In the long night, the stars hung in the sky like twinkling lights, making the gloomy darkness lively. Ji Erlan and his party were jolting on the horse's back, and at this time they couldn't help but restrain the horse and slow down. The surrounding vegetation is so lush that the green grass even has lost its ankles.

Yang Zheng gave an order, and everyone got off their horses and stopped in place to rest. The horses happily rolled the blades of grass around them into their mouths, snorting once or twice from time to time. As the hooves moved, the grass rattled. Ji Erlan listened carefully to the calm around her and said, "Everyone is tired. ”

A sudden fight delayed their journey, so they were unable to enter the city before dark. This is very bad for them who can be attacked at any time. Yang Zhen spoke in a deep voice and said, "Fortunately, we are not far from the destination, so we will rest here until dawn." ”

Moon Xi watched over Twilight from the side, helping her to re-medicate the injury on her arm, and running on the horse for days and days, the burning sensation on her inner thigh burned, but at this time it was the least painful injury on her body.

"Fortunately, the wound is not inflamed, and this is still the wound medicine that Su Gu reserved for us before." Speaking of Su Gu, Yuexi sighed and said, "I don't know where she is at this time?" ”

"I miss her too, if only she could be with us all the time. But since they chose to leave, there must be some reason why they had to go. Otherwise, I believe that Su Gu will not be willing to leave us. Twilight endured the pain and tried to divert her attention, and said, "I heard that the Su Gu brothers and sisters used to walk in the rivers and lakes with their master when they were young, so they are very good at treating this kind of medicine for bruises. ”

When Ji Erlan heard this, he glanced at Yang Zhen beside him, and the two of them knew it in their hearts, but they didn't say anything.

The master of the Su family brothers and sisters, Yang Zhen secretly sent someone to investigate carefully, but there were no clues, and it was very mysterious. So much so that the two of them once speculated whether there was another hidden meaning in the identities of the Su family brothers and sisters, for example, someone deliberately confused the public and placed a spy next to Yang Zheng. But when the post station caught fire, although the two brothers and sisters did not want to recognize each other, they saved them at a critical moment.

"Lord Wang, are you sure that you will win the trust of the eldest princess of Hongyang?"

"Not sure."

Ji Erlan glanced at him and didn't make a sound. He's right, there's nothing in this world that can be completely controlled. This is especially true of people's hearts, even if they are agreed in advance, what they say is conclusive, and in the end it may be empty. "We want to do it as soon as possible, the capital is going to be in chaos."

The long wind whistled across the trees, and a flock of birds rose out of nowhere, passing under the dark ink clouds in the sky, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and his voice was light and low, and said, "Prepare for war!" ”

Next to him, Ji Erlan's fingers were already cold, and he got up and looked into the distance.

A horse, a man, dressed in a dark brocade robe, galloped towards them from far and near. The man's face was covered with a half-mask, and the cloak behind him was hunted by the night wind, although it was the color of wind and frost, but his body exuded an indescribable sense of solemnity. is like a golden armor on his body, which can't hide his cold killing.

He stopped a few feet away, staring at them from a distance. But his gaze only swept over everyone, and then his gaze fell on Ji Erlan's body. Ji Erlan looked at the person who came suspiciously, and said in a deep voice: "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

The man rode on the horse, looked at her face covered with white rhombus veil a few times, and suddenly laughed softly: "You are Song Zhan's daughter?" ”

Ji Erlan's expression froze.

The other party's attention almost only stayed on her alone, and the first thing she asked was "Song Zhan's daughter", what did this person want to explore? Confirm her identity? However, even the Song family may not care much about whether she is Song Zhan's daughter, and even in the heart of Mrs. Song, she doesn't want to admit that Song Zhan once had a wife and daughter! So, who could this person be?

Seeing that she didn't speak, the man didn't care, and there was a little happiness and relief in his tone, and said, "Interesting little girl, it's really interesting...... I've followed you all the way, but I'm actually waiting for an opportunity to take your life. ”

When everyone heard the words, they pulled out their swords, and the sound of impact was sonorous and angry. Yang Zheng's eyes flashed coldly, and he stepped forward to block her behind. Ji Erlan looked at the black-robed man vigilantly, slowly tightened the bone knife in his hand, and said with a smile: "You want to kill me?" Hmph, it also depends on whether you have the ability to do so. ”

The man burst out laughing and said, "No, I've changed my mind now. He led the horse to walk a few steps in place, and then said: "Judging by your recent movements, I am afraid that you will have to go to Yasukuni soon!" I'm waiting for you in Yasukuni, and when the time comes, there will definitely be a lot of interesting things happening, and I guarantee that you won't feel lonely. ”

"Yasukuni?" A cold light flashed in Ji Erlan's eyes. "Are you from Yasukuni?"

"Those old guys don't want you to go back, that's what I thought. But right now, I'm interested in you, and you can't let me down......"

