The princess and princess of Ying were so anxious that they hurried all the way back to the capital, and when they arrived in the capital, it was already late at night.

When the soldiers defending the city saw the princess return to the city, they hurriedly opened the closed city gate for her.

After the princess rushed into the city gate, she went straight back to the palace of the prince of Ying without stopping.

The vermilion gate of Prince Ying's mansion was closed, and the stone lions and jade unicorns in front of the door stood silently against the night. The porter guarding the door saw that the princess had returned, and hurriedly opened the door.

Princess Ying turned over and dismounted, grabbed a person in a hurry and asked, "Where is Zheng'er?" How is he? ”

The man hurriedly said, "Back to the princess, the little prince came back from the palace, and went back to Luomeiju, and never came out again." ”

"Where's the prince?" Prince Ying asked again.

"Since the prince followed the little prince into the palace, he has never returned, and he is still in the palace." That's humane.

When the princess heard this, she hurriedly walked towards Luomeiju.

"Princess, slow down." Chunlan hurriedly followed behind Prince Ying and Princess Ying, panting and shouting, "Come on, give the princess a lamp to light the way." ”

Someone hurriedly went to get the lamp, trotted in front of his head, and went all the way to Luomeiju.

When I came to Luomeiju, I saw that the door of Luomeiju was closed, and it was dark inside, and there was no movement.

Chunlan hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Open the door, the princess is here!" ”

Lin Qi and Yuzhuo didn't sleep, on such a day, such a big thing happened in Prince Ying's mansion, Qin Zheng locked himself in the room since he came back, and no one saw him, and the two were worried about him, and they had no intention of sleeping. At this time, when he heard that the princess was back, he hurriedly ran to the door and opened the door for her.

Prince Ying and Princess Ying asked the two, "What about Zheng'er?" Where is it? ”

"Back to the princess, the little prince locked himself in the house when he came back, and no one saw him, and there was no light in the house." Lin Qi whispered.

Princess Ying nodded and walked briskly inside.

Yuzhuo followed Prince Ying and asked in a low voice, "Princess, where is your cousin?" Did you catch up with her? ”

"Nope." Prince Ying replied.

Yu Zhuo's spiritual qi suddenly dissipated a little, and he stopped asking.

Princess Ying came to the door, stretched out her hand to push the door, the door was inserted from the inside, not moving at all, she shouted, "Zheng'er, open the door for my mother." ”

The shouting fell, and no one inside answered.

Prince Ying and Princess Ying shouted a few more times, but there was still no sound inside.

Chunlan stepped forward and said worriedly, "Princess, something won't happen to the little prince, right?" After all, he has had a lot of injuries recently, and he is not very good. ”

"You two come over here and bang the door open for me." Prince Ying and Princess Ying beckoned to Yuzhuo and Lin Qi.

The two were also worried about Qin Zheng, and hurriedly stepped forward when they heard the words.

Yuzhuo has martial arts, although Lin Qi has learned the martial arts of a three-legged cat, he is a half-hanger, but fortunately, he has strength. The two of them worked together, and after a while, they slammed the door open.

The door opened, and Princess Ying rushed in with her skirt in her hand.

Chunlan, Yuzhuo, and Lin Qi also walked in.

There was no one in the painting hall, no one in the middle room, and no one in the back room.

After looking around, Prince Ying said to Chunlan, "Palm the lamp." ”

Chunlan hurriedly took out the flint, touched the table, and held the lamp in her hand.

After the lights were turned on, I searched all the inner and outer rooms, but I didn't see half a figure.

Qin Zheng is not in the house!

Chunlan said anxiously, "Princess, why don't you see the little prince?" Where did the little prince go? Was he in a hurry to chase the little princess? ”

Princess Ying shook her head, "Impossible, there is only one way out of Beijing to Lin'an City, since we can meet Li Muqing on the road, if Zheng'er also chases him, how can we not touch him?" ”

"Then why isn't the little prince in the room? But don't let anything happen. "Chunlan Road.

Princess Ying originally rushed back to Beijing in a hurry, but now she knocked on Qin Zheng's door, which was empty, she calmed down and ordered, "You go and look for it, and look everywhere in the study and Luomei Residence." ”

"Yes!" Chunlan, Yuzhuo, and Lin Qi hurriedly walked out.

