The secret passage was dug extremely deep. This was the secret passage dug when the Chu State was first founded, but even so, the fighting from above could still be heard.

Concubine Chen's face was pale, she felt her heart was about to jump out of her chest, she firmly grasped Yan Cao's hand, and said in a low voice, "How long will it take to arrive?"

Yancao patted her hand: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the two princesses are here, even if something happens, it will never hurt you."

Concubine Chen nodded slowly, but her eyes were still full of fear.

Seeing Concubine Chen's appearance, Chu Shiling simply helped her to her side, and warned: "Don't run away at this time, we have already escaped from the imperial city, do you still want to go back?"

"I'm afraid that the rebels have already surrounded the imperial city. If you go back now, even if you don't die in the hands of the rebels, you will die in the hands of the emperor!"

Concubine Chen nodded hastily: "I haven't thought about going back, I'm just afraid...these rebels are so bold, if they attack Pei's house, then..."

The Pei family is a well-known big family in Chu State. Everyone knows that the Pei family is the most loyal. Since these rebels want to take the capital, the Pei family will definitely become a thorn in their side.

And now that he was about to go to the Pei family, would the Pei family really be safer than the Imperial City?

Concubine Chen's face was full of worry.

Seeing this, Yancao sighed secretly in her heart.

Before Concubine Chen could react, she had already knocked Concubine Chen unconscious with one palm.

Before Concubine Chen passed out, she still didn't realize why she was knocked out by Yancao.

Yan Cao's face was heavy, and she saluted Gu Ning respectfully: "Princess, Concubine Chen is just timid, and has no other meaning."

Gu Ning glanced at Concubine Chen, but did not speak, but nodded slowly.

Seeing this, Yancao breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Shiling quickly followed Gu Ning, and muttered in a low voice: "This Concubine Chen is actually stupid, it's already at this time, and she still can't see the situation clearly."

Facing Chu Shiling's resentful gaze, Gu Ning smiled, and whispered in her ear: "Have you seen the situation clearly?"

Seeing this, Chu Shiling snorted coldly: "You really underestimate me too!"

"Is this group of rebels related to the Pei family?" Chu Shiling snorted lightly, thinking to himself, "Otherwise, with the Pei family around, how could they enter the city?"

"Then there is only one possibility." Chu Shiling said quietly, "The rebels are from the Pei family, so they can enter the city unimpeded."

Gu Ning propped his chin, and also said quietly: "Since even you have guessed it, other people in the capital must be able to see the clue from it."

"I'm afraid I can't be satisfied with this matter."

Just when Gu Ning was talking, the Huang family.

Mr. Huang put his wife and daughter in a dark room, and paced back and forth in the study with an anxious expression. Outside the door was the roaring flames and the piercing sound of knives and guns being exchanged.

The more he listened, the more worried he became.

At this moment, Master Xu walked in quickly with his wife and children.

When he saw Mr. Huang, he was relieved: "You are still here!"

"Don't talk about that!" Master Huang quickly interrupted him, "Hurry up and send people in! But the secret room is small, you and I..."

"I know!" Master Xu nodded, under his wife's tearful eyes, regardless of his wife's obstruction, he directly pushed him into the secret room.

In the study, only the two of them were left.

Master Xu fixed his eyes on Master Huang, and asked faintly, "Did you already know?"

Today, both groups of rebels took advantage of the chaos to enter the city. One group of rebels was well-trained and skilled in tactics, and they never stopped at the gates of their aristocratic families, but the other group of rebels took advantage of the chaos to loot, shouting and killing When they started, they were stopped by the previous group of rebels.

But the Xu family is also a well-known family in the capital, Mr. Xu did not dare to let his wife and children stay in the Xu family, firstly because he was afraid of rebels, and secondly because he was afraid that someone inside the Xu family would take advantage of the chaos.

Now that we have arrived at Huang's house, Master Xu suddenly remembered this matter after he calmed down.

He looked at Master Huang with burning eyes: "The rebels are well-trained and strictly prohibited. They don't look like a mob at all, but rather..."

"It's like the black knight back then."

Master Huang took the initiative to fill in the rest of the words for Master Xu.

Master Xu's eyes widened: "Brother Huang! You really know!"

"Brother Xu, I didn't mean to hide it from you." Master Huang sighed while speaking, "But for the sake of my family's life, I have to bury this secret deep in my heart!"

Mr. Xu has always been smart. After hearing Mr. Huang's words, he thought about it carefully, and his eyes widened: "It's really the Pei family? How is this possible?"

"The Pei family has always been loyal to the emperor..." Mr. Xu just said halfway, when a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. He slapped the table and said excitedly, "The loyal emperor of the Pei family is Taizong! It's the former emperor! Not... the current emperor !"

"I heard that the rebels in Yuezhou and Shu are all subordinates of the former prince's orphan, so these black cavalry...are they also the former prince's orphan?"

When Mr. Xu said this, he kept walking around in the study, muttering as he walked: "I vaguely remember that the black cavalry was Taizong's strongest army, and he handed over this army to the late emperor, but the late emperor After his death, the black cavalry never appeared again, so there are rumors among the people that the emperor's position is wrong."

"So, this black cavalry went to the orphan of the former prince?"

Master Huang didn't need to say much, just with a look, Master Xu could understand whether what he said was right or wrong.

Master Xu opened his mouth wide: "The Pei family is really powerful! They kept it a secret for 20 years! Even the emperor was deceived by them!"

"Yes." Master Huang said quietly, "In the past 20 years, the orphan of the former crown prince hid his strength and bided his time, and when his wings were full, he dealt a heavy blow to the emperor!"

