On July 21, the old emperor of Qi received a letter of peace from the old emperor of Yunguo early in the morning, and he was very happy.

However, he didn't reply directly, but thought about waiting for Qi Hao to come back before making a decision.

First, Yun Guo is now a defeated country, the old emperor of Yun State must be like an ant on a hot pot, so anxious, if he deliberately delays him for a few days, he must be even more uneasy and anxious.

At that time, when the old emperor of Yunguo can no longer sit still, the old emperor of Qiguo can take the opportunity to make unreasonable demands.

Holding Concubine Mei, he was in a good mood.

On the way back to Beijing, Qi Hao was assassinated.

The assassins were divided into two waves, first the masters of the rivers and lakes found by the Fang family, and then the killers sent by Chen Zexuan from the "Ten Thousand Cave Tower".

The targets of the two waves of killers were Qi Hao, but because Qi Hao was carrying tens of thousands of troops, the killers' mission this time was actually a little difficult.

Mo Li and Chen Zexuan saw that the assassination plan failed, so they sent people to poison Qi Hao's food by camping and resting in the evening.

Qi Hao experienced assassination during the day, and naturally he had to be extremely vigilant at night.

He didn't eat anything that anyone other than Du Jiang and Liang Kuan handled, and it happened that a small soldier with a face entered the camp tent with food.

Because his lowered head was eager to bury it in his chest, Qi Hao found the clue at a glance, his intuition was wrong, but he didn't immediately pierce it.

After the soldier went out, Qi Hao took out the silver needle and inserted it into the porridge, and sure enough, he saw that the silver needle turned black, so he directly killed the soldier who delivered the meal.

The Eighth Prince and Chen Zexuan, who received the news that Qi Hao was safe and sound in Beijing, decided to take the last move to usurp the throne!

After dinner, Gu Jinli also received a message from Mo Li and Ah Qiao.

Knowing that the Eighth Prince was going to have an incident tonight, her mood was very complicated and heavy.

If Qi Hao hadn't been delayed by an assassination on the road, he would definitely be able to come back tonight.

Tomorrow he will come back, and the emperor's seat will be changed......

Aiyue and Hexiang didn't know all kinds of inside information, and they were very puzzled when they saw that Gu Jinli's face was not very good, and she looked very worried.

Aiyue asked a few times, but Gu Jinli kept silent, just played the tune over and over again.

After dinner, I played for more than two hours.

He Xiang looked at Gu Jinli's fingers were red and swollen, and wanted to persuade her to rest for a while, but Gu Jinli turned a deaf ear to He Xiang's advice.

The two maids had no choice but to continue to stand aside and accompany her.

However, the two maids have listened to Gu Jinli play the "Dementor Curse" a lot these days, and they are also familiar with the tune.

Listening to the tune Gu Jinli played tonight, I felt that it seemed to be the same as before, and there were some differences, in short, I couldn't say it specifically, but the tone did change.

Gu Jinli lowered her head, and the scattered hair blocked half of her face.

Ah Qiao finished making the bed for Gu Jinli, listened to the sound of the "Zheng Zheng Zheng" piano that suddenly became sonorous and powerful, went out of the room, came back with a basin of water, added herbs to the water, and put it next to Gu Jinli, in case she would soak her hands after playing the piano.

"Smack!" The strings broke, and Gu Jinli finally stopped.

"Master!" Aiyue saw that Gu Jinli's fingers were bleeding, and she quickly wrapped Gu Jinli's fingers in a handkerchief.

He Xiang glanced at the blood pouring out of the veil, put the qin away, and asked worriedly: "Master, will the slave give you some medicine later?" ”

Gu Jinli shook her head and said expressionlessly, "How did I play just now?" ”

"Uh......" Aiyue and Hexiang glanced at each other, not knowing why.

"There is a kind of inspiring momentum." Ah Qiao knew what Gu Jinli wanted to ask, and after replying, he said, "Master, bubble hands." ”

Gu Jinli shook her head again and muttered, "There's no time." ”

"Master, what's wrong with you? What's out of time? Aiyue was close to Gu Jinli and asked puzzledly.

