The Pearl of the Lady

Chapter 184 The Mantis Catches the Cicada Oriole Behind
The man's voice was gentle and familiar, with a slight upturn at the end, as if he was teasing others all the time, and it was Wei Qi who spoke.

Ah Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and turned around, "Scare me, do you know the shortcut to Zhaoyang Palace? The road is already in chaos."

Wei Qi nodded.

He went to hold Ah Fu's hand, Ah Fu hid for a while, and Wei Qi smiled wryly in the dark, "It's dark here, if you stumble, it will waste more time." He seemed to be joking and said, "How well do we know each other?" , Am I still taking advantage of you?"

Ah Fu hit him, "I'm dying of anxiety, you are still in the mood to joke."

Wei Qi said, "If you don't take the main road, the shortest way is to pass through the Changchun Garden. It's very dark here at night, so don't be afraid."

He actually didn't know what to say, he just wanted to talk to her again, maybe in the future, there would be no time to talk calmly and calmly.

Ah Fu nodded, remembering that Wei Qi couldn't see himself nodding in the dark, and said, "It's okay, just go wherever is closest, anyway, you and I will go together."

Wei Qi paused, didn't speak, and said after a while, "Well, I'll go with you."

During the day, looking at the inside of the garden is naturally a beautiful scene, but at night there are no lights here but it is very scary, the branches are like monsters with teeth and claws, Wei Qi is in front to open the way for Ah Fu, otherwise those branches may scratch Ah Fu cheeks.

"Ah." Ah Fu let out a short exclamation, she didn't see the way clearly, she was blocked by something and almost tripped.

"I'll hold you by the hand. If I sprain my ankle again, it will be even more troublesome. I have to carry you on my back. I see that you seem to have gained weight again?"

Ah Fu can't be embarrassed, now is the time of emergency, and she can't waste time because of her trip, she stretched out her hand to Wei Qi, and whispered angrily, "You're just getting fat, I wear a lot of clothes in winter That's all."

Wei Qi held his hand, smiled softly, and didn't reply.

The two held hands and groped in the dark. Wei Qi's slender hands almost wrapped Ah Fu's hands in his palms. His hands were a bit cold. Ah Fu whispered, "Have you taken supplements recently? Your hands are like ice cubes." .”

Wei Qi held Ah Fu's hand, almost hoping that time would stop at this moment, so that he didn't have to face the future. Ah Fu's hand was small and fleshy, and she had a small frame. Shake hands and feel it.

Ah Fu woke him up after he had spoken. Wei Qi almost greedily enjoyed Ah Fu's care. He himself felt like a deliberate thief who stole this moment of happiness.

"Well, eat it."

He took a few quick breaths in the dark.

"Ah Fu, haven't you always wanted to go sightseeing? I remember that you like all kinds of travel notes the most."

Without waiting for Ah Fu's response, he continued vigorously, "Zhaoyang Palace is too dangerous, I will send you out of the palace now."

"What nonsense are you talking about? My father, mother, uncle, aunt, brother, and brother, Little Huomiao, are all in Zhaoyang Hall, so how could I leave by myself."

Wei Qi came back to his senses, and he knew that he had said something stupid. Ah Fu valued friendship and was never a person who could just live by it. He nodded, "I'm thinking about it."

But he knew in his heart that it was not just a suggestion to Ah Fu just now, but also a last chance to turn around. As long as Ah Fu agrees, they can fight freely in this world. It is none of his business, but Ah Fu is Impossible to agree, he squeezed Ah Fu's hand and sighed.

The Changchun Garden is huge, there is no light in the garden, only the two of them are walking hand in hand, just like Wei Qi's dream.

After leaving Changchun Garden, you can see the lights of Zhaoyang Hall.

Wei Qi watched the lights stop, but he didn't look back at the Changchun Garden behind him, and he didn't look at the road where they came hand in hand.

There was already chaos outside the hall, the palace guards and the rebels were fighting together, blood spattered on the red-painted doorposts, and for a while it seemed that there was red everywhere.

Wei Qi pulled La Afu, "Let's go in through the side door."

The shouts and killings outside the hall were loud, but the people in the hall could hear them clearly. The sound of silk and bamboo music stopped long ago. The dancers who were performing huddled at the side of the hall, not daring to make a sound. The ministers looked at the delicacies on the table with sad faces. Good wine, I don't know what to do?
"Your Majesty, this... this... how can this be good?" A minister asked tremblingly.

The Great Zhou has been passed down for so many years, and it is not that they have forced the palace to seize the throne, but there are not many successes. The most famous one is King Li. The emperor seized his elder brother's wife. King Li rebelled angrily. He killed the emperor at that time, and killed all the ministers who participated in the banquet in the palace at that time. The most famous person who forced the palace to seize the throne had already set an example for future generations. How could these ministers not worry.

"Shut up." Wei Sheng reprimanded.

Gu Zhao had already sent Gu Zixuan to break out of the palace to deliver a letter to Daying on the outskirts of Beijing. At this moment, he was coaxing his wife and queen to leave first.

"It's useless for you to stay here. We still have Ah Fu and two grandchildren. You still have to take care of them."

