After Shi Yingsheng

took control of the palace, Wei Xu personally led eight thousand soldiers to Ningxuan Temple. Ji Changshu and Yan Qing were still surrounded inside. Of course, the commander of Nanya recognized Wei Xu, but the 12th Battalion should He was staying in Xuancheng, why did he appear in Beijing at this moment?

"Your Majesty is being held hostage by a traitor, and I have been ordered to come to the rescue of King Qin." Wei Xu said. He pointed at the newly appointed commander of Nanya Guo Dingzong and said, "Guo Dingzong, you are so brave. Did you know that Queen Mother Shengyi is at this moment?" How dare you order an attack in this Ningxuan Temple?"

Guo Dingzong was shocked at first. He was the commander of Nanya after Jiang Guangyuan. He was the guard of Nanya. Naturally, he could often move around the palace, but Yan Qing At that time, he moved to Qing Si Yuan and he had never seen her.

When Ningxuan Temple was surrounded last night, Ji Changshu from Beiya Shenwei Camp led people to guard it. Feng Jia, who claimed to be the Queen Mother Shengyi, was in the temple. At that time, Guo Dingzong didn't know that Zhao Yuan and Yan Qing had broken up, so he didn't Ken believed it, thinking that Queen Mother Shengyi was certainly in the palace at the moment.

Not long ago, when Eunuch Li Zhi, who was next to His Majesty, came to convey the order, he said that the person in the temple was not the Queen Mother Shengyi, but the murderer of the Queen Mother Ciyi. His Majesty ordered to kill them all.

Eunuch Li Zhi was following His Majesty's orders, so he was certainly correct. At that time, Guo Dingzong was only curious as to why Ji Changshu dared to go against His Majesty and protect a murderer even though he was dying.

Now that Wei Xu came and said that Queen Mother Shengyi was in the temple, he was naturally surprised and suspicious.

Seeing that he refused to believe it, Wei Xu ordered his men, "Bring the man up!"

The soldiers escorted the man forward, and it was Li Zhi who couldn't speak with a ball of cloth stuffed in his mouth.

"Your Majesty wanted to leave the capital for a while, but you were worried about the safety of Queen Mother Shengyi, so you asked the Queen Mother to hide in Ningxuan Temple incognito. She was escorted out of the city from Wanshengmen by Beiya Shenwei Battalion. The imperial concubine gave birth today, and Your Majesty is guarding the Ganlu Hall. This eunuch secretly communicated with the enemy and took the opportunity to falsely convey the imperial edict and mobilize the Nanya and the Military and Horse Division to come here. Now that your Majesty has known about it, he specially ordered me to come to welcome the Queen Mother back to the palace." After saying this, he drew out his long sword and flashed a cold light. Li Zhi's head had already fallen to the ground, "Your Majesty ordered to kill this rebellious and immoral person. Why, Commander Guo, do you want to be like this eunuch and do harm to the Queen Mother?"

His rhetoric was perfectly consistent, but Guo Guo Dingzong still frowned and asked, "Since Your Majesty wants the Shenwei Battalion to escort the Queen Mother from Wanshengmen to leave the capital, why would you order you to welcome the Queen Mother back to the palace now?"

He carefully observed Wei Xu's expression, wondering if he was lying. There were bound to be flaws, but Wei Xu was very calm and said to him with a chuckle: "Commander Guo doesn't know yet, does he? The chief assistant has returned to the court and is leading the battle in Xuancheng. With the chief assistant here, the Northern Barbarians Defeat is inevitable, why should your Majesty leave the capital again? With the Chief Assistant in Xuancheng supervising the formation, I can rush back to protect the safety of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. "

The 12th Battalion was supposed to fight Beiqi in Xuancheng, so Wei Xu was given ten. He was courageous. Without His Majesty's order, he would not have dared to escape and return to the capital. He would not have dared to take Li Zhi from the Manlu Palace and behead him here.

At this moment, Guo Dingzong did not dare not believe that the person in Ningxuan Temple was none other than Queen Mother Shengyi. Otherwise, how could a commander of Beiya Shenwei Battalion and an admiral of the 12th Battalion protect her so desperately.

Guo Dingzong hurriedly ordered the attack to stop. Ji Changshu helped Yan Qing out. Wei Xu stepped forward with his sword pressed, knelt on one knee and said, "I am late to save you, please forgive me, Queen Mother!"

Although Yan Qing did not recognize this Wei Xu, but Ji Changshu had a close personal relationship with him. Yan Qing had already listened to what Ji Changshu said in general, and just now heard what he and Guo Dingzong said, "Master Wei, please rise. Mr. Wei just said that the chief minister He...is in Xuancheng?"

"Yes, the chief assistant is leading the Xuancheng defenders and the main force of the three battalions to fight against the enemy."

