The sudden change soon alarmed the entire Windy City.

Under the escort of Nian Ying, Qing Ling first boarded the Baili clan's cruiser, and only after the guards sent to the city to inquire sent a signal and confirmed that everything was safe in the city, he was heavily escorted back to the Dazehou Mansion.

On the bay, the elite of the Hou Mansion and the Chaoyan Forbidden Army gathered in heavy armor, circling back and forth, surrounding the earthen fortress that broke through the sea. After Luo Yao instructed Nian Ying to send Qing Ling away, he stayed where he was, drove his mount, ascended to the top, and dispatched his subordinates to do the final exploration and cleanup.

The scarred Ning Hao and Mu Han were also rescued from the sea.

It is said that the two were also besieged by the Clans, but fortunately they were able to save their lives by jumping into the sea from the cracked outer wall.

When Qing Ling heard the news, he had already returned to the Hou Mansion.

Bailiyu, who has always been "sick in bed", suddenly recovered, and stayed in the hall of the Hou Mansion with a group of clan relatives and staff overnight, constantly passing orders and gathering news, and even Baili Ningyan, who was tired and had tears on his face, was also called from Chun Yuyan's sickbed to discuss the next response with his father.

The eldest son and eldest daughter of the four great families both died in the bay of Daze Baili Courtyard. Anyone with a little insight can estimate that this already turbulent political situation is about to be turned upside down......

Qing Ling hurriedly freshened up under the service of the maid, avoided Xu Di's endless inquiries, and hurried to the front hall to inquire about the news.

As soon as he walked under the corridor outside the hall, he heard someone suddenly raise his voice and say, "Does the patriarch know that this matter has nothing to do with the Chaoyan royal family?" Emperor Hao has been jealous of my Daze Baili for a long time, and this incident not only directly ruined the alliance between the Fangshan clan and the Chunyu clan, but also blamed my Baili clan, and it is clear that the biggest beneficiary is the Chaoyan royal family! I heard someone say that at tonight's birthday banquet, the emperor, who is the hostess, is late. For such a long time, Bao Buqi is to work hard in advance to prepare for the establishment of the bureau! ”

Qing Ling's footsteps froze, and he couldn't move forward even if he stood under the corridor.

There was another noisy discussion in the hall, as if some people were echoing and some people disagreeing, and there was no dispute.

At this time, Luo Yao, who was in a hurry, walked over from the other end of the corridor in a dusty manner, surrounded by the entourage of the brigade.

He saw Qing Ling from a distance, stopped and gave a few orders to the attendants, walked over alone, and said to Qing Ling: "Right now, there are many people in the Hou Mansion, and you have been working all night, why don't you stay in the inner garden to rest?" ”

Qing Ling remembered what Shi Cai heard, and couldn't help but smile coldly, "What, are you planning to take advantage of my absence to detain the charges on the head of the Chaoyan royal family?" Or simply put me under house arrest, rebel directly, and threaten my father with my life? ”

Luo Yao looked at Qing Ling, the heavy exhaustion in his eyes gradually turned to loneliness and coldness, and said lightly: "I'm really tired, you can think whatever you like." ”

After finishing speaking, he quickly turned and left.

Qing Ling stood in place for a long time, came back to his senses, and turned around and walked towards the inner garden where he came.

She did not go back to the house to rest as Luo Yao said, but moved to the guest room on the west side to visit Chun Yuyan, who was sent here to heal.

After Baili's sea ship rescued the people, Ah Jing was escorted to Ning Hao's mansion by Mu Han, and Chun Yuyan and Yu Yi were taken to the Hou Mansion by Ning Yan and urgently summoned the famous doctor in the city for treatment.

Qingling inquired about it before returning home, and learned that Ah Jing and Chun Yuyan were both safe, so he felt a little relieved. Now that she stepped into the guest room where Chun Yuyan lived, she saw several doctors gathered around the couch discussing the method of applying medicine, and glanced at the lifeless Yan on the couch, only to realize that "life is safe" is far different from peace and security.

The doctors stepped forward to salute Qing Ling, and she hurriedly helped her up.

"How's his injury?"

The doctors replied that Chun Yu Gongzi's injuries were too severe, and he was exhausted and almost exhausted when facing the enemy, but fortunately he was stuffed with a few extremely high-quality pills to save his life. Nowadays, we can only rely on continuous replenishment of panacea to help their vitality slowly recover, and the best policy is to stay in bed and recuperate.

Qing Ling had learned some simple medical theories from the jade slip given by Xian Xian, and stepped forward to investigate Chun Yuyan's pulse and condition, and saw that he was indeed very weak, and he was afraid that he might not wake up in ten days and a half months, so he said with his jaw: "There should be no shortage of famous medicines in the Hou Mansion, you can use it." ”

Doctor Nuo said: "Yes." Miss Baili has already spoken. ”

As he spoke, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

Nian Hong lowered her head and chattered behind Ning Yan: "...... It's been a whole night without sleep, and I haven't changed my clothes, and now I finally let Shizi persuade him to come back to rest, and I'm busy running to guard him, miss, you don't usually do this......"

Ning Yan turned a deaf ear to Nian Hong's nagging, but stepped into the inner compartment, raised his eyes and saw Qing Ling sitting in front of the couch, his expression flashed with a moment of embarrassment, and he stood in place.

Qing Ling saw that Ning Yan's sideburns were messy, his eyes were red and swollen, and he no longer had the appearance of being cold and lonely on weekdays, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, stood up and said, "Ning Yan, you're here." The doctor said that Chun Yuyan was fine, and he should recuperate slowly. ”

Ning Yan took care of Chun Yuyan all night, knew his condition well, and understood that there was no other way than to wait for him to slowly recover, but he couldn't help but want to stay by his side, as if he only felt at ease by looking at each other from time to time.

