"Madame, please stay."

Xie Fenghua shook the hand in his sleeve and stopped.

The man in the dark clothes walked over, looked at her carefully, and said with some doubts: "This lady, where do you seem to have seen it?" ”

Xie Fenghua turned around, folded his hands on his waist, saluted in style, and said with a smile: "This nobleman, maybe he remembered it wrongly. I've never seen you. ”

"Really?" The man in the dark clothes looked at her cautiously, and suddenly asked, "Madame, where are you going?" ”

"Tianjing." Xie Fenghua replied.

The man in Xuanyi hugged his fist at her, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "It's a coincidence." I will also go to Tianjing. Since we are on the same road, why don't we be together? ”

Xie Fenghua's eyes flashed slightly, and there was a little hesitation in his expression, "It's still not necessary, right?" If you delay the great affairs of the nobles, it is a great sin. ”

The man in Xuanyi waved his hand and refused to let her go, only saying, "Why is Madam so polite? Or is it unwilling to go with our brothers? ”

Xie Fenghua hurriedly said: "I'm a woman, what is a little inconvenient......

Before the words fell, but the silver light flashed in front of her, Xie Fenghua looked down and saw that the sharp sword tip had reached her throat. She squinted slightly, and the corner of her eye swept over the companion of the man in the dark clothes in the small tea house, and quickly calculated in her heart how long it would take to kill her mouth at this moment.

"Since Madame doesn't cooperate, then don't blame me for being unkind." The man in the dark robe glanced at her, beckoned to his companion, and soon someone approached and surrounded her.

Xie Fenghua's hand was already on the soft sword at his waist.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves from behind, and a man lay on the horse's back, and soon reached the crowd. Xie Fenghua looked up, but saw Du Huaishao turn over and dismount on the ground, and when he saw her surrounded by everyone, he turned his steps forward and walked in the direction where she was.

"Second Young Master Du." The man in Xuanyi actually knew him, and he was quite surprised to see him appear here, and hurriedly arched his hand at him.

Du Huaishao returned the salute, withdrew his gaze from Xie Fenghua, and asked, "What is this?" ”

The man in the dark clothes leaned into his ear and whispered something, but saw Du Huaishao pointing at Xie Fenghua and exclaiming, "You don't know her?" ”

Xie Fenghua's hands tightened, and his five fingers secretly grasped the hilt of the soft sword.

If Du Huaishao dared to reveal her identity, he would be the first to take his life.

Xu is aware of her cold eyes, Du Huaishao screamed a few times in surprise, then withdrew his hand in a daze, and said to the man in Xuanyi: "Actually, I seem to have seen this lady somewhere." ”

As he spoke, he walked up to Xie Fenghua, raised his eyebrows slightly, and spoke to her silently.

- Do you want me to tell me who you are?

- Whatever.

- Not afraid of death?

- Before I die, I will kill you first.

What a ruthless man!

Du Huaishao thought about it, but turned his head to the man in Xuanyi and said, "However, when I looked closer, I recognized the wrong person." It's just an ordinary-looking little lady! Look at all of you. When you get to Tianjing, I'll take you to drink flower wine. ”

The man in Xuanyi had a dark face, pointed at Xie Fenghua and said, "Second Young Master Du, then she ......"

"What is she? Such an ugly girl, are you still hungry? Du Huaishao glanced at Xie Fenghua, whose face was full of darkness, and said coldly.

The man in Xuanyi didn't dare to say anything, but he was a little unwilling.

On that day, when he led the horse team out of pursuit, he vaguely remembered that there was a woman who resembled this person.

But Du Huaishao's identity is there, even if he doesn't work under the other party, he has to give this face.

In the moment of his thoughts, the man in Xuanyi had already apologized, "Second Young Master Du said naturally. The subordinates were ignorant, and they almost lost one or the other. ”

Du Huaishao said that it was okay, and when a group of people walked back to the tea house, he walked up to Xie Fenghua and said in a low voice: "Young Lady Yuan is not staying in Tianjing, why did she come here?" ”

"Seems like I'm supposed to ask you, right?" Xie Fenghua raised his eyebrows and smiled sarcastically.

