At three o'clock, not long after the people arrived at Ningshou Palace and sat down, Cixi said to Li Lianying: "At this time, the emperor should also go to the early court, you go to the gate of the Qianqing Palace to pass the mourning family Yi decree and let the emperor come to mourn the family here as soon as the morning comes." ”

Li Lianying responded after hearing this, and quit when she was busy.

About Cixi is about to have a showdown with Zai Xiang. Before coming to Ningshou Palace, I instructed Chang Tai to hurry up and go outside the palace in disguise to inquire about the news, mainly to see if there was anything unusual about the guards in several places in the capital today.

I don't know what news Chang Tai has gotten and is waiting for me in Jingren Palace!

It's not good news anyway, but even if it's bad news, I need to know how bad it is!

Concubine Yu said with a smile: "It's white, what did Lafayette pull the emperor over, isn't it good for us girls to laugh?" ”

Concubine Xun said: "Yes, when the emperor comes, we are all constrained in speaking, what can be said and what cannot be said must be said in our minds several times before we dare to speak." ”

Cixi smiled: "What are you afraid of, isn't Concubine Zhen here?" ”

When Cixi mentioned me, I sank, pulled out a faint smile, and said: "Lafayette and the emperor are in front, how can there be a slave to intervene?" ”

Longyu quietly stared at me, "It's a shame that you still understand!" I thought you didn't understand! ”

I chuckled at Longyu and said, "What do you understand, it is your duty to live in the Forbidden City and abide by etiquette, but the queen mother's words, the slave really doesn't understand very well, and I ask the queen mother for advice!" ”

Long Yu sneered: "It's rare that Concubine Zhen still knows her own duty!" ”

Before I could answer, Ziyu said: "Our duty is to serve the emperor well, make the emperor comfortable, and act cheaply without any worries, the queen mother, you say yes?" ”

Longyu snorted.

Emperor Dunyi Rongqing looked left and right, very eye-catching, "Since Lafayette and the emperor have something to discuss, the slave has no choice but to retire first." So saying, she got up and stepped back.

Cixi stopped her and said, "You don't have to retire so early, the mourning family has something to say in front of everyone." ”

The peony flowers in an urn jar on Cixi's side are shaped like coral, a pint of Yao yellow, a clump, a cluster, a faint tender yellow like delicate and shy, as if it is to absorb the aura of heaven and earth to grow into such a colorful color.

After a while, Zai Yan stepped into the hall, followed by Fan Changlu, and saw that Cixi only leaned over slightly, "Erchen hurried over when he heard Lafayette's summons, I don't know what happened?" ”

Cixi quietly put the apple in her hand on the small table, looked at Zai Yan lightly and said, "What has become of the Restoration?" ”

"Everything is going on in an orderly manner. ”

Cixi asked rhetorically, "Is it?" ”

Zai Yan looked at Cixi and said, "Yes." ”

Cixi said slowly: "But how did the mourning family hear that the court was complaining? ”

Zai Yan said: "There is no such thing, it's just that some old-fashioned ministers are picking quarrels and provoking trouble." ”

Cixi asked, "Then the emperor doesn't care?" ”

"Tube?" The corners of Zaiyan's mouth hooked, glanced at Cixi, and then said lightly: "There are some things that I can't manage if I want to, the reason for this is clear to Lafayette, and I also understand, for a long time, I have seen through it without saying it, why does Lafayette want to pierce this layer of window paper today?" Then, he said: "In front of the concubines, I said it too clearly, I can't get over Lafayette's face, and I can't get over my face either, right?" ”

Cixi said: "What is the emperor talking about? After a breath of relief, Cixi continued: "Does the emperor mean to imply that those old ministers were originally instructed by the mourning family to do so in the court?" ”

Zai Yan smiled and asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?" ”

Cixi slapped the table, "Emperor! ”

Li Lianying's eyes lightly looked at Zai Yan and whispered on the side: "The emperor is cautious." ”

Zai Yan quietly glared at Li Lianying, "I can also have your part in talking to Lafayette?" ”

Li Lianying immediately bowed her head and said nothing.

Zai Xiang slowly turned his eyes, and after a while, he raised his hand and solemnly took off the red tassel east pearl crown on his head, at the same time, Fan Changlu slowly entered the hall from the outside with a silk Ming yellow auspicious suit, Zai Xiang turned to one side and placed the red tassel east pearl crown in his hand firmly above the auspicious clothes, "If my power is always constrained by the left and right, I would rather abdicate and make way for Xian, which is just the wish of Lafayette, and it can be regarded as a piece of filial piety for the sons and daughters to Lafayette," said, Zai Yan leaned forward slightly, "Why does Lafayette think it is?" ”

Cixi's eyes seemed to have a raging flame about to erupt, and she sat on it and gasped for a long time, staring at Zai Yan in a daze, "Is the emperor threatening the mourning family?" ”

Zai Yan bowed his head slightly, "I." Can't. ”

Cixi said in a deep voice: "The emperor really thinks that the mourning family does not dare to abolish the emperor? ”

Zai Yan smiled, "Lafayette dares to do everything." ”

Cixi's face became more and more gloomy.

