"I didn't see Xue Ning. And... Zhao Guogong died in the battle." The herald kneeled in front of Xue Qingyin and said in a deep voice.

Xue Qingyin suddenly stood up.

The night outside is as thick as ink, and the sky has not yet become clear...but an old friend has already left.

In the original work... Duke Guo of Zhao did die in battle.

It was just that he ran into King Xuan's rebellious army and died in battle.

She thought... she thought that now that the relationship between Prince Xuan's Palace and Duke Zhao's Palace had changed, there was no need to think that Duke Zhao's ending would also change.

"My condolences, Princess." The herald's voice was also low.

"Nothing..." Xue Qingyin took a breath, "Where is the body? Has the body been buried?"

"Keep it."

"Well, good. I will have a good burial in the future, and the young master... will also come back to support the deceased."

The herald nodded solemnly, unable to hold back the red circles in his eyes.

They are all in the army, so they naturally admire brave and loyal people.

"Xue Ning is not here, Xue Ning is not here..." Xue Qingyin murmured, then forced herself to calm down, trying her best to calm her racing heart, and then asked: "What is the situation now?"

"The Anxi Army has put down the rebellion in the south and east of the city, and has surrounded the houses of various princes and officials. It is said that the rebels are still on the run, and there are crises everywhere in the capital. Only by closing the houses tightly and protecting each other with soldiers can we avoid

Leave the rebels an opportunity to take advantage of the situation," the herald replied.

Xue Qingyin was a little excited and slapped the table: "Great! Their hands and feet are so nimble!"

"Only General Wei Siming, a descendant of the British Duke, stubbornly refused to retreat. He said that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan was ambitious and was clearly trying to seize power by using the Qing monarch as a sideshow."

"Is this Wei Siming powerful?"

"Awesome. General Du is young and may not be his opponent."

"So powerful?"

But think about it.

Emperor Liang De was no idiot. Of course he had capable people under his command.

"It's not like we have no one." Xue Qingyin snorted coldly.

"Do you want to ask General Fang to take action? I'm afraid that's not enough. Wei Siming's father, the British Duke, is a brave man, and he just happened to inherit everything. It would be great if His Highness is here." The herald said without thinking.

But after he finished speaking, he realized that he had made a mistake and quickly lowered his head.

Xue Qingyin didn't bother with such minutiae.

"It's not him." Xue Qingyin stood up and said, "I have to invite this person."

The herald then stood up in confusion: "Who is he? Such a grand person?"

"It's not about grandeur, it's about accepting death." Xue Qingyin murmured: "They must have been waiting for this day for a long, long time."

them?

The herald thought, are there so many powerful people?

Xue Qingyin was about to go out with Yun Duo and A Zhuo.

Of course, this is not enough... Dou Ruyun and others must be brought along as bodyguards.

Although everyone in Prince Xuan's palace was incapable of doing anything, Dou Ruyun and others from Prince Zhang's old team were only serving as guards for Xue Qingyin from the beginning to the end, which was enough!

"The princess wants to ride a horse?" the palace man asked anxiously.

Xue Qingyin hesitated for a moment: "Let's take the carriage. Although it is a bit urgent, my body cannot withstand the torment."

The palace attendant breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "That's good. Everything is important, and the princess's body is also important."

Slaves are most afraid of meeting a master who doesn't care about them. If something happens, how can they escape?

"No, the carriage can't do it." Dou Ruyun interrupted from the side.

"It's very chaotic outside, so let's change the sedan chair. This man was in danger while carrying the sedan chair and knew not to leave the sedan chair and run away. The horse-drawn cart is a beast after all, but it doesn't matter so much." Dou Ruyun explained the reason.

Xue Qingyin was stunned when she heard this, and then she couldn't help but sigh that this man was so thoughtful... She didn't even think of this.

Soon several chamberlains brought a sedan over, and Xue Qingyin was about to sit in it.

"Wait a moment." Dou Ruyun stopped him again and said, "It's better for our brothers to carry it themselves. Run fast."

