After Shui Xiao and the others left Beijing, Yuan Chun was inseparable from Xiao Tuanzi, and there were also Ah Wu, Ah Zhen, Qiu Ningshuang, Qin Zhen and other henchmen and palace maids who had followed him for many years to take care of and protect him.

She only goes to the North Palace once a day to check the pulse of Concubine Rong Jinggui, and the rest of the time she teases Xiao Tuanzi to talk, helps Xiao Tuanzi practice her language skills, or accompanies Xiao Tuanzi to play some puzzle games, such as tangrams, building blocks or something, and has a very leisurely life.

Except for the first day, Yuan Chun has not seen King Xiaogong and King Shunjun brothers in the North Palace since then, nor has he seen other men in King Xiaogong's family.

Princess Xiaogong and Princess Shunjun said: "Although they are their own flesh and blood, in the end, there is a difference between men and women, and it is better to avoid some suspicion." Now that the emperor and the emperor are not in Beijing, Niangniang has to come to the North Palace every day to diagnose the concubines and concubines, and several Taishang beauties and talented people in the North Palace are also young. They now fast only at home and pray for their mother's blessings. The matter of waiting for the mother's concubine has to be taken care of by those of us who are daughters-in-law! ”

Yuan Chun smiled: "What you said is very true!" ”

She dared to bet her head that King Xiaogong and King Shunjun were no longer in Beijing, and they must have gone "hunting"!

In terms of Yuan Chun's medical skills, Concubine Rong Jinggui's illness can be cured in two or three days. But Concubine Rong Jinggui deliberately delayed time, and she never took medicine properly, and it took five or six days to get better.

On the morning of the sixth day, Yuan Chun checked Concubine Rong Jinggui and said, "Concubine Gui Niangniang is no longer in serious trouble, I will prescribe another prescription for her, and she will recover completely after a period of good recuperation." From tomorrow, I won't come to Beigong. ”

Concubine Rong Jinggui, Princess Xiaogong and Princess Shunjun all thanked Yuan Chun with a smile on their faces: "Thank you Niangniang for your mercy!" He asked Yuanchun again: When will you leave for Tiewang Mountain? Can the guards be arranged?

Yuan Chun said with a smile: "It's not suitable to travel in these two days, and it's scheduled to start the day after tomorrow!" ”

"Then the concubine and the others wish Niangniang a smooth journey! The mother is still sick, please forgive the concubine for the inconvenience of seeing her mother off! ”

Yuan Chun smiled, turned around and walked out of the hall: "Your own flesh and blood, what are you polite?" You just have to wait for the noble concubine. Princess Xiaogong and Princess Shunjun hurriedly followed behind to see each other.

When I got out of Concubine Rongjing's bedroom, I saw the nurse and Ah Zhen, Ah Wu and others playing in the courtyard with a small group.

"Let's go, let's go back to Yihe Palace!" Yuan Chun greeted him, and the nurse hurriedly picked up the little ball and followed Yuan Chun together. Xiao Tuanzi was feeling very bored to play here, and was carried by the nurse with a smile.

Princess Xiaogong and Princess Shunjun kept sending Yuan Chun and his entourage out of the palace gate of Concubine Rong Jinggui, and watched Yuan Chun get on the sedan chair before turning back to take care of the patient.

Yuan Chun sat on the sedan chair, holding Xiao Tuanzi in his arms, and while continuing to tease Xiao Tuanzi to talk, he divided his mind a little and paid attention to the movements around him. This is the last time I will go to the North Palace before I set off for Tiewang Mountain, don't the people of King Xiaogong plan to do something?

Just thinking about this, the sedan chair suddenly stopped, and then I heard the honor guard in front of me talking to someone.

Yuan Chun sat in the sedan chair and waited patiently.

Soon, Qiu Ningshuang brought someone over and reported on the side of the sedan chair: "Niangniang, just now a little eunuch rushed up from the path next to him, saying that Concubine Xian and a palace maid accidentally fell into the water, and they were out of breath when they were rescued. ”

Concubine Xian? The one who is very good friends with Ningjun Wang Shuiting's biological mother, Concubine Wan?

Her mind raced to wonder: Was this a real accident, or was it a trap on the part of King Xiaogong?

If it is an accident, how can a concubine easily fall into the water? Are all the palace maids and eunuchs around her dead?

But if it is a trap, it is not wise to kill a concubine. Because if the concubine died, he would have to stay in the North Palace to deal with the funeral, and the team of the autumn hunt turned back. Could it be that the filial piety of Wang Fei is so hard, just to take a walk in the sky? This is clearly unlikely......

Or, the so-called concubine falling into the water is nothing? This little eunuch is a person who is filial piety to the king, and he wants to lead himself into a trap, so he tells such a lie. Concubine Xian's status is high enough, even if she suspects that this is a trap, she can't avoid it far away, lest if this matter is true, it will be difficult to explain it to the emperor in the future.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, Yuan Chun raised his hand, lifted the curtain on the sedan window, and saw the drenched little eunuch standing on the side of the sedan chair.

The little eunuch seemed to be very nervous, saw Yuan Chun's gaze, and hurriedly lowered his head, and directly knelt on the ground and saluted: "Slave...... Slave Xiao Xizi, knock to see the queen's mother! ”

Yuan Chun shouted: "Get up, raise your head!" Hongu doesn't like to look at people's hats and brains and talk! ”

The little eunuch named Xiao Xizi stood up and hung his head instinctively, but he remembered Yuan Chun's command, so he had to raise his head, but his eyes were hard to stare at his toes.

