Mu Peilan's attitude was submissive, and after listening to Concubine Mao's words, she replied softly: "Thank you for your concern, concubine, my wife and daughter are fine."
Bai Fuling hugged the little raccoon flower and also pretended to be timid and delicate, trying to make herself look non-threatening.
Concubine Mao is a lady from a family of generals. Although she doesn't know how to wield knives and guns, she has a strong and ruthless personality. What she despises most is their "timid and timid" appearance. But the smile on her face became more and more cordial: "Miss Bai, come and sit next to Ben Gong. What Ben Gong likes most is a beautiful and well-behaved little girl like you."
Bai Fuling glanced at her mother, then slowly moved over, and sat on a flower stool on the left side of Concubine Mao.
Concubine Mao triumphantly raised her eyes and glanced at the concubines in the hall. Except for Princess Antai, the other concubines, princesses, and princes all lowered their heads and dared not look at her. Concubine Mao was very satisfied with the effect.
The place she is sitting now is the queen's seat, but no one in the whole hall dares to raise any doubts. The concubines who usually flatter the queen in every possible way and secretly oppose her turned pale, and looked like they were about to cry. terrified look.
Just when she was full of ambition, suddenly a girl in Chinese clothes ran out from the back of the palace, pointed at her and shouted: "Who allows you to sit in my mother's seat?! Where is my mother's queen?!" The second princess, followed her into the hall by two sisters, Linglong and Yingluo. They looked anxious and tried to pull her away, but the twelve princesses refused to do so.
When Princess Antai heard about Concubine Mao's movements, the first thing she did was to ask her two daughters to visit the Twelve Princesses who were resting in the apse.
She took two steps and said to Concubine Mao: "Twelve girls are young and ignorant, please don't argue with Concubine Mao."
When Concubine Mao saw the twelve princesses, her eyes turned red. She thought of her daughter fifth princess who was still paralyzed in the bed and was unconscious. She had suspected for a long time that the empress and the second prince had sent someone to kill her daughter. Even if it wasn't, why should her daughter suffer such misfortune, but the empress' daughter is so alive and kicking, and dare to point her nose and shout? !
also good! The queen is dead, so it's the same to use this little girl to vent her anger!
Concubine Mao sneered twice, ignored Princess Antai's pleading, and said loudly: "There is a way to heaven, but if you don't go, there is no way to hell! Come and arrest this little bitch."
Two sergeants like wolves and tigers rushed in, captured the twelve princesses and knelt down on the ground twice.
Princess Twelve grew up so big that no one dared to touch her half a finger, so she cursed loudly on the spot. Concubine Mao winked at the two sergeants, one of them raised his palm and slapped Princess Twelve several times. Princess Twelve was beaten dumbfounded, and the sergeant beat her very hard, her face was swollen like a pig's head, she was tearful, and could not utter a single word.
The other people in the palace were shocked when they saw this scene, Concubine Mao even attacked the twelve princesses from the empress so cruelly, if she wanted to deal with them, she would not hold back.
Princess Antai was extremely angry, but she also knew that being strong now would only make the situation worse. She held tightly to the hands of her two daughters, and said through gritted teeth: "Mao Guifei is also angry, how about letting it go?"
Concubine Mao said bitterly: "They made my little Wu look like he was not alive, so let's forget about it? It's not such a cheap thing! Drag this little bitch down to serve her well, but don't let her die !"
Although Princess Antai didn't like the Twelve Princesses, she was still her niece. If Concubine Mao dragged her down and handed it over to those soldiers, it would be over. Those people could do all sorts of nasty things.
But now that she is in the hands of Concubine Mao, how can the Twelve Princesses be saved? She couldn't help looking at Mu Peilan, wanting to ask her for help.
If it was more than ten years ago, Mu Peilan could turn a blind eye to this kind of thing with a firm heart, but after so many years, she has become a habit of doing good deeds, and when she sees such a thing happening in front of her, she can't help but hesitate.
Bai Fuling took everything into consideration, and sighed softly. Comparatively speaking, the safest place here is their mother and daughter. Instead of letting Princess Antai take the risk to intercede, it is better to let her speak. Princess Antai has taken good care of them these days, so it's a good deal.
"Imperial concubine, you...you should spare the twelve princesses. After all, she is the emperor's daughter and the eldest prince's younger sister. If there are some bad rumors, the eldest prince will not look good." Bai Fuling said deliberately. With a cautious look, he pleaded softly.
It sounds like every sentence is from the perspective of the eldest prince. Although Concubine Mao knew that she was begging for mercy, her face softened a little, but she said: "You, a delicate little girl, don't care about these things. .”
The Twelve Princesses themselves were not kind people, and from Concubine Mao's vicious eyes, she could see that once she was dragged down, she would probably be ruined by those vulgar soldiers.
