"Mother, there are so many voices outside."

Brother Heng was a little scared, moved his little body and arched into his mother's arms: "Mother, I'm a little scared."

The noise of noisy footsteps and rapid knocks on the door, as well as the loud shouts and crying from somewhere, mixed into an unsettling sound.

The little brother Heng was really scared and his whole body was trembling.

The second prince's concubine hugged her young son in her arms and whispered: "Don't be afraid, there is a mother here!"

Brother Heng hugged his mother and smelled the familiar breath. His panic-beating heart finally calmed down.

The second prince's concubine kept comforting her son quietly, and she was also frightened.

What happened outside?

This is the 16th day after Emperor Xuanhe's death, and it is also the national mourning period. All civil and military officials in the capital are guarding the palace, and all the ranks of imperial ladies are in the palace. All the royal relatives are in the palace.

During the period of keeping, crying was not unusual. But what was heard was clearly harsh crying and scolding.

Something must have happened in the palace!

A series of thoughts flashed through the second prince's concubine, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt frightened.

At this moment, a terrified scream rang out: "Bastard! I am the fifth prince's concubine! You guys dare to be rude to me!"

The second prince's concubine was shocked, hugged Brother Heng and got out of bed, put her ear on the door panel and listened carefully.

During the period of the wake, the houses where several princes and concubines rested were in the same place. The house of the fifth prince was next to the second prince. The screams and cries of the fifth princes and concubines effortlessly penetrated the door panel and penetrated into the second princes and the second princes and concubines' ears.

Soon, a young man's voice sounded: "Fifth Emperor Sister-in-law, please calm down. I will come on my mother's order and ask the fifth Emperor sister to follow me to the heavenly prison. What is going on? The fifth Emperor sister-in-law will know when she arrives in the heavenly prison."

It was Zhu Qijue's voice.

The second prince's concubine felt a slump again.

Zhu Qijue is not as good as He Qi, nor as good as Pei Zhang. However, he is the prince consort of Princess Corning. He is naturally much more convenient to act. As soon as the fifth prince's sister-in-law shouted, the fifth prince's concubine couldn't make any more trouble.

"Mr. Prince Consort, for no reason, why did the mother ask me to go to the Heavenly Prison?" The fifth prince's concubine cried and asked, "Is something wrong in the palace? Where is the fifth prince? Where are others?"

Zhu Qijue's voice was calm and he was silent: "After the fifth prince's wife went to the Heavenly Prison, everything will be known."

No matter how the fifth prince's concubine begs, Zhu Qijue said this.

A group of imperial guards with swords stared at the side. No matter how reluctant the fifth prince's concubine was, she had to leave crying.

Then, the voice of the eldest prince's concubine and the fourth prince's concubine sounded outside the door again. Everything was similar to the scene when the fifth prince was taken away before.

Several emperors and granddaughters were no exception and were taken away together.

The children were awakened in the middle of the night and cried constantly.

Brother Heng was frightened, grabbed the second prince's clothes with his little hand and started crying in a low voice: "Mother, I'm afraid."

The second prince's concubine was in a state of confusion and breathing. She hugged Heng Ge'er tightly and murmured unconsciously: "Don't be afraid, we won't have any trouble."

The matter is obvious, and you can guess that something big happened in the palace without thinking deeply. It has nothing to do with the adult princes. Therefore, several princes and granddaughters were taken to the Heavenly Prison.

The second prince was a lunatic and was locked in the second prince's mansion. When Emperor Xuanhe died, no one would let a lunatic enter the palace to guard the soul.

In this way, it is a good thing. No matter how many changes happen in the palace, it has nothing to do with them, mother and son.

The second prince's concubine slowly breathed out and her eyes returned to calmness and clarity. She said softly to Heng Ge'er in her arms: "Brother Heng, it's late at night, and my mother will accompany you to sleep for another hour. When it's dawn, we will go to keep a guard for your emperor and grandfather."

Brother Heng was tired of crying and slowly fell asleep under the gentle comfort of his mother.

The second prince's concubine was sleepless and kept her eyes open until dawn.

...

It was getting dark, and the second prince's concubine had already stood up and took Brother Heng to the mourning hall.

There were successively a number of imperial ladies who were kneeling in the mourning hall, and there were many royal relatives. Empress Pei never showed up, and Zheng Jieyu concubine Wei Xian was gone. Concubine Gu Shu and Beauty Yu had never appeared.

The fourth prince and the fifth prince were all gone.

All the strange things made everyone panic and uneasy. They whispered to the people around them.

"Where have the princes and concubines gone?"

"Yes, only the second prince's concubine is left. The rest are not there."

"The Empress and several concubines did not show up either. My heart kept beating."

"Shh, just a little bit. I heard that something happened in the palace last night. I don't know what it was. I think it would be a trivial matter."

The second prince's concubine turned a deaf ear and lowered her head and knelt down.

After an hour, Concubine Gu finally showed up.

Today, Concubine Gu's face was particularly pale and her steps were a little staggering. Beside Concubine Gu was Princess Corning with red eyes. Obviously, Princess Corning had just cried.

Everyone saluted Concubine Gu Shu.

Concubine Gu forced herself to calm down, her eyes flashed across everyone's puzzled faces, and finally fell on the second prince's face: "There are many fewer people in the mourning hall today, and I know you all have suspicions."

"There was indeed a major change in the palace last night."

"The eldest prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, and the fifth prince, worked together to assassinate the crown prince, and Concubine Zheng Jie and Concubine Wei Xian assassinate the empress..."

In just a few short words, it was like cold water falling into a hot oil pan and exploded.

The second prince's concubine had expected it, but when she heard these words with her own ears, she still trembled hard. However, she quickly stood up straight.

The second prince can attack his own father, mother and younger brother. Now that Emperor Xuanhe is dead, it is not too strange that several princes join forces to get rid of Empress Pei and his son.

Concubine Gu Shu raised her voice slightly and suppressed the panic-stricken whispers: "Fortunately, the Empress is safe and sound, the Crown Prince is injured and unconscious, and there are also imperial doctors who are doing their best to rescue him."

"You don't have to doubt and discuss these things. The Queen has an order. You can kneel down and keep your mind as you always. If someone takes the opportunity to stir up trouble, don't let it go!"

The last four words are spoken slowly and clearly.

Everyone was shocked, and they bowed their heads and took the order together, and each knelt down to guard the spirits.

Princess Corning was erect and it was inconvenient to kneel down. After kneeling for a moment, she changed her position and sat on the futon.

Princess Corning was in a state of confusion today.

She was so shocked by this series of accidents that she could not recover.

Concubine Gu felt sorry for her daughter and said to Princess Kang Ning softly: "You are pregnant, so it is not advisable to stay in the mourning hall for a long time. Go back to the house to rest first."

Princess Corning nodded silently, stood up and left with the help of the palace maid.
Chapter completed!