Nan Xueyin found the accusation laughable. Framing her, attempting to assassinate the Emperor—Consort Xian was certainly skilled at the game of the thief crying "stop thief."
Yet, upon reflection, history had always been written by the victors. As long as Xiao Mingyu succeeded in his coup tonight, how this history would be recorded by the court historians would be entirely up to her and Xiao Mingyu. Moreover, Consort Xian coming here tonight to "look after" the Emperor was a planned part of Xiao Mingyu’s strategy. While Xiao Mingyu attacked the Imperial City, Consort Xian was to neutralize the Emperor from within.
Accompanying Consort Xian were many assassins and covert guards—a force Xiao Mingyu had spent years planting within the palace piece by piece. As the saying goes, one keeps soldiers for a thousand days to use them for a single moment. At Consort Xian’s command, the assassins sprang into action. Outside the hall, the personal guards Xiao Youlan had brought clashed with the assassins. Inside the hall, the assassins did not wait for the palace servants to react; they drew hidden weapons and struck with ruthless efficiency, killing every servant in a single blow.
Chapter 211