Snow particles fell on Qin Wan's shoulders densely with the cold wind, and Bai Ying was holding an umbrella beside him, and the master and servant walked very slowly.
The night's snow also covered the palace with a layer of whiteness. Qin Wan felt a little out of breath in the deep palace walls where the atmosphere was particularly depressing and quiet.
Today, there are obviously more Imperial Guards in the palace. The Imperial Guards are patrolling back and forth. When they meet Qin Wan, they have to look more often. When they reach the second Yimen Gate, Qin Wan turns to look at Kun In the direction of Ninggong, the glazed roof ridge, which is usually known as Cancan, is now scorched black.
Looking back, Qin Wan went to Shoukang Palace.
Today's Shoukang Palace is the same as in the past, but when Qin Wan saw Nanny Chen, Nanny Chen seemed to have aged a few years overnight. She saluted and sighed again, "The princess is here, you first Don't go in, the empress dowager didn't sleep all night, she just closed her eyes now."
Qin Wanfang paused, nodded, "Nurse, you don't look very well either."
Nanny Chen let out a long breath, and her whole body's energy and energy were dispersed. There was deep worry in her eyes, and her eyes became much more desolate.
Qin Wan knew that she couldn't ask more questions, but such a big incident happened, especially Qin Chaoyu's disappearance, which made her very uneasy. Although she was not really Miss Nine, she lived in the Hou's Mansion since she entered Beijing, and she did enjoy it. When Qin Shu and his wife took care of her, she couldn't turn a blind eye because of emotion and reason.
"Mommy, last night... the emperor came?"
Qin Wan changed the subject and asked about the emperor. Nanny Chen shook her head, "No, the emperor might not be able to take care of the empress dowager."
Seeing Qin Wan's hesitant eyes, Mother Chen knew what she was worried about, so she sighed, "Don't worry, Princess, as long as this matter has nothing to do with the Hou's House, it won't endanger the Hou's House in a short time, but... But it still depends on the plans of the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Yes, it depends on the plans of the queen and the prince. If they just leave the palace, it may be a case without a head. There is no law in the Great Zhou that stipulates that the queen and the prince should not leave the palace. Trying to do something else would make a big difference.
The line of Prince Gong is the best example.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan couldn't help feeling cold in his heart.
She thought of Yan Sui, and hurriedly asked, "Where's Your Highness the Ninth Prince?"
Nanny Chen looked in the direction where Yan Sui lived, "His Highness Ninth Prince is very good today, and he is in his room."
No matter what happens, Yan Sui is very obedient, Qin Wan said, "Then I'll go and see His Highness Ninth Prince, if the Empress Dowager wakes up, the nanny will call me."
Nanny Chen nodded, and Qin Wanfang went to find Yan Sui.
Sure enough, Yan Sui was in the room. His small body was lying on the window sill, and he was about to reach out for the snowflakes outside. The sound of the door opening startled him. When he turned around, he saw Qin Wan coming in. Surprised, he got down from the window sill and ran towards Qin Wan in a patter.
"Why are you here? Is it because of the imperial grandmother's illness?"
Qin Wan looked at Yan Sui with complicated thoughts. When she and Yan Chi suspected the emperor before, they still couldn't believe that the emperor would kill Concubine Jin. In their view, there was no reason for Ben to stand on the ninth five. The emperor on the honored seat killed people.
But seeing the dagger, Qin Wan suddenly understood.
If the emperor was the real Prince Luo, then he would not be afraid of a little concubine.
But if he is not, if there is a secret that is enough to make him fall from the position of the Ninth Five Lord, enough to turn the entire Great Zhou upside down, then he can do any evil thing, even if he is like the closest concubine. .
The palace people of Xuanji Pavilion said that Concubine Jin always borrowed paintings before the accident, and even borrowed paintings from the prince's period before the emperor ascended the throne.
Concubine Jin is a talented woman from the south of the Yangtze River, proficient in calligraphy and painting, she must have discovered something, even this dagger, so she felt terrified, and even hoped that Yan Sui would leave the palace, but in the end, she still did not escape.
Qin Wan stroked Yan Sui's hair, "Yes, the Empress Dowager is not in good health, I'll see a doctor for her."
Yan Sui looked at Qin Wan anxiously, "Will the imperial grandmother be fine?"
Qin Wan held his lips, "Yes, it will be fine, what were you doing just now? It's cold outside, you have to close the windows."
As Qin Wan spoke, she stepped forward to close the window, and when she turned around, she saw Yan Sui standing behind her, "It was on fire last night, it was very big."
Qin Wan has never experienced last night, but seeing the roof of Kunning Palace, Qin Wan also knew that there was a lot of movement last night. Qin Wan held Yan Sui's hand and sat down, "Are you scared?"