"This time..." Mr. Xu and Mr. Huang looked at each other and said in unison, "The heavens in Chu Kingdom are really going to change!"

After the two finished speaking, Master Xu led Master Huang, and the two walked quickly towards the front hall.

His heart was relieved, it didn't matter to them whether the emperor was still on the throne, or the orphan of the former prince ascended the throne!

As the so-called iron family, the emperor of flowing water, no matter which emperor, they must use these families.

Seeing the smile on Master Xu's face, Master Huang hesitated to speak, but finally swallowed it back.

That's all... that's all...

Just let him be happy for a while.

At the same time, the smell of blood slowly spread in the alley not far outside Pei's mansion.

Gu Qingqiu stood in the yard, his eyes were full of coldness. Behind her, several corpses were lying on the ground silently. The strangest thing was that none of these corpses had bled, only a dark spot between their foreheads. Hole.

There was no sound in the small courtyard, and all living things died in Gu Qingqiu's hands.

Even so, Gu Qingqiu was still not satisfied, the bloodthirsty desire in her heart became stronger and stronger, she stared quietly at the opposite side, which was the direction of the Pei family.

Gu Qingqiu slowly caressed her chest, she knew that only with Gu Ning's blood could she completely calm down the agitation in her heart.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingqiu put on the clothes he just found out from this house, and walked out quietly.

How to sneak into Pei's house?

As Gu Qingqiu thought in his heart, his steps gradually became heavy.

Just then, she saw a familiar figure.

Gu Ning!

Gu Qingqiu's gaze was firmly fixed on that figure.

Even if she dies, she will never recognize this figure by mistake!

Killing intent surged in Gu Qingqiu's heart in an instant, she tightly squeezed her hands, and was about to go towards Gu Ning.

But at this moment, she saw someone else.

When seeing Chunyu, Gu Qingqiu immediately withdrew her gaze. She knew that Chunyu was the secret guard specially kept by the Eldest Princess by Gu Ning's side. Her martial arts were so strong that it was definitely not as easy to deal with as those people she had dealt with before. There are two other people beside him, maybe they are other hidden guards.

If only Chunyu was alone, Gu Qingqiu would dare to give it a try, but now that there are so many people, she can only lie dormant in secret, waiting for the opportunity.

Gu Ning touched his neck, feeling a little uneasy: "Strange? Why do I feel that someone is following me?"

Chunyu immediately looked behind her, but the alley behind them was empty.

"Princess, there is no one behind." Chunyu whispered.

But seeing the worry on Gu Ning's face, Chunyu hesitated for a moment, and comforted him: "When Emperor Taizong dug these secret passages back then, he specially concealed the exits in various places. There has always been a couple in the yard we came out of. Those who live here are our people, don’t worry, the families in this area are all honest and responsible.”

Gu Ning nodded, but the worry on his face never dissipated.

Because at this moment, she saw the small light cluster in the yard behind her on the map given by the system.

Gu Ning took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

The system said in a mechanical voice, "Gu Qingqiu."

Gu Ning's fingers clenched subconsciously, and she resisted the impulse in her heart, so she didn't look back.

Seeing Gu Ning like this, Chunyu realized something was wrong: "Princess, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Ning's eyes were full of coldness, she squeezed her hands tightly, and said in a still calm voice: "I'm fine, let's go back first."

She can't startle the snake now!

Thinking of this, Gu Ning sank his heart, just pretending that he didn't know about it.

The figures of the four gradually left, and then Gu Qingqiu emerged from the darkness.

Her eyes were condensed, she just stared at the direction where Gu Ning left, and finally, as if she had made up her mind in her heart, she ground her teeth and went back to the small courtyard again.

In the Pei Mansion, Princess Dachang and Old General Pei are looking forward to it.

Seeing Gu Ning, she immediately stepped forward.

"Why did you come back?" The eldest princess patted Gu Ning's head angrily, "Don't you know that there is still a grandmother waiting for you at home? You know that you are tossing around in the palace!"

Gu Ning felt guilty for a moment when he saw the complaining eyes of the eldest princess, and quickly grabbed the sleeve of the eldest princess, and said coquettishly: "Grandma, I was wrong."

"Look at your appearance, you don't know what's wrong at all!" The eldest princess pierced Gu Ning mercilessly, "I'm afraid you are in the palace because you don't want to leave, right?"

Hearing what the eldest princess said, Gu Ning lowered his head, showing a pitiful look: "Grandmother, there are still guests."

At this time, the eldest princess noticed Concubine Chen and Yancao.

When Concubine Chen saw the eldest princess, her whole body froze. She didn't come back to herself until Yancao pulled her sleeves. There was still residual pain in the back of her head, but in front of the eldest princess, these The pain was all thrown away by her, and only tension remained in her heart.

"Greetings to the Eldest Princess..." Concubine Chen was about to salute the Eldest Princess in a hurry.

However, seeing Concubine Chen's belly swelled high, Princess Dachang waved her hand: "Since you are pregnant, you don't need to be polite."

"Let the housekeeper arrange a courtyard for Concubine Chen to live in." After the eldest princess gave the order, she said to Concubine Chen, "Until the turmoil is over, I would like to ask Concubine Chen to stay in the yard well and not go out, otherwise If so... if you bump into it..."

"All concubines know." Concubine Chen nodded quickly.

Seeing this, the Eldest Princess nodded in satisfaction, and slightly nodded at Concubine Chen: "In that case, please ask Concubine Chen to rest first."

The implication is to drive away customers.

Concubine Chen didn't dare to refuse, she immediately followed the servants to the backyard.

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