Lanling covered the moon

Xiao Zimo returned to the Gao Mansion, the night was dark, she ate dinner, her brows were tightly frowned.Zheng Er kept looking at Zi Mo's expression while eating, knowing that she was preoccupied, so she just fed her brother without talking, usually noisy like a sparrow, but now she is as quiet as a little rabbit.

"My lord, let's go to bed early at night, there are many tiring things, people, after sleeping enough and being energetic, I feel that trouble is not trouble." Cui Niang cleaned up the dishes and threw the bedding for Zi Mo, He took Zheng Er and went out.

"Cui Niang, why haven't you seen Mr. Liu these few days?" Xiao Zimo asked.

"That pedantic old man, he said that his body has been sore and swollen recently, and he wants to go back to his hometown to loosen his muscles and bones. He packed a package a few days ago and went out. He didn't have any confidence. Now he doesn't regard the young master as his master. Go, wait for this old thing to come back, son, you will punish him."

"Hehe, Mr. Liu, if he is interested in traveling, let him go. As he gets older, he misses his hometown. But isn't there no one in Mr. Liu's hometown? Is there an ancestral house in the south?"

"Who knows, this old guy, he's so smug because of his own knowledge, I ask him on weekdays, it seems that I'm just a vulgar person who meddles in other people's business, you don't know, my lord, The more you respect this old guy, the more he loses his rules!" It's okay not to mention Cuiniang, but when Cuiniang was mentioned, Xiao Zimo comforted Cuiniang, and said a few good words for Mr. Liu, saying that Mr. He also praised Cui Niang's beauty behind his back, but Cui Niang blushed in the end.After finally being comforted, Zimo closed the door and looked at the stars outside the window, and his mood calmed down a little.

Just as Zimo was about to fall asleep, he heard hurried footsteps outside the window, and several maidservants hurried past.

"Madam told you to keep an eye on the prince, why do you have such a short memory!"

"I don't know, my servant, the prince said that he has something important to go to the palace, and if he missed something, he asked me to ask, so he asked me to open the door for him..."

"You little girl, make up your own mind, you've caused trouble now! Prince Hejian has been in the palace for several hours, and there is no news yet! How do you think about this!!" One maid reprimanded the other , Zi Mo jumped up from the bed, opened the door, and stopped the two maids.

"What happened to my third brother? What happened?"

"I've seen the Fourth Highness..." The two maidservants knelt down to salute, and Zimo felt familiar, it should be the girl next to the aunt.

"Excuse me, you just said what happened to my third brother?" Zimo really hasn't seen the third brother all day, don't you think Xiaowan has entered the palace?The emperor is critically ill, what is he going to do now in the palace? !

"This..." The two maids looked at each other with embarrassment, and one of them was probably the maid who got into trouble and was reprimanded just now. Fourth Highness, the prince of Hejian quarreled with the eldest madam for some reason, and then the madam locked him in the room. The servants don't know what happened, but they are only responsible for looking at the key, but... The lord said that he had to enter the palace today, so he threatened the little girl that if he didn't let him out, he would punish me severely, but the servants were afraid, so they let the lord out..." said the little maid His eyes were all red.

"Why did my third brother enter the palace?"

"I don't know..." The little maid shook her head.

"What about you? You don't know?" Zimo asked the other one.

The servant girl is a little older, her face is familiar, she has been with the aunt for some years, she lowered her head, and then said softly: "The servant girl actually only heard a few words outside the house, it seems that the eldest lady told the prince not to be impulsive. , Lord... The assassination of Emperor Wenxiang is over. By the way, I also heard the eldest lady and the prince mention Yuan Yuyi, yes, it is Yuan Yuyi. Later, I heard the prince was very angry and said that he was going to take revenge , I can't just let it go like this..."

revenge? ! . . . . . .Zimo shook his whole body?what happened?Yuan Yuyi, who was missing back then, has been found. Did the third brother know that his father's death was related to his second uncle, so he entered the palace in anger and went to settle accounts with Gao Yang? !

No, the third brother will not act so recklessly.Xiao Zimo made up his mind and told himself not to panic, but then he thought about how his father's assassination would be a disaster to their brothers, to Xiaowan, and to the Gao family. If the third brother had evidence, he would be unable to bear it It is not impossible to live in the palace.

third brother. . . . . .Zimo was so dazed that he didn't know when the two maids left.She is not on duty at all today, and in her capacity, she cannot enter the harem without Gao Yang's call.Never mind, Xiao Zimo was terrified at the thought of Xiaowan's disappearance for several hours. She had lost her father and could not lose her third brother.

