(a)

Before today, I have never deeply realized that your contribution to the new Taiping Dynasty is so significant. Even 30 years after your death, your spirit is still alive and well in this invincible army, and you still guard my father's soul in the flesh and bones of this army.

I have never looked up to you so much, never been so deeply grateful to you.

I have never had such an unprecedented sense of confidence and mission.

I must rescue Liu Shen, I must fulfill the promise I made to you when I said goodbye to you, and behind you, I will do my best to protect the peace of the world for you.

After entering the barracks, I ordered Li Guozhong's troops to turn their swords and guns, guard the gate of the barracks for the emperor, and when the crown prince and Chen Shouye led the nearby Qinwang army to kill, I joined with them inside and outside, opened the door and joined forces, and annihilated the thieves together.

Li Guozhong stopped deploying, and personally accompanied us and his party, passing through Yang Biao's personal army camp and Zhou Daile's Royal Forest Army camp, and went to the palace to meet Yang Biao.

With the face pass of Li Guozhong and the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion, Mrs. Yang's handwritten greeting to An Xin and the waist card of the Yang Mansion, the process after that was relatively smooth. Yang Biao, the second after Li Guozhong's troops, personally sent a messenger with the troops, and went inside to report to Yang Biao first, and soon got a reply from Yang Biao, so that we could go and see him. With Yang Biao's order, the camps along the way no longer suspected our identity, and opened the door all the way to let us go to the palace surrounded by heavy troops.

(b)

We came to the Royal Pavilion at the foot of Qingliang Mountain.

The traces of the battle two days ago in the palace have been cleaned up, and everything looks normal, with birds singing and flowers and a fresh breeze, a calm and peaceful scene.

However, I felt the murderous aura that permeated it.

Zhou Daiyue's men came to check on us, and after confirming the waist card, Li Guozhong was ordered to stay outside the palace and led us into the gate of the palace. Li Guozhong wanted to continue to follow, but I stopped him with his eyes. He gritted his back molars, then held the hilt of the knife in his hand and stayed outside the palace gate.

After passing another palace gate, the general who led the way asked all the people to stay outside this gate, and then asked me to leave all the belongings I had with me, including the hairpin on my head and the jade bracelet on my wrist, and followed him alone with my bare hands, and continued inside. Ma Zhichu wanted to argue, but I also stopped it with my eyes. What's the use of following up with one or two more? If Yang Biao wants to harm me, these two more people can only resist for a few seconds. If it arouses the suspicion of the leader, it is likely that I will not see Yang Biao. If you can't see him, you won't know about Liu Shen's situation, and it will be impossible to see Liu Shen.

In this way, I left everyone behind me and walked alone to the depths of the thick shade of the passage inside the heavy gate of the palace.

(c)

The guide led me into a house in the side courtyard of the palace and told me to wait here, and then he went out and closed the door.

I looked through the carved doors and windows to observe my surroundings.

In terms of location and environment, I generally judged that this place was very close to the central courtyard where Liu Shen stayed. If Liu Shen is detained, it will probably be around here.

I calmed down and wanted to sense Liu Shen's existence.

If we were close to each other, I believe that with the heart-to-heart fellowship of our husband and wife for many years, I would be able to feel his breath.

Yet, strangely, I didn't perceive anything.

Could it be that Liu Shen was imprisoned in other places and was no longer in the palace? Or is it already...

A chill swept down my spine, and I felt chills all over my body, and a throbbing pain came from my abdomen again. The fetus becomes agitated in the womb.

I hurriedly reached out and stroked my belly, comforting the fetus who was reaching out and kicking my feet, and I didn't dare to think about it anymore.

At this moment, I heard the door behind me, squeaking, Yang Biao pushed the door from the outside, raised his foot over the high threshold, and walked in alone.

I turned around and faced Yang Biao.

(iv)

The light outside is bright, while the light inside the room is dim.

After Yang Biao came in, it took a second or two for his eyes to see the scene in the room clearly.

He saw a woman with a hood and a loose burqa, her face facing the light coming in through the window, standing slim in front of him.

He felt that this figure was both familiar and unfamiliar.

The shadows of several maids beside Madame quickly flashed through his mind, and he felt that this figure did not look like any of them. But that familiar feeling, stubbornly squirming, lingering.

He asked, "Who are you?" Why don't I look like I've seen you? Did Madame send you? What's going on at home? ”

I looked at Yang Biao without saying a word.

Whether it was during your lifetime or after your death, I have met Yang Biao many times. I never imagined that one day we would face each other in such a situation. I never thought that he would rebel and kill Liu Shen.

I felt heartbroken.

This man has been galloping and killing on the battlefield for most of his life, and now, his temples have gradually turned gray. Without your many rescues, he would no longer exist in this world, and he would no longer be able to stand opposite me like this.

As such an outstanding soldier, how lamentable, how sad it is that he could not die on the battlefield with blood, but was about to be put on death row, and died in humiliation under the butcher's knife of the executioner! And this is all because of the difference in thought.

I can't help but think that if you were alive, this would not have happened. Yang Biao will still be the heroic Yang Biao, and he will also have the glorious ending he deserves.

As these thoughts crossed my mind, Yang Biao asked again, "Why don't you speak?" Why don't you answer my question? Isn't there something urgent to report right away? ”

I looked at Yang Biao with mixed feelings, and I didn't know what to say to him in the first sentence.

At this time, Yang Biao became suspicious. He reached out and drew his saber from his waist, and I heard a drag of metal. I saw the flowing blue glow. The first time I saw this light was at Yantang Pass. The knife was in your hand at the time. You say to me that this is a savior. You say, "You will never make a knife that kills." I felt a sharp pain in my heart and abdomen again.

Yang Biao held the knife in his hand and said, "You are not the maid in my house. Who are you? How bold are you to come to see me by impersonation?! ”

I took a deep breath, reached out and removed the hood from my head, and removed half of the veil.

I looked at Yang Biao and said coldly: "How bold you are!" Where did you have the guts to kidnap Your Majesty, where did you have the guts to set up another new king, and where did you have the guts to try to decide the fate of the people of the world! ”

When Yang Biao saw my face and heard my words, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Surprised, he took two steps back and slammed into the open door.

My sudden appearance was completely unexpected. He couldn't react for a moment.

After a second or two, he looked at me in surprise and said in an incredulous tone, "Empress? You? It turned out to be you! (To be continued.) )