Concubine Yu stared at Zaiyan, and hurriedly said: "The emperor must be angry in the court, why do you need to talk to Lafayette like this?" ”

Zai Yan's face is stoic, without a hint of detour and compromise. Cixi immediately whispered: "The emperor ran to Ningshou Palace to spread wildness, I'm afraid he chose the wrong place!" ”

Zai Yan just smiled lightly and said, "It was Lafayette who ordered me to come to Ningshou Palace." ”

Cixi's eyes stared at Zai Yan tightly and did not speak, and with a sudden wave of her hand, she knocked over the auspicious clothes and the crown in Fan Changlu's hand to the ground, "Since you don't want to be this emperor, the mourning family will fulfill you!" ”

Longyu's eyes were shocked, he hurriedly got up, knelt at Cixi's feet in a panic and said: "The emperor will say this when he is confused, and please Lafayette think twice and take back his fate!" ”

Zai Yan smiled contemptuously.

Cixi glanced at Zaiyan, and then said lightly to Longyu: "Look! You were kind enough to intercede for others, but they don't necessarily appreciate it! ”

Zai Yan looked at Cixi and said, "It has nothing to do with love. I have made up my mind, and I think Lafayette has also made up my mind. ”

Cixi said firmly: "Yes." ”

I sat in the position, looking at the opposite concubine's expression, as if it was none of my business, with a bit of a playful look on her face, Yu Guifei sat in her seat, silent and silent, Concubine Xun was superficially attached to Dunyi Rongqing Imperial Concubine, although she was slightly stunned, but she couldn't offend Cixi, Dunyi Rongqing Imperial Concubine needless to say, there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, her city was still worse than Cixi, as for Ziyu, she wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it, her eyes glanced at me from time to time, It seems that there is some confusion and confusion in my heart.

The battle between Zai Xiang and Cixi continued, and Cixi only temporarily sent Zai Xiang back to the Heart Cultivation Palace. As soon as I returned to Jingren Palace, Chang Tai told me that everything in the capital seemed to be safe, but in fact, several guards had changed, and the number of troops in the capital had increased greatly. Rong Lu led a few iron cavalry troops into the city, and it seemed that he had a plan, so many people were talking about it in the market and guessing what was going on.

I paced back and forth in the courtyard for a while, and said, "In this way, Lafayette will inevitably arrange eyeliner monitoring around the emperor, and only I can pass on the emperor's secret edict." ”

Chang Tai asked: "What do you want to do with your slave?" ”

I said, "You hurry up and go to the Yuehua Gate in front of the Qianqing Palace to see which other adults who support the emperor's restoration have not yet left the palace." ”

Chang Tai asked: "If there is, what about the minions, and if not, what about the minions?" ”

I said, "If there is, you should inform the adult to wait for me there, if not, you don't startle the snake, go quietly, go back quietly, understand?" ”

Chang Tai nodded.

After a while, Chang Tai came back and told me that Yang Rui was still in Yuehuamen and had not left, and had already told him to wait for me in the same place, and I changed into the clothes of the little eunuch and hurried over.

When I arrived at Yuehua Gate, I saw Yang Rui standing in the door with an anxious look on his face, his face was a little indescribably old, and he had been looking around impatiently, and suddenly felt that this person might not be able to entrust him with big things, but because the situation was urgent now and he was the only one who had not left the Forbidden City, he could only fight on him, so he stepped forward and asked slowly: "Lord Yang Rui?" ”

He said, "Yes." ”

When I looked up, he was stunned and asked, "Are you ......?"

I pulled him to the side.

Chang Tai looked left and right, and saw that there was no talent and whispered: "This is Concubine Zhenniang." ”

Yang Rui wanted to salute, but I hurriedly stopped, "No need." ”

Yang Rui asked: "After hearing that the emperor was called to Ningshou Palace by Lafayette?" ”

I nodded.

Yang Rui said anxiously: "What should I do?" ”

I glanced back at Chang Tai, and Chang Tai took out the secret edict written by Zai Yan before leaving in the morning, I took it and handed it to Yang Rui and said: "This is the emperor's secret edict, and I have to bother the lord to take it out of the palace to Lord Tan Sitong." ”

Yang Rui took it, so frightened that even his eyebrows trembled, "Please...... Rest assured, the mother and the emperor are relieved, the ministers ...... Ministers should do their best. ”

I saw in my eyes that such a simple thing scared him into this appearance, which shows that Yang Rui is timid.

I was going to hand over the secret edict to such a person, and I was more and more frightened, so I stared at him and said, "My lord, you should know that the palace and the emperor are not just trying their best. ”

Yang Rui's hand holding the secret edict couldn't stop trembling, as if it was on a spring, "That's ......"

I looked at him and frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Whether you try hard or not, things will be done, and the secret edict will come." After speaking, I shook Yang Rui's trembling arm, lowered my eyes and said, "Haven't you put away the secret edict well, aren't you afraid of being seen?!" ”

Yang Rui looked at me with a "oh" sound, and hurriedly put the secret edict in his arms, and the whole person bent over like a thief, which was clearly to directly tell others that there was something strange in his arms, I dragged him, and said helplessly: "My lord!" How can you escape so many pairs of eyes in the Forbidden City! ”

Chang Tai couldn't stand it and said: "My lord, you don't have to be afraid, you just don't have this thing in your arms, just swagger out!" No one will stop you! ”

Yang Rui's eyes flickered left and right, nodded again and again, and said to me: "The minister understands, the minister understands." ”

Chang Tai taught for a while before letting Yang Rui leave, and Chang Tai and I hid in the corner and secretly watched Yang Rui come out of the Yuehua Gate before calming down.