Chapter Ninety-One: The Fight Begins
The summer in the capital passed quietly in the busyness of everyone, and when Ming Lanying noticed a hint of coolness and added an extra piece of clothing, she realized that it was late autumn.
Prince Heng's rebellion turned out to have dragged on for so long.
Ming Lanying pondered that she could return to Biansai after the New Year, and specially wrote a letter for Xiao San to send to Biansai first, and then maybe the capital would be chaotic after a while, and she might not be able to report safety to them at that time.
When Dongxia learned from Meng Huaisu that Prince Heng had raised troops into Beijing to prepare to force the palace, his face turned white with fright, and he was relieved to receive Ming Lanying's letter.
Biansai was snowing early, and Imperial Doctor Zhao held the stove and looked at her with a long sigh, "That stinky boy shouldn't tell you this, it's useless for you to worry here, how can your sister-in-law be a clever person, how can you put yourself in danger, instead of worrying about them, it's better to worry about your own affairs, so that they can have an explanation." ”
Dong Xia glared at him angrily, "Grandfather, why aren't you worried about such a big thing at all!" ”
Imperial Physician Zhao looked at the snow flying in the sky outside, "What's the use of worrying, you have to believe that the emperor and Ye Jielu are already completely sure, otherwise Ming Lanying's girl will not stay in the capital with Ning Er, have you forgotten that when Ye Juelu wanted to take Ning Er back to Beijing to abandon her, she made a fuss?" When it comes to saving her life, she's very clever. ”
Winter and summer received the letter, "Just like your old man's embarrassed sister-in-law." ”
Imperial Physician Zhao scolded with a smile, "My elbows are turned to the edge of the sky!" ”
"My sister-in-law is so good to us, of course I want to be towards her." Dong Xia shaved corn kernels around the warm kang, and muttered in a low voice, "My sister-in-law also said that she would come back to add makeup to me......"
Imperial Physician Zhao is old, but he is deaf and clear-sighted, so he naturally heard her words clearly, Meng Huaisu that kid can't look at him anywhere, but he respects Dong Xia very much, he can't help it, and sighed, "After all, it's still a big girl!" It's time for me to get ready to hold my great-grandson, hey, a handful of old bones can still have a great-grandchild, tsk......"
"Grandfather!"
The room was warm and warm, and the face was hot in winter and summer, Meng Huaisu thought carefully about her daughter's house, she could only tell Ming Lanying, write a little bit every day, and wait for Hai Dongqing, who sent the message, to come and stuff it all in one go.
Ming Lanying sent two pages of letters, and the junior could always bring back more than ten pages, Ming Lanying looked at the thick pile of paper in her hand, and pondered it carefully, and the girl's mind had to ponder slowly.
Hebai hasn't had time to have fun recently, because of Ming Lanying's words, she was carried by Ye Jielu for training, and Xiao San was also called by her to follow to adapt to Hebai's actions.
Xiao San is a bird of prey, it is still possible to peck out a person's eyeballs unexpectedly, Hebai wants to fight the thief, she asks Xiao San to follow Hebai, the sword is really eyeless, Xiao San is also a third eye in the air, and he can prevent a little place where Hebai can't see.
That dream still had an impact on her, and the more she thought about it, the more scared she became, she trained the fierce beast and put it next to the queen mother, and asked Xiao San and the golden eagle to adapt to Ye Jielu and Hebai's actions, and by the way, they could be their third eye.
Ye Jielu said that the emperor would personally lead the troops to Prince Shangheng at that time, but Ming Lanying was not worried about the emperor's accident, there were Praetorian Guards and the personal guards of the Commander's Mansion around the emperor, and there were also I don't know how many secret guards there were in the dark, she was only worried about Hebai and Ye Jielu, the two who were charging into battle.
The autumn wind was bleak, rolling up the withered yellow fallen leaves on the ground, the horse's hooves trampled the dead leaves, and twenty miles outside the capital, 100,000 bronze-colored armored soldiers quietly gathered.
