Mo Haotian paused, and then said: "Once Xiliao occupies the entire Xixia and Shaanxi-Gansu regions, its strength will inevitably increase greatly, and once Yanyun loses the entire Xixia and Shaanxi-Gansu regions, its strength will inevitably be greatly weakened. If this happens, Yan Yun may never have peace!"
Zhou Bingqian frowned, and then laughed at herself: "We collude with foreign races to harm our compatriots, and we will probably go to the eighteenth level of hell after death!" Mo Haotian suddenly looked at Zhou Bingqian, and shouted angrily: "Are you shaken? You Did you really fall in love with him?"
Zhou Bingqian said coldly: "You can't control what I think in my heart!" Then she frowned and said, "But no matter what I think in my heart, he is my father-killing enemy! I will never forgive him, and I will never let him go. !" When Mo Haotian saw her saying this, his expression immediately softened, and he reached out to hold her delicate hand. But Zhou Bingqian retracted her hand as if she was electrocuted, stood up, and said coldly: "I've finished what I need to say. I'll take my leave." After saying that, she left without looking back. Mo Haotian looked at Zhou Bingqian's beautiful back, gritted his teeth angrily, and murmured: "Just wait, let's see if you can still resist me when the big thing is done!"
As night fell, Zhou Bingqian stood in an attic in the backyard, looking at Bianliang City. At this time, it was the time when the lanterns were first turned on, and the city of Bianliang was brightly lit and very lively. Zhou Bingqian suddenly felt palpitations in her heart, and a sense of guilt surged into her heart. He quickly shook his head and put this emotion aside.
Zhou Bingqian just kept standing on the attic, looking at Bianliang City. The two maids were very surprised, but they didn't dare to ask anything. Because both girls knew that although the princess was usually very nice to her servants, she disliked people asking her questions. If she was not careful, she would become extremely angry.
Unknowingly, an hour and a half passed. Suddenly, commotion and exclamations came from somewhere in the city. Zhou Bingqian's heart moved and she murmured: "It has begun." Looking in the direction of the commotion, she saw that it was the city defense army barracks. Looking from a distance, The firelight flickered and the figures looked longing, and it seemed to be very chaotic; then commotion and screams came from the other three locations one after another. The commotion and screams quickly spread to the whole city, and after a while, the whole city seemed to be in chaos.
Zhou Bingqian suddenly thought of Yang Peng's many wives and children, and thought to herself: "He is the only enemy, but his wives and children are all innocent. We must let them escape danger as soon as possible!" ' As soon as I thought of this, I immediately ran down to the attic, and two personal maids hurriedly followed.
Zhou Bingqian hurried to the courtyard where Chai Yonghui lived. Zhou Bingqian was usually the best friend with Chai Yonghui, so she first thought of warning her. When she came to Chai Yonghui's courtyard, she saw Chai Yonghui playing with Xiao Rui'er, and the mother and daughter were laughing. Zhou Bingqian hurried up and said urgently: "Sister-in-law, something big has happened, run away!"
When Chai Yonghui and Rui'er suddenly heard this, they were on the spot and didn't react for a moment. Seeing this, Zhou Bingqian was very anxious. She took Chai Yonghui's hand and said urgently: "Sister-in-law, let's go quickly!" After saying that, she dragged Chai Yonghui and ran outside, while Rui'er trotted behind and shouted urgently. "Aunt, aunt, what's going on?" Zhou Bingqian dragged Chai Yonghui away and said, "Something big happened! There is a rebellion in the city! Someone will come in soon!" Chai Yonghui and Rui'er were greatly surprised. Rui'er raised her chin and said proudly: "I'm not afraid! If they dare to come, let's see how I teach them a lesson!"
Zhou Bingqian was really angry and funny when she saw her like this. Chai Yonghui pulled Zhou Bingqian to a stop and asked, "What happened?"
