The news of Meng Qingqian's "death" was tacitly concealed by the senior officials of the Qi State for a day, and finally they could no longer be concealed.

As soon as this news came out, the whole city of Yinjing was in a state of shock. Various conspiracy theories and troublemakers abounded. Many strange things also emerged at the same time. For example, a scholar hanged himself on the spot just so that he could be with the eldest princess after his death.

Huang Quan. I don’t know what his expression will be like after he goes to the underworld and finds out that Meng Qingqian is not actually dead and that his death was in vain.

There are many strange things among the people, but Yin Jing's court and civil and military officials are very calm.

Except for a few "loyal fans" of the eldest princess, most of the officials under the Meng family either dragged their connections into the prime minister's protective shield, or switched to neutral positions to observe the changes.

Several important subordinates of Meng Qingqian, knowing about the "suspended death plan", would naturally not miss the opportunity to muddy the situation.

Li Gongqin, the Minister of Rites, as a die-hard Li clan member and the remaining power of the Jiangnan Li clan of Empress Dowager Li Xuanzi's mother clan, naturally still sided with the Meng clan without a doubt.

Yang Xingguang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was a neutral representative of the majority of Meng clan officials. He neither stayed in the Meng clan nor went to work under Prime Minister Han, choosing to wait and see what would happen.

Huang Qinghe, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, was a representative of the Korean faction and frantically encouraged others to defect to Prime Minister Han. However, he himself did not take any obvious actions, and was even seen drinking and chatting with Meng officials frequently.

The Qi court, which was originally very lively because of Meng Qingqian's death, became even more lively two days later.

Luoyue Pass is about 1,500 miles away from Yin Jingcheng. It takes two days and nights to send messages by horseback without stopping day and night. On this day, the Qi State Court finally received the frontline battle report: Luoyue Pass has been lost! More than 200,000 defenders

All the soldiers were killed or wounded.

Before everyone could be shocked, bad news came from Yushan Pass, a thousand hundred miles away in the east: Yushan Pass was lost! Three hundred thousand Yan troops had entered the pass!

The only good news is that the central pass closest to Yin Jing has retreated from the enemy many times through Beiguan and is firmly under control.

News of the fall of Yushan Pass and Luoyue Pass spread quickly throughout Yinjing City, and some clever businessmen had already begun to pack up their gold and silver and prepare to run away. Officials at all levels were even more panicked.

When the eldest princess died, the only person who could stir up the political situation in Qi was the Prime Minister Han Wenxin. At this time, he showed good political qualities. He mobilized the frontline Qi army to block the Yan army and built the Yinjing fortifications.

, depriving the army of surrounding counties of food and fodder to prepare to defend the city. At the same time, messengers were sent to urge the generals guarding the border due west, southwest, due south, and southeast to lead their troops back to the court.

The national power of Qi is stronger than that of Yan. If the two countries go to full-scale war, Yan's national power cannot withstand the consumption of Qi and will collapse first.

The current situation is a life and death race. The Yan army rushes thousands of miles to attack. If Yin Jing is defeated, Yan will win. Except for this possibility, Qi will win.

Time is on Qi's side, but it is not on Qi's side.

It takes time for the frontier troops to return to the court, which can be as fast as one month or as slow as two months. Even if the He family's army stationed in the next county is assembled from scratch and then returns to Yinjing, it will take about fifteen to twenty days.

After the Yan army broke through Luoyue Pass, although the journey was thousands of miles away, it was a smooth journey. In addition to the large number of cavalry in the Yan state, the leading cavalry troops would arrive around Yinjing in five or six days to implement blockade control. The following Yan army infantry troops would be fifteen

All will arrive within the same day.

The intelligence was delayed for two days. When the intelligence came to Yin Jing, Yan's army was actually on its way!

In this situation, no matter who comes, it will be a defeat. Meng Qingqian has calculated this well and is not afraid that Han Wenxin will use this to make meritorious deeds and rebuild his prestige.

Once Luoyue Pass is broken, Yin Jingcheng's defense battle will undoubtedly be fought. Han Wenxin's poor performance against the enemy Yan army's retreat will be the best excuse for Meng Qingqian to attack him and seize his military power!

