After rebirth, the concubine counterattacked and became a royal concubine

Bai Zhaoyi was startled and almost swung the hairpin out, but stopped when he saw a familiar face.

"Aning? Why are you here?"

Bai Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief and looked around a few times. Seeing how cautious she was, Jiang Ning forced a smile and said:

"Now that the capital is empty of troops, King Qi took the opportunity to rebel. Naturally, he was afraid that my brother would come back to the capital with his troops. Zhang Zeyu was afraid that King Qi would use me as a hostage to threaten my brother, so he quietly brought me to the mansion. .”

A trace of worry and confusion appeared on Jiang Ning's face, and he was not as lively as before.

Can my brother return safely?

Today's capital has changed. Although King Qi's manpower is small, he still controls the entire palace from top to bottom.

If not for the rush of time and limited troops, the capital at this time would have fallen into his hands.

If Zhang Zeyu hadn't sent someone to secretly bring her to the palace through the back door, she might have been invited to the palace by King Qi's people at this time.

Thinking of Zhang Zeyu risking his life to protect her, Jiang Ning felt even more moved and sweet.

Bai Zhaoyi frowned in annoyance. She didn't even think of this when the incident happened.

"Where is the chief assistant, is he in this study now?"

Although King Qi has not taken action against the courtiers for the time being, it does not mean that he will not really clean up other forces in the court.

It’s just that I haven’t made time to do it yet.

Jiang Ning opened her round almond-shaped eyes and nodded. She couldn't sleep at night, so she thought of coming to Zhang Shoufu to find out what was going on outside.

Who would have thought that I would meet Sister Zhao here by such a coincidence.

But why is Sister Zhao here?

Didn't she enter the palace with Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess today?

Jiang Ning tilted his head in confusion and couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time.

Forget it, Sister Zhao always has her own ideas.

Bai Zhaoyi saw the confusion in her eyes, but she really didn't have time to explain so much to her now.

The girl lifted up her skirt and walked quickly towards the study. When she reached the door, she was stopped by the guard.

"Stop, you are..."

The guard looked at the girl in front of him with doubtful eyes. Could this be Princess Changning?

But he had seen Princess Changning from a distance during the day, and she didn't look like this?

Bai Zhaoyi's bun was slightly messy because she had been walking in the corridor for too long, but it added a bit of unique beauty.

Wearing a light green dress, she outlined her graceful figure. Her eyes were clear and anxious as she looked at the guard in front of her.

Bai Zhaoyi knew that the guard at the door must have never seen her, but now that her time was limited, she didn't want to explain anything more to him.

The girl looked at the candles lighting up in the room, cleared her throat and said, "Zhang Shoufu, I am Bai Zhaoyi. I have something urgent to discuss with you."

Zhang Hengqing, who was looking serious in the room, heard the movement outside and his eyebrows moved, and he hurriedly invited people in.

"Princess Jing'an, it's really you. We all thought that you and the eldest princess had..."

Zhang Hengqing looked at the unharmed girl in front of him with a surprised look on his face and couldn't help but raise his voice.

He really didn't expect that she would appear here quietly.

Zhang Zeyu was so shocked that the folding fan in his hand fell to the ground. He walked around Bai Zhaoyi for several times with wide eyes and then murmured:

"What the hell, how did you get out?"

Bai Zhaoyi took a sip of the hot tea poured by Zhang Zeyu to moisten his throat and then said, "It was Emperor Jing who sent us out."

The girl's eyes fell on Zhang Hengqing without hesitation, and Zhang Hengqing's original confused expression turned serious in an instant.

If Your Majesty wants to send people out quietly in this critical situation, then there is only one way.

For so many years, no one except the previous family owners knew about the tunnel leading to the palace, and no one had ever used it.

When his father passed on the position of the head of the family to him, he asked him to kneel in front of the tablets of his ancestors and swear to never betray Jingguo or reveal his life path to anyone.

He did it.

But now I only see the shadow of Princess Jing'an, so Your Majesty...

Bai Zhaoyi saw that he was hesitant to speak and nodded silently.

Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, according to King Qi's temperament, he would not let his father live any longer.

He must have cut through the mess quickly and dealt with them mercilessly, so Emperor Jing already knew his fate when he sent them away.

He accepted his death calmly and died at the hands of his eldest son, King Qi.

Zhang Hengqing's eyes widened in disbelief, but he quickly figured out why Emperor Jing didn't escape with them.

He already had a short life to live, so why waste that energy.

Moreover, if Emperor Jing suddenly disappeared, King Qi would probably dig three feet into the ground and turn the entire palace upside down.

Then the secret of this secret passage can no longer be hidden.

"Your Majesty? How did your Majesty send you out?"

Zhang Zeyu looked at the girl in front of him in disbelief, with a look on his face that was begging for an explanation.

However, Bai Zhaoyi remained silent like Zhang Hengqing, as if he didn't want to say anything.

Zhang Zeyu's curiosity was aroused: "Grandfather? King Qi has now sent people to control each palace gate. How can your Majesty have the ability to send a few living people out so easily?"

Zhang Hengqing glanced at his grandson, sighed and covered up the shock and sadness on his face and said:

"This is a secret that every head of the Zhang family must keep for the rest of their lives, but the future Zhang family will be handed over to you, so it doesn't hurt if you know it earlier."

Zhang Hengqing glanced at the closed door. Jiang Ning knew that they must have something to talk about, so he wisely did not come in.

"There is a secret passage in our house that leads to His Majesty's palace, but this secret passage can only be used once."

After being used once, the corridor connecting the palace will collapse, to prevent the enemy from pursuing him in the future.

Unless it was a matter of life, Emperor Jing would not use an opportunity to escape so easily.

If we were to talk about how Emperor Jing knew it, it was definitely not the late Emperor who told him.

The late emperor did not like this son very much, and he had never wanted to make him the crown prince, so naturally he would not know such a shocking secret.

However, Emperor Jing had always been very close to Xiao Jiajue, who was favored by the late emperor at that time. This was something he accidentally revealed when he was drunk.

This sentence also strengthened Xiao Jiatai's determination to kill Xiao Jiajue.

Emperor Jing had already informed him of such important secrets, and if he didn't do something, it might be too late.