Qin Wan quickly realized that something was wrong, and she narrowed her eyes to look at the nurse next to her, "What's your name? Where do you work in Shoukang Palace?"
The nanny lowered her head, under the dim light of the palace lantern, Qin Wan couldn't see her face clearly for a while, but Qin Wan noticed that her shoulders shrank suddenly, it was a sign of fear and guilt, Qin Wan's eyelids twitched, Her heart turned cold, and she quickly responded, "The empress dowager is not critically ill, is she?"
The nanny shrugged her shoulders and took a quick glance at Qin Wan. She seemed surprised that Qin Wan was still so calm when she found out that she had been cheated. People, this time, this time is ordered, the princess..."
The Empress Dowager is not critically ill, this is just a cover to lure her into the palace...
Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and then, she slightly clenched her pink fists in her sleeves.
She was brought into the palace, where the Imperial Forest Army was waiting. Who in this palace could issue such an order? Who can act with the badge of Shoukang Palace? Who can instruct the Imperial Forest Army to act? The answer was self-evident, a chill came up from the bottom of Qin Wan's feet.
There were ten people in this pair of imperial guards. Qin Wan watched them getting closer and closer, his clear eyes gradually filled with coldness.
It took less than ten people to hold her a weak woman with no power to restrain her. It was just that she was tricked into the palace, and Yan Chi met Zhao Yu when she was going out. Is this a coincidence or was arranged long ago? ? The Imperial Forest Army was waiting for her in the palace, so what was waiting for Yan Chi outside
Today is their big wedding day, and the whole capital is paying attention to this wedding. Both Yan Chi and she have thought that the emperor has long been wary of Prince Rui's residence, but who would have thought that the emperor would be so impatient! On the night of the wedding, we can't wait to do it!
If there is no trace of everything, the best opportunity is to worship the ancestors in Housunrise City, but obviously, the emperor will not give them any chance.
They were thinking about the emperor's thoughts, and the emperor was probably thinking about theirs too. Knowing that Yan Chi attached great importance to this wedding, they guessed that Yan Chi would not be willing to be restrained after the wedding, so they picked such a night to do it. , Qin Wan smiled bitterly in her heart, she still underestimated the heart of the emperor.
"Princess, Your Majesty intends to invite you to stay in the palace for two days. Your residence is in the Northwest Garden."
Qin Wan, the leader of the Imperial Guard who came to the front, didn't know her, but she only narrowed her eyes when she heard this, "Now I'm Princess Rui, your name is wrong."
A slight light flashed in the eyes of the commander of the imperial guards. Qin Wan only had a white cherry on his side. She clearly realized that something was wrong, but she still stood here with a straight posture, calm and calm, and could correct him. Calling him a majestic seven-foot man, he felt inexplicable awe in his heart.
After a pause, he said, "Princess, please go this way—"
Qin Wan glanced at the direction he was pointing at. Beiyuan was in a different direction from Shoukang Palace in the west. It was the deepest part of the inner palace and also the most secluded and desolate place.
Qin Wan didn't speak, didn't fight, just kept silent for a moment, then walked towards the direction pointed by the Imperial Forest Army.
The snow was getting bigger and bigger, the cold wind was howling, and the snow foam rolled up in the air fell on Xuan'er. Qin Wan's hands and feet felt cold, and the warmth from the bath earlier was swept away from the inside out. This was her big wedding night, but now it has become like this, her face is calm and composed, but when she thinks of Yan Chi outside the palace, and the emperor's murderous intention towards Yan Chi, she can't help but tremble in her heart, ruthlessly... Pursing the corners of her lips fiercely, Qin Wan walked to the Yifang Palace prepared for her with firm eyes.
This is a courtyard in the south of Beiyuan. In Qin Wan's impression, Beiyuan is almost all the residences of low-class palace people and all kinds of deserted cold palaces, but the courtyard Qin Wan entered is still very elegant. It was already late at night, and the palace was lit with lights, and the nanny who coaxed Qin Wan into the palace just now also came in together, and the commander of the Imperial Forest Army stood at the gate of the courtyard and said, "This is the residence of the princess, inside All the daily necessities are ready, it is getting late, please come in and rest."
