As the night fell, the west wind became more and more urgent.

The two figures hurried out of Desheng Palace.

At this moment, it was the moment when the emperor died, King Yong brought the royal forest guard and the standard-bearer guard into the palace to control the palace ban, and the prince summoned all the important ministers to urgently enter the palace to prepare for the succession.

At this time, the people united by King Yong and the crown prince had not yet fully controlled the palace ban, and they had to take care of the front court, Concubine De immediately made a decision, took Juya, and came out of a back door that had been quietly opened by Desheng Palace a long time ago.

Chinese and Shi Lanjie left the palace separately after reporting the letter, went to continue to organize forces to rescue the master, and also entrusted the affairs in the palace to Concubine De.

Not far ahead, there is a fork in the road, one leading to the secret royal iron prison where Yan Sui is imprisoned, and the other leading to the heavenly prison where Lin Qing is imprisoned.

The two were deliberately locked up in different places.

Concubine De stopped at the fork in the road.

To the left, is the son of an indifferent relationship.

Walking to the right, it is the only lover who has not seen you for many years, and has waited for many years, and may never have a chance to see you again.

She stood down, and in the cold moon and wind, the surface of the black silk satin rippled like flowing water, as if she was in a mood of turmoil at the moment, churning endlessly.

Dressed up, the last bun did not have time to be combed, so that a strand of messy hair spread out in the wind, covering his eyes in a fog.

Juya looked at her, thinking about Fang Cai, Chinese and Shi Lanjie appeared at the same time to plead, thinking about Fang Cai's moment, Niangniang received the news of her son and lover's death at the same time.

Thinking of the hairpin that fell to the ground, a jade peach blossom on it was broken and a petal was removed, and half a bottle of perfume is still flowing on the dresser, full of fragrance, but the heart seems to smell a faint smell of blood.

What a difficult trade-off, a heart-burning dilemma.

The iron-black branches of the early plum stretched forward unyieldingly, clutching the thin buds, as if they wanted to guess with her.

But about fate and life and death, how to guess!

Juya's tears fell.

She could already hear the sound of eager footsteps coming from the front court.

There is no time to hesitate, it will not be long before the harem will be completely blocked, and it will be impossible for Niangniang to save anyone.

In other words, in such a short period of time, Niangniang only had time to save one person.

The drums are more urgent, beating on people's hearts.

The hesitation was a long time, but in fact, it was only for a moment, and then Concubine De's footsteps moved.

She walked to the right.

Juya let out a sigh.

She didn't know what kind of mood she was in, Niangniang was right to be loyal to her feelings, but Her Royal Highness ...... It's pathetic.

She bowed her head, and a tear fell on the frozen ground, unable to melt the frost that had accumulated for years.

Concubine De no longer hesitated as if she had taken a step, her movements were very fast, Juya hurriedly followed, and after walking forward for a short time, she saw a palace full of smoke.

It's Shang Palace.

This is a place where the harem concubines are reluctant to come, and the queen mother refuses to see the concubines in the name of Qing Xiu. At this moment, there have been great changes in the palace, and only the fireworks in the Xianggong Palace are still the same.

Concubine De walked directly towards the gate of the Shang Palace.

Knock.

The answer to the door was a practicing palace maid, with a numb face and gaze, and a scarred bare foot.

Concubine De didn't seem to see those scars, and said hurriedly: "The letter girl Qin is on the side, asking to see the Queen Mother." ”

The other party said numbly: "No." "It's going to be closed.

Concubine De stretched out her hand to block the door and said, "You go back and report it, and say that if the Queen Mother has great uneasiness and doubts in her heart, it is best to meet me." ”

The other party glanced at her, closed the door, and didn't know if she would go back to report it.

Concubine De was waiting at the door.

Juya looked at her worriedly, not knowing what she was going to do in the Empress Dowager Xiang Palace at this critical moment. She was anxious in her heart, but she didn't dare to urge, she just helped Concubine De to tighten the big gun, thinking that this weather, when she came out, Niangniang took the thinnest big gun, Niangniang has always cherished herself, this is ...... Is my heart finally messed up?

Look up at the gloomy and snowy night sky, when did Niangniang wait for the empty door of others in her life?

