After listening to Empress Jiang's words, Gu Nian didn't look at Empress Jiang again, but turned around and said without moving, "It depends on what kind of news it is." ”

Empress Jiang smiled slightly, her eyes showed a bit of ambition, "You stand and talk to this palace, and this palace looks in a bad mood." ”

Gu Nian nodded, and sat down opposite Empress Jiang without hurrying.

Empress Jiang was silent for a while, and said with some sadness, "This palace still remembers that when he was still in the East Palace, the emperor once said that he would have any accidents.

The only thing I and the child can rely on is Xiao Jiu, and Xiao Jiu will definitely be able to protect the palace and the child. ”

Gu Nian pursed her lips, Xiao Yue hadn't said this to her, but according to the relationship between the two brothers, it was indeed like this.

However, Xiao Yue also said that the emperor wanted to live a good life with the queen, but the queen wanted to die, constantly stuffing people, and constantly hurting the emperor's heart.

Probably, it's not that she doesn't remember what the emperor said, but she just remembered what she wanted to remember.

Empress Jiang looked at Gu Nian, saw that she lowered her eyes and didn't speak, thinking that Xiao Yue should have told her this, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes,

"I know what kind of person Xiao Jiu is, the world says that he is mean and unkind, and kills innocents indiscriminately, but I know that he is a person who does what he says.

But I also know that neither Rui'er nor I are the best choice for Xiao Jiu. ”

Gu Nian suddenly realized why Empress Jiang was able to stay safe and sound in the East Palace, this woman was very extraordinary.

She first makes you angry, and then, plays a hand of affection, sadness.

And she said "not the best choice", is this trying to make her blame herself?

Gu Nian lowered her head and didn't speak, wanting to hear what else she would say.

Empress Jiang did not refute Gu Nian, and continued, "If you don't say anything else, just say that the relationship between other princes and Xiao Jiu is very distant, if Xiao Jiu and you want to keep the current throne, it is not so easy."

To some extent, our interests are aligned. ”

"I've had an unpleasant relationship with you, but Rui'er is the emperor's child, right? Even if you don't look at Rui'er, you have to watch Xu'er's future.

If someone else is sitting in that position, what will happen to Xu'er in the future? Have you thought about it? ”

"So, Rui'er is the only choice." Empress Jiang's voice was full of demagogy.

Gu Nian said 'hehe' twice in his heart, is this fooling her for a fool?

This kind of 'moving with affection' to move people, but she doesn't want to think about it, just like King An, he is not a child, and the child can still have room for correction.

King An is already an adult, and Queen Jiang's lineage, since Queen Jiang turned her over and prepared to send her to the emperor's bed, she has been immortal.

Empress Jiang continued, "You know, I can still control the harem, and I really don't know anything about the court.

Xiao Jiu, he wants military merits, qualifications and qualifications, and it is very suitable to hand over the world to someone like Xiao Jiu to assist.

This is also responsible for the people of the world. ”

Empress Jiang, first deterred, then knew with reason, moved with affection, first used the friendship between the emperor and Xiao Yue to impress, then used interests to impress, and finally promised.

promised Gu Nian and used the position of regent in exchange for Xiao Yue's support for King An, this is Chiguo's temptation. 'That's it.

What a good means and a good strategy.

Gu Nian chuckled lightly and said curiously, "Even if the prince supports King An, he may not be successful." ”

Empress Jiang looked at Gu Nian, with a look of you teasing me, "Indeed, whether the thing can be done or not, it is the emperor's intention, but the emperor's preference for Xiao Jiu, this is something that everyone has eyes to see."

Xiao Jiu's words, in the emperor's place, are more important than anyone's. ”

Gu Nian raised her eyebrows in surprise, these things can't be thought of overnight, I'm afraid that these days, she has been thinking about it a lot.

"What if we don't cooperate?"

