Songlan Palace, which is only more than 200 miles away from Taiye Country.

Whenever the spring breeze is warm or the autumn mood is cool, there are always some royal relatives who like to go here for spring and autumn tours. Although it is close to the national capital, the scenery is very different, and it is very wild.

The palace people who are resident in the palace know that as soon as autumn comes, there may be a car from the capital at any time, and the empress and princesses of the blue sea have always loved to be clean, so the inside and outside of the palace will be cleaned spotlessly in advance.

The guards guarding the palace gate also waited at the east gate of the palace early every day, as long as someone came from Taiye City, someone should come from the east to deliver the news first.

Unexpectedly, the guards did not wait for the news from the east today, but waited for a team of chariots to come.

The car was still driven through the West Gate.

The sun came out in the west as well as this car coming in through the west gate, to the surprise of the guards.

The person who personally escorted the car was the escort of Binzhou Mansion, and said that he was ordered by His Majesty to escort Princess Qingyang back to the capital of Taiye Kingdom, passing through Songlan Palace, and resting first.

The guards did not dare to slack off when they saw the convoy of 1,000 people, and hurriedly reported to the palace envoy of the Songlan Palace. After a while, the palace envoy hurried to pick up the driver.

Zhu Zhitong was sitting in the car anxiously.

She was thinking about Emperor Ming's illness in her heart, and she couldn't wait to fly back to Taiye City immediately.

The escort commander of Binzhou Mansion knew that the matter was very important, and before leaving, he also heard that Emperor Ming was seriously ill, and Zhu Zhiling, the princess of the prison country, planned to go to Wanshou Altar to pray for blessings.

If you rush early, you might be able to come forward and accompany the princess to pray for blessings. This is the monarch of tomorrow, and it is rare for a remote area like Binzhou to be close to the prince to show his loyalty, so how can he let go of such an opportunity?

So along the way, the captain of the escort army was anxious and hurried, urging the team to rush day and night, which moved Zhu Zhitong so much.

Unexpectedly, seeing that the capital of the country was imminent, the team stopped.

"Your Highness, the soldiers are too tired to hold on, so they have to rest near the Songlan Palace first." So said the Protector Chief.

Zhu Zhitong glanced at the escort team outside, and the soldiers were indeed tired and sleepy, so they had to nod in response.

Seeing that Zhu Zhitong was still deserved, the escort staff breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He saw the palace envoy hurrying forward, and without waiting for him to salute, he pulled him into a secluded corner beside him.

The palace envoy also said that he wanted to stuff some silver for himself, so that he could say some good things before driving, and said with a smile: "The Lord of the Protector Staff is polite, if there is anything, just give orders." "Under the fat sleeve, he couldn't hide a hand that was about to come out.

The escort leader was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood, and said with a straight face: "Lord Palace Envoy, this general has an order from the princess of the prison country to be secret!" ”

As soon as the palace envoy's hand was halfway stretched, he was also stunned when he heard the words, and immediately turned his palm into a salute and said: "Yes, yes, my lord is in such a hurry to escort Her Royal Highness the princess here, there must be a secret order, and I will listen to the secret order." ”

"His Royal Highness sent a message yesterday to say that His Majesty has violated the Holy Sacrament in Taiye City, and His Highness will leave the city to pray for blessings at the Altar of Longevity in the near future."

"Wanshou altar prayer?!" The palace envoy gasped, "Then you mean Your Majesty ......"

The leader of the escort army covered the mouth of the palace envoy, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Speak softly! This is His Royal Highness's secret order, do you still want to shout that everyone knows about it? ”

The palace envoy hurriedly raised his sleeves to cover his mouth, and said in shock: "It's the lower official who is abrupt, please continue." ”

"Your Highness said that it would take several days before and after the blessing. During this period, Her Royal Highness Princess Qingyang is invited to temporarily live in Songlan Palace, and she is not allowed to leave the palace without an edict. ”

The palace made the brain spin fast.

His Majesty is critically ill, and the eldest princess went to Wanshou Altar to pray for blessings, and trapped the third princess in the palace, and she couldn't come out without an edict?

This is...... Could this be the legendary battle for the throne?

Seeing the palace envoy's face, the escort commander suddenly had a look of horror on his face, and said in a low voice:

"Did you think of ...... too?"

Seeing the look of the counselor, the palace envoy responded in shock and fear as if he had met a bosom friend:

"Could it be...... Great minds think alike? ”

Princess Qing Yun has been in charge of the country for seven years, and it is a matter of all knowledge to inherit the throne, but at the moment of the throne, it is not impossible for this thoughtful princess to take precautions against her sister. What's more, His Majesty Emperor Ming loves this youngest princess so much, maybe he has other thoughts?

Oh, if that's the case, then the secret order that trapped the third princess in the palace is not trivial!

The counselor and the palace made the two look at each other, and silence was better than sound for a while.

A four-rank military attache in a remote state, and a lonely palace guard in the suburbs of Beijing, are all marginal figures separated by 108,000 miles from the center of power.

But the more such characters are in the partial, the more keen they are to find and smell those wind and grass.

They are afraid of missing the slightest opportunity to verify their existence in officialdom, and desperately want to get a little bit of meat in the tide of the storm so that they will not be so obscure.

Unfortunately, they still have a lot of free time, and they can speculate about the so-called holy will and the direction of the wind in private. This makes them show extraordinary enthusiasm and enigmatic paranoia when carrying out the tasks assigned to them above.

