In the Yilan Palace next to the Ningyi Palace, the mother and daughter of the Bai family are sitting leisurely under the window playing backgammon. There is no shadow of a court lady and eunuch in the palace. When Princess Antai arrived at Huilan Palace, only their mother and daughter and a dozen eunuchs and court ladies were left in the entire Yilan Palace, quietly unaffected by the tense atmosphere outside.
Yilan Palace has also been surrounded by concubine Mao Guifei. When Mu Peilan received the news, she was very calm and ordered the chief manager of the palace to take all the ladies and eunuchs to the back hall to hide, so as not to be accidentally injured. Stay together on the side hall.
Bai Fuling has never been a person with strong concentration. She is concerned with the situation outside and is absent-minded, easily losing several rounds in a row. Seeing her like this, Mu Peilan simply pushed away the chessboard and stopped playing.
"Is there any special relationship between Xiaoyou and the emperor? Does mother know about Xiaoyou's background?" This question has been in Bai Fuling's mind for a long time. Regarding the fact that she was forced into a marriage by a child, she felt too humiliated, so I have tried my best to avoid mentioning Xiao Mi for the past few days, but I feel irritable today, and finally I can't help it anymore.
"Why do you say that?" Mu Peilan looked at her amusedly, she understood what was on her daughter's mind, and she was wondering how long her daughter would be able to bear it.
"If it wasn't for a special relationship, how could he be allowed to do such a secret thing? And mother, you are not nervous about your daughter being cheated into marriage..." Bai Fuling pouted.
Mu Peilan couldn't help laughing and said: "Why don't you be nervous, your father and I have already prepared the dowry." Seeing her daughter's unhappy face, she slowly stopped smiling and said: "Young Mi, he may also be the emperor's flesh and blood..."
Bai Fuling was a little skeptical when she heard her mother talk about the past that day, and all the things became a series. For a person who has been brainwashed by dog-blood TV dramas for many years, he can quickly explain the whole story: "His mother just didn't enter The one from the palace?"
Mu Peilan nodded and said, "My Ling'er is the smartest. Xiaoyou's mother's surname is Gan, her name is Qinglan, and she is the previous leader of the Demon Cult."
Bai Fuling blinked her eyes: "Then, how old is Xiaoyou?" She had a terrible guess in her heart - Xiaoyou couldn't be the leader of the Demon Cult, right? Gan Qinglan passed away two years ago, and it was never heard that she had any other sons.
Mu Peilan said: "The Devil's Cult has a secret called 'Nine Turns of Reincarnation'. There are nine levels of kung fu. Every time you break through a level, your body will rejuvenate for one to three months, and then return to an adult appearance. Xiaoyou is probably practicing With this kind of internal strength."
Bai Fuling was surprised and said: "Xiaoyou is Gansui?" Since it is a secret that is not passed on, ordinary people must not be able to connect with each other, and Xiaoyou is Gan Qinglan's only son.
She just fell into the Madonna disease for a while, but she didn't expect to get involved with such a horrible person, she was about to die!
Mu Peilan stretched out her hand and patted her on the shoulder and said: "Don't be afraid, he is the emperor's son after all. Marriage is not separated from the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker. When the time comes, tell the emperor about his love, and just expose it." Mu Peilan's words Therefore, not taking Xiao Mi's marriage contract seriously is precisely because of his relationship with the emperor. As long as the emperor refuses the matter, Xiao Mi can't do anything even if he refuses.
Is it really that simple? Bai Fuling didn't dare to be so optimistic. Based on her observations with Xiao Mi these days, this guy is definitely a lawless person. Others dare not disobey the order of the king, he can do anything.
Mu Peilan saw her worry, and comforted her: "Since you know Xiao Mi's identity, you should know that he can have what he is today, which is inseparable from the emperor's secret support. .”
The emperor knew the details of their couple very well, and the emperor would never want their family to have anything to do with Xiao Mi, otherwise it would break the existing balance of power. A rebellious and influential young man People, even the emperor's own son, would make the emperor restless.
Moreover, based on Mu Peilan's understanding of the emperor, he would not let Xiao Mi inherit the throne. After all, he was born recklessly, and his extreme way of acting would bring too many unstable factors to Qi State. How could the emperor be in danger? On this occasion, choose such a crown prince
Bai Fuling can only hope that everything will be as mother said.
The people who surrounded Yilan Palace might have received strict orders from above, but they just surrounded and did not break in. The mother and daughter looked at the gray sky at the end of the high wall, feeling a little heavy.
Over there, Xiaoyou spilled a can of oil on the queen's bed from nowhere, and said with a smile, "Concubine Yue was poisoned to death by you, right? My mother often said that although my aunt is weak Yes, but she is always a member of the Gan family, and she will not be allowed to be harmed by others. Since you did it, you will die a bad death. Unfortunately, time is running out, and it will take some time to punish you. It is. I can’t move and watch myself being burned to death. It’s an interesting way to die. You should be happy. If it wasn’t for the emperor, he was afraid of losing face and asked me to kill you first. Think about it, would you fall into the hands of Concubine Mao? What's the end?"
