Although it is winter, the afternoon sun is still powerful.

Kneeling in front of the gate of Cining Palace, Shen Yunpeng, who was dressed in armor and had a sword on his waist, only felt that sweat was flowing down his back.

Originally, his sister Qingluo had already told him that he would not be able to get up for at least a day and a night, so he should not wear the usual armor, and even the heavy sword should not be carried.

And he himself understands that since he is here to resign, he intends to take off the battle uniform of the Praetorian Guard from now on, and it doesn't matter whether he wears it or not at the moment, let alone whether it is in line with the rules or not.

However, Shen Yunpeng stubbornly believed that it was the Queen Mother who gave him this red-robed and gold-armored battle suit, so as long as the Queen Mother did not allow him to take it off, he must always wear this suit in front of the Queen Mother.

What's more, he is guilty of the crime of pleading for himself, and he has come to receive the most severe punishment from the Queen Mother. How can you give up your dignity just to suffer less sin?

Yesterday, the decisive battle of the flyover, which made him lose face, had deeply pierced Shen Yunpeng's proud heart.

After he came to his senses, his sister Qingluo explained to him all the causes and consequences of this bridge battle.

In addition, Shen Qingluo also told him some unknown things about the Queen Mother.

This includes that the Queen Mother once designed the Praetorian Guards to shoot Han Bing in the palace, and planned to kill all those involved afterwards.

After listening to his sister's detailed explanation, Shen Yunpeng was shocked, but also felt completely dazed and at a loss.

After a night of repeated consideration, he finally decided to accept his sister's proposal and immediately went to the palace to ask the Queen Mother for his resignation.

It's just that his reason for resignation is somewhat different from Shen Qingluo's.

What Shen Qingluo was worried about was that her brother would continue to be used by the Queen Mother and eventually become a victim of this court dispute.

Therefore, she thinks that Shen Yunpeng can take advantage of this defeat to take the blame and resign, and retreat bravely. From then on, stay away from court disputes and be a martial artist who concentrates on the pursuit of martial arts.

However, Shen Yunpeng believes that as a Da Rong son, he should be loyal to his duties and serve the court. No matter what the final outcome is, as long as you are worthy of Da Rong and the Queen Mother, you don't need to worry about other things.

Although he did not agree with some of the Queen Mother's practices, he even thought that if he knew at the time, he would definitely do his best to dissuade the Queen Mother.

But after all, the Queen Mother had a great kindness to him Shen Yunpeng, so he didn't think that if the Queen Mother punished him for this, there was nothing wrong with it.

This battle of the overpass, albeit without his knowledge, has actually become an accomplice of Ice, causing so much chaos to Da Rong.

Shen Yunpeng consciously lived up to the Queen Mother's expectations for him, and even more so betrayed the trust of the imperial court in him.

He really didn't have any courage anymore, and continued to be the commander of the hundreds of thousands of Praetorian Guards in Darong. I don't know how to deal with the Praetorian Guard brothers who were once full of confidence and reverence for themselves.

Resigning was his only way out.

There was a soft "pop", and a bead of sweat falling down his chin shattered on the hard bluestone floor tiles.

Just when Shen Yunpeng hung his head and sighed secretly, he suddenly heard a very immature voice not far behind him: "The girl thinks she is tired, do you want to stop and rest for a while?"

Then, a gentle young woman's voice was heard replying softly, "No need, Cai'er. I just feel that the weather is hot and I feel a little dizzy from the sun, and it doesn't get in the way. ”

"The slave also said, give the girl an umbrella-"

"But it's only a few steps, so why bother?"

Although he had already heard that the gentle voice was somewhat familiar, Shen Yunpeng did not look back, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Because he had already guessed who the young woman who spoke was.

Miss Xiangjun, the weak woman who was forcibly brought into the palace by him on the orders of the Queen Mother.

Yesterday, from the mouth of his sister Qingluo, Shen Yunpeng finally knew the life experience of this Xiangjun girl.

It turned out that she and the Queen Mother were close relatives, but the Queen Mother killed her mother and brother, and arrested her into the palace, trying to force her to marry the cold and violent emperor.

Shen Yunpeng knew that these things were told to Qingluo by Han Bing. But he believes that Han Bing is not lying. Because of such a cruel thing, I'm afraid no one can make it up anymore.

In this matter, the Queen Mother did something wrong.

However, Shen Yunpeng thinks that he has also played a very disgraceful role in it, and he is really sorry for Miss Xiangjun!

At this moment, he knew that this Xiangjun girl was behind him, but he was so ashamed that he didn't dare to face her.

Until Hua Xiangjun passed by him without stopping, Shen Yunpeng never dared to raise his head.

But just after Hua Xiangjun continued to move forward a few steps, his feet suddenly softened, and the whole person fell to the ground.

The little palace maid who had been following her saw this and was busy trying to step forward to help her. But she was carrying a food box in her hand at the moment, and her movements were a step slower.

When the little palace maid thought of throwing down the food box in her hand, she suddenly found that someone had already taken a step ahead of her and supported Hua Xiangjun's soft body in time.

Looking at this weak woman who fainted in his arms again, Shen Yunpeng felt both pity and guilt in his heart, and then, it was ...... Astound......

