There is still one day left before the big wedding. The General's Mansion has already prepared an ambush in case the prime minister makes a move.

Li Junqi sent someone to send a message to Tang Anxia, and he had already found out the actions of the prime minister's side. Du Wei Haozhe bribed the ambush soldiers and adjutants of the General's Mansion, preparing to refuse to help the Tang family when the time came.

The prime minister prepared the royal guards, and the next day he would go to destroy the general's palace on charges of a crime.

Song Ze secretly colluded with Jing Guiren and called some masters in the rivers and lakes, in case someone in the general's mansion resisted, or absconded, then this group of masters in the rivers and lakes would decide to kill them all, leaving no one alive, so as to prevent future troubles.

As for the crime detained in the General's Mansion, Li Junqi guessed nine times out of ten, if he can decide to destroy the crime of the whole family, he must not be able to escape the rebellion, he can mobilize the army, and conceal the upper and lower levels of the General's Mansion, it must be a matter of the emperor's acquiescence, so it seems that no one has the right to change this matter.

Li Junqi has only one thought at the moment, which is to rescue Tang Anxia, no matter whether the Tang family can escape this catastrophe in the end, he can't let Tang Anxia become a victim.

Li Junqi looked for loopholes in the General's Mansion everywhere, and found a back door on the east side, which was extremely secluded and not easy to be noticed, he sent a message to Tang Anxia, asking her to sneak into the east back door with her maid Fang Yan on the wedding day, Li Junqi and Ziyu would wait for them in person, and secretly take the two of them out of the house, so as to escape this catastrophe.

Tang Anxia sent a message back, and everything acted according to his arrangement.

However, after thinking about it, Tang Anxia felt that abandoning the Tang family, young and old, was really uneasy in conscience, it was a mansion where she grew up, and she couldn't have no feelings at all.

Leaving the mansion alone, in order to save his life, it was just a helpless decision, but whenever there was a glimmer of life, Tang Anxia still hoped that he could save the Tang family.

Thinking about it for a long time, Tang Anxia looked at the jade pendant on her waist, which was the Ice Flower Hibiscus King that Li Mu gave her at the beginning.

Carefully speaking, the reason why the prime minister and his party destroyed the general's mansion was caused by the dispute between the crown prince and the crown prince. The General's Mansion is just a victim of this battle, and it is only the first step of the prime minister to exterminate the power of the great prince.

Then, if you want to stop this catastrophe, the best way is to solve this matter from the root, and now the only person who can stop this matter is the eldest prince.

Thinking about it this way, Tang Anxia quickly prepared a sedan chair and entered the palace to go to Longmu Hall.

Liang Zhong saw Tang Anxia from a distance, and immediately greeted him happily, and said, "The slave sees the second miss, no, I will change my name to Liangdi one day!" ”

Tang Anxia smiled embarrassedly and politely: "Liang Gonggong is serious, how can I be a good person, I don't know if the eldest prince is in the palace?" ”

Liang Zhong warmly greeted Tang Anxia in, his mouth seemed to be smeared with honey, and said: "Second Miss, please come with the slaves, these days, the eldest prince has studied the military book hard, and he is dedicated to solving problems for the emperor, and the slaves are very admired." ”

"The great prince cares for the people, which is a blessing for all the people." Tang Anxia said lightly.

Liang Zhong suddenly thought of something, and pretended to be surprised: "Oh! That's right! The slave also forgot one thing, I heard that the third lady of the Tang family will marry into the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow, which is a great joy! The minion is here to congratulate the second lady first! ”

Tang Anxia muttered to herself in her heart: What is there to congratulate? The happy event on the surface is actually a conspiracy, and when the time comes, it will really happen, it will be a big case that will cause a sensation in the entire imperial city, and all the people will laugh after dinner.

However, Tang Anxia still maintained a polite smile: "Thank you Father-in-law Liang." ”

It may be that Tang Anxia hid it well, Liang Zhong didn't notice Tang Anxia's mood swings, and continued to gush: "Oh, General Tang is really a blessing!" All three daughters are prominent! You and the eldest lady entered the palace, and the third lady entered the prime minister's mansion, and the minions said in private that the daughters of the Tang family are talented, and all of them are not ordinary women! In the future, it is bound to hold up half the sky! ”

The more Tang Anxia listened, the more outrageous he felt, and he couldn't help but interrupt Liang Zhong's flattering words, and implicitly refused: "Father-in-law Liang, you can't say this like this!" In case it reaches the ears of other show girls, I am afraid that we will misunderstand the two sisters, in case we are used by someone with a heart and charged with ill intentions, it is really not worth it! ”

Liang Zhong hurriedly said with a smiling face: "Yes, yes, the second miss is right, the slave is too talkative, the second miss must not go to heart." ”

Tang Anxia didn't say anything anymore, and followed Liang Zhong into the main hall of Longmu Hall.

