"Are you the imperial concubine?" Although he had never seen Liu E's face, Han Qing judged her identity based on her words, and she frowned and tested in a low voice.
Liu E smiled miserably and kowtowed again, "The imperial city is about to be destroyed, where is the imperial concubine left? I am Liu E, and Ding Wei has told me about your ability many times. Please be sure to take my son with you, Ambassador Han."
I will wear a grass ring in my next life and I will definitely repay your great kindness!"
The ground near Donghua Gate was paved with bluestone slabs, which were cold and hard. Blood was visible on her forehead after just two knocks.
Han Qing was startled and quickly stretched out her hand to help her, "Your Majesty, please don't be like this. I just saw that the rebels outside Donghua Gate have blocked the way. I may not even be able to escape..."
"It doesn't matter where you go. It's better than falling into the hands of King Yong, being frightened for more than ten years, and finally being unable to escape a glass of poisonous wine." Liu E stepped back slightly and said through gritted teeth.
Zhao Kuangyin seized the throne of the Chai family and vowed to treat Chai Rong's sons well. As a result, Chai Rong's two sons "died" of illness one after another when they had just reached adulthood, despite Cao Bin's efforts to take care of them.
Zhao Guangyi succeeded Zhao Kuangyin to the throne. Of the latter's two sons, one "committed suicide" because of being reprimanded, and the other "died violently" in his sleep at the age of twenty-two.
Today, Zhao Yuanfen broke into the imperial city and stole the throne. Even if Zhao Heng's only son was temporarily let go for the sake of fame and reputation, he would not be tolerated to live to adulthood.
Instead of worrying about being a prisoner since childhood, and still being unable to escape a glass of poisonous wine in the end, in Liu E's opinion, it is better to let her child die happily.
"Since you are determined, then take your children and come with us." Seeing Liu E's straightforward answer, Han Qing thought for a while and decisively suggested, "I just saw that you were very agile in chasing after me. Wait a minute.
"Sir, let's change places and climb over the wall. Then I will be responsible for opening the way and attracting the pursuers, while you take the prince..."
"I'm with you. If you die in the battle, I will kill the child and then commit suicide." Liu E stood up without thinking and interrupted in a low voice.
Han Qing couldn't bear it, but she didn't refute him.
If he diverted the pursuers, Liu E and her children might be able to escape the disaster, but there would be no chance of them getting out of the inner city of Bianliang.
Therefore, following her through life and death is actually the best and only choice for her.
"Since you are not even afraid of death, let's go together!" Appreciating Liu E's ruthless spirit, Ye Qinglian simply greeted Han Qing.
After she finished speaking, she widened her eyes again, "Where is your child? I've been talking for a long time, where is the child?"
"The child is in Li E's arms, she, she will follow him soon." Liu E was shocked, and then realized that in order to catch up with Han Qing in time, she had given the child to her close sister. "I, I
Go pick them up now!”
After saying that, he turned around and prepared to take a shortcut over the wall. At this moment, Zhang Yaban and more than sixty palace guards also hurriedly chased after him. While running, he waved his arms to Han Qing, "Han Qing
Courtyard, Korean Embassy, etc., the imperial concubine is looking for you."
Immediately, he saw Liu E and exclaimed again and again, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty is so skilled. She actually ran ahead of everyone."
"Empress, prince, prince!" Immediately afterwards, five palace maidens also staggered over, all sweating profusely from exhaustion and panting like cows. The first one, holding in her arms, was none other than Liu E and Zhao Heng.
son.
"Why don't you hide?" When Han Qing saw it, his head was as big as a bucket, and he blurted out warning words. "There was chaos inside and outside the city just now. King Yong may not have seen clearly who blocked his way. The imperial city is so big,
It's better for you to hide somewhere for a few hours than to go on the run with me!"
"We are Zhang Huan's uncle. He wants to avenge Li Jihe. If King Yong can't catch him, how can he let us go?" Zhang Yaban glanced at Zhang Huan and shook his head with a wry smile.
