Misty rain, red mansion, Concubine Xiaoxiang

Shui Rong led the army straight to the city of Bianliang, the capital of King Xiluo, and within half a month, he captured the king of Xiluo Kingdom and even the royal family who were caught off guard alive. He smiled faintly, "I didn't expect us to meet so soon."

Although Yunlong was already a prisoner, he showed no fear or compromise at all. He still raised his head high and said, "Prince Beijing really deserves to be a genius, so why not lose in your hands?" Lin Guihualin can break through, and there is nothing disgraceful if he loses to him.

"Those so-called killed civilians and sent envoys are nothing more than your blindfold." Looking at the letter paper collected from the king's bedroom of the Xiluo Kingdom, his water-soluble expression suddenly turned cold and stern, looking down at him coldly, He said: "You first surrendered to Tianbi, and then you framed Tianbi for poisoning your people in the Xiluo Kingdom. What is the purpose of such ulterior motives?"

"Could it be that Prince Bei really can't figure it out?" Yunlong raised his eyebrows and looked at Shui Rong, then looked at Shui Rong with angry eyes and said, "How unbearably did you ruin the face of my princess from the Xiluo Kingdom? How can I swallow this blatant humiliation to my Xiluo country?"

Shui Rong sneered, and said, "Shizi Yun has always been a smart person, how could he start this war for a half-mother who you don't value at all?" The black iron sword in his hand was out of its sheath, as sharp as snow The bright blade was already on his neck, Li Ruying looked at him, and said: "This black iron sword was originally a gift from your Xiluo Kingdom, and I don't think anyone knows better than Shizi Yun how sharp it is. "

Yunlong laughed abruptly, looked at Shui Rong arrogantly, and said provocatively: "Although I am a prisoner now, the Prince of Beijing Jing has no right to punish me on the spot." It's time to go back to the capital and hand over to Shuishu or Shuiyun.

"Do you really think that this king can't deal with you?" He took Shangfang's sword from the attendant behind him, and said calmly, "Your Majesty Yun, do you know what kind of sword this is?" Yunlong saw the red and yellow Shangfang sword carved with a dragon, The complexion on his face had already changed greatly, Shui Rong raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "So Master Yun understands?"

"Shangfang's sword was bestowed by the Holy One, and it is like the presence of the Holy One. Someone in the court informed you, and you believed that the King would not send troops to the Xiluo Kingdom, so now that you are a prisoner of the King, it is better to let the matter go." Speak clearly." The two swords in his hands drew a cold light, and his watery face became more and more stern, just like the cold wind on a snowy night at this time.

He had long suspected that there was something wrong with the rashly raising troops of the Xiluo Kingdom, but he did not expect that someone in the court had secretly communicated with the Xiluo Kingdom. He weighed the letters in his hand that had deliberately erased the characters, and Shui Rong sneered: "Sure enough, you are smart enough. He even writes with his left hand."

"Who did Prince Beijing guess?" Shizi Yun's heart was pounding, his fear and water melting were sharp and meticulous, but his face was still pretending to be calm.

"You sent someone to pretend to be the Meteor Archer just to frame King Feng Yi, and you were able to learn about the Meteor Archer because King Feng Yi told you." The second time those people wanted to assassinate the two children, it would be better to say that they were deliberately scaring them.Moreover, the subsequent truce decree was too weird, as if it was deliberately trying to cover up something.

"What kind of generous conditions did King Fengyi promise you? Can you start this war at the risk of ruining the country?" After careful consideration of the whole matter, if everything is unfolded with King Fengyi as the center Speak clearly, speak clearly!

Sure enough, Yunlong's haughty eyes were already flickering and unsteady, and he still said: "The words of the Prince of Beijing Jing are groundless and unsubstantiated. If it is spread, it will be suspected of slandering the royal family and princes."

Shui Rong was laughing, and the smiling Yun Shizi became more and more unpredictable as to what was going on in his mind. It took a moment for Shui Rong to stop smiling, and said coldly: "The reason why you asked someone to pretend to be a shooting star archer is to ask for this The imperial decree of the truce, because what he promised you has not been fulfilled, how can you subjugate the country first and become a subjugated slave?"

