In Concubine De's palace, the third princess was holding a soup bowl, and Mama put the silver needle in the soup bowl, looking at nothing unusual, and then took it back. Then he took out a thin jade needle and put it in the soup bowl to check whether it was a Gu. After several rounds of testing, the third princess carefully brought it to her mother.

"Grandmaster said, now the mother concubine is the critical time, we must be cautious every step, and we must not let Lin Guifei take advantage of it." The face of the third princess has long faded from the childishness of the past, and in the face of her younger brother, she became serious with all her heart. Concubine De looked at her daughter meaningfully: "Jing'er has grown up." ”

"My grandfather resigned from the position of general, and now above the court, we have nothing to rely on, everything is just up to the younger brother in the womb of the mother, so no matter what, His Royal Highness must keep his younger brother safe." The third princess said resolutely. However, Concubine De comforted: "Do you think that if your grandfather resigns from the position of general, he will have no influence in the army?" The lieutenants who followed your grandfather didn't leave. ”

The third princess's eyes lit up: "In this way, the power of the grandfather in the army should not be underestimated?" Concubine De sighed: "It is indeed not to be underestimated now, but if your grandfather has been at home for a long time, and I can't give birth to a prince, then things will change in the future." After all, no matter what, I have to keep the prince in my belly! ”

"I didn't expect this Sheng Xuejian's recipe to be so useful, I almost killed her in a fit of rage, but fortunately my mother stopped me, so I didn't do such a stupid thing." The third princess felt fortunate. The mother and daughter were talking, and at this time, they only heard the front hall singing a promise: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Everyone hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the third princess also put down the soup bowl and knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and a person wearing a bright dragon robe walked in from outside. "Hurry up! How does Concubine Ai feel today? Concubine De looked at the emperor with a pair of affectionate eyes: "The concubine is heavy, and she can't get out of bed to salute the emperor, and she asks the emperor to atone for her sins." ”

As soon as she stretched out her hand, the emperor immediately stepped forward to take her hand: "You have worked hard to conceive the emperor, where are there any crimes, don't think too much." As he spoke, he smiled and helped Concubine De to lie down. As soon as he looked at the medicine bowl on the table, he asked, "What is this?" The third princess replied respectfully: "This is a nourishing decoction." The doctor said and drank these. My little brother will grow stronger. ”

"You kid, you know something! Ha ha! The emperor was obviously in a good mood, and he talked a lot with him, and asked how the queen arranged it. Concubine De said one by one: "The queen mother has rewarded a lot of things, and the monthly silver has been added a lot, and she sends her grandmother to inquire every day, for fear that there will be a shortage of concubines here." ”

"She's considerate." The emperor said it without being salty. The mother and daughter noticed that the emperor's expression changed slightly, and they seemed to be a little displeased. Concubine De was puzzled. Could it be that she said something wrong in this sentence? But the queen is really good to herself.

"If there is any shortage, just go and tell the queen, I still have some things, so I will go back first." The originally very amicable scene became a little deserted because of the emperor's departure. The mother and daughter looked at each other, not knowing which sentence they said wrong, which angered the emperor.

Coming out of Concubine De's palace, the emperor went to the queen's palace gate again.

"Are you all ready?" The nurse asked with some concern, and Hongmei got out of the carriage: "Nurse, don't worry, you have brought all the silver for food and drink, and there are a lot of them, and the fox fur has also been brought." I brought a kettle, too. Mademoiselle will not be hungry, nor thirsty, nor will she freeze. What else do you have to command? ”

The nurse frowned and replied: "I don't know what's wrong, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart, and I can't tell you what's wrong with it." In short, you must be cautious on the road and take good care of the young lady. ”

"It's just going to Izumo Temple, not to the sea of swords, mountains and fires, why are you so nervous." Bai Mei led Sheng Xuejian out of the house, she was wearing a plain skirt today, and there were very few hairpin ornaments on her head. The nurse walked up to Sheng Xuejian and said, "The slave doesn't know either, anyway, the young lady should go early and return early." ”

"I have already discussed the ritual with the presiding master of Izumo Temple. Where is it so easy to cancel. Naturally, I am going to go, and I will come back on time, so you can rest assured, you must take care of Xuehan at home. Don't let him cry, and don't let him hurt again. Sheng Xuehan is more than a year old, and now he can gradually walk and babble. Crawling around to make it easy for the family to find, Sheng Xue was not at ease, so she asked the nurse to look at her younger brother.