Two cuckoos in the air flew into Ye Commander's Mansion in a panic, and as soon as Ming Lanying finished pacifying Xiao San, the cuckoo crashed into her arms and chirped to report the news.
Xiao San pecked two birds dissatisfied, and Ming Lanying listened to the news of the cuckoo's upside down, and her heart jumped violently, and she hurriedly went to find Ning'er and Hebai.
Hebai has been elusive lately, and she can only run into the house while shouting, "Hebai!" ”
A figure suddenly appeared on the eaves, it was Hebai who had just returned, "What's wrong with my sister-in-law?" ”
"Go find your brother, he's coming."
Before Hebai could react, Ming Lanying had already rushed into the house, took out her small vault and stuffed it into her small satchel, and went to the martial arts training ground to find Ning'er.
"What are you doing in a daze? Go ahead! ”
Seeing that she even brought the small treasury, Hebai quickly reacted to who was coming, and did not forget to soothe her emotions before leaving, "Oh oh oh! Sister-in-law, you enter the palace! Don't be nervous, my brother must know about it, he's there! Just as usual. ”
Ming Lanying responded perfunctorily, and as soon as Ning Er, who was in the martial arts training field, wiped her face, she saw Ming Lanying running over in a hurry, "Mother? ”
Ming Lanying picked up Ning Er with her left hand, and patted the wolf cub with her right hand, "It just so happens that the cub is also there, let's go, hurry up and change our clothes, and we will go into the palace to accompany the queen." ”
Ning'er obediently let her carry it, and comforted her intimately, "Is the queen's aunt about to give birth?" Mother, don't worry. ”
"Don't be in a hurry, let's go talk to the queen."
The two women changed their clothes and hid the wolf cub in the carriage into the palace, and the queen was surprised why she came so suddenly.
Ming Lanying looked left and right at the fierce beasts in Changle Palace, and felt a little steady, "It's okay to be idle at home, and I remembered that the imperial doctors said that the little prince would come out in the next two days, come and see Niangniang." ”
The queen nodded her forehead, "You are also a person who has given birth, why are you still like a little girl." ”
Ming Lanying smiled and didn't dare to say, she really didn't give birth, she was born by the original owner, she only inherited her memory, she only remembered the painful death and life, and she couldn't wait to burp immediately, and hell torture was probably nothing more than that.
What's more, some adverse reactions and sequelae of the body after giving birth are simply the darkest days in a short life, and the original owner survived smoothly, and the sequelae are not so many and not so terrifying, it is estimated that all the luck was used in the time when Shengning'er and confinement recovered.
Ming Lanying looked at the gentle queen with a big belly in distress, stroking her belly one by one, pregnancy gave her an extra layer of loving motherhood, she didn't dare to think that when such a good queen gave birth, she cried in pain.
was talking to the queen, the emperor and Ye Jielu hurried over, the emperor ran to the queen as soon as possible, Ming Lanying glanced at Ye Jielu, and he guarded outside, sending Ning'er and the wolf cub to feed the beast for snacks.
"Zitong, there is something going on in the previous dynasty, I will come back to see you later in the past two days, you and your younger siblings stay in the dormitory, I left the Praetorian Guards outside, and the imperial doctor and Wen Po are all here, don't go out no matter what happens outside, wait for me to come back."
The queen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously grabbed his hand, "Your Majesty...... Is it serious? ”
The Emperor kissed her on the forehead, "It's not serious, don't worry. ”
"Okay."
Ming Lanying and Ye Jielu glanced at each other, Ye Jielu raised his hand and combed the broken hair on her sideburns, "Guarding the queen mother for the emperor, wait for me to come back." ”
Sure enough, Ye Jielu also received the news, Prince Heng came directly to the city, obviously there was no need to talk, and it was estimated that there would only be cruel words when they met.
