In the backyard of the concierge house, there are many candles lit in the backyard, although the candles are not lit, they can still be seen faintly, and under the sparse candlelight, a figure is dancing rapidly.

This person is Zhao Dezhao, he is wearing a narrow-sleeved round-necked suit tonight, and is carrying a long sword to practice swords in the protocol courtyard.

In the backyard, behind Zhao Dezhao stood Xiao Guizi, who was also watching his master practice swordsmanship at the moment, and he was holding a sweat towel in his hand.

After a swordsmanship practice, Zhao Dezhao felt that every cell in his body seemed to have been refined, and his tired color was swept away, and his breath was calmed down a lot. Sweaty, his whole body was soaked, and he suddenly felt that his swordsmanship had improved a lot, and he didn't know if his swordsmanship could be compared to his master Wang Yansheng.

Recently, Zhao Dezhao felt that he was about to get moldy in Xingwangfu, and many things had to be carried out in secret, and on the bright side, he had not stepped out of this protocol for several days.

"Your Highness, Towel." Xiao Guizi immediately stretched out his hands and handed the towel to Zhao Dezhao, then turned around and went to the kitchen to check if the maids had boiled hot water.

Zhao Dezhao took the towel, wiped it up, and went to the room.

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After bathing, Zhao Dezhao suddenly felt relaxed, he changed into a black round-necked robe, and went to the pavilion to wait for news.

When the appointed time came, Yang Ming also secretly appeared in the concierge courtyard and walked towards the pavilion.

The waning moon was like a hook, leaving only a scar in the night sky, the breeze was blowing slowly, a little cool, Zhao Dezhao immediately put his hand into the long cuffs, sat in the gazebo and waited. At this moment, Zhao Dezhao looked at the brightly lit (Southern) Han Palace, seeing that tonight's forbidden army had successfully gone to the National Teacher's Mansion, and Fan Huzi might have been taken to the palace for interrogation.

In the pavilion, Yang Ming was dressed in night clothes, and suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Dezhao, and then arched his hand and said: "My subordinates have seen the young master!" ”

Zhao Dezhao walked up to Yang Ming and couldn't wait to ask, "Lord Yang Helm, what's the news in the palace?" ”

Yang Ming said: "The demon girl Fan Huzi is dead, and now the forbidden army has also surrounded the National Teacher's Mansion, almost waiting for Lu Qiongxian." ”

"Dead? It's also too cheap for her. Zhao Dezhao recalled the tragic history of the (Southern) Han Dynasty, and said in his heart, after all, the demon girl Fan Huzi had also done a lot of bad things, and it was too cheap for her to die. Zhao Dezhao suddenly felt that it was also an excellent thing to directly let the second baby pretend to be "Liu Gang" surrender directly, but Zhao Dezhao didn't plan to do this now, he planned to wait for the rebels in the (Southern) Han to be wiped out, and then wait for the situation to stabilize, and he still had a little selfishness in his heart.

"You go to the palace and take a look, staring at Lu Qiongxian, I don't know if she is advancing or retreating? Or? When Zhao Dezhao said this, he was already unsure of what he was doing in his heart, and he didn't know if there would be variables.

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Seeing that the matter was urgent, the palace maids Xiaohong and Xiaoqing had hurriedly turned back on the way back to the Jiade Palace, and Lu Qiongxian, the maid, was anxiously waiting for news in the hall at this time, she sat on the soft couch, holding her chin in her hand, sometimes waking up, sometimes napping, the candle flame in the hall fluctuated all of a sudden, like a person's mood, restless, crackling and shaking.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, Lu Qiongxian seemed to be frightened, she opened her phoenix eyes suddenly, and then nervously got up from the soft couch, quickly dodged and trotted to the door, like a frightened quail, standing behind the door.

The footsteps stopped, and suddenly a deep voice said, "Niangniang." ”

Lu Qiongxian suddenly heard Xiaohong and Xiaoqing outside the hall shouting in a low voice, so he put down the door bolt. The moment she opened the door of the hall, she saw Xiaohong and Xiaoqing looking nervous, so she immediately let them in.

Lu Qiongxian brought the door and asked eagerly, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiaohong and Xiaoqing said hesitantly: "Niangniang, the national teacher is welcoming the spring...... After Yuan ate the pill she gave to Mei Pig herself, she ...... Dead ......"

"What is this? ......" Lu Qiongxian really didn't believe her ears, she didn't believe that Fan Huzi died like this, "Was it His Majesty who executed him?" ”

Xiaohong said with a voice: "This ...... At that time, Huang Nei, who was standing at the door, heard the national teacher talking to His Majesty and Imperial Physician Li, and then Imperial Physician Li said that the small bottle contained Heding red, but the national teacher didn't believe it, and His Majesty specially asked the national teacher if the bottle was the national teacher's, and the national teacher said that it was his own, and later ...... His Majesty asked the national teacher to try the medicine in himself, but he didn't expect the national teacher to fall to the ground and die. The slave knows that......"

