The heat in Beijing is the most unbearable, and the huge Miyagi has been transformed into a huge steamer.

The ice cubes that are reserved every year are used up in less than two dog days. So much so that in the dog days, he could only spare no manpower and material resources to transport ice from the ice cellar of the palace on the outskirts of the city.

The scorching weather, the heavy carriages and horses, after a toss, often the ice transported to the capital are all melted into a mess, and it is not the same.

I took ice for hundreds of miles, and in the end I got only a moment of coolness.

This year's summer heat is even more painful than in previous years, however, Meng Xilan has never given an order to let the Internal Affairs Office send someone to fetch ice for hundreds of miles.

Since Zhou Youchen left Beijing, Meng Xilan has reduced the use of the harem to a minimum.

Lamp oil, candles, paper and ink, everything. The meals in the palace should also be completely reduced. According to the rank of position, it decreases gradually. Such frugality has never been seen before.

According to the rules of the palace, in early summer, it is time to cut new clothes. However, the imperial court was at war, and any extravagance and waste was shameful.

After entering the palace for more than ten years, the new clothes made every year have not been put on one by one, and the season has passed.

Due to the change of seasons, Zhulu took the little palace maid to pack up the wooden box and cage full of clothes, and turned out a lot of old clothes.

Today's Meng Xilan, because of her age and state of mind, only likes to wear plain colors, and most of those bright and beautiful dresses are left at the bottom of the box, and they don't see the light of day all year round.

Zhu Lu inadvertently turned out a big red dress, and couldn't help but look slightly stunned.

She held the clothes to Meng Xilan and looked at them, and only said, "Niangniang, do you remember this skirt?" ”

Meng Xilan stared at it and couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.

"This is the dress that the emperor gave to the palace on the day when the palace waited for the queen's treasure seal."

She entered the palace as a concubine that year, and was later canonized as a queen. She and Zhou Youchen have never officially married...... And she never wore a real wedding dress.

Meng Xilan's gaze fell on the skirt and couldn't take it off for a long time.

Seeing things and thinking about people is the most sad.

It has been half a month since Zhou Youchen left, but she lives every day like a year. Inside and outside the palace, there were too many things to worry about, and she only dared to think about him in the dead of night and worry about his safety.

Now should be the most critical time.

Meng Xilan stretched out her fingers and gently rubbed the finely stitched gold thread on her clothes, missing Zhou Youchen very much.

This parting is different from the previous ones.

This time it's life or death.

This month, the crown prince has been the acting government of the country, although there are disobedient people among the ministers in the court, but there are also Meng Zhenglu and a group of old ministers to help, so he has not encountered too many problems.

However, acting as a government is not a simple matter. Changsheng hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

He didn't sleep until the end of the day, and even if he rested, he couldn't sleep for an hour or two.

After a month like this, Changsheng lost a lot of weight and looked a little haggard.

The remedy of the hospital should be put in handy.

At night, the hall of heart cultivation was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

Every time Changsheng used a bowl of medicine, Shen Dan had to test the poison for him.

Perhaps because he had drunk too much, he accidentally had a nosebleed that evening.

The scarlet blood fell on the table drop by drop, causing Changsheng to frown.

He raised his eyes and saw Shen Dan covering his nose and retreating in embarrassment.

The little eunuch beside him said at the right time: "Your Highness, don't worry, Miss Shen is body is a little weak, and her weakness cannot be replenished......"

Zhou Youchen glanced at him with a little displeasure when he heard this.

Who said he was worried about her? How so......

After Shen Dan changed into clean clothes, he returned to the front of the palace to serve.

Changsheng looked at the fold in his hand, waved his hand and said, "I don't need you today." ”

Shen Dan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and only said, "Your Highness hasn't had dinner yet." ”

Changsheng didn't look at her and said, "You don't need to have dinner." ”

Shen Dan lowered his head and stood in place, not moving.

Changsheng picked up the pen standing with cinnabar and wrote the words "dispose of it as appropriate" in the fold.

These are the last four words he wants to see, and in this way, it is for the local officials to watch and do it.

Everywhere you need people, you need money everywhere, everything is piled up in front of you, and people are anxious.

This month was undoubtedly the most difficult day of his life.

…

It has been a month since Beiyan sent troops, and all parties have received news one after another.

It stands to reason that when the Turks heard about this, they should have acted on the news.

However, the Turkic Sixteen did not move at all. Because at this moment, the situation they have to face is also a dilemma.

In the middle of the night on the second day of the sixth lunar month, the Turkic troops stationed on the northwestern border were suddenly attacked by a covert raid.

Chu Jingchuan led 5,000 elite soldiers to attack the camp where the Turks were stationed, and it only took less than half an hour to burn their grain and grass to the core. Moreover, most of their troops have been reduced.

