The crown princess raised her eyebrows, "Feng'er is bold, how dare you call your imperial grandmother's name?" Your aunt is too presumptuous here. ”

Song Feng, the king of Chu, stood up, "Mother, can the imperial grandmother still treat us as relatives?" If it weren't for the rescue of my aunt last time, we would probably not be able to get out of Changle Palace. ”

After saying that, Song Feng bowed to Xu Jinrou, "There are some words that my nephew will not vomit and be unhappy today, auntie, in fact, when the King of Jin was still alive in the world and hid in Cuiping Mountain, the imperial grandmother already knew that she was deliberately hiding it from you." ”

"He also said..., and said that only in this way can the slut Princess Jin be obedient, work hard for the palace, and be a cow and a horse."

The crown princess shouted, "Feng'er, don't talk nonsense." ”

Song Feng stubbornly raised his head, "Mother, you and Princess Zhao were present when the imperial grandmother said this, I was standing by the door, I heard it really and true, how could it be nonsense?" ”

Xu Jinrou's face changed, and she didn't speak.

After a moment of silence, the crown princess sighed lightly, "Hey, I won't hide it from Jinrou now, there is indeed such a thing, but the queen mother has made a decree, if anyone dares to tell the story of King Jin's life, he will be killed, I really dare not say it." ”

Xu Jinrou's face was cloudy, and it took a long while before she sighed heavily,

"Hey, okay, I know your intentions, but if you don't want the queen mother to be the emperor, you must do something before she officially becomes the emperor."

"As long as the Queen Mother ascends to the throne, she will control more power and her power will be more secure."

"If you want to succeed, you have to act before she ascends the throne and seize the opportunity that is rare now."

The crown princess nodded, "I have the same idea as Jinrou, but if you want to prevent the queen mother from becoming emperor, there are only two means. ”

"The first is to use the law of etiquette and use righteous and bright reasons to prevent the queen mother from becoming the emperor."

"The second is the method of using soldiers, forcing the queen mother not to be the emperor."

"But as a queen, what reason can we stop her? Now the situation seems to have only the second way to work, but who else has soldiers in Da Chu? As long as the Western Barbarians agreed, the matter was basically settled. ”

Xu Jinrou's eyes burned, "Well..., this is not necessarily, what if the queen becomes the queen and is not justified?" ”

The eyes of the crown princess and the king of Chu were bright, the crown princess was cautious, and her voice trembled a little,

"Jinrou, do you know anything?"

Xu Jinrou exhaled lightly, "Since the King of Chu can tell me bluntly, then I won't hide it, I also know a secret, this matter..."

"If I tell this, it will be a matter of life and death, do you dare to listen to it?"

The crown princess smiled, "If you don't listen, can you still let me and the prince live after the queen mother becomes emperor?" In that case, she will not think about tea and dinner, and she will not be able to sleep and eat. ”

King Chu couldn't help nodding, "The words of the concubine are not bad, the current situation is a matter of life and death, and it doesn't hurt to have one more thing." ”

Xu Jinrou bit her lip lightly, "Okay then." ”

"Shen Guifei, she... Not crazy! ”

After listening to Xu Jinrou's words, the crown princess didn't move at first, but then her face changed,

"Shen Guifei..."

"Shen Ningyan... She... Not crazy? …”

The look on the crown princess's face was shocked and puzzled, she stared at Xu Jinrou in disbelief,

Xu Jinrou's expression was determined,

"Shen Ningyan, she is indeed not crazy, she is pretending to be crazy, she did it intentionally, in order to save her life. \"

The crown princess was very puzzled, "But in today's situation, the father has passed away, and the queen mother is in control of everything, what is the point of her living such a humiliated child?" Is it just to live. ”

Xu Jinrou's voice was calm, "I once heard that my father left her some useful things during her lifetime, but I don't know if it's true or not..."

The crown princess's voice trembled a little, "My husband told me that my father had intended to let Shen Guifei take her place, and he did explain it before he set out on the expedition, but he couldn't confirm it. ”

Xu Jinrou's eyes flashed, "Shen Guifei's life like a pig and dog is proof of this, she must be waiting for the opportunity to leave the palace, and then fight back." ”

The crown princess's eyes were excited, "It must be so, it must be so..."

"Shen Guifei is now locked up in Chonghua Palace, so I will send someone to ask her quietly."

Xu Jinrou shook her head, "Shen Guifei has endured humiliation for so long, the crown princess casually sent someone to ask her, how could she say that even if the crown princess asked her in person, it would be useless." ”

Song Feng, the king of Chu, had deep eyes, "Auntie is right, if you want Shen Guifei to come up with a certificate that can bring down the imperial grandmother or..., you should rescue her from the palace first." ”

The crown princess frowned, "The queen mother moved Shen Guifei from Cuiwei Palace to Chonghua Palace, and she must send someone to guard her secretly, and it should be okay to take advantage of the gap to get close to visit her, but it is really not easy to save her, it is difficult to do." ”

"And even if she can do it, the person who saved her will definitely die, who would want to do it?"

Song Feng, the king of Chu, looked firm, "No matter how difficult it is, as long as you can bring down the imperial grandmother, you have to give it a try." ”

The crown princess looked embarrassed, "The queen mother can't tell when she will visit Shen Guifei on a whim, how easy it is to save Shen Guifei, it is very likely that people have not been rescued and put us in." ”

Xu Jinrou thought seriously, "No matter what means are used to save people, there will soon be a chance." ”

The crown princess stared at Xu Jinrou with shining eyes, "What is the chance?" ”

"Marshal Du's wife Yuwen Peiyun was seriously injured in the assassination, the queen mother will definitely visit, and when the time comes, Gonggong Yan and many guards will definitely accompany her, a rare emptiness in the palace."

