When he reached the innermost courtyard, and only the two of them were left in front of him, he leaned over to her in a strange voice and asked, "Do you remember what day it is?" ”.

What day is it? It's not a year, it's not a festival, it's not an anniversary, it's not a birthday, and nothing else has happened except for killing a general of the enemy army in the early hours of the morning, but Qiwen naturally knows what an important day today is. Preparation for war and marching have consumed a lot of time, and today, it is the end of the 100-day filial piety.

This time she came along, pretending to be a eunuch or a servant in front of outsiders, except for the few people who were most trusted by the emperor's side, no one knew that she had brought a woman with her. But even so, they still abide by the rules and live in separate rooms at night.

When the emperor couldn't bear it, it was Qiwen who helped him find another "way" to solve it. By today, all the tricks she knew were almost gone.

Hearing him ask, Qiwen pretended to be stupid and said, "What day?" I do not know. ”.

Although she said this, she squinted her eyes and seemed to smile at her, but this glance was full of charm, and instantly hooked the emperor's two souls and six spirits.

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Xiu Ying hurriedly walked to the window to look out, only to see a dazzling golden afterglow outside, overlooking from such a high place, the surrounding buildings only saw a roof, a few faint crows flew in the air, and the line of sight searched far away, only to see a figure standing on a wall outside the temple, the bow in his hand could only see a shallow curve, his face and expression were completely indistinguishable, he could only see that he was wearing a white robe, swaying slowly in the wind.

The man paused for only a moment, then jumped off the wall and vanished. Xiu Ying looked at this distance, and remembered that Lian Zhen had proudly told her that this kind of long-range shooting ability, which was almost like a sniper □□, was difficult to find a few people in the world who could do it. However, the emperor didn't wear white clothes, is this to become a ninja?

Xiu Ying was a little puzzled, and suddenly remembered that something was wrong, and then looked down at the note, only to find that the four words "night action" were actually written in modern simplified Chinese, and if the words "dang" and "moving" were shown to the ordinary ancients, they would not recognize what they were at all. In other words, if the note fell into the hands of the guards, they wouldn't have guessed what it was.

Xiu Ying laughed, she gossiped with the emperor about some simplified Chinese writing, it was rare to be as careless as him, but he still remembered it, and used it as a secret signal at a critical moment, and he knew that he would also teach him some English, which would be safer.

That night, Xiu Ying uncharacteristically did not have the slightest worry, and her intuition thought that tonight's counteroffensive must be a smooth thing, and she and Zhu Ruichen, Lu Xianping and her mother would definitely be rescued safely, and then the enemy would be wiped out, and the good people would no longer have any worries, and the carefree days would finally come. By the way, the news that Marquis Zhu sent someone to inquire about Tianshu should also have a receipt, and everything will be settled.

Xiu Ying didn't even have a little excitement before the battle, and entered an unprecedented state of heartlessness, but felt sleepy for a while, and went to bed without even eating dinner, hoping that when the emperor came in, she would have enough energy to greet her.

The heat in the west should have gradually faded after dark, but Xiu Ying, who slept until nightfall, felt hotter and hotter, although she was sluggish, she couldn't sleep on her side, and finally woke up completely by a puff of smoke.

Seeing a faint smoke around her, and chaotic shouts and footsteps outside, Xiu Ying held on to her not yet fully awake mind and couldn't understand what was going on. Dizzily walked to the door and opened the door to see, there was more and more smoke rising in the middle of the spiral staircase leading to the tower, the palace maids and guards who were originally guarding the door were gone, in addition to the sound of footsteps and shouts in the smoke, there was also a faint fire, it can be seen that the fire has started under the tower, the palace maids and guards are fleeing for their lives, although the fire cannot burn here for a while, but the smoke and heat are the first to send up.

Xiu Ying was startled, and understood that this must be the Queen Mother's idea, and found that someone was coming to attack and rescue, so she set fire to the tower and killed hostages. She looked at the smoke-confused staircase again, and did not dare to go down rashly, so she turned back into the house, and eagerly thought of a way out.

This room is not big, only a small window facing west, Xiu Ying has studied thoroughly these days, the window is the narrow eaves of the pagoda, and he is not a hero who flies the eaves and walks the wall, he has no ability to escape from there, and the end of going out from there can only be jumping off the building, this is not a live-action version of the sky and slaying the dragon, even if there is the emperor below to pick up people, there is no sect leader Zhang who can use the Qiankun to move to pick up people, jumping down is a dead end.