…

The side hall of Fenghua Palace in the morning.

When the sun slanted down and hit his buttocks, Meng Qingqian faintly woke up.

His little hand subconsciously touched his side and found it was empty, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.

After lying on the bed for a while, Meng Qingqian reluctantly stretched out her arms to support her body slowly and lazily. She was sitting on the bed and was about to get dressed when she heard a joke coming from the side: "

Mengbao is awake. Why did you sleep for so long?"

Meng Qingqian's pretty face turned red, and she quickly pulled up the quilt to cover her delicate body. At the same time, she looked at He Yunxiao not far away with embarrassment and vigilance.

He Yunxiao stood up from the tea table, knelt on the couch with one leg, leaned forward, and reached out to lift Mengbao's chin.

He smiled at her with unknown meaning.

Meng Qingqian's pretty face was pink, her tender red lips were lightly pursed, and her silver teeth were almost broken by her teeth.

Why can't you get up in the morning? It's not because someone doesn't sleep at night!

He Yunxiao looked at Mengbao's cute and angry and shy look and smacked his mouth.

Soul-Eating Pills are really useful.

More refreshing than coffee.

I take one before staying up all night with my friends and I feel full of energy in the morning.

Not only is it not sleepy, there is no standby state at all.

He Yunxiao ignored Mengbao's resistance, lowered his head and forced his lips to hers, silently exercising his power.

…

It was almost noon, and Meng Qingqian had breakfast.

She sat on the couch with her clothes on and gave He Yunxiao a fierce look.

He Yunxiao didn't seem to see Mengbao's white eyes, he picked up a spoonful of meat porridge, blew out the hot air, and then fed it into Mengbao's mouth.

Looking at He Yunxiao who was carefully blowing away the heat of the meat porridge in the spoon, the resentment in Meng Qingqian's heart was about to subside.

Anyway, this guy still has a conscience.

After feeding him a bowl of porridge, He Yunxiao wanted to feed him another bowl. Meng Qingqian shook her head and said she couldn't eat any more.

He Yunxiao smacked his mouth again. Looking at Mengbao's rich mind, he couldn't help but wonder, how did she grow so much meat after eating so little?

Meng Qingqian was about to get dressed and get up, but He Yunxiao closed all the curtains.

He Yunxiao smiled and said: "Mengbao, I want to leave the palace and come again for the last time."

Meng Qingqian was ashamed and angry, "You always say it's the last time!"

"I really won't lie to you this time."

It was noon at this time.

…

There was Meng Qingqian's fake coffin in the bedroom of Changhe Palace, so Meng Qingqian and Jian Ling had been living in the side hall of Fenghua Palace these days.

Since "Meng Qingqian is dead", in order to keep the secret secret, the maids who take care of their daily life are absolute confidants, their number is very small, and they cannot be used at will.

The security work around Meng Qingqian has also changed from the original multiple defenses of the Forbidden Army, maids with swords, Jian Ling, etc., to Jian Ling's one-man defense.

Since He Yunxiao was often in the house, Jian Ling actually spent most of the time waiting outside the palace.

At noon that day, Jian Ling looked at the bright sun above his head, then left the palace entrance without saying a word and walked not far from the palace entrance.

After a while, Jian Ling was further away.

Getting too close would infringe on her privacy. As an upright girl, Jian Ling would not bother to do that kind of thing.

Over the past few days, she has gradually changed from "three feet and six feet" from the door to "four feet", "four feet and five feet", and "five feet".

It's better during the day, and you can't hear anything about three feet away from the entrance of the temple. It's worse at night, you need to be further away, and you have to use your internal strength to seal your ears.

Although Jian Ling is a ninth-level warrior, she has never taken soul-eating pills. The dark circles on her face indicate that she was awake all night long.

His Highness didn't even sleep, how could she sleep?

An hour later, Jian Ling stood back at the palace gate without saying a word. Not long after, He Yunxiao came out of the palace.

"Good morning, Miss Jian Ling." He Yunxiao greeted Jian Ling with a smile.

Jian Ling glanced at the afternoon sun and said, "Good morning, young master."

It was getting late, so He Yunxiao said goodbye and left the palace.
Chapter completed!