In the winter of Shengwu's twenty-fifth year, the vegetation was inhabited, the mountains and rocks were far away, the climate was getting colder and colder, and the Forbidden Palace became more and more solemn and solemn.
In a few days it will be New Year's Day, according to the rules of the palace, New Year's Day and New Year's Eve are the days of family banquets. Although New Year's Day is not as grand as New Year's Eve, it is still lively. The Dazheng Palace was getting ready early, and all the palaces and halls had a more joyful and peaceful atmosphere, and they were busy.
However, it was at this time that a major event happened, which set off a turbulent and turbulent undercurrent in this originally quiet and stable winter. Since then, there have been many years and countless personnel ups and downs, all of which started here.
Qing Chen recalled that it was a quiet night, and things happened without warning.
In fact, everything has more or less precedence, but no one has noticed, or it is impossible to predict anything from it.
It wasn't too early to go to bed that night, Qing Chen and the two sisters Bi Yao and Dan Qiong talked for a while before returning to their room, lying on the bed alone, staring at the flickering candlelight in a daze.
Time is slowly passing by, and sometimes when I think of the past, it seems like a lifetime away.
Raising her hand to look at the tourmaline, the colorful luster has an unstoppable beauty. She suddenly had a thought, if one day she could really activate the forbidden technique and disappear here, would she shed tears as well.
This sudden thought is very strange, as if the current self has actually become himself, but the real one is like a dream. She closed her eyes, the reflection of the candle flame still remained in her eyes, and it slowly disappeared again.
During the mid-night dew, Sun Shi'an, who was supposed to be serving in the Zhiyuan Palace, came to the Yaochun Pavilion at this time.
Under the bright and dark palace lanterns, Sun Shi'an's usually mediocre and downcast face showed no clues, he just lowered his eyes and said: "The old slave is here to invite the princess by order of the emperor."
Qing Chen twitched his eyebrows lightly, with some ominous premonition in his heart, he asked, "Do you know what's going on?"
Sun Shi'an said: "Something happened to Feng Xiuyi."
Qing Chen was very surprised: "Luanfei? What happened to her?" Luanfei has been with the Emperor of Heaven for many years. How could something happen to such a person
Sun Shi'an's voice was still low and low: "Please add some clothes to the princess and come with me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to clean up when it's late."
Qing Chen took a cloak casually, and followed Sun Shi'an out of Yanxi Palace. Sun Shi'an seemed to be in a stable state, but he didn't slow down at all. He rushed towards Jingxuanmen, and whispered to Qingchen: "Feng Xiuyi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went out of the palace in private. After chasing the two of them back, unexpectedly the inner court guards who used to protect His Highness the Prince arrived, and now the two sides are at a stalemate in the outer city."
Shocked in his heart, Qing Chen left the palace privately, which would be elopement if it was serious. She looked at Sun Shi'an: "The two of them..."
Sun Shi'an nodded slightly: "His Royal Highness still left a letter to the Holy One, please go to the crown prince."
Qing Chen knew that according to the rules of the celestial dynasty, the women of the official clan who were ranked in Xiuyi were strictly forbidden to talk about marriage before the age of 25, and after the age of 25, the emperor ordered marriage before they could leave the court. But in order to avoid making a certain prince too powerful, generally speaking, he is only matched to the powerful and powerful, and rarely married to the royal family. The actions of Luanfei and the prince can be said to be against the displeasure of the world, abandoning the patriarchal system and disregarding the patriarchal system. The two of them are the closest relatives and trustworthies of the Emperor of Heaven, they not only left the palace privately, but also caused a conflict between the Jingji Division and the inner court army, the Emperor of Heaven is probably more than just furious now.
In the dead of night, the sound of horseshoes knocking on the bluestone pavement of Shangjiufang broke the tranquility, making people feel uneasy.
There are many torches in front of the city, and the inner court troops of Gyeonggi Weihe are facing each other in the city, and there are thousands of people on both sides.
Ye Tianqing seemed to be talking to the prince, presumably he was trying to persuade the two of them, the prince and Luan Fei stood opposite him, their faces hidden in the darkness of the fire, and their expressions could not be seen clearly.
The Gyeonggi Guards and the inner court army have always been at odds, and small fights are common on weekdays. At this time, each is his own master, and there are many swords and swords, which seem to be on the verge of breaking out. The so-called protection of His Royal Highness may be just a reason. This confrontation has been suppressed for a long time, and finally touched.
