"There is a secret passage underground in Chenyuan Palace. The queen did not discover it by accident. She has not told anyone about it since she discovered it. Even the palace lady who discovered it by accident and accompanied her through the passage was also taken by her. Dispose of it, that is to say, she is the only one who knows about it."
Ning Xueyan explained.
This is the queen's secret. In order to prove this fact, the queen also gave an example, that is, after the Yunluoluo incident last time, she was drugged. Originally, the queen meant to bring her to a room after she fainted from the drug. There, there was a man who sneaked in from outside the palace along this tunnel.
When Ning Xueyan woke up, if she found that she was with a man in disheveled clothes, she would be flustered. At this time, in order to protect her secret, of course it was the queen who said what, starting from Ning Xueyan, let Ao Chenyi Recognize the matter of Yun Luoluo.
It's just that Ao Chenyi came suddenly, and the queen didn't dare to act in vain for a while, so this matter was unsuccessful.
Of course, the queen didn't know that Ning Xueyan had noticed something in the tea long ago, and she didn't really drink the tea, but put it into her veil instead.
Seeing that Ao Chenyi lost his eyes and didn't speak for a while, Ning Xueyan said again: "The queen said that the queen of the previous dynasty should have escaped from this place at that time. The queen went down the tunnel several times later and saw that there were still falling objects on the ground. The hairpin should have been dropped when the empress of the previous dynasty fled."
That should also be the secret way for him to escape from the palace. Thinking about that time, the entire capital had already fallen, and the palace was on fire everywhere, so he must have rushed into the palace. If it is impossible, it becomes inevitable to escape from a secret path.
And that secret path was not discovered in the end, so no one tracked down the former queen at that time.
On this point, Ning Xueyan agreed with the queen.
"Where is the secret way?" Ao Chenyi's narrowed eyes flashed a gloomy look.
Ning Xueyan reached out and patted the big carved bed, pointed to the back of the bed and said, "It's right behind, there's a hidden switch over there, you can go in directly."
"There should be a switch inside too!" Ao Chenyi's lips curled into a wicked smile.
"Yes, there is also inside. When the queen comes out from inside, she can open it from the inside. It is very convenient. This is what the queen left for herself as a retreat."
This is indeed what the queen left for herself as a way out, so she is the only one who knows about it, but what she didn't expect was that when she was about to strangle the emperor, the emperor would suddenly wake up, and then frantically wanted to strangle the empress to death , so the situation changed beyond her, she actually strangled the emperor to death, and she was not prepared for anything.
So, that secret path is useless.
"You go to the side hall next to you to sleep, this place will be empty for now, and usually act like you are still sleeping here, when you come over during the day, stay in the outer hall, let Xinmei look inside, at night, Let Xinmei sleep here." Ao Chenyi thought quickly, and immediately understood the importance of this tunnel, and said with cold eyes.
There was such a secret passage behind Ning Xueyan's bed, and he really didn't know anything about it. Thinking that Ning Xueyan might fall into a dangerous situation because of this, Ao Chenyi's expression is definitely not good-looking now.
Empress Xian said that she was the only one who knew about this passage, but Ao Chenyi felt uneasy. Of course, no matter whether anyone knew about it, Ao Chenyi felt uneasy whenever he thought of Ning Xueyan's bed behind such a passage. Very, so the fastest way, of course, is to move Ning Xueyan away from here.
So next, Ning Xueyan lived in the side hall of Chenyuan Palace. As the queen's side hall, it used to be inhabited, and the place is also big. After cleaning it, people can live in it. It is very convenient for Ning Xueyan to come here , Every night, I go to sleep, and in the morning, I will come over to deal with affairs in the outer hall, and occasionally meet those imperial wives who are asking for an audience.
No one knew that Ning Xueyan was not really living in the main hall of Chenyun Palace.
After a few days like this, there was a bad news about Ning Xueyan coming from the front. In fact, it was not a bad news to Ning Xueyan. She really didn't think there was anything, but Ning Zuan died in battle.
And the reason why he died in the battle was that he was so happy. Ming Feiyong didn't let him fight. He must fight, and he promised to win the battle. In the end, he didn't win the battle. He was ambushed by Annan first. , fell into a deadly situation, and was killed after a hard fight.
Regarding this news, Ning Xueyan really didn't feel anything.
Speaking of which, Ning Zu'an was not originally in the ranks of this campaign. He had lost all official positions at that time, so how could he still have the opportunity to participate in the war, but he wanted to fight for the country wholeheartedly, even if he started as a small soldier. Of course Ning Xueyan did not believe how Ning Zuan was devoted to protecting the country.
The reason why he is so forceful is of course because he wants to make meritorious service, become an official, and regain his strength. After all, considering his age, he is really not that old, and as Ning Xueyan's nominal father, Ao Chen Yi's father-in-law, of course, can't really just let him be a little soldier, and besides, he still has some old memories in the army.