Just as I was feeling sad, I suddenly heard the door knock again, and the numb palace maid appeared again, this time opening half the door. Concubine De dodged in, and Juya was about to follow, but the door slammed shut, almost flattening her nose.

Juya was helpless, so she had to turn around at the side door of the Shang Palace, waiting anxiously.

In the hall, Concubine De followed the palace maid inward, turning a blind eye to those huge golden jars, the palace maids with stiff expressions coming and going, and the people who knelt down to worship in the cold sky, until they entered the inner hall, they saw that the queen mother was burning paper, while burning paper, she didn't look back and greeted her, "Coming?" Then let's burn a bunch of them by the way. ”

It's like a light meal.

Concubine De also knelt down beside her, facing the brazier, the woman next to her was not very old, she had silver hair, but her skin was like a virgin girl, there was a strange sense of harmony when she looked at it, her eyebrows were slender and her expression was elegant, and King Yong was a bit like her.

The palace didn't burn this, but the queen mother ignored it, and Concubine De didn't ask.

The Queen Mother handed her three wades of paper money. Concubine De laughed and said, "How can there be so many, are you afraid that Your Majesty will not have to spend it?" ”

There was no respect for this, and the Queen Mother did not make any waves, saying: "One for each person." ”

Concubine De only took one stack, put the other two aside, and said, "I don't think it's necessary." ”

The Queen Mother said lightly: "Greedy." ”

Concubine De put aside the pile in her hand again, and said, "Maybe you won't need this one." ”

The Queen Mother Huo Ran turned her head to stare at her.

Concubine De smiled at her, her smile was really tactful, and said, "Isn't it because of this that you let me in." ”

The Queen Mother turned her head and said, "So what? Since you are coming, you must be trying to save people. But just based on your random guesses, I'm going to help you save people? ”

"So what? I won't be able to do that, but what will happen to the Queen Mother. Since someone has already made a move, he must have the chance to win, and when he detoxifies, heals his body, sees and clears all the enemies he thinks, and then ascends to the throne, Weijia Hai, there are no hidden dangers, at that time, how many days can you live? ”

"How?" The Queen Mother turned her head and stared at her indifferently, "The mourning family won't live for a few days, can you live one more day than the mourning family?" ”

"Let's stop beating around the bush, shall we?" Concubine De impatiently threw a wad of paper money into the brazier, "I'm in a hurry!" Nine times out of ten, the emperor did not die! If he really died, Yan Sui and Lin Qing would not be unlucky! You are also because Yan Sui and Lin Qing both had accidents, are you guessing that he cheated to death? But you still don't want to believe that you were deceived by him before, you thought that he would pass on the throne to Yan Sui, so that the Tang family and King Yong could spend their energy on dealing with Yan Sui and Wen Zhen......"

The Queen Mother's unhurried movement of putting paper money in her hand stopped.

The corners of Concubine De's lips twitched, she knew that this old immortal didn't want to burn paper money at all, but she liked the smoke, liked to hide in the smoke and peep at people, in this dirty environment, she seemed to be at ease. It's just a matter of clearing your mind with this action.

She said leisurely: "I'm just curious about one thing, Niangniang, you said, His Royal Highness Yongwang has never asked about the world, why is he suddenly willing to come out of the mountains and wilderness this time to personally assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne?" ”

The Queen Mother threw another piece of paper money, "He is the only brother left in the first emperor, but he has to preside over the overall situation?" ”

"Now that I think about it, His Royal Highness Yongwang is really not simple, the brother of the first emperor, even the side branches are dying, but His Royal Highness Yongwang has been safe and sound, and I don't know if it is my luck, or has someone secretly supported it?"

The Queen Mother stopped and turned her head to look at her: "Qin Bianbian, what do you want to say?" ”

Concubine De's armor was lit on the brazier, and her voice was crisp, "I was thinking, the Queen Mother was the queen when she was the queen, and her two sons and one daughter did not survive." His Royal Highness Yongwang, as the son of an unknown concubine who died early, is still stable so far, which is really a miracle, a miracle. ”

The Queen Mother stopped talking, and sneered for a while: "You have been in this palace for more than 20 years, but you have not been in vain. ”

Concubine De Yanran: "That's." She approached the Queen Mother and whispered, "King Yong's life experience, God knows what you know, I know, I don't think Your Majesty may not know anything about it." You asked King Yong not to jump out in a hurry and help the prince succeed to the throne, I don't care what the idea is. But have you thought about it, if Your Majesty really didn't die, the first one who wouldn't let you go was you! ”

"Concubine De thinks so much." The Queen Mother knelt on the futon, "I am the Queen Mother." The first emperor is my biological son, and I am the most noble woman in this palace from the beginning to the present. No matter who he is, he can't kill his relatives and mother, can he! ”

"Come on. The son can do it, do you care about an adoptive mother? It's really weird. Concubine De sneered.