She hesitated for a moment, did not step forward, silently met Qingling's gaze for a moment, and then turned her head sideways to Nian Hong and said, "Follow me to the feather coat to have a look." ”

With that, he turned around and walked out.

When the doctors in the house saw Miss Baili leaving to visit another patient in the house, they also packed up their medicine boxes and hurriedly followed, leaving only two doctors to continue dispensing medicine for Chun Yuyan.

In the inner compartment, it quickly quieted down. The doctor who stayed behind also went to the treasury with the person in charge of the house to fetch medicinal materials, and the surroundings were silent for a while, only the lingering fragrance of medicine in the air, cold and indifferent, and doubly miserable.

Qing Lingwu spontaneously stayed for a while, slowly sat down on the edge of the couch, and looked at Chun Yuyan, who was lying silently.

Yan's face was pale due to blood loss, and the tear moles under the corners of his eyes were also particularly obvious, revealing a touch of melancholy and poignancy that is rarely seen on weekdays.

Qing Ling's eyes were lowered, and he was entangled in contradictions, not only eagerly hoping that he would wake up soon and give him some spiritual comfort and support for his isolated and helpless self, but on the other hand, he hoped that he would not have to wake up for a long time and not have to face the painful news that his brother and sister-in-law had both died.

"What to do, Yan,"

She whispered, "What are we going to do......"

The burning sensation in his body, which was similar to that of the flames, had long since disappeared. If she hadn't been tortured by the pain of the flames for a few days, perhaps she wouldn't have noticed the subtle anomaly. She didn't dare to talk to anyone, nor did she dare to let the doctor verify it, so she could only face Chun Yuyan, who had no response, at this moment, and poured out tears.

"If this matter really has something to do with him, what should we do?"

There have been speculations before, but I can't find the reason for it for a while. But what she had just heard outside the antechamber brightened her mind like lightning. provoked the struggle between the four great families and blamed the Baili clan, and the biggest profiteer was not the Chaoyan royal family who gave her her surname and power?

Whether it is Emperor Hao or Mu Chen, they all have an ambition in their hearts, either secretly or openly, an ambition to uproot the family and establish the supreme royal power. And as their closest person, how could Qing Ling not understand the deepest desires of his father and brother?

Fang Shanxia was uncharacteristically alienated and indifferent to her before she died, and finally left the sentence "You and I are both chess pieces". Come to think of it, she also guessed it......

The three major families became enemies overnight, and only the Monan clan was alone.

If this matter has nothing to do with Mu Chen, she doesn't believe it now.

It's just that I didn't expect, or there is no way to believe it, that this conspiracy that shook the political situation in the Eastern Continent would also disregard her and Chun Yuyan's lives!

"The people of the Baili family must not believe me. They are in a safe corner, for so many years, they have not been involved in the struggle in the Central Plains, and now I have just married, and this kind of thing has happened......"

The discussion in the front hall, Luo Yao's indifference, and Ning Yan's avoidance......

A huge Hou Mansion, a huge city with the wind, with no one to rely on, everyone is targeted, and the army fights alone.

Qing Ling's heart suddenly became sad, and he choked in his throat for a moment, took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and continued: "But the more times like this, the more I can't show the slightest bit of cowardice, right?" ”

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When a stone falls into the sea, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

Daze, which has always had few contacts with the Central Plains, suddenly became a gathering place for the heads of the family, and for a while, the city was full of sorrow and waves.

The first to arrive was Chun Yufu, the patriarch of the Chun Yu clan.

The death of the only sister-in-law in the family and the absence of bones were undoubtedly a fatal blow to Chun Yufu, so that after hearing the whole story, he suddenly fainted on the spot.

Then Fang Shanxiu, who came from Lingxiao City, perhaps because of the previous experience of his eldest son's broken arm, when he heard about his daughter's death, although he was also sad, he was still able to maintain his composure on the surface, and only asked the relevant people carefully, and went to the place where the incident occurred. After that, Mu Han brought his uncle into the mansion where he lived. As for what the two said in private, others don't know.

Emperor Yanyao's imperial decree was also quickly transmitted to Pingfeng City.

In addition to arranging for the forbidden army to escort the injured Emperor Mu Jing back to Beijing, Emperor Hao also asked his eldest daughter Qingling and her husband to move to Lingxiao City for a temporary stay, until the truth of the incident was ascertained and all possible dangers were removed, and then moved back to Daze.

On the bright side, Emperor Hao was worried about the safety of his children, and invited Qingling and Daze Shizi into Lingxiao City and protected them under his wings in this eventful season, completely out of the love of his elders. But when the Baili clan and the staff discussed behind closed doors, they all confirmed in unison that Emperor Hao's move was clearly intended to take the prince as a hostage and put him under house arrest in Lingxiao City!

The elders of the clan all opposed Luo Yao's departure to the capital, but Luo Yao overrode public opinion, suppressed many worries and speculations, and calmly took the order to leave.

And the night before leaving, Bai Liyu, who has always been indifferent, also summoned Qingling to his study, and had a long talk with this daughter-in-law who rarely intersected for the first time.

The palace maids of the Vermilion Bird Palace who accompanied Qing Ling originally only knew that there had been an accident and died in the past few days, but fortunately, the emperor herself was unscathed, so it was not a major event that the sky fell, although they were more cautious in their actions, but they were still in order, but when they saw her face when they came out of the imperial study that night, they finally realized that a killing in the bay of the other courtyard that night was very likely to change the fate of many people in the near future.