[Knowing or not] select

The atmosphere in the capital became more and more treacherous. After Gu Tingye was dismissed, he stayed at home without a job. The little Qin family seemed to have straightened up, and often made troubles for Gu Tingye.

The Empress Dowager's movements became more and more serious. During this time, Qi Heng was extremely busy, either at a banquet or on the way to the banquet. He even took Ming Lan to several racecourse gatherings held by noble ladies in the capital. The demure and beautiful reputation has spread far and wide.The nobles in Bianjing City all said that the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion has a certain degree of advancement and retreat, is knowledgeable and reasonable, and her riding and archery skills are far superior to those of her peers. Cheerful.

That day, Ming Lan was having dinner with Mrs. Sheng at the Sheng Mansion, but she saw Sheng Hong walking in with a gloomy face. Ming Lan didn't understand. What's wrong?"

Sheng Hong's face darkened: "The remnants of the former rebels have revived again, and now the government is in dire straits! I want to invite my mother to live in another courtyard for a few days. The other courtyard is secret and safer."

Old Madam Sheng and Ming Lan looked at each other, Ming Lan asked: "Father, is this true?"

Sheng Hong frowned: "Of course, the officials demanded to restore Gu Tingye's position and pay off the remnants. The officials have issued an edict ordering Gu Tingye and General Shen to lead the generals out of the city tomorrow to clear up the rebels. The capital is in chaos again!"

Minglan had no intention of staying any longer, so she bid farewell to Old Madam Sheng in a hurry, and returned to the Duke's Mansion. Seeing that Qi Heng was talking with Princess Pingning, she had no choice but to hold back and go back first.

After a long time, Qi Heng came back, saw Ming Lan sitting in front of the window, frowning slightly, walked over and put his arms around her shoulders: "Sixth Sister..."

Ming Lan turned back and grabbed Qi Heng's hand: "Brother Yuan Ruo, I heard from my father that there are rebels again? Is it the old subordinate of King Yan? What about you? Have you been punished?"

Qi Heng patted Minglan's hand reassuringly: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm not sure if it's Yan Wang's old department, don't worry, Bianjing City is still very safe."

Ming Lan nodded, and told Qi Heng: "You must be careful!"

Qi Heng hugged Minglan tightly and remained silent. He understood Minglan's psychological worries. The open and secret struggle between the officials and the queen mother became more and more intense, and the power of the officials was unpredictable. Although he secretly surrendered to the officials, no one knew. Will he be caught in this struggle and put himself into it.It's not that Qi Heng doesn't know his situation, but he has no other way. His father has no real power, and his mother's status as princess cannot provide shelter for the Duke's Mansion. The only one he can rely on is himself.

The city of Bianjing is full of wind and rain, and even the common people have become cautious.Qi Heng still leaves early and returns late, and the Duke's family almost stays behind closed doors, keeping a low profile.

In the palace, Zhao Zongquan was lying on the bed, his voice was weak: "Yuan Ruo, what's going on with the Queen Mother?"

Qi Heng bowed and said: "The Empress Dowager and Concubine Liu Gui have already met, and the imperial army has begun to move!"

Zhao Zongquan snorted coldly: "Hmph, the queen mother really thinks I'm incompetent? If it's not for a play, I will never be peaceful in what I do."

Qi Heng bowed his head: "You are the destiny, with you, the world will be stable and peaceful, and the prosperity will be safe."

In the evening, Concubine Liu Gui came in with soup and medicine to serve her. Zhao Zongquan leaned on the pillow and looked at Concubine Liu with squinted eyes.Concubine Liu Gui pretended to be calm, and said warmly while holding the soup, "I made this soup myself, would you like to try it?"

Zhao Zongquan asked, "How have I treated you all these years?"

Concubine Liu Gui shook her hands, glanced at Zhao Zongquan quietly, and said cautiously: "The official family is very kind to me!"

Seeing Concubine Liu Gui's guilty conscience, Zhao Zongquan sighed in his heart. Although he knew that accepting the blood edict to inherit the throne would inevitably lead to such a result, he still felt infinitely sad when he really encountered such a thing. "Come here!" Zhao Zongquan's voice was cold, looking at Concubine Liu Gui as if she was looking at a dead person, the forbidden army entered in response. Concubine Liu Gui immediately understood when she saw her, she knelt on the ground with a pale face: "I...I..."