Yan Sui shook his head, then looked at Qin Wan eagerly, "Why?"
Yan Sui's question made Qin Wan's heart skip a beat, as if Yan Sui knew she knew the inside story.
Qin Wan smiled wryly, "I don't know about that, you don't need to worry about that, you probably don't have to go to school for the next two days, and you can spend more time with the Empress Dowager when she wakes up, if it's normal, how about practicing calligraphy in your own room?"
Yan Sui let out a "hmm", but then said, "Many guards are outside."
Qin Wan only felt that Yan Sui was very disturbed, so he leaned over to comfort him. Looking at Yan Sui's childish face, Qin Wan's heart sank slightly. She didn't know what the queen was going to do, but when it came to last year's case, the emperor was the first. The culprit, she is the one who wholeheartedly wants revenge, but now facing the reality that the emperor is the murderer, she is only powerless and frightened, but if one day the emperor stands in front of her, and she has a knife in her hand, she can stab it
Yan Sui's black and white eyes were full of trust. Under such eyes, she hesitated.
Zhengjue was in a state of confusion when there was a knock on the door outside, but it was Madam Su's voice, "Your Highness, princess, Prince Gong is here."
Qin Wan's back froze suddenly. Thinking of Yan Li, Qin Wan thought of the strange feeling that day again. No wonder she felt that Yan Li and Yan Sui were somewhat similar. Now that she knew the secret, this feeling made sense. .
When Yanli entered the door, Qin Wan's smile stiffened.
Yan Li's complexion was also not good. Seeing Qin Wan, he asked, "Is the emperor's grandmother's body unbearable? What happened last night... hey..."
Qin Wan took a deep breath before saying, "What happened last night?"
Yan Li stepped forward, touched the top of Yan Sui's hair first, and said, "Last night... the queen and the crown prince left the palace, and the crown princess."
Qin Wan didn't hide anything in front of Yan Li, and continued, "My uncle, and my third and fourth brothers have all been brought into the palace."
"It should be to find out whether they have anything to do with this matter, but I guess it should have nothing to do with it. If it has nothing to do with it, they will not be convicted for the time being."
Although Yan Li said this, Qin Wan still had no idea, "The capital was under martial law yesterday, so... are you looking for the queen and the prince?"
Yan Li nodded, and didn't say any more for a while, Qin Wan's heart sank, the queen must have made arrangements long ago, she took the prince away, it was not as simple as fleeing the court, she had been trying to make the prince The purpose of ascending to the throne is to let the succession of the throne become orthodox, but I didn't expect that the emperor's establishment of the crown prince a year ago was just to push the boat along the way, just to control power, and maybe even to test the queen.
Wan Junyan, the emperor's city mansion, said sooner or later that such an emperor is proficient in the art of emperors, so how can the empress and prince be his opponents.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan's heart suddenly trembled, the Queen has the Beifu Army in her hands!
The Beifu army is stationed in the background. Although it is thousands of miles away from the capital, as long as the queen and the prince are within the range of the Beifu army...
It's hard for Qin Wan to think about it any longer. If he thinks about it like this, what will the end of the Hou Mansion be like
"You don't have to worry too much, with the emperor's grandmother and aunt here, you will be fine, and Brother Seven." Yan Li comforted.
Qin Wan could only smile wryly. The emperor had a heart of tolerance towards Yanli's mother and son. Now that the queen and the prince had left, the emperor was sure that the queen and the prince knew what happened back then. cannot be exposed.
Qin Wan realized that the capital city is not a place to stay for a long time, but she could only smile wryly when she looked at Yan Li. Yan Li probably didn't know that her father was not dead, and for so many years, the emperor watched Yan Li's mother and son live so poorly , How does he feel in his heart
Qin Wan felt a chill creep up the soles of his feet, and his palms couldn't help breaking out in cold sweat.
After all, she still underestimated the horror of the emperor.
"Are you okay? Why do I think your face is not very good?"
Qin Wan shook her head, "It's nothing, I'll go see if the Empress Dowager is awake."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, she walked out, and when she arrived at the main hall, the Queen Mother just woke up, and Mother Chen was about to call Qin Wan, but she saw Qin Wan coming by herself, and immediately invited Qin Wan in, and entered the inner room, Qin Wan felt that she had been sleeping all night. The queen mother seems to be ten years older.
The Empress Dowager's energy and spirit were all taken away. At this moment, her gray temples were slightly scattered, and she was leaning against the head of the bed like a piece of dead wood.
Qin Wan couldn't help but have a sore nose, "Empress Dowager?"
