"Before this Northern Expedition, I told the soldiers of the three armies that even if the sky falls this time, the Northern Expedition will never end." Hou Xuanyan talked to Chen Changzhi, deputy commander of Qianxiang Camp, but it seemed that it was more like convincing himself.

Chen Changzhi's face was flushed, and his heartbeat was so thumping that he was so nervous. Before he came, he thought that the rumors in Jinling were deliberately fabricated.

But what Hou Xuan said seemed to hide a different meaning. Is it true that the rumor that the Duke of the Kingdom of Graduates the Empress? Although the possibility of this matter is slim, Chen Changzhi still asked tentatively: "Duke, the rumor of Jinling is just a small matter and has no impact on the Northern Expedition, right?"

Hou Xuanyan chuckled, but did not answer, but said: "Transfer the Suzhou garrison to exchange defense with Jinling, let Hong Yizhuo return to Jinling to take charge, and go to Songjiang to transfer Xu Yuanbao to the governor of the Nanjing Governor, and be responsible for the military affairs of Nanjing during the Northern Expedition."

When Chen Changzhi heard this, most of the agitation in his heart disappeared. It seemed that the Duke of the State did not raise an empress, otherwise such a big thing would have left the Northern Expedition and returned to take charge.

In Chen Changzhi's view, or in Hou Xuanyan's hard-core confidants, they really hope that the news is true. If the little emperor was a girl, then is it possible for the Ming Dynasty to change his surname to Hou? Chen Changzhi is very sure that this possibility is too great. Once the empress is exposed, few people can accept the current situation, and there will definitely be someone in the court who will take the opportunity to make trouble. Similarly, Hou Xuanyan's confidants will not give up. It would be reasonable to support a son of the late emperor, but raising the empress is tantamount to giving his men a signal: I will wear a yellow robe.

The mastery of the dragon is a great temptation. Now, no matter how great the contribution is, it is just a very capable subordinate of a duke. One day, once the duke becomes an emperor, the day of being a king and becoming a marquis will not be far away. The small family behind him can also take off instantly and become a new powerful person on the land of China.

Hou Xuanyan thrust a carp from the grass, stood up and patted his butt, stretched his waist and said, "I only have the Northern Expedition in my eyes, and I will leave the ghosts and monsters to you, haha. The Northern Expedition has completed ninety-nine steps in one hundred steps. The last step is to give up, and there is no door."

"I understand..."

In May of the first year of Jingyou, rumors broke out in Jinling. The Duke of Yue was unmoved. The Northern Expedition Army had joined forces to enter Xuzhou.

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In Jinling, in the Forbidden City, a middle-aged man was waiting anxiously outside the palace gate.

After a while, a small crack opened in the palace gate and a girl walked out of the door.

When Ma Shiying saw her daughter finally came out, she hurried forward. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly looked around.

"Dad, this is the Forbidden Palace, where is there anyone?" Lingyao covered her mouth and chuckled.

Ma Shiying was still worried and leaned closer and asked, "Yao'er, there have been rumors outside recently. We all say that our Majesty is a girl. You are the person around His Majesty. Let me tell you about this. Is this true?"

The slight movement between the Lingyao's eyebrows quickly covered it with no unnaturalness in his eyes. He covered his stomach and smiled: "Dad, how could Your Majesty be a girl? How could a girl be an emperor?"

When Ma Shiying heard his daughter's answer, she felt disappointed. Ma Shiying had the same thoughts as Chen Changzhi. As long as this matter was true, they could secretly plan to play the role of Hou Xuan in a yellow robe. In this way, wouldn't it be a dragon-headed merit? Since this matter is fake, at most it would be a small contribution to capture rumors and cause trouble, and it would not cause any trouble.

Ma Shiying, who had no hope, sighed and said, "Don't stay in the palace all the time. What a great opportunity for my father to send you to the Duke. But you, a little girl, were not good enough and were sent to the palace to serve a baby."

Lingyao suddenly refused to support her, pinching her waist and asked, "Dad, what do you want someone to do? I'm still a child."

Ma Shiying was furious and said in a panic: "Ah, your mother is as old as you, and I have been deceived by your father. But when it comes to you, you have lost all the fine traditions of our family. I am so stupid! I tell you, just fish for big fish, otherwise the bait will become fish food in one go. Dad, I have been optimistic about it. Sooner or later, the Duke of the State is the largest fish in the world, and even if he doesn't want to, he can't help it. Whether our Ma family can be a wealthy family that lives with the country depends on you."

"Is there anyone who is like you to be a father?"

...

In the palace, Lingyao was holding a little baby in her arms and sat upright in Kunning Palace. There were a total of twelve palace maids serving Zhu Linhao in person, plus thirteen spiritual medicines, and the secret was obviously passed from them.

