The rain gradually stopped, and the sky was still overcast and heavy, and the dead branches and leaves were broken to the ground. The sound of wet rain in the dark night knocked heavily on the ground, lingering, like a cold and sad sound at the end of the song.

The quarrel between the two became more and more unreasonable and open-mouthed, and the stars on the side couldn't cry or laugh.

The guards in the hall hurried to clench their fists at the bottom of the steps. In front of outsiders, they still have to leave a margin for each other, and the two tacitly closed their mouths at the same time. The guards told that someone from the Qiluo Hall said that there was something important to tell Li Can.

Li Can threw his sleeves away under Lin Yueyuan's gaze. Lin Yueyuan watched his annoyed back disappear around the corner, turned his back, and couldn't help but secretly chuckle: "Sick." ”

When I entered the outer hall, I saw a man wrapped in black, cloak, and hood sitting anxiously at the door. Her cloak was mostly wet, and she had apparently hurried to brave the wind and rain.

Except for Concubine Lin Shu, Li Can almost had no contact with the other concubines in the palace, and he had never dealt with the people of the Qiluo Palace, and he didn't know what it meant all the way. He knew that things were strange, and he didn't know what the other party meant, so he stepped forward cautiously and politely, but who knew that the man would bring him, and he was pleasantly surprised, and rushed over, and was overjoyed.

Her face was hidden under the hood and drooping hair, Li Can didn't recognize it, she was speechless for a while, and she just stood and didn't know how to call it. The man removed the hood, raised his head, and said eagerly: "Master Hou, I'm Xie Liuhong." ”

Li Can was startled, seeing that she looked panicked, with a sickly face, her hair was not combed, she had not dressed up, and her hair was casually blown on both sides of her thin and white cheeks, which made her look more and more pitiful and unbearable.

Li Can's face was suspicious, Xie Liuhong hurriedly forgot to bring something that could prove his identity, and hurriedly explained. Li Can suddenly remembered that Lin Yueyuan seemed to have a relationship with her, so he sent someone to invite her, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she exclaimed: "Zhaorong Niangniang, why did you come here late at night?" Only then did he dispel his doubts.

The two quarreled and quarreled, but they were not nonsense regardless of the occasion. When she saw that the two of them looked solemn, she knew that something had happened, so she sat aside silently.

Xie Liuhong saw that Lin Yueyuan didn't dare to speak, but Li Can comforted her and said: "Xie Zhaorong doesn't have to be taboo with her, if she has anything to say, it doesn't matter, she will definitely keep her mouth shut." ”

"Miss Lin will take my life, I believe in her character, but this matter is too relevant to implicate Miss Lin." Xie Liuhong said with some trepidation.

Lin Yueyuan was a little unhappy when she heard this, how could she be the kind of person who didn't dare to take responsibility for fear of being involved. She patted her chest and assured that she was not afraid, so that she did not have many scruples, and if she was really in trouble, she was willing to help.

The matter is urgent, the time is urgent, Xie Liuhong didn't care about it so much, so he nodded and said: "Okay, please Miss Lin close the door of the palace, and trouble Master Hou to guard the door, this matter must not be leaked." ”

When the two of them heard that the situation was serious, their expressions immediately tensed, and after making sure that no one was safe, Xie Liuhong said: "I was entrusted by Zhao Yili's father-in-law to find the Hou Ye and His Royal Highness, and I want to tell you about a major event. ”

The two stared straight at her, holding their breath. Xie Liuhong's face was even more sad, his eyes were red, and he said with tears: "Master Hou, Your Majesty died today." ”

The two were suddenly shocked and looked at each other.

"Is that true?" Lin Yueyuan asked.

"Absolutely." Xie Liuhong sobbed softly.

Li Can frowned and asked cautiously: "Where did you hear the news, there is no change in the palace." ”

"It was Zhao Yili's father-in-law who asked someone to tell him before he died."

The two were stunned, and Lin Yueyuan asked in a lost voice, "Father-in-law Zhao, he's dead?" ”

"Yes, it is said that he killed himself by biting his tongue." Xie Liuhong affirmed, "The news was sent by Gonggong Zhao's godson, Xiao Chuanzi, and he also brought two other things for me to help hand over to Lord Hou and His Royal Highness." ”

"I'm not busy, let me ask you, is it the prince's hand?" Li Can asked.

As expected, Xie Liuhong nodded slightly.

Lin Yueyuan said angrily: "He is already the prince of the East Palace, and the world will be under his control sooner or later, Your Majesty is seriously ill, he can't wait to do something that goes against the principles of heaven." ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Li Can stood with his hands behind his back and said coldly, "The depth of the prince's city is not inferior to that of His Majesty today, he seems to be kind, filial and benevolent, humble and indisputable, but in fact, he has colluded with the Gu family, the Chu family, some of the leaders of the forbidden army in the palace, as well as several Shangshu of the six departments, and several border generals in the court. Over the years, the Gu family in Luoyang has become more and more disagreeable, Gu Chaomin's matter, His Majesty has knocked on the mountain and shocked the tiger, Gu Chen is also aware of current affairs, under the pretext of losing a son and daughter, exhausted, and retreating bravely from the rapids, avoiding many disasters. But the crown prince probably saw His Majesty's intentions, and turned to make friends with some new forces in the court, and its purpose is clear at a glance. ”

"What Master Hou said is extremely true, please see." As he spoke, Xie Liuhong took off his cloak and took off a brocade cloth bag from his back and put it on the table. When he opened it, it was a piece of yellow silk edict and a jade seal.