Yuan Chun asked him, "Which palace are you from?" How could Concubine Xian fall into the water when she was so good? ”

Xiao Xizi hurriedly said: "Yu Niangniang, the slave is the rough eunuch in the North Palace, responsible for taking care of the flowers and trees in the garden. The suitable servant was pruning the flowers and trees nearby, and when he heard the cry for help from a distance, he ran over to take a look, but it was the virtuous concubine Niangniang and a palace maid who fell into the water. The slaves swam in the water, so they jumped down and rescued them, and ran out again to ask for help. How they fell overboard, the minions don't know. ”

Yuan Chun couldn't help but smile: seeing that he was so nervous, he said this very smoothly; And the language of this passage is very concisely organized, and the logic is not messed up at all! How many times have you memorized this passage?

The corners of her mouth hooked very lightly, and she instructed Qin Zhen and Ah Zhen: "You two, pick a few strong eunuchs, go to the place where the concubine fell into the water with this little Xizi, and carry the concubine's abdomen downward, and I will save it here." ”

As she said this, she kept staring at the little eunuch's expression.

Xiao Xizi originally lowered her eyes, but when she heard Yuan Chun's words, she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Yuan Chun, and blurted out a sentence: "Niangniang...... Why don't you go and see it for yourself? Probably thinking that his tone was wrong, he quickly explained, "This...... This coming and going is too delayed, and it is ...... I don't know if I can save the concubine back! ”

In Yuan Chun's heart, he was even more sure that this was a trap, and said with a smile: "Taihua Pond is not far from here, and there are small roads from here, and my feet are slow, and it will delay time when I walk over." Find a few feet to carry the concubine over quickly, and the water will be controlled on the way, which will save time for treatment. What, do you have objections? ”

Xiao Xizi quickly bowed his head: "The slave doesn't dare!" ”

Qin Zhen and Ah Zhen had already ordered a few eunuchs from the honor guard and said to Xiao Xizi: "Let's go!" ”

Xiao Xizi's face was slightly bitter, but he had no choice but to take Qin Zhen and Ah Zhen and the others.

Yuan Chun whispered to Qiu Ningshuang: "Find a safe place to get off the sedan chair to prevent someone from sneaking up!" ”

Qiu Ningshuang was startled, quickly looked at the surrounding terrain, and saw that there was a rockery not far away. She frowned and whispered to Ah Wu, "Ah Wu, go and see if there is an ambush on the rockery!" ”

Ah Wu's eyes narrowed slightly, nodded slightly, and quickly and cautiously leaned towards the rockery, searching the mountain.

Qiu Ningshuang also ordered the sedan chair man to carry the sedan chair to the other side, so as to avoid the rockery, so as not to be attacked by bows and arrows. But as soon as she finished speaking, she heard two soft sounds of "whoosh", and two powerful feather arrows shot from the direction of the rockery, one shot at a palanquin man, and the other shot at her.

She hurriedly turned to one side, quickly dodged the feather arrow that was shooting at her, and kicked the feather arrow that was shot at the palanquin. As soon as he bent over, he had already drawn out a dagger tied to his leg, and at the same time shouted: "The sedan chair man quickly carries the sedan chair over there!" Others come over and protect the mother! ”

Several sedan chair drivers were covered in cold sweat, and involuntarily quickened their pace, carrying the sedan chair to the place designated by the autumn condensation frost and falling. During this period, another feather arrow came from the direction of the rockery, but it was no longer accurate.

After a while, I saw Ah Wu coming down from the rockery quickly, with some blood stains on his hands, and said to Qiu Ningshuang quickly: "There are four people in the rockery, two with bows and arrows, and two with short knives. I killed two, and two of them were knocked unconscious, so call a few eunuchs to tie them up! I'm going to see Ah Zhen and them. ”

Qiu Ningshuang nodded: "Be careful!" "There are four people here, and there are about people on Ah Zhen's side who are ambushing, and the situation will be even more dangerous.

After a long while, Ah Wu, Ah Zhen, and Qin Zhen came back and announced that the danger was lifted.

Yuan Chun, who had been sitting in the sedan chair and teasing Xiao Tuanzi, lest the sword light and sword shadow outside leave him a psychological shadow, opened the curtain of the sedan window again.

"With that little Kiko, there are eight people over there! These people are all dressed as eunuchs, but they may not all be real eunuchs, and I see that they have stubble on their chins. Qin Zhen reported very briefly.

Yuan Chun noticed that there was a bloody wound on Chunzhen's arm, so he said: "Beigong is not safe after all, let's go back to Yihe Palace first!" Yuan Weihou took a few people to leave the aftermath and check the identities of those assassins. Ask the guards of Beigong again, what did they do? Actually let so many assassins sneak into the palace and plot to assassinate the palace? ”

"Yes!" Yuan Weihou, who was so frightened that his face turned pale, hurriedly agreed, and his voice trembled a little.

The North Palace is inhabited by the Emperor Taishang, and the people who guard the North Palace are the cronies of the Emperor Taishang. Shui Xiao is not very good at interfering in the defense of the North Palace, so as not to be suspected of placing the emperor under house arrest. Now that the Emperor Taishang and the Empress Dowager have gone to Tiewang Mountain, it is estimated that the guards of the North Palace are a little lax, or among the guards of the North Palace, there are people from King Xiaogong, so that he can smuggle so many assassins into the palace.

After returning to Yihe Palace, Yuan Chun first checked Qin Zhen's injury, but fortunately, the wound was not deep, and it was enough to clear the sores and then stitch them up.