The night is like ink, the moon is like a hook, and the stars in the sky are like the eyes of a beauty, flashing and seducing......

In the summer night, the heat of the day rarely dissipated, and the night breeze gently swaying in the palace carried a coolness, which greatly lifted the spirits of the guards who patrolled the night with knives. There was a faint dampness in the wind, and it looked like there would be a good rain tonight or tomorrow morning.

The splendid palace in the daytime is like a giant beast lurking in the dark, but the magnificent statue of Nuwa, even at night, still stands majestically, with a kind of momentum that makes people look at it and suddenly rise to a heart of worship.

The palace guards were dressed in bright uniforms and wore standard long knives, and they quietly patrolled between the palaces and pavilions, and only their slight footsteps came and went in the night.

In front of it is the Zixing Palace in the southwest of the royal city, the residence of the crown prince.

There is only one master in this royal city, and that is the current queen, no one has ever regarded this crown prince as a thing, even these guards are no exception, although Zixing Palace is also a place where they must inspect every day, but in the eyes of the guards, this place has no special significance.

When they passed by, they were not even as respectful as they were when they passed the main hall where the queen went about her daily work, even though there was no one there at night. Leading the team is a team commander, called Qiu Yiye, Qiu Yiye glanced at the front of Zixing Palace, and then he will walk casually in front of the palace gate like every night, submerge into the shadow of the high palace wall, and then move forward, completing the first reincarnation of tonight's patrol.

But he looked at it. Suddenly, he stopped. He was astonished to find out. In this silent night, there was a person standing in front of the Zixing Palace, bending over the crack of the door and looking inside. Aki Ichiha was a little surprised. Pressing the knife and shouting: What man?

He shouted as he hurried forward. The man standing under the palace gate seemed startled, straightened up suddenly, and turned his head to look this way. Then like a tanuki, he scurried out and fled quickly into the distance along the shadows under Miyagi.

Pursue! Get him back!

As soon as he saw that the man had fled, Qiu Yiye immediately became alert. Immediately, several of his men quickly chased after him.

Qiu Yiye hurried to the front of Zixing Palace and looked at the tall and sturdy palace gate. He stretched out his hand and pushed again, and the palace door was firmly closed, motionless.

The palace ban in the Spring and Autumn Period was far less severe than in the later period, remembering the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Miyagi is locked at night. Even if the sky falls, as long as it is not dawn, the door will never be opened, and even if someone comes to tell the whistleblower that so-and-so has rebelled, he can only hand the music through the small door on the door. At this time, as long as the monarch is willing, even if he summons the minister at night, he can still enter the palace.

However, today's Prince Su of the Great Qi Crown Prince is different, his identity is too special. He knew very well that his crown prince was only set up by his mother to appease the subjects of the world. There are too many people in the Tian clan who are coveting his position as crown prince, so he is usually cautious. During the day, there is no edict from the queen who will never step out of the Zixing Palace, and at night, the palace gate is closed, and there will never be a situation where the servants enter and exit, which is also where Qiu Yiye feels suspicious.

There are two palace lamps hanging on both sides of Zixing Palace, and although the lights are not very bright, they can still see the ground clearly. Qiu Yiye rushed to the palace gate and pushed the palace door, the palace door did not move steadily, he looked up and down again, and suddenly found that there seemed to be something stuffed under the crack in the door.

Qiu Yiye's heart moved, and he quickly bent down and grabbed the thing and pulled it out, it turned out to be a letter. Qiu Yiye looked at the light, and there was nothing written on the skin of the letter. At this time, someone inside the palace gate yawned and asked lazily: Who, in the middle of the night, knock on the door?

Qiu Yiye quietly put the letter into his sleeve, and said loudly: I waited for the cruise here, took a break, and accidentally touched the knocker, offended, offended, the nobles treated leniently, don't alarm the crown prince, I can't afford to be guilty.

The crown prince Su is usually very low-key, he doesn't dare to offend anyone in this palace, the master is like this, and the people waiting around him naturally can't raise their confidence, as soon as they heard that the people outside were the guards who patrolled the palace at night, the eunuch inside muttered something, and then turned around and walked away.

At this time, the chasing guards rushed back out of breath, and one of them said: Team commander, that person is more familiar with the terrain in the palace than us, and he escaped without a trace after a few drills, and we didn't catch him!

Qiu Yiye's eyes rolled slightly, and he instructed his deputy: You wait to continue patrolling, don't make a noise, I will go to report to the inner palace immediately!

……

The king has already slept, what is the matter with you, you actually broke into the inner palace at night, dare to live impatiently?

