After Zhang Yu's whole army set off, Rong Yixuan's conviction and verdict also followed: the evidence of Rong Yixuan's crime of plotting against the monarch was conclusive, and the crime was extremely heinous. Prince Rong was rebellious, and he was not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum after his death, and was only allowed to be buried according to the rites of the early death of the prince. Due to the disappearance of the county lord, only the county lord's servants and maids were left in the Rongwang Mansion, and the rest of the miscellaneous servants, guards, and slaves were all sentenced to hanging.

Although he knew that Rong Yixuan would definitely die, he could judge that the guilty subjects were beheaded outside the Suzaku Gate, which still made the people of the capital panic, and they only hoped that King Rong would return to peace once he died.

Ruoyun looked at the letters and scrolls unhurriedly, and these scrolls about the priests were sent into her Chaolu Palace several times.

Without Xiaohong's dotting, Ruoyun felt that no one would care when she reached out for tea, no one was nervous when she traveled at night, and the palace people were more silent or followed her, or accompanied by her side. With the precedent of the little palace maid stealing her letter last time, Ruoyun would never dare to get close to the palace people at will again, not to mention that there are few in this palace who can be worthy of her sisters like Xiaohong.

Lin Duyan came to see her every day, and her eyes became more and more worried.

Ruoyun only smiled and read, and said little, and there was nothing wrong with her plain face, but when she received the newly sent documents, she flipped through the box and found a few pages of yellowed paper.

Until the day before the execution, Ruoyun held the news sent by King Huai and looked at it repeatedly, saying that in just a few days, General Zhao Tian had harassed several times outside Yizhou. The remnants of the party who had absconded in Beijing seemed to have a tendency to fight back, and the prison where Shuyan was held was unexpectedly opened, Shuyan was on the run, and the whole city was under martial law.

She's still figuring out the connection. Zhang Yu's subordinates sent Xiaohong's letter again.

When she opened it, she saw that there was a letter in the envelope on the outside, unsigned.

"Niangniang, General Zhang ordered me to wait for someone, and if that person has a reply, he will hand it over to Niangniang." The subordinates carefully and softly told the truth, and hurriedly retreated after speaking.

"The smoke of the letter was announced, and the four corners were on fire. The sound is striking the west, and the death is gone. ”

Ruoyun's face turned pale when she saw these words, her fingertips trembled, and she clutched the letter tightly. There was a "buzzing" in my head, and it took a long time to burn the letter.

She stood alone outside the gate of Chaolu Palace, leaking that the night was deeper and the palace lights were dim.

Rong Jinhuan seemed to be annoyed with those who interceded, and Qianyuan Palace turned off the lights early to show his refusal.

Ruoyun never knew that Lu Dao had such a difficult night. The sweltering summer night was not cool. On the contrary, it was extremely hot, she was wrapped in a thin cloak and looked at the dark Qianyuan Palace from afar, with only two palace lamps at the door, her heart was like numbness, and she didn't realize that she had sweated through her clothes.

From sunset, every two hours she would draw a golden hairpin on the doorpost according to the removal of the palace guards, until four hours later, the number of strokes was significantly less.

The palace attendants didn't know why, and they fell asleep after standing all night. Only Ruoyun was completely sleepy and still stood upright, her face was solemn, and she always looked in a certain direction in the night.

Before the hour came, it was already dawn. Rong Jinhuan ordered a rapid march all night, the more northern the desert, but in the end the terrain was flat, Zhang Yu should have passed the Wumen Pass. After passing the Wumen Pass, it is hundreds of miles away from Beijing, and you can reach the northernmost checkpoint in two days and nights.

Ruoyun looked at the sky, quietly breathed a sigh of relief, pulled up the hood of the cloak, wrapped her cheeks, and took advantage of the fact that the sky was not completely bright, and also took advantage of the fatigue and relaxation of the guards at this time, almost easily walked out of the forbidden palace and went straight to the outer palace.

Although she said that she suddenly went to Hakodate to check on the Taishi Division, and took out a volume of documents from Zhao Wuyang that had been stamped by King Huai to testify, but when she entered the Hakodate courtyard, she took advantage of the unpreparedness to bypass a towering tree and exit through a hidden small door.

Fortunately, she had carefully read the compositions to know this secret door, and when she went out, she could bypass the Xuanwu Gate from the abandoned corridor and go straight to the outside of the palace.

In addition to Yulinwei, the guards of the heavenly prison also have the guards of the Huaiwang Mansion and the royal guards, which can be described as three layers inside and three layers outside, Yulin Wei is Zhang Yu's subordinates, and the guards sent by the Huaiwang Mansion listened to the orders of the Huai Wang, and saw that she came to visit the prison and did not block it too much, only the royal guards only listened to the emperor's edict, and saw that it was the palace concubine who came and was suspicious, and interrogated carefully.

Ruoyun took out the wrench with the imperial seal, and only said that the emperor ordered her to come to visit the prince, so that the prince would not have to struggle, and go on the road with peace of mind, and promised to come out with only a stick of incense.

Seeing that the guards were hesitant and inconvenient to search her body, she opened her cloak herself—only a simple dress with a thin skin, and she only had a hairpin on her head, and the rest of the hairpins were nothing, and she couldn't hide anything if she wanted to.

The royal guards recognized the imperial seal of the wrench, and naturally they also recognized the virtuous concubine, and when they saw that she was calm and alone, they let her go.

The prison is on death row, the lights are bright, and only the relatives of the emperor are imprisoned here, and at first glance it is clean and spacious, and there are tables and chairs and tea in a simple room, but even so, when she walked into the cold depression, she trembled from the bottom of her heart.

