Chapter 62: The Queen Mother

"Can you be sure those forces are the Night Camp?"

"This ...... The slave is not sure yet! Yingyi replied truthfully.

Gongliang Rongruo walked up to her and reached out to lift her smooth chin, Yingyi's heart also became nervous, and the hands in the sleeves were a little trembling, "It's been so long, and I can't find out why, you say, what should I do with you?" ”

"The slave is willing to do whatever punishment His Majesty does!" Yingyi lowered her head and replied after Gongliang Rongruo let go.

Just when Gongliang Rongruo wanted to say something more, Xiao Shunzi's voice sounded outside, "The Queen Mother has arrived!" ”

After hearing this, Gongliang Rongruo waved his hand at Yingyi, and the latter left very interestingly!

Not long after, the Empress Dowager Wan walked in, Gongliang Rongruo saw this, hurriedly greeted her, and respectfully invited her to sit on the chair, and said: "Why did the queen mother come suddenly, this hot day, what is the need, let people come and pass the word, and the retainers will pass!" ”

Empress Dowager Wan looked at Gongliang Rongruo and asked, "I heard that Li Zheng is dead and Guangjing is also missing, have you found out who did it?" "Empress Dowager Wan is the most noble woman in the Song Kingdom, she let her family control the government with one hand, and supported her son to ascend to the throne with the other hand, which shows that she is not an ordinary woman. The Song Kingdom was not so much in the hands of the Wan family as in her hands.

Gongliang Rongruo replied: "Erchen has already sent Yingyi to investigate, and there are no clues for the time being." However, it has been found that King Shin has a dark force, and Erchen suspects that it is the Dark Night Camp. ”

Empress Dowager Wan shook her head in disagreement, and she said, "Your Majesty may have thought wrong, the Dark Night Camp is not in the hands of King Xin. King Xin grew up watching the mourning family, what kind of temperament he is, the mourning family knows best. Although he is a bit talented, and his handwriting is extremely exquisite, his city is not so deep. And King Xin has established his own mansion since he won the weak crown, and after so many years, he is already more than thirty years old. If you say that after so many years, it is impossible for him not to cultivate a little bit of his own power. It's like the ministers of the court, it's the same! ”

After hearing this, Gongliang Rongruo was slightly stunned and said, "Queen Mother, then you are saying that the Dark Night Camp is not in the hands of King Xin." So in whose hands is the Night Camp? ”

After taking a sip of tea from the cyan tea cup, Empress Dowager Wan said, "Instead of focusing on King Xin, it is better to pay more attention to King Mu!" ”

Gongliang Rongruo was surprised and said, "Old Seven? He is so cheerful and reckless, will his father pass the Night Camp to him? ”

The corners of Empress Dowager Wan's lips hooked up slightly, and she said with a smile: "If there is one of your brothers who is most like your father, it is King Mu." If you think about it carefully, is your father's temperament very cheerful and reckless? Besides, don't forget who he is! ”

After being reminded by the Empress Dowager Wan, Gongliang Rongruo came to his senses, and the surprise on his face was even greater than before, and he said: "I still remember that when my father was still alive, Lao Qi's temperament was not so happy!" Could it be that he has been acting with me for the past two years? If that's the case, then his actions are worth scrutinizing! ”

Empress Dowager Wan put down the tea cup in her hand and said to him: "Okay, the mourning family is here to remind you, so as not to make a detour." As for your brothers, you have to check it out and don't just look at King Shin alone! I'm tired of mourning, so I'm going back! ”

Gongliang Rongruo hurriedly helped the Empress Dowager Wan up from the chair and said, "Erchen respectfully sends off the queen mother!" ”

The twilight is deep, and the sunset on the horizon is fiery red, and it is also fiery red when it is reflected on people's faces. In such a twilight, Gongliang Yuzhi came to an inconspicuous house that he had agreed with Gongliang Yanqing before. This is where Gongliang Yanqing bought it before, and few people know about it. This is why, after the appearance of the Assassins, the whole city was searched, but there was no trace of the Assassins.