Tuan'er was served by her good husband Jing's lips and tongue, and she was happy enough to just rest, and she didn't sleep for long before she was woken up by a little Gong'e. Tuan'er was displeased, so he casually put on a piece of clothing and greeted him angrily.

When she slept at night, she had already untied her bust, and now she was dressed a little thinner, and she walked out angrily, and her chest was undulating, which was spectacular.

Qiu Yiye looked at it twice, and a pair of eyes almost fell into the deep ravine, so frightened that he quickly lowered his eyes, and said humbly: Sister Tuan'er, if it is an ordinary trivial matter, how dare you disturb, it is really because this matter is quite strange, and the identity of the people involved is also very special.

Tuan'er glared at him angrily, raised his angry chest higher, and said impatiently: What the hell is going on?

Qiu Yiye hurriedly took out the letter from his sleeve and said: On a night patrol, when I arrived at Zixing Palace, I saw someone sneakily peeping into the palace, so I asked a question, and I was shocked that the person fled in the wilderness. The man seemed to be very familiar with the terrain in the palace, and he fled without knowing where to go, and most of the people living in the palace were nobles, and it was inconvenient to search for him, so that his trace was lost, but ......

Qiu Yiye picked up the letter with both hands and handed it forward, and said: I found such a thing in the crack of the door, and I didn't dare to deal with it without permission.

Well?

Tuan'er heard that something unusual was found in front of Zixing Palace. The impatience on his face had disappeared, and when he heard him say this again, he couldn't wait to take the letter. Leaned over to the wall and pulled out the stationery. I read it carefully by the bright candlelight, and suddenly moved: Have you read this letter?

Qiu Yiye said: I haven't seen it!

Tuan'er said: Okay! Good! You're just waiting here. I'll go see the king right away!

Tuan'er held the letter and hurriedly walked out, and there were waves in his chest, which shook the team commander dizzy.

In Tian Qiniang's bedroom, only one candlestick was lit in front of the dressing table. In the dormitory, a spacious and gorgeous scenery is buried in the darkness. Tuan'er stood in front of the couch and looked at Tian Qiniang sitting on the couch with bated breath. Tian Qiniang under the light looks even older than when she was neatly dressed during the day. Her appearance at the moment is completely like an old woman in her twilight years.

But no old woman in her twilight could have such an imposing momentum, and the candle flame reflected her face half-bright and half-dark, pulling her body out of a long oblique shadow and shining on the tall and wide palace wall. Transformed into a giant. Her countenance was old. Her hair had turned gray when she had taken off her hair cover, but between the light of the candle, there was an awe-inspiring majesty on her brows.

Tuan'er was the one who waited for her to sleep and live, the closest person to her, and knew better than anyone that this high-ranking queen was just like ordinary people. is tired and sick, has six desires and seven feelings, but at this moment, when I saw her eyes with hidden evil, I was actually worried and panicked.

However, Tian Qi Niang's hands were not as firm and murderous as her eyes. Her hands were shaking slightly. Tuan'er knew very well that although the queen was old. But her hands and feet are still very steady. The hand that was trembling slightly at the moment holding the letter paper was not because she was old, but because of anger, or ...... And fear?

Move to Hongluan Pavilion now!

Tian Qiniang seemed to suddenly come to her senses, Huo Ran raised her head and instructed Tuan'er.

Here!

Tuan'er hurriedly flashed outside the screen, and ordered someone to prepare for the step immediately, she had finished her instructions, and just returned to the inner room, Tian Qiniang said again: Pei Kun, quickly send someone to the History Museum, and summon Pei Kun to accompany Pei Kun to Hongluan Pavilion!

At the critical moment, the first thing the king thought of was Pei Kun!

Tuan'er was jealous, but he was helpless, and hurriedly went out to deliver the decree again, Tian Qiniang said again: Slow, pass the message: All the guards in Jiacheng immediately go to Hongluan Pavilion to escort! Also, immediately send someone out of the palace and summon Tian Youyi to Hongluan Pavilion to see the driver!

Here!

Tian Qiniang's nervous tone made Tuan'er not feel nervous, and hurriedly rushed out to deliver the message. After a while, the eunuch Gong'e rushed in, Tian Qiniang did not comb her makeup calmly, she was wearing a cotton coat when she went to bed, hugging a thin jacket, and she was helped up by someone, and hurriedly left the dormitory and rushed to Hongluan Pavilion.

