There is a fake demigod in the East Palace

Ye Zhaoling was secretly escorted to the White Tower this time, and Rong Zheng broke into the tower late at night to rob people, which really aroused many speculations from people in the know.

Donggong's move vaguely sent out some kind of signal.But Rong Zheng didn't do anything out of the ordinary, so he couldn't make use of it.

"You said that Rong Zheng didn't use force to break the tower, but took the people away?" In Yaoqing Palace, the queen was a little surprised by the result of Pearl's report.

Pearl replied, "Exactly."

"He is calmer than I imagined." The queen tapped the armrest of the dragon chair lightly with her fingers, wanting Rong Zheng to make some irreversible mistake, because Zhong Yu was doomed, she had to add more.

She changed the subject and asked Pearl: "I heard that one of Ye Zhaoling's juniors tried to contact Rong Zheng recently?"

Pearl: "Yes, it's Chi Ye."

The queen nodded and said, "Find a way for him to meet Rong Zheng, and do it cleanly so as not to arouse suspicion."

At this time, an attendant came in from the door and whispered a few words into Pearl's ear, and a smile immediately filled Pearl's face.

"Your Majesty." Pearl smiled and said to the Queen, "Prince Rui has entered the palace to greet you."

It's no wonder Pearl is happy, every time Prince Rui enters the palace to pay his respects, it is the time when the Empress is in the happiest mood.

Prince Rui is the queen's most beloved son, and he has been very filial since childhood.Seeing that the Empress was in a bad mood recently, he collected some weird things into the palace to amuse the old mother.

"Tell him not to pay attention to these vain etiquettes, come in quickly." Hearing that Prince Rui is coming, the empress's expression relaxed a lot, she smiled and told Pearl: "Prepare some sweet-scented osmanthus cheese that he likes most. Come up."

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Since Ye Zhaoling was imprisoned in the White Tower, without the obstruction of the East Palace, the investigation work of the Royal Secretary went much smoother.After the preliminary results of the investigation were obtained, the envoys asked the experts to make calculations based on the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and soon set the date for Zhong Yu's final trial.

On the [-]th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, it is advisable to dispel evil spirits and get rid of evil spirits.

Before the Judgment Day, people entered the tower to interrogate Ye Zhaoling every day. He patiently repeated those clichés.

It is naturally impossible for Ye Zhaoling to let the Queen stay out of the matter, but since the Queen dared to set up the Royal Secretary to handle the matter with full power, she was naturally fully prepared.

The queen has been afraid of him these years, so how could Ye Zhaoling be defenseless against her.Under his deliberate management, many people in the imperial court also received his favor in private.

The Li Palace is not like the East Palace, which is an iron barrel. The Imperial Secretary imprisoned him in the White Tower this time, which instead increased his chances of contacting the outside world.

However, although Li Palace is far away from the center of the storm, it is not peaceful.Before Yan Tian left, the phrase "precious" was very forward-looking. Ye Zhaoling stayed in the White Pagoda for less than half a month, and the Li Palace was attacked by civil radicals.

Interested people spread the news that the national teacher was imprisoned in the Li Palace. Just this evening, the people filled with righteous indignation surrounded the Li Palace and demanded that Zhong Yu come forward and give an explanation.

Leaning against the window, Ye Zhaoling looked at the flames soaring into the sky from the bottom of the tower, and couldn't help but think a little self-deprecatingly that he really had the talent to bring disaster to the country and the people.

When the incident first started to ferment, the queen intended to use this to expand public opinion, so she deliberately let it develop and did not send people to suppress it immediately.

But the empress still underestimated the scale of this incident. Some people in the crowd took advantage of the opportunity to steal and destroy various palaces after entering the palace, causing the situation to get out of hand.

Although the government has sent reinforcements, it is difficult to end it in a short time.Angry people broke through the checkpoints and gathered at the bottom of the tower, and they were about to attack the White Tower directly.

Ye Zhaoling stood on the top of the tower and looked at the chaotic Li Palace below, not feeling worried.No matter how useless the special service guarding the tower is, they are also professionals who have received formal training. No matter what they say, it is impossible for ordinary people to easily break through the defense.