The cold light in Empress Jiang's eyes flashed, "In today's situation, is there any other choice?" ”

Gu Nian's expression was indifferent, he didn't even move his brows, his eyes were full of sarcasm, "Queen Mother, your calculation is really good." ”

Empress Jiang said calmly, "You better wait for King Jin to come back and think about it." ”

She elegantly picked up the cup on the small table, took a sip of tea, and looked at Gu Nian with a smile on the corner of her lips.

"Niangniang's words, this singing and fighting, came a little late, if it was before today, about, I would believe your attitude.

But after you sent someone to overturn me and want to send me to the emperor's bed, between us, there is only a situation of life and death, and nothing else.

So, you better save your saliva and don't waste it.

I said, do you want to be the queen mother in this life? Do your daydreaming goes.

You said that news, but it was just to make King An's death look better, and it didn't matter if you didn't say it. “

Empress Jiang's face changed suddenly, "Don't you know how to lift." ”

"For a lady like you who is about to be beaten into the cold palace, what do you need to lift me up?

The emperor didn't depose you, it's already a great blessing. ”

Gu Nian stood up, looking like he was not ready to continue talking with Empress Jiang.

"The emperor wants to abolish me, where is it so easy?

I have served the mourning of the two emperors, gave birth to the eldest son of the royal concubine, and the emperor has supported me all the way, and I have strongly advocated taking concubines for the emperor and serving the queen mother wholeheartedly.

The emperor wants to abolish me, but he has to weigh it, how to tell the civil and military officials about this matter.

After all, after the abolition, there is always a reason, isn't it? ”

She gambled that the emperor didn't dare to pick out the ugly things she did for the sake of her own face.

She looked at Gu Nian proudly, "Do you think that the emperor is your guest of honor, so he will listen to you for everything?" That's a trick for you. ”

Gu Nian smiled, turned to look in the direction of the door, and said lightly, "Empress Jiang is really confident, since she doesn't listen to any explanation, I'll let you see someone." ”

She clapped her palms, only to see the curtain of the door being opened, and a bejeweled woman walked in.

The woman's steps were extremely elegant, and she walked towards Queen Jiang step by step, the hairpin ring on her body, as well as the clothes, were all dressed by the women of the inner palace, and the grade was not low.

Empress Jiang looked at the woman walking slowly, and suddenly her face turned pale, and her lips and body trembled together.

It was the pearl that the emperor said he wanted to seal the imperial concubine, and she appeared in front of Queen Jiang in the dress that the imperial concubine should have.

She opened her mouth trembling, her fingers trembling, "Mingzhu, you slut......"

Before she finished speaking, she had already stood up from the couch, threw herself in front of Mingzhu, raised her hand, and slapped her with all her might.

Mingzhu came over, let out an exclamation, covered his face with his hands, and looked at Empress Jiang angrily.

"Slut!" Empress Jiang squeezed out two words from between her teeth, still unable to understand her hatred, and scolded again, "Slut." ”

"How did this palace carry you, you are still not satisfied, and you climbed into the emperor's bed."

The more Empress Jiang spoke, the more she hated, the more she spoke, the more angry she became, and she hated to step forward and slap Mingzhu again.

Mingzhu's face was stunned for a moment, and then Chu Chu looked at Queen Jiang pitifully, kneeling on the ground, "Niangniang, slaves and maids are all obeying your orders."

Didn't you want to recommend your slaves to the emperor for a long time? The slave and maid should thank the mother for giving the slave and maid such an opportunity, and the slave and maid will definitely help you serve the emperor well in the future. “

It stands to reason that Mingzhu has been crowned the imperial concubine by the emperor, so she doesn't need to call herself a slave.

But Mingzhu just wanted to respond to the queen, a person who came up as a slave, and became the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine was equivalent to the deputy queen, which made Queen Jiang's eyes split with anger.

She originally wanted to give the pearl to the emperor by taking advantage of the fact that Mingzhu would massage.

But what she wants to give is different from others to rob it.

What is Pearl? It is clear that you don't steal it. It is the act of a thief.

