At the beginning of the month, Xie Daoyi, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, was inexplicably assassinated during a patrol.

In the middle of the month, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard was killed in his home.

With the death of several important figures of the Praetorian Guard, the black clouds that had shrouded the capital for several months were torn apart. The Tiger Ben battalion transferred troops overnight, entered the foot of the imperial city within three days, and camped outside the city. The situation in Beijing became chaotic overnight.

The courtiers seized the opportunity and demanded that the prince immediately withdraw from the guards of the Daming Palace on this ground.

Otherwise, before the end of the year, the iron hooves of the Tiger Ben Camp will step into the deep palace and break the ban.

Xiao Chenghuan was hit hard by this before he had enough of the taste of calling for wind and rain, and his heart was furious.

He urgently mobilized the forces at hand. However, as soon as the leader of the Praetorian Guard died, the dragons were leaderless, and he could not command the remaining Praetorian Guards. And there is no authority in his hands that can support it. Realizing that the follow-up was weak, he immediately panicked.

Overnight, he called someone to call Meng Hao and others to the East Palace.

Meng Hao held a mouthful of old blood in his chest for a long time, and could only swallow it hard. Originally, it was in his plan. The emperor's poisoning should be exposed by Xiao Chenghuan, and then he only needs to blame Xiao Rinyu for the poisoning. Xiao Chenghuan only needs to make a gesture of filial piety as a father and son, and he has a way to let this crime be held on Xiao Rinyu's head.

Who knew that Xiao Chenghuan didn't follow his advice at all, and only cared about cracking down on dissidents and showing the majesty of the prince. They don't know how to take the opportunity to win people's hearts and accumulate power. stunned to turn the good situation into the bleak appearance it is today.

Xiao Chenghuan has no master: "Lord Meng, how should this be?" ”

Meng Hao's gray hair was wet with snow, and he was already exhausted in order to wipe Xiao Chenghuan's ass during this time.

"If Your Highness wants to fight, you still listen to the old man." The matter has come to this point, and the emperor's life can only be handled. Meng Hao took a deep breath, they have come to this point, and there is only one way to go to the dark, and it is possible to escape the punishment after the emperor wakes up.

Saying that, Meng Hao told Xiao Chenghuan about his plan.

He pinched the cup and said, "Unscrupulous means, let Your Majesty write the edict of the Zen throne." ”

Xiao Chenghuan's hand trembled violently, and he looked at Meng Hao with wide eyes.

Although he was bold, he also knew that killing the monarch was to leave a stench for 10,000 years. Historically, unless forced to a dead end, any emperor wanted his throne to come from a decent way. Whether it's true or not, but at least it's justified. Xiao Chenghuan is the same, even if he poisons the emperor, he still wants to inherit the throne justifiably.

As soon as Meng Hao's words fell, Xiao Chenghuan's head buzzed.

Kill the emperor and get the edict of the Zen throne, he will be the next emperor properly. No matter how many things are wrong now, if you become an emperor, there is nothing wrong.

"Unscrupulous means......" Xiao Chenghuan's breathing was light, but the hand in the sleeve was trembling uncontrollably.

Kill the king, kill the king......

Sitting on the toise chair, Meng Hao's eyes were full of tears.

He coughed heavily, looking at Xiao Chenghuan's hesitation, and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. Hesitating in things that should not be hesitated, and acting recklessly in things that need to be considered. Is such a person really worthy of the strength of his whole people? I knew that this would be the case, I shouldn't have stepped on this boat for the sake of my eldest daughter and grandson, and I should have abandoned my eldest daughter's ......

"Your Highness, at this time, either he will die, or we will die. As long as His Majesty comes to his senses...... We will never die for all that we have done. ”

The cold sweat on Xiao Chenghuan's forehead also dripped down drop by drop.

"Your Highness, you can't hesitate at this time, the more you drag it out, the worse it gets."

Meng Hao said bitterly: "The most disgusting thing in Your Majesty's life is betrayal. Even if you have a clear conscience today, what you do is a betrayal to Your Majesty. The betrayal has already happened, and Your Majesty will not let us go easily...... Your Highness, think about the crown princess who will give birth in April next year......"

