Things are people, and Shen Qingdao can't imagine how painful it would be to learn that his mother was no longer there on the day Helian Sheng returned.

A few days ago, the lights in the palace were faint, but there were rules in the palace, and no one was allowed to walk around in the palace at this time. In addition to the soldiers patrolling the palace, other palace maids or slaves and maids must be severely punished once they are discovered.

Concubine Lan sat in front of the cold bed, the coolness of late autumn dried the tears in the corners of her eyes, Concubine Lan took off the hairpin jewelry on her head one by one, the green silk was like flowing water, spread behind her, Helian Hanlan's eyes were a cold wasteland, the coolness of the palace had already frozen her heart. Concubine Lan quietly stood up from the side of the bed and took off her gorgeous clothes, the golden silk kite dress lost its bright color under the moonlight, and Concubine Lan folded the clothes in a dignified manner and placed them in the center of the bed.

"Since I am leaving, I will let go of all the luxury, how I came here, how I returned......"

Concubine Lan sat on a cool wooden bench and wrote her last suicide note:

Your Majesty, today, Helian Hanlan farewell, thank you for your love for the concubine, the concubine's heart, has long been chilled by the people in this deep palace, the concubine knows that her father's move will not be forgiven, but the concubine is hereby petitioning, willing to exchange the concubine's life for her father's life, which can be regarded as repaying his nurturing grace, and it can be regarded as cutting off my life like duckweed in the rain......

The pen and ink slowly dried on the rice paper, the morning light slowly rose in the ice blue sky, and Concubine Lan was barefoot, and her miserable white clothes buried her last emotions. The soles of Concubine Lan's feet stepped on the cold stone slab, and she raised her head to look at the plaque in front of the hall - Zhengyang Palace.

Concubine Lan hanged herself from a beam in the Zhengyang Palace, and when she was found, her body was cold and her lips were white.

"Uncle, what the hell have you done? asked Concubine Lan to exchange her life for her life. Shen Qingdao asked puzzled.

"It seems that the Helian family is going to disappear like this when they come to me......" Helian Ji sighed and turned to leave.

"Qing Dao, please leave, sooner or later, my Helian Royal Mansion will disappear forever in the capital of Shangjie......"

He waved his hand and asked his subordinates to take Helian Sheng away.

"Remember never to have anything to do with me in the future, I don't want to hurt you, child......" The world is unpredictable, how could Helian Ji think that the Helian family, which has been glorious for several generations, will sink.

Shen Qingdao didn't ask too much, and left the palace under the guidance of his subordinates.

"Someone!" Helian called out from a chair.

"Sir."

"Tell someone to close the gate of the palace, and the plaque will be taken down......"

"Yes......"

The doubts in Shen Qingdao's heart have become more and more since he went down the mountain, and the changes in the palace over the years have far exceeded his imagination, and he is not expected!

The ministers competed for the phase, the Helian family fell, and Concubine Lan's self-hanging...... Too many things just knocked on his heart inexplicably.

"Father-in-law Ho ......"

Shen Qingdao was about to open his mouth when he was stopped.

"Lord Shen, I know what you want to ask, these old slaves can't tell you, you can ask the emperor yourself after entering the palace......"

"Drive!" The carriage drove into the palace with Shen Qingdao. At this time, it was the time of unitary, and the banquet in the Imperial Garden had already begun.

"Does Lord Shen need to change his clothes before going to the banquet?" Gonggong He asked.

"No, let's go straight to it......"

Shen Qingdao stepped down from the carriage and handed over a piece of Shen Jiajun's token to Gonggong He.

"Father-in-law, take this token and go to the Shen family army camp outside the capital to transfer the Shen family army back to Beijing." Shen Qingdao commanded.

"Remember to go and go back quickly, all the defenses in the city must be redeployed within an hour."

"It's ~ Lord Shen."

After leaving the Helian Palace, Shen Qingdao specially asked Gonggong He to take him around the city, and he found that the city gates on the east, west, north and south sides were guarded by the Shen family army except for the two city gates in the west and east that were guarded by the Shen family's army, and the rest were guarded by Long Wuwei.

