Step on a branch

Chapter 414 The Empress Can Really Run
The autumn wind hits the face, and it is chilly.

Concubine Shu ran very fast, out of breath.

The news that the capital was breached and the army had attacked outside the palace had already spread in the harem one after another.

The area around the Ci Ning Palace, which used to be peaceful, now looks chaotic.

As a result, Concubine Shu's galloping was not conspicuous in this clutter.

In the small garden, Fu Jieyu had been waiting for the results from the Compassionate Ning Palace, watching the Empress Dowager deal with Empress Cheng.

It doesn't matter if they are scolded, punished, or locked up, the heavier the punishment, the better. Of course, if the punishment is neither painful nor itchy, Fu Jieyu will only have a little regret.

Compared with the queen's ending, her focus is more on "making the queen mother trust herself through this matter".

She is showing her abilities to the empress dowager.

However, Fu Jieyu did not expect that the first news she got was "the army is entering the city".

She froze in place, and didn't come back to her senses for a while.

Uncle Zhongqin commanded the defense, how could he fail like this?
Of course, Uncle Zhongqin was defeated, Concubine Shun was unlucky, and there was no possibility of recovery. This is true, but what about the palace?
Can the guards really stop the rebels outside the palace gate, and then encircle and suppress them?

impossible!

Even the city walls can't stop them, so what is the palace wall?
The rebels will only take advantage of the situation to attack!

Once the rebels enter the city, the emperor loses his throne, and the empress dowager is no longer an empress dowager, what kind of Empress Jieyu is she?
What kind of prince is her prince?
Fu Jieyu's heart was cold and cold.

What is father doing now?
Father is also one of the generals defending the city, is he injured?

Her thoughts were confused, and the sound of hurried footsteps came to her ears. As soon as Fu Jieyu looked up, she saw Concubine Shu who was galloping.

That's Concubine Shu, right?
Fu Jieyu asked herself.

The clothes are indeed Concubine Shu's clothes, but this fast pace, how can it still be Concubine Shu who crawls slower than a turtle?
Fu Jieyu didn't have time to think about the other party's abnormal behavior, but subconsciously took a step and stopped in front of Concubine Shu.

"Called in from outside?" she asked hastily.

Concubine Shu was stopped by her and almost fell down.

Staggering a few steps and ignoring Fu Jieyu, Concubine Shu wanted to continue running away.

Unexpectedly, the prince behind him also led people to chase after him.

"Stop her, stop her quickly!" the prince shouted loudly.

When Fu Jieyu heard this, she hugged Concubine Shu without saying a word.

The situation outside is temporarily unclear, but the idea of ​​pleasing the empress dowager is still rooted in her heart.

The two were about the same size, Concubine Shu tried her best to break away, but wasted some effort, and was grabbed by the collar by the prince.

"Your Majesty can really run." The prince was annoyed.

The two servants who caught up supported Concubine Shu, one on the left and the other on the right, and dragged her to the Palace of Compassion.

Concubine Shu refused to be caught without a fight, and struggled twice without breaking free.

She turned her head and was about to scold the prince, but she caught a glimpse of a group of people out of the corner of her eye.

The two groups of people were separated by more than half of the garden, the leader in that room seemed to be Eunuch Ji, followed by a few servants and guards, walking in a hurry.

Concubine Shu couldn't help but take a second look.

At this time, he should have not gone to court yet, so how could Eunuch Ji not be in the Golden Luan Hall?

The direction Eunuch Ji went...

Concubine Shu suddenly understood that Eunuch Ji was ordered to find Concubine Shun most likely.

Uncle Zhongqin's defense is not good, the emperor can't immediately ask the old uncle for questioning, but he can handle Concubine Shun.

Even, Concubine Shu thought, with the emperor's character, she might suspect that Uncle Zhongqin is collaborating with the enemy.

Of course, such doubts are normal.

The army easily entered the city, and even she suspected that something went wrong with the defenders.

Concubine Shu was brought up in front of the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager looked at Concubine Shu with a dark look, "Can you run away?"

Concubine Shu raised her head, looked at the Empress Dowager, her beautiful eyes were bent, and she smiled.

admit defeat?

Certainly cannot admit defeat!

It was so bitter and difficult when she was a child. She gnawed on the bark, endured a stick, and was even hacked. She didn't give up. She gritted her teeth and survived. How could she give up at this juncture?

As long as there is a chance, she wants to live, and the longer the better.

If she was killed by the empress dowager without any resistance, wouldn't it be another chance for the old woman to think calmly?

The old woman is cruel, once she thinks about it, she might think of Empress Cheng again.

Didn't she die in vain?

"I wanted to run away, but I didn't," Concubine Shu said with a smile, "When the army enters the palace, you won't be able to escape either."

The empress dowager's eyes were full of fierce light, and she held the hairpin tightly.

"Don't you want to know how I got in touch with the eldest princess?" Concubine Shu pretended not to see the hairpin, and said, "Actually, there are many things you don't know.

My name, background, and age are all fake. My surname is Qiu, my family calls me Ya'er, and I am from Huaxin Town. If I hadn't met Guiwei, I would have died under the sword of the enemy back then.

However, my life is miserable, and everyone suffers in troubled times. My relatives have passed away one after another.

I have been a beggar and a thief, fighting wild dogs desperately for a bite of steamed stuffed bun.

But fate also favored me, and I met the eldest princess again, and I begged her to show me a way out.

I changed my name and background, and I became a show girl. I came to the palace to please you as she told me.

This thing is easy for me.

However, I am also very puzzled, I don't know what to do to please you, the eldest princess has never mentioned it in detail.

It wasn't until more than half a year ago that I figured out that what the eldest princess wanted was for the grandson to ascend the throne.

me……"

Concubine Shu's tone was neither fast nor slow, chattering about her own life.

If there were some other words, the empress dowager wouldn't listen to a single word, but what Concubine Shu said was all about her confusion and doubts, so she couldn't interrupt at all.

As Concubine Shu spoke, she observed the Empress Dowager's expression.

She knew very well that she had temporarily stabilized the other party.

At least, the empress dowager won't kill her until she finishes telling the story.

"Conceited" like the empress dowager, she acted for most of her life in front of the late emperor and courtiers, with excellent skills.

The most unacceptable thing for such a successful person is to be fooled by the eldest princess and her.

Concubine Shu knows the Empress Dowager very well, so of course she knows how to save her life.

"You still asked me to test Miss Qin for you," Concubine Shu blinked, "I had a great conversation with Miss Qin, she is really interesting."

This is plain irony and mockery.

The Empress Dowager stepped forward, slapped Concubine Shu's face with a slap.

With great strength, Concubine Shu's ears were ringing from the beating, but the smile on her face became brighter and brighter.

Okay.

At least the empress dowager didn't use the hand that held the hairpin.

Compared to piercing the throat, a slap in the face is really nothing.

However, suddenly, Concubine Shu saw the killing intent burst out in the eyes of the Empress Dowager.

why?
She was "steady" pretty well, why did the Empress Dowager's mood suddenly change?
　Thanks to book friends Xiangmeng Xiaozhu and book friends 121030193845947 for their rewards, and thanks to Book City book friends Kai Xiaoli and Happy Fairy Tale for their rewards.

　　
　
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