Reborn Totalitarian Queen

Chapter 919: Imperial Eagle Dog (1)
night.

Four more.

A heavy snowfall that lasted for several days decorated the entire Tianjing. During the daytime, it looked like it was covered with silver, and it had the feeling of a literati and poet, but after nightfall, the sky was cold, but it clearly revealed It's kind of ghostly.

Starting in the second half of the night, the snow fell less.

A few guards in front of the door of the posthouse in the west of the city lazily gathered under the porch to avoid the cold wind. A few of them teased and said a few nasty words in a low voice, and secretly drank a few strong drinks from time to time. Some past.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes on West Street outside the alley.

The movement fell on the silent snowy night, which made people panic involuntarily.

Several guards packed up the wine bag in a hurry, drew their knives out of their sheaths, and stood ready.

Perhaps it was because of the difficulty of walking on the snowy road, it took a while before I saw a few people riding horses from the alley turning in, and by the flickering light of the lanterns in their hands, I saw that they were wearing the clothes of the imperial guards. , several guards just relaxed their vigilance.

Sixteen imperial guards escorted an inner prisoner.

The guard guarding the door didn't dare to be negligent, and the leader rushed down the steps, "This father-in-law is visiting late at night, what advice do you have?"

"Your Majesty has a decree that officials of the third grade and above in Beijing and the lords and lords of various ministries will immediately enter the palace to meet you." The servant's voice was sharp, and there was an air of looking at people with his nostrils.

In the middle of the night, why did the emperor suddenly summon his ministers?
The guards are not fools, the emperor was seriously injured in the palace change, and the situation has not been very good. At this time, an urgent message to the minister——

Nine times out of ten, the injury has recurred, and if it is not guaranteed, the end is approaching.

"Elder-in-law, please!" The guards didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly opened the door to let people in.

At this time, Duanmuqi was already asleep.

Changcheng heard the eunuch's intention and went in to report him.

Across a huge screen, Duanmu Qi sat on the bed with disheveled hair, apparently not taking it seriously.

"Young master, this imperial decree in the palace came so strangely, could it be that the end of Emperor Chengwu is approaching?" Great Wall thought solemnly.

Duanmu Qi has been sitting on the bed with his head down, looking as if he was suddenly woken up and out of spirits.

Changcheng didn't dare to urge him too much, just when he was wondering if he had fallen asleep again, Duanmuqi's voice came from inside, "That girl..."

In the morning, Song Chuxi left and he didn't care anymore. The Great Wall had been thinking about this matter for a long time, but he was taken aback when he asked an inappropriate question at this time.

Behind the screen, Duanmu Qi raised his head, and let out a slow and long breath as if looking up to the sky.

Just as Great Wall was about to reply, he had already thrown off the quilt and got out of bed, and pulled off the robe hanging on the shelf next to him to put on.

Because others were behind the screen, Changcheng couldn't see the expression on his face, so he couldn't figure out his thoughts, and he was only dazed for a moment, before Duanmuqi put on his clothes and came out, "Let's go!"

Great Wall was taken aback for a moment, with a worried expression on his face, "The young master really wants to enter the palace?"

"What? Are you still worried that they will have the ability to tell me to go and never return?" Duanmuqi teased, with a half-truth and half-fake tone.

He strode out the door.

Great Wall hurriedly collected his mind and followed, but he was still uneasy and said: "In the middle of the night, the palace suddenly delivered an order. I always feel that there is something strange. The young master should be more careful. It is already the fourth watch, why don't you delay it. Half an hour later, it will be almost dawn when we enter the palace."

"Some things, of course, have to be done at night, so this decree is so timely, and it was delivered in the middle of the night." Duanmuqi didn't take it seriously, and said as he walked, "It's very cold, I won't ride a horse anymore. , ordered the car to be prepared."

Changcheng saw that he had made up his mind to go, so he said no more, "Yes!"

Duanmuqi's subordinates were all able-bodied, and they quickly prepared the chariots and horses.

Duanmuqi didn't bring too many people, he only brought a team of 36 soldiers, and then he was personally guarded by the Great Wall, and he followed the team of imperial guards.

The guards guarding the gate were very dutiful, and they waited for a long time to see them out of the alley before they started discussing in a low voice.

"Summoning Beijing officials above the third rank in the middle of the night, this matter sounds a bit wrong, could it be the emperor..."

"Don't talk nonsense! If the emperor is ill, we are here, even if we can't see it, we should hear the death knell."

"Anyway, this thing is not quite right, even if the emperor is still here at the moment, I'm afraid it is..."

"Shut up! How dare you say such taboo words? Do you want to kill yourself?"

The leader reprimanded in a low voice, and everyone hurriedly shut up, still hiding under the porch and leaning against each other to keep warm.

Duanmuqi's team didn't move very fast, because the snow on the road was too thick, so the speed was at least twice as slow as usual.

A group of people trudged through the West Street with difficulty, and when they finally turned the corner, suddenly there were figures flashing in the courtyard wall of a house that had been abandoned for many years along the road, dozens of people deftly jumped over the wall, quickly In the opposite direction, he ran to the post house in the west of the city.

Duanmuqi closed his eyes and rested his mind since he got into the carriage, as if he didn't care about the emperor's sudden command.

The carriage walked slowly, and it took more than an hour before it stopped outside the palace gate.

"Patriarch Duanmu, we're here!" A guard outside reported.

After waiting for a while, Duanmu Qi opened the car door, and poked his head out lazily.

It was already dawn at that time, but because of the cloudy sky, there was still a gloomy air-conditioning between the sky and the earth.

Chang Cheng's hand rested on the sword at his waist, his face was very ugly.

Duanmuqi's beautiful eyes turned around, and he glanced around.

The surrounding area is empty, let alone carriages and horses, and there is not even a single rut.

What the eunuch said at the time was the emperor's oral order, summoning all Beijing officials above the third rank to enter the palace.

The loophole in this statement——

It's so obvious.

Obviously he was deceived, and there is probably a dangerous situation in it.

"Young Master—" Great Wall reminded in a low voice.

Duanmuqi raised his hand indifferently, interrupted him, and jumped down the driveway with the shaft of the car: "You all just wait here, I'll go in alone."

There is clearly something tricky here, how can the Great Wall rest assured?But when he wanted to persuade him, seeing Duanmu Qi's expression as if nothing had happened, he had no choice but to swallow all the words he was about to say.

"Yes!" Great Wall bowed his head and cupped his hands.

Someone from the palace came out with a chariot, but Duanmuqi didn't refuse. After sitting on it, he put his hands on his forehead and continued to rest his eyes with his eyes closed, as if he didn't care about his current situation and the danger of his future.

(End of this chapter)