Ruoyun just entered the prison door, and listened to the guards lock the door from the outside, and someone was in a hurry, presumably going to the palace to report and verify.

Without further ado, she walked quickly towards the inside, fortunately there were a few rooms here, and it was easy to find Rong Yixuan, and when she saw him, Rong Yixuan was sitting with his eyes closed.

I had heard that King Huai sent the Punishment Department to examine it day and night, but in the end, the prince had not used torture, and there was no need to use torture, so he only exempted him from embroidering gold clothes and crowned him and threw him here to die.

She saw that his cloth shirt was scattered, and his whole body was surprisingly clean, and his usual cold and arrogant face was tightly tensed, and he lost his sharpness and coldness, and was replaced by a surprisingly peaceful and quiet.

He just sat against the wall, at this time the sky was bright, and the sunlight came in from the dark window, as if the shadow on his face was dispelled, Ruoyun looked at this scene, and couldn't bear to step forward for a moment.

The Golden Palace has been turned upside down, she has become an enemy from his "ally", and he has become a prisoner from the high-ranking prince, but she is still the ridiculous "virtuous concubine".

Ruoyun approached step by step, but Rong Yixuan didn't move, until she was only two steps away from him and the cold iron fence, he didn't open his eyes to look at her, only suddenly showed a disdainful sneer: "The emperor originally said that he would be executed at noon, but he can't wait to be early?" ”

Her heart was sullen, and she hesitated and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang......"

Rong Yixuan opened his eyes violently when he heard her call, but found that Ruoyun was dressed in plain clothes, wearing a cloak, her sideburns were messy under her hood, and her beautiful face was dull at the moment, and she was hoarse, looking at herself with almost mournful eyes.

He was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "You look like you, not me, who are waiting for death in your cell." ”

He didn't call himself "this king" anymore, Ruoyun's heart was sour, and he called "Wangye" in a low voice.

"Are you here to see what happened to me?" Rong Yixuan stood up suddenly, turned his back to her and raised his hands, and said coldly, "Excuse me, Concubine Xian." ”

Ruoyun felt a pain in her heart, but she calmed down and said coldly: "The prince should know that this is not because Ruoyun obstructed it, but because the prince is anxious for quick success and forgetfulness, if not, even if the prince stays for a few more years and judges the situation, it is better than the emperor leaving the palace, and the prince can't wait to make trouble and fall into the trap of seduction." ”

Rong Jinhuan's back straightened when he heard this, and the hand behind his back was tightly clenched into a fist.

Ruoyun ignored his resistance, but said loudly: "Looking at the party members formed by the prince, they are all based on relatives and close ministers, but General Zhao is old, Lord Hu is free, and the book is still young, even if the Xiao family is a close relative, there are few capable people. However, the emperor recruited the world's wise men, removed the old officials of the previous emperor, and the prince read the sages in vain, how can such nepotism resist? ”

Rong Yixuan slapped the table fiercely, the tea on the table spilled, and his powerful wrist sank, almost deducting his fingerprints from the table.

Ruoyun stopped suddenly, for a long time, she thought that he was angry and didn't want to pay attention to her anymore, but she didn't expect him to withdraw his hand and mutter: "Now, you say that these are useless. ”

Her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly grabbed the railing and said eagerly: "Lord Wang, do you really know the reason for the Dao?" ”

Rong Yixuan's hand was clearly clenched into a fist at his side, and he said in a low voice: "I have rarely been involved in politics since I was a child, and I have only been carefree as a prince, how can I not know that it is difficult to succeed in the past few years?" It's because I have resentment and don't want my mother to die, and I am unwilling and untrustworthy about brotherhood, and I will end up here, but it should be. ”

"Lord Wang......" Ruoyun breathed a sigh of relief for a moment, but he was relieved, sighed, and said carefully, "The prince knows that this is very good, but the prince acts arbitrarily and without hesitation, but those who follow are the same fate as the prince, should the prince be really disheartened?" ”

Rong Yixuan was unmoved, still standing with his back to her.

Ruoyun smiled slightly, breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Lord Wang, it is dawn, I think that the rest of those who obeyed the orders of the prince should have already rescued Shuyan, and the firearms placed in some places should also be detonated and cause chaos." The prince can rest assured that the handover at this time is the most lax time. According to the meaning of the book, he has followed the prince for many years, and only hopes to repay the prince's kindness today, so he should lead people to lead the troops of the capital away......"

Rong Yixuan turned around and looked at her in surprise, and his cold gaze reappeared in just a moment.

Ruoyun nodded, and said with expectations: "The prince just folded his wings and couldn't fly, not that he couldn't go." Ruoyun only begged the prince to repent, follow his goodness, live well, and not return to the capital to be in danger. ”

"But naïve, even if someone comes to the prison to rob me, they can't save me." Rong Yixuan sneered contemptuously when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to point to the iron lock fixed under the iron window, "This is a fine iron lock, which is fused with the ore by ancient methods, and it is fused with this door at a high temperature, unless this door is removed, it cannot be opened." The key is in the hands of the royal brother, how can he succeed in such a short time? ”

As he spoke, his face looked desperate, his eyes closed, and he looked up, silent.

"I naturally know that as long as the prince wants to live." Ruoyun said slowly, her voice fluttering as if she had exhausted all her mental strength.

As she spoke, she gritted her teeth, removed the golden hairpin from her hair, put it into the keyhole, pressed the little-known mechanism, and twisted it.

only heard the sound of "snort", and the fine iron lock opened in response to Rong Yixuan's gaze! (To be continued......)