Jiangdu City, Jiangdu Palace.

Xiao Zhinan had already changed into a mourning dress, sitting alone in his side hall, looking at the two things on the table in a daze.

One is the emperor's edict wrapped in black brocade, and the other is the heirloom seal that is also wrapped in brocade.

Originally, according to her father's edict, she wanted to keep her mourning secret, and naturally she couldn't wear filial piety in vain, but Xiao Bai, who was in the imperial capital, took the initiative to make it clear to the world, no matter how secret she was, it was meaningless, she couldn't bite her father that the emperor was not dead, and then go to the ring with Xiao Bai, who had ascended the throne and claimed the emperor in the imperial capital.

Every time she thought of this, Xiao Zhinan felt that she was going to be angry half to death, although her father had already said that Xiao Bai was too impatient before she died, but she never expected that Xiao Bai would be so anxious, and before she returned to the imperial capital, she had already ascended the throne without authorization, so that her father's last plan also fell into the void.

What made her even more dissatisfied was that Xiao Bai's move was undoubtedly to set the status of the monarch and minister in advance, but who did he want to guard against? His father only had one son, and he was the crown prince with the right to supervise the country, no matter what, this throne was in his pocket, what was the difference between one day earlier and one day later, could it be that she was afraid that she, who was a sister, would rob him of the emperor's throne?

Xiao Zhinan knows that his status as a person holding his father's edict and the seal of the country is extraordinary, but since ancient times, there has been no reason for a woman to succeed to the throne as the emperor, and her father also took a fancy to her, she is the closest daughter, and she will not pose a threat to the new monarch, so she will put the burden of Qianjun in her hands, but before she returned to the imperial capital, things have come to this point, and her husband Xu Beiyou has no news so far, and the situation is unknown, which makes her angry at her brother acting wantonly, but also feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

The burden on her shoulders was too heavy.

At that moment, there was an unhurried knock on the door.

Xiao Zhinan came back to his senses from his thoughts, and after tidying up his appearance slightly, he said softly: "Come in." ”

Xie Suqing, who was also dressed in white filial piety, entered the hall and saluted, "Your Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Xiao Zhinan got up and said, "Uncle Xie." ”

Xie Suqing seems to have aged a lot in the past few days, and even his temples are a little white, he smiled bitterly, "How can Weichen still have the face to be the uncle of Her Royal Highness the Princess, if it weren't for me Xie someone to advise Your Majesty to go to Jiangnan, there would be no today's incident, I, Xie Suqing, am ashamed of Your Majesty, I am a sinner of Daqi, and I will not be forgiven for death." ”

Xiao Zhinan's face was pale, and he barely squeezed out a little smile, "Uncle Xie don't blame himself, it was his father's decision to come to Jiangnan, and it can only be said that there will be today's events, and now that the country is in a difficult situation, the court is still inseparable from Uncle Xie." ”

"Her Royal Highness the princess has a good reputation. Xie Suqing was sincerely afraid, as for whether this Confucian gentleman, who was known as "calm in every big event", was really panicked, only he knew.

Xiao Zhinan didn't bother to think about the careful thinking of the first person in Jiangzuo, and said straight to the point: "Presumably Uncle Xie already knows that the crown prince has ascended the throne in the imperial capital and is called the emperor, so there is no need for our side to be secretive and mourning, I want to escort my father's coffin back to the imperial capital as soon as possible, so as not to change later." ”

Xie Suqing nodded in agreement and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess is reasonable. ”

Xiao Zhinan looked at Xie Suqing and asked with a solemn expression, "Uncle Xie thinks we should go back?" ”

Xie Suqing was silent.

At present, the imperial court has completely turned against the Daomen, and the imperial court is powerful in the north of the Yangtze River, and the Daomen is powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, which is also something that both sides know, so the Daomen will definitely not let His Majesty the Emperor's coffin return to the imperial capital safely.

Xie Suqing didn't rush to answer, but cautiously asked, "I don't know what Her Royal Highness the princess means?"