"It's not me! It's not me! Don't kill me...don't!" The queen was really scared and screamed.
Unmoved, Xiao Ni poured the remaining oil in the pot on the other ladies and eunuchs in the palace, then raised the oil lamp and lightly lit the curtains, curtains and other things in the room, and turned her head to face the queen's face, which was distorted by the severe pain of fear. On the face, he said word by word: "Concubine Mao rebelled and forced the palace. Empress Zhenlie did not want to be humiliated, so she led all the palace people to burn themselves in Ningyi Palace."
The guards surrounding Ning Yi Palace saw the sudden flames inside, the leading guard panicked, and hurriedly sent someone to knock on the door, trying to rush in to put out the fire. The empress knew very early on that the gate of Ningyi Palace had already been locked from the inside. As the palace where the empress lived, Ningyi Palace not only had taller courtyard walls, but even the gate was made of real materials. Waiting for the guards When he hurriedly smashed the door open and rushed in, the bedroom of Empress Ningyi Palace had already turned into a sea of flames.
The leader of the guards was afraid that the queen would escape in the chaos, so he sent people to put out the fire while still strictly guarding the entrances and exits. Unfortunately, he couldn't stand the fierce fire and finally had to retreat outside the palace wall. In the chaos, no one noticed that a small ghostly figure floated silently from the height of the palace wall to the flowers not far away, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Ningyi Palace was on fire, and the guards who besieged Yilan Palace were the first to get the news. They were afraid that the fire would spread, so several leaders discussed it and decided to rush in and escort the mother and daughter of the Bai family to another place for shelter.
They are all Concubine Mao's confidantes. They know that Concubine Mao is going to kill the Empress today, but the mother and daughter of the Bai family are going to be kept as hostages. The Eldest Prince has personally ordered that they should not be offended, let alone hurt if it is not necessary. a hair.
Mu Peilan in Yilan Palace also saw the fire in the direction of Ningyi Palace, and was wondering what happened there, when the palace gate was knocked open by force, and Eunuch Huang, the chief eunuch next to Concubine Mao, brought two other Chinese The eunuch Nian came in, and said with a smirk: "Ningyi Palace is on fire, our imperial concubine is afraid of disturbing the two distinguished guests, please ask Mrs. Bai to accompany the Sa family to Huilan Palace for a while."
Mu Peilan and Bai Fuling looked at each other helplessly. They stayed in Yilan Palace because they thought that they would be less burdened if they turned against each other, and they were not afraid of accidentally hurting others, let alone being threatened by others. No, if you put a knife on the necks of a few princes and princesses, they don't care about their life and death in their hearts, and they have to be wary of face, then it will be a big trouble.
Unexpectedly, after making a detour, I still had to go to Huilan Palace.
Now is not the time to take risks, so the mother and daughter followed Eunuch Huang to Huilan Palace without saying a word, and the people who were originally guarding outside Yilan Palace also went to Huilan Palace.
Concubine Mao Guifei had just ordered the palace gate to be opened to let the soldiers and horses of her two cousins enter the palace. There, she saw Ningyi Palace burning into the sky, and soon a guard came to report that the Ningyi Palace was on fire, and the guards had captured all of them. The eunuchs and maids who escaped did not see the queen herself, and suspected that the queen had committed suicide in the palace.
Concubine Mao looked in the direction of Ningyi Palace, she didn't expect that the person she had fought with all her life would die like this, and the countless methods of torturing and humiliating her that she had planned in advance could not be used, and she couldn't express what she felt for a while. Feeling lost and incomprehensible, even a bit depressed, but now is not the time for emotion, Concubine Mao cheered up, and said to the guard: "You must send someone to watch Ningyi Palace until it is burnt down, there must be no omissions in the slightest .Everyone who comes out of Ningyi Palace will be killed, and no one will be left behind!"
She couldn't believe that the queen would commit suicide so simply, she still had to be careful and absolutely not allow any accidents to happen.
Soon someone came to report that the mother and daughter of the Bai family had been sent to Huilan Palace. Concubine Mao praised her a few words and took her two cousins to Huilan Palace.
Concubine Mao thought that after today, she would have the final say in the harem, so she ordered the two cousins to carefully restrain the sergeants to avoid destroying "her palace".
When Mu Peilan's mother and daughter arrived at Huilan Palace, Concubine Mao had already arrived one step ahead. She looked at the pair of beautiful mother and daughter in front of her coldly. If she hadn't wanted to win over Bai Changshan and Lu Ying, she would never have spared the lives of this pair of vixens. . But as long as her son ascends the throne, it won't be too late for her to deal with them slowly.
Mu Peilan was in the limelight in Beijing at that time, and they were the daughters of officials who could not lift their heads. The feeling of jealousy and hatred is still fresh in the memory of Concubine Mao. Facing the wall again and again, the proposal to marry Bai Fuling was full of twists and turns, which made her full of malice towards the two mother and daughter.
Concubine Mao pulled a "kind" smile on her lips, and said: "As expected, she is indeed the number one beauty in the capital. I couldn't help but feel moved when I saw it. There are so many things in the palace today, does it scare you?"