"Brother Huang, my brother still has a private matter, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" Ling Zhao frowned.

"Since you mentioned it, you can say it directly."

"The day before yesterday was Zhiyi's mother's birthday, and when my brother went to celebrate her birthday, I heard my father-in-law mention that there was a rumor of witchcraft in the harem recently......"

"Is there a witch in the harem? How did your father-in-law find out? Ling Chong asked, and then reacted again, "Oh, your father-in-law is Lord Xu Zhongqing Xu, the envoy of Xuanhui." ”

"Exactly. The chief of the inner palace envoys, the matter of witchcraft is widely spread among female officials, eunuchs, and palace maids, and he comes forward to take care of it, all the harem concubines are involved, he doesn't care about it, and he is afraid of causing a big mess, so ask me to ask the queen mother for instructions, how to deal with it? Now, the queen mother is grieving because of the matter of the imperial sister, and the younger brother does not dare to rashly ask for instructions......"

"Seeing that you are still hesitating, I still think it is a big deal, and when I look back and wait for my mother's mood to be stable, I will tell you about it." After Ling Chong nodded in response, he asked again: "You said before that the people of Tianxianglou have found the body of the imperial sister in Xili?" ”

"Exactly. Recently, the weather has been hot, and I asked them to dispose of it with spices at any cost, and if the road is smooth, the queen mother may be able to see the last side of the royal sister in half a month. ”

"There is second brother Lao in this matter."

"The royal brother is polite, the imperial sister is a close relative, and it is a matter within the part of the courtier."

"Sister Huang, in this Yongnian Palace, now only you and my brother are the closest." Ling Chong sighed.

"The royal brother is the prince of the country, and the younger brother is willing to follow the imperial brother with all his heart and soul to protect the foundation of the society."

"What you said at the moment is quite good, and you are still thinking of throwing the burden on me." Saying that, Ling Chong patted Ling Zhao on the shoulder, "Don't keep thinking about getting out of the sea of suffering, first guard the two mansions and three divisions for me, Ling Li's father-in-law Dong Chengwu has been the third secretary for too long, it's time to move......"

"Everything is up to the royal brother's arrangement." Ling Zhao nodded in agreement.

After Ling Zhao left, Ling Chong walked into the inner hall, Empress Zhao sat in front of the phoenix couch, and Mu Ran hugged a pillow embroidered by Jin Yao before her marriage and cried. Ling Zhao's words of missing the opportunity already made him feel upset, and seeing his mother's crying appearance, he became even more impatient.

"Is there only the royal sister in the mother's heart? In today's situation, can't you calm down and think about it for your son? Ling Chong stepped forward and snatched the pillow in Empress Zhao's arms and said angrily.

Empress Zhao raised her head at this time, wiped her tears and asked, "What is the situation now?" ”

Ling Chong stuffed the pillow to the palace maid standing next to the phoenix couch, and after signaling her to go out, he sat down next to his mother, "Because of Ling Li's matter, my father and emperor already looked at me unpleasantly, and the queen mother offended the important ministers of the two mansions in the imperial study today......"

Ling Chong said Ling Zhao's previous words again, and Empress Zhao's face gradually changed when she heard it.

"I was really dizzy by Ling Li's evil thief, I didn't expect this layer ......" Empress Zhao Huo Ran stood up, "I'm going to confess my mistake to your father and apologize to the ministers!" ”

"Queen Mother, my father is angry now, and he will definitely not see you, do you want to come to the palace without an edict?"

"What should I do then?" Empress Zhao was at a loss.

"The imperial sister has passed away, Ling Li has no obstacles, he will definitely move forward, if he really defeats Xili and achieves immortal military merits, his father will definitely look at him differently," Ling Chong suddenly got up and knelt down in front of Empress Zhao, "Queen Mother, we can't just sit still and wait for ......"

"Chong'er, what are you doing here?" Empress Zhao grabbed his arm.

