The emperor's illness was not hidden from the courtiers, but the courtiers did not know how he was sick, because the emperor was still sitting on the dragon chair when he was supposed to be in the early dynasty, but he was not energetic after returning to the palace.

These were not known to the outside, and only a few eunuchs and concubines who were waiting for them in the Qing Palace knew.

Others don't know, Xu Han and Xiao Guifei still know, since Xiao Guifei and Yu Guifei recognized each other, Yu Guifei will pass on some news to Xiao Guifei from time to time.

After Xiao Wei came out of Wangjiang Tower, he went to the shop where Xu Han often went to buy ghee pickled snails, bought two packs, and carefully carried them to the princess's mansion.

Xu Han had been tormented when Xiao Wei went out of the house to attend the banquet, but he still cheered up and ordered Wei Ting and others to report the news everywhere, and sent people out.

When he heard that Xiao Wei had returned home, he raised his feet and walked out of the yard, and greeted him halfway, although the two didn't say anything when they met, when they looked at each other, they found that they were all right and smiled, but it was comforting enough.

Xiao Wei wrapped the oiled paper wrapped in ghee snails to Xu Han, Xu Han carefully put it in his mouth, and looked forward to the dust settling in his heart, so that she could be truly comfortable and happy in this life.

"Did Elder Xu Ge say something over there?" She asked Xiao Wei while eating butter soaked snails.

Xiao Wei didn't hide it, but told her all the things that Xu Ge Lao said.

Xu Han spent half a day digesting the news, and wondered,

"He not only set up a tiger to leave the mountain, but also wanted to make a move towards Xuanpingfang Xufu, but fortunately, his mother had left the capital two days ago to go to Shudi."

When Xu Han heard this, he had palpitations for a long time, Xu Ge Lao must have worked hard to understand their strength like this.

If he really shot at Xuanpingfang Xufu, it is really uncertain whether his mother can stop it.

Thankfully, fortunately!

All Xu Ge thought about was to break into the Xu Mansion, take Xu Danxiu as a price, and negotiate with Xiao Wei and them when the time comes, so that they can secretly let them go.

Xu Han and Xiao Wei also thought of this possibility.

It's done, catch Xu Danxiu and threaten it, if it doesn't work, it's nothing, besides, those people who break into the mansion don't need Xu Ge Lao to go in person, just send people, there is not much risk.

At that time, you can still use Xiao Wei as an excuse, saying that you are eating and chatting with Xiao Wei.

It's just that what Xu Ge didn't expect was that Xu Danxiu had already left the capital and went to Shu.

Even if he wanted to break in, it would only be an empty door.

It's just that there is no bad news coming from the Xu Mansion now, and I think it is because Xu Ge Lao has not done it yet.

Xiao Wei and Xu Han are now like blind people touching elephants, and their hearts are temporarily bottomless.

But Xu Han talked about another thing,

"The emperor in the palace is not in good health now, and I don't know what is going on with the emperor's body."

Xiao Wei thought about it for a moment and asked,

"What's wrong? What do you think is wrong? ”

Xu Han felt that something was wrong, because the emperor had always been very good in the past, but recently he fell ill, of course, it is normal for people to eat whole grains and diseases.

But she felt that it didn't seem right.

But what was wrong, she couldn't say why.

Xu Han shook her head, she hadn't figured out anything herself, and it was not easy to tell Xiao Xian, she just wanted to wait until Xu Mian came over and asked him to pay attention to the situation in the palace.

said that Cao Cao Cao arrived, the curtain by the door was lifted, and it was Xu Mian's voice, saying that there was something to report.

Xu Han pulled Xiao Mian to sit on the couch and let Xu Mian in, since the two were together, whether it was Xu Han's manpower or Xiao Miao's manpower, they didn't avoid each other when they reported the matter.

This will Xu Mian come in, and he didn't feel strange to see Xiao Xianzai, but just said what he wanted to report.

"Lord Wang, you asked your subordinates to pay attention to the affairs of Xu Meiren in the palace, it's a bit eyebrow-raising."

For Xu Meiren, Xu Han only had some doubts, and when she accused Concubine Hui that day, those strange things made Xu Han want to investigate.

She didn't believe what Xu Meiren said, of course, in fact, Xu Meiren was indeed made up, it was a palace maid and Jinyiwei who stole in Luhua Palace, and it was indeed the Jinyiwei who killed the third princess and Qi's father-in-law.