Xiao Zhinan narrowed his Danfeng eyes slightly, which were very similar to his father, and said softly: "I mean to take the land route, take the northwest, and then go to the imperial capital from the northwest through Yuzhou." ”

"Northwest?" Xie Suqing was slightly stunned, "That's Zhang Wu's territory." ”

Xiao Zhinan nodded and said: "Nangui Su is good friends with Zhang Aihu, since Nangui can trust Zhang Aihu, then I can also trust him." ”

Xie Suqing frowned slightly, "It's just that the northwest road is far away, and it's close to the grassland, I'm afraid it's ......."

There was a moment of silence between the two, and Xiao Zhinan said softly: "That's why I discussed with Uncle Xie." ”

Xie Suqing said: "What the minister means is that taking the Dongjiang Grand Canal will be escorted by the Jiangnan Rear Army, so that it will take less time, and Yu Kuang, the left capital of the Later Army, is also a member of the new monarch's hidden residence, so it will not let the new emperor have other unnecessary ideas." ”

Xiao Zhinan groaned slightly, "It's not impossible to ...... like this."

I have to say that Xie Suqing's words are very reasonable, but Xiao Zhinan still has a little concern that he has not put into his mouth, if he goes by water, will he be in the middle of the Daomen, after all, people with a discerning eye know that returning to the emperor from the Dongjiang Grand Canal is the best choice, so the Daomen will inevitably make more arrangements here.

Xiao Zhinan is most worried about Daomen now, at this time, she can't help but start to miss Xu Beiyou, if Xu Beiyou is by his side now, as the young master of the Sword Sect who has fought the most times with Daomen, his opinion must be particularly crucial.

Xiao Zhinan suddenly asked, "Where is Zhang Daban?"

Xie Suqing replied, "Mr. Ping An is still guarding in front of His Majesty's spirit. ”

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Xiao Zhinan said: "The stakes are very high, I think it's better to ask Zhang Daban what he means." ”

Xie Suqing nodded and said, "It should be so." ”

The main hall of the palace.

The coffin of Emperor Xiao Xuan of Daxing stopped here, the hall was full of white tents, all the eunuchs and palace maids had been retired, and only Zhang Baisui was left alone here.

Why is Zhang Baisui called his big companion? Because he was Xiao Xuan's childhood companion, and it can even be said that he grew up watching Xiao Xuan. If Lan Yu is a strict teacher, then Zhang Baisui is a playmate, so compared to Lan Yu, Xiao Xuan is closer to Zhang Baisui, and unlike Lan Yu, the "foreign minister", Zhang Baisui does not dare to forget his responsibilities for a moment. Even if he was respectfully called the "inner minister", Zhang Baisui never exceeded half a step, so His Majesty the Emperor became more and more alienated from his teacher in the future, and at the same time, he also relied more and more on this great companion.

To say a big disrespectful word, he is a crippled person, childless and daughterless, although he has received a group of righteous sons, but it is all fake, as long as he is no longer the palm print of the celebrant supervisor, and is no longer the Mr. Ping An that the world fears, then these righteous sons and sons will immediately turn into birds and beasts and scatter, and even bite back, the so-called world is hot and cold, and people are warm and cold, but that's it.

But Xiao Xuan is different, Zhang Baisui regards him as his family from the bottom of his heart, Zhang Baisui still remembers what the first emperor said to him when he was in Taiping for 20 years, "In the future, it will be up to you to shelter Lingbao from the wind and rain." ”

So for so many years, he has been trying his best to shield His Majesty the Emperor from the wind and rain, but now this time the wind and rain, he has not been able to stop it after all.

Zhang Baisui put the paper money in his hand into the copper basin, watched the paper money turn into ashes little by little, and said softly: "I'm sorry." ”

I'm sorry for the first emperor, but I have a negative mandate from the first emperor.

I'm sorry Your Majesty the Emperor, I didn't protect him from the wind and rain.