Nine-fold lotus of the famous family

Chapter 649 The Grand Finale (16)
Ji Chonglian put down the embroidery frame in her hand. In fact, she was also very nervous, but doing embroidery could calm her down a little. At this moment, when she heard Princess Minfu's question, she couldn't help answering: "I only know that Master Dongfang is ordered to It has been more than a month since the investigation of the prince's poisoning case, it must have been resolved."

Princess Minfu's heart trembled, he couldn't help but clenched Ji Chongyu's sleeves, and asked nervously: "It can't be your mother...it can't be your mother's..."

"This...no one can tell right now."

Ji Chonglian sighed, and comforted softly: "Wait until tonight, there will be a conclusion."

"I... I want to enter the palace!"

Princess Meifu stood up suddenly, with a determined face, "It's not easy for your mother to struggle to survive in the palace alone. I am her younger sister, and I should stand by her side, no matter what the result is."

"Mifu!"

Ji Chongyu looked at his wife in surprise, "If you go into the palace, what will happen to me and the children?"

"I..." Princess Minfu bit her lips, and looked at Ji Chonglian for help, "Sister, if something happens to the eldest sister and second sister, you will stand by their side, won't you?"

Ji Chonglian's face was solemn, "Although I said that, you and your empress are no longer just sisters, and there are power struggles in the court, and the family's destruction may be within the palm of your hand!"

"I……"

After hearing Ji Chonglian's words, Princess Minfu became struggling and hesitant for a while. Although the imperial concubine is her elder sister, here are her husband and children, and her words and deeds are no longer personal actions. , but will be labeled as a family. If the imperial concubine really has something good or bad, she will implicate the Ji family and even the Pei family.

There was a burst of eager footsteps outside the house, and everyone turned their heads to see that Cai Qiu had already stumbled in, with a look of horror on his face, "Ma'am, our house is surrounded by people!"

Ji Chonglian clenched her grip tightly, "Do you know who it is?"

"Looking at the banner, it looks like they are from the Wucheng Army and Horse Division," Cai Qiu bit her lip, "They wanted to force their way into the mansion without explaining their intentions, and now Captain Yang has led people to fight them."

Ji Chongyu stood up with a dignified expression, "Wucheng Soldier Ma Sicai took office not long ago, Shi Dudu is the empress's cousin!"

"It turns out that she is really a queen..."

Ji Chonglian stood up, and hurriedly walked towards Xinuan Pavilion, "Wake up the children, let's go!"

"Where to go?"

Princess Minfu also ran over anxiously. If the queen really launched a mutiny, they must not become hostages.

Ji Chonglian quickly explained: "This mansion is the former residence of King Yong. I accidentally found a mechanism in the rockery in the backyard. There is a secret passage there. Let's leave immediately." Turning around, he confessed to Caiqiu: " Let the servants in the mansion find places to hide as much as possible, don't confront them head-on, these people's purpose is not theirs, don't make unnecessary sacrifices."

Caiqiu nodded, turned and left in a hurry.

Ji Chonglian's group simply packed up some things and rushed to the rockery in the backyard. The children were caught out of the bed and were still a little dazed and unconscious. They fainted in the arms of the adults and continued to sleep soundly. Little did they know that a catastrophe was about to befall them.

An Ye led the guards to send them to the entrance of the passage. Ji Chonglian watched the other people go in first, turned around and told An Ye: "We will only leave a few guards here, and you will help Yang Fan with the dark guards, and send us to the gate. The casualties are minimized, if it is really unstoppable, the most important thing is to escape, don't hold on, you know?"

"Yes, ma'am!"

An Ye nodded, watched Ji Chonglian enter the passage, and then closed the passage before turning and leaving.

The organs here are covered, and ordinary people can't detect it, so even if Ji Chonglian and the others don't go far, as long as the entire Hou Mansion is not leveled, then they will always have a way out.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and Ji Chonglian didn't know how far she had gone. She regretted that she didn't send someone to find out where it led in time when she found this passage. She thought she would never use it here. Temporarily out of danger, but the future is still confused.

In the narrow corridor, although everyone tried their best to suppress the fear in their hearts, it was inevitable that they would feel oppressed and tired, walking around aimlessly. This tunnel was like a labyrinth that could not be walked out. Ji Zhonglian wiped his forehead sweat, and finally waved his hand to stop, "Just rest here, if there is nothing wrong with the mansion, An Ye will come to us, and if we continue on, we don't know where we will go." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and ordered the two people behind him A guard said, "You guys go ahead and explore the road. If there is any direction to go, we will wait here and report back after we have checked it out."

The two guards left as promised, Ji Chonglian heaved a sigh of relief, and leaned against the stone wall to rest for a while.

Now that the children have come to their senses, they are inevitably a little scared in this dark corridor, and they crowded in front of Ji Chonglian. She could only softly comfort her: "Don't be afraid, you will be fine after tonight, your father will come to pick you up." Ours."

Even though he said so, Ji Chonglian didn't have any certainty in his heart, since it was so dangerous outside, then Pei Yan in the palace, is he also besieged by enemies at this moment?

Thinking of all kinds of unknown fates, Ji Chonglian felt her heart go up and down, unable to sink to the bottom.

Liuli took the plush blanket that hugged Brother Yuan and spread it on the floor, Ji Chonglian pulled a few children to sit down, and a few maids sat around.

Ji Chonglian glanced forward, Ji Chongyu and Princess Minfu were also standing aside, Brother Yao in her arms was a little crying, she turned to Huanzi and said: "Look at what food you brought, get some for Brother Yao Go over and spread out a blanket for them to sit and rest for a while."

Huanzi nodded, and silently found out the things she had packed when she hurried away just now, and there were a few snacks wrapped in oiled paper bags, and she took another plush blanket and walked towards Princess Minfu and the others. .

Liuli withdrew her gaze, turned her head and said in a low voice: "Huanzi has suffered so much, now that Yang Fan is fighting to the death outside, he doesn't know whether it is life or death."

Ji Chonglian nodded, "So find something for her to do now, so that she won't be thinking wildly."

The long night is long, especially in this waiting and unknown. In order to ease the tension of the children, Ji Chonglian told them stories, so that they gradually relaxed. After a while, the children were leaning or leaning on the ground. After falling asleep, she carefully tightened the blanket, leaned against the stone wall and closed her eyes to rest. It is important to save some energy at such a time. Who knows when they will see the sun again?
The guards who explored the way came back to report that the exit was found, but it was blocked by the collapsed rocks, and they didn't have any gunpowder to blast the exit.

(End of this chapter)