"Aiyue, go find me another piano." It was impossible for Gu Jinli to tell Aiyue and Hexiang that she was going to play the Dementor Charm tomorrow to deal with Qi Hao.

Gu Jinli's hand had been cut by the strings, and Aiyue was worried that her hand would be scrapped if she continued to play, so she disagreed: "Master, it's late at night, if you want to play the piano, can you play it another day?" ”

Gu Jinli was undoubted, "No." ”

"Master, you're really getting more and more abnormal." Aiyue stomped her foot angrily, and said to the little character: "The slave doesn't care, you want to play the piano, let others find it!" ”

After that, she threw up her sleeves and left like a young lady.

Seeing Gu Jinli looking at her, Hexiang hesitated for a moment, and had to say, "Master, wait a minute." ”

After Hexiang left, only Ah Qiao and Gu Jinli were left in the house.

Ah Qiao put Gu Jinli's hand in the basin and whispered, "Master, you have been practicing the piano for so long, there will be no problems." ”

"The prince will come back tomorrow, you ...... Don't stress too much. ”

"You don't understand." Gu Jinli looked at Ah Qiao, and there was something in her eyes that Ah Qiao couldn't understand.

Ah Qiao didn't dare to ask anything, and after helping Gu Jinli finish soaking her hands, she went out again with a basin, and Hexiang also came back with a new piano.

"Master." Putting the piano in front of Gu Jinli, she still couldn't help but say: "What kind of character is Aiyue, you also know that she is too worried about you, don't be like her." ”

Aiyue is straightforward and straightforward, straightforward and simple, Gu Jinli naturally will not be as knowledgeable as her.

What's more, these two girls don't know what they are planning behind their backs.

Those who don't know are not to blame, so why blame them?

Smiling reluctantly, Gu Jinli patted Hexiang's shoulder, "I won't go to my heart, you can go back and rest." ”

"Yes, master." Hexiang leaves, and the door is shut.

In the house, Gu Jinli was accompanied by only two candles that had been extinguished and a new piano.

Looking at the blood-stained handkerchief on her fingers, Gu Jinli smiled, but the smile was very bitter.

She is a person, how can the wound not hurt when the wound is so deep?

However, she has to hurry up and practice the piano.

Not for Chen Zexuan and Mo Li, but for herself.

In the palace, the old emperor fell asleep tired after a night of fierce battle with Concubine Mei.

After the old emperor fell asleep, Concubine Mei took out a holy decree that had already been forged according to the old emperor's words from the mezzanine under the dressing mirror.

With light hands and feet, she turned out the old emperor's jade seal again, and endured the excitement in her heart, she picked up the jade seal and pressed it the holy decree.

After covering the jade seal on the holy decree, she carefully put away the holy decree, looked back at the old emperor again, and then secretly left the room.

In the dark shadow, there was a person standing, Concubine Mei couldn't see his appearance clearly, only saw a black robe.

Without saying anything, the man took the decree and turned around and left.

Concubine Mei glanced at the bleak and cold moonlight in the sky, rubbed her arms that were cold and had a layer of goosebumps, and turned around and went back to the room.

Climbing onto the bed, she pressed her hand on the beating heart and closed her eyes suddenly.

After half a cup of tea, suddenly the lights outside the hall were bright, and there was a lot of noise.

Father-in-law Jia, who woke up from his sleep, didn't care about getting dressed at this time, he directly broke in from the door barefoot: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" ”

The old emperor was woken up by Gonggong Jia, rubbing his sleepy old eyes, while unhappily lifting the bed curtain, and said in annoyance: "Xiao Jia, in the middle of the night, you don't sleep, what are you doing?" ”

Father-in-law Jia's old face turned pale, he pointed to the door, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty...... The Eighth Prince, he ...... Rebellion! ”

"Make ...... Rebel? The old emperor's mind was not clear at this time, he sat up, pondered for a while, and then came to his senses, and said angrily: "You tell me again, what's wrong with the eighth prince?!" ”

"The Eighth Prince surrounded the entire palace with people." As soon as Father-in-law Jia finished speaking, the rebellious Eighth Prince kicked the half-hidden door open.

The cold night breeze hit and blew open the light curtain.

The sleepiness on the old emperor's body was loose and open, and there were two scratches on his chest.

