Su Yuli said that she would be able to know the reason for Mo Binwei's departure from Beijing in a few days, but in fact, it was still too much. In fact, that night, the families received definite news—sure enough, the war in the southwest was not going well—was it just that it was not going well? It's a big defeat at all!

And it was a fiasco!

Let's not talk about the losses of soldiers and baggage, to what extent this rout has become, it can be described in one sentence: the royal driver is in danger!

Well, besieged.

But the encirclement is not the most terrible, the most terrible is the climate in the southwest.

It is said that from the highest saints to the lower to the soldiers, it can be said that there are many people who do not adapt to the water and soil - five or six out of ten people fall ill under the mosquitoes and poisonous flies like the southwest heaven and earth! The dilemma faced by Shen Zangfeng back then, the saint personally tasted it this time: on soldiers, generals, equipment, orders and prohibitions, and morale...... No matter how you look at it, it is to crush the four kings of the southwest - there is no reason not to be overwhelmed!

But as soon as the time and place are right, no matter how peaceful people are, they are powerless to return to the sky!

It's no wonder that when it comes to sealing the king, checks and balances, the safety of the imperial capital, etc., Mo Binwei was still ordered to go to the battlefield again - if you don't call this general over to save this emergency, it is estimated that one is not good, and Dayong Guozuo will be in this half a year.

After Shen Shujing returned to King Ning's mansion, Mo Binwei only stayed for an hour, then said goodbye to his wife and young son, put on his horse, and led the hastily assembled elite of the five thousand Royal Forest Army to gallop away!

He took the lead to gather the remnants of the army and managed to rescue the besieged royal driver and other generals. But it is impossible for the imperial capital to just look at the excitement like this.

Su Yuli and other noble ladies who were worried about their husbands set their own ways - but the palace was not idle.

Since Concubine Shan entered the palace, she has been far away from Weiyang Palace, as if she was afraid that she would be harmed by some conspiracy and tricks made by Queen Qiu. is pregnant, and it is even more strictly guarded against Weiyang Palace.

But he couldn't take care of it, so he rushed to Changle Hall in person with a big belly, and asked Queen Qiu to order Ji to get sick and Duanmu Xinmiao to leave for the southwest immediately!

"The concubine thinks that Your Majesty is now besieged by those traitors in the lonely mountain, and the top and bottom are not satisfied with the water and soil, and there are miasma poisonous insects to disturb her, and she feels that her heart is about to break!" She cried softly, "How can the imperial doctor who follows the army compare with Ji Quai's master and apprentice?" I implore the queen to take His Majesty's royal body as the key, that is, to make a decree and plan for safety! ”

Queen Qiu also felt very frightened after learning that her husband was defeated and surrounded, and her face was still a little pale at the moment, and she was urged by Concubine Shan, and a touch of discomfort flashed on the queen's face: "The holy oracle only summoned King Ning......"

"Could it be that Your Majesty is sympathetic to your subjects, and the Queen Mother doesn't care about Your Majesty?!" When Shan Guifei heard this, her voice immediately rose eight tones! shouted almost questioningly, "Your Majesty is in critical condition now, Niangniang, you ......"

"Concubine Niangniang, please be cautious!" Suddenly, the queen's first gray-clothed palace maid spoke indifferently and interrupted Concubine Shan's words, "The holy oracle only ordered King Ning to go to the southwest, but it didn't say that the southwest was in danger, let alone that Your Majesty was in danger!" Maybe it's just that His Majesty wants King Ning to go into battle, how can the noble concubine Niangniang grow the ambition of others and destroy our Dayong's own prestige?! Could it be that in the eyes of the concubine Niangniang, I am so elite, and I am so vulnerable?! ”

…… In fact, the news of the defeat of the southwest army at this time is no longer a secret, but of course the edict that summoned Mo Binwei to rescue the driver will not write these - this time His Majesty is faceless enough, and it is embarrassing to write about his embarrassment? Of course, he shouted Mo Binwei in the past, turned defeat into victory, understated defeat, and wrote victory in thick ink and color, so as to cover up this section!

