Originally, Empress Dowager Han ordered Qin Lin and Qin Zhen to repair the mausoleum of Empress Han and deal with some related matters, although the two were not allowed to enter the palace again, but they were not strictly ordered to go back to the city at night to rest and visit their wives and children.

Now, the Empress Dowager Han has chased another will, asking Qin Zhen to rush to the imperial mausoleum immediately and work day and night to repair the mausoleum of Empress Han.

first sealed off the Qianqing Palace, and then used an excuse to let Qin Lin and Qin Zhen leave the palace and go to the imperial tomb, and now, Qin Zhen must repair the mausoleum of Empress Han around the clock, and he cannot return to the city without the will of the Empress Dowager Han.

Anyone can see it.

It is false that Empress Dowager Han wants to repair the mausoleum of Empress Han, and it is true that she wants to trap Qin Zhen in the imperial mausoleum.

And Empress Dowager Han is pressing step by step, which only means one thing: Emperor Longqing's situation must have deteriorated further, otherwise Empress Dowager Han would not have sent someone to issue this decree.

Qin Zhen naturally didn't want to leave.

He and Ji Xiaotang exchanged a look, and Ji Xiaotang bowed slightly. Both of them knew that the best way now was to gallop into the palace and see Emperor Longqing no matter what.

The lieutenant who came to Anwangfu this time was not familiar to Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen, but this was not a big deal, and with this lieutenant came a team of heavily armed forbidden troops.

This has never happened before.

However, it is these forbidden armies, estimating the existing strength of the palace, that should be almost able to deal with it.

It's just that before Qin Zhen could speak, a little guy outside quickly ran in.

"Lord Qi, princess, it's not good......" The little girl looked anxious.

"What's going on?" Qin Zhen frowned. Hurriedly asked.

Ji Xiaotang slowly looked out of the door, and he had a faint feeling of some very bad premonition in his heart.

Before the little girl could finish his sentence, he could hear the sound of boots outside. In a few moments, a figure appeared at the door.

"Ayo!" Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen exclaimed in unison.

The person who came was Qi Younian.

Qi Younian was wearing a full suit of armor, and he stood at the door expressionlessly, and did not enter the house immediately.

Qi Younian didn't come alone, this will work, Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang have already heard very neat footsteps outside, and at least one team of people has been ~ driving ~ straight ~ into the Anwang Mansion. And they kept watch in the courtyard.

This is still the situation in the courtyard, and who knows what will happen outside the house!

When the lieutenant who delivered the decree saw Qi Younian, his face immediately showed a flattering look. He trotted to Qi Younian. Salute to Qi Younian.

"Zhenguo Gong is here, the little one will say hello to you." In front of Qi Younian, this lieutenant did not have the reserve of a eunuch at all, and he was very stammered with Qi Younian.

Qi Younian nodded lightly. Then he stepped into the house.

"Please, the prince, let's go." Qi Younian walked up to Qin Zhen. Said coldly.

"Ayo ......"

Qi Younian turned slightly sideways and clenched his fists in the direction of the Forbidden Palace: "It's late at night, and there will inevitably be some trouble outside." At the behest of the Queen Mother, escort the prince out of Beijing to the imperial mausoleum. If the prince has any orders, I will bring the Imperial City Army outside. ”

Qi Younian came here at the behest of the Empress Dowager Han, because he was worried that Qin Zhen would not follow the will of the Empress Dowager Han and leave, so he wanted to forcibly let Qin Zhen leave the capital.

What did the Imperial City Army say outside to listen to Qin Zhen's orders, but it was just a euphemism to show Qin Zhen. Not only did he have the Imperial Palace Forbidden Army here, but he also brought the Imperial City Army. Qin Zhenruo tried to resist. There won't be any good fruit to eat.

With the current strength of the royal palace, it may be okay to deal with a group of forbidden troops, but if you add the soldiers and ......horses of the Imperial City Army, the current Imperial City Army is no longer the same as the previous Imperial City Army.

Most of the 1,000 elite soldiers brought back by Qi Younian were filled into the Imperial City Army.

An Wangfu wants to fight against the forbidden army and the imperial city army under Qi Younian, after all, it is a river of blood, not to mention, the result is also very unoptimistic.

Moreover, there are not only soldiers and horses of the Imperial City Army under Qi Younian's command, who knows where the five battalions of soldiers and horses outside the city have arrived at this moment!

Qin Zhen laughed.

"Ayou......" Ji Xiaotang took a step forward and frowned slightly.

Qi Younian's gaze fell on Ji Xiaotang's face, and his expression suddenly softened a lot.

