The moonlight was dark, and the sky was filled with faint dark clouds, and in the early hours of the morning, thin rains gradually fell.

Half an hour later, the rain became heavier and heavier, knocking on the lattice, making the sound of a sneer.

Meng Xilan stayed awake all night, listening to the sound of the rain, and her heart was silently turning her mind.

What should she do?

An autumn rain and a cold. In the early hours of the morning, a brazier was added to the hall for heating.

Baozhu rubbed his hands and walked in, followed by the same trembling little palace maids.

"It's cold, it's even colder than winter."

Meng Xilan was in the inner hall and heard their whispers.

She sat up, summoned the orb, and seeing that her face was red from the cold, she only asked, "Is it windy outside?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, there was no wind, but because of the heavy rain, the cold outside was very heavy, and the road surface was covered with thin brittle ice."

Meng Xilan's eyebrows frowned slightly when she heard this, as soon as the weather gets cold, the war on the frontier will become more difficult.

How long can Chu Jingchuan hold on? What if even he was defeated?

Meng Xilan thought for a moment, then got up and said, "Baozhu, change my clothes for me." ”

"Yes......"

Baozhu came with palace clothes, but Meng Xilan shook her head: "No, bring civilian clothes and cloak to the palace." ”

Baozhu was slightly stunned when he heard this: "Niangniang, you want to leave the palace?" ”

Meng Xilan continued to instruct: "Today, you go to the palace to take care of it, and let Zhulu come over." ”

She is indeed going out of the palace, she wants to go back to the Meng family.

Zhulu didn't dare to disobey her will, but she was very worried: "Niangniang, it's so chaotic outside the palace, it's better not to go out." ”

The limelight of the assassination has not yet passed. What if something happens again? It's just the mother's order, she can't delay, she can only do it.

Before Meng Xilan could clean up, there was movement on Zhou Youchen's side.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent people over to surround the Cining Palace, and strictly forbade anyone to enter or leave.

Meng Xilan looked at this battle and knew that it was the emperor's intention.

The expression on her face changed slightly, and then she looked at the people who were guarding against death, and only said: "You came here on the orders of the emperor, and this palace is not difficult for you." ”

After she said this, her eyes were firmly locked on Koharuko's body.

"This palace is difficult to move an inch now, I bother you to go and send a message to this palace, this palace wants to invite the emperor to come over."

Xiao Chunzi was already hanging with a heart, and when she heard Niangniang say this, she couldn't help but kneel on her knees and replied: "Niangniang, the slave will go." ”

Meng Xilan waited for Zhou Youchen without impatience, she knew that he would definitely come back.

In less than half an hour, Zhou Youchen appeared outside the gate of Cining Palace.

He came in with his cloak on, his face gloomy, and he brought a chill to his body.

"You're leaving the palace?" Zhou Youchen asked in an incredulous tone.

Meng Xilan nodded, looked him in the eye and said, "The concubine wants to leave the palace and go to the Meng Mansion." ”

"Meng Xilan! What's going on in your head? ”

She had just escaped death, and she had managed to save her life.

Meng Xilan saw that he was excited, but said calmly: "The emperor doesn't have to be so excited, the concubines know that there is danger outside the palace, but the concubine's temperament, the emperor has always been very clear, and the concubines never like to sit still!" ”

She never liked to act passively and be restrained by others.

"I won't allow you to leave the palace!" Zhou Youchen was resolute.

Meng Xilan was not ready to give in: "The concubine must leave the palace today." The concubine promised the emperor that she would solve the emperor's worries about military salaries. ”

She suddenly mentioned the issue of military salary, which made Zhou Youchen slightly surprised.

"Isn't the empty treasury a big problem in the emperor's heart?" Meng Xilan said calmly: "The concubine wants to go out of the palace to discuss this matter with her father and brothers, and strive to be filled by the emperor as soon as possible to fill the void in the treasury." ”

"I can let the lord enter the palace." Zhou Youchen frowned.

Meng Xilan shook her head and said, "No, don't cower from the concubines. In and outside the palace, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are waiting for the concubines, and the concubines will not be afraid. ”

"Lan'er, it's an adventure for you to leave the palace at this time!" Zhou Youchen grabbed her wrist and secretly said hard.

Meng Xilan raised her eyes to look at him when she heard this: "Your Majesty, which decision did the concubine make in her life that was not a risk?" The concubine is taking risks all her life! ”

At this moment, her heart was full of disappointment with Zhou Youchen.

"Your Majesty, is it really safe in this palace now?" Meng Xilan saw his eyes widen and couldn't help but ask back.

"If the issue of military salaries is not resolved as soon as possible, then the soldiers on the frontier will starve and freeze."

Meng Xilan took a step forward and said solemnly to Zhou Youchen.

She left the palace this time, not only to meet her family and stabilize their hearts, but also to let those eyeliners outside the palace know that she Meng Xilan has not yet admitted defeat! And the same is true for the Meng family, they will definitely not bow their heads easily!

Zhou Youchen looked at her with complicated eyes, thought about it for a while, and then sighed: "I am you." ”

He sent hundreds of guards just to escort her home.

Meng Xilan is not afraid, Zhou Youlong has the ability to assassinate, but he does not have the ambition to slaughter the city.

