Nangong Lizhu's face was as pale as paper, even in the red candlelight, there was no blood to be seen, she looked at me with a slight tremble, and after a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "No, it won't be like this!"

“……”

"He's not going to do that!"

“……”

"He, he just wants power, he just wants to protect himself, he won't do such a thing!"

I frowned slightly.

It's already at this time, it's a waste of time to go around in circles again, the "he" in Nangong Lizhu's mouth is none other than the object of my suspicion - her father, Nangong Jinhong!

But in fact, I'm not sure, I just told Chang Qing like that, before I saw the other party, I couldn't tell who had the courage to besiege the imperial city, attack the Xuanwu Gate, and do such a troublesome thing.

Is it Nangong Jinhong?

Although his appearance has always been not as strong as Shen Gongyun at the beginning, so flamboyant, and even polite and courteous, anyone with a discerning eye can see that for him in the court that day, the right to assist the government was almost at his fingertips, but he was hindered by Pei Ji's sudden appearance at the last moment, for anyone, this is not a bad breath that can be swallowed lightly.

The question is, can this evil breath make him do something like this, such a thing as destroying the Nine Clans?

I know his identity very well, he is already a patriarch in the court, and he is the emperor's father-in-law, and his daughter has always been favored by Pei Yuanhao's side, even if he has a conflict with the emperor during this time, or with the new policy, but this may not be able to make a patriarch of the court completely go to the point of opposing and breaking with the emperor.

At least in my opinion, not for sure.

Confrontation and rupture are no more beneficial to him than obedience to the emperor.

People often say, why chase wild dogs in brocade clothes, he is already a very popular minister, Nangong Lizhu has not completely lost his grace, with such a net worth to make trouble, ordinary people seem to be uneconomical- Even if he succeeds, what he has to bear is the crusade of the whole world and the notoriety of betraying the master, besides, Nangong Lizhu has no children, and Nangong Jinhong has no other children and nephews, how to arrange after usurping the throne is a big problem for them, or a hidden danger;

It is impossible for Nangong Jinhong not to think about this.

Nangong Lizhu said that he just wants power, uses power to protect himself, and wants to seize the interests in his hands under Pei Yuanhao's continuous weakening, which is two completely different ways from committing chaos.

Will Nangong Jinhong be hot-headed for a moment and go to the latter?

I think it's a bit confusing.

But no matter how chaotic it is, the biggest possibility I can suspect at this moment is only him.

Second words......

Nangong Lizhu was even more flustered than me, she held on to the edge of the bed to stand up, but because of the relationship between kneeling for a long time, her legs and feet were numb, and as soon as she stood up, she fell back again, making her look extraordinarily wolf, she climbed the edge of the bed with both hands, barely allowing herself to stop collapsing, and then looked up at me: "It won't be his!"

I looked at her, "Are you sure?"

“……”

As soon as I said this, she herself hesitated a little, her eyes became flustered, looked at me, and then looked at Pei Yuanhao behind her, and said incoherently: "I, I know that he is dissatisfied with the emperor...... He never said it, but I could feel it...... It's not just power, it's not just profit...... I know he has some ideas......"

“……”

"But, but he won't do it, he won't! and—"

In the end, the trembling in her voice became more and more obvious: "I'm still in the palace!"

I looked at her and was speechless for a moment.

Maybe in my past memory, she was a high, like a beautiful fairy standing in the clouds, but this time when she entered the palace, she completely lost the nobility and arrogance of the past, and even at this moment, when I saw her kneeling on the edge of the bed, struggling to say those words, I had the illusion of seeing her fall into the quagmire.

Inexplicably a little unbearable, I looked away, and then said calmly: "If you can fully trust your father, then I can fully trust you." ”

She was slightly stunned: "What do you mean?"

I looked back at her and said, "If it really wasn't your father, then we would have stayed in Yihua Palace all the time." ”

She was taken aback: "Why?"

I said calmly: "There are not many people who know that the emperor is in Yihua Palace, and in such a big place as the harem, it is not something that can be done in a moment to find Yihua Palace; ”

“……”

"This is the third safest place in the entire Imperial City. ”

Nangong Lizhu was obviously a little confused, I knew that she subconsciously wanted to ask where the first two safe places were, but before she could ask, I continued: "So, if it is really not your father, Lord Nangong, who did this, then we can wait here, as long as the Praetorian Guards fight effectively, it will not be so easy for them to find Yihua Palace." ”

"......" she looked at me a little stunned, "you don't plan to escape?"