But why did Xu Meiren have an ambiguous accusation that it was Concubine Hui at that time?

After all, without her evidence, how could Concubine Hui have failed, where did things happen so coincidentally?

And the judgment of the Hu court, why did you say that Concubine Hui's injury was a scratch? Although it was indeed Concubine Hui who scratched herself, what was the reason for it, it is impossible for the Hu court to be unclear.

This kind of thing made Xu Han suspicious, so after returning home, she sent Xu Mian to pay attention to Xu Meiren and Hu Yuan's judgment.

Hu Yuanju has not moved there yet, but it was Xu Meiren's side that was discovered by Xu Mian.

"Lord, Xu Meiren knows too many secrets, the emperor gave Xu Meiren poisoned wine two days ago, and ordered someone to send Xu Meiren to the imperial mausoleum for burial."

"The subordinates followed those people out and found that Xu Meiren was not dead, and was let go on the way......"

"The subordinates caught those eunuchs for questioning, and one of them didn't hold it, and confessed that it was the concubine Niangniang who asked them to do this......"

Xu Han, "......"

Why does this matter involve the concubine again?

Suddenly, Xu Han had a flash of lightning in his brain, and he saw the scene clearly in an instant, but it was fleeting.

Xu Han ignored Xu Mian, just closed his eyes tightly, trying to catch the 'lightning' just now.

Xu Meiren has always been a little transparent in Zhaoyang Palace, or in the palace, and she has never even been favored by the emperor.

She was frail and sickly, so Concubine Hui never took her seriously.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Xu Meiren can know more of Concubine Hui's secrets.

On that day, when she went to Luhua Palace, Xu Meiren said that Princess Fengping forcibly pulled her over because Princess Fengping was willing to arrest the adulterer.

Later, it was found out that Princess Fengping heard what the two palace people said, and what she wanted to arrest was Xu Han's traitor.

Because she was reprimanded by Xiao Yan during the day, Princess Fengping hated Xu Han, and because of Xu Han's unkindness at the banquet, this hatred deepened, so at the banquet, Princess Fengping saw Xu Han leave, and later heard the private discussion of the two palace people.

Princess Fengping will go to Luhua Palace, and she met Xu Meiren on the way, so she wanted more people to testify, so she pulled Xu Meiren over.

It's just that why Xu Meiren was so coincidentally seen by Princess Fengping?

Let's just say that everything was arranged.

Does it mean that the concubine was designed, and this is also all arranged?

The concubine has lived in the palace for more than 20 years, and has always been favored, and ordinary people's inner houses are constantly fighting, not to mention the harem.

With the situation of the concubine, many things must not be crossed.

Her mind is not only clear, but also alert, how can she be easily deceived?

This realization made Xu Han a little overwhelmed.

The self-righteous investigation suspect, the truth that he once thought was not actually the truth, in fact, he was blinded and did not see Mount Tai.

Xu Han felt that he was so stupid.

She couldn't help but cover her mouth, a fear enveloped her heart, if it was really as she guessed, then the conspiracy of Concubine Yu had actually been planned for nearly twenty years.

What Concubine Yu is plotting is not the throne of the prince, not the throne, she wants to turn the world upside down and change hands.

No, it's not that the country has changed hands, it's to let the country return to its original track.

This country was lost from her husband, Prince Fengxian, so she had to let the country return to Prince Fengxian's son.

She didn't know what Concubine Yu had done in the past, but the recent events were linked one by one, making her believe that Concubine Yu had been doing things in secret.

She didn't expect that the concubine would let herself fall into it.

But she didn't have the right to accuse Concubine Yu, after all, for Xiao Wei, the eldest princess and his wife were like jewels to him, if it weren't for the death of the concubine, or if it weren't for her, maybe Xiao Wei wouldn't know for the rest of his life, and would only hold those doubts and live honestly according to the instructions of the eldest princess.

It was her appearance, and it was she who wanted to help Xiao Wei find out the truth, so Xiao Wei knew her true life experience.

If you say that after knowing the true life experience, Xiao Wei is dormant.

And what about Concubine Yu? From the death of Prince Fengxian to the entrustment of Xiao Wei to the eldest princess and her own entry into the palace, she has been tormenting day and night for so many years.

How hard are these days and nights?

Concubine Yu Guifei lived a different life from Xu Danxiu at the beginning.

