Return of the Swallow

Lu Heng looked at Qin Yining with clear eyes, he was helpless and helpless when nothing happened, and he liked such a strong him even more.

How can Pang Xiao He De? Can you get such a woman as a wife?

If Pang Xiao could make Qin Yining live in peace and stability, that would be fine, and he wouldn't feel so distressed. But what kind of life did Pang Xiao bring to Qin Yining? No matter before or after marriage, Qin Yining was going through ups and downs with Pang Xiao, and every time he was close to death. She survived not because Pang Xiao took good care of her, but because Qin Yining was smart.

Such a good woman, why should she be treated so badly by that reckless man Pang Xiao?

Lu Heng's thoughts flashed, but the unwillingness sprouted in his heart.

At this moment, Qin Yining was watching the soldiers escort the surviving officials, or order people to carry the corpses down the mountain, and didn't notice the sudden change in Lu Heng's expression.

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At this moment in the palace, it was as if a dark cloud was pressing down on the city, and the palace servants had to tiptoe when walking, for fear that even the slightest movement would disturb the master who was in a bad mood and cause trouble for himself.

——I don’t see that ever since the accident happened in the Suongshan Imperial Mausoleum, two little maids in the empress dowager’s palace have been dragged out and killed with sticks.

In the Ci'an Palace at this time, the Empress Dowager sat at the head with a gloomy face.

The queen's face was pale, and she shed tears helplessly.

The clan members and their female relatives also accompanied the queen mother by the side of the queen mother, waiting quietly for the news together.

The Empress Dowager was distraught, worried about Li Qitian's situation, and couldn't even eat in a hurry.

Seeing that the queen was still crying, the queen mother said irritably: "Okay, don't cry anymore. Those who have a body should pay more attention to the emperor's heir in their womb."

It is not necessary for the Empress Dowager to elaborate on it, and everyone understands it. If something unexpected happens to the Holy Majesty, if the Empress gives birth to a prince, then she is the only candidate for the crown prince.

The clan members had different thoughts in their hearts and kept silent.

The queen's heart moved, she wiped her tears and nodded, "What the mother said is true. The concubine must take good care of herself."

"Well, that's right. This time, the Holy Majesty encountered danger in Suongshan because of the note sent by the monk named Tianjizi. On the day of the Shengshou Festival feast, the Ai family felt that the content of the note was abnormal.

However, the Holy One was devoted to serving the people, and he was worried about the use of troops by the Tatars, and the treasury was tight, so he could only find a way to get that treasure. "

"The Holy Majesty has worked hard for the country, and the ministers are ashamed." All the clan relatives have been granted titles, and some have taken idle positions in the court, but no one is in charge of real power, and all they can do at this time is to echo.

The Empress Dowager sighed: "It's all one family, so the Ai family doesn't talk about those scenes. Now that the Holy Majesty is missing and the Tatars are about to move, we don't know what storms our Great Zhou Dynasty will face next. The courtiers above the court , because a lot of people were killed and injured in this incident, and it was the time when we were in great chaos and the most nervous. During this period, we still have to rely on our clansmen, and our own family members have to help our own people anyway."

The queen mother has not read many books, and her words are very straightforward. But everyone knows the meaning.

The reason why the clansmen were able to live a carefree life with rich clothes, fine food, beautiful maidservants, luxurious children, was all because Li Qitian became the emperor.

If something really happened to Li Qitian, he still doesn't have a man who can immediately bear the burden of the crown prince, not to mention the Tatars, even if there is a traitor in the court to plot rebellion, it will be enough for their clansmen to drink a pot.

If they want to keep their glory and wealth, they must stabilize the country of the Great Zhou. The surname of the country of the Great Zhou is Li, so they have the inexhaustible gold and silver for a lifetime.

Therefore, everyone stood up at this time, thinking of the queen mother together and saluting, "The queen mother is a thousand years old."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "Tomorrow early in the morning, officials of the fourth rank and above who are still alive in the capital will go to Fengtian Hall to discuss politics regardless of martial arts. Although Ai's family is a female stream, they can't let the country and society be ignored. Discuss what to do about it.”

The queen was shocked when she heard this.

The emperor is not here, the empress dowager wants to control the power alone!

The Queen Mother, who usually seems to be very talkative, turned out to be so powerful at a critical moment. She actually came up with this method and had the courage to carry it out. It is really shocking.

The Empress Dowager sat in the first place, holding up the tea bowl and playing with the lid.

Li Helan saw the queen's surprised expression, and asked provocatively: "What does the queen's wife have in mind? Now our family is talking behind closed doors. If you have an idea, just say it, and the queen mother will not let it go."

The queen's mother's family is not strong, and her temper is kind and gentle. She is a good hand in housekeeping, but as the mother of a country, she is too soft-tempered to support her. Her husband is gone, and she is still pregnant. Now the queen mother has clearly revealed For the purpose, if she intends to stop her, I am afraid that the child in her womb will not be able to be born safely if something goes wrong.

Thinking of this, the empress quickly shook her head and said, "The eldest princess is joking, I don't have any idea. Now I don't have a backbone, and everything is under the arrangement of the empress."

Li Helan raised the corners of her mouth triumphantly, thinking to herself: Forgive you for not daring!

And the people present also saw everything clearly, they had already estimated their position in their hearts, and they had an idea of ​​what to do next.

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Qin Yining guarded on the mountain and didn't go home for three full days, eating and using was just a matter of haste.