The Queen Mother obviously didn't bother to argue with her.

The world thinks that the emperor is the biological son of the queen mother, but in fact, she lost her children one after another, and she was disheartened, and the first emperor was probably ashamed, in order to comfort her, he asked her to bring the child of a concubine who died of childbirth to raise herself, and then it was recorded in her name, but she did not deliberately hide it, but since the emperor ascended the throne, he naturally valued his status as a descendant, and he would not deliberately explain this old matter, and now there are fewer people who know.

"No one saw what was happening in Jingren Palace. are all in charge of the funeral of the emperor of Daxing, and you are sure that the emperor is not dead. The Queen Mother didn't open her eyes, and said lightly, "Originally, the mourning family was a little suspicious, but now that you are so determined, the mourning family is not suspicious." Let's go. Just when your son or your lover is not blessed or lucky, and you are useless. ”

Concubine De stood up, "Okay, I'll go." She turned around gracefully, and suddenly looked back and smiled, "The reason why the Queen Mother is suspicious is not because I am adamant, but because the matter of Emperor Daxing's corpse fraud is too appalling, after all, he has no way back, how will he regain the throne in the future?" Yes, my Queen Mother, you can think about it, if he really didn't die, what was the best way to regain the throne? ”

The Queen Mother's body, which had been standing still, suddenly trembled slightly.

Concubine De finished speaking and left, she had always liked to wear slippers or clogs, but at the moment it was a pair of silent soft-soled embroidered shoes.

The Queen Mother suddenly said: "Wait." ”

Concubine De turned her back to her, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she seemed to be mocking and proud.

"If you want to save people, you can do it. But only one can be saved. The Queen Mother said slowly, "And the mourning family wants you to swear with your life, if something happens in the future, you have to protect the mourning family once." The people you save will never strike against the mourners and the eternal king. ”

Concubine De smiled at the corner of her lips: "This is as it should be." ”

"The mourning family is old, and lately I have been dreaming frequently at night, and I often feel lonely. From tonight onwards, you will come to accompany the mourning family. ”

That's the condition. asked Concubine De to volunteer to be her hostage. Whether the emperor is not dead, or Lin Qingyan Sui can live, after all, there is Concubine De who will block first.

"That's as it should be."

"Say, who are you going to save, and what are you going to do to mourn your family?"

Concubine De slowly turned around. After saying a name, the Queen Mother showed a slightly disgusted look on her face, and finally didn't say anything and nodded.

The figure of Concubine De left, the Queen Mother sat up straight from the futon, and looked at the brazier, the pile of paper that Concubine De burned to the emperor before, because the roll was thrown into the fire, has not been burned so far, the edge of the yellow paper is rolled with black and gray edges, thickly pressing the cluster of flames, and the whole hall is scattered, so there is an oppressive smoke.

……

Before Concubine De walked out of the Xiang Palace, she heard a commotion in front of her, and as soon as she looked up, she saw a group of palace maids chasing a woman rushing wildly, and her eyes shrank.

The woman at the front ran in a mess, one of her shoes fell off, and when she saw Concubine De, she screamed: "Give back my son's life!" ”

It's Concubine Rong.

Concubine De raised her eyebrows, and at this moment, the favorite concubine of the dynasty exuded a long-lost anger and murderous aura, staring at Concubine Rong's footsteps, not retreating.

Juya stepped forward to block in front of her, but she pushed her away.

Concubine Rong rushed forward, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, she already had an extra knife in her hand, and stabbed Concubine De in the chest.

Concubine De stepped aside on one side, her figure was smooth and fast, and as soon as she raised her foot again, she kicked Concubine Rong to the ground with a bang.

