Soon, the news of the large-scale march of the Northern Qi Kingdom spread throughout Qingguo, and everyone was panicked.

The streets are no longer as prosperous as before, and the pedestrians are in a hurry, carefully buying more daily necessities, and taking out all the money in the zài money bank and putting it on their bodies. The security of Qingguo was originally very good, because of the extensive trade, so a lot of effort was put into the maintenance of public security. But as soon as I heard that there was going to be a war, people who were stealing and robbing all came out in a swarm, and the whole country was in chaos.

The ministers above the court are also arguing, because the emperor's judgment was wrong before, and the current situation, coupled with the blow to everyone caused by the death of Major General Duan Zhirong, the emperor's WeChat has reached the lowest. There has never been a time when the emperor has been so unpopular with the people, and even General Duan no longer speaks.

The emperor stroked his forehead, looked at the group of ministers below who no longer took him seriously, glanced at General Duan, who was lost and depressed, lowered his head in disappointment, and tolerated it.

The ministers quarreled over whether to sue for peace with the Northern Qi State.

Some people believe that the Northern Qi Kingdom does not really want to attack the Qingguo, but the emperor wants to do some big things after he really takes power. If you make peace now and agree to some conditions on the other side, you can at least preserve your own strength. The implication is that no matter whether the other party wants us to hand over the princess or pay the money and land, it is all in line with the wishes of the people, and at least we can save our lives.

And some people believe that the Northern Qi State is menacing this time, and it has been planned for a long time, and it is not enough to seek peace. Maybe even if we give away the princess and scatter the money, it will be in vain. A better way is to die to the end, the emperor of the Northern Qi Kingdom has just gained real power, even if the strength accumulated for a long time may be how deep it may be, as long as it persists, it will definitely consume the strength of the other party.

"The Northern Qi Kingdom is menacing, are we making so many bosses suffer because of the momentary pleasure? What is the significance of a country that has saved the face of the country and demonstrated the demeanor of a great country, but even the people can't keep it? Emperor. Now it's better to sue for peace with Northern Qi before it affects more people. ”

The minister's voice on this side has not yet fallen, and there is a minister on the other side who opposes it.

"Otherwise, will you be bullied? The emperor of the Northern Qi Kingdom is so insidious and cunning, even if we call the princess out. After losing the money and giving up the land, how can you guarantee that he will not be even more greedy! What if his purpose was to wipe out Qingguo from the beginning! Can the forbearance that is already in place satisfy him? Your Majesty, you must be calm! ”

"Otherwise, we will watch the people suffer, and the people will not have a good life!"

"Your Majesty, at this time, you must not just be confined to the present"

"Your Majesty. Because of the proposal of the Northern Qi Kingdom, the people's hearts are already unstable, and at this time, we must stabilize the people's hearts first. ”

The two ministers quarreled in the court like this, and the people on both sides were about to start their hands as they spoke, but the emperor sat on it but could not do anything. What the people on both sides said made sense, and he couldn't say anything, and he was very tired in his heart now.

In the matter of proposing relatives in the Northern Qi Kingdom, he has now woken up to the fact that this is the most wrong thing he has done since he became the emperor of the Qing Kingdom. No, it should be said that it is the whole life. He had never felt like such a failure. And General Duan, who has always supported him, is also taking care of himself at this time, how can a person who has just experienced the pain of losing a child come out of his grief so quickly. Although General Duan is standing here now, his mind is not here.

Immersed in great grief, there is also Princess Qixin.

After seeing the battle report, Qi Xin began to suffer, and no one could persuade him. She was crying because it was too distressing and heartbreaking. After crying and fainting in the imperial study, the emperor didn't have time to take care of her, and asked someone to send her back to Yangxinzhai. The Seventh Princess has always been by Princess Qixin's side.

After falling asleep for a long time, Princess Qixin suddenly woke up in the second half of the night. Grabbing the seventh princess beside her, she asked,

"Sister, I just had a very bad dream, but the dream is the opposite of reality, right?"

Qi Xin smiled so gently. It's like the usual appearance of the Seven Princesses. The palace people around her couldn't help crying, Princess Qixin's eyes were full of tears, looking at the seventh princess,

The seventh princess put her hand on Princess Qixin's hand and patted it gently,

"Duan Zhirong is dead."