Concubine Mei also woke up, she hid behind the old emperor tremblingly, and said softly and weakly: "Your Majesty, the concubine is afraid." ”

The old emperor patted Concubine Mei's hand, and his sharp old eyes looked straight at the eighth prince who was walking step by step, and said coldly: "Little Bachi, what do you want to do?!" ”

The Eighth Prince is dressed in red on weekdays, and with that clean and pure smile, it is like a flame that can warm people's hearts.

And tonight, the Eighth Prince changed his normal state and wore a black robe.

If you don't look at those facial features, you just feel like a miniature version of Qi Hao.

The Eighth Prince stood not far from the bed, his hands behind his back.

Hooking his lips, he said unhurriedly: "Father, what do you want to do, Gonggong Jia has already told you just now." ”

"Presumptuous!" The old emperor let out a loud cry and got out of bed.

Father-in-law Jia was afraid that the cold on the ground would freeze the old emperor, so he bent over and wanted to help the old emperor put on his shoes, but was pushed away by the old emperor.

The old emperor slowly walked in front of the Eighth Prince, looked at the group of Praetorian Guards with swords in their hands behind him, and said faintly: "Little Eight, you are young and ignorant, and you are easily confused by traitors. ”

"You tell them all to step down, and nothing happens tonight."

The number of these Praetorian Guards is not very large, and in addition to the people Gu Nian brought with him, the old emperor also has a group of internal masters raised by himself.

Therefore, if there is a real fight for a while, then he is not afraid.

It's just that being blackmailed into abdicating by his own son is extremely shameless.

If it gets out, the royal family will be disgraced.

Of course, having said that, it doesn't mean that the old emperor will let go of the eighth prince.

Words on the face, just listen to them, and can't do them seriously.

"Father, do you think that when your son has reached this point, there is still a choice to retreat?" As if he had heard a joke, the eighth prince shook his head, looking at the old emperor's expression very mockingly: "The queen mother is already waiting for you in Yonghe Palace, and the son advises his father to be obedient." ”

"When Erchen ascends the throne as emperor tomorrow, you will still be the emperor on top."

"Enthroned as emperor?" The old emperor lost his patience, especially when he was stared at by the eighth prince's eyes as if he was looking at a fool, and he was furious: "Little Bachi, without my holy decree, how can you ascend the throne?" ”

"Don't say that there is a holy decree, I won't write your name on it!"

This last sentence really stimulated the eighth prince, he clenched his fists and glared at the old emperor fiercely: "Father, the son knows that the person you have been interested in all these years is the fourth brother." ”

"Second brother, third brother, and I, are not your favorite candidates for the crown prince."

"But, it's also your son, why do you want to favor one over the other to such an extent?"

"You like the fourth brother, but in order to hone him, you gave the second brother and the third brother hope at the same time, and watched them kill each other for the throne!"

"You cultivated me, just because I am young, and now I don't have the ability to compete with the fourth brother!"

"I think I'm no worse than the fourth brother, but you just want me to work for the fourth brother in the future and be an obedient dog in front of the fourth brother!"

The eighth prince's dissatisfaction and resentment towards Qi Hao and the old emperor finally couldn't bear the gravity like the string that Gu Jinli played tonight, and exploded at this moment: "Father, the son doesn't need to ask for any of your opinions. ”

"Because, this seat is going to be decided!"

"Come on, take this son of a son down to me!" The old emperor was so angry that his beard trembled, and with a wave of his big hand, ten masters fell from the sky.

Ten masters of the Great Interior, all of them protected the old emperor in the middle, and they became an iron wall.

The old emperor snorted coldly, and shouted to the outside world without fear: "When you think about it, give me these people ......."

Before he could finish his words, he got stuck in his throat raw.

Because, the eighth prince turned around and exposed the person behind him who was blocked by another door.

Gu Nianshi stood in the forefront, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, with a cold face, no longer had the original gentleness and kindness, and was replaced by a slaughter.

"When you think about it, you dare!" The old emperor's eyes widened, and he instantly understood the reason why Li Huilong could drink to death even if he drank wine.

It turned out that Gu Nianshi had already rebelled unconsciously!

