Su Qin only brought the flying knife Zou, changed into civilian clothes, avoided Gongzi's eyeliner, and quietly left Xuanli at night to join the Wei army camp. When passing through the fortress, the eyes were full of carriages and horses escorted by the Wei army, which were vast and endless.

Because it was a mountain road and there were many carriages and horses, they hid and gave way along the way, and hurried to hurry, and arrived only after the third day.

The two of them went to Pang Juan's big tent.

Su Qin handed over the post, but Pang Juan avoided it, and said that he was outside to inspect military affairs. Su Qin waited for two days, but Pang Juan still refused to see him. The flying knife Zou wanted to break in, but Su Qin stopped him and ordered him to return the same way and go directly to Daliang to meet the King of Wei. When he was about to reach Bishui Pass, a car came after him, and the first person shouted from afar: "Brother Zou, Brother Zou—"

The flying knife Zou grabbed the horse's head, looked back, and exclaimed, "Brother Yuan? ”

The person who came was Yuan Bao.

Yuan Bao caught up panting and said, "Lord, I finally found you!" ”

Su Qin asked anxiously, "Brother Yuan, what happened?" ”

Yuan Bao pointed to a person behind him: "His name is Shao Tong, he is a subordinate in the old days, this Chenguang is still on duty in the palace, inheriting the title of the next one, according to the secret order of the lady, there is an urgent letter to present to the lord!" ”

Shao Tong knocked: "The last general Shao Tong knocks to see Lord Xiangguo!" After knocking, he untied his coat, tore open the mezzanine, took out a secret letter from it, and presented it with both hands, "Madame's secret letter, please see it." ”

Su Qin opened the secret letter, and a piece of silk appeared, and as soon as he opened it, a chill penetrated his brain, making him shiver and almost unable to stand.

It's a blood book.

It's Ji Xue's blood.

It is a blood book written by Ji Xue with one stroke.

There is nothing to explain in the book, only three words: "Come quickly, snow!" ”

Su Qin closed the blood book, closed his eyes slightly, and stood there stiffly.

I don't know how long it took, seeing that Su Qin was still motionless, the flying knife Zou was anxious: "Lord? ”

Su Qin woke up from his daze and stared at Shao Tong: "General Shao, what happened?" How did Madame give you this letter? ”

Shao Tongyu said: "On the night of the king's return to the palace, he was in the imperial study. His Royal Highness succeeded to the throne, and the south was called Lonely, and martial law was imposed in the palace. When the last general was on duty, Miss Mei secretly summoned the last general. The last general paid a visit to his wife, and the lady took out a book, sewed it into the last general's clothes with her own hands, and instructed the last general to go out of the city in Weifu to Handan to visit General Yuan, and present this secret letter to Lord Xiangguo. The last general was afraid that he would miss his wife's important event, so he summoned two close friends to travel day and night, rushed to Handan, and rushed to Luoyang with General Yuan and chased here. ”

Hearing Wen Gong Xuetian, Su Qin's face changed drastically, he tried his best to stabilize his mind, and asked in a deep voice: "The king is good, how can he be in the sky?" ”

"I don't know. The last general heard that on the night of the king's return, he summoned the courtiers and the prince in the Mingguang Palace overnight, and the next morning he began to know that the king was in the sky. His Royal Highness ascended the throne and ordered Jicheng to be under martial law, and the whole country was mourned. ”

"How did Madame look when she summoned you?"

"Looks like usual. Madame's voice was not in a hurry, and when she sewed the secret letter, she did not see any panic. It's just that when the last general is about to go out, the lady is a little melancholy, and repeatedly tells the last general to be sure to hand it over to the adult, the sooner the better. ”

Su Qin closed his eyes.

"My lord," Shao Tong paused slightly, "the last general didn't dare to guess, but he just felt strange." After returning to the palace, he has been escorted by the last general. When the king got on and off, the last general stepped forward to help, and the king shook his hand, and he got out of the car by himself. The last general looked at his spirit, and although he was tired, he was fine. Unexpectedly, it would be the sky that night! ”

"You mean, the king of him..." Su Qin paused, his brows condensed.

"The last general will not dare!" Shao Tong shuddered.

Su Qin glanced at the blood book and asked, "Other than that, what else is going on in the Ji Palace?" ”

"Qin made an appointment to marry, and His Royal Highness allowed it, and he has sent a special person to Qin to marry. Listening to rumors in the palace, His Royal Highness intends to make the princess of Qin State his wife! ”

Su Qin's heart trembled, his hand holding the blood book trembled slightly, turned around, and climbed into the car with difficulty.

"My lord?" Flying knife Zou turned into the car and turned his head towards the rear compartment.

Two words burst out of Su Qin's lips: "Jicheng!" ”

In the Gantang Palace in Jicheng, Ji Xue, who was dressed in filial piety, knelt in front of the spiritual seat of Lao Yangong, like a sculpture.

Yan Gong's mourning hall was set up in the main hall of Yan Palace, but Ji Xue refused to go. King Yan Yi, that is, the prince Su who was called lonely in the south three days ago, named her the queen mother on the second day of his accession, but he couldn't resist her, so he made an exception and allowed her to set up sacrifices in Gantang Palace.

There is a small half bowl of ginseng soup in front of the hall, which Lao Yangong drank before his death. Lao Yangong summoned the prince in Mingguang Palace on the night he returned to the palace, but did not return in the early morning. Ji Xue didn't sleep all night, and at dawn she ordered Chunmei to go and visit, and saw that Lao Yangong was alone on the throne, and this half bowl of ginseng soup was placed on the dragon table in front of him. Chunmei is a caring person, first hid the ginseng soup, only called, and then took advantage of the chaos to include it in her sleeve and bring it back to Gantang Palace.

Lao Yan Gongxue was strange, and Ji Xue thought that it was the crown prince Su who killed his father. Previously, Lao Yangong discussed with her more than once to abolish the crown prince Su and directly pass on the throne to his grandson, Ji Xue was worried that Yan Guo would fall into civil strife, and advised him several times to wait and see. I think that this matter reached the ears of Prince Su, and finally made him so ruthless. Ji Xue concluded that during the time when Lao Yangong and her rushed to Mengjin and His Royal Highness to supervise the court, Prince Su had prepared everything that should be prepared. Otherwise, according to his personality, he would never dare to openly violate his will, make arbitrary decisions, and directly allow the marriage contract of the Qin people.

Now it seems that he was too naïve. Lao Yan Gong is right, Prince Su is a villain, he can't take on a big responsibility, and he can't entrust Yan Guo to him. Lao Yan Gong left with grievances, and she was the only one who could reveal the truth to Yan Ren. She must stand up, comfort the soul of Lao Yangong, repay Lao Yangong's long-cherished wish, and save Yanguo in danger.

However, the wood has been completed, and the crown prince Su has a full grasp of the internal and external situation, and the palace and the court are all his people. She is just a weak woman, if there is not enough evidence, if there is no suitable time, she will definitely not act rashly.

The proof of this is this bowl of ginseng soup.

Ji Xue was looking at the ginseng soup and was distracted, Chunmei hurriedly came in and whispered, "Princess, I'm back!" ”

Ji Xue looked at her eagerly: "Mei'er, say it quickly!" ”

Chunmei took out a vial from her sleeve and looked slightly depressed: "Back to the princess, as soon as the sky was bright, I sneaked to the back garden, pretended to be a nurse and slipped out of the back door to the street, secretly looking for a few doctors, they sniffed and interrogated, all said that it was ginseng soup, and it was not adulterated with poison." ”

Ji Xue was stunned.

"Princess," Chunmei slowly poured the ginseng soup into the bowl, "It seems that there is a ghost in this bowl of ginseng soup." ”

Ji Xue looked up at her.

"The slave maid thought that this was deliberately left to us by His Highness. His Royal Highness knew that the princess would definitely ask the slave maid to find the king, and set up this bowl of ginseng soup in advance, and the real evidence must have been taken by him. ”

Ji Xue's face turned pale.

The result came as a surprise to her. It seems that she underestimated him and overestimated him. Underestimating his cunning and overestimating his conscience.

"Princess, it must have been His Royal Highness who harmed the king. No matter how poor the king's health was, he walked to the front hall in person that night. Besides, when the king goes out in the morning and evening, the old minister is always inseparable, but that morning, the king is alone, and the old minister and the two eunuchs with him have disappeared so far, and they must have been killed by him! ”

Ji Xue's teeth chattered.

"Princess, what should I do? Your Highness, he..."

When the words fell, Gong Zheng came in and said hurriedly: "Queen Mother, the king has arrived!" ”

Before Ji Xue could speak, in a rush of footsteps, King Yan Yi, dressed in filial piety clothes, strode forward, followed by his ministers and a few eunuchs.