Chen Weiran was on duty that day, he patrolled around with other soldiers and returned to Yulin Prison, when someone mentioned that Master Gao had just come.

"Master Gao? Didn't he just take a few days off, did the old injury recur?" Chen Weiran became suspicious.

"Yes, but Mr. Gao seems to feel that His Majesty has been seriously ill recently, and he is worried about the guards in the palace, so he came over and inspected it himself to make sure." A soldier answered him.

"Where's that person? Where's Mr. Gao?" Chen Weiran had just patrolled over from the car door, and didn't see anyone leaving the palace.

"Huh? Ah.....It should have been out of the palace a long time ago. Mr. Gao has been away for half a stick of incense."

Chen Weiran suddenly felt that the situation was unusual. He looked at the roster of guards tonight, and found that Shi Jin personally led people to guard outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony where His Majesty was recuperating.

Not good. . . . . .Captain Chen left the Yulin prison and called his confidant. The man stepped on his horse and rushed out of the palace gate to Changguang Palace.He knew that something big would happen in the palace tonight, although he was the eyeliner arranged by King Changguang at Habayashi Wei, but after working together for such a long time, Chen Weiran definitely didn't want anything to happen to Mr. Gao.Gao Zhan repeatedly ordered him to keep an eye on Gao Changgong and not let Mr. Gao appear in the palace. He didn't expect that something went wrong so soon.

"Brother Chen, what happened?" Lin Xiaoru, who was demoted from office, was also on duty tonight, and asked when he saw Chen Weiran's uneasy expression

"Master Lin, something may happen in the palace tonight, it is related to Mr. Gao, I wonder if you would like to help?" Chen Weiran asked.

"Master Gao is my savior, why don't you come and talk to me, I don't mind if I have to worry about anything." Master Lin is also a kind person, Chen Weiran has known him for many years, so he naturally knows.

Xiao Zimo looked at the roster of Habayashi guards, and the one with the most guards tonight is the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the inner hall, so Gao Yang should be there too.He asked the people in the Yulin Supervisor, Gao Xiaowan did enter the palace before nightfall, and he went to the inner hall.In any case, Zimo bypassed the patrolling palace guards and sneaked into the harem.

This is a capital offense, but she must take Gao Xiaowan away, Xiao Zimo didn't think much about the rest.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony was half-lit, and the strange thing was that the Habayashi guards, who were supposed to have a post at five steps and a post at ten steps, hadn't seen anyone for a long time.

Zimo walked towards the entrance of the hall step by step, and a voice in her heart told her that this matter was very strange, if the third brother really did something to kill the king, the palace would not be so quiet.

That maid went to the aunt's other courtyard, so why did she pass by her door? !

Zimo, who was in disarray because of Xiao Wan's disappearance, suddenly had a gleam of clarity in her heart, but she had already stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the doors of the hall behind her were all closed suddenly, and she became a shackle!

"Here we come, nephew Chang Gong." The guqin sounded, and the sandalwood was wafting. Gao Yang, who was playing the piano, appeared above the palace.

. . . . . . "Second Uncle is very elegant, I only know that Second Uncle is critically ill, but you don't want to wait for me like this?" Zi Mo also stopped kneeling, she knew that she might never come back today, whether to kneel or not , makes no difference.

"Heh, Chang Gong is also heroic. You can be killed but not humiliated? Haha, you know that I will kill you today, and you will not kneel down and beg me to forgive you. Okay, okay! Is it my elder brother who thinks that I will kill you today?" Hao's good son! Have courage!"

"Second Uncle wants to kill me, Zhang Gong understands that begging for mercy is futile. But Chang Gong never thought that in order to kill me, Second Uncle tried his best to instigate Auntie to conspire with you. Where is brother?" Zi Mo drew out the sword in his hand and pointed it at Gao Yang.

"Hahahaha, nephew Chang Gong, I didn't expect Gao Xiaowan's straw bag to be so heavy in your heart. You even think about your third brother even if you don't care about your own life. Hey, this brotherhood is really impressive. Touched!" Gao Yang pretended to wipe away the tears on his face, his eyes were sunken, and except for the huge robe, his whole body looked more like a skeleton.

"Third brother, has he already left the palace?" Zimo looked at Gao Yang coldly, and realized that he really asked too much. Since the aunt would agree to the second uncle to trick her into entering the game, then naturally the third brother will be fine.