Although Xu Jun concealed so many things from Xu Danxiu, the grievances between them were only love and hatred, and Concubine Yu and the emperor were not only these, but also the hatred of killing their husbands, at least in Concubine Yu's opinion, it was like this.

At first glance, Concubine Yu was in a good situation, and after the death of the queen, she was in charge of the six palaces and was deeply favored.

However, after decades of accompanying this enemy of his own, he can't reveal the slightest bit of hatred, how hard is that?

She has been enduring it for more than 20 years, but she has only recently started to do it, and Xu Han can't bear it in her heart.

She couldn't even think of what kind of mood Concubine Yu had in the first place to make the decision to let Xiao Wei recognize the thief as her father for the rest of her life.

The more he thought about it, the more sour Xu Han's heart became.

How is she going to tell Xiao Wei?

But Xiao Mian heard Xu Mian say that Xu Meiren's matter was related to Concubine Yu and was linked, so why did Xu Han say anything, he could understand the deep meaning himself.

Immediately, his face turned pale.

After he knew the truth, he once complained, but he complained again, no matter how sad he was, his previous life could be described as smooth sailing.

Even the emperor looked at the face of the concubine and was very tolerant of him.

Since ancient times, the ruthless emperor's family, is the emperor's tolerance so good? This is all the result of the good offices of the concubine.

His mother, for him, can be described as exhausted.

What right does he have to blame? To doubt, or even to refute her?

Xu Han also knew that Xiao Wei should have figured out the joints.

He sometimes feels like there's no end in sight.

His grandfather served, and he didn't know for a while what he was living for.

He has a prominent family background, but prefers to wander the streets and rivers like a prodigal.

When the Gospel Master came to him, he said that his grandfather told him to follow the Gospel, and he was not unmoved.

As the pampered son of Cheng'en, he doesn't seem to have anything to be disappointed about.

So sometimes, he would feel that his glory had come so dishonorably, and that would occasionally make him feel shame and shame.

Therefore, he regarded himself as a gentleman, which to a certain extent could paralyze the depression brought to him by his status as the prince of Chengen, as well as the things brought to him by Concubine Yu and the eldest princess of Shuyang.

He knew he was running away.

But escape reassured him, and he couldn't seem to find a reason not to do so.

Therefore, after meeting Xu Han, his life was turbulent.

Now, his mother, because of him, has suffered so much and done so much.

How can he say anything hypocritically?

He just felt sorry for her, it hurt, it hurt.

Xu Han held Xiao Wei's hand, hating to give him all his strength, such Xiao Wei looked too fragile.

Xiao Wei hugged Xu Han and cried on her shoulder.

Xu Han patted his back with his eyes,

"If you feel sorry for your mother, in the future, you will be doubly filial to her."

More words of comfort, she can't say, in fact, more is that she doesn't know how to comfort, everything is in vain.

"Let's go into the palace." Xiao Wei hoarsely looked at Xu Han.

Xu Han nodded, "Okay." ”

……

In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor woke up from his sleep, the room was deserted, and Cui Hai came in to report outside, saying that Xu Ge Lao asked to see him.

His brows moved, Xu Ge Lao had never entered the palace since he was ordered to recuperate at home, what was he doing at this time?

He slept and was in good spirits, and then got out of bed.

Cui Hai got the order and had already invited Xu Ge Lao into the hall, and the lights had already been turned up in the hall, and the top and bottom were bright.

Xu Ge Lao was still wearing the gray robe, sitting on the chair brought by the eunuch, his back was straight, and he didn't look like an old man in his old age.

When the emperor came out of the back door, he looked at the back film carving, hid the depth in his eyes, walked to the back of the imperial case and sat down, his attitude was very polite, and he said with a smile,

"I haven't seen Aiqing for a long time, Aiqing's spirit seems to be good, and it's right to want to come to recuperate."

"I don't know if Aiqing will ask to see me, what's the matter?"

Xu Ge Lao smiled, what is right to recuperate, it is to cut his rights, the emperor is very happy.

However, now is not the time to care about this, he looked at the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, you are here today because you have something to tell Your Majesty." ”

The emperor had tea served, and when he heard this, he said,

"What's the matter?"

"The minister wants His Majesty to come down from this dragon chair." Xu Ge Lao opened his mouth and said.

The emperor thinks that he has been an emperor for more than 20 years, and he can be calm in the face of anything.

