The state funeral was held, and all the qiē were carried out in an orderly manner. It's as if all of them have been waiting for such a moment, taking out all the things that have been prepared for a long time, one by one. The funeral was carried out in a low-key manner, there was no cry of the prince, no sorrow of the concubine, after the ministers came and went, Zhengyang Palace became extremely quiet, only the queen knelt in front of the emperor's coffin and threw a piece of paper money into the brazier. Chang Gui knelt on the side of the queen mother and was silent.

In strong contrast to the deserted court, it is the Yanlan Mansion that is like a city.

The emperor had no heirs, and when he was bedridden, he was the first assistant Yanlan to supervise the country. is a secret that everyone in the world knows, but at the moment they don't even bother to cover it up.

At this moment, some of the people in Lord Yanlan's mansion have already defected to the Yanlan family, and they are talking loudly about Lord Yanlan's succession. Some of them were still thinking about the rumored prince in their hearts before, but they were cautiously echoing it at the moment, for fear that they would be driven out by Lord Yanlan trying to be a thorn in their eyes.

And in the distant border city, Yiqiē still maintained its original appearance, but it arrived before the news of the emperor's death was the carrier pigeon of Yanlan Mansion.

"My lord, the carrier pigeon has arrived."

In order not to be alarmed, the soldiers did not stay at the inn, but waited directly in the nearby street or watched the trees. As soon as the carrier pigeon arrived, it was delivered to the team leader.

"Kill everyone in that mansion. Not a single live mouth can be left. ”

As early as a few days ago, they had already found out the people in the house, in addition to Gong Zhu's family, they also found people from Qingguo, and they guessed that it should be the prince of Yongchang who has now left Qingguo.

"What do you mean by the general?"

The soldiers who came with carrier pigeons also saw the contents of the letter and were a little surprised by the phrase "everyone".

This time, the soldier who led the team did not burn the letter, but carefully folded it and put it in his clothes. Gritted his teeth fiercely and said,

"Didn't you see it clearly, the general said, don't kill it."

After gathering everyone a little farther away, he gave General Yanlan's order.

"Well, is there anyone who doesn't know the order!"

The soldiers looked left and right.

"My lord, the people of Qingguo ......"

"The general said it! All personalities are killed, and no one is left alive! ”

No one spoke anymore, everyone, including the reinforcements later, sorted out their weapons, hid all kinds of hidden weapons on their bodies, and everyone handed over their waist cards that proved the life of the soldiers of Yanlan Mansion and buried them under the tree. Everyone went about their business in silence, waiting for the night to come.

Of course, there are also people who find these unusual.

"Lord Wang."

Qing Shui hesitated for a long time before speaking.

The prince of Yongchang was looking at a portrait drawn to him by Princess Qixin in the morning, the child's hand was still unsteady, and the mouth of the flower was crooked and the nose was slanted, but the prince was very happy to see it.

"Huh? What's wrong? ”

"Lord Wang, I always feel weird."

"Didn't you think it was weird before, saying that someone was staring at us."

Qing Shui scratched his head,

"Yes, I always felt that someone was staring at us, but now I feel that the people who are staring at us are gone."

"Huh?"

Qing Shui said that it was a little strange for the prince to say this, but he still shook his head,

"It's gone, it's gone, isn't it okay to ask you to investigate before. Don't worry. It would be nice to bring the princess back early. ”

Although the prince said that he was not worried, he also knew that sometimes he couldn't believe in evil, and he was still worried about the little princess.

"Yes, lord."

Qing Shui's attainments are indeed not low, and he is the only one in the hands of the prince who has noticed this subtle difference. But the flower face is always feeling.

Hua Mian also noticed the change in the surrounding atmosphere, and walked into the house and said to Gong Zhu.

"My lord, we may have thought wrong before, the person we are eyeing may not be the prince."

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

Gong Zhu was also looking at the portrait given to him by Northern Qi in the morning, although it was slightly better than the painting of Qi Xin Gong Zhu, it was not much better. Not only Gong Zhu, but also the Seventh Girl and Chunfu's mother-in-law also received the portrait, and the three of them sat together and laughed.

"The person who was stalking before may not be from the prince's side."

Hearing Hua Mian say this, the Seventh Girl and Granny Chunfu also became nervous.

"This morning, I felt that all the people who were being watched had withdrawn, so I went out to investigate. It is certain that someone is watching, there are many signs of activity around, and there are quite a few of them. But if the person to be watched is arranged by the prince, so many people are inevitably a little redundant. ”

Gong Zhu looked at the flower face and said slowly,

"If you say that, the person who is watching is likely to be someone from the Yanlan family?"

Hua Mian didn't speak, just nodded. Gong Zhu was silent for a moment, looking at the three of them as if he had made an important decision.

"If it's really what Huayan said, then their sudden retreat today can only mean that there will be action at night. Anyway, let's get ready first, Xiao Qi, pack some valuables and be ready at all times. Flower face, you are with Xiao Qi, and you are always by Beiqi's side. Wife, take your things and follow me. ”

All three of them nodded and hurried to prepare. Miyatake stood up and walked to the door, looking at the sky outside. Perhaps there was a rainstorm coming, and the sky was turning gray and oppressive.

Chang Gui has a lot of things to do, and he can't find the lotus for a while, so the time to send the carrier pigeon is very late. The news of the emperor's death has not yet reached the border city, and Gong Zhu and his party still can't accurately know how things are developing.

However, when the night finally came, everyone felt the suppressed murderous aura.

"Lord Wang, I feel that there are more people around, and the atmosphere is very subtle."

"Hmm."

Under such a strong murderous aura, only the two children of Beiqi and Qixin are still so carefree. All the guards and soldiers of Yongchang were ready for battle, and they went with themselves to the small courtyard of Gongzhu. On the surface, he was going to pick up the two children, but everyone knew that this was secretly transferring all his power to protect the two children at the same time.

When the prince of Yongchang entered the inner room, Gong Zhu seemed to have been waiting there. The two men nodded at each other and didn't say much.

In the silent night, I don't know where a whistle suddenly sounded, and in an instant, the sky above the small courtyard was blocked by dozens of black-clothed people. When the sword of the Burning Mountain was thrown away, a muffled thunder suddenly appeared in the sky, illuminating everyone's faces.

The prince of Yongchang hugged the little princess Qixin who was scared and cried, and Beiqi was also forcibly pulled over and hugged by Hua Face. The seventh girl stood behind Hua Mian and held Bei Qi's hand tightly, looking at Bei Qi's little face and gently stroking and comforting it with her hand.

Gong Zhu pulled Chunfu's mother-in-law to stand at the front of the door, staring closely at the wooden door, waiting for the moment when it was opened.

It began to rain in the sky, and those who fell were washed away by the rain. The battle hadn't been going on long before Qing Shui broke in.

"Lord Wang, let's take the little princess through the back door!"

This is the order of the prince, he has already sent a person to Huiqingguo to move the rescue troops, his order to Qingshan and Qingshui is that if you feel that you can't win and can't hold on, you will go first.

The prince hugged the little princess and walked to the door a few steps, Qi Xin was scared to cry by the scene outside, the prince did not hesitate, and Qi Xin was stunned with a 'snap', and wrapped the princess with clothes.

"Boss Guan will have reinforcements coming over soon, hold on. If you can't hold on, let's go to the Qingguo, and if you can break through, go to the south to find us. ”

"Lord, do you mean ......?"

Gong Zhu grabbed Chunfu's mother-in-law, looked at the prince of Yongchang and nodded solemnly,

"Take care, prince."