King Yi stood still in front of Ji Xue and waved slightly: "The widow meets the Queen Mother!" ”

Ji Xue glanced at him with a cold gaze.

King Yi's gaze swept to the spiritual seat of Gong Wen and landed on the bowl.

After looking at it for a while, King Yi stretched out his hand and picked it up, and said in a strange manner: "The Queen Mother is really a careful person, this soup is the last drink of the ancestors, and it is appropriate to place it here." It's just that, "move closer to your nose, sniff a few times, and make a nauseous shape," this soup has gone out of flavor, and this Chenguang is afraid that it is not to the appetite of Xianjun. ”

Ji Xue's gaze became more and more cold.

"Queen Mother," King Yi laughed, "The widow is here to greet you, but your expression is not very friendly!" ”

Ji Xue's voice seemed to be squeezed out of the glacier: "Have you finished speaking?" ”

"Nope." King Yi slowly sat down on the throne and pointed to his ministers, "The widow and the queen mother are discussing, are you also worthy to listen?" Get out! ”

Gong Zheng, the ministers, the eunuchs and several palace maids withdrew, and only Chunmei remained motionless and stared at him coldly.

"Oh, you want to resist?" Yi Wang raised his voice.

Ji Xue ordered: "Mei'er, go out!" ”

Chunmei stared at King Yi again and retreated to the door.

The ministers guarding the door closed the palace door with their hands.

"Hey, hey," King Yi laughed a few times, "The widow has called you the queen mother for so many years, but this Chenguang doesn't know how to call you." Continue to call your mother, first, you are not a widow's mother, and second, you have been a widow for fifteen years, and you are the same as the widow's eldest daughter, how can you open your mouth? ”

Ji Xue's eyes condensed.

"Oh, that's right," Yi Wang Yin raised his face and laughed a few more times, "The widow has already named you the Queen Mother, and you should be called the Queen Mother." What is the Queen Mother? Tai, Da Ye, after this, the widow will not explain. ”

"Ji Su, what you want to say, just say it!"

"The widow doesn't want to say anything, but only agrees on the future titles between you and me. The widow has a proposal, you might as well listen to it. In front of people, that is, in the court, the widow respects you as the queen mother. And after the people, that is, here, in this Gantang Palace, the widow calls you Xue'er! ”

"You..." Ji Xue's whole body trembled, and fire appeared in her eyes, "You say it again!" ”

"Hee-hee," King Yi slowly stood up, a wicked smile on his face, "Chrysostom doesn't say it twice!" ”

King Yan Yi slowly bullied forward.

Ji Xue reacted, was furious, and took a few steps back.

As soon as she retreated to the mourning hall, Ji Xue had no way to retreat, turned around suddenly, picked up a copper stove burning incense on the case, and squeezed through her teeth: "You brute!" ”

King Yan Yi was stunned, took a few steps back, and saw Ji Xue's eyes on fire, moving her steps, as if she was about to force over, so she stammered while retreating: "You..."

Ji Xue paused, pointed sideways at Lao Yangong's tablet, and shouted: "Beast, open your eyes and see what this is?" Xianjun is here, Xianjun's eyes are staring at you! ”

King Yi was angry: "You..."

Ji Xue paused word by word: "Beast, kill the monarch and usurp it, blaspheme the spirit of the ancestor in the sky, do you deserve to be scolded?" This palace is telling you, if you have the idea of regenerating non-separation," slammed the incense burner into the brick floor, "I and you, bleed five steps!" ”

"Good, good, good!" King Yi's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth, "You dare to threaten the widow?" He walked towards the palace gate angrily and threw back a sentence at the door, "You wild foal, listen well, in Yan Kingdom, in Jicheng, in this palace city, it is the widow who has the final say!" Heaven can't stop what the widow wants to do! If the widow calls you Cher, you must be Cher! After that, he sneered a few times and walked away.

After coming back from eating a scoop of cold water from Gantang Palace, King Yi sat down in the dragon chair hatefully and did not speak for a long time.

These days, King Yi has fulfilled his wishes, and he has made a few big moves, and every step has been accomplished. With the help of Taifu, Yushi, Da Sima and other confidants, he took advantage of the opportunity of Zizhi, Duke Wen and all the ministers of the court to go to Mengjin to meet the alliance, under the pretext of border defense, first transferred Chu Min and several "disobedient" important ministers from Jicheng for various reasons, sent them to other counties, and used a group of cronies to firmly control the power of the court, and then the Qiangang was arbitrary, married with Qin, and seized the throne without leakage.

Although he got his wish, King Yi was still not sure. He must play one more big chess game: take advantage of the victory to subdue the "cold beauty" Ji Xue.

Unexpectedly, he did not succeed in the teacher and returned home.

Seeing that King Yi was furious, the newly appointed minister, that is, Ji Jiu'er, the former chief of the East Palace who had served him for many years, waited cautiously to stand on the side, waiting until his breath was slightly evener, and he lost no time in offering a flattering smile.

King Yi lashed at him: "Hey, you say, why are women so hateful? ”

"The king is talking about... Ji Jiu'er didn't know what to do.

"Who else?" King Yi glanced at him.

"Hehehe," Ji Jiu'er rubbed his hands a few times, "There are three thousand beauties in the palace, and there are many people with good colors and arts, the king can spoil whoever he wants, why bother with the queen mother?" ”

"You dog," King Yi scolded, "the mind of the widow is unknown, and neither do you?" You dog, just tell me, there are three thousand beauties, which one can compare with this girl? ”

"Hehehe," Ji Jiu'er disagreed, "If you want to say this, the old slave doesn't think so." The Queen Mother is beautiful, but people are too cold, just like wax plum blossoms, bright from afar, like a layer of wax up close, and it feels like an ice hand. Besides, the age is not forgiving, after all, the Queen Mother is in her twenties, and she will run for thirty when she sees it. The old slave is ignorant, but he also knows that the more tender a woman is, the better it is to use. The princess of Qin is twenty-seven years old, she is still a bud, and I heard that she is also a peerless beauty, and she will not be weaker than the queen mother in terms of appearance and quality. ”

"It's just that you are the dog," King Yi let out a little depression and said with a gloomy smile, "Yes, no matter how beautiful this woman is, she is nothing more than a woman." When it comes to the joy of bedding, the widow is not short of her. However, all you see is a layer of skin! ”

"Old slave fool, please open the stopper!"

King Yi tapped a few cases, and there was a little smugness on his face: "First, the widow is also counted as a woman, and he knows what kind of woman is rare." Ordinary women, as long as they are submissive, there is no trace of interest. This woman is assertive in everything, never submissive, and is by no means comparable to ordinary women. The widow has her by her side, and she is better than the virtuous. Second, this woman is quite popular in Yan, especially in the Wuyang Rebellion, she is not chaotic in the face of danger, and her manners are decent, not to mention the government and the opposition, even the widow is in awe of her. The widow is newly established, and there are not a few ministers who have different intentions, especially the powerful ministers such as Zizhi and Chu Min, who have prejudices against the widow. If the widow has this woman, they will have nothing to say. There is also a third, this woman is from Zhou and Su Qin, and she is kind to Su. Su and Qin are together, and the name moves the world. If the widow gets this woman, he will get Su Qin, and if he gets Su Qin, he will get the world! ”

Ji Jiu'er was greatly impressed and complimented: "The king can count it in one fell swoop, it is really a divine conspiracy!" ”

"Alas," King Yi sighed, "it's just that this girl is a wild foal, and it's too difficult to tame!" ”

"The old slave doesn't see it that way. The old slave has been in the palace since he was a child, and he knows a little about the women in the palace. Ordinary women are all cold on the outside and hot on the inside. The queen mother married the first monarch, and she was a young woman with a candle, and she had long been boiled out. The king took a fancy to the Queen Mother and promised her joy, and the Queen Mother was happy. The surface is strong, but it is nothing more than a show to show people. ”

"Uh-huh, you're right," King Yi nodded again and again, "The widow does pity her, seeing that she is smart and has some qualifications, and she is young and widowed, so she was allowed to be gracious, and she should be grateful according to the rules." But, you've seen it too, how can she be called a widow if she is so ignorant of lifting? ”

"The old slave has a plan, and the long-cherished wish of the king of custody will be fulfilled!"

"Speak quickly!"

"Men eat soft and not hard, and women eat hard and not soft. The softer she is with her, the more she puts on a show. ”

"You mean..."

"My lord, life in the world is nothing greater than life and death. From the perspective of the old slave, although the queen mother is strong, she has no will to die. People have no will to die, so why not force them to die? ”

"She is the queen mother, and the widow can't put a knife on her neck for no reason."

