In the third year of Pingyuan, April 23.

On the tenth day after Zhao Yi left the capital, Song Ning changed into a new official robe, and touched Song Yanxu's official uniform: "Lord Song, it's still your Shoufu's clothes that look good." ”

"I'll give it to you later." Song Yan Xu said.

Song Ning smiled and said, "My goal is to be the first assistant, but there is still one step away, and I have a little regret." ”

"No regrets, there is still a chance." Song Yanxu and Song Ning went out together, and Mrs. Song stood on the trail with the help of her mother, she didn't go to Xishan for refuge, not that she didn't want to go, but that her legs and feet were inconvenient, and Song Ning didn't agree with her to follow to expose the big army.

persuade the old lady to live and die together for three generations.

Mrs. Song gritted her teeth and said: "Since she came back, the family has not had a good time, and now the building will ......collapse will die with her. ”

There are no other people in the courtyard, and it is very quiet.

The sky was dark, Song Ning carried her backpack and got into the sedan chair and went to the palace gate.

She sat in the sedan chair and ate two meat buns, drank a pot of water, and put a piece of chapati that Yang had baked for her yesterday in the middle clothes.

On the banks of the Jinshui River, everyone was discussing the things in the palace last night, mainly the water in the palace, the burning of the thatched pit, and Fang Xu's forced resignation and fainting in the palace.

As soon as Song Ning appeared, the voices around him were quiet.

Her gaze turned and fell on Wei Xunchang at the front.

"Elder Wei Ge, good morning!"

Wei Ge Lao changed his expression of being angry and disdainful of speaking in the past, and he didn't complain about Fang Xu, but only looked at Song Ning with an indifferent gaze as if looking at a dead man.

The palace door opened, and the whip sounded.

Song Ning entered the Golden Palace with everyone.

Zhao Chi, who has been recuperating for a few days, not only did his complexion not improve, but today he is even worse.

He sat on the dragon case, his eyes fell on Song Ning, and as she slowly came in, his expression became more and more kind.

"Little Song Aiqing, have you ever told King Qi to let him come to the court today?" Zhao Chi asked.

Song Ning replied: "If you go back to the saint, Weichen went to pass the word last night, but the prince of Qi said that he is not in good health, and he will not come to the early dynasty today, and he will come back when he recovers." ”

"Really? As soon as I got well, he got sick, which was too unfortunate. Forget it, then let him recuperate. Zhao Chi said.

Ji Chun said: "Please play if you have something!" ”

Wei Xunchang came out of the ranks, holding the song, and Yu Guang stared at Song Ning and Song Yanxu fiercely, and saluted: "Holy Lord, the old minister has something important to report, which is related to the Song family's father and son's trip to bully the king. ”

"Oh, really?" Zhao Chi took a sip of tea, the teacup made a clanging sound, and the waiter standing behind the palace came out and shouted abruptly, "The saint is not good, the queen mother...... It's up. ”

The teacup fell to the ground, and Zhao Chi asked in shock, "What did you say?" ”

The chamberlain repeatedly shouted, "Queen Mother, it's over!" ”

What Wei Xunchang wanted to say was so frightened that he endured it.

The queen has always been in poor health, and she has not been profitable for more than 20 years, but she is always the mother of a country, and all the officials are busy kneeling, and the palace is silent.

"Queen!" Zhao Chi got up and went to the back hall, panicked and lost his soul.

Everyone in the palace went to see Ji Chun.

Ji Chun chased a few steps and stopped to look at the officials, paused and said, "All of them, let's follow Lord Xiao Song and come to the harem!" ”

"Alas!" Ji Chun wiped his tears and followed Zhao Chi to Fengwu Palace first.

Everyone, you look at me, I'll look at you, and we will go to see Song Ning together.

"Then, let's go!" Song Ning looked very calm, walking in the front, Song Yanxu followed behind his daughter, he was a little nervous, and suddenly grabbed her wrist, Song Ning looked back at him, "Father?" ”

Song Yanxu was silent for a moment and said, "Do you want to call me Dad?" ”

"Can't!" Song Ning asked him, "Do you care?" ”

Song Yanxu wanted to say that he cared and wanted Song Ning to call him father sincerely, because she was called father and Lord Song every time, and he knew very well that there was no difference between her calling him and calling Wei Xunchang, he wanted to hear him call him sincerely, after all, he might die.