This person's tone was calm, this disguised imprisonment was an understatement in his mouth, Qin Wan didn't even look at this person, and stepped into the room.
As soon as the front door was opened, warmth came rushing in. Qin Wan glanced sharply across the room and found two charcoal basins in the corner. Qin Wan walked in and turned her eyes, only to see that although the room was a little old, it was very old. It is clean, with simple furniture, as the guard said, all the utensils are available.
Qin Wan entered the door, followed by Bai Ying, and turned her head to take a look. The nanny wanted to come in, but when Bai Ying saw her, she shrank her neck and stood at the door.
Bai Ying slammed the door shut, and as soon as the door was closed, Bai Ying, who had been trying to stay calm all this time, immediately showed a bit of panic.
"Princess, what does the emperor mean by this? Will His Highness be in danger outside the palace?"
Bai Ying was able to ask such a question, so she naturally had some guesses in her heart, but at this moment, it was her background as Yan Chi's secret background, so she also panicked at the moment.
After following Qin Wan for more than a year, Bai Ying knew Qin Wan's wisdom and calmness well, so even though she had guesses in her heart, she still wanted to hear Qin Wan's opinion.
Qin Wan walked to the window and stood still. Seeing that the low couch in front of the window was very clean and tidy, she sat down first. After sitting down, Qin Wan just stretched out her hand that was in her sleeve, and she clenched a fist with one hand and put it on the desk. The weight of the body was supported on the table, and the fingertips in the palm were trembling slightly.
"The emperor is probably going to attack Prince Rui's mansion, he is outside the palace, there are many dangers."
When these four words were said, Qin Wan's voice was tense, Bai Ying glanced out, stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Princess, what should we do?"
Qin Wan smiled wryly, then turned her eyes to look out of the window, where the snow was flying, and she was also a little dazed.
This is the imperial palace, not to mention her and Bai Ying, even Yan Chi himself is here, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out, the 20,000 imperial guards are stationed in the palace, and the martial law on the inner and outer three floors is one It's hard for a mosquito to fly out, but is there really no other way
"Wait first, he's already prepared, and now I just hope that nothing happens to him. There are guards outside this courtyard, but they're afraid they don't know that you know martial arts. Let's wait for the opportunity."
Bai Ying forced herself to calm down, and said after a while, "The emperor summoned you into the palace and imprisoned you here to..."
"The emperor won't kill me." Qin Wan narrowed her eyes, "If it wasn't for that, there is no need to trick me into entering the palace, the emperor will definitely spare my life."
Bai Ying frowned, obviously not believing in the emperor's heart, Qin Wan said in a deep voice, "Because in this world, only I can save the empress dowager, the empress dowager is getting worse and worse, if you kill me, once the empress dowager gets sick, there will be no one to save her." He can be saved, let alone keep me, and he can be restrained."
Bai Ying's heart relaxed slightly, but the tension did not disappear at all.
The night was already very deep, and heavy snow quickly covered the outer courtyard with a layer of white. In just an hour, the entire palace was covered with a layer of plain color. At the same time, in the Chongzheng Palace, Yuan Qing was After listening to the reply at the door, he turned around and walked inside to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Princess Yongci is very calm, she is not crying, she has already moved in."
The emperor, who closed his eyes and meditated, opened them, and there was a dark, sharp light in his eyes.
The ninth daughter of the Qin family, Qin Wan, was very unusual when he first met her. Looking at it this year, Qin Wan did not disappoint him.
The emperor thought of Qin Wan, and even felt that Qin Wan was a good candidate to be the crown princess. If she hadn't chosen to marry Yan Chi, then she wouldn't have to be in the predicament she is in now. He has a kind of appreciation for her, which is no less than that for His subordinates have to use the appreciation of his courtiers.
What a pity. The emperor sighed inwardly.
