The Wangsan blacksmith shop in the east of the city, a small storefront that looks shabby, is a key place related to the life and death of the Zhou royal family.

The backyard of this blacksmith shop, only a hundred meters away from the city wall, is remote and leeward, surrounded by dragons and snakes, and is the least favored area.

Wang San has been fighting iron for half his life, and he has only seen horsemen and farmers who come to the door with five or six drinks, but he has never seen a beggar with a kind face. He said he was a beggar, but in fact the man was not ...... Although Wang San didn't dare to ask more, he vaguely guessed that he might be a big man in the palace.

Needless to say, you can see from his style that he is not poor.

Half a year ago, Gao Fu rented the backyard of the Wang family with a bag full of broken silver, and gave him a cow as a hush money, not allowing him to leak half a word. When the emperor left the capital in person, he realized that he had to take precautions. Sure enough, as he expected, before Chu Jingchuan seized the palace, he had already arranged for his subordinates to start digging secret passages.

In the past ten days, Gao Fuli has frequently appeared in the east of the city, and if anyone asks, he only says that he is his distant cousin, who just came to the capital half a year ago to join him. Before, because of a serious illness, he had been recuperating in the backyard, so he never showed up.

Gao Fuli knows Wang San very well, this person is greedy for money and timid, and what he is most afraid of is getting into trouble. He knew he wouldn't say it too much, unless, someone gave him a greater good, more money.

Wang San got the money for high welfare and began to live a profligate life. Nowadays, the capital is under martial law, and there is a shortage of food, so if you want to buy some good things, you have to go to the black market. Wang San went to the black market almost every day, and bought wine and meat that were more than ten times more expensive than usual.

It is doubtful that a blacksmith who had been poor for decades suddenly became extravagant. However, at that time, the capital was not in chaos, and everyone just thought that he had met some nobleman, or some shit luck.

The capital is now completely chaotic, and many people have taken advantage of the chaos to make a profit, they rob houses and houses, and then sell all the stolen things to the black market for money.

Wang San was busy eating, drinking, and having fun before, and he never went to his backyard to see it, leaving only his lame wife and daughter to take care of him there.

Recently, he had almost run out of money, so he came back and walked around. He found out what Gao Fuli was doing in the backyard, and he was so frightened that he almost didn't go to the guards patrolling the city to complain, but was stopped by his wife and daughter.

The high welfare has never been bad to them, and they thought, maybe they will get a sum of money.

Sure enough, Gao Welfare promised them that as long as they could keep secrets, he would give them a bag of gold, enough to feed them for several lifetimes.

Wang San stopped at this time, and he also went down to the secret passage every day to help, for fear that he would not be able to reap the benefits. The city is in chaos like this, and the family also wants to leave, and then take the money to buy a house and land in the suburbs and live a prosperous life.

Gao Fuli had to dig the secret passage three hundred meters long and five meters deep, and they had to dig up the stones of the city wall, so that they would have a lot of earth to be transported.

There is nowhere to open up the dirt, and if it is pulled out by an ox cart, it will attract attention. So, Gao Fu thought of another way, which was to let his subordinates build houses out of these dirt and stones, so that no one would know what they were doing.

Gao Fuli built two new houses around the area, both of which were mud houses, which looked simple and not very sturdy. Changsheng and Shen Dan pretended to be a pair of beggar sisters and brothers, and rested in it for the time being, just waiting for tomorrow when everything was ready, and they left at night.

Seeing it, the secret passage is about to be dug through. Wang San was a little anxious and wanted the bag of gold he deserved.

Gao Welfare is leaving tomorrow and knows that it is time for him to close this matter.

He invited Wang San to drink, and only put a bunch of stones on the table in a cloth bag, pretending to be.

Wang San's wife and daughter prepared a table of meals, and then sat beside them and waited.

They had never seen gold in their lives, so they wanted to see it.

Gao Fuli didn't drink, but just asked Wang San a question.

"Haven't you ever doubted my identity when the city is in such chaos?"

Wang San's face under the candlelight was greasy and greasy, and he squinted his eyes and said, "I know that you are a noble person when I look at you, and you must be a big man." ”

Gao Fuli nodded slightly, and said bluntly: "I am the head of the palace." ”

Wang San was startled when he heard this, and his heart was a little abrupt. However, he still had a smile on his face, "Oh, you're really a big guy!" ”

Gao Fuli said again: "The father-in-law in my palace, the person who serves the queen's mother." ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole room became silent.

