Seeing Dongyue, Rong Changning was already preparing to follow Bai Chuyi to Yucheng, but he still didn't see Aunt Duan's shadow, and Beixun didn't have any news, thinking that something should be wrong.

There seemed to be no movement in the palace, and Rong Changning took his two sons to Yucheng according to the original plan. The grievances also followed to the Liang family for employment.

As soon as Bai Chuyi left the imperial city, the news spread to the palace. Xiao Yurou couldn't sit still when she heard this, and rushed to Weiyang Palace and snatched the Buddha beads in the hands of Concubine Shu: "Lie to me!" Mother, how can you lie to me?! Didn't you say that you would ask Mrs. Yuan to persuade Rong Changning to leave? Why did she just take Bai Chuyi away like this?! My father lied to me too! I'm seriously ill, and he's lying to me! What kind of joke is like sweat?! ”

Hearing Xiao Yurou's words offend the saint, Concubine Shuniang slapped the corner of the table: "Shut up!" More and more unruly! You've made a fuss, and your father has also looked for Yuancheng...... But the day of the regent's death is coming. If you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, the regent only has this one daughter, and it is definitely not good to mention it at this time. Besides, this Rong Changning is not at fault, where do you ask people to speak? ”

"When will you mention that?!" Xiao Yurou pursed her lips, hugged her arms and sat aside angrily: "She didn't make a mistake, mother, you want to make him make a mistake!" You're so clever, there's going to be a way, right? ”

“……”

"Mother...... Auntie! Xiao Yurou pulled the sleeve of Concubine Shu's sleeve and didn't let go, and was about to say something more, when she suddenly coughed a few times.

The palace maid on the side hurriedly came over and picked up a golden silk handkerchief to wipe the corners of Xiao Yurou's mouth, and handed over the tea to press her.

Concubine Niangniang couldn't bear to look at her twice, her daughter had always wanted anything, but now she didn't care about anything, as long as there was a Bai Chuyi, and she tossed herself into a serious illness.

"When you recover from a serious illness, don't always run out!" Concubine Niangniang comforted: "There is always a way, but you have to think carefully." ”

"I heard that the general of Zhenguo lost his life when he put down the rebellion in Yucheng, but wasn't the regent the mastermind of the Yucheng rebellion?" Xiao Yurou seemed to remember a great good thing, and her gloomy face turned to joy.

She thought to herself, the general of the town must have died at the hands of the regent! How could Bai Chuyi marry the daughter of his father's enemy and do a great act of unfilial piety?

But Concubine Shuniang seemed to have expected Xiao Yurou to think like this, and when she opened her mouth, she poured out a basin of cold water: "Do you think that only you know those old things?" Mrs. Ying Guo doesn't know? ”

"Then the father gave the marriage, why didn't the old lady refute it?"

"You are only sitting in the imperial city, how can you know those things clearly?" Concubine Niangniang reminded: "In front of your father's ascension to the throne, tell the world that no one can mention the old matter of the regent's rebellion." You've shut your mouth shut too! ”

"So what's going on! Seeing that the year is over! ”

New Year's Close? Concubine Niangniang raised her eyes and remembered the banquet at the 15th National Congress of the first lunar month. That was the most lively and trouble-prone time in the Imperial City and even in Daqi. Sometimes it is common for one or two people to die.

The people of the North and the people of the South are all in the imperial city, and it would not be surprising if any blind and uninformed person did not know the lord of Liangping who offended her!

This lady who has lived in the deep palace for a long time has such an idea in her heart, and she is also looking forward to the big court meeting, and even when Bai Chuyi comes back, she will press Xiao Yurou not to act rashly.

Finally, the New Year has passed the beginning of the new year, and the imperial city is brightly lit with gongs and drums, and the dragon lanterns are burned in the long street, and the continuous fireworks fill the night sky and weave into a gorgeous and gorgeous brocade.

Under the bell tower, the soldiers with fine teeth and upper bodies danced with broadswords and spears, and the thousand-year-old war drums on the city walls rang in unison, shocking people's hearts.

The imperial city is full of rubbing shoulders, and people have to hold hands when they walk here.

Jiang An tightly hugged the sugar man Bai Ji and shuttled through the crowd, looking for Rong Changning and Bai Chuyi, who were scattered.

On the Xuanyuan Gate, Xiao Yurou followed Concubine Shuniang and looked down, but the people below couldn't see who was who, so they couldn't find where Rong Changning was.

I was even more worried that the original plan had failed......

Rong Changning looked around at Jiang An's whereabouts, and saw that the fireworks that had just bloomed to the horizon fell straight down, falling lower and lower without dissipation, and finally fell into the crowd, burning in the middle of the Alan mission.

Rong Changning saw that a person's shoulder was burned, and the person next to him slapped his hands, but unexpectedly, the fire grew bigger and bigger, burning the person's back entirely.

He screamed, but he didn't roll on the ground like those people on fire on the battlefield, but rushed towards the crowd, and the last red tongue of fire flashed directly in front of Rong Changning's eyes. Looking up, the whole person rushed towards him, as if he wanted to hug himself, and Rong Changning subconsciously retreated too late.

"Mistress—"

The crowd panicked, and a sharp blade shook in front of Rong Changning's eyes, piercing through the tongue of fire and directly stabbing the Alan envoy.