Ming Lanying held one of his hands and rubbed it gently, and said that it was false to say that he was not afraid, but it was useless to be afraid at the moment, it was better to believe in the careful planning of Ye Jielu and the emperor, and those words of fear and timidity would distract him.
"The imperial doctor said that the queen mother will give birth in two days."
"Well, when the time comes, you may have to make decisions for the queen mother, those concubines in the harem are unreliable, the Praetorian Guard guards every palace, and no one will be allowed to run around, you can take care of the queen mother with peace of mind, I left you a secret guard, it is Taiqi, what is inseparable can you call him."
Ye Jielu's long arms were hugged, and his tight chin gently rested on the top of her hair, "The front will be fine soon, don't be afraid." ”
"I asked Xiao San and the Golden Eagle to cooperate with you and Hebai on the battlefield, they are also birds of prey, and their claws and eagle beaks can kill."
Ming Lanying buried her head in his chest, hot blood flowed under her strong muscles, and her steady and powerful heartbeat was in her ears, "I'll wait for you to come back, I'm not afraid." ”
"Okay."
Ye Jielu hugged her with satisfaction, and before she was happy for a while, she heard Ming Lanying speak again, "If you can't come back, I'll take Ning'er to remarry, anyway, I'm still young and good-looking!" ”
Ye Jielu hugged her tightly, "...... I'm not going to let you have that chance. ”
The emperor calmed the queen's emotions, and when he came out, he saw Ye Jielu hugging his daughter-in-law greasy and crooked, and couldn't help coughing heavily.
The two hurriedly separated, and the emperor looked at it pleasing to the eye, and said to Ming Lanying: "Brother and sister, I have something to ask you." ”
"Your Majesty, please say that the courtiers will do their best."
The emperor lowered his voice, "You also know that there was an accident in the past two days, the queen is about to give birth in the past two days, I have no skills, and it is very uncomfortable not to be by her side, the queen can not be commanded in the Changle Palace, the younger brother and sister are the ones who gave birth to Ning'er, and then this place will be handed over to you with full authority." ”
Ming Lanying sighed, "The emperor can rest assured, the queen treats the courtiers very well, even if there is no emperor's order, the courtiers will fight for their lives to defend Changle Palace." ”
The emperor was relieved and wanted to raise his hand and pat her shoulder, but when he saw Ye Jielu next to him, he turned his hand and patted him, and took out a gold seal and handed it to her, "Then I can rest assured, the family members of court officials have no right to meddle in the affairs of the harem, but I give you this right, and Defu will also stay in Changle Palace to listen to your dispatch." ”
With the emperor's golden seal, when the queen can't give orders, she can temporarily manage Changle Palace and guard Changle Palace.
"Emperor Xie!"
There were many things ahead, the emperor and Ye Juelu hurriedly left, and the queen in the dormitory saw that she hadn't come back for a long time, so she shouted, and Ming Lanying hurriedly put away the golden seal and went in to chat with her.
Ming Lanying didn't leave the palace that night, the queen was about to give birth, and she had to be accompanied by someone to be sure, and everyone else in the harem was unreliable, and they were not as close as her as the commander's wife, the queen believed in her vision, so she and Ning'er were left.
Ming Lanying coaxed Ning'er to sleep, left the wolf cub by his side, and whispered, "No matter what happened outside in the past two days, you can't leave Ning'er for half a step." ”
The wolf cub shook his ears, "Yes!" Woohoo! ”
The night is deep and dewy, Ming Lanying is thinking about the front, the suburbs of the capital, the outer city, the inner city, are far away from the imperial city, even if the front fight can not hear a little sound in the palace, she can't sleep well, get up in the middle of the night to see the stars for a while, but find that the cumulus clouds cover the moon, no light is revealed, the starlight is difficult to see at night, the palace is pitch black, only a few faint palace lights barely illuminate the road under the feet.
The palace maid who was keeping vigil in Changle Palace saw that she was wearing a dress and came out, and hurriedly stepped forward.