"Xiaoqing, is what Xiaohong said true?" Lu Qiongxian turned her head and saw Xiaohong and Xiaoqing standing aside, nodded, and she suddenly said, "It's really not been peaceful recently, since the death of Master Gong, many people have died in the capital, and I don't know what will happen next?" ”

Lu Qiongxian thought about it, but she was also worried about her fate, she was not a person who kept to herself, when she stepped into this palace, she lived on thin ice for a while, and then became the maid next to Liu Gang, and Gong Chengshu, Chen Yanshou, Xue Chongyu, Fan Huzi and others controlled the power of the court, and they were ready for the days of intrigue...... Now that she has a lot fewer supporters and opponents around her, it seems that she will have to be very careful in her future actions.

Lu Qiongxian didn't know what Emperor Liu Gang was thinking now, anyway, she suddenly felt that all this happened was too weird, what to do, she couldn't think about it for the time being, whether it was better to advance or retreat, everything was in one thought.

The candle flame in the Jiade Hall was still flickering, and this night, Lu Qiongxian lost sleep.

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In recent days, there have been a number of assassinations in the city of Xingwangfu, pointing the finger at Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, and "Liu Gang" in the palace. After the assassination, the party of Taishi Gong Chengshu and the party of the national teacher Fan Huzi were successively overthrown, and the remaining henchmen also lived in fear.

As soon as Gong Dang and Fan Dang died, the government of the entire (Southern) Han Dynasty changed again, and those who survived were some minions. As for Lu Qiongxian's party and other henchmen, they also tightened their tails and lowered their profiles, and it seems that they have disappeared for a while. Zhao Dezhao couldn't think of a good way to eradicate the other henchmen for the time being, but such a toss made the second child in the palace look very noble all of a sudden, and most of the power was taken back.

However, there are still some unstable factors in this palace ban, and in the past few days, when I have taken advantage of the time to clean up the rest of the party, I have changed the guards in the palace and the palace maids and chamberlains in various palaces under the pretext.

Zhao Dezhao has installed everything that can be placed, and those who can be countered have also been reversed, and the second baby has also interpreted Liu Gang's personality to the fullest, and the eyeliners in the palace are also observing the movements that are happening in the dark, and preventing what may happen next at any time, so as to deal with it in advance.

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The movements in the palace in the past few days did not make Lu Qiongxian feel any emotions, and she was also secretly observing everything that happened suddenly.

In the Jiade Palace, Lu Qiongxian was wearing a white gold-painted shirt with large sleeves, and a jade pendant around her waist sat on a soft couch waiting for news, she had not slept peacefully for several days, and the entire palace was full of patrolling forbidden soldiers, and in the middle of the night, there were the footsteps of patrolling the forbidden army with torches.

In the hall, sandalwood has been lit, cigarette smoke curls, and the whole hall is dim.

"Oh no! Niangniang, the eyeliner in Xuanren Hall has been broken. Xiaohong and Xiaoqing have hurriedly stepped into the hall, and they almost exposed their traces, if it weren't for the time when the forbidden army was on duty, I'm afraid the two of them would also be strictly investigated and punished as spies.

"Niangniang, the Deqing Palace's ...... Broken. ”

"Niangniang, the ...... of the Shangqing Palace"

"Niangniang, in recent days, the forbidden army has been mobilized very strongly, and martial law has begun to be opened in the palace, in addition to three meals a day, food and clothing, the palaces have strictly forbidden concubines to move around, and slaves and maids also know things from other palaces."

"How so?" Lu Qiongxian suddenly stood up from the soft couch, she looked at the empty palace, she didn't expect things to change suddenly, she didn't even have time to deal with it, she was secretly cut off several eyeliners, and now the eyeliner is broken, she is like a blind person, she can only cross the river by feeling the stones.

She sighed and continued: "Alas, I didn't expect that since the case of the national teacher, the changes that have taken place are really unexpected, our people didn't have time to deal with it, and they were broken by life, Xiaohong, Xiaoqing, is it really impossible to get out of the palace now?" ”

Xiaohong hung her head and said dejectedly: "Niangniang, we have tried several times, but it can't work, so we can only sit and wait." ”

"Forget it, let's wait for now, the situation is unclear now, and it's not good to rush out, let's wait and see what happens." Lu Qiongxian pushed open the door of the hall, and walked to the stone steps outside the hall with his robe in his hand, and at this moment, a team of forbidden army guards around him suddenly broke into the outside of the hall.

Xiaohong and Xiaoqing saw the sound of battle armor and footwork, so they trotted out of the hall and saw their mother talking to the soldiers of the forbidden army.

When Lu Qiongxian saw a strange general leading the forbidden army towards the Jiade Palace, she glared angrily: "Who are you?" Why did you suddenly bring so many guards of the forbidden army to the Jiade Palace, could it be that you want to ask me for sinning? ”

The commander of the forbidden army has just recently been transferred to the palace ban, Lu Qiongxian has not seen him, but it is understandable, only to see this general holding his fist, and said: "Recently, Your Majesty was first kidnapped, and then almost poisoned, this palace ban is very unpeaceful, so the special order will be guarded at the palace gate of each palace to prevent chaos on the side, and please Niangniang, you must stay in the Jiade Hall and not leave the palace without permission, and wait for everything to calm down, and then travel." ”

Lu Qiongxian said: "If there is something to go out, what should I do?" ”

The commander of the forbidden army bowed and said, "If Niangniang wants to go out, you can ask the last general to send a message to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will allow it immediately." ”

Lu Qiongxian didn't know how to answer: "I'll talk about it later!" ”

After speaking, she turned around and called Xiaohong and Xiaoqing back to the hall together.

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