Snow waves rolled, and heavy snow covered the sky.
Su Ling and the others looked ahead, and saw a gorgeous and spacious palace silent in the snow. It had red walls and gold tiles, flying roosters in the corners of the palace, and the eaves of the palace were different from other places. It was actually carved in the shape of a flying phoenix, fluttering its wings.
, lifelike.
The main door is closed, and a horizontal plaque hangs in the middle with two large characters of Zhuang Su written on it: Feng Zhang.
In front of the main hall, two big red lanterns were hung. The palace lanterns were covered with snow, and the lights were dim and swaying. Under the red lanterns, two sleepy palace maids wearing thick fur-collared cloaks were guarding there, their noses and cheeks turned red from the cold.
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Looking back further, there were no lights in Fengzhang Palace, and it was pitch black from the outside in.
Just as Fushenzi was about to move forward, Su Ling held him back and said, "I don't know if Emperor Jin is inside. If he is, it will be troublesome. Just wait a little longer."
The four of them hid in the dark and waited for a long time. Su Ling suddenly felt a light coming on behind him. He turned around and saw the palace hall in the distance. The palace lanterns were lighting up one after another. After listening carefully,
There were subtle voices and footsteps.
Su Ling said with a stern expression: "We can't wait any longer. Looking at this situation, the generals of Sikong Mansion should be coming this way!"
Mu Yanqing was a little worried and asked: "What should I do if Emperor Jin is here?"
Su Ling thought for a moment and said firmly with eyes: "I can't control that much anymore, let's take a gamble!"
Mu Yanqing and Fushenzi both nodded.
But he saw Fu Chen take out a handful of stones from his arms and suddenly throw them into the open space in front of the palace.
Although the ground was covered with snow, for some reason the handful of stones vibrated and glowed faintly.
The two half-asleep maids suddenly woke up, looked at each other, each picked up the lantern in their hands, left the palace door, and walked towards the shining and clear stones in the open space.
Fu Shenzi whispered: "Quick, right now!"
As he spoke, a stream of light came to the door of the main hall and gently pushed the door open.
Su Ling and Mu Yanqing set up Qin Xiang and quickly rushed into the palace.
The front hall was empty and even a little air-conditioned. Knowing that the matter was urgent, the four people quickly came to the back hall.
The back hall was dark, with only a few golden beast charcoal stoves emitting heat and light, dispelling some of the coldness.
Through the dim light of the golden beast charcoal stove, everyone suddenly discovered the three steps ahead. On the steps, a tall and wide phoenix couch came into view. The yellow curtain in front of the phoenix couch was lowered, and it seemed that someone was lying face inside.
With.
Several people looked at each other. Without hesitation, they walked lightly to the phoenix couch.
Mu Yanqing stretched out her hand to lift the curtain in front of the couch. The four of them looked around, and sure enough, there was only one woman on the phoenix couch, lying sideways and facing inward. She was half covered with a soft quilt, and her snowy shoulders were slightly exposed. Her hair was fluffy and scattered.
On the jade pillow.
The four of them looked at each other and confirmed that it was Empress Dong who was sitting on the phoenix couch.
Mu Yanqing then called out in a low voice: "Queen, Queen, wake up!..."
Empress Dong was sleeping. In her dream, she saw her father, Dong Si, killing Xiao Yuanche and becoming the prince of a country. She and her husband, Emperor Liu Duan of Jin, were meeting the ministers. One ruled the world, and the other mother honored the world.
At this moment, she heard someone calling her. She slowly opened her eyes, thinking she was hallucinating, but suddenly she heard someone really calling her from behind, with a very low voice.
Empress Dong suddenly lost her sleepiness, turned around suddenly, and saw two girls and two young men in front of the Feng couch looking at her calmly.
Because it was too dark in the palace, she couldn't see clearly what these four people looked like.
Empress Dong was so shocked that she was about to shout loudly, but she didn't have time to react.
Mu Yanqing turned around, turned behind her like a ghost, and put a bright dagger on her neck.
Mu Yanqing whispered: "Don't make a sound, we are not the ones who want your life. Come to bed now and light the lamp... Do as I say, I am not sure about the dagger in my hand."
Is it going to be fast or not?”
Empress Dong was immediately under the control of others, and she had no choice but to get off the phoenix couch, shaking all over, and tremblingly came to the couch to light the palace lantern.
As soon as the lamp was turned on, it alerted the palace maids who were returning from outside.
The palace maid's voice came from outside: "Why are you up? Let's go in and wait for you!"
Mu Yanqing looked stern and gestured with his eyes.
