Qiao Yuyan has never entered the imperial city, not in the past or present.
In her previous life, she had also imagined that one day, she would be like the old lady Wen. Because of the imperial edict, she would go to the palace to pay her respects during the Chinese New Year and see the most majestic and majestic place in the world.
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But in this life, she has never thought about this at all. She has no high expectations for the future, just peace and tranquility.
But she never thought that today, she would have such an opportunity to come to this place.
What he didn't even expect was that this imperial city was not as magnificent, majestic and majestic as he had imagined.
When Qiao Yuyan helped the old lady get out of the carriage, her first reaction was desolation.
The empty palaces, corridors, and squares seemed to have no breath of life.
She looked around curiously, but was scolded by Mrs. Wen, "Lower your head and follow."
Qiao Yuyan immediately didn't dare to look any further, and just supported Old Mrs. Wen and followed the leader all the way inside.
The road was covered with snow, but it was disturbed by the chaotic footsteps and looked muddy. The melted snow turned into black water, drawing black water marks on the ground, like blood and tears flowing on a broken face.
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The imperial city is really big. I don't know how many palace roads I passed through along the way, and I don't know how many thresholds I passed. When they arrived at the destination, Qiao Yuyan felt that her legs were a little sore.
She looked up and saw three big characters on it - Huangji Palace.
Even if she doesn't know what this palace is used for, just these three words, Qiao Yuyan should know where this place is.
The two of them were taken directly into a warm pavilion in the inner hall. As soon as they entered, the door was locked from the outside.
Fortunately, there is a fumigator in here and the windows are sealed tightly, so when you come in, you will feel a warm feeling on your face.
After such a period of hard life, both Qiao Yuyan and Mrs. Wen felt a little uncomfortable.
Qiao Yuyan helped her sit down and reached out to explore the teapot on the table. Sure enough, the tea was still hot.
She quickly poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Wen, "I don't know if they will bring food in."
Mrs. Wen smiled when she heard this, "It's already this time, and you still want to eat?"
Qiao Yuyan smiled and said, "That's not true. Living in this world, eating is the most important thing. I'm already hungry now."
In fact, it's more sleepy.
My mind was always tense, and my body seemed not to notice any fatigue.
Calculated, it had been two days since I had slept a wink, and now I was suddenly in such an environment. Even the warm temperature made my eyelids sticky.
Old Mrs. Wen saw through it at a glance and patted the Arhat bed next to her, "We have reached this point and there is nothing we can do. Why don't you take advantage of the fact that others haven't moved yet and sleep for a while."
Qiao Yuyan was stunned for a moment but didn't refuse. She was really sleepy and couldn't stand it anymore.
Jiahe wanted to take a hostage, but the old lady just took her with her, which made her have to suspect that the other party had actually guessed Wen Tingyuan's identity.
So, Qiao Yuyan didn't know what she would face tomorrow, but she knew that she had to stay awake. People are most likely to make wrong judgments and behaviors when they are sleepy.
After sleeping until noon, Qiao Yuyan was woken up by hunger.
I looked up and saw Mrs. Wen reading a book in the sunlight coming in. I don't know where she read it.
Seeing her waking up, he smiled and asked, "Are you awake? Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, I didn't have the heart to wake you up. I guess at this time, sleeping is more important to you than eating, so you happened to wake up at this time.
It's not cool yet, so get up and eat something!"
For a moment, Qiao Yuyan almost didn't realize where she was.
The current situation is really too warm and beautiful. Mrs. Wen's expression is very peaceful. The room is very comfortable. The sunlight comes in, which adds a bit of tranquility to the time.
But now it is clear that the situation is tense.
She shook her head slightly to bring her thoughts back, and sure enough she saw a bowl on the table with another bowl fastened to it.
When I opened it, there were only two pancakes, but fortunately they were still warm.
Qiao Yuyan was really hungry. She felt that this ordinary food smelled unusually good at this time, so she served it with two cups of cold tea.
After eating, Qiao Yuyan thought about asking something else, "Is there anything going on outside?"
"What's the news you want to ask about?"
Old Mrs. Wen's words made Qiao Yuyan calm down. She thought for a while and said: "This is the Huangji Palace. Jiahe occupied this place so easily. It seems a bit... too simple. After all, she has been with us before.
Where are the Seventh Prince's people? He has almost secured the overall situation. Even if he suddenly secretly leaves at this time, it is impossible for this huge palace to be without his people. Doesn't he have the slightest strength to resist? "
Old Mrs. Wen casually put down the thing in her hand, and Qiao Yuyan discovered that it was actually a copy of "Shishuoxinyu", and she didn't know who left it here.
She sighed, "Many people think politics is very complicated, and in fact it is indeed very complicated. However, if you look at it from a simple perspective, it can actually be very simple.
But even if you beat me and I beat you, the seventh prince and the fifth prince have been fighting for so many years, and neither of them has really been defeated. If the late emperor had not suddenly become seriously ill, they would have continued to fight for many more years.
Most of the people in this palace have a brain that adapts to the changing circumstances. Except for some extremely loyal and steadfast supporters, everyone else is just a faggot, who should they serve as an errand for?"
Qiao Yuyan didn't know whether this was true or not, so she just listened to Mrs. Wen's words quietly.
"This time, the Seventh Prince was indeed victorious, but that was because the Fifth Prince suddenly encountered an unexpected situation. How could all the forces in the palace immediately become loyal to the Seventh Prince?
Now that Princess Jiahe is coming with her men and the Seventh Prince is not here, except for those people he deliberately left behind, who else is willing to fight with real swords and guns?
Therefore, if we really want to fight, it won’t be in the palace, but in the capital. It depends on who knocks on the city’s gate first tonight or tomorrow morning.”
After saying this, Qiao Yuyan suddenly understood.
She thought of the empty palace she saw when she came in, and felt that Mrs. Wen's words were right.
"The old lady really sees things more clearly than us young people, so I hope you have enough food and sleep. There will be trouble later!" Jiahe's voice suddenly sounded at the door, and the door of the Nuan Pavilion was opened from the outside.