All the people in the harem above the sixth rank, and the queen mother did not specify which ones could not go, which means that all the people in charge of each palace and room must go. Guess, is there another master in the palace who is about to have an accident
After thousands of speculations, no one thought of doubting the authenticity of this edict—the empress dowager's most trusted nun delivered the edict, and the empress dowager is still in the palace!
No matter how bold and imaginable, it is impossible for anyone to imagine that the Empress Dowager Dong is dead at this time, and the person sitting in the palace is just a corpse, and the harem has no owner at this time.
Feng Zhiwei covered her face with Gu Zhixiao's body, and accompanied by Nanny Li, she got on the chariot prepared by the little emperor outside. She didn't plan to go to the abandoned palace to find Concubine Mi, and there was no time, anyway, she had already sent all the The eunuch in charge of the palace was transferred away. According to the usual practice, when the steward leaves, the rest of the people who have been under strict supervision for a long time will take the opportunity to relax. do it.
The two eunuchs guarding the door looked at Feng Zhiwei's back suspiciously, thinking that they had all gone before? Where did this kid come from? But this is not the time for them to ask questions—they have to kneel at the gate of Jianxi Palace and wait for "listening".
At this time, it is three quarters after Mao.
At three o'clock in the morning, Yin Zhishu first met the King of the Prairie in the Flower God Temple, and was stopped by a single sentence.
At three o'clock, the emperor of Xiliang came to the main hall of Dayi. He had not yet ascended to the hall before the time came. He was impatiently drinking tea in the back hall, and asked frequently: "I know why you haven't come yet?"
At three o'clock in the morning, Xiliang's civil and military shifts had finished. Lu Rui was at the head of the military officers on the right, with a calm expression and anxious eyes, and the corners of his eyes frequently slipped to the outside of the palace gate. I was worried that the regent would be late, but I didn't know that Lu Rui wished that the regent would be late forever.
His palms under the sleeves of his robes were clenched tightly, and warm sweat broke out from his palms. At this time, both sides were fighting for the time. Whether Gu Zhixiao or the Regent appeared first in front of the palace could be said to determine the final victory and Xiliang. The key to national fortune.
At this time, although the regent did not appear on time, with the speed of Wei Zhi and Gu Zhixiao, he should have arrived at the apse by now, but it was too late.
Before the result was decided, his heart felt as if it was being roasted on fire. Three thousand personal guards had already assembled at the Yongkang Gate. As long as there was a signal, they could rush out and surround the main hall, so that none of the regent's cronies who wanted to send a message could come out. , but once the guards move, it means that there is no room for maneuver in the matter, and blood will flow into rivers, and the country will be ruined... No one can afford the consequences.
In the late autumn weather, Lu Rui was silently sweating heavily, and suddenly he heard the sound of bells and drums in the mess, and he was so shocked that he almost staggered!
It's time!
"Your Majesty is here..." The penetrating voice of the eunuch Si Li came into his ears, Lu Rui subconsciously turned his head to look at the apse, the little emperor came out from behind the screen with a hesitant expression, and did not follow Gu know.
Lu Rui's eyes darkened, and he fell on the ground, a few words flowed through his heart: Stop it!
A few old officials who had obtained the information in advance cast doubtful glances at him. Lu Rui shook his head slowly and bitterly. While slowly standing up with the class, he was thinking about how things would end if the regent arrived first. How to explain the assembled guards.
He was a little stiff and sang to celebrate his birthday, thinking that people are not as good as heaven, and he believed too much in the great reputation of Wei Zhi. There was Yin Zhishu in the outer court of Xiliang, and the Queen Mother Dong in the inner court. It is difficult to pry a single piece of iron, but he is so crazy that he is willing to believe that Wei Zhi, an outsider, can really keep the regent and send Gu Zhixiao away.
If the regent is not coming now, maybe it's not because Wei Zhi tried to keep him, but because he has already sensed that something is wrong, and he is secretly planning to deal with him, right
Thinking of this, Lu Rui broke out in a cold sweat instantly, and his mind turned rapidly, thinking that if the worst guess was true, how to keep his strength and rush out of the hall
In a daze, he turned a lot of thoughts, even thought about how to get out of the capital, and didn't know what happened around him in the chaos. Those etiquettes had long been memorized, and he did the same thing with two purposes.
Suddenly, I felt the surroundings became quiet.
It was originally quiet, and no one would speak casually on such an occasion, but the voice of the director of ceremonies sang the ceremony, and now the ugly high-pitched voice suddenly stopped abruptly, as if it had been stabbed by a knife. Especially obvious.
Lu Rui was startled, and when he raised his head, he saw the eunuch in charge of ceremonies standing under Dan Chi, with his mouth open, staring straight at the entrance of the main hall. look there.
And the emperor of Xiliang, who was originally lazy, jumped up, waving the sleeves of his small dragon robe, and shouted: "I know, I know..."
Lu Rui suddenly looked back.
As soon as the large red door of the main hall of the Great Instrument was opened to the end, the sun from the high sky poured down unobstructed, and the sky and the earth seemed to be covered with a gauze of bright light. Inside the gauze, there was a person with long clothes and hair, holding a little girl in his arms. He came leisurely, his steps were brisk and steady, the surrounding sunlight seemed to be stirred by that slender figure, splashed crystal light, and shot into people's eyes, he couldn't help squinting—
Just for a moment of squinting, the figure that had been a little hazy by the sunlight had approached, revealing half a delicate face, and misty eyes of autumn water that were always smiling.
Wei Zhi.
When Lu Rui saw that face, he suddenly let out a long breath, his whole body seemed to soften, but he immediately struggled to straighten up.
He is still here!
He didn't even leave from the back hall, but went straight to the hall with Gu Zhixiao in his arms!
This is just like Wei Zhi's usual style, doing thunderous things with gentle style!
He is happy here, but some people are dissatisfied. One of the regent's cronies, a servant of the Ministry of Rites, reacted first, stepped forward, and shouted angrily: "Where are people trespassing on the golden palace to disrupt the ceremony? How did you get in? Come on, kick me out..."
"Shi Zhen! There is room for you to speak!" Lu Rui immediately cut off, stepped forward to stop him, bowed deeply, and said, "Is it Marquis Wei? Are you here to pay homage to His Majesty's birthday? This is not in line with etiquette..."