The entourage around her had long been separated by Lu Qingrong, and at this moment, on the shore of Jinghu Lake, there were only her and Luzhu.

Lu Zhu raised his eyes and looked around, where was there still half a figure, so he had to ask, "Who are you waiting for?" ”

Lu Qingrong didn't answer, still staring intently ahead.

Green bamboo followed her gaze, and there was nothing to see except the calm lake at night.

Green Bamboo looked behind him again, thinking that since Mrs. Shizi said that she was waiting for someone, that person must have come from behind.

What she couldn't understand was why Mrs. Shizi kept staring at the location of the last time she fell into the water......

Half an hour passed, and Lu Qingrong's gaze did not move for more than half a moment.

Luzhu finally couldn't help but say: "I've been waiting for this for a long time, but I haven't seen anyone coming." Or you go back and rest first, and the slave and maid will wait here for you, and if someone comes, take them to the Yuyuan to see you. ”

Lu Qingrong waved his hand: "I'm afraid it's not something that can be delayed." ”

Just when the green bamboo face was at a loss, the originally calm and waveless lake suddenly moved.

Lu Zhu, who had been looking behind Lu Qingrong, hurriedly turned his head.

At this moment, the moon just emerged from the clouds, and the faint moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the lake, illuminating the waves of water that were spreading in all directions.

The center of the water wave, near the shore, is the place where Lu Qingrong fell into the water last time.

The next moment, a man suddenly appeared from there, fluttered a few times, and then reached out to the shore.

Lu Zhu saw the picture in front of her, if it weren't for Lu Qingrong staring at that position all the time, and she had already said that she was waiting for someone, she would have to scream at this moment!

Lu Qingrong was not surprised. Instead, he hurried forward, trying to pull the man up.

Green bamboo hurriedly followed and helped to do it together.

Wait until you have dragged the man ashore. Lu Zhu took the time to look it up and down.

This person was not tall and thin, and although the clothes on his body were soaked, he could still recognize at a glance that it was the outfit of the palace attendant.

Green Bamboo could only see this, and she didn't recognize who it was, but it was enough to shock her.

And yet this person. Lu Qingrong recognized it.

The last time Mrs. Wu falsely accused Jiang Xuan, the emperor once summoned Lu Qingrong to the palace to plead his defense, and he was in the Qinzheng Palace at that time. She had seen this little eunuch.

If memory serves, he was following behind Grandpa Chang at that time.

Even though Lu Qingrong recognized him, out of caution, she did not speak first.

As soon as the little eunuch came ashore. I don't care about my own soaked embarrassment. immediately saluted Lu Qingrong first, and then reported to his family: "The slave is on an errand in the Qinzheng Palace, and on the order of the Marquis of Jingyuan, he came to give a message to the wife of the prince. ”

As he spoke, he pulled out a sandalwood hairpin from his sleeve.

Lu Qingrong recognized it at a glance that this was something on Jiang Xuan's body.

"What did the prince say?" Lu Qingrong asked anxiously, "How is the situation in the palace?" Is the prince in danger? ”

The little eunuch didn't know which one to answer first for a while, so he simply told everything that happened in the Qinzheng Palace. Including the emperor writing the edict of succession in front of several adults, and the queen mother holding the inner palace forbidden army hostage and so on.

This time. Not only Luzhu, but even Lu Qingrong grew his mouth in surprise.

After a while, Lu Qingrong regained some composure: "You mean, the emperor has died?" ”

The little eunuch nodded again and again: "The Queen Mother has blocked the news, and the slave will go to King Jing's Mansion soon......"

"Marquis Jingyuan also said that whether the emperor's edict written by the emperor can be read in front of the courtiers tomorrow depends on how Mrs. Shizi acts!" The little eunuch copied Jiang Xuan's words, but in fact, he didn't understand what he meant.

When Lu Zhu heard this, he gasped even more: "Since even Yu Linwei is outnumbered, what else can our lady do!" ”

Before the words fell, Lu Zhu's heart suddenly shocked, and he couldn't help but reach out to touch the jade pendant on his chest, and looked at Lu Qingrong with a stunned expression.

Lu Qingrong ignored it for the time being.

"Is the prince's situation safe?" Lu Qingrong is most concerned about this.

"The prince and several adults are locked up in the Qinzheng Palace, and there should be no danger before dawn."

Lu Qingrong then asked: "Is it true that no one can read the edict clearly?" ”

"The prince asked me to tell you, although no one has seen the content of the edict with their own eyes, he can be sure that the name on it is definitely different from what the Queen Mother expected!"

At this point, Lu Qingrong no longer had any worries.

In fact, as early as when she heard that Jiang Xuan was locked up in the Qinzheng Palace, she had already made up her mind.

"I see. If the prince has nothing else, my father-in-law will go and change into clean clothes first, and I will send someone to escort my father-in-law to King Jing's mansion. Lu Qingrong proposed.

The little eunuch hurriedly shook his head: "It's not too late to change this dress when you get to the palace!" The situation is urgent, and the safety of the prince is too important! ”

Lu Qingrong did not hesitate, immediately returned to the Yu Courtyard, and instructed Mo Nan to select more than 20 skilled guards from the Hou Mansion and divide them into two teams.

One of them escorted the little eunuch to King Jing's Mansion.

The other pair was led by Mo Nan to escort them out of the capital.

Lu Qingrong once thought about whether he should go to the Zhenbei General's Mansion first.

After all, if you want to mobilize the Zhenbei Iron Cavalry, it is more convenient to have the help of your uncle Jiang Yuanzhao.

But she eventually gave up on the idea.

First, at this time, Empress Dowager Wu and others had already set up a position, and they must have fortified the military generals in Beijing, and the reason why they were a little lenient with the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion was because Jiang Xuan had already been detained in the palace. Presumably, this is not the case with the Zhenbei General's Mansion.

Second, the time is really urgent, and we can't delay it for half a minute.

As expected, Lu Qingrong and his entourage had just sneaked out of the capital quietly at night, and the nine gates of the inner city were immediately closed one by one, prohibiting them from entering or leaving.

……

At this time, in the Qinzheng Palace, Jiang Xuan was pacing back and forth, racking his brains with Lord Zhen, thinking about how to delay time.

But Yan Guogong and Lord Ji were a little disheartened.

Just now they learned that there was a secret passage in Xiyuan that could lead to the outside of the palace, and they were a little excited. But I heard that the rescuer Jiang Xuan was looking for turned out to be the wife of the Marquis of Jingyuan...... I was disappointed on the spot.

Not to mention that Lu Qingrong is still young, just because she is a woman, it is impossible for her to afford such a big responsibility!

Now that the forces in the city are in their own hands, there is no room to fight for it. And if you want to mobilize soldiers and horses outside the city and rush to the palace before dawn, let alone Lu Qingrong, even if they are allowed to lobby in person, it is impossible to do it......

The pessimism of Yan Guogong and Lord Ji also facilitated Jiang Xuan's actions in some ways.

For example, the carved dragon pattern nanmu box with the edict of succession.

Jiang Xuan proposed to hide the edict in a different place first, so as not to make the box too dazzling, in case the Empress Dowager Wu couldn't wait for dawn to come to make trouble, and the safety of the edict would definitely not be lost.

Lord Ji didn't agree, but when he learned that everyone's safety was in the hands of the Marquis of Jingyuan, he took out the key and cooperated with Jiang Xuan to drop the edict written by the emperor himself.

Lying in the box at the moment is nothing more than a blank edict......

(To be continued.) )