In the second half of the palace, the Queen Mother's residence was also guarded.

A group of guards from the pro-military camp came with a fierce look, frightening the pampered eunuchs and maids into screaming.

Just when this extremely noble and peaceful place was about to be plundered by officers and soldiers, dozens of horsemen rushed over.

"stop."

Princess Zhaoyang rode up to the leading general and looked down at him indifferently.

"Who asked you to come here?"

When the general saw Princess Zhaoyang, he also put away his unruly expression and replied with clasped fists: "Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will follow your Majesty's orders to keep the attendants in the palace under guard elsewhere to prevent the prince from sneaking in and threatening the safety of the two saints...

"

Princess Zhaoyang narrowed her eyebrows and then said: "This is the residence of the Queen Mother. There is no rebellion. You can go elsewhere."

"But Your Highness Princess, this is Your Majesty's will. If..."

"If my father asks about it, I will go back in person."

"But……"

"Crack!"

A whip hit the general's face hard. He screamed and looked up, only to see that Princess Zhaoyang's face was extremely cold.

"I have said that there is no rebel here. If you can't decide, call He Lianxiong. I would like to ask him how brave he is to let you disturb the Queen Mother."

"……yes!"

Although the expression on the general's face changed, he did not dare to say anything more and left with his subordinates with a wave of his hand.

Seeing these uninvited guests leaving, Princess Zhaoyang got off her horse, straightened her appearance, and slowly walked into the Queen Mother's chamber.

Although there had been a commotion outside, it was quite quiet and peaceful inside the Queen Mother's chamber.

Except for the faint look of worry on the faces of the attendants, everything was as usual.

"Where is the Queen Mother?"

"The Queen Mother is playing the piano in the back."

Princess Zhaoyang came to the small garden at the back and saw the Queen Mother playing the piano in the pavilion.

She walked up to the Queen Mother and did not say anything to disturb her. Instead, she silently massaged the Queen Mother's shoulders.

After the song, the Queen Mother asked: "How is it outside?"

"Grandpa Huang and Brother Huang lost."

It was already expected, so there was nothing to ask.

"Does Grandma Royal blame me?"

Princess Zhaoyang suddenly became worried. She guessed that Emperor Ning Kang might force his way into the palace, but she did not inform the Queen Mother. It could be said that the two sides were not helping each other.

But at the last moment, she completely turned to Emperor Ning Kang to deal with the Supreme Emperor and the Crown Prince. She couldn't help but feel sorry for the Queen Mother who had always regarded her as her own.

The Queen Mother glanced at Princess Zhaoyang in surprise, and then understood what she meant.

Shaking her head, the Queen Mother pulled her to sit in front of her and sighed: "Why should I blame you? Since you chose to do this, there must be a reason for you to do so.

Speaking of which, I am very pleased. After all these years, I have not spoiled you. When the critical moment comes, you can still bravely shoulder your responsibilities as a royal child."

Princess Zhaoyang was surprised: "But Grandpa Huang lost, and Grandma Huang was put at a disadvantage after all. Grandma Huang was so kind to me, but I..."

The Queen Mother shook her head again, "You have been with me for so many years, don't you still understand me?

Why have I ever cared about this?

The struggle for power has always been a game between men, and it has nothing to do with you and me.

In my whole life, I am just a chess piece manipulated by others. I have never lived for myself for a day. I didn't live for myself before, and it will be difficult for me to live again in the future.

Therefore, whether your grandpa Huang wins or loses, it doesn’t make much difference to me, it’s just that we are all living in seclusion in this deep palace.”

After hearing this, Princess Zhaoyang admired the Queen Mother's free and easy indifference, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.

She quickly hugged the Queen Mother tightly and murmured: "Don't worry, Imperial Grandmother, Zhaoyang will definitely protect you, forever."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother smiled on her face, touched her head happily, and suddenly said: "When you came here just now, I saw a sad look on your face. I'm afraid you are not just worried about me, right?"

"Ah? I'm just worried about Grandma Huang..."

