The eldest princess's car drove along, and the situation on both sides of the street felt familiar and strange to her. Such an exquisite and prosperous capital city in a corner of the city, in her memory, it seems that there is only endless bloody rain. Her hand involuntarily tightened slowly, making the attendants who followed her subconsciously nervous.

Ji Erlan knelt beside her and said softly, "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, can you hear what the people around you are saying?" ”

The eldest princess of Hongyang sneered and said, "These fools, listening to the wind is the rain. ”

Ji Erlan sighed and said: "Song Yuheng's vicious curse before his death is like a beginning, and the waves are lifted layer by layer, and everyone is guessing whether it is the king of Du or the queen mother who bear the brunt...... But the Queen Mother is a woman after all, and there is still the emperor in front of her to worry about, so everything arranged by someone behind the scenes is aimed at the prince. ”

The words that Empress Dowager Qi said before her death were related to King Du's mother, the Su family, and had already pushed King Du to the forefront. Immediately afterwards, Song Yuheng cursed the emperor to become the king of the dead country of Da'an. Under the emperor's anger, the rectification did not see much effect, and he suddenly had a heart attack and could not afford to get sick. After that, "chaotic parties" began to appear in various places! The spearhead is directed at the king of the crossing!

The eldest princess of Hongyang was silent for a moment and said, "Although you tried your best to see the moves, you were too passive after all. ”

But now that they have returned to Beijing, they will inevitably turn passive into active, because the trap here has been set, just waiting for them to step in, and there will be no return.

The procession that came to greet the princess opened the way in front, but there was no joy in it, after all, the emperor was still seriously ill. Suddenly, a fast horse ran up to Yang Zhen and whispered a few words. Then Yang Wei turned around and came to the eldest princess's car, and said in a low voice: "The emperor's illness has been cured, and in order to welcome the second emperor's sister, a banquet will be held in the Yuntai Palace." ”

The eldest princess of Hongyang felt the difference, and yesterday's news also said that the emperor was unconscious and extremely sick, and he was fine today? It is difficult to ensure that it is not a ghost trick jointly carried out by the emperor and King Duan, the purpose is to make the queen mother obediently hand over her authority and retreat to the harem. Several people glanced at each other, tacitly.

In the Jade Heart Palace, Xiao Xun stood in the middle of the tall building, looking at the busy palace maids in the thousands of cornices and the courtyard of the Sihe, the wind with moisture blowing on her face, and the clarity and chaos in her mind were intertwined. If she hadn't entered the palace to say goodbye to Empress Dowager Qi that day, and had not been favored by the emperor, she should have found the right man in Lanling's hometown at this time, and lived a stable and ordinary life, right?

However, one step away, she was swept into the whirlpool of imperial power and became a pathetic and insignificant pawn.

She grew up in Duanwang's Mansion and stayed with her aunt, but she didn't know where the contradiction between her aunt and Duanwang was, and why the husband and wife were strangers and didn't interfere with each other. Until her aunt suddenly came to her the day before yesterday and told her what to do now......

It turned out that Duanwangfu had been plotting, it turned out that there was a tacit understanding between their husband and wife, it turned out that her aunt deliberately took her into the palace to say goodbye to Empress Qi and Concubine Qi that day, so what is she? Is she a fool! "Heh......" Xiao Xun sneered, she is one of the daughters of the Xiao family, an inconspicuous one, growing up tragically in the cracks, her aunt fished her out of many humiliations and brought her back to Duanwangfu to raise herself, and she has also been grateful to the entire Duanwangfu over the years.

But now that everything has been revealed, it is nothing more than the same ugly calculation.

"Nian Nian."

"Yes, the slave is here." Nian Nian came in from outside, looked at Xiao Xun carefully, and asked softly, "What do you have to say?" ”

"There is chaos in the palace, the emperor's illness involves too much, I'm afraid it won't be good, although the palace only gave birth to a princess, but also stood in the center of the whirlpool, I always have some bad premonitions in my heart." Xiao Xun moved to sit at the table, looked at Nian Nian and said, "The Queen Mother is going to retreat behind the scenes and hand over everything to Duan Wangye, but I don't know what will happen behind the scenes. The terrible thing is that no one will care about the safety of the palace, whether it is the queen mother or the emperor. ”

Nian Nian raised her eyes to look at Xiao Xun, saw that her eyes were full of worry and helplessness, and said: "Niangniang doesn't need to be so worried, the slave will always accompany Niangniang." No matter what you do, the slave will follow you without hesitation. Besides, Niangniang still has the prince and the princess, they will definitely take care of the mother and the little princess. ”

Xiao Xun shook his head slowly and said: "Now that I have a baby and a concern, I can no longer hide from everything like before, you need to know that some disasters can't be avoided." From today on, you can't leave Jinhuan Palace for half a step, and you have to keep an eye on all the big and small things in this palace, lest someone secretly do a lot of things. ”

Nian Nian looked at Xiao Xun's expression carefully, but couldn't see anything, and said, "Niangniang, it's really difficult to rest assured that the slave and maid are not by your side......"

Xiao Xun raised his hand to stop her and said, "I will pay attention to myself, but everything around me can only be handed over to you." Well, that's it. ”

Nian Nian couldn't hide the worry on his face, but he could only bow his head and say 'yes', seeing that Xiao Xun called Tong Er in, the hand in his sleeve was clenched unconsciously.