When Li Mu saw Tang Anxia, he was not as enthusiastic as last time, but his fair and translucent face was cold and indifferent, and the corners of his lips were hooked: "Second Miss has something to say, please speak!" ”

Tang Anxia respectfully blessed her body: "The courtiers see the eldest prince!" Coming here today, I have something important to tell you, and I implore the prince to give the courtiers a little time! ”

Li Mu raised his hand and retreated from everyone.

After all the palace people retreated, even Fang Yan left the house willingly, and went to guard the door, leaving only Tang Anxia and Li Mu in the house.

Li Mu seemed to have already diluted his feelings for Tang Anxia, and asked calmly: "Something?" But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Tang Anxia hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up his courage, and suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed: "The courtiers beg the prince, you can take the initiative to give up the crown prince!" ”

Li Mu was stunned on the spot, never thought that Tang Anxia would suddenly come out with such words.

He narrowed his eyes dangerously, his eyes were full of cold light, and he scolded sharply: "Tang Anxia, do you know that as a woman, it is a capital crime to speculate about the royal affairs in vain? ”

Tang Anxia knelt on the ground, raised her cold cheeks, her bright eyes were deep, and her voice was loud: "The courtiers are guilty!" But I implore the eldest prince to think about the Tang family, and think about the Tang generals who are dedicated to assisting you! Can the eldest prince know that tomorrow is the wedding day of the prime minister marrying the third lady of the Tang family! ”

"So what?" Li Mu frowned, completely puzzled.

Tang Anxia's silent eyes were full of sadness, and he said slowly: "At the time of the wedding, it is the day when the Tang family is destroyed. The Prime Minister and the General Mansion are hostile forces, how can they really marry? In the final analysis, it's just to take this opportunity to gather all the people in the General's Mansion and catch them all! ”

Li Mu looked surprised and asked curiously, "How did you know these things?" ”

Tang Anxia hesitated for a moment, and replied: "If the eldest prince doesn't believe it, he can send someone to Diao Chan, but now the prime minister has prepared the brocade guard and the masters of the rivers and lakes, and he just waits until tomorrow to do it!" ”

After a slight pause, Tang Anxia's expression was depressed, she looked at Li Mu's half-believing appearance, and her heart was half cold. If he is unwilling to give up the race for crown prince, I am afraid that no one will be able to prevent this disaster.

"The Great Prince, the Prime Minister has ostensibly eliminated the General's Mansion, but in fact he is disintegrating your forces! The General's Mansion is your greatest help! As soon as the Tang family is destroyed, you will lose your right arm, and the prime minister's next step is to destroy the Taifu Mansion, and then attack you! Have you ever thought about what you will do in the next few days after you have been pushed to a dead end? Without the support of the harem, your crown prince position will be even slimmer! ”

Li Mu thought deeply, his handsome eyebrows and eyes frowned together, and questioned: "This prince believes that the prime minister will do it to such an extent!" However, his father will not condone him! It is impossible for the father to ignore the eldest son of the royal family. ”

Tang Anxia couldn't help but smile, and her thin red lips pursed lightly: "On the contrary, the emperor acquiesced in this matter!" ”

"Impossible! I don't believe my father would do such a thing! Either way, I'm the eldest son of the emperor! My father will definitely plan for me! ”

Tang Anxia shook her head, at this moment, she felt that Li Mu was pitiful, sad, and even distressing.

However, to face the truth, you must face it!

So, Tang Anxia said bluntly: "The eldest prince! The courtiers dare to ask, which is more important, the throne or family affection? For the emperor, he can become the victor of the battle for the crown prince, and can 'among the many princes, kill decisively, and sit on the throne of the Son of Heaven, do you think he is a person who cares about family affection? Which throne is not stained with blood? Which emperor didn't climb to the top by stepping on the corpses of his relatives? ”

Li Mu was speechless for a while.

He is the emperor's first son, and he vaguely remembers that in the battle for the throne back then, his father, who was still the crown prince at that time, led the Imperial Forest Army, and the regent led a group of elite soldiers to kill all the way to the Jinluan Palace!

He was still young, but he remembered ignorantly that the old and young women and children outside were crying fiercely, the palace maids and eunuchs were killed and wounded innumerably, and the long sword of the regent and the big sword of his father were stained with bright red blood.

Li Mu didn't understand at that time, he just felt that the people his father killed were all enemies, and they were all damned people.

Now that I think about it, I feel that in fact, many of them are innocent and pitiful, and they will only be ruthlessly killed because they blocked the way to become the emperor, or that they will cause threats and turmoil to the throne in the future!

Tang Anxia could see from Li Mu's expression that he was beginning to trust his words.

