Xu Qinghuan sat on the couch by the window, watching the rising sun.
The sun shines on the red walls and green tiles of the palace, adding a touch of warmth to the cold winter.
She lived in Kunning Palace, and the Empress ordered the palace staff to arrange everything and inform her immediately whenever there was news from the outside.
She knew that Princess Huayang had returned to the capital and King Jian had gone all the way to Baoding Mansion. The soldiers sent by the personal guards did not stop King Jian.
Xu Qinghuan thought about this and saw the servant carrying the chariot into the yard.
Xu Qinghuan immediately stood up and went out to greet him.
Empress Yu was helped into the door. When she saw Xu Qinghuan, Empress Yu had a smile on her face: "I knew you must not have slept a wink all night."
The two of them walked into the inner room. The palace servant put the pillow and let the queen lean on it. They also placed the heater and blanket before stepping aside.
Xu Qinghuan took the tea from the palace servant and served it to the queen: "The queen is not asleep, right?"
The capital was in chaos, and the atmosphere in the palace was naturally very tense. Feng Shun and his men arrested many palace officials and eunuchs, and Queen Yu had to make arrangements for the harem, so she must not be able to rest.
Queen Yu held the heater: "I lay there all day and night. Many times I felt dizzy. I didn't know if I had fallen asleep. At dawn, I suddenly thought of Princess Jian..."
Queen Yu sighed. King Jian rebelled and pitied Princess Jian. Princess Jian was a straightforward person, but she was always kept in the dark by King Jian and was even used in the end.
Empress Yu felt sorry for Princess Jian, and also thought of herself, feeling vaguely unwilling to do so. She wanted to get out of this prison, but unfortunately she had run out of gas and there was no chance anymore. Thinking like this, she couldn't sleep anymore.
Until daybreak, she didn't know why, but she really wanted to come and talk to Miss Xu.
The moment she saw Miss Xu, the haze that enveloped her also dissipated a lot.
There was no conspiracy or calculation, no need to speculate or test, just sitting together drinking tea without any defense against each other. Opposing Xu Qinghuan, Queen Yu felt like she had returned to the days before entering the palace, making her feel peaceful and at ease.
"Are you worried about General Song?" Queen Yu said.
Xu Qinghuan nodded. She was worried that Song Chengxuan would not be given too many troops by the emperor. He would try his best to stop King Jian in case he was injured...
Due to the memory of her previous life, Song Chengxuan was always the majestic and invincible Song Marquis in her mind, so when Song Chengxuan arrived in Changzhou and took over the war in Changzhou, she naturally believed that he would definitely be able to win, so there was no problem
worry.
This time it was different. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep last night. There were always some messy thoughts in his mind. He was afraid that he would be plotted by King Jian, and he was also afraid that the emperor would do something secretly. When he finally fell asleep, he dreamed that he was surrounded by King Jian's army.
I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Empress Yu couldn't help but smile when she looked at Miss Xu's young children: "Princess Huayang will persuade the emperor to increase the number of troops immediately. General Song will not fight alone." After this incident, all the royal family members owed Song Chengxuan
It's not a small favor, maybe it will help Song Chengxuan and Xu Qinghuan in the future.
Queen Yu thought about something and remembered something: "King Jian was afraid that you would find out about him and frame you, so he did not hesitate to use the palace's informants. He mentioned that someone sent a message out of the palace about the rebellion of King Wei, and found out that Chief Shen was involved.
Go up and ask the court to follow the clues to find Mr. Wenxi. What is King Jian’s purpose? Is it also the King of Wei’s party to frame the Song family?"
Xu Qinghuan looked at Queen Yu. Not only that, King Jian had someone kill the eldest son of Song Dynasty, and took in the eldest son's loyal servant. He kept him by his side because he was afraid that the Song family would reveal that he used thieves and bandits to raise soldiers. After going out for many years, King Jian must have discovered new clues and suspected Song Chengxuan's identity.
So Wang Yun was ordered to install an informant in Quanzhou. Unexpectedly, Song Chengxuan noticed it, and Song Chengxuan went to Fengxiang to investigate the case.
When they arrived in the capital, King Jian used General Nie's case to test Song Chengxuan again, and then came Huijing's case. Huijing deliberately mentioned the late emperor's intention to disturb Song Chengxuan's mood. At that time, she suspected that the person behind the scenes was interested in Song Chengxuan. There is speculation about Song Chengxuan's identity.
Sure enough, the loyal servant of the Song family's room came to the door, and the clues about Waiter Shen were exposed. She already knew at that time that this was all an arrangement by the people behind the scenes.
At this point, it is no longer easy to avoid the plot of the person behind the scenes, so it is better to take the opportunity to drag the person behind the scenes out.
Xu Qinghuan was reluctant to mention these details to the Empress, not only because it was not safe in the palace, but also because she was concerned about Song Chengxuan's identity. The fewer people who knew about it, the safer Song Chengxuan would be.
Xu Qinghuan said: "If the Song family and the Xu family are both members of the Wei royal family, the court will naturally no longer trust us, and we will no longer be able to investigate the case."
A hint of apology flashed in Xu Qinghuan's eyes. There must be some inside information that he couldn't tell her. Seeing such a look, the queen couldn't help but smile. It showed that Xu Qinghuan treated her sincerely. That's all. There must be a lot of things the emperor wanted to know. She has no intention of exploring secrets. As long as the people she cares about are doing well, she doesn't care about other things.
"I hope that after this incident, the emperor can find out the case of Prince Wei, and no one will ever use the rebel party's chess piece to persecute Zhongliang again," Queen Yu paused slightly, "I will also make excuses for the affairs of the foreign dynasty. Regardless, some people in the palace have died because of this in recent years. I will make the decision for them and don’t let the resentment in the harem rise to the sky."
This can be regarded as the last thing she did as a queen.
After Queen Yu finished speaking, she went to see Xu Qinghuan again: "You are going to marry in Southeast. Is Southeast okay?"
Xu Qinghuan told Empress Yu some of the customs and customs of Changzhou. Empress Yu leaned on the pillow and squinted her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep. After a while, she opened her eyes again: "My brother and sister have been implicated by me, and they have never appeared in these years." Passing through Beijing."
Xu Qinghuan's heart moved, as if he had read Queen Yu's thoughts.
Queen Yu and Xu Qinghuan's eyes met. After a while, Queen Yu smiled slightly: "There are still some things. Let's talk about it after King Jian's case is over. Anyway... there is still time."
Xu Qinghuan nodded gently.
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Li Xu had been busy all night, and was about to go home and change his clothes before going to the Yamen. King Jian had rebelled, and the streets were full of officers and soldiers. Now everyone was in danger and on guard against each other, for fear of being involved in this incident.
Stepping into the courtyard, Li Xu went to say hello to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li's eyes were red and she looked a little out of sorts. When she saw Li Xu, she said hurriedly: "It's good to come back. We have to go to the Yamen soon? But be careful. I heard it's very chaotic outside."
Li Xu said: "Don't worry, mother. King Jian has left the city. Nothing will happen in the city."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li couldn't help but said: "Have all those rebels been caught?"
Li Xu shook his head: "Not yet, but King Jian probably won't be able to escape." After he said this, he unexpectedly found that his mother's eyes were even redder, and tears suddenly appeared in her eyes.
"Xu'er," Mrs. Li wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "Mother doesn't want you to catch the rebels. It's too dangerous. Can you please not go? Let's go back to the north. Don't worry about things here. Mother originally
I also want to reunite my family...I don’t want anything else now, as long as you are safe and sound."