Although Zhang Shou deliberately inquired when he left the palace, Zhu Ying was summoned to Qingning Palace early in the morning, and it was said that the Queen Mother was in a bad mood, so she was invited to chat and relieve her boredom, but it turned out that after the eldest brother suffered a vicious incident such as the assassination of the crossbow, it was impossible for the eldest lady to stay in the palace in peace.

Yuquan wanted to hide it from Zhu Ying, but considering Zhu Ying's fierce temperament, she only delayed the lunch hour, let the old and young wives have a peaceful lunch, and then told the matter. Sure enough, the Queen Mother was quite calm, but Zhu Ying jumped up directly, her face full of undisguised anger.

"How dare you assassinate your eldest brother? Did the dog eat the bear's heart and leopard gall? When the eldest prince was there, he still had to be polite to his eldest brother, but now he is not in the clan, nor is he in the capital, but that dog thing stabbed my eldest brother, and he is not afraid of implicating his master to death? I'll go out of the palace now, I want to see if that dog dares to say in front of me that it was instructed by his master!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Ying could still have the most basic judgment even if she was angry, the Queen Mother laughed and immediately shouted: "Yingying, don't be impulsive!" ”

However, before Zhu Ying lost her temper, she said calmly: "Until now, even if he robs his clan status and detains people in Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing to farm, it seems that there is no way to live in peace." In this case, you can go to the camp in person, bring a few hundred sharp cavalry camps, and bring Dalang back to me. Yuquan, you accompany Yingying to the Qianqing Palace, if the emperor agrees, then do so. ”

Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment, and then said with an unhappy face: "Queen Mother, I want to go back to see my eldest brother first...... If he makes any mistakes, even if I take all my anger out on the enemy, it won't help! ”

Yuquan was slightly stunned when she saw the Queen Mother, and she hurriedly persuaded from the side: "Miss, the news from outside is that the eldest prince dodged quickly when he was assassinated, so there is no big problem, and the assassin was also captured on the spot, you don't have to worry." Come to think of it, if there is really any bad result, I don't dare to put it off until after dinner. If you go back in a hurry, won't you be sure that he is not lightly injured? ”

Zhu Ying stared at Yuquan suspiciously, thinking that people are indeed not smiling, goodbye to the queen with a smile, she thought about the pile of troubles caused by the eldest prince from the past to the present, and couldn't help but hate itchy, and finally agreed happily: "Okay, since that's the case, then I'll go to see the emperor first!" Anyway, even if Aunt Yuquan lies to me, the emperor will never lie to me! ”

Seeing Zhu Ying curtsied, then turned around and left, the Queen Mother signaled Yuquan to follow immediately, and after the two left, she held the teacup and pondered this inexplicable assassination, and then thought of the inexplicable shipwreck of the second prince.

"Is Xiang Zhuang dancing the sword, intended for Pei Gong, or is it really just a temporary anger to avenge the Lord? Or was it that he was provoked by others and became a marionette involuntarily? ”

Zhu Ying didn't have time to think about it, and felt that the daring assassination of the guard surnamed Shi next to the eldest prince had simply pitted the eldest prince to death, which was already the limit of the eldest lady's efforts to maintain her sanity. It's just that on the way to Qianqing Palace, she thought about the insatiable but self-righteous character of the eldest prince, but she felt that this matter might really be instructed by the eldest prince.

Since there is no hope for the East Palace and no hope for the throne, maybe people are really broken jars and broken to get angry?

Because of this, when she saw the emperor, Zhu Ying stood there angrily, letting Yuquan convey the queen mother's message, and when she found that the emperor was actually silent there, she suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, if you really find out that it was the eldest prince who sent someone to assassinate my eldest brother, what are you going to do?" ”

Yuquan didn't expect Zhu Ying to ask so directly, and she immediately sweated. If you want to quit, this attitude of avoiding suspicion is too obvious; Stay here, no matter what the emperor's attitude is, it will not be an easy task, and whether she should persuade or remain silent is really a dilemma.

But before her hesitation could have a result, Zhu Ying spoke: "My eldest brother fought on the battlefield, and he was brave and brave, could it be that he was almost killed or injured because someone was mad for a while, and he couldn't get an explanation?" ”

Seeing Zhu Ying's face flushed with anger, the emperor remembered in a trance that she carried a wooden sword all the way to chase the eldest prince and the second prince brothers to Qianqing Palace, even in front of the queen at that time, she still stood proudly, and she was not afraid to face several imperial attendants in Kunning Palace, so he completely fell in love with this beautiful but spineless little girl.

After so many years, he has gradually become the person he hated back then, and many people have changed their appearance with the years, only Zhu Ying, as always, still does not get rid of the old temper.