"Hehehe, that's not necessary. The Queen Mother refused to give in, thinking that she would not give up the first king. The old slave means that since the queen mother is reluctant to give up the first king, the first monarch is in the sky, and the only queen mother is alive in the world, which is also boring. Why not, the king..."

King Yi pondered for a while and praised: "Well, a wonderful plan." You go now, and pass the order that this woman will either obey the wishes of the widow and enjoy the wealth of life in Gantang Palace, or the widow will grant her invitation and choose an auspicious day and a good day, so she will follow the wish of the ancestors! ”

Ji Jiu'er returned shortly after she went and reported that the Queen Mother was willing to follow the ancestors.

"You dog," King Yi repented and scolded, "how is it good to call a widow a widow in this chess game?" ”

"Don't worry, the king," Ji Jiu'er replied in a deep voice, "The ants are still stealing, not to mention her golden branches and jade leaves." The queen mother must be convinced that the king loves her, so she is strong. Why didn't the king hold her back and see how long she lasted? ”

"It's okay," Yi Wang nodded and agreed, "You can do it as you please." Remember, be sure to be measured. The widow doesn't want her to die, as long as she lives! ”

The monarch and the minister were discussing it, and the eunuch on duty came to report that the great Sima Qin Qi and the imperial historian Mao Ning asked to see him.

If the two important ministers are not summoned, there must be something important.

Seeing this, King Yi asked urgently: "Two Aiqing, what happened?" ”

Mao Ning took out a letter of state from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

King Yi glanced at the seal of King Qi that was sealed, and his heart sank: "What does Tian Yinqi want to do?" ”

"Returning to the king," Mao Ning played, "The king of Qi wanted to eat fresh carp in the river water, so he took 50,000 troops and 1,000 chariots, escorted by the general Tian Ji, and went to Rao'an Tian to hunt!" "A little pause," Qi and Zhao looked at each other across the river, and Qi hugged the half-trough river section of no less than three hundred miles, if the king of Qi ate carp, he should go to the plains and Gaotang Zhuyi, why should he rush to Rao'an? Rao'an is a hundred miles away from the river in the north, and the minister thinks that the king of Qi is here, and he doesn't mean to carp! ”

King Yi turned to Qin Qi.

Qin Qi also took out the border emergency report from his sleeve: "King, the harsh winter is coming, and the Hu people in northern Xinjiang have begun to move. There are urgent reports in the counties of Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong, and I found that the Hu people have assembled on a large scale outside the Great Wall, and our border people have been killed and their livestock have been robbed, and the specific number is unknown! ”

"This..." King Yi's forehead broke out in a cold sweat, "What does Aiqing think?" ”

"Returning to the king," Qin Qi responded, "I have the Great Wall, and the Hu people are not to be feared for the time being, but the ones who are afraid are the Qi people." My river is a hundred miles wide, all rich, Qi people have coveted it for a long time, or they will take advantage of my great mourning and the absence of the general of my son, to try my river. Most of the elites of our three armies are in Mengjin, and there is no city wall on the first line between the rivers, and I have almost no danger to defend except for the river! ”

King Yi seemed to think of something, and said hatefully: "I understand, the widow understands, it must have been done by that evil woman!" ”

Qin Qi and Mao Ning glanced at each other and didn't speak again.

The evil woman mentioned by King Yi is the Zhenggong Ji Tian clan, that is, Tian Yinqi's second daughter and the biological mother of Gongzi Xu. King Yi is the throne, and he is crowned the queen mother but not the queen, and the ministers are all surprised, and several exhortations to establish the Jitian clan have been vetoed. Later, the ministers gradually understood that this person had already been promised by the king to the princess of Qin who had not yet been hired. King Qi was angry with Tian Hunt this time, presumably because of the reinforcements brought by Mrs. Tian to suppress him.

However, these are royal affairs after all, and as foreign ministers, it is inconvenient for the two to say more.

Yi Wangsheng sulked for a while, and turned to Qin Qi: "The soldiers are coming to block." Aiqing is a big Sima, can he have a plan to defend against the enemy? ”

Qin Qi arched his hand: "Returning to the king, the only one who can defeat Tian Ji is the general of the son." ”

"This..." King Yi frowned, waved his hand impatiently, and looked at Ji Jiu'er, "Take the tiger talisman, the general of the tune." The order ordered Zizhi and 30,000 columns to withdraw and return to China, stationed in the river, and assist in defense along the river! Turning to Qin Qi again, "Da Sima personally went to deliver an edict, asking him to withdraw his troops as soon as possible." The widow married Qin here, but he added troops to fight there, didn't he become a laughing stock in the world? ”

"Obey the order!"

The son drove straight to the East Palace.

Although Ji Su inherited the unification, his wife Ji Tian, who is also the biological mother of Gongzi Xu, is still temporarily living in the East Palace. The East Palace is familiar, and the son enters the palace in three steps and two steps to meet his mother, Himeda.

It has been more than two years since the son went to the world, and the mother and son are reunited, and the joys and sorrows are self-evident, hugging each other and crying.

After crying for a while, Gongzi stopped his tears, raised his head and asked, "Queen Mother, where is the ancestral father's mourning hall located, and the child will go to the spirit!" ”

"Hey," Mrs. Tian wiped away her tears, her voice slow, "Don't you want to know why your ancestor is here?" ”

Childe was confused, stared at his mother in a daze, and nodded for a long time.

"Murdered!"

"Who?" Childe's voice trembled, and he almost blurted out.

"It's your father. Kill your father, kill your king! ”

Gongzi was like five thunderbolts, his eyes were glazed, staring at his mother in disbelief, for a long time, he burst out with a dry cry: "No, this is impossible!" ”

"That's what I used." Mrs. Tian slowly opened a drawer and took out a small bottle, "It is no different from ordinary spices, it is called Mi Xiang, also called Soul Breaking Incense, from Gaoyi Wizard, it is made of the venom of six highly poisonous animals and six highly poisonous plants, plus six different essences, after sixty days and sixty precision processes. Your father spared no expense to get it. Also, this incense does not need to be lit, just gently unscrew this small stopper, and a strange fragrance will come out. As long as you smell the strange fragrance, no one can resist the three breaths. ”

Mrs. Tian's tone was not hurried, as if she was stating an ordinary past.

Gongzi was terrified when he heard this, and his whole body trembled: "Mother..."

"Don't call me the queen mother, I am not the queen mother. And you can't become the crown prince, because your father has promised the Qin people that he wants to make a woman who has not yet passed the door the queen, and another child who has not yet been born as the prince! ”

Childe's eyes were glazed, apparently still not recovering from the shock.

"Wow!" Mrs. Tian raised her voice.

"Mother, mother, mother," the son was startled and looked at him inquiringly.

"What else do you want to know?"

"Mother, how do you know this?" Childe asked in a low voice.

"Is this the incense you want to ask?" Mrs. Tian seemed to see through his suspicion, and replied lightly, "Nothing else, it's my mother's curiosity since childhood, especially your father." Whenever he moved, his mother was interested. So, no matter what he does, it is impossible to escape the eyes of his mother! ”

Childe stared at his mother blankly, as if he didn't know her.

"Don't talk about that." Mrs. Tian changed the subject, "Our mother and I still have big things to do!" Staring at Gongzi's eyes, "Oh, this time my mother is all out of the way, just for you!" ”

"For me?"

"Yes," Mrs. Tian nodded, "Your grandfather doesn't look down on your father, and he has the heart to hand over the Yan Kingdom to you." It was your father who learned about this, and he was reluctant to take that position, so he started in advance. ”

"It can't be!" Childe said hurriedly.

"Probably or not, I don't want to talk about it, you can go and ask your little grandmother, she should know." Mrs. Tian's gaze slowly fell on the bottle, "Hey, don't talk about this." What I want to say is that what your father did to your grandfather, how your mother will treat him! ”

Gongzi was shocked into a cold sweat, knelt on the ground, hugged Mrs. Tian's legs, and cried: "Mother, I can't help it, I can't help it, mother..."

"Wow!" Mrs. Tian's voice suddenly became stern.

"Mother," Childe slammed to his feet, took two steps back, and suddenly drew his sword, staring at her, tears streaming down his face, "Mother, you must do this, and you will die in front of you!" ”

"Wow!" Mrs. Tian was shocked, "Quick, put down the sword quickly!" ”

"You promise me!"

"I..."

Childe raised his sword and put it across his neck: "Mother, you are forcing me!" ”

"I promise."

"Give me the bottle!"

"Boom..."

"Give it to me!"

Mrs. Tian handed over the bottle with a trembling hand.

