"Protector?"

Empress Wei looked at Wei Xiu with a slightly stunned gaze.

Wei Xiu nodded, "Yes, the emperor also said that he would marry Miss Rong and Lu in person." ”

When Empress Wei heard this, the corners of her lips curled up with a sneering arc, and she said angrily: "He thinks that everyone is like him, and his brain is used as an ornament?" first borrowed the hand of Hua Qianshu, wanted people's lives, failed, and immediately threw out the title of a duke, and slapped a sweet date, it's really ......"

Empress Wei's words were not finished, and all that was left was full of unconcealable ridicule and ridicule.

Wei Xiu thought about this emperor's style, and couldn't help but smile sarcastically between his eyebrows, and at the end, he said softly, "Niangniang, what now?" Could it really be that the Second Highness was blamed for killing his brother? This reputation is set, even if the Second Highness wins the world in the future, I am afraid that ......"

Empress Wei's round eyes flashed a bone-chilling chill, but it was for a moment, and she said lightly: "Don't worry, I have my own plans." ”

Wei Xiu looked at Empress Wei.

Empress Wei didn't intend to say more, but after a little muttering, she asked softly, "Where is the emperor resting today?" ”

Wei Xiu said softly: "The emperor is resting in the Qianning Hall today. ”

"Qianning Palace?"

Empress Wei looked at Wei Xiu with a surprised expression, such a big thing happened, shouldn't she go to appease the Helan clan? How......

Wei Xiu shook his head, in the past, in January, the emperor also rested in the Qianning Palace for most of the month, and these days, he occasionally summoned concubines to sleep, but the number of times was pitiful. To be precise, Yan Zhengtian is a relatively restrained emperor in terms of women!

"The emperor seems to have summoned Concubine Lin to sleep." Wei Xiu's voice continued to sound.

Empress Wei suddenly stood up and looked at Wei Xiu with sharp eyes, "The biological mother of the fifth prince, Lin Yunyao?" ”

Wei Xiu nodded and asked puzzledly, "Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" Usually the emperor also ......"

"You don't have to say it, you go to the Shicui Hall in person now and tell Jiang Mingyi that I want to see her." Empress Wei interrupted Wei Xiu's words.

At this time...... Wei Xiu looked up at the hourglass on the multi-treasure shelf, it was almost three watches, and at this time he went to summon Concubine Li, but he was afraid that the matter would have to reach the ears of the emperor when he turned around.

"Niangniang, look, it's not too early, let's wait until tomorrow to talk about anything." Wei Xiu persuaded softly, "Tomorrow morning, they all have to come to greet Niangniang, and you will be one step away from Concubine Liniang when you arrive." ”

Empress Wei subconsciously wanted to refute, but when she looked up and saw the dark night outside the window, she was silent and nodded: "Just do as you say." ”

Wei Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, "It's not early, Niangniang should rest early." ”

Empress Wei nodded, and Wei Xiu stepped forward to wait for her to lie down, but when Wei Xiu raised her hand to put down the big red man's tent, she said softly: "Ah Xiu, you can sleep with me." ”

"Okay."

Wei Xiu responded briefly, waited for Empress Wei, walked to the table and changed a lightly scented benzoin, turned around and went to the side hall of the outer room, hugged his quilt over, spread it on the couch under Empress Wei's bed, and lay down.

The drum beat of the third watch sounded faintly, Wei Xiu originally thought that Empress Wei kept her to have some private words with her, but she waited and waited, but before Empress Wei's voice sounded, she gradually let go of the spirit she was carrying and fell asleep dimly. But when she closed her eyes and almost fell asleep, the voice of Empress Wei suddenly sounded in her ears.

"Ah Xiu, how old is Concubine Lin's son this year?"

Wei Xiu was startled, his sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and he half-stood up to look at the figure lying in the tent that was faintly like a mountain, and said softly: "Hui Niangniang, the fifth prince is nine years old this year. ”

"Nine years old?!" Empress Wei sighed softly, and then fell silent again.

But Wei Xiu's drowsiness was lost by her question, she waited and waited, and saw that Queen Wei was like talking in a dream, and after saying that, there was no sound. I slowly fell asleep again, but my heart was like boiling water, and there was no peace with "coo-dong-goo-dong"!

There are a total of six princes under the emperor's knees, but the third prince and the sixth prince died not long after they were born, and the remaining eldest prince was born by the concubine, and the second prince was born by the mother.

The fourth prince, Yan Jin, is eleven years old this year, and his biological mother is Concubine Ning; The fifth prince Yanyu is nine years old, and his biological mother Lin Concubine is from the people; The seventh prince, Yan Xuan, is nine years old, and his biological mother Kang Concubine is not obvious.

In this harem, the position of the concubine who gave birth to the prince is different from that of those concubines who gave birth to princesses or have nothing to do with their knees, but because the emperor favors the Helan clan alone, even if these concubines have children under their knees, they have been silent in this deep palace all these years, especially Concubine Ning, because her brother was drunk and lost her honor at the palace banquet in the early years, Concubine Ning was almost dragged into the cold palace. Or because the four princes were young at that time, Concubine Ning took the path of the Helan clan again, and the Helan clan interceded on behalf of the emperor, and the emperor saw it for the sake of the four princes, so it was forgotten. However, in this way, even the initial affection is gone.

And Lin Xinyao, the biological mother of the fifth prince Yanyu, and Kang Dehui, the biological mother of the seventh prince Yanxuan, are both from the folk draft, and the family is inferior, and the two are cautious by nature, and they are almost like a transparent person in this harem. Otherwise, Niangniang would not tolerate the five princes and the seven princes to be safe so far!

But now it's different, the emperor's favorite eldest prince is gone, and it goes without saying what position the second prince has in the emperor's heart. The four princes are not to be feared, the fifth prince and the seventh prince are ...... Wei Xiu rolled over, and a thought came to his mind. Could it be that the emperor wants the five princes......

Before the thought came to his mind, Wei Xiu was so frightened that he turned over and sat up, blurting out: "Niangniang......"

The sharp voice was particularly harsh in the silent night, and Queen Wei, who thought she had fallen asleep, suddenly leaned out of her hand dyed with bright red dancome and slowly lifted the tent in front of the bed, and looked at Wei Xiu, her eyes were as gloomy as a she-wolf who had lost her cubs, she looked at Wei Xiu, who was sitting there with a pale face, and slowly asked.

"You figured it out?"

Wei Xiu nodded in a daze, she figured it out, Niangniang, she may have thought of it a long time ago, right?

"What should I do?" Wei Xiu pounced forward, grabbed the big red brocade quilt on Empress Wei's body, and asked softly, "Niangniang, what should I do?" ”

What to do?

Empress Wei's face like a silver platter had a smile that was almost invisible, and she said softly: "The most important thing at the moment is to clear Ke'er's name as a brother killer, and what happens next, what to do is naturally done!" ”

Since Niangniang said this, she obviously already had an idea in her heart.

Wei Xiu's "plop, plop" beating heart slowly calmed down, and Wei Xiu's natural thoughts, which calmed down, gradually became clearer, besides, she herself is an extremely smart person. Thinking of the fact that Empress Wei wanted to see Concubine Li before, Wei Xiu thought about it and looked at Empress Wei hesitantly.

"Niangniang, why did you want to summon Concubine Li before?"

Empress Wei did not answer Wei Xiu's question immediately, but sighed faintly, and after a pause, she slowly spoke: "Do you remember that you asked me that day, why did you do it to Princess Zhenning?" ”

Wei Xiu nodded, Zhenning was seriously injured in the palace that day, and Queen Wei motioned to the palace people waiting for Princess Zhenning to poison Princess Zhenning's medicine, and Princess Zhenning died. At that time, she did ask Niangniang why she did this, and how did Niangniang answer her at that time?

When Wei Xiu twisted his eyebrows and reflected, Emperor Wei's voice sounded in his ears again, "You think I am not angry with the emperor for favoring the palace talent named Heling, but in fact, my target has always been Concubine Li." There is a way, the grass snake gray line, stretching for thousands of miles. ”

Wei Xiu was silent, looked at Queen Wei quietly, and waited for her to continue.

"In this deep palace, I want a palace person to bite her Jiang Mingyi, what else will be difficult?" Empress Wei sneered and said, "If Jiang Mingyi wants to be safe, she has to stand on my boat." Before, I signaled to her to let her take the palace man named Heling to serve in the Qianning Palace, didn't she do the same? I asked her to instruct Heling to feed the emperor the Wuji Pill...... Look at these days, is the emperor's complexion and spirit very bad? ”

Wei Xiu thought for a moment and nodded lightly, "The emperor has indeed looked much worse these days. ”

"Snort" Empress Wei sneered and said coldly: "The main ingredient of the Wuji Pill is Wushi San, which is the most enjoyable for men and women, but using it once is a fundamental injury, and look at it, it won't make us wait too long." ”

Wei Xiu understood what Empress Wei's sentence "won't wait too long" meant.

"Then ...... now," Wei Xiu looked at Empress Wei.

Empress Wei's round eyes were as cold as the night outside the window.