Hongluan Pavilion is built on the Fengtian Gate, is built by the ancestors of the Jiang family, is the most magnificent and magnificent building in the Lin'an Palace City, this building is concave type, composed of gatehouse, Duolou, Que Lou, the lower part of the pedestal is up to 40 zhang from east to west, up to 20 zhang from north to south, the city gate is more than eight zhang deep, the city wall built on such a pedestal is as high as 12 zhang again, the main building of the heavy eaves is built on the city again, it is called Hongluan Pavilion.

In the entire palace city, this place is the most tall and strong, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, only one hundred and ten people are guarding the city, and the passage up and down is stuck, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, it is not easy to break through it before killing all the warriors in the city, so the first place that Tian Qiniang thought of was here.

Bu Yuan was carried by eight fat and powerful fat palace ladies, and rushed towards Hongluan Pavilion.

Tian Qiniang sat on the chariot with Bo Shu in her arms, and with the steps, her body rose and fell, her heart was also up and down, and her lips were no longer bloody.

……

Early in the morning, officials came to the noon gate one after another, waiting to enter the palace to participate in the court meeting. The officials who arrived chatted and laughed in groups in front of the palace gate, and no one noticed that the city was more heavily guarded than usual, and there was a tense atmosphere.

On the Hongluan Pavilion, Tian Qiniang was dressed neatly, restoring the majesty of the queen, she condescendingly overlooked the hundred officials gathered in front of the door from the upper floor, although she was dazzled, she could only see a piece of vermilion, and could not see the faces of those people, but she still looked at it very seriously.

Little man, can you see clearly, Uncle Guan is here?

Well!

Tian Qiniang breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to herself: It seems that the news has not leaked out yet!

Pei Kun comforted: That person failed to surrender the letter, although he was able to successfully hide his whereabouts, but the palace was strictly forbidden, and it was difficult for him to escape from the palace, and these people must not know that the matter was revealed.

Well, what the little man said is right!

Tian Qiniang showed a relaxed smile on her face, and suddenly remembered something, and asked a little nervously: Jiang Xuanli and Ouyang Xin have also arrived?

The group on the side hurriedly said: King, they arrived earlier than Guan Bo and the others.

Tian Qiniang reprimanded: You are often in the inner palace, how can you recognize these ministers of the court, Xiaoxuan?

Tuan'er closed his mouth in disdain, Pei Kun carefully confirmed, and said to Tian Qiniang: "King, they have arrived!"

Good! Good!

Tian Qiniang closed her eyes and said: The old woman is a little tired, help the old woman sit down!

Pei Kun and Tuan'er left and right, carrying Tian Qiniang back to their seats and sitting down. Tian Qiniang gasped for a while, stabilized her breathing, and asked again: How is Tian Youyi's preparations?

Pei Kundao: General Tian Youyi led the army of Yu Linwei to ambush on the north side of the palace, just waiting for the king's order.

As soon as she said this, a Tian official dressed in the uniform of the commander of the internal guard brigade hurriedly ran up to the Zetian Gate, and Xiao Hai, the attendant who was standing at the door of the Hongluan Pavilion, inquired carefully, and led him to hurriedly walk in.

Return to the king, you have assembled and are ready to act!

King?

Pei Kun looked at Tian Qi Niang, waiting for her will.

Outside the palace gate, there are more and more officials who come to participate in the court meeting, usually at this time. The palace gate had been opened, and the officials were waiting in the courtroom, but today the palace gate was still tightly closed, and many officials began to be surprised, gathered together to discuss, and some people even looked up to the castle tower.

At this time, a ray of sunlight broke through the clouds on the horizon and shone on the glorious Hongluan Pavilion of the Golden Wall, and the officials suddenly found that the bells and drums that they could usually hear every day did not ring. Although they didn't have an accurate timekeeping tool, but seeing that the sun was shining on the Hongluan Pavilion, it stands to reason that the bell and drum should have sounded.

The officials who gathered to chat all found out that something was wrong and rushed to the palace gate, and some anxious officials had already begun to bang on the palace gate and shout to the palace.

The brigade marshal still knelt on one knee, holding his sword and hanging his head, Tian Qiniang subconsciously rubbed the armrest of the dragon chair, and Pei Kun asked again: King?

Tian Qiniang's figure shook slightly, and said in a deep voice: Let's start!

Pei Kun breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand to the entrance of the hall, Xiao Hai immediately lifted the dust, and the two little attendants rushed towards the bells, drums and drum towers on the side. The eunuch of the Drum and Bell Division raised his voice and said: Mingjingyun Bell...... While......

Eight small chamberlains worked together to pick up the big wooden bell and slammed it into the huge bronze bell hanging in the bell tower.

Sound the drums!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Knock knock knock...... (To be continued......)