But after thinking about it, if he said that he cared, Song Ning would only laugh at him, and he was not qualified to care. Indeed, does he care about his daughter? If you really care, you won't have the self-questioning and so-called care at this moment.

"We'll talk about it another day!" Song Yan Xu said.

Song Ning walked in front, Tan Ren trotted to Fengwu Palace from one side, and glanced back at Song Ning all the way.

Song Ning didn't look at him.

Without the emperor's order, everyone didn't dare to walk casually in the palace, so they were settled in the side hall by the inner servants and waited for news.

"Is the news from Fengwu Palace confirmed? Doctor confirmed? ”

The queen's maiden family originally had a title, but the first emperor was degraded when he was in power, and now several of the queen's brothers are officials in the court, and their rank is not high, so the early dynasty is not there.

"The news has been confirmed, and the hospital has been visited."

After a moment, Ji Chun came back to confirm the news.

For a while, the side hall began to discuss the funeral rituals. There are several people who are very familiar with the ceremony of the queen's burial, because there were two queens during the reign of the first emperor.

Song Ning listened carefully, hanging his head and looking at his toes.

Lu Xiaoren and Luo Zizhang sat beside her.

"Did you hear it last night, the queen mother vomited blood?" Lu Xiaoren asked Song Ning, and Song Ning nodded, "Yes,." But didn't the queen mother vomit blood regularly? ”

Luo Zizhang said: "I'm afraid this matter will be posted to Kunning Palace." ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he heard that the officials on the other side had already begun to discuss why the queen mother died suddenly.

"It stands to reason that although the queen mother has been killing people in recent decades, although her body is not good, there is no important problem, and now she is suddenly ...... I think it has something to do with her kneeling at the gate of Kunning Palace recently. ”

"I think so, too. The queen mother was completely caused by kneeling at the gate of Kunning Palace for the crown prince. ”

"The Queen Mother is too ...... It shouldn't be like this. ”

"What about His Royal Highness the Prince, the queen has passed away, and His Royal Highness can't still be locked up in the Zongren Mansion, right?"

"Gonggong Tan, have you gone to inform the prince to invite the prince?"

Tan Ren replied: "Not yet, there is no order from the Holy Lord." ”

"Elder Wei Ge, this ...... How is it good? "Everyone went to see Wei Xunchang again.

Wei Xunchang didn't speak, he sat opposite Song Ning, and kept observing Song Ning's reaction. To say that he had always thought that Song Ning was a child before, but gradually getting along, he had already completely changed his opinion of her, only treating her as an opponent and ignoring her age.

Song Ning is not a brainless person, no matter how ignorant and scoundrel she is, it must also contain her purpose.

At this moment, Song Ning was very calm, and she didn't even disguise her sad expression about the queen's death.

His mind was racing, and somehow, he suddenly understood many things, many things that went against common sense, many things that he thought he shouldn't have.

Once understood, he was thoroughly transparent.

I see...... Why Song Ning and Zhao Yi did this, why Zhao Chi reacted like this, he understood.

He retracted his gaze, looked at the official who was talking to him, and said, "The prince still needs to be informed, the queen is in the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince...... Alas...... Suddenly thinking of some scenes when the first emperor died, my heart was sour. ”

The death of the first emperor? Why did Wei Ge Lao mention the death of the first emperor?

Everyone will guess the meaning and direction of other people's words, and what Wei Xunchang said, of course, will be even more guessable.

Immediately, someone echoed him: "Speaking of the queen's etiquette, I think of the dictation of the first emperor!" The Queen Mother and Prince Qi were indeed disappointing in a few things later. ”

What did the first emperor say? Let the then queen and current queen mother Miao be martyred.

Later, King Qi rushed back, and Zhao Chi didn't talk about it, so everyone pretended to be stupid and forgot about it.

Now Wei Xunchang and a few people mentioned it again, the purpose, of course, is still that purpose.

Let's go see Song Ning.

Song Ning sat with a straight face, saying a few words to the people around him from time to time.

The death knell sounded.

In Kunning Palace, the Queen Mother had just had breakfast, and Tian Fuxing chatted: "Was the mourning family too soft-hearted at that time?" ”

"The mother has always been soft-hearted." Tian Fuxing said.

"The thing that the mourning family regrets most in this life is that he didn't grow some ambition, otherwise he would have strangled him, and there wouldn't have been so many things." The Queen Mother said.