"Prince Bei Jing is really smart. That's right, the reason I asked someone to pretend to be a sharp archer is to remind you, Prince Feng Yi, don't forget his promise. He wants to use you to wipe out my country of Xiluo. I will definitely not let his plan go smoothly." Smiling and looking up at Shui Rong, he said, "Do you know what King Fengyi promised? It is the west border of the Tianbi Dynasty from Yanming Pass in the north to Youyun Prefecture in the south. All the cities are designated as the territory of our Xiluo Kingdom."

"What did you say?" Great General Wei Wei, who accompanied Shui Rong, stared at Yunlong with wide eyes in disbelief, and shouted angrily: "Even if he is a prince, he has no right to divide every inch of our Tianbi Dynasty. "It took several generations of their soldiers to shed their blood to open up a land like the Tianbi Dynasty. They didn't expect that they would be easily promised by Shui Pei in words. No wonder General Wei Wei would be furious!

"What a great reward." Shui Rong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Did Shui Pei want such a reward?Shui Ronghuo turned his head to look at General Weiwei and ordered sharply: "It's good to keep an eye on him."

Seeing Shui Rong's figure walking away quickly, Yunlong said indifferently: "I'm afraid it's too late for Prince Beijing to go to the capital." Shui Rong suddenly stopped and turned to look at Yunlong. Yunlong didn't realize it, but said calmly: "When your army arrived at the gate of the city, I passed the letter to King Fengyi with a pigeon. I'm afraid that the king of your Tianbi dynasty has changed hands at this moment."

"Now that you are a subjugated slave, will the promise between King Fengyi and you be fulfilled?" Shui Rong smiled ironically and looked at him.

"I have typesetting many copies of the agreement signed by King Fengyi, and I also tied it to the carrier pigeon and flew to various places. He doesn't want to admit it. Even if I die, there are still royal family members who have received the news. This land." A confident smile floated on his face.

Shui Rong let out an oh, turned around and said with a faint smile: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. The pigeons you released have already been roasted and eaten by the soldiers. Today, I just want to know what you guys are doing behind the scenes." What a dirty mind."

"What did you say?" Yunlong stood up abruptly from the ground, staring at Shui Rong fiercely with his fierce eyes, the iron chains tied to his body jingled, General Wei Wei had already pressed him on his shoulders. On the ground, he said: "Yes, no wonder the prince can get so many pigeons. It turns out that this guy wants to seize the territory of our Tianbi Dynasty, so he should have a hard meal."

Shui Rong smiled slightly, took out the agreement between him and King Fengyi from his bosom, and said indifferently: "Now this agreement has fallen into the hands of this king, but the victory has not yet been reported. This king thinks that King Fengyi probably doesn't know that the Xiluo Kingdom thousands of miles away has been destroyed and the king has been captured."

Shui Rong, who walked out of the tent, immediately condensed his face, and ordered General Wei Wei: "Send the order, the army stays in place to rectify and rest, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without authorization." The most important thing now is to seal the news of the victory. Wait until the simmering situation in the capital calms down before delivering the good news.

"Yes."

Seeing his leaving figure, Shui Rong's face became more and more serious. With the war in Xiluo, Shui Shu took the opportunity to take back General Li's military power, so Shui Pei and the others should have already calculated that Shui Shu would send him out of Beijing to fight.

The imperial decree for a temporary truce was not only to confuse Yunlong and prevent him from exposing the matter between them, but more importantly, to delay his return to Beijing.Thinking of this, Shui Rong's expression became more and more cold, and he only hoped that Shui Yun could tell right from wrong now, and don't let Shui Pei lead him forward, otherwise there will be an abyss ahead.

After returning to the tent, he quickly wrote a letter to summon Qi Mei, and ordered: "Immediately order someone to send this letter to the capital, and hand it over to Lord Zhongshun, so that he can pay close attention to the movements in the capital, and be sure to hold the guard outside the city." In addition, if he can enter the palace and see the Holy Majesty, he must tell the whole story and do his best to protect the safety of the crown prince and the Holy Majesty."