Zhao Zongquan sneered: "Oh, do you think that the Queen Mother will support Yong'er to succeed, so the world will return to Yong'er? You are really stupid, I keep giving you another chance, but I didn't expect you to choose this road of no return in the end .”

Concubine Liu Gui knelt on the ground, her face was pale, her voice trembling: "Officials, this is all my fault, it's none of Yong'er's business."

Zhao Zongquan waved his hand: "Take me away, give Bai Ling."

Concubine Liu Gui knew that Yong'er had survived, so she didn't struggle, and was taken down by the forbidden army in despair.

Qi Heng led the people left by Gu Tingye to block outside the queen mother's palace. The queen mother was wearing the queen mother's clothes and sat in the first place. Watching Qi Heng enter the palace with the forbidden army, she sneered: "Oh, I didn't expect that, actually It's you!"

Qi Heng cupped his hands: "Queen Dowager, if you do many injustices, you will die yourself. Now that the world is peaceful, the official family has great talents and strategies. Why did the Queen Mother do this?"

The queen mother sneered: "The first emperor had a kind heart, and the world was peaceful for more than thirty years. After passing the throne to Zhao Zongquan, Zhao Zongquan mobilized his troops and tried to provoke the frontiers. He messed up this good situation and ruled by doing nothing."

Qi Heng bowed his head: "Stop it, Empress Dowager!"

The queen mother took a careful look at Qi Heng: "Do you think that if you surrender to the emperor, he won't suspect you? Don't forget, your mother and I are more relatives than Zhao Zongquan. Once I am executed, what protection does your family have?"

Qi Heng said: "If that's the case, it's just that our Qi family doesn't have that life. I'm lucky if I get it, but I lose my life."

The queen mother laughed loudly: "You are transparent, but I have a jade seal, so I still have a fight."

At this moment, Zhao Zongquan came in: "Queen Mother, give up, the rebels in Bianjing City have all been arrested, the British prince and related personnel have been taken down by Gu Tingye, you are alone now, I only hope that you will complain to the outside world and emigrate." Outside the palace. I didn't do so much to fight for power with you, but for the sake of the world."

The queen mother didn't know what she thought of, and said with a smile: "I used to be grateful to you for taking orders in the face of danger and stabilizing the situation. But I don't agree with the policies you promulgated. I didn't expect you to be able to take down the Duke of Qi."

Zhao Zongquan sighed: "There is no war in the frontier, and I have not violated the late emperor's last wish."

The queen mother was startled: "Is there an emergency in Xinjiang?"

Zhao Zongquan said: "Since I succeeded to the throne, the conflict between you and me has accumulated deeper and deeper. If this continues, it will only cause political turmoil, and it will not benefit the people of the world. Now I only hope that you will leave the palace because of illness, and I don't care about the rest."

This turmoil ended when the Empress Dowager said she was sick and left the palace, and the old ministers such as the British Duke and the Qin Mansion were demoted and arrested.Gu Tingye was dealing with follow-up matters in the frontier and could not come back in a short time. His confidants secretly escorted his only daughter to Gu Tingye during the turmoil.

Xiao Qin watched anxiously in the Gu mansion, but waited for the edict from the palace. After listening to it, Xiao Qin collapsed on the ground and murmured: "This is impossible, the queen mother lost? My order was given by the first emperor. You can't take it away, you can't take it away... By the way, Gu Tingye is dead, the Marquis of Gu's mansion belongs to my son, it belongs to my son..."

The eunuch sneered: "Gu Hou is doing well in the frontier, Marquis, don't even think about it, I advise you, just stay obediently."

After the eunuch left, Xiao Qin sat slumped on the ground, feeling like the sky was falling.

It was night, the Gu mansion was full of flames, noisy people, and the servants were busy putting out the fire. Xiao Qin was laughing wildly in the burning Gu's ancestral hall. She had calculated her whole life and been hypocritical all her life, but in the end it all came to nothing. All was Gu Tingye's. Evil.

In the end, Xiao Qin's family still died in the fire. Minglan was completely stunned when she heard the news, and couldn't help but sigh: "Why did he die?"

Life is a life, calculation is a life, open-mindedness is also a life, when people die, some people just can't think about it...