Chapter 218
This time, it was not only Li Shishi who entered the palace, but also other imperial wives who were summoned.

The main purpose of entering the palace this time is for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

Because of the frequent disasters in the north, the south is also affected to a certain extent, so the queen specially summoned the concubines and imperial wives in the harem to pray for the disaster victims in the Baohua Hall of the harem.

Rather than praying for blessings, it was just to quell the rumors in the market. Li Shishi had heard a long time ago that a large number of refugees were blocked outside the imperial city and could not enter.

If you really have the time to pray for blessings, you might as well think about how to arrange these refugees.

In the long river of history, there are various signs that the plague will break out after the catastrophe. Now it seems that if the disaster is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles.

After returning from the palace, Li Shishi mentioned this matter to Gongsun Qing.

But seeing Gongsun Qing's absent-minded appearance, he didn't tell her what happened.

Seeing Gongsun Qing who was about to go back to the study to deal with things, Li Shishi directly stopped him and asked, "What's wrong? But what happened in the palace?"

Gongsun Qing sighed softly, then patted her hand and said, "It's okay, you go to bed early, and I'll come to accompany you after I finish my business today."

Li Shishi felt that Gongsun Qing's mood today was particularly wrong, and it seemed that something was hiding from her.

It's just that Gongsun Qing left after saying this, and Li Shishi didn't even have time to ask.

As the night progressed, Li Shishi, who was becoming more and more cumbersome, leaned on the head of the bed and gently tapped her sore lower back while looking at the door.

But Gongsun Qing never came back.

She was flustered and couldn't sleep well.

Remembering that any time she panicked before, it meant that Gongsun Qing would be in trouble, so she couldn't sleep anymore, so she got up, put on her cloak, and opened the door to go out.

When I arrived at the study, I saw that the lights in the study were turned off.

After asking the housekeeper, she found out that the prince went out when it was just dark, and he didn't say where he went.

After hearing this, Li Shishi turned around and went back to the bedroom.

Turned off all the lights, leaving only a candle by the bed.

She leaned against the head of the bed under the quilt and looked towards the door.

"You invited me to drink today, and I have nothing to give you. This is a resurrection pill, which has the effect of bringing the dead back to life. I hope I can help you in critical moments in the future."

Not too bad, what Taoist Duliu said before suddenly flashed in her mind.

Then he quickly got out of bed and looked for the kit he had left for him before.

Now that the situation in the DPRK is turbulent, there is no guarantee that he will not be in danger, especially after learning about Zuo Xianglian and Qinglong Gang chasing and killing Gongsun Qing, she can't help but become vigilant.

Holding the kit in her hand, she sat back on the bed again.

After thinking for a while, she got out of bed again, took the lit candle lamp, went to the soft edge, found the letter paper and wrote a letter.

After a while, the door of the bedroom was pushed open.

Li Shishi stood at the door and waved to Zhou Sheng who was stationed not far away.

After Zhou Sheng walked over, Li Shishi handed the letter to him.

"I would like to trouble you to send this letter to Taoist Duliu of Die Valley as soon as possible, and say that the prince has something to ask, please be sure to read this letter and come here."

Holding the letter, Zhou Sheng felt a little puzzled.

But Li Shishi only said that this is a confidential document and should not be leaked, so just do it.

Zhou Sheng knew it was inconvenient for him to ask, so he cupped his hands and withdrew.

Standing in the bleak moonlight, Li Shishi looked at the round of September in the sky.

He exhaled lightly, then turned around and returned to the room.

Wait until the banggu hits the fourth sound.

The time has entered the fourth watch.

Gongsun Qing got off his horse at the gate of the palace, and the steward had already been guarding there.

"Does Madam know I'm out?"

"Understood, but the servant did not explain where the lord went, and the wife didn't ask too much. It's just that Zhou Sheng went to the lord today and said that there is a letter to be sent to Die Valley. I don't know if the lord knows."

"Where is Zhou Sheng now?"

"Waiting in the study, does the prince want to see him?"

"See." Gongsun Qing said this and took off the cloak and left the study.

At this time, Zhou Sheng was waiting in the study with the letter written by Li Shishi in his hand.

Seeing Gongsun Qing came back, he handed the letter into Gongsun Qing's hands.

"Did Madam say anything?"

"The madam just said that this is a confidential document and asked her subordinates to send it to Butterfly Valley as soon as possible, but she didn't say anything else."

Gongsun Qing squeezed the letter paper, stretched out his hand to open it, but finally hesitated for a moment and handed the letter back to Zhou Sheng

"You instruct other people to handle this matter. During this time, Prime Minister Zuo is ready to move. Just protect your wife and you don't have to go to Butterfly Valley."

"Yes." Zhou Sheng took the letter and clasped his hands together, then withdrew.

The door was quietly closed, Gongsun Qing only looked up, sighed and sat down on the chair.

Today he went to see the prince he had met before, Murong Xing.

Nowadays, the small border countries are constantly invading, and it is often the end of a wave of battles. The enemy's soldiers retreat for tens of miles, and then come back again while they relax their vigilance.

And never love to fight, always send a small wave of soldiers to harass Da Zhou's army continuously.

Perhaps only Murong Xing knows a thing or two about the mystery.

Although Gongsun Qing didn't want to have anything to do with him before, but now I'm afraid that the war is fake, implicating a large number of troops can't be true.

Now that there are internal and external troubles, coupled with frequent disasters, if Prime Minister Zuo takes this opportunity to attack the imperial city aggressively, even Gongsun Qing might not be able to resist Prime Minister Zuo's attack on the palace.

And in recent days, due to the frost in the north, the crops have not been harvested, and the people have been displaced. The Zuo Prime Minister wrote to His Majesty to distribute grain and grass from the treasury to help the people survive the frost.

And who to send there has become a crucial topic in the court. Now that the left prime minister is not on the matter of establishing a reserve, he only mentions the frost disaster in the north.

The light knock on the door interrupted Gongsun Qing's train of thought.

Looking at the silhouette reflected on the window, he knew it was Li Shishi.

Gently rubbing his swollen forehead, he whispered, "Come in."

The door was pushed open a gap, big enough for one person to enter.

Li Shishi came in from outside carrying a food box.

When she arrived in front of Gongsun Qing, she didn't speak, but took out the double skin milk she had made in the kitchen and put it on the table.

"My lord, do you want to use some? It's so late that the lord must be hungry too."

"Leave it there, I don't have any appetite right now."

Gently holding Li Shishi's hand, he looked up at her: "Why are you still up so late?"

"You haven't come back yet, I can't sleep."

Getting up, he supported Li Shishi to sit on the chair, looked at her bulging belly, and asked, "Is it almost time?"

"Soon." Li Shishi nodded, smiling very gently: "It's just that the baby seems to be a little lazy recently, and always doesn't like to move."

He picked up the double-skin milk that was on the table, scooped it up with a spoon and handed it to him: "Eat some, seeing you look so haggard recently, I'm worried about you."

Gongsun Qing smiled, and then took it.

It's just that he just took a bite, but he heard Li Shishi ask: "Does the emperor still have an unfavored seventh prince who has been staying in Lianxiu Palace?"

(End of this chapter)

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