Gongzi took it, ran outside the palace in a hurry, opened the stopper, threw it into the lotus pond, and then turned back, knelt down in front of Mrs. Tian, and choked up: "Mother, my father is wrong, we can't be wrong again." You don't want the throne, you don't want to be the prince, you don't want anything, as long as your mother is safe, as long as Yan Guo is safe, as long as the world is safe, mother..."

"Oh, stupid, stupid, why are you so stupid!" Mrs. Tian hugged her son and couldn't cry.

The next morning, the son said goodbye to his mother and went to Mingguang Palace to meet King Yi.

Gongzi was not recalled, and King Yi was secretly surprised: "Hey, aren't you in Luoyang?" How did you come back? ”

"Erchen learned that his grandfather was in the sky, and rushed back overnight."

"Your ancestor has not yet reported to the nations about the affairs of the heavens, and you are far away in the Central Plains, how can you know? Did your mother call you back? King Yi stared at him, his gaze cold.

"It was my mother who summoned her sons back." Childe replied truthfully.

"When will you be back?"

"Last night."

"Why didn't you come back last night?"

“⋯⋯”

"Isn't it going to be your mother?"

"Yes."

King Yi sneered: "The widow is telling you, from today onwards, you are not allowed to see that evil woman again!" ”

Childe was silent, tears flowing.

King Yi took out Qi Guo's book from several cases, and put it on several cases with a "snap": "No one knows that you are not convinced." Check this out! ”

Childe didn't seem to hear it, and knocked on the ground.

King Yi picked up the text and knocked it on several cases: "If you don't want to read it, the widow will tell you clearly." Your mother, as a widow, eats inside and outside, betrays widows, does not fulfill her duties inside, disturbs the harem, attracts Qi Kou outside, and destroys my territory, which can be called a national thief. If you still recognize the widow as your father, stay away from her. ”

Childe sobbed silently: "Father..."

Hearing this cry, King Yi seemed to feel that it was too much, sighed, and slowed down his tone: "Hey, get up." The father was also extremely angry, so he scolded her a few times and vented his evil anger. In any case, she is also your mother. It's just... alas, she is really hateful. Your ancestor is a widow, a widow, and the whole country is in mourning, but she is desperate to force the widow to make her the queen. If the widow was not sealed, she became angry and moved troops to the Qi people. Who are the Qi people? The Qi people are the great enemies of my Yan country, and they also want to occupy the fertile land of my Yan in my dreams. Besides, it's not that the widow doesn't seal her, it's... ”

"Father," Gongzi couldn't listen anymore, and changed the topic, "The matter of the Qi people sending troops, the sons and daughters will retreat!" ”

"No need." King Yi's tone was cold, "The soldiers are coming, the widows have their own strategies to defend against the enemy, you can rest and go." ”

"Son..."

"Alright, you can retire. Since you're back, stay for a long time, don't make trouble for the widow! ”

"Son-in-law...

Childe said goodbye and quit in a huff.

The north wind was howling and the sky was gray.

Outside the Gantang Palace, several crows chased each other on several big trees with lost leaves, and the sound of "quack" came into the palace from time to time, pressing the tense nerves.

Ji Xue sat on the blanket and didn't move. Chunmei knelt behind her, taking a comb and carefully combing her loose black hair. More than a dozen palace maids and six eunuchs stood on the side with nervous expressions, and more than 20 pairs of eyes stared at the old palace who was kneeling on the ground without blinking. Except for Chunmei's unhurried movements one after another, the air was stagnant.

Ji Xue waved her hand, and Chunmei stopped.

"What else did he say?" Ji Xue looked at Gong Zheng.

Neizai also said, "Gong Zheng fought slightly, "The king's will, if the queen mother insists, all the lives of Gantang Palace must be martyred, and ants are inevitable." ”

Even though his voice couldn't have been quieter, those present heard it and were shocked.

"What do you think?" Ji Xue asked lightly.

"The old slave is willing to serve the ancestor with his wife!" Gong Zheng knocked on the ground.

Ji Xue nodded, raised her eyes and swept to everyone: "What about you?" ”

There was a plopping sound, and all the palace maids and eunuchs knelt down.

No one answered.

After a long silence, Ji Xue sighed lightly: "Get up." ”

Not one of them got up.

On the contrary, they almost said in unison: "We are willing to serve the ancestors from Madame!" ”

"Have you all figured it out?"

"Madame Hui, think clearly!"

"Thank you." Ji Xue closed her eyes, let the two lines of tears flow out slowly, for a long time, and gently raised her hand, "Go outside, this palace wants to be quiet for a while." ”

Everyone got up and quit one after another.

Ji Xue asked Chunmei: "Mei'er, General Shao is out of the palace, how many days has it been?" ”

"Twenty-eighth."

Ji Xue turned to Gong Zheng: "What else is going on in the palace?" ”

"I heard that the eldest prince is back."

"Got it, go ahead."

Gong Zheng withdrew.

Ji Xue instructed Chunmei: "Summons the son." Don't let anyone else see it. ”

At dusk, Chunmei and the prince dressed as palace people slipped through a side door in the back garden and entered the inner room.

"Mrs. Zu..."

The looming situation did not allow her to reminisce.

"Hey," Ji Xue got straight to the point, "Yan Guo is in trouble again." You came back just in time, Mrs. Zu asked you, how many days did you walk on the road when you returned from the Central Plains this time? ”

"My grandson traveled day and night, for a total of 12 days."

"In this way," Ji Xue's eyes flashed, "Su Zi should arrive soon!" ”

"It's great that Suzi can come!" Childe's face showed joy.

"He'll come. Hey, this palace wants to ask you something, and you need to answer truthfully. ”

Childe nodded.

Ji Xue forced her eyes to look at him, and said word by word: "Do you want to be in charge of the swallow handle?" ”

"Mrs. Zu, I..."

"Hey, you only answer, do you want to or not."

"How can this..."

"It can be done!" Ji Xue was stunned, "Because that highness is not worthy of sitting on the throne of your ancestor." ”

Thinking of what his mother said before, Childe's face was hot for a while.

After all, King Yi is the biological father of Gongzi Xu, Ji Xue seems to have seen his thoughts, so he told the bottom of the story: "Xu'er, this is not the meaning of this palace, it is the last wish of your ancestors." Your ancestor has long intended to entrust the Yan Kingdom to you from generation to generation, and let you go to the countries with Su Zi, which is also deliberately training you. You have been absent from the court for the past two years, and the ancestor also has other scruples and has not been able to take care of this matter. Huimeng came back, your ancestor was really iron-hearted, and he was about to make a decree to summon you back, Zen is located in you, but unfortunately you are one step late. ”

Ji Xue undoubtedly confirmed what Tian said, and Gongzi's heart was pounding.

"Hey," Ji Xue seemed to see through his heart, "Your Highness is He Dexing, you have seen everything you should see, and you have heard everything you should hear, and this palace doesn't want to say more." What this palace wants to say is that you are in charge of the swallow handle, not for you, not for your mother, not for Mrs. Zu, but for Yan Guo! ”

Gongzi bit his lip for a while, and looked up at Ji Xue: "Ancestor Xie and Mrs. Zu are important." But the wood is already in the boat, and the inside and outside of the palace are in the hands of the father.

"We still have a chance. Your ancestor is bizarre, and the whereabouts of his attendants are still unknown, and the government and the opposition are suspicious, and His Royal Highness's hand covering the sky is temporary. As long as Su Zi and Zizhi's generals return to the dynasty, we will have a tendency to be feared. Since His Royal Highness has named the palace as the queen mother, the palace should make good use of this status, and the court asked to go to the temple to check the cause of the first monarch. Once the palace makes a fuss, it will definitely alarm the government and the opposition, and His Royal Highness can't cover it if he wants to. As long as the truth is found, everything will be revealed! ”

Hearing the word "Xue Yin", the fragrance of his mother's words surfaced in front of his eyes. Seeing Mrs. Zu struggling so hard to find out the truth, Gongzi's heart was sour, and he was about to blurt out the small bottle that he threw into the water, but there was a sharp pain in it, his lips moved a few times, and he forced the words that jumped into his throat to swallow.

Ji Xue didn't notice his subtle changes, and raised her head and asked, "Have you seen your mother?" ”

"I've seen it." Childe murmured.

"Consult with her, and she will help you."

"She was placed under house arrest by her father."

"Oh?" Ji Xue was taken aback, "Why?" ”

"It is said that she betrayed the Yan Kingdom and led all the troops to invade the territory."

Ji Xue pondered for a long time, and said categorically: "Heyer, you can't stay here." Without further ado, you must leave the palace at once and go to the general of the son. ”

"Grandson obeys."

