Chapter 31: The Waves Rise Again
In the Xuanzheng Palace, Sima Zhao, Dazai, Taifu, Taiwei, Guanglu Doctor, and the funeral official sat around, and a Huangmen attendant was waiting on the side.
The messenger of the Yellow Gate stood in front of the temple gate, responsible for reporting and conveying.
Sima Zhao sat at the top of the table, looking a little anxious.
His fingers kept tapping lightly on the low table in front of him, smashing into people's hearts one by one, making people feel even more irritable.
There was a hot tea on the low table, but this hot tea had been changed five times, and it had not been touched so far.
It was only after hearing that there seemed to be a noise outside the hall, and the person who gave the Yellow Gate opened the door of the hall and went out to contact the Yellow Gate who came to report, Sima Zhao's face softened.
This is Princess Anning has arrived.
Zhong Chang led the way in front, and after nodding to the person who was standing in front of the door, he stepped aside and bowed to Princess An Ning and said please.
Immediately, the people in the palace who gave the Yellow Gate also reported loudly to Sima Zhao and others in the palace,
"Her Royal Highness Princess An Ning has arrived."
When Sima Zhao heard this, his expression was overjoyed, and he couldn't wait to stand up with his hands to greet Princess An Ning.
But as soon as the servant of the Yellow Gate beside him coughed, he realized the inappropriateness of his behavior, and could only suppress the anxiety in his heart and a trace of relaxed joy, and sat down with a sneer, his face seemed to be quite calm.
Dazai, Taifu, Taiwei, Doctor Guanglu, and the five funeral officials don't seem to care about these small actions in the first place, compared to Sima Zhao, they are too leisurely.
The tea on the low table in front of them was also changed five times. However, they had to change the tea after drinking it.
After Princess An Ning reported the news, she came very generously.
Facing Sima Zhao bowed slightly, after making a salute, he sat down at Sima Zhao's signal.
After taking her seat, Princess An Ning had just greeted several adults, when she heard Sima Zhao in the first place ask with concern: "Sister An Ning's body, is it better?" ”
Princess An Ning nodded slightly, and replied: "I am tired of Your Majesty's worries, and An Ning is not a big problem." ”
"That's good, that's good." Sima Zhao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "I heard the imperial doctor say that peace is caused by depression in your heart and long-term depression." We are all a family, and if Sister An Ning has anything to say, she should say it. Otherwise, it would be too scary to faint all of a sudden. ”
After hearing this, the corners of Princess Anning's mouth sneered slightly, but there was a very sorry look on her face.
"Annoying Your Majesty, this is peaceful, isn't it?"
"Hey, that's not what I meant." When Sima Zhao saw Princess Anning's very obedient attitude and apologetic look, not only did he not have a sense of accomplishment at all, but a feeling of coldness rose behind him.
The strong premonition for unknown reasons made Sima Zhao not continue to greet Princess An Ning like this without embarrassment, but directly told Princess An Ning the purpose of calling her here.
He ignored the hints of the Yellow Gate Squire on the side, and just asked Princess An Ning directly, "I am looking for you now, there is really no way." An Ning, do you know the whereabouts of the fifth child? ”
Princess An Ning raised her eyebrows slightly, and she heard Sima Zhao as if she had been depressed for a long time and wanted to say everything she thought in her heart, and said to herself:
"Alas, although the death of my father was prepared, it was still a little too sudden. Although I had long thought about sitting on this throne, I felt that I was not fully prepared for it. In addition, this also involves the rebellion of the second brother and the sixth brother, and I really feel a little lacking in skills now......"
"Your Majesty." Princess An Ning interrupted Sima Zhao's words that seemed to be a little self-pitying, and said to Sima Zhao with a serious sense of relief, "Why is Your Majesty so worried, aren't there still many adults who share your worries and solve problems?" ”
Sima Zhao looked at the Dazai five present with some fear, some respect, but some indescribable words, and finally didn't dare to say anything more, but returned to the topic,
"At this time, the second brother and the sixth brother who have committed a major crime have to come to cry for their father, not to mention the fifth brother who has nothing wrong. But now there is a problem, I can't hear from the fifth brother.
Obviously, the fifth brother also came with news when he entered the time, saying that he had encountered a little trouble on the way, and he would rush back soon after solving the trouble. But now, there is no news of the fifth brother.
I know that An Ning has a good relationship with your fifth brother, I wonder if you know what problems the fifth brother has encountered, and where can I find clues about the fifth brother? ”
This problem is indeed more serious.
It's already the fourth watch. It had been almost two hours since King Han last sent back.
Princess An Ning thought about it, the people she sent out might not have sent back news for a long time.
She looked solemn, frowned, and said to Sima Zhao, "Your Majesty may have to prepare for the worst. ”
"What's the worst-case scenario?" Without waiting for Sima Zhao to continue to ask in detail, the person who gave the matter to the Yellow Gate ran over in a panic and reported to Sima Zhaochuan:
"Your Majesty, the Chenzhou Thorn Shi is rebelling along with Taishou!"
"What?" Sima Zhao was shocked.
Dazai and the other five ministers also had solemn faces.
Only Princess An Ning calmly asked on the side, "Where is the Chenzhou army now?" ”
The person who gave the matter to the Yellow Gate replied tremblingly: "Return, if you go back to Your Highness, you will probably have already traveled to Bingzhou." ”
Princess An Ning pondered for a moment after hearing this, then suddenly stood up and walked towards the outside of the hall.
Just when Sima Zhao was wondering what Duke An Ning was going to do, he saw a black figure fall from the roof lightly and kneel towards Princess An Ning.
Princess Anning's cold and clear voice clearly reached the hall,
"Did the Night Stalker have any news, where did he last hear from?"
Hearing this, the black shadow respectfully handed Princess An Ning a box.
Princess An Ning opened the box, her face sank, and she instructed the black shadow: "Don't worry about this palace, send more people to Xia County, and be sure to ensure the safety of King Han." ”
The shadow nodded, and vanished in an instant.
When Princess An Ning returned to the palace, she saw everyone except Dazai, Taifu, and Taiwei all with shocked expressions.
Princess An Ning didn't explain anything, but said directly to Sima Zhao: "Your Majesty, An Ning is not the only one who suspects rebellion in Chenzhou. The two places of Bingzhou and Yuzhou cannot be let go.
There is a great possibility that they will meet the fifth brother in Xia County now, so the most important thing at the moment is to gather the ministers and quell the trouble. ”