After the salted fish is married

Forced palace

After leaving the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Yan Xining was in a difficult mood. He raised his head to look at the misty sky, and there was a trace of haze in his eyes.The emperor's heart is unpredictable, he doesn't know whether Emperor Pingyuan is powerless to stop his sons at this moment, or is he pampering them deliberately?Either way, it made him terrified.

Even though it was winter, Yan Xining felt that her underwear was wet. "Ji Song" also felt the same way, he tugged at the skirt of his clothes and said in a low voice, "Let's go back." The palace is indeed a place where people can kill without blood. Before, he envied the prosperity of the palace walls, but now he just wants to go back to his home. And the young master's small yard.

Yan Xining responded, "Okay, let's go back."

However, within a few steps, Yan Xining heard hurried footsteps behind her.Then the mother's voice sounded: "Your Highness, run slowly!"

Before Yan Xining could turn her head, she felt her waist was tightly hugged.He turned his head and saw the top of Ji Tan's head.Ji Tan was sobbing: "Third brother, third sister-in-law, you guys are back..."

Yan Xining reached out and touched Ji Tan's head: "What's the matter, Xiao Qi? Why is the man crying?"

The moment his hand fell on Ji Tan's head, Ji Tan's body shook violently, and then he burst into tears: "Third brother and third sister-in-law, can I go to your house?"

The nuns who took care of Ji Tan stepped forward quickly, and they hurriedly saluted: "Your servant pays homage to King Rong and Princess Rong."

Ji Tan held onto Yan Xining tightly, and he looked at Yan Xining with tears in his eyes: "Xiao Qi is very obedient, and will never cause trouble for the third brother and the third sister-in-law. Please, let me go with you to the Rong Palace. Xiao Qi Miss you so much..."

Having said that, Yan Xining saw panic and helplessness in Ji Tan's eyes.Looking into Ji Tan's eyes, he remembered a sentence: When disaster strikes, animals and children can always feel it keenly.Maybe it was because the atmosphere in the palace walls was too scary, Ji Tan felt uneasy.

It stands to reason that he shouldn't bring Ji Tan back to the palace, if he finds out the identity of "Ji Song", it will cause them trouble.However, feeling Ji Tan's trembling, Yan Xining's heart softened.He said softly: "It's not a problem to go to the third sister-in-law's house, but I have permission from my father."

At this time Yang Shunfa walked out of the hall with a bowed body, he said slowly: "The sage said that the seventh prince can go to the third prince's mansion to play, but he must bring his textbooks to complete the homework assigned by the tutor, and not be playful."

Ji Tan's tears rolled in his eyes, and he stared at Yan Xining with his lips tightly pursed.Yan Xining took out a handkerchief and wiped his tears for him: "Don't cry, go get the textbooks, and say hello to your mother and concubine. I will wait for you in the imperial garden with your third brother, you go and come back quickly."

Only then did Ji Tan reveal a slight smile: "Thank you third brother, thank you third sister-in-law. Xiaoqi will come back as soon as he goes, and he will be fine soon!"

Looking at the back of Ji Tan running away quickly, Yang Shunfa lowered his voice and said to Yan Xining: "Princess, Your Majesty has another sentence for the servant to pass on to you: Xiao Qi is fond of playing, so Xi Ning remembers to supervise him. Don't let him go back to the palace."

Yan Xining fell down with a heavy heart, he looked up at the direction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and then saluted: "I understand."

Even in winter, the imperial garden is still full of flowers.As usual, the concubines of the harem would always gather here to enjoy the flowers and chat, but at this time, there was no one in the imperial garden, only the fragrance of plum blossoms filled the garden.

Now not only the former dynasty is in turmoil, but even the harem is shrouded in a haze.Since half a year ago, the queen mother has been ill.She had a splitting headache but could not find out the cause, and the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital were often scolded for this.Forget it, since the twelfth lunar month of last year, Emperor Pingyuan's body also began to collapse.

