The newcomer, who had just skillfully jumped into the stage, stood in front of those maidservants and their young miss with a protective gesture. It seemed like people were making a wrong conclusion. The man didn't plan to hurt anyone --- he was purely a performer of this drama.

The people, who had just turned vigilance, relaxed their own guard a little bit. However, because of this, Yao Ling was able to perceive how many people that were trying to protect the Han Emperor once something happened --- it was a lot!

Fortunately, killing the Han Emperor wasn't being included inside their plan --- or else, they wouldn't survive the night. No matter how powerful they were, they couldn't handle so many people with only them.

However, when there was no assassination incident, the Han Emperor felt disappointed. He had been wanting to do something about Feng Yong Rui ah~! If that man really attacked him, he could do something to shift the blame to Feng Yong Rui, after all, this man was a part of the performance that Feng Yong Rui had presented for the banquet --- it would be justified for him to kill Feng Yong Rui, but he could only swallow his dissatisfaction for now.

The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager when he saw how interested the latter was with the performance, he could only sigh and didn't dare to ruin his mother's happiness. After all, even if he was lacking in other things, he was truly a filial child.

The Han Emperor sighed once again and quickly looked at the performance in front of him more seriously, wondering why his mother was so entranced by this performance --- it was only about a silly love story ah~! He admitted that he was interested with the two women who performed in front of him, but those two were involved with Feng Yong Rui, so he became wary. It could be said that the wicked concubine really knew the Han Emperor's personality very well!

That was the reason that she wanted to use if the Han Emperor dared to covet those two beauties. Even though she was sick at the Han Emperor's personality, her life had been tied to him and she could only fight for herself to survive. No matter how lewd he was, he was her husband --- she could only submit to him and fight with the rest of the women inside his harem.

Back to the performance which attracted the audience's eyes...

The newcomer attacked the young man, who was standing at in front of the women with a gentle laugh and flirty eyes, fiercely. The newcomer was wearing black outfits and mask which covered up his whole body --- people could only see his cold and sharp eyes. It was Lin Jian's character and his usual playful nature was gone --- he became a valiant shadow guard which always protected Xiao Fang.

Yes, he was attacking Yao Ying because he perceived that he was a danger to his young miss --- not only that, but he could also see that the man was coveting his young miss and he wouldn't let that happen! His moves turned more vicious, but the young man didn't lose to the hidden guard.

When the Empress Dowager saw this story, her heart was beating wildly. A memory from her past that she had almost forgotten was rushing into her mind once more. She didn't realize that she had cried. It was almost like her real-life story in the past.

'Ah San!' She cried inside her mind. 'Oh... how I miss you,' The Empress Dowager thought to herself.

When she was a young girl and hadn't been chosen as the Emperor's woman, she had a valiant and yet, kind hidden guard whose body posture looked just like Lin Jian's. She did know that they weren't the same person, but in her current eyes, they looked so alike.

She mumbled to herself, "Truly alike... my Ah San..." She said it in a low voice, so no one but her personal Mo Mo could hear that. The latter came into the palace along the Empress Dowager, so of course, she knew about this Ah San. She felt helpless because she knew how much the Empress Dowager used to love Ah San --- and maybe, she had never ceased loving him. However, she needed to bury the love deep within her after she served the Emperor.

The Empress Dowager thought sadly to herself, 'If you weren't dead, you would always be staying by my side, right? Ah San...'

This was what Xiao Fang and friends had aimed. They wanted to evoke the forgotten feelings of the Empress Dowager with their performance so that no one would stop them from playing the performance until the end --- or at least, the Empress Dowager who had the most saying wouldn't stop them. They were using the Empress Dowager's feelings towards her own personal hidden guard.

After all, they knew that the Han Emperor must have been trying to find their mistakes, just because the one who brought them here the person that he currently hated the most --- Feng Yong Rui.

Not many people knew about the love story between the Empress Dowager with her personal shadow guard who had passed away due to protecting her, but Han Xiang was one of the people who knew about it. She was the Empress Dowager's most favorite granddaughter and the Empress Dowager accidentally talked about it once, but Han Xiang couldn't forget about it.

After all, it was such a sweet love story which a young girl would like. At that time, Xiao Fang was still in a good relationship with Han Xiang. Thus, Han Xiang told Xiao Fang about it --- there was no third person who knew about this matter because this was the Empress Dowager's secret ah~! If people knew they were the one who spread the story, they would be punished ah~!

The Emperor was surprised when he saw her mother's tears. "Mother, what happened to you? Do you want me to stop the play?" He asked softly, however, there was displeasure in his eyes. The Han Emperor was feeling the need to blame this to Feng Yong Rui once again. It seemed like he would get another chance to make trouble for Feng Yong Rui using this matter. After all, his play made the Empress Dowager cried sadly.

Too bad, he had to be disappointed once again, because his mother rejected his idea bluntly. "No need... I want to see this play until the end," The Empress Dowager answered. The Han Emperor could see how lonely she looked, so he didn't dare to comment on it or reprimand Feng Yong Rui. If his mother wanted the performance to finish, he would let her be.

As long as she was happy, he wouldn't meddle in this matter. After all, this banquet was dedicated to her.

The Empress Dowager could see the love between the young miss and the shadow guard. Her heart felt so painful that she clenched her fists tightly. The young shadow guard was able to chase away Yao Ying but didn't manage to injure him --- because the latter also had a pretty good martial arts skills.

The audience stopped breathing due to the amazing fight between the two men --- they knew that both of them were really good at martial arts skills. They wondered who these people were... the men and women who performed seemed to be not ordinary people.

They believed if they had the plan to kill the Han Emperor, they would certainly have a chance with their skills.

When Yao Ying was gone to backstage, he needed to help to prepare their next segment. Yao Ling was changing the fighting tune that she had just played and turning it into a soft melodious one. It was time for the lovey-dovey moment, so of course, the song would be about a love story. This time, there was an added singing voice from a female singer that was hired by Feng Yong Rui for them.

The next segment would be the beginning of Yao Ling's last-minute plan... The plan which would decide everything...