Empress can't eat enough

Chapter 17
Jiang Chiyi was determined to leave, but said that he had something urgent to do and had to go back.Unexpectedly, the people in the British government were firm and would never let him go.

Jiang Chiyi couldn't help feeling a little weird, but he didn't say anything.

Seeing that the water bottle on the waist of the guard in front of him was pretty good, he smiled and asked, "Can you lend me your water bottle? The beauty gave it as a gift from a willow. I can't let it wither and die. It must be well nourished." .”

"It's just a kettle, Mr. Jiang just take it and use it." Seeing that Jiang Chiyi was no longer obsessed with going back, the man was relieved, and he happily handed over the kettle with both hands.

"Thank you."

After Jiang Chiyi left, he took his entourage and began to look around the island.After turning around for about an hour, he really noticed something was wrong.

Although the servants of the British government are scattered in various places, there are more than 200 people in total.And seeing that they are all strong and strong, some of them even have knife wounds on their hands and necks.

These are probably not the attendants composed of ordinary servants and servants of the British government!
"My lord..." Qing Shu, Jiang Chiyi's attendant, followed all the way, his stomach was already growling with hunger.Holding the kettle with willow branches in his arms, he finally couldn't help complaining, "It's already time for the feast, so you're not hungry at all?"

"Qingshu," Jiang Chiyi looked back at him, hugged the kettle with willow branches in his hand back into his arms, and said solemnly, "I don't care what method you use, whether it's stealing the boat or rowing, You have to go back to the mansion as soon as possible to inform father of the abnormality here."

"Abnormal? Isn't it just that there are more guards in the British government? This time the people who came here are all from the capital, so it's not surprising that there are more guards..."

"If you tell me to go, you can go! Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Jiang Chiyi interrupted Qing Shu, not forgetting to say, "Remember to be careful, don't let others see you. If you are seen, you will kill me I'm afraid they can do it too."

"Ah?" Hearing what he said, Qing Shu knew the seriousness of the matter.

"Don't be dazed, go! I will stay and take care of my mother and sisters."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

After Qingshu left, Jiang Chiyi found a shady place, carefully placed the willow branches in his hand with the water bottle, and returned to his mother.

"Yi'er, didn't you go back early?" Mrs. Jiang heard that Jiang Zhaoer said that he had returned home early, but seeing him again, she couldn't help being surprised.

"Mother..." Jiang Chiyi glanced at everyone present, and while clung to Mrs. Jiang, asked in a low voice, "Is there anything unusual about the British princess today?"

Mrs. Jiang thought for a while and said, "There is nothing unusual about it. However, apart from seeing her at the bank of Zidian Lake in the morning, I only saw her at the flowing water mat just now...Why do you ask this?"

"Mother, don't let the younger sisters go too far." Jiang Chiyi warned, "When you see the British lady later, you can find a reason to resign from the island earlier. I'm afraid the British lady, yes We will not be allowed to go back."

Jiang Chiyi told his mother what happened on the pier and what he saw.

Mrs. Jiang looked around after hearing the words, sat up straight with a smile on her face, and then asked in a very low voice: "Today's spring feast, is it a Hongmen banquet?"

Without waiting for Jiang Chiyi to speak, she continued: "I told Mrs. Suiyuan Hou that today all the officials and family members in the capital who are able to ascend to the court will come. But it turned out that the British government did it on purpose! "

"A while ago, I heard from your father that Concubine Yang and the Empress were at odds with each other. Concubine Yang is the only daughter of the Duke of England. For her, I'm afraid he would do anything."

Mother never disappoints.She knows, always more than others.

If it is because of this matter, the greatest danger is not in Zidian Lake, but in the imperial city.How many officials and family members were trapped on the island, what the British public had to do was to use them as a threat to force the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to submit, and they had achieved their goals.

Since ancient times, power struggles have been a common tactic used by those people.

It's just that such a risky move doesn't give him room to maneuver. I'm afraid he wants to... force the palace?

Li Xu, the second prince born to Concubine Yang, has long been thinking about the position of the crown prince.Or maybe what happened today is exactly the second prince's plan.

In the imperial city, the gates of the palace were already wide open, and groups of soldiers and horses could only get in and out.The people in the market were also driven out.Earlier, someone occasionally asked Xun what happened, but his head was chopped off with a knife.

How many doors are closed, and no one dares to go out.Outside, there is only the sound of soldiers and horses galloping past.

This chaos continued until it was dark.

At that time, on the island in the middle of the Zidian Lake, the British princesses had also removed their disguises, and with the help of a few bastards, they drove all the officials on the island and their slaves and attendants to the island. In a twelve-story tower.

Wei Yingning was among them.

Everyone is quiet now, because just now, Mrs. Marquis Suiyuan was so angry that she was stabbed to death by the eldest son of the British government after she just scolded the British government for a traitor.

Her body, lying right at the door, became a "tool" used by those outside to intimidate those inside.

The sons and daughters of the Suiyuanhou Mansion were also tied up.The eldest son of the British concubine said: If someone makes a noise, she will kill one more person.If it is not enough to kill the outside, then kill the inside.

In order to prevent the people inside from trying to escape, she ordered people to tie up those who knew how to punch and kick out.Among them, Jiang Chiyi, the eldest son of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was included.

Everyone seemed to be waiting for the storm to subside.Even at this moment, how many people are looking forward to the success of the British government's move.Otherwise, at the end of the road, their wealth and life will be accounted for here.

Not long after, Wei Yingning saw the ghost of Mrs. Suiyuan Hou in the crowd.

She saw the despair on her face, saw her worry about the children bound outside the door, she repented, she wanted to cry but had no tears, she had nowhere to ask for help...it was really pitiful.

But so what?Wei Yingning couldn't do anything either.Right now, she can only wait for the ghost of Huai'an King Li Chongjian to come to her.

She believed that he would definitely come.

After all, Li Chongjian lived up to her expectations and finally came.

As soon as he saw him, Wei Yingning walked into the corner while no one was paying attention.When it was convenient, she opened her mouth and asked, "What's going on in the imperial city? How is my father and brother?"

"Your father and many ministers have been detained in the palace." Li Chongjian told her, "Your elder brother was studying hard at home, but he heard that the weather was going to change outside. He thought he couldn't take care of the palace, but he had to take care of you." , I was going to come out to look for you. But they were not allowed to go outside, and two servants were killed after going out. The housekeeper was afraid that something would happen to him, so he took him back by force and tied him up."

"How is the situation in the palace? Is my father safe?" Wei Yingning was most worried about his father's uprightness.If there is anything, she will be as loyal and unwilling to give in as Mrs. Suiyuanhou.

"He... suffered a bit. Fortunately, those people did not kill him."

(End of this chapter)