After Gongliang stopped knocking on the door, the people inside walked out, and after seeing that it was him, he said happily: "Fifth brother, you are here!" After glancing behind him again, he asked, "Why didn't you see Miss Ye?" ”

"I'll just be on my own! Miss Ye, she won't come. Also, don't talk to anyone about Miss Ye, otherwise, I won't spare you! ”

After hearing this, Gongliang Yanqing pursed his lips and said, "If you don't say it, you won't say it!" ”

In the inner chamber, a petite woman was wiping the scimitar in her hand, which had nearly killed the prisoner.

After Gongliang Yanqing brought Gongliang Yuzhi over, the woman's face changed when she saw Gongliang Yuzhi, "What does King Mu mean by this?" ”

King Mu replied: "Don't worry, Miss Heshu, my fifth brother has something to say to Miss." ”

He Shu Hongling looked at Gongliang Yuzhi, blessed her body slightly, and said: "I accidentally hurt the prince some time ago, I offended a lot, I hope the prince will forgive me!" ”

Gongliang Yuzhi looked at He Shu Hongling, waved his hand, and said, "That's all in the past, let's stop it!" It's just that I really can't see that Miss Heshu is so young and so strong in martial arts! My man almost died at the hands of the young lady last night! ”

After hearing this, He Shu Hongling was surprised: "What? Those people last night turned out to be the prince's people? The prince's martial arts are so strong! Can you let me see it? ”

"That's natural, they've been with me for years, and they've been loyal to me. It was inconvenient for them to meet with Miss Shu. But Miss Heshu should be happy about this, if it is a person from the night camp in the hands of Gongliang Rongruo, then I'm afraid Miss Heshu will no longer be able to sit here quietly and talk to me! ”

He Shuhongling smiled lightly and said, "I don't know what happened when the prince came to me this time?" ”

Gongliang said: "I heard that the seventh brother said that there was a deal with you, so I also want to make a deal with you." In this case, your previous transaction will be invalid, I don't know what Miss Heshu thinks? ”

He Shuhong Ling raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "I don't know if the prince has heard from Prince Mu, if Gongliangrong has sent people to infiltrate our Heshe country twice with bad intentions, how can I give up on this matter?" ”

"I already know the plan between you, and you plan to kill Gong Liangliang on the way when he goes out to worship in a few days. But have you ever thought that no matter how high your martial arts are, when the time comes, there will be not only the Praetorian Guard, but also the military defense battalion and the dark night battalion, will you be able to beat so many people? Surely you are striking a stone with an egg. ”

He Shuhong Ling raised her head slightly and said, "Those are just a rabble, not worth mentioning!" ”

Gongliang looked at her and said, "In that case, let's just think I've never been here!" Leave! With that, he prepared to get up and leave. Just as he was about to open the bolt, He Shu Hongling suddenly stopped him and said, "Wait! Presumably, the prince also heard from Prince Mu about the agreement between us. The matter between us and Gongliang Rongruo will not be easily stopped! ”

Gongliang looked at her and said, "If Miss has a high ability, then my proposal should have never been said!" Leave! ”

Just as he was about to leave, Helan Dao said from the shadows: "Don't be ashamed! Immediately after, a palm slashed over like a good word. Gongliang Yuzhi took a teacup on the table with his backhand and threw it behind him. The cup happened to hit Helan Knife's hand, and the latter screamed in pain, and his hand was already hanging down.