Zhou Bingqian stamped her feet anxiously and said, "Sister-in-law, now is not the time to talk. Let's wait until we are in a safe place!" At this moment, there were huge shouts and sounds of fighting. The expressions of both women changed, but Yang Rui looked extremely excited and eager to try. Zhou Bingqian said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, it's too late if you don't leave! Let's leave quickly!" Chai Yonghui frowned and said: "I don't believe that rebellion will happen in Bianliang, Yanyun's favorite place! This may not be someone. Rebellion! Sister, maybe you misunderstood!" Seeing that she didn't believe it, Zhou Bingqian was as anxious as anything, and said: "Sister, although Bianliang is Yan Yun's confidant, it is also the place where the power of the gentry gathers! "Chai Yonghui frowned, but Yang Rui looked cute and didn't understand.
Zhou Bingqian continued: "Eldest brother has swept the world. Although the people of the world are all beneficiaries, the nobles are the only ones whose interests have been harmed. Therefore, they can be said to hate eldest brother to the bone! Now Yan Yun's main force is outside to defend the enemy. The king is not in Bianliang, so for the nobles, this is a golden opportunity to rebel! So they made a secret meeting, gathered their strength, and agreed to rise up to rebel today!"
Chai Yonghui asked strangely: "How did you know these things?" Zhou Bingqian was stunned, feeling that the other party seemed to have discovered something, and couldn't help but feel uneasy, and quickly explained: "These are all my guesses! But they rebelled, But I saw it in the attic!" Then he urged: "Sister-in-law, leave quickly, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!" As if in response to her words, the chaotic shouting and fighting outside became louder.
Chai Yonghui frowned and nodded. Zhou Bingqian couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this scene, and quickly pulled Chai Yonghui and ran outside. He ran to the arched entrance of the courtyard and bumped into Jiang Li in military uniform. Jiang Li is the commander-in-chief of the Feifeng Female Guard and the princess of Yang Peng. Zhou Bingqian suddenly saw her and was startled.
Chai Yonghui asked anxiously: "Sister, is there someone rebelling?"
Jiang Li nodded. Zhou Bingqian said anxiously: "The rebels are not here yet, there is still time to escape!" Jiang Li waved her hands and smiled: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Zhou Bingqian couldn't help being surprised when she saw her relaxed and smiling face. . Chai Yonghui smiled and said: "It seems that everything is under your plan?" Jiang Li smiled and nodded. When Zhou Bingqian saw this, she was surprised and filled with doubts.
Chai Yonghui pretended to be angry and said: "You are too abominable, you actually kept me in the dark about such a big thing!" Jiang Li said quickly: "I don't dare to hide it from my sister! It's Sister Yeqi and sister Yan Ji! In fact, only the two of them knew about this matter from beginning to end, and it was the two of them who planned it. The younger sister just found out about it from Sister Ye Qi. It was also she who asked the younger sister to tell all the sisters and ask them to stay in peace. At home, don’t worry.”
Chai Yonghui sighed and said quietly: "Eldest brother really chose the right person when he chose her to take charge of Bianliang! Alas, I am the least capable and can't help eldest brother at all!" Then he gratefully said to Zhou Bingqian: "Bingqian , thank you!" Zhou Bingqian smiled bitterly and said: "I am worried in vain! As my sister-in-law said, this Bianliang is the land of Yan Yun's heart, how could anyone rebel!" Chai Yonghui smiled slightly, and then asked Jiang Li in confusion. : "From what you said just now, it seems that Ye Qi and Yan Ji have already discovered the enemy's plot, but why did they wait until they launched it before taking action?" Jiang Li said: "Little sister, I heard from Sister Ye Qi that the reason for doing this is Just to make all those people with different intentions jump out and catch them all! If you act early, there will inevitably be fish that slip through the net!" Chai Yonghui nodded, sighed, and sighed: "Ye Guanyin and Yan Ji consider it. You are so considerate! This way of handling it must be in the best interest of Big Brother! They are really Big Brother’s right-hand assistants!”
Jiang Li clasped her fists and said, "Sister, I have to inform her sisters to prevent them from worrying." Chai Yonghui nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work!" Jiang Li smiled and trotted away.