Ji Jiu'er reported the fact that everyone in Gantang Palace was willing to be martyred, and sighed at the end: "Alas, it's all the old slaves who are incompetent, and they really killed this game of chess." ”

"Think again, is there any other way?" King Yi said without giving up, "She should always have a weakness, right?" ”

"In Yandi, the Queen Mother has no relatives outside, no children inside, she is the only one in the palace, except for the personal attendants, there is nothing to worry about."

"How's that okay?"

"The king," Ji Jiu'er took a step closer, "I'm afraid that the queen mother is iron-hearted, and she won't change her mind." The old slave just got to report, last night the queen mother secretly sent people to the East Palace to contact, and the prince pretended to be a palace man and went to Gantang Palace! ”

"Oh?" King Yi was shocked, "What is he doing in Gantang Palace?" ”

"The old slave doesn't know. Gantang Palace is very well guarded, and the water can't be splashed in! ”

Yi Wang's lips clenched tightly.

"The old slave is worried, if the Queen Mother and Concubine Tian are twisted into a rope, I'm afraid..." Ji Jiu'er paused.

"What are you afraid of?" King Yi forced his gaze.

"I'm afraid it will be bad for the king! The king knows, the first king..."

Before Ji Jiu'er finished speaking, the eunuch on duty hurriedly walked in, knelt on the ground and knocked: "Your lord, the captain of the south gate came to report, last night, the eldest prince held the token in the palace, called to open the city gate, and galloped out of the city gate!" ”

Yi Wang gasped.

Duke Wen intends to pass on the son from generation to generation, and Ji Xue knows about it. Last night, she secretly summoned Gongzi, and Gongzi went out of the city overnight, for the sake of this. Oh my God, if he holds the secret decree of the first king in his hand and finds the son, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, King Yi's face was sallow, and cold sweat broke out.

Yes, he underestimated this woman. Her martyrdom is fake, and her opposition is true. She looked down on him in her heart, and she kept questioning the cause of Xianjun and looking for revenge, but she was obsessed with her! And then there is Concubine Tian, that woman is docile on the surface, but vicious on the inside. This time, he moved troops to Qi, and he did not show a trace of tone in advance. Thinking about it carefully, she has been married to Yan Palace for twenty years, and she knows him well, and he seems to have never been able to figure her out. With the two of them by his side, how can he be at peace?

The more King Yi thought about it, the more frightened he became, his face gradually distorted, he sneered, gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph, a few little loaches still want to stir up the pool?" "Turn to the eunuch on duty," Zi Xu only has two places to go, one is Ben Zizhi, and the other is Ben Qi. Send an edict to the court lieutenant, send more people to intercept him along the way, and capture him alive! ”

The eunuch on duty retreated.

"Ji Jiu'er!"

"The minister is here!"

"Concubine Tian does not abide by the way of women, betrays the king, and attracts enemies, and her crime is unforgivable. The newcomer of the Qin State is approaching, and this woman should not stay in the palace anymore. Go and give her a piece of white silk, and let her cut herself. As for the Queen Mother, the widow can give her three days. If she continues to be obsessed, she will be martyred, and the widow can only be fulfilled. The Queen Mother was martyred for the ancestors and had to pass through the Taimiao. You can order the Taimiao Order, and let Wu Zhu do the best for the Queen Mother. ”

"Command!"

Su Qin and his entourage quickly whipped their horses, traveling day and night, changing horses every day, changing cars every three days, and arriving at Yanjing in ten days.

It was almost dusk when we arrived in Wuyang.

Wuyang is located on the bank of the Yishui River, facing Zhao and Zhongshan, and is an important town in the southwest gateway of Yan State. Before it was dark, the drawbridge over the moat had been raised, and a dozen guards were working together to close the gate.

Yuan Bao and Shao Tong struggled to persuade the guards to go to the Shoucheng Mansion to report.

Shou Cheng is the original Jicheng Ling Chu Min.

Hearing that it was Su Qin, Chu Min personally welcomed him to the city gate and went to the government office. Seeing that everyone in the mansion was filial piety, Su Qin choked up and said, "General Chu, can there be a spiritual seat of the ancestor here?" ”

"The tomb of the first monarch is in the southwest corner of this city, not far from here, it was selected by the first monarch during his lifetime, and the apprenticeship is being built, and it will be completed in three months. The east side of Gaoling is the palace of the first monarch, the north is based on the big hill, the south looks at the easy water, in the early years, every summer, the first monarch likes to cool off here! ”

"Gaoling is not yet finished, is there a place to worship in the city?"

"The Taimiao in the palace has a spiritual seat for the ancestors."

Su Qin rushed to the Taimiao with Chu Min and performed a great ceremony.

After the ceremony, the two returned to the hall, Chu Min branched out of the miscellaneous people, looked at Su Qin for a long time, and suddenly asked: "This time back to Yan, Su Zi can be the wife of the first monarch?" ”

Chu Min was so straight to the point, which surprised Su Qin, and he didn't know how to deal with it, stared at him for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, not exactly." ”

"It's urgent, only Su Zi can save the Queen Mother!"

Su Qin's gaze stared directly at Chu Min: "What's the matter?" ”

Chu Min briefly recounted what had happened in Jicheng recently, and sighed at the end: "Alas, I never imagined that His Highness would be like this. Don't hide it from Suzi, His Royal Highness Xu is suspected of being in the way, the first monarch set up Mengjin in the first day, and His Royal Highness left Jicheng in the name of Wuyang Chongyi. When the first monarch returned, he passed by here, and advised the first monarch to let him stay in the palace temporarily, and His Royal Highness Xuan and the civil and military officials Wuyang came to see him. The first gentleman didn't listen, and he insisted on returning the thistle. ”

"When you leave Wuyang, how is the dragon body of the king?" Su Qin asked.

"Although I am tired, but... according to the observation, it is not so..." Chu Min paused and sighed lightly, "Besides, there is a lady who does not leave for a moment, and I don't think about anything else." I don't want you to go here, but it will become a permanent trick! ”

"Why did Madame die?"

"It's not clear below. However, as far as I know, Mrs. is concerned about Yan Guo. Such a major event has happened in Yan Country today, and the future is uncertain, and with the temperament of a lady, she will never be martyred. I think that Mrs. was forced by the situation to do this as a last resort. I was worried, but I couldn't do anything. Suzi, you came at the right time! ”

"Does the new monarch have a will?"

Chu Min took out an edict from his sleeve: "This is the edict I just received, Su Zi, please see!" ”

Su Qin took the edict, browsed it, and said to Chu Min: "Enter the palace in the next place." Please prepare 20 cars, 2 tailors, 30 flagcloths of various colors, 300 soldiers, and 30 drums! ”

"The last general obeys!"

Concubine Tian died unwillingly. When Ji Jiu'er forced her to get into the condom made of Bai Ayazi, the last words she said were: "Oh, I misunderstood!" ”

The death of Concubine Tian made the atmosphere in Gantang Palace even more depressing.

At noon on this day, that is, Ji Jiu'er's so-called auspicious time, the Gantang Palace was filled with water vapor and fragrant. More than 20 people, including eunuchs and palace maids, were all neatly dressed, and they were divided into men and women kneeling on both sides of a curtain.

Inside the curtain was a large tub with various flower petals floating in the bucket. A palace maid lifted the curtain, a naked Ji Xue stepped out of the bath bucket, and two maids wrapped her in a bath towel and helped her into the dressing room.

Chunmei was expressionless and looked at her blankly.

"Mer!" Ji Xue finished her clothes and shouted at her.

Chunmei still stands like a puppet.

Ji Xue smiled faintly: "It's time to put on makeup!" ”

Chunmei's tears burst out of her eyes, pounced on her, and cried: "Princess..."

"Look at you, child-like." Ji Xue smiled again, "Come, put on makeup for my sister!" ”

Chunmei nodded and followed her to the dresser.

Ji Xue sat down in front of the mirror, Chunmei finished wiping a powder, paused, and asked in a low voice: "Princess, you say, will Lord Su not receive the letter?" ”

Ji Xue stared at her for a while, got up and paced to the bed, took out a box, opened the layers of brocade, and revealed the wooden sword. Ji Xue took out a piece of sheepskin from her arms, on which was a small poem inscribed by Su Qin not long ago. Ji Xue looked at the poem for a while, and slowly held the wooden sword to her cheek.

Time stands still.

"Princess..." Chunmei wanted to speak and stopped.

Ji Xue slowly put down the wooden sword, stroked it for a while, raised her head, her eyes were firm, and she said one word: "He will come!" ”

Chunmei nodded solemnly.

Ji Xue hugged her sword and moved to the dresser, and was about to sit down, when there was a commotion outside, Gong Zheng stumbled in, knocked on the ground, and exchanged tears: "Madam..."

