Below the Sky Canopy, hearing this, Yin Ning was not worried at all.
She even felt that the threat posed by this deathsworn was less troublesome than the previous two incidents.
In Yin Ning's view, the biggest mistake Qi Wenyuan made was placing Xiao He as her personal maid.
This was simply sending the deathsworn to her doorstep.
She always wore a "Identify People and Read Hearts" BUFF obtained from the system store.
As long as someone harbored ill intentions toward her, she could see a black mist above their head that no one else could see.
So, not to mention Xiao He, even at this banquet, she could clearly see who held malice toward her.
Apart from Yin Dan, who had always been at odds with her and had provoked her earlier before the banquet, the person in the hall with the greatest malice toward her was Qi Wenyuan himself, who was being closely watched by several guards.
As soon as Liu Sanqi revealed her identity, a large black mist immediately appeared above Qi Wenyuan's head.
The larger the black mist, the deeper the malice.
Obviously, although Qi Wenyuan looked calm on the surface, he actually hated her to the bone and wished he could cut her into pieces.
Yin Ning ignored Qi Wenyuan, a man already doomed. She relaxed and looked at the Sky Canopy, but the video Liu Sanqi played next made her raise her eyebrows in surprise.
Yin Ning suspected that Liu Sanqi might have taken a promotional gig for the TV series "The Glorious Reign of Jingwu," because Liu Sanqi played a clip from this series in the live stream again.
However, this didn't surprise her, after all, a streamer also needs to make a living. As long as the money was earned legally, there was nothing shameful about it.
What puzzled Yin Ning was that in the video, this deathsworn named Xiao He actually successfully became a maid beside "Emperor Jingwu."
Yin Ning didn't understand how, with her cautious nature, she would keep someone who harbored murderous intent toward her by her side in the future.
Thinking this, she became curious about Xiao He and continued watching with interest.
On the Sky Canopy, the video showed it was late at night, with dew heavy and the candlelight flickering in the hall.
Emperor Jingwu sat behind the imperial desk, with a thick stack of memorials piled up. Her expression was very serious as she reviewed them, as if fully immersed in work.
Only after finishing the last memorial did she stand up and stretch heavily, her bones crackling.
Xiao He, who had been secretly observing Emperor Jingwu from the corner of her eye, flickered her eyes and lowered her gaze.
The next moment after she looked down, she heard Emperor Jingwu ask:
"Xiao He, what time is it now?"
"Your Majesty, it's already midnight."
"So late?" Emperor Jingwu looked surprised. "After reviewing memorials all night, come take a walk outside with me to get some air."
"Yes."
The moon darkens the murderous night, the wind high the arsonist's sky.*
Seeing Yin Ning going out for a walk in the middle of the night, with only the deathsworn spy Xiao He by her side, Emperor Jingming's brows furrowed so tightly they could kill a mosquito.
However, Emperor Jingwu on the Sky Canopy seemed oblivious to any danger, even stretching her arms while walking and occasionally pounding her stiff shoulders and neck from sitting too long.
Xiao He followed behind her, gazing deeply at her back.
Then, from Xiao He's right sleeve, a cold glint of a blade faintly emerged.
Below the Sky Canopy, everyone instantly realized that this deathsworn named Xiao He was likely about to strike at Emperor Jingwu.
However, just as Xiao He quietly stepped forward and was about to approach behind Emperor Jingwu, a sudden commotion came from a nearby courtyard.
Emperor Jingwu stopped, turned to Xiao He, and smiled: "Xiao He, it seems there's something interesting over there! Let's go check it out!"
"...Yes."
Xiao He silently sheathed the cold blade in her sleeve and followed Emperor Jingwu.
When they reached the gate of that courtyard, they saw the yard in a mess, with pots, pans, melons, and vegetables scattered everywhere.
Two groups of eunuchs were shoving and cursing each other, and there were even a few palace maids occasionally striking the eunuchs from the opposing group, making them wince.
"Can someone tell me what you are doing here?"
Hearing Emperor Jingwu's voice suddenly, the two groups of eunuchs who had been fiercely fighting, along with those maids, instantly froze as if their acupoints had been struck.
After realizing what happened, everyone in the courtyard immediately knelt with a loud "thump."
Their faces turned ashen with fear, thinking they had caused a huge disaster and would lose their lives today.
[*Reference: From Yuan Huai's 'Fu Zhang Lu' of the Yuan Dynasty.]