Qing Yan

Just as he was stunned, He Chong came to see him.

"Your Majesty, He Chong, see the Empress Dowager, see Your Majesty! The loud noise just now didn't frighten you two, did it?"

Yu Wenrui didn't look at him, but frowned and stared out the window, and said in a deep voice, "He Qing, what was the sound just now?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me! I don't know the exact situation, but I have already sent people to investigate, and I think there will be news soon."

Yu Wenrui felt even more uneasy in his heart. He glanced at him and said, "Get up now. It sounds like the sound of something igniting exploding..."

"Could it be the firecrackers going off somewhere during the New Year's Eve?" He Chong guessed, while boldly looking at the emperor's face.

Seeing that the emperor's face didn't change, he breathed a long sigh of relief——

With such a big battle, the entire imperial capital might be shaken three times. How can a big artillery battle have such power?Eight out of ten | Nine times out of ten, something major happened.What's more, the direction of the sound is still... He Chong couldn't help but shudder as he thought about it.

The older the emperor, the more majestic the emperor, the more people dare not look directly at him.To say something disrespectful, He Chong grew up watching the emperor, so he knows her temperament very well.Therefore, he would rather guess at random than make a preconceived opinion for the emperor.

The so-called "accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger", this matter may involve the Yuwen clan, who doesn't know that since the founding of the Tai|Zu emperor in Dazhou, it is not uncommon for brothers to fight against each other, and to fight against each other?For the sake of your own safety, it is better not to speculate about the Sacred Heart.

"According to your opinion, which direction is the sound coming from?" Yuwen Rui asked suddenly.

"It sounds like Yichen heard it from the southeast."

"Southeast, southeast..." Yu Wenrui repeated in a murmur.

Isn't the southeast in the direction of Prince Yi's Mansion?

At this time, Jing Yan, who had been sitting silently by the side, seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and said, "He Aiqing, is the palace still peaceful as usual these few days?"

He Chong hurriedly said: "The Empress Dowager Mingjian! Since those restless palace servants were detained a few days ago, no one dares to do anything wrong."

Jing Yan nodded and said, "How are those people doing now?"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, everything has been secreted."

Seeing Yu Wenrui's puzzled face, Jing Yan smiled at her and said, "It was just what I told the emperor the day before yesterday. During the emperor's visit to Monan, there were a few restless slaves in the palace."

Yu Wenrui responded, but she was still confused: At that time, she was just clinging to her sister-in-law, and didn't ask carefully, wondering what these servants did.

Jing Yan turned to He Chong again, and asked, "Have you confessed everything?"

"There are two who have confessed, and there are a few who are tough... But, the Queen Mother, rest assured, in the Department of Punishment, I am not afraid that they will not recruit."

When Jing Yan heard this, a sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth.

No one is born cruel.In the past, she also upheld the sage's teachings of being gentle, respectful and thrifty, but in a high position, she never wanted to plot against others, but someone came to plot against her!People are harmless to tigers, but tigers are harmful to people!It's fine if she doesn't know, if she was harmed by them, it's all because of her stupidity; since she knew about it, how could she let them do whatever they want?How can they tolerate them, hurt her worry-free one day in the future?

The older a person is, the more experienced, the more cruel.Since someone wants to fight for their lives, then she will accompany her to the end!

"He Aiqing, you are in charge of the security of the inner court, so you must keep your eyes wide open for the Ai family all the time. In this forbidden palace, no matter who dares to speak privately about government affairs, who dares to talk about family affairs, or even Anyone who dares to endanger the reputation and life of the master, report it to the Ai family and the emperor immediately, and will never forgive him lightly!"

He Chong's back couldn't help straightening, and he said "I would like to abide by Yi's decree" in his mouth, but he felt uneasy in his heart: the queen mother said "no matter who it is", so does Aunt Yujue, who serves the queen mother, count?

Yu Wenrui was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, she didn't know such a domineering sister-in-law.Well, how would you describe it?A little strange, but also a little exciting...

At this moment, Shen Quan rushed into the hall and said, "Your Majesty! Queen Mother!"

"What are you panicking about?" Yu Wenrui gave him a disgusted look, "What's the matter?"

"Yi Wang's Mansion...Yi Wang's Mansion exploded for some reason! Then another fire broke out!"

Yu Wenrui was startled: It really is Prince Yi's Mansion!

In the night, the soaring black smoke caused by the explosion obscured people's vision.Cries for help, shouts, "crackling" sparks scurrying about, roof trusses collapsing... all mixed together.

Fortunately, the place where Prince Yi's Mansion is located is still one street away from the nearest neighbor, so that innocent people will not be harmed.

When an accident happened here, the Imperial Forest Army and Jingzhaoyin Yamen all dispatched to fight the fire. Together with the neighbors, they were also afraid of hurting themselves. The family fled the house with a mouthful.

In the chaos, no one noticed that at the back door of Prince Yi's Mansion, more than a dozen people quietly sneaked away, dragging a few horses.

