After rebirth, I made the princes cry

In fact, Ling Shang Gong did not recognize Xin Sujun's true appearance, but she put a lot of thought into Dian Jun and had long realized that Dian Jun had special feelings for Xin Sujun. It was because of Dian Jun's special attitude towards "Cold Guard" that she secretly determined the true identity of "Cold Guard".

At the same time, she also realized that Xinsu Jun had no interest in Dian Jun.

As someone who has been through this, Ling Shang Gong actually doesn't think highly of Xin Su Jun at all.

The Dianjun has a soft temperament and a soft heart. He was born into a noble family but lost his father at a young age. Although he never talks about it, he is very afraid of loneliness. The Dianjun needs a partner to accompany and care for him. Xinsujun is a prince of the emperor and is in charge of the imperial guards. He has a cold temperament. Although he treats the Left Deputy Envoy differently, the conversations between the two are all serious about war affairs. Xinsujun does not care about the thoughts of a girl. Although he is not as romantic and treacherous as Bisujun, he is definitely not a suitable man for the Dianjun.

Unlike Deputy Commander Liang, although he is also a military man and may not have so much time to accompany the Lord of the Palace every day in the future, he is still concerned about the Lord of the Palace's joys and sorrows. Moreover, Deputy Commander Liang will not be affiliated with the Imperial Guards for long. After escorting the Lord of the Palace back to Henan safely this time, he has made great contributions. He will either serve in the Ministry of War or be officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Shangcai Ministry. Deputy Commander Liang is originally the son of the Marquis of Shangcai. Even if he may lead the army to war in the future, he will not stay in the barracks for a long time. He is devoted to the Lord of the Palace. Of course, he has plenty of time to take care of his wife and children besides his duties.

Although Ling Shang Gong thought so, she also understood that love cannot be forced. As a female official, her duty is to serve the Prince and she cannot interfere in the Prince's marriage. She can only secretly hope that the Prince can change his mind and not be too obsessed and suffer.

The "cold guard" who suddenly disappeared, why did he "resign" at such a critical moment, leaving the Prince and the Left Deputy Envoy in danger? All the reasons were beyond the concern of Ling Shanggong. She could only think of doing her best to take better care of the Prince's daily life and diet, especially in the past few days, she even cooked meals herself, hoping to comfort the Prince's worries with delicious food.

Today, in the inner kitchen of Baohua Palace, Ling Shang Gong saw Hong Tao already busy before her.

The meals prepared by the inner kitchen are provided for the three meals a day of more than ten people, including the Palace Master, the Left Deputy Envoy, Madam Wei, and the palace maids and martial maids who serve them personally. Of course, they are much more sumptuous and exquisite than the "big pot meals" prepared by the palace's food preparation department. Hong Tao's duties do not include cooking, but she and Bai Li often go to the market on the other side of the Ba River to buy fresh ingredients. They need to use the inner kitchen to prepare "extra meals" for the infantry commander who has made her "fall in love" during this period to improve their lives. No one blames Hong Tao for "abusing public power for personal gain".

Of course, Ling Shang Gong also understood that Hong Tao made friends with the infantry commander because she was actually following the orders of the Left Deputy Envoy.

"Try my five-spice steamed fish this time. Is it more delicious than last time?" Hong Tao did her job very conscientiously.

Her cooking skills were actually very limited, but she was a woman after all, and she was clever and deft, and with a little guidance, she was able to quickly master such delicious dishes as five-spice steamed fish and fried shredded pork, and her enthusiasm for learning was high.

Ling Shang Gong really picked up the chopsticks and tasted the steamed fish with chopped black beans, minced garlic, star anise, bay leaves, etc. The strong salty and fragrant taste did not take away the sweetness of the river fish. Naturally, Ling Shang Gong was full of praise.

Hong Tao went to carry out the mission excitedly.

Infantry commander Ming Buchang was wrestling with several palace guards outside the duty room inside Dongping Gate. When he saw Hong Tao coming, he immediately abandoned his subordinates. He didn't mind the teasing of his subordinates and still strode towards Hong Tao with a smile.