Even when Huo Qingyu told the Huo family's unjust case and testified against the three princes, he was also calm.

After all, what could be bigger than that.

But today, when I suddenly heard what Xu Ge Lao said, I still couldn't help shaking my hands.

"What Elder Ge said was ......"

Get off this dragon chair?

Who did Xu Ge Lao take refuge in? Prince? Or is it for Prince Fengxian?

Xiao Wei?

The Emperor vetoed all these ideas in his mind.

No way.

What kind of old fox is Xu Ge, the emperor knows very well, such a villain for the sake of profit, it seems that he will be a wall-to-wall grass, but in fact, he will not take refuge in anyone.

He didn't believe that the crown prince, or Xiao Wei, would do such a rebellious thing.

After all, if you really want to take it, the prince has had a lot of opportunities over the years.

Of course, now that Xiao Wei and Zhenbei Wangfu are in-laws, and he has returned to the sect, it is impossible for him to pat his chest and say that he has no doubt about Xiao Wei.

What are people most afraid of? Slap in the face.

Xiao Wei now has all kinds of qualifications, who knows if he will really rebel that day? What's more, there was that incident back then.

For so many years, he has been trembling, being a good emperor, doesn't he just want to prove that he can also do well, and he can do better than Prince Fengxian?

Honestly, it's tiring.

If you've never had this seat, maybe it's a different feeling.

But I just sat on it.

Now, some people say that let him go down, and the emperor's bad mood is hooked out again.

"How did Your Majesty come up back then? Shouldn't you know it? Now the descendants of Prince Fengxian have returned to the sect. Shouldn't the emperor return things to their rightful owners? ”

Xu Ge Lao looked directly at the emperor behind the imperial case, his eyes burning.

The Emperor groaned and said,

"Who are you saying this against?"

It's ridiculous, he said let him go down, he's going down? So what did he sit on in the first place?

Xu Ge smiled, "No matter who you represent, Your Majesty is not qualified to sit on it now, so it is better to come down early, so that everyone will not make a big fuss." ”

When Xu Ge Lao said these words, the emperor had already guessed that since he dared to come in, then there must have been arrangements.

Fighting, is he being forced to the head, and he still has to swallow his anger?

The Emperor sneered.

Xu Ge is an old civil official, how can he be sure that he will succeed in forcing the palace?

He said in a deep voice,

"Someone ...... coming"

"......Slow down," Xu Ge Lao suddenly stopped.

This voice was full of anger and decisive and neat, which was completely different from Xu Ge's former affectionate appearance.

"The minister doesn't want to do anything to His Majesty who has been with him for more than ten years, what I want is your determination, as long as Your Majesty gives up this position, the minister will definitely not touch a single hair of Your Majesty."

The emperor frowned, "You said so much, even if I give up this position, then who will I give up this position to?" ”

"Aiqing must let me understand it."

"Is Your Majesty really confused or fake? You've only been sick for a few days, so you look like a fool. ”

Xu Ge Lao stood up and walked in front of the emperor,

"You just need to abdicate, as for who to give it to, you don't need Your Majesty to ask more."

The emperor lowered his eyes, looked at Cui Hai who was standing secretly in the distance, and said,

"It's not impossible to let me abdicate, I can also write an abdication letter, but the person I want to bow down to in the future must appear."

"This abdication is not child's play, and people in this world are not fools, if you want to be fooled, you must always have a good name, isn't it."

The Emperor spoke softly, as if the throne was nothing more than an object that could be exchanged at any time, and as if he didn't care about the throne at all.

Elder Xu Ge looked at him deeply and said,

"Since Your Majesty is curious, the minister can't let you get your wish, in the end, the monarch and the minister have been more than ten years."

The Emperor's jaw.

Seeing a person coming in under the back door, the emperor frowned and looked at Xu Ge Lao.

……

Xiao Wei wanted to enter the palace to see Concubine Yu, but after a while, he prepared the carriage and horses, and just after leaving the palace, he saw that the sound outside was very noisy.

Xu Han's face changed, "Something is wrong." ”

She didn't get into the carriage, but pulled Xiao Wei into the small building on the side, there was an attic on top of this small building, the height was not low, and she could see some distant scenes.

Sure enough, when the two of them ran to the attic, they saw the fire flickering everywhere in the capital, and the people and horses who came from nowhere were shouting and shouting, shouting and killing, crying and shouting everywhere, and the sound of running and shouting, all in chaos.