She slapped Mingzhu again, Mingzhu knelt on the ground, and this slap made Mingzhu's whole body fall heavily in front of the couch, and her head slammed to the side of the bed.

Mingzhu is worthy of being able to bend and stretch, she covered her cheeks, raised her head, and her pretty face with five finger red marks was full of sarcastic sneers,

"Niangniang, apart from your family background, what else can you compare to me?

You are the queen, I am the imperial concubine, they are all the emperor's women, don't you say that Niangniang is the most virtuous Niangniang in the world? Why can't you tolerate me?

Niangniang seems to have robbed you of your position as the queen, isn't the slave also Niangniang, you sent someone to the emperor, and took me captive in the middle of the night. ”

Empress Jiang glared at Mingzhu and said angrily through gritted teeth, "You are a lowly slave." ”

Gu Nian watched the two dog-eat-dog on the side, with a mouthful of hair.

If you don't love, of course you won't be jealous, if you love, in Gu Nian's opinion, you will definitely be jealous.

Empress Jiang is like this, because Aixian's fame is better than the emperor, in the past, it was obviously Empress Jiang who asked the emperor to take a concubine.

Empress Jiang's whole body trembled, and her right fingernail pinched into her palm hard, bringing a burst of pain.

She gritted her teeth hard, not allowing herself to reveal the resentment and fear in her heart.

She raised her head and looked at Gu Nian, "I'll tell you who contacted me outside the palace and sent news." ”

……

Gu Nian came out of Queen Jiang's meditation room, there were already willow tops on the moon outside, she looked at the moon in the sky, this day, it was too difficult, Xiao Yue, where is it now?

Where is Xu'er? Good no good?

There was a surge of anger in her heart, mixed with sadness, but she couldn't immerse herself in it, she had to mobilize the people left by Xiao Yue to her, and then send a team of people out after the emperor spread the Praetorian Guards to find someone to surprise.

When Gu Nian thought of Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue was passing by a bridge.

Originally, if you pass through the official road, you don't need to go through the transition bridge, but when Xiao Yue was eating dry food, he received the news that Xu'er was gone!

Gu Nian was also drugged and almost had an accident.

Xiao Yue hated that he couldn't put on his wings, and instantly returned to the capital, returned to Gu Nian's side, and returned to Xu'er's side.

His heart is like tormenting in a pot of oil, Xu'er is his only son, if something really happens, Nian Nian will die.

If he loses his wife and son, what does he want these military exploits and glory for?

He is full of ambition, even if he has the opportunity to show it, but there is a possibility that no one will cheer for him or be happy for him.

Outside, the pursuit of the world is fake, and only the support and support of your relatives around you will make people feel encouraged and real.

In the end, all he really has is their mother and son.

His accomplishments must be based on their happiness and peace.

His mood was depressed, as if there was no end.

This time, is Nian Nian too painful?

She was a strong person, and no matter what she encountered, she never broke down to cry bitterly.

But he knew that this time, Nian Nian must have been scared.

As soon as he thought that Gu Nian would cry, his heart crumbled into a ball, and he felt pain.

After Xiao Yue received the news, after a short period of regularization, he immediately decided to take a shortcut back to the capital.

But soon, Xiao Yue found out that he was wrong.

Unexpectedly, when it came to the bridge, I didn't know if it was in disrepair or man-made damage, and the bridge was broken.

"Lord, I can only go to the ferry to take a look, I hope there is a boat." Dark One was secretly anxious on the side.

If you still want to take the shortcut you originally planned, the only way left is to cross the river.

Xiao Yue's gaze was retracted from the ferry bridge that went down from the middle, and he glanced sideways at the ferry in front of him on the right, and nodded.

The group turned their horses' heads and galloped towards the ferry.

It's just surprising that it's not the middle of winter, and I can't see a ship all the way over.

The width of this river is not particularly wide, and in terms of the water nature of Xiao Yue and the people accompanying him, it is no problem to swim over.

But the point is, what can the horses do if they swim over?