Ming Buchang was one of the people who followed Jiang Tai into the Weiyang Palace and forced Jiang Xiongying to abdicate. He could certainly be called Jiang Tai's confidant, and he and Hong Tao were old acquaintances. But Hong Tao was, after all, someone close to Madam Wei. Although Ming Buchang had shown his courtesy to her in the past without getting a response, he never dared to offend the beautiful woman. This time, he tried to ask Hong Tao to bring him two kilograms of braised mutton to go with the wine when she was buying ingredients. Not only did Hong Tao not refuse, she even sent him a few delicious dishes that she cooked by herself from time to time, which Ming Buchang had never eaten before. Ming Buchang was overjoyed and did not suspect Hong Tao of having ulterior motives at all.

It's not that he is obsessed with sex, it's just that when Jiang Tai was exiled, all his trusted followers knew that Madam Wei was his favorite. Although the situation in Northern Han is tense now because of the attack from Northern Zhao, these one hundred palace guards were transferred to Lantian just for such a "small task" as protecting the envoys and preventing them from escaping, and it's not that the palace maids of Dongyu are trying to win them over. Since Ming Buchang trusts Madam Wei, of course he will trust Hong Tao as well.

Even his "partner" this time, the archer commander Shouye Duan, who saw that Ming Buchang had a great chance of "marrying the beauty", could only sigh and stamp his feet apart from being jealous - you are lucky boy, I just hate that Bai Li is still so cold and indifferent.

"Please keep this money. I feel bad for making you suffer so much. How can I let you spend more money?"

What Ming Buchang handed to Hong Tao was a gold ingot that he took out from his arms.

"Why spend money? Why should I pay for purchasing supplies for the palace?" Hong Tao refused to take the gold ingot.

Ming Buchang grabbed her wrist and stuffed the gold ingot into Hong Tao's hand: "I didn't originally have these cumbersome things on me. This is the bribe I received when I arrived. The people in the palace coveted the lucrative position in Weiyang Palace and asked me to recommend them."

"Who is so generous?" Hong Tao didn't want Ming Buchang to hold her hand all the time, so she took the gold ingot and asked casually.

"Don't bother with it. I didn't ask for a bribe, and I never promised one."

Ming Buchang narrowed his eyes and stared at Hong Tao's tightly-knit collar. In fact, he had already married and had children, so he naturally had not thought of taking the palace maids around Madam Wei as concubines. He also knew that the palace maids in Weiyang Palace would most likely not be transferred to others. If he was in Weiyang Palace, the palace guards were strict and he could only think about many things. But now he was in Lantian Palace, and Hong Tao was clearly "aroused" by the loneliness, so some things were not limited to just thinking about.

"In two days, it will be my birthday. Can you spare some time after nightfall? Liangsheng Garden on the west road is quiet and deserted. We can drink and admire the moon."

Hong Tao said coquettishly, "I really don't know your birthday? It's still more than half a year away!"

"Are you really thinking about my birthday?" Ming Buchang laughed.

"This time when we came to the palace, the lady was only served by Bai Li and I, so she couldn't leave at night."

"You are so smart, you always find a solution."

"I'm too stupid to see through your desire to get even bigger."

Hong Tao rolled her eyes at Ming Buchang, and, feeling offended by the man's gaze, she turned and left.

Liang Shengyuan will choose your burial place.

But your death has not yet come.

Yingshu had no objection to the place of death chosen by Ming Buchang for him.

Of the huge Lantian Palace, although only the east and west palaces are not locked at night, compared with the east palace where the envoys are staying, the west palaces such as Liangsheng Garden are even more unguarded at night, making it very convenient for killing and arson. However, at this moment, Jiang Tai has not left Tongguan yet, Jiang Gaofan has not taken any action yet, Wuguan is not in chaos, and Ran Zhugu has not entered the pass to capture Chang'an. There is no one to support, and of course no uprising can be started.

"If we want to escape safely, we must kill these one hundred palace guards." Yingshu might as well tell the Lord and Madam Wei about the plan she has gradually perfected.