Yan Qing lowered his head and murmured: "He is fine...just. Okay..."

She really couldn't bear to hide her expression at the moment. Nothing could affect her mood more than the news that Jiang Weiren was well.

"The First Assistant asked me to come back with 20,000 horses. Except for the 8,000 people who came here with me, the rest are stationed in the palace. The Queen Mother no longer has to worry about her safety. She also asked the Queen Mother to return to the palace with her ministers and wait for the victory of the First Assistant. Come back."

His words didn't sound like much on the surface, but of course Yan Qing understood the meaning. The war in Xuancheng was urgent, and Jiang Weiren asked 20,000 people to come back to protect her.

Yan Qing nodded, Wei Xu stood up, looked at Guo Dingzong and said: "Your Majesty's command, Nanya Commander Guo Dingzong was used by traitors to offend the Queen Mother. This is a crime of great disrespect, so I will detain you first." Pending trial, Nanya is temporarily under the command of Ji Changshu, the commander of the Shenwei Battalion."

Guo Dingzong knew that Queen Mother Shengyi was indeed in Ningxuan Temple, and he felt guilty. Before he could react to Wei Xu's oral instructions, he was killed by Wei Xu. The guards on the side detained him.

Several of Guo Dingzong's personal followers were ready to resist, but one thing was that Wei Xu claimed that he had received the emperor's oral instructions, and unless Wei Xu dared to falsely pass on the imperial edict without his life, they would be rebelling against the edict. The other was that they were indeed against Sheng Yi. If the Queen Mother is disrespectful, she will not be able to escape being questioned.

Yan Qing was escorted back to the palace by Wei Xu and Ji Changshu. While on the carriage, Wei Xu had already tipped her off that Zhao Yuan had been imprisoned by his people in the main hall of Ganlu Palace, which was owned by Jiang Weiren. Order, Wei Xu dared to do this, which shows that Jiang Weiren is completely willing to fight.

When Yan Qing rushed outside the Ganlu Hall, Xue Shiying was still in the Nuan Pavilion. The imperial doctor and the midwife who delivered the baby were all guarding the Nuan Pavilion. Her voice could be heard from a distance, and it was so shrill and shrill.

Yan Qing couldn't let go. He wanted to go in personally, but was stopped by the people around him, saying that it was not suitable to set foot in the blood-stained land. She could only stand guard outside the hall, pacing back and forth, her forehead covered with beads of sweat.

After a long time, a cry finally came from the palace, and everyone outside heard it. Yan Qing's eyes lit up, and the nun who delivered the baby inside had rushed out and said to Yan Qing: "The Queen Mother, she is a prince!"

Yan Qing said with a long smile. He breathed a sigh of relief, and after a while he slowly said: "Go and report the news to Your Majesty..."

Yan Qing couldn't care anymore, opened the curtain and walked in. The smell of blood inside was very strong, and the nanny came over with the baby in her arms. Show it to her. She looked at the swaddled little baby with eyes closed, and felt a lot of emotions in her heart.

"How is your concubine?" She asked the nanny, worried about Xue Shiying.

"The abnormal position of the fetus is extremely dangerous. The queen was already on the verge of a hemorrhagic collapse. Fortunately, she drank the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor in time and stopped it. Now that she has exhausted her strength and is too tired, she needs to rest."

Yan Qing let go after hearing what she said. He was worried and wanted to let Xue Shiying have a good rest, but her weak voice came from inside, "Is it... Queen Mother Shengyi is back?"

Yan Qing walked to the couch and saw her lying pale among the quilts. Like a flower that has lost its color, it is shockingly haggard.

"It's okay." Yan Qing comforted softly, "The child is very good. Have you seen it ?

"

He held her hand on the stool and said, "Have a good rest. Jiang Weiren is in Xuancheng now. He will be able to come back after repelling the enemy troops soon."

"He is indeed... still alive." Xue Shiying said in a low voice. , tears flashed in his eyes.

"I'm relieved that he's fine..."

"You should have a good rest first. Don't worry about things outside." Yan Qing said.

Xue Shiying shook her head, and the smile on her lips turned extremely pale at this moment, "I'm sorry..."

Yan Qing was startled, not expecting that she would say these words suddenly.

"I did a lot of wrong things in the past, and I almost really hurt you..." She was so angry that it seemed like she had trouble even speaking. Yan Qing wanted her to stop talking, but she held Yan Qing's hand. He continued, "When I was young, I only wanted to marry neither rich nor powerful, but only the first-class heroes in this world... In the 23rd year of Chenghua, my brother-in-law went to Ganzhou. Since then, good news has spread frequently. Leading the Anxi Protectorate to fight with all their strength... In the Western Frontier, there has been no war for many years. I listened to my sister reading the letter he sent home, and heard that his deeds were spread throughout the capital... In the first year of Jiayou, Beiqi After breaking the barrier, he defended the Nanxun Gate and fought to the death to turn the tide. When I saw him coming back in his uniform, I just felt at that moment that he must be a great hero in this world..." It

was as if she recalled the look in her eyes back then. Sad and confused, "I was too stubborn in the past, chasing a love that I knew would be fruitless... Now I understand that since I can't ask for it, I might as well fulfill him..."

