Xie came back in the evening, and when he came back, he had a wound on his face.

"Did he beat you?" asked Liu Changqing angrily.

Xie Yi covered up his injuries for a moment, lowered his eyes and said lightly: "I said a few words that collided with him." ”

Liu Changqing hugged her in his arms and said in her ear: "I swear, I will definitely kill him with my own hands, and I will not let him torture you again." ”

Then he pulled Xie to sit down and treated the wound on her face.

"What are your plans next?" Xie Yan asked, "The situation in the capital is not clear at the moment. ”

"I'm waiting for someone. Liu Chang said lightly, "Right now, all the people I trust in Beijing are detained in the palace, and I can't do it alone, so I have to wait for her to come to help me." ”

He took a slight breath: "Actually, what I'm most worried about is that Xie Di will cooperate with Mi Zi, and when the time comes, my father is only afraid that he will be attacked by the enemy, and at that time, Northern Xia will be in danger." I only hate myself now for being so incompetent, my father asked me to supervise the country, but I didn't expect such a big mess in my hands, I am ashamed of my father's trust. ”

Xie Yan persuaded: "Don't be in a hurry to blame yourself, the most important thing at this time is to solve the current dilemma." It's a pity that I'm under house arrest here, and I can't help you. ”

Liu Changqing held Xie Yan's hand, looked into her eyes and said, "Believe me, I will definitely be able to overcome this predicament." ”

"How are you going to contact the guy you're waiting for is here, and how do you know he's coming?" Xie asked.

Liu Changqing dragged his chin and thought about it, then nodded Xie Yan's nose and said, "I have a way." ”

Northern Xia, inside the barracks.

"Your Majesty, this is an urgent letter from Mulan. Qing jumped into the inner report.

Liu Xu was looking at the map on the desktop, and when he heard the words, he paused slightly: "Mulan? Could it be that Yu'er is looking for me?

Qing Yue presented the letter, Liu Xu quickly opened it and glanced at it, and his face changed rapidly.

Qing Yue frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

"Something happened in the capital. Liu Xu said with a cold face, "Xie Di colluded with Liu Cheng to murder the prince and imprison the courtiers, but I am afraid that the next plan is to wait for me to die and establish the second prince as the emperor." ”

"What! They have such a big guts!" Qing Yue's face also changed, "How is the prince now?"

"This letter was written by Yu'er to me, and the prince has already contacted her and is safe for the time being. Liu Xu said coldly, "We still need Mulan to deliver news here, I'm afraid that not only in the capital, but also in Xie Di's people along the way, completely cut off the news in the capital, which should have been plotting for a long time." ”

"Then what should we do now?" Qing Yue frowned and said, "His Royal Highness is still in the capital, and the courtiers are still in danger, if we don't return to the capital, I'm afraid the capital will be messed up." If their courage is greater, it is not impossible to directly support the second prince to ascend the throne, and when the two emperors of Northern Xia are concerned, they will inevitably have a huge impact on the morale of the army, and when the Southern Chu and Western Wei attack again, I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with it!"

"If we return to Beijing at this time, it will give Mi Zi a chance, and the efforts made in the early stage will be in vain! If the Nanchu side bites tightly, it will not be so easy for us to withdraw our troops. Judging from the current situation, it is indeed a dilemma. Liu Xu said coldly, "Xie Di, Xie Di, you really gave me a big surprise!"

"We can't afford to sit still. Qing Yue said, "Why don't you let your subordinates bring a team of people back to Beijing to help the prince quell the chaos." ”

In the letter, Yu'er said that she had left for the capital to help Changqing. Liu Xu said, "You take my secret guard and my edict, and secretly go to the capital to join Yu'er, although the leader of the Royal Forest Army is also under house arrest in the palace at the moment, but the Royal Forest Army only recognizes my dispatch." Now there is only a rebellion in the Western Patrol Battalion, but there are only 3,000 people, and the Imperial Forest Army is enough to deal with them, the key is to ensure the safety of those ministers in the palace, which I believe the prince has a sense of. The situation in Beijing looks grim, but as long as Changqing is alive, it is not as grim as imagined, you can set off now, without delay!"

"Yes!" Qing Yue hugged his fists, "My subordinates will leave for Beijing now." ”

Qing Yue walked out quickly, preparing to mobilize people and horses to return to the capital.