The old emperor was originally because he listened to Qi Hao's words, and he was a woman for a while, leaving this only seedling of the Gu family, and now he thinks that he should really cut the grass and eradicate the roots!

The most regrettable thing is that Li Huilong died unjustly, so that the old emperor now has no one else to call except for the ten great masters!

Gu Nianshi didn't speak, and he was not qualified to speak, so he could only hold his bow and arrow.

"Kill, kill all these rebels and thieves!" With scarlet eyes, the old emperor roared.

The Eighth Prince sneered, stepped back to the side, and rushed over with someone from behind.

Although the Praetorian Guard was not good at martial arts, it was victorious because of the large number of people.

And the master of Ouchi has great martial arts, and he looks like he can kill five or six Praetorian Guards when he can raise his sword and fall.

It's just that after a long time, even if you are a person with natural divine power, you have been dragged to the point that you can't keep up with some physical strength.

It didn't take long for the Ouchi master to be tied up by the Praetorian Guards.

Except for Gonggong Jia, who was loyal to the old emperor, and Concubine Mei who stood next to the bed, the old emperor was alone.

"Come on, please invite your father to Yonghe Palace!" The eighth prince glanced at Gu Nianshi, smiled a little proudly, and had the posture of a superior.

The old emperor's face was bruised and bruised, and he was pushed out of the room by Gu Nianshi, he gritted his teeth word by word and said, "Little eight, the fourth child will not let you go!" ”

As soon as he heard the old emperor's words, the smile of the eighth prince froze instantly, and the fist he clenched made a "creaking" sound, and he said meaninglessly for a while: "Then it depends on whether the fourth brother has the ability or not." ”

As soon as the old emperor came down the steps, he saw a group of ministers standing at the bottom of the steps.

The person at the head is Guo Xiang, Guo Mingshun, who has just taken the throne not long ago, as well as Peng Juhuai, Mo Dongsheng, Jiang Shangshu, Fang Jinyang and other familiar faces in the DPRK.

The old emperor shook his head, and his old face looked more and more old and decadent.

His hand pointed at these traitors one by one, and he laughed angrily, "Guo Mingshun, Peng Juhuai, Mo Dongsheng, you, and you, I have all remembered it!" ”

Even if he is about to become a prisoner of the order, the old emperor has been an emperor for many years, and he will not succumb to fear because of the current predicament no matter what.

Since the old emperor's people were all under control, Guo Mingshun directly took out the holy decree he had prepared before, and read it aloud: "I boarded the plane when I was young, and it has been dozens of spring and autumn seasons so far, and I can feel the heavens." It is a pity that the age is getting higher, and in national affairs, there is a weak heart, and I am afraid that it will not be long. In order to prevent the crane from driving, the country has no owner, and the solid legend is located in the eighth prince Qi Ling, in order to consolidate the country! ”

"The ministers knock on the new emperor, long live, long live, long live!" After Guo Mingshun finished reading the holy decree, many ministers who supported the Eighth Emperor fell to their knees, and the deafening shouts made the old emperor's legs tremble, as if a withered leaf had been struck by lightning, and it was shaking.

"Your Majesty ......" Gonggong Jia supported the old emperor from behind, with an expression of wanting to cry or not.

The old emperor seemed to have no choice but to be forced to abdicate, but he still maintained the last imperial dignity, gritted his teeth and said: "Without my jade seal, the people of the world will not recognize you as the emperor!" ”

Guo Mingshun stepped forward, intimately unfolded the bright and sparkling holy decree in front of the old emperor, pointed to the bright red jade seal, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this holy decree was written by you yourself, and the jade seal was also stamped by you personally. ”

The old emperor clutched his chest, unable to get up in one breath.

The words on the holy decree are indeed their own handwriting, and the jade seal is also a real jade seal, how is this possible?

Seeing the disbelief in the old emperor's eyes, the eighth prince looked at Concubine Mei: "Father, the son can have now, and your baby Concubine Mei is also indispensable!" ”

"Concubine Mei?" The old emperor turned his head and looked at the little beauty who was still under him a few hours ago, and was still faintly hiding behind him just now and shivering, and the heavenly spirit cover took another heavy blow.

Although Concubine Mei was standing behind, there were no guards guarding her left and right.