"Yes."

Daiyu was standing in front of the table painting, the two children looked at Daiyu with their small heads propped up, the water melted wrapped in the wind and snow and walked in from the door, seeing his dignified expression, Daiyu put down the brush in her hand, stepped forward Asked: "What happened to Rongying?"

Shui Rong held Daiyu's little hand, went to sit beside the smoked cage, looked at her and said, "I'm afraid we have to rush back to the capital early." The son's agreement is handed over to Daiyu.Daiyu lowered her head and watched carefully, raised her head in disbelief and widened her eyes, and said coldly and angrily for a moment: "King Fengyi is really going to lose his conscience, can't he kill his father and brother to seize the throne?"

"This subordinate has something urgent to report to the Lord." Qu Mei's voice sounded outside the curtain, Shui Rong held Daiyu's little hand and walked outside, Han Ying had already lifted the curtain, and Qu Mei knelt on one knee and said urgently: "This subordinate just got the news , I have already learned the whereabouts of Sun Xinzhi that the prince asked his subordinates to investigate." He looked up at Shui Rong, bowed his head and said: "After Sun Xinzhi was defeated and fled in the Northwest, he hid in the capital under an alias, and he is now in charge of Jiuzhong. Su Dinghu, the father of Su Xiaoxiao, the concubine of the Crown Prince of the Palace Gate, Su Dinghu!"

"What?" Shui Rong and Daiyu stared at each other angrily and stood up. Shui Rong paced back and forth in the room, went to the desk, quickly wrote down the letter, sealed the envelope, turned around and handed it to Qi Mei's hand and said sharply: "Qi Mei, quickly send someone back to the capital to tell King Zhongshun, and ask him to invite the Holy Majesty out no matter what, and transfer five thousand soldiers from outside the city to the imperial city. While things can be sorted out, immediately remove the commander of Captain Su Dinghu. position, take back the Royal Forest Army soldier talisman and command authority."

"Yes."

"Originally we still had an eight-point chance of winning, but now we don't even have a two-point chance. I hope we still have time!" Anxiety and worry appeared on Shui Rong's brows, and Daiyu was even more frightened when she heard it, holding Shui Rong's arm Said: "As long as the crown prince can listen to King Zhongshun's words and invite the Holy Majesty out, the odds of winning will rise to half."

Shui Rong nodded, and said in a low voice: "Dai'er, we must go to work and return to Beijing immediately." Daiyu nodded, Shui Rong held Daiyu's arm tightly, then turned around and opened the curtain and walked out.

After receiving the two letters from Shui Rong, Mu Yanjun broke out in a cold sweat, and Shangguan Yunlan's body gradually became heavy. Seeing the things in the letter, she hurriedly helped Mu Yanjun put on the court clothes, and said anxiously: "Hurry up!" Let’s go to the palace to inform the Holy Majesty and the Prince, and don’t let the wind leak.”

Mu Yanjun nodded, supported Shangguan Yunlan's shoulders, and said: "You stay at home well, and you are not allowed to go anywhere, you know?" Shangguan Yunlan nodded, pushed Mu Yanjun to go out, and said: "Quick go!"

When he entered the East Palace, Mu Yanjun was stopped by the guards outside the palace. He took a deep breath and said calmly: "This king has something important to see the crown prince." Pass it on to the prince, but today the crown prince is ordered, and no one will be seen at night."

Mu Yanjun was usually regarded as a modest gentleman, but at this time the anger in his chest was ignited by the guard's words.What a prince, even though Shui Rong was thousands of miles away, he still had to worry about the imperial court and his position as the prince.Now that the Holy One is retreating and ignoring the government, he is lucky, and it was just nightfall, so he ordered the guards not to pass on anything.

Mu Yanjun also knew that the matter was of great importance, so he didn't dare to rush in. If people got wind of it, he didn't know what would happen in this sinking palace.