So when a group of masked people broke into the White Tower and rushed in front of him, the expressions on Ye Zhaoling's face can be said to be brilliant.

"Everyone is a hero." Ye Zhaoling praised from the bottom of his heart: "It's really heroic."

However, what surprised him even more was still to come. A masked man walked out of the crowd and took off his mask on the spot.

Under the mask, Ye Zhaoling saw a familiar face.

"Rong Rong?" Ye Zhaoling completely stopped watching the excitement.

"It's me." Rong Rong stepped up the steps quickly.She put her hands behind her back, walked around Ye Zhaoling gloatingly, and said with a smile: "My lord, I didn't expect you to have today?"

"I made the princess laugh." Rong Rong's appearance here made Ye Zhaoling have some guesses about today's farce.From the current point of view, it probably came from Rong Rong's handwriting again.

Aurora Technology had been surrounded by crowds before, and it was not the first time that Rong Rong did such a thing, so it can be said that he is familiar with the road.

"If you had chosen to cooperate with me back then, you would definitely not have ended up like this." Rong Rong shook his head regretfully, looked at Ye Zhaoling frivolously, and said in a low voice, "Look at your appearance now, tsk tsk tsk , where there is still a little bit of the scenery of the past?"

Ye Zhaoling is wearing a plain long gown today, and the electronic shackles on his ankles are still in place. He really looks very imposing.

"I understand, the princess is here to beat the dog in the water today." Facing Rong Rong's cynicism, Ye Zhaoling didn't take it seriously, he met Rong Rong's gaze generously, and teased: "But today's opportunity is so rare, you didn't plan to take advantage of it." Revenge for revenge in chaos, revenge for injustice?"

Rong Rong snorted coldly and said, "That's exactly what I meant."

Before Rong Rong finished speaking, a black shadow rushed towards Ye Zhaoling.

Ye Zhaoling turned sideways, dodged slightly to the side, and the black shadow hit the painted and lacquered openwork screen behind him, and landed at his feet.

What fell to the ground was not a deadly weapon, but an inconspicuous set of clothes.

"Don't judge a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart." Rong Rong said coldly: "Put on your clothes and follow me immediately."

Ye Zhaoling glanced at the clothes on the ground and asked, "What are you doing?"

Rong Rong turned his head and said to the men behind him: "You guys go outside and guard first."

After finishing speaking, she looked at Ye Zhaoling again. At this time, Rong Rong's face no longer had the mocking look just now: "I got the news in advance that the twelve old men of the Imperial Secretary are likely to sentence you to death."

The time for the trial day has been set, and the Imperial Secretary put forward a proposal to sentence Zhong Yu to capital punishment. At that time, as long as more than half of the twelve envoys agree, Ye Zhaoling will be executed on the spot.

Ye Zhaoling had already heard the news, but he didn't understand why Rong Rong came here today.

So he asked, "So you're planning to let me get out of here with the crowd?"

At this moment, there were several loud noises from downstairs, and it seemed that the conflict broke out again among the several parties.

Ye Zhaoling raised his chin lightly and pointed out the window: "All the people below are arranged by you?"

Rong Rong pursed his lips and smiled, "Arranged partly, incited partly."

As expected, Ye Zhaoling couldn't laugh or cry: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You can just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Why do you do this?"

"Once you die, it will be the crown prince's next turn." Rong Rong sneered disdainfully, and said, "Without your help, the group of trash in the Eastern Palace would not be enough to deliver food to the imperial party."

Ye Zhaoling's heart moved slightly, and he heard the meaning of Rong Rong's words: "Are you on Rong Zheng's side now?"

"No, I just can't see it." Rong Rong said with extreme contempt: "The queen's desire to completely change the owner of the Rong family is too obvious."

Ye Zhaoling shook his head, looked at Rong Rong: "I don't think it's because of this."

