The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

“This lantern is so beautiful.”

"How many candles must be hidden in such a big lantern?"

"Next to the golden dragon there are lotus lanterns and pomegranate lanterns."

Several children jumped and danced, clapping their hands in admiration.

Tong Huaqiong came to the lamp and observed it, sighing in admiration. The wisdom and craftsmanship of the ancients were truly amazing.

Lamps like this can definitely be selected as intangible cultural heritage in modern times.

Gu Taohua, Tong Pandi, Gu Xiaoxue and others were all appreciating lanterns in Shengjing for the first time. They were all curious and excited, staring at the various lanterns in a daze.

"Good, good, good."

There was a face-changing performance on the lamp stand, which livened up the atmosphere of the audience and made them applaud.

"Dahan and Dashu, you two keep an eye on the children and don't let them get into the crowd." Tong Huaqiong instructed Gu Dahan and Gu Dashu.

Tong Huaqiong did not dare to be careless because of the experience of Man'er, Yaozu Taisun and others being kidnapped by kidnappers while watching the lanterns in Yanguan Town.

Although it was known that the public security in Shengjing was very strict, especially on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when many dignitaries came out to enjoy the lanterns and public security was upgraded, it was basically impossible for a child to be lost.

But to be on the safe side, it is better to be careful.

Gu Dahan and Gu Dashu did not dare to take it lightly and kept the children around them.

"Xiaolong said he would come out to watch the lanterns with us in the evening, why hasn't he come out yet?" Yaozu couldn't help but ask Maner, thinking about the crown prince's promise to go out of the palace to watch the lanterns together.

Man'er said, "Let's just play our own game first. He will definitely be able to find us when he comes out."

After hearing what the two children said, Old Lady Min couldn't help but sigh to Tong Huaqiong, "In previous years, the emperor would come out to have fun with the people, but it seems that he won't be able to do that this year."

The emperor has been in poor health ever since he was frightened in the Imperial Beast Garden a few years ago.

Not only was the palace banquet cancelled, but the lantern viewing was also cancelled.

Old Lady Min frowned slightly. The emperor was not in good health, and her son, the mighty general, had not had any rest for the entire first month of the New Year. He was either summoned to the palace by the emperor or went to the Jiangbei camp.

Tong Huaqiong asked, "I heard that the former Crown Prince would leave the palace on behalf of the Emperor to enjoy the lanterns with the people. This year, the Emperor is not energetic enough, so why not let another prince take over?"

Old Lady Min said, "I heard that the Emperor originally wanted to give it to the Crown Prince, but because he was too young, the matter was dropped."

Old Lady Min looked towards the direction of the imperial palace, and Tong Huaqiong saw that her brows were deeply furrowed.

An ominous premonition arose in my heart.

Old Madam Huang whispered to Tong Huaqiong, "Is the Emperor dying? Zhaoyang was supposed to accompany Jingshan to enjoy the lanterns today, but the palace sent word this afternoon that Chaoyang should stay home on standby."

Saying that the emperor was dying was a bit outrageous. Old Lady Huang lowered her voice and looked at the people around her.

I was afraid that someone would hear it.

Aunt Tang listened and joined the gossip, lowering her voice and saying, "My son-in-law has also received the order."

Tong Huaqiong frowned.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, the old emperor did not die at this time, and Gu Jingzhe was the one who was chosen by him.

I don’t know if the time in this life will be advanced.

Now she doesn't want the old emperor to die, because the crown prince has two wolf-like uncles above him, and he has no chance of winning.

There is no curfew on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

Everyone admired the lanterns for a long time.

The streets are becoming more and more lively.

Gu Taohua waited and waited but Su Chengmin didn't come out. She stamped her feet and said, "Why hasn't Su Chengmin come out yet?"

Tong Huaqiong said, "Maybe something delayed him."

Su Chengmin was on duty in the palace and never came out. He wondered what had happened to the old emperor.

