Lu Yi shouldered the heavy responsibility of the guard of the Qin Palace, and had already said that she would not be able to come back until tomorrow afternoon, Mrs. Ruan returned to the mansion, sat alone under the porch, and let people mix a pot of lychee wine, facing the moon breeze, drinking slowly, very relaxed.

Ah Xia got married, the prince got married, and there was an indescribable joy and relaxation in her heart, as if something was finally complete and she could let go.

After drinking a pot of wine, Madame Ruan was drunk and hazy, stood up, and was just about to let people wait for a bath, when the dull sound of the bell pierced the night and smashed into her ears.

Madame Ruan rushed to the middle of the courtyard with her skirt in her hand, turned half a circle, faced the direction of the palace, held her breath, and the second bell rang again from the direction she was facing.

Mrs. Ruan was stunned, her face turned white, for a moment, she took a deep breath, steadily ascended the steps, and instructed Mingyue, the eldest girl who looked at her nervously, "Tell me to go down, everyone is not allowed to go out, and no one is allowed to move." Who is on duty in the study outside? ”

"Night practice." Mingyue replied very quickly.

"Tell Xiao Lian, one, let him send someone to tell the general, it's okay at home, I'm fine. Second, pick a proper person and go to ...... Forget it, just send someone to talk to the general. Mrs. Ruan swallowed back the latter order, on the Ruan clan's side, Uncle Seventeen will arrange it, if something happens in the palace, no matter what happens, at this time, she should be quiet and not move.

Mingyue agreed and hurried out.

Madame Ruan ordered to boil the decanting soup, and asked people to bring the decanting stone, and ordered to prepare a hot bath, and at most until dawn, it was time to gather all her spirits and deal with the matter that she did not know what was going on.

Ruan Jinyu, the seventeenth master of the Ruan family, woke up when the first bell rang, and as soon as his head was lifted off the pillow, he stopped stiffly, looking at Li Dong, who was sleeping sideways with his back to him.

Sister Dong is pregnant with a baby, and she is about to give birth in less than a month, and this is the hardest time.

Li Dong was also disturbed by the bell, she had never experienced Zhong Ming's funeral, and she had never paid attention to such a thing, Li Dong moved in a daze, Ruan Qiqi hurriedly pressed on her shoulder and said softly: "It's okay, you can rest in peace, I'll go and see." ”

Ruan Qiqi said, pulled the quilt up, covered Li Dong's ears, got up gently, and walked out of the house on tiptoe.

Standing outside the house, Ruan Qiqi followed the bell and looked in the direction of the palace, the dull bells rang one after another, Ruan Qiqi stood straight, listened to three or four sounds, his face gradually turned pale, beckoned to take out his clothes, and walked out in a hurry while draping them on his body.

There was an accident in the palace, is it the Queen Mother, or Queen Jiang?

Guo Sheng's small courtyard, Xu Huan watched Guo Sheng rush out and chase to the gate of the courtyard, Guo Sheng was no longer visible, Xu Huan stayed for a moment, covered the courtyard door and came back, in the back yard, Jin Gui and Changgui were already wearing clothes, and came out one after the other.

"Someone in the palace is gone, either the emperor or the queen mother." Xu Huan greeted the two and said, "Lao Guo has gone to the palace, let the two of you take care of your home, can you go to my house?" Tell my wife to reassure her and wait for me to go back. ”

"Yes." Jin Gui agreed very well, turned around and went out to the backyard to deliver the message.

While tying his clothes, Changgui listened to the bell with his ears, looked at Xu Huan, and said worriedly: "Master Xu, you are well-informed, I am afraid that this is ......"

"I'm afraid it's the Queen Mother." Xu Huan sighed, Ah Xia had just married into the Qin Palace, and the Queen Mother was gone.

"Master Xu, don't worry." Changgui's face was solemn, "The queen mother is an old person, and the prince must have expected it a long time ago, and this matter is both a curse and a blessing." ”

"The first day of Axia's marriage ......" Xu Huan didn't continue, only sighed.

Yongning Bo Mansion, Guo Sheng's fast steps made Mrs. Yan only feel dazzled, and the person was in front of her.

"Sir!" Li Wenshan rushed down from the steps, and Li Wenlan and the others who were standing at the door also hurriedly rushed over.

"I saw General Lu, and the prince, it was the queen mother, more than two hours ago, Eunuch Huang came in person, and summoned the girl and the prince into the palace to see the queen mother, and the girl and the prince are still in the palace at this time." Guo Sheng didn't say a word of gossip, and just got down to business.

"Is it really the Queen Mother?" Mrs. Yan blurted out.

"Madame, don't worry." Guo Sheng looked at everyone one by one, took a half step forward, and leaned into Mrs. Yan's ear, "The palace handed the letter out." After finishing speaking, he straightened back, "Don't worry, the girl and the prince are fine." The general asked me to talk to my wife, I was afraid that I would enter the palace as soon as it was dawn, so I had a good rest at this time, and when I entered the palace, I had to raise my full spirit from time to time, and I couldn't be negligent. ”

After Guo Sheng and Mrs. Yan finished speaking, they looked at Li Wenshan, "The general invited the fifth master to wait at the palace, let's leave quickly." ”

Li Wenshan answered, looked at Mrs. Yan, and without waiting for him to speak, Mrs. Yan hurriedly waved her hand and said, "You go quickly, there is me at home." ”

When the sky was bright, the Empress Dowager Jin had already dressed up neatly, carried it into the coffin, and stopped at the Wende Palace.