Qing Chen and Sun Shi'an rushed forward, and Jingji Weizhong immediately opened a passage for them to go ahead.
Under the open fire, Luan Fei took off her hairpin and turned her face to the sky, simply pulled up the pendant bun, and her green cloth dress looked like a small family jade. The prince was also wearing an ordinary cloth shirt, his white face was as quiet and elegant as jade, and the coarse cloth could not conceal his noble temperament in his gestures, he had a kind of calmness that could not be offended and a sense of tranquility far away from the world.
Qing Chen got off his horse, seeing such a graceful couple, he vaguely felt that something was wrong. Watching from the sidelines these days, although Luanfei has always been somewhat close to the prince, when did it reach such a point, with Luanfei's shrewdness, why did he make such an unwise move? The crown prince abandoned the position of crown prince and she escaped from the palace. Even if they could leave the capital, where would the world be? Even if I look back now, the Forbidden Palace is dark, like a crouching beast devouring people, I am afraid that there will be no sun forever.
When Luanfei saw Qing Chen and Sun Shi'an, a pair of bright almond eyes showed a complex look, and said: "Sister, my sister is not loyal to the king and not filial to the relatives, I am afraid that I will not be able to be filial at the knees of my parents, and I will have to help my sister in the future."
Qing Chen looked at her deeply, and persuaded: "Luan Fei, listen to my sister's words, and return to the palace with His Highness the Crown Prince quickly. It is not too late for us to intercede with the Emperor of Heaven."
Sun Shi'an also said: "Your Highness, the Holy Majesty is very angry, this old slave is so bold, please think twice, Your Highness."
The prince smiled slightly: "You don't need to say any more. Now that I have taken this step, I don't plan to return to the palace. Inner court guards, from now on I am no longer the prince of the heavenly dynasty. Go back quickly and don't mess around."
Qing Chen looked at the inner court guards in bright armor guarding the prince, and felt a chill for no reason in his heart.
Ye Tianqing was already persuading him dry-mouthed: "Your Highness, my father has ordered my fourth brother to lead the Xuanjia Army to seal Shangjiufang, and the nine gates of the inner city are under martial law. Even if I let you go, it won't help. The matter has come to an end. The only way is to go back with me to meet the emperor."
Hearing that Ye Tianling had been ordered to mobilize troops to block the way out, the prince and Luanfei looked at each other, their eyes full of compassion. Luan Fei smiled bitterly and said: "I don't think I will harm His Highness after all."
The prince looked calm, and even looked at Luan Fei with a little more tenderness: "I did everything voluntarily, how can you say that you harmed me?"
Luanfei looked at the heavily besieged Jingji Division, knowing that today he would not be able to escape from the Emperor's palm no matter what, and finally said: "Your Highness, you can go back with the fifth master and sister, as long as you confess your mistakes to the emperor, the emperor will forgive you."
A smile appeared on the prince's lips, and he shook his head. He stared at Luan Fei, and said softly: "There are winds in spring, flowers in autumn and moons in autumn, and they accompany you every year."
Luanfei was slightly startled, and murmured: "Shangqiongbi falls to Huangquan, and is the same as the king everywhere." She closed her eyes and raised her head, with a charming smile on her face, and suddenly said: "Your Highness, take care, Luanfei will go first." Covering it with the long sleeve, he raised his hand and poured something into his mouth.
"Luanfei!" The prince turned pale with shock, and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab it, but watched Luanfei fall down amidst the exclamation of everyone. Desperately mad, he shouted in a hoarse voice: "Flying Luan! Flying Luan!"
Qing Chen didn't want Luan Fei to commit suicide by taking poison, so he took a few steps forward: "Let me see her!"
But the crown prince blocked her fiercely: "Don't come here!" The guards in the inner court got the crown prince's order, and the guards stepped forward, making every move.
Qing Chen said anxiously: "Your Highness, let me see Luan Fei, maybe there is still a way to save me."
The prince raised his head sadly, holding the porcelain vase he snatched from Luan Fei's hand: "This is the red crest of a crane, there is no way to save it."
Qing Chen took a closer look, and found that the sapphire porcelain vase was indeed from the palace, and it was specially used as a red crest for concubines after death. A heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley, she was not a Daluo Jinxian, and she was speechless for a while, thinking that she couldn't cure the poison of Crane Crown Red in such a situation.
"Shangqiongbi falls to Huangquan, and is the same as the king everywhere." The prince stared at Luanfei's lifeless jade face, suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Shangqiongbi falls to the Yellow Spring, and is the same as the king everywhere!" Pour the rest of Luanfei's Hedinghong into his mouth.
