Huangmen: "They asked to protect the queen when she left the palace."
Wang Erhan was furious and gritted his teeth: "Hmph, Wang Erlei, how dare you -" He turned around and sat on the throne: "Let's do this, Mary, our father will show mercy today and pardon the prince's death penalty. You go back to the harem first to pay your respects to your mother. , but none of you are allowed to leave the palace."
Mary turned from sadness to joy: "Thank you, Father." She pushed the guard aside and helped the prince out of the palace.
Wang Erhan ordered: "Order someone to negotiate with Wang Erlei and tell him that the queen is safe and sound, and let him enter the palace to see her."
Mary supported the prince towards the harem step by step, looking around cautiously from time to time.
Suddenly, a sharp sword thrust out from the window of the side room beside him.
Mary and the prince hurriedly evaded.
A boy of "fourteen or fifteen" jumped out from the wing: "Stop, Mary, you are actually partnering with your enemy, and you still have the nerve to come back?"
Mary: "Wang Chengxi, please don't be rude, this is your brother-in-law."
Wang Chengxi: "Sister, the old lady behind your scenes will soon be thrown into the cold palace. Soon my father will appoint me as the crown prince. I think you should go back to your Nanzhao Kingdom to be your crown princess. Otherwise, in the near future, this place will be Your burial place.”
Mary: "Brother, get out of the way." She pushed Wang Chengxi away and walked forward.
Wang Chengxi looked at the limping prince and let out a burst of laughter: "Aren't you trying to be a hero? It's better to be lame."
The queen was half-lying in the brocade tent, with a look of anger on her face.
A maid saw Mary supporting the ragged prince staggering into the courtyard. Kneeling down excitedly: "Queen, the princess is back."
The queen got up from the bed and walked out the door: "Daughter, daughter, you miss me so much."
Mary took a step forward, knelt down and said, "Daughter, please give your regards to your mother."
The queen ignored Mary and instead went to help the prince: "Consort, my son, ah ah, God beat you like this."
The prince entered the room and took a seat with the support of the maids.
The queen wiped her tears first: "Son, since I heard that the second emperor's uncle died in the war, my mother has become a thorn in Naifei's side. She thinks that her son Wang Chengxi will become a great treasure in the future, so she almost wants to kill me. She is the only one who wants to kill me. That Wang Chengxi is only fourteen years old, and he is even more vicious than his mother, so you should be even more careful."
Prince: "My child understands."
Queen: "I miss my queen's five brothers, one son and one daughter. All five brothers died fighting for the Western Liao Kingdom. Otherwise, Wang Erhan would not be as big as he is today. Where is Mary, Wang Erlei?"
Mary: "I have already arranged for my cousin to launch a mutiny at a critical moment to protect my mother from leaving the palace."
Queen: "Exactly, my daughter has thought it through."
While the mother and daughter were talking, suddenly, an arrow shot from outside and penetrated into the pillar beside the lobby.
The queen was startled.
A figure passed by the wall of the backyard. It was Wang Chengxi.
The queen gritted her teeth: "It's this evil beast again. I will kill him."
…
Golden autumn season.
It was the peak time for the market, and people were coming and going in the busy market.
There was a rapid sound of gongs and drums, and people fled one after another.
A group of people dressed as servants drove the crowd away in front of them with ferocity. Those who had no time to run were whipped, punched and kicked. The streets were full of chickens and eggs, and it suddenly became a mess.
Zhang Xiaowei rode an elephant and came along the street surrounded by slaves.
The drums were beating loudly, and Zhang Xiaowei was followed by many gift cars and boxes carried by two people. The boxes were filled with jewelry and a dazzling array of items.
A group of people looked like a procession, marching in the direction of the Brahmin Temple.
Zhang Xiaowei lowered his elephant, and Hanqi came forward to greet him.
Zhang Xiaowei: "Brother! I kept you waiting for a long time."
Hanqi: "No matter where it is, it should be. From now on we are a family, so why be so polite."
All the slaves were busy unloading the betrothal gifts and jewelry and went to visit the temple hall.
The sound of drums is endless.
The hall was suddenly filled with joy.
He just sat in front of the hall and sulked, ignoring Qiu Yunlong.
The sound of drum music could be heard faintly, and Shan Dan became even more angry. She jumped up from her seat and tried to push Qiu Yunlong out of the door: "Get out, I hate you so much, I don't want to see you."
Qiu Yunlong: "Hey, hey, daughter, daughter, listen to me -"
Shan Shan said: "I won't listen, I don't want to hear it!" He pushed Qiu Yunlong out of the door, turned around and locked the door, and sat down angrily in front of his seat again.
Outside the door, Qiu Yunlong laughed dryly: "Hey, daughter, father, this is all for your own good. You can't think about the prince all day long. He might have died long ago. What's wrong with Zhang Xiaowei? He is now in Nanzhao City. Commander Ximen is Zhang Si’s favorite general. He is far wiser than the other commanders, and his future is limitless. You listen to dad."