In addition to the empress dowager and the emperor being unwell, there were also several concubines who were sick in the harem.Now there are rumors in the capital that it is the time when the dragon energy alternates, and as long as the real dragon succeeds to the throne, all kinds of visions will disappear.As for who is the real dragon, it depends on the abilities of the princes.

Yan Xining never believed the words of the magic stick, he pushed "Ji Song" and sat in the imperial garden to bask in the sun, quietly waiting for Ji Tan.

The sun of the first month fell on the body warmly, making people drowsy.Suddenly Yan Xining heard footsteps coming from behind, turned around and saw the Crown Princess leading dozens of people coming.Except for the concubine's maid, most of those people were dressed as Taoist priests. They wore yellow or purple Taoist robes, and each of them held some magical artifacts that Yan Xining could not name.

The princess is a bright and charming beauty. In the past, she would dress up beautifully.However, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor have been feeling unwell recently, and she has been wearing very clean clothes all the time.Seeing Yan Xining, she smiled brightly: "Ah, I didn't expect to meet King Rong and Princess Rong here."

Yan Xining's head got dizzy when she saw the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess probably had a social overwhelm, she could chat with anyone she saw.The key point is that she can get the information she wants without knowing it. Yan Xining feels that she can't get around the princess with her IQ.

Fortunately, the Crown Princess brought Taoists from the Taoist temple outside the city into the palace this time, so she had to take them to the Queen's Palace as soon as possible so she didn't have time to talk to Yan Xining.Just when everyone was about to part, the death knell rang in the palace: "Concubine Ning has gone—"

Hearing the sound of the bell, the Crown Princess frowned unconsciously, and a hint of impatience flashed in her eyes: "How could this be?" Seeing that Emperor Pingyuan's birthday was just a few days away, she died at this juncture, Isn't this embarrassing people?

Yan Xining's heart tightened. Concubine Ning was Ji Yu's mother, and he listened to his mother the most on weekdays.Now that Concubine Ning is gone, must Ji Yu go crazy?If he were Ji Yu, he would already wish the world would be destroyed by now.

Concubine Ning's death did not cause any waves. When Yan Xining and the others took Ji Tan out of the palace, the palace didn't even hang a white flag.Concubine Ning was just like her name, she was quiet when she was alive, and unknown when she died.

The carriage started slowly, and Ji Tan leaned on the window to look at the tall city gate.Yan Xining rubbed Ji Tan's head with a smile: "Don't look at Xiaoqi, the wind will give you a headache."

When Ji Tan turned his head, his eyes were filled with tears, and Yan Xining was startled: "What's the matter, Xiao Qi? How did you become so wronged?" He joked, "Did the teacher give you too much homework? Don't be afraid, after you go back The third brother and the third sister-in-law will help you take a look."

Ji Tan raised his hand to wipe away the tears from his face and said sadly: "It's not about schoolwork."

Just as Yan Xining wanted to ask in detail, Ji Tan dawdled towards his arms: "Sister-in-law three, I'm so scared..."

Yan Xining sighed, and hugged Ji Tan: "Don't be afraid."

I don't know what frightened Ji Tan was in the palace, but when he came to Wenzhang Garden, he sat on a small stool under the eaves of the verandah, and even Xiaosong couldn't make him happy.

Yan Xining didn't want to be troublesome at first, but when he saw the distraught Ji Tan, he still couldn't hold back: "Xiaoqi, is there something on your mind? Talk to the third sister-in-law and see if the third sister-in-law can help you."

Ji Tan pursed his lips. After struggling for a while, he lowered his voice and asked, "Sister-in-law San, am I not allowed to go back to the palace?"

Yan Xining was overjoyed: "What nonsense are you talking about? Where are you going if you don't go back to the palace?"

Ji Tan said sadly: "A few days ago, my father summoned me to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He turned away everyone and told me to follow my third brother and third sister-in-law. I will go wherever you go."

Hearing this, Yan Xining fell silent. Earlier, Emperor Pingyuan asked Yang Shun to send him an oral order, telling him to supervise Ji Tan.He thought about it then.Now through Ji Tan, he learned that his idea was not wrong.Emperor Pingyuan handed over his beloved youngest son to them, and he hoped that they would take good care of him and let him survive the next palace fight.