"Think again, think again." The crime of killing the king and usurping the throne is too heavy.

Xiao Chenghuan's hesitation dragged on for four or five days. The people of the Tiger Ben camp had already arrived at the foot of the capital. Many of the Janissaries had already retreated, and their garrisons were lax. At the same time, the Praetorian Guards outside the Daming Palace were quietly replaced.

At the end of the middle of the lunar month, Xiao Yanxing secretly entered the Daming Palace under the escort of a group of people.

This is the first time Xiao Yanxing has seen the emperor since he became an adult.

The emperor's handsome face was the same as in the past, as if he had never been old. But on closer inspection, you can still notice the gorgeous hair on his sideburns. The Emperor heard the movement and quietly opened his eyes.

The eyes were facing each other, and the inner sanctum was as quiet as death.

Although he hadn't seen him for nine years, the emperor still recognized the person in front of him at a glance as Xiao Yanxing, his eldest son. Xiao Yanxing's appearance gathered all the advantages of him and the queen, and he grew into a very recognizable alluring appearance.

It's a pity that at this time, the father and son stood and lay down, and there was no joy of reunion after a long absence on each other's faces, only indifference.

Although the emperor's residual poison was removed, the body damaged by the toxin could not recover. Combined with three months of liquid eating, the emperor was too weak to stand up. He looked at the eldest son who sneaked into the Daming Palace twice to save his life without blinking, and he couldn't say any emotion in his heart. There may be gratitude, but there is still hatred, and more is the confusion of not knowing how to face it.

Xiao Yanxing didn't mean to gossip with him. succinctly indicated that Xiao Chenghuan might jump off the wall in a hurry, he arranged for the secret guards to stay in the shadows, and quietly left the palace again.

Sure enough, three days later, Xiao Chenghuan jumped off the wall in a hurry.

When he rushed into the Daming Palace with his people, he arrested the emperor who was lying on the dragon couch. The knife was held on his neck, forcing him to write a Zen edict. The emperor held the jade pen and suddenly laughed briefly.

"What are you laughing at?!" Xiao Chenghuan is like a frightened bird, irritable and frightened.

"Laugh, you really can't compare to him. It's a world of difference. ”

Even if the emperor was held hostage, there was no trace of panic on his face, "No matter how much preferential treatment I give you, you are still not as good as him." A stubborn stone is a stubborn stone, not something that can be turned into a beautiful jade inlaid with gold and jade. It's been in vain. ”

"What did you say?" Although Xiao Chenghuan didn't understand, he immediately felt the ridicule, "I'm a stubborn stone, and that's what you gave birth to." ”

These words pierced the emperor's heart and lungs in an instant, and the light smile on his face instantly condensed, and he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Don't play tricks on your father! I advise you to be honest! Take advantage of the fact that Gu still has a father-son relationship with you now, don't force Gu to do it to you. Xiao Chenghuan's evil face was full of cruelty, and his long and narrow eyes were full of murderous intent, "I don't want to be such an eternal sinner who kills kings." If you cooperate with your father, Lone is willing to be a decent person with both filial piety and righteousness. But if you don't cooperate, Father, you can only be informal......"

The emperor was not frightened by his threat, tilted his head, and squinted at Xiao Chenghuan.

After a long time, he tugged at the corners of his mouth again: "Idiot! ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden change in the hall.

A group of black-clothed people suddenly appeared in the corner, and the moment a black shadow on the bed turned over and jumped down, kicking Xiao Chenghuan three feet away. The moment the sword landed, it was snatched away, and in the blink of an eye, the situation was reversed.

Xiao Chenghuan climbed up with his chest, turned his head and found a row of archers.

At the same time, there were screams and screams outside the main hall. The emperor slowly stood up with the support of the man in black.