While pacing back and forth outside the Eastern Palace frowning, she saw the palace maid beside Ying Junping approaching with a palace lantern, and hurriedly stepped forward to block her way.The maid trembled from Mu Yanjun's fright, and when she saw that it was Mu Yanjun, she hurriedly bowed and saluted. Mu Yanjun looked around and asked lightly, "Has the Crown Princess rested yet?"

The palace maid looked at Mu Yanjun strangely, and replied in a low voice after deliberation: "The princess has just had dinner, I'm afraid she is taking a walk in the palace at this time." Mu Yanjun patted his forehead and looked at it coldly. Looking at the palace lady, she said, "This king has something important to tell the prince, please inform the princess. Hurry up!"

Mu Yanjun's cold and serious face became more and more permeable under the night, the palace maid couldn't help but tremblingly agreed, and walked quickly towards the East Palace with the palace lantern in her hand!

Mu Yanjun waited anxiously outside, looking at the letter paper he was holding in his hands, his palms were sweating profusely. At this time, it had been three days since Shui Rong got the news.Be sure to see Shui Pei or Ying Junping today, and tell the matter clearly, he is afraid that the matter will be delayed in his hands and the important event will be missed!

Hearing the sound of small footsteps, Mu Yanjun seemed to feel relieved from his tense heart, and went forward to see the woman in red palace attire, cupped his hands and said: "I have seen the princess."

Ying Junping looked at Mu Yanjun's haste when he formally came, frowned his delicate eyebrows, and asked, "Is there any important matter for King Zhongshun to see me?" The palace lanterns swaying in the winter night.

"The minister has important matters to visit His Highness the Crown Prince, but the guards say that the Crown Prince has something to say, no matter what happens or anyone is not allowed to enter the Crown Prince's womb at night."

Ying Junping's eyes turned to look coldly at the guard guarding the gate, and he said coldly: "The crown prince is the prince of the country, and now the sage is resting in seclusion. All the affairs of the court are in the hands of the crown prince. How can there be a courtier who has something to say? Extraordinary reason?" The tone was not harsh but made the four guards kneel down, kowtowed and said: "It's not a slave talking nonsense, but it's the crown prince's order."

Ying Junping snorted coldly, and the red sleeves of his robe shone brilliantly in the night, like a bloody butterfly in the dark, and said calmly: "King Zhongshun comes in with me, I will personally take you to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. "With such high-sounding words, Mu Yanjun cupped his hands knowingly and hurriedly said: "My minister, thank you, Crown Princess." After saying that, he walked in with Ying Junping and his party.

Walking to the main hall of the East Palace, Ying Junping turned around and asked: "What is so anxious that King Zhongshun broke into the palace at night?" Said: "This matter is of great importance, the prince must deal with it immediately."

Ying Junping looked up at him suspiciously, and saw the meaning on the water-soluble letter paper by the light, his face was as white as paper in shock, and the two letter papers fell lightly on the ground.Mu Yanjun hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up, Ying Junping, who couldn't stand upright, had been supported by a court lady to sit down.

Ying Junping waved his hand to let the maids back down, leaving only a few young maids without heads to serve, calming down the shock and trembling in his heart, and said lightly: "Is this true?" Mu Yanjun frowned heavily, and said: "Since Prince Beijing can deliver this news from thousands of miles away, there will be absolutely no mistakes."

Ying Junping took a deep breath and worked hard to calm his beating heart, took the letterhead in Mu Yanjun's hand, and said in a deep voice: "When my mother passed away, I have been told to trust Prince Beijing and Prince Zhongshun at any time. It is related to the safety of the prince of Jiangshan Sheji, so Prince Zhongshun will go back and follow the instructions of Prince Beijing to secure the five thousand soldiers outside the city in his hands just in case, and I will go to find the prince in person."