"Miss's orders, the slave and maid must do it. It's not too early. Miss hurry up and come back sooner. The nurse persuaded her, so she helped Sheng Xue to see the carriage.

This ritual was Sheng Xuejian's wish, and he had already discussed it with the presiding master of Izumo Temple at a very early stage. The carriage left the city and went straight to Izumoji. All the way was uneventful. Hongmei and Baimei are very vigilant, and there are two secret guards sent by Situ Zisu on the periphery to protect them, so they are extremely safe.

It's just that Hongmei and Baimei didn't notice it, and there was a team of people quietly following them along the way, and it had been a long time. Sheng Xue saw that he didn't know martial arts, so he naturally didn't notice anything wrong. When I arrived at Izumo Temple, the Buddha incense was thick, and the abbot master had already prepared, Sheng Xue saw the pious incense and did the Dharma for his mother.

There have been no accidents during this period of time, and according to Sheng Xuejian's wishes, the law affairs have been handled very successfully. The host master sent Sheng Xue out of the temple and advised: "The female donor has been thinking about it lately, and the old man persuaded the donor to open his heart and settle down. Sheng Xue saw that he folded his hands towards the abbot master and made a Buddhist salute.

She has indeed been a little tired recently, but she didn't expect this tiredness to be seen by the master. After saying goodbye to the master, Sheng Xue saw that he was about to get into the carriage, and suddenly a burst of fragrance wafted over, but it was not Sandalwood and asked, "Where is this flower fragrance?" Hongmei smiled, "This is the famous camellia of Izumo Temple." ”

"How can the camellia be open at this time?" Sheng Xue was puzzled.

"Have you ever heard that the world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom. This Izumo Temple is located in a distant mountain, and the climate is different from that of Shengjing, so the camellia only blooms at this time of year, and unlike the camellia elsewhere, the fragrance of the camellia here is extraordinarily fragrant. Miss want to go and see? Hongmei explained carefully.

Sheng Xuejian shook her head: "It's better to go back early, so as not to worry about the nurse again." ”

Hongmei nodded, lowered the curtain, and the carriage returned in the direction of Shengjing. What Sheng Xue didn't expect was that on the way back, many traps had already been arranged. Just wait for Sheng Xue to see the plan.

The carriage drove into a dense forest, and the winter sky was getting dark quickly, Hongmei couldn't help but be vigilant, and opened the curtain to urge the coachman: "You hurry up." We're going to get back to Shengjing before sunset. The coachman nodded, raised his whip and was about to whip it at the horse, when a cold arrow came from nowhere, straight into the coachman's throat.

"Bang!" The driver immediately fell to the ground. A premonition of not wanting to suddenly spread from the bottom of Sheng Xuejian's heart, could it be that what happened in Luzhou at the beginning was going to be repeated today? She immediately shouted: "Hongmei drives, Baimei be careful!" But it was too late, and many dark shadows came down from under the tall trees, and they all converged in the direction of the carriage.

Hongmei had just taken control of the horses, but many people came to surround the carriage. Hongmei used to be the personal girl next to Duanmu Shizi, and she was still very calm in the face of such a scene: "Who are you?" If the Son of Heaven robs at his feet, don't die! ”

Those people didn't speak at all, and Hongmei made a decision immediately. said to Sheng Xuejian inside: "Miss, I'm afraid we've met an enemy." I'll lure people away, and Baimei will take you out! Sheng Xue didn't want the tragedy to happen again, so she couldn't help shouting: "You go with us!" ”

"None of you can leave! Give it to me! The black-clothed man in the lead shouted, and the black-clothed people showed their knives one after another, slashing at the red plum. These people sent by the second prince are not ordinary people, although Hongmei is strong in martial arts, but after all, she is invincible with two fists and four hands. At the same time, there were dark arrows shooting in the shadows, and it was almost impossible to prevent them.

After a while, Hongmei was injured in the arm. Two of Situ Zisu's secret guards appeared to fight. The scene is still out of control. There were more and more black-clothed people in the forest, and gradually there were twenty or thirty people.

Soon, the dark guard and Bai Mei's bodies were also painted. The red plum is a poisoned arrow, and I can't stand it anymore when I see that I am in a trance. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Run away with Miss!" But where would the man in black give them a chance, and slashed at Hongmei's face with a knife. And at this moment, Hongmei is dying, and she doesn't even have the strength to dodge.

"Don't!" Sheng Xue saw that she watched the cold knife slash at Hongmei's face, and there was a "dang" sound! The knife of the man in black was separated, and Hongmei was saved!