The palace envoy and the staff leader looked at each other for a while, and then said with a smile: "After all, my lord has a high official position and is knowledgeable, according to my lordship, what should I do about this?" ”

The duty of the staff is just to send Zhu Zhitong to the palace, and he should turn around and go back to Binzhou to resume his life.

However, it was a good opportunity to show loyalty to the future monarch, and since there was no longer a chance to accompany His Highness to pray for blessings, then at least she had to stay in the palace and stumble on her own sister who might hinder her accession to the throne.

The staff leader deliberately frowned and said: "In my opinion, since this matter is a secret order, it means that the matter is very important, and His Royal Highness must trust you and me, so he ordered it like this, so he must be even more cautious." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." The palace made a smile that did not change, but scolded secretly in his stomach, and let go of his farts quickly.

"To ensure that this is to be foolproof, it must be done inside and out. The palace envoy carefully guarded Her Royal Highness in the palace, and served her well so as not to show anything unusual. I will work hard for a few more days to surround this guard with thousands of people in a circle, protect the surroundings of the palace, and not let go of a dead end, so that I can have no worries. ”

When the palace envoy heard this, he immediately understood his intentions, and secretly thought that such a rural military attache had a pair of fancy intestines, and he supported the merits of the prince, and he insisted on getting a piece of the pie.

Seeing his hesitation, the staff leader hurriedly added in a low voice: "Don't forget the palace envoy, this princess is proficient in the art of the five elements, and Taiye City can still enter and exit freely, if there is no garrison of thousands of people to guard the four gates, I am afraid that it will not be easy for the palace envoy to guard it." ”

The palace envoy sighed "ouch" in his heart, secretly forgot about this stubble, and said with a smile: "The counselor is really thoughtful, and the lower officials admire it." In this way, there will be Lord Lao and all the soldiers. Rest assured, as long as the soldiers are willing to guard the palace gate with all their hearts, the supply of food and other things will be dedicated to the officials, and they will not teach the adults to worry! ”

Zhu Zhitong saw the two muttering in the distance for a long time, looking strange and suspicious.

After a while, I saw the palace envoy come over and bow and kowtow, and welcome himself into the palace.

In addition to the main hall of the palace, which is used by the Ming Emperor, the remaining five side halls are available for the royal family to use at will.

As soon as Zhu Zhitong sat down in the side hall, he watched the palace people go in and out, and came in with all kinds of daily necessities.

She secretly wondered why she had brought so many things as if she wanted to stay for a while, since she was just resting in the palace.

She called a maid and asked, "What is this in your hand?" ”

"Oh, the slave and maid are carrying the brocade blanket used at night. The palace envoy has ordered, now that autumn is getting cooler, in case His Highness feels cold at night, he can add it. ”

Night?

But for a while, why spend the night?

"Summoning your palace envoys!" Zhu Zhitong felt more and more that something was wrong.

Seeing her face sank, the palace maid hurriedly put down the velvet blanket and went out to summon her.

After all, the palace envoy was a person who had served the emperor, and he guessed that Zhu Zhitong would be suspicious, so he was waiting outside the palace gate early, and when he heard that he was calling, he hurriedly stepped into the palace.

"The staff of the guard said that he was resting for a while, and the main body of the public forgave the soldiers for their hard work, so he ordered to allow him to rest on the spot, how can it be turned into a night?"

"Your Highness, the villain just heard from the Chief Counsellor that the soldiers are very tired and will need to recover overnight." The palace envoy had already prepared a speech.

"Where are the participants?"

"I have left the palace gate and set up camp."

"But I didn't order him to set up camp!" Zhu Zhitong was a little anxious, "Now that the mother emperor is sick in Laiyi Palace, I have to go back to Taiye City quickly!" ”

The palace envoy replied respectfully "yes", but did not move at all.

"Didn't you hear what I said? I'm going back to Taiye City right away! ”

"But the Captain's guard is resting......

"Then I don't want his guards, I'll go back alone! It's only more than 200 miles away from Taiye City, you can just prepare a fast horse for me! Zhu Zhitong was already annoyed.

"That can't be done, Your Highness is a daughter's body, since you have entered this palace, the villain must protect His Highness well whatever he says, without the escort of the Consulate, how can the villain rest assured that His Highness will go on the road alone?"

"Then let the staff bring someone quickly!"

"The Counsellor said that he would come to see Her Royal Highness the Princess tomorrow, and the rest of the villains would not know." The palace envoy kicked a good kick.

"You ......" Zhu Zhitong was so angry that she choked, she still had a good impression of this escort leader, and now she couldn't wait to run to Fuxingtai immediately to let her sister teach him a lesson.

Hmph, little palace, can you still trap me?

Zhu Zhitong looked at the palace envoy's expression with a mind-contemplation technique, and concluded that he had found an excuse not to let him go. After thinking about it, he simply didn't talk in vain with the palace envoy, turned around and looked for a chance to slip away by himself, and immediately reprimanded: "This princess is tired, you can step down." ”

The palace envoy seemed to see through her intentions, and said with a smile: "Then please ask Your Highness to rest in peace, the villain will let them all stay outside the palace, Your Highness only needs to call in the palace if you have any needs, and you don't need to go out of the palace." ”

Zhu Zhitong was furious, what did she mean when she heard this, did she want to lock herself in the palace?

Who the hell gave this dog such a big guts?