"Then wait for Lord Fang to go back, send the culprit over first, and then let's talk about the peace talks. ”

Mr. Yuan didn't believe in the nonsense of "everything is easy to say" at all, so he sent Fang Handong back lightly, asking to send Concubine Shu first.

If it weren't for the fear of the 50,000 Jingwei and the 20,000 Imperial Forest Army, the Qin army would never have stagnated at this time, let alone sat down with the imperial court and talked slowly.

The Qin army marched all the way east, although it was said to be smooth and unstoppable, but these thousands of miles of travel were already sleepy and lacking.

Under such circumstances, it was not suitable to start a war with the imperial court as soon as he arrived in the capital.

At this time, the Qin army had already won too many victories, and many soldiers were arrogant and arrogant, and the capital had been forced into a predicament.

If you really start a war, it will be a desperate fight for the imperial court, and it will be a desperate battle for the Qin army, but for the Qin army, it is likely to be a situation where the arrogant soldiers will be defeated.

Xiao Shaotang and Bai Chenghuan have been busy rectifying military affairs in the past few days, and Zhao Wensong has also shed Zhao Wenbai's disguise and regained his true face.

Hearing that Mr. Zhang Qian had made great contributions to the pursuit of Yuan Jing, Zhao Wensong was a little unconvinced, and he was picked up by his comrades who fought side by side all the way, so he came to find Xiao Shaotang.

"Your Royal Highness, the brothers followed you all the way east to the north, and they were loyal, how could you chill the hearts of the brothers like this?"

Xiao Shaotang has heard a lot of such rumors recently, but he didn't expect Zhao Wensong to have this kind of emotion, so he frowned and reprimanded:

"The soldiers have worked hard all the way, but I have also written down all the military achievements, if it is just because of such a small thing that can chill your heart, then this world really doesn't know how to make you chill!"

"How can this be a trifle......"

Zhao Wensong still wanted to argue, but Xiao Shaotang asked rhetorically:

"You only think about yourself, haven't you thought about how Zhang Shide wants to gain a foothold in the army? Since he has surrendered to our Qin Palace, that is our people, if they all come as you think, does that mean that I can't use anyone except you?"

"The subordinates don't dare!"

Xiao Shaotang's words were more serious, and Zhao Wensong hurriedly bowed his head.

"Don't dare, what else do you dare!"

Xiao Shaotang looked coldly at this person who had followed him from birth to death countless times, and there was coldness in his eyes:

"Looks like I'm overindulgent of you. ”

A simple sentence made Zhao Wensong almost embarrassed.

In good conscience, Xiao Shaotang is really a master who is not strict.

Maybe it's because he's still young, or maybe it's because he's cheerful, and there aren't many of them who are afraid of him.

After a long time, many people rely on their old age or stay by King Qin's side for a long time, and they do not have the same respect for His Royal Highness as King Qin.

So much so that today, they have almost forgotten that the seemingly talkative teenager in front of them is not only their boss, but also the master who will one day control their life and death.

"Go back, if you don't think it's good to stay with your son, then you can go back to your father. ”

Zhao Wensong walked out of Xiao Shaotang's tent in despair, and a group of people surrounded him.

"What is it?"

Zhao Wensong smiled bitterly:

"Didn't say anything...... We all underestimated him. ”

Bai Chenghuan saw all their disputes.

When He Congmei heard about this incident and came to look for Xiao Shaotang, she saw her standing quietly outside the tent, and estimated that she was also worried about Xiao Shaotang.

"Since the princess is worried, why don't you go in?"

Bai Chenghuan saw that it was him, and his worries eased a little.

"At this time, I feel that maybe the fifth brother's opinion is more useful than my comfort. Please ask the fifth brother to have a good talk with him. ”

He Congmei heard her say this, thought about it and laughed.

"Also, at this time last year, the seventh brother was just a carefree boy in Yuzhou, and he was only a short period of time, but he had become the commander of thousands of troops, His Royal Highness, and there was indeed someone to explain it. ”

After speaking, Bai Chenghuan arched his hand:

"Brother and sister, don't worry, leave this matter to me. ”

Bai Chenghuan returned the salute, watched him go in, and looked back at the bright sky of the capital, his heart was still heavy.

Xiao Shaotang is like a small tree that has been suddenly uplifted.

