Lin Jiabao had to start from the day before. As usual, Lin Jiabao went to greet the Empress early in the morning.
Lin Jiabao arrived very early, and he was always the first to arrive. After he arrived, concubines from the harem would come one after another, and gradually the family treasures became acquainted with them.
After the empress came, Lin Jiabao and the concubines in the harem greeted the empress. Afterwards, the Queen Mother will talk about the official affairs of the harem. After talking about this, I will also talk about things in the harem. When it comes to this ceremony, the three princes and concubines who went together looked proud. Lin Jiabao sat in the last seat and listened quietly.
Lin Jiabao was very happy to hear that His Royal Highness and the others would be back in one day. When Lin Jiabao watched the back of His Royal Highness leaving, he couldn't help but start to miss it... Without the embrace of His Royal Highness at night, Lin Jiabao couldn't sleep, so please come back soon...
Everyone just talked for a while, but the queen sent them away early today and said to the concubines: "I'll be here today, let's go back early..."
"No." The concubines stood up one after another to retire to the Empress.
Lin Jiabao also got up and stepped back, preparing to leave.
"Anzhu, stay here..." The Queen called to Lin Jiabao.
Some of the concubines showed schadenfreude expressions. On New Year's Eve, His Royal Highness brought Lin Xiaoshi to attend and let him sit in the seat of the crown princess. Everyone saw this. Unexpectedly, the emperor and the empress did not rebuke at all, as if they didn't notice it. It seems that the Empress is going to beat Lin Xiaoshi a lot today.
Lin Jiabao stayed as he said, and seeing the other concubines looking at him was a little unclear, so he didn't know why the Empress wanted to keep him...
"Anzhu, come to me..." The Queen said to Lin Jiabao.
"No." Lin Jiabao stepped forward and came to the Empress. "What is your order, Empress?"
The queen looked at Lin Jiabao in front of her, this Lin Xiaoshi was indeed a lovable child. Looking at Lin Jiabao's pure and clear eyes, no one will dislike it, no wonder the prince is a little addicted. And the most precious thing about Lin Xiaoshi is that he can maintain his nature even when the prince loves him so much.
The queen sighed in her heart, but it's a pity that she is a twin... It's a pity that the heir is better than the woman...
The queen thought about it and said to Lin Jiabao in a gentle manner: "An Zhu, in the future, except for the prince who will bring you to the Yongshou Palace, you will not use the Yongshou Palace to greet you on weekdays..."
Lin Jiabao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, "But what is wrong with An Zhu, the Empress?"
At this time, Mother Zhou hurried in and said, "Report to the Empress, the Li'an Palace is on fire..."
"What's the matter? Is the fire big?" Li'an Palace is a palace relatively close to Yongshou Palace. It used to live in the imperial concubine of the first emperor, but after the concubine passed away, it has been vacant. How could it catch on fire? The Empress was puzzled in her heart.
"Reporting to the Empress, it started to burn for some reason. Maybe the weather is dry, and the old slave has ordered the guards to put out the fire. I believe it will be extinguished soon and will not spread to the Yongshou Palace." Zhou Ma replied. .
"Send more guards over to check the cause of the fire. Be sure to put out the fire..." The queen instructed Mammy Zhou.
"No." Mother Zhou retreated again.
The queen turned to look at Lin Jiabao, "I just said, in the future, you don't have to come to the Yongshou Palace every day to greet you, do you understand?"
Lin Jiabao was a little inexplicable. He felt that it was normal to greet His Royal Highness's mother every day. He could also feel the kindness of the Empress, and he had always been very respectful to the Empress. Lin Jiabao will come early every day, rain or shine, so far...
The queen asked Lin Jiabao, "Did you meet Song and Yu when you were greeting him?"
