Before dawn, Yingxiang ran in from outside in a panic, and shouted eagerly: "Miss, Miss, it's not good...."

When Qiu Qiu heard it, he hurriedly walked out, made a silent movement on the side of his mouth, and whispered: "Miss is just asleep, what happened so urgently?" ”

"Your Majesty.... Your Majesty he.... Crashed! ”

"What?"

Before Yingxiang's words came out, Ye Wanruo's surprised voice was already heard in the room.

Yingxiang and Qiuqiu glanced at each other, hurriedly walked into the inner room, knelt in front of Ye Wanruo's bed, and said in a slightly choked tone: "Miss, there is news from the palace, the emperor he.... Crashed! ”

"Death? How so? Why so suddenly? ”

Ye Wanruo sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, obviously not recovering from this shocking news.

In her mind, she remembered the favor that Emperor Nan Qin had for her in the past, no matter what the purpose behind it was, at least Ye Wanruo really felt Emperor Nanqin's love and love for her.

But at this time, how can this be?

"Miss, Father-in-law De outside the door asks to see you!"

Before Yingxiang could answer, the respectful voice of the princess's mansion came from outside the door.

The emperor passed away, but De Zhengye suddenly visited at this time, and his intuition told Ye Wanruo that this matter was definitely not so simple.

"Please, Yingxiang will change my clothes for me, and I will take my father-in-law to the study to wait, and inform my father to go to the study together!"

Ye Wanruo didn't dare to delay, and after ordering the two of them, she walked straight behind the screen.

Ye Wanruo was just dressed in a plain skirt, simply pulled her hair, and walked quickly towards the study with the support of Yingxiang. At this time, Ye Yushan had already come to the study, talking to De Zhengye, and when he saw Ye Wanruo coming, he hurriedly wanted to salute Ye Wanruo.

Looking at De Zhengye at this time, he was only wearing an ordinary night clothes, which was completely different from his usual clothes.

"Father-in-law De doesn't have to be polite, shouldn't Father-in-law De stay by his uncle's side at this time? What is it that makes Grandpa De come here late at night? ”

Touching on Dezhengye's intentions, Ye Wanruo took the lead in speaking, her face slightly solemn.

"Last night, the emperor reviewed and folded until late at night, and suddenly thought of Ningxian Palace to go for a walk, leaving the old slave outside the palace gate. Later, the queen sent someone out to inform the old slave to leave first, saying that the emperor would stay in Ningxian Palace tonight. According to the usual practice, the emperor should stay in the queen's dormitory on the first and fifteenth days of each month, and the old slave did not suspect it. Who knows, just after Yin, news came out from Ning Xian's palace that the emperor was unwell, and when the imperial doctor arrived, the emperor had already returned to heaven.

The queen announced to the outside world that the emperor had left an edict and the crown prince would succeed to the throne, but the emperor had clearly told the old slave that one day he would die, and the old slave must assist the holy prince to succeed to the throne. The queen sent people everywhere to find the whereabouts of the old slave, and its intention naturally did not need to be said, the old slave served the emperor all his life, and it is said that he should also go with the emperor, so as not to be lonely on the way to the emperor. But the old slave knew that the emperor cared about the Holy Prince, so he risked his life to inform the Holy Lord to get ready, so he came to the Princess's Mansion to seek the help of the Princess. ”

If Mo Yiyan wants the prince to succeed to the throne with the holy oracle at this time, I am afraid that it will not be enough to convince the public, if there is De Zhengye, who has been with the emperor for many years, comes forward to testify and assist, he will definitely win.

De Zhengye's words made Ye Wanruo suddenly think of something, plus the continuous nightmares in recent days have finally found the reason at this moment, if the crown prince succeeds to the throne, then Yu Chi Jingyao, who is deeply loved by the Southern Qin Emperor, can already know the fate.

Thinking of this, even Ye Wanruo couldn't help but be a little frightened, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be the queen....?" ”

"The old slave didn't dare to speculate, but although the emperor had been in poor health before, he was only a little coughing and wheezing, and he didn't die suddenly, and the entanglement in this is really suspicious."

