After a night of melee, most of the royal city was in a mess.
As the place where the melee first started, the palace was in a state of chaos and depression.
In the main hall, Ji Zhan looked at everyone in the hall with a gloomy look. To his right sat Bai Jingrong, who was still wearing exquisite makeup, and to his left sat his half-brother Ji Rong.
Except for Ji Zhan, Ji Rong and Bai Jingrong's faces were all calm, and they seemed to have forgotten that not long ago, their mother and son had swords at each other.
Ji Zhan's eyes fell on the queen who looked very embarrassed in the palace, and there was a trace of murderous intent in his eyes.
Only he knew that the anger and murderous intent in his heart at this time was not only directed at the queen, but also at his biological mother who was sitting not far away.
Although he hadn't remembered to look into it in detail, Ji Zhan had already known in his heart that Xubu betrayed him, and his queen mother was the real culprit.
She is probably the first mother who has poached her son, manipulated her daughter-in-law, and the relationship between her in-laws and her son.
If there was some possibility of easing the relationship with Bai Jingrong in Ji Zhan's heart in the past, it has disappeared after this incident.
Not only the queen's family, but also King Chachin was also attracted by her.
Yinren has always been brooding about being expelled to the west, and has never forgotten the land and past glory of the east. Does she know what she is doing?
But now...
Ji Zhan took a deep breath.
It’s not time to completely fall out with her!
Queen Xubu also looked at the mother and son in the palace, and suddenly laughed softly.
At this time, there was silence in the hall, and the laughter seemed abrupt and harsh.
Ji Zhan said coldly: "Why are you laughing?" At this moment, he once again felt the burning pain in the wound on his arm. This was the betrayal from his wife.
Queen Xubu looked at him without giving in, "Shouldn't I laugh? I laughed at the fact that the late king was blind, and that was why he brought this disaster back to the Qi tribe that destroyed the family and the country! The late king was lost in thought before he died.
Only then will I pass the throne to you, a loser who can’t even compete with a woman! I’m laughing at myself and my father for being stupid for actually believing this bitch!”
"Presumptuous!" Ji Zhan said angrily.
There was an uproar in the main hall, but no one spoke to reprimand Queen Xubu.
Queen Xubu has always been very respectful and filial to Bai Jingrong, and has a reputation as a virtuous person among the entire Qi people. Now she is not only insulting Bai Jingrong and Ji Zhan, but even the late king, she is crazy.
But who would not go crazy when encountering such a thing?
The Subu family helped the Queen Mother rebel against the king. After a melee, the king and the Queen Mother were still sitting in the palace, but the Subu family became the victims.
Even Mrs. Xubu who was in the harem died in the previous chaos. Queen Xubu who is now kneeling on the ground is the only direct bloodline of the Xubu family.
Queen Xubu stood up staggeringly, glanced at Bai Jingrong and Ji Zhan, and sneered: "So what if you are presumptuous? My family, Xubu, was ruined by your mother and son. I will wait to see if you can still be false.
how long!"
Everyone lowered their heads and looked at their noses and hearts. In fact, everyone knew how bad the relationship between the King and the Queen Mother was now.
The reason why they haven't killed each other yet is because they can't start fighting among themselves now that their powerful enemies are looking around.
Just like them, the people present were very dissatisfied with Ji Zhan. But they did not immediately take action, also because the current situation did not allow it.
Not only did they know this reason, Ji Zhan and Bai Jingrong also knew it.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother." After all, some people still couldn't see it and stepped forward and said: "The Queen has suffered a sudden drastic change, so that her words are arrogant. I also ask Your Majesty and the Queen Mother not to argue with her in view of Subu's past achievements.
.”
When someone stepped forward, several others immediately joined in.
Ji Zhan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
Now is not the time to kill the queen.
"Take Subu back to her palace. No one is allowed to enter without my order."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The guards at the entrance of the palace immediately came in with orders to escort Queen Subu down.
Unexpectedly, Queen Xubu was usually tolerant and generous, but she was actually a fiery person at heart.
She took two steps back, turned her head and said to Ji Zhan: "Ji Zhan! The late king has no eyes, and one day the Qi tribe will be destroyed in the hands of you and this old witch!" After saying this, she didn't give anyone any time to react, and she hit her head first.
Towards the stone pillar next to it.
There was silence in the hall.
Everyone looked at Queen Xubu lying in a pool of blood, and felt chills in their hearts.
After the court meeting dispersed, everyone coming out of the hall looked at the backs of Ji Zhan and Bai Jingrong leaving one after another, with somewhat solemn expressions on their faces.