The two princesses, Conlong and Yingluo, dared not tell her the truth. She didn't know the seriousness of the matter, and she didn't know that the queen mother who had been protecting her had been burned to death. Princess Antai was mercilessly dismissed by Concubine Mao, and all the other concubines in the hall wanted to shrink themselves into a ball, and no one would intercede for her. She knew that her only life was in Bai Fuling, and her eyes were full of tears. He looked at Bai Fuling pleadingly, hoping that she would persevere and save her life.
Bai Fuling didn't look at her for a while, but since she had already spoken, there was no reason to give up halfway: "Imperial concubine, why don't you wait for the emperor and the eldest prince to come back and ask them if you want to punish her, then there will be plenty of time for the empress to live well Teach the twelve princesses, if the empress is still angry, let the twelve princesses serve the fifth princess."
She deliberately said this naively, but she was actually secretly reminding Concubine Mao that the overall situation was still uncertain at this time, and there was really no need to rush to complete the matter. Concubine Mao is not a fool, she felt a chill in her heart, and said with a smile: "You have a sweet mouth, no wonder the boss likes her so much. Forget it, just ignore her for now."
Bai Fuling bowed her head in a shy manner, feeling terribly annoyed, because of a rotten person like Princess Twelve, she had to be sent home to be molested by an aunt tiger. But as long as the time can be delayed, the emperor will definitely take action.
Today's affairs are all in the emperor's calculations, but isn't he afraid that this noble concubine Mao will go crazy and all the wives and children he left in the palace will snap? Or does he think that these are irrelevant people, concubines die and then accept, children die and rebirth
Concubine Mao ordered the Twelve Princesses to be tied up and thrown aside. A trusted eunuch came forward and whispered in her ear about the matter of Ningyi Palace. The eunuchs and maids who came out knocked down and pushed them into the palace, and sealed the gates of the palaces. Now that the fire has been controlled, it should not spread to other nearby palaces, but Ningyi Palace may be burnt to nothing.
Just as he was talking, the two brothers of the Mao family who were in charge of leading the troops into the palace today walked in with serious expressions, and they pulled Concubine Mao aside without saying a word and started talking in a low voice.
Mu Peilan stared fixedly at that side, and after a while, whispered in a voice that could only be heard by Bai Fuling: "The people they sent to deal with the emperor have been wiped out, the eldest prince and his grandfather have been arrested, now Lu Yingzheng is rushing to the palace. They will attack immediately, Ling'er, please don't leave my side."
Bai Fuling was surprised and said: "Mother, can you hear them talking?"
"I saw it..." Mu Peilan's lips curled up in a slightly smug arc.
Bai Fuling immediately understood that her mother could read lips! You can guess what they are talking about just by watching them move their mouths, which is really extraordinary!
After hearing the news from the two cousins, Concubine Mao's face became extremely ugly, and she said anxiously: "What should I do, will the boss be okay?!"
The faces of the two brothers were as deep as water and they said: "It can be said that we can only exchange the safety of the eldest prince and our Mao family with the people in this palace! Before they arrive, we will take the important hostages and leave as soon as possible, otherwise we will be trapped by them." In the palace."
As if to fulfill what he said, several sergeants ran in and said that the Imperial Forest Army came from the east, south, and west sides of the palace.
Concubine Mao Guifei's pride and arrogance were completely wiped out by this bad news. Fortunately, the important hostages were discussed with her father and son a long time ago, so there was no delay, and she immediately called the eunuch to see Princess Antai and Bai Fuling's mother and daughter, plus two The young prince, who was usually favored by the emperor, got into the sedan chair, surrounded by soldiers, and quickly retreated towards the north gate of the palace.
Concubine Mao suddenly woke up when she was out of the palace gate, and she was so angry that she would have killed the twelve princesses before leaving! But the empress died, and she was worth it, so it was a little more balanced when she thought about it, but she felt a little more resentment towards Bai Fuling who caused her to miss the great opportunity to torture and kill the twelve princesses.
If she hadn't been thinking about restraining Lu Ying, who was chasing after him, and rescuing her son, she would have given Bai Fuling to the end right now!
On New Year's Eve, there were not many pedestrians on the streets of the capital, and even if there were, they were already scared away by these menacing soldiers. The thousand elite soldiers led by the Mao family brothers were all the disciples of the Mao family. They acted quickly and rushed out of the city gate holding Bai Fuling and others in the blink of an eye.
With so many people running wildly on the official road, it would not take long for them to be stopped. As a last resort, the Mao brothers had to order them to break up into pieces and evacuate in different directions. Bai Fuling and other hostages were escorted back to a farm compound in the suburbs of Beijing.
It’s good that Mu Peilan has a foundation in martial arts. Others like Concubine Mao, Princess Antai, Bai Fuling, and the two young little princes are used to enjoying luxurious clothes and fine food on weekdays. Take a breather.
