I am a cat in the palace

when--

when--

The distant bells are slow but continuous.

It's just that the bell was a little far away, and the street was too noisy, so no one noticed the bell ringing.

However, Daxian's ears were far more sensitive than ordinary people's. When the first bell rang, his fluffy ears stood up sharply.

This bell...

very familiar--

Very ominous!

Shang Xin didn't hear it, and turned his head to look at the Daxian who suddenly grabbed him with some puzzlement.

"what happened?"

"The bell."

"The bell? What bell?" Shang Xin was puzzled.

"Let's go back to the palace, don't look at the lights." The sound of the long-dangling bell came to Daxian's ears again, and he counted silently in his heart, and it was four times.

Thinking of what the bell might represent, Daxian only felt that the crispy hair on his body was a little fried.

Daxian was a little anxious, he wanted to explain to Shang Xin, but obviously this is not the place to talk.

At this moment, there seemed to be commotion in the crowd in the distance.

He pulled Shang Xin's hand hard and was about to walk out, this situation looked very strange.

Maybe it's a palace change!He immediately thought of these two words.

He has stayed in the palace for so many years, and he has seen too many things like this.

At the same time, in the box on the second floor of Zuiying Building opposite Changyang Restaurant, a man in a crow blue tunic suddenly put down the wine glass in his hand, and jumped to the wide open window across the street, He bowed his head and listened intently.

After a while, his complexion changed drastically.

"Achen, Awei, no matter what method you use, immediately rush back to the mansion as quickly as possible, tell the British Duke that there is a change in the palace, and let him immediately lead the mansion soldiers and personal guards to cooperate with the tiger cavalry army in the city to control it." At the nearest city gate, at the same time, find a way to notify the Tiger Cavalry Army of the Xishan Camp and the Four Guards of Anhe, and immediately enter Beijing to control the situation."

Lin Guanchen froze with the wine glass he had just picked up, but Lin Guanwei dropped the chopsticks in his hand in shock, what's going on?

"Mr. Wei..."

what happened?

"The bell is ringing in the palace, the big bell!" Wei Yin's face sank like water, as he spoke, he quickly walked out with his robe lifted.

big clock?Or in the palace? !

Both Lin Guanchen and Lin Guanwei are descendants of aristocratic families, of course they know what the ringing of the bell in the palace means.

The two-foot-tall bell in the palace will be rung only in national funerals, the purpose is to tell everyone in the fastest way that someone in high position will die.

The only ones who can reach the level of national mourning are the emperor, empress dowager and empress.

The queen's death bell rang 68 times in a row, the empress dowager's death bell rang 98 times in a row, and the emperor's death bell rang a hundred and eight times in a row.

There is no empress dowager in the palace, the queen just left the palace this morning to go to Duke Wei's mansion, and she hasn't returned to the palace yet, and if something happened to the queen, it should be the mansion of Duke Wei who first spread the news, at least it is impossible for the second prince to still be on the opposite side Standing under Yang Restaurant.

Then the only possibility can only be - something happened to the emperor!

Lin Guanchen and Lin Guanwei did not hear the bell, but for so many years, they have already fully believed in this master. Mr. Wei said that it is absolutely correct when the bell rings. They looked at each other and saw each other in each other's eyes Some panicked and pale faces, but there was no time for them to hesitate, they deeply knew that at this time, one step earlier and one step later might mean the difference between life and death.

"Ah Wei, you go back to see your grandfather. I'll go to the Yamen of the Ministry of War to find my father." Lin Guanchen began to confess to Lin Guanwei when he was descending the stairs. He thought that there was no time to waste now, and it was better to separate things.

Wei Yin was the first to step down from the restaurant, and rushed to the opposite Changyang Restaurant. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, he saw Daxian pulling Shang Xin out of the crowd, and Wan Ji and A Dong were also inseparable. Follow him.

"Mr. Wei, why did you come out? What happened? Daxian refused to say anything inside, so he dragged me and said that he wanted to go back to the palace." Shang Xin looked at Wei Yin's solemn expression, and was just confused by Daxian's actions. Feeling a little uneasy, he became even more entangled. To make Daxian and Mr. Wei so nervous at the same time, something must have happened.

"The palace bell is ringing." Wei Yin quickly said in Shang Xin's ear in a very low voice.

Daxian immediately added: "It has already rang eight times."

Shang Xin stared blankly at Wei Yin and Daxian, only to feel a buzzing in his head, and the whole person was stunned.

Duke Wei's mansion was already in chaos. Just now, several horses galloped over, and an eunuch from Xingde Palace was in the middle, holding a yellow scroll in his hand, and he opened his mouth to say that the emperor had a decree.

"It has been verified that the empress poisoned the eldest son Shangxu and the precious concubine Ling. The evidence is convincing, and she is sentenced to death immediately; the second prince Shang Hui is weak and sick, and should live in peace and recuperate. After writing it, he is named Yuanhui County King, and the second prince's mansion is changed to Yuanhui County Prince's Mansion. It is not the order of the emperor. Wei Guogong deceived the emperor in vain, and immediately abolished all official positions, wiped out the nine clans, all males over the age of 12 were sentenced to death, and males under the age of 12 were exiled for three thousand miles. Women over the age of 16 were not enslaved by officials. Those under the age of 16 who are sent to the Jiaofang Division are not official prostitutes."

The sudden decree of extermination made everyone turn pale with shock. In the morning, Shili Luan drove back to Ning to visit relatives, and only one day passed.