"First, on the night of the uprising, Hong Tao will lure Ming Buchang to his death in Liangsheng Garden. Before Hong Tao takes action, we must make the hundreds of palace servants, except for the palace guards, incapable of action, so that we can set traps and ambushes in many places. Killing is inevitable, but we cannot poison the food preparation department, and we cannot alert the enemy. The action must be swift and covert. My plan is to let Wu Bi do it."

"Ten maidservants must kill more than a hundred palace servants silently?" Madam Wei thought this task was a bit difficult. "The one hundred palace guards are all at Dongping Gate. The palace servants are on duty in the east and west palace gardens, mainly in the east palace garden. In the dead of night, if the palace servants scream, it will definitely alarm the palace guards."

"We don't have to kill them all. For most people, just make them unconscious. You can't poison them, but you can use incense. We've already figured out where the palace guards are. The palace guards don't have to patrol at night. Before the operation, the Flying Eagle Division will prepare candles with intoxicants. Hong Tao and Bai Li will take advantage of the procurement opportunities to bring these candles in. Madam Wei will be responsible for replacing the candles on duty with intoxicants on the day of the uprising. That way, even if some palace guards don't want to go to bed early, they won't have to go through the dark in the middle of the night. As long as the candles are lit, they will faint in a moment."

"The palace maids on duty at night actually mostly use oil lamps for lighting." Madam Wei reminded Yingshu.

"I know, but the lamp oil supply is sufficient and it is inconvenient to replace it. We have to find a way to confiscate the lamps of each duty station and replace them with candlesticks."

"This... confiscating the lamps suddenly will alert the enemy, right?" Dianjun felt that the order to confiscate the lamps could not possibly seem natural.

Ying Shu had already thought of an excuse: "I saw that the corridor leading to the Zhongnan Tower was originally equipped with hundreds of corridor lights. It was very spectacular to light up the corridor lights at night. However, there are few tours in the palace, which has caused many corridor lights to be damaged. Of course, because this palace is actually in a deserted state, the palace servants will not go to the trouble to light up the corridor lights.

In the next two days, we will climb up the South Bell Tower at night. Anyway, we are trapped in the palace and cannot go out. The peace talks are also at a standstill. We are bored all day long and occasionally go up the tower to admire the moon. Even if we don't need to light up all the corridor lights in the mountain corridor, it is not considered a big effort to light up only one third of the corridor lights. Madam Wei can just use the reason of replenishing the corridor lights to requisition all the lamps on duty. There is no need to buy lamps in a big way during the war just for temporary needs.

Moreover, using candles for lighting is more convenient than using oil lamps, and candlelight is brighter than public lighting. Who among the palace people would object? They have gotten used to using candles during this period of time, and nothing unexpected has happened, so there is no need to alarm the enemy."

Mrs. Wei thought this plan was feasible.

Yingshu specifically asked Madam Wei to hand this matter over to Neichen Yang.

There was an old eunuch in the Lantian Palace, who served as the Palace Supervisor. He was responsible for coordinating and supervising many matters in the palace. The old eunuch had no guard at all, but he thought it was too much effort, and he grumbled to Yang Neichen: "The envoy really has too many things to do. It's late at night, and it's getting colder day by day. Why don't you just stay in Baohua Palace and go up to Zhongnan Tower!"

"It's because I can't go out, and I have nothing else to do. I sleep enough during the day, but I can't fall asleep at night, and I don't have any other entertainment. Although the national mourning is over, it's wartime now, and I can't play the piano or music. The eunuch and I are both survivors of Xiyu. Don't we know that when the Double Ninth Festival is approaching, there is a custom of climbing high places to look into the distance?

The envoys just wanted to go up to the tower to admire the moon occasionally, pray to the gods and Buddhas for blessings, so that our Han Dynasty can win as soon as possible, the envoys can successfully complete their mission, and return home as soon as possible? Alas, this time the Han Dynasty is in the wrong, the envoys have to avoid coming to Lantian, and Madam Wei is responsible for appeasing the envoys, which is not a difficult matter. How can Madam Wei stop them from even going up to the tower to admire the moon? "

The old eunuch was still dissatisfied: "Even if we need to go upstairs at night, wouldn't it be better to use a lantern to illuminate the building than a corridor lamp?"