Tian Fuxing didn't know what to say.

"Did Zhao Chi send someone to the Qi Palace?"

Tian Fuxing replied: "Send someone away." ”

The queen died, of course the king of Qi wanted to come to the palace, not only the king of Qi was coming, but the prince was also coming.

"Has he returned?"

Tian Fuxing shook his head, he didn't know: "...... The slave and maid looked at it, as if they hadn't come back, and they didn't know how the prince explained, Sanyu should have a way to deal with it. ”

"No matter, you pick up the gold and silver, don't cheapen others."

Tian Fuxing smiled and said, "Slave maid, I'll clean it up for you." ”

As he spoke, more than a dozen guards stood outside the gate of Kunning Palace, looking at him expressionlessly, Tian Fuxing asked, "The miscellaneous family went back to their house to get something, can it be done?" ”

"Without the Holy Lord's Decree, those who enter and leave will be killed."

Tian Fuxing should have returned to Kunning Palace again.

……

In the side hall, Song Yanxu was also very worried, and he asked Song Ning in a low voice: "Is the prince of Qi in the palace?" ”

"I don't know, he didn't tell me."

Song Yan said slowly: "If he can't come back, what should I do?" ”

"Then we'll wait for him to come back."

"You can't do anything else?" Song Yanxu asked her.

Song Ning shook his head: "Father, our plan is centered on King Qi, and the center you said has not returned, how can I plan it?" ”

Song Yanxu was right to think about it, and he sat down and didn't speak.

The people who went to spread the word to the king of Qi returned empty-handed.

Zhao Chi propped his cheeks and looked at the little waiter who was talking back and forth tiredly, and the little waiter replied: "I didn't see the prince of Qi, and my father-in-law Chang said that the prince had just taken medicine and fell asleep." ”

"It's hard for him." Zhao Chi instructed the Ministry of Rites, "Let's do the funeral according to the queen's etiquette." ”

Several yamen became lively.

Zhao Xi, the king of Ning, entered the palace and greeted Song Ning as soon as he entered the door.

All the officials have been sitting in the side hall, not daring to walk or move, except for drinking tea and going to the thatched house, everyone can only wait here.

Humane: "...... The crown prince entered the palace. ”

Wei Xunchang couldn't help but get nervous, and while observing Song Ning's reaction, he stared at what was waiting at the door.

Song Ning was chatting with Zhao Xi.

"I was sick all night in the pit last night." Zhao Xi said.

Song Ning asked him, "What was Song Yuan doing?" ”

"I don't know. He didn't tell me everything. Zhao Xi said, "He's afraid of affecting you and me." ”

Song Ning said: "You tell him, don't make trouble." ”

"I can't tell." Zhao Xi said, "Neither he nor Kang Qing is under my control." ”

Song Ning asked again: "Is he really a descendant of the Kang Mansion?" ”

"Well, it's my cousin." Zhao Xi said.

Song Ning stared at Zhao Xi, and Zhao Xi said: "I can't tell you everything, if I can say this kind of thing casually, I won't be cowardly for so many years." ”

"Besides, I didn't know he was before, he didn't come to me, and I didn't know him."

Zhao Xi saw that Song Ning was staring at him and still didn't speak, he had to say, "I...... I pretended to be injured and told Yuntai that the prince was going to kill me, but I didn't dare to do anything else. I just thought about Yuntai and thought about brotherhood, and ...... it early Ahem...... On the contrary, he can do it. ”

Song Ning asked, "Why is he the only one who can?" You and King Xian can't do it? ”

"What you think is too simple, we have been in captivity for so many years, don't say that I have many mothers-in-law in my family who know about raising soldiers." Zhao Xi said, "I'm not as good as a dog running on the road." ”

Song Ning understands that those princes who can rebel can only live in the history of barnyard officials.

With a swing, thousands of troops don't say it's easy to make up, do people follow you? Even if you follow, you have to pay the military and give people a bite to eat.

What's more, now is the time of peace, people have a good meal, why should they follow you to do the business of killing heads?

No, the son is not the father's, and no one is stupid.

Song Ning was about to speak, someone at the door rushed to you angrily, Zhao Tao strode in with a sword, his eyes were blood-red in the room, and then he stepped in front of Song Ning in three or two steps, and the sword was on her neck.