The seventh princess said coldly. Without a trace of affection, everyone couldn't see her expression clearly, even Princess Qixin, because her vision was already blurred by tears. Only the Seventh Princess herself noticed the changes in herself, and now her heart is becoming indifferent, especially in the face of Qixin, no matter how much suffering Qixin is experiencing, now she can no longer comfort her like before, she only has hatred left for Qixin.

Qi Xin seemed to have been hit by something in the tear ducts, and the tears kept flowing down his eyes, across his cheeks, and into his inky hair. Qi Xin's mind kept thinking about the things she had done with her Zhirong brother when she was a child, and the kiss that Duan Zhirong gave him at the city gate before leaving.

Qixin's heart has lost its instincts in pain, beating slowly, and the similarity will stop at any time. When a person has no chance of survival, life will be lost between bits and pieces. Just like Qi Xin's current appearance, he can't even find a trace of exhalation, and can only rely on the tears left in the corners of his eyes to judge whether he is still alive.

It's been three days, and Princess Qixin has been crying like this all the time, no matter day or night, the rice and water don't enter, but she keeps shedding tears.

The queen never came, and on the pretext that the situation was unstable, there were still many things to deal with. Only the seventh princess has been by her side, but the seventh princess will not say anything considerate, but she has been wiping the tears from the corners of Qi Xin's eyes with the silk silk in her hand. The whole Yangxinzhai was lifeless, and the palace people felt that the seventh princess was very strange and became cold, especially when facing Princess Qixin, the princess had nothing to do with her if she didn't eat or drink, and deliberately asked the other palace people to retreat.

"Seventh Princess, what should I do if I want to do it, should I invite the emperor to come and take a look?"

The palace people carefully said this sentence that had been like saying for a long time, and was glanced at by the seventh princess with cruel eyes,

"Do you think that the most important thing is to unite in the whole Qingguo? Now that the country is in such chaos, do you mean to ask the emperor to take a break from the court to see his little daughter? ”

The palace people looked at the seventh princess in surprise, they had never heard the seventh princess say such harsh words.

"Small, small."

The seventh princess looked at Qi Xin who was lying on the bed in tears, and smiled behind everyone's back. With a wave of your hand,

"Stand down, all of you."

One by one, the palace people cautiously withdrew.

When everyone in the palace withdrew and closed the door, the seventh princess began to speak,

"Qixin, are you sad? Don't be sad, your brother is definitely still waiting for you. ”

Hearing the words of the Seventh Princess, Qi Xin really came to the spirit,

"Wait for me, sister, do you mean that Brother Zhirong is still waiting for me?"

The seventh princess smiled and wiped Princess Qixin's cheek with a silk handkerchief,

"Yes, Qixin, Duan Zhirong likes you, how can he just leave you in the world and leave by himself. He must still be waiting for you, waiting for you to go to Huangquan together, so that you can be together in the next life. ”

Hearing the seventh princess say this, she really began to think, and the seventh princess felt that it was almost over, so she quietly got up and left the room.

When she closed the door, she saw through the crack in the door that Qi Xin had sat up from the bed. Look at the sewing box next to the dresser.

The seventh princess closed the door and told the people outside that Princess Qixin had already fallen asleep, so don't bother and left.

After the seventh princess returned to her bedroom, she quickly took off her clothes, and the celebrity burned them along with the brazier of the lavender. When the queen heard the news of the seventh princess's return, she quietly asked the palace maid beside her,

"Are you sure that medicine works?"

"Yes, the queen mother, when the seventh prince of the previous dynasty was the emperor after that, he used this medicine. That's why it's going to be"

"Okay, don't talk about it."

The queen waved her hand, and everyone retreated.

Before the first emperor died, it is said that he had become confused, because the seventh prince used that special medicine to poison the emperor and obeyed him, and even the throne almost fell into the hands of the seventh prince in the end.

The palace people listened to the instructions of the seventh princess and did not enter Princess Qixin's room for a long time.

Later, after nightfall, the palace people cautiously opened the door of the room, but they came to their faces and smelled blood.

"Princess!"

I saw Princess Qixin's pale face lying in a pool of blood, with the huge scissors specially used to cut wedding dresses stuck in her wrist, and there were still small strands of blood coming out of her wrists.

The screams of the palace maid attracted more people, no one dared to step forward, everyone gathered around the door, but someone went to invite the imperial doctor to come over. They all thought that the princess was dead, because Princess Qixin's face stood out in the dimly lit room, without a trace of blood. (To be continued.) )