade was tampered with, but after I asked someone to check it, I found that there was nothing unusual inside -"

"It's the lanterns!" Xiao Baojing was anxious. "There's something wrong with the lanterns on Wanshoutai! They have many burrows, the jade is just a decoy, the lanterns are where the real trick is!"

Xiao Qian frowned.

He did not stop believing Xiao Baojing's words just because the information about the jade was inaccurate. Instead, he whispered to his confidant to check the lanterns around.

Not far away, Empress Ji, who was about to have a banquet with concubines and ladies-in-waiting, noticed the scene here.

Concubine Zhao smiled and covered her lips, "This little goblin looks a lot like the late Ninth Princess. The Crown Prince is the same. He is the crown prince of a country, precious and respected, how could he talk to a little goblin? The Crown Prince has never been interested in women, I didn't expect that he would talk so much tonight with a female goblin..."

Empress Ji looked unhappy.

She told them to start the banquet first, and then went to find Xiao Qian in person.

The guards carefully checked the nearest lanterns and quickly came back to report: "Your Highness, I found the talisman paper inside the lanterns!"

The bright yellow talisman paper was covered with red runes drawn with a cinnabar pen.

After the Eastern Palace's imperial demon-slayer examined it, his face suddenly changed: "This is a fire-explosive talisman! Once activated, it will cause a violent explosion! If this thing is hidden in every lantern on the Wanshou Terrace, then blowing up the entire platform will only take a blink of an eye!"

"But it was Xiao Nanjia who did it?!"

Empress Ji's voice suddenly came.

The guards made way for her. Empress Ji folded her hands over her chest, and her already bitter face became even more stern and angry.

Xiao Qian bowed and said, "Mother." Empress Ji held his hand tightly. She was so angry that her lips could not help but tremble slightly. "Good boy, tell me, was it Xiao Nanjia who did it?!"

Xiao Qian reminded: "There is no evidence, mother, please do not wrongly accuse my sister."

"What other proof do you need?!" Queen Ji was indignant. "Besides her, who else in the world would dare to do this?!"

She originally thought that it was this female monster who was seducing her son, but she didn't expect that it was Xiao Nanjia who was plotting something bad and trying to usurp the throne, and was discovered!

Xiao Nanjia…how dare she!
Empress Ji said sternly, "I have treated her well, but I never thought she would be so ambitious! I must report this to His Majesty and have her charged with treason!"

Xiao Baojing said impatiently, "Empress, please figure it out. The most urgent thing is that the Wanshou Terrace is going to explode. There are tens of thousands of people here. Either evacuate the crowd quickly, or find a way to get rid of the runes in the lanterns. What's the point of yelling at Xiao Nanjia?"

"How dare you!" The eunuch behind Empress Ji pointed at Xiao Baojing and yelled, "You are a monster, what do you have to do here?! Don't act so presumptuous in front of the Empress, or I will tear your mouth apart!"

Xiao Baojing turned his head away and snorted, then looked at Xiao Qian eagerly.

Xiao Qian gave the order in a deep voice: "Come here, report to the emperor immediately that several assassins have appeared on Wanshou Terrace. Tell him and all the civil and military officials to leave here immediately. Open all the passages and evacuate everyone, whether they are humans or monsters!"

If Mansudae were to explode, it would certainly cause chaos.

It would be better to say that there was an assassin.

His trusted followers immediately took the order and did it.

Xiao Baojing was not idle either.

She had to find the peddler, so she lifted her skirt and hurried to the exit.

Unexpectedly, before he ran two steps, the eunuch grabbed his sleeve.

He shouted, "The Queen hasn't left yet, why are you leaving?! Do you know how to write the four words 'high and low'? You are not allowed to walk in front of the Queen, go, go and follow behind!"

"you--"

Xiao Baojing was so angry with him, but seeing that they were outnumbered, he had to swallow his pride and silently made way for Empress Ji.

But these people walked very slowly, and Empress Ji even had to adjust her phoenix robe and hairpins, showing no urgency to escape at all!
Xiao Baojing was extremely anxious and was about to urge her when Empress Ji suddenly stopped.

Xiao Baojing was furious: "What happened again?!"

She followed Empress Ji's gaze and saw a young girl with a face as beautiful as jade and as red as a flower standing by the railing on a tall building across the street.

The girl was wearing a blue-gold palace dress with narrow sleeves and a waist. The hem of her skirt fluttered in the night wind. Her overly narrow eyebrows and eyes outlined her heroic spirit, and even from a long distance, one could feel the coldness in the girl's eyes.

Empress Ji's face turned pale, and she murmured, "Xiao Nanjia..."

"Ouch!" The eunuch behind her beat his chest and stamped his feet, "Your Highness is so ignorant. The poor Queen treated her with such love and care. How could she do such a thing as plotting to usurp the throne?! If this really gets out of hand, it will have a very bad impact on His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xiao Baojing glanced behind him.

On a high platform in the distance, someone announced in public that Manshou Tower was about to explode. The original retreat order was disrupted, and everyone scrambled to run outside, and the crowd gradually became noisy and chaotic.

She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and urged, "Hurry up, what are you still standing there for?"

The young eunuch raised his orchid finger and scolded, "Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you see that the Queen is confronting Her Royal Highness the Princess?!"

(End of this chapter)