Chapter 40: King Gyeong's Conspiracy (1)
Guo Housheng was still waiting for news under the eaves of the main hall of the East Palace, and the people he sent to Qiwu Palace returned with feathers, saying that Qiwu Palace, like Longqian Palace, guarded a lot of palace guards and could not be approached. Xiao Chen's road is broken, Guo Housheng only felt a little afraid at this time, it turned out that Concubine Qing and King Qing had done so many things unconsciously, it seemed that after this incident, he had to review himself, there would be such a mistake, putting the master in danger without knowing it.
After all, he is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and his face did not change when he heard the news, and he waved his hand and sent many people to various palaces to inquire about the news.
"Mr. Guo." Du Yunjin came slowly under the support of Ruyu.
"Mother." Guo Housheng saluted her respectfully, and a little anxiety flashed in his eyes.
"Your Highness has been down for so long, whether you come back or not, there should be a message back." Du Yunjin confided in a slow and logical manner: "Now that His Royal Highness has not returned for a long time, if this concubine goes to visit, it will not be considered an arrogance, right?" ”
"This ......" Guo Housheng raised his head in embarrassment, he hadn't thought of this method, it was best for Du Yunjin to come forward, but in this situation, don't say that Du Yunjin appeared, even if Xiao Chen went in person, he could only stay inside. At that time, he will not only have to bother to rescue his master, but also take care of the crown princess.
"Mother." Guo Housheng took a step forward and deliberately lowered his voice to explain: "The villain thinks that Niangniang should not go over at this moment, if she doesn't even return to Niangniang, there will be no serious master in this huge East Palace." ”
In the face of his kind persuasion, Du Yunjin just smiled faintly and asked lightly: "How does Manager Guo know that Concubine Ben has also gone and has not returned?" Her hand pressed on her waist, which was not obviously bulging, and whispered, "If the concubine dares to go, she will come back in a good manner." Manager Guo doesn't have to worry, if the concubine is unfortunately said by Manager Guo, please go to the Du Mansion on Zhuzi Street and send a letter to the housekeeper Uncle Yuan. ”
She didn't entangle Guo Housheng too much, and walked towards the outside of the East Palace with Ruyu in stride.
Guo Housheng saw her resolute attitude, and immediately followed.
"Since Niangniang is going, then even if it is the Longtan Tiger's Den ahead, the villain will definitely accompany her."
Du Yunjin turned his head and looked directly at him, seeing that his eyes were clear, and there was not much shadow of conspiracy, so he nodded at him. Behind her, in addition to Ruyu and Guo Housheng, she was also followed by three palace maids and two chamberlains, and the group walked towards the Long Qian Hall in such a majestic manner.
As the little chamberlain said, there was not a single palace person walking outside the Long Qian Palace, only the solemn palace guards standing and waiting on both sides. Seeing Du Yunjin and others coming, they did not salute according to the rules, like stone statues waiting for the mausoleum on both sides of the long road, motionless.
Du Yunjin took a closer look, these people looked like well-trained soldiers, not the group of palace guards who patrolled the imperial city all day. They came so quickly and secretly, they must have been temporarily transferred back from the outskirts of the imperial capital. The avant-garde battalion has always been stationed on the outskirts of Beijing, complementing each other with the palace guards in the imperial city, and jointly undertaking the heavy responsibility of defending the imperial capital. Concubine Qing was able to mobilize people from there, and it seems that the avant-garde camp has joined King Qing's camp, which should not be good news.
They paid no attention to her, and she was not polite, and walked straight towards the closed door of the temple.
"Stop!"
The palace guards guarding the door suddenly opened their mouths, pulled out their long swords glowing with cold and bright light, and blocked in front of Du Yunjin. Where have the people in the palace seen such a real sword, and some of the palace people behind Du Yunjin have turned pale in the face.
Du Yunjin glanced at him coldly and scolded: "You dare to draw your sword in front of this concubine!" ”
As soon as her words came out, Ruyu immediately hit the snake with the stick, and also reprimanded: "Do you understand the rules, it is disrespectful for you to draw a sword in front of the crown princess, come here, drag down such a big rebel and cut it down!" ”
She was originally a weak woman, and there was no murderous spirit in saying such words. The other palace guards blushed as if they were watching a joke.
"This is the crown princess, you are not polite, but you are generous, and I don't care about you. But after all, Niangniang is the master of the palace, and you should ask for a cut when you draw your sword in front of your master to stop it! Guo Housheng stood up from Ruyu's side, his face was vicissitudes, and he was serving as a manager, and he was always holding the shelf when he spoke, which was naturally a different effect.
"Even if the queen mother comes, she can't go in." The palace guard didn't intend to give Du Yunjin and Guo Housheng face at all, and his words were very blunt, and he actually collided head-on.
"Drag down this concubine!" Du Yunjin saw that he was so inadequate, and his face sank.
The attendants behind him were about to roll up their sleeves and step forward, but before they could make a move, the other palace guards began to draw their swords one after another, and a vicious fight was inevitable.
"You're just the opposite!" Guo Housheng reprimanded viciously, but he didn't dare to really do it, and a group of people looked at Du Yunjin, whether to fight or retreat, it all depended on her meaning.
Du Yunjin is not a good person, after she married into the East Palace, she was a pampered princess with peace of mind, and she was gentle to others. However, this does not mean that she is a gentle-tempered person, thinking that the image of the Hell Rakshasa who met and killed the enemy on the battlefield was widely circulated among the Du family's army.
She didn't talk nonsense with them anymore, and "Teng" pulled out a soft sword from her waist. Since taking "Dream Break" and hurting her body, she has had a hard time even picking up the decorative sword, but after Xiao Shaokang's careful conditioning in the past few years, her strength has recovered a few percent. didn't want to completely abandon this martial art, she had asked Yan Hui to bring a message to Uncle Yuan before, and specially found this light soft sword.
These people are full of murderous aura, maybe they are good at killing the enemy on the battlefield, but this is the inner courtyard of the palace, not a wide battlefield, and their brute charge and tactics have lost their usefulness. On the other hand, Du Yunjin, she lost all her internal strength, but she remembered that she was very familiar with the tricks, and with the help of the soft sword in her hand, she made it impossible for those people to get close, and even cut the shoulder of one of them.
Du Yunjin fought hard, the group of palace people she brought, in addition to Ruyu and the three palace maids, Guo Housheng and the inner servants were all fighting with the palace guards either by brute force or by skill, and for a while, the outside of the Longqian Palace was not lively. Such a scene has not been seen in nearly 100 years.
The applause sounded, and Xiao Yuli, dressed in a royal blue python robe, appeared not far away with a smile on his face. "The eldest sister-in-law is really good at martial arts!"
Seeing him coming, the palace guards withdrew their hands and obediently stood back in their places. Compared with them, Du Yunjin was not in such a good mood, the sword in her hand did not change, and in the midst of everyone's consternation, the palace guard who had spoken to her before took the opportunity to cut off his head.