The east dawned, the clouds on the horizon were dyed red, and the cold air in the early morning seemed to be steamed by the blood vapor floating in the air.

He Minglan, whose face was covered with blood, hugged the body of Qi's mother tightly in the chest, and the initial fright turned into a heart-wrenching cry.

Previously, he slowly moved to the exit of the tunnel with a heavy ominousness, and the figure of the guards in front of him who stopped and the shouts that became even more terrifying after entering the underground from the outside made He Minglan understand the situation he was about to face at that time. Hunters, who were clearly bent on tracking down their prey, were instead surrounded by a long-waiting trap.

There is no turning back on the road, and if you don't go out, the outside will be filled with stones and sealed, so the passage will be turned into a huge living tomb. People who are suffocated, suffocated, and even trapped will gnaw on the flesh and blood of their companions for water and food......

The intimidation outside vividly challenged the fragile nerves of everyone in the darkness, so much so that in the end, He Minglan didn't know how he was dragged out of the secret passage.

There was no one in the small courtyard like a well, only a few corpses lying down, and they were the first to come out and try to escape. And it was the archer who shot them on the surrounding roof, an impermeable circle of archers with crossbows and bows.

"I am the prince Liangdi, who dares to boldly plot an assassination!" , He Minglan once shouted at the top with his head raised in a trembling voice. But a feather arrow that came out of the air without warning responded to her simply and domineeringly. If it weren't for Mother Qi's loyal protection in front of her, He Minglan herself would have been shot in pair.

The hundred or so survivors in the courtyard who were like trapped beasts fired another round of warning arrows from above, and after killing a few typical examples, they all threw away their weapons as requested, threw away all the miscellaneous items on their bodies, and then groped ropes from the ground, tied each other, and strung them towards the small gate indicated. Two men in black, tightly wrapped from head to toe, appeared by the door, and re-examined each one who was going out.

In the end, He Minglan, the only living person left alone in the courtyard, was frightened by several servants who came with her, so that only her white underwear remained, and all the hairpin jewelry was wiped and thrown in the sundries. If it weren't for the voice reminding the women who had been reduced to prisoners to leave Liangdi with some dignity. The frightened servants were about to tie the hemp rope directly to He Minglan's delicate body.

Treated lightly, He Minglan was completely unconscious, and only pounced on Qi's mother's corpse again and again after everyone let go of their hands.

The encirclement and annihilation used arrows, carefully took the upper hand, and was extremely cautious to examine the bodies of the captives one by one, all because Man Yun had warned that there would be poison experts among the pursuers who might follow. But now there is nothing...... Xiao Wan, who was wearing a lean riding suit, wrinkled her eyebrows. waved his hand and motioned to his subordinates to carry away all the corpses in the courtyard.

He Minglan, who was forcibly dragging Qi's mother's corpse, was dragged a few steps, and finally collapsed to the ground in a fit of strength.

"Where did Elder Kui and the people he brought go?!" , Xiao Wan walked up to He Minglan and shouted eagerly. Through the hurried questioning of the captives, she had already learned who was the one who found Man Yun in Meiwu with a lightly poisonous scroll and the entrance to the tunnel, but there was no old man with white hair and white beard among the captives currently in custody.

He Minglan's frenzied eyes slowly moved up from a pair of patent leather boots in front of him, fixed on Xiao Wan's face, and laughed deliciously. If she was still angry at Elder Kui's behavior of leaving people without saying goodbye just now, now the melancholy between Xiao Wan's eyebrows has pleased her again.

"Where did they go!". Xiao Wan, who couldn't bear it, raised her foot and kicked He Minglan lightly, her tone even more irritable.

"The eldest princess actually treats her brother-in-law like this?" , He Minglan's tears were all gone, she straightened up elegantly, and sat quietly looking at Her Royal Highness the eldest princess who made her fail, and said with a thick sarcasm at the corners of her eyebrows and eyes: "Minglan is here to serve the queen's will, and what you do, sister, will make the queen mother very disappointed." ”

Xiao Wan was stunned, and then half-leaned down to stare at the woman who was still holding Fan at this time. The corners of his mouth grinned and said: "This palace remembers that there has never been a surname He among a few serious younger sisters!" What's more, the queen mother you mentioned is the biological mother of the palace, and His Royal Highness the prince is also the younger brother of the palace. As the eldest princess, it is only right to clean up the portal for the royal brother! ”。

Xiao Wan, who has always disliked her identity as a princess, lifted her spirits at this time to suppress people, and she still talked very slippery about the palace.

"Clean up the portal? The eldest princess did her best for Xiao Hong and his wife, I'm afraid that in the end, she will seek skin for the tiger, right? ”

Xiao Wan glanced at the attendants guarding the courtyard and simply squatted down. A palm stretched out and stopped next to He Minglan's face. Seeing that the woman who was full of sarcasm just now closed her eyes in fright again, she reached out and vigorously rubbed the remaining blood and tears on her tender face.