After all, Empress Dong was a smart person. She calmed down and said calmly: "No, I will light a lamp and sit down for a while. You can just wait outside. If I replace you, you can come in again."
The maid outside responded and then became silent.
When the palace lanterns were lit, Su Ling and Fu Shenzi looked towards Empress Dong. At first glance, they saw a dignified and beautiful woman, wearing only a small dress, with her curves clearly visible.
The lower abdomen is slightly swollen, but it is not very pregnant. If you wear a large phoenix robe, you can't see it.
Su Ling was so panicked that she quickly turned around.
Fushenzi also quickly closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "There are countless gods..." Mu Yanqing hurriedly pulled off the brocade quilt and draped it on Empress Dong.
Then he motioned for Su Ling to come forward and talk.
Su Ling then took a few steps forward, cupped her hands towards Empress Dong and said, "The Empress is frightened. Su came here late at night because of extremely urgent matters."
Empress Dong must have followed Emperor Jin and seen countless strong soldiers entering the inner palace to commit murder. Although she was panicked at first, she still had a calm expression and said in a low voice: "Since you have something to say, why did you hold Yu hostage? Is it possible?
You are assassins, are you here to kill me?"
Su Ling shook his head hurriedly and said seriously: "It is true that someone is coming to kill you, but it is not us. Not only do we not want your life, but we are here to save you!"
Concubine Dong was startled at first. Seeing Su Ling's solemn tone and seeing no hostility in their eyes, she calmed down and said, "What on earth do you mean? Yu is the mother of the Jin Dynasty. Who is so brave to come and kill Yu?"
?I have never met you, why did you come to save me again?
Su Ling signaled Mu Yanqing to put down the dagger. Mu Yanqing hesitated for a moment, then slowly pulled the dagger away from Empress Dong's neck.
Su Ling said calmly: "Don't you believe it? If Su said that the person who killed you was Sikong Xiao Yuanche, what should you do?"
When Empress Dong heard this, her face changed several times, and she suddenly scolded in a low voice: "Who are you? Why did you come here on a snowy night to spread rumors and cause trouble? Xiao Sikong is loyal to the country, and he has devoted so much to Yu and His Majesty, where do you come from?
Speaking of?"
Su Ling sneered and said: "If you and the emperor really think this way, I, Su, will not take this risk tonight..."
Then he said to Qin Xiang, who was a few feet away: "Come over and meet the queen!"
After saying that, he took a few steps back.
Qin Xiang hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head, walked over slowly, knelt down in front of Empress Dong, lowered his head, and said nothing.
By the light of the palace lantern, Empress Dong looked towards Qin Xiang who was kneeling.
But he felt that this girl was very familiar, but her head was very low. From the hair that covered her face, she vaguely felt that she had seen this girl before.
Then he whispered: "Raise your head!"
Qin Xiang slowly raised his head, and Empress Dong could see her entire face clearly under the light of the palace lantern.
However, Empress Dong just glanced at her and suddenly her body swayed. She felt dizzy and almost fell over. She staggered back a few steps. If Mu Yanqing hadn't held her up, she would have fallen.
Fell to the ground.
Empress Dong was panting as if she had seen a ghost. Her beautiful eyes were wide open. She stretched out her hand and pointed at Qin Xiang with trembling fingers. Then she opened her mouth, but she could not utter a complete sentence.
"You! You! You..."
"My name is Qin Xiang..."
Qin Xiang's voice was extremely low. After saying this, he lowered his head again.
Empress Dong finally calmed down, stared at her, and suddenly asked in a low voice: "You actually found a girl who looks exactly like Yu! What do you want!"
It turned out that Qin Xiang had exactly the same face as the empress of the Jin Dynasty!
Apart from Zhuang Su's mother-in-law, who was the empress of Queen Dong, even Jin Emperor Liu Duan wouldn't be able to tell who was real and who was fake if he were standing there!
All mysteries have been solved.
No wonder Fu Shenzi looked at Qin Xiang with good eyes when he saw her for the first time. They just thought it was Su Ling and Mu Yanqing who thought he was a woman who was greedy for Qin Xiang.
It turned out that Fu Shenzi had been to Fengzhang Palace, and when he was listening to the wall, he was lucky enough to see the queen's true face through the palace lantern.
When I saw Qin Xiang that day, I almost mistaken her for Empress Dong.
Su Ling then recounted the whole story to Empress Dong, and finally said coldly: "When the blood edict is revealed, Sikong will definitely hunt down all the Dong family members and kill them all. You are the daughter of Dong Si, so Xiao Yuanche, what can you do?
Can’t I let you go?”