He Shu Hongling hurriedly said: "Helan Dao, don't be rude!" Get out of here! Immediately afterwards, she hurriedly apologized to Gongliang, "The prince made you laugh, it's because I don't discipline my subordinates strictly!" ”

Gongliang glanced at her lightly and said, "It's okay, he can't hurt me yet!" I know that your kingdom is good at concealment, but to me, it is nothing. I can't help but know that the Hellan Knife is in the shadows, and that there is another person in the shadows! ”

Hearing this, He Shu Hongling couldn't help but look at Gongliangyuzhi with admiration, no wonder when the Song Kingdom and the Heshe Kingdom went to war, Gongliangyu stopped killing so many elites of the Heshe Kingdom.

He Shuhong Ling sighed silently and said, "I know the kindness of the prince, but if we give up, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it." ”

Gongliang looked at her and replied: "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. You can lie dormant until you have the opportunity to do it later! ”

"In this way, does the prince and that Gongliangrong also have a grudge?"

Hearing He Shu Hongling ask him this, Gongliang Rongruo's heart rippled, before last night, he may not have thought so, but after one night, everything changed. "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to know that I am on the side of the seventh brother. Anyway, just do what I say. Since then, we have made a covenant that we can do with each other as long as we both abide by it. And I can also tell you that since then, there has been no war between the Song Kingdom and Heshe, and they have been friends for generations! ”

"Good! Make a covenant and make friends for generations! ”

When the two of them came out of the room, the sky had completely darkened, and a bright moon hung high in the sky, casting a silver glow. Gongliang Yanqing looked at Gongliang's words and asked in a low voice, "Fifth brother, are the words you said to He Shu Hongling just now true?" Are you really planning to deal with Gong Liang Rongruo? ”

Gongliang glanced at him lightly and said, "What, you want to know?" ”

Gongliang Yanqing raised his head and said, "Of course! ”

Gongliang sighed and said, "I don't know! ”

"Fifth brother, what I said to you before is true, as long as you want, I will do my best to help you!"

After listening to his words, Gongliang reached out to support his forehead and said, "Let me think about it again!" The reversal of this matter was a little too strong for him, and he had always thought that he was the last prince his father wanted to see. But now, everyone around him told him that he was his father's favorite heir, and they persuaded him to seize the throne. He needed to think about it before deciding on it.

Suddenly, he felt a pair of eyes on the roof behind him, and he immediately said to Gongliang Yanqing: "Look at you, a dignified prince, actually went out to fight with others, do you say that you still have the appearance of a prince?" ”

Gongliang Yanqing didn't know what to do, but when he saw Gongliang's eyes coming at him, he immediately understood it, and then replied: "I just can't get used to those ruffians doing those things that rob the people!" How could I have been hurt if they hadn't plotted against me with their eyes? The next time I see them, I won't be spared! ”

After the two of them finished speaking, they had already walked out the door. Gongliang whispered to Gongliang Yanqing: "Someone is secretly spying on us, after I leave, you have to be careful, don't let people grab the handle!" ”

"Okay, fifth brother, don't worry, I know!"

Therefore, after Gongliang's words stopped, Gongliang Yanqing did not go out of the mansion again, followed the rules, and did not let those who monitored him see any clues.

But he said that Phoenix Tower was besieged for ten days because of Guangjing's matter, and they couldn't go out within ten days, which was really anxious for Yuan Niang.

Unable to find out Guangjing's whereabouts, King Yan ordered Yuan Niang to be arrested and tortured by her.

Although Yuan Niang was born in Qinglou, after all, she had not undergone such a big punishment, and suffered a lot of flesh and skin, and she cried bitterly every day, calling out for wrongdoing.

