Located in the eastern part of Kyoto Castle, the Matsuri Rooftop was built by moving all the residential buildings within three miles of the surrounding area, planting trees and tall stone statues to keep the wind and sand out and maintain its solemnity and tranquility.

Zhu Yueyao, the sixth princess disguised as a palace maid, walked all the way from Xicheng through the streets and alleys to Dongcheng.

Zhu Yueyao hid behind the pedestal of a stone statue of a general, her heart was beating so fast that it seemed to jump out of her throat at any moment, and her lungs were also burning pain.

While calming her breath, she poked her head out to check the situation around her, and after not finding a patrolling Feiyu guard in her sight, Zhu Yueyao took out the fire gun from her arms and pointed it at the cloudy sky, and pulled the trigger according to the method given to her by Rong Fei.

Thundered...

Bang!

Thunder rang out almost simultaneously with gunfire.

A puff of green smoke accompanied by a tongue of fire burst out from the mouth, and the huge recoil shook the unprepared Zhu Yueyao and threw her body back to the ground.

But Zhu Yueyao didn't care about the pain of her delicate buttocks at the moment, looked at the sky stupidly, and then looked down at the fire hammer that fell to the ground.

This thing turned out to be a magic weapon that can trigger thunder!

"Who's over there?"

A team of flying feather guards didn't know whether they heard the gunshots or saw the green smoke tongues, and rushed towards this side.

Zhu Yueyao secretly scolded Rong Fei in her heart why she didn't tell herself earlier that this thing would make such a big move, so that it was discovered by Fei Yuwei at this moment.

While hurriedly getting up, he picked up the fire gun and fled in a random direction.

can run back and run, but Zhu Yueyao doesn't dare to run far.

The woman couldn't enter the sacrificial roof, so Rong Fei handed over the fire gun to Zhu Yueyao, and told him that he only needed to find a place near the sacrificial rooftop to shoot a shot, and Yu Qingzhi would definitely come after hearing the voice, and then he only needed to hand over the jade seal to Yu Qingzhi and bring it in.

Therefore, Zhu Yueyao could only keep shuttling back and forth between the trees and stone statues to delay time, and at the same time secretly prayed in her heart that Yu Qingzhi would come sooner.

……

"Stop coming, those who trespass on the roof of the sacrifice will be killed!"

The Flying Feather Guard, who was stationed on the west side of the altar, held a crossbow and forced the two galloping horses to stop, and shouted at the two people on horseback.

"Liu Qi, the son of Liu Chuanfang, the first assistant of the cabinet, was ordered to participate in the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens on behalf of his father, and the acquaintance quickly gave way to the way.

Liu Yingrong raised her horsewhip and pointed at the sergeant who was blocking in front and reprimanded.

The sergeant was stunned for a long time when he heard this, staring at Liu Yingrong left and right for a long time before he asked suspiciously.

"You're a woman?"

"This son is Liu Yingrong, the eldest daughter of Liu Shoufu, and this trip is to accompany the eldest brother."

After that, Liu Yingrong retreated from the brother beside her, and when she saw that his face was timid, she was angry in her heart, so she pinched his back and whispered.

"If the eldest brother doesn't show his courage, our family will wait to be slaughtered."

In pain and fear, Liu Qi puffed up his chest, but he was still speechless because of fear in his heart, so he could only widen his eyes and pretend to stare fiercely at the sergeant who was blocking the way.

Alas! Why am I not a man?

Seeing Liu Qi's fierce appearance, Liu Yingrong hated that iron could not become steel, and she almost didn't bite her silver teeth.

"Without the order of His Majesty or the commander, no one is allowed to enter the sacrificial rooftop, please forgive me."

The sergeant who blocked the way replied without buying it.

"The little sergeant is so arrogant, and the first assistant and sister-in-law dare to stop him, my eldest brother will go in and see what you dare to do with him."

Liu Yingrong was also ruthless, raised her whip and slapped it on the buttocks of the horse that Liu Qi was sitting on. The horse was in pain, neighed and ran into the barricade.

The sergeant flashed in a hurry, shouting at the same time.

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! ”

"Big brother leans over."

Liu Yingrong also shouted loudly.

Thundered...

Bang!

The dull thunder rolled from the sky, and the Flying Feather Guard Sergeant was startled by the sudden thunder, but he forgot to pull the trigger of the crossbow arrow for a while, and let Liu Qi ride his horse into the Sacrifice Tiantai Square.

Liu Yingrong was also taken aback by Thor, but she also heard the explosion that was obviously different from thunder.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, a stone statue looming between the lush trees could be seen, but there was not half a human figure in sight.

Could it be the Sixth Princess?

This thought flashed through her mind, and Liu Yingrong rode away without hesitation.

The horse hurried through the two bushes, the horizontal branches and leaves slapped on Liu Yingrong's face, leaving red blood marks, and the beard on the upper lip was also knocked off.

But Liu Yingrong didn't care, she had a hunch that the voice just now must have come from the sixth princess.

Sure enough, after the horse rushed out of a distance, Liu Yingrong vaguely heard the woman's exclamation.

This voice Liu Yingrong is too familiar, it is the sixth princess Zhu Yueyao.

"Drive!"

The whip was slammed down, and the horse under his crotch screamed and neighed, and accelerated like an arrow from a string in the direction from which the sound came.

Zhu Yueyao was surrounded by a small banner with a total of ten flying feather guards at this time.