"For the sake of Yan Zhengtian's ruthless and unrighteous man, Helan Clan is even willing to take his own son's life, this person is either crazy or about to go crazy." After a pause, the corners of his lips curled up with a sneering arc, "But that's okay, the more crazy she is, the more my Ke'er can wash away the stigma on her body." ”

A trace of doubt appeared in Wei Xiu's eyes.

Helan didn't want to say more, snorted a haha, and said: "It's not early, go to sleep, early tomorrow morning, you remember to let people go to the Shicui Palace, and ask Concubine Li to go." ”

"Yes, sissy."

There was no word all night, and it seemed that not long after closing my eyes, the sky was dawning.

After breakfast, Empress Wei sent An Bei, the steward and eunuch of Jiaofang Palace, to Qianning Hall as usual to greet Yan Zhengtian's condition. And in this compartment, the concubines on the harem also came together to greet Queen Wei.

Empress Wei's gaze was special The face of Concubine Lin, the biological mother of the fifth prince, stopped, unlike usual, after the concubines went to bed, the peach flowers on her face were delicate, and Concubine Lin's delicate eyes were black and cyan, although they were covered with makeup powder, but they still made people look haggard at a glance.

Empress Wei, who knew the inside story, would never have thought that this was indulgence. Not to mention that the emperor is not a good woman, just saying that such a big thing happened in the palace, unless he is crazy, he can be with Concubine Lin at this time! She believed that it must have been what Yan Zhengtian said to Concubine Lin that would make Concubine Lin sleepless at night, leaving the blue color in her eyes.

However, Empress Wei knows, but it doesn't mean that others understand.

"Tut, Sister Concubine Lin, look at the blue and black you are now, what's wrong? Was last night hard? ”

It was Li Zhaoyi who spoke, and the palace that entered at the same time as Concubine Lin looked much better than Concubine Lin. It's a pity that when she met an emperor who prides himself on being affectionate and doesn't care about women, the result of rain and dew is that Lin Xinyao, who is not as good as her, became pregnant with a dragon heir, and got a son in one fell swoop, and was promoted from Zhaoyi to a concubine. And she......

Li Zhaoyi's words caused a lot of shock, and everyone looked at Concubine Lin in whispers, and their eyes swept over her face inquiringly.

Concubine Lin was already uneasy because the emperor said last night that he would hand over the five princes to Concubine Shu to raise. At this moment, because of Li Zhaoyi's words, she stood on the cusp of the peak in an instant, and she, who was already timid, suddenly turned white. I want to defend myself, but I don't know where to start.

In this harem, who doesn't know that the person the emperor pays the most attention to is Shufei Niangniang, which is the daily morning and dusk province, and Shufei Niangniang can also say that she can't come or not. However, after such a big incident in the palace, the emperor not only stayed in the Linhua Hall of the Lady Concubine, but also summoned her to the Qianning Palace...... A layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on Concubine Lin's forehead for an instant, and she didn't even dare to think that if everyone knew that the emperor was going to hand over the five princes to Concubine Shu Niangniang to raise them, would she and her Yu'er be torn apart by this group of women!

"Hey, why doesn't Sister Lin say anything?" Li Zhaoyi covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Also, the emperor is the only one to Sister Concubine Lin, what else can he say to us!" But ......" Li Zhaoyi paused, her eyes swept at the faint Empress Wei, and said with a smile: "Sister Concubine Lin, you seem to have forgotten, this is the Jiaofang Palace, you ...... like this"

"Does Li Zhaoyi also know that this is the Jiaofang Palace?"

Empress Wei's cold voice interrupted Li Zhaoyi's words.

Li Zhaoyi suddenly raised her head and looked at Empress Wei, who was at the top, and looked at Queen Wei, who didn't know when she had a frosty face, Li Zhaoyi shuddered, and knelt down with a "plop", "The concubine should die, the mother forgives me!" ”

The harem was originally a battlefield without gunsmoke, and even Yan Zhengtian had to avoid her edge against Queen Wei, let alone a rootless concubine like them? Pinching them to death is really as simple as pinching ants!

As soon as Li Zhaoyi knelt, Concubine Lin hesitated whether to get up and kneel, Queen Wei had already waved her hand to stop it, "Let's go down, the emperor doesn't know what the imperial doctor said, starting from Ming'er, you don't have to come to Jiaofang Hall to ask for peace, go to Qianning Hall to see the emperor when you are empty." ”

The eldest prince is gone, and the remaining princes and emperors have never looked at it with their eyes, although the emperor summoned Lin Concubine to sleep last night, but who knows whether it is for the five princes or Lin Concubine? Nowadays, the situation in this palace is very delicate, but if you can win the emperor's favor at this moment, and win a son in one fell swoop, then ...... The joy on everyone's faces was indescribable for a while.

At this time, Empress Wei singled out Li Zhaoyi and said, "As for Li Zhaoyi, you can copy the "Women's Ring" in the house for a month first." ”

Li Zhaoyi's spring-flowered and autumn-like face suddenly had a look of disgrace, and she looked at Empress Wei in a daze for a long time without saying a word.

Empress Wei didn't want to look at her more, and when she saw Concubine Li getting up in the middle of a group of palace concubines and about to bow and retreat, she shouted lightly, "Sister Concubine Li, you stay and talk to the palace." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Concubine Li retreated from the crowd, walked forward with a smile, and sat back in her previous position.

Everyone was still stunned, and Wei Xiu stood up and politely chased away the guests!

The huge palace was silent for a moment.

Wei Xiu retreated with all the palace people, and Empress Wei glanced at Concubine Li, who lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Why did the emperor summon Concubine Lin to sleep last night?" ”

Concubine Li looked up at Empress Wei in astonishment, as if she didn't understand how Empress Wei could ask such a question.

Empress Wei tugged at Concubine Shangli's puzzled eyes, pulled the corners of her mouth, and said in a cold voice: "That palace person named Heling doesn't seem to be very useful!" ”

What does that mean?

Concubine Li raised her eyes to look at Queen Wei, and after a little muttering, she said softly: "Niangniang, it's not that Heling is useless, but except for Concubine Shuniang, I'm afraid that no one can make the emperor affectionate to her." ”

The expression on Empress Wei's face changed, and her gaze at Concubine Li became a little sharper, "What do you mean?" ”

Concubine Li smiled and looked at Empress Wei with a faint expression, "What does Niangniang think it means, that's what it means!" ”

"Jiang Mingyi!"

Empress Wei's voice of reprimand sounded.

"Niangniang," Concubine Li didn't give Empress Wei time to attack at all, she lowered her eyes and straightened the Luo skirt on her body, stood up, and looked at Empress Wei, "You want my concubine to do it, and the concubine did what you told me." The plan is in the people, the success is in the sky, the concubine's ability is so great, if you feel that the concubine is overwhelmed, the mother can find another partner! ”

After the words fell, he turned around and walked out.

Empress Wei was stunned at first, then came back to her senses, picked up the teacup on the coffee table beside her and threw it over. The teacup rubbed the hem of Concubine Li's skirt and fell to the ground, falling apart, and the tea splashed Concubine Li's body.

"Jiang Mingyi, who gave you the courage to dare to talk to this palace like this?" Empress Wei's angry voice sounded behind her, "Do you really think that apart from you in this palace, others will not be able to use this palace?" ”

Concubine Li sighed, pulled the handkerchief to wipe the tea stains on the hem of her skirt, but said in a light voice: "The people in this palace who are willing to be driven by Niangniang are like carp crossing the river, and Niangniang can catch a handful even with her eyes closed." ”

"Humph!" Empress Wei snorted coldly and said angrily: "It's good that you know." ”

Concubine Li threw away the tea-stained handkerchief and looked up at Queen Wei with an angry face, "But Niangniang, can everything be as Niangniang wishes if you change someone?" ”

Empress Wei's face froze.

Of course, she knows that if she changes someone, the result will not necessarily be better than the current one.

But, it's one thing to know, it's another thing to accept.

Why are you Jiang Mingyi arguing with me?

Just when Empress Wei was thinking about how to open her mouth to reprimand Concubine Li, Concubine Li's voice sounded in her ears again.

"Niangniang, don't say secret words in front of the Ming people, you left the concubine, is it really to settle with the concubine that the emperor suddenly summoned Concubine Lin to sleep?"

Of course not!

Empress Wei almost blurted out.

Taking a deep breath, Empress Wei's rounded chin was slightly raised, and she motioned for Concubine Li to sit down and speak.

After Concubine Li sat down, Empress Wei lowered her eyes, and after reliving what she was about to say in her heart, she slowly spoke: "Shicai, the attitude of this palace is not very good, Sister Concubine Li, please don't take it to heart." ”

Concubine Li's delicate face bloomed with a decent smile, "Niangniang's words are serious, speaking of which, in fact, the concubine is also at fault." In fact, after the concubine knew that the emperor summoned Concubine Lin to sleep last night, the concubine felt uncomfortable, she didn't sleep well all night, and it was inevitable that her temper would be a little worse today, and she asked the mother to forgive her sins. ”

The words fell, and he got up and faced Queen Wei.

It's a step back!

It was all the unhappiness in her heart, but Queen Wei's face was not obvious at all, on the contrary, there was a faint smile between her eyebrows, and she waved her hand to Concubine Li, who was curtsy, "It's okay to say it, sit down." ”

"Concubine Xie Niangniang's grace."