Ji Tan was crying: "Father thinks that I don't understand anything when I'm young. But I can see that terrible things will happen in the palace. Father can't protect me, so he can only hand me over to my third brother and third sister-in-law. "

Speaking of which, Ji Tan began to cry again: "I'm so scared, third sister-in-law, my mother and concubine are still in the palace. I'm afraid that I'll never see her again, and I'm also afraid that I'll never see my father again. Third sister-in-law, I know I shouldn't be willful, I should listen to my father, you and third brother, but I still can't help it."

Ji Tan shrank into a ball, his small body trembling non-stop, he sobbed: "I miss my concubine..."

Yan Xining sighed, he hugged Ji Tan in his arms and comforted him warmly: "Don't be afraid."

Ji Tan became extremely clingy like a frightened little animal, he didn't want to leave Yan Xining for a moment.As a last resort, Yan Xining could only take him to sleep.Looking at the little Ji Tan huddled in his arms, Yan Xining pulled up the quilt and covered him up.

After the lights went out, the room was dark.Yan Xining, who usually sleeps well, suffers from insomnia.The events of the day flooded into his mind, preventing him from sleeping.On the first day he arrived in the capital, he had experienced so many things, it would be a lie to say that he was not worried.At this moment, he wished that Ji Song was by his side, so that he could have a personal discussion.

Hearing the sound of the wind blowing through the window lattice, Yan Xining sighed. After being separated from Rong Chuan for so long, she didn't know if he was doing well.

The cold moonlight shines on the earth, and the world under the moonlight is simply and roughly divided into black and white.The mountains with vegetation are black, and the roads in the middle of the mountains are white.

From the moon to the mid-heaven, at this time, except for the nocturnal animals, people have already entered sleep.On the white mountain road, there was a burst of black "flowing water". Looking closely, it was not running water, but a team that was walking at night.

All the soldiers in the team were wearing armor, and they had chopstick-shaped bullets in their mouths, which made it impossible for them to talk.Besides them, the horses in the procession were also restrained.The long line couldn't be seen at a glance, and when they walked quickly, they could only hear the sound of footsteps and armor colliding.

Ji Songli stood on the mountain and watched the speeding team quietly. Today is the No. 12 day of the night walk, and they have already entered the territory of Jingfu.In order not to be discovered, they avoided cities and villages and marched only in the dead of night.

The soldiers of the Chiling Army are no strangers to night travel. Liao Xia once had a team that was good at night travel.The Liaoxia people imitated the wolves on the grassland. They marched in the dark, used the darkness as a cover to rush into the camps of Chu and Liao, and slaughtered the soldiers when they were drowsy.For a long time, the soldiers of Chu and Liao suffered a lot from it.

In the process of fighting the Liaoxia people countless times, the soldiers of the Chiling Army also learned to walk at night.

Walking at night is very hard. People's vision is blocked at night, so they can only follow the people in front. Once they go in the wrong direction, the consequences will be disastrous.The feeling of marching at night is different from that of marching during the day. Under the cover of night, soldiers can't see the road under their feet clearly, and they will walk with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

The dangers faced when walking at night are different in each season. There are snakes, insects, rats and ants in summer, and severe cold and wind in winter.For example, at this moment, a layer of frost formed on the armor of the soldiers, and the breath they exhaled turned into hoarfrost, as long as they stopped, they would be frozen quickly.

However, all of this is not a problem. The Chiling Army is a steel army, and they have long been used to overcoming various difficulties.So far, the soldiers still remember their excitement when they first rushed into the Liaoxia camp under the leadership of Ji Song at night. Since then, night travel has been the strength of the Chiling Army, and even the Liaoxia people have to bow down.

Unfolding the map, under the cold moonlight, Ji Song pointed to a point on the map.It was a mountain forest, and before the sun rose today, their team would arrive here to take cover.

