The Empire and the Kingdom

When Xue Ai woke up in the morning, she saw Meng'an packing up her things again, but Feng Jingsu was not by her side.

"Where's Sister Su?" She just got up and was dressing indiscriminately. Meng An wanted to come to help, but she stopped her.With so many marks on her body, she tried to avoid people as much as possible.

"The princess is in the garrison mansion, just now Yushu sent a message saying that we are going to move back." Meng An hugged her clothes and smiled, "Are you very happy, miss?"

Xue Ai looked up at Shenhe Palace, who lived for more than a month, "It doesn't matter where you are, as long as you are with her."

Feng Jingsu cleared a courtyard in the garrison mansion and specially placed Xue Ai here, she didn't want Xue Ai to follow her to work endlessly.

For this reason, Xue Ai expressed her dissatisfaction with a small face.Feng Jingsu touched her head, "Your body is important, be good."

Xue Ai can only accept it. In order to strengthen her body, she eats on time every day, takes medicine and supplements, and spends a certain amount of time walking the fox in the yard. Fei Yun has been with her for a long time, and she is quite human and will change. Try to make her happy.

Two days later, Guan Xuejing came here with Feng Qianzi when she knew that the two had moved out of the palace.Xue Ai and the others were very solemnly dressed, curiously said: "Your clothes..."

Feng Qianzi said: "I'm going to attend the banquet at Duke Qi's mansion later. I really miss you so much, so I'll come and see you first."

"I miss Sister Feng too." Xue Ai hugged Feng Qianzi so intimately.

Guan Xuejing, who was on the side, ate it, "Well, Xiao Ai, don't you miss me?" She pointed to her nose and asked.

Xue Ai turned her head, "Didn't we just meet?"

Feng Qianzi pulled Xue Ai back, "Don't pay attention to her, are you in good health? Don't be too tired now, take care of your body."

Xue Ai made a bitter face, "Sister Su won't let me touch official documents anymore."

"She did it for your own good."

Feng Qianzi and Guan Xuejing only sat for a while before rushing to Duke Qi's mansion for a banquet.Xue Ai wondered why Feng Jingsu didn't show up when Feng Qianzi and Guan Xuejing came. What's so important about it?Xiaozhu told her that Feng Jingsu had gone to the military camp outside the city and hadn't come back yet.

"They didn't take me out of the city." Xue Ai was dissatisfied.

"Miss, the princess loves you so much." Meng An helped Xue Ai back to the backyard, and released Fei Yun to play with her.

Xue Ai stroked Feiyun's slick hair, and whispered: "Feiyun, do you think I am useless? I thought I could help sister Su, but it didn't work out, and I fell ill." She poked Fei Yun's cheek, "If only I were as energetic as you."

Fei Yun lay at her feet, sticking out her tongue to lick her fingers.A pair of big eyes looked at her, cute and charming.

Feng Jingsu took Yushu into the garrison camp.The soldiers were very happy with her appearance, this is the commander they recognized.

A young man in white came in with a stack of papers and handed them to Feng Jingsu, "This is the woman's confession."

"You have been asking about a woman for two days?" Feng Jingsu expressed her dissatisfaction in a slightly raised tone.

"She is really able to survive, and her health is not very good. We dare not use severe punishment for fear of killing her." After the white-clothed youth saw Feng Jingsu raised his head, he quickly lowered his head, "In the end, I will urge my subordinates to think of ways. .”

"Don't just urge the subordinates, you, the leader of the interrogation, should also think of a way. The garrison does not support idlers, you know?"

The young man in white answered "Yes" and left quickly.

Feng Jingsu took the confession but didn't rush to read it, "Is the person still alive?"

Yushu nodded, "I heard that I thought about committing suicide, but the interrogator was very experienced, so I didn't die."

"That's good." Feng Jingsu looked down at the confession, frowning more and more, "The Cheng family? If the Cheng family has such talents, can they lose so badly?"

According to the confession, the woman is a maidservant trained by the Cheng family, who has been staying in the mansion as the seventh prince's concubine, and she is the one who advises the seventh prince.The confession also stated her future plans, the sachet worn by the Seventh Prince was filled with sad grass, and the emperor was poisoned through the Seventh Prince's invitation to the palace. Although it was slow, it was safe.After several months, the emperor had already started to fall asleep, and no one suspected the Seventh Prince.As for why the Seventh Prince was not poisoned, it was because she had the antidote in her hand.Next, the Seventh Prince will join forces with the Duke of Qi to carry out a mutiny, under the banner that Feng Jingsu will be in charge of the army and disrupt the government.The garrison has rebelled and only recognizes Feng Jingsu, not the imperial court.Before Hou Libai resigned from office, the resignation of the general is the best proof.At that time, Qi Guogong's people will control the palace first, and it will be too late when the garrison army arrives from outside the city.As long as you gain control of the imperial palace, you can coerce the emperor to order the princes.

The Seventh Prince planned to do it on the third day of March. That day was the Shangsi Festival, and every family's female relatives would go out for an outing. As long as he mastered this group of people, he would not be afraid that the ministers in Beijing would not submit.

Feng Jingsu thought for a while, "I've been arresting him for two days, and there's no response from the seventh brother. It seems that the matter is not simple." She arranged for three groups of people to assemble and be on standby at any time, and then brought Yushu back to the As soon as he entered the defense mansion, he was caught by Xue Ai.

"I don't take anyone with me when I go out of the city." Xue Ai said aggrievedly.

"It's nothing. I'll be back soon." He called back and forth early in the morning, and Xue Ai should avoid this kind of running around.