Either they go through pain and quickly become towering trees, or they are fueled by seedlings and completely withered.

And in this process, she can only watch from the sidelines, and cannot make decisions for him.

After all, there is no easy country in this world, and there is no emperor who can convince everyone just by virtue of his background and status.

His path is destined to be walked by himself.

After He Congmei entered, she didn't have any big reason with Xiao Shaotang at all, and got straight to the point:

"I remember that you were not a good bully in the past, why are you being bullied like this now?"

Xiao Shaotang was lonely and troubled, when he heard his fifth brother's familiar tone, raised his head, and cautiously glanced out of the tent.

"Fifth brother, is she going back?"

He asked cautiously.

He Congmei said deliberately:

"Do you still know that you are afraid that she will laugh at you? With a husband like you, are you not afraid of her being aggrieved in the future?"

"I won't let her live an aggrieved ......"

"But these people dare to offend you, let alone her, and you are not afraid to flash your tongue when you say this?"

He Congmei laughed at him mercilessly.

"Manly man, decisive in killing, ruthless, must do what he orders, and must do what he says, which can you do? You can't do anything! If I were her, I would definitely be ashamed of you!"

The sharp words were like knives, slashing at Xiao Shaotang's heart, dripping with blood.

He tried to refute, but found that he had nothing to say.

He Congmei knew that he had listened, and sighed leisurely:

"It's different now, you should grow up, when you should be ruthless, don't hesitate, otherwise it will only make those people lucky, and make you lose your prestige, what do you think?"

After a long time, clusters of firelight rekindled in Xiao Shaotang's eyes.

"Fifth brother, I will definitely not fail her, and I will not fail you. ”

Fang Handong, who returned to the capital, faced the situation in the capital, but he was completely dumbfounded.

In his thoughts, the emperor had obviously loosened his attitude before, and it was just a matter of sacrificing a useless concubine, so there should be no problem.

But he never expected that the emperor would not agree!

"Please think twice, although Concubine Zeshu is the aunt of Empress Xiaoyuan, but state affairs are important!"

Fang Handong and many ministers intuitively thought that the emperor must have listened to the queen's demagogy again.

The emperor showed a strange smile:

"Concubine Shu is dead, where will I go to find the culprit for him? Love and talk about peace or not, it's a big deal that everyone dies together!"

After speaking, he actually brushed his sleeves away, leaving the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looking at each other - when did Concubine Shu die?!

Qin Jun's side has explained, as long as he is alive!

Why did you die at this time?!

Could it be that the emperor still wants to pull a fig leaf and refuse to put it down, wanting to talk peacefully and trying to save face?

The ministers were confused, and their hearts were as messy as a cat scratched, but the emperor had already returned to the harem and ordered someone to go to Xuanwei Beihou and his son to enter the palace.

"Tell them that Concubine Shu is dying, and I want to see them for the last time!"

No one can figure out the meaning of the Qing Emperor, including the father and son of the Marquis of Weibei.

Xu Chenglin was ready to enter the palace alone:

"My father was waiting for me at home, and my son was going to the palace to see what the emperor wanted to do. ”

Anyway, everyone knew that Weibei Hou was seriously ill before, and there was an excuse not to enter the palace at this time.

But Wei Beihou thought about it and decided to enter the palace with his son.

"Since you mentioned your aunt, I'm afraid that the emperor has discovered something-the poison of the heir is given by your aunt, and at this time, we are separated from the big things. ”

Wei Beihou secretly had a premonition in his heart, this time, the emperor was afraid that he was going to completely tear his face with them.

The father and son entered the palace, but they were not summoned by the emperor and were taken directly to Cining Palace.

In the past, it was considered a quiet Cining Palace, but at this time, it can be called a dead land, and as soon as you step into the gate of Cining Palace, you can almost feel the cold breath coming to your face.

Wei Beihou and Xu Chenglin walked into the empty palace, and they didn't see a single figure, and finally only saw a bloody figure on the ground of the main hall.

The figure was prostrate on the ground, no longer able to see its original form, and only a foul smell could be smelled at the end of its nose.

“…… Shuning?"

Wei Beihou looked around, and stared at the figure for a long time before he tentatively summoned two words.

The figure on the ground twitched suddenly.

"Brother, brother......"

The barely formed mass of flesh made a faint, muffled sound, wriggling toward them.

