Everyone around her knew the conflict between Han Tongxin and Jiang Xian. Who dared to persuade her? They all smiled and said "yes" and served her to rest.

But Han Tongxin can't sleep.

She was very scared after hearing the siege of the Tartars. To be honest, this is the first time since the founding of this dynasty, the Tartars have been beaten to the foot of the imperial city by the Tartars. Although she had never read any books, she also heard from the elders of the family that now the government orders are not in trouble, the people are in poverty, bandits are rampant, and the world is very chaotic. Moreover, before she entered the palace, her family was barely considered a powerful man in the capital. Her brothers treated people to many guests and gave gifts for the future. After entering the Beijing Guard, the two brothers had never done any serious things except eating, drinking and having fun. Once, his elder brother had a conflict with others, with a big knife hanging around his waist, but he didn't even dare to pull the knife, and it was the guards at home who came out. Can you expect him to defend the city like this?

Han Tongxin thought about it. When he knew that Wang Zan had led a guard to surround the Cining Palace, he refused to leave on the excuse of paying tribute to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager did not make things difficult for her and asked someone to clean up Bai Su's former residence for her to live in. She just tactfully refused to let her go out. She didn't want to go out herself. If she met someone, how could she explain her living in the Cining Palace? If it were others, she could say that she was to accompany the Empress Dowager, but as soon as she thought of Jiang Xian's annoying ghost, she would definitely find an occasion that would make her face sarcastic. She felt frizzy and unwilling to cause trouble.

As a result, I am really afraid of anything I want.

Jiang Xian didn't know what was crazy, and rushed into the palace again.

I don’t know how she would arrange her in front of Zhao Yi?

At that time, Zhao Yi will definitely vent his anger on her again.

Since the two are so good, why don’t they become husband and wife?

Jiang Xian is really shameless.

Eat what is in the bowl and look at what is in the pot.

Since you have married, what are you going to get involved in?

One day she will make Jiang Xian look good!

Han Tongxin was whispering in his heart, and suddenly heard nine death knives.

She jumped out of the bed in shock and said loudly in panic: "What happened? What happened?"

The palace maids serving in the West Three also panicked, and someone said, "Empress, I'll go and have a look!"

Some people also whispered: "Why is the death knell of nine rings?"

Only the Great Emperor Bintian would use the nine-sounding death knell.

Caiying, the great palace maid next to Han Tongxin, ran in panic and said in a daze: "Emperor, Empress, Empress, it's not good, it's not good. Emperor, the emperor is Bintian..."

"You, what did you say?" Han Tongxin looked at Caiying's lips, her mind buzzing, as if she had heard something, and as if she had heard nothing. I don't know how long it took, but she screamed as if she looked at Caiying's expression changed drastically, and her eyes turned dark and she lost consciousness.

Cao Xuan, who was standing under the locust tree in front of the warm-up hall of Cining Palace, also heard the nine death knells.

He looked at the direction of Qianqing Palace in a silence, feeling very tired.

Empress Dowager Cao and Zhao Yi fought for a lifetime, but the two died together only a few days apart. If they knew that the result was like this, would they still treat each other like that?

What are power and wealth?

Then what is family affection?

Is family affection worth mentioning in the face of power and wealth?

The more Cao Xuan thought about it, the more confused he felt.

A faint sigh came from behind him.

"This is the wind. Do you want to change the place to stand? Or take a cup of tea in the warm-up hall - Baoning and the Empress Dowager went to the inner room to talk." Bai Su's voice was always so gentle and affectionate, making people feel like drinking a cup of hot tea in the cold day.

Cao Xuan turned around, looked at Bai Su deeply, and said, "I'm fine! Don't worry. I'll be fine soon."

Can it really be cured soon?

Bai Su was very suspicious.

But she didn't say anything, but stepped forward and pulled Cao Xuan's hand and said, "When all these things are over, let's go to the suburbs of Beijing to stay for a few days?"

According to the court's regulations, only when parents die can they be worried.

Cao Xuan's parents died since childhood and was raised by Empress Dowager Cao. Everything he had today was given by Empress Dowager Cao. Now that Empress Dowager Cao and Zhao Yi have both left, unless the King of Liao succeeded to the throne, the grudges between the Cao and Zhao families will disappear, and he can continue to be an official in the court with peace of mind. Empress Dowager Cao has the grace of recreation for him. If Empress Dowager Cao is buried with great glory, it would be fine if he had no worries, but now Empress Dowager Cao doesn't know when he died or where his body is. How can he continue to be an official safely?

Bai Su's gentleness and considerate made Cao Xuan's eyes slightly sour, and he couldn't help but say "Thank you" quietly. Bai Su shook his head and said, "You must cheer up at this time. There are still many things waiting for you to do!"

Cao Xuan's mind was shut down at this time. He smiled bitterly when he heard this, "What can I do?"

"Stop the King of Liao from ascending the throne!" Bai Su said seriously, "I just took advantage of the Empress Dowager and Baoning to talk to the inner room and asked the Minzhou. Minzhou said that he had seen people with accent outside the pass in Wanshou Mountain. And think about it, where is Wanshou Mountain? There are so many guards at the foot of the mountain. Even if those Tartars act in the night, they would not run in quietly. Minzhou also said that after those Tartars left, the Beijing Guards came in to sweep, but judging by the situation, it was not to save people but to kill people, so he didn't dare to go out. He couldn't tell the difference between the enemy and me at all. If he hadn't seen Baoning later, he wouldn't have been able to hide."

Speaking of this, she looked around for a moment, then lowered her voice and continued: "Banning said that the emperor might have felt something, so she sent someone to send her two edicts, both of which were edicts of succession. So Baoning took the risk to find Zhao Xi. Now that Duke Zhenguo and King Jian presided over the funeral of the emperor, they must have summoned the royal family, relatives and civil and military ministers to read the edict of succession. According to the law, Zhao Xi should be inherited. But Zhao Xi has been in Wanshou Mountain since he was a child, and no one knows him. What if the King of Liao has any objections?"

At this time, Cao Xuan needs to come forward to testify.

Because only Cao Xuan ran the Wanshou Mountain the most diligently.

Among the people who can speak in the court, only Cao Xuan and Zhao Xi are the most familiar.

Cao Xuan's heart was pounding when he heard this.

Bai Su couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw this.

Jiang Xian is still very good, and he knows to use this reason to persuade Cao Xuan to come forward and take charge.

She didn't ask Cao Xuan to be a senior official, but now that Empress Dowager Cao is gone, Cao Xuan must come out to support the party and protect her and their children.

Bai Su thought, and slowly touched her stomach.

The moment the Empress Dowager heard the death knell in the inner room, she didn't understand.

She frowned in confusion and said, "What's wrong with this? Will you still let people live a good life?"

Jiang Xian talked about the edict of succession, the death of Empress Dowager Cao, the war in the northwest, and Li Changqing's dispatch of troops, but he didn't know how to talk about Zhao Yi's death.

He was still scared to death by the siege of the Tartars!

It not only damages the face of an emperor, but also damages the face of their relatives.

She would rather he be hanged.

He died for his country.

So she was relieved when she heard the death knell.

The Empress Dowager suddenly understood after seeing her expression.

"Is it..."

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Dear friends, today's update!

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Chapter completed!