He Minglan's face instantly turned into a piece, and her originally dry lips were also painted with a fishy pale red, as if they had been crossed by a Zhu criticism.

"If it's about Xiaoliu's life experience, you can shut up for me as soon as possible!" Xiao Wan snorted contemptuously, stood up straight and stared down from top to bottom, and said with a sarcastic smile: "At this time, I am only worried about how to pull others into the water?" You can do it! ”

Regarding Elder Kui's matter, Xiao Wan was not ready to ask He Minglan any more. She expected that He Minglan, who was already stunned, would not be able to say anything valuable.

"Xiao Wan! You are the eldest princess of the Jing Dynasty, but you openly ......"

"I don't need you to remind me that I am the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, the eldest princess of the Jing Dynasty! I remember! So no matter how disgusted I am with the misfortune and pain that this surname has brought me, I will also remember the shelter and benefits given by my family, and remember that my surname is Xiao! Xiao Wan, who had already turned around and walked away, stepped back to He Minglan's side and asked suspiciously: "It's you, just now you hugged the corpse of an old mother and cried so much, but it seems that you never thought of what would happen to the mother who accompanied you out of the city to pray for blessings, nor did you think of the He family?" ”

The He family? Without waiting for He Minglan to react, Xiao Wan, who suddenly remembered something, changed color slightly, and hurriedly called someone to find the leader of the guards who came with her.

At the exit of the tunnel that was finally changed to a place, they only caught He Minglan and more than 100 people who came from Meiwu, but He Minglan went out of the city two days ago with 2,000 private soldiers of the He family to the western suburbs. Second Mrs. He, who had been controlled earlier, was only a few guards and maids left.

Like Elder Kui, who mysteriously disappeared, the army of the He family who should be on the outskirts of the city also took He Minglan as a raft, and only followed her for a moment and disappeared.

Xiao Wan's detectives who went to Luojing City to investigate quickly sent back the latest letter, and the gate of Luojing City was suddenly closed in the morning, and martial law was imposed in the city. The subordinate officials of the princess's mansion who knocked on the door, whether they took out the token of the eldest princess's mansion or the jade talisman that the crown prince Xiao Ze gave to the eldest sister in private, they could not open the thick city gate.

Xiao Wan, who thought that everything would be fine if she caught He Minglan, was heartbroken. Riding on a horse, she looked at the golden scale of the city wall under the winter sun from afar, paced a few laps, and then estimated the strength of her eight or nine hundred private soldiers from outside the city, gritted her teeth and pulled her horse south.

Emperor Jing Xiao Rui, who is running around for the New Year's major festivals, should be in the south......

The treasure is hidden in the room, not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves remembering. Especially when people are low on energy and tired of coping.

After the news of the closure of the city gate of Luojing City spread to the East Palace, Xiao Ze, who was already in strict formation, anxiously waited for his mother to come to the door. But Empress Xu was clearly more patient than he thought. Until the end of the day, Qingning Palace still did not show the slightest sign of urging Feng Yuan.

"If you feel tired, please take a break. Even if you break up your sleep time into moments, it's good to sleep and wake up all the time! ”

Zhou Manyun's concerned advice in the Xinuan Pavilion, although the content was still calculating, but for Lu Shou and the others, who cared more about Xiao Ze, it was tantamount to a witty remark, and naturally followed the gossip to persuade His Royal Highness the Prince, who was in weak health.

"Got it! How are you doing? Fact! Xiao Ze raised his voice in response, and then asked him what he cared about.

In the morning, Man Yun, who slept in a hurry last night, took a bath in the orchid soup. At noon, I picked up food again, and it was very leisurely to stay behind in the eyes of outsiders. But with her forbearant instructions at this time, Xiao Ze always felt that something was wrong.

Man Yun, who was lying on his back on the couch, looked at the top of the tent, raised the corners of his mouth, smiled lightly, and replied lightly: "Maybe in two or three hours, the child will be born early." ”

Although it should be easy, fine beads of sweat still crawled all over Man Yun's forehead with a short answer.

It's lucky, at least the environment at this time is pretty good. Leaving Yanwang's Mansion last night, on the road, Manyun was in pain in the car, but fortunately, the child understood her difficulty. It took her a good night's sleep before another pain attack came in the morning. Take a precautionary bath and shampoo. cleaned up, and just ushered in a more regular pain.

The pain, she has endured it from being dumb in the morning to now.

Half an hour ago, it is now a moment twice, and when the pain becomes more and more frequent, it is time for the child to be born. Although I had experience in my previous life, this body in my current life is still in my primiparity. I still have to go through a difficult and painful labor process.

What's more, there is still chaos all around now!

