No matter how indifferent and calm the Empress Dowager Xi is, she is still resentful, she resents Ning Yu's rebellion, and resents Qin Hao's betrayal, she should have suffered a lot during this time.

So much so that she wanted to kill all these people in the city at all costs.

Of course, Ning Yi naturally didn't agree with this idea, he suddenly took half a step back, knelt down and said sincerely: "The Queen Mother thinks twice-"

Empress Dowager Xi subconsciously turned her head and wanted to reprimand Ning Yi, but she paused the moment she saw that Ning Yi was covered in blood.

Ning Yi lowered his eyebrows, and said respectfully as always: "Queen Mother, many of them don't know the truth, in other words, they just think that they are killing the thieves for Xiliang, and they are not wrong-"

The Empress Dowager Xi suddenly stopped, yes, isn't it herself who caused all this, she suddenly realized. If so, if Ning Yu and the old princess had not rebelled, there would still be a scene like today.

But they will have a completely different ending, at that time she will stand here proudly, looking at Ning Yi who is besieged under the city, and Ning Yi obviously knows all this.

Empress Dowager Xi suddenly asked puzzled: "Ning Yi, the mourning family is standing in front of you now, the emperor is now trapped in the palace, as long as you kill the mourning family at this time, get rid of the emperor, and blame all this on Prince Kang's mansion, and then arrest Prince Kang's mansion according to the law, you can ascend to that position, but why are you?" ”

She stared at Ning Yi tightly, almost not wanting to miss any of Ning Yi's expressions.

I saw Ning Yi groaning for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Yes, it's really seamless, and the Queen Mother also wants her ministers to do this, isn't that?" ”

A look of displeasure flashed between the eyebrows of the Empress Dowager Xi, and she suddenly said, "Ning Yi!" ”

Ning Yi still smiled lightly and said: "Whether the queen mother believes it or not, the minister has to say it again, from beginning to end, the minister has never thought of seeking power and usurping the throne, the minister's father assists the first emperor, and the minister's mission is also to assist His Majesty, this is an explanation to the minister's father, and it is also an explanation to the first emperor." Perhaps, along the way, the minister's opinion and the queen mother's opinion are different, but the minister has a clear conscience. Even today, the ministers are the same, these people below, they are guilty, but the crime is not to death, I hope the queen mother can be extra gracious. ”

Empress Dowager Xi's chest continued to rise and fall, she seemed to remember that a long, long time ago, she had asked the first emperor who was already seriously ill, why she chose Ning Yi alone, the first emperor was terminally ill at that time, but when she asked, she still held on and said: "Do you know the allusion of Gong Yu's crown?" ”

The Empress Dowager Xi nodded, and said softly: "The Book of Han: The Biography of Wang Ji records that Ji and Gong Yu are friends, and the world is known as "Wang Yang is on the throne, and Gong Gong plays the crown". In other words, the trade-offs are the same. ”

The first emperor looked at her with a little approval in his eyes: "Hong'er is Ji, Ning Yi is Gongyu, he will assist Hong'er well, I believe in him." ”

However, she didn't know why the first emperor believed in Ning Yi like this, that kind of firmness was something she would never understand.

It was also because of this that she had always been suspicious of Ning Yi, but I don't know why, now looking at Ning Yi kneeling on the ground, she suddenly believed it.

It turned out that she had always been suspicious, thinking of this, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a faint smile between her eyebrows: "Today you almost died at their hands, if you intercede for them, you will be the master, but the one in the palace is afraid that he doesn't know now, can you think about what to do?" ”

Ning Yi hummed lightly, and he said, "Queen Mother, are you with your ministers-"

Empress Dowager Xi waved her hand and said self-deprecatingly: "Forget it, the mourning family finally got out of danger, but you don't want to take any more risks, you must have a plan, the mourning family will go to the Qin Mansion to have a look——"

She turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly stopped her steps again, and said slowly: "The mourning family asked you, from beginning to end, does Hong'er know?" ”

Ning Yi didn't dare to slack off, nodded and said, "I know." ”

"Good-good-good-wow-" He Xi looked at the Queen Mother Xi's eyes were slightly red, but her eyebrows were still smiling, and her heart suddenly became sour, Xu was about to become a mother, and she even had some empathy for this experience.

It was the moment when a mother faced the complete growth of her child, and the joy and loss in her heart.

Empress Dowager Xi looked at He Xi and said gently: "Let's go, you still have a child in your belly now, and the soldiers are in chaos, let them men come out." ”

When she rarely had a concealment and a pleasant face, He Xi naturally agreed, and in order to prevent there were still traitors in the city, Ning Yi sent Qi Xiao and a team of elite soldiers to escort them to the Qin Mansion.

Qi Xiao hurriedly received his order, but those people outside the city had long lost their morale, and they heard that as long as they surrendered, they could get leniency, so they took the initiative to disarm one by one.

Qin Hao saw that the general trend had gone, and even if he struggled, he was just a trapped beast.

