Qing Ling couldn't remember how he walked out of the Chengji Hall and stepped into the thick dark night step by step.

But after so many years of power struggle, the dangerous juncture of birth and death, after all, still honed her will and reason.

The moment she stepped out of the palace gate, she subconsciously used the unicorn jade plate to hide her figure, passed the layers of heavily armored sergeants guarding outside, and slowly walked in the direction of the Vermilion Bird Hall.

Soon, the news that the Emperor and the Great Prince were poisoned at the same time would spread throughout the palace......

Soon, there will be the bad news that Emperor Hao died because of poison......

Soon, there will be countless evidences and witnesses who will plant the crime of poisoning Fang Shan's body......

Heh, actually, that's not a sham, right?

She scoffed.

The person who poisoned him was really Fang Shan's clan.

Mu Chen, it's just a plan......

A column of people quickly walked towards this direction, the leader wearing the armor of a general, and his appearance was vaguely familiar.

Qing Ling remembered in a trance that this person's name was Xu Hong, and the steward of his mansion had mentioned that he was the eldest prince's person.

Xu Hong was followed by several people who Qing Ling also knew, all of whom were Mu Chen's henchmen.

Wu has Mo Nan'an Mountain, Wen has Mu Duan, Ming has the support of courtiers and herself, and secretly has a place like Hongyuefang to collect information, plus the financial support of the An family, she should have understood that the power in Mu Chen's hands is enough to overturn the world.

It's just that I didn't expect that the cruel words he said before he got married turned out to be more than just a reference to the palace......

Qing Ling walked vaguely, countless thoughts and emotions in the center of his brain were stirring and boiling, and he was unexpectedly pulled by one of the ranks, and then dragged to a hidden place on the side.

Chun Yuyan tore off the black scarf covering his face, and his tone was anxious, "Why are you here?" Didn't you let Xun leave? ”

Qing Ling raised his head in confusion, and looked at Chun Yuyan's gaze, only to feel that the tear mole under the corner of his eye looked extremely cold under the moonlight.

She remembered that his cultivation was not weak, and he must have seen through the prohibition he had set. And the black outfit in front of him was exactly the same as the one on Wei Yuan just now.

She smirked, "Why am I leaving?" You can stand here alive now, you must have controlled the queen and them. You also know that I have wanted to seek revenge on Mu Han for a long time, how can I miss such an opportunity? ”

Tonight, the Fang Shan clan originally planned to blame Chun Yufu, but in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he arranged the henchmen in the forbidden army to the area of the Chun Yu clan's Jingzhong Mansion in advance, so that Mu Chen's men had the opportunity to control the Vermilion Bird Palace.

And the team that intercepted Queen Fangshan was the arrangement for trapping the queen and her family in the net under the command of Chun Yuyan.

Chun Yuyan heard what Qing Ling said, understood that she already knew all the hidden secrets, and asked carefully, "Have you seen Mu Chen?" Is he alright? Your Majesty...... Is there a compromise? ”

Qing Ling looked at Chun Yuyan in disbelief and sneered: "Compromise? How do you think he will compromise? Is the Zen position given to Mu Chen? Don't you want to tell me that you've done so much tonight, and you just want to get this result! Who is my father, who is Mu Chen, how can they compromise with each other? How can it be! ”

At the end of the words, she was almost out of control, and she bit her lip fiercely before she could suppress the tide of collapse.

Chun Yuyan tried his best to appease Qing Ling, his hand was raised several times, but he couldn't hang down, and after a moment, he said in a low voice: "Since you know Mu Chen's personality, you should understand that once he makes a decision, others can only follow...... I know I owe you an explanation, but I really don't have time to delay right now, there's a lot more to ...... It needs to be dealt with. Can you just sell my personal favor, leave the palace as soon as possible, and go back to your mansion temporarily? ”

Qing Ling was silent for a long time, and only after he completely controlled his emotions did he sneer, "I understand." Tonight, Fang Shan's clan poisoned the banquet, Mu Chen and his father were both poisoned, no matter how intact I was, at least I should pretend. He raised his hand and wiped his cheek, his gaze fell on nothingness, and muttered, "I understand." ”

Chun Yuyan saw that although she still had some emotions, she finally calmed down, calmed down a little, hesitated for a moment, and said: "If this scene is done enough, originally, you should also be really poisoned, but Mu Chen still sent you a snack with an antidote in the name of Concubine An, you have to understand that he is actually ......"

Before he finished speaking, Qing Ling had already pushed him away and walked forward silently.

The antidote was only given to her.

If it weren't for her teasing heart for a while, half-forcing and half-persuading, letting Luo Yao eat the rest of the snacks, would there be one more person who died tonight?

"Qingling,"

Chun Yuyan's lips pursed a few times, and finally, he said clearly: "Remember what I said to you in Chongwu." Each of us is just a pawn in a chess game, and we can't help ourselves. Only when you truly become the controller of the chessboard one day can you do whatever you want. ”

Qing Ling's footsteps paused, and he turned his head slightly, "You and I, forever, can only be chess pieces." ”

Outside the main hall, Xun, who had been waiting here, immediately appeared with the rest of the guards, and stepped forward to take Qing Ling back to the house.

Qing Ling walked straight past them and continued to walk towards the main hall.

On the steps of the palace, Concubine Jin stood leaning on the railing with the support of several palace maids.

Next to her, stood Luo Yao, who was holding the sixth prince Zhecheng in his arms.

The moment Luo Yao's gaze touched Qing Ling, his expression eased significantly.