"What does Mrs. Ye command?"
Ming Lanying shook her head, "I can't sleep, come out for a walk, is my mother asleep?" ”
"Niangniang is asleep, there is Sister Liuyu watching inside, Mrs. Ye is relieved."
Ming Lanying nodded, the queen mother's side of the palace maid Liuyu, the queen's due date is only these two days, and Liuyu has been guarding the queen's bedside for several nights.
The night sky was as dark as ink, Ming Lanying and the little palace maid were chatting one by one, but suddenly found that the westernmost corner of the palace suddenly lit up, Ming Lanying looked at it, the fire soared into the sky, illuminating the silent night sky, no wonder it was so bright.
Ming Lanying hurriedly got up and stared in that direction, "It's going to be watery over there!" ”
The little palace maid hurriedly reacted, and was about to shout at the top of her voice, but was covered by Ming Lanying, "Niangniang just fell asleep, you shouted here to alarm Niangniang, go out and shout, go to the long street and call the guards to fight the fire." ”
The little palace maid nodded again and again, and the small steps were very fast, and after a while, Ming Lanying heard the calls of the guards and palace maids outside, so many people went to fight the fire, it should be fine.
Ming Lanying pursed her mouth and stood guard in the courtyard, looking at the direction of the burning from a distance, and asked another little palace maid who was keeping vigil outside the queen's bedroom, and turned around to ask the Praetorian Guards guarding the door outside the Changle Palace.
"What is that place?"
The Praetorian Guards recognized her and lowered their heads and replied, "Mrs. Hui, there is a cold palace, no one, the autumn is dry and flammable, Madame rest assured." ”
Ming Lanying nodded, and just wanted to go back, but saw that the other northeast corner of the palace was also lit up by a sky-high fire, and the Praetorian Guards were also stunned.
Ming Lanying twisted her eyebrows and asked, "The northeast corner is the concubine's palace, what's going on?" Aren't you Praetorian Guards guarding outside every palace? ”
"My subordinates don't know, don't worry, madam, we have been trained, there will be nothing wrong with the Praetorian Guards, and the fire will be under control soon."
Ming Lanying suddenly felt uneasy in her heart, but she only needed to guard the queen, and she couldn't control other things in the harem.
"No matter what, you will stay in Changle Palace and never leave!"
"Yes!"
The firelight on both sides lit up half of the night sky, and as soon as Ming Lanying turned around, he caught a glimpse of dozens of black figures passing on the eaves of Biwa, like a flock of crows, flying towards this side, at this time, a large group of assassins came, and they couldn't have come to visit the queen in a friendly way in night clothes, either to slaughter the harem, or to take the queen as a hostage to threaten the emperor.
Ming Lanying didn't know if there was a fight in front of her, but in the middle of the night, there were two fires in the harem of the third watch, which divided the guards in the palace into two waves and attracted them away, and dozens of black-clothed people suddenly came, and such a big battle was more like a premeditated battle.
The man in black was very fast, and there were only five palace walls left to Changle Palace, and the big palace maid Liuyu beside the queen was lifting the curtain and came out to ask.
Ming Lanying saw a group of black shadows coming directly in the direction of the queen's bedroom, and she didn't have time to think about it, so she shouted: "Liuyu, go back to Niangniang!" ”
Liuyu was stunned for a moment, her body reacted faster than her brain, and she ran into the queen's side first, and the little palace maid next to her also followed.
Ming Lanying also hurriedly ran to the side hall to pick up Ning Er, who was still asleep, and ran to the queen's bedroom, and did not forget to blow the whistle, waking up the beasts resting in the side hall to resist the enemy, and shouted to the guards, "Come and escort!" Catch the assassins! Someone is going to assassinate the queen mother! Taiqi! Protect Ning'er! ”
As soon as the man in black landed on the eaves of Changle Palace, he collided with the Praetorian Guards who had just come in to escort him, and Changle Palace was very lively for a while.
Watch the fun, hey