On the second day, with a secret letter from the north last night that traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, it caused the Nanke court to be alarmed today, and the morning court of the Yitian Hall did not disperse until noon.

It has reached the scorching summer, and the imperial river outside the Zhaoming Hall is full of pink buds waiting to be released, and the fragrance of the palace is surging in the sultry air.

"Imperial Sister!" Changle ran into the Zhaoming Hall noisily, and Jiayi and Huayin followed him in.

Jianing, who had not long returned to the palace from Chao Shang, was flipping through a book of musicals, her brows were furrowed, and Mo Li and Qin Fengge, who were slapping her faces, also looked solemn and thoughtful.

The three of them came in and bowed to Jianing, but Jianing didn't move, still looking down at the music.

Jiayi saw that Jianing's expression was wrong, so he didn't know how to say what he was ready for, but Changle and Huayin made up their minds, even if Mo Li quietly gave Changle a look on the side, Changle didn't care, and still said eagerly: "Sister Huang, it's not good......!

Jianing raised his eyes to look at him after the recital: "Your master, Ji Changan, what's wrong with him?"

When they saw Jianing asking, they thought that Jianing still had a heart for Ji Changan, and they were all hopeful, Changle pretended to be very anxious: "Sister Huang, my master was seriously injured in boxing!

"Then you should go to the doctor, not to the Zhaoming Hall and shout. She said nonchalantly.

Huayin patted Jiayi's arm from behind and motioned for him to speak, and Jiayi asked softly, "Sister Huang, are you...... Aren't you going to check it out? He's badly injured......

Jianing's brows furrowed even tighter, "It's badly injured, is he going to die, if he's going to die, I might go to see him." ”

Hearing this voice, they shuddered, but at Changle's age, the last thing he couldn't learn was to stop in moderation, he still wanted to carry things on, and replied: "Yes......! Die, Imperial Sister, go see him for the last time!"

Mo Li on the side was so anxious that his forehead was covered with dense sweat, but Changle didn't notice it.

Jianing folded the music, looked directly at Jiayi, and asked him, "Jiayi, is it true?"

Jiayi hesitated for a moment, but was pinched by the painting, and he nodded: "Yes." Sister Huang, go see him......"

Jianing glanced at Jiayi again and got up: "Okay, I'll go see him, go, the imperial sister will go out of the palace with you today." ”

They really didn't expect it to be so smooth, Jianing walked calmly in front, Mo Li followed closely behind her, out of the Shengchongmen, the guards drove two carriages, looking at the one in front of Jianing, the painting was quite proud: "Look, I'll just say, Your Highness still cares about Chang'an Heroes!"

After Jianing got into the carriage, Mo Li looked back at Changle before going up, Changle noticed the abnormality of her expression, and finally realized that something was wrong, Jiayi had been uneasy in her heart, Changle's face changed, they regretted it too late at this time, got into the carriage sullenly, and took Jianing to the Yunlai Inn where Ji Chang'an was.

The two teenagers secretly guessed what Jianing was thinking in the carriage, and they finished the road with trepidation.

The outsiders of the Yunlai Inn are like clouds, two luxurious carriages stopped in front of the door, and there are only two coachmen accompanying them, which is not eye-catching in Chang'an City, which is full of nobles.

Mo Li helped Jianing get out of the carriage, Changle and they were already standing in front of the inn waiting, Jiahe was still holding the book in her hands, she was expressionless, walked into the inn without saying a word, and said to Jiayi: "Jiayi, lead the way ahead, take the imperial sister to meet your master." ”

Jiayi and Changle glanced at each other, and the two teenagers still wanted to comfort themselves that they were thinking too much, so they walked in front, and a group of five people walked through the guests coming and going in the inn and went up to the second floor.

They opened the door and invited Jianing in, the room was filled with the smell of Chinese medicine, and Ji Changan was lying on the bed, his face was bloodless, his eyes were closed, his legs and elbows were bandaged with cloth, and there were no obvious injuries in other parts. Jianing looked over at him, probed his snout, which was weak, and tested his pulse, his fingers paused on his neck for a long time.

He has a strong smell of alcohol, his hair is scattered, and his face is bruised and swollen, you can imagine what kind of depressed life he is living, and Ji Changan, who is so quiet and weak in front of her, makes her lose her mind for a moment.

She removed her hand, turned around, stood upright in front of her younger brothers, her eyes fell on Huayin, and said, "His legs and arms are injured like this, so he shouldn't be given the Green Soul Scatter, shouldn't he?"

Huayin hurriedly knelt down: "Your Highness, how do you know ......" Jiayi and Changle didn't expect to be revealed so quickly, and they were a little flustered, but they felt that this was just a little trick with Jianing, even if Jianing was angry, he wouldn't blame them, but at this time, Mo Li was the most anxious one.