Wei Cheng looked at Yuan Niang, who was covered in bruises, and was a little unbearable, so he said to King Yan: "Lord Wang, you see that this punishment has also been used, but Yuan Niang still doesn't know anything, so it's better to take a break!" Then try again! ”

King Yan squinted at Wei Cheng and said, "What? Lord Wei is distressed? ”

Wei Cheng hurriedly said, "How come! It's just that Yuan Niang is the old bustard of the Phoenix Building, and she is the only one who knows the whereabouts of Guangjing, if she is killed, won't it be a clue? ”

King Yan thought about it, and then went to ask King Xin, "Big brother, what do you think?" ”

King Xin thought about it for a while, and then said: "That's right, if it's dead, then the clue is really going to be broken, let's go back first, and come back another day to try it!" ”

In the dead of night, after King Xin and King Yan left, Wei Cheng took the doctor to the prison to apply medicine to the wounds on Yuan Niang's body, and after Yuan Niang saw Wei Cheng, she hurriedly said to him: "Lord Wei save me, I really don't know the whereabouts of Guangjing!" ”

Wei Cheng looked at her and sighed, and said, "I naturally know that you are wronged, but with the two princes of King Xin and King Yan, I can't do anything!" ”

After thinking about it, Yuan Niang said: "Lord Wei, you go and find the girl, she must have a way!" She must have a way to get me out! ”

"Now that it's happened, I'm afraid the girl can't help it!"

"Lord Wei, the girl is resourceful, she must have a way! I really can't stand it anymore, and if I continue like this, I'm really afraid that after I am tortured, my head will be confused, and I will say that something is missing. ”

Wei Cheng looked at Yuan Niang on the ground with a narrowed look in his eyes, "What, are you planning to betray us?" ”

"No, how could I! The girl was so kind to me. It's just that I'm really afraid that my head will be confused after I am tortured! ”

After Wei Cheng took a deep breath, he said, "Okay, I'll go find the girl and see if she has any way to save you." If you want to live, just keep your mouth shut! ”

A glimmer of hope rose in Yuan Niang's eyes, she nodded constantly, and said, "Don't worry, Lord Wei, I will be tight-lipped." ”

At night, a man dressed in green clothes covered his face with a hat on his cloak and came to Tianqin Pavilion. A little boy at the door hurriedly welcomed him in after seeing him, and said, "You are here, the girl is waiting for you!" ”

After the Tsing Yi man entered the Tianqin Pavilion, under the leadership of Xiao Tong, he entered the last room on the second floor, and after entering, Yingyi was there to read the information sent from all over the place, and after seeing the Tsing Yi man, he said, "Why is Lord Wei here today?" ”

Wei Cheng said: "Isn't it for Yuan Niang's business? She was the one who told me to come to you, and she said she couldn't hold it anymore! ”

Yingyi's face changed suddenly, with a cold chill in her eyes, she said, "What, is she trying to betray me?" This ungrateful thing, I don't want to think about who saved her from the Qinglou in the first place, and she doesn't have to do the leather and meat business anymore, so she has today's status! ”

Wei Cheng sighed: "Isn't it? What does the girl think she should do? ”

Yingyi stood up and wiped her neck with her hand, Wei Cheng said, "Killed?" But killing her now doesn't it just make King Xin and King Yan more suspicious? ”

The corners of Yingyi's lips hooked up lightly, and said, "What if you let Yuan Niang bear all the charges?" Their actions have already made His Majesty very dissatisfied, and it is a matter of time before they are cleaned up! ”

After hearing this, Wei Cheng smiled lightly: "Okay, since that's the case, then I'll go back and start preparing!" ”

Yingyi bowed slightly to him, "Master Wei, go slowly!" ”

When Wei Cheng returned that night, there was already a cell boss left in the prison, and after he asked the cell boss to open the door, he saw that Yuan Niang on the ground was already asleep, so he stepped forward and kicked her, Yuan Niang woke up, and when he saw him, his eyes immediately showed hope for survival, "My lord, are you back?" But have you been to the girl? ”

Wei Cheng nodded and said, "I've found it, the girl said, let you confess all your sins." ”

Yuan Niang's breath stagnated, and said, "You guys, are you trying to kill me?" ”

Wei Cheng put the confession written in advance in front of Yuan Niang and said, "How could I really kill you?" You are the old bustard of the Phoenix Tower, who will be in charge of killing you? The girl came up with a solution, which was to get rid of the golden cicada. You put this confession on your plate, and then I'll give you a pill and put on suspended animation. When King Xin and King Yan come tomorrow and think you are dead and throw you away, I will send someone to the mass grave to rescue you, and then give you the antidote. ”

Yuan Niang stared at the piece of paper for a long time and asked, "Is this really possible?" ”

Wei Cheng replied: "Of course! Although King Xin and King Yan are princes, I am the lord of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, as long as I say that you died violently, you will die violently, and they can't do anything if they don't believe it! ”

"Will that be a post-mortem?"

