Yurun was a little bit hurt by his grasp. She looked at Nie Xuanlie's expression and began to worry that he was not someone with bad intentions. So he closed his teeth and refused to do anything more.
Nie Xuanlie became anxious: "Where was your girl kidnapped?"
Yurun bit her lower lip and remained silent.
"what!"
Nie Xuanlie's hand almost crushed Yurun, Yurun said loudly, "The pharmacy in the east of the city..."
Nie Xuanlie let go of her, turned around and got on his horse, and the horse's hooves raised Xuechen and galloped away.
Yurun stood up from the ground and rubbed his aching shoulders. She looked back and glanced at the heavily guarded Changxinhou mansion. She found a corner of the wall and squatted down. She wanted to wait for Changxinhou's carriage to come. She must tell Changxinhou this matter in person.
At this time, Sheng Jiayan was guarding in the inner palace, facing the second prince.
"His Royal Highness Second Prince," Sheng Jiayan stood at the door of Qinzheng Hall, tall, pressing Xie Yin like a mountain, his voice was cold: "You brought troops into the palace, do you want to rebel?"
Xie Yin confronted him and refused to back down. Today, Xie Yin has almost no power in his hands. Either he was taken back by the father and the emperor, or he was divided by Sheng Jiayan and the third prince. Since he has no way out, it is better to give it a shot.
Xie Yin raised his voice: "Sheng Jiayan, you scoundrel and thief. In vain the father and the emperor trusted you to use you, but you colluded with Beiyan, collaborating with the enemy and treason, and committed the same crime as your father back then! I am here today because I don't want you to take advantage of your father The emperor is seriously ill, and only covers his hands in the courtroom! My third brother is so fooled, you can never fool me."
After colluding with Beiyan's hat, Sheng Jiayan just smiled sarcastically.
"Second Highness, are these your only means?"
Xie Yin knew that Sheng Jiayan would not believe it, but he did have full confidence. He also smiled: "Then let's see."
Sheng Jiayan's eyes were slightly cold, he stopped spending time with him, let the heavy soldiers guard here, turned around and entered the Hall of Diligence.
Going around the heavy yellow curtain hanging on the ground, the queen leaned on the dragon couch, guarding the dying emperor.
Xie Chongming turned his head and looked at Sheng Jiayan, who was handsome and imposing. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Is the second child outside? He still refuses to retire?"
Sheng Jiayan bowed his hands: "The Second Highness wanted to break in to confirm your safety, but was stopped by the minister."
Xie Chongming sneered twice and coughed: "What is the safety, but I am afraid that I will die and he will miss the opportunity."
Sheng Jiayan didn't answer, just lowered his head and said nothing.
"Shengqing," Xie Chongming shouted, "the row of bookshelves in the side hall of Qinzheng Hall is the second row in the third row, the fourth row, and the second row from the entrance. There is my... Will. Who will succeed the throne? It's already been clear from the past that if I don't go out in a big way, you must work hard to keep the new emperor on the throne."
Before Sheng Jiayan could speak, the queen couldn't bear it anymore, almost crying: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, why should you be so dejected."
Xie Chongming patted the back of the queen's hand in a soothing way: "I know how my body is, and the queen doesn't need to be sad and sad about this, life and death are fate, just look at it." Then he turned to Sheng Jiayan: "Sheng Jiayan Sir, can you do your best to assist the new emperor after I return to the west with a crane?"
Sheng Jiayan bowed his head and said, "This minister must spare no effort."
Hearing his promise, Xie Chongming let out a long sigh and stared at the drapery of the dragon couch with turbid eyes: "What happened back then... I was sorry for your father. The secret room that released the decree was also for you. Father's edict to clear his grievances, although it's too late, is the only thing I can do for your father."
Sheng Jiayan's drooping eyebrows did not move at all, there was no emotional fluctuation in his long and narrow eyes, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and he only thanked the emperor quietly.
"You step back." Xie Chongming waved, and Sheng Jiayan bowed to leave.
After leaving the door of Qinzheng Hall, Xie Yin had already left with the army. Sheng Jiayan couldn't leave the palace, and was going to the side hall to check the emperor's will. Yao Xin appeared from the corner in a panic, and walked up the white jade steps quickly.
Sheng Jiayan knew that he was looking for him, so he stopped and waited for him.
When Yao Xin saw someone, he first looked around, and then whispered a few words.
Sheng Jiayan's face turned cold: "Where is the real one?"
Yao Xin opened his palms, the jade pendant of Pixiu exuded a soft luster, and he frowned: "I used the fake jade pendant as bait, and it was stolen. The person who heard the source of the jade pendant that day, except General Nie, was Princess Yongning."
Sheng Jiayan felt a little uneasy, he walked slowly to the side hall, Yao Xin followed behind him. Sheng Jiayan thought for a while, but couldn't think of what Xie Yaohua did to steal his jade pendant.
The cold wind swayed back and forth on the corridor, lifting the corner of Sheng Jiayan's cloak.
Suddenly, Sheng Jiayan seemed to hear someone in his ear: "Sister Meng has been arrested!"
When he listened carefully, there was only the sound of the wind whistling past.