"Look carefully, the two girls can't make a difference, wait for news from Zhao Yu."
Yuan Qing nodded, "It's all been arranged a long time ago, I'm afraid there will be news in a while."
The emperor said "um", then closed his eyes again, the night was dark, the emperor leaned on the back of the throne, and had no intention of going to sleep, this night was unusual, he naturally couldn't sleep, a night like this , There have been many sleepless nights in the past twenty years. Of course, if such sleepless nights go well, they can be exchanged for him to sleep in peace for a long time to come.
This is the case with the royal family, especially him, who has sat on the throne for twenty years under the name of others.
Thinking about it now, even he himself feels a little miraculous, but he actually did it.
Since his elder brother was born, he has dominated him with the title of eldest son, and later it became more popular. Everyone believed that if he became the emperor, Dazhou would be in peace for a long time. No one saw his existence, but what about now? What's wrong with today's Great Zhou Guotai Minan
This is what he paid for with painstaking efforts. It turns out that he can also be a good emperor.
Unfortunately, his father and elder brother could not see this day.
Yan Huai... No, Yan Han, Yan Han closed her eyes and frowned. After a while, she still opened them.
The lights in the hall were a bit dim, but he didn't let the servants pick up the lanterns, he liked the dim light.
Because every time he closes the darkness of his eyes, the long-sealed memory in his head will become clear, and if the hall is too bright, he will worry that the emotion on his face is too strange, and he will realize his care. A trace of long-surprised anger flashed in Yan Han's heart.
No one wants to live in someone else's name, especially, this achievement is destined to be named by the historian as well.
This is really a great pity.
Because of this, Yan Han came up with the idea of changing the prince.
Bloodline is especially important in the royal family, and his achievements will not be known to the public. In this case, he will let his son sit on the throne, so that after a hundred years, at least there will be one less regret on the road to Huangquan.
Yan Han's eyes were filled with an unfathomable gleam, and he suddenly asked, "How is the imperial concubine?"
Yuan Qing lowered his eyes and said, "I've been lethargic for the past few days. The imperial doctor prescribed heavy medicine so that the imperial concubine can recover from her illness with peace of mind."
Yan Han nodded without any trace, "Have all the people in Changxin Palace been dealt with?"
Yuan Qing nodded again, "Yes, everything has been dealt with, Your Majesty can rest assured."
Yan Han's brows stretched two points, he raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, he looked a little tired, and when he let go of something in his heart, he would rarely show a little tiredness, in the past twenty years , his nerves have long been forged like steel, until now, there is nothing that can make him fly into a rage, and there is nothing that can make him feel deeply, he can only make himself invulnerable, so that he can Go down this road.
"Just take care of everything, let the imperial concubine fall asleep, if the illness persists, you know what to do."
Yuan Qing's eyelids twitched, and he responded in a low and respectful voice.
Time passed by little by little, put down the bag in his hand, Yan Han glanced out, the snow was like cotton, a thick layer of snow had accumulated in front of the hall, but Zhao Yu's message hadn't been sent back yet, "What time is it? The news about Zhao Yu should come back."
Yuan Qing glanced at the hourglass in the outer hall, "Your Majesty, the ugly time is almost over."
Yan Han sat up straight, and frowned tightly, "It's time now, and it only takes two sticks of incense to go from the south of the city to the gate of the palace. What is Zhao Yu doing?"
Yan Han's tone was not angry, but the oppressive heaviness was very frightening. Yuan Qing hurriedly said, "The snow is too heavy, maybe the snow has delayed it."
Yan Han narrowed her eyes and didn't speak, she only looked in the direction of the entrance of the hall.
Yuan Qing stood aside without daring to breathe, watching helplessly as snow covered layer upon layer outside the palace gate.
The hourglass in the outer hall was beeping one after another, and the warm inside of the hall became colder a little bit, but outside the Chongzheng Hall, there was no sign of the guards coming to report. Yan Han looked at the snow-capped color, and a feeling came from the bottom of his heart. A sense of foreboding...