This raid caught the Turks off guard, and even more shocked Tudu, who had already led his troops to the expedition.

Neither he nor his subordinates expected that Beiyan would have the courage to strike first, and it was a sneak attack.

Chu Jingchuan used less than 5,000 troops to exterminate 30,000 Turks...... Such a huge loss made the people in Liuzhou City also confused.

The people were uneasy, and the troops who had been left behind to defend the city were also transferred to support the tribe's conquest.

The people of the city began to be restless and resisted the Turks.

They turned their pent-up fear into anger, and for a while, there were chaos and disputes in the north of the city.

Although there are many people protecting Wuwu in the mansion, it will inevitably become the target of public criticism.

Faced with a chaotic and dangerous situation, it is difficult to believe for a while.

She didn't understand why her uncle had suddenly launched a surprise attack on the Turks. He never acted rashly, and she wrote him a letter.

If his uncle had read his letter, he wouldn't have ......

The worry-free pregnancy is almost May, her belly is already bulging, and she has a lot of inconvenience.

The situation in the city got worse and worse, and Tudu led his troops to quell the chaos of the small tribes. He is no longer here, and his worry-free heart is naturally uneasy, and what she is even more uneasy about is what about the relationship between Beiyan and the Turks before?

Carefree had to wonder if it was because of his letter......

She wanted to question Wu Mingshi and sent people to look around, but there was no news of him.

Just as she was anxious, news came from the city. Someone from outside is attacking the city...... The gates of the West Gate have been destroyed.

There are very few guards in the mansion, and there are fewer and fewer places to defend them.

The chaotic noise outside made it clear to Carefree how dangerous his situation was.

At dusk, the back door of the mansion was slammed open.

For a while, the yard was in chaos.

Mingzhu protected his master all the way to the inner room, not daring to make a sound.

They don't know who it's coming.

Soon, Sansso-Carefree heard a cry for help.

Her heart chuckled, and she subconsciously protected her stomach.

Mingzhu was so frightened that her whole body trembled, and she was about to cry. Carefree covered her mouth and shook his head at her.

At this time, it's better not to make a sound, and it will be a while to hide for a while.

Mingzhu's eyes widened and she nodded heavily.

However, the place where they were hiding was not safe, and they were soon found.

Three middle-aged men in ragged clothes, covered in blood, looked at the two of them fiercely.

Mingzhu trembled in front of the carefree, wanting to protect her.

These people who don't know their origin stared at them again and again, and their red eyes revealed surprise: "It's her, she's Her Royal Highness the princess!" ”

For some reason, the words "Her Royal Highness the Princess" came out of their mouths with a strong sense of teasing.

They reached out to grab Mingzhu, who struggled a few times and could only scream for help.

Carefree protected his stomach, stood up, took a deep breath and said, "Stop!" ”

She showed her momentum and asked sharply, "Who are you?" How dare you be so rude? ”

The person in the lead touched Mingzhu's face, turned his head to look at her, stared at her stomach again, and said viciously: "Your Royal Highness the princess, no one here will salute you." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to her: "The child in your womb is the seed of the wild wolf." ”

He stared viciously at her stomach and stepped back carefree, only to find that he had nowhere to hide.

"This is the sinister seed of those Turkic wolves! No ...... stayed"

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a sudden commotion at the door.

Soon, another person broke in.

Worry-free's whole body trembled, she subconsciously picked up the vase in her hand, smashed it hard, and then picked up the pieces on the ground.

If it was a last resort, then she would rather fight to the death than allow anyone to harm the child in her womb......

Unlike the three of them, they were dressed in black, and their movements were trained quickly, and they were quick to shoot, and they were ruthless.

They eliminated the three of them with a knife, and then carried the long knife step by step to the front of Worry-free.

Mingzhu collapsed to the ground in fright, not daring to make a sound.

Worry-free looked at those people, they all had the faces of Central Plains people, and they were not Turkic.

The person who came at the head had a handsome face, and saluted respectfully to Wuwu: "Under the guard, please say hello to Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

With his words, the entourage behind him also saluted.

Before Sanssouci could recover from Fang Cai's panic, her eyes trembled slightly, and she stared at the man again and again.

"Who are you?"

Wei Feng bowed his head and said: "I am a second lieutenant under General Chu, and this time I came to the city to rescue Her Royal Highness the princess in the name of the general." ”

They were the ones who broke through the city gates, but they didn't expect the city to be like this.

After a moment of worry-free trance, he came to his senses: "You said General Chu? My uncle? ”

Wei Feng nodded heavily: "Back to Your Highness, the general can't enter the city in person, and ask Your Highness to follow him out of the city." The general was in the camp outside the city, waiting to meet His Highness. ”