The results speak for themselves. Xiao Chenghuan's Spring and Autumn Dream has ended before it has even begun. When the East Palace was besieged, all the people in the East Palace were thrown into the prison. The Meng family and the families of the auxiliary ministers of the East Palace were also taken away within a day. The third prince, the sixth prince and the eldest princess learned the news and hurriedly ran to the palace to intercede. When he didn't see the emperor, he was ordered to be placed under house arrest in various palaces.

The Ye family and even all the families who secretly supported the prince were all implicated. Those who were sent to the prison were put into the prison, and those who were not put into the prison were also placed under house arrest. and wait for the emperor to recover his strength and liquidate together.

This happened in just one day, so fast that many people couldn't react.

The emperor woke up, and the court was jubilant. The harem was banned for nearly half a year, and the ban was lifted at this time. As for the royal family members who were arrested by Xiao Chenghuan with impure blood, as well as Concubine De, who was under house arrest in Deqing Palace, they were also released later.

The Interior Ministry and the Tai Hospital were all serumized because of the poisoning of the prince.

Before the end of the year, the capital was filled with a strong bloody atmosphere. The snow was stained red with blood. Not only was the Ministry of Internal Affairs purged, but the Praetorian Guard also underwent a purge like no other. In addition, inside and outside the court, many people with different intentions were also pulled off the horse this time. For a while, there was a terrifying atmosphere inside and outside the court, and no one was in the mood to care about the approaching New Year.

Concubine De cried for the grievances she had received, and prayed for mercy and compensation. Xiao Yanxing finished everything and disappeared very quickly.

The emperor's men searched the capital for a long time, but they could not find it.

The emperor sneered and wrote an edict, asking Xiao Yanxing to bring his family into Beijing.

This edict is not to be disobeyed, and those who violate the edict will be killed.

Xiao Yanxing received the edict on the way back, and sneered when he saw the edict.

What does the emperor want to do, a madman.

Chapter 137

The day before the New Year of Layue, Xiao Yanxing and his party finally rushed back to Liangzhou day and night.

The deeper you go into winter, the colder it gets. The storm was covered in snow particles, freezing ice crystals on people's eyelashes. Xiao Yanxing's luck is good, there has been no heavy snow in the past few days when he hurried back. Otherwise, the heavy snow will block the road, and they will probably have to delay on the road until the next year.

On the day people arrived at Liangzhou Mansion, it was already the end of the lunar month.

The next day should be Chinese New Year's Eve. The prince's mansion is busy for the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet. Xiao Yanxing's return aroused the enthusiasm of the family for the New Year. The interior and exterior of the mansion are lit up, and the relationships between the parties are also moving. This year's situation is different from previous years, and it is much warmer than usual. After all, this year, the prince's mansion married a concubine, and there is a serious female protagonist in the mansion.

After Sui Nuanzhi was disgraced by Xiao Yanxing, he has been very silent in recent months.

She kept wondering what had gone wrong. is also thinking carefully, what kind of existence Wang Shu is in His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor. Why does His Highness turn a blind eye to all the female dependents, but he can pamper this one.

Sui Nuanzhi is a person who has high hopes for her family, and she has no shortage of ambitions in her own heart. So the situation that she was disgusted with now was not what she wanted.

In any case, we have to think about change and change the status quo.

Speaking of which, the Sui family had previously investigated the life of this princess. Sui Nuanzhi's vocabulary came out again. She looked at the little information recorded on it, and realized that if it weren't for the news of Concubine Wang being specially protected by Xiao Yanxing, Concubine Wang would be a person with an extremely simple background. Is that the princess the king? Sui Nuanzhi didn't know.

She stared at the identity of the runner for a long time, either things are not so simple, or maybe she underestimated the value of the runner.

After thinking about it, Sui Nuanzhi ordered someone to secretly go to the Wang Family Dart Bureau to investigate.

The style of the Wang family dart game is no different from that of an ordinary dart game. Except for the darts everywhere in the south, east and west, there is nothing unusual about ordinary people. However, considering that His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor was located in the northwest for nine years, he did not stay in the palace all the time during this period, but often went to Zen. And once he participated in Zen, he did not return home for several months or even half a year, Sui Nuanzhi guessed that maybe this Wang family dart game was actually a trick for His Royal Highness.

