rebirth will be hard to find

Chu Yi felt that she had never run so fast in her life, but no matter how fast she ran, nothing could stop her.

In the distance, Chu Yi suddenly stopped running wildly. She raised her head and looked at the sky above the Longteng Hall in the distance, where there was a scene of smog and flames rising into the sky.Thinking of Zhang Dai's phrase "The prince and His Majesty are inside", her feet were a little weak when she rushed forward and then stopped suddenly. Fortunately, the person behind her helped her in time, so she didn't lose her composure and fell down.

"Your Highness, don't worry, let's go and have a look first. The fire is so big, it's obvious that the fire can't be ignited in a short while. The crown prince and His Majesty are guarded by the Royal Forest Army, so they should have come out." Cheng Zian's calm voice came A sound came from behind Chu Yi, barely calming her beating heart.

Chu Yi subconsciously grabbed Cheng Zian's hand that was supporting her. The strength in his hand was so strong that Cheng Zian couldn't help but look at her worriedly.There were guards and palace people chasing after him one after another, Chu Yi finally let out a deep "hmm", but he didn't let go of Cheng Zian's hand, just like that, he took her and walked towards Longteng Palace.

As the emperor's bedroom, Longteng Palace is naturally very large, but since the fire was not an accident, the most important bedroom was naturally the place where the fire started.

When Chu Yi and his party arrived at the Longteng Hall, the Imperial Forest Army, Habayashi Wei, Prince Wei and countless other palace officials were sending out splashing water to put out the fire. However, when buckets of water were poured into the firepower, it was as if a cow had been thrown into the sea. Useful for children.

With just one glance, the flustered situation made Chu Yi's heart sink.However, with extravagant hopes in her heart, Chu Yi still turned her head and looked around, but the result was naturally as expected, she did not find the apricot-yellow figure that could make her feel at ease.

"Where's the prince? Where's your majesty? How could the Dragon Palace be on fire?!" Chu Yi personally stepped forward and grabbed a prince Wei who was carrying an empty bucket.

The man was taken aback for a moment, and when he saw that it was Chu Yi, his expression was so terrified that he was about to cry: "Your Highness, Your Highness, His Royal Highness and His Highness are still in the sleeping hall! Fire, the fire suddenly ignited, this Longteng Hall There is kerosene in it..."

Chu Yi let go of his hand and took a step back subconsciously.In an instant, her eyes were red, and she gritted her teeth and shouted: "Liu Xi!" But seeing the soaring flames in front of her, she also understood that even if she rushed in without fear of life and death, she would not be able to save the prince.

Cheng Zian could feel Chu Yi's body trembling, not only Chu Yi, but also her own body.Because not only the crown prince and the old emperor stayed in the sleeping hall of Longteng Hall before, but also those imperial physicians, Chu Jingmo, and Li Lin!The person she liked at first and her best friend are all in this sea of ​​flames...

But in this situation, what can she say, what can she do?Looking at the soaring flames, her eyes were also red, but she could only put her arms around Chu Yi's shoulders and let her lean in her arms, which was barely a kind of comfort.

Chu Yi tremblingly was pulled into Cheng Zian's arms, but at this moment, she couldn't have any more charming thoughts.Gritting his teeth tightly, Chu Yi couldn't imagine what would happen to him after losing the prince, let alone what would happen to the country after losing the emperor and prince.

In the previous life, she was the crown prince conferred by the old emperor himself. He had carefully cultivated her and made all the preparations for her ascension to the throne.So after the old emperor passed away, Chu Yi was able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor smoothly, but now that the prince is still alive, she has not yet reached the age of Ji, and has never even entered the court to listen to politics!Even if there was a female emperor in the Chu Kingdom, many people would be dissatisfied with her desire to ascend the throne and proclaim herself emperor, and some would even say that her name was not justified.

King Zhao's rebellion has just subsided, and the kings are ready to move because of the old emperor's actions, and the palace is even more turbulent, and she even lacks that sense of justice.This life has come to this day, and suddenly lost the protection of the prince, it is much more difficult than before!

Chu Yi buried his face in Cheng Zian's arms, and for a moment, he wanted to escape and didn't want to face it.

Cheng Zian could feel that Chu Yi's body was gradually shaking less violently, but the hand that was holding her skirt seemed to be getting tighter and tighter.Then suddenly, the hand holding her skirt was released, and Chu Yi withdrew from her arms.

There were some tears in Chu Yi's red eyes. She turned her head and glanced at the blazing Longteng Palace - the surrounding guards and palace people were still carrying water to put out the fire in vain. It seemed that there was nothing else to do, but the fire in Longteng Hall hadn't slowed down in the slightest, and the wooden frame of the bedroom structure could already be vaguely seen.

With no more extravagant hopes in his heart, Chu Yi raised his hand and wiped his tears in a distorted manner, turned around and walked out, his steps were unexpectedly firm.

Cheng Zian didn't know where Chu Yi was going when he left, but she didn't dare to leave Chu Yi at this moment, for fear that if she was not careful, she would follow in the footsteps of the prince and the old emperor, so she hurriedly chased after him. go up.