"Wait, be quiet." Prince Ying commanded.

The three of them understood, and hurriedly went.

Prince Ying sat at the table, rested for a while, and looked at the situation in the room, which had not changed from before.

After a while, Chunlan and the three of them came back and shook their heads at Prince Ying, "Princess, Luomeiju has searched the entire courtyard, and I don't see the little prince." When the words fell, she asked tentatively, "Do you want to rummage through the entire house?" ”

Princess Ying shook her head, "No need. ”

"That little prince...... Where did it go? What if something happens? Chunlan said worriedly.

"It's true that I watched him grow up since I was a child, and you are more worried about him than I am." Princess Ying reached out and patted Chunlan's shoulder, "He has grown up and knows what to do and what not to do." Now that he is no longer in Meiju, no matter where he goes, he should know what he is doing. It is in vain that we are worried. ”

Chunlan's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she couldn't help complaining, "The little princess is really right, just throw the little princess and leave." We all see the little prince's heart for the little princess, there are one hundred and twenty hearts, and a lot of them are given to the slightest. Why is she so ruthless? Even the princess will never see her chase after her, and the slave and maid really can't figure it out. ”

Princess Ying sighed when she heard this, "Don't complain about Hua Yatou, as the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, she has always lived the most difficult life." It can be said that it is harder than this capital and even all the daughters in the world. She will be justified in her departure today. What's more, the emperor has already issued a letter of resignation......" Before the words fell, she stood up, "Yes, the holy decree of the letter of resignation is announced to the world...... Quick, go, go into the palace to find the emperor. ”

With that, Prince Ying and Princess Ying hurriedly rushed out of the door and hurriedly walked out.

Chunlan was also stunned and hurriedly followed.

Out of the door, Prince Ying and Princess Ying walked a few steps, stopped suddenly, stretched out her hand to summon Yuzhuo and Lin Qi to her side, and instructed the two, "Close the door, you two guard Luomei Residence, the matter of the little prince's absence in Luomei Residence must not be publicized, if someone comes to ask, according to the earlier statement, the little prince will not come out." ”

"Yes!" Lin Qi and Yu Zhuo comprehended and nodded in unison.

After the princess and princess finished explaining, she rushed out of Luomei Ju with Chunlan, and did not return to her main courtyard, but rushed out of the palace gate again and rode towards the palace.

The capital was very quiet at night, and the sound of horses' hooves walked by, startling someone's dog barking.

A dog barked, and all the dogs in the street began to bark.

Prince Ying and Princess Ying soon came to the palace gate, and the palace gate at night was still holding the lamp, and the night reflected the vicissitudes of the palace wall.

Prince Ying grabbed the reins of her horse and shouted to the guards at the palace gate, "Open the palace gate, I want to see the emperor urgently." ”

The people guarding the palace gate saw that it was Prince Ying and Princess Ying coming, and the deputy commander went up to the palace wall and replied respectfully, "The princess will wait for a while, and then go down to ask the emperor." ”

"Okay, you tell the emperor that you must open the palace door to see me, no matter what today, I want to see the emperor, if you don't see me, I will break into the palace gate." Prince Ying and Princess Ying let out cruel words.

The deputy commander nodded again and again, thinking that it was worthy of being a mother and son, some of the tempers of the little prince Zheng must be inherited from the princess of Ying, the prince has a relatively mild temperament, and he does not lose his temper easily. Although Princess Ying looks gentle, she is actually not a good talker. The little prince is even more blue than blue.

When the deputy commander came to the outside of the emperor's dormitory, he saw that the lights were on in the palace, he tried his best to suppress his urgency, and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Ying and Princess Ying are asking to see the emperor outside the palace gate." ”

"Huh?" The emperor's voice suddenly remembered in a deep voice, "It's late at night, what is she doing in the palace?" ”

"It was said that there was an urgent matter to see the emperor, but if the emperor was not seen...... "The deputy commander took a deep breath, "The princess said that she would break through the palace gate." ”

The emperor was annoyed when he heard this, "Sure enough, it's mother and son, one by one, they all come to threaten and embarrass me." Do you really see that I have nothing to do with them? ”

"The emperor is angry!" Prince Ying's voice sounded, a little hoarse, "She went out of Beijing earlier to chase the Chinese girl, and now she must have just come back, and in a hurry, she can't care about it late at night." ”

"It's all used to you!" The Emperor scolded.