Man Yun's clenched fist opened, a puddle of hazel mucus was wet in his palm, and between his fingers was a poisonous snake that was more than three inches long and had a blue body and a red head.

She flicked her jade fingers. The silver waiting on the edge of the couch immediately coiled the centipede's body and opened its mouth to devour. The winter snow has not melted, and the sting has not arrived, so it is said that there should be no insects and snakes at all, but taking advantage of the illness to die, all things in heaven and earth have their own natural instincts, not to mention that it is very likely that someone will drive them behind.

After Man Yun cleaned himself and inspected the room, the medicinal powder sprinkled around the room was quite effective in expelling the ordinary poison, but the poisonous Gu that had been raised by people would not only come and take away the blood food, but also point out the timing and direction to the people behind him.

It seems that Xiao Wanshi's transfer of the tiger from the mountain did not achieve the expected results. The people who followed the trail of the poison still followed.

Fortunately, outsiders are not allowed to come in the mother's room, and although the two of them were stunned, they still restrained the screams that almost came out of their lips in their throats.

The secret that was originally unwilling to be easily revealed to others, Man Yun could no longer hide it. She is on the verge of life and death in childbirth, and she and her children need help!

The outer compartment, which had been silent for a long time, sounded a sound of rustling with ear to ear, and then Xiao Ze raised his voice and said to the warm pavilion: "The queen mother has come out of the end of the door to live in the East Palace!" ”

"Good!" , Man Yun smiled helplessly, took a deep breath and added: "The timing is very accurate!" ”

The back of Xiao Man's hand rubbed against his reddened eyes, and he had the urge to burst into tears.

The timing was right! Xiao Ze's eyes were as dark as an abyss, he bent his fingers and knocked on the back of the chair, and sneered: "Open the middle door and welcome the queen's phoenix to Yulan Hall!" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, absolutely not!" , Xiao Man's panicked blocking sound sounded.

"Big brother, please come in first!" , Man Yun calmly squeezed Xiao Man's hand, shook his head at her who was concerned about the chaos, and motioned for her to listen to Xiao Ze's arrangement......

Whether it is a monarch or a mother and son, until the last moment when the fish dies and the net is broken, Yu public and private cannot tear their faces and fight on the street. Empress Xu was very appreciative of the eldest son's move to open the door in advance, but after Feng Yuan entered the middle gate of the East Palace, he did not immediately turn towards Yulan Hall, but stopped on the main hall and waited quietly.

After waiting for a moment, a mother who was sent to Baoyi by Xu Hou replied to the message breathlessly.

Princess Yan, who claimed to have been admitted to Baoyi Courtyard by the crown princess Qin last night, was indeed not in the courtyard, and the princess also cried about the difficulty of raising children, and actually declined the escort queen disrespectfully.

"After all, the Qin family is Jimin's wife, so it is inevitable that there are still scruples!" , Xu Hou, who entered the East Palace and changed to a shoulder man, secretly cursed the two ends of the eldest daughter-in-law's head rat with a gloomy face, but looked at the grandson's face still raised and lowered, and waved his hand to signal the attendants to turn to the right place where they were going.

In front of the white marble arch was a group of guards in distinct armor, and the cold light of arrows appeared on the wall.

"The prince has a life, no matter who comes, if you want to go to Yulan, abandon the car and be free of weapons!" , even in front of the mother of a country, the guards guarding the door still stood tall and shouted.

"Does the prince really want to do this to his biological mother?" , Empress Xu sneered condescendingly, but then unexpectedly ordered the attendants and inner supervisors to lose their honor guards in front of the door.

The queen mother, supported by a steady palace maid, walked on the road leading to Yulan Hall with her head held high, and there were only a dozen or so followers behind her, calm and relaxed, and ignored the archer-wielding guards on both sides of the road who were aiming with their actions.

Among the entourage, a white-haired old palace eunuch was holding a rattan cane, staggering closely behind, and his eyes narrowed into two thin slits gradually gathered an incomparably excited light with the aura sensed by the fate Gu on his body.

In front of the courtyard gate of Yulan Hall, Xu Hou and his party were blocked again, and this time Xiao Ze asked that no more than two people follow her into the courtyard.

"The old slave is waiting for the mother outside the door!" , Elder Kui, who had changed into a red-clothed eunuch costume, paused and pinched his cane in his throat and replied, dangerously and habitually brushing a freshly shaved white beard under his chin.

It is determined that the palace supervisor who wants to bring it into the hospital is the best, and the strange old man waiting outside the door has seen his ability to repel poisonous insects and bite living people into white bones. What's more, what is waiting in Yulan Hall is the eldest son who was conceived for ten months and worked hard to give birth! Xu Hou thought about the current situation, let go of the palace maid who was helping her, and confidently crossed the threshold of the courtyard gate. (To be continued......)