Because at this moment, the weak woman suddenly opened her eyes and was looking at him quietly.

For a while, Shen Yunpeng only felt that his brain was "buzzing" and "buzzing", and he wanted to run away quickly, but he couldn't let go of his hand immediately, making the girl fall to the ground.

Fortunately, at this moment, the little palace maid reacted, hurriedly put down the food box and ran forward, and together with Shen Yunpeng, helped Hua Xiangjun, who had woken up.

Hua Xiangjun straightened his dress slightly, then bent his knees and bowed to Shen Yunpeng, saying, "Thank you, General Shen!"

Shen Yunpeng hurriedly bowed and saluted back, "Miss Xiangjun is polite!"

Hua Xiangjun smiled at him, then turned around and walked towards the gate of Cining Palace with the little palace maid who had just lifted the food box from the ground.

Shen Yunpeng stood there in a daze, looking at the back of Miss Xiangjun for a moment, before he suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly returned to his original place, and knelt down again.

But after only kneeling for a moment, he couldn't help but quietly open the fingers of his right hand, and slowly opened a small note sandwiched there in his palm.

Looking closely, the note had two lines of small characters written on it-

Please inform Sister Ling as soon as possible that Zheng Yong has seen the Queen Mother.

It turned out that this was the real intention of the Xiangjun girl who fainted in front of him - to deliver the news.

Miss Xiangjun actually asked him, the person who had hurt her, to help and deliver the news outside the palace, which shows that she is also in a hurry and has no choice.

Shen Yunpeng naturally understood that although this news was to inform his sister Qingluo, in fact, the person that Miss Xiangjun really wanted to tell should be Han Bing.

As the commander of the Praetorian Guard who has not officially left his post, Shen Yunpeng certainly can't do such a forbidden thing as privately passing on news for Miss Xiangjun.

But as Shen Qingluo's elder brother, he must not stand idly by. Because he is well aware of the seriousness of the news.

Shen Yunpeng didn't know much about Zheng Yong, but he remembered that his sister Qingluo once said that this old eunuch was Gongyu Sayan's father-in-law.

That alone speaks for itself.

Zheng Yong must be the enemy of Han Bing and Miss Xiangjun.

And at the same time, he must also be the enemy of Qingluo and his Shen Yunpeng.

Now, this dangerous enemy not only secretly colludes with Gongyu Sayan, but also comes to slander the Queen Mother, which makes it even more dangerous.

At this moment, Shen Yunpeng was a little unable to kneel.

He only hopes that no matter whether the Queen Mother agrees with his resignation or not, he can quickly give a happy word, so that he can leave the palace immediately and report to his sister.

But the more anxious he was, the slower time seemed to pass, and even the hot sun followed suit, so that the sweat on his forehead "crackled" down.

He began to hope that Ziwei could appear, help him beg the Queen Mother, or simply help him pass the news directly to Qingluo.

It's a pity that I waited for a long time, but I didn't see the figure of Ziwei at all.

Maybe he was a little confused, but Shen Yunpeng suddenly had a strange idea. If Han Bing can appear at this time, let him kick him again, kick himself unconscious, and then be carried out of the palace directly, then all the problems will be solved!

Thinking about it, thinking about it, Shen Yunpeng felt that this idea was really good. Except, of course, that this is not possible with ice.

But even if that kid didn't show up, wouldn't he, the wise and martial commander, think of another way?

Isn't it just to let yourself faint......

Not long after, the Empress Dowager Yin, who was sitting in Cining Palace drinking tea and eating snacks, heard the palace people come to report that the Shen Commander, who was kneeling outside the gate, was constantly kowtowing there to ask for sin, and he actually knocked the green bricks on the ground to "bang" and "bang".

The Empress Dowager Yin frowned slightly, and couldn't help sighing.

Hua Xiangjun, who was sitting on the side, also gently put down the tea cup in his hand, and smiled with a slight sarcasm: "It seems that this General Shen will be carried back to his mansion like yesterday!"

When the Empress Dowager Yin heard this, she couldn't help frowning again, shook her head and said, "He is a person who practices martial arts, how can he be so weak?"

"I saw this General Shen outside the door, presumably because his old injuries yesterday have not healed, and his face is still a little pale and gloomy. He's already hurt in the head, and if he hits it so hard, I'm afraid—"

Sure enough, before Hua Xiangjun's words were finished, another palace man rushed in quickly, and reported urgently, Commander Shen suddenly fell to the ground and was unconscious......

Empress Dowager Yin glanced at the gloating look on Hua Xiangjun's face, and she didn't feel even more annoyed in her heart, and actually made this hateful girl see a joke again!

She immediately coughed lightly, and ordered unhurriedly: "Pass on the palace oracle, let Shen Tong take the lead and go back to the house to recuperate." And I'll come back to receive the penalty when I'm healed!"

Hua Xiangjun picked up the teacup again and took a sip gently. At the moment when her eyebrows were lowered, her long eyelashes covered the mixed look in her eyes—

Shen Yunpeng's reckless man's strategy is not bad!

It seems that his risky move has paid off, and Han Bing should get the news soon.

I don't know if Han Bing can guess what Zheng Yong and the Queen Mother are plotting?

Even if he could guess, would he be able to come up with a way to deal with it in time?