The next morning, Ying'e had just woken up, stretched, pillowed her head with her arms, and tilted her body to look at the bright sky outside.

Qihua was still asleep, heard the movement and woke up, and saw that Ying'e had woken up, so she quickly put on her clothes and moved to Ying'e's bedside, "Niangniang, why don't you sleep?" ”

Ying'e saw that Qihua was unable to move, so she leaned against the side of the bed and said to her, "I'm thinking, the guards of this Yaoguang Temple are not so strict, although I climbed a tree and came back to spare the guards, it will not be that I have not found me after a night." If this is the case, then Master Jingguang and the nuns in the past will not be in the temple, but they will not know where they are imprisoned. ”

Qi Yu asked, "Niang Niang went to see Master Jing Si yesterday?" ”

Ying'e nodded, "I won't hide it from you, I thought it was too naïve at the beginning, thinking that Mrs. Jing Si was the queen of the previous dynasty after all, and she was kind to Liu Teng, maybe she could rescue the queen mother." Unexpectedly, it was she who broke the truth, it turned out that except for my father, no one dared to compete with Liu Tengyuanyi, but she didn't run out in vain. ”

Qi Wan helped her cover the quilt, and said thoughtfully, "The palace and this temple have been detaining Niangniang from freedom, Niangniang has gone out, and she is the sea and the sky, but why did she come back, if Niangniang went to see General Erzhu in person, wouldn't it be better." ”

Ying'e heard her thoughts, and felt a little guilty that she had left her at that time, "Qihua, you are my good sister, how could I leave you and leave by myself, besides, how can I compare my journey to people who are used to traveling far away?" If I leave, I will definitely send officers and soldiers to hunt me down, but I am afraid that the Queen Mother will not be safe, then my suffering during this time is not in vain. ”

After hearing this, Qihua had tears in her eyes and said gratefully, "I didn't expect Niangniang to treat me so sincerely as a slave, and Qihua is hard to repay." Niangniang is kind-hearted and loyal to the Queen Mother, but she is afraid that her youth will be buried in this palace, so she still has the opportunity to leave the palace. ”

Ying'e moved her body to the bed, vacating a place for Qihua to sleep with her, Qihua didn't dare at first, but she couldn't help Ying'e's temperament, so she lay down and hung most of her body on the side of the bed to show her humility. Ying'e no longer insisted, she sighed, "At that time, I brought Sai Wan to Luoyang, thinking that she had been with me since she was a child, and she knew that she was cold and hot, at least loyal." But I didn't expect that when I was in trouble, she quickly avoided the relationship, but it was you, not afraid of grievances. Maybe you are just as stupid as I am, but in fact, I was not close to the Queen Mother for my father in the first place. It's my own mother over there, how can I help my father make my own mother miserable. The queen mother asked my father to let me enter the palace, although she thought that I could share the favor of Pan Waipian with my beauty, but she also had a little bit of a restrained heart for my father. But the world is impermanent, and after getting along with the Queen Mother in those days, I found that she is really worthy of my father's lifelong love, but my mother is not as good as her. Not to mention the appearance of the immortals, the posture of the country and the city, the courage alone makes the man dim and fade, her ambition to help Dawei, the persistence and courage of her love, let me deeply admire. Qihua, you know what? I now find myself willing to do anything for her, as long as she is no longer dusty, even if I die. ”

Qi Wan looked at Ying'e, who was getting more and more excited, and smiled to soothe her emotions, "Niangniang, everyone says that you are stable and resourceful, and now this eyebrow flying and dancing is just your age." ”

Ying'e pouted coquettishly, "You girl doesn't seem to hurt anymore, so you're here to tease me." It's still early in the morning, let's sleep for a while, waiting for the white whole to come looking for me, but now he is anxious, these days I have to find a way to find the forbidden place of the Pure Light Master. After discussing the matter, the master and servant closed their eyes and slept for a while.