Seeing this, Du Huaishao hooked a mocking arc at the corner of his lips, and said coolly: "I haven't seen you for a while, but Mrs. Yuan likes to meddle as always." However, I would like to advise you that there are some idle things that you can't just manage! ”

Xie Fenghua looked back at the past in surprise, and then rolled up his sleeves, looking leisurely, "Second Young Master Du's status has been raised to a higher level, and your affairs naturally can't be regarded as idle affairs." However, it is really hard to underestimate that you have been reused by those people of the Du family so quickly. Let me guess, you're here this time to lead the troops, right? ”

Du Huaishao's heart tightened when he heard this, his eyes stared at her sharply, and his tone was a little dangerous, "What do you know?" ”

"It's nothing," Xie Fenghua answered lazily, glancing at the people in the tea house, don't mean the taste, "I just want to remind Second Young Master Du that since ancient times, there are laws for success and defeat." Don't waste your future and your life for someone you don't have to do. ”

Du Huaishao's pupils contracted suddenly, and his face was full of disbelief.

This person actually knows everything!

Originally, he thought that she was just playing tricks. Those things are not only secret, but no one may dare to believe them when they say it. But she not only knew, but also accepted this fact.

What did she think?

Du Huaishao was disturbed by these thoughts, and when he looked at Xie Fenghua's calm expression, as if what he just said was an ordinary thing, he couldn't help but ask, "You don't seem surprised?" ”

"Not unexpected." Xie Fenghua shook his head, "It's that you will let me go, it's very surprising to me." ”

Her face was calm, her eyes were clear and open, but there was no smile. It seems that since she met her, she has always been this calm and self-controlled, no matter how others turn the clouds and rain, she can be confident.

Suddenly, he was envious.

"Young Mrs. Yuan has a good life, so she naturally can't understand the difficult situation of others." He looked up at the sky and suddenly sighed, "I'm in this position, and it's not a road to go. Since there are two possibilities, why not leave yourself some way out? ”

Xie Fenghua couldn't help but smile dumbly, "Do you think your retreat is here?" ”

"Please also ask Mrs. Yuan to take a hand." Du Huaishao suddenly arched his hand and said with a straight face.

Seeing him so solemn, Xie Fenghua couldn't help but restrain the smile on his face, and stared at him thoughtfully, as if he was discerning the truth from the falsehood in his words.

After a few moments, she looked away, rolled over her horse, and walked away.

Du Huaishao looked at the gradually disappearing back, and a trace of solemnity appeared in his eyes.

Previously, when he heard about Du Taifu's plan, he was still full of high morale about that matter, and even dreamed of being promoted to become rich. But when he saw Xie Fenghua, he was suddenly unsure.

If Xie Fenghua knew about such a confidential matter, then there was no reason for Dingyuan Hou not to know. And Dingyuan Marquis is standing behind the current emperor, does that mean that their every move is under the emperor's nose?

Thinking of this, he suddenly shuddered, pulled the grazing horses, and hurried towards Tianjing.

He is a gambler and always has to find a risk-free exit for himself.

……

Xie Fenghua worked hard all the way, and finally rushed back to the Hou Mansion in the evening.

As soon as she entered the door, Yuan Mindong rushed up, and when she found the blood on her clothes, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister-in-law, where have you been?" Why didn't you come back for a day? Isn't Big Brother with you? ”

"I'll talk about that later." Xie Fenghua asked as he walked inside, "Mother can be in the house?" ”

Since King Yu is restless, there is a chance that he will guard against Yuan Minzhou, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not fight Mrs. Yuan's idea.

But Yuan Mindong said: "Sister-in-law, my mother went to the Prime Minister's Mansion today and has not come back yet." ”

Prime Minister's Mansion?

Xie Fenghua frowned, although the Prime Minister's Mansion should be safe, but just in case, she still specially instructed the housekeeper to personally pick up Mrs. Yuan back.

Seeing that she was so strict and cautious, Yuan Mindong asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, but what happened?" Is there anything I can help me with? By the way, didn't the eldest brother go out with you? Why didn't I come back with you? ”

A series of questions made Xie Fenghua's ears hurt. After sorting out her thoughts, she also picked out important things and said them concisely.

Yuan Mindong was stupid in place, and after a long time, he finally came back to his senses, and came to Xie Fenghua's side and said mysteriously: "Sister-in-law, we will be fine, right?" ”

"No, it won't. With me and your big brother here. Xie Fenghua subconsciously touched his head, and suddenly remembered that this was not Dou Changke, and withdrew his hand a little embarrassed, "I'm going to enter the palace later." Before that, you need to keep an eye on your mother's whereabouts. If there's anything out of the ordinary, don't hesitate to let me know. ”

Yuan Mindong nodded hurriedly.