On the other side, the Empress Dowager Xi and He Xi were holding the cart, the city was very quiet, and the people were immersed in sleep, not knowing the turmoil in the city at all, only the sound of the carriage rolling on the bluestone road.

The Empress Dowager Xi closed her eyes and leaned against the wall of the car to recuperate, He Xi and Ruyi looked at the quiet night through the constantly flying car curtains, and suddenly the Empress Dowager Xi said in a deep voice: "Between you and Ning Yi, there is no love between men and women, right?" ”

He Xi saw that the Empress Dowager Xi had pierced herself, and she didn't hide it, and said, "Since the Empress Dowager has seen it, why do you have to ask more?" ”

Empress Dowager Xi shook her head, nodded again, and said: "The mourning family also just saw it, at that time, Ning Yi was in danger, and at that moment, there was no anxiety in your eyes, and the mourning family guessed it." It's just that the mourning family doesn't understand, who are you to make Ning Yi trust you so much? How did you get out of the palace? ”

He Xi knew that the Empress Dowager Xi would ask about this, so she also said bluntly: "True or false, it is my life for so many years, Xu is the prince has seen this, and I and the prince are just using each other." ”

The Empress Dowager Xi saw that she didn't want to say anything, so she didn't ask much, although she didn't know much about He Xi, but at least she knew now, as long as He Xi didn't want to say something, I was afraid that no one would be able to ask anything, she remembered what He Xi said, true and false, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sometimes, when we hide ourselves in the illusion, gradually we can't even tell the truth, what is true and what is false, can you really tell the difference?" ”

He Xi suddenly stopped, she didn't know how to answer the question of the Empress Dowager Xi.

What is true and what is false?

She unconsciously reached out to support her abdomen, she could even feel the sound of the child's faint heartbeat, I don't know why, she was a little relieved, the corners of her cold lips curved a gentle arc, and said: "The truth and falsehood in the past have passed, as long as every day in the future, it is true." ”

The Empress Dowager Xi sighed, not knowing whether to sigh at He Xi's words or sigh something.

The carriage slowly stopped, Qi Xiao respectfully helped the Empress Dowager Xi and He Xi to get out of the carriage, it was the first time he looked at He Xi's face so closely, and he suddenly remembered. He had seen this face, just a few months ago, in a carriage that had left the calendar.

Seeing that Qi Xiao looked at He Xi with some confusion, Ruyi coughed heavily with some dissatisfaction, Qi Xiao hurriedly came back to his senses, his cheeks were slightly red, fortunately, against the background of the night, it was not very obvious.

The Qin clan had already gotten the news and waited outside the mansion with the people in the mansion.

Seeing the Empress Dowager Xi, everyone knelt on the ground in an uproar.

When the Empress Dowager Xi saw that the Qin family was still dressed in that capable riding costume, she pulled her up with some distress and said, "I have wronged you-"

Qin's eyes were red, but this time, she did not complain in front of the Empress Dowager Xi as before, but held back her tears and said in a low voice: "The concubine is a sinner, doesn't the Empress Dowager blame the concubine?" ”

The Empress Dowager of the West has favored the Qin family for so many years, not just because the Qin family is Mrs. Taiwei, but more because she likes her straightforward temperament, people, sometimes it is like this, although she has a noble status, but to the palace people, she is the noble queen mother, the lord of the harem, for Jiang Li'er and Ning Hong, she is their dependence, a mother, for courtiers and the people of the world, she is the widow of the first emperor, and the mother of the world.

She can't let her temperament say what she wants, what she wants to do.

For Jiang Li'er, she asked herself that she had given her enough favor, but this child, from childhood to adulthood, was sensible and distressing, she was considerate of everyone around her, no petty temperament, no temper, like a naturally round jade, delicate and without edges and corners.

But the Qin family is not, she has her own character, love and hate, but the Empress Dowager Xi feels that such a Qin family is real, so she loves her with sincerity, and now she sees her so alienated from herself, how can she not feel distressed.

She wanted to say something, but when she saw the servants kneeling in the courtyard, she waved her hand and said, "Okay, let's go in first, let's go in if we have something to say." ”

He Xi walked behind, and when she walked to the door of the Qin Mansion, He Xi heard a crisp sound of a sword falling to the ground, and she looked for prestige, and saw a somewhat thin figure standing under the high wall.

The figure suddenly moved, but it was extremely slow, one step at a time, as if each step was very difficult, and He Xi suddenly felt a little familiar.

The man stepped out of the shadows, and before He Xi could see his face clearly, he fell to his knees with a thud, almost crying: "Childe-childe-"

He Xi was shocked in his heart, he couldn't care about anything else, he stepped forward in two steps, and reached out to hold the young man's face, it was Xiaoyu.

She didn't know how to describe her feelings at this time, she just felt that there were a lot of things she wanted to ask, but they were all stuck in her throat and couldn't say a word.