Now that foreign enemies are looking around, the king and the queen mother are still at odds. The previous chaos also caused indelible losses to the Qi nobles. What will happen in the future really makes people worry.
"Why don't you guys leave?" Ji Rong walked out of the hall, glanced at the people still standing in front of the hall and said with a smile.
The few people looked at each other, but didn't say much. They just saluted Ji Rong politely and said: "It's not a big deal. We are just discussing the affairs of the rebels outside the city." The small countries in the Western Regions were silent.
The soldiers and horses were brought near the royal city of the Qi people. What this means is self-evident.
Those small countries with weak troops and horses naturally did not have the courage to rebel against the Qi people. Now that they have done so, they must have found enough backers.
And this backer is either Dasheng or Yinren.
This is not a good thing for the Qi people.
Ji Rong nodded, not commenting on his words.
"I see, thank you for the hard work, generals." After saying that, he turned and left. Looking at his leaving figure, several people behind him looked at him deeply.
Although Ji Rong doesn't care much about political affairs, he is still Bai Jingrong's son and the king's biological brother.
Nowadays, these Qi nobles are not only very dissatisfied with Bai Jingrong, but they are also not so relieved with Ji Zhan and Ji Rong, who are also of Central Plains descent.
In other words, they have never liked a prince who is half foreign.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It’s just that there was pressure from Zhan Chengwang in the past, and Ji Zhan didn’t make any big mistakes after that.
Now that the fight between mother and son has caused such a big mess, it is impossible for these people not to have thoughts in their minds.
only……
After all, Bai Jingrong and Ji Zhan still control a lot of power and troops of the Qi people, so everything needs to be considered in the long term.
"The Queen Mother." When Luo Junyao saw Bai Jingrong coming in, he quickly dropped what he was holding and went to greet her.
Bai Jingrong stood still, looked at her carefully, then glanced around and said, "How are everyone in the palace?"
Luo Junyao knew that she was asking about the people in the Queen Mother's Palace and not the entire palace.
"Many sisters have disappeared." Luo Jun lowered his eyes and whispered: "The number of people in the palace is less than 30% of the original number. The only one left beside the empress is Sister Bai Ning."
Bai Jingrong said nothing, just nodded and continued walking into the hall.
Qu Fang, who was following Bai Jingrong, glanced at Luo Junyao and followed him silently.
Luo Junyao looked at the backs of the two of them and sighed helplessly in her heart. She had a hunch that she would not be able to stay in this palace for long.
Bai Jingrong wanted to summon his cronies to discuss important matters, so Luo Junyao would not be involved, so Luo Junyao had to go back to his residence in a depressed mood.
Nowadays, there are suddenly fewer people in the palace, and it becomes more and more empty. I didn't meet anyone on the way back.
Pushing open the door and walking in, Luo Junyao stared intently at the entrance to the inner room.
The people inside didn't give her time to guess and walked out.
Luo Junyao couldn't help but blinked when he saw the person coming, "Qu Tiange? Why are you here?"
Qu Tiange was dressed in black and still looked as cold and solemn as ever.
"I was ordered to deliver a letter to the princess. I stopped by to see the master." As he spoke, Qu Tiange had already taken out a letter and handed it over.
After seeing Xie Yan's letter, Luo Junyao couldn't help but reveal a joyful smile on his face.
He took the letter and opened it while saying, "Qu Fang, if you want to see him, you may have to stay in the palace for a while."
Qu Tiange raised his eyebrows, seemingly puzzled.
Luo Junyao shrugged and said, "Bai Jingrong can't stay away from Mr. Qu for a moment now. If you want to see him, you have to find an opportunity. Mr. Qu killed Wu Ye before, and I think Bai Jingrong is a little suspicious of him."
Hearing this, Qu Tiange frowned even more. He knew better than anyone else how cruel Bai Jingrong was. If Bai Jingrong really thought that her master had betrayed her, she would kill her master without hesitation.
Although the master has excellent martial arts skills, but...
Qu Tiange was a little helpless. In front of Bai Jingrong, the master might not be as good as an ordinary person who only knew the Three-Legged Cat Kung Fu.
"Don't worry, Bai Jingrong has suffered heavy losses now, and Wu Ye is also dead. She will not attack Mr. Qu easily." Seeing that Qu Tiange's brows were about to knot, Luo Junyao still advised.
Qu Tiange sighed and said: "Your Majesty has something to tell me to Master."
"Do you need my help?"
"I'd better go in person." Qu Tiange said.
Luo Junyao knew that he was still worried about Qu Fang, so he nodded and concentrated on reading the letter.
Xie Yan's letter was not long. He simply talked about the situation outside and the subsequent plans, and told Luo Junyao not to stay in the palace for a long time and to wait for an opportunity to leave as soon as possible.