When I think about it, I feel like everything else has made sense. The particularity of the princess is also reasonable.

After all, she was able to enter the prince's mansion as a concubine because the Sui family was useful. If the princess has lived in the northwest for a long time in His Royal Highness, she has been secretly helping His Highness to act. That princess will get a special love, Sui Nuanzhi is not surprised at all.

Breathe out slowly, since they are all valued because they are useful. Then it won't be difficult for her to change the status quo.

The first step to change His Highness's outlook is to show his unique value. Her Highness must be made aware of her usefulness. Sui Nuanzhi pondered for a long time, in what direction to start, so that Xiao Yanxing could not show her ambition and let Xiao Yanxing see her ability.

After thinking about it for a long time, she decided to moisturize things silently and focus on the subtleties. Boiling a frog in warm water made His Royal Highness the eldest son understand her importance.

After a few months of painful thinking, the first thing Sui Nuanzhi aimed at was the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet at the end of the year.

Although His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor took back her stewardship, he did not order restrictions on her other actions. Sui Nuanzhi privately believes that as long as there are no clear restrictions, her identity as a concubine is still irrefutable. She negotiated with the housekeeper of the prince's mansion for a long time, and with the attitude of observation, she took the decision on the family banquet and this year's personal relations into her own hands.

After being reprimanded by His Highness, he can't stay still, and if he doesn't do anything, he will only become an outcast. Movement is the only way to change.

Therefore, even if Sui Nuanzhi was ashamed, he still sent letters to Lin'an County several times.

In the letter, she solemnly admitted her mistake to Xiao Yanxing, and said that she would never cross the line again in the future. This gaffe is indeed that she didn't think it clearly, please ask Xiao Yanxing to give her another chance to mend her ways, she will definitely become a qualified housewife.

Xiao Yanxing did not reply.

Sui was not in a hurry and waited patiently.

As soon as the wax moon enters, the rituals from all over the world come one after another. The Prince's Mansion naturally wanted to return the favor in a timely manner.

Although Xiao Yanxing is a prince, he also has to maintain the most basic human feelings. To drive people to do things, it is natural to appease people's hearts in all aspects. Supplies and money are indispensable. In order to show the importance of his subordinates, the prince's mansion will also carefully prepare return gifts during the New Year's holidays. In previous years, these things were handled by Mama Yuan and the housekeepers of Liangzhou Mansion.

In order to show his worth, the Sui family proposed to take care of the matter himself.

How could Mama Yuan and the housekeeper refuse Concubine Zheng's request? Even if Xiao Yanxing took back the stewardship of the concubine, cooking the rituals was just a trivial matter. At the same time, Xiao Yan and his pedestrians are in the capital, and they can't take care of such trivial matters at all.

couldn't refuse, so the two could only let Sui give it a try.

I have to say that the Sui family is particularly transparent in dealing with people and communicating with people. What kind of attitude should be given by whom, she did it with extreme precision, which can be called easy. This year, the Chinese New Year seems to be much more enthusiastic than in previous years. Even if Mama Yuan is dissatisfied with what she has done, she has to say that the Sui family is a good hand at handling housework.

The Sui family actually had some drumming in her heart, and she couldn't wait for the emperor's eldest son's understanding for a long time, so she was naturally a little anxious. This is also seeing that the New Year is about to end, and there is no movement in Liangzhou Mansion. With such an opportune moment in front of her, she could not allow herself to miss it. Take the risk and give it a try. The good thing is that the results are good.

The Sui family didn't dare to ask for credit, so they just waited for Xiao Yanxing to come back and find out the difference in person, so that they could reveal her without a trace.

Sure enough, the night Xiao Yanxing came back. The butler of the Prince's Mansion hesitated again and again, but still informed him of the Sui family's handling of the Boxing Rite. By the way, I asked whether this year's Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet would continue to be held in Xiao Mansion in Lin'an County, or go to the Prince's Mansion in Liangzhou Prefecture.