Ji Xue glanced at him: "Has the time come?" ”

Gong Zheng couldn't cry.

Ji Xue turned her head.

There was a sound of footsteps, Ji Jiu'er walked into the palace gate, and said loudly: "Queen Mother, the king has a will, the auspicious time has come, please give a big gift!" Before Ji Xue responded, he turned his head and sang, "Please wish the great witch!" ”

The witch music sounded, and more than a dozen people walked in with the sound of witch music.

Ji Xue glanced at them coldly, and said loudly to Chunmei: "Mei'er, put on makeup!" When Chunmei approached, her voice lowered, "Hold them back." ”

Chunmei was worried in her heart, and asked in a low voice, "What if he can't come?" ”

"Then put it off until tomorrow!"

Chunmei nodded, her heart was calm, and she began to slowly apply makeup.

The witch music sounded again and again, and several witches danced the witch dance.

Da Wu Zhu had words in his mouth, muttering, I don't know what he was muttering.

Chunmei applied makeup unhurriedly.

After a while, Wu Zhu waved his hand, and Wu Le paused.

Wu Zhu glanced at Ji Jiu'er, and when he saw him nodding, he shouted loudly: "The auspicious time has come, and I will give a great gift to the Queen Mother!" ”

A witch walked in with a black disc, which contained a small bottle of poison.

Ji Xue's face was calm and motionless.

Chunmei is still putting on her makeup.

Da Wu Zhu glanced at Ji Jiu'er in puzzlement.

Ji Jiu'er took a few steps forward, and was just about to open her mouth to speak, when Chunmei glanced at him coldly, and her voice was majestic: "Didn't you see that the Queen Mother was putting on makeup for the ancestors?" Retire! ”

Chunmei's words are impeccable. The queen mother went to serve the first monarch, so she naturally had to put on makeup for the first monarch.

Ji Jiu'er rolled her eyelids and waved her hand at Wu Zhu.

The witches took a few steps back, and the witches restarted.

Chunmei chased a few steps forward, took a bead curtain exaggeratedly, ordered the two eunuchs to hang up in the hall, and shouted at Ji Jiu'er: "It's noisy, there is a disturbance outside the palace, the queen mother wants to be quiet for a while!" ”

Ji Jiu'er's face turned red, but King Yi explained that he should not be rude, so he had to endure it and ordered everyone to retreat outside the palace and stop the witch music.

After another half an hour, Ji Jiu'er couldn't bear it anymore, and said to Wu Zhu: "The Queen Mother's makeup must be on well, play music!" ”

The witch music sounded again, and the witches danced to the music.

Ji Jiu'er was about to lead the crowd into the palace gate, when a palace maid rushed out of breath and ran towards the palace gate, shouting as she ran: "Sister Mei—"

Ji Jiu'er shouted: "Take her down!" ”

Several people rushed forward and grabbed the palace maid.

The palace maid went out, and while struggling, she shouted at the palace gate: "Lord Su has returned to the court, Lord Su has returned to the court, Sister Mei, tell the Queen Mother quickly, Lord Su has returned to the court!" ”

Everyone present was shocked.

Ji Jiu'er's face turned pale.

Su Qin came unexpectedly, and the most frightened person was King Yi: "Say it again!" ”

Mao Ning, the imperial historian on duty in the front hall, said: "The king, it is indeed Su Qin, the co-minister of the six countries, playing the flag of the six countries, there are twenty carriages and horses, three hundred sergeants, and drumming all the way. The entire Yan country was shocked, and they rushed to tell each other, and the people of Jicheng heard that Su Zi, the co-minister of the six countries, had returned to the dynasty, and they were all overjoyed, helping the old and the young to go to the south gate to greet them. ”

"Suzi? South Gate? Flags of the Six Nations? King Yi muttered and repeated.

"I'm afraid this Chenguang has passed the south gate!"

King Yi finally woke up from his shock, walked back and forth in the palace a few times, and shouted urgently: "Quick, drive out to welcome!" Meng thought of something again, and turned to the eunuch beside him, "Passing the decree Ji Jiu'er, the Queen Mother's big gift stops!" ”

King Yi hurriedly changed into royal clothes and summoned the courtiers on duty in the palace to welcome him out of the palace gate.

The street in front of the palace has long been full of people, gongs and drums are noisy, and the people help the old and the young, and greet Suzi on both sides of the street.

In the distance, Su Qin and his entourage were swaggering from the south.

Su Qin's car approached.

Seeing that the onlookers were gathering more and more, King Yi frowned, bent down and took off his king boots, and met him barefoot.

This is called the greeting of the feet, and it is a great gift for the courtesy of the princes of the nations. When the ministers saw it, they all bent down to take off their shoes, and followed King Yi barefoot.

Su Qin, who had already left the car and walked, could see it clearly, and he was also busy kicking off his shoes.

The two groups of people got closer and closer.

Ten steps away, Su Qin knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Minister Su Qin knocks to see the king!" ”

"Aiqing is exempt!" King Yi stepped closer, helped him up, held his hand, looked him up and down, and said half-strange and half-disgusted, "Aiqing, the widow has already saved a thought, but if Aiqing returns to the dynasty, the widow will be in the suburbs for thirty miles." But... Aiqing, you, just go back, don't give the widow a chance at all, and let the widow's long-cherished wish come to naught! ”

"The minister is in a hurry and fails to report in time, please punish the king!"

"Hehehehe," Yi Wang said with a smile, "Ai Qinggui is the co-minister of the six countries, and the king of a small state dares to cure the crime of the co-minister of the six countries?" ”

"The king said this, and the ministers became more and more frightened."

Su Qin bent down and was about to plead guilty, but King Yi grabbed it and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, don't talk about this." It's cold here, Aiqing will return to the palace with the widow, and our monarchs and ministers have to have a good chat! ”

King Yi took Su Qin's hand back to the palace, politely said a few words, and cut to the topic: "At the beginning of the Six Kingdoms, everything is waiting to be done, and Su Zi returned unexpectedly, which was very unexpected." Dare to ask Su Zi, why is it so urgent? ”

"Returning to the monarch," Su Qin replied in a deep voice, "If there is no Yan Kingdom, there will be no ministers today." I heard that the ancestor was unbearable on the journey, the dragon was sick, and the ministers could not sleep and eat, so he set off to visit. The minister hurried and hurried, and he didn't want to..." ”

Su Qin mentioned Duke Yan Wen, King Yi had nothing to say, a few tears came out of his eyes, and he choked: "Alas, this time the alliance, the father-in-law bowed to the throne, and the widow was worried about his body, and repeatedly admonished, saying that he was willing to go on behalf of his father-in-law, but the father-in-law just didn't allow it." Sure enough, the father-in-law he... "I couldn't cry silently, and I took out a handkerchief to wipe it."

"Alas," Su Qin sighed, "the minister is most worried about the Xianjun Dragon Body. At the time of the oath, the minister observed the ancestor and saw that he was still in good health, and there was no big problem in eating. As soon as the oath was completed, the ancestor suddenly drove back to Yan, and the minister felt very strange and asked His Royal Highness about his son, but His Royal Highness didn't know why. The minister was beating a drum in his heart, and it was too late to do what he wanted to do. I don't want to go first, but it will become a permanent trick! Choked up a few times and looked up at King Yi, "Dare to ask your lordship, the first monarch is in such a hurry to return, is there a big event in the country?" ”

King Yi wiped a few more handfuls of tears and stopped choking: "Actually, there is no major event in the country, Xu is father-in-law felt abnormal and did not want to go to another country, so he urgently drove back." When the widow heard that his father-in-law had returned, the envoy greeted him to Wuyang. I heard the imperial doctor say that my father-in-law was no longer good at that time. The imperial doctor advised him to rest in Wuyang for a few days and raise the dragon body, but his father-in-law just didn't allow it and insisted on rushing back to the Ji Palace. As a result, on the day my father-in-law returned to the palace, he would..."

Yi Wang wiped away his tears again.

"The minister wants to go to worship the first king, and talk to the first king for a few words, please ask for the king's permission."

"Okay, well, go with the widow!" King Yi turned to Ji Jiu'er, who had returned from Gantang Palace, "Drive the Taimiao!" ”

The two monarchs and ministers rushed to the temple and performed the sacrifices in order.

Su Qin stared at the spiritual position of Duke Wen for a while, and turned to King Yi: "I heard that the monarch has named the wife of the first monarch as the queen mother, dare to ask the queen mother how the jade body is?" ”

"Alas," King Yi sighed, "the father-in-law is in the sky, and the queen mother is heartbroken, and she has not thought about tea and dinner for several days, and she has not touched the water, and she has followed her father-in-law wholeheartedly..."