Concubine Rong's palace maids screamed in surprise to surround her, and Concubine De sneered: "What, do you want to commit it?" Then hurry up! ”

The palace maids glanced at each other, but they didn't dare, everyone knew that His Royal Highness King Yi had rebelled, killed the king, and even killed Yunyang Gong, Concubine Rong went crazy when she heard about it, but Concubine Rong Niangniang could do it to Concubine De, if they did it, with Concubine De's temperament, even if she was stripped of her title the next moment, she could bury them alive at this moment.

The palace maids retreated, and Concubine De stepped on Concubine Rong's back, trampling her angry scolding and whimpering into the dirt.

In the past, she followed the Queen Mother to eat fasting and chant Buddha, and Concubine Rong, who had always had a light face, was now covered in mud and crying until her heart broke on the cold blue brick floor.

Concubine De still smiled slightly mockingly, and sneered: "I don't have the strength or brains, and I dare to seek revenge." She bent down, close to Concubine Rong's ear, and whispered, "Yan Jue's corpse, have you seen it?" I wondered, was the look on his face angry, or shocked and incredulous? You say, with him and Yan Sui's Liangzi, if it was really Yan Sui who killed him, would he be so shocked? What is it, "What is his unbelievable thing?" ”

Concubine Rong's back stiffened suddenly, and her crying was lowered.

Concubine De let go of her feet and smiled meaningfully: "There is a wrong, and there is a debtor." He turned around and walked away.

Only Concubine Rong was still lying on the ground, and her tears slowly wet the green brick floor.

……

The Secret Iron Prison is busy today.

First the prisoners came for the first time in decades, and then the visitors came for the first time in decades.

Although Sikong Qun personally guarded it, this prison always exuded a strange smell, which made him unable to swallow, and this arrangement made him very relieved, and before leaving, he repeatedly told the person in charge of the iron prison that Dong Li, the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Guard, must be strictly guarded and no one was allowed to enter, unless His Majesty or King Yong himself.

Now Dong Li has made a difficult mistake with the token of Ciren Palace, can King Yong, can King Yong's mother?

Take another look at the old woman opposite, dressed in a big hat, the hood covers her face, only revealing a silver thread, and the delicate skin on her forehead, the queen mother lives in a simple place, she is the person who has served in the palace for many years, and there are many people who have not seen her appearance, Dong Li only vaguely heard that the queen mother has white hair and a childish face, and now it is right, plus the token of Ciren Palace cannot be faked, he has no suspicion, but hesitates, I don't know if this order can be accepted.

Juya stepped forward with a wooden face, her face had already been disguised, and then she put on a numb expression that the palace maids were accustomed to, which was also vivid.

"Why are you still procrastinating?" She said in a flat tone, "The Queen Mother came to see the criminals, it was the intention of His Royal Highness King Yong, do you want Niangniang to go back and ask King Yong's order to come?" ”

Dong Li shuddered, thinking that naturally there was no such reason, if he really wanted to come like this, he would definitely not be able to eat and walk around, after all, His Royal Highness Yongwang is famous for respecting the Queen Mother, and His Royal Highness rarely enters the palace, but whenever he comes, he comes to see the Queen Mother. Seeing that there are no more than two women, the old and the weak, I really think too much. He didn't dare to ask why the Queen Mother suddenly wanted to visit this grandson, who was not close to him on weekdays, after all, the affairs of the heavenly family have always been deep, so he hurriedly took out the key, opened the door, and personally turned on the lamp to send someone down to visit the prison.

From the gate above to the prison below, a total of seven layers of iron gates passed, each layer of iron doors were guarded and opened with different keys, Dong Li leaned over, blocking the key when opening the door, but the two did not squint, there was no intention of peeping, and they couldn't help but laugh in their hearts that they were villains in vain.

The further down you go, the more humid and cold the air becomes, the stronger the unpleasant smell, Concubine De originally carried the box, the smell was unpleasant, and she deliberately covered it up with a large amount of perfume, but now she doesn't have to bother to cover it up, the smell here is much more ecstasy than the box.

The pitch-black iron prison, the miserable light of the wind lamp on the wall seems to have been absorbed by the darkness, and it is blurred out of the palm-sized light, which is also like a ghost fire. The cold breath in the air is like a mist like a snake, rolling the corners of the skirt and sleeves, lingering, the sound of the feet is empty, and every step seems to be a little far away from the living world and the glorious palace.