Jianing sneered: "It's really ridiculous, I'm the head of Luoyun Sect, and I usually use Qing Soul Powder to pretend to be dead, I don't know?" Qing Soul San is composed of six kinds of herbs, five of which are the most common, but there is a taste of misty grass that is only available in the palace, and if the dosage is different, the medicinal power will not have any effect, but it will emit a strong smell, just like the medicinal smell in this house." ”

"The princess knows everything and knows ...... mistakes in her paintings"

Jia Ning continued: "No, you don't know the mistake, your biggest mistake is not to overestimate your own ability to dispense medicine, but to underestimate Luo Yunmen's ability to collect intelligence, yesterday, Ji Changan fell and injured himself in the Fengyuntang boxing ring, yesterday Shenshi, you finished your studies in Lingyan Pavilion, did not go out of the palace with Changle, but sneaked into the Tai Hospital, to steal the Misty Grass, yesterday, I learned about these things. Tell me, why are you doing this?"

Jiayi and Changle knelt next to Huayin, Changle reluctantly laughed: "It's really not fun, Sister Huang, you know why didn't you say it earlier?Sister Huang, don't blame it, Huayin does this, Jiayi and I both know, in fact, we just made a bet and wanted to make a joke with Sister Huang, wondering if Sister Huang would come to see Master if she knew that he was seriously ill...... Who wants to ...... the royal sister"

"What do you want to try? Try to see if I have any affection for him?" "Jianing shouted angrily.

"Who came up with the idea of giving Ji Chang'an a green soul dispersal?Is Miss Shen you?" was asked by Jianing like this, and the painting was a little creepy, they never thought that their joke would evolve into such an embarrassing situation.

As soon as she asked, Mo Li knelt down, "Your Highness, Miss Shen is young and playful, and she doesn't have the intention of playing tricks on Your Highness, please forgive Your Highness...... Do not be angry, Your Highness. At this time, Mo Li understood Jianing's mood best, and she was busy pleading with Huayin as soon as she was in a hurry. Huayin was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Mo Li to defend himself.

Painting Yin saluted: "Your Highness, Painting Yin pretends to be smart, intending to tease His Highness, Painting Yin knows that it is wrong, and is willing to be punished." ”

Jianing looked at Mo Li and Huayin, "You are not a royal person, I don't want to care about you, just treat you as a smart little girl, and I don't want to worry about these things with you." Mo Li breathed a sigh of relief for Huayin, but his heart tightened for Changle and Jiayi.

"But, Jiayi, Changle, I'm angry with you!

Jiayi and Changle were stunned, it was the first time for Jianing to scold them like this, and they were completely confused: "Sister Huang, we were wrong." ”

"Do you know your mistakes? No, you won't change your mistakes, I asked you to stay away from Ji Chang'an, but you are still fooling around with him, it's just normal, and you are still in the mood to do such a boring thing today! When the entire court is in turmoil, are you still just guessing me with the heart of your children's selfish feelings?"

Jiayi and Changle's faces changed, and Changle asked, "Sister Huang, what happened today?"

Jianing threw the piece in his hand that had never been put down directly in front of Jiayi: "Jiayi, read!"

Jiayi picked up the chapter, opened it and read it out according to the book, this excerpt is not a fold, but a plan for the overall planning, the title is "The Preface to the Southern Expedition Commanding the Army", the signature of the excerpt is Wei Nanshan, the secretary of the Northern Liang Military Department and the general of Xuanwu, and the seal on it is the national seal of the Northern Liang, and several dark blood stains on the fold are shocking.

Seeing the title, Jiayi's hand trembled, looked at the cold Jianing in surprise, lowered his head and read: "Nanke has been looking at Beiliang for a long time, the two countries are fighting endlessly, the threat of Nanke should be eliminated as soon as possible, when Nanke surrenders and returns to the heart of the four seas, my Northern Liang can sit on the world for thousands of generations." His Majesty ascended the throne for the first time, ambitious, and the ambition of the world, admired by the ministers, adhering to the filial piety of the emperor's last wishes, and being a model for the world, the ministers should work hard, and I would like to deploy from Your Majesty, work together from top to bottom, swear to break the enemy country, and strengthen my Beiliang...... Therefore, the minister Wei Nanshan thought about the southern expedition for a long time, and the military department worked all night to check, deployed soldiers and horses from all sides, recruited troops and horses from all over the country, and under the statistics, there were 300,000 male soldiers who had been prepared and perfected, and His Majesty gave an order, and 300,000 soldiers gathered outside the capital and went south with His Majesty...... 100,000 Yangcheng Guanglin Army is the backup...... The 30,000 Fengchuan Army is responsible for guarding the grain road and transporting grain and grass......"

