Three days later, Li Ji pacified the rebellion in Qizhou, and Taizong ordered him to escort the rebel son Li You and return to Chang'an.

On the same day, rumors suddenly appeared in Chang'an City that the guard of the prince of Dao, Su Gan Chengji, had rebelled against the lord and confessed the prince's lines one by one. There are more good things to wait for, and the ancestor of the Chengji of Su Ganxiong is the Sima of the Longdong Wangfu of the former dynasty and the history of Sizhou. His father was a former emperor of the Yang Dynasty.

In the words, the direct general Su Gan Chengji and the lord of the Splendid Hall in the Taiji Palace, the former emperor's concubine Yang were involved.

is even more humane: "This prince's affair, the previous Qi king's rebellion, were all indulged by the Yang family." She is the daughter of the emperor of the former dynasty, stubborn and arrogant, her ex-husband's nest assassin king is punished by the present, the hatred of the country and the family, and the death of the husband make him resentful of the present.

Although he gave birth to a son, Ke was favored but could not save the position, so he plotted to destroy the sons of the eldest grandson queen in order to save the position and open up the previous dynasty. ”

For a time, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty heard about it, marveled at the Yang family's plan, and regretted the prince's affairs.

……

On the night of March 15, the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.

In the Temple of Manna.

The slave walked back and forth, and when he saw De'an coming back in a hurry, he asked urgently:

"How? Sister Wu is okay? ”

De'an nodded, but said worriedly: "Although there is nothing to do now, but the prince ...... I'm afraid that once the King of Qi is escorted back to Beijing and the matter of the King of Qi is dealt with, Sister Wu will ......"

"I know! Didn't I already ask you to leak Concubine Yang's affairs out of the palace? ”

Seeing the young slave like this, De'an had to sigh: "Lord Wang, do you think this is useful? Don't talk about saving Sister Wu, we don't have real evidence, and we can't even keep His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

The slave gritted his teeth, tears in his eyes: "But now, all I can do is this......"

"Lord Wang, you are wrong, there are still things you can do!"

De'an hesitated for a moment before he said in the eyes of the childish slave: "Lord Wang, now it seems that there is only one way to save Sister Wu...... Is...... Is...... It is that suddenly there is something of great joy that the Lord has to give amnesty to the world...... Also, it is to save the life of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

The young slave was stunned: "A happy thing? Where is there any great joy at such times? ”

De'an hesitated, and only after a long time did he say: "Lord, this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the position of the crown prince...... I'm afraid I can't keep it...... Fang Cai De'an listened to the question, and the lord had already imprisoned His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the other room, and ...... and Uncle Guo, Fang Xiang, Lord Xiao, Lord Sun, Lord Cen, Lord Ma, Lord Ma, Lord Yu...... and General Li Jili, who is still on the road, have explained everything about the prince......"

The young slave only felt a bang in his head, and then he was unconscious.

……

A moment later, the slave woke up, but it was already late at night.

Standing next to him was a tearful De'an.

The childish slave's voice was weak, and he said softly, "How is the eldest brother?" ”

"Lord Wang...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine now...... It's just that...... I'm just afraid that tomorrow will have a result......"

When the young slave heard this, he was silent for a long time, and only after a while did he get up, and slowly came to the bookcase with the help of De'an, and said, "Sister Wu...... Are you alright? ”

"Don't worry, Sister Wu is fine now...... It's just that...... Just ......"

When the young slave heard this, tears flowed down his face, and the feeling of remorse in his heart was like an ant devouring it, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Accompany me to the Lizheng Palace...... I'm going to see the queen mother......"

Dean nodded tearfully.

At the same time.

Tai Chi Hall.

Taizong looked at the palace lamp in front of the case, in a daze.

After a long time, he said softly: "How is Cheng Qian now?" ”

When Wang De heard this, he said with tears in his eyes: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is okay now......

It's just that......

It's just that he seems to have the will to die......"

Taizong gritted his teeth and said:

"Tell the left and right, if there is something to do with the Chengqian, they will also be martyred!"

"Yes!"

After being silent for a long time, Taizong cried again: "Wang De...... I thought that there would be such a day, and I made a lot of preparations......

I thought I could handle it, but why?

Why is my heart still painful at this moment? ”

Wang De burst into tears, looked at Taizong and said: "These children, which one of them is your own blood and blood of the Lord - it is the unassuming of the prince of Qi, why do you want him to be like this?" ”

Taizong turned his back, burst into tears, closed his eyes and wept for a long time, before he slowly got up, took Wang De, staggered out of the Taiji Palace, and walked backwards.

After the left Yanming Gate, and then through the Qianhua Gate......

Finally, he stopped in front of the Lizheng Palace, and looked at the Lizheng Hall standing quietly in the night.

The sound of weeping and screaming was coming from within.

Taizong was stunned, so he took Wang De and quietly went up the stairs.

As soon as he went up the stairs, he saw the Jin Wuwei guards with ordinary faces, and they looked embarrassed at the moment, and secretly looked into the Lizheng Palace. Seeing Taizong coming, he was so shocked that he hurriedly wanted to salute.

Taizong motioned for him to be quiet, and listened carefully again...... There was some surprise in his eyes:

This...... Aren't you a child?

"It's so late, why is this kid here?" Taizong was furious: "He has a wind disease, but he is not afraid of committing it again?!" ”

Wang De was also strange, so he hurriedly followed Taizong and walked quickly to the door of Weiqi's palace.

Just as he was about to push open the door and ask, he suddenly heard the young slave crying and asking the eldest grandson queen about the spiritual position, how he was a good word, and the voice of pathos, which caused Taizong's heart to ache, and he couldn't bear to hear it, but he lost his usual calm appearance at the moment, and fell to the ground, tears flowed for a long time.