Concubine Li sat down again.

Compared with the tension between the two before, this time, the atmosphere is obviously much better.

"My sister is not wrong, the reason why this palace left you is actually another important matter to discuss." Empress Wei looked at Concubine Li and said word by word.

Concubine Li looked at Empress Wei with a smile in her eyes and signaled, she had something to say.

Empress Wei was silent for a moment, and said hesitantly: "This palace wants Concubine Li's sister to help do something, and this matter is done, from now on, Kyoto Anshun Houfu will be the first in the family!" ”

Concubine Li's round eyes and pupils were sharp for a night, and she subconsciously lowered her eyes, leaned slightly, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said softly: "Niangniang, the concubine is still the same sentence, what you command, the concubine should do her best, but whether it will succeed or not, the concubine really can't guarantee it." ”

Empress Wei smiled and said, "Sister will definitely be able to do this." ”

"Mother, let's talk about it!" Concubine Li said softly.

Empress Wei looked straight at Concubine Li, "My sister only needs to give a word to Concubine Shu for the palace." ”

Concubine Li looked at Empress Wei with a puzzled expression.

Empress Wei's round face leaned forward slightly, leaned forward slightly, leaned in front of Concubine Li, lowered her voice, and said word by word: "Tell Concubine Shu that the emperor is going to make the fifth prince the crown prince!" ”

"Niangniang......" Concubine Li changed color in shock.

Empress Wei looked at Concubine Shangli's eyes that shrank suddenly because she was frightened, curled the corners of her lips, and sneered: "What's the matter? Is Sister Concubine Li too surprised, or too disappointed? ”

Concubine Li shook her head, and at the end, she sneered and said: "Niangniang, the concubine has no children and no daughters under her knees, it doesn't matter if it is an accident or disappointment, the concubine is just a ......" After a pause, her eyes were raised lightly, and she looked at Queen Wei's cold eyes, and said lightly: "It's just that I am not angry for the second prince!" ”

Empress Wei coldly glanced at Concubine Li, "The second prince has her own palace to be the master for her, of course, this palace still has to thank Concubine Li's sister for Ke'er." ”

Concubine Li smiled.

After saying what should be said, Concubine Li did not stay for a long time, and Queen Wei did not want to stay longer.

When Concubine Li came out of the Jiaofang Palace, Wei Xiu walked in and said to Queen Wei: "Niangniang, Concubine Li, she ......."

Empress Wei snorted coldly, "I don't know what is dead or alive, there are things she regrets." ”

Wei Xiu knew that this was that Empress Wei had already made a plan, and when it came true in the future, this Concubine Li would probably not stay.

The thought just came to mind, and Queen Wei's words sounded in her ears, "Has Anbei come back?" ”

"When I came back, because my mother left Concubine Li to speak, I didn't dare to come in and reply, and the slave called him in." Wei Xiu said, turned around and walked out, and after a while, Anbei turned back behind him.

An Bei was about to step forward to salute, but was stopped by Empress Wei waving her hand, "What's going on in the Qianning Palace?" ”

"Back to Niangniang's words, over there in the Qianning Palace, the emperor did not go to the court today, but still summoned all the adults to discuss in the Qianning Palace, and later, left the King of Wen Jin alone, the right minister, and the six Shangshu several adults to talk." Anbei said softly.

Empress Wei pursed her lips, King Wen Jin is okay, this right minister Fang Xianming is the imperial party, and the six Shangshu except for the Ministry of Works, the other Shangshu are all maintaining a delicate situation, the military department Shangshu Cui Jinyan will not say it, the household Shangshu Guan Boying because of the previous Yunguo Mansion Yanyi, I am afraid that this son has become an imperial party, right?

Yan Zhengtian left these people at this time...... Empress Wei's gloomy eyebrows and eyes could suddenly drip water.

But at this moment, there was a noise outside.

The anger on Empress Wei's face suddenly rose.

Wei Xiu hurriedly retreated lightly.

The voice outside the hall fell silent for a moment, and after a while, Wei Xiu went and returned.

Empress Wei looked at Wei Xiu, "What's the matter?" ”

Wei Xiu looked up at Anbei, Empress Wei waved her hand, and said to Anbei: "You go down, keep an eye on the Qianning Palace, and don't relax on the Linhua Palace, come and report anything at any time." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Anbei retreated.

Wei Xiu stepped forward and said softly: "Niangniang, it was Concubine Lin who asked to see you." ”

"Concubine Lin?" Empress Wei looked at Wei Xiu in astonishment.

Wei Xiu nodded and asked hesitantly, "Do you want to see Niangniang?" ”

Empress Wei thought for a while, nodded and said, "Now that she is here, let her in." ”

Wei Xiu responded, turned around and retreated, luring Concubine Lin in.

As soon as Concubine Lin entered the house, she stepped forward and saluted, "The concubine has seen the queen's mother, Jin An." ”

Empress Wei waved her hand and motioned for Wei Xiu to move an embroidery pier for Concubine Lin to sit on, and after Concubine Lin sat down, she asked softly, "You go and come back, but is there something?" ”

Concubine Lin, whose eyebrows were lowered, was suddenly silent.

She didn't say anything, and Queen Wei didn't urge, she took the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Concubine Lin was because of Li Zhaoyi's jealousy before, or was she ...... Empress Wei was still speculating, but she suddenly heard a mournful cry from Concubine Lin in her ears.

"Ask Niangniang to save the lives of the concubine and the five princes!" Concubine Lin, who had been silent, "plopped" and knelt straight at Queen Wei's knees.

Empress Wei's hand holding the teacup stiffened, but she quickly calmed down, she put down the teacup in her hand, sat up slightly straight, and looked at Concubine Lin, "What's going on?" How can a good person save his life? ”

Concubine Lin has a palm-sized delicate little face, which is completely white, even if she is wearing gorgeous lip grease, she can't hide the frustration and despair on her face.

"Niangniang, please save the concubine and the five princes, and the concubine will be a cow and a horse in the next life." When the words fell, Concubine Lin slammed down with a "bang".

"Concubine Lin." Empress Wei stretched out a foot against Concubine Lin's feet, and said coldly: "You didn't say anything, and said that you wanted this palace to save the lives of your mother and son, don't you think that this palace can pinch it?" ”

The embroidered shoes embroidered with peony flowers in front of you, the pearlescent satin of Jiangnan Yugong, and the Nanzhu of Hepu, this pair of embroidered shoes alone is enough for the expenses of ordinary middle-aged households for a year.

Concubine Lin raised her face along the embroidered shoes, leaned slightly towards Empress Shangwei, and her eyebrows were like frost.

She subconsciously shivered, she was not the first to enter the palace. On the contrary, she has lived in the inner courtyard of this palace for thirteen years, and in these thirteen years, she has gone from being naïve and ignorant to being cautious now, from wanting to get in and out of the place at the beginning to now only asking for the safety of mother and child.

But even such a humble request is now lost!

Dou Da's tears suddenly rolled down from Concubine Lin's eyes, crying to the sad place, her whole person twitched uncontrollably, she first slowly leaned up, and then the whole person prostrate on the ground, but she was afraid that the cry would go out, she covered her mouth with both hands, and let the cry sound sounded in the palm of the injured beast-like dull whimper.

Empress Wei raised her eyebrows, everyone is a woman, and they are all mothers, she can understand Concubine Lin's despair at this time, but this is the deep palace, and the most useless thing is compassion.

"Don't cry," Empress Wei's muffled voice sounded above her head, "You are the old man in this palace, you should know that here, what is useless is a woman's tears." ”

Concubine Lin, who was crying uncontrollably, suddenly stiffened her trembling body when she heard Queen Wei's words.

Yes, in the inner courtyard of this deep palace, what is the use of tears except for betraying one's cowardice and deceiving? Slowly, Concubine Lin collected her tears, slowly raised her head, looked at Queen Wei with her red and swollen eyes, and said word by word: "Niangniang, last night the emperor summoned the maid to the Qianning Palace, but in fact, he did not sleep for the servant, but asked the slave and maid to send out the five princes to be raised by the concubine." ”

Empress Wei closed her eyes.

Although there have been speculations for a long time, when I really heard the news from Concubine Lin's mouth, I still felt a tingling pain in my chest involuntarily.

After about half a cup of tea, Empress Wei calmed down the stinging pain in her heart, she slowly opened her eyes, and looked at Concubine Lin who was kneeling on the ground with makeup and crying flowers, "You are just a concubine, but Concubine Shu is the only one in this harem second only to the palace, the five princes were raised by her, and she ...... the future of the five princes."

"Niangniang," Concubine Lin interrupted Empress Wei's words in a panic, "Niangniang, the concubine swears, the concubine has never had that thought, the concubine only thinks that the five princes can grow up safely, marry a wife and have children, and be an idle clan." ”

Empress Wei looked at Concubine Lin who was in a hurry, and a barely visible smile spread at the corner of her lips.

Is this requirement difficult?

It shouldn't be difficult to put it in an ordinary rich family, right?

Even if it is not an ordinary rich and noble family, it is this palace, if it is not for an emperor like Yan Zhengtian, it should not be difficult, right?