What does this mean, they all understand, Jiayi and Changle both have a sense of waking up from a big dream, all the teenagers are playing ridiculous and stupid, and after Jiayi's words fell, no one in the room said a word.

Jianing opened his mouth and said: "This letter was stolen from the Beiliang Palace by Luo Yunmen's fine work, for this reason, that fine work was seriously injured, and in order to send this information to Chang'an, six fine works died on the road...... By the way, Changle, you can be considered to know the fine work that stole this letter, and the bloodstains on it are hers. ”

Changle's heart seemed to be pinched by her, and he snatched the piece from Jiayi's hand and stared blankly at the dark red blood stains on it.

Jianing said: "Beiliang is already preparing for the southern expedition, the enemy's southern invasion has become an imminent trend, today's news will shock the government and the opposition as soon as it is announced, however, I never thought that you two are still playing tricks on the imperial sister here like no one! Who do you think you are? The son of a commoner? As long as you indulge in pleasure? In the past, you were playing, and the imperial sister only restrained you when you were young, but now that the national disaster is at hand, how can you not be aware?"

At this time, the two of them sincerely kowtowed and admitted their mistakes: "I know that I am wrong, Sister Huang." ”

Jianing took the recital from Changle and held it tightly in his hand, "Get up, go back to the palace, you two go to Luoyun Gate to kneel and think for twelve hours." ”

Without complaint, they said, "Yes." The two got up and walked out.

"Jiayi. Jianing stopped Jiayi, who was about to turn around, and asked him: "You will be eighteen years old in nine months, do you want to leave the palace and open the palace by then?"

This question made Jiayi completely stunned: "......Entering the East Palace?"

Jianing interrupted him and choked everything he wanted to say: "Then you can think about it from now on." ”

Changle and Huayin both looked at Jiayi, Jiayi was speechless, with a heavy heart, nodded, opened the door and went out.

"Brother Jiayi!" Huayin caught up and was stopped by Mo Li, Mo Li was still formal, and his cold appearance was completely inconsistent with the concern of the previous pleading: "His Royal Highness the Prince and the eldest grandson Changle Gongzi will return to the palace with Her Royal Highness the Princess, Miss Shen, please stay." ”

The painting stopped, and Mo Li's eyes were very stunned: "Okay." Thank you Mo for leaving my sister ......"

Mo Li's jaw saluted: "No need." Mo Li just wanted to advise Miss Shen again, it's better not to delve into the art of meticulous work, if you have made a meritorious service once, it doesn't mean that you have real skills, and it's not good to be self-defeating next time. After saying that, she went out of the room, followed after Jianing, and left Huayin alone.

I really want to be grateful to her, so I have a good impression of Mo Li, and I was extremely depressed by her ridicule and lesson, and the painting was quite sad.

After more than half an hour, the effect of the medicine of Qing Soul Scatter was over, Ji Changan woke up, his body was a little weak, his legs and arms were injured and he couldn't move for a while, seeing that only Huayin was sitting at the round table in the room, he propped up his upper body and asked: "Eh, Huayin, what kind of medicine did you give me to drink?

Huayin glanced at him, pouted, and replied wistfully: "That's actually the green soul scattered, and the fine works are used to pretend to be dead." ”

"Then why are you giving me a drink?" Ji Changan didn't expect to fall in love with this little girl.

Huayin was still dumbfounded, and replied: "I want you to pretend to be dead, the three of us bet that you are seriously ill and dying, will Her Royal Highness the Princess come to see you and be anxious for you......"

"And what happened? Is she coming?"

Huayin raised her eyes to look at him, thinking that Ji Changan was looking forward to it, so she coaxed him: "It's coming......" She sighed in her heart, how did Ji Changan know that Jianing was coming, but it was not what they expected at all, they didn't try anything, and they were reprimanded and punished.

For twelve hours, a whole day and a night, Jiayi and Changle had to kneel outside the closed Zhu Gate of Luoyun Gate and ponder, for them, the most painful thing was not the scorching sunlight, nor the gaze of pedestrians, but the inner struggle.

The two royal disciples knelt in front of Luoyunmen, which is a rare thing in all dynasties of Nanke, and this is the punishment given by Princess Zhaoming, the head of Luoyunmen, no one can ask, even the third prince Su Jiayu passed by here and wanted to get off the sedan chair to make fun of them.

In these twelve hours of punishment and kneeling, Jiayi and Changle finally understood something. They didn't speak since they came out of the inn, and the two knelt in silence for a long time, each thinking about it, and then Jiayi spoke first: "Have you ever thought about ......?"

