meet again

Hongyu felt pity in her heart, and silently hugged her master.

Brother Dong and sister Tang finally fell asleep.For fear of alarming them, the Crown Princess did not dare to cry out, she lay in Hongyu's arms, her shoulders kept shrugging.

Hong Yu lightly patted the Crown Princess on the back, and lowered her voice to comfort her master: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. Your Highness has been on guard for a long time, and Commander Liao and Feng San'er are left behind."

"With them here, the East Palace will be fine."

The Crown Princess choked up in a low voice: "I'm worried, there are people making trouble even in the heavily guarded palace. I'm afraid it will be even more uneasy if their father and son are in the imperial tomb."

Hongyu's heart was also up and down, and in front of her master, she had to put on a calm look: "His Royal Highness has brought more than 4000 soldiers, and it's no problem to last for a day and a half. There are so many elite soldiers in the capital, even if something happens, they will Quickly go to the rescue. The two Highnesses will be fine."

The princess cried for a while, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and was stunned for a moment: "Hongyu, tell me, why do they hate His Highness so much?"

"His Royal Highness's position as the crown prince came in an upright manner. His Royal Highness was chosen by His Royal Highness. In the past few years, His Highness has worked hard for state affairs, got up early and went to bed late, and never dared to slack off. Sometimes, I often praise Your Highness for being a wise king."

"They are His Highness's blood brothers, so how could they be so cruel that they want to plot~rebellion? Even our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not spared?"

Anger flashed in Hongyu's eyes, and she lowered her voice and said, "Imperial power touches people's hearts. They are going to fight to the death! They also overestimate themselves! This time, His Highness happened to get rid of them logically!"

"Don't worry, ma'am. Your Highness will be safe and sound."

The crown princess nodded with red eyes.

After a while, the Crown Princess whispered again: "I don't know what happened to Min'er."

"Concubine Taisun has a strong mind and a good body. With Imperial Physician Zhong taking good care of her, you don't have to worry about it."

"Outside……"

"There are Commander Liao and Eunuch Feng outside. They are all people who His Highness trusts. With them guarding, the East Palace will surely turn danger into good luck."

The princess lost her voice.

Hongyu looked down and saw that the master had closed his eyes and fell asleep.The princess had never been frightened like this before, and the tears on her face were still wet.

Hongyu sighed secretly, thinking of the turmoil in the East Palace, her eyes dimmed.

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Cining Palace.

Empress Dowager Cao, who was lying on the bed, looked gloomy.

After learning the sad news of Emperor Long'an's death, Empress Dowager Cao fell ill.Whether it was the sound of fire in the harem or the sound of shouting and killing, it failed to wake up Empress Dowager Cao.

The Compassionate Palace also caught fire.However, there were many servants and servants in the Compassionate Ning Palace, and the fire was quickly extinguished.The servant who set the fire was also pulled out. Before he could be interrogated, the servant had bitten through the poison hidden between his teeth, and died of the poison within two breaths.

Hundreds of imperial guards stood guard outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

They got a strict order, no matter how turbulent the palace is, they must firmly guard the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and they must not let the rebellious officials and thieves collide with the Empress Dowager Cao.

Even if there was a fire not far away, even if there were screams, they still didn't move.

A group of people hurried over.

Two palace servants supported Concubine Cao, Concubine Cao's face was pale and panicked: "Get out of the way quickly, I want to go in to accompany the Queen Mother!"

The guards of the Royal Forest Army refused to let go: "The last general was ordered to guard the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and not to let anyone in or out. Please go back, Your Royal Concubine!"

Concubine Cao glared at each other angrily: "You bastard! Get the hell out of here! I'm a noble concubine, and the queen mother is my mother-in-law and my aunt. I'm worried about the safety of the queen mother, so I'm going in now!"

Said, went straight forward.

The guards held shining long knives in their hands, but they couldn't really go towards Concubine Cao.Concubine Cao rushed in like crazy, and the guards didn't dare to hurt Concubine Cao, so they had to back down.

Concubine Cao rushed into the Compassionate Palace.The servants behind him will not have such luck.A palace man tried to force his way in, but was hacked by a guard, and blood gushed out of his chest.The rest were too frightened to move.

Concubine Cao didn't care about them, she stumbled all the way into Empress Dowager Cao's bedroom, threw herself on the side of the bed, pulled Empress Cao's arm vigorously, and cried loudly: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother! Someone is making trouble in the palace, Queen Mother hurry up!" Wake up!"

With such violent shaking and pulling, even if the Queen Mother Cao was in the coffin, she would have to be shaken awake.

Empress Dowager Cao opened her cloudy old eyes, and by the candlelight, she barely saw Concubine Cao in front of her.Empress Dowager Cao's hearing was far worse than before, and Concubine Cao's sharp cry was still indistinct in the ears of Empress Dowager Cao.

"What's wrong?" Empress Dowager Cao struggled to squeeze out a few words.

Concubine Cao squeezed Empress Dowager Cao's hand tightly, crying loudly: "Queen Mother, there are people making trouble in the palace!"

Empress Dowager Cao finally heard it clearly, and her sleepiness was swept away.Sitting up with the support of Concubine Cao and a palace servant, anger flashed in his cloudy old eyes: "Who is it?"

Concubine Cao cried bitterly: "I don't know either."

Empress Dowager Cao shook her chaotic mind vigorously, trying her best to calm herself down: "Don't panic! There are so many imperial guards in the palace, there can't be any big troubles."

"You just stay here. No one can rush into the Compassion Palace..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden sharp pain in his chest.

Empress Dowager Cao's body trembled, and when she lowered her head, she met Concubine Cao's eyes like poisonous snakes.

Being so close, the hatred and resentment in Concubine Cao's eyes can be clearly seen.A sharp dagger was stuck in his chest, and blood gushed from the wound.Empress Dowager Cao was already weak, and couldn't hold back the knife at all, and lost her breath almost instantly.

why?
Empress Dowager Cao stared at Concubine Cao, exhausted her last strength, and squeezed out a few words: "You, why are you..."

The palace people in the dormitory were all shocked by Concubine Cao's sudden killing of Empress Dowager Cao, no one dared to rush over to take Concubine Cao away.

Concubine Cao had resentment in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and whispered: "Aunt, my good aunt!"

"30 years ago, you asked me to enter the palace as a concubine. After I gave birth to my son, I was made a noble concubine. These years, I have worked hard on palace affairs and served you by your side every day."

"I wholeheartedly hope that you will support our mother and son. As long as you are willing to stand up for us, the king of Han can be the prince, and I can be the queen."

"But you, you never cared about us. If you don't say anything, I can't be the queen. If you don't say anything, the King of Han couldn't become a prince. Even if the King of Han was punished to guard the imperial tomb, you didn't plead for the King of Han. "

"The emperor is dead, why are you still alive!"

"Tonight there is turmoil in the palace, and I don't know how many people will die. My good niece, I will personally send you on your way. You have reached the underground of Huangquan, and you can reunite with your good son. Hahahahaha!"

Concubine Cao laughed wildly, like crazy.

Empress Dowager Cao died in despair, with her eyes open, she could not rest in peace.

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