It's a pity...... Empress Wei lowered her eyelids, "Concubine Lin, are you worried that the fifth prince is raised under the knees of Concubine Shu, and this palace will be unfavorable to her?" ”

Concubine Lin Huo Ran looked up at Empress Wei.

That's right, she does have this idea, but this is only part of the reason, and the bigger reason is because after all these years of cold watching, she understands that this deep palace is just a cage that has crossed the gold, and they are all birds in this cage. One day in this cage, one day life and death are difficult to control.

She is not one of those concubines who does not have a prince, she has five princes, she only needs to wait for another ten years, and the five princes will be crowned as adults and live in a secluded mansion, and she can leave this cage.

The future is predictable, why should she let go of the predictable beauty and use life as a bet to bet on an uncertain future?

Concubine Lin shook her head, "Niangniang, the concubine doesn't have this idea, the concubine ......"

"Concubine Lin." Empress Wei interrupted Concubine Lin's words, "What do you think, this palace doesn't care and you don't need to care, but since you have asked for this palace, this palace can give you a word, and this palace will not be unable to get along with a child." ”

Concubine Lin looked at Empress Wei in a daze, as if she didn't understand what Empress Wei meant.

"Niangniang, the concubine doesn't want to be separated from the five princes, the concubine ......" Concubine Lin looked at Queen Wei with tears in her eyes again, "Niangniang, please be kind to Niangniang and have mercy on the concubine." ”

Empress Wei let out a long sigh and said faintly: "Concubine Lin, although this palace is the lord of the six palaces, this world belongs to the emperor, and even this palace cannot disobey the holy will." You're really asking the wrong person! ”

Concubine Lin sat down on the ground in a dejected manner.

Empress Wei shook her head and gave Wei Xiu a look.

Wei Xiu stepped forward with a smile, stretched out his hand to support Concubine Lin, who seemed to have lost two and a half souls with three souls on the ground, and persuaded softly: "Concubine Lin, you can also be considerate of our mother, the emperor said golden, who dares to refute what he said?" ”

Concubine Lin shook her head, and tears fell down in big drops.

Wei Xiuyang shouted to the palace people to come in and fetch water to wait for Concubine Lin to freshen up, and when she helped Concubine Lin to sit down, she personally threw a handkerchief into the copper basin to serve Concubine Lin to clean her face, and took the rouge gouache in the hands of the palace people, and put on makeup for Concubine Lin with her own hands.

"Actually, my mother has a sentence that is really right." Wei Xiu said softly.

Concubine Lin looked up at Wei Xiu.

"Concubine Lin, you really asked for the wrong person, according to the slave's thoughts, you beg our mother, it is better to ask for the concubine." Wei Xiu smiled and said: "You see, although the emperor intends to let her raise the five princes, if the lady concubine herself does not agree, with the emperor's affection for the lady concubine, she will definitely not force the lady concubine, do you say this reason?" ”

Concubine Lin's desperate eyes were like dead trees in spring, and suddenly there was a burst of vitality.

Wei Xiu naturally didn't miss the moment's reaction of the concubine, she put down the fat box in her hand, took the beaded target mirror and took a picture of Concubine Lin, and asked softly, "Is Concubine Lin still satisfied?" ”

Where did Concubine Lin still have the heart to look at herself in the mirror at this time, she nodded randomly.

Wei Xiu smiled, helped Concubine Lin stand up, and personally sent her out, "Concubine Lin, you still have something to do, the slave and maid will not leave you." ”

Concubine Lin turned to look at Empress Wei.

"Go ahead," a gentle smile bloomed on Empress Wei's face, "Bengong is also a mother, and can understand your feelings." ”

Concubine Lin's eyes turned red again, bent her knees and gave a blessing, and hurriedly retreated.

Wei Xiu sent Concubine Lin back to her life.

"Niangniang, the weather outside is pretty good today, don't you want to go out for a walk?"

Hearing this, Empress Wei looked up at the sky outside and shook her head, "The sun is getting bigger." After a pause, he asked softly, "Did Concubine Lin go to Linhua Palace?" ”

"Yes, the slave maid made Cui'er follow, and she watched the Linhua Hall where Concubine Lin went with her own eyes." Wei Xiu said.

Cui'er is a third-class palace person in the Jiaofang Palace.

Empress Wei nodded, thought for a while, and said to Wei Xiu: "Ah Xiu, I want to see Rong Jin, what do you think?" ”

"See Rong Jin?" Wei Xiu looked at Empress Wei in astonishment.

Empress Wei nodded.

Since the last assassination of Rong Jin, it has not been explicitly stated, but the two sides are actually hostile relations. At this time, Niangniang suddenly asked to see Rong Jin...... After Wei Xiu groaned for a while, he looked up at Queen Wei.

"Niangniang, but you plan to tell Miss Rong about the emperor's use of flower bouquets to frame her that day?"

Empress Wei smiled.

Seeing that Empress Wei didn't deny it, Wei Xiu knew that she had guessed correctly, and she couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Niangniang, even if you tell her, what can you do?" Don't forget to ......"

"I know." Empress Wei interrupted Wei Xiu's words, "I didn't think that I could turn the war into a jade silk, but at this time, it is not easy to make any more branches, even if it can't be used by me, try not to make enemies easily!" ”

Wei Xiu couldn't help but sigh.

If it weren't for the second prince's own assertion that day, today's situation, with Yan Li's support, the position of the second prince is really like a bag to get something! It's a pity...... Wei Xiu shook her head secretly, it was really beautiful. But as Niangniang said, even if you can't turn hostility into jade, if you can try to resolve it, you can still resolve it!

Thinking of this, Wei Xiu said softly: "Then the slave maid went to Changfang Palace? ”

Empress Wei nodded noncommittally.

……

In Changfang Palace, Rong Jin was talking softly to Xingyu.

"Let Concubine Li tell Concubine Shu that the emperor wants to make the fifth prince the crown prince?" Rong Jin looked at Xingyu.

Xingyu nodded, "Concubine Li said, not only that, but the queen mother also gave her a pill called Wuji Dan, and asked Heling to coax the emperor to take it, she secretly found someone to test it, and the amount of five stones in the pill was very sufficient." ”

"Wuji Dan! Five stones? ”

Really...... Rong Jin smiled, the history is really strikingly similar, it seems that the women in this palace in the past dynasties have no matter what purpose they want to be unfavorable to that man, their first choice is medicine, all kinds of medicine! It is still the medicine that fuels the pleasure of this kind of men's and women's affairs.

With a slight smile, Rong Jin said softly: "It's nothing to feed the emperor with Wuji Dan, after all, they are not ordinary couples, it's just ...... It's just that she asked Concubine Li to tell Concubine Shu that the emperor wants to make five princes the crown prince, what does it mean? ”

"Could it be that you want to get rid of the five princes by the hand of Concubine Shu?" Xingyu asked hesitantly: "I heard from the palace people, yesterday the emperor summoned the biological mother of the five princes, Concubine Lin, to sleep, could Empress Wei be worried that the emperor would make the five princes the crown prince?" ”

It's possible.

Yan Zhengtian, this man, Rong Jin believes that Queen Wei has long been out of her mind, but Queen Wei will swear to win the position of prince.

"It's not impossible for you to say it, if that's the case......" Rong Jin was silent for a while, and said softly: "It really saves us a lot of effort, but it's a pity that ......"

"What's the pity?"

Yan Li's magnetic deep voice sounded in his ears.

Rong Jin hurriedly got up and looked at Yan Li, who walked in from the outside, "Why are you here, didn't you say that you left the palace?" Coming back so soon? ”

"Well, when the matter is done, I'll be back." Yan Li walked over to Rong Jin and sat down.

Xingyu hurriedly stood up, "I've seen Young Master Yan." ”

Yan Li waved his hand and said to Rong Jin, "What were you talking about just now?" What a pity......"

Rong Jin briefly said the words with Xingyu before, and at the end, he said softly: "I thought that the fifth prince must be just a child, but he has to be involved in such an infighting, and life and death are still unpredictable, and I am just related for a while." ”

When Yan Li heard this, he couldn't help but be silent for a while.

In his plan, not only the fifth prince, but also the seventh prince could not stay.

The atmosphere in the hall froze for a moment.

Xingyu stood up first and said, "Girl, go and make a pot of hot tea for Young Master Yan." ”

Rong Jin nodded.

After Xingyu retreated, Rong Jintan covered Yan Li's hand on the table, a smearing smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "I'm sorry, I thought too much, there are some things that I know are not based on our will." ”

Yan Li held Rong Jin's hand with his backhand, and a doting smile bloomed on his face, "Fool, I'm sorry for what you and I said!" Actually, it's not impossible to ......."

"No!" Rong Jin raised her head, interrupted Yan Li's words, and looked at Shang Yanli's gaze, she shook her head, "The kindness of an untimely woman will only do bad things." I always firmly believe that it is better to die and be poor. So, you don't have to change anything for the momentary feeling of me, and then ......."

Yan Li looked at Rong Jin.

Rong Jin smiled, "Besides, even if our men show mercy, can we really let them escape?" ”

Naturally, it can't.

Yan Lifu shook his head with a smile, "I don't know about others, but He Lanxin and Wei Jingfen can't tolerate their existence just because they're the first one." ”

Rong Jin doesn't know!

