"Mother, there are a lot of voices outside."

Brother Heng was a little scared, moved his little body, and arched into his mother's arms: "Mother, I'm a little afraid." ”

Noisy footsteps and hurried knocks on the door, as well as shouts and cries from nowhere, mingled into an unsettling sound.

Little Brother Heng was really scared, and his whole body was trembling.

The second princess took her young son into her arms and coaxed softly: "Don't be afraid, there is a mother here!" ”

Brother Heng hugged his mother, sniffing the familiar breath, and his flustered beating heart finally stabilized.

The second princess kept whispering softly to comfort her son, and she was also panicking in her heart.

What the hell is going on out there?

This is the sixteenth day after the death of Emperor Xuanhe, and it is also the period of national mourning. The civil and military officials in the capital are all guarding the spirits in the palace, and the high-ranking ladies are also in the palace. The royal family is also in the palace.

During the wake, weeping was not unusual. But in the ears, there are clearly piercing cries and angry scolding.

Something must have happened in the palace!

A series of thoughts flashed through the second princess's mind, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.

At this moment, a frightened scream rang out: "Bastard! I am the Fifth Princess! How dare you be rude to me! ”

The second princess was startled, hugged Brother Heng and got out of bed, and put her ear to the door panel to listen carefully.

During the wake, the rooms where several princesses rested were in one place. The house of the fifth princess is next door to the second princess. The screams and cries of the fifth princess effortlessly penetrated the door panel and burrowed into the ears of the second princess.

Soon, a young man's voice sounded: "Fifth Emperor Sister-in-law, please calm your anger, I came on the order of the Queen Mother, and asked the Fifth Emperor Sister-in-law to follow me to the Heavenly Prison." What the hell is going on, the fifth emperor's sister-in-law will know when she arrives in the prison. ”

It turned out to be Zhu Qijue's voice.

The second princess's heart sank again.

Zhu Qijue's skills are not as good as He Qi and not as good as Pei Zhang. However, he is Princess Corning's colt. It's much more convenient to do things. As soon as the five imperial sisters-in-law shouted, the five princesses were not good at spilling anymore.

"Pony, unprovoked, why did the queen mother let me go to the prison?" The fifth princess cried and asked, "Is there something wrong in the palace?" What about His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince? Where are the others? ”

Zhu Qijue's voice was calm, and he didn't leak a bit: "After the fifth emperor's sister-in-law goes to the prison, everything will be known." ”

Regardless of the five princesses begging bitterly, Zhu Qijue only said this.

A group of imperial guards with knives stared at the side, and the five princesses were reluctant and unwilling, so they had to leave crying.

Then, the voices of the eldest princess and the fourth princess sounded outside the door. Everything is similar to the scene when the five princesses were taken away before.

Several emperors, grandsons, and granddaughters were no exception, and they were all taken away.

The children were awakened in the middle of the night and cried incessantly.

Brother Heng was frightened, grabbed the placket of the second princess's clothes with his little hand, and cried quietly: "Mother, I'm afraid." ”

The second princess was in a state of confusion and breathless. She hugged Brother Heng tightly and whispered unconsciously: "Don't be afraid, we'll be fine." ”

The matter is obvious, and you don't need to think deeply to guess that there is a big change in the palace. It has nothing to do with several adult princes. Therefore, several princesses and granddaughters were taken to the prison.

The second prince is a madman and is locked up in the second prince's mansion. Emperor Xuanhe died, and no one would let a madman enter the palace to guard the spirit.

In this way, it is a good thing. No matter how many things happen in the palace, it has nothing to do with their mother and son.

The second princess exhaled slowly, and her gaze returned to calm and clear. She whispered to Brother Heng in her arms: "Brother Heng, it's late at night, and the concubine will sleep with you for another hour." When the day comes, we will go to your imperial grandfather's wake. ”

Brother Heng was tired of crying, and slowly fell asleep in the gentle comfort of his mother.

The second princess had no sleep, and kept her eyes open until dawn.

……

The sky was slightly bright, and the second princess had already gotten up and took Brother Heng to the mourning hall.

In the mourning hall, there are kneeling ladies one after another, and there are also many royal relatives. Queen Pei has never shown up, and Zheng Jieyu and Concubine Wei Xian have disappeared. Gu Shufei and Yu Meiren have not yet appeared.

The eldest princess, the fourth princess, and the fifth princess also disappeared.

All kinds of abnormalities made everyone panic and uneasy. They whispered to the people around them.

"Where have the princesses gone?"

"Yes, there are only the second princesses left. The rest weren't there. ”

The queen and several concubines also did not show up. My heart is always beating. ”

"Shhhh I heard that there was an accident in the palace last night, but I don't know what happened. It's never a trivial thing to think about. ”

The second princess turned a deaf ear and knelt with her head bowed.

After an hour, Gu Shufei finally showed up.

Today's Concubine Gu Shu's face was extremely pale, and her steps were a little unsteady. On Gu Shufei's side, there was Princess Kangning with red eyes. Apparently, Princess Corning had just cried.

Everyone saluted Gu Shufei together.

Concubine Gu Shu reluctantly settled her mind, her gaze swept over everyone's puzzled faces, and finally fell on the face of the second princess: "There are many people missing in the mourning hall today, I know you all have suspicions in your hearts. ”

"There was indeed a big change in the palace last night."

"The eldest prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince joined forces to assassinate His Royal Highness the Prince, and Zheng Jieyu and Concubine Wei Xian assassinated the queen's mother......"

In just a few words, it exploded like cold water falling into a hot oil pot.

The second princess had expected it, but when she heard these words with her own ears, her whole body trembled fiercely. She quickly straightened up, though.

The two princes can attack their father, mother, and brother. Now that Emperor Xuanhe is dead, it is not too unusual for several princes to join forces to get rid of Empress Pei's mother and son.

Concubine Gu Shu raised her voice slightly, and suppressed everyone's frightened whispers: "Fortunately, the queen mother is safe, His Royal Highness the crown prince is injured and unconscious, and there are also imperial doctors who are doing their best to save the patient." ”

"You don't have to be suspicious and discuss this, the queen has a will, you can kneel and keep watch as usual. If someone takes the opportunity to stir up trouble, they will not be spared! ”

The last four words, spoken slowly and clearly.

All the hearts of the people were in a pang, and they bowed their heads together to receive the order, and each knelt down to keep a watch.

Princess Kangning had a huge belly, and it was inconvenient to kneel, so after kneeling for a while, she changed her position and sat on the futon.

Princess Kangning was also in a chaotic mood today.

She was devastated by this series of events.

Concubine Gu Shu felt sorry for her daughter, and said softly to Princess Kangning: "You are pregnant, so it is not appropriate to stay in the mourning hall for a long time. Go back to the house and rest first. ”

Princess Kangning nodded silently, and got up to leave with the support of the palace maid.

Soon, a palace maid came to summon the second princess: "The queen mother summoned the second princess and concubine to go." ”