Prince Ying was helpless, "Yes, it's all courtiers." After a pause, he said, "If the emperor doesn't want to see her, I'll go out of the palace to stop her." ”

The emperor was silent for a moment when he heard this, thought for a moment, and waved his hand, "You go and stop her!" She returned to the palace in the starry night, and came to see me in a hurry, no need to ask, I also knew what she was here for. I must have heard the notice to the world and threatened me to take back the decree. When the words fell, he snorted coldly, "If I can really be the master, I won't be threatened by them one by one." It's really not a family, and it doesn't enter a family. ”

"Then the emperor rests! The minister is out of the palace. Prince Ying stood up and took his leave.

The Emperor nodded.

Prince Ying walked out of the emperor's bedroom, glanced at the sky, breathed a long sigh of relief, and walked straight out of the palace.

When he came to the palace gate and opened the palace gate, he saw Prince Ying riding on a horse at a glance. At night, the face was cold and clear. He was in a trance for a moment and shouted, "Zijing." ”

Princess Ying saw that the person who came out was Prince Ying, looked him up and down, and saw that except for the worse complexion, he was unharmed, she immediately dismounted and asked him, "Why did you leave the palace?" The emperor doesn't see me? ”

"Let's go home first! When I get home, I'll talk to you about it. Prince Ying stretched out his hand to hold her hand, "My hands are so cold, my body must be cold." Go back and ask someone to boil a bowl of ginger soup. ”

Prince Ying's heart warmed, and she shook her head, "It's not cold, let me ask you, did the emperor really give an order?" Notices to the states and counties? The decree of resignation is announced to the world? ”

Prince Ying nodded.

"How could he? Isn't it enough for him to give a holy decree? Even put up a notice to announce the world? What is he going to do? "Prince and Princess Ying were affirmed by Prince Ying, and they were immediately anxious.

"Don't worry, come back home with me first, there is another hidden story here, it's hard to say here." Prince Ying hurriedly hugged her.

When Princess Ying heard something else, she quieted down and looked at Prince Ying.

"Go home first!" Prince Ying said.

Princess Ying glanced at the palace gate, and saw that with Prince Ying coming out, the palace door was closed tightly, she glared angrily, got on the horse with Prince Ying, rode together, and returned to Prince Ying's mansion.

The two returned to Prince Ying's Mansion and entered the main courtyard, and Prince Ying's Mansion then closed the door and asked Prince Ying impatiently, "What's going on?" ”

Prince Ying sighed, "I still don't know what happened to Zheng'er and Hua Yatou. I only learned from the emperor that before Hua Yatou left the palace, she sent someone into the palace and threatened the emperor with a holy decree to retire. If the emperor does not issue a holy decree, she will mobilize all the forces of the Xie clan to cut off the meridians of Southern Qin. ”

"What?" Prince Ying and Princess Ying were shocked.

Seeing that she couldn't believe it, Prince Ying shook his head and said, "When I first heard it, I was just like you, and I couldn't believe it. But you and I both know very well that the emperor is not a liar. The throne has bound him for many years, and his mouth is a golden mouth, how can he fabricate it at will? After a pause, he said, "You know, the Xie clan has been multiplying for hundreds of years, accumulating from generation to generation, and its power is all over the Southern Qin, and there are people from the Xie family in Shinong and industry, even if they don't control the Southern Qin meridians very much, they also control half of the country. The division of clans and clans is only superficial, and the deeper involvement is simply twisted into a rope, once the meridians are cut off, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"How so?" Prince Ying's face turned pale, "Why is Hua Yatou so decisive?" ”

"This is for Zheng'er, only I know about them." Prince Ying said.

