The gates of the capital city are closed tightly, and a large number of forbidden troops are waiting in formation. Once there are suspicious signs outside the city, troops will be sent out immediately to arrest the suspicious person.

However, on that night, a white pigeon fluttered its wings and fell into the capital without a sound.

At the same time, taking advantage of the darkness, several black shadows quickly climbed over the city wall and entered the capital.

Early the next morning, a rumor spread throughout the capital.

In today's capital city, everyone has become vigilant because of the sudden blockade of the city gate. They just feel that the sky is about to change, and they are afraid that these things will be implicated on the head of a small commoner.

But at this moment, in a high-pressure atmosphere, a rumor spread.

"Have you heard? It's about our emperor!"

"what's up?"

As soon as one person spoke, the others responded one after another, and some immediately moved their eyes to the person who spoke first.

The first one to speak was an idle gangster in the city named Wang Mazi, who got his name because he was born with several black spots on his face.

Wang Mazi smiled, lowered his voice, and everyone moved closer.

I heard Wang Mazi whispering: "You all definitely don't know, I am the only one who knows this news! I heard it from a man who used to be a servant of Jiang's family when I went out to relieve myself that day!"

"He said! The change in Qichen back then was not at all the rebellion of the first prince! It was...it was a game set up by our current emperor and the Jiang family!"

Hearing this, everyone gasped.

Wang Mazi was greatly satisfied in his heart, and said again: "I'm afraid you don't know, the emperor! He is cruel! He first sent someone to spread false news, which attracted the former crown prince to lead his troops into the imperial city. The former crown prince was worried that the late emperor would be in danger. Naturally, they wanted to try their best to rescue, but at this moment, the emperor and the Jiang family secretly led troops and surrounded the former prince! The former prince was isolated and helpless, and was finally beheaded by the emperor! As for the former emperor, he was also killed by the emperor with a cup of poisoned wine Already!"

Everyone suddenly heard the secret of the royal family, and their faces turned pale.

"This... this is killing one's father and brother! How dare the emperor do such a disrespectful thing?" A scholar spoke tremblingly.

Hearing this, Wang Mazi shook his head: "You don't understand this. Throughout the ages, which emperor has clean hands? Although what our emperor did is a bit shocking, think about what they are fighting for. Do you think it's normal?"

"We ordinary people will be beaten to death when we fight for water!"

Wang Mazi said so, and inadvertently revealed a piece of news: "Speaking of which, our emperor is really powerful! At the beginning, he conspired with the Jiang family, first got rid of the Jiang family, and then got rid of the queen mother! If it weren't for Originally, the members of the Jiang family made a slip of the tongue, and we common people were all kept in the dark!"

"The queen mother was also killed by the emperor?"

"Not everyone said that the queen mother intends to rebel..."

"You're stupid!" Wang Mazi glared at the man, and cursed, "The queen mother is the emperor's biological mother, is she crazy? Conspiring against her own son? Does she still want to be the emperor herself after rebelling?"

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

"So it's to kill people! This royal family is nothing more than that!"

"The royal family is so filthy!" Wang Mazi sighed loudly, "But our emperor is really a ruthless person. He killed his father, mother, and brother. Before that, the Jiang family was full of family members, so they were all related to him. !"

"So, the fire in the East Palace before...was it related to the emperor?" A person whispered, "After all, the emperor can kill his parents and brothers, so what's the point of killing a son?"

"If calculated in this way, the emperor didn't just kill the crown prince's son, the eldest prince, the second prince, and the young fourth prince, didn't they all die?"

"My God!"

The crowd let out a burst of exclamation, and Wang Mazi quickly slipped out of the crowd when he saw that his goal had been achieved.

But his departure did not cause too much splash, and everyone was still immersed in the emperor's cruelty.

"That's four sons! If all the princes are gone, who will the emperor inherit?"

"Didn't everyone say that the emperor is immortal? How could he need a son to inherit the throne?"

……

In the backyard of Pei's house, Wang Mazi carefully climbed over the fence.

As he walked, he took off all the camouflage on his body, revealing his true face.

It was Yue Rong.

He walked quickly to the front hall, where Xie Yan, the eldest princess, old general Pei, and Pei Anlin were all waiting.

"How is it going?" Princess Dachang was the first to ask Yue Rong when she saw Yue Rong.

Yue Rong knelt down hastily, and said in a low voice: "According to your order, the rumors have been spread. As you expected, before our people moved, a few unfamiliar faces sneaked into the crowd."

"Gu Qingqiu is a bit clever, it's not surprising that she can think of this way." The Eldest Princess' eyes became sharp.

Yue Rong clasped his hands and said: "Although she came up with this trick, the people she sent are obviously not very effective, and some of them were almost noticed by the neighbors nearby, but fortunately, our people came to rescue them. "

"It's done well." The eldest princess nodded slightly at Yue Rong, "It's the best to use Gu Qingqiu as a shield. Until the last moment, the Pei family must not be involved in these matters."

Yue Rong was very convinced by the Eldest Princess' words, and nodded quickly after hearing the words: "The subordinates will follow your instructions, and there will be no mistakes."

"I don't worry about your work." The Eldest Princess nodded, but there is one more thing that needs you to keep watching.

When the eldest princess said this, there was a sneer on her face: "The other families in the capital, didn't Gu Qingqiu have contact with the Tan family and the Lin family before? Make another move."

When Yue Rong heard the words, he immediately responded.

Xie Yan sat at the side, and when the Eldest Princess spoke, he tightly pressed his thin lips and never opened his mouth.

It wasn't until the eldest princess finished speaking that he said, "Auntie, there is one more thing."