About an hour later, there was a quick knock on the door, and Bai Quan's spiky voice, "Open the door, open the door, has the concubine come back?" ”

Ying'e pressed down Qihua, who was about to get up, got up and put on a coat, and opened the door. Bai Quanyi saw Ying'e standing there, but he pretended to be taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down, "The slave doesn't know that Niangniang is resting, and I have disturbed Niangniang, and I hope Niangniang will forgive me." ”

Ying'e covered her mouth with her hands, yawned long, and asked lazily, "What is Gonggong Bai doing in such a hurry to find this palace so early?" ”

Bai Cheng replied respectfully, "The slave is worried about the safety of the mother, and is afraid that the mother will be robbed by the gangsters, so he is in a hurry." ”

Ying'e covered her mouth and laughed, "It's hard for the filial piety of Father-in-law Bai, it's just that Bengong just wanted to go out to see the scenery yesterday, but Bengong was a little playful, which made Father-in-law worried." It's just that if according to the father-in-law's search method, the palace was really hijacked by someone, then the father-in-law is afraid that he won't even be able to find the body of the palace. ”

Bai Quanquan said again and again, "I don't know who the person who answered the mother yesterday was, according to the guard's report, but it was a bit like the Yuan waiter, but I don't know if they were wrong." ”

Ying'e was shocked by Bai Quan's mention of Yuan Ziyou's name, but when she heard his next sentence to excuse her, she secretly wondered what Bai Cheng wanted to do, was he showing goodwill? If it is a gesture of goodwill, then Bai Cheng still has something to use, after all, he has been Liu Teng's godson for so many years, and she remembered what Yuan Ziyou said that the pursuers of the Bai Cheng faction have not arrived at the bamboo house for a long time. Maybe everything she thought about before was simple, Bai Cheng actually controlled her every move, what did he want to do, she felt furious in her heart, and had to start to seriously examine the person in front of her. After all, Bai Cheng is an old man who has been in the palace for many years, from serving Yu Mozhu, the first queen of Yuan Ke, to being an ordinary attendant in the second queen Gao Ying's palace in order to protect himself, Ren Gao Ying punished and humiliated, and with the help of Liu Teng's power, he turned to serve the Empress Dowager Hu, who was still full of Hua at the time, and planned step by step, relying on sleek and kind view of the situation.

He saw what Ying'e wanted to ask, he waved his hand to let the guards who followed him retreat, and bowed and said, "Niangniang, the slave asks Niangniang to stand aside and take a step to speak." ”

Ying'e looked around and pointed to Qihua who hadn't had time to get up, "She is trusted by the palace, and her father-in-law has something to say." ”

Bai Cheng nodded and said yes, turned around and closed the door, invited Ying'e to take a seat, and said, "Niangniang should have seen Master Jingsi when she left the temple this time." ”

Ying'e was about to deny it, but Bai Cheng continued, "Niangniang's heart for the Queen Mother is the same as that of a slave. It's just a slave, alas, after all, it's just a slave that everyone can drive, although he has a heart for the Queen Mother, he is powerless, so he can only secretly contribute to the trouble. ”

Ying'e deliberately avoided his eyes, pretending to touch the carvings on the side of the table carelessly, "What Father-in-law Bai said in this sentence is that the palace can get out of this temple, or it depends on the help of Father-in-law." ”

Bai Quan's mouth said that he didn't dare, but his body stood up honestly, "Niangniang, Yuan Shishu has been wandering outside this temple for a few days, why hasn't anyone come to inquire, isn't Niangniang curious?" After Niangniang left the temple, Yiyuan served a horse, how could more than ten war horses be left behind, the little eunuch who was monitoring was now buried in the forest, but no one went to inquire about Niangniang's whereabouts for a long time, so that Niangniang returned smoothly, but no one found out in the huge temple, Niangniang could sleep peacefully, did not arouse Niangniang's curiosity? ”

Ying'e felt a chill in her back, and she forced herself to calm down, "What does Father-in-law Bai mean that the palace was able to leave the temple this time, and it all depends on the father-in-law, and the father-in-law also guessed that the palace will come back?" ”

The corners of Bai Quan's mouth said with a smile, "It's not the slave who helps the mother, but the mother who helps the slave, the slave who sees the queen mother suffering in the Xuanguang Palace, his heart is like a knife, how can he be alone." Fortunately, thanks to Niangniang's move, the Queen Mother is expected to restore the dynasty, and the revival of the Great Wei is expected. ”