Empress Dong felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and suddenly she felt like the world was spinning. Her body went limp, and she sat slumped on the ground. With tears in her eyes, she murmured: "My miserable lord, my lord!..."
Her words moved Su Ling and Mu Yanqing at the same time.
Such a queen of a country, at this critical moment, did not think about her own safety, nor the safety of her ambitious father, but she still thought about her husband, the current Holy Emperor!
He really has a deep love for the emperor!
Empress Dong suddenly had a hint of stubbornness in her eyes and said, "You are the queen, and your husband is the emperor of the dynasty. How dare he, Xiao Yuanche, do such nonsense!"
Su Ling smiled bitterly and said, "Do you really think so? Is it just that Sikong Ke treats your husband as the emperor at all?"
The question left Empress Dong speechless.
Su Ling added: "If my prediction is correct, Sikong's generals should be on their way to the empress' palace now, and Dong Si's party has fallen into their hands!"
Empress Dong's eyes were burning, and she suddenly stopped her mournful voice and said word by word: "I am the Queen of the Jin Dynasty! My husband, Yu, is the emperor of the day! I am pregnant with the dragon seed, and Dong Si's affairs were all planned by him.
What are you doing? How could he, Xiao Yuanche, not know? If he dares to touch me, the Holy One will surely kill all nine of his clans!"
Mu Yanqing slowly looked at Empress Dong, feeling that she was pitiful, deplorable and ridiculous, so she could only shake her head silently.
Su Ling had no choice but to continue patiently: "Don't imagine that your emperor will come to save you! Dong Si launched a rebellion under the banner of the emperor's blood edict! Your heroic emperor is afraid of harming himself, and maybe he is now
hide
In some side hall, while trembling, he is thinking about how to break off the relationship with your Dong family so as to keep his throne! If he can take care of you, I am afraid that Da Jin will not only know Sikong, but not know
There is an emperor!"
Dong Gou was indeed thinking carefully, and no longer looked like he was panicking and crying just now. He stood up slowly, walked to Su Ling, and said with a cold face: "Who are you? I have never seen you, how do I know what you said is true?
Fake? What if you come to use me as a excuse to frame my father?"
Su Ling had no choice but to know that Empress Dong must be suspicious, so she nodded and said: "You don't believe me, but it doesn't matter. Just take a look at this!"
After saying that, he took out the Zhongshu Jinling that Xu Wenruo gave to him from his arms, handed it to Empress Dong and said, "You don't recognize me, but can you recognize the emperor's thing?"
Empress Dong was shocked when she saw it. How could she not recognize this thing?
She remembered that this was when Xu Wenruo first took office as Zhongshu Ling. Her husband, Emperor Liu Duan of Jin, knew that he was secretly interested in the Jin Dynasty, so he personally gave this golden order to Xu Wenruo in front of her!
This young man named Su was able to take out the golden order. It seems that everything he said is true.
Empress Dong slowly looked at Su Ling and said: "I believe what you say, but who are you and what is your identity, so that Xu Lingjun can hand over the imperial gold medal to you!"
Su Ling smiled faintly and said: "My name is Su Ling, and I am the one who came to kill you in the Sikong Mansion! As for why Xu Lingjun gave me this thing, there is no time to elaborate. If you believe me, you can find it quickly."
Put on the phoenix robe for that girl named Qin Xiang. You change her clothes and we will rescue you from the palace!"
Empress Dong was convinced. She thought for a long time, her eyes suddenly became dazed, then calmed down, and finally nodded with tears in her eyes.
Su Ling breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Fu Shenzi, and saw that Fu Shenzi's face became slightly more relaxed.
Mu Yanqing then brought Qin Xiang and Empress Dong to the phoenix couch and lowered the curtain.
Not long after, when the three of them came out again, Su Ling and Fu Shenzi looked at them, secretly amazed that there were two people so similar in this world.
If Empress Dong had not cried just now and her eyes were a little red and swollen, Su Ling and Fu Shenzi would never be able to tell what was true and what was false.
Su Ling nodded and said: "Without further delay, when we came in, the palace in the distance was already lit with lights, and there was the sound of soldiers' armor rubbing together as they marched. I expected those soldiers would arrive later, and Qin Xiang stayed behind to replace him.
If you stop us, let’s leave quickly!”
But Empress Dong took a few steps back, shook her head vigorously, and said with a firm look in her eyes: "I am the current queen. Now that the emperor is in trouble, we should advance and retreat with the emperor. How can we live alone? You go."
Come on, if you are unable to stop me, I will die without restraint!"
At this time, Su Ling's head swelled three times, and she thought to herself, "Auntie, why are you still thinking about all these things at this time? If you die, you will die. Aren't we working in vain?"