Wang Xiangnian stretched his head and looked at Zhu Linhao through the gap with a loving look through the curtain. The tenderness in his eyes did not allow his biological father to do so.

After May, Jinling is warmer every day, and the girl's beautiful figure is wrapped under the green silk shirt of Little Spirit Potion.

The elixir shook the sleeping emperor and said softly: "Eunuch Wang, I heard from my father that there are rumors outside that are flying all over the sky. They are all saying that our Majesty is a girl and cannot be the lord of the country."

Wang Xiangnian's face changed, and his eyebrows were shaped like a Sichuan character, and an old face showed the animal nature of protecting a calf.

"Who is the damn rumor spreading? Don't let our family catch him."

Zhu Linhao's identity was obtained by the queen for his own life. Although Wang Xiangnian was honest and loyal, he was not very brave at all. If anyone dared to threaten the bloodline of the late emperor, he could do anything.

The corners of the spiritual medicine's mouth curled inadvertently, and a shallow dimples appeared on the cheek on the right, like a cunning little fox.

"Eunuch Wang, I think this matter is quite serious. Maybe someone is trying to harm our Majesty behind the scenes."

Lingyao's father was the chief minister in the court. In Wang Xiangnian's opinion, he was a strong supporter on his side. Although he did not take the effect of the small cord medicine very seriously, Ma Shiying was the helper he wanted to fight for and protect the young emperor. Hearing that the Ma family and daughter were working hard for His Majesty, Wang Xiangnian was very moved and said, "As long as there is a Duke and a Ge Lao Ma, it will be useless for anyone to make us!"

A look of age flashed in Lingyao's eyes and said, "This rumor was spread from the palace. Have you ever thought about it? If the master doesn't say it, I won't say it, you won't say it...how did outsiders guess it?"

Wang Xiangnian then realized it and said angrily: "It must be the people in the palace who spread it. It's a pity that the late emperor and the empress are so kind to them. They are really heartless."

The spiritual medicine can no longer bear it. This old eunuch is too soft. At this time, it is not a time to denounce others unrighteously here. He is fighting in the market.

"Father-in-law, we can set up a bureau, find this person out and ask her, and ask her why she did this."

Wang Xiangnian was stunned for a moment and said, "Why are you trying to get this? These naughty men in the palace will definitely not admit it."

The magic medicine brushed his forehead and finally realized the helplessness when Hou Xuanyan brought three cute gods to fight with the most scheming people in the deep palace.

"Eunuch Wang! What I mean is that we have to use some means to pull this person out and then shut up the people outside. His Majesty's identity is exposed. I don't know how big a storm will be caused. Even the master who is fighting outside will be implicated. The master is outside fighting with the Tartars, we cannot help or hold back. We must help him do this beautifully."

Seeing that Wang Xiangnian was stunned again, Lingyao couldn't help but say bitterly: "Do you understand?"

Wang Xiangnian finally figured it out, his eyes shone and asked, "What are the tricks do girls have?"

As the chief palace maid of Kunning Palace, Zhou Yujie was sent to the palace by Hou Xuanyan, and her status was extraordinary.

In Kunning Palace, she has the highest status in the highest position. She is leaning in the palace and chatting with a few palace maids while kneading sunflower seeds.

A little eunuch came in with a smile and said, "Sister Zhou, our godfather wants to meet you and ask the young man to come and invite you to come."

Zhou Yujie glanced at him and scolded, "You have a clever mouth and lead the way."

After saying that, he twisted his exaggerated waist and walked out. The women in the spring exam were born with loneliness and were the most pitiful group of people. Just like Zhou Yujie, who was already mature, but he was still a virgin. I don’t know how many nights, I once thought that a man who knew the cold and the hot would love her. Unfortunately, as soon as he entered the palace, he became a luxury to think of a man. Until later, Duke Yue entered the palace and always took advantage of her, which became Zhou Yujie’s greatest pleasure.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yujie lamented that the Duke of China has been on the war for a long time...

When he arrived outside Kunning Palace, he saw Wang Xiangnian standing outside the palace. His identity was special. He was the eunuch left by the late emperor. Zhou Yujie did not dare to neglect him. He hurried forward and asked, "Eunuch Wang, are you looking for me?"

Wang Xiangnian controlled the eunuchs in the palace. Although he was a little stupid, under the guidance of Hou Xuanyan, he still controlled several internal officials in the palace.

"Haha, Zhou Shanggong, it's about to arrive at Dragon Boat Festival. Our family will discuss something with you. It's not convenient to speak here, so let's go to my side to talk."

