Nine-fold lotus of the famous family

Chapter 648 The Grand Finale (15)
"Is this the empress or the imperial concubine..."

Pei Yan pressed Ji Chonglian's hand, glanced left and right, and then said cautiously: "I'm not sure yet, but if it's really the imperial concubine, Lian Er, I will definitely not stand by her side!"

"I see!"

Ji Chonglian nodded, but the tears couldn't stop falling down, "The emperor has shown you kindness, and now he is entrusting you with death. Even if it is for the sake of morality, you must not stand on the murderer's side."

If it was really done by the imperial concubine, how sad Princess Minfu will be in the end. Her son with Ji Chongyu is not yet three years old.

"You can understand."

Pei Yan nodded, and said again: "But the promise you made to the imperial concubine that day is..."

"I made that promise. What does the woman's words have to do with you?"

Ji Chonglian wiped away her tears, raised her head and said: "If the imperial concubine blames her, I will naturally bear it, but if she really violated her conscience and morality, then even if I am cast aside, I will never stand by her side. .”

Pei Yan patted Ji Chonglian's hand and comforted him: "How can I let you bear it alone? We are a husband and wife, so we must share weal and woe. Don't worry, she dare not do anything to you."

Ji Chonglian twitched the corners of her lips, and leaned lightly on Pei Yan's shoulder, "It's still too early for us to draw conclusions, what's going on with the Empress?"

"It's more calm than we imagined. The empress and the imperial concubine have not changed much. It's just that the emperor has exempted the concubines from the harem. None of them can see the emperor, so they have no way of knowing the emperor's recent situation... "Pei Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a stern light flashed, "Of course, except that the person who poisoned the emperor may have expected something."

"Then you should pay close attention to the movements of the ministers in the court, as well as Zhu Guogong. Xiliang is too far away. I always feel that if it is really the imperial concubine's work, it will not be able to quench my thirst so far away. Wait until the situation in the capital is fixed. , I'm afraid the king of Xiliang hasn't arrived yet."

Ji Chonglian expressed her own thoughts. In her heart, she is naturally more inclined towards the imperial concubine. This is also human nature, but if she has to make a decision between reason and family affection, she will resolutely stand on the side of justice and justice. side of justice.

After this incident, Pei Yan traveled between the palace and the Marquis's house every day, leaving early and returning home at night, and it was not easy for the children to see him.

Fortunately, the children are very sensible, even Brother Yuan, who was the most mischievous in the past, can calm down and practice calligraphy without pestering Ji Chonglian.

Sister Shuang followed An Ye to practice martial arts regularly every day, and now two adults can't easily get close to her. In addition, her movements are dexterous, and her lightness kung fu is even better.

Sister Zheng has already started to learn embroidery. Ji Chonglian gave her a moon-white silk handkerchief, and within a few days she embroidered a rose flower on it. Ye Shiye's already looks decent.

Seeing the changes in the children, Ji Chonglian also felt relieved. Right now, she is waiting for the final result of the affairs in the palace. Pei Yan said that it will only be a day or two.

The first snow of this winter fell yesterday, and the weather became extremely cold.

Ji Chonglian was sitting on the kang, embroidering something, until the last stitch bit off the thread, she shook it off to take a look, it was a pair of socks, but there was a touch of green bamboo embroidered on the neck of the socks, which looked extraordinarily unique .

Ji Chonglian said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I touched needlework. If I hadn't seen Sister Zheng embroidering so hard, I wouldn't have turned it out and played with it. Now my hand is raw, and the stitches are crooked for me."

Liuli shook her head with a smile, "The embroidery work is second to none, the key is that Madam's kindness is enough to move Lord Hou."

"Look at your mouth, you can say a flower at any time."

Ji Chonglian smiled and straightened the socks in her hands, suddenly a cold wind came in, she looked up and saw that it was Caiqiu who hurriedly lifted the curtain and entered the room, with a look of panic in her eyes, she walked up to Ji Chonglian in a few steps , anxiously said: "Ma'am, Lord Hou has news."

"What news?"

Ji Chonglian's heart tightened, and she quickly sat up straight.

"There are changes in the palace, and the doors are closed!"

Caiqiu took a breath, feeling her heart beating non-stop, "Master Hou also said that if he hadn't returned to the mansion in person, no one would open the door!"

Ji Chonglian walked back and forth in the room with her hands twisted in front of her body, and said after a while: "Do as Lord Hou said, and you immediately tell Guanshi Zhu to check all the doors and rooms, and don't miss the side door or the corner door."

Caiqiu took the order to leave, Ji Chonglian turned around and told Liuli, "Tell An Ye and Yang Fan to come and see me quickly, and then ask someone to invite the princess and the horse to go over the mansion, and be sure to bring the children with them."

It seems that the long-term stalemate is finally coming to an end today. Ji Chonglian can't tell what she is feeling, and Pei Yan's worry is justified. No matter what kind of change it is, try to avoid being involved in it.

It is necessary to strengthen the protection of the periphery, and the shadow guards must not fall behind. If someone wants to use this to blackmail Pei Yan, they must not become his burden. If it happens...she has other methods.

Ji Chonglian pushed open the window and glanced in the direction of the palace. The snowflakes were still falling, making the majestic palace look even more distant and unfamiliar. The cold and gorgeous shell once attracted countless people, but today it is bound to Let people see its bloody side.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!

Princess Minfu and Ji Chongyu hurried over with their children, as if they also had a premonition of the unusualness of the night, watching the children sleep peacefully on the kang, the adults gathered together.

"Chongyu, I'm so scared!"

Princess Minfu leaned beside Ji Chongyu, her legs were still trembling uncontrollably, "Ma'am, will she..."

"No," Ji Chongyu shook his head, then glanced at Ji Chonglian again, seeing that she was still as calm as a mountain, he felt a little more at ease, and lowered his head to persuade his wife, "Brother-in-law will stay in the court no matter what. He will protect everything, we just need to wait patiently for the news."

Ji Chonglian was silent, but right now she couldn't say any guarantees, if it was found out that the black hand behind the scenes was actually the imperial concubine, then no one would be able to protect her.

But if it's the queen... At this moment, her mood is extremely complicated.

Empress Shi is an extremely smart woman, beautiful, intelligent, and of course has the desire to pursue power. Everyone hopes that their son will become a great treasure, but if they do something unforgivable just for this, I'm afraid...

Princess Minfu looked at Ji Chonglian expectantly, "Sister, what will happen in the palace, didn't brother-in-law tell you?"

(End of this chapter)