"Oh?" Su Qin feigned surprise, "Can the king allow it?" ”

"The queen mother is virtuous and gentle, and her mother is in the world, and she is deeply supported by the Yan people, how can the widow allow it?" King Yi let out a long sigh again, "It's just that the queen mother is determined, and the widow is bitter, and the queen mother does not obey." As a younger generation, the widow can't resist the queen mother, and it is not his wish to allow it. If you don't allow it, you are unfilial. Don't hide it from Suzi, the widow is in a dilemma, and he is worried about this matter! ”

Hearing that Ji Xue had not yet been martyred, Su Qin let out a sigh of relief, closed his eyes and prayed silently, bowed to the spiritual seat of Duke Yanwen a few times, and then turned to King Yi: "The monarch does not allow it, which shows that the monarch is virtuous, it is really a blessing for the Yan country, a blessing for the people, and a blessing for the king!" ”

"Luckily for the widow?" King Yi was puzzled and stared at Su Qin.

Su Qin's meaning is timeless: "Your Majesty, the customs of the world have changed, and human martyrdom has long been regarded as a barbaric bad habit, and it has been abandoned everywhere, even if it is a southern barbarian Jing Chu, it is also regarded as a shame." Before the loss of the Zhao clan of the Chumen family, his son Zhaoyang, as Ling Yin, took the lead in breaking the bad habits and letting go of the thirty-two boys and girls who died for their mothers, and replaced them with terracotta figurines, winning the support of the people of Jingchu. The Queen Mother is virtuous and gentle, the mother is the world, and today she is martyred, and the world will definitely lead her neck to watch it. If the king allows it, how can the world look at the Yan people? Why do Yan people think of the king? Why did the king put his name in history? It is to congratulate the king, congratulate the country! ”

"What Su Zi said is very true, but," these words made King Yi gasp, "The Queen Mother insisted on martyrdom, and the widow was really helpless." ”

"As the king said, Madame loves the first king. The first monarch was in the sky, and the lady was too sad, and it was inevitable that she insisted on martyrdom. As far as the minister knows, the lady is virtuous and courteous, and she must not be paranoid about the selfishness of the ancestors and forget the righteousness of the monarch. The minister is quite skillful, and may be able to persuade the lady to change her original intention. ”

"So very good," King Yi turned to Ji Jiu'er, "Hurry up and go to the Empress Dowager, just say that after a stick of incense, the widow and the six countries will congratulate Su Zi to invite the Empress Dowager Sheng'an!" ”

The royal car was fortunate to arrive, but no one went out of the palace to kneel and greet him as usual.

Walking into the Gantang Palace, a solemn aura came to the face, and it can even be said that this solemn aura was thicker and heavier than when the witches came to perform the great ceremony a few hours ago. All the palace people stood on both sides of the palace hall, all dressed in plain clothes, each stepping on a low stool, each holding a white silk, and the top of the white silk hung on the horizontal log above their heads, and the horizontal wood was obviously just erected.

Anyone who sees this scene will have their hairs stand on end.

At the end of the two palaces, a bead curtain was hung, and behind the bead curtain sat Ji Xue, who was as cold as frost, wearing the bridal dress when she got married, dressed in jewels. Behind her, there stood the same cold Chunmei, with a white silk hanging above her head and a low stool on her feet. There was a silver tray on the table in front of Ji Xue, and on the plate stood a pale gray porcelain bottle, which was obviously the poison she was about to drink.

This huge formation caught all the visitors off guard.

King Yi, who had entered the palace gate, took a few steps back and sat on the ground.

Ji Jiu'er rushed forward and hurriedly helped him up.

King Yi pointed to the palace and asked Ji Jiu'er: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”

Ji Jiu'er was also stunned at first, but he immediately understood, he was anxious and angry, but he couldn't tell it in front of Su Qin, so he had to snort: "The old slave doesn't know." ”

King Yi stumbled in front of the bead curtain and kowtowed: "Queen Mother, why is this?" ”

"I heard that the good day has arrived," Ji Xue replied coldly, "This palace is going to pay a great tribute and follow the ancestors." The king is here to see off the palace in person? ”

"This..." King Yi couldn't say anything in a panic and kept kowtowing.

"Thank you, King." Ji Xue glanced at him coldly, and turned to Chunmei, "Mei'er, bring the bottle, it's time for the palace to serve the ancestors!" ”

Chunmei responded refreshedly, "Hey", put down the white silk, jumped off the low stool, turned to the front, took out the vial from the silver plate, and was about to unscrew it, King Yi raised his hand and shouted: "The queen mother must not, the queen mother must not!" ”

"Oh?" Ji Xue looked at him coldly, "What else does the king want?" ”

"Queen Mother..." King Yi exchanged tears, "The son is not filial, the son implores the queen mother, Mo will be martyred again!" ”

Ji Xue let out an "oh" again, and smiled coldly: "The palace serves the ancestor is appointed by the king, and the auspicious day and good day are also selected by the king. ”

King Yi was speechless, but he kept kowtowing.

"The king dragon's body is expensive, don't break your scalp!" Ji Xue saw him knock on the floor and said coldly.

"Yes, it's Erchen's joke, and Erchen knows that he's wrong. The sons and daughters asked the queen mother, and Mo was martyred again! "King Yi is incoherent.

Ji Xue looked upright, and said sarcastically: "The great throne is respectable, you can joke, but this palace cannot." The Yan people keep their promises, and since the palace has married the Yan people, they should follow the king's decree and die as the king. Mer, what are you waiting for? ”

Chunmei unscrewed the bottle and took out the pills.

King Yi was anxious, and shouted at Ji Jiu'er: "Ji Jiu'er! ”

Ji Jiu'er opened the bead curtain with an arrow step and stretched out the ** to grab the pill.

Chunmei, who was full of kung fu, sneered and dodged away, and shouted angrily: "Bold dog slave, dare to spread wild in front of the Queen Mother!" Flying up kicked Ji Jiu'er to the ground, and kicked out of the curtain again, it hurt so much that he grinned, but he didn't even dare to scream "ouch".

At this point, King Yi is really out of tricks.

Seeing Chunmei handing the pill to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother took it in her hand, and after examining it twice, Wei Qi Zhu's lips were about to swallow it, and a light cough came from behind King Yi.

King Yi turned around and saw Su Qin kneeling there at some point, like a savior, and hurriedly said: "Su Zi, hurry, speak quickly!" ”

"Minister Su Qin respectfully invites the Queen Mother Sheng'an!" Su Qin spoke up.

Ji Xue's body trembled and quickly froze.

The palace was as silent as death.

"Su Qin, the son of the Great Zhou, see the princess, please princess Wan'an!" Su Qin changed his tone, not the queen mother, but the princess.

Hearing Su Qin mention the old salutation, his voice was earnest, Ji Xue was really moved, her body twitched a few times, and she cried: "Su Zi, are you here to see off the palace?" Take the silk and wipe a handful of tears, "Okay, okay." When the palace is leaving, I can see my mother's family again, which is enough. It's just that since Su Zi came, the palace asked for a matter, whenever Su Zi returned to Luoyang, he would knock on his father for the palace, saying that the unfilial daughter Ji Xue could not be both loyal and filial, and she was loyal and filial! After saying that, he hid his face with his hands and choked up.

"The Queen Mother is wrong," Su Qin changed back to his title, and his voice was hoarse, "Su Qin is here to see off the Queen Mother." ”

"It's not a send-off, what is Su Zi doing here?"

"Advise the Queen Mother to think of the common people in the world, obey the king, and don't be martyred!"

Ji Xue choked up, and her tone became cold: "Suzi, what else do you have to say?" ”

"Su Qin still has a word, I implore the Queen Mother to listen."

"Please."

"If the Queen Mother insists on martyrdom, although she is happy, there are five inappropriateness."

"What's wrong?"