"What's going on, you're in a hurry to leave the city? Sister Feng and Sister Guan are not here." Xue Ai pulled Feng Jingsu into the study, helped her take off her coat, served tea and water, and was extremely attentive.

Feng Jingsu pulled her to sit on her lap amusedly, "Don't worry, I'll tell you what you want to know. Xuejing and Miss Feng left so soon?"

Xue Ai nodded, "They're going to the Duke of Qi's mansion for a banquet, and they left after sitting for a long time."

"Duke Qi's Mansion?" Feng Jingsu frowned.

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Xue Ai put his face around her neck and asked her collarbone.

"Do many people go?"

Xue Ai thought for a while, "It should be. The Duke of Qi sent posts to many people, and I received one, but you want me to rest well, so I didn't go." Xue Ai is really obedient and sensible. child.

"Too bad! Seventh Brother is afraid to do something!" Feng Jingsu picked up Xue Ai and stood up.

Xue Ai was a little confused by her sudden voice.Feng Jingsu didn't have time to explain to Xue Aiduo, she just left the mouth for Xue Ai to read, and she took Yushu out.

After reading the confession, Xue Ai understood what Feng Jingsu was worried about.She thought about it, and took Meng An Yuyan back to the prime minister's mansion.

When Feng Jingsu arrived at Duke Qi's mansion, there was no one there, not a single person.In the back flower hall, there are still refreshments for the banquet, as well as the piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings used by the ladies, as if there were many people gathering here not long ago, and then everyone was taken away at once.

Feng Jingsu asked Yushu to go to the people nearby to ask if anyone from Duke Qi's mansion had gone out.

Yushu inquired about several small business vendors in the vicinity, and found out that many officials and female relatives came to the Duke of Qi's mansion today.These people have been around all year round, and they are all used to seeing the scene of dignitaries welcoming and sending them off at the door.Afterwards, these officials and female family members came out one after another and got into the carriage, and then rushed to the west of the city.

Yushu looked at the street in the west of the city, and after a while, it was Suzaku Street where the imperial palace was located.If the female relatives go home, they will not run in one direction.This is what she immediately thought of. No amount of analysis would be beyond what she could do.

After hearing Yushu's words, Feng Jingsu quickly asked Yushu to go to the garrison barracks to transfer people to Beijing.If the Seventh Prince did all this in advance, then the most dangerous place right now is the palace.She rushed to the palace, and the soldiers at the gate of the palace looked at her strangely. She took out her badge and wanted to enter the palace, but the soldiers did not stop her, and she entered the palace smoothly.

As soon as she entered the palace, she felt that the atmosphere was not right. There were no eunuchs and maids, and even the usual sweepers were not there. The whole palace was empty. After walking for a while, she saw soldiers in armor constantly patrolling.She rushed to the Qinzheng Hall first, and there was no one in the Qinzheng Hall, but when she came out, many soldiers had already gathered in front of the door.

Feng Jingsu sneered, "Are you soldiers under Duke Qi?"

A person stepped out from the crowd, Tang Sheng, the grandson of Duke Qi. "Princess Yunyi, just received an imperial decree from His Majesty, saying that you took advantage of His Majesty's health, falsely passed on the decree, colluded with the concubine Xian, and defrauded the Tiger Talisman. Now His Majesty is awake and wants to kill you, a rioter."

Feng Jingsu raised her eyebrows, she really dared to speak!As far as these people in front of her are concerned, she really doesn't like them. She is worried about people like Concubine De, Concubine Xian, Princess Yongning and Guan Xuejing Feng Qianzi.Among these people, two are disciples of Fei Yejin, no matter how bad the situation is, they can always struggle.But why didn't she see any signs of struggle?

Seeing that Feng Jingsu didn't speak, Tang Sheng waved his hand, and the soldiers opened their bows and arrows one after another. Obviously, they were all afraid of Feng Jingsu's martial arts, and they were not prepared to fight in close combat.Feng Jingsu took a few steps back, retreated to the Qinzheng Hall, and closed the hall door.

She walked quickly to the back window of Qinzheng Hall, and just as she opened the window, an arrow shot in. Obviously, the other party had calculated that she would go from here.

Feng Jingsu dodged the arrow, turned around and looked in the hall, and found that there were several potted plants next to her. She had pulled off the leaves of the potted plants in the past. This time, she walked directly to the main entrance. Hua's hand was thrown out, and there was a scream outside, Feng Jingsu took the opportunity to leave the Hall of Qinzheng.She is going to the Antai Hall to check on the situation of the concubine De.As a result, when they arrived at Antai Hall, Concubine De was not there, and the little maid said that Concubine De was forcibly taken away by Concubine Shu's people.

When she rushed to Zhiqiong Palace, she found that it was already empty.But when she was about to leave, she suddenly felt a surge of internal force, which belonged to Princess Yongning.She fell back into the Zhiqiong Palace, "Second Sister!" This sentence was shouted with internal strength, the voice was not loud, but anyone with internal strength could hear it clearly.

Not long after, Princess Yongning appeared in the Buddhist hall in the apse. "Yunyi."

Feng Jingsu hurried over and took Princess Yongning's hand, "What's going on? Where's the father? Where's the concubine Xian?"

Princess Yongning pulled her into the Buddhist hall, "Father, queen and concubine are all fine, they are hiding in the cellar behind the Buddha statue." Princess Yongning sighed, "The seventh prince and concubine Shu suddenly launched a palace change. If you leave, you will hide your father, mother and concubine here." She pointed to the Buddha statue.

Feng Jingsu doesn't care at all why there is a cellar under the Buddha statue, as long as the emperor is fine.She asked Princess Yongning to stay here for protection, and she was going to find other people and wait for reinforcements.