Chai Yonghui and others returned to the living room below the embroidery building and sat down. Chai Yonghui and Zhou Bingqian chatted with each other, and their minds seemed not to be here; Rui'er was a carefree child. When the adults said it was okay, she ran to the yard to play peacefully.
Soon after, both women heard the sounds of fighting and shouting outside, which gradually fell silent and finally disappeared without a trace, never to be heard again. Zhou Bingqian was secretly surprised and said, "Has Shang Shiheng's rebellion been put down?" ! Isn't this too fast? ! '
At this moment, footsteps came from outside the door. The two women looked together and saw Jiang Li running in with a smile on her face. Chai Yonghui asked anxiously; "Has it been solved?" Jiang Li nodded, "All the four rebels have been captured! Things are much easier than expected! The rebels have no fighting power and are trapped in a tight siege. , most of them immediately threw down their weapons and surrendered!" Chai Yonghui smiled happily and couldn't help but said, "Great! This saves my eldest brother from a big trouble!" Jiang Li said with a smile: "That's not all, listen to Sister Ye Qi. He said, those nobles rebelled, and the evidence of their crimes is conclusive, all their property will be confiscated! Our Yanyun's treasury will be greatly enriched!" Chai Yonghui couldn't help but be very happy, and he didn't know what he thought of, suddenly pursed his lips and smiled, and murmured : "I'm afraid what makes eldest brother happiest is not that these noble families have been cut off, but that the national treasury has been greatly enriched!" Jiang Li thought deeply and pursed her lips with a smile.
Zhou Bingqian suddenly asked: "Of those who rebelled, no one escaped, right? Were they all caught?" Jiang Li nodded, "They were all caught without a fight, there should be no fish that slipped through the net!" Zhou Bingqian nodded, with nothing strange on her face. However, she was worried. She was worried that if Mo Haotian was caught, he would definitely confess her, and her identity would be exposed soon!
Zhou Bingqian found an excuse to leave Chai Yonghui's place and returned to her courtyard. Sitting at the round table, I couldn't help but feel extremely frightened when I thought about the attitudes of my sisters-in-law and eldest brother after their identities were known to them. Zhou Bingqian dismissed all the maids, and sat alone on the bed in a daze, laughing sometimes, sighing, and frowning again. …
Zhou Bingqian sat blankly like this all night. The next morning, the sound of footsteps downstairs brought Zhou Bingqian back from her thoughts. Zhou Bingqian looked towards the stairs and saw Wutong, the personal maid, walking up quickly. She bowed and said, "Miss, Princess Jiang Li is here and wants to see the lady." Zhou Bingqian's heart sank and she thought to herself, "We're finally here!" ’ Then he said to Wutong: “Go and tell her that I want to dress up and come down to see her right away!” Wutong agreed and went down.
Zhou Bingqian walked to the dressing table and sat down. She stared at the crystal mirror for a while, then opened a small drawer under the dressing table and took out a small blue and white porcelain vase. Zhou Bingqian opened the porcelain bottle, poured out a brown pill, and immediately wanted to take it. However, a lucky thought arose in her heart: 'Maybe Jiang Li came here not because she discovered my identity, but maybe because of something else. ' As soon as I thought about this, I gave up my plan to take poison and commit suicide immediately. I thought I could hide the poison in my palm and go down to see her first. If they really came to arrest me, it would not be too late to take poison and commit suicide by then. Thinking of this, Zhou Bingqian put the poison back into the porcelain bottle, held the small porcelain bottle in her palm, stood up, and went downstairs.
When I came downstairs, I saw Jiang Li in military uniform, and I couldn't help but feel shocked. Normally when she saw Jiang Li in military uniform, she didn't feel anything special, but now she felt terrified and couldn't control herself.