The Gyeonggi guards took turns digging day and night, and finally opened the second tomb. However, except for the corpses of a few imperial guards, there was no trace of Li Qitian, Pang Xiao and Li Guanwen at all. Going inside, there is a harder one The thousand gold boulder fell down, isolating the second tomb from the interior of the underground palace.

"What should we do? It's been three days. The geological surveyors found that there are hard rocks inside. It's not easy to dig, and there are big stones blocking here..."

Qin Yining closed her eyes, now she was sure that Pang Xiao definitely did not die when the tomb collapsed when the gun was ignited, he must have gone to the underground palace. However, for three days, there is no food or drink inside, and I don't know if the air is circulating. In this situation, I am even more anxious than before.

Ji Zeyu didn't get a full night's sleep for three days, his eyes were bloodshot, his chin was covered with stubble, his hair was disheveled, and his face was dirty. He still commanded people calmly, "Keep digging."

Some relatives persuaded Ji Zeyu: "My son-in-law, you should go to rest first, so that you can sleep well and wash up. How can your body bear it!"

Ji Zeyu stared at the direction of the underground palace expressionlessly, and his hoarse voice was still cold: "Don't worry about me, as long as the Holy Majesty is still in the underground palace for a day, I will definitely not go down the mountain."

Thanks to Ji Zeyu's care these few days, Qin Yining's impression of him has already changed. The so-called friendship in adversity, whether Ji Zeyu is out of loyalty to the Holy Majesty, out of friendship with Pang Xiao, or because of the importance of saving people, Qin Yining is very grateful to him.

Seeing that Ji Zeyu's face was really ugly, Qin Yining also persuaded: "Ji's son-in-law still needs to rest. Even his body of iron can't last without sleep. If the son-in-law falls down, who will take charge of the affairs here? I'm a girl , there is absolutely no way to control the overall situation.”

Ji Zeyu rubbed the center of his brows, knowing that what Qin Yining said was the right way. Resignedly said: "Okay. Then I will take a nap."

Qin Yining said: "It's not too late for Ji's son-in-law to go back to the city to wash up and get some sleep. You ride your horse back and forth, and your footsteps are fast."

"There's no need here." She bowed her hands to Qin Yining, "Thank you for your kindness."

After saying that, he turned around and went to find a bed on the floor, lay down straight, folded his hands on his chest, closed his eyes regardless of the noise around him, and fell asleep.

Qin Yining shook his head. Knowing that Ji Zeyu was exhausted, he stopped bothering him. Instead, concentrate on continuing to look at the direction of excavation.

At this moment, Ji Zeyu's confidant came up the mountain with Jing Zhe.

Qin Yining looked at Jing Zhe approaching in surprise and worry, and asked, "But what happened at home?"

"There is nothing at home. It was the master who ordered to go up the mountain to deliver a message to the princess."

Qin Yining immediately understood that something important must have happened, otherwise Qin Huai would not have rushed to order someone to come up the mountain as soon as he went down the mountain.

Qin Yining stood up, supported by Bing Tang and Ji Yun, and Jing Zhe went to a place that must be passed away from the crowd.

After standing still, he didn't ask questions immediately, and waited for Jing Zhe to check that there was no one else around, and then said: "This morning, the queen mother presided over the morning court, and the ministers asked you to supervise the country on behalf of the king of Lijun, and changed the sage to the blue batch, and the queen mother hung the curtain. Listening to the government, the Queen Mother nodded, and all the loyal ministers agreed."

Qin Yining's brows twitched: "Who is the king of Lijun? I never remembered that the emperor had a brother, and he had no heirs."

"It's no wonder that the princess doesn't know. King Lijun has just returned to Beijing. He is the prince's cousin. He is twenty-seven years old and has only one daughter under his knees. The master said that Prince Lijun is gentle. Some prisons."

Qin Yining immediately understood what Qin Huaiyuan meant.

A mild-mannered county king is easy for the ministers and the queen mother to manipulate, and he has only one daughter under his knees. If something happens to Li Qitian, Li Junwang will be named the emperor's younger brother to succeed him. If the queen gives birth to a son in the future, the throne will also continue To be passed on to Li Qitian's son.

The Empress Dowager seemed to be just an ordinary village woman, she never expected to show her minions at the critical moment, she was really a person who couldn't hide her secrets.

However, does the current Great Zhou Dynasty really need a puppet supervisor who is as easy to manipulate as soft cotton?

Qin Yining is worried about Pang Xiao these days, and has no spare time to think about the situation in the court.

However, since Tianjizi has laid out such a big game of chess, it is impossible not to hurry up and make a plan. At this time, the Tatars may have deliberately mobilized troops.

Can a weak and uninitiated supervisory country act as a deterrent to national wars?

Thinking of this, Qin Yining even felt that Li Qitian was better than them as emperor.

It didn't take Qin Yining's mind to turn around for a moment, and Jing Zhe's next words made Qin Yining dumbfounded in astonishment.

"In the early court, several ministers impeached Ji Consort to protect the Holy Majesty, and the Queen Mother also reprimanded Ji Concubine on the spot. Another minister recommended Zhou Dayong, Marquis of Qingyang. He said that Zhou Dayong was calm and experienced, and he should be able to take on the important task of using troops. The Marquis of Qingyang was appointed as the commander of the Huben Army. Presumably, the eunuch from the palace will arrive soon."