Xiu Ying thought for a moment, remembering the little escape knowledge she had in reserve, so she went to take the face towel and poured the water in the teapot to soak it, wanting to cover her mouth and nose and rush down the stairs in the smoke to try her luck. And as soon as she reached the door, she saw the door pushed open and a man walked in.

The Queen Mother in front of her heard that Yinhua's hair was unkempt, and her robe and face were covered with black and gray stains, and Xiu Ying almost didn't recognize her at a glance. And seeing her eyes red and her expression was fierce, like a beast about to pounce on her desperately, Xiu Ying knew that the comer was not good, and hurriedly took two steps back.

The queen mother's voice was like a beast's angry roar: "Do you know, I heard that Yinhua has been directly made the queen since the twenty-fourth year of the palace, and I thought that I could be a first-class woman in the world from now on. I became a queen in vain, but I couldn't get the love of my husband, let alone have a chance to have children, but I didn't have a chance to enjoy the joy of family that ordinary women can enjoy! ”

Xiu Ying's energy was focused on searching for the right weapon, and she replied as she stepped back, "That's none of my business." ”

The Queen Mother took a step forward and said, "Why is it none of your business!" I finally survived until they all died, became the queen mother myself, held their son in my hands, and saw that the power was in my hands, and no one in the world had more authority than me, but at this time there was a you! If it weren't for you, how could the emperor have the heart to disobey me? How can you be so preoccupied with me? Right? I have come to this point where I am today, and it is all thanks to you! You are not the same Qin Xiuying at all, where did you come from? Why do you want to do something bad for me?! ”

Every time she spoke, Xiu Ying took a step back, and kept retreating step by step in this room to avoid her, seeing that the Queen Mother left the door, Xiu Ying saw the time and rushed towards the door. The Queen Mother pounced and grabbed her by the collar and pulled her to the ground.

Xiu Ying struggled but couldn't break free, full of anxiety and panic, why is Nima, an old witch in her forties, stronger than me? It's not scientific!

The queen mother looked hideous, gritted her teeth and said: "Do you think I will let you go, let you have children with him, live in □□, and enjoy the blessings I have never enjoyed?" I can't wait to break you to pieces! She grabbed Xiuying's neck with one hand, and quickly took off a golden hairpin on her head with the other hand, and stabbed it towards Xiuying's lower abdomen.

Xiu Ying was shocked, and now hurting her children was obviously more terrifying than hurting her, but she still couldn't get rid of the queen mother's control.

At this critical moment, a person rushed into the door with a roar, grabbed the queen mother's back collar and threw her to the side, and threw her to the ground.

Xiu Ying sat up in shock, and saw that this savior was not Emperor Lian Zhen, but Zhu Ruichen. His robe was also stained with a lot of black ash, and there were some scorch marks hanging on the corners, but from his actions and spirit, he could see that his previous injuries had healed, and he had not suffered any injuries today. Xiu Ying's heart was immediately relieved, knowing that since he could come up, the situation under the tower must have been accused.

Zhu Ruichen held the single knife snatched from the guards in his hand, looked at the Queen Mother coldly, and forced two steps. The Queen Mother shouted in a deep voice: "Zhu Ruichen, even if you want to kill the mourning family, it is not your turn to do it!" ”

Zhu Ruichen sneered: "Do you think I will give you a hard time?" It's a beautiful idea! As he spoke, he dropped the single knife, stepped forward and held down the Queen Mother, and tied her arms with a long belt three times and two times.

Thinking that he was almost accused of adultery by this woman, Zhu Ruichen's heart was furious, and he really wanted to beat her up immediately. Who knew that before he really came to do it, Xiu Ying rushed forward and pulled the queen mother, kicked her hands and feet with a crazy mess, and said while beating: "You old witch hurt me, if you want to harm my child, I will kill you!" ”

Rao is Zhu Ruichen is well-informed, and he has never seen a woman fight, let alone the queen beating the queen mother, so he was stunned for a moment before he came to stop him: "Niangniang is careful that the fetal gas is moved." ”

The Queen Mother was shocked and angry: "You dare to beat me? Without the conviction of the three divisions, the mourning family is still the queen mother! ”

"Sorry for you!" Xiu Ying shook her hand over and slapped her hard, only to feel that some evil qi came out of her chest.