Tong Er followed Xiao Xun in the garden with a happy face, no matter why, in short, she felt that she finally had a bright day, and kept greeting Xiao Xun for warmth. Xiao Xun smiled and let Tong'er talk in her ear, but her heart was as uncomfortable as a cat's scratch, thinking about it...... I have long treated her more than the love of master and servant, and even the sisters in the family are a lot worse, but this kind of thought was originally arranged by others from the beginning.

She looked at Tong Er, smiled slightly, and said, "The eldest princess of Hongyang returned to Beijing to reunite with the emperor's sisters and brothers, which made me think of my sisters before entering the palace. Do you know the eldest girl of the Fang family? ”

Tong Er said with a smile: "The slave knows that it is the daughter of the family of Lord Fang, the former head of the guard division of the new palace. ”

Xiao Xun was very satisfied with her good sense and cleverness, and said, "Hmm. Hongu misses her a little. I heard that she is married, and it will be more difficult for us to meet in the future, so you hand this letter out and let her enter the palace to meet the palace and reminisce about the past. ”

"Yes, the slave will do it immediately."

……

Da'an is rich in water and soil, but there are also places where the sand is full of sky. In the middle of winter, there are often small groups of troops or sand bandits who go to the border city to grab things, and the people are frequently disturbed, so every autumn, Zhen Wentang gets up and goes to Hongling, leaving Zhen Rui to garrison in Shucheng.

"My father wrote last time that the situation in Hongling this year was a little different from previous years, and I always felt that there was always a kind of weirdness in the calm. I don't know if there's something going on. ”

Mr. Xu, the staff member beside Zhen Rui, listened to his words, and his heart was also a little chilly, and he was about to speak, when a person outside flashed into the room, his breath was not even, and he raised his hand to hold a letter. Zhen Rui took a look at it and was slightly stunned: "It's Sun Yue's letter." ”

Sun Yue is Zhen Wentang's confidant, but the correspondence between the father and son has always been handwritten, and no one else has ever ghostwritten. Zhen Rui's eyes stared at the letter, and he didn't dare to open it, for fear of seeing some bad news. In the end, Mr. Xu reached out and took the fire paint, unfolded it a few times, and looked up and down twice before handing the letter to Zhen Rui: "Young General take a look." ”

Zhen Rui saw that Mr. Xu's face was not too shocked before he let go, and he didn't take the letter to look at it, and was a little stunned: "My father is sick?" When I set off to Hongling, I was fine, but it was only a few days of work, why did I get sick? ”

"The wind and sand in Hongling are too strong, the climate is harsh, the old general is old after all, although the spirit is still there, but the body bones are a little unbearable." Mr. Xu thought about why Sun Yue did the work of this letter over and over again, and while thinking about the unusual Hongling this year, he spoke slowly, which made Zhen Rui's worries very long. But Mr. Xu's mind turned around, and he already understood the meaning, and said: "However, I don't think the major general needs to worry too much. ”

Zhen Rui was stunned for a moment, and asked eagerly, "How do you say this?" ”

"Since the young general has received the news, the palace must have also learned about it. Hongling must be guarded, the old general's illness, there will be another person over there, you and the old general are father and son, and they are also very familiar with Hongling, is there a more suitable candidate than you? ”

Zhen Rui was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he understood: "What Mr. Xu means is that my father is deliberately 'sick' and wants to transfer me to Hongling?" ”

Mr. Xu nodded and said, "Otherwise, the young general is afraid that he will be ordered to return to Beijing." ”

If you return to Beijing, you will inevitably face a battle for imperial power. Zhen Rui paced back and forth in the room a few times and said, "Then, I will bother Mr. Xu to pass on the news of my father's illness." ”

In the imperial study, Li Zhonghan stood on the edge of the imperial case, sweeping the secret letter that had been messed up from the corner of his eyes, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Old General Zhen was actually sick at this time, isn't this a troublemaker? Just dispersed a lot of the military power of the king of Du, this time, is it possible that it will fall short again?

The emperor's brows were furrowed, it was really an internal and external trouble......

In the suffocating silence, the little waiter was about to step forward with tea, Li Zhonghan hurriedly waved his hand to let him go down, did he dare to step forward at this time, begging for a beating? Seeing Li Zhonghan's movements, the little chamberlain hurriedly bowed his head and retreated quietly, turned around and came back again, and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Lord Duan asks to see you." ”

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Quickly invite Uncle Huang in." ”

King Duan slowly walked into the imperial study, and when he saw that the emperor's face was uncertain, he asked, "Why is the emperor worried?" ”

Compared with his unpredictable father, the emperor prefers to talk to this imperial uncle, he got up and walked back and forth a few times, briefly told Zhen Wentang about it, and then said: "Originally, I planned to let Zhen Rui return to Beijing to take up his post, but as soon as Zhen Wentang fell ill, Hongling had no competent candidates, and it was inevitable that Zhen Rui would be stationed in Hongling." But here in the capital, there is a shortage of manpower at this time. ”

King Duan's eyes vaguely revealed a bit of complexity and retracted very quickly, and no one found out that it was fast: "There is a candidate for the minister." ”

"Who is Uncle Huang talking about?"

"The minister's eldest son, Xuan Heng."

The emperor was stunned for a moment and said, "The situation ahead is changing rapidly, and there are no eyes for swords and guns. If my brother has something, how can I be at peace in my heart? ”

Duan Wang said: "The minister would rather his son soak his blood on the life and death book of Lord Yama than let them be chaotic day and night in this gold and silver nest." Moreover, it is what they should do to share the worries of the emperor and the country, and ask the emperor to fulfill it. ”

The emperor said happily: "The hearts of the emperor's uncle and brother, I will miss it." ”