Concubine Shan wanted to cut off the palace maid's words halfway and reprimanded her for interjecting rashly when the concubine was talking. But listening to the gray-clothed palace maid, who did not mention the defeat of the army, and said anything about "destroying Dayong's own prestige", her heart was slightly awe-inspiring.

Her status is now only below the queen, and she can't compare to her in terms of pampering ten queens, and she is about to give birth to a prince again, she looks hot, but she has not reached the point of being a standout, even the pregnant concubine, and Li Meiren, who is not much less favored than her-so even if she is not very afraid of the queen, she does not dare not pay attention to her words and deeds!

The handle that was caught by this gray-clothed palace maid right now sounds like a trivial matter, but if someone with a heart spreads it, Da Yong Ruosheng, she is the one who spoils the fun! If Dayong is defeated, then she will add fuel to the fire! In either case, it's going to get her in trouble, and it's going to be big trouble!

Concubine Shan secretly regretted that she was too eager to force the queen to make a decree, and she showed her flaws, so she was busy remedy: "This palace is because I heard that many soldiers are sick due to water and soil adaptation!" This situation is naturally critical, and it is also because I am too worried about Your Majesty, so I even said that this palace is not ......."

Her words were interrupted again by the gray-clothed palace maid: "Does the noble concubine suspect that His Majesty is no longer able to deal with the current situation?!" ”

Shan Guifei was shocked and shouted angrily: "Nonsense! Your Majesty is wise and martial, how can it be ......"

The gray-clothed palace maid interrupted her for the third time, and her tone was no longer indifferent, but brought in the meaning of Sen Ran: "Then the noble concubine rushed over so anxiously, trying to provoke the queen to point fingers at the battle ahead, doesn't this mean that you suspect that Your Majesty is not strong?!" ”

"You ——!" Concubine Shan keenly found that although Queen Qiu, who was sitting upright, was silent, looking like she was letting the gray-clothed palace maid send her away, in fact, under Queen Qiu's lowered eyes, a touch of surprise flashed from time to time - the words of this gray-clothed palace maid were not taught by Queen Qiu!

Also, Queen Qiu must have this sharp mouth, and she will always be squeezed by her own concubine before? !

"Who are you?! Hongu has never seen you before! Concubine Shan took a deep breath and decided to take out the concubine's shelf, ignoring the gray-clothed palace maid who was obviously difficult to deal with, and asked Queen Qiu directly, "Queen Mother, you have to be careful!" Our new dynasty has just been built, and there may be villains lurking in the palace, intending to be unfavorable to us! This palace maid, the concubine looks very angry, I don't know where it comes from? ”

Empress Qiu raised her eyes, looked at her for a while, and said lightly: "The people here in this palace don't seem to need to explain their origins to you as a concubine, right?" ”

The queen's rare toughness made Shan Guifei's heart sink, she didn't dare to openly take the queen, and laughed: "The concubine just cares about the mother's ......"

"You should care more about your children if you have time!" Queen Qiu's eyes swirled on her lower abdomen, and she said indifferently.

The cold gaze made Concubine Shan feel a thrill in her heart, and she subconsciously raised her hand and stroked her abdomen to block the queen's sight - as if the sight could also hurt people!

"The concubine should listen to the queen's persuasion." The gray-clothed palace maid spoke again, unhurried, and her demeanor was calm, the calm atmosphere that had been tempered by the deep palace for a long time made Shan Guifei, who had been strictly trained by the Duanmu family, look slightly distracted, "The harem systems of this dynasty follow the former Wei Dynasty, and in the former Wei Dynasty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the same is true of this dynasty-isn't it?" ”

Shan Guifei's face changed suddenly! I know I'm in big trouble this time!