Lin Yueyuan's eyes widened, Li Can's surprise was fleeting, he calmly opened the edict, and after reading it, he sneered: "The prince didn't know what he did to annoy Your Majesty, and Your Majesty actually wanted to change Li Tan, the king of Jinling, as the crown prince." ”

Xie Liuhong shook his head and said, "I haven't seen the details, and I don't have time to elaborate. The reason why His Majesty changed the crown prince is probably only known to the dead Zhao Gonggong. I think it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who learned the news, so he killed His Majesty, who was seriously ill. The thing was sent out of the Xianfan Hall by Zhao Gonggong at the risk of death, and fell into my hands, please transfer it to Hou Ye and His Royal Highness, please Hou Ye and His Royal Highness must find a way to send this edict and the national seal out of the palace. ”

Li Can handed the edict to Lin Yueyuan, who was standing behind him and probing his brain, and turned worried: "The edict and the national seal are not fake. But now that I have no forbidden military power, it is no different from seclusion. Otherwise, relying on the strength of the forbidden army in his hand, I am afraid that he will be able to make a Bo. Moreover, the crown prince has already controlled the palace guards, and it is not easy to send the state seal and edict out of the palace. ”

Hearing this, Lin Yueyuan was taken aback, and suddenly asked, "Could it be that the crown prince has completely mastered the forbidden army of the two palaces, and if so, wouldn't my third brother, General Shi Jiaheng, also suffer an accident?" ”

Li Can's eyes lit up, and he said first: "No, the crown prince has not yet ascended the throne, and he will not wantonly fight against the party." Shi Jiaheng is smart, and he will never twist the prince's meaning, and he has already descended when he thinks about it. He must not know what is going on, and if we can contact him, we may send the state seal and the edict out of the palace. ”

"I'm afraid it won't work, Master Hou doesn't know yet." Xie Liuhong wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and tried to say calmly, "General Shi Jiaheng has taken the whole family back to his hometown since the last wedding banquet, and it is said that the elders of the family have passed away and will return to his hometown to pay respects to the spirit. The crown prince was naturally happy to be absent, and now the right guard army under General Shi has been taken over by Feng Cheng. ”

Lin Yueyuan's face was overjoyed, but Li Can sighed and said: "I am trapped here now, and I know very little about the affairs of the palace and the court, not only can the edict of the national seal not be sent, but I am afraid that our lives are in danger." If Azumi had listened to me back then, he wouldn't have been at the mercy of others now. ”

A few people were thinking about it, and suddenly they heard someone asking in a trembling voice behind them: "Niangniang, dare to ask you if you know if my mother is safe now?" After finishing speaking, a heavy coughing sound came, and Li Can and Lin Yueyuan hurriedly got up and helped the star pick up Li Tan to push Li Tan out.

Li Tan, who was attacked by anxiety and fear, coughed heavily, Xie Liuhong hid his face and cried, and the two people next to him instantly had a bad premonition and hurriedly glanced at her.

The grief-stricken Xie Liuhong skipped the two of them and looked directly at Li Tan, crying: "According to Xiao Chuanzi, all the palace maids and concubines who were guarding in front of the bed tonight have been secretly executed by the prince, and Gonggong Zhao was not on duty tonight because he was unwell, so he had the opportunity to hand over the national seal and edict to Xiao Chuanzi, but soon the prince came to ask, and Gonggong Zhao bit his tongue and committed suicide. I was summoned by Gu Guifei just now, and I was almost given to die, and I saw that she had killed several concubines in the palace. ”

The death of his mother was a deep blow to Li Tan, and he seemed to be delirious from the blow, and for a moment he leaned back in despair with wide eyes, as if he was stupid.

Lin Yueyuan was so frightened that he hurriedly checked his pulse, and sure enough, the pulse was chaotic, and when he touched his chest again, his heartbeat was crazy. His eyes were dazed, he was panting heavily, his chest was stuffy, he felt dizzy, he had difficulty breathing, his eyelids rolled up, and he collapsed in a wheelchair and fell unconscious.

Li Can's face turned pale in horror, and he hurriedly picked him up, and Zhu Xing desperately restrained his trembling body, and followed Lin Yueyuan to help behind him.

Xie Liuhong knew that she was speechless, wiped her tears in annoyance and worry, and silently followed a few people to the back hall, even if Li Can blocked her way, she reminded her: "Xie Zhaorong go back quickly, I will try my best to find a way to do what you entrusted." I just heard that the guards outside are searching the palace on a large scale, it is really dangerous for you to stay here, you go back, we have something to contact secretly. ”

Xie Liuhong listened to Li Can's words, although he was worried, he had to leave first.