Qin Wan lowered her voice. Even so, the Queen Mother trembled in shock. When she turned her eyes and saw Qin Wan, the Queen Mother relaxed, "Girl, you're here."
Qin Wan stepped forward to salute, and wanted to ask the queen mother for her pulse. The queen mother stretched out her hand silently, but her eyes fell on the direction outside the window with haggard eyes, "It's snowing, and winter is really here. See you in the capital with such heavy snow." There are not many, and in a blink of an eye, the year is coming to an end... "
The Empress Dowager's tone was weak, and Qin Wan cried out inwardly after feeling the pulse, but it didn't show on his face, "Yes, it's snowing, it's the first snow, and in a few days, the plum blossoms in the Royal Garden will bloom , when the time comes, I will accompany you to see the plum blossoms?"
After Qin Wan felt the pulse, he pulled the brocade quilt a little higher, and made the queen mother's half body tight.
The queen mother smiled when she heard the words, and suddenly asked, "Have you prepared your dowry?"
Qin Wan nodded, "It's ready. Your reward was ready within a few days after it was delivered. I went to check it out and took up several warehouses. It was even richer than Eighth Sister's dowry. Everyone in the house said I am blessed."
The queen mother laughed, "You are blessed, and those with kind hearts will be blessed."
Qin Wan accompanied the Queen Mother and said a few words. Yan Li and Yan Sui also came, and Qin Wan got up to prescribe medicine. Madam Chen worriedly followed Qin Wan to Nuange to find a pen and paper, and said as she walked, "Princess, How is it? The empress dowager vomited a mouthful of blood last night..."
Qin Wan looked back and stopped when he saw no one was following, "The situation is not very good, I want to prescribe a prescription that is a bit strong. After using the prescription, the Empress Dowager may sweat and get hot, so I need to add warming and clearing heat." Meals must not let the empress dowager catch a cold, nor let her not drink water."
Grandma Chen understood, her eyes turned red, the Empress Dowager's health was already poor, after what happened last night, it was naturally worrying.
Qin Wan prepared the prescription, and Mother Chen ordered someone to decoct the medicine. At this moment, Princess Taichang and Yue Ning arrived. Both of them knew what happened last night, so they came to the palace to take a look. When she arrived at the Queen Mother, Princess Taichang's eyes turned red, and Princess Taichang ordered the juniors to retreat first, and she stayed in the house to talk to the Queen Mother. As soon as Yue Ning went out, she pulled Qin Wan aside and said, "The Queen and the Prince are really is gone?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Such a big movement, for sure."
Yue Ning frowned suddenly, looked around and said in a low voice, "The emperor issued an order this morning."
Qin Wan looked at Yue Ning suspiciously, and Yue Ning said softly, "The emperor sent a secret order to Jinzhou, asking my father to take Jinzhou's 70,000 garrison northward."
Qin Wan's pupils trembled slightly, and Yue Ning's complexion became extraordinarily serious, "The queen's father is in charge of the Beifu Army, General Zhao has already joined the Beifu Army, and the fifth princess has already married, and now I'm afraid it's time for the Great Zhou and On the border of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the empress chose this time to leave the palace. She clearly wanted to go north. This morning, the emperor sent out many secret orders. All the troops stationed in the north have changed. Within today, the emperor will probably send someone to the north to dispatch Zhao Da. General's military power."
After Yue Ning finished speaking, she let out a long breath as if she had finally revealed the biggest secret in her heart, and said in a solemn voice, "It's fine if General Zhao surrenders his military power, and if he doesn't, he even... If you learn from Prince Gong back then, the Great Zhou will be messed up. The 100,000 Beifu army has been in the north for many years, and there are many old students from the same line of General Zhao. If you turn your back on it, the emperor will have a hard time..."
Yue Ning is good at martial arts, and her father is from a family of generals, so she is naturally very sensitive to these things. After saying this, Yue Ning sighed, "You are going to get married soon. This is a critical moment, and it is really not the right time... The Queen's ambition is really high. It's too big, there is just a wave of abolishing the prince in the court, and there is no conclusion yet. She actually made such a move. If the army of the Beifu really rebelled, the Houfu would also be in danger. The crime of treason, but to It is connected with the nine clans."
Qin Wan's heart trembled, not only the crime of treason would implicate the nine clans, but the emperor would also kill anyone who knew the secret,
Qin Chaoyu has already taken that step, what about her
Even though she doesn't have the strength to contend with the emperor, is it really necessary for her to live with this secret for the rest of her life
She can't, and neither can Yan Chi, neither of them are people who can drag along.
Qin Wan looked at Yue Ning and suddenly realized that maybe the day when they separated again was not far away.