Empress Wei was able to let Concubine Li reveal the emperor's intention to appoint the fifth prince as the crown prince to Concubine Shu, who had just lost her son, and the intention of this could be understood by anyone with a little brain.

In this palace, I'm afraid that the war between these two women will lead to a tragic catastrophe of the emperor's heir?

Rong Jin couldn't help but think of Yan Zhengtian with a gray face, he had made a living all his life, relying on women to get to where he is today, if so, he knew that one day, everything he had would be ruined on women, I don't know if he would regret not being at the beginning?

Obviously, this is an unanswered question, and Rong Jin doesn't want to know, she just wants to know now how long it will take for the situation where she and Yan Li are waiting for to come!

"Have you seen King Wen Jin today?" Rong Jin asked softly.

Yan Li nodded, "See." ”

"Then what did King Wen Jin say?"

"King Wen Jin said that he would find an opportunity to go to the General's Mansion these days." Yan Li said.

A faint smile bloomed on Rong Jin's face, in this way, does it mean that at this time of this year, they still have a chance to rush back to Jingshan?

……

Linhua Palace.

Helan looked at Concubine Lin who was kneeling on the ground expressionlessly, and in his mind was the polite and lively face of the fifth prince with red lips and white teeth for a moment, and then turned into the white face of Yan Yi lying on the couch without life in an instant.

Concubine Lin didn't dare to look up at Helan Clan, she prostrate on the ground in the most humble posture, and said in a crying voice: "Niangniang, the concubine knows that you have just lost Your Royal Highness, and you are sad, and you need a child to take Huan's knees, but the fifth prince is ......."

"The fifth prince was born smart, clever and innocent and cute, very similar to Yi'er when he was a child, this palace sees him like seeing Yi'er, Concubine Lin, you can rest assured, this palace will take care of him as his own child." Helan interrupted Concubine Lin's words and said coldly.

Lin Concubine suddenly raised her head from the ground, her tear-stained face, a pair of eyes like two burning hellfires, and she looked at Helan who had lost weight in just a few days.

The Helan clan smiled at Concubine Lin's face without concealing her hatred, "Why does Concubine Lin look at the palace with such a gaze?" ”

"Niangniang, concubine, please let go of the five princes, the concubine will be a cow and a horse in the next life, and she will definitely repay your great kindness!" Concubine Lin wailed and bowed to the ground again.

Only, no matter how Concubine Lin cried and begged, Helan didn't say a word after saying the previous two sentences.

Just when Concubine Lin was almost desperate and couldn't wait to die with her, Helan opened her mouth faintly.

"Are you really willing to be a cow and a horse?"

Concubine Lin, whose forehead was swollen, kowtowed, stiffened, looked up at Helan suddenly, and in a hurry, she said in a loud voice: "Niang Niang Mingjian, the concubine will never say half a lie, otherwise the sky will thunder and split, so that the concubine will not die well!" ”

Helan smiled, leaned forward slightly, and looked at Concubine Lin coldly, "Concubine Lin, this kind of poisonous oath can't be made easily, don't forget, there are gods three feet above your head." ”

Concubine Lin bumped into Helan Clan's deep and strange eyes, which were like deep pools in the dark night, only to feel a chill coming down from the top of her head, and all the limbs and bones were cold in an instant. Despite this, she had to be bold and said tremblingly: "The concubine understands that the concubine is not lying. ”

"That's good," Helan smiled and said softly: "It's okay if you don't want me to raise the fifth prince, you go and tell the emperor, you can testify that the eldest prince was murdered by the second prince." ”

Concubine Lin's body went limp, and her whole person fell to the ground like a paralyzed mud.

Tears poured down like rain.

"What, you're scared?" Helan lowered his eyes and looked at Concubine Lin who was in tears, sneered, and said coldly: "You can't do such a thing, what else do you say to be a cow and a horse?" ”

"Niangniang...... Concubine Lin crawled towards Helan with both hands and feet, and said in a crying voice: "Niangniang, even if the concubine is willing to go to the emperor to talk to him, but can the emperor believe it...... Niangniang, the concubine begs you, let go of the five princes, the concubine will repay your great kindness in the next life......"

"Believe it or not is the emperor's business, but whether you can show up or not is your business." Helan smiled and looked at Concubine Lin, "What, are you afraid?" Are you afraid that Wei Jingfen woman will kill you? ”

Concubine Lin shook her head.

She is not afraid of death, she is really not afraid of death, as long as she can protect the five princes, she will die a hundred times, and she is not afraid.

"Or, are you afraid that poisonous woman will take the life of the fifth prince?" Helan raised his hand and grabbed Concubine Lin's pointed chin, leaned forward with his face, and said word by word: "Don't worry, if you really have a good one, I will fight for this life, and I will protect the five princes." ”

Concubine Lin shook her head.

You can't even protect your own son, how can you protect the five princes who are not your own?

"You don't believe in Hongu?" Helan's face changed.

By this time, Concubine Lin had already understood that it was impossible for the Helan clan to let her go and let go of the five princes!

Everyone is a woman, and her own son is gone, so why did she have to rob her son?

Since they are all dead, why do you want her to be killed?

Concubine Lin's gaze was on the pair of eyes of the Helan clan that hid a touch of madness in the depths, and she was vicious to the side of the guts.

"Niangniang, Niangniang......" Concubine Lin's eyelids drooped slightly, she stretched out her hand forward like a drowning person, trying to hug the driftwood of the Helan clan, "Niangniang, concubine, please, you are doing well, poor and poor concubine, poor and poor ......"

Helan looked at Concubine Lin, who was as humble as a beggar, and a smile slowly bloomed from the corner of her eyes.

With such a woman, her son is also worthy of being a prince?

Seeing that Concubine Lin's hand was gripping the corner of her skirt, she frowned slightly, moved her foot, and avoided Concubine Lin's outstretched hand.

"Mother, mother, mother......"

Concubine Lin's hand stepped forward again, but at this moment, Helan raised his foot and stepped on Concubine Lin's hand fiercely, "Lin Xinyao, you really make me disgusting!" ”

As he spoke, he gathered enough strength under his feet and crushed Concubine Lin's hand with all his might.

Ten fingers connected to the heart, and Concubine Lin's mournful shout pierced the temple.

The little palace people waiting outside the hall trembled with fright, but they dared to breathe in the air.

The palace people brought by Concubine Lin wanted to go in, but at the moment when they raised their feet, they were blocked back by Liqing, who was guarding the palace gate.

"Sister Liqing, my mother's ......"

Liqing raised her eyebrows coldly, and said angrily: "Who is your sister, my mother didn't give me a sister." ”

The palace people suddenly turned red, but listening to the mournful cry of Concubine Lin in the hall, they didn't think much about it and immediately knelt down, "Sister Liqing, my mother, she ......"

Liqing pursed her face, "It's not that I embarrass you, it's all the people of the moment, I pity you, who will pity me?" ”

The palace man's face was like white paper, and he collapsed to the ground.

In the inner sanctum.

Helan put away his feet, looked at Concubine Lin who was trembling with pain with disgust, and said to Yumei who was waiting on the side: "Invite Concubine Lin Niangniang out, and go to tell the emperor by the way, considering the young age of the five princes, the palace wants to bring the seventh prince to accompany him first, and then send the seventh prince back when the fifth prince adapts." ”

Yumei responded with a compliment, and said to Concubine Lin, who was weak and limp on the ground: "Concubine Lin, the slave will send you out." ”

The words fell, and shouted loudly to the palace people waiting outside, but at the moment when Yumei turned around, Concubine Lin, who was paralyzed on the ground like a dead dog, suddenly jumped up, and a golden hairpin in her hand slammed into the face of the arrogant Helan clan.

"Poisonous woman, you go to die!"

The changes were prominent, not to mention the Helan clan, even Yumei was stunned.

"Mother, be careful!"

Yumei, who came back to her senses, pounced on Concubine Lin.

Lin Concubine pounced on Helan before Yumei pounced, but because of her finger injury, the hairpin in her hand was not clenched, and she could only scratch Helan's face and fell to the ground.

The Helan clan, who was knocked down by Concubine Lin, and Concubine Lin, who was pounced on by Yumei, the three of them rolled into a ball.

"Someone, come on!"

Helan shouted loudly.

Liqing, who was waiting outside the door, didn't care about the palace people brought by Lin Concubine on the ground, so he immediately turned around and rushed in with people, and when he entered the house and saw the situation inside, he was stunned.

"Poisonous woman, you go to death, you go to die!"

Concubine Lin's bloody hands grabbed Helan's hair, and in desperation, she opened her mouth wildly, trying to bite Helan's to death.

Regardless of the danger, Yumei strangled Lin Concubine's neck with one hand, and grabbed Lin Concubine's hair with the other hand. Why don't you hurry up and help. ”

Liqing woke up like a dream, and hurriedly ran forward, pulling hands and feet, and everyone tried to send Lin Concubine and Helan away.

"Ahh......h

Helan's cry of pain broke through the temple.

Liqing was so frightened that her hand shrank, and Concubine Lin's hand, which had just separated a little, grabbed Helan's hair fiercely again.