"He is in the palace, but not here. He has gone to find his grandmother, Queen Mother Lou." The second uncle shook his loose robe and said while sitting at a desk.It seemed that the sword that Zimo was pointing at his throat was just a decoration, and there was no sign of fear at all.

"Second Uncle, are you really terminally ill? Even if you die, you want to drag me down with you?"

"Yes! You, Gao Changgong, are still living in this world, so even if I die, I don't feel at ease! I, when I think of you, the fourth son of Wenxiang, Gao Changgong authorized by the destiny, is still living in this world, shaking my foundation in Northern Qi. Even if you don’t know how to eat, you can’t sleep, hey... Chang Gong, you accept your fate, the second uncle will take you down to the underworld to find your father, haha, when the time comes, we will put all the grievances and grievances between us Do the math, I'm not afraid of being killed by your father, he deserves to die, you know? He deserves to die, and you deserve to die too!!"

Gao Yang viciously overturned the desk, allowing the jugs and cups on the desk to smash to the ground.

"Why did you trick me into coming here?" Xiao Zimo asked him.

"Hehe, because I changed to other places, things always went wrong. You are so fateful, nephew Chang Gong, I can't kill you over and over again. Well today, you entered the harem with a sword to assassinate. No matter how much you quibble, there is no way to get rid of the crime. By the way, you can kill me before I ask the guards to rush in. At that time, it will be the four sons of Wenxiang who rebelliously killed the monarch. Not only you, but you The whole house is full of crimes of sitting. Hey... I promised that Yuan Zhonghua not to move her son, but if you stab me with a sword, even I can't do anything, hahaha. "The second uncle raised his head and laughed long, laughing and coughing up a trace of blood.

"However, I don't have much time, Gao Changgong, next year today is your death date, I think I can help Yin'er understand you before I close my eyes, and I will die without regret." Gao Yang smiled, He raised his hand and gave a high five to the outside.

Gao Yang asked Shi Jin to lead people to hide outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and when Gao Changgong fell into a trap, he gave three high-fives as a signal. At that time, hundreds of guards surrounded the entire palace and arrested Gao Changgong who was planning to assassinate him on the spot.

"Where are people?!" Gao Yang couldn't help but slapped his palms again and again, but no one rushed into the hall even though his hands hurt.

"Second brother, don't bother, I have sent away all your people outside the hall." Gao Yang turned his head, and it was Ninth Uncle Gao Zhan who came out from the shadow of the heavy curtain behind him.

"Ninth brother..." Gao Yang shook his head in disbelief, he had calculated everything, but he still missed this move? !

"Uncle Jiu, why are you here?" Zi Mo had already prepared for the worst, but it was Uncle Jiu who came.

"Oh, why did I come? You heard that your third brother was in danger and rushed in without hesitation. As for me, knowing that you are in danger, how can I sit on the sidelines and watch?" Gao Zhan said softly.

"...Ninth Brother, you actually...? Haha, I never dreamed that my Ninth Brother actually... I am your second brother, you want to save him , you also broke into the palace late at night, do you also want to kill the king?! Gao Yang loosened his hair, with a crazy face, crying and smiling, looking at Gao Zhan.

"Second brother, you and I don't need to meet like this. But you are too persistent, you must kill Gao Changgong, I think you are my second brother, and the past is over, but you have to die even if you die. If I pull him down, I can't just sit idly by." Gao Zhan's eyes were dark and silent without any ripple.

"Hahahaha, hahahahaha, retribution, retribution! Big brother, I killed you back then, but today I fell into the hands of my ninth brother!! Hahaha, this is really retribution!!" Gao Yang danced and danced in the huge hall. Turning around in circles and shouting loudly, "Ninth brother, it wasn't that you were ignorant when I killed my eldest brother, but you chose to stand by me, silent, impartial, and not helping each other. What method did Gao Changgong use to make you protect him like this!! Did you even disregard our brotherhood for many years because of him! Ninth brother! How did second brother treat you badly!! How did second brother treat you badly!!" Gao Yang was full of loss and despair. He rushed to Gao Zhan and questioned him loudly.

"Second brother, you have never treated me badly. It's just that I have no choice but to kill you today. In fact, you are running out of time. I should have given you a good gift. But the last thing you should do is to kill that Gao Changgong." The brotherhood between you and me is nothing compared to one ten-thousandth of what he has in my heart. Second brother, you are dying, so it’s okay to tell you. The only thing I, Gao Zhan, loves in this life is him. If anyone wants to kill him, I can kill anyone for him!" After speaking, the hall was so quiet that one could hear a needle drop.