"After I returned to Beijing, I went back to the mansion first, Yuzhuo and Lin Qi said that Zheng'er came out of the palace and returned to Luomeiju, and he didn't come out." Princess Ying said in a low voice, "I went to Luomei Ju and asked them to knock on the door and find that Zheng'er was not in the house. ”

Prince Ying was stunned, "Then where did he go?" ”

Prince Ying and Princess Ying shook her head, "You can tell me about my Zheng'er after entering the palace." ”

Prince Ying nodded, rushed Qin Zheng into the palace, entered the emperor's bedroom, and briefly said the matter of questioning the emperor. Speaking of what the emperor talked about with Qin Zheng later, he was outside the dormitory and didn't know anything.

After hearing this, Prince Ying sighed, "What did the emperor say when he left you in the palace later?" ”

Prince Ying shook his head, "After Zheng'er left, the emperor called me in, first reprimanded Zheng'er a few words, and later, he calmed his anger and chatted with me. ”

"Gossip?" Princess Ying was puzzled.

Prince Ying nodded and said with emotion, "This dragon chair and this throne have made the emperor old and sick." Now I'm tired and tired, and I can't do it anymore. Thinking about what kind of demeanor the emperor was back then, the reason why the emperor and the queen mother chose him was also because he was indeed talented and worthy of great responsibilities. After a pause, he added, "I am a few years older than him, and although I have gray hair on my temples now, I am physically tough." For so many years, he has a lot of things in his heart, and he doesn't even have anyone to talk to, so I am still the most suitable person to chat with him. ”

"When is it, the emperor still has the heart to gossip." The princess and princess of Ying were dissatisfied.

"The emperor said that he couldn't take care of it, and he didn't care about it, so I didn't have to take care of it. Generations of talented people have come out, and a generation of new people has replaced the old. We are already old people, so let the children of the new generation toss. Prince Ying patted Princess Ying on the shoulder tiredly, "You didn't catch up with Hua girl?" ”

Princess Ying nodded, briefly said the matter of Xie Fanghua setting up to stop her, and then said that Li Muqing chased after her. At the same time, he also said that Qin Zheng's cruel words to Li Rubi would kill him again.

Prince Ying was also puzzled when he heard this.

Prince Ying couldn't figure it out for a while.

The husband and wife sat opposite each other, with a sad face for a while, and they were speechless.

It wasn't until the third watch that Prince Ying said, "That's it, you tossed a trip, and you are tired, if you toss and get sick, how can you be good?" Let's rest for now! The emperor suspended the dynasty for three days, and none of the Chinese military officials of the dynasty went to court. Tomorrow, I will ask the right minister to go out of the mansion to talk and see what the situation is with Miss Li in the right minister's mansion. ”

Prince Ying was indeed tired, and nodded tiredly.

This night, the lights of Prince Ying's Mansion were not turned off until the third watch, and several major mansions in Beijing did not stop late at night because they speculated about what happened to Prince Ying's Mansion suddenly.

Yuzhuo and Lin Qi stayed in Luomei's residence, and Qin Zheng did not return overnight.

Early in the morning of the second day, the people who got up early saw the notices posted in the streets and alleys of the capital, and they were ordered to suspend their books.

For a while, the people in Beijing were amazed, and they all speculated why the emperor suddenly issued such a decree of resignation? Was it intended to insult the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion, or did the little princess do something wrong? So much so that the emperor made a decree of resignation just a few days after their wedding, and also announced it to the world?

In addition to the capital, notices were also posted in other places. I have to say that the power of the government is strong, and yesterday evening, the emperor's order and notice were posted overnight. Within a thousand miles of the capital of Southern Qin, the people of all states and counties saw the holy decree on the notice early on the morning of the second day.

This decree of resignation is bigger than the turmoil caused by the two decrees of marriage, and it is really unguardable. There are many places where the afterglow of Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua's wedding celebration has not yet dissipated, and there is such a holy decree to leave the letter, and the radius of the capital is like boiling water that has exploded.

For a time, the world was in an uproar.

At dawn, sure enough, the fog dispersed.

Li Muqing circled around the place where the Jiuyang and Nine Yin Arrays were set up for a long time, picked up all the nine-section hairpins, and looked at the Jiuhuan Mountain in front of him for a long time before putting away the nine-section hairpins, turning over on the horse, and leading people to chase along the mountain road.