A large amount of hair fell out of Helan's scalp with her madness, and Helan's face was almost twisted because of the pain. She stared fiercely at Liqing, who was at a loss for fright, and hissed, "Idiot, break her hand." ”

Liqing shuddered, and reached out again to grab Concubine Lin's hand.

Yumei took advantage of the crowd to let go of Concubine Lin, staggered up, looked around, and fell on the blue and white porcelain plum vase decorated on the multi-treasure shelf.

"Get out of the way!"

Liqing was stunned and involuntarily turned to the side.

With a "bang", the porcelain bottle in Yumei's hand smashed down Lin Concubine's head, Lin Concubine's body was stunned, and the next moment, she fell down softly.

"Niangniang, Niangniang, are you okay?"

Yumei didn't care about being pierced by the broken porcelain, so she brushed away the broken porcelain that had splashed on Helan's body with her bare hands, and reached out to help Helan's panting on the ground, her face was flushed with purple and her hair was scattered.

Someone had already pulled Concubine Lin who had fainted to the side, and stepped forward to help support the Helan clan.

Although Concubine Lin's hairpin did not kill Helan's family, it was a big cut on Helan's face, not to mention the blood, and the rolled flesh was even more terrifying.

"Niangniang, your face ......" Liqing exclaimed, pointed to Helan's face, and subconsciously screamed: "Come on, go to Xuan Taiyi." ”

Seeing that the little palace people turned around and were about to run out to ask for a doctor.

Helan's voice suddenly rose at this moment.

"Stop!"

Xiao Gongren paused, and looked up at Helan with a trembling head.

In this palace, what woman doesn't value her own face more than her life?

My mother's face is ruined, what can I do in the future?

After Helan stopped the little palace people, his eyes drooped, and fell on the Lin Concubine who had passed out on the ground, leaned slightly, a touch of gloom bloomed between his eyebrows and eyes, and said to Yumei: "What about the palace people she brought?" ”

Although Yumei didn't understand why the Helan clan focused on the people brought by Concubine Lin at this time, she had always been loyal to the Helan clan, and when she heard the words, she immediately said: "Shicai is still waiting outside, this will ......."

I'm just afraid that I've taken advantage of the chaos just now to move the rescuers, right?

A cold smile tugged at the corner of Helan's lips.

In this harem, unless Wei Jingfen's slut is willing to help, otherwise, she really can't think of what kind of rescuer Concubine Lin's people can move to?

"Yumei, you asked people to go to the Shangshufang to pick up the five princes, just say that Concubine Lin didn't know what to do, and fainted in my Linhua Palace, let him hurry over and have a look." Helan said.

Yumei was taken aback, at this time, bring the five princes, what does she want to do?

Seeing that Yumei was stunned and didn't move, Helan raised her eyebrows, "Why are you still stunned, go quickly." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Yumei turned and stepped back.

Helan also instructed Liqing, who was standing on the side, "Go find a rope and tie people up." ”

"Yes, sissy."

After a short time, Liqing found a white silk that was more than a foot long, and together with several other palace people, he tied the unconscious Lin Concubine like a brown child, and tied it into a strong knot.

After everything was done, the Helan clan asked the palace people to fetch water to wait for her to freshen up.

Looking at himself in the bronze mirror, Helan's hand lightly touched the pale flesh on his face, and the dark light in his deep eyes was lightly woven. Limo, who was standing behind her and waiting to make up, only felt a chill rush from the soles of her feet to her heart, so cold that she didn't say anything, and even her hands began to tremble.

Helan's voice suddenly sounded above his head, "Such a big thing has happened, it is impossible for the emperor not to know, you go to the Qianning Palace, tell the emperor, and say that Concubine Lin has made a fuss with me, and there is nothing to do." ”

Being able to leave here temporarily, Li Mo couldn't help but sigh secretly, answered "yes", turned around and retreated.

After Limo retreated, Helan sat down in front of the mirror, leaned slightly, and shouted loudly to Liqing, who led the small palace people to guard Concubine Lin.

"Didn't the emperor reward some people with some heartache a few days ago?" Helan asked.

"Yes, according to the emperor's instructions, the slave asked the imperial dining room to find rice bran to cover, and it should be edible in the next two days." Liqing said softly.

Helan nodded, "Go and take some out, wash them up, and then invite Concubine Ning and Concubine Kang." ”

Concubine Ning arrived, many years ago, because of the matter of the four princes, her own mother was kind to her, over the years, the two palaces in Mingli have not been close, but the relationship in private is acceptable. But this Kang Concubine ...... Liqing couldn't help but secretly speculate, her own mother, what do you want to do?

However, even if there were doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey Helan's orders, and responded and hurriedly retreated.

Helan sat alone for a while, until a soft groan sounded in her ears, she seemed to have just woken up, and when she woke up, she looked up at Concubine Lin who was restrained in the chair by the palace people.

Looking at each other, Concubine Lin's hatred was shocking, only, in the eyes of Helan Clan, this kind of hatred was tantamount to a moth fluttering, she looked at Concubine Lin for a while, and then raised her hand to signal the palace people to retreat. And she walked towards the immobile concubine with the half of her undrugged and ruined face.

"Lin Xinyao, do you hate?"

Concubine Lin stared.

Does she hate?

Of course she hates, she can't wait to tear her He Lanxin alive.

But...... Big tears burst out of her eyes, Concubine Lin raised her head and looked at Helan with pleading eyes, because her lips were blocked, she could only whimper and scream inarticulately.

Helan reached out and grabbed Concubine Lin's jaw, and looked deeply at Concubine Lin who stopped crying, "Regret it?" ”

Concubine Lin nodded with a whimper.

"But what if it's too late?" Helan laughed, and slowly reached out to pull out the golden hairpin in the lower room, and the golden hairpin rubbed back and forth on Lin Concubine's blown-out skin, "My son is dead, how can your son still be alive?" ”

In an instant, Concubine Lin's pupils widened sharply.

Helan's voice still sounded, "Not only your son, but the sons of everyone in this palace must die." ”

Concubine Lin shook her head, she pleaded, and looked at Helan in despair.

She's so stupid, how could she believe that this madman would have compassion for her?

She's so stupid, how could she ...... The sharp hairpin feet pierced the skin, and on the face as white as jade, blood suddenly snaked down like a small snake, but Concubine Lin didn't feel the pain.

All she knew was that because of her incompetence, her son was going to die.

Xu was because of Concubine Lin's numbness that Helan suddenly lost interest, she threw away the bloody golden hairpin in her hand, looked coldly at Concubine Lin's face covered with blood, and snorted coldly at Concubine Lin's eyes like a pool of stagnant water.

"Your eyes are so annoying, if it weren't for you to see how your son died, I would have wanted to poke it out!"

Concubine Lin suddenly laughed, her eyes soaked with blood, her eyes widened like that, and her bloody eyes stared at Helan Clan. Being stared at intently by such eyes, even a person like Helan who has gone crazy, can't help but tremble, Helan was thinking about whether to simply do nothing about this pair of annoying eyes, and poked them when Yumei's voice sounded outside.

"Niangniang, the fifth prince is here."

When Concubine Lin, who looked numb, suddenly woke up when she heard this, her blood-stained eyes twitched wildly, and the person also writhed urgently, turned her head, and looked out of the temple door eagerly.

"Hehe......"

Helan couldn't help but smile when he looked at Lin Concubine like this.

By the way, that's what it means to be interesting, isn't it?

She reached out and grabbed Concubine Lin's rough and panting throat, leaned into Concubine Lin's ear, and said word by word: "What should I do?" The fifth prince is going to be this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fly even if I have wings! ”

Lin Concubine turned her head violently, and her forehead hit Helan fiercely.

The guarded Helan clan retreated lightly and avoided Lin Concubine's final blow, but Lin Concubine fell to the ground with a "bang" of the chair because of excessive force.

She looked towards the door in despair, and the faint voice of the Helan clan sounded above her head, "Please come in, the fifth prince." ”

……

Qianning Palace.

Tong Xi waved his hand and repelled the palace people who replied at the entrance of the hall, and walked in lightly.

Yan Zhengtian stopped talking to King Wen Jin and looked up at Tong Xi, "What's the matter?" ”

Tong Xi stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shuniang sent Limo from her palace to report, saying that Concubine Lin went to her to make trouble, and this time it will be fine." ”

Yan Zhengtian twisted his brows, and his already gloomy face became more and more gloomy.

With a wave of his hand, Tong Xi lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes to the side and stood up.

Yan Zhengtian rubbed his sour forehead, looked at King Wen Jin, and said softly: "Uncle Wang, what do you think of what I Shicai mentioned?" ”

King Wen Jin was silent for a moment, as if he was muttering how to speak.

Yan Zhengtian didn't urge him, just waited quietly.