Because of the previous rebellion and the flooding of Longteng Palace, the entire palace seemed to be empty.The palace people were all trapped in the harem, and most of the guards went to the Longteng Hall to fight the fire. Cheng Zian followed Chu Yi all the way, but he didn't meet many people until they reached the gate of the palace.

The Dragon Palace was flooded, and the entire palace was in chaos, but no matter how chaotic the palace was, the guards at the palace gate did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

When Chu Yi arrived, he saw that the palace gate was still guarded and orderly, but there were still traces of the battle a few hours ago on the guards and the tower.

Seeing Chu Yi coming, the general who was on duty at the gate of the palace hurriedly ran down from the tower, and gave a military salute: "The last general sees Your Highness!"

Chu Yi didn't talk nonsense, and asked, "Are the people from Longsu Camp still there?"

The general on duty replied: "They are still there, the battlefield has not been completely cleared, and they are still outside the palace gate."

Chu Yi then said: "Open the palace gate!"

The general on duty was taken aback for a moment, and then said solemnly without hesitation: "His Royal Highness has an order, and the gate of the palace cannot be opened today without his handwriting!"

Hearing the prince, Chu Yi's eyes turned red again, but she didn't want to lose her composure again in front of outsiders.She gritted her teeth, unable to say "the crown prince has died", she simply passed the guarding general and ran up the tower.

The top of the city tower looked much messier than the bottom of the city tower. Although the corpses had already been disposed of, the traces of the flames of gunfire were still clearly visible, and the blood stains all over the place had not been cleaned up yet.

Chu Yi didn't even look at these, and went straight to the most conspicuous place on the tower, and also the easiest place to see the scene outside the palace gate.She glanced at the soldiers of the Longsu Camp who were still busy downstairs, and shouted, "Is Qin Ming here?"

Qin Ming was the commander of the Longsu camp, in charge of the [-] elite Longsu camp in the capital, and was highly trusted by the old emperor and prince.

Today Zhao Wang rebelled, and the battle has come to the gate of the palace, so it is not a trivial matter.Qin Ming personally led the army. Although the battle was over and King Zhao was captured without a fight, he didn't dare to leave first. Hearing this, he hurriedly said, "The last general is here."

Chu Yi suddenly took out a jade tiger talisman, raised his hand in front of him, and said to him: "Today, the kings rebelled, and I ordered you to lead the Longsu camp to seal the residences of all the vassal kings in the capital. Be sure to see The kings themselves. If anyone dares to resist, regardless of their status, they will be killed!"

No one expected that the tiger talisman of Longsuying would be in Chu Yi's hands, even Cheng Zian who followed Chu Yi couldn't help but look at the tiger talisman a few more times.

Qin Ming at the bottom of the tower naturally recognized Chu Yi's royal attire, but he didn't dare to agree to such an order easily. He could only stand under the tower and watch eagerly, but because the distance was too far, he couldn't distinguish the tiger talisman. true and false.

The general on duty followed Chu Yi all the way up the tower, but at this moment he was a little dumbfounded.He looked at the tiger talisman in Chu Yi's hand, and felt that it was probably true, so he took another look down the tower, and saw that Qin Ming's neck outside the palace gate wished he could stretch his neck to the tower, but he had His Royal Highness's With Ling Yu in his body, he still didn't dare to open the palace gate easily, so he could only ask Qin Ming to set up the ladder for the rebels to attack the city, and climb up to see the tiger talisman clearly.

After Qin Ming confirmed that the Tiger Talisman was real, he took his order without saying a word, then hurriedly climbed down the tower and led the soldiers away, leaving behind a pile of half-packed corpses and various siege equipment.

Seeing Qin Ming leave with his soldiers and horses, Chu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.She didn't know who planted the assassins in the palace, and she didn't know why Liu Xi spared no effort to kill the old emperor, but the black hands behind the scenes were always among the group of ambitious vassals.She doesn't care which one it is, as long as she holds them all in her hands, there will always be a little more chance of winning.

Chu Yi stood on the tower for a while, then left with Cheng Zian.Naturally, she didn't blame the dedicated general on duty, she just said: "Keep the gate of the palace, and don't open it when anyone comes."

Leaving from the palace gate, Chu Yi was at a loss for a while.She hesitated for a moment, but still walked in the direction of Longteng Hall—she couldn't believe that the brother who said he would protect her from the wind and rain would be buried in the sea of ​​fire without warning, and she didn't see the body of His Highness the Crown Prince. She couldn't believe that he was really gone like this!

Cheng Zian silently followed Chu Yi all the way. Seeing no one around, he finally couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, why is the Tiger Talisman of Longsu Camp here with you? Was it... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave it to you?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Chu Yi's black eyes, she sighed, and said, "It's not the emperor brother, it was given to me by my father."

From the fact that the old emperor took Chu Yi out of the cold palace, it can be seen that he is a person who likes to ensure integrity.The Tiger Talisman of Longsu Camp in Chu Yi's hand is his trump card, and no one would have thought that he would hand over the military strength of the capital to his daughter, whom he never liked very much.On the other hand, Chu Yi can't pose any threat to him and the prince with this tiger talisman. After all, Qin Ming is loyal to them, and the Longsu camp is only outside the imperial city. It's not Chu Yi who can intervene.

Cheng Zian was not stupid, he suddenly understood a little bit, and didn't dare to ask further about this matter.