"Queen Mother, the sons and daughters think about it, if we want to change the current situation, we can only fight against the water and give it a go." Ling Chong refused to get up, but just looked at his mother and pleaded, "Is the queen mother willing to risk her life for her son?" ”

"You get up and talk, as long as it can help you, let this palace do anything." Empress Zhao strengthened her hand and helped him up.

"I heard that there is a witch Gu in the harem recently, because the matter involves concubines, Xuanhui made Xu Zhongqing dare not make rash moves, and the queen mother just used this matter to make a fuss......"

"Witchcraft? I've never heard of this palace? ”

"It doesn't matter if the queen mother hears it or not. As long as the queen mother sends people to the palaces to search in this name, the sons will arrange the rest of the matter. ”

"What do you mean by Chong'er......?"

"Jiqing Palace." Ling Chong spat out three words.

Empress Zhao suddenly realized, "That slut, this palace has long wanted to clean up." ”

Ling Chong leaned close to Empress Zhao's ear, lowered his voice and said, "The queen mother must act quickly, and get rid of Cheng Zhaoyi before the father knows about it." As soon as Cheng Zhaoyi died, according to the custom of the dynasty, Ling Li had to return to Beijing for funeral, and his sons would arrange a Xili killer on his way back to Beijing......"

Listening to Ling Chong's plan, Empress Zhao was silent for a while.

"Is the queen mother scared?" Ling Chong took Empress Zhao's hand and said eagerly: "Only by getting rid of Ling Li can we avenge the imperial sister, and only then can the sons and daughters sit firmly in the position of the prince......"

"Chong'er rest assured, this palace can sit in the position of the queen, how can she be timid and afraid?" Empress Zhao said slowly.

*********

The cavalry battalion of the Zhenxi Army rushed past, and the sand and dust raised covered the sky.

As the dust settled, the panicked faces of the border market slowly appeared: toppled shelves, broken wine urns, tin pots rolling to the floor, crumbling pottery, and steaming cakes from the oven......

"The two countries have been at war for so long, and the Xili Imperial Court has not evacuated the border people," Song You picked up a piece of Hu Cake and sniffed it on the bottom of his nose, and sighed: "If it weren't for the general's kindness, he would have driven him with cavalry every time, and I don't know how many people should have died along the way......"

"We invaded Xili in exchange for long-term peace, and I don't want the people of Xili to mention South Vietnam in the future, just like the people of Anyuan grit their teeth when they mention the barbarians of Xili." Ling Li bent down to pick up a bronze Buddha statue at his feet, blew away the sand and dust on it, and gently placed it on the shelves on the side of the road, "Besides, these ordinary people who are constantly fleeing to the west, the panic transmitted all the way is worth the strength of a cavalry battalion." ”

"General Takami." Song You threw the cake back into the tandoor and clapped his hands.

"This is the third big market town since we came from Mutak, and the barbarian should beg for mercy, right?" Brian asked, looking around.

Ling Li smiled and shook his head, "We haven't encountered the main force of the Wushu Sect all the way, and he is still waiting for the Right Dragon and Tiger Army in the north to assemble and make a big move." ”

"Chen Ping has made a great contribution this time, and he has eaten the Right Dragon and Tiger Army to death in the north, which has bought us a lot of time."

"Three hundred miles ahead is Dawa, a big town second only to Wangting Kusu, as long as we break through Dawa, Wushu Jie should not be able to sit still." Ling Li looked up at the outside of the market town and narrowed his eyes slightly. It was evening, and the wilderness was like smoke, and the remnant sun was like blood.

"General, there is an urgent edict from the Yongnian Palace——!"

Ling Li turned his head when he heard the sound, only to see a horse rushing from the east, and the dark black command flag on the back of the cavalry made his heart feel terrified.

The cavalry suddenly ran in front of Ling Li's eyes, turned over and jumped off the back of the horse, bowed down and handed him a bamboo tube that had been opened, "I received it at the end of the day today, and after Lord Lu opened it, he ordered the villain to send it to the front line quickly." ”

"Zhaoyi Cheng died of a serious illness on July 21......"

Ling Li took out the microfilm in the bamboo tube, unfolded it and read only one line of words, then he felt dizzy and almost unsteady on his feet.