"Where to run?"

“……”

"If you dare to enter through the Xuanwu Gate, it proves that the Wumen Gate has been charged, besides," I said, and looked at the man behind her who had been lying on the bed, silent: "With him, where can you escape?"

Nangong Lizhu turned his head, looked at Pei Yuanhao, and then took a deep breath.

"No matter what, I'm going to stay with him. ”

“……”

"Protect him. ”

“……”

"Even if it's just the last breath. ”

“……”

Listening to her trembling voice, but firmly saying this sentence, I was silent for a moment, and said softly: "That's it, it's fine." ”

After saying that, I didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out.

The guards in the courtyard immediately came over and looked at me nervously: "Miss Yan, the emperor is still inside." ”

I nodded, "Hmm." ”

"The ones outside, we have to protect the emperor's safety. ”

"I know. ”

"But—"

I turned my head to look at him and interrupted him: "Now that it's so chaotic outside, do you know who the people who came in? How many of them are there? What is the purpose? ”

The man's breath was choking.

"Stay here, don't open the palace gate casually until I give permission, that is, to protect him. ”

The guard's expression was complicated, and he wanted to speak and stopped, but looking at my calm appearance, he didn't say anything after all, only nodded and retreated.

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Outside, of course, there was chaos, but in Yihua Palace, in this small courtyard, it was unusually quiet.

Perhaps, it wasn't really quiet, but at this moment, I couldn't hear the outside sound.

My heart beats, it's already a noisy world.

However, it wasn't just mine, it was the person in the room, and although I couldn't see her, I could hear her tense breathing, feel her fidgeting, and even that anxious feeling had enveloped the whole room.

Although only a short moment has passed, this moment is an ordeal for everyone here.

Listening to the increasingly frightened voices coming from outside the layers of palace walls, even the guards guarding the door couldn't hold back, and one of them walked up to me and asked in a low voice, "Miss Yan, are we really staying here?"

I also listened to the voice outside and said, "Wait a minute. ”

"Wait, wait, what?"

"Wait—"

Before I could finish my sentence, I heard footsteps coming out of the room behind me.

We all turned around, only to see Nangong Lizhu walking with heavy steps, one hand still holding the door frame, looking at me with a pale face.

I don't doubt it's the first time she's stepped out of that door in the past few days.

When the guard saw her, he immediately frowned: "Guifei Niangniang?"

As if she hadn't heard or seen anyone else, she was pale and staggered down until she walked in front of me, and then took a deep breath: "I think...... We still can't stay here. ”

I looked at her, "Why?"

"Because, because here ......"

"Don't you believe that Lord Nangong wouldn't do this?"

The guards next to him, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids who were standing in the corner waiting for the arrangement, were all frightened and gasped.

Nangong Lizhu's face turned even paler, she looked around in a panic, and then turned to me again: "I, it's not that I don't believe him, I just feel that it won't be safe if we stay here." ”

“……”

"If the purpose of those people is really the emperor, then they will definitely find it here!"

I still looked at her quietly: "If they can find it, then wherever we go, they can find it." ”

"But it's better than sitting here and waiting to die!"

"It's not necessarily sitting still, maybe it's holding the city?"

"No, this won't work!"

She became more and more flustered, or she was already a little crazy, and even grabbed my arm and pinched me hard: "We can't stay here, they will definitely be bad for the emperor!"

"Who are you talking about?"

“……”

"Who will be bad for the emperor?"

“……”

"Who, who is not good for the emperor, can still find this Yihua Palace?"

“……”

"You want to use your last breath to protect Your Majesty the Emperor, who will leave your last breath?"

She was pressed by me step by step, and she couldn't even breathe, and finally when she couldn't suppress it, she broke down and said loudly: "My father, my father! If it's really him, we must not hide here!"

As soon as I heard this, I immediately took a deep breath as if someone had suddenly removed the hand that was holding my neck.

"You're finally out of it. ”

When she said that, she seemed to be stunned, tears dripping from her eyes unconsciously, and she looked at me in a panic.

I also looked at her and said calmly, "If even you don't believe him, then I can doubt him." ”

“……”

"You have to make a choice after all. ”

After saying this, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Originally, there was chaos around me, and there was almost any sound, but the knock on the door obviously startled everyone around me, especially the guards, who all turned their heads to look at me.

The guard asked, "Miss Yan, that's—"

I turned to the door and said, "Open the door." ”