Regardless of his uncle Cui Hong's opposition, the king of the East China Sea wanted a thousand soldiers and insisted on going to the palace to check the situation. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's going on in the palace?" The King of the East Sea asked loudly.

Someone recognized him and ran over and replied: "Trap, trap again, the palace is full of guards, they are killing people, killing everyone, even the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace will not let go......"

The face of the king of the East Sea changed, and his mother and wife were in the palace.

Glancing back at the soldiers of the Southern Army who followed behind, the king of the East China Sea gave up the idea of breaking into the palace to save people, "The queen entered the palace voluntarily, mother...... The mother could have fled. The king of the East China Sea muttered to himself, and did not forget to give the Tan family the identity of "queen".

The king of the East China Sea returned to the barracks to find Cui Hong, "Shangguan Sheng is crazy, the battle outside the city has not yet been decided, he actually killed in the palace, my mother is only afraid...... 'M afraid...... Uncle, unless you send out all the southern troops in the city, all the people in the palace will be killed. ”

Cui Hong sat on a chair, there was no light around him, his body was hidden in the dark, motionless and did not speak, like a statue, and like a ...... The King of the East Sea was frightened, and took two steps forward cautiously, meeting his uncle's cold gaze, and relieved his mind slightly, "Uncle." ”

"Shangguan Sheng is planning to escape."

"Why?" The king of the East China Sea was a little confused, but he knew that his uncle guessed correctly, Shangguan Sheng slaughtered the palace people, and he must have abandoned the palace.

"Because he was too young, too inexperienced, and the situation was a little chaotic, he couldn't hold his breath, thinking that the general trend was going and that the sooner he escaped, the better."

"He's much better than me and Han Ruzi!"

"Hey, no matter how old you are, you are also brave and unscrupulous, the men of the Shangguan family are extremely incompetent, and no matter how big the queen mother is, it is useless."

"Don't care who Shangguan Sheng is, what should we do?" The King of the East China Sea has a lot of ideas in his stomach, and none of them can be separated from his uncle's army, so he still has to ask for help honestly.

"What to do? Of course, it is to press the soldiers, Shangguan Sheng is now a poor man, running and running his subordinates will disperse, the top priority is to defeat the tired marquis, and then absorb the remnants of Shangguan Sheng's army, if the northern army is willing to bow down to the vassals, it is better, if not, the southern army monopolizes the capital, there is also a way to win. ”

The king of the East Sea thought it was a good idea, but there was something he had to say so that he would not be said to be unfilial afterwards, "My mother ......"

Cui Hong stared at his nephew and said coldly: "Since you have been proclaimed emperor, then Concubine Cui is the queen mother, and the daughter of the Tan family is the queen, what to do, it's up to you to decide." ”

The king of the East China Sea scolded secretly in his heart, Cui Hong's old fox didn't seem to intend to take the slightest responsibility, he thought for a while, and said: "Shangguan Sheng has already made a move, and rushing into the palace at this time will not save people, it will only increase the casualties, so act according to my uncle's plan and do not move." But no matter what, in the future, Shangguan Sheng must be captured alive and escorted back to the capital to be beheaded for public display! ”

"Well, you're the emperor, you say what's up." That being said, Cui Hong is not a nephew is the emperor now, he called the generals outside and ordered everyone, asking all the soldiers in the city to be on standby, always monitor the movements of the Su Guards, and once Shangguan Sheng escapes, he will immediately take over the gates of the city, and then go to occupy the palace.

Both uncles and nephews saw the hope of victory, and they were reluctant to think about it, let alone see if Concubine Cui and Tan were really killed.

Soon after the first batch of eunuchs and palace maids fled from the east gate, Cui Xiaojun heard the rumors that the Su guards were going to slaughter the palace people, and he was afraid and happy in his heart, afraid that he would not be able to escape death, and happy that Shangguan Sheng was crazy and might mean that the tired marquis outside the city was winning.

She had to talk to someone.

Concubine Cui and Wang Meiren were both left by the Queen Mother's side, and the only person Cui Xiaojun could find was the Tan family, who had not been in the palace for a long time.

The Tan family entered the palace without permission, and was soon discovered, and instead of being punished, they were sent to Concubine Cui's residence, in the same courtyard as Cui Xiaojun.

The person who let the Tan family into the palace did not have such good luck, and after being arrested by the Su guards, he was beheaded on the spot, which was also the original origin of the rumors of the massacre.

For many people, it was a sleepless night, Cui Xiaojun just knocked on it, and the door was opened, and Tan stood at the door without a maid to serve, looking at the visitor coldly.

Cui Xiaojun didn't bring a maid, felt the other party's resistance, took a step back, and said, "I am Mrs. Tihou, and the king of the East China Sea is my cousin......"

"I know who you are."

The two were silent for a while, and Cui Xiaojun said, "Have you heard the rumors?" ”

Tan nodded.

"We can't stay here and sit still, we have to find a way to protect ourselves."

Tan remained silent.

"The Veterans will kill us all." Cui Xiaojun reminded.

"You think you're going to be queen again, do you?" Tan asked suddenly.

Cui Xiaojun was stunned, if the tired marquis was restored to the throne, of course she would still be the queen, but now is not the time to think about this kind of thing, "Shangguan Sheng doesn't care who is the queen." ”

"You're right." Tan Shi seemed to have suddenly changed his mind, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Only the Queen Mother can protect our ......"