But this sentence was like an empowerment, he turned around suddenly and walked outside the palace: "Yao Xin, you stay here, I will go out of the palace."
In the Qinzheng Hall, after Sheng Jiayan left, the queen lay on Xie Chongming's body and wept silently.
Xie Chongming patted her back in a soothing way: "Afu, don't cry."
He seldom calls his name like this, and this kind of call seems to be when he was a prince in the past. At that time, the queen first married as a prince concubine, and had a deep relationship with Xie Chongming. It was not until Xie Chongming ascended the throne that everything changed. the same change.
"Your Majesty, are you thirsty?" she asked.
Xie Chongming shook his head slightly: "Afu, I will leave you soon. But there are a few things in my heart that I can't give up. I will arrange it for you now, and you will do it for me."
The queen nodded: "You stop."
"Although I have had countless children in my life, I have only two children that are my heart, and I am most worried. The first one is Yaohua's marriage. She will marry Xuan Lie next month, but I can't take good care of her anymore, maybe my death will delay her wedding. But no matter what happens, you must let Yaohua marry Xuan Lie smoothly. The second thing is Qiqi. She She is courageous and self-willed, and has the style of the eldest princess. But I have given all the rights of Mengfu, and when I return to the west, Qiqi will really become a person that no one cares about. So the previous one agreed to marry Qiqi Let's give up the matter for Xuan Lie first. Since Yaohua is married to Xuan Lie, how can the two sisters serve the same husband together. I think Sheng Qing is good, although he has ambitions, he has enough ability. Moreover, with the restraint of Qiqi , he will no longer have any thoughts about my country. So in a few days, you will come forward and urge him to marry Laiyi."
The queen took it all down.
Xie Chongming urged with his last strength: "I just told Sheng Jiayan the location of the will, but I have already given another copy of the will to General Nie. It's not that I don't believe Sheng Jiayan, it's just that if he has something else Heart, I must not keep him to harm my Xie family. So when I die and he reads the imperial edict, you must watch with Xuan Lie, Afu, if he dares to falsely preach the imperial edict, then—"
The emperor's tone suddenly filled with killing intent: "Kill on the spot."
The queen was startled and bowed her head.
…
After the man in black took Meng Eqi away, it didn't look like he was going to see his master at all. Instead, he directly stuffed Meng Eqi into an inconspicuous carriage, bound her hands and feet, and stuffed a ball of cloth in her mouth.
The carriage was neither fast nor slow, but it never stopped. During this period, Meng Qiqi judged by recognizing the voices outside the carriage, wouldn't this group of people want to sell them somewhere
It's a pity that her hands and feet are tied and she can't open the window to see it.
In the evening, the carriage finally stopped. The driver who was driving the car was a tall man, he suddenly opened the curtain, looked at Meng Qiqi, who was still sitting there, and was about to put the curtain down.
Meng Qiqi hurriedly called out like a pig.
"Why!?" The man tore off the rag from Meng Eqi's mouth and asked impatiently.
"This hero, give me some water to drink." Meng Eqi took courage and pretended to be calm.
The strong man seemed hesitant.
Meng Eqi said coldly: "Your master asked you to tie me up, so it took so much trouble, it shouldn't kill me. If you don't give me water and something happens to me, then you won't either. Nice talk."
The strong man felt that her reasoning seemed reasonable, he took the deerskin water bag from his waist, opened it and fed it to her mouth, not forgetting to mumble, "Trouble!"
He acted rudely, and Meng Eqi choked twice, holding back the anger in his belly. When the strong man lifted the curtain, she could see the outside environment through the curtain. They should have stopped by a tea shed now, and just now they heard someone talking on the way. It should be two people who were looking at her, although they secretly didn't know if there were any Tibetans.
Meng Eqi chatted casually: "Big brother, how much did your master pay for you to hold me hostage? I'll pay three times, and you send me back."
The strong man laughed loudly: "Three times? You are a drunk girl, you don't necessarily have so much money for selling yourself."
It seems that these people don't know her true identity, Meng Eqi heaved a sigh of relief, followed by a shy smile: "You saw it out."
The strong man's laughter stopped abruptly, and he stuffed Meng Qiqi's mouth again.
The carriage continued to sway, and when the moon and stars were thin at night, Meng Qiqi was already hungry.
So she hummed again, occasionally kicking the wall of the carriage, but as expected, the strong man opened the curtain and asked angrily, "What else!"
He took off the rag from Meng Eqi's mouth, and Meng Eqi smirked: "I want to eat, I'm hungry."
The man scolded a harsh word: "Why are you so troublesome!" Then he took out a sesame cake from the food bag and handed it to Meng Qiqi. Meng Qiqi took the cake, which was as hard as a stone, and gnawed at it. , Chewing her cheeks also hurts her teeth and roots, but she can't stop eating, she can be hungry, and the child still needs to eat.
After eating for a while, Meng Eqi suddenly asked about the smell of burning. She sniffed carefully, suddenly panicked, and kicked the wall of the car suddenly.
The strong man lifted the curtain and glared angrily: "What are you doing this time! Do you want to pull or drink water!"
Meng Qiqi hurriedly threw the sesame cake on his big face: "The back of the carriage is on fire, get me down!"