"Look, there's a boat over there."

One of the guards suddenly screamed in surprise.

Xiao Yue followed the prestige, and sure enough, he saw a boat not far away, not a ferry, but a fishing boat that the locals often fish on the river.

The guard immediately shouted to the boatman, who soon saw the people on the shore.

But the boatman seemed to be a little afraid, and at first he seemed reluctant to lean over, but he couldn't withstand the exchange, and finally leaned over, looked at Xiao Yue and them vigilantly, and asked hesitantly,

"You ...... Who is it? What are you going to do?

The boatman asked with a thick local accent.

No one answered his question, but they all looked closely at the boatman, and saw that his black face was flushed, and his hands were also rough.

A guard stepped forward and bowed to the boatman and said, "We are going that way, we want to cross the river, please give us a ride." ”

Seeing that the guards were very polite, the boatman breathed a sigh of relief, looked at their group, shook his head in embarrassment, and said, "Master, it's not that I don't want to send you over.

It's my boat laughing, there are many of you, there are many horses, I'm afraid it's not convenient......"

Darkly untied the purse around his waist, turned it on his hand, and said impatiently, "Give you money, you go back and forth a few more times." ”

When the boatman saw the heavy purse, his face suddenly showed joy, and he shook it closer, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come up, slow down...... Beware ......"

Dark looked back at Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue, who was originally guarded by everyone, walked to the front and stood still.

The boatman seemed to notice him, and knew that he was the head of the group, and smiled humbly at him.

"I shouldn't have asked for money from you, but now the world is not very good, and there are wars everywhere ......"

Xiao Yue's originally cold face suddenly showed a smile, and in a flash, the whole person became gorgeous, and he said, "I'm really sorry for delaying your fishing, so I should compensate you." ”

His eyes swept up and down the boatman's body, and said lightly, "It's just that your knife is not hidden, and the handle of the knife is exposed." ”

The boatman was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to look at his waist, but there was nothing unusual, and between the lightning and flint, he understood and raised his head suddenly.

He saw that the young man standing in front of him had a very cold face, and said coldly,

"Stupid, thinking that this way you can hide from the world?"

The boatman's expression changed greatly, his waist, which originally seemed to be unable to be straightened, suddenly straightened, and almost in the blink of an eye, there was an extra knife in his hand, and he pounced on Xiao Yue.

It's just that as soon as his figure moved, Xiao Yue's sword was already unsheathed, and when the sword fell, blood spurted out of her neck and splashed onto Xiao Yue's face.

Xiao Yue didn't flash, his face was so calm that he didn't have the slightest expression.

"Lord Wang."

Dark reacted and drew his knife in shock.

Xiao Yue stared at the corpse that fell on the water and gradually sank, and said, "Let's go, even if you cross the river, there should be an ambush ahead." ”

The group turned their horses' heads and walked back, and after a while, the dark one was the leader of the secret agent, just now he had actually tried it, and felt that there was no problem, so he would let Xiao Yue stand in front.

It's just that what he never expected was that he was still blinded, and he wanted to know how Xiao Yue knew.

After all, the situation just now was really too dangerous, and the consequences of the killer launching a close-range surprise attack would ......

The dark one felt scared for a while, and he asked Xiao Yue in a low voice, "Lord Wang, how did you see that there was something wrong with the boatman?" ”

Xiao Yue said, "When I looked at the bridge at that time, I felt that there was a bit of a problem, the bridge was not broken from both ends, and our end didn't look very shabby, but why was it broken in the middle?" ”

Dark One frowned, and suddenly said, "I see,"

He grew up with the prince, he learned, the prince will, he won't, the prince will still do.

He was annoyed, "My subordinates are still a little careless. ”

Xiao Yue shook his head, "Don't blame yourself, these things can't be prevented, you have already tested it very well just now." ”

"Just, did you notice, when you wanted the boatman to send us over, he was only reluctant at the time.