Lin Jiabao thought for a while and replied, "I've never seen it before..." He really never saw the Song and Yu families in the Yongshou Palace. It's a bit strange to think about it now. Why didn't they come to say goodbye to the Empress
"That's it, it stands to reason that the concubine of the prince is not qualified to greet this palace. That's why you have never seen them during the greeting. You see, there are only ten concubines who come to greet me every day. , but the emperor's harem is more than these people... Only those at the level of concubines and above can greet the palace..." The queen looked at Lin Jiabao's face full of disappointment, this is really a child with all thoughts written on his face what.
The queen unconsciously softened her voice and said, "You are good, but there are rules in the palace, and the grades in the palace are strict, so it is not easy to surpass. If this goes on, it will not be good for the prince or you, and the censors will too. Seize the prince's words and take action."
"Empress Empress, An Zhu understands, An Zhu will definitely abide by the palace rules and not cause trouble for His Royal Highness..." Lin Jiabao nodded heavily.
At this time, Mother Zhou led the chief guard of Yongshou Palace in. "Empress Empress, it's not good, Xue Song led a large number of thieves into the harem, and they are going to kill the Yongshou Palace. I think the fire that came to the Li'an Palace was also set by the thieves, just to divert the guards..."
"This damn Xue family, is this going to rebel?" The queen was furious and asked, "How many guards are there in Yongshou Palace now?"
The head of the guard replied: "There are still twenty or so guards left in Yongshou Palace that can resist for a while. Those thieves are nearly a hundred people, and they came straight to Yongshou Palace. Please make arrangements early."
The queen gradually calmed down, "Take my phoenix order to find the commander of the forbidden army and let him dispatch the forbidden army as soon as possible."
The queen handed Feng Ling to the captain of the bodyguard, "Go quickly..."
"No." The captain of the guard took Feng Ling with both hands and quickly retreated.
"Hurry up and get me a set of palace maid's clothes..." The queen instructed Mammy Zhou. She has to prepare with both hands, if the forbidden army can't arrive in time, she can't kill her. Since it is for the Yongshou Palace, it is for her.
"Empress, please change quickly, the guards outside the yard won't last long." Zhou Ma said anxiously.
The queen put on the palace maid's clothes, "Call in all the guards who are guarding outside the palace. Let's go to the Qianqing Palace. There are more guards there, so it's safer to go there."
Several guards retreated in, all wounded. Yuan Qing also came in to protect Lin Jiabao.
The queen looked at Lin Xiaoshi, who was a little scared but endured, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, the forbidden army will arrive soon, let's go to the Qianqing Palace to escape."
The Empress had experienced the fierce struggle for the throne in her early years, and she had seen everything that forced the palace. Thinking about Lin Xiaoshi's young age, where did he experience all this.
"I'm not afraid of the Empress..." Lin Jiabao said, clenching his fists.
The queen was quite satisfied with Lin Jiabao's performance, but fortunately he didn't cry.
The Queen and Lin Jiabao were escorted by guards and hurried to the backyard.
The guards in the front yard were gradually unable to support it, and someone had already rushed in. Xue Song, who came in the lead, saw the queen sharply, and shouted: "The queen is there, and King Li said whoever can catch the queen's wife will reward you with 10,000 taels of gold."
As soon as these words came out, there were thieves rushing here, and the guards stepped forward to resist.
The rest of the guards continued to escort the Empress and Lin Jiabao. More and more people rushed over, and the sound of fighting sounded in Lin Jiabao's ears.
Lin Jiabao and the others were surrounded by fewer and fewer guards, making it difficult to move forward. The two dark guards around Lin Jiabao also joined the fight, with the addition of these two. The situation improved a little, but the two secret guards were struggling to cope with the large number of opponents. In the end, the thieves took advantage of it and attacked them.
As soon as a thief was about to catch them, he was hacked and killed by the guards. But there are still lifeless people coming continuously, watching the guards around them all being entangled by the thieves. Yuan Qing also rushed over and hugged the thief who came. "Empress Empress, Young Master Lin, hurry up and leave..."