Wang De was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly retreated from the people around him, leaving only himself and Ming'an, guarding the young slaves who accompanied the young slaves in the door and cried bitterly.

In the distance, De'an, who was ordered by the young slave to guard outside, saw this, nodded tearfully, thought about it, wiped away his tears, and left quietly.

……

A moment later.

In prison.

When De'an appeared in front of Mei Niang, Mei Niang was not too surprised—although she was in prison, she also knew about the changes in the palace.

So he sighed lightly: "In the end, the prince was still taken?" ”

De'an nodded and said with tears in his eyes: "Sister Wu, you try to save the prince!" At this moment, for the sake of His Royal Highness the Prince, he was so anxious that he knelt in the Lizheng Hall and cried incessantly...... The prince is weak, if he cries, how can he be good? Sister Wu...... Try to persuade him! ”

Mei Niang is sad:

"Yes...... He can't help but be sad, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the best for him. Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to do...... I'm afraid he won't be able to bear ......"

In the midst of tears, she said softly in a voice that De'an couldn't hear:

"Childish slave...... If you had known, your father had expected it...... And I have long thought of taking you to replace the crown prince...... What would you think? Childish slaves? ”

When I closed my eyes, a little boy in white clothes and a golden crown, black hair and jade face, and always smiling like a spring breeze appeared in my mind.

"Sister Wu...... Sister Wu......"

He was smiling at her.

"Sister Wu...... Sister Wu? ”

He was asking her.

"Sister Wu...... Sister Wu! ”

He was anxious about her.

"Sister Wu...... Sister Wu...... Sister Wu, ......"

He...... Crying to her......

Then, his figure became fainter and fainter......

Mei Niang's heart twitched suddenly, she opened her eyes, her eyes were terrified, and her tears couldn't be stopped:

No! He...... He can't......

She can't...... After all, it still can't ......

She can't look at him sad! No!

Turning around suddenly, she came to the only case in the prison, hesitated again and again, and finally closed her eyes and cried. Trembling, he tore off a sleeve and spread it on the desk, and stretched out his middle finger to his lips to bite it.

A drop of blood bubbled out, making her lips as bright as flowers.

De'an was stunned: "Sister Wu......"

She didn't answer, just gritted her teeth and tears, trembling for a long time, and then finally landed on the cloth and wrote a few lines.

As she wrote, she tried to lift her face so that tears did not fall on the cloth.

After a while, Mei Niang folded the blood book, hesitated for a long time, reached out and untied the hair ribbon on the left bun, and tied the blood book firmly.

Then, she took a deep breath and handed it to Dean without hesitation:

"You give this to the slave now.

Right now! ”

Dean looked at Mei Niang, bowed deeply, turned his head, burst into tears, and then gritted his teeth and left.

Watching him leave, Mei Niang sat on the ground as if she had been cramped, tears wet her clothes drop by drop-

Childish, childish......

You...... It shouldn't be after all...... It shouldn't be after all.

Slowly, she closed her eyes.

A moment later.

Inside the Rizheng Palace.

The young slave, who was already numb from crying and his eyes were red and swollen from crying, read the blood book of Mei Niang handed over to him by De'an, and slowly said in a hoarse voice: "Where is my father at the moment?" ”

De'an said with tears in his eyes: "The lord was also outside the Lizheng Hall just now, and it seems that he wants to come in to worship the queen. But when he heard the prince crying, he was sad for a while, so he couldn't hold back and cried outside the door...... Good for a while.

But at this point, he has already left. ”

When the young slave heard this, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes: "Father has cried? ”

"Yes."

The young slave tried to blink away the tears in his eyes, wiped his tears again, and asked, "Where is my father now?" ”

"There is no dynasty today, I'm afraid I'm going to the study."

The slave gritted his teeth and handed the blood book to De'an: "Burn it." ”

Dean was stunned, then nodded and turned around.

Taking advantage of this gap, he secretly unfolded it and glanced at it:

If you want to save Mei Niang, protect the prince first.

If you want to protect the prince, you must invite the queen.

De'an was stunned, and when he heard the urging of the childish slave, he hurriedly responded and lit it on the palace lamp on the side and burned it. Then when he turned to look, he saw that the young slave had already taken off his pale sky-blue arrow sleeves, leaving only a snow-white robe on his body.

"Lord Wang?"

The slave didn't answer, but ordered him to go and get his snow-colored sleeves and silver hairpin quickly.

De'an responded to the order - fortunately, these things were placed in the Lizheng Palace, and they were at their disposal.

After a short time, the young slave changed into a vegetarian body, changed the vegetarian hairpin, and took incense to pay tribute to the spirit of the eldest grandson queen. He also took out the Jin Tongbao who had asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the intention of the queen mother that day, and silently told the queen mother:

"The queen mother has a spirit in the sky, and she should know that the eldest brother is in trouble today. If the queen mother forgives the eldest brother for his loss and pities his life, the word is the top. ”

Then, the golden light flashed and fell, and on the ground, there was a literal Jin Tongbao.

Seeing this, the slave smiled with tears in his eyes: "The slave knows...... The young slave knows it......

Mother, you will definitely save the eldest brother......"

After tearfully accepting Tongbao and bowing to the queen's spiritual position again, he got up solemnly, stepped forward, carefully took off the spiritual position of the eldest grandson queen, hugged it to his chest, turned around, and in De'an's shocked gaze, step by step, step by step......

Leave the Rizheng Palace.

- At this time, it is already three o'clock in the morning.

The sky above the Taiji Palace was already clouded and shining.