If he was a local boatman, he should have known that there was a pontoon bridge on it, but he didn't suggest that we go for it.

I didn't mention it at all, which made me have doubts, so I tried it. Sure enough, the horse's feet were exposed. ”

Dark One suddenly felt that he had too much to learn.

Originally, there was not much distance from the capital, after a delay on the pontoon bridge, Xiao Yue's arrival in Beijing was already dusk, he did not go to the capital, but made a detour, and went in the direction of Huangjue Temple.

……

On the Jiang side, after getting the news that Xiao Yue had gone back, a man standing in the dark shadow stiffened, unable to hide his anger and disappointment.

"My lord, there is still a time, let's think about it in the long run."

The man said coldly, "It's useless, before I came out, the Lord ordered it, if there is no chance here, it is basically impossible." ”

"The Lord's hands have broken a lot, and now everyone is important and cannot make fearless sacrifices.

Get ready and go back. When I go to the capital, I hope that the Lord has already succeeded. ”

……

When Xiao Yue was near the Huangjue Temple, a black shadow floated in front of his horse, "Lord Wang." ”

"Tell me what's going on now." Xiao Yue pulled the reins and stopped the horse.

"There is only one secret guard by Xiao Shizi's side, and there is no news so far, there are a lot of people on the other side, and he doesn't dare to act rashly.

However, according to the direction he guided, it should be the Zhuangzi over there, the emperor has already scattered all the people, and some of them have already gone to the Grange. ”

Xiao Yue nodded, indicating that he understood, he pondered for a moment and instructed the man, "You go and send those officers and soldiers who are looking for people away." ”

Dark One said on the side, "Lord Wang, they should hurry up if they help find it." ”

"And, in that case, it's up to a few of us, what if there are a lot of people on the other side?"

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger. Just do what the king says. ”

With that, he rode his horse forward, and in a moment the figure was gone.

Although he already knew a rough idea after receiving the letter, Xiao Yue believed that it should be the fourth prince who captured Xu'er.

This time, he came back to take revenge on him.

The grange was surrounded by scattered small houses, and in the middle was a large mansion that moved in all directions.

Xiao Yue soon arrived at the wall of the mansion. It doesn't matter if Xu'er is in this house or not, but since he is here, he has to go to see it to feel at ease.

The whole house was already silent, and the sound of falling leaves could be heard.

The moonlight shone on the ridge of the roof, a somewhat bleak white.

Xiao Yue asked the others to stay outside, and he and the dark one and two observed the surroundings on the ridge for a moment, and then chose a corner in the backlight and jumped down.

They searched from house to house, and finally noticed a noise near a room in the back garden.

The two looked at each other and headed that way.

……

The fourth prince didn't want to hurt Xu'er, he just wanted to scare him with the knife.

However, Jing Ning, a small character, naturally wants to extinguish his mouth.

It's just that he didn't expect that as soon as he grabbed Jing Ning's collar, Xu Er kicked him on the knee, and his strength was not small.

Jing Ning saw Xu'er's constant kicking, she was afraid of angering the four princes, and she whined in her mouth, hoping that Xu'er could stop, she was afraid that Xu'er would be injured.

It was about Xu'er who kicked the four princes in pain, and the four princes became angry, let go of his hand, and turned to Xu'er's side, he gritted his teeth and said, "Stinky boy, because of your mother, I originally kept you first, but you actually kicked and injured this king......"

The sharp blade in his hand once again provoked Xu'er's chin, and soon, the blade cut two more blood marks on the tender skin......

Jing Ning was anxious, jumped up, and wanted to drive the stool to hit the fourth prince, but the black-clothed man on the side had already stepped forward to stop her, and then forced her to sit down.

Xu Er was pinched by the fourth prince and didn't dare to move.

The voice of the fourth prince was like a cold snake, wrapped around Xu'er's body, "No matter how honest you are, this knife doesn't have eyes." ”

"If you dare to stretch forward, I will make your death ugly......"

At that moment, a voice floated in from nowhere.