Relying on the difficulty of distinguishing at night, and the fact that the back door was backed by the street and few people noticed, the group of people carefully walked to the gate of the city, and then left the city in the chaos.

After running wildly for an unknown amount of time, Yu Fuyao let out a sigh of relief until he turned around and could no longer see the outline of the Great Zhou Emperor's capital.

He hastily reined in the reins, turned over and dismounted, and the remaining dozen or so guards also stopped.

"My lord? My lord, are you alright?" He held Yuwen Chengji's horse and asked worriedly.

Yuwen Chengji had already slumped on the horse's back feebly. He was already an octogenarian and already weak. How could he stand up to all this tossing?

Hearing Yu Fuyao's familiar voice, he barely opened his eyes, struggling hard: "Fuyao..."

But I didn't want to, I felt dizzy for a while, I couldn't sit still, and I fell off the horse.

"Your Highness!"

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly helped him up.

Yuwen Chengji rolled to the ground, covered in snow, his head and face were shattered, and his clothes were torn. He was really in a mess. How could a generation of heroes look like they used to be?

"This bastard!" Yuwen Chengji roared, "This old man's hard work has been ruined! He should have been killed long ago..."

He was so angry that he felt a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spewed out with a "poof".

Yu Fuyao was startled, and his eyes were reddened, "Don't worry, my lord! Don't worry! Your subordinates have sent pigeons to send messages. As long as we go north, someone will come to meet us."

He reluctantly helped Yuwen Chengji onto the horse, but he was worried that he was alone, and wanted to ride with him under anxiety. In a blink of an eye, he saw Ruyi sitting on his horse in a daze. After all, he called a confidant guard to protect Yuwen Cheng Ji, he turned back and wanted to ride with Ruyi again.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes behind him, and it became more and more urgent from far to near.

There are pursuers!

Yu Fuyao paled in shock, and hastily saddled on his horse.But before they ran twenty or so steps, the opponent had already caught up. Obviously, the horses were much better than theirs.

The people who came didn't talk nonsense, and directly surrounded a dozen people.

Yu Fuyao's heart sank——

Clothed in black, masked, all of them have a strong and powerful appearance, and they all have knives in their hands, their eyes are shining brightly.

These people are not officers and soldiers!

If it's officers and soldiers, maybe there is still a glimmer of life; if it's some other force, then...

Without waiting for him to think about it, someone came out more and more, also in black clothes, but without a mask, and smiled speculatively: "Chief Yu, it's dark and windy at night, where are you going?"

Yuwen Kejian!

Yu Fuyao panicked, "Why are you here?"

"Why am I here?" Yuwen Kejian evoked a cold smile, "Of course I'm here to greet the Lord!"

Yu Fuyao didn't believe that Yuwen Kejian could be so loyal, and he was even more confused: "How do you know?"

"The Chief Manager is asking me how I know the Yiwang Mansion was blown up? Or is he asking me how I know the Venerable Lord's path is here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a scream of "Ah", the bodyguard behind Yuwen Chengji had been cut off by one person, and only Yuwen Chengji was left lying on the horse's back in a daze, crumbling. .

The murderer was Yu Fuyao's men!

The man moved his hand, waved the long knife in his hand, and met Yu Fuyao and his party.

A sense of desolation rose from the bottom of Yu Fuyao's heart.With a roar, he jumped up from the saddle, a figure flashed by, and with a "poof", the head of the man who had hacked before was already decapitated, and his body fell on the snow, with blood splattering.

Yu Fuyao turned around and landed behind Yuwen Chengji to protect him; the dead man's long knife was already in his hand, pointing directly at Yuwen Kejian.

Yuwen Kejian was also shocked when he showed his hand.

After being stunned for a moment, Yuwen Kejian smiled indifferently: "The chief executive is very skilled! But I don't know how many nails the chief executive can twist because his whole body is made of iron?"

Yu Fuyao saw that several people on the other side had already surrounded his previous mount, and his fellow rider Ruyi, his eyes were hot, but his voice was unwilling: "What do you want?"

"Heh! The chief executive looks like he's talking about business!" Yuwen Kejian said, then changed the topic and said bluntly, "Please tell me the Lord's biography! I will definitely protect the Lord! Otherwise..."

Killing intent flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Yuwen Chengji, who was almost in a coma, spoke with a vague voice.

Yuwen Kejian listened intently, and then he heard clearly——

"Even if the old man dies... I won't... I won't be threatened by you yellow-mouthed kid!"

Yuwen Kejian looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Hmph! Does my uncle still think that he is the one and only respected lord? Or Zongzheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty? Those days are gone forever! I really don't believe it. At this point, you What else is left in your hand! If that's the case, don't blame Jian'er for being rude! From then on, no one will compete with me for the world!"

Immediately afterwards, he only dropped one word: "Kill!"

Immediately, a group of masked men in black rushed towards Yu Fuyao and the others.