Lin Yueyuan took the star and used it as a hot compress, a needle, and a prescription. After being busy for half an hour, it was only after he stabilized Li Tan's mood.

Li Can, who was waiting outside, paced back and forth, and saw Lin Yueyuan coming out of it tiredly, and asked anxiously, "How is it?" ”

Lin Yueyuan pursed her lips, shook her head slightly, and said, "It's not good." His condition was already showing signs of aggravation, how could he get better under such stimulation. ”

Li Can regretted: "Blame me for not stopping Xie Zhaorong in time, so I let Ah Tan listen." ”

"The pain of losing a mother is extraordinary!" Lin Yueyuan sat down, sentimental, with a pair of round eyes and faint tears, "It took me a few days to slowly recover." What's more, my mother was half sick and half sick, and my aunt was killed alive. She was also angry and shocked when she first heard the news of her death, but the eagerness to care for the patient overwhelmed the grief, and now the anxiety receded, and the grief and resentment immediately overflowed into her heart.

Li Can quietly looked at her tearful appearance, and her heart also became painful, sitting on the chair next to her, her right hand tightly grasped the armrest, and said hatefully: "I should have taken precautions a long time ago, and I shouldn't have completely left it alone at that time." Even if it's not for the sake of fighting for the throne, it's time to plan a way out for you. ”

"In the past, I always disdained court battles when I talked about them, and you always acted like you didn't care about yourself." Lin Yueyuan sighed faintly, "Now that I am really involved in it, I can see the blood of my relatives spilled in front of me, only to know that this is the pain of cutting flesh and scraping bones, and only then do I know that not all the people in the palace are brave and ruthless, but if you don't fight, you can only sit and wait to die, and be a ghost under the knife." After so many joys and sorrows, her heroism and fearlessness gradually turned into a sad sigh.

"This is the court, and no one can stay out of it." Li Can said abruptly, "I thought that I was a person after all, and I just died if I died, and it didn't make much fun to fight or not." Today, trapped in a cage, helpless, and regretful, it turns out that sometimes the fight is not for oneself but for others. ”

"Li Can?" Lin Yueyuan turned his head calmly as the cold night after the rain outside the window, "Do we really have no way to escape?" ”

Li Can glanced at her, and after a while, he lowered his head silently.

He did nothing in the days when he was supposed to be a solitary confinement, he just allowed himself to wander around his body in a lazy manner every day, and lived like an ancient hermit.

He was lazy and even forgot about these common senses, and he couldn't deal with today's catastrophe, and he was shameless.

Lin Yueyuan sighed, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's good for us to die in one place." My cousin didn't live long after all, and with me to accompany him on the way to exorcise ghosts, he could walk more comfortably. At that time, my brother was really wise to stay away from the court, dashing in the rivers and lakes, marrying a wife and children, but he could live 100 years safely. It's just that Biyin should be angry with me again, I promised to buy her fried chestnuts, red date cakes, and hazelnut cakes, but now I can't cash them out. There is also Yunxi, her family suffered a great disaster at that time, and my heart is also sour, but I can't empathize with her like today, and sometimes I secretly blame her for being too sentimental. Thinking that she had suffered so much, and that her loved ones had died, it was unbearable pain. I would love to see her again and tell her about my pain......"

She babbled, laughing and laughing, and the lighter her tone, the heavier it sounded.

Li Can became more and more remorseful, and his heart was sour. As a man, watching his relatives and friends suffer and be powerless, what could be more insulting.

"I'm sorry." Li Can said in a low voice.

Lin Yueyuan smiled generously and waved his hand: "It's okay, I have forgiven you for the quarrel a long time ago." ”

"I'm not talking about that." Li Can stared at her earnestly and said, "If I can't save you from here, please forgive me." ”

Lin Yueyuan was stunned for a moment, crossed her waist and said with a smile: "Li Can, I found that your conceited nature is still very difficult to change." Do you think you're the only one who can figure out how to save everyone? ”

Li Can's face stretched and he wanted to argue with her, but after thinking about it, he was in a desperate situation, and he still refused to retreat? He grinned, acquiescing to her reasonableness.

It is rare to have the upper hand, Lin Yueyuan actually has a trace of happiness, it can be regarded as a joy in suffering.

Seeing that the sky is beginning to appear faintly white, I am afraid that the search army will soon enter. In fact, it doesn't matter if you can't find the national seal and edict, as long as Li Jin knows that the emperor has the heart to re-establish the prince, then Li Tan will definitely not survive. Once the news cannot be delivered to Jinling, Li Tan is afraid that he will also die in the hands of his brother in a daze.

And he, Li Can, although he is not the emperor's direct blood relative, but he also has a noble royal background, with Li Jin's suspicious and ruthless character, as long as there is a possibility of threatening the emperor's throne, he would rather kill by mistake than misplaced.

As for everyone else, they'll die from knowing too many secrets.

There is hardly any chance that they will survive. Li Can clenched his fists, and they were getting closer and closer to death.