There was a big incident in the palace, and ordinary people didn’t know the reason. Ordinary people only knew that martial law had been enforced everywhere in the capital, and officers from Shuntian Prefecture and the Gyeonggi Guard in the city were patrolling around the palace walls. Divergent to search.
"Could it be that some spies have entered?" Some people whispered.
As soon as these words came out, someone immediately analyzed, "No, the Tartars have been completely driven out. Their khans are all dead, I heard that the Tartars have already turned their backs in order to fight for the position of the khan. , at this moment, they still have the intention to come and make trouble in our week?"
"Then what's the matter in your opinion?"
"I'm afraid there is something missing in the palace, otherwise I wouldn't start looking around the palace wall."
The people didn't know why, but the Gyeonggi guards who searched asked people when they met, and soon there was news that these people were actually looking for a little boy around four years old.
Everyone began to speculate, whose little baby would attract Gyeonggi Guards.
Soon, someone guessed the Tianjia children.
"I'm afraid it's not the saint's nephew?"
"I haven't heard that the nephew of the saint has this age, but it's the prince..."
The speaker realized that the situation was wrong, his eyes widened, and he closed his mouth instantly!
Everyone is guessing in their hearts, could it be that the prince has been lost?
The palace is heavily guarded, how could the emperor's son disappear so easily? Maybe they were thinking and guessing wrong
People who don't know the truth no longer dare to talk indiscriminately, and instead worry about themselves. Those officers are very domineering, and it is impossible to ensure which officer will avenge their personal revenge, in case they take this opportunity to harm their family...
The capital, which was originally a depressed atmosphere, became even more nervous at this time. The nobles in the palace were frightened, and the common people were not spared.
This is still the case in the capital, in the palace
Within the entire palace wall, everyone's life was messed up. In order to search for the prince's whereabouts and any clues, I don't know how many people in the palace were implicated, and how many innocent people were taken away.
The queen mother was seriously ill because of Li Helan's death. She kept clamoring for Li Qitian to avenge Li Helan, but Li Qitian never responded, and the queen mother was disheartened. Now that the chaos in the palace is going against the sky, even if Li Qitian and the empress did not deliberately tell it, the queen mother also listened to the maid next to her.
"What did you say? You said it was Brother Hao who lost it?"
Seeing that the queen mother's face was ashen, the palace maid knelt down in a panic, "The servant also just heard what the guards who searched said. What's going on, the servant doesn't know."
The Empress Dowager's face was pale and her eyes were dull. After a long while, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't call the emperor to Ai's family!"
The people in the palace complained bitterly. The errand in the imperial study used to be a beautiful one, but now everyone really wants to avoid it. If the prince is really lost, it would be fortunate that the errand of the imperial study would not be angered, not to mention that the queen mother has such an attitude.
Then there was Mammy Li, who served closely by the Queen Mother's side, soothingly said: "The Queen Mother must not be anxious. The Holy Master won't talk to you about this, because I'm afraid that your worry will ruin your body. The little prince will be alright."
The empress dowager sat up with the big pillow, and the bones in her whole body were clattering when she moved.
Holding his forehead, he was dizzy for a moment, and his eyes were also blackened, but the queen mother couldn't care about it at all.
"They are deceiving me, an old woman without real power! Zhang's family is ruined! Does she think it's a secret, so Aijia won't take care of her? Call Zhang's family to Aijia!"
Obviously, the queen mother was extremely angry, but she was still able to remain rational, knowing that it was useless to splash in front of the emperor, but the queen was easy to handle, and it was easier to get a satisfactory answer from the queen if she wanted to ask anything.
The palace people breathed a sigh of relief, at least the queen mother still had some reason and knew to avoid the emperor.
Someone was going to Kunning Palace to invite the Queen.
At this time, the queen was eating the bitter medicine in the small white porcelain bowl and the snow-white spoon brought by the palace maid.
Ruolan, the maid of the palace, persuaded softly: "Niangniang, since the old ladies around you have been released from the palace to take care of you, your health has been in bad shape. Now you are anxious about the prince's affairs, but you can't ignore it. Your own body. If you fall ill, who can stare at people wholeheartedly to find the whereabouts of His Highness?"
The queen lowered her eyes, her eyelashes covered the emotions in her eyes, her pale lips sipped the black medicinal juice, as if she could not feel the bitter taste, she quickly took the medicine, and took a sip of the blue and white carp cover and rinsed her mouth. Covering his mouth with a handkerchief, he spit into the gargle of the lotus basket color, and then asked, "Is there any news? Are there any clues found near the Imperial Garden?"
"Niangniang, the palace servants who were on duty in the imperial garden at that time have already been arrested, and the sage ordered them to be interrogated one by one. Even in the palaces of several niangniangs in the harem, the sage has arranged for people to find their whereabouts one by one, you can rest assured. Well, the prince must be fine."
The queen nodded, and lowered her head frowning again.
The people in the palace knew that the queen lost her beloved only son, and they felt sad. They also knew that their persuasion was useless, so they all calmed down.