However, after only a moment of distraction, the emperor said lightly: "If it is really his instructions, he has been unrepentant again and again, and he has become more and more intense, and I will not be able to tolerate him." A Erlang who went to Qiongzhou Mansion to plant trees has killed a boatload of people, and I don't have so many people for them to squander, if he wants to 'seek benevolence', I have to fulfill him. ”

This time, the person who was taken aback was replaced by Zhu Ying. The justice she wants is very simple, to lock up such a scourge, it is better to lock him up in a dungeon that does not see the light of day, so that he can never come out to see anyone again—as for the killing of the eldest prince to pay for his life, even if she is as bold as her, she knows that it is unlikely.

Just like Zhang Shou said to the four princes, no matter what, the eldest prince is the emperor's son after all. She thinks so too.

Therefore, thinking that she forced the emperor to give an explanation, and the emperor was likely to give such an explanation, Zhu Ying suddenly hesitated. But this time, the emperor didn't give her time to hesitate, and directly instructed: "I will give you two hundred rui cavalry battalion soldiers and horses, you go to Huairou Huangzhuang and bring Dalang back to me." ”

Although the mood was still a little complicated just now, the emperor, like the queen mother, really handed over such a tricky task to her, and Zhu Ying immediately regained her composure. She didn't even think about it, so she complied, and then strode out. Seeing this scene, Yuquan, who was originally for this matter when he sent someone, was slightly stunned, and then hurriedly curtsied to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this is just a verbal message, what about the credentials?" ”

Only then did the emperor realize that he had forgotten to give Zhu Ying a token in his eagerness, and he smiled to himself, so he looked at Chen Yongshou on the side and said, "You take my hand and go over, and order Shang Baosi to keep a file and give Zhu Ying a gold medal." ”

Chen Yongshou hurriedly agreed, and when he saw that Yuquan had already pulled out his legs to chase Zhu Ying, he immediately went to the emperor's side first, and saw that the son of heaven took a piece of paper casually, wrote a handwritten message, and stamped it with a small seal, he stretched out his hand, but he couldn't wait for the ink to dry, so he walked out like a gust of wind.

When he got out of the Qianqing Palace, Yuquan had indeed intercepted Zhu Ying, so he rushed forward with a smile, and then joked with a smile: "Miss, this is also going too fast, even if it is you, if you run to the Ruiqi camp without any basis for saying this, others will not pay attention to you." In this case, let's hurry to Shang Bao Division, and the gold medal will have to be collected after the inquest over there. ”

Zhu Ying was stopped by Yuquan before she realized her mistake, and at this time, she was teased by Chen Yongshou, so she stretched her face and said: "Gonggong Chen, you and Aunt Yuquan only know how to put the horse in the air, why didn't you say it at that time!" Alright, let's go! ”

But she still didn't make it, because Yuquan grabbed her arm. The head of the female official in the harem looked up at the sky, and said angrily: "I'm also in a hurry, what time is this, when you arrive at Huairou Huangzhuang, it will probably be very late, how can you escort people back?" Maybe you'll have to stay there for the night! ”

"The Queen Mother probably said this casually before, and I was also dizzy. No, I'll go and ask the emperor again. ”

Seeing that Yuquan turned around and entered the main hall of Qianqing Palace again, Zhu Ying was slightly stunned, the initial shock and horror when she heard about the assassination of her eldest brother gradually disappeared at this time, and was replaced by some kind of indescribable irritability.

And seeing her look so upset, Chen Yongshou, who originally wanted to follow up and ask for one or two, finally stayed where he was with Zhu Ying, lest the eldest lady be bad and make any unpredictable moves.

Fortunately, Yuquan went in quickly and came out quickly, but in an instant, the person had already walked out quickly, and said as he walked: "The emperor has ordered, go out of the city immediately, and after the horse is whipped over there, stay overnight and come back." Gonggong Chen, you accompanied the eldest lady and me to Shangbaosi, and I personally escorted the eldest lady to Huairou Huangzhuang when I turned around. ”

Knowing that Yuquan had left the Queen Mother in Qingning Palace and wanted to personally escort Zhu Ying over there, Chen Yongshou couldn't help but gasp. And Zhu Ying was also taken aback, and instinctively wanted to refuse.

But Yuquan didn't give people a chance to object at all, and said in a deep voice: "Gonggong Chen, you will go to Qingning Palace from Shangbaosi in a while, and return to the Queen Mother for me, and the Queen Mother will definitely be considerate if you want to come." If the eldest prince goes crazy and does something messy, I am there, at least I have one more powerful witness. ”

Everyone has talked about this, and Chen Yongshou can only agree. When he sent people to Shang Baosi and exchanged the emperor's edict for a gold medal, he immediately saw Yuquan and Zhu Ying immediately rush to the branch of the Xiyuan Rui Cavalry Battalion, and he ran to Qingning Palace.