So, Tang Anxia kowtowed again, with sincere words and a sincere attitude: "The eldest prince! Courtiers, please help the Tang family for the sake of the General's Mansion being loyal to you and loyal to you! I don't know how many lives you have saved in this rescue!

If you don't dare to ignore the General's Mansion, dare to ask how many people will die for you? Once the Tang family perishes, dare to ask which courtier would dare to die for you? I'm afraid that this world will really not become your world, and the eldest prince has lost not only the help of the general's mansion, but also the loyalty of the group of courtiers and people who assist you! ”

Tang Anxia's words are beautiful, and the sentences are touching. She deliberately said from the fact that Li Mu won the hearts of the people, hoping to wake up Li Mu and win him over as the only glimmer of life.

Li Mu was silent for a long time, frowning, thinking and pondering.

Tang Anxia naturally waited patiently, although her knees were numb and weak, however, she still maintained a respectful and obedient kneeling posture, just waiting for Li Mu's answer, the answer that she had been expecting for a long time!

After a while, Li Mu's pursed lips finally spoke, and his voice was loud: "Okay, this prince will do his best to help General Tang!" However, as the eldest son of the emperor, I will never give up the position of the crown prince, let alone give up the throne! In order to protect the Tang family, the prince can pretend to surrender and pretend to compromise, and in the end, the country must be in the prince's pocket! ”

Tang Anxia was immediately grateful, and she kowtowed three times: "The courtiers thank the eldest prince for saving his life!" As long as the Tang family can get rid of this predicament and survive the secret battle tomorrow, the courtiers believe that there will be countless loyal courtiers who will sincerely vote to you and swear allegiance to you! ”

Li Mu naturally understood the truth, and he planned to test the emperor's tone first, and then make the next plan.

In any case, he can't sit idly by and ignore the danger of the General's Mansion, otherwise he will cut off his own way back!

"You go back for the time being, there is only half a day left before the wedding, and there are still many things to do for this prince, so don't be anxious."

Li Mu said as he took a dark green robe and put it on and walked out.

Tang Anxia hurriedly stood up, moved his knees slightly, and hurriedly followed.

Li Mu pushed open the door of the palace and instructed Liang Zhong: "Go and bring the tiger picture I drew a few days ago, this prince is going to Jinluan Hall to meet his father!" ”

Liang Zhong was okay to curry favor with Tang Anxia, but he couldn't disobey the order of the eldest prince, so he had to respond helplessly: "Yes, the slave can go!" ”

Tang Anxia was reluctant to let Liang Zhong accompany him, his mouth was chattering, it was really not likable at all, and he took the opportunity to say: "The courtiers will retire first." ”

and Fang Yan left quickly.

On the way out of the palace, with stone steps and bricks, Tang Anxia met the Jing nobleman who had just returned from the imperial garden in the west.

Tang Anxia didn't recognize her appearance, but just looked at her being carried by a sedan chair, and she looked like a concubine.

Immediately stepped aside with Fang Yan, lowered his head, bowed slightly, and quietly waited for the concubine to walk before he could move forward.

Jing Guiren also didn't recognize Tang Anxia, and when the sedan chair passed by, she didn't notice Tang Anxia's existence.

Just asked to himself: "How is Xiaobai beside Matsuzawa?" ”

The maid replied in a whisper, "Very well, the slave has been secretly in contact with her. Matsuzawa-sama was very obedient and did not mean to disobey the nobles. ”

Jing Guiren pursed his lips disdainfully: "It's not that Li Jia is young and easy to control, how can he and the prime minister treat me sincerely?" It's just that I feel that my status is low, and I have to rely on them to help Jia'er! I know it all! ”

The maidservant said something again, and as the sedan chair went farther and farther, Tang Anxia couldn't hear it clearly.

Looking at their distant backs, Tang Anxia suddenly felt that the struggle in this palace was more complicated and difficult to control than he imagined.

If she wants to survive, there are only two choices, one is to climb to the top, like the queen and the concubine Jin!

The second is to be like Jing Guiren, who clings to the powerful forces of the previous dynasty or harem to protect themselves. It's not easy to live in this world!

"Girl? The concubine's words ......" Fang Yan stopped talking, and called out to Tang Anxia softly, breaking her contemplation.

Tang Anxia came back to his senses and walked outside the palace, his tone was as indifferent as water: "The things in the palace, as soon as we listen to them, we will keep them in our hearts, we can't say more, let alone spread it to other people's ears, after all, unlike the General's Mansion, the palace will cause death at any time!" ”

Fang Yan lightly covered her lips: "Yes, the slave knows!" Just, are we going to the back door tomorrow? ”

Tang Anxia thought about whether Li Mu would lose his life if he failed.

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