And Xie Fenghua walked to the bedroom with a heavy heart. The will of the palace has already come down, and after she changed her clothes, she gave Yuan Mindong a few more instructions, and then boarded the carriage into the palace.

At tonight's palace banquet, no one in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion can attend.

She could think that there must be some agreement between Yuan Minzhou and Zhao Pei. And at this moment, Yuan Minzhou was far away from Tianjing, and she appeared in the palace safe and sound, which was also a reassuring pill for Zhao Pei.

And in the end, she can't control what she can do.

Seeing that the palace gate was getting closer and closer, she also restrained her extra thoughts and coped with the upcoming turmoil with peace of mind.

At the palace gate, there are people on guard; And in the deep palace, there are also people who are restless.

Du Pingfei sat in front of the bronze mirror, his eyelids kept jumping. She stroked her eyebrows and said uneasily: "Yuehe, what happened today?" ”

"What do you mean?" Yuehe gave her a haircut on her sideburns, thought about it, and said, "Not long after, the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet will start early." Niangniang is tired, but do you need to rest? ”

Du Pingfei shook his head, his brows furrowed, and he was extremely uneasy for a while.

She got up and walked towards the temple gate, and happened to meet Xiao Yao walking in quickly, so she also stopped and asked him, "Where have you been?" Why didn't I see you just now? ”

Xiao Yao asked everyone in the palace to retreat, and then hurriedly told her, "I walked around the palace just now, and I found that the guards everywhere suddenly became stricter. ”

Tighter guards?

Du Pingfei didn't react, and puzzled: "It's so decent, why are the guards tighter?" ”

"Perhaps...... Something to do with the Honor? Xiao Yao was a little unsure.

Du Pingfei suddenly lost his face and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's going to be a head-off! ”

Xiao Yao knew that this was true, but he always felt uneasy in his heart, and was about to say something, when he suddenly heard Yuehe rush in and report, "Niangniang, the Queen Mother is here." ”

Du Pingfei stabilized his mind and said lightly, "Got it." ”

So he went out to greet him.

When Empress Dowager Du walked in, she saw that there was no one to serve in the hall, and she immediately frowned, and said unhappily: "You are the master of the harem, how can there be no one around to serve you?" These palace people are too ignorant of the rules! ”

is also a member of the Du family, and when there is no one in private, the Empress Dowager Du doesn't pay much attention to her words and deeds.

In the past, Du Pingfei might not have bothered with her, but when he heard the news from Xiao Yao just now, he was feeling uneasy, and couldn't help but reply, "Auntie, at this time, why did you come to me?" ”

The Du family has a deep relationship with the in-laws, and has produced several palace nobles. Among them, Empress Dowager Du was born in the second room of the Du family and ranked the eldest among her peers. Since the collapse of the second room, she has become closer to the big house, and she has become more and more interested in Du Pingfei, her niece. But Du Pingfei has not been close to this aunt since he was a child, and every time he only tries to maintain a superficial harmony, but he can't really get close.

Empress Dowager Du glanced at her meaningfully, and said earnestly: "You kid, the mourning family came to see you, do you still want to ask for a reason?" Is it that except for the emperor, you don't take anyone else seriously? But don't you look at it, what has the emperor done to you all these years? ”

A trace of dissatisfaction crossed Du Pingfei's eyes, and his answer became more and more cautious, "Auntie, what are you talking about?" The emperor has always been very good to me, did you have any misunderstanding? ”

"If that's the case, why didn't you give birth to a son and a daughter?" Empress Dowager Du lowered her face, "Those things between you and the emperor, the mourning family can see them clearly." You must also complain about the emperor in your heart, right? ”

"Nope. No. Du Pingfei hurriedly denied it and asked rhetorically, "Auntie, what's wrong?" Suddenly, he talked about the emperor's badness. Although you and I are the same family, but the walls in the palace have ears, if it spreads, won't it cause trouble? ”

Empress Dowager Du seemed to have lost her patience, glanced at her, and said to herself: "Since you asked about this, the mourning family will not beat around the bush." Pingfei, you are also the Du family, don't you want to see the Du family regain its prestige and enjoy endless glory and wealth? ”

Du Pingfei stared at the ground with lowered eyes, and a sneer suddenly appeared in his heart.

Sure enough, Xiao Yao was right.

These people are so bold and intent on stealing the day!

