There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, especially in the imperial city at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and an earth-shaking disaster may occur inadvertently.

Less than half a month before returning from the battle, the Eldest Princess's Mansion was surrounded by heavy soldiers of the Praetorian Guards one night. Yun Yanzheng, who had just taken the medicine and lay down and fell asleep in a daze, was also confined in the "Zhenyi Courtyard" by these sudden guards and was not allowed to go out, and the rest of the people were controlled in the courtyard wing room and were not allowed to move around at will.

And one of the Praetorian Guards, led by Chu Ruirong, went straight to the "Cuiwei Hall", startled Gu Xi, who was leaning on the bedrail and reading a book, and wanted to take him away without saying anything under the combination of blades. If he resisted or fled, not to mention whether he could escape the siege of this group of Praetorian Guards composed of all martial arts masters, he would also have to worry about the lives of everyone in the Heng Wang's Mansion and the Eldest Princess's Mansion.

Gu Xi seemed to give up the confrontation after a change of mind, and only said lightly: "Let me go to the execution in good clothes." ”

Chu Ruirong groaned slightly, and nodded silently.

Gu Xi put on a white dress with water in front of everyone, and meticulously combed his long hair with a comb to tie it behind him, everything was done in an unhurried and leisurely manner. However, there was no intention of deliberately delaying, but he quickly cleaned himself up in a radiant and graceful manner.

"Please lead the way, Commander Chu." Gu Xi smiled faintly and said softly, that kind of gesture and smile was as relaxed and elegant as if he was going to Chu Ruirong's Houfu as a guest.

The two guards were about to step forward and lock him up, Chu Ruirong frowned slightly, raised his hand to stop the recklessness of the two people, and said in a deep voice: "I will personally accompany Mr. Gu to the Jingshi Heavenly Prison, please accompany you along the road?" ”

Among the guards, Chu Ruirong has the highest position, and he is also a close minister of the emperor. The guards were also obedient to him on the surface, so they couldn't help but give him this face. So, everyone nodded without objection.

"Mr. Gu, please!" Chu Ruirong said expressionlessly, and stretched out his hand to be polite.

After Gu Xi nodded to him and thanked him, he walked out slowly, dashing without a little dust, as if he came and returned suddenly, never contaminated with the fame and fortune of this world.

The group passed through the road that must be passed through the upper garden, left the eldest princess's mansion, and went all the way to the Jingshi Heavenly Prison. The guards outside the eldest princess's mansion gradually retreated like a tide. Only the Praetorian Guards in the Eldest Princess's Mansion were still guarding the frightened slaves and attendants, and the gloomy Yun Yanzheng.

When she heard the sound of the outside in the courtyard, she already knew that the emperor must have come to attack. It's just that what she didn't expect was that the emperor didn't embarrass her, but just took Gu Xi away. What is this for? Was it because Gu Yi disobeyed his holy decree in the army, or was it something else? Now that the eldest princess's mansion is under the surveillance of the Praetorian Guards, she can be said to be struggling here, and it is not impossible to break out if she wants to break out, but I am afraid that this will be useless, and it will be more and more unfavorable to Gu Xi.

Thinking that when she entered the palace that day to resume her life, the emperor treated her and Gu Xi leniently, and gave them advanced rewards, but he couldn't see a hint of it. Yun Yanzheng's heart became more and more cold, she had been back in Beijing for a long time, and she couldn't even smell a trace of crisis in her secret post in the capital, and the disaster happened so suddenly. At this moment, she could only sit in this courtyard, waiting for the secret guard to bring her the news of this incident.

Yun Yanzheng was restless, and remembered Chu Ruirong's changes over time, it turned out that he had already known that something was going to change in Kyoto, but he didn't come to hint at her, and he helped the emperor do it so well. A flame gradually ignited in the phoenix's eyes, it turned out that the friendship of more than ten years was really so vulnerable, and he had already been biased towards the supreme imperial power from beginning to end.

I thought that the emperor would be jealous of the military power in her hands, but this time it was a big victory, and the emperor would inevitably find ways to throw her into idleness. Yun Yanzheng took the initiative to call himself sick, took off his armor and military power, and catered to the holy will. And let Gu Xi not touch the affairs of the court, so as not to touch the emperor's scales. Unexpectedly, this matter still developed like this, which was exactly what she was worried about on the way back to Beijing, and at this moment she only hated Gu Shezhi for why she didn't listen to her advice and left early. She thought that the two of them were helping each other and slowly dealing with the emperor, and the emperor looked at the merits of the war and would not come to attack at this moment. After a while, when the half-year period expired, she had reason to persuade Gu Xi to leave the country.

She really shouldn't listen to Gu Shezhi's words, what is not yet the end of the division, and what can't throw the responsibility on her. These responsible and responsible words are now only afraid that they will harm him.

The third brother is still in the imperial mausoleum, and her identity and the emperor's intentional or unintentional actions made her independent in the court, and there is no one to consult with.

I thought that all the forbearance and tolerance that I had been able to maintain balance and be able to stand alone, but unexpectedly, even if it was a dormant state of forbearance, and the exploits of nine deaths and a lifetime, it was also the desire for power and the greedy hearts of the people.