Rao is a person who has always been in good health, and he hurried to hurry, and when he arrived at Qingning Gate, he was still almost tired. Holding his hands on his knees for a few moments, he adjusted his breath and slowed down to enter. When he arrived in front of the main hall of Qingning Palace, someone had already informed him of his arrival, and he waited for the news to be heard after a while.

And when he told the Queen Mother about all kinds of things in the Qianqing Palace, after a moment of silence, he heard the Queen Mother laugh: "Thanks to Yuquan's meticulous and thoughtful thinking, this is the best." These two are in a hurry, and it is really impossible to go back and forth overnight, so let Yingying stay there for one night. You go and tell the emperor, I know everything. ”

When Chen Yongshou rushed from Qingning Palace to Qianqing Palace, Ah Liu had already arrived at the foot of the imperial city. There are four gates in the imperial city, and he is not sure that Zhu Ying will go through which gate, so after thinking about it, he simply entered the palace with his waist card. Sure enough, when he arrived at Xuanwumen from Bei'anmen, he found out the news, saying that Zhu Ying had gone to Xiyuan.

Although he didn't understand what Zhu Ying was doing in Xiyuan at all, Ah Liu still rushed over as soon as possible...... Immediately after, he met Zhu Ying, who had changed into a riding uniform and wore a long sword at his waist, in the martial arts arena where the emperor was training the sharp cavalry battalion.

Zhu Ying, who used to accompany the emperor to Xiyuan to run horses and practice swordsmanship, also has her own room in this Xiyuan, and her suitcase is always equipped with various riding clothes in spring, summer, autumn and winter. And not only her, but even Yuquan, who is similar in size to her, has changed into a riding uniform.

At this time, the two women and Ah Liu were all taken aback by what happened to them. Zhu Ying shouted loudly for the first time: "Ah Liu, why did you come here, is there something wrong with Ah Shou?" ”

Ah Liu stared at Zhu Ying's outfit a little confused, and then glanced at the heavily armed cavalry around him, then stepped forward and arched his hand: "Can the eldest lady take a step to speak?" ”

Where would Zhu Ying say no? Without thinking, she stepped forward and grabbed Ah Liu's sleeve, pulled the person aside, measured the distance from Yuquan and the others, and then pulled the person away at least ten steps, and then asked in a low voice: "Ah Liu, tell me honestly, what's wrong?" I'm in a hurry, don't hide it! ”

Ah Liu also glanced at Yuquan and the others not far away, and then took a deep breath, gathered his voices, and told Zhu Ying everything about his life in the Zhu family of the Zhao State Mansion - of course, don't expect the young man to know how to retouch, because he knew that Zhu Ying didn't have so much time, and he couldn't relay it word for word, so he could only state the facts dryly.

And knowing that the eldest brother was obviously fine, but his grandmother, mother and second brother teamed up to act, making others think that he was seriously injured, Zhu Ying only felt angry and funny, but after all, the big stone in her heart was completely let go.

And when she learned that Ah Liu hurriedly entered the palace to escort herself home, and then go to pick up Zhang Shou, she immediately smiled even more happily: "Ah Liu, thank you for being so concerned about my safety!" I'm going to Huairou Huangzhuang to see how the eldest prince is, and then bring them back. You see, Aunt Yuquan escorted me there, and there were also two hundred people from the Rui Cavalry Battalion. ”

Just seeing this scene, Ah Liu had already guessed, and at this time the guess was confirmed, although he was not so surprised, he still couldn't help but ask: "The ministers' mansions have sent guards, and the eldest lady, you have taken so many people away, is the rest of the people enough?" ”

Such a question is exactly Ah Liu's consistent simple style, but Zhu Ying couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she heard it.

She really did a rough calculation, and when she realized that the emperor had scattered the soldiers and horses to protect the important ministers like this, and gave her so much, there were probably not many people left in the headquarters of the Rui Cavalry Battalion, and the Xiyuan branch was more than half empty, and the rest had to be retransferred from the headquarters of the Rui Cavalry Battalion to the palace, she was a little uneasy.

At that moment, she hurriedly left Ah Liu, walked quickly to Yuquan, and revealed this worry in a low voice. And Yuquan said with a smile: "The three thousand soldiers and horses of the Rui Cavalry Battalion are all the best of the best, although it is said that there is a riding word, but it is true that it is true to practice equestrianism, but in fact there are not so many cavalry, and the ones sent to each family are also half to half of the foot cavalry, that is, those who go to Huairou with us, all of them are elite cavalry." ”

"As for this palace, Xiyuan has standing grain and forage beans, and the Rui Cavalry Battalion is stationed in rotation, and the people who change the guard have also been trained in Xiyuan before, you don't have to worry." Speaking of this, she raised her voice slightly, as if she was not worried that her words would be heard, "Moreover, there is not only a sharp cavalry camp in the capital, and others have to have this ability to transfer the tiger from the mountain to take advantage of the situation." ”