The queen mother and the crown prince died one after another, and some people rumored that the Amaterasu dynasty had encountered a catastrophe, and some people took this opportunity to rise up, vowing to overthrow the imperial court.

Yu Zichen and Qing Rang, who were returning to Nanxiang from Beiling, also changed their route halfway and went to Beijing, along the way Yu Zichen took Duanmu Qingrang to tour the mountains and rivers and was not in a hurry, and it was already April when he arrived in Beijing.

"I don't like it here." Outside the castle, Qing Rang gazed at the towering city walls on horseback, "I always felt that this was not a city, but more like a huge prison." ”

Yu Zichen wrapped his hands around her, "It's okay, I'm here, no matter how strong the prison is, I will give it a sword to cut an exit." ”

Qing Rang looked back at him, blaming him for knowing that she was afraid of itching and deliberately talking in his ear, and recently found that he still had a laipi side, and actually said that Nanxiang was in financial difficulties, and he wanted to save money, so he didn't want to rent a carriage, and asked the two of them to ride a horse together.

"Is this unbelief? Shall I show you? ”

Qing Rang ignored him, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, he looked up and saw a group of people in the distance, like prisoners escorted by officers and soldiers, although those prisoners were worn and their clothes were all wounds from whipping, it was not difficult to see that they were wearing military uniforms.

A young man dressed as an officer in the distance came quickly, blocking those escorting the prisoners, and Qing Rang seemed to have a conflict when he heard the words, "Who are those?" ”

Yu Zichen had also noticed it earlier, he didn't wrinkle slightly, "It's a soldier from Western Xinjiang." "The soldiers of Amaterasu are unified with their clothing, but those who have been in the army know that there are still slight differences in military uniforms, and the soldiers in Western Xinjiang are embroidered with Western characters on their sleeves.

"Big brother's soldiers?"

"Not necessarily, since your eldest brother took over the Yu family's army for me, half of the Western Xinjiang side has been taken care of by Cai Jun, maybe it's his soldiers, I don't know what the matter is, let's not ask for it for the time being, and then ask your eldest brother carefully after entering Beijing."

The Western Xinjiang Army is notoriously disciplined in Amaterasu, and has always rarely committed crimes, but looking at today's situation, it must not be a trivial matter. Qing Rang understood that he should not act rashly, otherwise he might affect the eldest brother, but looking at the officers who came later and the escort people seemed to be in conflict.

"General Duanmu is not guilty, you still don't let them go!" This roar made Qing Rang frown, and the general Duanmu that the officer said should be the eldest brother Duanmu Yunze.

"The emperor has issued an order to take Duanmu Yunze into custody, he intends to persecute the emperor's heir, and the prince will kill him! What more to say wronged! ”

"Shut up!"

The two sides had already fought during the dispute, and Yu Zichen flew out and rescued the young officer from the crowd. The leader of the escort had seen Yu Zichen and understood Yu Zichen's identity, he didn't entangle Yu Zichen anymore when he saw Yu Zichen's eyes, but the young officer seemed unwilling and was held down by Yu Zichen.

"Tell me, what happened to General Duanmu?" Kiyorang waited for the group to go farther before rushing forward to ask the young officer.

"Miss Qingrang......" The young officer recognized her identity randomly when he saw Qingrang, and his expression was a little excited, "I'm Ah Xu, it's Ah Xu!" ”

"Ah Xu?" I haven't seen him for a year, Ah Xu has grown a lot taller than each other, his facial features are more open, and he looks like a little adult, but his stubborn appearance is exactly the same as at the beginning, "Ah Xu, tell me, what happened to my eldest brother?" ”

"I don't know the specifics, the eldest brother has not returned to Xijiang since he escorted Master Duanmu to Linsu, and then someone came to arrest several of the eldest brother's cronies, I saw that something was wrong and rushed to Linsu, but before I arrived in Linsu, I heard the news that the eldest brother was arrested, and I specially rushed to Beijing again. Just now, those are all cronies around the eldest brother! ”

"Why are you out of the way?" Yu Zichen stared at Ah Xu with a slight suspicion.

"Because Ah Xu has no military status, he was quietly arranged by my eldest brother in the army last year, so there is no list of him on it." Qing Rang explained for him, but he was not anxious about the eldest brother's affairs in his heart, "That person said that the eldest brother persecuted the prince, and someone must have planted the blame." Although the eldest brother doesn't like the prince, he has always deliberately avoided it and never clashes head-on. ”

"I checked some, and most of the people in the court seem to know that the eldest brother has been wronged, but they are unwilling to intercede for the eldest brother, and they even gave the eldest brother the crime of rampaging child molestation*, which is very ridiculous."

After listening to Ah Xu's words, Qing Rang and Yu Zichen glanced at each other, and both of them seemed to have some understanding, Duanmu Yunze's imprisonment was a result that both parties were happy to see, and the one who framed the prince found a scapegoat, and the court also wanted to transfer the prince's scandal to Duanmu Yunze.

"Enter the Beijing Division first and then discuss."

Qing Rang grabbed Yu Zichen's sleeve, "I must find a way to save my eldest brother." ”

Before Yu Zichen could say anything, Ah Xu rushed ahead, "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely save my eldest brother, even if I fight to the death!" ”

"If you are still as reckless as Fang Cai, whether you can save Yun Ze is a saying, and it is certain that you will die." Yu Zichen felt that the young man in front of him had the stupidity of Fang Shijie back then, "You call Brother Yunze, why do you call Miss Qing'er?" ”

"Because ......" Ah Xu couldn't answer, his face was flushed, Yu Zichen smiled at him with a little meaning, and helped Qingrang, "Don't worry too much, now that the country is turbulent, the saint doesn't dare to move your eldest brother easily, after all, he is the only concubine of the Duanmu family!" ”

Qing Rang knew that Yu Zichen's persuasion was reasonable, but he still couldn't help but worry about his eldest brother.