For a long time, just when Yan Zhengtian thought that King Wen Jin would not open his mouth to express his position, King Wen Jin slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the establishment of the prince is a matter related to the country, and the meaning of the micro-minister is to follow the ancient system, to establish a descendant or a concubine, and to establish a long and not a young. Before, it was because His Royal Highness was the elder, and the Second Highness was the heir, and it was difficult for the emperor to make decisions, but now, His Royal Highness is gone, as usual, it should be the Second Highness. ”

Yan Zhengtian wrinkled his brows, "Uncle Wang, you have forgotten that Yi'er's death is suspicious." ”

King Wen Jin was silent for a moment, and said softly: "But didn't there be four princes before the fifth prince?" ”

"Sneer" Yan Zhengtian sneered and said coldly: "Uncle Wang, if it wasn't for Concubine Shu to intercede on her behalf, according to the law, Concubine Kang would have been demoted to a concubine!" ”

King Wen Jin sighed, shook his head and said, "Even if the emperor has made up his holy will, how can Wei Chen disobey the holy will?" Everything should follow the emperor's wishes. ”

In other words, he supports the establishment of the fifth prince as the crown prince!

Yan Zhengtian's eyebrows bloomed into an almost invisible smile.

"Concubine Lin's status is really low, I want to hand over the fifth prince to Concubine Shu to raise, what do you think?" Without waiting for King Wen Jin to speak, he continued: "To Uncle Wang, I don't need to say those fake and false, I have already suffered greatly from my relatives, and I don't want my descendants to follow my old path again. So ......"

King Wen Jin looked at Yan Zhengtian with a complicated gaze.

A wry smile bloomed on Yan Zhengtian's face, "Uncle Wang, this country belongs to our Yan family, no matter how mediocre and incompetent I am, I can't give it to others for nothing." ”

"The emperor is serious, the emperor ......"

King Wen Jin was thinking about finding something nice to say to welcome Yan Zhengtian, but, he had never been used to these words of welcoming and patting horses, and he didn't treat Yan Zhengtian very well in his heart, this time he wanted to say a few nice words against his will, it was really embarrassing for him, and after thinking about it for a long time, he picked some ordinary ones, such as "Emperor Shengming" and "Wenzhi Wuluo is not inferior to the first emperor" or something.

Yan Zhengtian waved his hand, signaling that King Wen Jin didn't have to put a high hat on him, and he didn't have to embarrass himself, "Uncle Wang doesn't have to be like this, what kind of person I am, I know very well in my heart." After a pause, he let out a long sigh and said in a vague manner: "Although my life is mediocre, my heart can show the sun and the moon. ”

King Wen Jin picked the corners of his mouth.

"Uncle Wang, for the matter of appointing the fifth prince as the prince, I have to ask Uncle Wang for a favor." Yan Zhengtian looked at King Wen Jin and said hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, please say that it is the duty of a minister to be loyal to the emperor."

Yan Zhengtian looked at King Wen Jin with burning eyes, "Uncle Wang, although I like the five princes, but the queen and General Wei can't easily comply, if they can let the protector come forward to support, will the five princes have a better chance of winning?" ”

"It's nature." King Wen Jin nodded.

"Then can I ask Uncle Wang to make a case to the Protector on my behalf, and ask the Protector to ask the Fifth Prince to be the prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty for me?" Yan Zhengtian asked.

King Wen Jin was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor has an order, and the minister does not dare to refuse, but the minister does not dare to guarantee that he will be able to convince the protector." ”

"It doesn't matter, it's up to people to make things, it's up to heaven to succeed, whether it's successful or not, Uncle Wang's affection is in my heart." Yan Zhengtian breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back slightly, and said tiredly.

King Wen Jin didn't dare to say anything.

The two sat down again, and King Wen Jin saw that Yan Zhengtian's face was ugly and he was weak, so he couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Your Majesty, the minister sees that you are not in good spirits, have you ever summoned the imperial doctor?" ”

"The first two days there always seemed to be something drilling in my ears, and the pain in my brain and heart was much better. I also summoned the Imperial Doctor, but the Imperial Physician couldn't see the reason, I thought, maybe my limit is approaching! Yan Zhengtian said in a deep voice.

"The emperor is in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, and there is a headache and brain fever who summoned the imperial doctor for consultation, and he must not shy away from the doctor." King Wen Jin gently persuaded: "If the imperial doctor in this palace is not effective, you can make a list of famous doctors in the world." ”

"Uncle Xie cares, I wrote it down."

King Wen Jin sat down again, the two gossiped a little homely, seeing that it was not early, and if they didn't leave the palace, the palace gate was about to fall, and King Wen Jin was going to get up and say goodbye, but he didn't want to, and suddenly there was a lot of noise outside the hall.

The reason why Yan Zhengtian stayed in the Qianning Hall was because this was the front hall, and no one could trespass without a call. There was a sudden commotion outside the hall, and the two of them couldn't help but be stunned.

Tong Xi didn't wait for Yan Zhengtian's orders, so he hurriedly walked out to inspect.

"There are really no rules in this palace......"

Before Yan Zhengtian's words fell, he looked up and saw Tong Xi running in in a panic with a white face. He paused, looked up at Tong Xi, his face sank, and he was about to ask, but Tong Xi "plopped" and knelt down. Tong Xi, who knelt down, trembled his lips, his mouth was open enough to swallow an egg, but he couldn't say a word.

"Tong Xi, aren't you the hell?" Yan Zhengtian asked with a dark face and displeasure.

The more Tong Xi thought about it, the more he said, but the more he couldn't say it, in a hurry, he raised his hand and gave himself a big ear bracket, and then he shouted out, "Your Majesty, it's not good, something happened......

Yan Zhengtian Huo Ran turned over and sat up, staring at Tong Xi like a knife, and said word by word: "Damn minion, what happened, don't say it quickly." ”

"Concubine she, she, she ......"

As soon as he heard that it was Concubine She's accident, Yan Zhengtian's eyes were like knives, and this time it was like scraping meat, and he kicked Tong Xi who was kneeling on the ground to the ground, and shouted loudly: "Whoever is making noise outside, bring it up!" ”

Yan Zhengtian's words fell, and a person hurriedly walked in at the door of the hall.

After seeing the person in front of him clearly, Yan Zhengtian's pounding heart suddenly quieted down, and he stared straight at Anbei, who was kneeling on the ground in a hurry, and gritted his teeth: "Say, what's going on?" ”

Compared with Tong Xi's panic, Anbei is much better, of course, Anbei's face is not good, but he can't even speak, he took a deep breath, and then slowly said: "Your Majesty, the palace people around Concubine Kang ran to Jiaofang Palace, saying that Concubine Niangniang deceived several princes to Linhua Palace, and poisoned the four princes, the fifth prince, and the seventh prince in front of several nobles!" ”

"What did you say?" Yan Zhengtian asked angrily?

Anbei whimpered and slammed his head on the ground, and shouted hissedly, "Your Majesty, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, and the seventh prince, they are all dead!" Concubine Ning, Concubine Lin, Concubine Kang, they, they're gone! ”

Although Yan Zhengtian said that he didn't care about these princes in the past, it must be his blood and blood, besides, he was still planning how to help the five princes to the position of the prince, but he was cold, but suddenly these sons he liked and didn't like were gone. His eyes immediately turned red, and he roared angrily, "Nonsense, you nonsense, I killed you gelding on the rim of the bully......"

When the words fell, he turned around and was about to pull out the Longquan Sword hanging on the wall, but he didn't take a few steps when he turned around, his body shook, and the next moment, with a "plop", he fell to the ground with a heavy head.

"Your Majesty!" King Wen Jin rushed forward first, and while helping Yan Zhengtian, who had fainted on the ground, he yelled at Tong Xi, who was as stunned as a wooden chicken, and said, "Don't go and ask the imperial doctor soon!" ”

In the Qianning Palace, people suddenly turned on their backs.

Ordinary people are in a coma at once, or they are pinching people and pouring cold water, but now it is the Ninety-Five Zun who is in a coma, who dares to use these simple and crude methods?

Fortunately, not long after, the doctors of the Tai Hospital rushed over with a medicine box on their backs.

Tai Hospital took a celadon vial, pulled out the stopper and shook it back and forth under Yan Zhengtian's nose, Yan Zhengtian opened his eyes leisurely.

"Your Majesty, how do you feel? What's wrong with it? King Wen Jin took the lead and asked urgently.

Yan Zhengtian shook his head, searched the crowd with his eyes, and finally stopped at King Wen Jin, "Uncle Wang, what's wrong with me?" ”

"Back to the emperor, you fainted just now, and the imperial doctors are discussing the prescription at this time, you ......"

King Wen Jin didn't finish speaking, but Yan Zhengtian's expression changed suddenly.

Yes, he passed out after hearing the bad news about the murder of several princes.

The four princes, the fifth princes, and the seventh princes are gone, and the position of the prince is ...... Yan Zhengtian raised his hand and grabbed Yan Zhengtian's hand, because of excitement, the whole person shook uncontrollably.

"Uncle Wang, I'm going to Linhua Palace, I'm ......"

"Your Majesty, the queen mother is here." The voices of the palace people sounded outside the hall.

Yan Zhengtian stiffened his hand holding King Wen Jin, and looked up violently.

And at the moment when he raised his head, Queen Wei, who had entered without being called, had already turned pale, and the three souls seemed to have gone to two and a half souls, and walked in in vainly.

"The Emperor's ......"

Empress Wei shouted these two words and froze there.

Ahead, Yan Zhengtian's gaze was eager to look at her viciously.

Empress Wei stopped her steps. Husband and wife for many years, no feelings, but there is understanding. What Yan Zhengtian's gaze represents, it is self-evident!