"Are you ......" Ji Erlan looked at the man in front of him in shock, and a guess came to mind......

The man didn't answer, but just laughed, dropped his horse's head and galloped away.

"Could it be that he is from your mother's kind?" Yang Zhen spoke softly, breaking the solidified silence. The man didn't take anyone seriously, and all his attention was focused on Ji Erlan, just because she made the other party interested.

Ji Erlan's thoughts were still a little dazed at this time, and people in her mother's clan ......, "It seems that my mother is not only alive, but also has a lot of troubles around her." ”

The two looked at each other, and both fell silent. Yuexi jumped out and shouted: "What kind of person, so arrogant? Bright and provocative. ”

Not only is it a provocation, it is simply a killing game and makes Ji Erlan jump in. "It's not a big deal that the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, but I forgot to ask, where is it?"

Yang Wei glanced at her speechlessly: "You really want to go?" ”

"Well, it's bound to go."

……

The news of Yu Daoyuan's drowning soon spread, and everyone was stunned, wondering if this matter would be related to the "curse" of Empress Qi before she died. The scalp-tingling words, "If she returns, you'll all die!" "Anyone who has heard it feels that the words are still in their ears and lingers.

The palace where the Empress Dowager Qi lived is undoubtedly the place with the most rumors, and the attendant who hung the lantern under the porch on the day of the accident was surrounded by everyone at this time, and everyone asked: "You were on duty in the tea shop at the time, and you must have heard it most clearly, in the end, what did the Empress Dowager say?" ”

"Yes, if you know, you must tell us...... The people who served the imperial concubine are all dead, will we also ......" The palace maid was younger and a little scared, so she swallowed back in the middle of her words.

"Don't say such things, it's a terrifying ......" another palace man interrupted her, and looked at Li Dexi who was surrounded by people. Li Dexi sighed and said, "Don't mention it, I felt wrong that day, and something really happened." ”

"What the hell is going on? Don't say half the word......"

"You whisper ......" Li Dexi looked around and suppressed his voice, making his voice sound more shrill: "I passed under the corridor that day, and the palace lights under the eaves of the corridor were extinguished several times!" At that time, I felt unlucky, and sure enough, it didn't take long for an accident to happen! What do you mean by that...... Death is like a lamp going out......"

Everyone gasped, the palace maids all subconsciously grabbed their chests, the youngest palace maid Fanghua, her eyes were unconsciously forced into tears: "Don't say it, don't say it......"

The others were also apprehensive, and they didn't dare to ask more, and it was only after a while that someone said: "In this harem, if you help me and I help you today, you will become an enemy tomorrow." Who can tell the grievances clearly...... The imperial concubine has always been healthy, no matter how you say that she is sick, it is not an ordinary illness. Perhaps, maybe the cause of the death of Empress Dowager Qi is different. We're in the palace, are there fewer such things? ”

"But...... Empress Dowager Qi has long been fighting in the palace, and she has been living for a long time, what good is it to harm her? Li Dexi did not agree with this statement, he said: "Besides, if someone wants to be unfavorable to the crown princess, Duan Wang Ye is so smart, he will definitely notice it." But from beginning to end, Duan Wang Ye didn't say anything unusual about the death of the crown princess. ”

Everyone was speechless for a while, and Fanghua whispered: "Then, who is the 'she' in the mouth of the imperial concubine?" Who's coming back? ”

Li Dexi shook his head and said, "I don't know, but how can there be someone in the palace who can make the imperial concubine so frightened now?" Moreover, the imperial concubine was sometimes in a coma that day, sometimes awake, and she might have had a nightmare. Eighty percent of them are people we don't know. ”

"Not necessarily...... If you think about that sentence, isn't the point above the word 'come back'? Fanghua blinked, collected her tears, and hesitated: "I heard the old man in the palace say that the biological mother of the prince is ...... The first emperor's Su Guifei was originally dead, but who knew that she came back after several years, and then she was summoned to the palace, and the original queen should have been her...... Instead of the current Queen Mother......"

"Oops...... You, what nonsense are you talking about......" Everyone was scared when they heard her talk about the Queen Mother and Concubine Su, but Li Dexi felt that what she said made sense: "It seems to be the case." If you talk about the people who go away and come back, I'm afraid there will be no second one. However, why did the imperial concubine say that after Su Guifei came back, Da'an would be in chaos? ”

"How many years has Concubine Su been immortal? Isn't this still the case with Da'an? ”

Fanghua was shocked: "But Su Guifei's son Du Wangye, isn't he in power at this time?" ”

Li Dexi's scalp was numb and said, "Let's not guess...... Beware of the misfortune that comes out of the mouth! ”

Everyone looked at each other, and they all felt the cold air go straight to the back of their necks, and they all covered their chests and didn't dare to say more. When the people dispersed, Fanghua got up and patted the dust on the hem of her skirt, a smile flashed in her eyes, and she walked away as if nothing had happened.