"The autopsy is fine, the fake death pill I gave you is enough to mess with the truth. Don't think about it so much, the girl has prepared your hiding place and the silver ticket. If you hesitate any longer, after dawn, the king of faith and the others come, and you will suffer another day of flesh and skin! ”

Yuan Niang looked at the letter and hesitated for a long time, finally bit her lip and said, "Okay, I'll draw a charge!" After saying that, he wrote his name on that piece of paper.

Wei Cheng looked at all this, and was secretly proud in his heart. After Yuan Niang finished writing, Wei Cheng put away the paper, and then said, "Okay, you just wait here, I'll let the cell boss bring you medicine later!" ”

"Good!"

After Wei Cheng left, Yuan Niang waited for the cell boss to bring her medicine. After waiting for a while, the cell boss really came, and Yuan Niang was overjoyed and greeted her, "Brother cell boss, when are we leaving?" Do you want to take it now, or do you want to take your medicine later? It's almost dawn, so we need to hurry! ”

There was a terrifying cold light in the cell leader's eyes, and he sneered and said, "I came to see you off on the orders of Lord Wei, but I didn't send you medicine!" ”

"Huh? If you don't send medicine, how do you go? ”

The cell leader took out a piece of rope from his bosom and said compassionately: "I'll use this to send you out of the yang world!" ”

At this time, Zi Yuanniang finally knew that Wei Cheng was lying to her about all this, but she hated that she still believed it so much. Then all this is the girl's meaning, but I hate that she believed in Wei Cheng so much, but she lost her life! She was resentful in her heart, "Wei Cheng, since you don't let me live, then even if I die, I won't make you feel better!" As she spoke, she shouted: "Come on, Wei Cheng wants to kill people and destroy ......" Before she finished speaking, the cell boss had already stepped forward to cover her mouth, and then, he used the rope he had prepared earlier to lasso Yuan Niang's neck, and then pulled it up fiercely.

Yuan Niang struggled desperately, but her strength was too small to fight the cell boss at all, and after only a few struggles, she lost her breath.

After seeing her dying, the cell boss let her go, and then used a rope to form a circle, hung it on the beam of the cell, and put Yuan Niang's body inside.

When all this was done, he put the letter that Wei had given him before at Yuan Niang's feet.

When he got out of the cell, he re-locked the door as if nothing had happened. Immediately afterward, he poured several more sips of wine into his mouth, pretending to be drunk, and lay down next to the group of jailers who had already been drunk by him.

Early the next morning, the jailers who had come to change shifts woke them all up after seeing them resting.

One of the jailers on duty last night said, "The wine that the boss gave us is really delicious, I haven't drunk such a good wine in so long!" When is the boss going to let us drink some more? ”

When the cell boss woke up, he said, "I bought the wine for a lot of money." It was a wine seller who sold it to me, and that person was a wanderer, and I don't know if he had left Kaifeng City at this moment. Besides, can you still drink this wine every day? You don't work well, you think about drinking all day long! ”

The jailer who came to change shifts couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. However, they routinely checked the cell before changing shifts, and when he saw the hanged Yuan Niang, he panicked and hurriedly reported it to the cell head, and the cell head was also a little unclear, so he hurriedly reported the matter to Wei Cheng.

After a while, Wei Cheng, King Xin, and King Mu all came.