"Yuanqing..." With tears in his eyes, Lin Jiabao picked up the big knife dropped by the guard on the ground not far away, and ran quickly with the help of the Empress.
The queen ran out not too far, and one foot fell unsteadily to the ground.
"Empress Empress, are you okay?" Lin Jiabao stepped forward to help Empress Empress.
"Hey... I've got a sprained foot..." The queen has walked so many roads on weekdays.
Lin Jiabao didn't even think about it, he carried the Queen's concubine and walked forward. The Queen's concubine was not underweight when she was middle-aged. Lin Jiabao felt his body sink, but he gritted his teeth and held on.
Lin Jiabao used all his strength and ran desperately forward with the Empress on his back.
Lin Jiabao ran for a long time in a panic, picking the trails in the palace, going back and forth a few times, but the thieves were thrown away.
The queen looked at Lin Jiabao with sweat all over her neck and face, thinking that he had run away with such a thin body on her back for so long... She was very moved...
Seeing that there was no one around, the queen said, "Let me go down, I'm exhausted... I'm going by myself."
Lin Jiabao wiped the sweat with his hands, "I'm not tired, Empress. I'll run around behind you for a while, but I can't let the bad guys catch you."
Fortunately, Lin Jiabao grew up in the village, and his legs are okay. Then Lin Jiabao endured and ran some distance. "Empress Empress, I didn't look at the road when I was running. It doesn't seem to be in the direction of Qianqing Palace..."
"It doesn't matter, let's find a place to hide first. It's definitely not a problem to deal with the hundreds of people in the palace. We just need to find a hidden place to hide first, and don't let the thieves catch them. The emperor and His Royal Highness will come back soon. It's over..." The Queen knew that if Lin Jiabao hadn't desperately run behind her back, she would have been arrested long ago. It would be bad if they were used to blackmail the emperor, but fortunately there was Lin Anzhu...
Lin Jiabao tried his best to carry the Queen's concubine for a while. The Queen saw that he was really tired and said, "Let me go down here..."
Lin Jiabao put the Empress down, his back was already soaked with sweat. Lin Jiabao supported the ground with the big knife that he had been holding tightly in his hand, and continued to walk forward with the help of the Empress. This big sword was very heavy for Lin Jiabao, but he did not dare to let go. If there was an emergency, he could also use this sword to protect the Empress.
"An Zhu, do you know the road here?" the queen asked Lin Jiabao. As a queen, I rarely travel on foot, and generally travel by foot. The queen looked at the remote palace road, thinking that it should be safer here...
Lin Jiabao looked around and replied, "Go back to the Empress, when Anzhu entered the palace, mama asked to recite the route in the palace, and I have been here before. After that, there is Xili Palace, and Anzhu is the first after entering the palace. The months were spent there."
After thinking about it, Lin Jiabao said to the Empress: "The Empress, why don't we go to the Xili Palace, where An Zhu is more familiar. And there are no people from the new palace coming in now, there is no one there, it should be more hidden. ."
After thinking about it, the queen agreed and said, "Let's go to Xili Palace."
After speaking, the two of them walked quickly to the Xili Palace without any delay.
After arriving at Xili Palace, I found that, as Lin Jiabao said, there was no one there. Lin Jiabao took the empress to find the room where the housekeeper had lived, which was also the best room in Xili Palace.
A long period of vacancy caused a layer of dust to accumulate in the room. "Empress, please wait for me to clean up." Lin Jiabao found a quick cloth and wiped it.
The Empress didn't just watch, she also came to help Lin Jiabao, and she was roughly cleaned up in a short while.
"Empress Empress, are your feet better?" Lin Jiabao helped Empress Empress to sit down beside the bed.
"It's much better, sit down too, thanks to you today." The queen was very moved when she saw what Lin Xiaoshi did today, and said gratefully to Lin Jiabao.