Zhou Yujie did not doubt it, and nodded and followed Wang Xiangnian to a palace.

I saw a girl sitting inside, which was the spiritual medicine that the Duke led into the palace. Zhou Yujie asked, "Sister, why are you here too?"

"Hehe, my sister asked Eunuch Wang to invite her sister to show her to the show."

"acting?"

....

There are twelve palace maids in Kunning Palace, and there are still ten more Zhou Yujie and Lingyao who are absolutely impossible to betray them when they go out.

Lingyao and Wang Xiangnian sat outside the Kunning Palace, discussing rumors outside. Wang Xiangnian was filled with righteous indignation and his voice was unconsciously a little high, which made the little palace maids outside poke their heads and minds.

Zhou Yujie happened to come over at this time, called a group of palace maids of Yingying and Yanyan, and ordered the girls to follow her to clean up the Kunning Palace. In order to keep it secret, the huge Kunning Palace has always been prohibited from entering, which has suffered a group of palace maids, but more than a dozen people have to be responsible for cleaning such a large palace.

After arranging the houses they were responsible for, Zhou Yujie pretended to wander around and came to one of them, where a little palace maid was cleaning the table.

Zhou Yujie coughed lightly and said, "Cailan, don't wipe it first, go and see if Your Majesty is awake."

Ying Nuo, a little palace maid named Cailan, turned around and left. When he came to the bedroom, he heard Wang Xiangnian and the Lingyao girl still arguing. Suddenly, the elder-in-law Wang said loudly: "That thing has been hidden under the statue of the City God Temple in the west of the city, and it has not been taken away at all. The news must have not been leaked from our house."

Cailan didn't understand why, so she walked into the bedroom, ignored the quarrel next door, went to the bed to look at Zhu Linhao, the little guy was sleeping soundly. Cailan jumped out and went to report to Zhou Nu Palace.

...

After a while, a little palace maid passed by, and was also instructed by Zhou Yujie to come to see His Majesty.

This time, Wang Xiangnian's tone did not change, but his words were slightly different.

"That thing has been hidden under the sycamore tree outside the palace and has not been taken away at all. The news must have not been leaked from our house."

....

Ten times later, Wang Xiangnian's face turned bitter and said, "It's finally over, our voices are all dry."

Lingyao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Dadfather-in-law, have people arranged to stare at these ten places secretly?"

"Don't worry, if the girl has such a trick, our family will naturally not be able to hold back. Our family has found Lord Zhang from Qianxiang Camp and asked him to send someone to stare at him."

When the spiritual medicine heard it was Qianxiang Camp, he felt relieved and giggled: "Then let's see which place is there, let's see."

Two days later, at the third update late at night, a man in black suddenly appeared in a dilapidated Taoist temple east of Jinling City.

The man in black looked around for a long time and waited for a long time before slowly walking to the door of the inner courtyard of the Taoist temple. He took out a fire note from his arms, lit a candle, and dug it up on the ground with his butt.

In the dark night, this person's behavior was so strange that ordinary people would have been frightened if they saw it. But at this moment, the few people hiding by the wall looked excited.

The seven spies were as light as swallows, and slowly walked out and approached quietly step by step.

The man in black dug for a long time, and his hands and feet were sore, he cursed: "Damn, have you found the wrong place? It shouldn't be."

As soon as he raised his head, he saw a circle of people around him, and everyone was smiling. This shock was extraordinary, and it scared the soul of the man in black. Liu Ting smiled and said, "This colleague, we have been watching you for a long time, but you still don't know. Oh, you are not suitable for our career. I don't know which adult you are working for. I'll say a few good things to you and let him let you do something else."

The man in black was shocked and angry, pulled out the short knife tied on his leg and was about to commit suicide.

Liu Ting had been on guard against this move, kicked him off and cursed: "It's too late to think about death now! Brothers, I'll work hard tonight. Let's examine this little brother. Xiao Qian, go to the palace to tell Eunuch Wang, and that's what the fish from Ningyun Temple in the east of the city has taken the bait."

In the Forbidden City, in the hand of the spiritual medicine, he held a purple wolf hard hair, took out the golden dragon cinnabar ink presented in the brocade box, and poured water and grinded it carefully.

Slowly, she started writing quickly on a piece of paper. The wide robe with thin and half-sleeved sleeves slid down her elbows, revealing her snow-white wrists like a crane neck. Her handwriting was different from the graceful and gentleness of an ordinary daughter, and it was a bit of a majestic momentum, which was very inconsistent with her petite and charming look biting her lips and lowering her head.

On the paper, each palace maid faced a place name behind it. Lingyao stared at the small words in the line and said to himself: "Which sister is it? I'm so looking forward to it."
Chapter completed!