"Concubine...... Thank you for the teachings of Queen Mother! She is also a person who can bend and stretch, and she doesn't dare to hold a pampered and coquettish frame at the moment, let people support herself, bow down hard, and whisper, "The concubine will go back to the palace to be grounded, don't dare to mess around anymore!" At the moment, she can only weigh the importance and use the word "nonsense" to cover up the taboo of "interfering in politics" referred to by the gray-clothed palace maid!

…… Seeing Concubine Shan and her entourage leave, Queen Qiu said to the left and right with some melancholy: "Except for the month or two that Shan has just served His Majesty, this is the first time she has been so polite to me!" ”

It is natural for the queen to use the self-title of "Bengong" for her concubines now, but when there are no outsiders, she still likes to call herself me - in the queen's own words, she has been a country woman for most of her life, and she has only been the queen for a few days, how can she change it all of a sudden?

Sun Mo persuaded him several times, because the queen insisted, so forget it.

At this moment, the queen was melancholy, and turned to the gray-clothed palace maid, with gratitude and sadness in her eyes: "Aunt Qiu, thank you this time!" ”

"Niangniang praises, if there is no Niangniang to take it in, the maid will not be able to live outside the palace for a long time, and it is the glory of the maid to be able to serve the maid." Qiu Baoniang lowered her eyebrows and said pleasing to her eyes, she is now obedient, like the most docile and obedient servant, and the calm atmosphere just now seems to have never appeared.

With this, Sun Mo was very suspicious of her origin.

Such a changeable and fickle temperament, a sharp tongue, and a careful mind...... It's strange to say that she hasn't been in the Wei Palace! But if she has been mixed in the Wei Palace, none of the powerful palace people that Sun Mo has heard of can match her......

"Xu is that my status was too low before, and I haven't seen a few palace people with heads and faces. This palace maid has always been silent and doesn't like to be showy, so not many people know? Sun Mo pondered. He told Queen Qiu about his suspicions, but the queen asked him to observe and didn't find out that Qiu Baoniang had anything to do with the concubine.

has a relationship with the Miss Duanmu Eight outside the palace, but this is also because of Mingli: Qiu Baoniang's joint was injured in her early years, and she went to Miss Duanmu Eight for medical treatment.

Although the relationship between Concubine Shan and Jinxiu Duanmu is extraordinary, Queen Qiu also knows that Miss Duanmu Ba and the Duanmu clan people behind Concubine Shan are not all the way, and they are even faintly enemies.

Therefore, after discussing with Sun Mo, Queen Qiu still felt that it was good to pretend to be confused - there was really a need for an expert in Changle Palace, as long as it was not aimed at Changle Palace, and it was not a rebellion, even if Qiu Baoniang had other plans, it was worth keeping her.

Otherwise, at a scene like today's Shan Guifei running violently, Queen Qiu didn't know what to do or what to say at first? Sun Mo is a little stronger than the queen, and he is also limited - otherwise he would not have a status when he was in the Wei Palace, and he would have been able to mix up a long time ago!

And what about Qiu Baoniang? To put it mildly, let Shan Guifei return, not only that, but Shan Guifei was obviously frightened by her, and before leaving, she insisted on saluting Queen Qiu despite her pregnancy - no wonder Queen Qiu sighed, Sun Mo was the queen who served her as soon as she entered the palace, but to say that Shan Guifei gave a salute to the queen, in addition to the ceremony of the queen and the concubine, the New Year's ceremony, the concubine was willing to make a show.

Even in front of His Majesty, the concubine is often coquettish and stupid, as if she has forgotten about it.

His Majesty didn't mention it, and others naturally didn't dare to remind him...... Empress...... The queen has done this, how can she not be sad no matter how generous she is? In the former Wei Dynasty, Deng Guifei was the cousin of Emperor Wai, and had a deep hatred with the Gu family after the abolition, but when the Gu family was still the queen of the main palace, when did Deng Guifei dare to take the initiative to salute her when she saw her?

For a time, the people in the hall were full of emotion.