“…… It is done at the will of the Queen Mother~ thing. King Su has already gone out of the city one step ahead of the prince. ”

Qi Younian was telling Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang that Empress Dowager Han's will was not just for Qin Zhen alone, and Qin Lin, the king of Su, had already yielded.

Qin Zhen had no other way to go.

Qin Zhen sighed secretly, turned his head, and held Ji Xiaotang's hand.

The husband and wife looked at each other.

"Since it is the will of the Queen Mother, the prince will go to work hard for a few days for the time being. I can rest assured that I will take care of Ying'er and Xuan'er. Ji Xiaotang said to Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen didn't speak, but turned his gaze to Qi Younian.

"Don't worry, Xiaotang is here, there is naturally me." Qi Younian said immediately.

Qin Zhen smiled.

"With Ayou's words, I'm very relieved." Qin Zhen was telling the truth.

When he left the capital, he didn't know what kind of bloody rain would be in the capital. When he turns around again, if he can still turn around alive, I'm afraid there will already be another world in this capital.

But as long as Qi Younian is here, Ji Xiaotang will not be in danger.

For this point, Qin Zhen is very sure.

However, what kind of mood he felt when he said this, only Qin Zhen himself knew.

Qin Zhen had a lot to say to Ji Xiaotang, but Qi Younian didn't allow him to do this.

"I want to see Xuan'er." Qin Zhen said to Qi Younian.

Qi Younian hesitated slightly before nodding.

Xuan'er was sleeping on the kang Zhengxiang, Qin Zhen didn't wake Xuan'er up, just kissed Xuan'er lightly on the cheek, and then turned around and left. He turned around a little hurriedly, and then he didn't even bring a change of clothes, and left the palace under the escort of Qi Younian.

Qin Zhen left, and the lieutenants and forbidden troops who came to deliver the decree withdrew, and the Imperial City Army in the courtyard also left with Qi Younian.

But Ji Xiaotang soon knew that there was still the Imperial City Army patrolling outside the gate of King An's Mansion.

Night patrols by the Imperial City Army were not uncommon. But it was the first time that these soldiers and horses were sent to wander in front of King An's mansion at one time.

Ji Xiaotang knew. The Imperial City Army surrounded her Anwang's Mansion.

Knowing all this, Ji Xiaotang calmed down. At this moment, she is the backbone of King An's Mansion. The people in King An's Mansion waited to see Ji Xiaotang like this, and sure enough, their hearts gradually settled down.

This sleepless night of I don't know how many people, King An's Mansion is quiet, no different from the past.

The next day, Ji Xiaotang acted as if nothing had happened. brought Qin Ying into the palace.

Empress Dowager Han did not appear in the mourning hall.

Ji Xiaotang saw Zheng Gui.

Although Zheng Gui was coated with grease powder, he couldn't hide the blue and black under his eyes. She took the initiative to come forward to speak to Ji Xiaotang and tell Ji Xiaotang. Last night, Qin Lin received the will of the Empress Dowager Han and went out of the city to the imperial tomb overnight.

“…… I came back late, covered in dust, and I didn't have time to change my clothes. Take a bite of a hot meal. and was called away by a will. …… Not only did the forbidden army go, but also the Imperial City Army of Zhenguo Gong, it was really majestic......" Zheng Gui's tone was full of ridicule, but it still couldn't hide her true emotions.

Zheng Gui was very uneasy, very anxious, and seemed to be a little faintly excited.

"It's the same with our prince." Ji Xiaotang told Zheng Gui.

Zheng Gui obviously already knew about this, but there was still an exaggerated expression of surprise on his face.

"It turns out that the Queen Mother usually feels sorry for you and Prince An. It's all fake! Zheng Gui looked at Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang snorted softly.

Zheng Gui looked left and right.

The people who served in the palace were all supported by them, and they served in this house. are the most confidants of the two.

“…… My heart was pounding, and I always felt like something was going to happen. Xiaotang, are you afraid? ”

Ji Xiaotang nodded.

"These days, their brother is not coming back. Xiaotang, why don't you bring Xuan'er and Ying'er, and come to Suwang's Mansion to be companions with me and Yu'er. The people of our two provinces are gathered in one place, and if there is really something, it is easy to deal with it, right? Zheng Gui looked at Ji Xiaotang seriously, lowered his voice and said.

"Xiaotang, it's not that I don't go to King An's Mansion. The terrain of Suwangfu is better than that of Anwangfu, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zheng Gui's appearance can be said to be heart-to-heart for Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang sighed lightly.