Luo Junyao read the letter twice and made sure that he had kept Xie Yan's subsequent plans in mind before destroying the letter.
"Bai Jingrong is used to taking a nap after lunch. Mr. Qu should be able to escape at that time. Until then, you can stay here with me."
Qu Tiange nodded, and when he saw Luo Junyao turning around and walking out, he couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going, princess?"
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Go for a walk outside. There are few people in the palace now, and no one is doing many things. I will attract people here if I stay in the room. You should be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Junyao suddenly turned his eyes, looked at him with a smile and said: "Young Master Qu is already here, why don't you help me with something?"
"Princess, please give me your instructions." Qu Tiange responded.
As expected, Qu Fang stayed with Bai Jingrong until the afternoon, and even had lunch with Bai Jingrong.
After Bai Jingrong fell asleep, Qu Fang walked out of the inner hall. As soon as he walked out of the palace, he saw Luo Junyao squatting under the eaves not far away, playing with grass roots on the ground.
Qu Fang paused, walked over and said, "What are you doing here?"
Luo Junyao raised his head and smiled at her: "I have nothing to do. I'm just waiting for you here."
Qu Fang frowned and said, "My queen has rested. You can go wait in the palace."
Luo Junyao nodded, stood up and patted the dust on his body and said: "Yes, Mr. Qu can have dinner now. There are so few people in the palace now that even the food is not good to eat. I ate two snacks alone in the room, one o'clock
It’s not delicious either.”
Qu Fang looked at her deeply and said, "I ate." After saying that, he turned around and left. Luo Jun shrugged and turned back to the palace.
Bai Ning was waiting in the palace. Seeing Luo Junyao come in, he quickly made a silent gesture to her.
Luo Junyao nodded obediently, indicating that he would not disturb the empress.
Bai Ning walked out quickly and asked in a low voice: "Chu Chu, why are you here?"
Luo Junyao said: "I have nothing to do outside the palace. Mr. Qu asked me to come in and wait on the empress."
Bai Jing sighed softly and said: "My queen is asleep. Since you are fine, just stay here with me and wait for my queen to wake up."
Bai Ning only thought that her little girl had encountered such a big event. Many people she knew around her had died, so she didn't dare to be alone.
Luo Jun shook his head and said hello.
Bai Ning sat aside and started sewing, while Luo Junyao lay on the table and looked at her in a daze.
Bai Ning saw that her eyes were empty and wandering in all directions. He shook his head helplessly, then lowered his head and continued his work.
She didn't know that Luo Junyao seemed to be in a daze at this time, but in fact his attention was highly concentrated somewhere in the inner hall.
Bai Jingrong's vigilance was indeed high. At this time, there were two other people in the hall besides Bai Jingrong who was sleeping in the room, Bai Ning who was sitting in front of him, and herself.
After following Bai Jingrong these days, Luo Junyao had almost figured out the masters around Bai Jingrong.
Naturally, there are no masters who are as good as Qu Fang, but there are four masters who are slightly inferior to Qu Fang, and there are also seven or eight second-rate masters. These people are extremely rare and rarely appear in front of others. If Luo Junyao hadn't gone through special training,
I paid special attention to the movements of these people, but I was afraid that I couldn’t figure out how many there were.
During the melee at the night banquet, one first-rate master and two second-rate masters were killed, and one first-rate master was seriously injured.
So there are a first-rate master and a second-rate master in this hall at this time.
If there was a fight, she was confident that she could win against the second-rate masters, but it would be a little difficult for the first-rate masters.
The fewer enemies there are, the better.
Thinking of this, Luo Junyao had a sweet smile on his face.
"What are you laughing at?" Bai Ning asked.
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes quickly, rubbed his stomach and said, "I haven't eaten enough at noon. I'm a little hungry. I'm thinking about what to have for dinner."
Bai Ning shook his head, "He is still a child after all."
"Queen Mother, something happened!" There were hurried footsteps outside the door.
Bai Jingrong, who was sleeping inside, was immediately awakened. Before Bai Ning and Luo Jun could move in to wait, he sat up and asked coldly: "What happened?"
The guard at the entrance of the palace said solemnly: "Mr. Zhang is dead!"
"What?!" Bai Jingrong was shocked and walked out quickly, looking at the guard kneeling at the door of the palace with a gloomy expression.
"How did you die?"
She had just stood up and had not yet dressed up. Her hair was slightly messy and her face was flushed. Even though her years had passed, she was still very charming.
The guard quickly lowered his head and said respectfully: "Back to the Queen Mother, yes, she was stabbed in the center from the front and died."