Of course, Tong Huaqiong doesn’t care about the old emperor, she cares about the young prince.

I’m worried that if something happens to the emperor, the little prince will be in danger.

A magic show was being performed on the stage and everyone was enjoying it with gusto when suddenly many carriages appeared on the street and some guards were clearing the way among the crowded pedestrians.

Tong Huaqiong's heart instantly rose to her throat.

"Aunt Tong, please go home quickly." A carriage stopped beside Tong Huaqiong. Lu Zhaoyang stuck his head out and said to Tong Huaqiong, "Let Taohua and the others go back. Where's Zhaozhao?"

Lu Zhaozhao did not see her sister among the women of the Gu family.

Tong Huaqiong said: "Zhao Zhao stayed at home and didn't come out."

Lu Zhaoyang breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Mrs. Huang, “Grandma, please go home with Aunt Tong for the time being.”

At this time, Aunt Tang saw the carriage of her son-in-law, Lord Yao. Following the carriage came the housekeeper sent by Lian Hengruo to take Aunt Tang home.

One carriage after another drove towards the palace.

No one knew what was happening.

Old Mrs. Min was very panicked. She had been in Shengjing for so many years and had witnessed the bloodiness of palace coups.

The old emperor sitting on the dragon throne now was the one who was helped to ascend the throne by her son and others. Back then, he fought with his brothers to the death.

The whole city was peaceful that night more than 20 years ago. Who could have imagined that a brutal palace coup was about to happen.

The coup lasted until the early morning. The emperor stepped on the blood and ascended the throne as a victor, facing the first rays of sunrise.

Tonight is a lot like the night of twenty years ago.

Twenty years ago, all the ladies of the court were called into the palace and detained under the pretext of attending to the Empress Dowager. I wonder if the same trick will be repeated tonight.

Her son is in the Jiangbei camp at this time.

She guessed that the old emperor was dying. If the two princes took the opportunity to force the emperor to abdicate, which side would her son stand on?

He must lead the troops to stop the rebels, but what if he fails?

After hearing what Lu Zhaoyang said, Tong Huaqiong ordered Gu Dahan and Gu Dashu to take Maner Yaozu and other children out of the crowd, and then took Gu Taohua and others to quickly leave the crowd.

Old Mrs. Min, Old Mrs. Huang, Gu Baishuang and others followed them back to the Gu family.

"Mom, what happened? We've only been here for a short time, why do we have to go back?" Liu Yue'e was dragged out of the crowd by Zhao and asked Tong Huaqiong in confusion.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Go home if I tell you to. Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

Gu Baishuang glanced at Tong Huaqiong, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Nie Xiaofeng went to the Jiangbei camp in the evening, and it seemed that something big had happened.

At this time, the whole city was brightly lit, and people were still enjoying the lanterns, and few people left.

Tong Huaqiong and his group had just walked near their home when they heard the city-wide curfew.

Looking back, I saw a huge crowd of people rushing towards the house, many of them stepped on the lights, causing a fire.

Tong Huaqiong felt a surge of fear in her heart.

Fortunately, I listened to Lu Zhaoyang and left early, otherwise so many people would have caused a stampede, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Everyone ignored the situation on the street and came to Tong Huaqiong's house. Tong Huaqiong ordered people to close the door.

"We were just enjoying the lanterns, what happened?" Zhao asked, holding her chest.

"I don't know. We just need to stay at home and stay safe," said Tong Huaqiong.

At this time, Gu Dashu ran in and said, "Oh no, oh no! Many soldiers are rushing towards the palace. Could it be that the rebels are attacking?"

After Gu Dashu returned home, he did not go into the house, but climbed up the wall to look outside, and found a group of soldiers heading towards the palace.

Considering the abnormality of tonight, Gu Dashu guessed that the rebels were attacking.

Everyone's faces turned pale after hearing Gu Dashu's words.