The people in the room were shocked, some exclaimed, some retreated, and some were frightened and wanted to come up and persuade them.

Zhao Tao was wearing a black robe, his hair was scattered, he narrowed his eyes and gritted his back molars and asked, "Where is Zhao Yuntai?" ”

Song Ning was sitting, the murderous sword resting on her neck, she looked at Zhao Tao expressionlessly, and asked, "The prince is in the palace of the king of Qi, how can His Highness find Weichen and ask for someone?" ”

"I just been, and he's not here." Zhao Tao said.

Before he came here, he had been to the Qi Palace's Mansion with his sword.

The little chamberlain didn't dare to go in, but he dared.

King Qi was not in the mansion, so he came here to find Song Ning: "Dog thief, where is this beast Zhao Yuntai?" ”

"Your Highness, Weichen really doesn't know, otherwise, you ask the saint?" Song Ning reminded him.

You think clearly, how can I kill the saint or not.

"Then I'll kill you first." Zhao Tao stared at Song Ning word by word and said, "He killed my mother, he has to pay for his life, he must die!" ”

"If you are the person he cares about, then I will kill you and then kill the Queen Mother."

"I'm going to make him worse off than dead."

Zhao Tao really moved to kill. He grew up in the palace, although Zhao Chi seemed to take care of him, but he was only in front of people, and he had no fatherly love. And the rest of the palace will always pay attention to the tenth master.

The tenth master, who everyone in the world knows, is obviously notorious, but he cares so much about people who like him.

The only person who really loved him was his mother.

He only had his mother.

"I'm going to kill you." Zhao Tao raised his sword, and at this moment Song Ning jumped up and narrowly avoided it when the sword fell, but at this moment, the guards outside the door came in, and two people stopped Zhao Tao.

Song Ning stood behind the chair and looked at Zhao Tao.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Chi came in from the door and scolded Zhao Tao, "Who allowed you to walk with a sword in the palace and raise a sword to kill?" ”

Zhao Tao knelt down and roared: "Father, my mother has passed away, and it was Zhao Yuntai's mother and son and Song Shi'an, the dog thief, who killed my mother." ”

"Father, I want to avenge my mother."

Zhao Chi scolded: "Nonsense, your mother died of illness, what does it have to do with them." ”

"Father, they have ill intentions, they have the heart of rebellion, father, you ...... You're a good guy. ”

Zhao Chi brushed away the prince, sat down in the middle, and said angrily: "Rebellion? Your tenth uncle is not such a person, Xiao Song Aiqing is so simple and dedicated to investigating the case and pursuing a fair law, how can he rebel? ”

"Father!" Zhao Tao was about to speak, but Zhao Chi suddenly said to Wei Xunchang, "Old Wei Ge, come and persuade the prince." ”

Wei Xunchang was so blessed that he knelt down and said, "Holy Lord, Weichen has evidence to prove that King Qi and the Song father and son deceived the king together. ”

Countless eyes suddenly turned to Song Ning.

Song Ning stood behind the chair with an innocent expression.

"Say no more, my mood is so sad now, I don't want to hear anything bad." After Zhao Chi finished speaking, Wei Xunchang shouted, "Saint, this is a major matter related to the society, even if the queen mother knows, she must advise you to listen." ”

"Father, just listen to it!"

The officials who echoed Wei Xunchang all knelt down, and the officials who did not agree but hated the Song family and his son also followed and pushed the wall, after all, no matter what the crime, it was not a bad thing for them to listen to it.

Song Ning glanced at Lu Xiaoren and Luo Zizhang, and the two of them sighed secretly and knelt down.

Ask Zhao Chi to listen to Wei Xunchang's incriminating evidence.

For a while, the Song father and son did not kneel in the hall.

Zhao Chi looked at Song Ning and Song Yanxu with a painful heart, shook his head tiredly, and said, "Okay, just listen to what Wei Aiqing has to say." ”

Wei Xunchang shouted as soon as he opened his mouth: "Holy Lord, this Song Shi'an is not the original Song Shi'an at all, he is Song Ning, Langzhong Song Ning!" ”

"Song Ning?" Zhao Tao was the first to ask, "Who is Song Ning in Langzhong?" ”

Wei Xunchang was very excited, and he had never been so excited for half his life.

"Song Ning, yes, it's a woman!"

(End of chapter)