"Sister Gui thinks, do we still have freedom of movement?"

Zheng Gui glanced at Ji Xiaotang: "Imperial City Army...... Zhenguo Gong ......"

Ji Xiaotang understood what Zheng Gui was referring to.

"Zhenguo Gong is the Zhenguo Duke canonized by the Queen Mother, and he is only loyal to the Queen Mother, Sister Gui hasn't understood it yet?"

Zheng Gui looked at Ji Xiaotang, and his eyes seemed to flash for a moment.

"Xiaotang, if you believe me, I will take Xuan'er and Ying'er to the back door of the palace on the third watch tonight, and I have my own way. Xiaotang, you are the one who understands best. At this point, only by working together can we tide over the difficulties and survive this catastrophe. ”

Ji Xiaotang lowered his eyelids and was speechless for a long time.

On this day, Ji Xiaotang complained of illness and took Ying'er back to King An's Mansion ahead of schedule. In fact, it's nothing if she doesn't get sick, Empress Dowager Han doesn't see anyone at all, only she and Zheng Gui are the most expensive among the women, she wants to leave, and no one cares about it at all.

Zheng Gui didn't know when it was gone.

It was night, Ji Xiaotang was lying in the upper room of Xuchun Hall.

She didn't let Ying'er, Xuan'er and Qijin go back to their rooms to sleep, but left all three children in their own rooms. At this moment, the three children were sleeping soundly, but Ji Xiaotang was open with his eyes open, and there was no trace of sleepiness.

"Princess, the wind is blowing." Mama Cheng came in and reported to Ji Xiaotang softly.

"How many days is it?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

"It's going to be the third watch soon."

Ji Xiaotang sat up from the kang.

"Go and pass on Concubine Song." Ji Xiaotang commanded.

Soon, Song Xinyue was brought in. Song Xinyue was dressed neatly, and there was no sleepiness on her face.

Ji Xiaotang knew that Song Xinyue was also prepared.

"Princess Niangniang......" Song Xinyue saluted Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang stretched out his hand and helped Song Xinyue up.

"You should know what happened, so I won't say more. I'll give you an errand, and you're going to do it anyway. ”

"Princess, please."

"I'll hand over Ying'er and Qijin to you, and you have to take care of them no matter what."

"Princess?" Song Xinyue looked up in surprise.

"How?" Ji Xiaotang raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Yes." Song Xinyue immediately put away her surprised expression. "As long as the new moon is still breathing, it won't hurt the two little county lords in the slightest."

"Okay." Ji Xiaotang nodded with satisfaction, and then woke up Qin Ying.

Actually, she doesn't have to scream. Qin Ying had already woken up. Unlike Xuan'er and Qijin's two little babies, Qin Ying has already realized that something big is about to happen at home. Ji Xiaotang talked to someone, and she woke up.

Now, Ji Xiaotang wants Song Xinyue to take her and Qijin away.

Qin Ying was unwilling.

"Mother, I accompany my mother."

Qin Ying is sincere, and she is reluctant to give up Ji Xiaotang as the eldest daughter in the family. wants to share it with Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang ironed in his heart and gently patted Qin Ying's shoulder.

"Ying'er is obedient, you follow Concubine Song. Take care of the seven catties for the mother. ”

"Mother, I will take care of Qijin, and I will also take care of Xuan'er. Mother, it's not as good as that. Why don't we go to my grandfather's house? Qin Ying was still thinking at this time. Give Ji Xiaotang an idea.

The maternal grandfather's house she is mentioning now is of course not Xinhuatang, but the Weiwuhou Mansion.

The Mighty Marquis Mansion is indeed the safest place now.

Ji Xiaotang smiled.

"Ying'er rest assured, the mother concubine and Xuan'er will be fine. It's just that...... The mother concubine is worried that she can't take care of the three of you, you are the eldest sister, so you will share the worries for the mother concubine, take care of the seven catties, okay? ”

Ji Xiaotang said this, and Qin Ying thought about it. He nodded.

"Don't worry, mother, I will definitely take care of my seven-catty sister." Qin Ying assured Ji Xiaotang.

"Mother believes in you." Ji Xiaotang asked people to bring Qin Ying and seven catties of clothes.

Song Xinyue hugged seven catties with her own hands. and Qin Ying saluted Ji Xiaotang together, and was about to withdraw.

Qijin slept very soundly, and he didn't wake up when he got into Song Xinyue's arms.