Rong Changning lowered his head and saw that it was Bai Chuyi's hand, he pushed forward hard, and the burning man fell straight to the ground.

The sound of war drums still resounded in the sky, but the crowd was as quiet as the air.

The people of the entire imperial city watched Bai Chuyi kill the envoy of the Alan clan, which was a taboo in diplomatic relations.

Immediately after that, someone came out from behind, holding a dagger in his hand and stabbing Rong Changning in the back of the heart, the knife light flickered through Xiao Dong's eyes, and when he saw that the knife was about to stab Rong Changning, he turned around and hugged his housewife: "Ah-"

Before anyone could react, the Praetorian Guards had already stormed the long street and took control of the two Assassins.

Rong Changning only felt a heat behind her, and her nose was full of blood, and when she turned around and picked up Xiao Dong, her lips had become bruised.

"Xiaodong?" Rong Changning hugged Xiao Dong and patted her face, but no one reacted at all.

The Lantern Festival, which everyone was looking forward to, almost became the day of Rong Changning's burial. She subconsciously looked up at Xiao Yurou on the Xuanyuan Gate, there should be no one in the entire imperial city who looked forward to her death more than her, thinking about Rong Changning's eyes turned blood-red. Although she couldn't see each other's faces clearly, Xiao Yurou still tightened her heart, clenched her fists and silently hid behind her imperial brother.

Before Rong Changning could go to see the assassin, the man was dragged away by the Praetorian Guards, and Rong Changning was also taken back to the Hou Mansion.

Xiao Dong's body stopped in Zhuyuan, and Rong Changning sat beside her until dawn, and suddenly panicked.

No one would have thought that the person who was still alive last night would be gone, the girl who accompanied her all her life, how could Rong Changning bear to ask her to go so unclear?

So she asked Bai Chuyi beside her: "Do you know who was going to kill me last night?" ”

Bai Chuyi hugged Rong Changning's shoulder: "I called someone to investigate, the old acquaintance of the Praetorian Guard said that he didn't find anything, and the assassin committed suicide before he got to the prison, and his body had already been disposed of." However, in the past few days, Gao Yuan, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, has behaved very strangely, especially after Concubine Shu sent several letters to the Gao family. ”

Rong Changning gritted his teeth: "Sure enough." ”

No wonder the Praetorian Guards didn't even allow anyone to look at them, and took the assassin away. Presumably, the falling spark ignited the Alan envoy by chance, and the messenger was so far away from him, why did he run to him?

The conspiracy and murderous intent of the lady concubine have been revealed......

Just as he was thinking about it, the door was pushed open, and the cold wind came and penetrated into the collar, Xiaoqiu said weakly: "Master Hou, the master mother, someone from the Imperial City Division came to bring Master Hou into the palace for questioning, saying that the Alan envoy wanted a result." ”

The faces of the living people in the house became even worse, and the whole thing was a loss to the Bai family, and now they had to be brought into the palace by the Imperial City Division to reply.

And Rong Changning's face was even more cold, like frost condensed on his feet. She turned her eyes to look at Bai Chuyi, turned around and went back to the room to silently find Bai Chuyi's official robe and cloak.

While opening the cabinet, he muttered to the people behind him: "You go, there are me and my brother outside." Counting over the years, how many things have happened in our family? There are countless open and dark arrows, all of which can turn danger into disaster. This time, too. ”

She seemed to comfort Bai Chuyi, and it was also like comforting herself, she dressed Bai Chuyi neatly around the front and back, and led Bai Chuyi out of the courtyard with Bai Ji.

Now at the door, she looked at it stupidly, and habitually shouted: "Little Dong......"

No one answered in his ears for a long time, and Rong Changning realized that Xiao Dong had no way to answer his words.

In an instant, his heart was like a knife, his eyes were moist, and two tears fell in a blink of an eye. Warm tears rolled down, and the cold winter wind blew and pierced his face like a knife. It's like the lady concubine's knife, which is directly inserted into her heart.

Xiao Baijian didn't know what was going on, and shook Rong Changning's hand: "Auntie, let's go to the plum garden to fold plum branches, right?" ”

Rong Changning was silent, didn't move, and there was only hatred and hatred in his eyes. After a long time, she let go of her white hand, turned back and changed into her quiet clothes.

The coachman set up the car and went straight to the residence of the southern Xinjiang mission......

The post house in southern Xinjiang is only one street away from the post house of the Alan people, but it is three times wider than it, and the vermilion wall and tile carved beams and painted buildings are even more vastly different from it. The Alans were a decent inn, but they looked really pitiful and shabby.

said that he was an emperor who had the world in his heart, but he was also a master who ate soft and feared hard.

The people in the post house tried their best to taste this year's new tea in Lingxi, but they heard that a lady came to ask to see him.

The older man in the mission with a full beard was the younger brother of the king of Nanjiang, who had come to the Central Plains on an important mission. It is precisely because of this mission that I fell into contemplation.

At this time, someone came: "Nine princes, there is a lady outside the post house who asks to see you." ”

The Ninth Prince raised his head: "Madam? What lady? ”

The subordinate didn't speak, but only presented Rong Changning's letter talisman.

The Ninth Prince lifted the leopard skin cuffs and reached out to pick it up, looked at it for a long time, and muttered: "Lord Liangping? Mrs. Ming Wuhou? The woman who almost died last night?! What is she here for?! ”