Wei Beihou took a step back slightly, but suddenly squatted down, brushed away the scattered hair of the figure, and what appeared in front of him was a face full of holes.

"Shuning!"

Wei Beihou exclaimed in a lost voice - this is his own sister, how could it be like this!

He hated her for acting on her own, but he never thought that one day she would become this inhuman and ghostly!

"Brother!"

There was no pained expression on that face, but the despair and fear in his voice were heartbreaking.

"Please, give me a break!"

As he spoke, a few rats ran out from under the already broken skirt and swept quickly past Wei Beihou's feet.

"Shuning, he knows everything, doesn't he?"

There was only one person in this palace who dared to treat her like this, and Wei Beihou suddenly understood everything.

He knelt beside his sister, and the middle-aged man, who was over half a hundred years old, wept profusely:

"Why do you do this! Why do you have such a fierce personality all your life, never think about the consequences of doing things, and you have to send yourself to a dead end!"

Concubine Shu, who had been tortured, let out a terrifying laugh of "ho-ho", laughed for a while, and then suddenly pleaded:

"Brother...... Kill me...... Kill me......"

"I ...... There is nothing in this life...... Just want to die......"

"Shuning, I'll take you out of the palace, I'll take you home!"

For many years, their brother and sister had never been so close.

She is selfish and willful, impulsive and reckless, he is doing his best for the Xu family, and the brother and sister have long been drifting apart.

But at this moment, she was so miserable in front of him, just begging for death, but he couldn't help but feel painful!

His sister, he can be snubbed and estranged, but how can he be so cruelly tortured by others?!

"Brother...... Please, do it!"

The woman, who has been selfish all her life, doesn't care how sad her brother is at this time, and asks her brother again.

"You know that...... I can't live...... You're really sad, then ...... Avenge me!"

She stretched out her bony hand and pulled a dagger from the side of her brother's boot.

The crisp sound of metal hitting the ground woke Wei Beihou, who was immersed in grief, and he looked up only to see his broken sister rushing towards the dagger with all her strength.

"Brother, you're still like this......"

She seemed to smile at him, the sharp dagger striking her in the throat.

The tortured man finally lay motionless on the ground and died completely.

Xu Chenglin stood on the side, looking at his miserable aunt silently, and so far, he could only sigh.

Probably, today I really have to tear my face with the emperor.

When Wei Beihou and Xu Chenglin walked out of this Ning Palace, there was no trace of sadness on Wei Beihou's face, only black fireworks flashed in his eyes.

The Emperor was still triumphantly waiting for them to arrive.

When he saw them, he even grinned.

"What? Do you want to take her back? You say, do you want to tell the world that it was your Weibei Hou Mansion and Concubine Shu who conspired to poison me......?

"No matter what the emperor does, with the thoughts of the ministers, with the emperor's personality, he is not worthy of having an heir at all!"

Wei Beihou didn't want to hear the emperor say one more word anymore, and interrupted the emperor's words bluntly, and the deep hatred in his eyes could almost swallow the emperor.

"What did you say?"

All the emperor's determinations were immediately broken, and he was stunned for a moment before he burst into flames:

"Xu Qinhou, are you going to rebel too?"

"That's right, I'm just going to rebel! Haven't you always suspected that I am going to rebel, and you've been working my Weibei Hou Mansion? Okay, today is as you wish!"

The Marquis of Weibei looked directly at the emperor, and his cold voice resounded in the imperial study.

"My daughter was killed by your own hands, and my sister was tortured to death by you—I swear by Xu Qinhou that I will not share the sky with you in this life!"

After many years of getting along with each other, at this moment, it was like a perfect mask being torn off, revealing the hideous truth.

"Traitors, you traitors!"

The Emperor shouted angrily and shouted outside the door:

"Come on, take down these traitors for me!"

But in response to him, only the cold wind whistled at the door of the imperial study.

"Zhai Feng!"

The emperor, who finally sensed that something was wrong, shouted out to the commander of the Imperial Forest Army that he trusted the most, but the figure never appeared.

He finally panicked:

"What did you do to him? Dragonscale, I still have Dragonscale!"

Xu Chenglin walked in and looked at the emperor with pity:

"Long Linwei is also a human being, and he will be killed, so the emperor should stop shouting. ”