This is obviously a secret stronghold arranged by the Mao family long ago. Going down from the well in the yard, it is connected to a secret basement, and all the hostages are locked in this secret room. Concubine Mao brought four dead men to guard the secret room. According to their thinking, it was too easy for the four dead men to guard these unarmed women and children.
It has to be said that the two brothers of the Mao family have some skills, and they are quick and decisive in doing things. It's a pity that they didn't learn well, and they did such a high-risk thing as treason. Although they were fleeing, the two brothers did not panic. They quickly arranged for the dead soldiers to set up guards around the yard, and at the same time found a large pile of peasant clothes from an unknown corner, and asked them to dress up as ordinary peasants. .
After finishing the preparations, the two brothers found pens and inks, and the Lord wrote a letter and sent a dead man to Lu Ying to hand it over to the emperor. The letter asked for the exchange of hostages, and asked the emperor to pardon the Mao family and stop pursuing their treason crime.
Lu Ying led his men to chase halfway and found no sign of the Mao family's rebels. The commander of the imperial forest army, Pu Huang, who accompanied him frowned and said, "What should I do? The Mao family's thieves are too cunning. Surround the palace to see where they are going?!"
Lu Ying said in a deep voice: "If you don't give them a way out, I'm afraid they will fight to the death and drag other people in the palace to be buried with them."
Knowing that what he said was reasonable, Pu Huang scratched his head and said, "What should I do now, I don't know which direction they are going. How about I find more people to search from house to house."
Lin Pingzi patted his horse forward, and just heard such a bad idea, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, go out from the north gate of the capital, there are countless villages, big and small, and when will it be the end of the search, I'm afraid that when they finish the search, the other party Already ran a long way. The officers and soldiers were really unreliable. Fortunately, my wife had the foresight and sent someone to send a letter a few days ago to make them ready.
He turned his head and said to Lu Ying: "Little... uh, my cousin has thyme powder on her body, come with me!"
As he spoke, he blew a few whistles to the sky, and a bird similar in appearance to a crow flew over, circled twice above Lin Pingzi's head, and then flew to the northwest. Lin Pingzi followed immediately, and Lu Ying Bailishan heard from Bai Fuling that he had hired a capable person to train the birds to follow a certain scent, so he immediately rode to follow without hesitation.
Pu Huang looked at the shiny black bird in the sky, spat, and followed.
The two little princes kept crying on the road, and were slapped twice by Concubine Mao, and their crying turned into sobs. Fortunately, Princess Antai and Mu Peilan protected them and saved them from the pain of flesh and blood. Until they were locked in the secret room, the two little princes still hid beside them and refused to leave, while Bai Fuling was left aside instead.
Princess Antai breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes rolled a few times on the hostages, and the more she looked, the more angry she became. If it wasn't for Lu Ying and the fifth son-in-law who ruined the good things of her son and father, she should welcome them in the palace now. And return, and then start to prepare for her son's enthronement ceremony, and soon she will become the most honorable empress dowager in the palace, enjoying the worship of all officials and concubines.
But now? She fled to this dilapidated place like a bereaved dog, and was forced to hide in such a cold, damp and dark burial room. Her future was uncertain, and she didn't know whether her son, father, and other relatives of the Mao family in the capital were safe.
All of this is the fault of Lu Ying and the fifth son-in-law, and the fault of the mother and daughter in front of them!
Bai Fuling has been quietly observing her face, and deliberately added fuel to the flames: "Is the imperial concubine worried about the eldest prince? Don't worry, he is a prince after all, and there is a set of procedures to follow if he is to be killed or cut. At most, he is a prisoner." , must still be alive."
Concubine Mao jumped up against the case, pointed at her and cursed: "Little bitch, don't think that I dare not kill you?!"
Mu Peilan knew that her daughter would not do anything meaningless at this time, she looked up and saw her daughter was blinking at her and then glanced at Concubine Mao again, she immediately understood that she wanted to find a way to lure Concubine Mao away from behind those dead men Come out, and then hijack her, so as to control the four dead soldiers in turn.
Mu Peilan's thoughts changed, she was harmed by the ghost face Gu for more than ten years, and the strength of the two of them was lost by more than half. In addition, the two of them have always been good at hiding their strength, and the four soldiers sent to guard them did not see her. Internal skills.
She was the only one with martial arts in her side, and the rest were women and children who were powerless. She was not sure of a successful blow to these four dead men, so she never shot rashly, because she was afraid of hurting the rest of them in the entanglement. Several people.
Concubine Mao looked at them very unkindly, and she was afraid that she would soon come up with some way to humiliate them. Instead of reacting passively, it is better to attack first and control the situation.