Looking at the tears that Bai Cheng worked hard to squeeze out, the disdain in Ying'e's heart rushed out, she tried to swallow the disgust back, and piled up a look of emotion, "I didn't expect Father-in-law Bai to be such a loyal person, but Father-in-law is doing this, aren't you afraid that your godfather will know and kill you?" ”

Ying'e's eyes deliberately revealed intimidation, and she carefully watched Bai Cheng's reaction. I saw him swallow his saliva, and expressed his determination as if he hoped to get Ying'e's affirmation, "Niangniang, as long as the Queen Mother no longer suffers, the slave will be broken bones, and it will be difficult to repay the one-ten-thousandth of the Queen Mother's care back then, Niangniang, you have to believe in the slave's loyalty to the Queen Mother." ”

Ying'e glanced at Qiwan, who had already gotten up and stood behind her, and said, "What do you do when you get up, I don't need you to take care of this, besides, what can you take care of me like this." ”

Bai Quanzi heard the meaning of Ying'e's words, and replied for Qihua, "Although Miss Qihua can't serve Niangniang for the time being, her heart has always been on Niangniang, but she is looking forward to getting better as soon as possible, and she is filial to Niangniang, and our hearts are the same as slaves, as long as the master is good." ”

Qi Wan saw through Ying'e's face and echoed, "Niangniang, what Bai Gonggong said is right, we don't care about ourselves as slaves, and our only wish is to serve a good master." ”

Ying'e coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and smiled approvingly, "It's hard for you... You, since Gonggong Bai's loyalty to the Queen Mother has overcome his filial piety to Liu Teng, he is also a clear distinction between good and evil, and he kills his relatives with righteousness, which makes the palace admire. Even if it is true that the father-in-law said, it is just a matter of great importance, how can the father-in-law convince the palace of you. ”

Bai Quan thought for a moment, "Niangniang has always been curious about where Master Jingguang and the other chief nuns went?" According to Liu Teng's orders, the slaves imprisoned them all in the secret room in the temple. ”

"The Chamber of Secrets? And the secret room here? Why did Liu Teng detain them, he already controlled the harem. Ying'e was surprised.

Bai Quan1510 replied, "This Yaoguang Temple is originally a royal temple, and the concubines who make mistakes in the harem will also be assigned to become monks here, and this is the case with Jingsi Shitai. At that time, Empress Xiaowenyou was not worried about her sister who had become a monk, and sent people to the temple to assassinate her several times. Later, after the death of Emperor Xiaowen, Empress Xiaowenyou was killed, and Mrs. Jingsi moved to Jingwuyuan to live. Therefore, although this temple is a group of nuns, there is no shortage of concubines and ministers of the previous dynasty, and there are many things that cannot be known to outsiders. Moreover, Master Jingguang is the aunt of the Queen Mother, and many people who want to rescue the Queen Mother will look for her, hoping that she will tell the world the true situation of the Queen Mother, so she can't kill her, but can only be imprisoned along with the nuns who are loyal to her. ”

Ying'e suddenly, after all, she is still young, she grew up in the remote Qihu since she was a child, and it is difficult for her to imagine the treacherous things in the palace, but now that she knows the whereabouts of the Pure Light Master, she has also put her mind at ease, as long as she is still alive. The top priority is how to rescue the queen mother, Yuan Ziyou told her that there was some misunderstanding between the emperor and the queen mother, and what this misunderstanding was, he didn't know very well, Ying'e thought about it and decided to try Bai Quanzhi to know if this misunderstanding was made, and she told her doubts straight to the point.