Mu Yanjun bowed and saluted: "Since that's the case, I will entrust the prince of Beijing to the Crown Princess, and I ask the Crown Princess to be careful, and this matter must not be leaked. Otherwise," Mu Yanjun said nothing After finishing speaking, Ying Junping stood up with awe in his heart, and promised: "Prince Zhongshun, don't worry, I will know about these things!"

Called the personal maid to personally send Mu Yanjun out of the East Palace, Ying Junping did a little tidying up, and asked indifferently: "Is the prince still in Su Xiaoxiao's bedroom today?" , replied softly: "Yes, His Royal Highness is resting at Concubine Su Shu's place today."

Ying Junping walked outside Su Xiaoxiao's bedroom, and the eunuch who served Shuiyun came up to him with a slightly changed expression, knelt down and said, "Your servant is beckoning to the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess is a thousand years old." Ying Junping calmly waved him to stand up, and said: " Can the prince rest now?"

The eunuch looked at Ying Junping's face, bowed and said: "Just now the prince ordered some food to accompany concubine Su Shu in the palace, and he hasn't rested yet." Ying Junping nodded, and then supported the female officer's arm towards the inner hall go.

"The princess is here."

Shuiyun was drinking and having fun with Su Xiaoxiao in the palace, when he heard Ying Junping coming, he frowned in surprise, and asked, "Why is she here?" Su Xiaoxiao gently attached to Shuiyun's shoulder, and said lightly: " Maybe the princess has something important to see the prince."

Shui Yun raised her eyebrows and saw that the closed sliding door had been opened, and the serving eunuchs and maids knelt down on the ground. Shui Yun looked at Ying Junping with a little impatience, and asked lightly: "What is the important matter that bothers everyone? Do you want the Crown Princess to come in person?"

Ying Junping heard Shui Yun's impatience, smiled lightly and didn't care, glanced at Su Xiaoxiao who was standing respectfully at one side, and said lightly: "You all go down first." The eunuchs He and the palace maid all retreated, Ying Junping glanced at Shui Yun, and said: "The concubine has important matters to discuss with the crown prince, Concubine Su Shu should go down first, and come back to serve the crown prince later."

Su Xiaoxiao responded respectfully and prepared to retreat.Shui Yun took Su Xiaoxiao's arm and said calmly: "Concubine Su Shu has always been a person who knows how to be courteous and responsible. If you have anything to say, just say it."

"This matter is of great importance, and the prince should think twice." Seeing him holding Su Xiaoxiao's arm, Ying Junping's heart ached, and he tried his best to keep his face calm.That kind of heart-piercing pain seems to be used to it for a long time, but when it hurts, it is still painful. The prince, the princess, there was a time when they were so unfamiliar with each other.

Seeing Junping's insistence, Su Xiaoxiao broke away from Kai Shuiyun's light hand, and said softly: "The princess must have important matters to discuss with the prince, so I will resign for the time being." Coincidentally walked out.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao's figure leave, Shuiyun said calmly: "If you have anything to say, just tell me." Ying Junping thought for a while, and handed the two water-soluble letters into Shuiyun's hands.Shui Yun took it suspiciously, and looked at it carefully under the light, his face turned blue and white, he slapped his palm on the table, and shouted: "It's ridiculous, how can the king of Beijing be far away thousands of miles away?" Do you know what's going on in the capital?"

Throwing the two letter papers in front of Ying Junping, he said coldly: "What is your intention to slander Xiaoxiao and her father like this? Who knows that Xiaoxiao serves the crown prince wholeheartedly, and Xiaoxiao's father is even more conscientious and dedicated in guarding her?" Are you concerned about the safety of the imperial city? If you still misunderstand such loyal ministers and good wives, the prince will see that you have bad intentions."

Ying Junping opened his mouth and looked at the angry Shui Yun almost in disbelief, swallowed the choking in his throat, tried to calm his voice, and said calmly: "Prince Beijing is wholeheartedly for the court and His Royal Highness, if you don't How can he talk about the evidence? If so, "

"You say there is evidence, then let him show the evidence." He turned around with his hands behind his back and said sarcastically, "Just like you used to stop the small booklet with the mother's token, the prince will be fine if you bring the evidence out." Trust you."

