It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 372: The infatuated person is loyal

Just when the two of them were about to say something more, there was a sudden knock on the door of Tianyuan Palace, which was so startling in the silent night. Yang Xianrong couldn't help but touch his heart and took two steps back. Sima Zhong quickly walked over and took her hand, even pulling her behind him.

Zhang Liang clenched his fists, and Cui Xi had already rushed forward in a sprint.

Instead of knocking on the door knocker, he tapped lightly with his fingers, one sound after another, which seemed very regular.

"It should be Commander Yuan." Zhang Liang said in a low voice.

"Go." Yang Xianrong nodded, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid."

"Hey, sheep, don't be afraid." Sima Zhong grinned.

However, when the palace door opened, not only Yuan Jianshuo, but also Ji Feiyan and Zhang Heng came in. The emperor and empress took half a step back. But Ji Feiyan looked calm, just like before. I think it was just a few years ago, when she was still married, that she often went in and out of the palace and was very familiar with these guards. Late-night visits like this were uncommon, but they happened.

Without the slap that day, Cuixi would not have stood in front of her with such hostility and directly extended her hand, "Why did the princess come here late at night? It's against the rules."

"Let's leave after we finish talking." Ji Feiyan didn't care at all about Cuixi's obstruction. She even glanced at Zhang Heng before saying, "Look, I just said it. They don't believe me. Fortunately, you are back."

There was no news about Zhang Heng after he was organized into the army by Sima Yue to attack Sima Ying. At this moment, he came back quietly, which is also very surprising. However, Yuan Jianshuo remained silent and just followed the two people until Ji Feiyan took another step forward and said: "Princess, you'd better finish your talk and leave as soon as possible. Not everyone in Tianyuan Palace can come in."

"Haha, you are loyal." Ji Feiyan laughed again, with a bit of pride in her eyes in the dark night, "If you want, you can continue to stay in the palace..."

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Jianshuo immediately said: "My humble duty was appointed by the late Emperor to protect the Emperor and the Queen. I should fulfill my responsibilities to the best of my ability and die exhausted."

Ji Feiyan was so choked that she sneered, "I know."

"What are you doing here?" Sima Zhong still blocked Yang Xianrong behind him.

"Before, the Queen Mother promised me something, and I have already done it, so naturally I came to report it." Although Ji Feiyan said this, she did not mean to be respectful at all.

However, Yang Xianrong didn't care, because she had vaguely guessed something, and her hands were still shaking a little, but she still asked calmly: "Kill?"

"Of course, the two bastards were also killed." Ji Feiyan smiled happily.

"Where's Zhao Zhuo? Where's Zhao Ran?" Yang Xianrong asked again.

"Of course he's dead." Ji Feiyan looked like a fool, "Do you think the two brothers can still live?"

Yang Xianrong's hand still shook, and Sima Zhong immediately tightened his grip. Ji Feiyan rolled her eyes before saying, "The emperor and empress' deep love is really enviable."

"You don't have to provoke, let's talk first." Yang Xianrong also rolled his eyes and pulled Sima Zhong into the main hall of Tianyuan Palace. This time, the lights were much brighter, and it seemed to have some momentum.

The whole process of the matter was narrated by Zhang Heng. He took part of the imperial army into Sima Yue's army and was ordered to serve as a vanguard to attack Yecheng. At that time, Yecheng's defense was still tight and could not be broken through repeatedly. Moreover, because Sima Ying had an excellent reputation in Yecheng, the people also wanted to defend the city and refused to retreat at all.

The two sides were in a stalemate below the city for more than half a month. Sima Yue repeatedly ordered an attack on the city, but the vanguard army suffered heavy casualties. Zhang Heng refused to continue fighting for his life, so he took advantage of the heavy rain and the muddy roads to retreat thirty miles to set up camp.

General Wu Yan, Sima Yue's confidant in the vanguard army, had nothing to do, but he felt extremely bad as he watched Sima Yue send military orders one after another.

At this moment, Zhao Ran suddenly came alone. After seeing Zhang Heng, he said to him: "The Queen wants me to go to Yecheng to find my brother. Please help me."

Zhang Heng was stunned and asked: "How can you help me? I can't even get in, do you think you can?"

Zhao Ran laughed, "Of course it's possible, but I need you to cooperate with me."

It turned out that Zhao Ran needed Zhang Heng to tie him up and send him to the gate of Yecheng, and then asked Zhao Zhuo to come out to pick him up. Because he was holding a white jade ring finger, he asked Sima Ying's personal retinue to let him see Zhao Zhuo.

Zhang Heng didn't ask why. Anyway, he was unwilling to take a step forward in this situation. Sima Ying was kind to him. Although he had heard some of the twists and turns, if it was an order given by Yang Xianrong, he would just carry it out.

Zhao Ran entered Yecheng and handed the white jade ring to Concubine Le.

Concubine Le was just a woman, and she had to listen to the eunuch Meng Jiu on everything. At this time, Meng Jiu stared at the white jade finger ring for a long time before he laughed and asked: "Is Yang Xianrong willing to give this to you? What is she going to do?"

"She wants to exchange my brother's life."

"Your brother has died a long time ago. He died of serious injuries." When Meng Jiu said this, his eyes dodge for a moment. Zhao Ran's heart sank, he already understood. When his brother wanted to send Sima Ying's body away, he had already told him that he would definitely not come back alive, and that he should follow Queen Yang Xianrong so that he could have a stable life.

However, what his brother Zhao Zhuo didn't know was that he had already fallen in love with his elder sister Ji Feiyan, who was extremely kind to him. He even thought that it would be good if he could die for her in this life.

"Where is his body?" Zhao Ran calmed down.

"It's kept in the palace, but the weather is hot, so it should stink." Meng Jiu's disgusted face made Zhao Ran secretly clench his fists.

"Where is the prince?" Zhao Ran continued to ask.

"What do you mean? What else does Yang Xianrong want to do?" Concubine Le shouted loudly, looking a little crazy, "It's not enough for a woman like Yang Xianrong to harm my husband, what else does she want to do now? Come here with the white jade finger, do you want to take away his imperial army? Now, this place, Yecheng, belongs to my son! "

Le Fei went crazy, her eyes were red.

Two little boys walked out from behind the screen. The youngest could not even walk very steadily. They looked at their mothers nervously, wondering what was going on.

But at this moment, Zhao Ran suddenly stood up, took out two daggers from his boots with both hands, and thrust them straight into the hearts of the two children without allowing anyone to see clearly.