"Heaven has mercy, and saints do not practice bad habits. If a person is martyred against the way of heaven, it can be called a bad habit, and if the queen mother is martyred, it is against the way of heaven, which is inappropriate. The first monarch is a benevolent monarch of good life, and when he sees the nestling alone, he will take pity on it, and if the queen mother is martyred, there is a holy virtue of the first monarch, which is inappropriate. All the nations have abandoned the martyrdom and replaced them with terracotta figurines, and the Queen Mother ceremonies the world, if she bows down and is martyred, how can the people obey, it is said that there are three inappropriate. If the queen mother is martyred, the king will be trapped in unkindness and injustice, which is said to be four inappropriate. The Yan people live in the northern wilderness, with constant disasters and difficult lives. Now the first monarch is in the sky, the new king's foothold is not stable, the people's hearts are waiting to be cared for, and the society is waiting to be safe. The queen mother's virtue is exemplary to all the people, if she is martyred today, how can the king face thousands of Yan people? It's said that there are five inappropriate. There are these five inappropriate, the minister is to implore the Queen Mother to think twice! ”

Su Qin's voice landed, and King Yi also had a speech, and immediately continued: "What Su Zi said is extremely true, the queen mother, the son of the minister implores the queen mother to think of the common people in the world and the people of Yan Kingdom, don't be martyred again!" ”

"Alas," after a long silence, Ji Xue sighed, "Since Su Zi said this, this palace can not be martyred." However, there is also an invitation from this palace. ”

"The queen mother just talks, don't say one please, even if it is ten pleases, the sons will allow it!" King Yi replied eagerly.

"From tomorrow, this palace will leave Gantang Palace, self-cultivation and pleasantness. All things in the palace must no longer disturb the palace. ”

When Ji Xue said this, he didn't say that he was King Yi, even Su Qin was surprised.

"Dare to ask where the queen mother moved?" King Yi said urgently.

"Guarding the tomb for the first king." Ji Xue was stunned word by word.

Su Qin breathed a sigh of relief, deeply impressed by Ji Xue's scheme. The mausoleum of the ancestor is far away in Wuyang, if Ji Xue wants to get rid of King Yi and gain freedom, leaving Jicheng is undoubtedly the best choice.

Ji Xue wanted to guard the tomb for the first king, which was not expected by Yi Wangwan.

"This..." King Yi's eyes unconsciously looked at Ji Jiu'er, as if Ji Jiu'er was his master.

Before Ji Jiu'er could speak, Ji Xue's words also interjected: "Oh? ”

"Son..."

"Since this palace allows the first king, it should be the first king's person. Even if the ancestor is gone, the concubine cannot be martyred, is the king not allowed to guard the tomb for the first monarch? Ji Xue's tone was cold.

"No, that's not the case." King Yi's eyes rolled sharply a few times, "As Su Zi said, the queen mother is virtuous and benevolent, the mother is the world, the Ji Palace is inseparable from the queen mother, and the Yan Kingdom is inseparable from the queen mother." ”

"What a can't be done!" Ji Xue smiled coldly, "Xianjun Xutian, as the queen mother, this palace is already a yellow flower of tomorrow." When the king and newcomer enter the palace, he has his own mother. As for the Yan Kingdom, the main palace is to guard the tomb for the first monarch, isn't the first monarch Gaoling in the Yan Kingdom? ”

King Yi was speechless, and the previous permission was allowed first, so he had to say: "Since it is invited by the queen mother, the sons dare not refuse it." "Turn to Ji Jiu'er," passed the decree Wuyang Order, renovated the palace, and welcomed the Queen Mother Luan to move in. The palace should be enshrined, compared with the Gantang Palace. ”

"Obey the order!"

After leaving Gantang Palace, Su Qin accompanied King Yi back to Mingguang Palace. King Yi was sullen all the way, and Su Qin carefully sat with him for another half an hour, and there was no suitable topic, so he briefly described the affairs of the Mengjin Relatives Alliance to King Yi. One is an old thing, and the other is a worry in his heart, King Yi listened to it for a while, and yawned a few times.

Su Qin saw the signs, bowed his hand to resign, and King Yi politely said a few words, and ordered Ji Jiu'er to send off the guests.

Seeing Su Qin away, Ji Jiu'er hurried back, and seeing that King Yi was still bored, he whispered: "Today's events, the old slave feels strange!" ”

King Yi's gaze turned to him, and he didn't speak, but obviously wanted to listen.

"The Queen Mother really wants to be martyred, and she should have left at noon. The old slave and Wu Zhu urged her several times, but she was bathing, dressing, and incense, procrastinating, and had no intention of martyrdom at all. The old slave thought she was a lover at first, and wanted to persuade her to change her mind, but who knew that she was deliberately delaying and waiting for someone. ”

"You mean, she knows Suzi is coming?" King Yi's eyes widened.

The old slave thought that not only did she know that Su Zi was coming, but that Su Zi's coming must have something to do with her. The king imagined that the columns of the six countries were all in Hangu Pass to attack Qin, and Su Zi was so busy with the six phases, why did he ignore everything and travel thousands of miles to Yandi? ”

"The ancestor has the grace of knowing Suzi, and when he learned that the ancestor was in the sky, it is common for Suzi to come to condole."

"The first monarch Xutian, the king did not edict the nations, how could Su Zi know? Besides, if you calculate it carefully, there is not much time since the first monarch Xuetian, and even if Suzi had to get the report, he would not have arrived so quickly. If the old slave did not expect, it must be the Queen Mother who summoned him. ”

Yi Wang took a long breath, fell into deep thought, for a long time, raised his head, and said "um": "It's a little strange." When Su Zi first met the Queen Mother, listening to the Queen Mother's tone, I felt that they had known each other before, and Su Zi might have defected to her. Later, Su Zijian was used for the ancestors, and it must also be the power of the queen mother. ”

"Today is even more so." Ji Jiu'er continued, "The Queen Mother learned that the king and Su Zi went to greet him, and deliberately put on that posture, which was to blackmail the king to respond to his request. ”

"You mean she guarded the tomb of the ancestors?"

"Guarding the tomb is fake, and rebellion is true."

"Rebellion?"

"The Queen Mother has long been suspicious of the cause of the first monarch, but she has no definite evidence, and the other is in Jicheng, even if she finds out, she has nothing to do, so she is subject to the king. If the Queen Mother goes to Wuyang, the situation will be different, it is equivalent to a fish jumping into the sea, a tiger entering the mountains and forests, Chu Min is near, Su Qin is far away, if you add the son who supports the army outside..."

King Yi couldn't help but shudder.

"Let's not say this," Ji Jiu'er struck while the iron was hot, "If the old slave is not mistaken, there may not be some kind of inexplicable connection between the Queen Mother and Su Xiangguo." ”

"Oh?" King Yi was stunned.

"Just now in the Gantang Palace, the old slave noticed that when Su Zi opened her mouth to speak, the Queen Mother's whole body was trembling, and even her voice changed."

Yi Wang savored it carefully and nodded: "Well, it's a little." Count your dog's eye poison! Then her teeth clenched, "This lowly woman, no wonder she refuses to obey the widow, dare to be affectionate..." ”

"It's not a poisonous husband, it's better to kill her as soon as possible..." Ji Jiu'er made a murderous move.

"Bad idea!" King Yi scolded him and fell into deep thought.

After about a moment, King Yi laughed coldly.

"The King?"

"If there are such good things, how can a widow not be perfected?" The more Yi Wang thought about it, the more beautiful he became, and he laughed.

Ji Jiu'er wondered.

King Yi held back his smile, and his tone was cold and gloomy: "The first monarch is the emperor, the widow is the prince, and the succession is bright and bright, which one dares to rebel?" As for the Queen Mother and the Six Kingdoms, hehe, if there is really that kind of thing, the widow can't ask for it! ”

"The king is saying..." Ji Jiu'er also understood, and smiled knowingly.

"If only you understood." King Yi commanded in a low voice, "This is a first-class secret, you can arrange manpower among the guards to keep an eye on the Queen Mother." ”

Ji Jiu'er replied loudly: "The old slave commands! ”

The official residence where Duke Wen rewarded Su Qin is still there. When Su Qin returned to the house, Yuan Bao was cleaning the court with his servants.

"Lord, is the Queen Mother okay?" Yuan Bao asked urgently.

"It's okay for now." Seeing that he was sweating profusely, Su Qin smiled bitterly and sighed, "You, you are really a diligent person." ”

"What, the lord is leaving?" Yuan Bao was stunned.

"Can you stay here for a long time?" Su Qin smiled bitterly again, and took out a secret letter from his sleeve, "I still have to bother Brother Yuan." At present, the important matter is in Hangu, you should go to Michi quickly, and present this letter to General Pang. You can tell General Pang that you will be here in a few days! ”

Yuan Bao put the letter in his jacket and turned around to prepare the horse.

"No matter how anxious you are, it's not at this moment," Su Qin said to Yuan Bao with a smile, "Sleep well tonight, and it's not too late to leave tomorrow morning." ”

The next morning, as soon as Yuan Bao left, Zou hurriedly came in and handed Su Qin a piece of silk, saying that it was brought by Chunmei.

Su Qin opened it, there were four characters on it, and at a glance, he knew that it was written by Ji Xue: "It will be in Wuyang." ”

"When will the Queen Mother leave the palace?" Su Qin asked.

"Listen to Chunmei, start driving at noon."