Regarding Empress Dowager Du's words, she couldn't pretend not to hear them, so she could only say ambiguously: "Auntie, the prestige of the Du family is still there, why do you need to revive it?" ”

Empress Dowager Du slapped the table and said angrily: "What is the situation of the Du family now, don't you know?" If it weren't for the emperor's unremembrance of the monarch and his ministers, why would the Du family have fallen to such a point? Today, the mourners will come and ask you, if you are willing to ......"

"Auntie, please be careful!" Du Pingfei suddenly interrupted her words loudly, knelt down in the direction of the Qinzheng Palace, and said clearly, "The emperor is the heaven of the people of the Liang Dynasty, and it is also the heaven above the head of the nephew's daughter." That will never change! ”

Empress Dowager Du didn't expect her to have such a tough attitude, pointing at her, her chest fell together, and she said again and again: "Okay! Since you are so obsessed, then don't blame the mourning family for not leaving you a way out! ”

She got up suddenly, walked to the door, and said angrily: "The queen has a loss of virtue, and she will be punished for copying the woman's virtue three times." If there is no will of the mourning family, you must not take half a step out of this Fengyi Palace. ”

With that, she walked out.

When Du Pingfei heard this, a sneer appeared on his face.

Leeway?

What retreat have they left for themselves!

Today's position is all painstakingly obtained by her.

When Xiao Yao walked in, he was taken aback when he saw her kneeling on the ground, and helped her up, "Niangniang, the Queen Mother sent two people to guard Fengyi Palace, it seems that she has really made up her mind." ”

Du Pingfei was not surprised, his eyes flickered, and he calmly analyzed, "There is no need to move those two guards." You help me do two things. ”

She whispered a few words in Xiao Yao's ear.

Xiao Yao listened and hurriedly left quietly.

Du Pingfei slowly sat down on the chair, remembering what the Empress Dowager Du said, and his face was covered with a layer of frost.

Although she is the Du family, she is also Zhao Pei's queen, and her honor and disgrace are almost tied to him. If King Yu succeeds, she will inevitably fall into an embarrassing situation - either she will die in the palace, or she will be accompanied by the ancient Buddha.

Since Empress Dowager Du and the others did not consider her situation, she didn't have to think about any family affection, she just wanted to seek the greatest interests for herself. Empress Dowager Du trapped her in Fengyi Palace, but she did her a great favor, and when the commander came to work, she also had an excuse to clear her involvement.

And whether King Yu can succeed is still unknown!

Perhaps, the emperor had already guessed this day, so he strengthened the defense in the palace!

Thinking like this, she suddenly felt an inexplicable confidence, and the uneasiness that lingered in her heart gradually dissipated.

And the news that Queen Du was punished and trapped in Fengyi Palace for colliding with the Queen Mother also spread to the Qinzheng Palace for the first time.

At that time, Zhao Pei was discussing things with Sun Mingyuan, and when he heard about it, he just nodded, and asked Xi Lu instead, "There is no news from Dingyuan Marquis yet?" ”

"Back to the emperor, not yet." Xi Lu said again.

Yuan Minzhou couldn't help frowning and ordered him, "Go check again." ”

As he was talking, he saw Father-in-law Lu trotting in and said, "Your Majesty, the hour is coming." ”

Zhao Pei nodded, then got up and walked in the direction of the Frost Cloud Palace.

At this time, Xie Fenghua was already sitting in the hall, looking around boredly.

I saw that everyone's faces were full of relaxed smiles, or talking and laughing in groups, or pushing cups and changing lamps and being intoxicated, indescribably leisurely.

With just one glance, she withdrew her gaze.

Here, no one must have known that there was about to be a riot in the palace. However, when you think about it, it seems understandable.

After all, King Yu stayed in the fiefdom all the year round, and if he was not summoned by the emperor, he would never return to Tianjing easily. Whoever sees it thinks he can't have the heart to rebel.

But such a person began to secretly buy military horses and weapons half a month ago, and colluded with Li Gongxin to swallow the silver in the treasury.

This preparation seems to have just started in half a month, but Xie Fenghua didn't dare to despise it at all. This is just a superficial action, and who knows if it has been prepared secretly for one, two, three or four years?

She thought secretly, and suddenly heard someone calling her name, and when she looked up, she saw Yuan Mindong sitting next to her panting, and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, my mother is gone." ”

"What does it mean to be gone?" Xie Fenghua was shocked.

Yuan Mindong took a breath, his face was full of worry, "I follow your instructions and order someone to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find my mother." But the prime minister's wife said that her mother had already returned home. Later, I personally led people to look inside and outside the house, not to mention my mother, not even the coachman. You say, something should happen to my mother, right? ”

Xie Fenghua's heart tightened, but he still comforted him that he would secretly find a way.