Xue Qingyin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she could only nod.

At this time, all the major mansions were controlled by the Anxi Army. They were all called family members. Xue Qingyin sat in a sedan and arrived at the door safely, knocking open one by one easily.

In the blink of an eye, the Qinggui Army gathered together.

Dou Ruyun was a little jealous at the moment: "I heard that Wei Siming needed a general to surrender... Isn't this a matter of choosing a general?"

He muttered: "We have also been generals!"

Xue Qingyin turned her head and asked seriously: "In terms of closeness, who is closer to Prince Zhang?"

Although Dou Ruyun was reluctant, he still replied: "They." After all, they are Prince Zhang's personal soldiers.

At best they are called an old department.

"In terms of closeness, who is closer to me?" Xue Qingyin asked again.

Now Dou Ruyun gained some energy and felt confident to speak: "We!"

Xue Qingyin nodded: "That's it."

Dou Ruyun was thinking in her heart. The most important thing now is the person next to her...

He carefully looked at Xue Qingyin's belly. He thought that with the temperament of Prince Zhang and the former Crown Princess, if they were still alive in this world, they would definitely sacrifice their lives to protect her.

While talking, someone came out.

His name was Ding Xiu, and he once served as a custodian in the Qinggui Army. The Qinggui Army was thin in personnel and simple in structure. Above the custodian, he was the chief general.

Anyone who can serve as an escort must naturally have the talent to command troops.

Ding Xiu was stunned when he saw Xue Qingyin: "Princess?"

"Didn't the person who went in make it clear to you?" Xue Qingyin took off the tiger charm and waved it in front of him, "Wei Siming refuses to retreat, shall we fight?"

Ding Xiu couldn't contain his excitement: "Hit!"

He stepped out, but someone grabbed his arm from behind.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time before I got you back." The middle-aged man said uneasily.

Ding Xiu's elder brother married the late emperor's daughter Princess Changning. After he returned to Beijing, he also lived with her in the princess' mansion.

It was the consort who spoke.

"I have to go." Ding Xiu moved and said to his brother, "Only in this way can we truly get over the tragedy of Prince Zhang."

His brother's eyebrows moved and he reluctantly let go: "Go...come back alive."

The Qinggui Army members, who had recently been reunited with their families, finally embarked on a journey again.

After seeing off the Qinggui Army, Dou Ruyun and his party were about to go back while guarding Xue Qingyin.

"Let's go back to Yuanqiu." Xue Qingyin suddenly said.

Dou Ruyun looked at her in disbelief: "How could that happen?"

"Fang Chengzhong is already looking for him, but there is still no news. I don't know if King Xuan is in danger and injured, or if he has other temporary plans... But as long as he lives, he will definitely return to the emperor and draw the sword with his own hands.

kill."

Dou Ruyun opened his mouth, but could not refute Xue Qingyin's words.

The sedan was carried out of the city gate.

Xue Qingyin rolled up the curtain, and the thick smell of blood penetrated into her nose, and everything she could see was blood.

In the chaos, only this sedan looked particularly clean.

"It would be better to calm down as soon as possible." Xue Qingyin looked depressed, "so as not to scare the people in the capital."

Dou Ruyun took it seriously, and then looked around more vigilantly.

Fortunately, there are no unscrupulous rebels along the way.

But by the time we reached Yuanqiu, it was already dawn.

This place has been completely taken over by the Xuanwu Army, so it is naturally extremely safe.

As they walked towards the other palace, Dou Ruyun couldn't help but said: "When Vice General Fang knows that we have brought you here again, I'm afraid he will want to kill us all."

"What are you afraid of? It's me who gave the order."

"Today...isn't it New Year's Eve today?" the person carrying the sedan suddenly asked.

Xue Qingyin was stunned for a moment.

Dou Ruyun was also stunned, and it took him a while to find his voice: "How...how did it happen that it was New Year's Eve in such a confused way?"
To be continued...