But in this thin and thin crack, how can she continue to move forward? If you can't take a step forward, it is already the position of the supreme emperor; If you take a step back, you will be in a different place.

Ask yourself, she has no intention of coveting the high throne, is it for the stability and peace of the country, she can only devote herself to death? Isn't there even half a room for her to survive? Doesn't she have the right to live?

The ridicule and grief in Yun Yanzheng's eyes were indescribable, and finally he grinned at the corner of his lips, and the sneer continued, but there were no tears in his eyes.

A dead leaf fell slowly down her head, slid down her shoulder sleeve, and lay down on the ground, silent.

After dawn, the dark post did not send any news, but Chu Ruirong came to visit.

Yun Yanzheng sat down all night until dawn, and after listening to the maid's report, he slowly suppressed the anger in his heart, slowly sorted it out, and came to the lobby of the eldest princess's mansion.

Chu Ruirong stood in the lobby waiting for her, and waited for Yun Yanzheng to sit down before he saluted respectfully: "See the eldest princess." ”

Yun Yanzheng pulled a slight smile at the corner of his lips, and said without being salty or light: "Why should Chu Shizi be polite, and please take a seat." ”

"Thank you, princess!" Chu Ruirong still took every step of the way, and did not relax at all and made a mistake. Just like he is struggling to navigate the imperial power, he can't make any mistakes, otherwise he may be doomed. After he sat down, he didn't look at her, but only looked at the tip of his shoe, and only said lightly after a long time: "After a few days, Your Majesty will come down and summon King Heng back to Beijing." ”

Yun Yanzheng squinted slightly, his heart couldn't help but worry, and blurted out: "Why? "Why did it all have to happen so coincidentally?

"Returning to the eldest princess, these are Your Majesty's thoughts, and your subordinates dare not speculate on the holy will without authorization." Chu Ruirong's left thumb grinded the arm of the chair, and he was a little weak.

Yun Yanzheng showed a sneer in his eyes: "The prince came here today just to tell me about this matter?" ”

Chu Ruirong's eyes caught a glimpse of the cold look on her face, and her complexion became more and more calm, and she said, "Isn't it a thing for the eldest princess to be happy when King Heng returns to the capital division?" Otherwise, what else would the eldest princess want to know? ”

Yun Yanzheng couldn't help but chuckle, and said in a cold voice: "The prince led the Praetorian Guards to the Eldest Princess's Mansion last night, and took Mr. Gu away from the guest mansion without wanting to inform the palace. Now that you have come to visit, even if you are not here to plead guilty, shouldn't you have an explanation for this palace and explain the cause and effect of this matter? What's more, Gu Xi is the registered gentleman of the palace, and even His Majesty knows about it, doesn't the prince know? You have taken away the gentleman of this palace, can't this palace know his whereabouts as a student, so shouldn't he care about his safety? ”

Chu Ruirong's face turned pale when she questioned him repeatedly, and he also said coldly: "You knew that when he was in the army, he resisted the decree and disrespected, and you still dragged him to live in the eldest princess's mansion. Is it just to defend him so eagerly and desperately to treat him as a gentleman? ”

Yun Yanzheng was so angry by his cannon-like words that she closed her eyes and swallowed the slightly sweet breath in her throat before she said slowly: "This palace naturally does not only regard him as a husband, but also as a teacher and friend. Resisting the decree in the army is the meaning of this palace. As the commander in the army, Hongu naturally knew that it was not suitable to pursue the victory at that time, and if he was in a hurry to win, he would fall into the enemy's net, let alone have such a victory in the end. But this palace also didn't want to displease His Majesty by resisting the decree and bring trouble to the Jiutian Rider and their family, yes...... It was Gu Shezhi who voluntarily took on such a major responsibility and took this matter on himself. ”

Chu Ruirong frowned, and silently sank his breath.

Yun Yanzheng knew that fighting with him at this moment would not help the matter, but he said in a softer and softer tone: "In the entire war, he not only saved the life of the palace; Maintain the strength of the nine-day ride; Guarding the safety of Hui City is still the biggest help that the Wei army can win this time. After the victory of our army, the night before returning to Beijing, the palace had deliberately let him quietly escape and leave the kingdom of Ul. But he didn't want the guilt he had said he would bear on his shoulders that might fall on others and let others be punished for him, so he returned to Jingshi to face the saint together. Otherwise, he would have been high in the sky and the sea, and his whereabouts would have been unknown. Unexpectedly, things started in the direction I feared......"

She sighed faintly, only to feel the more tired in her heart. She struggled to support this perilous and crisis-ridden country, but the monarch of the country did not need her. not only dumped herself, but also constantly cut off all the forces that could become her help, such as the third brother, such as Gu Xi.

Chu Ruirong suddenly raised his eyes, and saw that her increasingly thin complexion was gloomy, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Before you returned to Gyeonggi, someone had already collected evidence of Gu Xi's collaboration with the enemy and treason in Yuguo and presented it to Your Majesty. ”