To the north of the imperial capital of Shangjie is Hedi City, where it is the garrison of Northern Chu, only seventy miles away from the imperial city, and there is Zhonghe Post Station between the two cities, so it doesn't take two hours to get to Shangjie at all. To the south of Shangjie is Luzhou, which is also the closest place for the Shen army to garrison the imperial city, it takes more than eighty miles from Luzhou to here, and there is no post station to change horses on the way, and it takes at least two hours or more to reach the imperial city. Shen Qingdao's mind was very thoughtful, he knew that once a mutiny occurred, the imperial city would definitely fall. Even if the Shen family army can arrive in time, and the guards in the south of the city can drag them to death, then the current imperial city can be said to be a huge chess game, and that person has already set up a game, and the only way to break this game at the moment is - act!

In ancient times, Zhuge sang the empty city plan, so now it should be Shen Qingdao to sing.

The music and dance of the palace played, the palace lights were lit, the feast of the imperial garden began early, and a faint cloud in the sky obscured the brilliance of the full moon......

"Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, in order to cherish the spirit of the first emperor, I hereby invite hundreds of officials to worship the first emperor, in order to feel the difficulty of the emperor's industry.

Singing and dancing, the lights are on, and the lake in the Imperial Garden reflects the bright moonlight. Yi Shiyan seemed to be a little anxious, and he was always thinking about something when he was changing his clothes, it seemed that the person must be Shen Qingdao.

"Did Gonggong He bring Lord Shen to the Imperial City?" Yi Shiyan asked the maid beside him.

"Back to the emperor, Gonggong He hurried out of the city after entering the city, as for Lord Shen's slave maid, he didn't pay attention~"

"I'm really in a hurry, this Shen Qing said!"

At the beginning of the banquet, the emperor walked into the imperial garden with the queen's hand, and the golden gift jade, the elixir and jade liquid, and the treasures of the Quartet gathered together. Yi Shiyan sat in the east, Queen Mu Tingyi sat in the west, and then hundreds of civil and military officials were seated.

This banquet was made by hundreds of people in the imperial dining room, in order to ensure the freshness of the ingredients, the palace deliberately let the fast horses from all over the country transport, and there was no delay on the way, and the extravagance of the Northern Chu Palace was not a day......

"Your Majesty is here to greet Your Majesty!" Mu Shenmu was the first to raise the silver bottle to the emperor's wine.

"If Aiqing has this intention, I am very at ease~"

"Your Majesty, why can't you be at ease?" The queen on the side asked.

The queen's virtuous gentleness is well-known in the harem, she has a reasonable temperament, many talents, poetry, books and economics are involved, and Yi Shiyan is also a great favor for her.

Shen Mu is very cunning, and as soon as he saw that he could use the wind to make the rudder, he immediately said, "The queen doesn't know, there are many things in the court today, and the emperor works day and night, but there is no prime minister in the court who can share the emperor's worries, so the emperor is so uneasy~"

"Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, in the same way, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty cannot be without a prince for a day, for the sake of the emperor's body, the concubines beg the emperor to set up a new appearance as soon as possible." The queen frowned.

"Well~ This crab meat is very fresh, please taste it~" Yi Shiyan took this opportunity to divert the topic.

"Your Majesty!" But Muqiong still didn't back down.

"Why, do you want to sweep away the excitement of such a festive feast?" Yi Shiyan began to ask.

"The minister didn't dare to ......" Mu Qiong knew Yi Shiyan's temper and immediately reined in his attack.

"Your Majesty, Shen Qingdao, please see you outside!" One of the attendants said.

"What!" Yi Shiyan seemed to be surprised by finding a paradise, and hurriedly put down the wine glass in his hand.

"Hurry up...... Please come in! ”

Soon Shen Qingdao walked into the garden, with rough white clothes, calm steps, a guqin behind him, and unkempt hair making people a little tired.

"Shen Qing said? How did he get back? ”

"It's been missing for ten years, why did it appear here?"

"This ......"

The ministers on both sides were talking, and they were not happy about Shen Qingdao's arrival.

"Who said that there is no phase in the DPRK?" Shen Qingdao said.