At this time, the maid in front of the Kunning Palace came in and sent a message, "Niangniang, the empress dowager has ordered someone to invite you over there. Perhaps the empress dowager found out about her highness."
The Queen's heart froze, and she thought for a while before she stood up: "I see. Ben Gong will go immediately."
The palace people served the queen to change her clothes and comb her hair, but the queen waved her hands and refused.
Her face was haggard, her face was pale and sallow, and she lost weight in just two or three days, and her cheeks were sunken. As soon as she walked out of the gate of Kunning Palace, the queen was dizzy and her eyes were black, and before she could step on the shoulder, she fell to the ground.
"Empress!" The palace people were shocked, "Hurry up, call the imperial doctor! The empress has fainted!"
The queen fainted, and the entire hospital in Taiyuan panicked.
The Empress Dowager was angrily pounding the Arhat bed, pounding the mahogany Arhat bed with a bang.
"Ai's family saw her on purpose! I lost the good grandson of Ai's family, there is no way to explain it, and now I will pretend to be dazed and deal with it! Tell the emperor to Ai's family! If there is something wrong with Brother Hao, Ai's family only needs them to give them to the children. Pay for their lives! What are they doing all day long, such a group of people can't look down on a brother Hao!"
The palace people did not dare to say more, they could only answer.
And Li Qitian also quickly learned the news that the queen fainted and the queen mother was furious. The prince lost it, and the city stepped up to find it, but the army of Pang Xiao was only going to attack the city in two days, and all the unsatisfactory things dared to happen At the same time, Li Qitian is already in a daze.
"Tell people to contact Ding Guogong, no matter what, you must bring my words to me! If you can't do it, come and see me!"
In Pang Xiao's camp, there was a lot of laughter.
When night fell and the sky was dark, bonfires were burning everywhere in the camp. Except for the soldiers on duty who were responsible for patrolling, the rest of the people sat on the ground beside the bonfire, roasting dry food or the game they caught.
Pang Xiao was happy today, and he still felt unhappy after drinking a jar of wine with Ji Zeyu and Mu Jinghu.
Qin Yining, on the other hand, was tired and yawned.
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "You're tired, go to bed first? The children have already gone to bed with the nurse, and you're too tired. Just take a good night's sleep."
Qin Yining nodded.
When she came to Pang Xiao's side, she no longer had to worry, her safety was guaranteed, and her mind was completely relaxed. She didn't worry about the children, let alone her own safety. Haven't had a solid sleep.
"Then I'll go back. Don't eat too much wine." Qin Yining stood up and blessed with a few people. Mu Jinghu, Ji Zeyu and others bowed their hands to Qin Yining.
When Qin Yining was far away, Ji Zeyu laughed and joked, "Aren't you going back to accompany your daughter-in-law?"
Pang Xiao took another sip of wine and said with a smile: "It's important to eat wine first. I'm in a good mood today, and it's the most suitable time to drink wine. Come, let's do it!"
"Don't eat too much, that's all we have to do. Drinking alcohol makes a mistake." Ji Zeyu persuaded.
Pang Xiao nodded and didn't argue much, just talking about the capital while drinking. At this time, many soldiers and generals gathered to chat, and some even took off their shirts to show their fists and kicks. Seeing the rise, he also went off to wrestle with others. His amazing strength and agility caused the soldiers to shout again and again.
Ji Zeyu got up and went to the surrounding woods to have a commune. As soon as he turned around when he was about to come back, he noticed that there seemed to be a dark shadow beside the outermost tent beckoning to him.
Ji Zeyu was suddenly alert, and just as he was about to open his mouth to warn, the man hurriedly knelt down and whispered: "Ding Guo Gong, listen to me!"
It was an unfamiliar voice, and the man was kneeling in the shadows again, making it impossible for him to see the outline.
Ji Zeyu didn't want to give this person a chance to turn over, so he walked over with the whip.
"Ding Guogong!" The man spoke anxiously, but he still did not dare to speak loudly, and only persuaded like a splash of beads, "I have come here on an order to give you a few words, I am the only one who came and said No malice."
Ji Zeyu raised his eyebrows, but he was a little curious about how Li Qitai planned to convince him this time.
Seeing that Ji Zeyu didn't call someone immediately, the people in the shadows breathed a sigh of relief, walked out a little, knelt down and saluted: "Xia Chen An is the dark guard beside the sage, and I came here to preach the words of the sage, you You are sworn brothers with the sage, and now the world is stable at the beginning of the year, it is not the time when we are in civil turmoil. Duke Ding is a loyal man, so he will naturally put the safety of the people first, and I also ask Duke Ding to be able to look at the veneration. My son, help the sage to put this matter to rest."
"How to calm down?" Ji Zeyu was curious.
Chen Anlue said a little excitedly: "If Duke Ding can persuade Pang Xiao to retreat, it will be easy to do. If not, it would be better if he can capture Pang Xiao alive! If he wants to come to Pang Xiao, he will not be too defensive about Duke Ding. As long as Duke Ding can To take down Pang Xiao and stop this chaos, the sage is willing to take the country as a gift, and I would like to share the country with you in the future."