"My father is the commander of the Second Army of the Japanese Army, Zhou Tong. If I stay in the imperial city, I will be captured by King Yong and used as a hostage." A young man dressed in uniform also raised his hand and smiled bitterly.
"My father is Li Bin, the commander of the left wing of the Tianwu Army, and my brother is following the official as a bodyguard." Another battalion general (the commander of the battalion-level commander) also raised his hands, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"My father is in the Dragon Guard Army...
"My father is here..."
…
The rest of the palace guards spoke one after another. Although their voices were high or low, the reasons they gave were all the same. They were all because their fathers or brothers were with Zhao Heng at the moment. Therefore, they did not dare to stay and gamble on Zhao Yuanfen's character.
"Please take me with you. If we are caught up by the rebels, we would rather commit suicide than drag the imperial concubine down!" Li E and the other four maids handed the child to Liu E, and then begged with red eyes.
When Liu E heard this, she was immediately at a loss.
Before she got married, she used to perform on the ropes and developed a good skill. Although she has been abandoned for many years, even with her child in her arms, she can still barely keep up with Han Qing's footsteps.
If you take these five palace maids with you, your escape speed may be reduced by 70%!
In addition, although Zhang Yaban brought more than sixty palace guards, which increased the strength of the team, it also increased the possibility that the team would be targeted by the rebels.
It may not be easier to break out and escape than just Han Qing, Yang Xu and myself.
However, at this moment, she could not refuse anyone.
Otherwise, letting everyone down will leave a cold impression on Han Qing, who will then treat herself and her children with the same mentality.
When she was in a dilemma, bursts of cheers suddenly came from her ears. Immediately afterwards, she saw several eunuchs and servants sneaking out of the palace near Donghua Gate, holding the gold and silver objects they had just stolen.
He came out and fled towards the harem and imperial garden in a chaotic manner.
"The city gate is open, the Xuande Gate is open!" Clearer cheers sounded outside the Donghua Gate. It was like the cold wind on a winter night, instantly making her whole body feel cold.
The last time she had the same feeling was seven or eight years ago. At that time, in order to treat her husband's illness, she owed a loan shark from a pawn shop. The lender came to her door and asked her to either pay back the money immediately or leave her husband and pay a pawn shop.
The shopkeeper's silly son is filling in the house.
It was just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but she was shivering with cold. Just when she was desperate, Zhao Heng suddenly appeared in front of her. He paid off the loan shark for her, taught a lesson to the pawnshop owner and owner who set up a trap to oppress her, and gave her a lesson.
She obtained enough money from her husband to live to the age of 150, and then brought her into the Prince's Mansion...
After the disaster was over, she went to the Daxiangguo Temple and burned hundreds of incense sticks, thanking all the gods and Buddhas in the sky.
Today, the same cold air penetrated her whole body again. But she didn't know if the gods and Buddhas in the sky would open her eyes like last time.
"I want to drive the tiger and devour the wolf!" The next moment, the words of her second husband, the official of the Song Dynasty, rang in her ears again. Every word was extremely clear.
How to drive them away specifically? Between Han Qing and Zhao Yuanfen, she couldn't tell which one was the wolf and which one was the tiger. At that time, Zhao Heng didn't explain in detail, and she habitually didn't dig into the details.
But to drive a tiger to devour a wolf, it is better to stay out of it. From ancient times to the present, how can there be any precedent of driving a tiger to devour a wolf, but then sending his wife and son to the tiger's mouth?
"Your Majesty, it seems that we can't leave?" Han Qing's voice suddenly reached her ears. "I have one last solution. I wonder if your Majesty is willing to take the risk?"
"Yes! There is nothing unwilling. Even if you want me to use my body as bait to assassinate King Yong!" As if a drowning man had grasped the last straw, Liu E responded desperately. Her voice was hoarse and sad, vaguely still.
Revealing despair.
"Then come with me!" Han Qing smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Liu E. Then he turned to everyone and added with a smile, "Everyone, either hide quickly or let me go.
Bo. Where to go, you all can choose for yourself!"
After that, he held Ye Qinglian with one hand and Yang Xu with the other, turned around and went straight to the Zichen Palace where Zhao Hengping always went to court.