He had just brought out Concubine Jin and Zhecheng in the chaos, but he couldn't find Qing Ling anymore, and he wanted to look around, but he was stopped by the frightened Concubine Jin, crying and begging to take them to the main hall. Zhecheng even stuck to Luo Yao, hugging his neck and refusing to put it down, tears and snot wiped his clothes wet......

Concubine Jin firmly believed that the Vermilion Bird Hall was the most heavily guarded and safest place in the entire palace, so she escorted them here with Luo Yao. Luo Yao found the commander of the guards in the main hall, explained a few words, and was about to put down Zhecheng and set off to find Qingling, but saw her appear in front of her, and walked slowly.

When Zhecheng saw his sister, he wiped his tears with some embarrassment, and the hand around Luo Yao's neck finally loosened a little.

Luo Yao took the opportunity to coax Zhecheng and handed him over to the palace maid on the side, while he walked down the white jade steps quickly and went straight to Qingling.

Qing Ling stared at Luo Yao in a daze, and his eyes gradually became wet.

Many emotions in her heart finally couldn't bear it anymore, and she didn't care that Luo Yao's clothes were stained by Zhecheng's tears, she threw herself into his arms, and then felt a burst of blood surging in her chest, and there was a faint fishy sweet taste in her throat, and her eyes suddenly darkened, and the person fainted.

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When I woke up again, I was already in the mansion in Lingxiao City.

Luo Yao stood by the Qingling couch, holding her hand, the expression in his eyes was a little complicated, but his tone was very gentle, "Awake?" Want to have a drink? ”

Qing Ling looked at him blankly for a moment, as if he hadn't come back to his senses for a while, and after a while, he remembered all the things before, and his eyes suddenly cracked apart, and he lost focus again.

"Miyazai,"

She was silent for a moment, then asked, "What's going on right now?" ”

Luo Yao's eyebrows drooped slightly, gently stroked the soft fingers of Qingling in his palm, and said slowly: "Your Majesty passed away, it is said that it was because of the same poison as the eldest prince. A large number of attendants and maids in the palace were interrogated by the three divisions, and most of the results that have come out now are related to the queen and the patriarch of Fangshan. ”

He raised his eyes to examine her expression, and saw that there was no surprise in it, so he knew that she had already understood the cause and effect, and couldn't help but be silent, and only continued after a while: "The ministers of the court, headed by Yu Shicheng, have repeatedly asked Mu Chen to ascend the throne as soon as possible and inherit the throne of Emperor Chaoyan. ”

Emperor Hao had a total of six sons, Youning and Zhe were still young, more than both were weak, and they were all concubines. After Hao Chan died, the only princes who had the ability to compete for the position of prince were Mu Chen and Mu Han. And now Mu Han is implicated in the poisoning case of Fang Shan's clan, once he is convicted, he will be a rebel who murdered his father and brother, and he has completely lost his qualification to compete with Mu Chen.

The time, the place, the people.

Mu Chen calculated everything very accurately......

Qing Ling lay on the couch, silent for a long time, and then turned sideways, his forehead gently pressed against Luo Yao's forearm, as if he wanted to comfort his sorrow.

"At times like these,"

She muttered, "I'm actually, I'm supposed to be happy, right?" After a pause, "Since the death of the fourth senior brother, what I have never forgotten is to bring down Mu Han and the queen." Now that the Fang Shan clan has fallen into such a situation, and Mu Chen is in power, I should be happy......"

Her forehead rubbed against Luo Yao's sleeve, her voice was a little choked and trembling, and she said intermittently: "I also hated my father, hated him for forcing me to do so many things...... A lot of times, I didn't really see him as a father......"

Too much temptation and exploitation, too much calculation and trading.

As the father and daughter of the imperial family, they have always sat at both ends of the chessboard, constantly testing each other's bottom line, and calculating how to use each other to make the most beneficial move for themselves. Even with so many Cheng Huan's knees and loving concerns, looking back, I can't tell how much is true love and how much is just acting......

Luo Yao stroked Qing Ling's hair, and his heart was also mixed.

From the moment the green spirit fell on his knees and wept, he realized that many of his previous choices may have been wrong. He obviously has enough ability to influence the political situation in the Eastern Continent, at least, so that she no longer has to be caught between many contradictions and trade-offs, and live so hard, but in the end, he just chose to stay out of the matter, leaving her alone to face the many unbearable burdens......

Qing Ling was still immersed in the memory of his father, and sighed slightly, "Although I hated and was sad...... But I remember what he said to me......"

Those are the words that only a father would say to his children.

She began to have plans to win people's hearts, and he warned her: "It is taboo to draw conclusions based on superficial words alone. If you want to control people's minds, you must first learn to hold on to your thoughts! ”

thought that she hated Luo Yao and cared about Fang Shanlei, and she also reluctantly comforted her with guilt: "You also know in your heart that the children of the emperor's family can never act with emotion. ”

In front of her, he revealed his truest thoughts, "If I want to establish a truly unified power, I have to rely on the influence of the big clans. But one day...... One day......"

And the deepest impression in Qing Ling's heart is that after Hao Chong's death, he sat alone by the military tent lamp, so tired, weak, fragile, and old.

"Don't think of your father too ruthlessly. Title aside, you are just my children, and you are the ones I am willing to protect with my life. ”

Yes, he is only her father despite the title.

If it weren't for the layers of royal status, there might not be so many complicated love-hate grievances between them, and she wouldn't know whether she should cry or rejoice in her hard-won freedom at this moment......