When Meng Xilan left the palace, the Meng family got the news as soon as possible.

Meng Zhenglu was unwell and was resting in bed, but when he heard this, he hurriedly got up to change his clothes and prepare.

Feng personally served him to change his clothes, and whispered: "Master, you will see your mother in a while, don't worry." ”

The relationship between their father and daughter has always been very good, but the last time it was ......

Meng Zhenglu sighed heavily.

He didn't know the difficulties in his daughter's heart, but the crisis was imminent, and he had to do something.

The Meng family was waiting neatly outside the door, waiting for the queen.

Because of the strict surveillance all the way, Meng Xilan arrived at the Meng Mansion safely and soundly.

When the ladies of the family saw her, they looked shocked and panicked, and there was an indescribable complexity between their eyebrows.

Meng Xilan's eyes swept over them one by one, and her mood was just as complicated.

Just looking at their expressions, it felt like seeing a dying person.

Meng Zhenglu greeted his daughter in the main hall, Meng Xilan looked at his haggard face, and couldn't bear it.

Last time, she seemed to have said something too heavy, which must have made her father sad.

"Father...... Meng Xilan personally helped him stand up, held his hand, and strained slightly: "Why have you lost so much weight?" ”

Meng Zhenglu shook his head: "The old minister is fine, but you are ...... mother."

To be honest, her complexion looked worse.

Meng Xilan held his hand and said, "Today, I have something important to say." ”

Meng Zhenglu knew the severity, and hurriedly waved his hand to signal that everyone else had dispersed. Who knows, the uncle in the crowd suddenly spoke: "Niangniang, rumors have been spreading in the capital recently, many of which are aimed at the Meng family. What's going on here? Is there any bad news? ”

Hearing this, Meng Xilan suddenly raised her head and looked at her eldest uncle: "No matter how the wind outside changes, things at home must be as usual." Your own family can't be messy, let alone messy! ”

The more times like this, the more the family must be united.

In the study, Meng Xilan looked at her father and brother sitting opposite her, and said in a deep voice: "The matter of the Seventh Prince, father and brothers don't interfere for the time being, the palace will find a way to solve it." ”

Meng Zhenglu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this: "What can I do?" ”

Meng Xilan pondered for a moment before she said, "Right now, if you want to make the Seventh Lord stop, the only way is to unite with foreign enemies. ”

Her words caused the Meng family's father and son to freeze on the spot.

Unite foreign enemies? At the moment, the biggest enemy of the Northern Yan Kingdom is the Turks.

Meng Xilan looked at their stunned eyes, lowered her eyes and said, "The Turkic Sixteen Divisions are too strong. No matter how powerful Chu Jingchuan is, he can't last long. The imperial treasury is empty, and this battle will not last long. ”

"...... The Turks were so fierce that they were bent on swallowing the Northern Yan Kingdom. ”

In his opinion, this is the most dangerous move.

Seeking the skin of a tiger is tantamount to seeking a dead end.

Meng Xilan clenched her palms and said, "There is no other way right now. What the Turks want is only territory, while what the Seven Princes want is the entire Northern Yan country. Hongu didn't have a choice...... After all, the emperor still has half of the Turkic blood in his body, and if he makes good use of this, maybe things will be eased......"

Her words weren't unreasonable, they were just too sudden.

Meng Xizhao was the first to stand up and object: "Niangniang can't at this time." The emperor's background has always been ...... Extremely taboo thing. ”

The emperor's background has always been the reason why everyone opposes him. Son of the Turks, son of a foreign enemy......

Meng Xilan stared at her brother: "The emperor has never minded his origin. The emperor has always missed his mother. ”

Concubine Xiao was killed by someone back then, and it was the selfishness of the first emperor and Murong Qiao's jealousy that killed her.

Zhou Youchen never minded, he had Turkic blood on his body.

"Because of this blood kinship, maybe we still have the possibility of peace talks with the Turks. Whether it is land cession or peace, this war must end immediately! ”

By this time, Meng Xilan couldn't take care of that much.

For any reason, by any means, she didn't mind.

"Mother, not to mention that the Turks are wild and barbaric in nature, how can they easily sit down and negotiate?"

Meng Xilan's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and said one after another: "There will always be a way." Peace, negotiation, peace, land cession...... As long as the Turks can withdraw their troops, any conditions will do! ”

Meng Zhenglu saw his daughter's resolute face, so he said, "What about the emperor?" Will the emperor agree? ”

Meng Xilan's eyes condensed slightly: "As long as my father can come up with countermeasures and make up a sum of military salary, this palace will have a way to persuade the emperor to agree." ”

Although she didn't have much confidence, the boat was naturally straight to the bridge. The difficulties are in front of us, and we can only pass them one level at a time.

Meng Xizhao and Meng Xiran glanced at each other when they heard this, and they didn't seem to approve of this method in their hearts.

Meng Zhenglu had a headache even more, rubbed his temples with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "Niangniang, instead of taking such a risk, it is better to let Lao Chen give it a try......

Meng Xilan's attitude was firm: "This palace can't watch my father go to death. And, haven't you ever thought about it? If we don't start early, in case Zhou Youlong takes the initiative to form an alliance with the Turks and take the lead, then where should we go? ”

When there is a lot of wrestling, either side may form an alliance with each other and turn enemies into friends.