Juya was a little worried about her pampered and squeamish mother, and wanted to lift her skirt, but was brushed away by Concubine De.

Juya stood still, watching Concubine De's embroidered shoes and skirt gradually get wet in the pool of water naturally soaked on the ground, and suddenly sadness came from it.

At this moment, I vaguely understood Concubine De's mood.

It's just a pool of deep water in this long dark prison, which can't reflect the blue sky, year after year, only a tearful face.

Ahead was the prison, and the locks were unlocked layer by layer, and it took a long time to finish unlocking, and the guards retreated silently.

Juya followed Concubine De to the prison, and when she looked at the people inside through the arm-thick iron fence, her heart shook so much that she almost slipped on the slippery ground.

That...... Is it really His Royal Highness King Yi, who is noble and casual, and has always indulged in love in the royal family?

The people in prison were nailed to the ground by chains as thick as four arms, but their bodies were half-dangling, and the handle of the knife behind them was faintly visible, against the ground.

The iron-black prison was momentarily discernible in color and outline, and it took a long time to see the deep traces on the ground, mottled and suffocating.

That's blood.

Juya held on to the iron fence, his heart as cold as the iron under his hands.

Your Majesty...... What a ruthless heart, such a ruthless heart!

Concubine De also stood at the gate of the prison.

She stood quietly, her eyes from the chain to the hilt of the knife that had not been pulled out behind Yan Sui's back until now.

Looking at his strong, proud, son who has never bent down and never been defeated in his life, looking at his son who has never been in the world and only roams in this blue sky, just because of the only bit of red dust and the only bit of hypocrisy and warmth, he hurt his body, sadness, sadness, and finally silenced in that pool of blood for a long time.

Yan Shixing...... You're ruthless, you're ruthless enough.

For so many years, I have neglected him, separated from him, willingly gave up my power as a mother, was willing to be a person who was ruthlessly abandoned by him, and was willing to give all the love and warmth that belonged to my mother to another child who had nothing to do with anyone, just to let you understand that Yan Sui is not Lin Qing's son!

Just to let you understand that I love Lin Qing's adopted son so much, if Yan Sui is really Lin Qing's son, how can I be so indifferent?

Just to let you understand that only if Yan Sui is your biological son, I will be resentful and so cold because of that old incident back then!

Yet twenty-five years, you don't understand, or rather, you don't want to understand.

Because if you understand, you're afraid you won't be able to do it in the end, right?

You don't have to be so decisive, but you still did it ruthlessly, just to calm your own heart and tell yourself that he is not your son, so you poison him, take his medicine, and ask for his life, which is justified.

Good...... Hello.

Concubine De suddenly laughed lowly, the louder she laughed, the more intense the laughter, the chains all over the ground resonated, making a jingling sound, and then resonating in this lonely prison, and for a while, the whole prison, from heaven to earth, was Concubine De's laughter like a silver bell accompanied by a bell.

Juya, who was hazy with teary eyes, raised her eyes and looked at Concubine De in horror, worried that her master was crazy.

Concubine De suddenly put away her laughter, stepped in, avoided the chains on the ground, and knelt down beside Yan Sui.

Juya stared at her back, thinking about her back at that fork in the road before, thinking about her windless hairpin at that moment, her stiff back, and the armor under her sleeves that kept clenching and piercing her palm.

At that time, I only felt that she was embarrassed, but at this moment, I suddenly felt that it was not embarrassing...... That's heartbreak.

If His Highness is killed, what will God do? How can there be a good result?

Then no matter who you save or who you don't save, what you have to face is another ending of being tortured and dying.

Leaving one behind, you must give up the other, what a painful choice for this mother.

If it were her, I was afraid that I would rather die immediately than make such a choice.

Concubine De looked down at Yan Sui, Yan Sui closed her eyes and remained motionless, Concubine De said for a while: "Don't you even want to look at me now." ”

Yan Sui still ignored her.

Concubine De also stopped talking. Reached behind him, touched the handle of the knife, and beckoned to Juya, Juya understood, reached out to grope for the package, and said, "Niangniang, you ...... carefully"

Concubine De suddenly stuffed a pill into Yan Sui's mouth with one hand, and pulled it out with the other hand!