When Mu Qiong heard this, he was shocked and didn't grab the wine bottle in his hand and fell to the ground.

Shen Qingdao picked up a silver bottle from the table on the side, walked to Shen Mu's side, he leaned over and picked up the wine glass on the ground, handed it to Shen Mu, and then drank the sake in his hand in one gulp.

"Big brother...... Long time no see. Shen Mu's tone trembled slightly.

"Eh~ It's more appropriate to call Shen Cheng Prime Minister in the court." Shen Qingdao patted him on the shoulder.

"Hahaha!" The emperor laughed from the seat.

"Prime Minister Shen has finally returned to the court, and today I am here to tell the ministers that the prime minister of my Northern Chu is still Shen Qingdao!" Yi Shiyan drank the liquor excitedly.

"Humph!" Shin Mu flicked his sleeves back to his seat.

"Give Prime Minister Shen a seat."

Shen Qingdao sat down in the closest place to the emperor. It can be seen that this banquet may not be so pleasant.

"Where has Lord Shen been wandering all these years?" Yan Shangshu on the other side asked.

"Haha, it's not easy to talk about leisure, Shen is looking for a way to govern the country, please resign and go to Huangyu Qingxiu, if you can't increase your knowledge, just stay in place, how can you strengthen the country?" Shen Qingdao slowly took off the prisoner piano behind him.

"Okay, Shen Xiang's words are reasonable." The emperor clapped his hands and exclaimed.

"That Prime Minister Shen pretended to come to the banquet today, is it too uncourteous and disrespectful to Your Majesty?" Yan Shangshu was aggressive.

"It's okay, I am in great interest in the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and I will amnesty the world."

Shen Qingdao did not refute, and drank the cold wine quietly, he knew that this Yan Shangshu was deliberately embarrassed today.

The moonlight was quiet, Shen Qingdao lowered his eyebrows and drank the wine in his hand, and suddenly a beam of cold light hit his eyes, which was particularly dazzling. Shen Qingdao immediately raised his head vigilantly, he looked around for where the light just now came from, and suddenly, he noticed the placket of Yan Shangshu's clothes, it was armor! Why a minister who came to the banquet was wearing armor and hiding.

"Not good!" Shen Qingdao realized in his mind. Maybe all the mutinies in the city were handled by him, although Yan Shangshu did not do it, he could see that he was waiting for the opportunity. Shen Qingdao cast his eyes on the audience in the next moment, he was looking for Yan Shangshu's henchmen, this rebellion would not be done by him alone.

"It can't be delayed any longer." Shen Qingdao realized the seriousness of the situation.

He picked up the wine glass and got up and walked towards the emperor, "Your Majesty, the ministers are here to congratulate the emperor on his health and well-being." ”

"Good~" The emperor picked up the wine glass and drank it.

Under Shen Qingdao's continuous persuasion, the emperor has drunk many cups.

Shen Qingdao seized the opportunity and said again: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that I have been absent from the palace for all these years, the emperor can't eat rice, and the night is not peaceful. Shen Qingdao said below.

Yi Shiyan didn't seem to appreciate it, "I'm in a lot of fun today, it's okay to drink a few more glasses~"

"Your Majesty!" Shen Qingdao glared at Yi Shiyan.

The emperor was stunned by this sudden gaze. Suddenly, Yi Shiyan realized that Shen Qingdao was playing anagrams with him.

"Rice can't be eaten, this means to say—again?" The emperor was shocked into a cold sweat and slowly put down the wine bottle.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" The queen said while holding the emperor's arm.

Shen Qingdao immediately stepped forward to support the emperor, he buried his head very low, and the emperor was also very cooperative, pretending to be very drunk.

"Your Majesty, take it, go back to the palace immediately,......" Shen Qingdao said in a low voice, and by the way, he stuffed a bead into His Majesty's hand.

That was the bundle of dragon silk that the pavilion master gave him before Shen Qingdao went down the mountain, which could easily lock people close to him.

Shen Qingdao got up and faced the ministers, and he didn't relax until the emperor was far away, and then for him, every inch of flowers and plants here became full of blood......