The smoke outside the door weakened, and with a rush of footsteps, several Jinyi guard captains rushed up, bowed to Xiu Ying together, and reported together: "The fire under the tower has been extinguished, and the subordinates welcome the queen and the marquis down the tower." ”

As soon as Xiu Ying walked out of the door, she saw Lian Zhen rushing up with a sword in hand. Twenty days apart, but during this time, I have imagined countless times the tragic ending of never having the opportunity to meet each other again, and this meeting is really full of mixed feelings. Xiu Ying suddenly left all the queen's manners behind, rushed forward and hugged him tightly, and this force almost threw Lian Zhen downstairs.

Lian Zhen hurriedly dodged and said, "Come slowly, come slowly." ”

Xiu Ying was startled, and hurriedly let go of him and said, "Is the emperor injured?" ”

Lian Zhen stroked her lower abdomen and said, "No, I'm afraid that you will be impulsive and crush my child." ”

Xiu Ying frowned and was speechless, really, marrying a bear child's husband, she couldn't even be romantic with such an important reunion.

At this time, Zhu Ruichen walked out of the door, just now he took advantage of the fire to attract away the guards' idea, so he broke out of the underground cell and rushed up to the tower to save Xiu Ying, so this is also the first time he has met Lian Zhen in these many days. The two looked at each other, and they also had the feeling of being separated from each other.

Zhu Ruichen gave a salute: "Your Majesty." ”

Lian Zhen nodded with a smile: "It's okay." ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother was escorted out by the Jinyi Guard, her arms were tied, her hair was scattered, her face was blue and her face was swollen, and the Queen Mother, who was solemn and dignified in the past, fell into an extremely wolf bèi, Lian Zhen sighed, had the heart to say something, hesitated for a while and still did not exit.

The Queen Mother looked at him and Xiu Ying's gaze was both resentful and decadent. What she can't get is always the best, and she has been jealous of the love between Concubine Chan and the first emperor for many years, so she can't see their son falling in love with others, and in the end she still ends up watching their families reunite and end up dismally. The Queen Mother didn't say anything more, and was quietly escorted down.

"Who was she beaten like that?" Lian Zhen suddenly asked, as far as he knew, no matter how angry Zhu Ruichen was, it seemed that he would not be so ruthless to a woman.

Xiu Ying said angrily: "She wants to use a hairpin to stab me in the stomach, I can't beat her yet?" ”

Lian Zhen sneered, took her hand and said, "Who said it can't?" I want to tell you, why don't you just use a knife. ”

There are still traces of fire on the lower level of the stupa, and there are scorch marks everywhere, but it is still evident that the fire was extinguished before it caught fire. Outside the tower was a messy battlefield, with soldiers escorting captured guards and subordinates, and removing the bodies of dead guards.

On the way down the tower, listening to Xiu Ying talk about the experience of being attacked by the Queen Mother just now, Lian Zhen clenched her hand with palpitations: "Fortunately, Zhu Ruichen arrived in time." I thought that tonight's plan was complete enough, but I didn't expect that the old witch would play such a trick when she came, and I would lose all my efforts when I was in danger. ”

Xiu Ying comforted: "Finally, everything has passed, and the emperor doesn't have to think about it." The emperor saw the code I left behind, and came up with a way to pass the book to me in modern characters, which is really rare. ”

When Lian Zhen heard this, his expression became a little strange, "I am not the one who can do these two things." ”

Xiu Ying was stunned: "Who is that?" ”

Lian Zhen glanced at her: "You'll know until tomorrow." ”

Xiu Ying was confused, but she didn't have a chance to ask in detail. After going down to the outside of the tower, Lian Zhen put her in the carriage and sent someone to escort her back to Zhiyang Palace, while he went to preside over the distribution of the tail sweeping work.

After returning to Zhiyang Palace, it was already early in the morning, and when I saw Su Xin, Liushuang, Xiaoqian and other acquaintances greeting me, it was naturally another good time. And Xiu Ying was already sleepy during pregnancy, and after this night of tossing, she was even more sleepy, and she slept until noon the next day.

