"Father's order." Yi Chenjing took a breath, with a hint of coldness in her eyes. "I'm going to see my father now. You don't have to worry about this matter."
"This..." the captain looked embarrassed. "The emperor's order cannot be violated. Your Highness, please don't embarrass me anymore. It would be our dereliction of duty if we don't take the guards back. I really can't bear this crime."
Zhan Ting is Yi Chenjing's confidant and a close friend since childhood. Moreover, Yi Chenjing knows very well that Yaohuang has always wanted to eradicate Zhan Ting. Once a person is captured, who knows how much torture he will suffer. Will he survive again? When they met, they saw a group of Imperial City guards refusing to give in despite Emperor Yao's orders. Yi Chenjing was furious from the bottom of his heart. His fists were clenched and his knuckles were blue and white suddenly.
"Your Highness." Zhan Ting pulled Yi Chenjing and shook his head gently. "I will go with them. Anyway, I have never done anything. No one can wrongly accuse me."
Zhan Ting's mind was simple. He only thought about not getting involved in Yi Chenjing's conflict with the imperial city guards and disobeying Emperor Yao. But he never thought about the consequences of falling into the sky prison. His eyes were so clean that people couldn't bear to look at them. Bai Qige knew this. What are the two people thinking? However, the emperor's order is like heaven. As the prince, Yi Chenjing still has to abide by the order of Emperor Yao. It is impossible to keep the war court without angering Emperor Yao. The most difficult thing to find in the world is The best of both worlds.
After hesitating for a moment, Bai Qige wrapped Yi Chenjing's clenched fist from behind and squeezed it slightly. She leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Let Zhan Ting go. I will follow these people to take care of things. You can get to the emperor as soon as possible." Explain the truth there. Even if the envoy Yanhu cannot be convicted, the suspicion of Zhan Ting can be washed away. No matter what the emperor decides, please don't argue disobediently."
What Bai Qige is most worried about is Yi Chenjing's impulsiveness. Originally, the relationship between the two father and son was on thin ice. If it really happened because of Zhan Ting, even if Emperor Yao would not do anything to Yi Chenjing, Zhan Ting's fault lies with him. It is inevitable. The only solution for now is to find out the truth and clear Zhan Ting's innocence. Other than that, there is no other choice.
Listening to Zhan Ting's calm breathing behind him, his clenched fists were slowly loosened. Yi Chenjing raised his arm and waved. He turned his head away from looking at Zhan Ting's figure being escorted away by the guards. He only stared at the ground with a heavy gaze. cold.
His father did not allow him to marry the person he loved.
His father always wanted to get rid of people he believed in.
Is he the only one left in this world? Only his father would be happy and would be angry at being forced to expel Yi Chenxuan. He wants to be treated fairly like other princes. Is it so difficult to do so like Yi Chenxuan?
Yi Chenjing's silence made Bai Qige even more worried. However, Zhan Ting had to follow. He looked back three times at Yi Chenjing's lonely figure. He didn't run until he could no longer see her and caught up with the hurried palace guards. His thin body looked out of place behind a group of grown men.
Perhaps it should be said that her existence goes against the laws of this era.
It was already dusk. The Emei Moon was high in the sky. The deserted Huanqing Palace made the cold winter night wind even more unbridled. Calls roared wildly in the empty courtyard. A pair of eyes looked out of the courtyard behind the half-opened window. Then someone reached out and closed the window. .
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Princess Qi'an probably won't come. Your Majesty, it's better to turn off the lights and rest first." The female official who had been serving for many years blew out the candles in the outer hall and replaced them with everlasting lamps. The light in the hall suddenly became much darker.
Normally, the queen would have gone to bed at this time. Even if she hadn't slept, she would have someone turn off the candles and dim the lamps. Today, she was very dissatisfied with the female officer's behavior of turning off the lights: "Light it up. Why are you so anxious before we arrive?"
"It's almost midnight. Even if Princess Qi'an has something to do, she won't come so late. It's the time of year when the weather is freezing. I'm afraid she'll be in bad shape..."
The Queen leaned on the wicker chair and propped up her forehead. She frowned and looked at the hourglass on the table. She seemed to be saying to herself: "Is it already time? Wait a minute. Wait a minute. The girl will definitely come."
The female officer didn't know where the queen's confidence came from and was sure that Bai Qige would come to Huanqing Palace tonight. Seeing the queen's stubborn persistence, she didn't dare to persuade her. She had to light candles and wait on the side. She often yawned. This female officer has been serving the queen for more than ten years. .We get along with each other from morning to night every day. In the end, we still can't figure out what kind of person our master is. I only have no doubt that he has both ears and eyesight without leaving home.
As if to confirm the trust of the female official. At three o'clock in the afternoon, a low knock on the door came from outside Huanqing Palace. After a while, Bai Qige walked into the palace under the guidance of the little palace maid and came to the queen.
"The evidence is conclusive. The emperor will not believe anything the Zhan family's son says. No matter how much money you spend to keep him stable for a while, he will be taken out and beheaded one day." The queen did not raise her head and leaned back on the chair with her eyes closed.中. The straight-to-the-point words sounded a bit confusing. The female officer looked confused and made Bai Qige look heavy at the same time.
"The Queen knew this would happen a long time ago. That's why she sent people to deliver those things to Lianchenxuan, right?" There was less respect and more questioning. The coldness in Bai Qige's bones was fully revealed in front of the Queen. "Fig. .Gourd cake, peaches. No way to escape. No way to escape. I don’t know whether this road was blocked by the emperor or the empress."