Song Feng, the king of Chu, gritted his teeth, "Auntie is right, this opportunity is not to be found, you must not miss it, the concubine will do it." ”

The crown princess thought for a while, "I'm afraid that we want to save Shen Guifei, but she doesn't believe us, and it's in vain!" ”

"This matter is not difficult, I know that Shen Guifei is pretending to be crazy, she believes me, I have sent someone to secretly send her medicine, as long as she goes with this medicine, she will definitely believe it."

"Well...... I also agree with rescuing Shen Guifei, so that the chances of defeating the queen mother are much greater, but this is just a suggestion, whether you want to or not, it all depends on the princess's wishes."

The crown princess was slightly stunned after hearing Xu Jinrou's words, she understood what Xu Jinrou meant, she wanted to rescue Shen Ningyan from the palace.

The crown princess looked at Xu Jinrou quietly, "If there is a legitimate reason to let the queen mother abdicate, can you agree to it if you are from Liu Jianguo and the emperor of Ximan." ”

"What the Western Barbarians want is the stability and obedience of Da Chu, as long as they do it according to the armistice contract, whoever is the queen and whoever dominates the Great Chu situation will be fine, well..., Liu Jian Guo has me there, you can rest assured."

The crown princess stood up and held Xu Jinrou's hands, "If I can get Jinrou's help, I dare to give it a go." ”

Chonghua Palace used to be a gorgeous and splendid palace, but now it is deserted and dilapidated, and it is a bleak scene.

The stone steps in front of the palace gate are overgrown with weeds, and you can occasionally see a few withered flowers and trees in the chaotic weeds outside the stone steps, so you can imagine the prosperity of the past.

The ceiling of the main hall of Chonghua Palace is covered with cracks, and the gold walls above have also faded due to the deposition of time, revealing the traces of time.

The painted paintings on the walls are blurred, and the crumbling stone benches, tables and chairs are scattered on the floor, which look like they have been soaked in wind and rain for many years.

The lanterns in the porch were in tatters, the wind whistling desolately, and the ground was covered with fallen leaves and dust, and it was dull to step on.

The original luxurious red carpet has turned yellow, and in some places it has even rotted and broken, and the table by the window is covered with thick dust, as if telling a forgotten story.

Outside the window, the garden was completely deserted, the flowers that had once bloomed were no longer blooming, and only a few remaining branches swayed in the wind, melancholy and tired.

Shen Guifei sat alone in a small room in the palace, which was dim and cold, without a trace of warmth.

Her emaciated body rested against a rudimentary bed, unkempt and ragged.

There are eunuchs who come to deliver meals every two days, which are basically leftover cold rice, but this is already a luxury for Shen Guifei.

Every time, Shen Guifei would eat the food with her hands in front of the eunuchs, lick the bottom of the bowl with her tongue, and run away or grin silly in the impatience of the eunuchs.

She had just eaten today, and the eunuch had just left, when she heard a voice behind her.

A wrinkled old eunuch appeared behind her, didn't say anything, just shoved a pill and a note into her hand.

She was all too familiar with the pill, and without it she would have died a long time ago.

The handwriting on the note is neat, and the content is concise and clear: "On the day the queen leaves the palace, save you from the palace." ”

Shen Ningyan's hand trembled slightly, she put the note and the pill in her mouth and swallowed it together, and then bowed her head slightly, and the old eunuch turned around and disappeared.

In the past few years, she has suffered a lot of torture and suffering, and at this moment, she finally sees hope, and there is water in her eyes that have dried up.

On this day, the queen was going out of the palace to visit the eldest princess Yuwen Peiyun in the Marshal Mansion, and Xu Jinrou came to Tianshou Palace early to ask for peace, because she was also leaving the palace today.

The day after returning to the palace, Xu Jinrou saw the queen, and asked Xue Yun very concerned about whether her fetus was stable now, and told her to pay attention to her body, and didn't say anything more.

When he left Tianshou Palace, he saw Jiang Beixi at the gate of the palace, this Jiang Langzhong was still as polite and thoughtful as ever, and there was no trace of arrogance and arrogance that was favored by the queen.

This made Xu Jinrou somewhat surprised and a little relieved, she had seen Jiang Beixi in the Xiban Medical Hall in her previous life, and she was so gentle and polite, no matter what, she never thought that he would have any involvement with Queen Xiang.

No wonder I felt absent-minded when I met the queen, and my eyes always glanced out of the door, it turned out that I was waiting for Jiang Langzhong to arrive.

But what can two people do on such a big morning?

Today, Xu Jinrou said that she was going to Cuipingshan Brocade Factory, and left the palace one step ahead of the queen.

After Empress Xiang and Jiang Langzhong had breakfast together, the two chatted softly for a while, Jiang Beixi left Tianshou Palace, and he had been having breakfast with the queen recently.

It was almost noon, the queen drove to the marshal's mansion, and the honor guard out of the palace was much simpler than before, but there were many guards with him, and Gonggong Yan always followed the sedan chair, and he would not stay away.

Not long after the queen left the palace, a carriage carrying garbage in the palace passed by Chonghua Palace.