Zhou Bingqian managed to maintain a nonchalant look, walked up to Jiang Li, bowed Yingying, and said: "My little sister has met my sister-in-law." Jiang Li smiled and said: "Why do you have to be so polite, little sister?" Zhou Bingqian saw that Jiang Li's attitude was as normal as usual. Strange, and still calling him little sister, I feel that he is not here to arrest me. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel relieved, but the worry still lingered in my mind like a nightmare and couldn't go away. Jiang Li saw Zhou Bingqian's expression was different, and asked with concern: "Little sister, are you feeling unwell?" Zhou Bingqian came back to her senses, quickly shook her head and said, "No, it's just, it's just..." But she couldn't find a suitable one for a while. prevarication.
Jiang Li said: "My little sister must have been frightened last night!" When Zhou Bingqian saw what she said, she simply nodded along with her statement and said: "Last night, it really scared me! I thought everyone would fall into the hands of those rebellious people! "
Jiang Li smiled and said: "Little sister, there is no need to worry at all! In fact, if it were not to catch them all, they would have no chance to raise an army! It can be said that the reason why they were able to raise an army was entirely because we asked them to do so! "Zhou Bingqian nodded thoughtfully, and sighed with a smile: "That's right! How could someone like Sister-in-law Yeli be plotted by those clowns!" Jiang Li nodded with deep sympathy and said: "It's not just that. Sister Qi and sister Yan Ji are also very powerful people! Little sister, you may not know that sister Yan Ji was the assassin who assassinated my eldest brother back then! She almost succeeded!" This is the first time Zhou Bingqian has heard of this. He couldn't help but show his surprise, "Sister-in-law Yan Ji was once the assassin who killed my eldest brother?"
Jiang Li nodded and said: "She was originally the leader of a gangland force called Maiden Palace, and acted as a killer for Grand Master Pang." Zhou Bingqian asked curiously: "Then why did she follow her elder brother instead?" Jiang Lixiao He said: "It would be too long to say this. I'll tell you when I have more time. I came here today because I was afraid that my little sister would be worried and came to see you. I have to go to Sister Yeqi's place later. "Yeah." Zhou Bingqian said gratefully: "Thank you, sister-in-law!" Jiang Li smiled and said: "The matter is over. All those rebels have been arrested. There is nothing to worry about! You must firmly believe that no one in Bianliang can I can’t hurt you!”
Zhou Bingqian nodded and hummed, a warm feeling rising in her heart. Jiang Li smiled and said: "I'm relieved that you're fine. Then I'll go." Zhou Bingqian was startled and said quickly: "Sister-in-law, since you have caught those rebels, can you ask them what is the use of it?" Do you have any information?" Jiang Li nodded and said: "Of course, Sister Yeli is now searching for clues based on the clues obtained. Haha, those scholars don't need to be tortured at all. They will tell everything they know with the slightest threat. Yes, it saves us a lot of trouble!" Zhou Bingqian was shocked and confused after hearing this. Jiang Li said: "Okay, I can't delay any longer. Little sister, you can rest, I'm leaving!" Then she turned around and left. Zhou Bingqian hurriedly saw her off and sent Jiang Li out of the courtyard before returning.
Zhou Bingqian stood in the hall, her expression gloomy and uncertain, her heart as nervous as fifteen buckets. Finally, she couldn't sit still anymore and explained to the maids in the courtyard, then left the palace and went to Qingyun Tea House. Along the way, I saw the city defense troops coming in and out of many courtyards and mansions, apparently searching their homes. Many people gathered around the door to watch the fun, pointing and talking. In addition to the many mansions that had been confiscated, there were also some belonging to the noble families. The property has also been sealed. It is now business hours, but the doors of those shops are closed, with large seals on the doors.
Zhou Bingqian saw such scenes constantly along the way, and was filled with doubts and panic. Unknowingly, I arrived at the gate of Qingyun Teahouse, and was surprised to find that Qingyun Teahouse was actually open for business. Zhou Bingqian was puzzled. After a moment of hesitation, she walked into Qingyun Tea House. She saw that the shopkeeper and the waiter were the same people as before and had not changed at all. Her doubts became even greater.