Hearing Xie Yan's address, Old General Pei and Pei Anlin both puffed up their eyes and glanced at Xie Yan fiercely.

Xie Yan was extremely calm, as if he didn't see the knife-like gaze of the two.

Seeing Xie Yan's appearance, Old General Pei patted Pei Anlin's shoulder discouragedly: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for you in the future."

Hearing this, Pei Anlin's face darkened.

From childhood to adulthood, Pei Anlin was the one who took care of Gu Ning the most. He had already treated Gu Ning as his own daughter, so every time he saw his future son-in-law, his expression was not very good-looking.

The eldest princess glanced at the old one and the other middle school coldly, and the two quickly became honest.

"What?" The princess's tone was very gentle.

Xie Yan opened the brocade box that was always at hand, and a piece of emerald green jade seal that looked like a deep pool appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this jade seal, Princess Dachang's breathing froze.

"This is……"

"Jade Seal of Chuanguo."

Xie Yan opened his mouth and confirmed the identity of this jade seal.

The eldest princess hardly dared to breathe hard, she clenched her hands tightly, and pinched Old General Pei's arm fiercely.

Old General Pei let out a cry of pain, and the eldest princess murmured just now: "This is not a dream, this is not a dream."

Old General Pei's face was a bit ugly, but seeing the appearance of the eldest princess, he immediately swallowed those words back.

The only thing that can make the eldest princess so excited is such an important item as the Chuanguo Yuxi.

When the first emperor passed away, the emperor could not produce the jade seal and imperial decree to pass on the throne, but all the princes in the palace had died under the sword of the emperor, and only one child Xie Yan was left in the entire East Palace. They had no other children at all. The only way is to watch the emperor succeed to the throne.

After 20 years, these two things finally appeared.

The corners of the eldest princess' eyes were a little wet, she opened her mouth, already choked up: "You found this in the imperial city?"

"It's not me, it's Ning'er."

Xie Yan's words stunned all three of the Pei family.

"Ning'er?" The eldest princess repeated, unable to believe it, "How could she know the whereabouts of these two things?"

"It's Concubine Xian." Xie Yan said, "Ning'er had a relationship with Concubine Xian a few times before, and Concubine Xian took the initiative to tell Ning'er about the secret passage and secret compartment in the cold palace, and Ning'er found it in a secret compartment. A blood book written by the late emperor."

"And I..." Xie Yan said this, with a dull voice, "Knowing the agreement between the late emperor and the father, I took Ning'er to the island in the middle of the lake in Taiye Lake, and found the Jade Seal of Chuanguo."

"Okay, okay!" The eldest princess said repeatedly with tears in her eyes, "I'm relieved if you can find the Chuanguo Yuxi and the imperial edict left by the first emperor!"

What she is most worried about is that Xie Yan will become a treasonous criminal. Now that she has these two things in hand, who can say a word about Xie Yan?

The emperor is the biggest rebel!

There was a cold look in the eldest princess's eyes, and she said word by word: "Our plan is about to succeed, you must keep your mind steady, and take every remaining step steadily!"

"Understand?"

"Understood." Xie Yan lowered his eyes and replied immediately, "I will never disappoint my aunt and grandma's expectations over the years."

The Eldest Princess patted Xie Yan's shoulder in relief.

Watching Xie Yan leave, the smile on her face gradually widened.

On the other hand, Old General Pei grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears.

"Hahahaha!" Old General Pei laughed a few times, "We can finally rest assured!"

The eldest princess glanced at Old General Pei angrily, but there was also a big smile on her face.

Leaving Pei's house, Yue Rong's eyes were still wide open, and he followed behind Xie Yan stupidly, unable to recover from what Xie Yan said just now.

It wasn't until he arrived at the Xie Mansion that Yue Ming slapped his chest heavily, and he murmured as if he had just woken up from a dream: "My lord, the princess really helped you find that jade seal?"

"What jade seal?" Yue Ming didn't know yet, and looked at the two suspiciously.

Yue Rong swallowed, and said in a low voice, "Brother, it's the Jade Seal of Chuan Guo!"

Hearing this, Yue Ming staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"What?" Yue Ming's voice suddenly amplified, "Have you found the Chuan Guo Yuxi?"

"The Princess found it!" Yue Rong's voice was louder than Yue Ming's.

Yue Ming blinked: "It was the Princess who found it? How could it be?"

"Can I still lie about this matter?" Xie Yan said coldly, "Ning'er entered the palace this time to pass on the imperial jade seal."

Yue Ming hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "How did the princess know about things that you don't even know?"

Yue Rong trusted Gu Ning very much, so he pushed Yue Ming at this moment, and said in a low voice: "Did you forget the previous edict? Didn't the princess find it out? Maybe the first emperor gave the princess a dream Woolen cloth!"

"Then why don't you entrust the dream to your lord?" Yue Ming murmured, "Your Excellency is the grandson of the late emperor, your lord..."

"If you don't believe me, why don't you go to the palace to find the remaining secret passages?" Xie Yan glanced at Yue Ming, and took out another thing from his sleeve.

Yue Ming was taken aback for a moment, then saw Xie Yan unfolding the blueprint slowly in front of him.

"This is where the secret passage in the palace is located, and it was all found by Ning'er." Xie Yan said this sentence very calmly, "Send someone to explore and see if it can lead to the outside of the palace."

Xie Yan's calm words made Yue Ming and Yue Rong fall into shock.

If it is said that both the edict and Yuxi were discovered by Gu Ning by chance, then what about these secret passages?

Yue Ming murmured: "Isn't it the eldest princess who gave it to her?"

Xie Yan sneered, "If that's the case, then why should I let you search hard in the palace?"

Hearing this, Yue Ming was shocked.

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