Spring Forest Evening

"Look at what you said!" The queen mother said angrily to her daughter, "It's sweltering and cramped down there. Fortunately, we are all our own people now, and we can't see clearly. Otherwise, our mother and daughter are really out of manners!"

At this moment, those who can follow by the side are naturally confidantes. It sounds like there are men and women. No, it should be women and eunuchs. Several people quickly denied:

"Queen Mother, you are always outstanding!"

For this reason, someone deliberately stepped on Empress Jiang:

"It's not like that Mrs. Jiang, who pretends to be sick on weekdays, but she finally stopped pretending tonight. Hey, it's a pity, with her appearance, alas, she still can't act like a mother!"

What is this all about? Isn't she still a queen?Zhou Heng wanted to laugh when he heard such blatant uplifting and stepping down.

But the mother and daughter of the queen mother obviously enjoyed this method very much, and the third princess even snorted in agreement after hearing this:

"The old man Jiang is also very hardworking. He planted ginger flowers all over the yard, and even changed his daughter's name to Jiang Hua, Jiang Hua, Jiang Hua, in case others don't know that their family has a Buddhist relationship. Hmph, so what ? The Buddha is not the Son of Heaven!"

These words were stopped by the queen mother in a soft voice:

"Nonsense! Mrs. Jiang is a quiet person. You have seen it tonight. If it weren't for this secret passage, we might not be able to get anything cheap from her!"

So the topic turned back to the secret passage, which caught Zhou Heng who was eavesdropping. To be honest, the secret passages under Prince Jing's mansion are already unbelievable. I didn't expect that there were also in the palace. Why did you play authentic in ancient times? war?And the cost is high, and I don't know how much time, manpower and material resources were spent.

The third princess said disapprovingly:

"That's right, this secret way is the skill of our ancestors of the Chen family! Why does she rely on the Jiang family? She doesn't rely on a man! Hmph, Qin Zhihai doesn't know why he fell in love with this sick man? Could it be that he also had ambitions that he shouldn't have? , Want to rely on the Jiang family to become the regent? It's a good idea! He only has a guard in his hands, and the Dragon Fat Guard and the Huben Guard don't look up to him, let alone, when we—”

"Oh, why haven't Ah Fang and the others come back?" The queen mother stopped her daughter's nonsense again, trying to change the subject: "Is it because I didn't find a place?"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother!" The third princess was a little unhappy when she interrupted her like this: "The secret path prepared by the ancestors is solid, that is, this section, it has been in disrepair for a long time, so we have to come up to it. Wait here."

As soon as he said this, the few people who had been silent at the side also echoed:

"Your Highness is right, don't worry, empress, just wait a moment!"

The third princess snorted again and continued:

"Speaking of which, being an emperor is the same, fighting the world is different from sitting in the world. Hehe, my brother, the emperor, has lived in comfort for a long time. He doesn't know how to beware of accidents on the boat, thinking that everything is under his control. ! Don’t even look at their ancestors, even the palace has prepared many secret ways, which is good and which is bad, it’s clear at a glance!"

The Empress Dowager did not refute this, and said in a yearning tone:

"It's a pity that we didn't have the chance to meet that old ancestor. It was unprecedented for her father to grant Fengyu Palace and other places and appoint her as the commander of the Huben Guard...but everyone said you are like her , You have seen the portraits of the ancestors in the Taimiao, Shan'er, when you are honored as a great treasure in the future, the ancestors must be very pleased!"

Hearing this, Zhou Heng finally understood that the secret passage in the palace was dug by that Emperor Wu, right?

Reminiscent of the secret passages under Prince Jing's mansion, Zhou Heng felt that this strange woman who is said to have inherited the country from her emperor Wendi without a fight, based on her own understanding of the history she had learned, coupled with Shen Fu and the others were very secretive when they talked about this matter. Maybe the truth is that the world was captured by force. Otherwise, when people talk about this empress, they will not always emphasize her force value, let alone directly call it "Emperor Wu." "Such a title.

If this is the case, compare your heart with your heart, this Emperor Wu should be an extremely insecure person, and that's why he is like a groundhog, digging secret tunnels everywhere to prepare for escape.

Thinking of this, Zhou Heng felt that the courage of the mother and daughter next to him was commendable. Although according to the current situation, the third princess was more impulsive in speaking and doing things, but fortunately her mother was calm and restrained, and behind her was the ancestral home of Zhongnan Dao. Backing her up, she is really a girl of heaven, and she looks exactly like that Emperor Wu, so it's no wonder that the mother and daughter have moved their minds.

But he will be crowned a great treasure in the future?Hmph, Zhou Heng still sincerely does not want to see this point, at least there is still a fourth prince.

Thinking of this, he naturally thought of Cuiwei Palace again, and he didn't know what was going on there. Alas, I hope that my family, Ah Fu, will not be injured by this, and at the same time, I also hope that the fourth prince and his mother are safe.

Just thinking about it, the two people who went outside the forest to check the movement came back, panting and reporting to the queen mother and daughter:

"Your Majesty, just now the slaves and servants heard the guards chatting nearby, and they said that the Cuiwei Palace is also on fire!"

"What? The Cuiwei Palace is also on fire? Did you hear me right?" The queen mother was very shocked by the news: "No, isn't the Jiang family determined to set up a puppet to be the crown prince? It is said that Liang's mother and son are the most suitable for her Already!"

"Queen mother, you take care of them!" The third princess was unmoved by this, patted her skirt and planned to get up and leave: "It must be that Mrs. Jiang can't tolerate Mrs. Liang and her as the Queen Mother!"

Someone nearby quickly echoed:

"Your Highness is right, which woman can tolerate someone fighting against her like this, not to mention Jiang must feel that Liang's incompetent person can receive such reward for nothing, and is unwilling!"

"Okay, the gossip is almost done, have you checked out the situation over there?" The third princess stood there and asked leisurely, her tone reminded Zhou Heng of the way she asked him in Prince Jing's mansion that day, Biting his lip, he couldn't help thinking about what to do next.

At first, he wanted to go back along the Taiye Pond. After all, he was worried about Shen Fu's situation in Cuiwei Palace, but now, after hearing the words of the queen mother and daughter, and thinking of the murderous hands that the three princesses had done to him that day, Zhou Heng felt that It would be a pity to pass up this great opportunity.

Listening to what they said, if they are allowed to leave now, it is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. When they turn back, they will definitely gather the power of Zhongnan Road to deal with Empress Jiang, or the three princesses will directly proclaim the emperor. will be involved.

The mother and daughter of the queen mother should have escaped along the same path as those people from Zhongnan Road, right?In that case, you don't have to worry about it yourself, Mu Yun and the others are leading people to wait at Shanglin Garden.

But if it wasn't that road, or even if it was the same road, I would still have to know the direction of this secret road, and it would be a good evidence to testify against the queen mother and daughter in the future, right?

Thinking of this, Zhou Heng felt that he had to follow along!