When she came to her senses, Xiu Ying heard from the people around her what had happened in the past few days. After Lian Zhen revealed the location of their detention, he intensively prepared for this counterattack and rescue plan. At this juncture, the noon dumping party and Zhu Jingchen, who had returned from the northwest, also rushed outside the city, and the emperor gave an order, and the counterattack and rescue battle started at the same time.

Wen Shizhong led several hardcore generals to mobilize the three battalions to resist with all their might, but the soldiers had no intention of following them to rebel, and their morale was extremely low.

The only thing that was omitted was that none of them expected the Queen Mother's plan, and as soon as the Queen Mother heard the news, she made a golden cicada escape from the palace, and the person in charge of controlling the Ciqing Palace only rescued Mrs. Qin. The Queen Mother led a team of men down to Longde Temple, and then staged the scene of burning the tower and coming up to find Xiu Ying desperately.

And the most surprising thing in this process is that the person who played a key decisive role is a heavyweight helper who came all the way - Dingwang Bai Fanyang. When Lian Zhen was at a loss, the person who gave him advice, appeased the military generals of Wenchen for him, and carefully planned every step of the action plan was this king.

Xiu Ying was extremely surprised: King Ding was far away in Yunnan, how could he come so quickly? Got an airplane this year? And, doesn't it mean that he has been seriously ill and has not recovered? Why did you suddenly get better? Doesn't it mean that he covets the throne and threatens the emperor? Why did you become a minister again this time? What's going on?

The people below did not know much about the inside story and could not explain these doubts for her. It is said that the emperor came to visit her once in the morning when she was still asleep, and then left to deal with official business, after such a big change, naturally there are many follow-up matters that need him to take ideas.

Xiu Ying can only hope that the solution of the puzzle will be solved at the dinner party that day, Lian Zhen has sent someone to send a message to her, and the dinner party that will be held in Yingyue Zhai that night is a family banquet, and will invite King Ding, the Zhu family brothers, Mrs. Qin, and Wu Tianfang and others to be present together. When there was still more than an hour left before the dinner time, Lian Zhen sent someone to invite her to Yingyue Zhai, Xiu Ying thought that he was just to talk to her, and he didn't think much about it.

After waiting for a while in the small hall on the second floor of Yingyuezhai, a palace maid came in and reported: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness King Dingwang has arrived." ”

Xiu Ying was surprised when she heard this, why is she here alone, waiting for the king? I saw the palace maids raise the beaded curtain and invite a man to step in. The moment she saw him clearly, Xiu Ying was suddenly stunned like a clay sculpture.

The man in front of him was wearing a snow-white and bright round-necked silk satin regular suit, wearing a purple gold cockroach and a crown of pearls, his hair was like ink, his face was like jade, and his eyes were like stars. His face was flat, he took two steps forward, and gave a deep salute: "Xiao Wang Bai is full of flowers, I have seen the queen mother." ”

When she saw his appearance clearly, Xiu Ying's chest was filled with surprise, and when she heard this voice again, the surprise in her chest was like a volcanic eruption, and she was out of control - except for the person in front of him, except for the black hair, his appearance and voice were no different from Tianshu.

Tianshu's identity turned out to be the king?

Looking at Xiu Ying, who was stunned, King Ding smiled lightly: "That's right, I am Tianshu, your guardian, and this identity is my original identity." Master, you must have a lot of questions in your mind that you want to ask me, right? Then I must know everything, I must know everything, and I will say everything. ”

He has been admitting this, and he has changed to the previous tone to speak, Xiu Ying relaxed a little, and asked, "That day in Ciqing Palace, you didn't lose your ashes?" ”

Fen Yang's face was calm, and he said lightly: "I also had the heart of death at that time, thinking that I was going to turn to ashes, but fortunately, my mission had been achieved at that time, and after that, my soul returned to the body of Yunnan, and I understood my identity." Once upon a time, my body was not sick, but my soul was incomplete. ”

Xiu Ying hesitated: "You...... Do you remember the past? ”

Fan Yang nodded slightly: "That's right, I remember everything, so after the soul returned to its place, I immediately thought that the trouble here had not been solved, and you were afraid that you would need my help, so I took a few men and rushed to the capital on the road." ”

"The Letter......

"When I first arrived in Zhengzhou, I heard the news that you were seriously ill, so I showed my identity and sent the local official to send it. I solved the code you had to see with a glass mirror, I wrote the simplified note for you, and I shot the arrow. ”