"Sinister...Gao Changgong, you evildoer!" Gao Yang turned his head and looked at Zimo with contempt, and suddenly drew out the dagger in his arms and stabbed at Zimo. Zimo raised his sword to block it, but he was close A short distance away, Gao Yang's chest was pierced by a sword from behind, and drops of blood slid down the edge of the sword, like bloody flowers blooming at her feet.

Gao Yang's eyes were full of sternness, his withered hands twisted her arms, and he fell to his knees: "Gao Changgong, I hate myself for not killing you ten years ago! Ninth Brother...you will regret it. ..."

Without saying a word, Gao Zhan pulled out his sword, and blood splattered out again. Gao Yang fell on his back, and Gao Zhan supported him and slowly closed his unrepentant eyes with his hands: "Second brother, you still don't Understand me, I, Gao Zhan, have no regrets in this life, I only have idiocy..." After speaking, he looked up at Xiao Zimo.

Xiao Zimo trembled all over her body. She looked at Gao Zhan and at the corpse of her second uncle who had stopped breathing. The sword in her hand had quietly landed on the ground of the hall. . . . . .

"Uncle Nine, why did you do this for me?! Killing a brother is a serious crime, how do you want to get out?!" Even though Xiao Zimo was used to the bloody storms on the battlefield and the Shura battlefield littered with corpses, he couldn't help but feel his heart ache at this moment. It was like being hit hard by something, as if it was about to be knocked out of the soul.She doesn't understand what kind of person Gao Zhan is.She felt that she didn't know Uncle Jiu less and less. He was as resolute as a moth to a flame, and as ruthless and decisive as if he was burning jade, making Zimo feel chills from the bottom of his heart when he looked at Uncle Jiu.

"You go out through the side door of the apse first, and Lin Xiaoru will meet you. You don't have to worry about how I end up. Since I can kill him, I won't just sit there." Gao Zhan looked up at her, his eyes were scarlet, like this deep Ghosts in the Forbidden Palace.

"Lin Xiaoru? He..." Zi Mo frowned.

"He knows that you will be in trouble tonight, so he wants to repay your kindness for saving you that day. When you go back, you have nothing to do. I have arranged everything and we will meet again." Gao Zhan didn't say anything, and dragged the second uncle's body Arrived on the dragon couch.

Zimo took a deep breath, turned around and opened the door of the side hall that was opened when Uncle Jiu came in, and merged into a mysterious and deep night. As Uncle Jiu said, Lin Xiaoru met her not far away. With Master Lin's arrangements, there were no obstacles along the way.

"Chen Weiran."

"Subordinates are here."

"Go to the Prince's Mansion in Changshan and hand over this secret letter written by me to my sixth brother, saying that I will wait for him here."

"Your Highness, this place is too dangerous, why not..."

"No need, Prime Minister Yang won't enter the palace until early morning, there is still some time before dawn, that's enough." Gao Zhan wiped the blood on the ground with a cloth and said.

"Your subordinates take orders." Chen Weiran who was outside the hall flew away and disappeared.Gao Zhan wiped the hall and Gao Yang's face.

Xiao Zimo went back to Gao Mansion and stayed up all night.In the morning, I heard from the maid that the third elder brother had returned. It turned out that the grandmother, the Empress Dowager Lou, saw that he hadn't married for a long time, so she ordered Xiao Wan to marry him. After getting up, he sneaked into the palace to talk to his grandmother. . . . . .Zimo could only shake his head when he heard that, the aunt is a good strategist, and even if she made a plan, she followed the second uncle's mind to get rid of her.

Xiao Zimo waited for the news from the palace, not knowing what was going on, the death of the emperor was impossible to hide from the past.She didn't go out of the room, and waited for the news restlessly until after noon, when finally the sad news of the emperor's funeral came from the palace.

Wenxuan Emperor Gao Yang died of illness on March 559th, [-] AD.

Before his death, it was secretly announced that Changshan Wang Gaoyan and Changguang Wang Gaozhan entered the palace together to listen to the announcement, and left a will, passing the throne to Prince Gao Yin, ordering him to ascend the throne immediately to inherit the Datong, and ordering Changshan King and Changguang King to be The regent minister, Yang Min, is the prime minister and assists you.

On March 21, the body of Emperor Wenxuan was buried in the mourning hall for only two days.

On March 23, Crown Prince Gao Yin ascended the throne, changed Yuan to Qianming, and became the second emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Empress Li Zu'e was named Empress Dowager.