Liu Xu walked a few steps in the room irritably, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a chill.

The Xie family, he should have seen their ambitions a long time ago, and he should have done to eradicate them earlier! He looked at the face of the second prince, and he had always been soft-hearted towards the Xie family, which led to today's disaster, and it was his mistake!

And this mistake, if it is not handled well, it will lead to the destruction of Northern Xia, if this time the affairs of the capital can not be dealt with well, how should he face the ancestors and ancestors under the imperial power in the future?

He looked down at the letter in his hand and muttered, "Yu'er, this time it's going to be hard, you must protect Changqing!"

Time flashed, and it was October.

The autumn wind gusted, and Mo Ziyu took Situ Jiexing and Qin Yi into the capital.

"We only know that the little prince is in the capital now, but this capital is so big, where are we going to find him?" asked Situ Jiexing.

Mo Ziyu saw that the number of officers and soldiers patrolling the streets of the capital had increased significantly, presumably looking for Liu Changqing's traces. The lives of ordinary people have not been greatly affected, but they have also noticed the extraordinary atmosphere now, and many people who have gossiped about it are talking about it.

"Have you heard, the prince was assassinated, jumped off a cliff and died? One of them whispered, "Tsk, it's said that there are no bones left!"

"Hey, it's okay to worry, do we have a lot of princes? It is said that the crown prince has a lot of His Majesty's flesh and blood, do you think it will be His Majesty's hands and feet, that is, to return the position of the prince to his son. ”

It is said that the crown prince is the flesh and blood of the former prince, His Majesty rescued him in order to take care of his brother's affection, this prince is a concubine, His Majesty did not crown him the prince at the beginning, and others will not say anything, since he was crowned the prince, I am afraid that he really regards the prince as his own flesh and blood, and then he will attack the prince again, it is not completely superfluous!"

"What do you know!" the man smiled disdainfully, "At this time and that time, this person will change, at that time His Majesty was just a prince, and now he is the emperor, of course his thoughts will change, who is willing to pass on his throne to an outsider? If he finds other reasons to depose the crown prince, it will have an impact on His Majesty's reputation, and if the prince encounters an accident like this, it will preserve His Majesty's high grace and righteousness, and also pass the throne to his son." ”

"What you said is also reasonable, but this prince is also relieved when he dies, I am really afraid that His Majesty has really passed the throne to him, it is said that this prince's character is not very good!"

"Not really!"

"Don't talk about it, it's hard for us to talk about this family's affairs, we ordinary people only have to live a down-to-earth life!"

Mo Ziyu listened silently, thinking that others would look at Liu Xu and Liu Changqing like this, and couldn't help but feel a little chilled.

Situ Jiexing whispered: "It seems that Xie Di's affairs are still very beautiful, this prince is dead, and the people are still applauding, it can be seen that he has been walking around rumors about the prince on weekdays." But I didn't expect Liu Xu to be so unpopular with his people!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Mo Ziyu said, "Let's find a place to settle down first, and talk to Chang Qing about contact." ”

Mo Ziyu found Qingguang Pavilion's stronghold in the capital and learned from them about the current situation in the capital.

"There is no chaos in the capital at the moment, everything is normal. The pavilion master of Qingguang Pavilion in the capital said, "It's just that we don't know what the situation in the palace is now, according to the current news, after the queen summoned several ministers and military generals in the capital into the palace, she has been putting them under house arrest in the palace." ”

"What about the prince?" Mo Ziyu asked, "How is the prince?"

"The crown prince is in the capital now. The pavilion master said, "Your Majesty can take a look at this thing." ”

As he spoke, he presented a kite.

Mo Ziyu glanced at the pattern on the kite and asked, "What is this kite?"

"Picked it up around the North County Palace. The pavilion master said, "If the subordinates are not mistaken, this should be the signal sent by the prince." ”

"What?Beijun Palace, Liu Cheng?" Mo Ziyu was surprised, "How could Changqing be in Beijun Palace? Isn't Liu Cheng colluding with Xie Di? Could it be that something happened to Changqing?"