"I won't go." Princess Hua'an shook her head, "How can there be any eggs under the overturned nest? I have enjoyed such wealth and honor since I was a child, so how can I not bear the consequences."

"Bang bang bang." The door of the palace was knocked, obviously the guards outside the palace were invincible, King Jin had already brought people to knock on the door.

Under the horrified eyes of everyone, the palace door was knocked open.

"Hahaha I greet my father and emperor." King Jin walked in with a loud smile.

Wei Sheng looked at him coldly and didn't speak.

"Isn't the father welcoming the son-in-law? That's right, the son-in-law went to the fief at the age of 12, and the father probably doesn't know the son-in-law anymore."

King Jin looked around, "It's better to be in this palace. The golden walls are splendid, and the house is full of wealth and honor. No fiefdom can compare to the palace."

More than a dozen dead servants surrounded the emperor with horizontal swords, guarding against the violent rise of the king of Jin.

"I have liked the words "returning home in a brocade" since I was a child, and today it finally came true."

He looked around, "Where is the Queen's mother?"

The queen's voice was very calm, "I am sitting here, what advice does King Jin have?"

King Jin waved his hand, "What kind of queen are you? Gu is about to ascend the throne. The queen of Gu is my mother."

Although everyone saw the forced palace, they didn't expect King Jin to speak so rudely, but they looked at each other and didn't dare to speak.

"My son, you...you" Layman Ning Xin looked at his son and shed tears.

"Mother, tomorrow you will be the Empress Dowager."

Layman Ning Xin looked at the emperor and empress with a complicated expression. She was afraid of His Majesty, so she said hesitantly, "Son, so... so... After all, he is your father."

"If things don't work out today, my son will die," King Jin said in a low voice.

Layman Ning Xin took another look at the two emperors and empresses above them. At this moment, the two of them were still holding hands.

Layman Ning Xin nodded, and retreated to his son's side, "Then...then, mother listens to you."

The eunuch brought the pen and ink, and King Jin handed over a blank imperial edict, "Father, please sign the abdication edict."

"Wolf ambition, I shouldn't have let you go to the fiefdom. If I kill you, there will be no disaster today."

King Jin kicked the table over, "Father sent me to fiefdom, is it still kind to me? Obviously I am the eldest son, but everything belongs to the prince, why?"

Wei Sheng's eyes were calm and composed, "I sent you to the fiefdom to protect your brothers. The eldest son and the first son have always been in contention. If I train you and send you to the prince to practice, I will be truly cruel. Send you off!" Going to the fiefdom is the kindness that I read on the basis of kinship."

"Why not the prince, why don't you send him away, I am your eldest son."

"The ancient rituals have long existed, and the son is the respect."

The king of Jin drew his sword and moved forward, "It's good to be a son-in-law, but it doesn't matter anymore. With the emperor's will, this king is still the destiny, and the prince is the traitor who will be wiped out."

There was a stalemate in the hall for a while.

It is impossible for Wei Sheng to do what King Jin wished, and it is also impossible for King Jin to retreat easily.

"Pfft." The sound of the arrow piercing into the human body sounded.

Layman Ning Xin collapsed softly in front of King Jin.

"Who?" King Jin widened his eyes in horror and anger.

Before everyone could react, another arrow was shot. King Jin dodged for a while, and the arrow hit him in the shoulder.

"Traitors and thieves, everyone will punish them."

Holding a bow and arrow in his hand, Wei Qi led Ah Fu through the side hall.

"Second, it's you." King Jin sighed.

Wei Qi had no more arrows in his hand. This bow was taken off the wall temporarily. The arrows were picked up from the ground. There were only two. He sighed in his heart. He planned to shoot King Jin to death with one arrow, but of course it was wrong. Proved, but this time it is a bit difficult to handle.

"Ah Fu." Princess Hua'an worriedly called her daughter's name, she had a bad feeling.

Ah Fu gave mother a reassuring look, slowly moved towards Wei Yi, and shouted at the soldiers around King Jin, "Prince Jin even wants to assassinate his father, he is a man with no hearts at all, you follow him , will only be killed by him in the future, as long as he can surrender, he will be prosecuted lightly, and he will still have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds."

The soldiers seemed to be persuaded, turned their heads and pointed their weapons at King Jin who was holding his shoulders.

King Jin laughed miserably, "Second brother, second child, the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole are behind, you are the one who bothers you the most."

Ah Fu looked back at Wei Qi in a daze.

Wei Qi smiled slightly, still as romantic and affectionate as in the past, but Ah Fu shivered.

"I'm going to marry a wife, the eldest daughter of Bingma Sifang's family." Wei Qi's words rang in his ears.

The head of the Bingma Division is Wei Qi's father-in-law, why did he support King Jin, and why did Wei Qi lead himself through the encircling rebels today?Why did the soldiers around King Jin rebel so easily?
All of these have answers.

The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind, not only King Jin but also Wei Qi are rebelling tonight.

He smiled softly at Ah Fu, "I asked you if you would like to go with me, but you are not willing, since Ah Fu likes the palace, then we will stay here."

"Ah Fu, come to me."

Wei Qi stretched out his hand to Ah Fu.

(End of this chapter)