Following Ye Wanruo's guess, De Zhengye also expressed the doubts in his heart, but he still calmly did not dare to assert it.

But at this moment, the eager voice of Ye Yushan's entourage sounded outside the door again: "Master, it's not good, the Praetorian Guards in the palace are almost at the door, it looks menacing, not to be underestimated!" ”

"Without further ado, in the autumn, you take Gonggong De to leave from the secret passage immediately, it is estimated that in two days Jing Yao and their team will return, you go all the way east, and you will definitely meet Jing Yao halfway. Father-in-law De, now that the situation in Kyoto is chaotic, the queen is scheming, and the prince is jealous and hateful, he must not tolerate the existence of Jing Yao. Tell Jing Yao not to return to Beijing at this time! ”

The incident happened suddenly, but Ye Wanruo was able to still make a decision calmly, which made Ye Yushan's eyes flash with surprise, and more praise.

I only saw Ye Wanruo walk straight to the bookshelf after speaking, and turned the golden unicorn placed in the middle of the bookshelf, and then, I heard the sound of the 'Hulong' stone door turning, and a deep passage appeared in front of several people.

"Miss...."

Qiuqiu's eyes were full of reluctance and worry.

"At this time, it's not the time for my mother-in-law and mother-in-law, send Father-in-law De to Jingyao's side safely, and protecting Jingyao's safety is the most important task in front of you, I have my father and Yingxiang by my side, don't worry, go quickly!"

As he spoke, he could vaguely hear the neat and orderly voices of the officers and soldiers coming from the princess's mansion.

"Master Pony, Miss Ye, take care!"

Ye Wanruo glanced back at the outside of the study, signaling a few people to leave quickly, and Gonggong De respectfully saluted Ye Wanruo, and then took the lead in the secret passage.

The stone door closed, and the figure of Father-in-law in the study disappeared as if he had never been here.

Ye Yushan and Ye Wanruo glanced at each other, and then walked towards the outside of the study.

At this time, the Janissaries in the palace were already stationed in the princess's mansion, all of them were expressionless and standing majestically aside.

Ye Yushan pushed the door and walked out to see the scene in front of him, and after catching a glimpse of Zhao Yin standing in the middle, he said meaningfully: "It turned out to be Commander Zhao, I don't know what Commander Zhao asked for late at night?" ”

"The emperor died, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited Ye Ling to enter the palace to discuss important matters!"

Zhao Yin replied truthfully, his eyes still penetrating over Ye Yushan, wanting to look towards the study.

Do you want to discuss something?

Ye Yushan nodded clearly, and did not expose Zhao Yin's behavior, and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, please ask Commander Zhao to lead the way!" ”

Ye Yushan glanced at Ye Wanruo, and after speaking, he wanted to take the lead and leave, but Zhao Yin didn't move half a minute, but asked: "I don't know, has the father-in-law next to the emperor ever been to the mansion?" ”

"Father-in-law? Shouldn't you stay by the emperor's side at this time? ”

Ye Yushan stopped and asked suspiciously, Zhao Yin smiled awkwardly: "Ye Lingshi, please!" ”

Touching the guards of the forbidden army around him and not leaving, Ye Yushan asked puzzledly: "This is..."

"If you return to Ye Ling's words, this is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent, now that the emperor has passed away, it is not safe in Kyoto City, so he specially ordered his subordinates to send people to protect the princess's mansion and the safety of Miss Ye! ”

To put it nicely, it's protection, but to put it bluntly, it's not captivity?

Prince Sheng is immortal to Ye Wanruo, everyone knows that now that the Southern Qin Emperor is still cold, Prince Sheng is already eager to control the princess's mansion, and the deep meaning is also worth thinking about.

"Oh? Ye was lonely and unheard, and I don't know when Commander Zhao actually obeyed the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

In the face of Ye Yushan's cold words, Zhao Yin did not feel the slightest embarrassment, but replied calmly: "I'm afraid that Ye Lingzhi doesn't know that the emperor left a message before his death, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne." Now that the crown prince is the new emperor, Zhao Yin once swore that he would only be loyal to the emperor, so it is also a matter of course. ”

Ye Yushan didn't speak again, but turned his head and glanced at Ye Wanruo with worry in his eyes, and finally turned around and left.

