At noon on the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, a thunderstorm blew up the entire Lin'an City.
The emperor issued an order to announce to the world that the empress and the crown prince escaped privately from the palace and united with the Beifu army to rebel against the country. At the same time, the emperor pointed out that the person who helped the two escape from the palace was the current Prince Rui Yanchi. , the emperor issued three imperial orders in succession, first deposing the empress and prince, then depriving Yan Chi of the title of prince, and then convicting the three of them together with the Beifu army for treason. Peng Huaichu was the commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army, Cheng Wang Yanqi joined the army, and wanted to send troops north to attack the Beifu Army. At the same time, the emperor sent Lin Xie, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard Army, as the commander, and led thousands of people south to chase Yan Chi who had escaped from the capital.
Several urgent orders were sent out from the palace, and the eyes of the entire Lin'an City were shocked. After several days of publicity, the matter of the queen and the prince has become known to everyone, but Prince Rui's wedding was only held the day before, why? Was he convicted of treason the next day? !
The imperial guards surrounded Prince Rui's Mansion, only to find that there was no one close to Yan Chi's confidantes in Prince Rui's Mansion except for the servants sent by the inner mansion to organize the wedding, and the huge mansion, except for the servants who were already in the mansion, The furniture, decorations and books have not been removed, and other gold and silver finances and secret letters have all disappeared. What is even more surprising is that Princess Xinrui is also on the list. When the news spread, the imperial guards Arrived at Zhongyonghou Mansion again.
This time, Zhongyonghou, father and son were all arrested and imprisoned, and Zhongyonghou's mansion was also surrounded by the forbidden army.
Poor Zhongyonghou's Mansion was first involved in the rebellion between the Empress and the Crown Prince, and now it has a great relationship with Prince Rui's Mansion. Although the female corpse in the fire scene in the south of the city has been identified as Crown Princess Qin Chaoyu, Zhongyonghou's Mansion still cannot escape To blame, for a while, the Zhongyonghou Mansion completely fell from the nobles of the capital into the dust.
It was already in the afternoon when the Anyang Marquis Mansion got the news, Princess Taichang went into a convulsion immediately, and when she woke up, she immediately brought Yue Ning into the palace. She originally asked to see the emperor, but was declined by the emperor , There was no other way, Princess Taichang had no choice but to take Yue Ning to Shoukang Palace, and when she arrived at Shoukang Palace, she only saw His Royal Highness Yan Sui lying on the bedside of the Empress Dowager, who was lying on the bed dying, as if she was about to die.
Princess Taichang couldn't help but her eyes turned red, "Old sister-in-law, what's going on?! Why are Yan Chi and Wan girl among them?"
The empress dowager's face was pale and her aura was weak, but there was no emotion on her face when she heard the words. Nanny Chen looked at her distressedly, and she retreated from the crowd. After inviting Yue Ning and Yan Sui out, she just told about Yan Chi's entry into the palace the night before. , Princess Taichang understood as soon as she heard it, and she was shocked and angry at the moment, "What?! The emperor actually wanted to attack them?! Why is this! Why is this! Yan Chi is not in the Shuoxi army, but only in Beijing. It’s just an errand, what’s in the way?!”
The queen mother closed her eyes, the corners of her eyes were wet, she tremblingly grabbed the hand of the Taichang Princess and said, "I'm sorry for them, you go back, don't ask, don't talk, it's a pity that I'm sick like this, otherwise... I... I can't stand them..."
Princess Taichang looked at the queen mother's appearance and couldn't express any anger in her heart. The emperor is the queen mother's child, and although she has the name of an elder, how can she influence the emperor's will? What's more, the edict has already been announced to the world, so how can there be time? !
The Taichang Princess' heart was beating wildly, and she was about to suffer from wind evil. Mother Chen said with tears in her eyes, "Princess Taichang, just listen to the empress dowager's advice. Something happened today, and the empress dowager is seriously ill. Your Majesty To visit in the future, but no one was sent here, Your Majesty... seems to be a different person, the Empress Dowager can't help with this matter, His Royal Highness Prince Rui has no choice but to leave, now the emperor has issued an edict, this week... yes It's really going to be messed up! No matter who the Empress Dowager loves, it's not good to say a word to help at this time. The most important thing right now is the health of you and the Empress Dowager. Only by taking care of your health can you see the day when things will ease."
The edict has been issued, and the whole country will regard them as plotters, how can there be any relaxation? !
Princess Taichang's eyes turned black with anxiety, but she also knew that there was nothing she could do. Seeing the Queen Mother's appearance, she had no choice but to pull herself together and answer her words.
Outside the inner hall, Yan Suizheng whispered to Yue Ning, "I saw him last night and he came to say goodbye. I don't know about the rest. He said he was coming to take Qin Wan away..."
The snow stopped after noon, but this was the biggest snowfall since the beginning of winter, and the whole palace was covered with snow. Yue Ning felt chills in her heart when she saw the white eyes everywhere, but she could only talk to A little girl like Yan Sui whispered, "Did she tell you anything?"
Yan Sui pursed her lips, shook her head first, and then said, "A few days ago, she said she wanted me to take care of myself in the palace..."
Yue Ning was terrified when she heard it. Looking back now, Qin Wan's tone of voice when she mentioned Yan Ze was also a little strange, as if she already had a premonition or knew something, and if she didn't say anything else, there would be no chance. Yue Ning felt chills down her spine. After a long time, I saw Princess Taichang coming out of the inner hall.
Princess Taichang's eyes were red with panic, she pulled her and said, "Let's go back."
"Grandmother, what did the Empress Dowager say?! How could Yan Chi and Qin Wan..."
Before she finished speaking, Princess Taichang tightly grasped Yue Ning's hand, "Don't say too much, we'll talk about it when we go back."
Yue Ning swallowed the words she was about to say, sent Yan Sui into the palace, and accompanied the Taichang Princess out of the palace, and waited for her own carriage. The Taichang Princess leaned against the wall of the carriage, "Send the letter immediately Give it to your brother, let him leave Shuoxi quickly and return to the capital, Yan Chi and Qin Wan are feared by the emperor, maybe they are hiding some earth-shattering things, the emperor will not show any kindness this time, we can only protect ourselves. "