The forest here is deep and silent, and there is no one else around, and Fei Yuwei, who came when he heard the strange noise, saw Zhu Yueyao, who had a flower and a moon appearance, and actually had a bad intention.

Ten people worked in pairs, encircling Zhu Yueyao between several stout trees in a five-sided encirclement. The face is full of lewd smiles, and the mouth is obscene.

"The little lady is not good at serving her husband at home, and she came here to do something, isn't it a secret lover."

"Fart little lady. Seeing that she is wearing the clothes and ornaments of the palace, I am afraid that she stole the treasures in the palace and ran out. Also, look at her chest bulging, the baby must be hiding there. ”

"I guess the hidden treasure is not one, but a pair, hehehehe, let the military master check it."

"You... You are presumptuous, I... I am the personal palace maid of the sixth princess, and if anyone dares to touch me, he will let the sixth princess chop off his claws when he turns back. ”

Zhu Yueyao struggled to dodge the sergeant's palm while shouting and threatening.

"Hey, hey, hey, in this kind of place, you just need to dig a pit and bury it after playing, and who knows that it was our brother who did it. Little lady, don't waste your strength, when you shout, hahahaha. ”

At this time, Zhu Yueyao had no way to retreat and no way to escape, and twenty demon claws grabbed her body.

Zhu Yueyao was unwilling to be humiliated, and in desperation, as soon as her eyes were closed, she wanted to touch her head against the tree and kill herself, and she still regretted that she could not deliver the jade seal to the imperial brother.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves followed, followed by a coquettish drink.

"Sister Yao, I'm here to save you!"

……

"What's so noisy out there?"

In the Kunning Palace, Empress Tang You'er asked the chamberlain.

"Just now, Concubine Jingyang Gongxian came over with someone to spread the word, saying that there was a thief in the inner court, and Fei Yuwei was arresting. The Queen Mother was worried that the nobles would be frightened, so she asked Fei Yuwei to temporarily seal the harem. Concubine Xian also told that if there was nothing important on the queen's side, she would go to her side to sit. ”

A trace of panic flashed in Tang You'er's eyes when she heard this, and she hurriedly lowered her head slightly to cover up the past.

"If that is the case, then go and sit down. I haven't been there for a few days, and I really miss it. ”

The concubine is the concubine of the late emperor, and it stands to reason that the queen is the lord of the harem, even if the widow of the former emperor is the elder of the queen, there is no reason to let the queen visit her.

But this virtuous concubine is different, because she is Zhu Sheng's biological mother, that is, Tang Youer's mother-in-law.

Because the former emperor was only a noble concubine when he died, and the first emperor's wife, who is now the queen mother, is still there, so she can only succumb to the name of the concubine.

The mother-in-law misses her daughter-in-law and asks her daughter-in-law to go over to talk and gossip, which is a natural and uncontrolled by many rules of the harem.

Tang You'er drove lightly, and only took a henchman and two personal palace maids to the Warm Wind Pavilion of Jingyang Palace, where Concubine Xian was located.

"The slave and maid greet the queen."

Outside the Warm Wind Pavilion, Concubine Xian's henchman and waiter Sanhou stood outside the gate, and hurriedly bowed when they saw Tang You'er coming.

"Hou San, take a few of them to the side room to rest and entertain, but you are not allowed to knock on the door."

After entering the courtyard of the Warm Wind Pavilion, Tang You'er waved her hand to the palace maid who came with her, and then smiled at Hou San.

"Don't worry, the slave and maid will be entertained."

Watching Hou San lead people into the side room, Tang Youer lifted her skirt, walked to the door of the main house where Concubine Xian lived, and pushed the door in.

"Is it Yu'er?"

Concubine Xian's voice came from the inner room.

"Mother, it's me."

Hearing that Concubine Xian's voice was still as calm as usual, Tang You'er's heart that had been hanging was a little calmer.

Previously, the chamberlain talked about the content of the message sent by Concubine Xian, and Tang You'er was keenly aware of the danger.

When His Majesty and the civil and military officials all went to the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens, there were thieves in the palace by such a coincidence, even to the extent that the queen mother personally ordered the harem to be closed.

You must know that although the queen mother's throne is noble, the queen is the master of the harem. Tang You'er didn't even know about such an important decision as closing the harem.

And it's strange that Concubine Xian let herself come to visit.

Zhu Sheng's biological mother can be named a virtuous concubine, which is enough to prove that she is a virtuous person who knows etiquette and proportion. will never rely on her identity to pose as a housewife.

So, something must have happened.

As for what kind of big thing happened, Tang Youer was guessing all the way.

Is it the altar of the festival?

The queen mother is the biological mother of King Yong, and before the death of the first emperor, everyone thought that King Yong would definitely inherit the unification. After her husband ascended the throne, it was the Queen Mother who was looking for death and life, and did everything possible to forcibly leave King Yong in Kyoto.

The more Tang Youer thought about it, the more frightened she became, and when she just entered the courtyard and crossed the threshold, she almost tripped over her mind because she was distracted.

It was only at this time that after hearing Concubine Xian's calm and calm voice as usual, her mood finally calmed down a little.

After answering, he walked towards the inner room.

In the past few days, there have always been thick dark clouds in the sky, and the weather is very hot, but a thick curtain is hung on the door of the inner room where Concubine Xian lives.

Tang You'er felt strange in her heart, and was about to lift the door curtain, but her eyes saw a small stain on the door curtain.

At the same time, there was a faint smell of blood on the tip of the nose.

A terrible thought flashed through Tang You'er's mind, startling her hands and feet cold, and she stood on the spot.