As soon as he spoke, Changle understood what he was asking: "I've thought about it, and I've always thought so, but we've never talked about this kind of thing." You are the son-in-law and the younger brother of Princess Zhaoming, and it is almost everyone's default that you will inherit the throne in the future. ”

"That means that only I haven't thought about it?" Jiayi listened to Changle's words, and his expression was depressed.

Changle replied, "Yes." ”

Huayin returned to the eldest grandson's mansion and told the eldest grandson prime minister that they had angered Princess Zhaoming and was punished for kneeling, and the eldest grandson was furious, but he didn't count the number of painters, but he just scolded Changle for a long time with a rebellious son, and Huayin wanted to persuade the prime minister to enter the palace to plead for the two of them, but the prime minister directly vetoed it and left it alone.

On the second day, Changle and Jiayi had been kneeling all night, the two of them were weak and their faces were as white as earth, but they didn't know where to come from.

In the early dynasty, the ministers got off their respective carriages at the Shengchong Gate, wearing dark red court clothes, and walked towards the Yitian Palace, and this Luoyun Gate was the only way for them. Most of the ministers were worried, talking to their colleagues about preparing for war while walking, but even at this juncture, good deeds were still indispensable, and there were some noises in the dark red crowd, talking about the news that the fifth prince and the eldest grandson were punished to kneel in front of Luoyun Gate.

At this time, the head of the hundred officials, the prime minister, the eldest grandson Qingyun, who walked in front of everyone, felt the most uncomfortable, while worrying about state affairs and hurting for family affairs, when passing by Luoyun Gate, he didn't take a second look, and was about to walk over directly, but there were always troubled people who wanted to stir up a few words, and a few imperial histories were on his side, pretending not to know that one of the young men kneeling in front of Luoyun Gate was the son of the prime minister, and deliberately raised his voice to discuss: "I heard that the prime minister is a godson, and the sons of the eldest grandson's mansion are all gorgeous and heroic, and they are ......outstanding in civil and military affairs."

The eldest grandson Qingyun said with a calm face: "Lord Lin is really too famous, how can a dog be so outstanding?" It's just strange to say, my eldest grandson Qingyun I was a civil servant, but my two sons became military generals, and they all went to the frontier to defend the land of Nanke...... His casual tone and words made the good guys shut up.

The eldest grandson led the hundred officials farther and farther, but Changle listened to his words clearly, and Changle was even more uncomfortable when he was hit by his father's words. Jiayi turned his head to look at him with an indignant expression, and said, "Changle, my uncle said this to make you grow up by the example of your two cousins, don't think about it." ”

Changle said: "Hmph, I didn't think much about it. Father's meaning is right, the brothers are indeed for the face of the eldest grandson's family, but the nine sons of Long Sheng are all different, and it is not surprising that I am the one who disgraces the eldest grandson's family!"

The angry words are like this, but after all, Changle is not a rebellious person who is willing to fall, he has his own thinking, and he also has his own things to care about.

Luo Yunmen stated useful information that could be made public, the Ministry of War took stock of the soldiers and horses, the Ministry of Household reported the salary, and the Ministry of Industry requested the smelting of ordnance...... The civil and military officials above the court all made suggestions and actively deployed for the preparation for war, but Emperor Nancheng on the dragon chair had few words as yesterday, did not express his views on the matter of war, and only instructed the courtiers not to be in a hurry, not to flow the news to the people first, and to take precautions, but if it caused the people to panic, it would be very bad.

Today's morning dynasty did not disperse until noon, and after the civil and military officials made a big salute, they all dragged their tired bodies out of the Yitian Palace, and Jianing was the last to come out. Mo Li and Feng Ge were waiting outside the hall early, after she came out, the palace maid lifted the moon-white canopy above her head to shade her, she looked at the two young men kneeling in front of Luoyun Gate on the high steps of the Yitian Palace, and asked herself bitterly: "Am I too strict with them?"

Mo Li stepped forward and said: "If Your Highness can't bear it, you might as well spare His Royal Highness the Prince and Prince Changle, they have knelt all night, and they should know that they are wrong." ”

Jianing said: "It's okay, don't leave you and tell Changle to get up and go home." ”

"What about His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince?"

"Let him kneel, for twelve hours will be indispensable. Jianing reluctantly made a final decision.

Mo Li understood her intentions, and he didn't persuade him much, so he went, but he came back with a sad face, and replied to Jianing: "Your Highness, the prince of Changle refuses to get up, he said that the twelve hours he said should not be missing a quarter of an hour......"

"This kid's temper is also extremely stubborn. Jianing sighed.