A waiter came up to him, bent down and said with a smile: "Sir, are you here for tea?" Zhou Bingqian was about to answer, but she heard the waiter lowered her voice and said: "Young Master is waiting for the lady in the private room at Tianzi No. 2." Zhou Bingqian was about to answer. My heart moved. The waiter raised his voice and said: "There are private rooms, there are private rooms, please take the young lady there!" Then he led Zhou Bingqian up the wooden stairs to the third floor and arrived at the door of the private room at Tianzi No. 2. The waiter bowed and said: "Miss, please come in, I have to take my leave!" Then he hurried away.
Zhou Bingqian looked around and knocked on the door according to the previously agreed code. A young man's voice immediately came from the door: "Come in!" Zhou Bingqian opened the door and walked in. As expected, she saw Mo Haotian sitting at the table drinking tea leisurely. He frowned and closed the door behind his back. He walked to sit opposite Mo Haotian, looked him up and down, and said, "I thought you were arrested last night too!"
Mo Haotian chuckled, "The sun is out in the west, and the princess actually cares about me!" He raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Bingqian, and sneered: "I think you are afraid that I will confess to you after I am arrested! "Zhou Bingqian did not deny it, and asked in confusion: "Shang Shiheng and others were arrested, and the residence and property were confiscated, but why are you safe and sound?"
Mo Haotian didn't answer and asked instead: "Are you happy or disappointed?" Zhou Bingqian frowned and said angrily: "Stop saying those useless words! What is going on?" Mo Haotian picked up the tea cup. After taking a sip, he put down the tea cup, with a look of joy on his face, but this expression was fleeting, and said: "Actually, after I heard your summons during the day yesterday, I had already made up my mind not to participate in last night's incident. Action! Since I didn’t participate, I won’t be arrested!”
Zhou Bingqian was surprised and asked, "You didn't participate?" Mo Haotian nodded. Zhou Bingqian frowned and asked: "You found the problem? Why didn't you tell others to cancel the operation?" Mo Haotian smiled and said: "I'm not a god, how could I find any problem? If I found out that Yan Yun had already With everything arranged, how can we watch Shang Shiheng and others die?"
Zhou Bingqian said angrily: "What you said is beautiful, but what you did was not to just sit back and watch them die?" Mo Haotian said: "The situation you told me yesterday made me feel that even if they captured Bianliang, Yan Yun's army would not be able to win." They will soon return reinforcements and destroy us. However, after such a turmoil, Xiliao will definitely be given an opportunity to take advantage of it. Xiliao can occupy the entire Xixia, and then occupy Shaanxi, Gansu and other places, which will greatly weaken Yanyun's power. The strength can at least offset the gains they gained from occupying the south. As for Shang Shiheng and others, after playing such a big role, they are of little use."
Zhou Bingqian was greatly indignant and scolded: "You actually plotted against your own allies!" Mo Haotian said coldly: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. As long as the goal can be achieved, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed!"
Zhou Bingqian frowned and said coldly: "That's why you used me to perform a honey trap!" Mo Haotian was shocked, looked at Zhou Bingqian, and said with a painful expression: "That was the biggest mistake I have ever done. !" Then she reached out and held Zhou Bingqian's slender hand, and said softly: "Bingqian, I regret it. Come back and don't stay in the palace anymore!" Zhou Bingqian withdrew her hand and said coldly: "It's hard to hold back the water, now it's over. There’s no turning back!”
Mo Haotian's expression changed and he said angrily: "You're right, I think you are clearly in love with King Yan! You are such a free-spirited woman!" Zhou Bingqian smiled charmingly: "I am a free-spirited woman, you are today Did you just know?" Mo Hao was shaking all over and looked like he wanted to take action. Zhou Bingqian sneered: "What? You want to take action? You can only show off your power in front of a weak woman like me!" Mo Haotian calmed down, snorted, and said coldly: "These Stop talking nonsense! Let me ask you, when will you attack Yang Peng?" Zhou Bingqian frowned and said: "I have my own opinion, you don't have to ask!" She glanced at Mo Haotian and said, "Just mind your own business. Got it!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