Princess Zhaoyang raised her head and buried her head again.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother sighed: "I heard from the palace people that the Supreme Emperor previously admitted in public that Jia Lian was his bloodline left behind?"

"Yeah." Princess Zhaoyang's voice was muffled.

"No wonder he objected to you being together in the first place."

The Queen Mother also looked a little sad, even a little regretful.

Speaking of which, the two juniors had nothing to do with each other at the beginning, but he fell in love with Jia Lian at first sight and tried his best to bring them together.

They didn't accept each other at first, but who knew that after going back and forth, after experiencing some changes and setbacks, they fell in love with each other.

Patting Princess Zhaoyang's back, the Queen Mother said: "Let him let go of the past.

You always have to look forward in life. The Wei family is also a famous family in the capital, and the young master of the Wei family is also a talented person. He behaves modestly and is not much weaker than Jia Lian.

In the future, when he becomes your consort, the two of you will support each other and live a harmonious and beautiful life."

When Princess Zhaoyang heard this, her eyes buried in the Empress Dowager's arms blinked.

How dare she confess to the Queen Mother that the reason for choosing Wei Ruolan in the first place was expediency, and secondly because Mr. Wei was frail and sick and looked like he would die at an early age...

"Ahem, that royal grandmother, I suddenly remembered that there are some important things to deal with outside...

I will leave some of my guards with the Imperial Grandmother. If the Imperial Grandmother needs anything, just ask them to come back to me, and I will definitely come back as soon as possible."

After saying this, Princess Zhaoyang slipped out of the Empress Dowager's arms, bowed hastily and ran away.

…

On the other side, Emperor Ningkang also walked out of the Emperor's chamber.

Originally, he thought that after defeating his father, he would have many things to say to the Supreme Emperor.

He would straighten his back and tell his father everything that he was right!

But when he actually did all this, he found that these thoughts had faded away.

Therefore, he did not stay in the Emperor's chamber for too long. There were too many things outside, waiting for him to deal with them.

"Your Majesty, the prince led his troops to fight back, but they were defeated by General Feng. Now the prince is fleeing north with the remaining soldiers."

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It turned out that the Crown Prince heard that the Emperor was in danger and knew something was wrong. He immediately gave up entangled with Xie Jing and led his troops to rescue him.

After all, they were outnumbered and finally chose to flee to the north. Because the north of Tiewen Mountain was the direction where Emperor Ningkang's strength was weakest.

Emperor Ningkang stood on his horse, with a cold look on his face.

This time, he could have won beautifully without having to pay such a high price or leaving so many sequelae.

All this is because the prince rebelled against him in battle!

"Tianqu."

"The end will be here."

"You will lead the three thousand military guards to pursue the prince. We must capture the prince before he escapes from Tienwang Mountain."

"The final general's decree!"

"Father..."

The third prince suddenly came out of the queue, cupped his hands and said: "Father, the eldest brother has an extraordinary status after all, so it would be inappropriate to let Deputy Commander Tian capture him.

If the father can trust his son, he will let him go with Deputy Commander Tian.

I am willing to issue a military order, and if I cannot personally capture the eldest brother, I am willing to accept any punishment!"

Emperor Ningkang hesitated for a moment, but seeing the third prince's enthusiasm and desire to share his father's worries, he finally said one word:

"allow."

…

Just when the confrontation between the two saints of Tienwang Mountain came to an end, the capital also gradually became quiet.

Although in the capital, the army that is more loyal to the Supreme Emperor should be more numerous and stronger than the army that is more loyal to Emperor Ningkang.

However, because Emperor Ningkang had made appropriate arrangements, no copy of the Emperor's decree was allowed to flow into the capital.

As a result, although soldiers and horses such as the Xiaoqi Battalion were a little restless, they did not break out in violent resistance.

More people even really believed in the saying "the prince conspired to rebel" and thought that the Jin Yiwei and others were really just trying to capture the rebels.

And Emperor Ningkang's order to the military camp and Jinyiwei was only to control the entrance to the capital, and not to let a single soldier or horse out of the city.
To be continued...