"Bold bandits are rampant in this place! How can this king tolerate you today? Sheng Xue saw that she looked towards the place where the voice came from, and it turned out that the eldest prince and Huangfu Chonglou came on horseback. He also took twenty personal soldiers behind him, and they joined the battle group one after another. With the sudden help of the eldest prince, the man in black soon lost the opportunity, seeing that not only could he not kill Sheng Xuejian, but he would also be discovered by the eldest prince, the leader of the man in black had no choice but to flee with people.

The eldest prince wanted to chase again, but was stopped by Sheng Xuejian: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, poor Kou Mo chase!" "As soon as Huangfu Chonglou turned around, he found that the person sitting in the carriage turned out to be Sheng Xuejian." It's you, how could you be in this dense forest so late? ”

"The courtiers are here to do things for their mother, I didn't expect to suffer such a catastrophe, thank you Your Highness for saving your life." Sheng Xue saw that he walked out of the carriage and saluted to the Huangfu Chonglou.

"When the road is uneven, what else is there to talk about. Who are they, and why are they chasing you? "Huangfu Chonglou couldn't understand why the daughter of a small official of the ministry would lead people to chase and kill. Sheng Xue frowned: "Who is chasing and killing, Xue Jian is still unclear." It's just that Yukimi can be sure that it must be one of the two groups of people. ”

Huangfu Chonglou was curious about Sheng Xuejian's words: "What did you say?" One of two groups of people? It turns out that there is more than one person who wants to kill you? Do you know who those people are? Do I know each other? Do I want to report to you for today's events? ”

Sheng Xuejian shook his head: "Even if it is an official, Jingzhao Mansion Yin doesn't care about handling this matter." "Either the prime minister couldn't wait to take her life, or Lin Guifei guessed the matter of Concubine De and wanted the second prince to cook himself outside Shengjing. In addition to these two groups of people, can there be a third wave of people? But this matter cannot be known to the eldest prince for the time being.

"Why won't Jingzhao Mansion Yin handle this matter?" The eldest prince was confused by Sheng Xuejian. Sheng Xue saw that he diverted the topic: "It's so late, why does the eldest prince still want to go out of the city?" ”

"The camellia flowers of Izumoji Temple are blooming, and it is the most delicious thing to boil snow in the camellia of Izumoji Temple this night, so this king came to visit the abbot master of Izumoji Temple." Thinking of the famous camellia of Izumo Temple, the Imperial Fu Chonglou couldn't help but show a yearning look. But looking at Sheng Xue, who was embarrassed in front of him, he couldn't help but think of Duanmu Jinghua. Duanmu had never been so intimate with a girl.

"It's getting late, so the king should send you back, lest those people have another chance. You are a girl, it is better to bring more people when you go out in the future, so as not to encounter something like today, and when the time comes, I may not still be by your side. Huangfu Chonglou said half jokingly and half warning.

Sheng Xue saw a sigh in her heart, and saluted: "Thank you so much for the eldest prince." ”

On this way, the emperor rode on a horse, parallel to Sheng Xuejian's carriage, and Hongmei and Baimei were injured by applying medicine in the carriage. Sheng Xue saw that the two of them were mottled with blood, and couldn't help but feel angry in her heart. Since the Prime Minister's Mansion is so stubborn, how can she make the Prime Minister's Mansion feel better! At this time, the sound of the emperor's heavy building came from outside the carriage.

"Jinghua seems to like you very much, when did you meet?" Sheng Xue saw this, at first she was surprised, and then she calmed down, and too many people saw the scene of farewell at the city gate that day. Almost no one will ask about it. And Sheng Xue had to answer everyone once.

"I see, it seems that you are very special. The grandmother of the head emperor in the palace likes you very much, and she has summoned you a few times. Sheng Xuejian looked up at Huangfu Chonglou: "The eldest prince is obviously both civil and military, but why did he deliberately make a gentleman's appearance?" Does this apocalypse really bore you so much? ”

Unexpectedly, Sheng Xue saw this question, Huangfu Chonglou was slightly stunned at first, and then smiled faintly bitterly: "The heavenly family is ruthless, but I don't want to hurt Cassia Ming, when he was young, he was very cute." Sheng Xue stared at Huangfu Chonglou faintly: "But now that he has grown up, people's hearts will change, and His Royal Highness King Jin must also learn to protect yourself and protect the people you love." ”

"You little girl, do you want to teach this king a lesson?" Huangfu Chonglou looked at Sheng Xue with some displeasure, why didn't this girl look a little panicked? (To be continued.) )