Duke Wei and the Empress of course refused to believe that this decree was true. The Emperor didn't know about the filth in the harem until today. He hadn't pursued it ten years ago, so how could he suddenly attack today.

Needless to say, this must be someone trying to preach the decree, but they also immediately realized that the catastrophe was imminent, and the eunuchs of Xingde Palace dared to come out so blatantly to proclaim the decree, to bestow the death of a queen of a country, and imprison her. When the prince of the dynasty slaughtered the whole family, he must have enough support behind him, and the one in the palace must no longer be the master.

Even if the Duke of Wei knocked the eunuch to the ground and took the queen with him, he was about to rush out the door immediately, expressing that he wanted to meet the emperor and ask him clearly.

It was only when he rushed to the door that he realized that many soldiers in full armor suddenly poured out from nowhere, and had already surrounded Duke Wei's mansion three floors in and out.

Wei Guogong's heart skipped a beat. He had followed the old emperor through the battle for the throne. The posture in front of him was to directly force the palace.

The confrontation between the two sides caused a moment of silence around them.

And at this moment, he suddenly heard something faintly in his ears.

"Father..." The queen's voice trembled suddenly, she subconsciously grabbed Wei Guogong's sleeve tightly, trying to stabilize her shaking body, "You, did you hear anything?"

Wei Guogong's face was ashen, he heard it, it was the bell——

when----

when----

The bells came from the direction of the palace, one after another, mournful and long——

"Quick! Get out of here first." Mr. Wei grabbed Shang Xin's arm, motioned for Daxian, A Dong, and Wan Ji to follow, and strode out of the crowd.

It's just that they left with a step forward, and the second prince also hurriedly followed over there, reaching out to pull Shangxin: "Third brother? Prince Mingrui is still waiting for us, where are you going?"

Daxian's eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and he swung the second prince's hand away, and then stared at him warily, but Shangxin was still in great shock and grief, seeing him blocking her, she just gave him a cold look, Without answering, he turned around and continued walking out with Mr. Wei.

The purpose of the second prince coming out today is for Shang Xin. Seeing that the fat in his mouth is about to run away, how can he be reconciled? He casually grabbed a little eunuch and asked him to go upstairs to say hello to Prince Mingrui, saying that he was there. Urgent, come back later, then turn around and chase Shang Xin in a hurry.

Princess Jingguo saw that the second prince didn't say hello, and left everyone in a hurry to go after King Zhen. She couldn't figure out what happened, so she hesitated whether to go upstairs to see her brother, or to go after her own family. Husband.

Just when she was hesitating, Prince Mingrui came downstairs in a hurry and said to her: "The situation is a bit wrong, I just saw many soldiers of Xia Kingdom from the window on the third floor surrounding here. Coming here, I don't know what they want to do, I have to leave first, are you going to follow me or..."

"Second Highness went to pursue King Zhen. I don't know what happened. I want to go and have a look." Princess Jingguo has always been a girl with ideas. When she heard what her brother said, she immediately made a decision. It's not her turn to worry, but she needs to know what will happen between the two princes of Xia.

On Shangxin's side, Wei Yin took the lead, and Daxian led Shang Xin to squeeze out of the crowd. It's just that there are too many people on the streets of the inner city during the Lantern Festival, even if Wei Yin can't care about it. Many, using internal force to open the way, just split the crowd a little bit, so that their moving speed is a little faster.

In this difficult action like sailing against the current, Shang Xin finally calmed down his emotions. He tried his best to comfort himself. When he left Xingde Palace at noon, his father was still fine, how could he pass away suddenly in just one afternoon?In any case, he had to go to confirm it himself, and take a look, so that he could believe it, otherwise, he would never admit that the news of his father's death was true.

"Master, you are going in the wrong direction. This is not the direction to return to the palace." Looking up in a daze, Shang Xin suddenly felt that she was walking in the opposite direction of the palace.

"Now we can't go back to the palace." Wei Yin said without hesitation, at the same time, he pushed away five or six young men and women who were huddled together in front of them, smiling and guessing lantern riddles.

But before he finished speaking, his elbows suddenly turned into armpits. He had just passed among the five or six men and women, when he felt a gleam of light flashing in the corner of his eyes, and a icy cold streaked across his waist——

He secretly yelled "No!", the muscles on his waist shrank suddenly, and his body twisted half a circle at an almost inconceivable angle, barely avoiding the vital point, but the dagger drawn secretly was still in his waist Draw a bloody mouth one finger deep and the width of a palm.

"Master!" Shang Xin was shocked, and hurriedly reached out to support Wei Yin, but Wei Yin pulled him violently, and at the same time Wei Yin stretched out his hand to pull him, a woman who stabbed him with a short knife was suddenly accompanied With a scream, it flew straight several feet away, and after crashing down three or four men who were standing with her to guess lantern riddles, it continued to fall backwards, fell onto a lantern stand, and directly knocked down the stand. Smashed upside down.

Then, the woman lay there motionless, and those who were brave enough to take a closer look found that the woman's chest had been completely sunken, a large amount of blood was sprayed from her mouth and nose, and she died on the spot.

"Killed!"

Immediately, screams rang out from all directions, and the crowd, who had difficulty taking a single step, fled away almost instantly.

All that remained on the street were the broken lanterns scattered all over the place, those assassins disguised as men and women guessing riddles, and——

The Second Prince, Princess Yasukuni, and——

At the end of the street, there were neatly lined up, a mass of heavily armed soldiers in black.