Ye Tianqing's complexion changed drastically, but it was too late to fly to rescue him.
At the very moment, in the dark night, a wolf-toothed ink-feathered arrow pierced through the air, and hit the porcelain bottle in the prince's hand accurately before everyone else. Half of the body, but the person was unscathed.
The long arrow flew past the prince's cheek, and pierced into a crack in the stone not far away. The Gyeonggi Guard and the inner court army were stunned by the arrow and fell silent for a moment. Ye Tianqing and Sun Shi'an immediately surrounded him, half-supporting and half-pressing the crown prince.
Qing Chen also took Luan Fei's body with his help, looked up, Feng Chi had arrived in front of him, Ye Tianling was dressed in a black warrior uniform, holding a golden longbow in his hand, dismounted and came to the prince in a few steps.
The prince was safe, Ye Tianling said in a deep voice: "Brother Huang, why bother to be so confused?" At this moment, everyone's hearts were full of fear. If the arrow was a little bit off, the prince would have been killed by the arrow. How did Ye Tianling explain to the Heavenly Emperor? This move is actually more dangerous than the prince's death from taking poison.
The prince was surrounded by crowds, but he didn't hear anything about the people around him, he just watched Luanfei quietly. Qing Chen looked at Luan Fei's situation, frowned, and remained silent.
However, after a short pause, there was a sudden burst of shouting and cursing, and some people from the Jingji Wei and the inner court army started fighting with swords, guns, and fists. Seeing the situation intensified, the situation became even more chaotic.
Ye Tianling looked back, his eyes turned cold, his figure was slightly moving, and he had penetrated between the two formations, a clear light flashed, and several people who made the move staggered back, leaving a large open space.
"Rebellion?" Ye Tianling shouted coldly, the long sword in his hand reflected the moonlight, as cold as a Shura phantom.
The troops on both sides were silent at the same time, Ye Tianling had led the army for many years, and his prestige in the army was very high, few people dared to act presumptuously in front of him. What's more, who can bear the word "rebellion"? He looked coldly at the inner court army who was still eager to try: "Li Chengyu, take good care of your guards, and if someone makes rash moves, don't blame me for being ruthless." He put his sword back into its sheath, and said, "Fifth brother." Tian Qing ruled the restraint, he didn't want to overstep his authority, he just raised his hand and turned to look at the prince and Luan Fei.
Following Ye Tianling's gestures, the Gyeonggi Guards and the Inner Court Army suddenly discovered that there were Xuanyi Iron Guards on both sides arrayed on the periphery. Compared with the mighty power of the Shenwumen Rewarding Army, these soldiers appeared quietly and hid in the night There was a sudden burst of fear in the darkness. It can be imagined that if the two sides continue to quarrel, with Ye Tianling's means, I am afraid that no one will be able to please.
Ye Tianqing escaped from the prince, and shouted to Jingji Wei: "All return to the team, against you!"
Li Chengyu, the commander of the inner court army, photographed the majesty of Ye Tianling, and restrained his subordinates not to cause trouble again.
Ye Tianling looked pale, and said to the prince: "Brother, please go back to the palace, the emperor is restless late at night, how can you and I bear to be courtiers?"
The prince was indifferent, just watching Luan Fei.
Ye Tianling leaned down and asked Qing Chen, "How is it?"
Qing Chen frowned, as if he had encountered something incomprehensible, and said, "It's hard to say, maybe there is still a way to save it."
When the prince heard this, a flash of light flashed across his eyes: "What did you say?"
Qing Chen raised his head and said: "If you come in time, maybe you can save Luan Fei's life. Your Highness, even if it's for Luan Fei, let's go back to the palace first and then worry about it."
The prince showed a sneering smile: "You just want to lure me back to the palace, Luan Fei drank the red crane, who else can save her?"
Qing Chen said quietly: "Luan Fei's body is still full of vitality, and there is still warmth in her chest. I am her elder sister. I will save her if His Highness returns to the palace. If His Highness still wants to stay here, then I will take Luan Fei first." I'm going back." These words are both soft and hard, which cannot be doubted. Ye Tianling also knew that only Luan Fei could impress the prince at this time, so he leaned over to help Qing Chen pick up Luan Fei: "Send you back to the palace."
The prince said anxiously: "Can you really save Luan Fei?"
Qing Chen said seriously: "I never lie."
The crown prince frowned, closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, and said disheartenedly: "Forget it, I'll go back with you."