The two rode together, Yu Zichen was no longer as leisurely as he was at the beginning, and the wind was blowing, mixed with Qing Rang's unintentional muttering, "Since I was a child, my eldest brother has sheltered me everywhere, if anyone wants my eldest brother's life, I will fight with my life!" ”

The news of Duanmu Yunze's imprisonment did not spread in Amaterasu, and on the second day of entering the Beijing Division, under the arrangement of Yu Zichen, Qingrang entered the dungeon where Duanmu Yunze was held, and when Qingrang saw Yunze, he was lying on the grass bed in the prison, and his body was full of wounds left by torture.

"Big ...... Brother ......" before she shouted out, Qing Rang was already choked, since she was a child, her father was his sky, and her eldest brother was her roof, she always felt that they were the strongest barrier in the world, the most reassuring reliance.

Yun Ze heard Qing Rang's voice, but his eyes were still a little blurry, he reluctantly got up, and only after looking at it did he make sure that it was Qing Rang in front of him, "Who asked you to come to this kind of place, leave quickly!" ”

Qing Rang wiped her tears, this is her eldest brother, no matter what the situation, he always puts her safety first, she took out a small medicine bottle from her arms, took out a black pill, and wanted to feed it to Yun Ze, but Yun Ze avoided it.

"I'm just a wound of flesh, I don't need this." He knew what kind of pill it was, because he had brought it back to her from a neighboring country for his father that year, and there was only one pill in a bottle, and his father said that this pill could keep his life at a critical time, so at that time he secretly poured the contents of his own bottle into her bottle.

Qing Rang didn't argue with him, only broke his bearded and stubble face, and just stuffed the medicine into his mouth, "If you don't want me to waste this pill in vain, if you hold on, I will definitely save you!" ”

Swallowing the pill, Yun Ze's eyes were slightly red, "It's okay, it's worth it to see you again before I die!" ”

"Duanmu Yunze!" Qing Rang scolded fiercely, "I don't allow you to die, my father said that this world is sinister, and you have to be responsible for protecting my life!" ”

Yun Ze clenched his fists, "Why don't I want to!" ”

"If you want to live well, tell me what the hell is going on, how can you have a connection with the death of the crown prince, and know who framed you?" Yu Zichen said that she could not visit for a long time, and she must understand clearly before she can find a way to save him.

"Qingrang, listen to me, I killed the prince, don't meddle in this matter, I deserve to kill people!"

"You killed? Duanmu Yunze, how did you deceive others and me, why did you kill the prince? Why? For the sake of your aunt, for the Duanmu family, for the sake of Brother Qi, you won't do anything to him, let alone kill him! ”

Yun Ze didn't know what to say for a while, so he only said, "I said that I killed it, I killed it!" "Don't look over your head and deliberately don't see Jean clearly.

"Okay, since you insist that you killed it, then the crime of killing the prince is to involve the nine clans, anyway, I am going to die, so I won't leave here, I will die with you, and Dad, Hua Shu, eldest lady, everyone will die with you!"

"Qingrang, don't mess around!" Yun Ze was anxious, "You are a member of the Yu family, there will be no problem, and the Duanmu family will be fine, now if you really want to do something for me, it is better to go back to Linsu, I am afraid that they will not be good for my father!" ”

"They? Who are they? Why should they be bad for Dad? Qingrang became even more anxious, "What are you going to hide from me?" ”

Yun Ze was very sad, looking at his sister's sorrowful and constricted Emei, "Qingrang, it's too complicated to explain, I know it's definitely not easy for you to come here today, and you won't stay for much time, you go back to Linsu, Dad will explain to you in detail, you remember, no matter what, I'm your big brother!" ”

Qing Rang didn't understand why Yun Ze suddenly said this, there was already a sound of urging outside, Qing Rang pulled out the golden hairpin in the hair and put it in Yun Ze's hand, "Big brother, this is my mother's relic, next time I see you, you have to return it to me with your own hands." ”

Yun Ze didn't have time to give it back to her, Qing Rang had already gotten up and walked out, Yun Ze held the golden hairpin in his hand, understood what she meant, she entrusted such a valuable thing to him, she didn't look back at him, because she hoped that he would live to reunite with her no matter what.

"Qing'er, you have to take care of ......"

Qing Rang left the dungeon, and Ah Xu had been waiting outside. Qing Rang led the horse and instructed the guards sent by Yu Zichen, "You go back and tell the young marshal that I have something urgent to rush back to Linsu." ”

"Miss, I'll escort you back!" Ah Xu stepped forward.

"Ah Xu, you don't have to send me ......"

"No, the world is so chaotic now, you are a woman......" Ah Xu grabbed the words, his tone was resolute, but Qing Rang pulled him over and explained in his ear, "Don't worry, Yu Zichen has sent someone to secretly protect me, I let you stay because there is something to ask for, you stay here, remember, be sure to guard my eldest brother!" I only believe in you! ”

The last four words, Ah Xu calmed down, he only said one sentence, "I'm here, no one wants to take away the eldest brother, not even the king of Hades!" ”

Qing Rang didn't thank her, she jumped on her horse, facing Linsu, and rode in the dust.