Wang San was dumbfounded, looked at him directly, and didn't react for a while.

His wife and daughter exclaimed, faster than he could react.

Gao Fuli slowly stood up, turned his back to his hands and said: "The miscellaneous family is the number one celebrity in front of the queen's mother, Gao Fuli, Gao Gonggong." ”

Wang San stood up in fright, he stepped back tremblingly, and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you a ......eunuch?"

Gao Fuli sneered: "That's right, I'm a eunuch." ”

Wang San suddenly became scared for some reason, he had never seen eunuchs, but he knew that eunuchs were all rootless people and cruel people.

"Gao Gonggong...... You're ......"

He just wanted a bag of gold, not the details of the person in front of him.

All of a sudden, things got complicated.

"Now that you know the identity of the miscellaneous family, if you go to the barracks to report the news, you will definitely get a lot of reward."

Wang San shook his head again and again: "The little one doesn't dare!" ”

Gao Fuli sneered again: "This secret passage is an opportunity for miscellaneous families to escape, and it must not be known to anyone." So ......"

As he spoke, he threw the cloth bag on the table to the ground, and the stones in the bag fell out scattered and scattered.

Wang San was dumbfounded: "Stone ......"

Gao Fuli just clapped his hands, and his subordinates immediately walked in, and then mercilessly grabbed their throats with both hands, leaving them breathless.

For the sake of the prince's safety, he can't be soft-hearted. To leave them is to leave a clue.

Gao Fuli looked at Wang San, who was not blind, and sighed lightly: "You can be regarded as enjoying these days, and when you get to the Yellow Spring, don't be too aggrieved." ”

After taking care of this side, Gao Fuli went to the dirt house and said to His Royal Highness the Prince: "Tomorrow evening, let's go down to the secret passage to take refuge, and wait until it gets dark before acting." ”

Changsheng was silent for a while before asking, "Are you sure everything is safe?" ”

Gao Fufu said in a low tone: "Your Highness, rest assured, the servants never leave any troubles behind." ”

As soon as these words came out, Changsheng understood that he must have wiped out the Wang family.

"Your Highness should have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow is going to be a very difficult day......"

It is a matter of life and death, and people have to hang their hearts.

…

After dark, Chu Jingchuan sent someone to deliver an urgent letter from the military plane.

Wei Feng opened it and saw two lines written on it: "The emperor will send troops, and he will arrive at the border in three days, and immediately come to the army to assemble." The number of people in the palace is halved, and the safety of the queen is protected, and everything is careful. ”

After Wei Feng read it, he slammed the letter on the table, his face gloomy and ugly.

He had hoped that the general would transfer him out of the palace early on, but the prince had not yet been found, and he had not yet gotten rid of Meng Xilan.

Wei Feng came to the window with his hands in his hands, anger brewing in his heart.

He stayed alone for a while, then turned around and left, he was going to Cining Palace, he wanted to meet Meng Xilan for a while before leaving.

At this time, it was not too late, and there was a faint light in Cining Palace.

Wei Feng led a team of his subordinates to the outside of Cining Palace, and as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw the palace maids and eunuchs who had been gathered by Meng Xilan.

They all looked as if they had gone out of hell, with gray faces and dull eyes, but the moment Wei Feng appeared, their eyes looked at him in unison, and none of them spoke, and none of them moved.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere became eerie and strange.

The subordinates behind Wei Feng couldn't help but say loudly: "General, you have to be careful, these people seem to be crazy......"

Looking closely, although their eyes were dull, they also contained a cold murderous aura.

Wei Feng glanced at everyone and smiled coldly disapplausively.

"They deserve to be feared too?"

In his eyes, Meng Xilan was just bluffing.

She had gathered the ants together just to protect herself. There was no one around her, she was anxious and afraid.

Wei Feng flicked the cloak behind him and stepped forward, he didn't believe that any of them dared to stop him. However, to his surprise, those palace slaves still stood still, staring at Wei Feng with straight eyes.

Wei Feng was not polite, and said bluntly: "Death to those who stand in my way!" ”

Those people still didn't move when they heard this, Wei Feng's hand moved to his waist, and he was about to draw his sword and start a killing spree, but he heard someone in the inner hall speak: "Everyone stand down, Niangniang wants to see him." ”

The person who spoke was none other than Koharuko, who was next to the prince.