Not long after, Zhao Pei walked in with the people from the harem, and Xie Fenghua keenly noticed that Du Pingfei's figure was not among that group of people, and immediately frowned. But hearing the sound of silk and bamboo in the Frost Cloud Palace, Xie Fenghua also put his thoughts on the palace banquet in front of him.

It's just that she had something in her heart, and she didn't have the heart to enjoy the singing and dancing in the hall, so she bent over and sneaked out when everyone was not paying attention.

Not long after she left, there was a sudden exclamation in the Frost Cloud Palace, and then someone shouted, "Your Majesty! What's wrong with you, Your Majesty? Doctor, doctor, come and see! ”

There was a burst of chickens and dogs jumping in the hall, and Imperial Doctor Xu stepped forward to check Zhao Pei's pulse, and exclaimed: "The emperor is poisoned!" ”

Another exclamation!

Empress Dowager Du suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Imperial Doctor Xu, are you sure that the emperor is really poisoned?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, it's true!" Imperial Physician Xu hurriedly said.

Empress Dowager Du glanced at the people in the hall and said angrily: "The emperor was poisoned, and it has nothing to do with the people present. Come on, block the Frost Cloud Palace, don't let the murderer escape! ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a guard rushed in and strictly guarded the entire Frost Cloud Palace.

But Sun Mingyuan suddenly got up and said, "Queen Mother, the murderer's matter, let's talk about it later!" The top priority is to let the imperial doctor detoxify the emperor first! ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiang stood up and didn't mean to taste: "Xiangye thinks that the murderer is not important?" ”

Sun Mingyuan hurriedly waved his hand to deny it.

Zhao Xiang's attitude suddenly hardened, he glanced around, and said in a deep voice: "Someone! All the people here were imprisoned, and none of them were allowed to leave until the murderer was found. ”

Immediately afterwards, he ordered someone to carry Zhao Pei to the nearest dormitory.

When Sun Mingyuan saw it, he immediately panicked, and led people to cry and make noise to stay by the emperor's side, and even threatened him with death, forcing King Yu to nod and agree.

It's just that even if you get to the emperor's side, there are people guarding outside, and you can't do anything.

Sun Mingyuan walked over, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty's ......"

Zhao Pei, who was originally lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes, then got up, and when he saw that all the ministers in the palace were reliable, he also breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Isn't there any news from the Marquis of Dingyuan?" ”

Sun Mingyuan shook his head suddenly.

At this time, suddenly there was a movement from the window, Sun Mingyuan was startled, and hurriedly blocked in front of Zhao Pei, staring nervously at the half-open window, and scolded in a low voice, "Who is it?" ”

"It's me." Xie Fenghua popped out of the window, her smart eyes turned, she jumped in with agility, and after closing the window, she repeated, "Don't panic, it's me ......."

Zhao Pei pushed Sun Mingyuan away, looked at her, and suddenly asked, "Isn't the Marquis of Dingyuan with you?" ”

"Nope. He's hurt. Not in Tianjing. Xie Fenghua furrowed his brows, thinking that he didn't know what his injuries were.

The faces of the others changed in unison, and Sun Mingyuan said anxiously on the spot: "It's over, the Marquis of Dingyuan can't come back, so how can you mobilize troops and horses to fight against King Yu?" ”

Another person said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Forest Army only has 20,000, and it may not be able to move in a short time." If Dingyuan Hou is not there, the plan will not be able to continue! ”

Xie Fenghua thought that Zhao Pei was prepared, and he also knew that Yuan Minzhou had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, but he didn't expect that the consequences would be so serious. was about to say something, but saw that Sun Mingyuan had already taken out a map from his sleeve and studied it on the spot, "Your Majesty, the minister has roughly calculated, the soldiers and horses in the hands of King Yu are no more than 100,000, and if the soldiers and horses in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing can be mobilized, the situation will not be so bad!" ”

"But if the Marquis of Dingyuan is not here, who can mobilize the soldiers and horses of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing?" Zhao Pei's face had sunk.

Xie Fenghua pursed his lips, and his gaze slowly swept over the map, Luohuling, Miancheng, and Luocheng......

Wait a minute!

Luohuling is next to Cotton City!

Actually...... That's exactly what happened!

She slammed her fist on the bedpost, her eyes red, and she squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth, "No! You are wrong! The soldiers and horses of the king of honor, and 50,000! ”