Xue Shiying raised her head, looked at Yan Qing, and smiled slowly. Said: "I wish him to get what he wants... to be able to hold hands with you and grow old together..."

Yan Qing frowned, already aware of the wrong meaning in her words, "Are you..."

Xue Shiying shook his head, Yan Qing didn't believe it and reached out to lift a corner of her quilt. Then his hands shook in shock and the color drained from his face.

"The imperial doctor! Where is the imperial doctor!" Yan Qing shouted outside in a panic.

The imperial doctor heard the sound and rushed over. When he saw that the bedding under Xue Shiying was completely wet with blood, and his face was so pale that he shook his head. He asked the palace servants to bring him the prepared soup, but when he drank a bowl of medicine, there was no blood at all. There were no signs of stopping, but Xue Shiying's hair was disheveled and her lips were as pale as paper.

"It can't be done." The imperial doctor knelt down and said, "Queen Mother, I'm afraid the concubine is in trouble..."

Yan Qing went over and held Xue Shiying's hand, calling sadly: "Shiying! Shiying, hold on!"

But it couldn't be done anymore .

Finally , the palace servants fed her ginseng soup again, and she could barely hold on to her last breath. My eyes are starting to get a little sluggish.

She held back her tears and put her voice to her lips, listening to her last request.

When Yan Qing entered the main hall, Zhao Yuanzheng stood blankly under the window.

Looking up and seeing her coming, several emotions flashed through his eyes, and finally he said with difficulty: "She, she..."

Before he could finish the question, Yan Qing said directly: "The person has left, and the child has not been kept. "

Zhao Yuan suddenly raised his head, his eyes widened, and finally his body softened and he stepped back, holding his hand on the wooden case under the window to hold himself up.

He was trembling all over and couldn't say a word.

"She finally called me empress." She said faintly, "She is what you call her. She is not cruel to you..."

Zhao Yuan slowly fell to the ground, staring at the floor tiles blankly. As if sluggish.

The news of the withdrawal of the Beiqi troops came two days later. In those two days, the Xuancheng defenders and the Beiqi troops fought several battles, causing casualties on each other. However, Jiang Weiren did not know what method he used. He actually forced the troops to retreat without an absolute advantage. The Beiqi army withdrew just like that.

It was already dark when Jiang Weiren rushed back to the imperial capital. He rushed to the palace on horseback and heard that Queen Mother Shengyi was in Shansi Hall.

Shansitang has always been the place where the queens and concubines’ palaces were parked. Now, the coffin of Xue Shiying is parked inside.

The Shansi Hall was filled with white flags, and the sound of weeping could be heard from afar. It was snowing heavily outside, and the sky was covered with white snow, as if the heaven and earth were mourning together.

People in the Inner Palace were kneeling outside. Jiang Weiren walked past them and walked into the courtyard. The people kneeling in front of the Zi Palace were Yan Qing and Cao Yujun.

Yan Qing didn't know that Jiang Weiren had arrived. She had been guarding Xue Shiying for two days and nights. She was deeply saddened, but the grief in her heart was still unbearable. At this moment, her whole body was extremely haggard, and she suddenly heard the all-too-familiar voice behind her.

"Qingqing!"

She suddenly turned around and saw him standing in the courtyard wearing light armor and a long sword hanging from his waist.

The eyes looked at each other from a distance, as if they had experienced a vast expanse of land.

Not caring about anything else, she stood up and ran towards him.

Jiang Weiren stood there and saw her dressed in plain clothes, walking towards him. Her clothes and sleeves were flying, the color of flying snow, and her hair was flowing with ink, which became the most meaningful picture in his eyes.

His outstretched arms allowed her to fall into his arms.

The coldness on his light armor was first felt, and gradually, the warmth came to his chest.

After a long time, she choked and said: "You are still here..."

It wasn't until she saw him standing in front of her, and truly felt his temperature, that she dared to believe that he was really fine.

Jiang Weiren's heart froze, and all kinds of bitterness poured into his heart, but in the end it could not compare with the sweetness of holding her in his arms.

She raised her head, and he lowered his eyes, looking at each other as if there was no one else in the world.

He raised his hand, combed the broken hair on her forehead behind her ears, and said softly with infinite affection in his eyes: "You are here, how can I dare to die outside?"

Yan Qing's eyes turned red, and he buried his head again. Into his front.