With his words, those people automatically and consciously gave way to the way.

Wei Feng snorted lightly, only to feel that Meng Xilan was simply playing tricks.

He stepped into the inner sanctum, and was greeted by a strange fragrance, like the smell of some kind of food.

The candle flame in the room was flickering, and he looked around, only to see Jiao Changqing standing a few steps away, with a big bronze tripod in front of him, which seemed to be boiling something.

Meng Xilan was dressed in white, with long hair in a bun, sitting upright on the main seat, and when she raised her eyes to look over, the sharp edge in her eyes flashed.

Wei Feng looked at her coldly and asked with a smile, "Do you think those people outside can protect you?" ”

Meng Xilan stared at him for a while, and all kinds of hatred and resentment in her heart turned from light to thick, and from thick to light, ups and downs, and finally calmed down.

"General Wei came here at this hour today, he didn't want to kill the palace, right?"

Meng Xilan opened her mouth to speak, her voice sounding slightly different from before, a little too low.

Wei Feng frowned: "I really want to do this, but Niangniang's luck is good, today is not your death date!" ”

Meng Xilan groaned when she heard this, and suddenly laughed.

"Haha...... Since today is not the death period of this palace, General Wei has come here in person, it seems that you are going to leave the palace. ”

Wei Feng was stunned on the spot when he heard this, and his expression was slightly surprised.

How would she know? The general's letter has just arrived.

Meng Xilan knew what he was thinking, and then smiled: "Don't think about it, this palace just guessed, and no one around you leaked secrets." ”

"Guess?!"

This word is enough to draw out Wei Feng's anger.

"What? The general doesn't believe it? Seeing him looking at him with contempt, Meng Xilan couldn't help but slowly stand up and said, "There are two things that this palace is best at, the first is writing, and the second is speculating on people's hearts. ”

"Oh, really?" Wei Feng deliberately asked, deliberately mocking her: "Then why don't you think about it now, what is going on in my heart?" ”

Meng Xilan slowly descended the steps step by step, revealing a pair of bare feet under the slightly swaying long skirt.

For some reason, Wei Feng just accidentally caught a glimpse of her feet, and suddenly felt a bone-piercing chill instantly surging up from the soles of his feet, as if the person stepping on the cold steps barefoot was not Meng Xilan, but himself.

"I don't have to guess to know that you want to kill me. But the general won't allow you to do this, so you are resentful, so you came here and wanted to humiliate the palace before leaving, didn't you? ”

Meng Xilan hooked the corners of her lips, as if smiling rather than smiling.

Wei Feng's face changed again. There is indeed something terrible about this woman!

Wei Feng suddenly stretched out his hand and pinched Meng Xilan's chin hard, secretly exerting force. "You are really a very smart woman, no wonder you can go from a former concubine to a queen of the dynasty."

Such a move is not only frivolous, but also humiliating.

Who knows, Meng Xilan's eyes froze, and she laughed again.

"What, does General Wei want to be rough with this palace?"

Hearing this, Wei Feng shook off her chin vigorously: "I'm not interested in a woman like you." ”

Meng Xilan rubbed her chin that was pinched, and said, "No, what you said is not right, you are not interested in this palace, you are not interested in women all over the world!" ”

When Wei Feng heard this, for some reason, his whole body shook slightly.

Meng Xilan immediately hooked an orchid finger and gently swiped it towards his cheek, but he stepped back to dodge.

She still refused to give up, and continued: "There are many enemies in this palace. Inside and outside this palace, there are too many people to hate this palace. But they hate me, and I know why! Whether it's for fame and fortune, or for fighting for a breath, or for the useless hypocrisy...... Anyway, at the end of the day, there's always going to be a reason. But you ......"

Meng Xilan stretched out a finger and pointed it directly at his face: "You have always hated this palace, but you don't know anything about this palace at all!" ”

Wei Feng's face became more and more difficult to look at: "You are a despicable villain full of tricks. ”

Meng Xilan shook her head and smiled: "This is not your real reason. Looking at it, there are more despicable and selfish people in this world than this palace...... You don't hate others, but you hate me. Well, let Hongu tell you for it! The real reason why you hate Bengong is actually because Bengong is a woman, and she is also Chu Jingchuan's favorite woman in her heart. ”