Ji Song tapped the map twice, and Wu Chengkai understood it. The next moment, Wu Chengkai rode his horse down the mountain and quietly mixed into the team.

After gently gathering the map, Ji Song took out a piece of frozen jerky from the bag he was carrying.They didn't dare to make a big show this time, so they couldn't go ahead without using food and grass as usual.When they left Chiling Army's garrison, each of the soldiers only carried half a month's rations.

After chewing two mouthfuls of jerky, he looked up in the direction of the capital.According to this progress, they will be able to reach outside the capital on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.There is his property outside the capital, and the army can lurk and hide in the horse farm or Zhuangzi.

The cold moon hung high in the sky, and Ji Song took out the small tube from his chest.The warm tube pressed against the cold lips, which made his cold heart soft.According to the plan, Aning should arrive in the capital today. I don't know if he encountered any difficulties in the capital.I just wish him all the best and is now sleeping soundly.

In the next few days, Yan Xining's life was very peaceful.

Knowing that Ji Tan had arrived at Prince Rong's mansion, Ji Liang was not in a hurry to entertain them. He sent a lot of good things to Prince Rong's mansion, and only hoped that Ji Tan would be honest and not cause trouble for him.

The prince's complexion has been rosy recently, and he and the Ministry of Rites presided over the event of Emperor Pingyuan's birthday. Now that the prince is in the limelight, he has no time to come to the palace to reminisce about the old days.

Not to mention Ji Yu, Concubine Ning passed away, so he had to honestly stay in the palace to guard the spirit.

The dignitaries in the capital can tell who is useful to them. Their eyes are always fixed on the people who are in the limelight. Where can they see the prince who has been out of temper?Therefore, even though King Rong has been back for a few days, no one has come to visit.

Of course, Yan Xining and "Ji Song" enjoyed it, and they wished for a longer life in peace.

The time soon came to the night of the 24th of the first lunar month, and Yan Xining always had a feeling of trepidation when night fell.Because tomorrow is Emperor Pingyuan's [-]th birthday, red lanterns are hung everywhere in the city. At this time, he looked up at the sky, and the sky was illuminated red by the lanterns.

Perhaps because of restlessness, Yan Xining had some insomnia tonight.Just as he was drowsy, he heard the sound of hooves and hooves coming from outside.The noise came from far to near, and this moment reminded him of the day when the Yingke building was on fire, and there was such a panic outside the courtyard wall.

At this time, Yan Ke hurriedly knocked on the gate of Wenzhang Garden: "Princess! The rebels are coming!"

Hearing this, Yan Xining stood up, and picked up Ji Tan who was in a daze: "Quick, send the Seventh Prince to the tunnel!"

Before coming to the capital, Ji Song told him that there was a tunnel at home leading to the outside of the mansion. He had thought about it for a long time in the past two days and felt that hiding Ji Tan in the tunnel was the best way.The tunnel is hidden, and there are not many people who know this tunnel, so Ji Tan is safe even if the outside world is red-hot.

If Ji Song wins, they will naturally bring Xiao Qi out of the tunnel.If Ji Yu wins, there will be guards escorting Ji Tan to Liangzhou to join Ji Ying and the others.

Yan Xining's face was serious. Today is Concubine Ning's seventh day. It seems that Ji Yu can no longer hold back and force the palace ahead of time: "Let brothers be alert, if the rebels use their swords and guns, we will fight them. If they are still restrained, Let the brothers not increase unnecessary casualties."

Yan Ke understood this truth, and he hugged Ji Tan who was still in the trap: "Princess, please enter the tunnel with His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince."

Yan Xining reached out and touched Ji Tan's head: "No, I have to be with everyone." From the day he and Ji Song made this plan, he had a realization.Now that he is the backbone of the palace, there is no reason for him to hide while his brothers fight in front.

Ji Rongchuan is steadfast, and as his lover, Yan Xining feels that she should also have the arrogance and strength to rival him.He put on the wolf fur cloak slowly, his eyes were full of arrogance: "Go, let me meet them."