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, please listen to your subordinates explain this matter. The pavilion master said, "Here's the thing, Liu Chengxin married a princess, who is Xie Di's third sister. Many years ago, Emperor Xia wanted to find a family affair for the crown prince, and it was the third lady of the Xie family who fell in love at that time, but later Xie Xuan, the second lady of the Xie family, was assigned to marry King Qi by the queen mother, and there was a generation between the two, so the matter was abandoned. Miss Xie is a famous beauty and talented girl in Beijing, it is said that there is still some disconnection between her and the prince over the years, and the two can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, perhaps it was she who helped the prince hide in the Beijun Palace. ”

"It was better that it was. Mo Ziyu said, "Situ, your light skills are the best, tonight you go to the Beijun Wangfu to explore and see if Changqing is hiding in the Beijun Wangfu!"

"Don't worry, just leave this matter to me!"

At night, Situ Jiexing quietly sneaked into the palace, tied up a maid and asked the princess where she lived, and then looked for it.

But what he didn't expect was that this princess was now under house arrest, this newlywed Yan'er, could it be that there was really some ambiguity between this princess and the little prince?

Situ Xingxing's light skills have reached the point of transcendence, although there are guards outside this courtyard, he still quietly enters.

Hearing a slight noise coming from the window, a chill came from Liu Changqing's eyes, and he asked Xie Yi to hide it, and then drew his sword and stabbed at the black shadow.

The cold light flashed, Situ Jiexing dodged sideways, his heart was not good, could it be that he fell into the trap of the other party? By the moonlight, he clearly saw that the person who attacked was Liu Changqing, and said with a smile: "Little prince, stop, it's me!"

Liu Changqing immediately accepted the move, looked at Situ Jiexing's face, and said in surprise: "It's you!"

Situ picked up his eyebrows: "It's me! Why don't you light the lamp!"

"Naturally, I'm afraid of being discovered!" Liu Changqing pulled Xie Yi out, "Don't be afraid, it's your own person." ”

Xie Yan slowly walked out from behind the curtain and blessed Situ Xingfu.

"Okay, you little prince, you are actually hiding in the boudoir of the princess!" Situ Juxing quipped.

"It's also a helpless move. Liu Changqing said, "Don't talk about this matter, is she here?"

"If she doesn't come, what am I going to do?" Situ Jiexing said with a smile, "The people of Qingguang Pavilion found the kite you released and guessed that you might be hiding here, so they asked me to come and see the situation." What's next for you? Are you going to stay hiding here or are you going to go out and join her?"

"Where is she now?" asked Liu Changqing.

"Qingguang Pavilion's foothold in the capital. Situ Juexing said, "But what does she mean, it's dangerous outside now, so you might as well stay here first." In addition, the news reached your father, and the war between your father and the emperor was tight and he couldn't get out, so he asked Qing Yue to come back with people, and it should be there in these two days. In fact, it is not difficult to get rid of Xie Di or Liu Cheng, the Killer Hall is enough to deal with it, and the most annoying thing now is that those ministers are trapped in the palace, and it is the most difficult thing to rescue them safely. ”

After a pause, Situ Juexing continued: "What she means is that she will cooperate with Qing Yue to rescue the ministers in the palace, and you are hiding here, but Xiao Yi will secretly protect you! As for the circulation of this secret information, leave it to me, and no one will be able to find my traces of my light work. ”

Liu Changqing nodded: "It's similar to what I thought before, just do what she wants!"

"Since I'm sure you're here and you're safe, I'll go back and tell her that the plan is going well!" Situ Jiexing smiled, "Cherish the time hidden in the boudoir, it's not much." ”

"Thank you!" Liu Changqing said, "She helped me again, and we father and son owe her only that we are afraid that we will not be able to pay it off in this life!"

Situ Juexing patted Liu Changqing on the shoulder, and then on tiptoe, he disappeared into the night.

"Your Highness. Xie Yi knelt in front of Liu Changqing, "I want to ask you for one thing, after this incident, can you spare my eldest brother and my sister's life? You can demote them to concubines and send them to the frontier, as long as you don't kill them!"

Liu Changqing pursed his lips and thought for a while, and said: "You get up first, it's not that I don't agree to you, this matter is not something I can decide, I have to wait for my father to come back to see him." But you pleaded too early, and it is still unclear who will die in the end! Maybe I will die at their hands, and if I fall into their hands, they will definitely not think of sparing my life, right?"