There was no other way, so Su Ling and Mu Yanqing tried their best to persuade her.
But Empress Dong was determined to die and refused to leave no matter what.
Seeing the chaotic footsteps outside the main hall getting closer and closer, a more humane voice said: "Be gentle, the Queen is pregnant with a dragon. You barged in with such murderous intent and disturbed the Queen...
"
The sound came from far to near, and Su Ling actually sounded like a male duck.
A person's voice was low and cold: "Qi Shizhai, Qi Dafengzhang, Eunuch Qi, you recognize that is the queen, but I, Xu Jinghu, don't! Xu Jinghu only knows that there is someone who has committed a serious crime in Fengzhang Palace! Eunuch Qi should hurry up and drink.
Get rid of the dozens of little yellow gates around you, lest my brothers be rough and hurt someone, wouldn't it be bad..."
What followed was a burst of noise, which seemed to be still some distance away, so it was not very clear.
Su Ling was suddenly sweating profusely and said anxiously: "If we don't leave, we won't be able to leave!"
Empress Dong seemed to have decided that she would die, and she refused to leave no matter what Su Ling and Mu Yanqing said.
"Wucao! Women are trouble! Look at me!"
Fu Shenzi, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't bear it any longer. He suddenly waved his right arm, and with lightning speed, he aimed a knife at the back of Empress Dong's neck.
Empress Dong rolled her eyes and fainted immediately.
Mu Yanqing hurriedly supported her, glared at Fushenzi and said, "You idiot, what are you doing?"
Fushenzi then made a sound and said impatiently: "This saves trouble, let's go quickly!"
Mu Yanqing suddenly looked at Qin Xiang, with a heavy look of sadness in her eyes, and whispered: "Qin Xiang...sister..."
When Na Qinxiang heard this, her body shook violently. She suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, and knelt down towards Mu Yanqing, muttering: "Shadow Master...Sister Mu, you are finally willing to call me."
Sister? Please forgive Qin Xiang!"
When a person is about to die, his words are also sad!
What's more, although Qin Xiang's crime will never be forgiven even if he is killed! But his situation is pitiable. She only has that one younger brother!
Mu Yanqing suddenly leaned down, reached out to hold Qin Xiang's tear-stained face, and said in a trembling voice, full of heartbreak: "Qin Xiang, don't blame me. If I take you back to Jingnan, you will too."
It's Lingchi's execution. Maybe he'll die not so badly here.
Damn it! Qin Xiang, although you betrayed Hongshaoying, in my heart, Mu Yanqing, you will always be the sister who was rescued from the land of fireworks by my master and called me sister with a smile!" "Sister Mu...
...." Qin Xiang nodded vigorously.
Mu Yanqing slowly stood up, turned around, looked up at a corner of the hall, and said quietly: "Qin Xiang, don't blame me, if you want to blame, just blame this cannibalistic world!"
She breathed a sigh of relief again and said word by word: "I, Mu Yanqing, swear as the master of Red Peony Shadow, I will rescue your brother from the Shadow Demon Cave at any cost.
I will also look for an opportunity to return to Longtai Forbidden Palace, pick up my sister... and return her soul to Jiangnan!"
"Sister Mu!..."
The footsteps and noises outside were getting closer and closer, and Su Ling said anxiously: "Mu Yanqing, leave quickly!"
Mu Yanqing then pointed at the fainted Empress Dong and said to Fushenzi: "Carry it on your back!..."
"Wucao! Why is Master Dao carrying you?" Fu Shenzi rolled his eyes and said.
"You are a man and you have strength. Do you want me, a girl, to carry you? Besides, whoever knocks him unconscious will be responsible!" Mu Yanqing said angrily.
Fushenzi waved his hands, glanced helplessly at Su Ling, then at Mu Yanqing, and said, "Master Tao, I'm really unlucky to meet you two!"
Having no choice, Fushenzi put Empress Dong on his back.
Su Ling and Mu Yanqing took another deep look at Qin Xiang.
Although there was a lot of reluctance in Mu Yanqing's eyes, she was helpless in the end.
He had no choice but to be cruel, follow Su Ling and Fu Shenzi, who was carrying Empress Dong on his back, push the back window and jump to the back of Fengzhang Hall, disappearing into the long snowy night.
The three of them gradually disappeared from Qin Xiang's eyes.
Qin Xiang suddenly knelt on the ground, looking at the direction where Mu Yanqing disappeared, using all his strength, he bowed three times and murmured: "Hong Shao Ying, Qin Xiang... I send you my best wishes!"
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The palace lantern swayed, and Qin Xiang was already filled with tears...