Sure enough, Bai Cheng knew the answer, and in order to make his position clear, he put it together, "Back then, the first emperor knew a prophecy about the Queen Mother, and knew that the Queen Mother was born with red light and wanted to give birth to the Lord of the world." After the queen mother gave birth, the first emperor placed the emperor in the Xuanguang Palace, raised by Li Niangniang, and asked the emperor to call her a mother. Li Niangniang later died of poison in order to help the Queen Mother overthrow Queen Gao, but the emperor listened to the rumors that the Queen Mother was victimized, so he was deeply suspicious and thought that the Queen Mother had killed his own mother. ”

Ying'e was puzzled, "Then didn't the first emperor help the queen mother explain?" How can this Li Niangniang let other people's children call her mother, isn't it provoking her mother and son. ”

Bai Cheng said with a smile, "It seems that Qihu is simple and simple, no wonder Niangniang doesn't know the blood in this palace." This matter starts with the mother of the first emperor, when the first emperor's mother Gao Zhaorong was young, she dreamed of being burned by the sun, and a Taoist priest predicted that she would be the emperor's mother. Later, someone said to the Empress Dowager Feng that Gao Zhaorong was quite graceful and virtuous, suitable for being elected to the harem, and there was also the emperor's mother, so he could not be lightly allowed by the people. After Empress Dowager Feng went to meet her in person, she was also quite surprised by her bearing, so she let her enter the palace at the age of thirteen and became a nobleman of Emperor Xiaowen. Soon after she entered the palace, she gave birth to the first emperor, the king of Guangping, and the princess of Changle. However, Gao Zhaorong suddenly fell ill and died on the way back to Luoyang, and the accompanying attendants were sent to the Shen Criminal Division to be tortured after returning to the palace, and all of them were tortured and died in less than three days. The first emperor was only fifteen years old at the time, and Jing Si Shitai, who had not yet been deposed, and Zuo Zhaoyi, Feng Miaolian, who was the most favored, wanted to adopt the first emperor because they had no son. In the end, Jing Si Shitai became a monk after being abolished, and Feng Miaolian not only became the queen, but also adopted the first emperor in the name of justice. Since the first emperor was adopted by Feng Miaolian, he invited An to meet her every day, which made her very happy. Even those of us who are slaves feel that Gao Zhaorong's death is extraordinary, but the first emperor never asked, and did filial piety every day. After the death of Emperor Xiaowen, he left a holy decree for Feng Miaolian to be martyred by herself, but it was still the slave and Liu Teng to carry it out. That day, the slave only learned that in fact, the first emperor knew early on that Feng Miaolian poisoned his mother in order to adopt him, and asked us to send Feng Miaolian on the road with the same poison and the same way. ”

Ying'e listened to it for a while, but she didn't know that Emperor Xuanwu was so able to endure the feelings that ordinary people couldn't bear, and seek things that ordinary people couldn't, she suddenly understood something, "You said this, do you want to say that the queen mother and the emperor are suspicious, and the first emperor knows?" ”

Bai Cheng said with a smile, "It was arranged by the first emperor himself, but I didn't expect Li Niangniang to have a deep sisterhood with the Queen Mother, and later she died by taking poison in order to help her bring down Queen Gao." However, Li Niangniang left a letter, which should prove everything that happened back then. ”

Ying'e was overjoyed and asked, "What about the letter?" Where is the faith? ”

Bai Cheng put his hands up, shook his head and sighed, "Back then, Li Niangniang put this letter in her pillow box, and gave it to her palace maid Yi Qin before she died, but she didn't tell her that there was a letter inside. Yi Qin only happened to find out after leaving the palace, and when he saw the name of the Empress Dowager, he knew that it was important, and asked someone to send it back, but it finally fell into Liu Teng's hands, and such an important thing must have been hidden by him in one place. Although the slave does not know for the time being, he has a new wife called Ximei, and he trusts her very much, and the slave thinks that he can start with her. ”

Ying'e saw that Bai Cheng said so many hidden secrets, and decided to make good use of him, "This letter is the key, and it still needs to be bothered by the father-in-law, don't worry about the expenses, just report it, and the palace will let my father send it." ”

When Bai Quancheng heard that the big tree hugged him, he was very happy, and even said that it should be, it was Ying'e who lifted him. Ying'e untied the jade pendant on her waist and handed it to Bai Cheng, "If you are convicted out of the palace, you don't let your father-in-law know that this jade pendant will buy wine and drink with her father-in-law first, and there will be a heavy reward in the future." ”

Bai Cheng held the jade pendant in one hand, and as soon as his hand touched the texture of the jade, he knew that it was a good jade, and after a few resignations, he sleeved it in his arms, and thanked him.