All the princes are dead, but her son is still alive.

For the position of the prince, who will he take?

Empress Wei suddenly wanted to laugh.

Yes, from now on, no one in this harem can compete with her Ke'er for the crown prince's position, right?

She really has to thank He Lanxin, you know, all this was achieved by He Lanxin for her!

Queen Wei wanted to laugh, the corners of her lips naturally curled, she let go of Wei Xiu's hand that was holding her, picked it up lightly, stepped forward slowly, and looked at Yan Zhengtian with a sad face, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu, she killed the fourth prince, the fifth prince, and the seventh prince." ”

"Poisonous woman!"

Yan Zhengtian struggled to stand up, but his body was very weak!

"yes, what a poisonous woman." Empress Wei sighed, sat down on Yan Zhengtian's couch, raised her hand and pulled the quilt on Yan Zhengtian's body, and said gently: "The concubine really didn't expect that Concubine Shu's sister's heart could be so vicious, Yi'er is gone, she actually wants all the princes to bury Yi'er, not only that, but Concubine Lian Ning, Concubine Kang, Concubine Lin, ...... it."

Speaking of Concubine Lin, Queen Wei couldn't help but see Concubine Lin's miserable appearance in front of her eyes, Rao is heart is as firm as her, and she is also full of taste, "Your Majesty, you haven't seen Concubine Lin yet, have you?" ”

Yan Zhengtian gasped for breath and looked at the gentle and lovely Empress Wei.

He didn't care about Concubine Lin, he just wanted to know, since all the princes were dead, why were the second princes still alive?

"Poisonous woman!" Yan Zhengtian's hand that was originally under the cover suddenly reached out, grabbed Empress Wei's hand, and roared, "What did you do?" Is your heart made of iron? Yu'er and Xuan'er, they're just kids......"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Empress Wei's face, which was gentle a moment ago, was as cold as frost in an instant, her chin was slightly raised, and she looked at Yan Zhengtian coldly, "It's obviously Concubine Shu's madness, why do you blame all this on the concubine's head?" Could it be that Yu'er and Xuan'er were killed by their concubines? ”

"Since they're all dead, why is Ke'er still alive?" Yan Zhengtian gasped and roared.

If she hadn't been mentally prepared, Queen Wei was afraid that if she couldn't come up in one breath, she would die of anger on the spot.

Is there such a father in this world?

Her son is no longer pleased with him, but because his other son is dead, does her son also deserve to die?

Empress Wei slowly took back the hand that was holding Yan Zhengtian, her eyes were like ice ballast, and she looked coldly at Yan Zhengtian who was panting on the bed, "Who stipulated that if they die, my Ke'er must die?" ”

Yan Zhengtian looked at Empress Wei and looked at her cold eyes.

"What did you do to Ah Xin? What exactly did you do to Ah Xin? ”

"The emperor should ask yourself, what did you do to the woman you love?" The corners of Empress Wei's lips pursed a faint smile, and she said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, you misestimated a woman's heart as a mother, you misestimated He Lanxin in the past, and today you misestimated me Wei Jingfen." ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's not interesting," Empress Wei lowered her head and personally tucked the quilt on Yan Zhengtian's body for him, "The concubine was originally worried about how to clear Ke'er's suspicion of killing her brother, but today's thing, the concubine is like Daigo's empowerment, and the death of the eldest prince is simply her Helan clan's murder, Yan Yi was killed by her Helan clan herself, the purpose is to ruin Ke'er's fame, so that Ke'er will not be able to get into the position of the prince, your Majesty, do you say?" ”

Yan Zhengtian shook his head.

No, of course not!

Empress Wei didn't allow him to say much at all, after folding the quilt, she got up and stood up, and looked at Yan Zhengtian condescendingly, "The emperor also asks to focus on the dragon body, the matter of the harem is the matter of the concubine, and if such a thing happens, it is the fault of the concubine, if it is not for the poor supervision of the concubine, how can the concubine succeed." Originally, the emperor should have been asked to condemn the crime, but at this time, it was important to arrest the concubine, and when everything was right, the concubine would come to ask the emperor for punishment. ”

When the words fell, he bent his knees and was blessed, and left in a hurry with people as he came.

The huge hall was so quiet for a while that it was audible that the needles were dropping.

Yan Zhengtian looked at Empress Wei's figure in a daze.

He knew that whether it was this palace or the political situation of the previous dynasty, it was finally developing in a direction that was not controllable for him at this moment.

There was a fishy sweetness in his throat that had been endured for a long time, and at the moment when Empress Wei's figure disappeared at the door of the palace, he finally burst out.

"Your Majesty!"

King Wen Jin helped Yan Zhengtian, who fell on the edge of the bed.

Yan Zhengtian raised his hand and grabbed King Wenjin's hand tightly, "Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, I am going to become a sinner for the ages of Northern Qi!" ”

When the words fell, Yan Zhengtian fell heavily on the couch behind him, and bean-sized tears flowed down his sideburns.

"Your Majesty, let's ask the imperial doctor to diagnose your pulse first." King Wen Jin said softly.

Yan Zhengtian shook his head.

"No, no."

King Wen Jin sighed, but still raised his hand to summon the imperial doctors to come forward, and motioned for the imperial doctors to come forward to check Yan Zhengtian's pulse.

"Stand down!"

The majesty of the emperor, even at this moment, is still undoubtedly demonstrated, and people dare not underestimate it.

The imperial physicians huddled together and looked at King Wen Jin on the side of the dragon couch.

"The Emperor's ......"

Yan Zhengtian waved his hand, "Let them all stand down, I have something to say to Uncle Wang alone." ”

King Wen Jin had no choice but to signal the imperial physicians to withdraw from the inner hall.

In a blink of an eye, only King Wen Jin and Yan Zhengtian were left in the hall, and Tong Xi was also sent out by Yan Zhengtian.

"Uncle Wang, help me sit up."

King Wen Jin stepped forward and helped Yan Zhengtian sit firmly, and even pulled a big pillow behind Yan Zhengtian.

After everything was done, he sat down in the chair in front of Yan Zhengtian again, and looked at Yan Zhengtian with worried eyes.

"Uncle Wang, even if I only have one son left, I can't pass the throne to him!" Yan Zhengtian gritted his teeth and said resolutely.

Yan Zhengtian was silent for a while, and then asked softly, "What does the emperor plan to do?" ”

Queen Shicaiwei's words, King Wen Jin also listened to every word.

As Empress Wei said, Concubine Shu can kill the fourth, fifth, and seventh princes in a frenzy, so why can't the death of the previous eldest prince come from her hands? And the so-called second prince's killing of his brother is simply a farce of thieves shouting to catch thieves!

The emperor can not believe these words, but the ministers cannot believe it, and the people of the world cannot believe it!

"I want to personally come forward to testify against Ke'er for killing my brother." Yan Zhengtian gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Majesty!" King Wen Jin looked at Yan Zhengtian disapprovingly, "Ke'er must be your child after all, have you ever thought that if you do this, it will be unfair to him?" ”

Yan Zhengtian shook his head, "I have done nothing in this life, but in the end, I can't even protect my heirs, if I can't even preserve the inheritance of this ancestor, what face will I have to see my ancestors after death?" ”

King Wen Jin sighed and said in a deep voice: "But now there are only two princes left under the emperor's knees, and you personally testify that the second prince killed his brother, that is to condemn the second prince to death, so who do you pass on to this Northern Qi country?" ”

"I can have a child in the clan." Yan Zhengtian muttered, "Of course, if God has mercy, it will not be a few years later, and it may not be possible to add new heirs to this harem!" ”

That's the decision?

would rather succeed a prince than pass the throne to a second prince with Webster's blood. King Wen Jin really wants to ask, if you knew today, why did you bother in the first place? But the past cannot be traced, and it is not his turn to say this.

Therefore, after a little muttering, King Wen Jin hesitated and said: "The emperor has not had a draft for several years, why don't you start the spring draft next year!" ”

Yan Zhengtian looked at King Wen Jin in surprise.

King Wen Jin said with a wry smile: "Forgive the minister, the reason why the emperor is unwilling to appoint the second prince as the crown prince is just because he is worried that in the future, Wei's relatives will abuse their power and subvert my Northern Qi country, but in the inner court of this deep palace, after so many years, who knows how many hooks and branches of those people are entangled?" Instead of letting them give birth to the emperor's heirs, it is better to re-draft into the palace in the private draft. ”

Yan Zhengtian looked at King Wen Jin hesitantly.

King Wen Jin had no choice but to continue to persuade: "There is such a bloody thing in the palace, and it also needs a happy event to rush, right?" ”

Yan Zhengtian was speechless for a long time.

Just when King Wen Jin thought that Yan Zhengtian would insist on his opinion and refuse, he didn't want to, but Yan Zhengtian's voice sounded above his head.

"Okay, everything is according to what Uncle Wang said!"

------Off topic------

Well, this isn't the finale, this is the chapter that should have been completed before the finale, because it didn't feel right in those days, so it was delayed. In this way, the finale will be postponed along the way, and it can't be uploaded on the 14th, and it is expected to be on the 17th/8th. A book is almost ending, and it is still stuck.

Once again, I would like to extend my most sincere humility to you, and please forgive me!