"Madam Wei also thought that the corridor was too long and it was night, so it would be more interesting to have some lights on the way up. The eunuch didn't need to worry too much. Madam Wei also felt that she had nothing to do all day, so she had planned everything. Madam would personally supervise the purchase of candles and control the palace servants to ensure that they would not waste them. They would make sure that all the remaining candles were used up before adding new ones. In this way, the consumption would not be too great. In addition, we could take this opportunity to plan the style of lamps in the palace in the future, where they would be used, and what specific shapes would be used, so that there would be rules to follow when implementing them in the future."

"Madam Wei is worrying about the Queen!"

"Although the Queen is the head of the harem, His Majesty has already instructed Madam Wei to assist with palace affairs and help the Queen with her worries. I have also looked at the lamps on duty now. There are all kinds of them, and they are in a mess. For example, the bronze lamp supported by a kneeling figurine in the arm of the eunuch is beyond the regulations."

The old eunuch quickly held the lamp and offered to hand it over: "I never thought I would be recruited as a eunuch."

Madam Wei used this high-sounding excuse to requisition all the lamps for the duty stations, and also distributed candlesticks. The candlesticks usually had a tray with a pointed needle to fix the candle, but it was not suitable for holding lamp oil. Now, everyone on duty could only use candles for lighting.

"If we want to implement the plan perfectly, we have to win over Yang Neichen to serve us." After completing the first step, Yingshu said, "When I was in Weiyang Palace, I didn't deliberately win him over, but I tried my best to prevent him from being harassed by Queen Mother Yao and Jiang Lina. At this time, Jiang Tai still trusts him very much. I believe that Shouyeduan, the archer commander, will not doubt Yang Neichen for no reason and still regard him as Jiang Tai's confidant."

After listening to Yingshu's detailed explanation of Yang Jiachen's important role, Madam Wei was convinced: "The reason why Jiang Tai trusted him was because he saw through his cowardice and fear of death. As an eunuch, his life and death, honor and disgrace are actually completely controlled by others. This person has no other family members and has nothing to worry about except his own life. Therefore, both Yao and Wen were too lazy to fight for him. After Jiang Tai seized the throne, he controlled the power of life and death of Yang Jiachen, so he felt at ease to use him.

But now, Jiang Tai is out of reach. If Yang Jiachen doesn't obey our orders, he won't be able to save his life. Especially on the night of the incident, we won't give him a chance to ask for help. If he doesn't obey us, he will have no way to survive. The only way is to help us get out and take him away from Northern Han. Not only can he save his life, but he can even live more peacefully. It's not difficult to win him over."

Ying Shu then emphasized: "On the night of the operation, the Palace Master and Madam Wei, including Si Shui and other people who do not know martial arts, must first retreat to the hiding place. None of us can be captured by the palace guards of the Northern Han Dynasty. The hiding place I have found is in Yanhui Garden behind Baohua Palace."

"Yanhui Garden?" Madam Wei never expected this to be the place: "In Yanhui Garden, there is only Guangming Pavilion where we can hide!"

"We are not hiding on land, but in the water. Among us, only Hongtao and Baili can't swim. Hongtao will not hide with us in Yanhui Garden because she wants to lure Ming Buchang to death. I have found a safe hiding place for you in Liangsheng Garden. Remember, no matter what happens, you must not come out of the hiding place unless Baili finds you.

As for Bai Li, your hiding place is in Baohua Palace, just pretend to be dead and don't move. "

Most Qiang people do not know how to swim. Although Madam Wei has half Qiang blood, she was born and raised in Chang'an after all. She is not a lady from a wealthy family. She was taught the skill of swimming by her father and brothers when she was young. Yingshu heard her mention it by chance, but even Jiang Tai was kept in the dark about Madam Wei's skill.

"Can Your Excellency swim?" Madam Wei was very surprised. "I seem to have heard Your Excellency say that he suffers from seasickness?"

"I didn't know how to swim before, and I still can't say I'm a good swimmer. It was only because I was going on a mission that Ah Shu taught me how to swim, especially how to use a reed tube to hide underwater for a short period of time... I don't know why I get seasick."

The Lord of Shenyuan Palace sighed.