Fang Yuan and Princess Kunxing looked at each other, he didn't know how much Princess Kunxing overheard, so he didn't know how to persuade him. She was a princess who didn't know anything about the world, so why let these filthy political struggles tarnish her purity.

Princess Kunxing's delicate body trembled, Fang Yuan's discord with Queen Zhou, she was faintly aware of it before, but now Queen Zhou personally said that she was inseparable from Fang Yuan, and even vaguely mentioned that she was going to murder her father Emperor Chongzhen, which made her completely stunned, and tears unconsciously burst out of her eyes, "Don Ma, what are you talking about with the Queen Mother?" ”

Fang Yuan has always been reluctant to marry Princess Kunxing, because he was worried about today's scene, and he had already made up his mind in his heart, and he couldn't tell her the truth, otherwise today's grand send-off ceremony would not know how it would end.

Fang Yuan stepped forward slowly, covered her red silk hijab for her, and comforted her in a low voice, "Kun Xing, these court battles are complicated for her, if you don't know, you don't need to know anymore." Since you and I have performed the joint ceremony, you are my wife, go back to Jiangnan with me! ”

Under the red hijab, Princess Kunxing didn't dare to face everything that happened in front of her, so she could only choose to accept Fang Yuan's unconvincing reassurance, and sobbed lowly, "Fang Yuan, you are not allowed to lie to me." ”

Fang Yuan felt pity for her, this was just the beginning, in the future, the fight between the two sides would inevitably be even more tragic, and he couldn't help but sigh and say, "I don't lie to you!" Today is a day of great joy, and you must not weep any more. ”

Princess Kunxing nodded desperately, and was taken back to the main gate of the Imperial Palace by Fang Yuan with the red silk.

Chongzhen didn't know what was going on, and when he saw that the two of them had returned together from a remote place, he thought that Princess Kunxing was making a fuss again, and Fang Yuan was appeasing her, Long Yan said unhappily, "Kunxing, after today, you will be Fang Yuan's wife, and you must not learn to be as willful as before." ”

Princess Kunxing didn't dare to speak at all, and as soon as she spoke, Chongzhen would hear that she was tired, so she could only respond softly.

At the banquet, Queen Zhou, the crown prince Zhu Cihong, and even the national abbot Zhou Kui were all gloomy, and they were already on the same page as Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan was already physically and mentally exhausted, and had no appetite for the food at the banquet, so he only wanted to escape from this suffocating Forbidden City immediately, return to Suzhou Mansion, and never return to the capital again.

Emperor Chongzhen was obviously in a very good mood, and he hadn't noticed that everyone was looking bad, and he kept talking and laughing with Fang Yuan and Zhou Kui.

Chongzhen's bright smile was already drunk, and Fang Yuan was about to whisper a few words with him, when the little eunuch Xiao Linzi led a group of Ming Dynasty princes to come up, and took turns to toast Chongzhen. After this round of toasting, Emperor Chongzhen was so drunk that his face was red and almost exhausted.

Seeing this, Empress Zhou ordered, "Wang Chengen, Your Majesty is already exhausted, why don't you help Your Majesty go back to the Qianqing Palace to rest?" Remember to boil more decanting soup and feed it to Your Majesty. ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly nodded and agreed, personally went to help Chongzhen, and took Chongzhen back to the Qianqing Palace to rest.

Wang Chengen helped Chongzhen and was about to leave the Imperial Palace, but Fang Yuan's eyes caught a glimpse of two teams of people suddenly coming in outside the Imperial Palace, one team was the brocade guards led by Luo Yangxing, and the other team was a strong eunuch, Fang Yuan had lived in the Qianqing Palace for many days, and he had never seen it, and he should have been sent from other palaces.

The people who came all had unkind faces, and their eyes looked at Fang Yuan evasively.

Fang Yuan knew what was wrong with it when he saw it, and his vest gave rise to a chill, and his intuition told him that this was a sign that he was going to do something to him.

It seems that Empress Zhou and the crown prince made arrangements to assassinate themselves before sending their relatives to the wedding banquet. If they could negotiate the terms with Fang Yuan, these assassinated Jinyi guards and eunuchs would not be used, and at this time, the talks had already collapsed, and Empress Zhou and the crown prince would never tolerate Fang Yuan returning to Jiangnan.

This palace, and even the capital, can no longer be left, otherwise there will be a disaster of blood and light.

Wang Chengen was loyal to Chongzhen, and the only person Fang Yuan could rely on was Wang Chengen, so he hurriedly took the opportunity to chase after him in a few steps, glanced at him, and whispered, "Princess, I'm also drunk and want to rest, you can also send me one." ”

Since Fang Yuan arrived in the capital this time, he has been arranged by Chongzhen in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace.

Wang Chengen immediately understood, and ordered Xiao Linzi to help Chongzhen down, but he helped Fang Yuan to leave the banquet in the Huangji Palace.

On the way to the Qianqing Palace, Fang Yuan hurried up and said, "Princess, save me, otherwise my life will be over!" ”

Wang Chengen was taken aback and said, "Master Horse, today is the day of your wedding, why do you say such ominous words?" ”

Fang Yuan Zhengrong said, "Princess, I and Queen Zhou have completely torn our faces, I must stay with Your Majesty, otherwise it will be more than lucky." ”

Wang Chengen is already an old man in the palace, when he left the Imperial Palace, he saw Luo Yangxing and the Jinyi Guards suddenly came, and one of them was the eunuch who belonged to the East Palace, and immediately heard the sound and knew the elegance, and hurriedly pulled Fang Yuan to the Dongnuan Pavilion where Chongzhen rested, and dispatched the three hundred Jinyi guards stationed in the palace, the three hundred Shenji Battalion, to strengthen the guards of the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Fang Yuan settled down a little, and began to worry about the safety of his henchman Chigutai, and asked Wang Chengen to go and deliver the news to Chigutai at the banquet, ordering him to leave the capital immediately and go to Tianjin Wei to gather the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry overnight, without entering Gyeonggi, and directly to Hejian Mansion to meet.