Ning Zu'an saw this right, asked a few colleagues to help him, and then knelt outside the Meridian Gate himself. The whole capital knew about it, forcing Ao Chenyi to let him go out, and at least he was a lieutenant general, no matter what , he is the emperor's father-in-law, but Ao Chenyi was not angry, he only curled his lips mockingly, and agreed to his expedition, and became a lieutenant general of the expedition.
As for the accident this time, it was all because of his great success. From the time he married the Ming family, he made the involuntary oath, and the signed paper afterwards, Ning Xueyan knew that Ning Zuan was of one mind. If you want to climb up, you never want to be an idle head of state.
The most important thing is that his position as Marquis of the Protector has already been given up to Ning Huaijing. It can be said that he really has nothing but the empty title of head of state, so he is He would try so hard to make meritorious deeds, but unexpectedly, he failed in the end and died in Annan.
"Empress Empress, the general sent someone to send you a private letter, which was included in the battle report. The emperor asked the servants to bring it directly." After reporting the previous matter, Xinmei took out another letter from her bosom and handed it to you. Ning Xueyan.
Ning Xueyan took the letter, saw that the letter was still sealed, a smile flashed across her eyes, opened it, took out the letter paper inside, looked at it, and frowned slightly.
Ming Feiyong didn't say anything else, he just mentioned the matter of Ning Zu'an, he must go out, and then die in battle, for Ning Zu'an, Ming Feiyong and Ning Xueyan disliked very much, Ming Feiyong ignored this man who stepped on the Ming family's superior position, and Ning Xueyan also ignored him.
The most important thing Ming Feiyong told Ning Xueyan was that someone saw Ning Huaiyuan in Annan, and he was still in King Annan's army. Thinking about it, he should have surrendered to King Annan and let Ning Xueyan Bian was careful about Ning Huaiyuan, fearing that he would come back one day and murder Ning Xueyan.
Ning Huaiyuan really did not die! Ning Xueyan put down the letter paper in her hand, and flicked it into the envelope again, a trace of thought flashed in her eyes.
When Ning Huaiyuan disappeared inexplicably, Ning Xueyan realized that he should have left secretly. Something happened to the Ling family. As the son of a concubine, and the status of a concubine born to a vicious woman, he really could no longer inherit the protection of the country. Hou's seat, and being ridiculed for staying, he can only leave sadly.
Now that he left, Ning Xueyan also decided not to pursue it anymore, but unexpectedly, he actually defected to King Annan.
And in the last sentence of Ming Feiyong's letter, it was also mentioned that the son of Prince Annan was the former son of Jiangnan Yueming. Who would have thought that Hua Yunheng, who is well-known in the south of the Yangtze River, has a good demeanor and talent, is actually one of the three kings of Annan? , the most important mysterious son of King Annan.
No one thought that Prince Annan's son did not grow up in Annan, but grew up in the hinterland of Chu State, in the south of the Yangtze River.
Regarding the matter of Hua Yunheng, Ning Xueyan didn't have too many thoughts. In the last life, the marriage between Hua Yunheng and Ning Ziying should have been arranged by King Annan. Later, she found out that she might not be, but in another place. When the one who was more likely to be, he immediately changed his course and made another marriage.
Hua Yunheng also left the Ning Mansion at that time, and Ning Ziying and Xia Yuhang were also married at that time.
Everything can be said to be accidental or inevitable. Whether it is on the side of King Annan or the side of Xiafu, it is a former eldest princess who is plotting, and what they want is the one brought along with the former eldest princess. A share of interests, huge wealth, hidden treasure, or even a treasure map!
At the beginning, Xia Yuhang fumbled inch by inch among Ning Ziying's brocades.
Those dowries sent to Xia Mansion should have been dismantled and checked carefully! It's a pity that the so-called treasure has long since disappeared, and it has nothing to do with Ning Ziying. No matter how detailed Xia Yuhang's investigation was, he found nothing.
A while ago, Hua Yunheng had been going to the Yun Cinema, and Ning Xueyan knew about it, but so what, even if Ning Ziying had sincerely treated Hua Yunheng as a relative, it had already passed, and Ning Ziying at that time Maybe Ying didn't know the stakes here, how could he not understand after he was reborn and figured out everything.
At first, Hua Yunheng wanted to marry himself because of profit, but later he didn't marry him because of profit. Similarly, Xia Yuhang married himself for profit, and then watched himself drowned in the lotus pond by Ling's mother and daughter. Isn't it for profit? In comparison, Ning Xueyan felt that Wen Xueran was more noble than them since she didn't come up with any marriage contract, and she respected her the most.
As for the marriage contract, the most real one should be his one.
And at least he didn't pretend to be a marriage contract. On the one hand, he expressed deep affection and righteousness, but he was actually weighing the pros and cons before deciding whether he needed to practice the marriage contract.
Of course, there should be some reason why Wen Xueran knew the secret of the treasure, but Ning Xueyan still thanked him. If he really made a fuss about being the posthumous daughter of the former queen, it would take some trouble for her position as the queen …