Thinking about it this way, Mu Peilan didn't hesitate any longer, and took a few steps to protect the rest of the people behind her without a trace, and said, "If you kill us, what will you give in exchange for the eldest prince? Without us in hand, my adopted son will not If I show you some mercy, I'm afraid you won't even have the chance to see your son for the last time, and your Mao family will die! You will be reviled by the people for generations."
Concubine Mao was so angry that she wanted to rush forward to strike, one of the dead men stretched out her hand to stop her, but she pushed him away with a cold snort, the few dead men thought that the people in front of them were just women and children, so they didn't stop them anymore.
Concubine Mao rushed forward and wanted to slap Mu Peilan on the face, how could Mu Peilan let her slap her? With a slight lift of his hand, he grabbed her wrist, and with the help of strength, it turned into Concubine Mao with her back turned to her, her arm was twisted behind her, and Mu Peilan's other hand was holding her throat.
The four dead soldiers did not expect that something unexpected happened, and their master became the hostage of the other party. They hurried over to surround Mu Peilan, but Mu Peilan shouted loudly: "Stop, take a step forward, I will kill her first!"
The eight eyes of the four dead soldiers stared at Mu Peilan fiercely, and two of them moved their eyes slightly, one left and one right rushed forward, trying to catch Bai Fuling and counter Mu Peilan.
These two are mother and daughter, and Bai Fuling is so young, even if she knows martial arts, she will not be very high. The important thing is that she has a big cat in her arms, and it is impossible to free her hand to resist in a hurry .
They didn't know that the most terrible thing was the cat in Bai Fuling's hand!
The two of them rushed in front of Bai Fuling, and saw a yellow shadow flashing in front of them, and something rushed towards the door, and the one who was closer couldn't dodge at all. There was a burning pain from his eyes to his cheeks, so painful that he couldn't care less about attacking. , moved back three feet, covered his face with his hands and screamed before falling to the ground.
The other raised his hand to protect the front door in time, and was scratched several times by something on the palm of his hand. What he practiced was palm kung fu, his palms have been trained to be as hard as iron stones, and he can resist with a pair of fleshy palms when a sword strikes, but he didn't expect to be scratched.
He was startled and angry, before he saw clearly what was attacking him, the world was already spinning, and he passed out on the ground with a slap.
All of this happened in a blink of an eye. The other two dead men standing in front of Mu Peilan watched the two brothers being knocked down, and the yellow shadow that attacked them landed on the wooden table next to them, "Meow woo With a sound, he arched his back and glared fiercely at the remaining two. It was the big yellow cat that Bai Fuling had been holding in his arms all this time.
The two dead men felt chills in their hearts. They had seen the speed of the little raccoon just now, and they thought they would not be able to resist it. The most frightening thing was that the cat's claws were strange, and their two brothers were caught by it. Immediately fell to the ground and couldn't get up, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
Mu Peilan dared to take the initiative to attack because of the little raccoon in Bai Fuling's hand.
The two dead men glanced at each other and involuntarily backed away two steps, staying away from Xiao Lihua.
Bai Fuling applauded happily for Xiao Lihua: "Little Lihua, you are the smartest and most powerful!"
"Retire!" One of the dead men made a decisive decision and called his companions to evacuate from this dangerous secret room. Concubine Mao watched their ghostly figures drifting away, her eyes almost popped out of anxiety, but her throat was held by Mu Peilan , speechless.
How could Mu Peilan let these two people escape to report the news, he slashed Concubine Mao's neck and knocked her unconscious, and quickly stepped forward to chase the two dead men. Unexpectedly, she was faster than Little Lihua, she rushed to the front of Mu Peilan like lightning and rushed towards the heads and necks of the two.
The two tried their best to dodge, but they were still a little short. After a few efforts, one of them was scratched on his thigh, and the other was scratched on his arm, and they both fell to the ground unconscious.
The little raccoon flower jumped back onto the wooden table, slowly licked the blood off its paws, raised its head and "meowed" to Bai Fuling coquettishly, asking for praise and a hug from its master.
Bai Fuling lived up to its expectations, picked it up and slapped it hard on its fluffy head, praising: "You are so amazing!"
Not only Princess Antai was stunned, but even Mu Peilan was very surprised. She knew the speed and attack power of the little raccoon, but she had never seen it with her own eyes. Zhang Zhang was already beaten up by Bai Shisan, Bai Guo, Bai Shao and others.
She originally only hoped that little raccoon could stop the enemy for a while, and she would have enough time to deal with the other four people. Unexpectedly, little raccoon was so "fierce" that one cat knocked down four dead fighters who could be called martial arts masters .
It has to be said that this is mainly due to the poison Xiaoyou put on it. If it was normal, those dead soldiers would not be scratched by it and fall unconscious.
Bai Fuling caressed the little raccoon, and thought unkindly in her heart: The little raccoon is so angry, could it be because she was bullied by Xiaoyou before and has nowhere to vent? Tsk tsk, I really want to thank these punching bags.