Shan Shan covered his ears and screamed at the top of his lungs: "I - don't - listen -"
Qiu Yunlong was still persuading: "Daughter - daughter -"
Shan Shan jumped up from his seat, opened the door, and rushed out.
Qiu Yunlong's voice can still be heard in the distance: "My daughter——"
The singing and dancing were peaceful, and Zhang Si and the queen were watching the dance of the maids.
Shan Shan ran into the back garden angrily and stood behind the queen.
The maid quickly brought up a chair.
Just stand there feeling angry.
The queen felt that Shan Shan's appearance was ridiculous: "My child, what's wrong with you?"
Zhang Si: "She is a saint? I heard that today is the day when Zhang Xiaowei gives you a betrothal gift. Why are you here in the palace when you are not at the temple?"
Shan Yu was still angry: "Zhang Xiaowei is so shameless and disgusting."
Zhang Si laughed heartily.
Shan Shan walked up behind Zhang Si and gently patted his back: "Your Majesty, stop teasing me." She shook Zhang Si's shoulders and said coquettishly: "Father, Zhang Si, please promise me to send troops to escort you. I’ll go to Xiliao City.”
Zhang Si: "Silly boy, it's not that I don't allow it, it's that the Imperial Master doesn't allow it. I don't dare to make the decision without permission."
Shan Shan was greatly disappointed, walked up to the queen, put her arms around the queen's neck and said coquettishly: "Queen mother, please help me, I feel so uncomfortable and miserable."
Queen: "My child, it would be great if my mother could share some of your sorrows. Give me all your sufferings. I just want you to be happy for the rest of your life."
Shedding tears alone. She straightened up silently and walked towards the inner palace.
Zhang Si lamented: "Hey! This kid is too affectionate. I don't know what to do in the future?"
Queen: "She only has the prince in her heart. Hey, I don't know how the prince and my son are doing now. I haven't heard from him for so long."
The two were devastated.
Zhang Zhiguang and Zhiwei, dressed in military uniforms, were arranging their troops on a large sand table. At this time, Zhang Zhiguang had been appointed as the commander of the south gate of Nanzhao City, and Zhiwei was appointed as the commander of the north gate. He and Zhang Xiaowei and Zhang Si's personal soldier Hao Zhide were in charge of the four gates.
Shan Shan walked over here wiping his tears.
Zhang Zhiguang saw it, winked at Zhiwei, and the two of them stepped forward to greet him.
Zhang Zhiguang: "Saint. What are you doing?"
Shan Dan: "I'm looking for you. You see me sad and helpless, but you don't care about me."
Zhiwei: "This, this, Saint, this matter is not easy to handle."
Zhang Zhiguang: "My father and I can't help you, so what can we do? Holy girl, if you feel uncomfortable in the future, come and play with us."
Shan Dan: "You are all the commanders of the city defense now, how can you have time to accompany me? I live in the temple and have nightmares every night. I always dream about the prince and my body is covered with blood. I can't stand it anymore. I can’t wait to go to Xiliao right away.”
Zhang Zhiguang: "But - hi!"
Shan Shan's face was covered with crystal tears, showing a very sad expression.
…
In the morning, all the ministers paid their respects. Wang Erhan discussed government affairs with all the civil and military officials.
Wang Erhan: "Wang Erlei."
Wang Erlei left work: "My son is here."
Wang Erhan: "On that day, you and the Second Emperor's Uncle Wang Erhao were on the northern expedition to Nanzhao. Now that the two sides have stopped fighting, you have been back to the city for many days. Why hasn't this tiger talisman for troop deployment been handed over to the Ministry of War for a long time? Do you want to rebel?"
Wang Erlei: "As a reminder to my father, on the day when I returned to the city, the queen forced me to give her the seal tiger talisman, but I had no choice but to hand it over. Now all the tokens for dispatching troops and generals of the Hundred Thousand Tengjia Army are in the queen's possession. In my hand. I hope my father will see clearly."
Wang Erhan's eyes flashed fiercely: "Wang Erlei, you are so brave!"
Uncle Wei Yibo went to work: "Your Majesty, Wang Erlei dares to take charge of such a big matter, and you have no regard for your Majesty. It is obvious that he and the Queen have been planning for a long time and have evil intentions."
Wang Erlei: "My uncle is really aware of everything. Since he knows that the queen and I are plotting against each other, why don't you ask your majesty to issue an order to show the queen and me to the public to avoid future troubles?"
Wang Erhan was so angry that he stood up from the throne and paced back and forth in the court. Finally, he sighed and sat back on the throne helplessly.
The Queen and Mary secretly discussed how to keep their position in the East Palace. The prince stood in front of the window, seemingly deep in thought.