At this time, in the imperial study, the crown prince was sitting in front of the desk in plain clothes, his eyes were unconcealably sad, his eyes were red and swollen, and he was obviously still immersed in the bad news of the death of the Southern Qin Emperor and could not extricate himself.

And Mo Yiyan sat on the soft couch beside her, the same plain clothes, the appearance of a teary-eyed woman, pear blossom with rain, extraordinarily lovable, from time to time with the silk handkerchief in her hand to wipe the tears in the corners of her eyes, but also blocked the gloom and calculation in her eyes.

Under the stage, several ministers standing were arguing endlessly at this time:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, although the bones of the former emperor are not cold, but the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, now is an important period for the marriage between the Southern Qin State and the Dongyue Kingdom, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sad and sad, he must also focus on state affairs, so that the spirit of the former emperor in the sky can rest in peace! Only then can the people settle down! ”

The minister standing on the right hand side took the lead in standing up, bowing and pleading bitterly to the prince Sheng who was sitting in the first place, it sounded like it was for the well-being of the common people in the world, but in fact, it was not the princelings who were talking about their hearts?

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The minister behind him also hurriedly stood up and made his position clear.

"The old minister thinks that the bones of the former emperor are not cold at the moment, and if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne at this time, it will only provoke gossip. What's more, there is no posthumous photo of the former emperor, but the dictation of the former emperor alone may not be enough to convince the public, it is better to find the father-in-law first, and then assist His Royal Highness the crown prince to ascend the throne! ”

At this time, it was Wei Shilang who spoke, this person was upright, and when the Southern Qin Emperor was alive, he was convinced of him and reused it.

At the same time, Wei Shilang also knew the intentions of Emperor Nanqin, even if he couldn't show it, he could only do his best to delay some time for Wei Chi Jingyao, hoping that he could return to Beijing as soon as possible to prevent Prince Sheng from succeeding to the throne.

Before the other ministers could express their opinions, who knew that at this moment, Mo Yiyan, who had been sitting on the soft couch and sobbing, stood up violently, her cold eyes were slightly sunk, and while walking towards Wei Shilang, she asked Wei Shilang sharply: "What do Wei Shilang mean by this?" Could it be that the guard waiter suspected that the palace had failed to pass on the holy decree? What's more, the first emperor passed away, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne, which has been the case for generations, why did Wei Shilang impose such a block? Do you want to take this opportunity to deliberately demagogue? ”

"The queen mother is obvious, the minister doesn't dare!"

After touching Mo Yiyan's hideous face, Wei Shilang hurriedly leaned over and knelt on the ground, and opened his mouth with a little trepidation.

"Don't dare? In the national funeral of the Southern Qin Kingdom, Wei Shilang was so demagogic and deceived the public, why was it deliberate? This palace now seriously suspects that Wei Shilang is a fine work of another country! wanted to take this opportunity to wantonly stir up trouble and cause civil strife in Southern Qin, and other countries just took advantage of the situation! Guard, you still haven't confessed? ”

Feeling Mo Yiyan's approach, Wei Shilang's footsteps continued to retreat, his eyes flashed with surprise, and he shook his head in defense: "Queen Mother, the minister is wronged, please also ask the Queen Mother to know!" ”

The light of his eyes touched the long sword behind Wei Shilang, Mo Yiyan's eyes flashed a touch of gloom, and when Wei Shilang shook a few steps away from the long sword, he took out the long sword and confirmed in a cold voice: "According to the laws of the Southern Qin Kingdom, Wei Shilang is a fine work of other countries, and he will be punished!" ”

Under the hesitant look of Wei Shilang, Mo Yiyan swung his sword in an instant, and bright red blood rushed out of Wei Shilang's neck, staining Mo Yiyan's plain robe red, Mo Yiyan didn't care about this, seeing Wei Shilang's body fall softly, he asked behind him in a deep voice: "Who else does not agree with the new emperor to succeed to the throne?" ”