"Where did this force come from?" Xiao Wei frowned.

Xu Han was puzzled, "No, why did so many people come in quietly?" There is no news at all, what does the Five Cities Terracotta Division do to eat? ”

Xiao Wei doesn't know the current situation, anyway, someone is rebelling now.

"Could it be that it is Xu Ge Lao?" He asked Xiao Wei to go out today, saying that he was diverting the tiger from the mountain, but it was clear that there was no news from the people who were close to him.

Perhaps, his purpose was not to attack the people around them at all, but to attack this capital.

Fortunately, the two of them had an arrangement before, and the princess's mansion was surrounded by iron buckets.

Xiao Xiao thought about it and said to Xu Han,

"Let someone go and deliver a letter to Grandmother, and let's look elsewhere."

Although there is no news from everywhere, maybe something has happened, and those who were sent out were tripped by Xu Ge Lao?

After all, Elder Xu Ge knew their strength very well, and it was not impossible to stumble.

Xu Han thought about it, it was true, she took something out of her pocket, pulled it, and threw it into the air, this was given to her by Huo Qi, it was a token of Qin Lou.

As long as it is sent out, people from nearby Qin Towers will come over.

Xu Han and Xiao Wei did not get into the carriage, but ran wildly in the alleys of Kyoto, they first went to the Zhenbei Palace, the Zhenbei Mansion is not far from the Eldest Princess's Mansion, because this area is the area where the emperor's relatives live, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the Jin Yuwei patrol here intensively, and those who attack at night have not taken care of this side for the time being.

They successfully avoided those who shouted and shouted to kill, and rushed to the Zhenbei Palace.

Xu Zhao had been awakened by the city-like movement outside.

After he got up, he first went to his sister Xu Yufei to see it, and then went to the main hall to see Xu Jun.

Xu Jun's body has never been good, especially after Xu Han and Xiao Wei got married, his health became worse and worse, of course, all this was hidden from Xu Han and she didn't let her know.

At this time, Xu Zhao saw that Xu Jun was fine, so he sent someone out to watch the movement, but before he came back, he saw Xu Han and Xiao Wei coming.

When Xu Zhao saw the two of them falling from the sky, he thought they were thieves, but before he could step forward, he saw clearly that it was the two of them, and immediately smiled bitterly,

"What's the matter, don't come in through the main entrance."

Xiao Weidao,

"We want to start from the main gate, there will be rebels in the city, there are a lot of them, there are fires everywhere outside, Hanhan is afraid that something will happen to his family, so he came over."

When Xu Zhao heard this, someone turned out to be rebelling, and immediately said, "Who dares to make trouble in the capital." ”

Xiao Wei shook his head, "I don't know, it's okay for you guys to be fine, let's go look elsewhere." ”

Xu Jun had already heard the conversation between the three inside, and immediately called the three in.

"What the hell is going on out there?" This is what Xu Jun wants to know most now.

Xiao Xiao pursed his lips and told Xu Jun what Xu Ge Lao said,

"Elder Xu Ge is just a Wenchen, where did he get the troops? Also, who gave him the courage to come in so arrogantly, so he was not afraid of being caught in the urn? Moreover, how did so many people bypass the eyes of the Gyeonggi guards and quietly enter the capital? ”

Xu Zhao had already marked out all the people in Beijing on the table, and he also picked them up.

If it is really Xu Ge Lao, then where is his power and where is the most likely situation, Xu Zhao has listed them one by one.

He thought about it,

"If it is Xu Ge Lao, he doesn't have many troops in his hands, even if he controls the capital, what can he do with the little troops in his hands? The person he wants to push up, can he sit firmly on the big treasure? ”

"Unless there is an internal response, after the promise is completed, let Xu Ge Lao go."

Xu Zhao was puzzled,

But what good is this for the inner determination? If Xu Ge is successful, then he should be exposed at any time, and there is a crime of collaborating with the enemy, if it doesn't work, then Xu Ge will run away, or be caught, and find out the root cause, he may also be dug out. ”

Xu Han and Xiao Yi glanced at each other, who was that Neiying, they seemed to have a goal.

Just, how is that possible?

Concubine Yu is just a woman in the deep palace, where does the right come from?

What's more, there is no one outside to help her make friends with ministers.

What does she use to drive all this?