"I have told you that you are a smart person, but your temper is too stubborn. There is a comfortable and comfortable road arranged for you, but you refuse to go." She sighed with regret. The queen opened her eyes, with shrewd eyes flowing in her eyes. .
Bai Qige took a deep breath. The fatigue from a night of running around was suppressed, and she tried her best to stay calm.
After Zhan Ting was taken away by the palace guards, she and Yi Chenjing went their separate ways. She followed the detained Zhan Ting as he ran left and right until he reached the prison. After taking care of the guards, it was already late at night. He returned to Lianchenxuan to watch. Yi Chenjing knew it when he stood in the room with his hands folded. I'm afraid the matter was not that simple. Yi Chenjing briefly told the reason why Emperor Yao ordered the arrest of Zhan Ting. It turned out to be the guard token left near Hexiang Palace. .Moreover, some people claimed that they had seen people who "resembling Zhan's guards" appeared around the Hexiang Palace that night. As a result, Zhan Ting suffered an unreasonable disaster and was sent to the sky prison to await trial.
Bai Qige originally planned to go to the Royal Palace with Yi Chenjing at night to distinguish right from wrong. At this moment, the young eunuch attached to the Queen's Palace sent three baskets of things. They said they were fruit cakes given to Bai Qige by the Queen. They opened them. It contains figs, gourd cakes and peaches. Its homonym means no escape.
It was Zhan Ting who had no way to escape, and it was Bai Qige who had no way to escape.
"I thought the assassin matter was related to Yan Hushi. I didn't expect that the Queen was also involved. Qi Ge didn't understand. Could it be that in the Queen's heart, having me become the Crown Princess was more important than Miss O's life and the honor and disgrace of the country? .Qi Ge really doesn’t dare to take it seriously.”
Faced with Bai Qige's direct questioning, the queen just smiled faintly, neither refuting nor admitting: "Human life is high or low. You have to accept this rule. There are tens of millions of people in the world, and there are countless officials. Even the princes and princes There are a lot of them. But for the sake of the king, in a word, no one should sacrifice his life with both hands. If you are blessed to be a princess, you should be prepared. From now on, the masters and slaves in the palace will only lose their heads because of you. More or less. How can it be compared to a common girl?"
Living in a feudal society with the highest royal power, Bai Qige naturally understood that the lives of ordinary people could not be compared with those of emperors and generals. But Ou Xueyu was the only daughter of General Ou. Even such a noble and innocent girl had to become a victim of the power struggle. This is unacceptable; what's more, the Queen keeps saying that she should become the Crown Princess, but in fact she is trying to regain power for herself by manipulating her to get involved in politics again. For Bai Qige, who is bent on assisting Yi Chenjing to become a wise king. It was like hearing the words that made her sickest.
As if she could see Bai Qige's anger and contempt, the queen's plain face finally showed some expression. It couldn't be said to be angry or excited. It seemed more like she was trying to excuse herself: "Don't think too extreme. After all, I am the first official of the Yao Kingdom. How could the mother of the country collude with foreign barbarians to harm the heroes and generals? That night, someone reported that something happened in Hexiang Palace. I thought this was a good opportunity, so I had someone throw a guard token to control me and One of the few opinions that the emperor has the same opinion on is that of the surviving son of the Zhan family."
"So the Empress spread the news that she saw Zhan Ting appearing near Hexiang Palace that night, so that the emperor arrested people indiscriminately. On the surface, it was to get rid of the hidden danger of Zhan Ting, but in fact it was to use it as a blackmail. Yes Huh?" Bai Qige laughed angrily and met the Queen's gaze without fear.
Both she and Yi Chenjing could see the Queen's purpose clearly. It was simply to use Zhan Ting to threaten her into accepting the so-called "help". Since the false rumors were spread by the Queen, only those who spread the rumors could fight for the war. The court was rehabilitated.
What is helpless is that, judging from the current situation, there is only one way to save Zhan Ting.
This conversation was really straightforward. Whether it was Bai Qige or the Queen, both of them liked to get straight to the point. If anyone else had heard it, they would have been extremely shocked.
The howling of the wind outside the window was still there. The charcoal in the brazier inside the room crackled. The debate just now suddenly stopped. The two figures cast long and thin shadows under the candlelight. They looked similar at first glance, but there were huge differences that were indescribable. huge difference.
There was silence for a long time. She probably ran out of patience and didn't want to delay it any longer. The queen simply showed her cards: "I have given you enough time to think about it. Now I want you to give me a reply. Follow me and I will ensure that your future is unimpeded. You will definitely become I, Princess Dayao, will also take over the throne of the queen of this palace in the future; on the contrary, not only the son of the Zhan family will be responsible for the crime, but you will not get any benefits. Now is the moment of Zizheng. I will give you the last three quarters of an hour. Time. When you are ugly, whether you accept it or reject it... In the future, you will become a phoenix or die in despair. You decide for yourself."
The queen went into the inner hall to rest with the support of the female officer. Bai Qige was left standing alone outside, motionless for a long time.
I want to love someone. I want to help him realize his wish. I want to be his wife. Does it have to be so difficult for her to do something that is obviously very simple? It is a mistake to make progress. It is also a mistake to retreat. Even mistakes are necessary.
She is being persecuted. Who can show her a clear path so that she doesn't have to work so hard to make calculations?
On the battlefield, she was all-powerful, with blood staining her robes. What she hurt was the enemy, but she won victory; in the palace, she was struggling, and she was always careful. What hurt her, was restraint.
So tired. Even the heart that firmly believed in the marriage with Yi Chenjing was gradually shaken.