Empress Dowager Jin died so suddenly, that from the crown prince to the lowest guards, they were so shocked that they couldn't believe it, everyone was cautious in their words and deeds, and they didn't dare to speak out easily.

Jiang Yanshi quietly moved to the prince's side, aiming at King Qin, who was dressed in heavy filial piety in front of the coffin, with his hair scattered, and almost fainted crying, he subconsciously swept to the other side, and his eyes fell on the inky black linen curtain, and he immediately returned with a touch.

On the other side of the sackcloth curtain is the place where the inner and outer wives keep watch.

"It's too sudden, there must be a secret." Jiang Yanshi restrained his mind and whispered to the prince.

"A-Niang said, saying that she had palpitations and was in a hurry." The prince replied in a low voice, "Yesterday, before the palace gate was locked, the Queen Mother summoned him and the Li family. I haven't found a chance to speak yet. ”

Hearing that King Qin and the Li family entered the palace before the key was dropped, Jiang Yanshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he and the Li family entered the palace, and they must stay by the queen mother's side, no matter how sudden the queen mother died, she couldn't directly deduct it from her aunt's head, but she really died of palpitations?

Jiang Yanshi glanced at King Qin who was crying and fell to the ground again, this sudden illness was too coincidental, he couldn't believe it.

"The one who was on duty in Zhongshu yesterday was Jinxiang." The prince then said in a low voice.

Jiang Yanshi was clever, "Metallurgical? "Because of his age, Jin Xiang has not been on duty in the imperial city for many years.

"Yesterday it was supposed to be Yan Kuan, saying that Jin Xiang said that the prince was married, he was a little excited, and he didn't feel sleepy." The prince looked at Jin Xiang, who seemed to have collapsed overnight, Jiang Yanshi followed the prince's gaze and looked at Jin Xiang, his heart full of doubts.

The bell rang, and the key to the palace door was at least two hours old, and at that time the King of Qin and the Yao clan were summoned, and the gold was worth it, no matter how late it was, it had to be around sunset, otherwise Yan Kuan had already arrived, or Yan Kuan had arrived and left, no matter what, before he died, he was very abundant, and he died of palpitations, and he had never heard of such a rich and calm ......

"As long as my aunt is not implicated, this is a joy and mourning." Jiang Yanshi thought quickly in his heart, "This death is too strange." ”

"Well, you keep an eye on it." The crown prince also looked up and down a little, glanced at King Qin, and said in a low voice to Jiang Yanshi.

Jiang Yanshi responded, subconsciously glanced around, moved back, and knelt back to his position.

Li Xiafu knelt in front of the spirit and stared at Empress Jiang, she couldn't give her a chance to give orders, of course, Empress Jiang was also staring at her.

The Queen Mother was in too much of a hurry, there were countless hidden things to be destroyed and erased in her Xuanning Palace, Huang Eunuch assisted King Qin to set up a spiritual sacrifice, and Han Shanggong stayed in Xuanning Palace, and in the extremely limited time that Li Xia had gained, he would guard Xuanning Palace and clean up Xuanning Palace.

Li Xia and King Qin entered the palace one moment before the key fell, and she and him didn't bring a girl.

The edict of the internal and external women guarding the soul was issued, and around noon, when the women entered the palace one after another, Han Shanggong flashed half of his face from the crack of the curtain, and when he saw Li Xia seeing her, he immediately put down the curtain, and Li Xia was relieved.

Outside the hall, Tang Jiashan helped Mrs. Min to come first, Princess Jiang followed behind, Li Xia looked at Mrs. Min, tears came out of her eyes.

Tang Jiashan helped Mrs. Min to kneel on the group mat, knelt down herself, walked a few steps on her knees, and moved to Li Xia, "Princess's Day mourning, you ...... Extremely emaciated. ”

"I'm fine, the prince hates to go with his mother, and so do I." Li Xia's voice was weak and weak, Tang Jiashan moved again, approached Li Xia, and said with concern: "The princess seems to be unable to hold on, do you want to let the imperial doctor ......?"

"No, you don't." Li Xia shook his head sadly, interrupted Tang Jiashan's words, as if he couldn't support his sadness, put his head on Tang Jiashan's shoulder, and said quickly: "Bring Duan Yan in." ”

"It's fine that the princess is fine." Tang Jiashan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she thought she really couldn't support it.

"I'm fine." Li Xia raised her head vigorously and reluctantly replied, Tang Jiashan looked at her with concern and quickly moved back.

Concubine Yao Xian looked at the two of them quietly, saw Tang Jiashan move back to her position, turned her eyes to look at Empress Jiang who was looking at Li Xia with sarcastic eyes, hesitated, moved forward, pulled Queen Jiang's clothes, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, is it time to let everyone change their clothes, those old nobles seem to be unable to hold on." ”

"Wait until it's all together, let's talk about it again, let's change clothes now." Empress Jiang glanced at the foreign women who were coming in one after another, leaned towards Concubine Yao Xian, and snorted coldly.

Concubine Yao Xian didn't say anything more, lowered her eyebrows and knelt back.