At this point, she didn't need to continue to pretend, and smiled at the old emperor: "Your Majesty, the concubines thank you for your favor these days, but the concubines are blessed, and they can only live up to your wishes." ”

The old emperor scolded angrily, if it weren't for the Praetorian Guards, he would have gone up and slapped Concubine Mei in the face: "It's a shame that I hold you in the palm of my hand and pet you, you actually rebelled with this unfilial son, slut!" ”

"Your Majesty." Concubine Mei covered her mouth and chuckled, walked to the old emperor's side, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them, plus Gonggong Jia and the Eighth Prince, heard it: "The child that the concubine was pregnant with before was fake. ”

"It's not the queen's concubine, it's a play directed and acted by the concubine."

Since the child is fake, it is naturally not true that the queen harmed Concubine Mei and caused Concubine Mei to have a miscarriage!

This is even more annoying than learning that Concubine Mei stole the jade seal and stamped the fake holy decree.

"You slut!" The old emperor was furious, then rolled his eyes and fainted.

"Your Majesty!" The most heartbreaking person is Gonggong Jia, he supported the old emperor, and said to the eighth prince with old eyes and old tears: "Eighth prince, if you do this, you will be punished by God!" ”

The Eighth Prince does not believe in ghosts and gods, let alone any curses.

If there is really a curse, the queen killed so many harem concubines, why is she still alive and well?

If the curse worked, there were so many people who wanted Qi Hao to die, and Qi Hao didn't know that he had died a thousand eight hundred times!

"Take it to Yonghe Palace!" The eighth prince raised his hand and waved, and let people take the unconscious and indignant Father-in-law Jia to Yonghe Palace.

Perhaps the previous preparations have been done sufficiently, so tonight's change, the eighth prince did not take much effort to take down the old emperor and the queen mother.

His gloomy eyes looked at the ministers who were still kneeling on the ground and called him a minister, and said in a loud and imposing voice: "Everyone, Aiqing, get even!" ”

After everyone stood up, Guo Mingshun arched his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Si Tianjian has calculated, three days later is a good day and auspicious day, Weichen thinks that the enthronement ceremony can be held, I don't know what you think?" ”

The old emperor has been tossed and moved, and the capital has been controlled by the Eight Princes.

If the actual conditions allow, the eighth prince naturally wants to hold an enthronement ceremony tomorrow to announce to the world that he is the king of the Qi Kingdom.

However, Qi Hao will return to Beijing tomorrow, and even if he has the holy decree of the old emperor, it is impossible for him to give up the throne to the eighth prince.

Therefore, the Eighth Prince still has a hard battle to fight tomorrow.

Nodding, he said, "Just follow Guo Xiang." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Guo Ming bowed, and then left with this group of ministers who had witnessed the discord between the old emperor and the eighth prince, the father and son, the eight princes, and the usurpation of the throne.

Gu Nianshi saw that the Eighth Prince's face was gloomy, and he also led people to escort the ten masters to the dungeon.

At the entrance of the main hall, only Xiao Xiangzi was left with the Eighth Prince.

The night was as deep as a pool of black water, and the eighth prince turned his head and quietly looked at the old emperor's exclusive seat, and his eyes crossed a dark tide that was inexplicable in Xiao Xiangzi's eyes.

The night breeze blew his robe, and Xiao Xiangzi only felt that a deep and unpredictable color like black was really not suitable for the Eighth Prince.

Watching the Eighth Prince slowly grow from a simple and innocent child to a teenager who has exhausted his organs and is doing everything he can, step by step, and watching the smile on the face of the Eighth Prince disappear little by little over the years, I feel a little sad.

"Eight...... Emperor. Changing his words in time, Xiao Xiangzi whispered: "It's windy, let's go back." ”

Since it is the new emperor, it is natural that he should stay in the palace of the old emperor.

It's just that the Eighth Emperor is definitely not willing to use what the old emperor used.

If you want to change the old emperor inside and out, there will definitely not be enough time that night.

The Eighth Prince turned around and walked towards Mingyang Palace, and said, "Send someone to Fengluan Palace to relieve the queen's foot ban." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Xiangzi nodded, and immediately went down the steps and walked in the direction of Fengluan Palace.