"Ha, Queen Mother? She's the one who wants to kill you and me. ”

"All the resentment of the Queen Mother is in ...... Concubine Cui is alone, and the Queen Mother is also the only person who can control Shangguan Sheng, so she asked for help, even if she just hid under the eaves of the Queen Mother's bedroom, she might be able to save her life. ”

"In that case, you can go alone, why did you come to me?"

Cui Xiaojun couldn't make up her mind alone, she wanted to hear Tan's opinion, but she didn't expect her to be so indifferent, "I...... I thought you'd have a better way. ”

Tan is relatively tall, took a step forward and crossed the threshold, bowed his head slightly, saw Cui Xiaojun more clearly, and then said: "I have no better way, I will go with you to ask the Queen Mother for help." ”

Cui Xiaojun had no choice but to nod, "The son of the champion Hou is also here, bring him to the ......"

Looking at the back of Cui Xiaojun hurriedly walking away, the Tan family was a little surprised, the son of the champion Hou was her nephew, and he had nothing to do with the Cui family.

Cui Xiaojun came back with the baby in his arms, followed by three palace maids, who had also heard the rumors and looked panicked.

It is not so easy to see the Queen Mother, Cui Xiaojun, Tan's family, and the son of Champion Hou are all under house arrest, and the key to the courtyard is in the hands of a female official, she can allow "prisoners" to come and go with each other, but she can't let anyone walk out of the courtyard at will, let alone go to see the Queen Mother.

The female official was about forty years old, and she also heard the rumors, but many years of life in the palace told her that indifference was the best choice, "Unless there is the queen mother's decree, no one can go out, unless it is ordered by the queen mother, no one dares to kill people in the palace, unless it is the queen mother's ......"

Tan stepped forward, grabbed the female official's right arm, twisted it behind him easily, and said to the three palace maids who followed, "Search your body, find the key." ”

The female official has seen horizontal, ruthless, and arrogant in the palace, but she has never seen a woman like Tan who says she will do it and has a lot of strength, her wrist was pinched too tightly, and she screamed in pain, "Oops...... The gates of the palace are all in charge...... Oops...... Stealing the key to the door is a capital offense...... Oops......"

The three palace maids were nervous and excited, and they didn't recognize the Tan family, but only looked at Cui Xiaojun.

Cui Xiaojun was also taken aback, and quickly nodded his head, signaling the palace maids to obey Tan's orders.

Five women and a baby went out, and the keys were returned to the female officer.

"You should come with us." Cui Xiaojun said kindly.

The female officer shook her head, "I only listen to the Queen Mother's ......" hurriedly closed the courtyard door, relocked it, and did not notify others, pretending that everything was normal, with deep fear in her heart.

The group walked towards the nearby Queen Mother's dormitory, and Cui Xiaojun asked, "Have you studied martial arts?" ”

"Hmm." The Tan family has practiced martial arts regardless of gender, and the Tan family is no exception, although their skills are average, they are more than enough to deal with ordinary palace maids or the king of the East China Sea.

The door of the dormitory was closed, and Cui Xiaojun handed the baby to a palace maid and stepped forward to knock on the door.

Soon a question came from the door: "Who?" ”

"The princess of the East China Sea, the Tan family, and the tired marquis's wife, Cui Shi, ask to see the queen mother."

"The Queen Mother summoned you?"

"No, we ......"

"Who allowed you to trespass in the palace?" The voice inside the door became stern.

"Please tell the Queen Mother."

"Hey......" The person in the door suddenly stopped squeaking, as if he was forbidden, and after a while, a voice changed in the door, "Xiaojun, is it you?" ”

"It's me." Cui Xiaojun heard that it was like Wang Meiren's voice, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

"You can't come in."

Cui Xiaojun was taken aback, "But the Su Guards ......"

"Find a way to escape, the Queen Mother is not safe here, she wants to attack Concubine Cui, and she will not let you live."

"But...... At least take this kid, he hasn't done anything wrong. Cui Xiaojun wanted to cry without tears.

"It was his mistake to be born in the royal family."

There was no sound in the door, Cui Xiaojun's heart ached, in her memory, the tired mother's mother was gentle and amiable, and she didn't think that she would turn her away at the most dangerous time.

"It was your mistake to be born in the Cui family." Tan on the side said.

Cui Xiaojun turned his head to look at Tan and felt a burst of anger.

"That's the mother of the tired marquis, what a far-sighted mother, well, she is already thinking about what happened after her son became the emperor, and solved problems for him: the Cui family first supported the champion Hou, and now supports the king of the East China Sea, but they are unwilling to support the tired marquis, once the tired marquis becomes the emperor, the Cui family must be solved, but his queen is the daughter of the Cui family, no matter how difficult it is, as soon as you die, the problems will be solved."

"No, that's not the case......" Cui Xiaojun didn't want to admit it.

Tan didn't argue either.

A torch appeared in the distance, and there was the sound of weapons and armor colliding, Cui Xiaojun held back his grief, "Follow me." ”

The three palace maids followed with the baby in their arms, and Tan stood in place for a while, and then stepped to catch up.

"Where are you going?" Tan asked.

Cui Xiaojun didn't answer, she was more familiar with the palace, figured out the general direction, and walked forward quickly, if in normal times, someone would have come out to intercept it, but tonight was an exception, occasionally seeing soldiers with torches, the group hid in advance.

Cui Xiaojun knocked on the courtyard door again and said to the Tan family beside him: "Only this person can save us." ”

A trembling voice came from inside the door, "Who?" ”

"The Queen Mother wants to see Yang Feng." Cui Xiaojun frankly told a lie. (To be continued.) )