Concubine Zheng was beaten severely and she held a grudge even more. She knew very well that once her brother's bribery to assassinate the new emperor was exposed, she would inevitably die. Instead of dying like this, it's better to take advantage of the fact that the new emperor hasn't returned from the expedition and recruit a few more people to support him!
She lay in bed for several days, and after much thought, she decided to make a desperate move. She conspired with her brother Zheng Shangshu and decided to burn down the Kunning Palace on the day that Queen Xuanyuan gave birth to take revenge on the new emperor and queen for their "unkindness".
In the blink of an eye, the day came when Queen Xuanyuan gave birth, and Granny Cui had made preparations early. She asked the queen's personal maid to boil hot water and prepare handkerchiefs, and asked Xuanyuan Yin to hide behind the screen next to the bed in advance to protect the queen secretly.
When everything was ready, Granny Cui took a stool and sat beside the queen's bed to keep watch. Several other personal maids were waiting outside the door.
Time passed little by little, and as dusk approached, Queen Xuanyuan's hoarse whispers and Granny Cui's soft soothing words rang out in the room.
The few maids who were originally guarding the door also became busy, coming in and out bringing tea and water, and helping Granny Cui.
At this time, a palace maid came over furtively, looked at the steps outside the door for a few times, and then left in a hurry to go to Concubine Zheng's bedroom.
According to the agreed plan, Concubine Zheng secretly opened the corner door of the palace and let in Zheng Shangshu and his followers.
Then Zheng Shangshu commanded his "miscellaneous army" to take advantage of nightfall and darkness to quietly approach Kunning Palace with firewood and firewood.
Just when Queen Xuanyuan was trying her best to give birth to a pair of twins, the palace maid's panicked screams came from outside the door.
Queen Xuanyuan looked in the direction of the door with a pale face, then looked at Granny Cui, and said weakly: "Grandma Cui, please help me go and see if something happened."
Grandma Cui wrapped the newborn and carefully placed it next to the queen, then tiptoed towards the door.
As soon as she opened the door a crack, thick smoke came in along the crack of the door, choking Granny Cui and causing her to cough violently.
After she regained her breath, she hurriedly closed the door, walked quickly towards the queen, and said urgently: "Queen, it's not good! Someone set fire to burn us to death..."
The queen's expression changed drastically when she heard this, and she was about to call Xuanyuan, but Xuanyuan also heard the strange noise outside, stepped out from behind the screen, helped the queen up, and whispered: "Auntie, I will escort you and the little prince and the princess. Leave...Grandma Cui. We have to leave quickly..."
After saying that, she and Granny Cui each carried a newborn on their backs, raised their swords, and walked quickly out the door while supporting Queen Xuanyuan.
As soon as the three of them went out, they saw the bodies of the palace maid and the eunuch lying on the ground. The three of them subconsciously took a few steps back and looked around.
Just as he was wondering, several of the queen's personal maids ran over. One of them held his injured arm and panted to report the unexpected situation.
After listening to her story, Queen Xuanyuan realized that someone was going to harm her. She cursed angrily, and then led everyone to change paths, trying to escape through the corner door next to Kunning Palace.
Unexpectedly, after taking just a few steps, Zheng Shangshu's brother and sister blocked the way.
Several people stopped and looked at these evil-looking madmen with vigilance.
Zheng Shangshu looked at Queen Xuanyuan arrogantly and said with a sinister smile: "Queen, where are you going?"
Queen Xuanyuan glared at him and ignored him. Xuanyuan Yin took a step forward, protected the queen behind him, and glared at Zheng Shangshu.
Zheng Shangshu raised his eyebrows and continued to ridicule: "Most of the palace maids and eunuchs here have been cleaned up by my people... Just go back to your room and stay... maybe I will leave you a whole body. …”
The queen sneered when she heard this, and cursed angrily: "Bah! If I were afraid of death, I wouldn't be standing here... You unfaithful and unjust scoundrels are still trying to confuse the court and turn it upside down. Qiankun?"
Zheng Shangshu was so shocked that his face turned pale, but he could not refute.
Seeing that her brother was at a disadvantage, Concubine Zheng decided to take action herself. She limped up to the queen and said with a contemptuous smile: "Queen, you can curse as much as you like! You won't live long anyway... If you want to curse, just curse, it will hurt your body." , I’m afraid I won’t be able to live up to a good family even if I’m reincarnated!”
Seeing that Concubine Zheng was going too far, Xuanyuan clenched her fists in anger and tried to fly forward to teach her a lesson.
Queen Xuanyuan bit her lips lightly and stopped her. Then she glanced at Zheng Shangshu and his sister, and said with a faint smile: "Don't be too proud! It's still too late to stop now! I will help you plead with the emperor..."
Concubine Zheng rolled her eyes disdainfully and said with a smile: "No need to trouble you, don't be pretentious here... As the saying goes, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. We brothers and sisters dare not expect that the emperor will forget the past and give us a way to survive... …You’re all going to die anyway, so you have to make a profit, right? If you miss, it won’t hurt to have a few more people to back you up…”
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Zheng Shangshu, who said impatiently: "Sister, don't talk nonsense to them... Brother, I will send them to hell now..."
After that, he waved his hand, and the killers behind him surrounded them and rushed towards Queen Xuanyuan, Xuanyuan Yin, and Granny Cui.
Xuanyuan Yin and Granny Cui had to concentrate on protecting Queen Xuanyuan and were unable to fully use their fists. They fought with the "miscellaneous army" brought by Zheng Shangshu for half an hour, and gradually became exhausted. The queen's personal maids were also injured. The situation is very critical!
Xuanyuan Yin winked at Granny Cui and asked her to support her for a while, then she secretly recited a spell and used the induction talisman.
The golden talisman shone with dazzling light, jumping in mid-air, and then displayed a blood-red symbol.
After Xuanyuan Yin saw the symbol, he looked happy and shouted to Granny Cui: "Grandma, let's hold on a little longer, reinforcements will be here soon!"
Grandma Cui cheered up when she heard this and danced the sword in her hand tightly.
Zheng Shangshu frowned when he saw the Fu Zhuan. He had already realized that the situation was not good, but now he was riding a tiger, so he had to bite the bullet and urge his men to capture Queen Xuanyuan and others as soon as possible so that they could be used as hostages and the new emperor. negotiation.
It's a pity that his hope was dashed again! Su Qiqi, Yan Ruoyu and others rushed over in time and took down Zheng Shangshu and others with just a cup of tea. Concubine Zheng was also accidentally injured and died in the panic.
When Zheng Shangshu saw that his sister was dead, he also lost the will to live. He grabbed the sword of the assassin beside him and committed suicide. The crisis in Kunning Palace was successfully resolved.
A few days later, good news came from the border. The new emperor and General Fan used the fire dragon flags to skillfully arrange their formations, and finally defeated the Beiyi army. The two sides signed an armistice agreement again, and the Beiyi soldiers returned to the Beiyi capital.
The new emperor solved his major problem and entrusted the border affairs to General Fan. He and the Xiao brothers rushed back to the capital day and night to deal with Zheng Shangshu and his party members.
Su Qiqi and others also received generous rewards for their merits in rescuing the driver and protecting their master. The new emperor also personally inscribed a plaque with the title "The Best Escort Agency in the World" and gave it to Weiyuan Escort Agency.