Wang Chengen also hurriedly arranged for the eunuch to do it.

Chongzhen saw Fang Yuan in a drunken daze, took his hand and said, "Don Ma, what did you have to say to me before?" ”

Fang Yuan sat on the side of the dragon couch and opened his mouth to persuade, "Your Majesty, the minister has a heartfelt word, be careful of the plots of the East Palace, the Harem, and the Inner Court!" ”

Chongzhen was drunk, turned his face inward, and soon fell asleep deeply.

Fang Yuan and Wang Chengen stayed overnight guarding Emperor Chongzhen in the Dongnuan Pavilion, but fortunately there was no movement.

The next morning, Chongzhen woke up a little from drinking, got up and saw that Fang Yuan was still in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and asked while freshening up, "Donkey, what did you talk to me about last night?" ”

Fang Yuan was about to say more, when Chongzhen's gaze fell on the Jinyi Guard and Shenji Battalion added outside the Dongnuan Pavilion, and shouted at Wang Chengen, "Wang Chengen, what are you doing with so many Jinyi Guards and Shenji Battalion?" ”

Wang Chengen was so frightened that he fell to his knees, trembling all over, "The old slave is for the sake of His Majesty's safety!" ”

How could Fang Yuan make the innocent Wang Chengen responsible, so he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister was worried that someone in the East Palace and the Harem would be unfavorable to His Majesty last night, so he asked the prince to strengthen the guard. ”

Chongzhen put on the dragon robe under the service of the eunuch and glanced at Fang Yuan, "Don Ma, is there any real evidence for what you said?" ”

This Fang Yuan really didn't have it, so he could only shake his head, "No." ”

The anger on Chongzhen's face flashed, swept the folds on the dragon case to the ground, and scolded angrily, "Don Ma, I know that you are at odds with the queen and the prince, but you are all my relatives. I don't allow the queen and the crown prince to frame you, but I don't allow you to frame them, and I don't want to mention anything that has nothing to do with speculation in the future. ”

"Wang Chengen, you mobilized the Jinyi Guard and the Shenji Battalion without authorization, and you should have been driven out of the Qianqing Palace. But for thy faithful sake, go to the inner court and receive fifty rods for thyself, that you may set an example. ”

Wang Chengen was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again to admit his guilt.

Fang Yuan knew that there was a difference between relatives and relatives, although he was a concubine, but he was also an outsider compared to Queen Zhou and the crown prince, how could Chongzhen listen to his one-sided words and be suspicious of the queen and prince of the Ming Dynasty?

Moreover, since Chongzhen couldn't tell which was right and which was wrong, what he could do was the most commonly used checks and balances in the emperor's technique, so that Empress Zhou and Fang Yuan, the crown prince and King Yong, and King Wu Yue contained each other. Arrange another princess Kunxing to bridge and buffer the conflict between the two sides, so as not to go too far.

If this balance is broken, Chongzhen estimates that he will not sleep peacefully.

Fang Yuan and Wang Chengen's unauthorized transfer of Jinyiwei and Shenji Battalion this time was a big taboo for Chongzhen, and it was reasonable for him to be angry.

Chongzhen saw that Fang's original face was silly, and changed to a pleasant face, "Don Ma, Kunxing is already your wife." When I go to Jiangnan, I have to be kind to Kunxing, and I don't allow Kunxing to be wronged. ”

Fang Yuan agreed repeatedly, and went out of the Qianqing Palace with Chongzhen, but saw that Princess Kunxing's phoenix had stopped in the palace.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong, who sent off his relatives, and the ten palace maids and ten eunuchs who went to Jiangnan with Princess Kunxing were already ready to go, and there were at least ten carriages accompanying him, carrying Princess Kunxing's dowry and belongings.

Fang Yuan and Chongzhen said goodbye again, then got on the high-headed horse and drove out of the palace with Princess Kunxing's phoenix.

The prince Zhu Cihong, who sent off his relatives, had no expression on his face, and the other party was ignoring him, and was guarded by three hundred East Palace guards, following Princess Kunxing's phoenix.

Outside the palace, he joined up with the 100 Xuanjia Army led by Chigutai.

The morning fog is getting thicker, the prince escorts the princess Feng to move forward, and Fang Yuan is stationed outside the Fengtian Gate of the palace.

saw that Chongzhen had already gone to the city gate and was watching the departure of the family team.

The eyes of a gentleman and a minister are square.

Fang Yuan suddenly felt inexplicably melancholy and sadness, and a deep intuition told him that if he said goodbye to Chongzhen this time, he didn't know if there would be a day to say goodbye. Even, the next time you want to enter the Forbidden City, it is estimated that you will have to rely on muskets and cannons.

His thoughts were like a tide, and he stared at the smoky Forbidden City again, which was already faintly visible, and Chongzhen's figure could not be seen really.

Until the sun rises in the east, the morning fog gradually dissipates.

Chigutai, who was standing side by side with him, saw that he had stayed for a long time and that the carriage to send off his relatives had gone far away, so he said, "Fang Junmen, let's go!" ”

"Let's go!"

Fang Yuan collected his thoughts, bowed to Chongzhen on his war horse, and galloped out, followed by Chigutai and other Xuanjia iron horses, and the backs of the group disappeared into the last wisp of twilight in the capital.