"When will the mother come to pick me up and Qijin?" Before going out, Qin Ying reluctantly asked Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang thought for a while: "Before noon tomorrow." ”

Whatever is about to happen, the dust will settle tomorrow by noon. At that time, if she was alive, she would naturally come to pick up Qin Ying and Qijin in person.

If she didn't live to that point, the family would still meet before noon.

properly sent Qin Ying and his party away, and Ji Xiaotang instructed Mama Cheng: "Mama, help me change my clothes." ”

When Ji Xiaotang changed his clothes, he heard movement outside. Ji Xiaotang didn't pay attention to it, and only went to the kang to hug Xuan'er.

Xuan'er was half asleep, her eyes didn't want to open, she was hugged into Ji Xiaotang's arms, the little guy smelled her mother's familiar breath, so she snorted coquettishly twice, arched her head into Ji Xiaotang's arms, and fell asleep again.

Ji Xiaotang's heart was soft, so he lowered his head and kissed Xuan'er's head.

Suddenly, I heard a clang, and then a cold wind poured in.

It turned out to be a window blown open by the wind.

In the late autumn season, the wind at night is already quite chilly.

Ji Xiaotang wrapped the blanket on Xuan'er's body tightly, and Mama Cheng immediately went out to close the window. It's just that before Mama Cheng walked to the door, the window closed by itself.

At the same time as the windows closed, the courtyard suddenly lit up.

"The prince of Zhenguo asks to see the princess." A gruff voice shouted in the courtyard, and then footsteps reached the bottom of the steps.

"Mama......" Ji Xiaotang gestured to Mama Cheng.

Mama Cheng walked to the door, opened the door a little and glanced out, then closed the door again, and turned around to report to Ji Xiaotang: "...... It's the town of the country. ”

Ji Xiaotang's heart was beating a little fast, she took a deep breath to calm her heartbeat, and then nodded: "May I ask what happened to Zhen Guogong's late night visit?" ”

Mama Cheng passed the word out.

This time, it was not Fang Cai's rough voice that answered, but Qi Younian himself.

"At the behest of the Queen Mother, please invite the princess and the little prince into the palace to talk."

"Is there an edict from the Queen Mother?" Ji Xiaotang asked again.

At the foot of the steps, Qi Younian took out the oracle from his sleeve and walked up the steps to the door of the house in person.

Mama Cheng opened the door, took the oracle, turned back to the house, and gave the oracle to Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang looked down, and sure enough, it was written by the Empress Dowager Han herself, and not only the phoenix seal of the Empress Dowager Han was used on it, but also the jade seal.

"Hey......" Ji Xiaotang sighed softly, Empress Dowager Han sent Qi Younian to summon her and Xuan'er into the palace at this time, there was only one explanation.

Emperor Longqing died.

But the bell in the palace did not ring.

Empress Dowager Han is planning to keep her secret, take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents, and pave the way for her to continue to be autocratic.

"The Queen Mother is waiting for the princess and the little prince in the palace, please ask the princess and the little prince to start driving immediately." Qi Younian stood at the door and said again.

Ji Xiaotang didn't say anything.

"Xiaotang, can I come in and talk?" Qi Younian's voice was lowered a little, and he was no longer as cold as he was just now.

"Please come in and speak." Ji Xiaotang instructed Mama Cheng.

Mama Cheng opened the door and welcomed Qi Younian in.

Qi Younian was dressed in a military uniform with bright armor. Seeing Ji Xiaotang dressed in plain clothes and dressed neatly, Qi Younian did not have any surprised expression.

"Xiaotang ......" Qi Younian walked to Ji Xiaotang's side and deliberately lowered his voice a little lower. He saw that Xuan'er was still asleep in Ji Xiaotang's arms, obviously not wanting to startle Xuan'er.

"Ayou, Xuan'er and I can go with you, but you can't hurt the rest of the palace." Ji Xiaotang looked at Qi Younian.

"Okay." Ji Xiaotang nodded immediately, almost without thinking at all. "Xiaotang, if you speak, I can't respond to anything. And, as you know, I'm not the kind of person who kills in vain. ”

Only then did Ji Xiaotang stand up.

Qi Younian instinctively stretched out his arm, as if to help Ji Xiaotang. But his hand didn't touch Ji Xiaotang, so he stopped. Qi Younian lowered his eyelids slightly, and took a step sideways, which meant to let Ji Xiaotang go first.

Ji Xiaotang nodded slightly and walked slowly to the door.

The courtyard was already lit by lanterns and torches, and Ji Xiaotang could clearly see that the courtyard was already full of people.

The guards of the palace and Qi Younian's imperial city army sword were facing each other, and the swords were tense.

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