Ye Zhaoling saw through his thoughts, and Rong Rong fell silent.She took two steps forward, and then she seemed to have made up her mind, and said, "I swore that I would get back ten times the two guns that Rong Zheng gave me. But I found out that I was wrong. I did a lot of things wrong."

Rong Rong turned to look at Ye Zhaoling, and said: "I am convinced that I lost. Although I am very unwilling, I have to admit that no one is more suitable to be emperor than him. He can endure humiliation for the prosperity of the country, and even sacrifice his own interests. I must Admit that I can't do what he did."

"Rong Zheng certainly didn't expect you to think so." Ye Zhaoling said.

Rong Rong smiled wryly, and said, "I didn't think I would be like this either."

"I have one more thing to ask you." Ye Zhaoling asked, "How did you become aware of my identity?"

"It was just a coincidence at first." Rong Rong replied: "The national teacher is the queen's strongest support. I have been investigating Zhong Yu these years."

There are only a few records related to the national teacher in the official history of Dasheng, but there are a lot of records in other folk materials, including the legend of the national teacher's inheritance.

"You showed up later." Rong Rong looked at Ye Zhaoling and said, "After that, people kept giving me clues anonymously."

Among these clues, it is constantly hinted that the new Marquis of Jingnan has a connection with the national teacher.Rong Rong didn't believe it at first, but she launched a surveillance investigation on Ye Zhaoling with the attitude that she would rather kill by mistake than let him go.Combining the clues from the anonymous person and her previous understanding of Zhong Yu, Rong Rong came to a conclusion that made her hair stand on end.

In the beginning, everything was just Rong Rong's guess, but later on, her bold idea was verified in several fights with Ye Zhaoling.

Hearing this, Ye Zhaoling frowned: "What you imply is that someone knew my identity early on."

Rong Rong said: "Exactly."

At this time, the messy footsteps under the tower interrupted the conversation between the two, and then there were continuous fighting sounds outside the door.Rong Rong quickly picked up the clothes on the ground and stuffed them into Ye Zhaoling's hands, saying to him, "Stop talking nonsense, just follow me right now."

"I can't leave yet." Ye Zhaoling returned the clothes to Rong Rong without hesitation.

"Why? Don't force me to be rough." Rong Rong didn't bother to talk to Ye Zhaoling anymore, grabbed his wrist and walked out: "If it's too late, it will be too late. The empress has made every possible preparation this time, and won't turn you over Opportunity."

"I know, I have my plan." Ye Zhaoling stopped and said, "But since you intend to help, I have one thing for you."

Seeing that Ye Zhaoling had other plans, Rong Rong no longer insisted, she let go of Ye Zhaoling's hand, and simply threw out a word: "Say."

"My life and death are unpredictable this time." Ye Zhaoling said to Rong Rong, "You go abroad to settle someone for me."

Rong Rong was very puzzled by this: "You can't take care of yourself, who else do you have to worry about? Can you let go of your own business?"

Ye Zhaoling smiled and said: "He is a very important person, and I will trouble you with this person's affairs in the future."

Taking advantage of the chaos outside the door, Ye Zhaoling explained some details to Rong Rong.It took a long time after Rong Rong took advantage of the chaos to leave before the commotion subsided.

Princess Anyang was merciless when she lost her family, and the Li Palace was destroyed in a mess. In Ye Zhaoling's view, there was a hint of venting her anger.

Ye Zhaoling originally planned to entrust this matter to other people to handle it.But Rong Rong has some connection with this person in the past, so he will not do anything harmful to him.Coupled with Princess Anyang's resolute behavior, the strength of the Princess House, and the reputation of being inconsistent with the prince, she is the safest candidate.

Rong Rong's words today were not enough to impress him, but he did not doubt Rong Rong's intentions.In the future, Rong Zheng will inherit the throne, and Rong Rong, as the descendant of the Rong family, still has a glimmer of hope.If Rong Zheng is defeated in the struggle with the empress, and the throne is completely passed on to the empress' mother clan, it means that the country has changed hands, and Rong Rong is completely out of the game.

So in the future Rong Rong will stand on Rong Zheng's side, and can only stand on Rong Zheng's side.