"Could it be that for Su Xiaoxiao, the prince wants to hand over even the country and the country?" Ying Junping turned cold, and said: "Why did Su Xiaoxiao enter the cold palace and think about it behind closed doors, doesn't the prince know? Could it be that in the prince's heart, a humble concubine is more important than his own mother? More important than his own fame and status?"

"You are presumptuous!" A resounding slap landed on Ying Junping's face, his white and flawless cheeks immediately swelled, Shui Yun looked at the slapped palm in astonishment, but his face turned cold in an instant, and said: "You go back first, This matter is handled by the prince himself."

Ying Junping sneered, didn't even touch the redness on his face, and said softly: "When the mother is dying, the prince is the one who worries the most. She entrusts the prince to the concubine, and the concubine will do her best Protect the prince. The prince came to suspect the prince of Beijing after listening to other people's instigation, and questioned the prince of Beijing after hearing some gossip. Could it be that the prince of Beijing couldn't see the loyalty of the prince? Is it true that the prince has been helping each other for so many years? Forgot all?"

He raised his hand to stop Shui Yun from speaking, looked into his glaring eyes, and sneered, "The concubine knows that the prince doesn't want to see the concubine, but there are some things that must be made clear. King Fengyi is obedient to the prince now, but nine How respectful is the throne of the Fifth Lord, if you were not the one who appointed the prince that day, would you give up on this position? I just hope that the prince will not let the sweet words and flattery fool the mind, and it will be too late when he wakes up .” After finishing speaking, he picked up the letter paper on the ground and walked out with a flick of his sleeves!

In the silent night, only the dead branches outside the window were swaying. Ying Junping walked slowly in the courtyard holding the female officer's arm, but the tears in the corners of his eyes could not help sliding down. Looking at the cold and silent moonlight, he folded his hands and muttered in a low voice: "I hope The queen mother's spirit in the sky can protect the prince, even if it takes the life of the daughter-in-law, I just want the prince's safety." The Zhu Yupei on the waist suddenly fell to the ground and shattered, and the cold light of the broken jade was reflected more and more by the moonlight. Cold as ice, slowly smashing into the heart, piercing pain and cold to the bone!

With trembling hands, he bent down and picked up Zhu Yupei one by one, tears fell on it, and did not ask the maid to help.After picking it up, he looked up at the cold moonlight in the sky, and murmured in a low voice: "Isn't even the queen mother willing?" He staggered and leaned on the female officer to go to the bedroom.

Ru Ping, who hadn't rested yet, looked at her mother's red and swollen cheeks, screamed, and hurriedly ordered the maid to call for the imperial physician.But Ying Junping stopped her, and raised his hand to let the palace maid bring ice cubes, stroking her daughter's beautiful face that had lost her childishness, and said softly: "Mother is fine."

"What's the matter, mother?" Shui Ruping, who was almost ten years old, carefully helped her mother press the ice, and looked sideways at the female officer accompanying Ying Junping. The female officer bowed and retreated after receiving Ying Junping's gaze.

Ying Junping took Shui Ruping's little hand and rubbed it gently in his arms, bowed his head and said, "Ru Ping, you are already ten years old this year and you are a big girl. There are many things that my mother doesn't want to keep from you. If one day, When mother can't be by your side, you must remember to go to your Uncle and Aunt Beijing Wang, do you hear me clearly?"

Her voice was hoarse and desolate, and Shui Ruping was filled with fear, she threw herself into Ying Junping's arms tightly, and said, "Ru Ping, don't listen to mother's words, Ru Ping is still young, and she still needs mother's company." Ru Ping's side." Ying Junping just said indifferently: "Has Ru Ping remembered?"

Ru Ping looked up at Ying Junping's persistent expression, straightened her body and knelt down in court ceremony, and said, "My daughter will listen to my mother." The lock was hung around her neck, she looked at it carefully, and said with a light smile: "Our Ru Ping is really a big girl, this is left for you by your mother, you should take it with you, you know?"